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Charmed and Dangerous
Chapter 12: The Party
At Paige's house
The enchanting brunette girl was in the middle of decorating her house for her big party tonight...expect not in the way one usually prepares for a party.
"Okay Enchantra, I need to this place to scream...party of the year...Can you do that?..."Paige asked the ghost in her charm bracelet.
"Of course I can, and I thought you were going to give me a difficult task..."Enchantra said in her serene voice.
"Alright, well first thing's first...I need to change the decor from boring American home to something...hip...'Paige said with interest.
"I'm on it...Combine both the rose charm and the dragon charm and image the kind of party venue you wish..."Enchantra said.
Paige did was she was told, imagined hard the kind of decor she wanted and in about a few minutes, her entire indoor home changed, resembling the kind of place you'd fine in one of those Penthouses in L.A or New York.
"Wow...It's beautiful..."Paige said as she admired the decor.
"I'm glad you are pleased...now what else?...'Enchantra asked.
"Stereo and big screen TV...with Cable..."Paige said as the devices appeared.
"Balloons and streamers..."Paige said as such items also appeared.
"Chips...dip...soda...pizza...and the Vega's buffet style..." Paige said as the food all came.
Paige made more changes and demands as her entire home soon became the entire basis of what a hot party would be like.
"Can you add like a swimming pool and a hot tub? I think it be a nice feature..." Paige asked as she was looking at her back yard, which looked too bland for her party tonight.
"As you wish..."Enchantra said.
Paige held her two charms on the bracelet, imagined hard what she wanted and soon a cool swimming pool appeared, along with a hot tub and her entire backyard was ready for the party as well.
'This place is amazing...It's perfect...'Paige said in a giddy voice as she admired her entire surroundings.
"I am glad that you are pleased..."Enchantra said.
"Thank you Enchantra, it's because of you that tonight I'm finally going to be one of the popular kids and Danny...he's finally going to be mine...'Paige said in a very appreciative tone.
"You are welcome Paige, and don't worry about thanking me, I can sense my power rebuilding and it won't take long, maybe a little more before you have enough power to wield all the charms to release me..." Enchantra said.
Paige remembered her promise, but frowned for a moment. She knew that she had to free Enchantra from her prison since she really helped her, but...Paige never really thought about what she'd do without her.
"I can sense your troubled thoughts child and you need not to worry, since I am so grateful that you will be the one to free me, as an added thank you for helping me, I am going to let you keep everything..."Enchantra said.
"Really?...'Paige asked in an amazed tone.
"Of course...You have done something no one has done for me in over 200 years..."Enchantra said.
"What's that?...'Paige asked.
"Give me a friend...'Enchantra said.
Paige smiled warmly at that, Enchantra really is the best thing that has ever happened to her and she keeps getting better.
"Now come on, let's get you ready for the party...'Enchantra said and Paige went to her room to prepare herself.
For what would no doubt be the night her entire life changes forever!
Later
At the Party
Danny, Sam and Tucker soon arrived to Paige's home, which was already in full swing for the party. Danny was wearing a new black shirt he had, with a white jacket and black jeans with new white sneakers he had as well. Sam was wearing a Gothic black and purple party dress with black and purple stripped stockings, matching gloves and black boots that really gave her the look that suited her. Tucker on the other hand, was wearing a yellow jacket, a white t shirt underneath and regular jeans and sneakers.
"Wow, check this place out...'Tucker commented as they came inside and saw the whole thing.
Almost everyone in Casper High was here, partying hard like animals and the decor and everything was awesome, like the kind of parties that everyone wished they could go to...
It was simply amazing...
"Looks like Paige has been busy..." Sam said as she knew Paige must have had "help" setting something like this up.
"Speaking of which..."Danny said as he pointed up to see Paige talking to the A-Listers.
However, she noticed their presence and went to greet them...or at least Danny.
"Danny, I'm like so happy that you made it...'Paige said as she outright hugged him, surprising the dark haired boy in the process.
"H-Hi Paige..."Danny said in a nervous way due to her sudden boldness.
"My don't you look so hot in that outfit...speaking of which, what do you think of mine?...'Paige asked as she struck a pose.
She was wearing an altered version of what she wore to school today, expect her skirt was shorter and her naval was exposed, giving her a more... mature look to be honest that nearly made Danny blush in the process...
"You look...wow?..."Danny said, unsure how to actually answer that without coming off as either rude or literal.
