That week's ghost lessons wasn't exciting and Danny had to admit it was a bit of a let-down. Most students were hopelessly confused or bored listening to Clockwork's lecturing on time and its complexities. Danny honestly didn't blame the kids. He could have sworn he fell asleep standing up listening to Clockwork talking. Danny decided to have another lesson with a more exciting and fun guest but he didn't know which one yet.

By mid-May, Maddie had finally finished the chest and Danielle personally delivered it one Saturday evening.

"Hey Dani, thanks. How's things at home?" Danny greeted her, giving his clone a hug and taking the chest. Danielle shrugged.

"They're fine. Not many ghost attacks at the minute. The occasional ecto-pus or whatever, oh and the Box Ghost. Nothing we can't handle," Danielle answered. Danny smiled.

"Alright, so what's the password?" Danny asked as he examined the chest and found it locked. Danielle smirked and handed him a letter.

"The instructions are in there. Shouldn't you get Harry though and get that thermos hidden," Danielle replied. Danny smiled and nodded.

"Guess you're right. But er… Dani, I was wondering, any ideas for a final guest teacher for my lessons. I had planned to have Clockwork since things were crazy after Wulf but he put everyone to sleep. Including me. Kind of want a better end," Danny inquired. Danielle frowned in thought.

"What about Ember?" Danielle suggested. Danny shook his head.

"Knowing her, she'd take control of the student body or something. Besides she's kind of adopted her boyfriend's shoot on sight policy," Danny replied. Danielle shuddered.

"I can't believe she's dating Skulker I mean, that is wrong," Danielle commented. Danny chuckled as he tucked the letter in his pocket and made sure he had Voldemort's thermos clipped to his belt.

"Personally I think the Box Ghost and the Lunch Lady is grosser," Danny retorted. Danielle shrugged.

"Let's say they're both wrong," Danielle concluded. Danny laughed again and tucked the chest under his arm.

"Can I come with you? I didn't really get to see much when I came here last time," Danielle requested. Danny turned to her and shrugged.

"Sure, if you want. Wulf isn't coming back until tomorrow night," Danny answered. Danielle cheered. Danny laughed at his younger clone.

"Come on, I can't wait to get rid of this thing. Been paranoid about it for a month by now," Danny encouraged. Danielle nodded and they walked through the deserted corridors.

"Wow, it's quiet," Danielle whispered. Danny nodded.

"Exams are just around the corner here and I think a lot of students are freaking out over them. Most are either in their common rooms or the library at the moment," Danny muttered.

Danielle laughed softly.

"Were you ever so dedicated to school?" Danielle teased. Danny frowned at her.

"Of course I was Dani. I just never had the time between keeping my secret, homework, sleep and ghosts. What about you? Ever going to let my parents enrol you?" Danny replied. Danielle shrugged.

"Dunno. To go to school, you need to exist. I was never really born. Would probably cause problems," Danielle answered, sadly. Danny glanced at her and pulled her into a sideways hug as they walked.

"Dani, you know that if I could-" Danny began. Danielle pushed him away and wiped away a few tears.

"I know. It's just a constant reminder that I'm different. I didn't chose it but I can't help it," Danielle sniffled. Danny sighed sadly. But decided to drop the topic. It was always a sore subject for Danielle and being in a school probably wasn't helping matters.

Danny led her to Harry's office and knocked on the door.

"Hang on," Harry called. He pulled open the door and saw Danny and Danielle standing there.

"Oh hey Danny. Danielle right?" Harry greeted them. Danielle smiled and nodded.

"Nice to be remembered," she commented. Danny rolled his eyes.

"You're kind of hard to forget," Danny remarked. Danny turned to Harry.

"Just got a special delivery from mom. When do you want to go and hide it," Danny informed him. Harry frowned in confusion. Danny smiled and held up the chest for Harry to see.

"Oh, that special delivery. Guess that explains Danielle being here. Er… guess we could go now. I've been looking for a distraction from the mountain of essays I have to correct," Harry replied. Danny grinned.

