Due to some unforeseen circumstances I must end this fic now, or not at all. I understand some of you are upset, but you must admit, this is better than just deleting the fic altogether.
Some crazy stuff has hit me like a ton of bricks, and I'm sincerely sorry for this, but I want to thank everyone for sticking with me to the end.
It's been a long journey through "Second Chance" and "Frozen Air", but now it's time to come home.
Enough with the sappy clichés, let's go!
Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or other relating characters.
Chapter Fourteen: Frozen Air
One Month Later
"This is stupid. How did I let you talk me into this one?" Dan slid across the ice, Dani holding onto his arm.
"Oh, quit complaining. This is for them, not for us." Dani gestured to the couple on the other side of the frosted lake.
Sam and Danny skated away peacefully, enjoying each other's company. Danny was teaching Sam how to skate, as she had never done it before. Sam gripped his arms tightly, slipping and sliding all over the place.
Dani couldn't help but smile at the sight. This was the way it should have always been.
After rescuing Sam, the battle between the ghosts and ghost hunters ensued, but didn't last long. Dan and Aragon combined were able to put a quick stop to it.
Aragon was outraged to discover that the council had ruled to let Sam go. He knew everything they said was true, but he didn't want to lose Sam for a second time. He had been so close. The experience made him more reclusive. He stopped venturing to the human world to visit Sam and avoided interacting with others whenever he could.
The kingdom eventually returned to its normal life of bustling citizens and busy shopping places. The decree barring the halfas was revoked, leaving them free to visit their friends at any time.
Danny and Sam quickly made up for the time they spent apart. They were just happy to be back with each other.
The ghost children turned out to be just fine. Their wounds were minor and Viki was later returned to her anxious mother by Dora.
Dora kept the secret of the letter from her brother and the rest of the council. After adjourning the meeting, she had quickly set fire to the letter, destroying any evidence that it might have been forged. Aragon had begun developing suspicions to what really influenced the council's decisions, so she could not take any chances. He spent weeks divulging into the matter, but could not bring up enough evidence against Dora. As imagined, this put a strain between their relationship, but what could he do?
Danny eventually recovered, regaining all his vigor and energy. Relief was not a strong enough word to describe what everyone felt the first time he ate a full meal without throwing it back up. He had to do a bit of extra training to rebuild his stamina, and swallow down some disgusting medication his parents concocted, but it was for the better.
Jack and Maddie gave up hunting ghosts, though the still produced several weapons for Axion Labs and Danny. They figured the kids had a better shot at it and Jack was getting old. His poor back just couldn't keep up with the need for ghost hunters in Amity Park.
Through all this, Sam and Danny became much closer. Much, much closer. Vlad was actually worried that they might develop separation anxiety, but he let it go, it was probably just the teenage hormones acting up.
"Come on. At least try and look like you want to be here." Dani tugged at Dan's arm, making him slide faster across the ice.
"You know, I thought this lake doesn't freeze over in the winter." Dan steadied himself to keep from falling.
"It doesn't. Danny and I froze it so we could all go ice skating." Sure enough, she and Danny had come here a few hours earlier. They stuck their hands in the water, letting their energy flow through it until the entire lake had frozen solid.
Once they got everyone together they all headed out.
The ectoplasmic material in the lake would melt the ice, but not for another hour two, giving them plenty of time to skate before it became too dangerous.
Tucker and Valerie sped by, almost knocking Dani over, having their own little race.
"Sorry, Dani!" Valerie called back, not watching where she was going. She crashed into Tucker, who had stopped to avoid crashing into Sam.
The fall caused him to go down, bringing Sam down, and finally bringing Danny down with her until the four of them were a heap on the ice.
"Now I feel a little better about coming here." Dan snickered at the fallen teens.
"Well, if you don't want to be here, where do you propose we go?" Dani asked him, skating around him in circles all the while.
"How about we go somewhere private?" Dan held his arm out, catching Dani as she continued to loop around him. "You know, just the two of us."
Dani giggled, quickly getting his drift. "Why didn't you just say so from the start?"
"I did when I said 'I don't want to go ice skating'."
Dani laughed and switched forms. "Something came up!" She called to her friends whom were trying to get off the ice to no avail. "Dan and I gotta go."
The group waved them off, before returning to their task at hand.
The two took off to the sky, flying through the low clouds of winter. Dani laughed, watching her breath drift out of sight through the frozen air.
Short epilogue, but I like it, considering it's a rush job and all.
That's it, that's the end folks! No sequel to this!
It's been an interesting experience writing for an obscure pairing, and I couldn't have done it without my wonderful reviewers. Thank you or sticking with me to the very end! Don't forget to review the last chapter!
-Hanajima