"Thanks I know...Come on, let's dance..."Paige said as she grabbed his hand to pull him to the dance floor.
"I'll try and get the bracelet off her, you guys stay on high alert...'Danny whispered to them before Paige yanked him away with her.
"Is it me, or is she getting pushier?...'Sam asked, annoyed by Paige's attitude.
"Look on the bright side...'Tucker said.
'What could be bright about this whole thing?...'Sam asked in a sarcastic tone.
"We finally got invited to a party that Dash and Paulina didn't, and that's going to kill them when they find out...'Tucker said with a smirk.
Sam thought about that and realized that Paulina likely was throwing a tantrum over not being invited to this place, despite having it against Paige's new queen bee persona all day. She could only imagine the blow to her ego when she learns that Sam got invited to her party and not her.
"Hmmm... Oh never mind that...come on..."Sam said as she and Tucker pretended to start dancing as they kept an eye on Danny and Paige.
Danny was soon dancing with Paige, who was once again showing off moves he doubted were her own anyway. It was a hip hop song playing, so they both were trying to bust moves while the entire school watched them.
"So how are you liking my party so far Danny?..."Paige asked as she did a graceful twirl.
"It's unbelievable...it's definitely something Paige..."Danny said as he tried to move closer to her.
He needed to nab her bracelet and each time he tried to bust a move, he tried to snag the bracelet but Paige was moving to fast and she was oblivious to his intentions as she continued to dance, pulling off the coolest moves while Danny soon was getting winded when the song ended.
"Man, she's a fast one...'Danny panted under his breath while the entire crowd was applauding them, much to his surprise.
"That was a cool move Danny, what's it call?..."Paige asked, apparently everyone thought he was just inventing a new dance move.
"Um...I call it "The grab"..." Danny said lamely, while Paige had an interest look on her face.
"Come on everybody, do it...'Paige said as soon she and everyone else began to do "the grab", much to Danny's confusion as everyone was doing the "dance" move.
"This is getting crazy, I need to get that charm bracelet..." Danny thought in determination as he tried to "the grab" his way into getting Paige's bracelet.
Unfortunately, she was still moving too fast and he missed each time until the song ended.
"Okay..this isn't working..."Danny muttered in annoyance.
Suddenly the music was beginning to become softer and before he knew it, everyone was beginning to slow dance.
"Can I have the next dance Danny?..."Paige asked, fluttering her eyes at him.
Danny nodded as he soon found himself slow dancing with her. He also realized that their classmates were looking at them every once in a while.
"It's this amazing Danny..."Paige said as he twirled her.
"Yeah...sure...'Danny said as he noticed her dancing so closely to him.
He realized that he couldn't just take Paige's bracelet like this, with everyone watching, he needed to get her alone...but how?
"Hey Paige..."Danny said.
"Yes Danny...'Paige said.
"I was wondering...um...there's something I want to talk to you about...but can we be a little more...private..." Danny said the last part in a more flirtatious voice, feeling bad about this manipulation tactic but not having a choice.
It was Paige's safety on the line here...
"Sure, come on...I know where we could go...'Paige said as she took his hand and left the dance floor.
Both truly unaware of the other's intention the entire time.
Upstairs
Danny was surprised when Paige brought him to her bedroom but he did not question it. He needed to get her alone and now they are. He noticed that Paige's bedroom looked a lot bigger and fancier than he expected...and he had a sinking feelings that it wasn't always like this.
"Care to take a seat Danny..."Paige offered as she was on her loveseat.
The dark haired boy took the seat, and tried hard not to flinch when Paige inched closer to him, with that flirtatious look on her face. He also glanced down to see that she still had her charm bracelet on.
'So Danny...why did you want to get me all alone with you?...'Paige asked in a hot kind of voice.
"I...I just wanted to talk and well, it was kind of crowded downstairs..."Danny said.
"I guess it was...this is so much more...preferable...'Paige said in a cutesy way as she practically latched on to him.
"I don't like where this is going..." Danny thought as his face was blushing red again at Paige's lack of boundaries.
"You're blushing Danny..."Paige giggled, finding this adorable.
"A-Am I?...'Danny stuttered, trying to regain control of his senses.
"Yeah...it's cute...'Paige said, making Danny blush harder.
"I really like you Danny..." Paige said in a sweet tone of voice.
"Why?..." Danny asked, needing to know.
He needed to know why Paige was so fixated on him to the point that she would turn to a ghost for help!