"Yeah, glad I don't have anything like that," Danny retorted and waited for Harry to grab his wand and close his door.

"You sure about bringing her with us. It's not exactly pleasant down there," Harry asked. Danny shrugged.

"You try and stop her. You're not gonna be able to," Danny answered. Danielle smiled innocently at Harry, daring him to try. Harry raised an eyebrow at her.

"Well, it isn't easy getting up or down there either. She might get hurt," Harry attempted again. He may have been younger than her when he found the chamber but that didn't mean that he didn't want to protect her. Danny glanced at him.

"Dani, you want to reassure him or what?" Danny inquired. Danielle glanced at him.

"What do you mean?" Danielle retorted. Danny winked at her and his eyes flashed green, startling Harry.

"Oh, not really," Danielle answered.

Danny chuckled. Harry frowned at the two cousins.

"Am I missing something?" Harry inquired. Danielle shrugged.

"Nothing important," Danielle answered. Harry turned to Danny. He shook his head.

"So you gonna lead the way Harry? You never told me where to go," Danny changed the subject. Harry scowled and nodded.

"Right, er… Myrtle's bathroom," Harry informed him. Danny nodded and took the next turning.

"Where are you going?" Harry called after him as Danielle followed him. Danny grinned at him and pulled a tapestry to one side.

"What? Didn't you know about this short cut? Sir Nick showed it to me the first day," Danny commented. Harry blinked in surprise and shook his head.

Danny led the way through the narrow, winding secret passage. They emerged next to Myrtle's bathroom. Harry coughed the dust out of his throat.

"I doubt that's been used in years," he spluttered. Danny shrugged.

"I prefer to take the long way around but in this case, I think the hidden way is better. You know less eyes and all that," Danny remarked and strolled down the corridor to Myrtle's bathroom. Danny waited for Harry and Danielle.

"So what's this ghost like?" Danielle asked. Danny laughed softly.

"Just go with whatever she says Dani. She definitely interesting to talk to," Danny answered and pushed open the door.

"Dani, call out for us," Danny hissed quietly. Danielle scowled at him and cleared her throat.

"Hey, anyone in here?" Danielle called. There was no reply.

"Say Filch is outside," Harry suggested softly. Danielle frowned at them.

"You're teachers!" she grumbled back.

"And guys," Danny pointed out. Danielle rolled her eyes.

"Filch is outside, looks really annoyed about something," Danielle lied loudly.

"No one's here. So stop shouting," A dreary voice replied. Danny and Harry smiled. Danielle opened her mouth to respond but Danny covered her mouth.

"Sorry Myrtle. Wanted to check there weren't any students in here before we got down to business," Danny called to her. Myrtle floated around the corner and then grinned at the sight of Danny and Harry. She then frowned at Danielle.

"Who's she?" Myrtle inquired sharply. Danny removed his hand and smiled.

"Danielle. She's my cousin," Danny answered.

"She's rude," Myrtle commented. Danielle scowled angrily at her.

"I could say the same thing about you," Danielle snarled. Danny slapped his forehead.

"Here we go," he muttered. Harry frowned in confusion.

"This is my home. Do I come into your home and shout at you? No!" Myrtle reasoned. Danielle stalked up to the ghost.

"Yeah, and saying someone's rude to their face isn't right! I could say that you're a moaning, dreary ghost or something but I didn't," Danielle argued. Myrtle looked like she'd been slapped.

"I see… well if… if that's how you feel," Myrtle retorted and began to sob loudly and floated away. Danielle's eyes widened in shock.

"Great work Dani," Danny commented in a reprimanding tone. Danielle glanced back at him.

"What did I do?" Danielle demanded. Danny raised an eyebrow.

"Dani, she was bullied when she was alive. Name calling affects her a lot. Students here call her Moaning Myrtle," Danny informed her and a particularly loud sob came from Myrtle's favourite cubicle. Danielle turned to the cubicle.

