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Chapter 7:
The next couple of days seemed like they dragged on forever for Danny. He was already sick of school once again. By the end of Thursday, Danny had added a bruise on his cheek, and stomach to go along with the black eye Dash had given him as a late Thanksgiving present.
When Danny woke up on Friday morning, he felt excited for some reason. Probably because after 3:00, he would be free for two whole days to do whatever he wanted, which hopefully included nothing.
Lancer had been on his back all week about his falling grades. He had been caring less and less since he was always busy with ghosts and trying to live his life.
He didn't know why he got stuck with such horrible luck in life. Whenever something good happened in his life it felt like twice the amount of bad would happen back.
But he was determined to make this Friday a great day. Once he got out of school, he was going to hang out with Sam and Tucker and have fun just doing whatever together.
Danny quickly got out of bed and went downstairs to grab some eggs and some chocolate milk.
As soon as Danny finished his breakfast, he said by to his mom and dad, and left to go to Casper High, thankfully for the last time of the week.
Once Danny arrived, he went to the usual place that he met up with Sam and Tucker.
After about five minutes neither showed up. Danny decided to text Tucker to ask where he was. After about five more minutes, Tucker responded to Danny's text.
Tucker's text read, "not coming to school today, sick as a dog, don't kno where sam is?"
Just then the first bell rang. On his way to first period, Danny texted Sam as well to hear her explaination.
Danny walked into Mr. Lancer's room and sat in his desk sulking. Danny's fun Friday immediately was dampened by the fact that he would have to spend the entire school day by himself, since Sam and Tucker were his only real friends.
About fifteen minutes into class, Danny's ghost sense went off.
Normally when this would happen, he would raise his hand and ask Lancer to use the bathroom so that he could go ghost and take care of it.
Rather than that, he instead didn't move whatsoever. He didn't feel like dealing with ghosts right now. He just sat there, actually paying attention to what Lancer was saying for once.
Lancer was introducing the class to Moby Dick, which was the next big book they were going to read.
Danny hated reading, especially for in class books. He hated the wording older authors used because it's so old fashioned and they take so much time explaining stuff rather than saying what they mean.
As Lancer was going on and on Danny's ghost sense went off yet again. He again ignored it and kept listening to Lancer's lecture.
Meanwhile outside
Ember flew past Casper High not paying any thought that Danny was inside.
She had decided to use today as a relaxation day. She thought it would be best to get out of the Ghost Zone for awhile and not cause any real trouble for once.
She was on her way to the park since she figured that there wouldn't be a lot of people there since they would be at work or school all day.
She got to the park and found a good spot to chill out. She decided to bring her guitar so that she could play some music and work on some new stuff of her own.
Back with Danny at school
The bell rang finally signaling the end of Lancer's class.
Danny again checked his phone to see if Sam had responded.
Just then, somebody came running down the hallway, plowing through Danny, knocking him straight to the ground.
"Move it or lose it Fenturd!" Dash yelled as he ran down the hall followed by Kwan, Paulina and the rest of the A-Listers.
Danny's eyes flashed green as he entertained the thought of just going ghost and giving Dash payback but thought better of it.
Danny watched the A-Listers dissapear down the hall and decided it was safe to get up again.
Just as he was going to get up, someone outstretched their hand down towards him.
He looked up, shocked at who he saw.
It was Star, Paulina's satellite, and one of the A-Listers.
She helped Danny back up to his feet and grabbed one of his books.
Still shocked, Danny managed to say, "Uh hi, thanks Star."
"Don't mention it," she said quietly and walked away down the hall to catch up with the popular kids.
"Well that was weird," Danny thought as he continued on his way to his next class, completely forgetting to check if Sam responded.
Later that day in the park
Ember was having a wonderful time playing her guitar in the park.
She hadn't had the chance to just play without trying to take over the world or mind control people in a long time. She forgot how wonderful just playing could be.
She started working on some new music as well. She wanted to write a Christmas song to perform at the New Years Celebration in the Ghost Zone. As much as she hated Christmastime, she still liked Christmas Day.