"Why not? Danny, you're not like the other guys at our school...You're nice, thoughtful, sweet, you aren't mean and you don't judge or tease others...You're. ...special..." Paige said in what sounded very sincere.
"You really think that. .." Danny said.
Although he was more concern with what Paige said first about their classmates not being as nice as him, sure some of them could be mean, but he knew that there were a lot of them that were nice...
"Yes I do...I really like you a lot and I want you to be my boyfriend..."Paige said in a different, more flirtatious tone and Danny soon realized how dangerously close she is to him now...and the kind of look she had in her eye now.
It was making him nervous again, along with what she just said about wanting to date him...
"Paige...I'm. ..I'm. ..speechless..." Danny said as he scooted to the end of the love seat as Paige moved closer and closer.
"I...I...I don't know what to say..." Danny said as he found himself being almost trapped in an embrace with the enchanted brunette.
"Well...say yes.. cutie..." Paige said as Danny gulped as he realized she was now sitting on his lap of all things now.
"Stay calm Danny...focus...just...just get that stupid charm bracelet off..."Danny thought as he regain control of his senses, however just in time to see Paige try to take things a step further.
Paige looked into his eyes before leaning forward, puckering her lips to him which made Danny flinch, he quickly glanced at her bracelet and made his move. However the second he touched it, he felt a powerful zap happen.
"AH! ..."Danny screamed in pain as he grabbed his hand, unable to believe this.
He then looked back to Paige, who was no longer making kissy faces at him...if anything...she looked angry now. The brunette girl glanced at her bracelet and then at the boy that she liked and Danny was getting more nervous now, but not for the previous reasons.
"So you know...'Paige said in a low voice, all of her flirtatiousness is gone now.
Danny gulped, he was really, really not liking where this is going now.
Back on the dance floor
Sam and Tucker had lost both Danny and Paige once the slow dancing started and they were searching for them...or rather, Sam was busy searching while Tucker was eating at the buffet.
"Tucker...we need to find Danny...he could be in trouble...'Sam scolded as she slapped the mini hotdogs from his hand.
"Calm down Sam, Danny is a tough guy, even if there is a ghost involved, I doubt Paige will do something he can't handle...'Tucker said to the goth.
"Are you serious?..."They heard a nearby guy talk with his friend.
"Totally, I saw Danny and Paige walk upstairs into a room all alone...and they have been there for a while..."His friend whispered to him, the other looking in amazement.
"Wow..lucky dog..." His friend said in an almost jealous kind of way.
Tucker and Sam's jaw dropped when they heard that and they both found themselves running upstairs.
"Danny is with Paige, trying to get the bracelet off her..." Tucker said as they found running up the stairs.
"We got to get there before trouble starts..." Sam said.
"You think Danny really is in trouble now?...'Tucker said.
"If he's not..then he's going to be...'Sam said in an almost angry kind of way.
Tucker gulped at that, it was obvious that he better be right about that, if not, Paige wasn't the only one who would be in trouble now...
Back with Danny and Paige
The dark haired boy and Paige were having a verbal face off after Danny had refused her advances...
"Paige, I'm sorry but this is for your own good... that ghost is using you…making you do things that you wouldn't do...I known about Enchantra and she is dangerous and you need to take that bracelet off before she ends up hurting you..."Danny pleaded to her.
Paige was silent, before she started chuckling, which made Danny very unnerved the more by her laughing.
"Oh Danny, it's really sweet that you are worried about me, but I'll have you know that Enchantra is totally harmless and I'm the one in complete control here...'Paige said as she still had her bracelet away from him.
"No you aren't...Paige, you have been acting differently ever since you got that bracelet..." Danny said.
"I know...and I love it...before this bracelet I was an average nobody and now look at me, a popular, hot cheerleader who soon will take Paulina's place in both the squad and the A-Listers..." Paige said in a dark voice.
"What do you mean?...'Danny asked, not liking the sound of that.
"Danny…with this charm bracelet…I can do anything… I can be anything…It's not just about beating Pauline today…Heck, I can take over the A-Listers and be the new queen of the school…prom queen, home coming queen, class valedictorian and that's only the beginning...later it will be college sorority queen and then anything else I want...And once I'm the new school queen, I'll be needing a king…what do you say…." Paige said in that strange look on her face.
Danny blinked at what Paige was suggesting and he wanted no part of that...
"I'm sorry Paige but I don't date girls who aren't themselves...'Danny said.
Unfortunately for him, he soon found himself being hoisted up by a now enraged looking Paige, and Danny was very much worried for HIS OWN safety right about now.
