Chapter 10: Love Connection

A/N: Okay then. This chapter is probably going to be the last chapter of the fanfic, with an epilogue as chapter 11. Now, in this chapter, major DxS pairings, as we finally learn how they both feel about each other. And now, some announcments.

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And now, the chapter people have been waiting for...the third genre is finally chosen: romance! I'm pretty sure this is going to be my final chapter, with the exclusion of the epilouge.

After the eleventh chapter is posted, I will continue another fanfiction called "Valentine Love Crush" so thank you all for being patient, even though it has not been very long since I posted the last chapter to that fanfic...

"Broken heart?" Sam asked, astounded by what Tucker had just said. "What do you mean?"

"Sam, if he doesn't make it out of this, the least you could do is let him go down with the woman he loves." Tucker answered. "Name one reason why you shouldn't tell Danny how you feel about him."

"Because - " Sma hesitated. "What if I tell Danny that I love him, and he doesn't love me back like that. It could make things so weird betweeen us, and it could wreck our friendship forever."

"Sam, listen to me. I have known you and Danny since pre-K. As soon as you looked at each other, I saw that you two fell in love. Hey, I didn't tell you this but - " Tucker leaned ina whispered to Sam, "Once, when you guys were 6, Danny was sick in bed, so you wanted to kiss him on the cheek to 'make him feel better'."

"I really did that?" Sam asked.

"Yeah. I was there. Sam, I know you like Danny, so go in there and tell Danny already!"

"Alright, I'll tell him." Sam made her way to the door of the operating room. "Tuck, thanks for your help."

"Always here to help." Tucker waved to his friend as she watched Danny's future girlfriend enter the room. As Sam entered the room, Danny woke up and saw Sam there.

"Hi...Sam." Danny said, barely able to speak.

"Hi Danny." Sam replied to him, smiling, knowing he was going to be okay. "Can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure." Danny smiled as her future girlfriend neared the bed. "I have something I need to tell you myself." Sam smiled, and blushed. As she sat on the bed, they both prepared to say the one thing they've wanted to say to each other. Without warning, they both just sat up and shouted "I love you!" To each other, not even realizing what they did. When they finally did, they both smiled and blushed.

"Danny?" Sam asked.

"Sam?" Danny asked, the two blushing.

"What...what just happened?" A long silence passsed.

"I...I think...we just admitted to each other that we..." Danny blushed. "...love each other."

"Yeah, we did." Sam blushed some more. "Danny, I don't know what happened. I guess that I...was afraid...you were going to die so...I knew that...if you did...you would at least want to know that I love you."

"That's exactly what I would've done if you were in my situation." Danny fell back into bed, still blushing. "But...why didn't you tell me sooner? I would've told you."

"Well, Danny, you wanted to be with Paulina and I just thought that you wouldn't want to be with me."

"Sam, that is not true. I've always wanted to be with you. I just hung out with her to make you jealous so you would to get me, because, you know that I can be shy when it comes to girls."

"Yeah, I know. But why didn't you tell me that you loved me?"

"Like I said, I can get shy when it comes to girls. In fact, I can prove it." Danny sat up again. "Sam, when you go home, go to I made that website. There's a love survey. Take it. Trust me on this one."

"Okay."

"Before I forget, how long have you had a crush on me?" Danny blushed.

"Since Pre-K. I moved here from Canada to make some new friends, but the one thing I did not plan to get...was a crush on you, Danny Fenton."

"Thank you, Sam." Danny blushed some more as his eyes narrowed in on Sam, as they neared each other for a grerat hug.

A/N: The only reason I do not make them kiss is because - well, Danny's sick, and with that contact, Sam could get sick, but you already know they love each other.

"Hey Sam-" Danny began to speak, tears forming in his eyes. "-could you send in mom and dad?"

"Sure, Danny." The goth girl replied, walking out the door, and sending in Maddie and Jack Fenton.

"Hi mom. Hi dad." The weak boy muttered to his parents.

"Hi baby-" His mother responded. "-how are you feeling?"

"Exhausted, weak, guilty, in love, dizzy, need I go on?"

"No, that will be all." The incompitent Jack Fenton said to his son in a whisper. They both neared the bed.

"Jack, would it be okay if I talked to Danny alone?"

