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I remembered that at my school, we had something like a ratio list about the ten "Who you should date", ten "Who you should hate", ten "Who are your best friends", etc. I got my list, and my number one "Who you should date" was my best friend. I became red from the face down to my neck, and my friends laughed. Surprisingly, my best friend had me as a number one "Who you should date". I swear, God must love us to death and love to tease us.
A.N.) Major mistake on chapter one. Paullina wasn't supposed to know Danny Fenton was actually Danny Phantom because I checked that Danny erased Paullina's memory about him in one of the episodes or the movie. Sorry!
Chapter 10: Encounter
"Why do I have to bring Sam's stuff?" Danny glared at his friends as they placed more books in Sam's purple backpack. School was over, but they had to do homework like normal students. The three already went through Sam's classes, and the teachers gave them both class work and homework. They thought it was no problem, but after seeing Sam's locker and her books…how could Sam carry all of that stuff? There were five books that were huge and heavy, three binders that were large and filled with organized papers, and a diary that had doubled its size over the last two years.
Tucker and Valerie glanced and each other before looking at Danny with a mischievous smile. " 'Cause we both voted that you should go to Sam's house just in case there's ghost trouble."
"Why not you, two?" Danny intensified his glare. He had a gut feeling that protecting Sam wasn't part of the plan.
"Hey, you said that Sam's sickness is contagious, so we assumed that if you go inside as Danny Phantom, you won't catch it. Val and I, however, are human." Tucker said. Valerie added on with concernment.
"Also, we a' are worri'd 'bout Sam. She's like you, Danny. If any ghosts knew that Sam's-"
"Alright, alright. I got it." Danny interrupted. Tucker and Valerie gave him a small smile, but inwardly, they both were jumping with joy inside, embracing each other in their minds. Little devilish lovebirds…
"Oh, Danny!" Speaking of the little devil, the three twitched to hear the highly fluent Spanish speaker popular girl who was walking seductively. The other boys, except Tucker and Danny, drooled at her white mini skirt and pink tank top. Thank goodness Danny was not obsessed with her, or things might be real bad.
"Danny, could you help me on today's English? I don't understand it at all. Would you help me?" Paullina smiled, seductively, and she got closer to Danny. Danny started to sweat and back up until the lockers behind him trapped Danny from escaping the popular girl. He could also pray that he didn't become full ghost yet due to the other boys had jealousy in their eyes, but it had less malice. Tucker and Valerie's stomachs turned and knew how Sam felt about this bitch.
"S-sorry, Paullina. I'm busy today. My parents want me home earlier than usual." Danny stepped to the right and stepped back once he was between Tucker and Valerie. Paullina made a cute pout.
"Okay! I'll see you later!" Paullina walked away, and the boys' eyes followed where the Hispanic girl went.
"I'll count the hours." Danny mumbled that made Tucker and Valerie snicker behind Danny's back. Well, Danny's obsession was over, but who was his new obsession?
"Paullina must be very desperate…" The two boys looked at Valerie who was thinking.
"Say that again? Paullina's very desperate?" Tucker asked. Valerie wanted to smash those two boys' heads together. Yes, the boys, Sam and Valerie hung out, were irresistibly adorable, but they were sometimes stupid in minor issues.
"Ya guys didn' know tha ratio list in las' year's yearbook?" The boys shook their heads. Valerie sighed and made a mental note to ask Sam to help kick their asses once she recovers.
"Eva since Sam chang'd, she became tha numba one hottes' girl in Caspa High. Paullina was enrag'd to see that she became numba three. Knowin' her tatics, she's gonna have to date you, Danny, to be numba one. Then, afta becomin' numba one, she will dump ya." Danny and Tucker looked disgusted to hear what Paullina was trying to do.
That bitch is real shallow and stoops so low. They thought at the same time. Yeah, now the four teens hated Paullina and her attitude even more. The two boys didn't even notice Valerie had finished packing up Sam's stuff and closed her locker. Valerie held out the bag in front of Danny. Danny snapped out of his thoughts and grabbed Sam's backpack. Valerie smiled and let go of it, letting Danny grunting at the weight of the massive bag.
"Tuck and I are goin' back home. Ya have to brin' Sam's homework." Valerie grabbed Tucker's arm and dragged him outside. Tucker snapped out of his thoughts before going with Valerie with a big cheesy smile that Valerie loves.
"See ya, Danny!" Valerie waved.
"Later, man!" Tucker waved too. Danny was saluted them and ran off in the other direction. He went inside the boy's bathroom and checked if anyone was inside.
Nope, no one's around. Two bright rings appeared his waist, and Danny Fenton transformed into Danny Phantom. He grabbed Sam's bag and flew toward the Manson's mansion, invisibly.0000
As he flew away, a person opened the stall and walked out to catch the sight of the famous Danny Phantom. The redhead wearing a white lab coat took out his cell phone and dialed a phone number.