"WHY ARE YOU STILL RESISTING ME?!..."Paige yelled as she flung him across the room.
"Ow...' Danny grumbled, only to snap out of it when he found himself on the ground with Paige, literally hovering over him angrily, glowing green the entire time.
"I teamed up with Enchantra...I protected you from Dash, I made myself beautiful and popular for you...and you are STILL not into me...What the heck does a girl have to do to get your attention.?...'Paige yelled in anger.
"Dash?...Wait, you're the one who sent those wild animals after him?..."Danny asked, and he now knew his data was confirmed.
"And got him detention when I made him break Lancer's car window...I did it because I care about you and I couldn't stand that violent brute hurting a hair on your head...'Paige said, her voice now having a ghostly echo now..and a little pain too.
"Paige, please listen to me..my family knows about ghosts and Enchantra is bad news, she's turning you into something you are not!..." Danny warned her once more.
However the ghostly Paige actually looked more upset and angry when he said that..
"How on earth do you know what I'm like…before the assignment you didn't even notice that I was even alive! And I mess up one date and you wouldn't give me another chance…."Paige yelled, the hurt feelings being very clear now.
Danny blinked as he realized the real source of Paige's misery and he looked down in shame…He knew Paige liked him and he knew she just made some mistakes, but it's obvious his rejecting her, hurt her way more than even he realized...
It made him feel bad about the whole thing...
"I know…and I'm sorry Paige…I should have made a better effort to get to know you and I'm sorry I hurt your feelings but Paige, how can I get to know you when your acting like someone you're not..."Danny said, Paige was silent but he knew that she was listening.
"Maybe our first date wasn't perfect...but that doesn't mean I want you to completely change who you are Paige, I actually did like talking to you and getting to know, you...before the chaos started..." Danny muttered the last part.
He soon saw the furious look on Paige's face, soften somewhat, he knew that she was listening to him...
"But don't you think I look better like this?..." Paige asked in an insecure way.
"There was nothing wrong with how you looked before, please Paige,...I want that sweet girl I worked with at the library who really helped me out…please, just take off the bracelet and let me help you…"Danny said in the most sincere way possible, meaning every word that he said.
He saw the look on Paige's face, her looking deeply confused before she nodded slowly and Danny smiled when she saw her reach to take her bracelet off...
However, before she could, the bracelet began to glow again and this time the aura surrounded Paige once more, causing her to scream.
"AH!..."Paige screamed as she glow surrounded her and her eyes became red.
"Paige..." Danny yelled in horror at what he was seeing and his ghost sense went off.
Then he saw the ghost in the charm bracelet, a ghoulish looking woman with pale skin, dark hair and red eyes... It's Enchantra, who finally appeared, although he noticed that her tail was still connected to the bracelet, and she was laughing all crazy like too.
"Oh no..." Danny said in dread.
"Nice try cutie but I don't think so…" Enchantra said smugly to him and Danny gritted his teeth.
"Enchantra..." Danny growled at the sight of her.
"Cute and knows how to do his homework...I can understand why Paige wants you...'Enchantra said in a mocking way, which irked Danny to no end.
"Why are you doing this? What do you want with Paige?...'Danny demanded, keeping his guard up in case she does anything.
" Didn't you know? We became good friends and made a deal...Paige helps release me and I help give her what she wants...beauty, popularity...and love...'Enchantra said.
"Give it up Enchantra, I know all about the kind of "help" you give people and Paige doesn't need it, so back away from her and I won't have to kick your butt...'Danny shouted at her but the female ghost just laughed.
"Oh please...I've waited over 200 years for my freedom and I finally found the right weakling to do it for me..and I'm not letting you ruin that..." Enchantra said to the ghost boy.
Danny's eyes glowed green and he was about to blast her only for Enchantra to begin to levitate him from the ground.
'WHOAH..HEY!...'Danny shouted as Enchantra came closer to examine him.
"I will say this...you are the most stubborn boy I ever had to work with, but I've never backed away from a challenge...'Enchantra said before dropping Danny to the ground.
Danny groaned in pain, until realization suddenly hit him...
"You're still able to use your powers? Even when still being connected to the bracelet?…." Danny said in a disbelieving tone.
"Of course...'Enchantra said in a smug tone.
"Wait…Paige was wearing the bracelet on our date…." Danny muttered until he remembered the strange occurrences, like all the bad luck that happened to Dash recently.