She experimented with different tunes and lines trying to find the perfect mix to create her new song.
As she was writing and experimenting, a group of high school boys that skipped school walked up.
"Wowee! Hey, do you have a jersey? Because I need your name and number!" The kid shouted cheesily. Ember rolled her eyes in disgust.
They began checking her out and Ember caught one of the boys gaze and looked back with disgust.
"Take a picture, It'll last longer!" she yelled sarcastically. The boy then dug into his pocket and went to grab his phone.
Ember couldn't believe how annoying guys in today's day and age could be.
Ember began to get up. As she got up she went over to the one with the phone.
"Here let me help you with that," she said sarcastically. She then proceeded to take the hand of the boy with the phone and forcefully make him punch himself in the face.
As he doubled over in pain, she proceeded to give him a slight shove in the back and he fell flat on his face.
The other boys looked up at her in fear.
"Boo," Ember said trying to sound serious. The boys took off running in the opposite direction as fast as they could.
"Ugh, stupid guys," Ember said annoyed. She had enough experience with immature guys. This got her back to thinking about her relationship status and the time of year.
"I wish I could just find a guy who actually cared about me and what I have to say. Someone that doesn't only like me for my looks or my body," she said dejectedly.
She decided to leave the park and make her way back home since her day of relaxation had been interrupted.
"Why can't I ever just have something nice?" Ember yelled up to the heavens.
As Ember was walking, she passed back by Casper High as school was letting out.
She quickly went invisible to avoid any repeat of the park situation.
As she walked by, she noticed a familiar looking kid. She stopped and thought for a moment.
"Maybe ruining Phantom's day would brighten my spirits?" Ember wondered to herself.
She waited for Danny to turn the corner away from the crowd. She realized that he was alone without his friends by his side for once.
"Well my day just got easier! His geek friends aren't here to help him stop me for once!" Ember cheered in her head.
After watching him for another five minutes she decided to make her move.
She slowly crept up behind him so that he wouldn't know that she was there.
As Danny was walking he froze when he heard a familiar voice utter the phrase, "Sup Dipstick?"
Danny was frozen on the spot as he immediately began thinking about his conversation with Kitty from Monday.
"The hell is wrong with you Baby-Pop?" Ember asked as she realized that Danny don't move.
He shook his head and tried to take his mind off of what he was thinking about.
"What? Oh uh nothing!" Danny said stuttering. Listen I really don't have time for this I just wanna go home," he said practically pleading with Ember not to start anything.
"Sheesh, what's got you in a mood?" Ember said somewhat sarcastically while also kind of wondering.
"As if you care," Danny said in response with a hint of sadness.
"Listen, either go away, or let's make this quick," Danny said trying to sound intimidating while squaring up.
In reality, he really didn't want to fight her because he would be thinking about what Kitty told him the entire time.
"Fine Baby-Pop, if that's how you wanna play it, then that's how it's gonna be," Ember said preparing her guitar.
They both charged toward each other, sending blasts at one another.
Both of them had fought each other so many times that they new each other's moves better than anyone.
After a couple minutes of blasting at each other, they were locked up in a collar and elbow tie up once again.
Danny felt awkward being this close and could feel Ember overpowering him.
"Wow Dipstick, your mind really must not be in it today?" Ember said jokingly in reference to the fact that she was more powerful than him for once.
Danny didn't say anything in response and instead, flipped Ember over his head. She landed in a bunch of trash cans a couple of feet away.
Danny walked over to where Ember landed with the Fenton a thermos in hand ready to send Ember into it.
"Wow no witty remarks, no elegant moves, no nothing?" Ember said shocked, "You must actually be pissed today."
Danny hesistated with his finger on the button. Then he began to think of something.
"Ya know what, how bout I ask the questions for once here?" Danny said annoyed, "How come you always show up here to cause me trouble? And on top of that, how come when we do fight you spend the whole time making stupid jokes rather than actually trying to end me, not that I'm complaining, but it's almost like you fight me for the fun of it rather than out of revenge?" Danny finished attempting to catch his breath.
