Chpt 12: Farewell
Days went by since Vlad was defeated. Those days soon turned into weeks. Each second crept slowly by for Danny. Everywhere he went people gave him looks. Not any dirty looks, but looks that showed worry and fear. As a result, he resorted to staying inside at all times. He even avoided his parents. The looks on their faces wasn't the same as the rest of the town's, but it still hurt.
His friends and sister were there for him, of course. The looks on their faces were full of concern because Danny was so depressed. Their looks didn't hurt. One day, Sam and Tucker came over. They let themselves in and headed upstairs to see their best friend.
" I can't take it anymore, guys," Danny told them.
" Danny, this'll all pass. Everyone knows you're a nice guy," said Tuck.
" No. Now they can't trust me," Danny slumped down onto his bed.
" Then you'll just have to rebuild their trust for you, Danny. It may take some time, but everyone will see you're still the same old Danny you always were," Sam smiled.
" No," he said. " There's only one thing I can do."
Sam and Tucker waited for his reply.
" I'm leaving."
Tucker and Sam gasped.
" What do you mean?" asked Tuck.
Danny brushed past them to the door; the two followed him downstairs.
" Danny, you can't just leave!" cried Sam. "Amity Park needs you!"
" For what?" he asked sadly.
" You're our number one ghost hunter. You can't just leave us with you dad," said Tuck.
" Sorry, guys, but he'll just have to do."
Danny opened his front door and transformed into a ghost.
" Danny, don't do this. You're only doing this because you're upset, but you can make it all better! So please don't go," pleaded Sam.
" No, I can't make it better. Everyone is afraid of me! They'll never think of me as just Danny Fenton anymore!" Danny snapped.
" But you're not just Danny Fenton. You're also Danny Phantom. You have to prove that both Fenton and Phantom are good guys," explained Tuck.
Danny remained silent for a few seconds before sighing and turning away from his friends. " I'm sorry. Tell my family I said good-bye."
With those words said, Danny took off into the air. Tucker and Sam looked at eachother then ran after him in the street below. People stopped and looked at all three of them as Sam and Tucker called out Danny's name, begging him to reconsider but to no avail. Danny just kept going.
Tuck and Sam began growing tired and weary; they couldn't keep running for long. Eventually, they came to a stop in the center of the park and watched as Danny got smaller and smaller in the distance. The two panted with tears in their eyes. Everyone around stopped to see what was happening and it wasn't long before Sam and Tucker took notice of the either. Upon seeing their faces, Sam rounded on all of them.
" Do you see what you did!" she yelled. " You drove Danny away!"
At her words, everyone seemed to display shock on their faces. Everyone looked to the direction Danny had been headed. The ghost-boy was gone from sight now. The town stood in silence, keeping their eyes on the horizon where Danny disappeared.
DGG: Yes, yes. Very very EXTREMELY short. It was supposed to be. Well. Now this story is completed. I'm sorry if that saddens you at all. If not...then w/e. I hope it was fairly decent. Thanks for reading.
