Author's Note: HIII! I'm actually uploading, I'm proud. I thought, since it's my birthday, I decided I should upload to my loving readers. So here it is :D

*~Marianas Trench Quote~*

When you try to speak, but you make no sound, and the words you want our out of reach, but they've never been so loud.

*~Marianas Trench Quote~*

The Next One

Chapter 10

CECELIA'S POV

Well, I guess the good thing about being half ghost and the entire world knowing it is the fact you can now fly to school invisibly. So you can enter the school building with your two pure human friends and your other friend who's a halfa as well without being noticed, hence the fact we were invisible. We flew into the office after we called discussing the matter; they agreed to let us fly in there for any reason regarding our peers and their incapability to keep them calm around us. So we flew into the office, Tucker though was still disappointed. He had hoped the fact that he would stay mayor of Amity Park, turns out it was only a temporary thing. The city council wasn't about to leave the city in the hands of a teenager, even if that teenager was one of the world's saviours' friends. The council decided on having a new election coming up shortly. Though, on the brighter side of things, Danny and Sam were finally together. From the first day I met them, I knew they had chemistry. Now look where they are, I just wished it didn't take the world about to end for them then to admit to their feelings for each other. Well, better late than never right?

Once we landed in the office, we were greeted by Mr. Lancer, who smiled calmly at us.

"I guess this explains why you were always late and leaving Mr. Fenton, Ms. Next." He spoke in his usual monotone.

Danny like always when under weird circumstances, rubbed the back of his neck, and grinned stupidly. "Well, er... Yeah pretty much, Mr. Lancer."

"Sorry about making a bad impression on you, sir." I tried to smile, which was hard to do under Lancer's hard glare, which seemed to have lightened under my apology and Danny's explanation.

"No harm, children. I am just glad that I actually got some answers." He grinned.

"We better get to class." Tucker interrupted.

"Agreed." Sam replied.

So Danny, Sam, Tucker, and I left the office and into the hallway. Good thing is, we were unnoticed for about 30 seconds, bad thing is, once we actually reached our lockers all of us were screwed. Mainly me though, since my locker was farther away than my friends' were. Danny, Sam, and Tucker got to their lockers but once they opened them people's heads started turning. At the lead was Paulina Sanchez, with the A-listers not far behind, Dash Baxter, Star Jackson (A/N: I kinda just thought of a last name that would work the best, I guess?), and Quan Lee, with a few others still lurking around.

"DANNY!" The Latino girl screamed.

I was leaning against one of the following lockers, and nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard Paulina. Man the girl could scream... I quickly glanced at Danny, he had tensed up, still as a post. Sam's knuckles were white, and I'm pretty sure Tucker whimpered. I risked to look at the A-lister, she was almost hyperventilating, a large smile on her face. Everybody behind her was waiting for her to move, like an alpha wolf, waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce and give orders.

Danny was still very silent and motionless, man if I didn't know any better he was regretting this beyond content. Danny slowly turned his head to face the crowd. A large amount of screams erupted from the crowd, that's when the Alfa pounced. Danny, in his stunned condition seemed unable to react. That boy better be happy I saved his half dead butt for him.

Not a moment too late did I throw up a shield, harmless that it didn't hurt the humans, as much as I wish it could. They just bounced off; an irritated grunt came out of the dark haired Latino girl.

"Danny!" She begged, puppy dog eyes revealed.

Danny raised his eyebrows, and then realized it was me who threw up the protection. I glared at the boy, showing my lack of happiness. I passed my ecto energy to Danny to continue to hold up the shield.

I walked up to his ear, with much displeasure. "I'll see you in class," My anger seeping through my teeth. "I'm getting my things." And finally gave him the last of the shield and went intangible to head to my locker, weird thing is, papers off the desk near the office went flying.

I could hear the murmurs released from the crowd, I choice not to listen. I walked, pacing myself. When I finally reached my locker, the hallway was abandoned. I guess people enjoy Danny more; he is the more developed one anyways. Thank god, finally some silence. I entered my combo and grabbed my required things, when I heard not so quiet steps approaching behind me. My head instantly perked up, and I spun around. There stood Dash trying to come up to me silently I think, kinda hard to do considering he's what like 200 pounds of muscle from all the football.

I sighed, which Dash probably took the wrong way, since his hopeful look vanished and he was about to leave.

"Dash," I started to say trailing off, hopping to regain his focus. The large boy turned around to face me. "What do you want?" I tried to sound polite.

The blond jock looked absolutely stunned, yet nervous. He looked like he was trying to find the right words to say. He dropped his head, and sighed. "I... I was j-just wondering..." He stuttered trying to figure out what to say. "If... Y-You'd want to maybe... Er... Go to a movie or s-somethin'?" He finally finished.

I looked down as well, snuggling my books a bit tighter to my chest, and then bit my lower lip. What would I say? I expected something like this to happen, just not like this. I would think he would be bold with confidence, but he seemed so fragile right now. I didn't want to hurt him, even if he was the bully. I sighed, this time Dash didn't look as much disappointed, he probably expected it. "Dash," I started, finding the right words to say, without damaging his gentle state. "I'm really flattered," God that was cheesy, but will do. "But..." I tried to show sympathy. "I can't."