Danny wanted to see if what Kitty had said had any truth behind it. He figured if Ember did kinda like him like that, that she was implementing little kid tactics of teasing the person they have a crush on.
Ember actually though about it for a second. She had to admit, she didn't really feel like she was putting her heart into their fights recently. She just liked taking her frustrations out on him and teasing him about his life and flaws.
"That's for me to know and you to find out," Ember said teasingly as she dissapeared in a whirlwind of light blue flames right before Danny could suck her into the Fenton Thermos.
"Goddamit, every time we've fought recently she does that!" Danny yelled, "Why can't she ever just not cause me trouble and pain?!"
Danny walked back home pissed off.
Once he got home he went straight to his room to think. He decided to text Tucker.
He told him to meet him tomorrow even though Tucker was sick. He wanted to tell Tucker about his talk with Kitty and how Ember was acting weird and about what happened in the halls earlier.
Danny's fun filled Friday turned out to be just another usual crappy day for him and he was eager for the weekend to really start.
Meanwhile at Ember's Realm
Ember appeared in her realm still thinking about what Danny asked her.
"Why have I been acting differently around him?" she thought out loud, "I feel like I'm just fighting him to fight him. It's like I don't actually want to seriously hurt him or something?" Ember yelled.
"Then again I don't even really even know why I've been fighting him lately?" Ember questioned.
She went to her room to think some more about what Danny said and to try to find the answers to his questions.
The Next Day, Saturday December 2nd
Danny woke up around 10 in the morning on Saturday. He asked Tucker to meet him outside of Nasty Burger at 10:30 so he quickly got ready and left his house to meet him there.
As Danny was walking up, he noticed Tucker had already been waiting for him.
Danny and Tucker went inside and sat at their usual booth.
"Okay we gotta talk about what's been happening lately," Danny said quickly.
"What do you mean?" Tucker questioned.
"Okay so on Monday during school you remember when I left to go deal with ghost business?"
"Yeah why?" Tucker asked
"Well it was Kitty and instead of trying to kill me she wanted to talk to me. When we were talking she told me that Ember might have a slight crush on me!" Danny said quickly and quietly, but Tucker heard everything and his jaw hit the floor.
"No way!" Tucker yelled, "That's ironic considering what we talked about the last time we were here," Tucker said jokingly.
"Listen, nows not the time for jokes Tuck! Also another thing, why didn't you tell me that Ember was the one that pulled me out of that warehouse?" Danny questioned sounding as serious as possible and slightly annoyed.
"Ember said she would kill me if she found out that you knew!" Tucker explained, "She said she didn't want you to know that she showed compassion towards you and that she didn't want you to get the idea that she didn't hate you," he finished.
"Which makes sense after what you told me," he added.
"Listen I don't think she likes me, I think she's just extra pissed lately and is taking it out on me. And about her saving me, maybe she still had morals?" Danny said trying to debunk Tucker's statements.
Danny then tried to change the conversation, "Anyway, I almost forgot about something else I gotta tell you about. Yesterday in school in the halls, Dash knocked me over being the jerkwad that he is and then once the rest of the petty squad walked away after him, Star stayed back and helped me back up to my feet and with my book," Danny explained. "It was weird."
"Yeah that does sound weird, someone you previously thought hated you and only made jokes at the expense of you showed compassion towards you and might care about you? What a foreign concept," Tucker said as sarcastically as possible.
Danny's eyes widened and then his face turned into a scowl directed at Tucker.
"I'll give you five seconds," Danny said menacingly,
"Five,"
Tucker didn't think Danny was serious at all.
"Four,"
He was starting to get worried.
"Three,"
With that Tucker got up and ran out of Nasty Burger as fast as he could.
"One," Danny said as he stormed out of the burger joint after his friend determined to get him and make him pay for getting to Danny like he had.
And so ends another chapter! Sorry I didn't update like all week, school dominated my free time and I was going to write last night but I fell asleep XD. Hopefully this will be worth the wait for you guys though! If you enjoyed, leave a review and tell me what you think! Until next time!