"Mistress?…Yeah, I have a report. Danny Phantom is actually Danny Fenton… Huh? No, he didn't catch that I was in here. Why are you interested in that young boy?… What? You want to train the boy and the Manson girl?… But that boy would be stronger than you or her great grandfather in a few years, and the girl has less experience of becoming a halfa… … … N-no, it's not like that… W-what? T-they could do that?… … … okay, understood…" The man hung up and sighed.
"Did you report to the Mistress, Mr. Grite?" The blond man leaned against the walls looking at Mr. Grite.
"Yes, Mr. Ole. She said to be on a look out for a ghost who is a Manson boy." Mr. Ole stared at his friend.
"The Manson boy? I thought…"
"Yes… we all thought too. However, he is here, hunting down his living sister." The two looked ahead and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
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Danny was flying through the sky, getting greetings from every person under him. He was still carrying the heavy bag that if he accidentally bumps into something, Sam would definitely kill him for that. He had almost the whole day off, except the blue mist seeping out of his mouth.
"For the love of-" He put the bag down on the roof and looked around for the ghost.
"Excuse me." A male voice was heard behind him. The ghost hybrid turned around and showed that he was ready to fight by glowing green energy around his fists. The ghost backed up and put up his hands in defense.
"Whoa! Sorry, I didn't mean to surprise you like that." Danny blinked and looked at the man before him. He had white hair tied into a ponytail that reached to his mid back. His yellow eyes looked kinda eerie like evil was staring or looking for you. He wore a black tanktop that was tight to show his muscles, black pants that was tucked in by his white boots that had three straps around his calves, white fingerless gloves, a white belt around his waist, and a black trench coat without sleeves that flew along the wind. He looked like the cool, handsome, evil type that girls would die to get this man into their lives. However, his personality was far from being evil and cool, and he was floating.
"Um… it's alright. I always had to deal with the other ghosts almost everyday." The man blinked and recognized the outfit.
"Are you… Danny Phantom?" Danny blinked and nodded.
"Yeah? Why?" The man landed and scratched his hair. He was taller than Danny by a few inches and looked three years older.
"Well, I was floating around to meet you. From all the rumors in the Ghost Zone, you're supposed to be strong and heroic. I thought that you were supposed to be taller, have more muscles, doing your job of protecting Amity Park, cooler, make almost every girl swoon over you, be hated by the town…" As the man kept on talking about how Danny should be, Danny felt a lot of veins pumping with anger and showing up around his forehead. Whoever made those rumors in the Ghost Zone were going to be hunted down. He guessed that his enemies made them all up to get many ghosts to weaken him. No wonder why there were so many of them on the last Fourth of July.
"… and you were supposed to-"
"Okay, I get the message." Danny couldn't take it anymore. Any more of those stuff and Danny may have to hunt them down like Skulker does. Plus, he didn't want to hunt ghosts. Danny Phantom is not a bad guy. The man stopped talking and nodded indicating that he understood.
"So, who are you? Are you going to challenge me like the other ghosts?" Danny asked. The man was about to say something but closed his mouth and sighed.
"Sorry, I can't tell you the first, but I was supposed to be here to challenge you to try out. It seems that I can't fight against you today, but maybe someday, we'll see each other again. Chao… for now." The man disappeared by a black misty swirl. Danny rubbed his neck and had no idea why a nice ghost like him wanted to fight him. Then, the blue vapor appeared again, making Danny groan again. Why must those ghosts appear to fight him?
"Phantom!" Danny turned around and glared at the ghost in annoyance. Bad move.
"Why are you glaring at me like that, young ghost?" The ghost glared back that made Danny's annoyance turn into surprise, shock, and a little fear. Spirit tapped her fingers on her arm that was crossed over her chest. Somehow, this wasn't the good time to fight this ghost, especially the legendary ghost hero of Amity Park.
"I… uh… well…"
"Forget it." Spirit sighed and shook her head. Danny inwardly sighed with relief.
"Have you seen a ghost wearing a trench coat?" Spirit asked.
"What?"
"I said have you seen a ghost wearing a trench coat? A black one?" Danny thought. He did remember that ghost wore black.
"Yeah."
"Where did he go?"
"He disappeared." Danny answered. Spirit cursed and rubbed her temples. Danny knew that something was up, and it had to be somewhat related to that man.
"Great. Back to square one. Phantom, here's a warning. If you see him again, don't fight him or trust him. He may appear innocent, but that ghost is evil. Do not let him get close to any of your best friends, or he might do something terrible."
"Why?" Danny was getting scared, not because of Spirit's serious voice, but by the safety of his friends. That man was being nice to him just to get something out of Danny? Danny didn't like to be used as a puppet, but he too didn't like to let his friends be used as one or getting hurt, especially his favorite best friend a.k.a. the woman he loves, Sam Manson.