"Well I didn't know that," Danielle retorted. Danny stepped up to her and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Apologise to her. I need her to want to help us," Danny ordered sternly.

"Quit acting like my dad," Danielle grumbled.

"You want me to get Plasmius?" Danny shot back. Danielle shook her head.

"No! I'll… ugh, I'll be right back," Danielle mumbled.

Danny watched as Danielle trudged over to Myrtle's cubicle and knocked on the wooden door.

"Go away!" Myrtle shouted. Danielle shrugged and turned to leave before catching Danny's eye. He scowled at her. She sighed loudly and knocked again.

"Myrtle, I'm sorry. I didn't know that you were bullied before. I shouldn't have said those things," Danielle called through the door. Myrtle began to wail pitifully. Danielle jumped back from the door in surprise.

"I… I-er didn't mean it and…um you aren't dreary or uh moany," Danielle rambled but with each attempt Myrtle's cries intensified. Danny shook his head.

"Harry, this might take a while. Mind holding this," Danny warned Harry and handed him the chest Maddie made. Harry took it and watched as Danny walked up to the door.

"Myrtle, calm down. Let's talk about it," Danny called through the door. The crying didn't change. Danny bit his lip.

"Not a word to Sam, got it," Danny growled to Danielle. Danielle nodded. Danny then phased through the door.

"Myrtle, it's alright, come on," Danny soothed the ghost, and while intangible, pulled her into a hug. Myrtle sobbed into his shoulder and he rocked her and hushed her comfortingly.

After a few minutes, Myrtle's sobs quietened to hiccoughs and the occasional sniffle. Danny pushed open the door and still intangible and hugging Myrtle, mostly because the ghost wouldn't release him by choice, he led her out. Harry watched in awe of Danny.

"It's okay Myrtle. Come on, let's talk about it," Danny soothed her and discretely tried to pry Myrtle's arms away from him. Harry smirked at the sight, strongly reminded of Ron when he was dating Lavender Brown. Myrtle nodded sadly and released him slowly. She floated up to a high window sill and sat down. Danny groaned softly. He changed into Danny Phantom and joined her.

Harry joined Danielle as she watched her cousin with a small smile but guilty eyes.

"So do your parents know about Danny too?" Harry asked as they watched Myrtle breakdown crying again and Danny turned intangible and gave her another comforting hug. Danielle blinked and tore her gaze from Danny.

"What?" she spluttered.

"Danny's secret. He never said about an aunt or an uncle knowing his secret. But you obviously do. I just wondered if they knew," Harry clarified.

"Calm down Myrtle. I know it wasn't nice but Danielle didn't mean it like that," they heard Danny remark to the distressed ghost. Danielle bit her lip and shrugged to Harry.

"How should I know?" she attempted. Harry frowned.

"So, what? You keep Danny's secret from them and they keep it from you?" Harry retorted, clearly not buying it.

"We're not a very close family," Danielle bluffed. Harry scowled.

"So distant that you can't tell if they even know about Danny?" Harry inquired sceptically. Danielle chewed her lip before biting back a smile of triumph.

"Well, I don't like talking about it but I don't have parents," Danielle explained. Harry frowned in confusion.

"But Danny said something about Plasmius when you mentioned a dad," Harry recalled. Danielle mentally swore.

"It's an inside joke," Danielle lied. Harry stared at her.

"Didn't sound very funny," Harry commented.

"Hence the inside joke," Danielle repeated. Harry frowned at her and ignored Danny's comforting words as Myrtle began to wail again.

"Then why try and hide the fact that you don't have parents? And if you don't like talking about it then why would Danny make jokes about it?" Harry questioned. Danielle scowled at him.

"You know how insensitive that is to an orphan?" Danielle bluffed with false hurt. Harry scowled at her.

"Actually I do. I'm an orphan. Voldemort killed my parents when I was a baby," Harry informed her. Danielle's face went pale. Danielle opened and closed her mouth, completely lost as to what to say.