"Sure honey. I gotta go pick up Jazz from the mall anyway." Jack ran out, running into the wall and falling down, and saying "Well played, door. Well played."

"Man, he's lost it." Danny commented, closing his eyes, feeling the pain of dizziness again.

"Danny, I need to ask you something?" Maddie took off her glove and placed her soft, warm hand on Danny's cheek. "Why didn't you tell your father and I that you were the ghost boy?"

"Well..." Danny hesitated. "I...was...was afraid that...that..."

"That we wouldn't accept you anymore? That we would kick you out of the house?" Maddie finished, her guilt rising as well.

"Yeah, that's it." Danny cried. Tears fell out of his eyes as he hugged his mother tightly. "I was afraid you and dad wouldn't love me anymore!"

"Danny, look at me!" She pulled away from the hug. "No matter if you're part tiger, part fish, or even part nematoad, your family and everyone else will always love you. You don't have to pretend."

"I know mom. I know."

"I just want you to know, that if anyone ever makes fun of you or your ghost powers, you have every right to use every one of your powers to beat the living snot out of him." Maddie chuckled, and so did Danny. "No wonder you were coming home exhausted, and beat up, and late."

"Yeah, I really wanted to tell you, but I just didn't have the heart."

"I know Danny. Now, I must ask oyu - how did you really become the ghost boy?" Indeed, Maddie was anxious to hear how Danny became who he is today.

"Well, about nine months ago, Sam convinced me to go into your ghost portal after you tried it and it didn't work. Apparentally, you forgot to switch it on-"

"Sorry."

"right. And because of that, I got caught in the middle of the portal, being zapped with Ectoplasm. But apparentally, I was able to survive the blast, although the doctors did say that the Ectoplasm was slowly transforming me to a whole ghost. I don't think I have much time."

"Danny, the doctors are working on a permanent cure for you. You'll be all better soon, and then the whole Fenton family is going out for a night of fun!"

"Eh ha ha ha. Thanks mom." Danny chuckled as he leaned in and kissed his mother on the cheek. :Can you send dad in now?"

"Sure, sweetie." Maddie left the room and sent Jack in.

"Hi dad."

"Hey, look who's up." Jack neared the bed. "So, how's my little man?"

"Tired, so very tired."

"Yeah, you've been working very hard lately. You just need some rest. So tell me Danny, why did you keep it a secret?"

"What? Me being half ghost? Well, I thought...you would kick me out of the house..."

"Danny, Danny, Danny, you know, you should really have fate in your parents. You're our son and nothing will change that...you know, this reminds me of a number of times where my..."

"Uh, dad-"

"Yes Danny,"

"Not to be rude. but I'm going into surgery in five minutes."

"Oh okay." Jack then said one last goodbye to his son, and left the room in a hurry, leaving the young boy to be operated on.

The surgery took 25 minutes to complete. They had to reconfigure the heart and the brain, and they had to take out the appendix. After a long silence, a doctor finally came out in a happy mood.

"I have good news!" He exclaimed. "The operation was a success!"

"That's great!" Maddie exclaimed.

"Yes! Danny is still in his room, but he is sleeping, so I would suggest not disturbing him."

"When can we take him home, doctor?"

"In about a week, but we'd like him to stay so we can take some tests on him to make sure the virus is gone."

"It's well worth it." Sam said, beaming and blushing.

"You may go visit him now, but only one at a time, please, and try not to make much noise, okay?" Sam offered to go first and see Danny, who was sound asleep in his bed. Danny tossed and turned onto his side to try and get comfortable. But it was no use, so he finally decided just to stay awake rather than asleep. It was then he saw Sam.

"Hi Sam." Danny muttered.

"Hey Danny." Sam replied. "How are you feeling?"

"Just tired, that's all."

"Listen Danny, I have something to tell you?" Sam started to sweat. "Danielle...is in the hospital."

To be continued.

AH HA! You thought I was going to end the story here, didn't you. Well, well, well, you're wrong. There is plenty of action left in this story, so don't lose hope and please review! I will make sure that Danielle is in the fanfiction. Oh, and as a heads-up, I probably will make more fanfics for DP that take place in a series.

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"Valentine Love Crush" will officially be off hiatus on June 14th.