"Because he is known as the number one enemy in both Human and Ghost worlds." She ended it while she landed on the rail close to the edge of the building.
"Danny Phantom. I know who one of your best friends is, and I need your permission first." Spirit said.
"What? How do you know one of my best friends? Are you trying to make me one of your apprentices?" Danny was shocked and angered by the new information and the permission Spirit was supposed to ask. She blinked in confusion, eyes widened with realization, and then glared at the town's hero who flinched by the heavy glare.
"First, if you are thinking that I'm going to train you like the Plasmius way, I'm not that insane like that crazed up, power hungry fruit loop that definitely needs a cat. I'm giving you a choice if you want me to train you or not. If not, I'll give you a leeway to get through the Ghost Zone by saying that you are training under my wing so you wouldn't have to deal with… whatever problems you caused in the Ghost Zone. I'll give you something to avoid or be excused. If I were like him, this town wouldn't still exist." Spirit took a deep breath and thought about answering the other question.
"Second, I have the power to enter dreams. I know one of your best friends by entering one of those freaky white places that I always have to communicate them. It was weird because once I am in a white background dream, something must be very important in their lives. However, this is your decision."
Spirit sighed and looked at the sky. Danny blinked and couldn't find the word that fits this woman's background. He had to agree with the woman. Vlad was one insane evil halfa who wants only his desires fulfilled. This woman, however, was very different from the other ghosts he fought and had conversations with. She was actually giving him a choice to learn some things and giving free access into the Ghost Zone without trouble following his tail. She spotted a backpack behind her and moved her eyes back to Danny. The bag began to float and was hovering over Danny's head. Danny noticed the shadow above him and was gently going down to Danny's arms.
"Make sure you bring this to your best friend, and stay away from that man you met before." Spirit waved with a mischievous smile and jumped off the rail like jumping off the cliff. Danny ran to the edge of the rail to see if Spirit survived the freefall but only to find no one around the area. Danny sighed and started to fly toward the Manson mansion. He landed in an alley to find no one else. He transformed back into Danny Fenton and walked toward the gates. He passed the gates and continued to the huge double doors. He knocked the door and waited for a few seconds. A maid opened the door, and he told her about delivering Sam's homework. The maid nodded and took the bag from his hands. She closed the door after thanking him. Danny sighed and started to walk out of the gate.
His mind was on what happened today: Sam getting sick and not wanting any visitors, the strange man who was interested in fighting him, Spirit visits him, and told him to stay away from that man. Man, what's going on?
"ACHOO!" Danny snapped his head back to the world and looked where Sam's room was. Curiosity got to him, and Danny ran to the alley again to transform into his ghost ego. Danny knew that Sam would massacre his ass, but it's better than leaving it a mystery.
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"Dammit… urgh…" Sam grabbed another handful of tissues and wiped the ectoplasm off her hand. This was… what the tenth time?
"Sam?" A maid knocked Sam's door. Sam was reading a book, Armageddon Summer, and was in the middle of how the two characters met. Sam placed her bookmark and placed it under her pillow. She kept her books away from her parents because they kept on taking them away and replacing them with happy ending books, but in the end Sam would just burn them. Sam smiled, remembering reading one of her sophomore books, Fahrenheit 451.
"What?"
"Your homework is here. May I come in?"
"… Yes. Just put them on the desk. I'll get started." The door opened, and Sam's jaw dropped and eyes widened at the massive, heavy bag.
What the fuck happened in my classes while I was away? Stink bombed all the classrooms to gain that much homework?
"My, my. Looks like someone made a prank in high school." The maid smiled as Sam rolled her eyes. The maid walked out of Sam's room and closed the door. Sam grabbed her quilt, wrapping herself, and walked toward her desk. She sat on the chair and took out her books. Each book had a small paper sticking out that contains the assignment. She took out her Calculus book because it was the easiest. Sam turned on her computer and typed her password on her account. While doing her homework, she noticed a note behind the assignment. She turned it around and read it.
Sam, if you are well, you have a choice to be trained under my wing or not. No, I'm not that insane like the ghost you know named Plasmius. If not, I could still let you have free access in the Ghost Zone by letting me give you something to avoid any dangerous situation. Meet me in the classroom where you take Calculus in Casper High at Saturday around five o' clock. It seems that your life plays a very important role than I anticipated.
-Spirit
P.S. This is your choice. I'm not going to force you to see me or not.
Sam was stunned by the message from the famous Spirit. She knew that she was mischievous and nice but not this nice. Sam smiled and flipped the note over and hid it.
A.N.) Updates are going to be slower than I thought due to being a junior in high school.
… did I spell Plasmius right?