"Dani, just come clean," Danny called down and then returned to rocking and whispering comforting things to Myrtle. Danielle glared at him.

"Do I butt into your conversations?" Danielle snapped.

"Do I have to remind you of that food fight you started at my school?" Danny retorted as Myrtle stopped crying. Danielle blushed.

"That was an accident," she mumbled. Danny hummed, not believing her.

"But fine! If it gets you two off my back," Danielle huffed and folded her arms angrily.

A band of white light appeared around her waist. It split and travelled up and down her body changing her red shorts and blue hoodie into a two piece black and white suit with a logo on her chest. Her hat vanished and her black hair turned white. Her blue eyes changed to glowing green and her body glowed softly. Harry gasped at her. Danielle then floated up to her cousin and rubbed her neck nervously.

"I'm really sorry Myrtle, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Friends?" Danielle apologised and held out an intangible hand.

Myrtle stared at her.

"You're…" she whispered.

"A halfa, just like Danny," Danielle confirmed. Myrtle smiled slightly.

"And you want to be friends?" Myrtle replied. Danielle nodded.

"I only called out because Danny asked me to. I didn't mean to be rude to you," Danielle clarified. Myrtle frowned at Danny.

"I told you. I wanted to make sure that there weren't any students in here without drawing attention to myself. We need to go down to the Chamber of Secrets," Danny explained. Myrtle's see-through eyes widened.

"Why didn't you say so? Do you want to hear how I died?" Myrtle offered happily. Danielle scowled with confusion but Danny smiled.

"If it'll cheer you up," Danny agreed. Myrtle smiled and then plastered on a strangely pouting grin. Like she was too happy to look sad but tried to anyway.

"My death was horrible. I died right there in that cubicle," Myrtle began and floated down to her favourite cubicle. She then phased through the door.

"I was crying because a few of my classmates had been making fun of my glasses. And while I was in here I heard someone come in. Then I heard them talking in some kind of made up language and I realised it was a boy speaking. So I opened the door and was about to shout at him to "Go away!" but then I died. All I remember is a pair of big yellow eyes by that sink," Myrtle recounted and pointed to a sink by the door. Harry stepped over to the sink. Danny nodded.

"Thanks Myrtle. That was a terrible death," he commented. Myrtle nodded sagely.

"It was. But it was quick and I got to haunt here and torment those girls until they left the school," Myrtle replied with a sadist little grin.

Danny floated off the window sill. He floated in front of the ghost.

"But I have an extra important job for you. You know that evil ghost. Voldemort," Danny started. Myrtle shuddered.

"You know I hate talking about him," Myrtle retorted and she turned to go. Danny quickly turned his arm intangible and grabbed her shoulder, stopping her.

"Wait, hear me out. Me and Harry are going down to the chamber to hide him in a special box so that he'll never be found and freed ever again. Would you like to make sure that happens?" Danny offered. Myrtle frowned and turned back to him.

"I can't touch things Danny. How can I help?" Myrtle inquired. Danny smiled.

"Easily. Scare off anyone that comes looking. If anyone asks how you died, point to a different sink. Make sure no one ever finds the chamber ever again. Make it that no living person ever goes down there. And if any ghosts come looking get Peeves or me or another ghost like me to stop them. You're going to be Voldemort's guardian Myrtle. A really important job that I wouldn't give to just anybody. What do you say?" Danny explained. Myrtle grinned maliciously.

"So, I'd make sure that that monster never escapes his prison," Myrtle inquired. Danny nodded. Myrtle nodded enthusiastically.

"Sounds great. You can count on me Danny," Myrtle assured him. Danny smiled.

"Thank you Myrtle. I knew I could trust you," Danny concluded and released her.

And one extra precaution to ensure that Voldemort is never found. Let me know what you guys think of the story so far. We're nearing the end now.

But next, the Chamber of Secrets!

Until the next chapter.