BVQA: Hi, all! Welcome back!
Dani: Hi! Welcome to my story!
BVQA: . . .YOUR story?
Dani: Well, it's about ME!
BVQA: And written by ME! Possession is 9/10 of the law!
Dani: Really? Cool!
*possesses/overshadows BVQA*
Dani/BVQA: It's MY story now!
Dani ran her hand through her once-again black hair. It had taken three showers and four bottles of shampoo, but she'd finally managed to get rid of the streaks that were supposed to last for weeks but that she was no longer allowed to have because it made it 'too difficult to tell whether she was in her ghost form or not'. Another thing that wasn't allowed was her ipod. Dani sighed. Why did she have a feeling that Vlad had something to do with this? Because his name was written all over it, maybe?
Dani slumped down in the back of the bus, crossing her fingers tightly that no one noticed her. No more flying to school meant bus rides, and bus rides meant getting mobbed every morning if she was noticed. She was hoping that the fact that her hair was back to 'normal' (if that word even applied to her) would attract less attention, but she also had to admit that her outfit was not the most inconspicuous. Her hair was tugged back with a black bow, and two tiny white skulls dangled from her ears. A thin, choker necklace clung to her neck, adorned with another skull, and her black belt was embossed with a skull pattern. Her light green shirt clung to her like plastic wrap (only non-see-through) and had a black skull with bat wings on it. Two green fishnet gloves wrapped up her wrists and matched her green fishnet tights, while her black shoes with green laces contrasted strongly with her white shorts. All in all, it was a loud, unnecessarily flashy outfit, but Dani felt that it made up for her lack of powers- if only a little bit.
Ok, make that a very little bit.
Ok, fine, it didn't make up for it at all. To tell the truth, this was Dani's worst nightmare, minus showing up in her underwear. She was terrified of not being able to take care of herself, and without her powers she was just a little kid with a big mouth and no clue how the world actually worked. The only thing keeping her from pulling off her ring and flying screaming from the bus was the fact that she knew Danny would always be there to protect her. Always. He'd promised, and he always kept promises.
Dani was jerked from her thoughts as a shadow fell over her. The fact that the shadow in question smelled like the gym, failing grades, and popularity gave her a pretty good idea of who it was. Dash Baxter, phanboy extrordinare. Dani didn't even bother looking up.
"Is this seat taken?" Dash asked. Dani panicked. She was not riding to school with Dash sitting next to her. She would rather die.
"Uh. . . yeah, actually." She said. The lie sounded feeble even to her, and she could hear Dash raise his eyebrows.
"Really? Who by?" He asked. Dani's nails dug into her palms as her brain went into overdrive.
"Uh. . ." She hesitated, then was struck with a brilliant idea. "By Tucker! Yeah! He's my brother's best friend, so why wouldn't I sit with him, right?"
Dani finally looked up at Dash. He looked confused. "Phantom is friends with Tucker?" He asked. Dani wanted to hit him again.
"Danny Fenton. You know, the guy sitting two seats in front of us giving you the evil eye?" She replied. Then, softer, in a voice only she could hear, "The guy I decked you over? Boy, you really are an idiot if you forgot something like that. . ."
Dash didn't notice her snide comment. He just sighed and sat down in the seat across from her. Wow. Apparently, he had forgotten the whole 'decked' thing, because why else would he be acting like this?
Dani got her answer rather quickly.
"Gee, Dani- can I call you Dani?"
"No."
"Anyway, Dani, I heard about the ring thing, an' all. Sorry about that. It must suck, them telling you you can't use your powers."
Yes, yes it does. Dani thought, Because you are begging for a chunk of ghost ice down your shirt. Ego, much?
"Yeah." Was all she said. Dash leaned in closer to her and she suddenly remembered something she'd read somewhere. . . how did it go? Oh, yes, that's right. 'STRESS: A condition brought on by over-riding the body's desire to choke the living daylights out of some jerk who desperately deserves it.'
Teen stress was starting already.
"You know, Dani, if I could re-arrange the alphabet, I'd put 'U' and 'I' together." Dash said. That was probably the cheesiest pick-up line the world had ever known, and Dani thanked her lucky stars that she'd found a perfect retort to that in the same place she'd read the bit about stress.
"Really? 'Cuz I'd put 'F' and 'U' together."
The look on Dash's face was so priceless that Dani wished she had a camera. Then the most amazing thing happened.
Tucker Foley sat down next to her and clicked a quick picture with his PDA before turning to her and saying;
"Hey, Dani. I'm assuming you'll want a copy of that?"
Dani gave him a hug.
"Guess that's a 'yes', then. . ." Tucker murmured, and the bus pulled away from his house and towards the school.
"Dude." Came Danny's voice from two seats over. "The first time a girl hugs you, and it's my sister."
The laughter didn't stop until they reached the school. Which was good, because when they got there there was nothing but bad news awaiting them.
Dani: *now out of the BVQA's body, glancing nervously at her to make sure she is still asleep* Uh. . . reviews might calm her down once she wakes up, OK? Please? Hey! Maybe I can pacify her by bringing up a question she wanted to ask! *ahem*
'Over my many treks through fanfiction, I have found several pairings with Dani. There are only two I found acceptable: DanixYoungblood and DanixTucker. Please review with which one you like better and why'.
BVQA: *sleepy* Wha happened?
Dani: No, seriously, PLEASE!