That's when the truth hit him like a ton of bricks!
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WAS BEHIND ALL OF THE BAD LUCK DURING OUR DATE! You're the one who made Paige miserable enough to go along with this madness..."Danny yelled at her in an accusatory tone.
"Well, technically, I just made her spill the water, the rest was her own clumsiness…but hey…It did lead to quite a show…" Enchantra chuckled while Danny growled at her.
"You're not going to get away with this...'Danny yelled at him.
"Silly boy, I already have...Paige has been using my power for days and I am close to my freedom now..."Enchantra said.
"What are you talking about?...'Danny asked, not liking the sound of this...
"The more Paige uses the charm bracelet, the more my power increases, as well as my influence over her….just a little more and I will have my freedom…and another pawn…I've actually have grown pretty fond of Paige…she's my favorite kind of person…weak willed, malleable and very easy to influence...'Enchantra said as she mocking patted the still frozen Paige as if she were her pet.
It made Danny furious!
"You get away from her..."Danny shouted as he was about to change forms, only for Enchantra to suddenly grab him.
"I wouldn't do that Romeo, I sensed a ghostly aura to you since the moment I met you and I don't think you want Paige to know about that...also just to let you know, she is still fully aware of her surroundings..she just doesn't care anymore...'Enchantra said and Danny gasped.
So it seems Enchantra knew about him, or at least sensed his powers but he wasn't going to admit to anything.
"I don't know what your talking about...'Danny lied.
"Whatever...I don't really care actually...All I do care is that Paige gets what she wants, which is you...once that's done, I will be free...'Enchantra said.
"You can't force me to be with Paige and I won't let you keep using her...'Danny shouted.
"You make it sound like you have a choice boy, you don't get it do it...My charms are capable of doing anything... including make a person fall in love...'Enchantra said.
"WHAT?...'Danny shouted, not liking the sound of this.
"Yes boy, I didn't want it to come to this but you left me no choice, all Paige has to do is use the power of the heart charm and with just one kiss, Paige will finally have the boyfriend she so desperately wants...'Enchantra said before laughing.
Danny paled, not liking this development at all..
"So pucker up for your kiss, Romeo…." Enchantra laughed before going back inside the bracelet.
Paige glowed once more, her eyes were still red but her expression soon turned into a malicious smile, one that made Danny very, VERY nervous now.
"P-Paige...don't...don't look at me that way...'Danny said as he began to back away from her, who kept coming forward.
"Don't be so shy Danny…I don't bite…" Paige said in a voice that made a chill run down his spine...He also noted that it sounded a lot like Enchantra's voice too now.
"Why do I have trouble believing you…" Danny said as he tried to make it for the door, only for a large hand to grab him, he soon saw Paige touching her dragon charm and now he was in her giant fist.
"I'm not going to let you slip away from my fingers again...'Enchantra-Paige said in her chilling voice.
"Oh man...'Danny said, needing to find a way to get out of this.
Just then, the door opened to reveal Tucker and Sam, both holding they're weapons. They now saw the the very ghostly like Paige with Danny in her giant fist.
"Get your hands off of him...'Sam shouted as she used the Fenton wrist ray, zapping the hand.
"AH!...'Paige screamed in pain.
"Guys, careful...Enchantra's controlling her but Paige is still aware of her surroundings...she just can't control herself..." Danny said as he ran to them, not wanting them to hurt Paige.
Soon Enchantra-Paige got up, her eyes glowing red and growling in fury as her eyes landed on Sam Manson, a look of hate visible on her face.
"I...WILL...NOT...LET...YOU...TAKE...HIM...FROM...ME...AGAIN..."Paige yelled as she touched her dragon charm and the beautiful girl soon began to transformed, she became bigger, stronger and most powerful thanks to get anger. She soon began to turn green all together and she was glowing the more she got bigger until she was over 10 feet tall...
"Oh man...'Sam said in worry at what she was seeing.
"Not good..."Danny said as he saw glamour Paige turn into ghostly Paige.
Now how was he going to deal with THIS?!
-To be continued-
Next time on Charmed and Dangerous
Danny vs Enchantra
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
Wiseguy2415: Guess we'll have to wait and see how this battle turns out first...
Invader Johnny: You got that right IJ...
61394: Very well said my friend...
Dreams Come True996: I wonder how you like Danny's outfit here...Also Yes, I have seen that show and I never considered it but I guess Paige's insecurity can be like Sharon's but that's all so far...
:) Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review :)