The poor boy looked crushed, defeated. After all he has done to Danny, Sam, Tucker, I couldn't just say yes, but it hurt to say no. "Dash," He looked up in response to his name. "I know you had high expectations, I understand your thought process, but I'm just not interested, I'm sorry."

The jock sighed, but looked like he understood were I was coming from. "I'm sorry for what I did to Fen-Danny, and his friends. I just felt like that was my place in this community other than football."

"Dash,"

"No, like I'm dead serious. To think I did all of this to them. Putting them through more than they needed, considering what they did outside of school." Dash paused. "I just came here asking for forgiveness."

I was in an awkward position. The school bully was talking to me about his forgiveness. I looked into Dash's eyes, they held pure sincerity. "Dash," Man I've been doing that a lot. "I can't say anything for the others, since I don't know what they will think, but..." I took a deep breath. "You have my forgiveness."

Dash seemed to calm a tad after I spoke, like he was a little child awaiting a shot at the doctor's.

"Thank you." Was all the muscular boy said.

"Okay." Was all I could muster up.

The tension was intense; most of it was awkward though. I closed my locker and started to walk away, I snuggled my things tightly. I was having a mental battle with myself. Keep walking you've done what you can do! Say a more considerate goodbye! I stopped myself in my tracks, which my ears could pick up, Dash stopped too, in response to my actions. "Dash,"

I could feel his gaze turn right to me. I turned my head slightly, just enough to gain a bit of eye contact.

I took a deep breath. "Talk to you later Dash?" I tried to smile, which came a bit more easily than I would have thought.

"Uh... Yeah."

"'Kay." With that said I turned around again and made my way over to class.

SPN

I held my things close to my chest, it just happened naturally because of the meeting with Dash, I felt sort of... Relieved? Like I got a lot off my chest, I felt really good about it. I walked through the door for once and went straight to my desk, immediately greeted by my three friends.

"Hey, what took so long?" Tucker asked happily.

I bit my lower lip. "Dash-" I never got to finish.

"Dash?" Danny asked confused.

"Uh yeah? So?" I questioned back.

"Well, wha'd he have to say?" Sam spoke up suddenly.

I turned my head towards Sam, and replied. "You want the short or long story?"

"Long!" My friends all said in unison.

I was about to start the little run in with Dash story when the first bell rang. Mr. Lancer came walking in, and settled the few people who were staring at us, whoa am I really that out of it? I didn't even notice them...

"Alright, I know with the past events which just happened-" Mr. Lancer started but was cut off by a large eruption of cheers. Well, I guess that's a good, bad situation?

When our classmates finally calmed down, Lancer continued. "-I hope you kids can... Contain yourselves." He spoke very blandly there, well, considering everyone pretty much went against his unstated point I'd be mad too.

"Everyone here at Casper High is taking this Homeroom blocks to discuss further events involving the now known secrets of young Daniel and Cecelia, and possible ghost threats in the near future."

"What?" All four of us said in unison.

"We will be having monthly 'ghost drills' I guess I would call them." Lancer said ignoring our sudden surprise.

"What are these 'ghost drills' going to be like?" Sam said crinkling her eyebrows.

"Well, to answer your question, Samantha-"

"Don't call me that!"

"-Anyways, the first drill will be held later tomorrow, by Mr. and Mrs. Fenton."

I was actually paying attention, but I swore I heard Danny groan fairly loud. "Do you know what they'll be doing?"

"Sadly, that information I do not have, Ms. Next."

"Oh."

"Anyways..." Lancer continued on with his lecture.

SPN

The bell declaring that Homeroom blocks were now over rang strongly. Every kid in my class was very hesitant to leave, since us four were taking our time. Lancer though, shooed them out orderly. We thanked him and left to our next class.

We walked nearly every eye on us. Man it was awkward having this much attention, I preferred to go unnoticed, thank you very much.

"CeCe, continuing fro-" Danny and my Ghost Sense went off. "Really now!" Danny exclaimed.

Tucker and Sam laughed.

"Which one of you two is going this time?" Tucker then continued to smirk.

"I'll go." Danny said raising his hand.

Right when he said he would go, everybody started to cheer. God... Are they going to keep doing this? "Danny, I'm going." I told my friend.

"Wait, since when?" The male Halfa fought back.

"Since your crowd of freakin' fan girls erupted."

"Well-"

"SHUT UP!" Sam screeched. "If you two are going to debate, just do Rock-Paper-Scissors or something!"

Instinctively, Danny and I reacted, and started setting up for our first winner, wins round or Rock-Paper-Scissors. Which Sam facepalmed at how we actually listened to her.

Rock.

Paper.

Scissors.

Something in the back of my mind was nagging me to throw down Paper. It was telling me that Danny was going to use Rock. It was so positive about it, like it couldn't be wrong. I did as I was told.

I threw down Paper. Danny threw down Rock. What the...

"Best of three?" Danny tried to convince me, but I was already running down the hall, in mid-change.

"Sorry Danny! Next time!" And then I finished morphing into Nightshade. There was a light cheer, not as loud as Danny would have gotten, probably since I was a girl, Casper had higher female population.

Then I flew, off to my first ghost battle as a worldwide known half ghost, half human hybrid.

Author's Note: So what didja think? I was thinking that I might just alternate around Danny's and CeCe's POVs'. I'll use Sam, Tucker and any other characters POVs' if I need to though. I hope I can get the next chapter up sooner than usual. Anyways, love it? Hate it? I'd love to know! R&R!