It started like a normal day, Danny woke up, took a bath, ate breakfast and left his house on time for school. He took care of a few ghosts in his way to school making him late like usual, what wasn't usual was the whispers that followed him all around school. People were gossiping about him, he could see it when they talked while looking at him. He pretended to not notice the first few times, but when it didn't stop danny brought it up with his friends.
"Guys do you know why people are gossiping about me?" Danny asked his friends while retrieving his books from his locker and looking behind him, he was a little paranoid with so much attention.
"People are paying attention to you? So lucky!" Tucker exclaimed.
"Not if they see something they shouldn't" Sam said, "are you sure it's about you?"
"Yeah I'm sure. It's very strange though, they are just whispering and pointing. Nobody is laughing like normal" Danny said thinking about all the times he was in a rumor.
"Maybe they'll only talk about you because you are standing next to the handsome me" Tucker said in his usual flirty way.
"Or maybe it's because of my ghost obsessed parents, again" Danny deadpanned.
"And maybe you can just ask what they are talking about" Sam suggested.
"Yeah, no. I'm not that crazy" Danny said.
"Ugh, fine. I'll do it then" Sam said before marching off, Danny and Tucker pitied the unfortunate victim of Sam's interrogation.
They didn't share next class with Sam so they had to wait a little longer for the answers. When they could finally reunite with Sam it was at lunch hour so, in a out of the way table Sam gave her inform.
"So? What it's about?" Danny asked curious about it but also dreading the answer.
"It's because of me right?" Tucker said hopefully.
"No Tucker, people just think Danny is strange" Sam said.
"Strange how?" Danny asked nervously.
"According to the rumor mill you don't blink" Sam said.
"But I do blink. Right Tucker?" Danny said looking at his friend for confirmation.
"Uh… yeah you do but is less than us" Tucker said, he had noticed that about Danny but hadn't had the time to mention it.
"That's new" Danny mumbled.
"Anyway, there are others that said that you don't breathe, that you are too pale, too cold and they had noticed your new fangs" Sam continued.
"Do they think I'm a ghost?" Danny said starting to panic.
"They think you are a vampire" Sam said.
"Wait what?" Danny asked dumbfounded, Tucker started to have a laughing attack at that.
"Yup, they are saying that all of that is proof that you are a vampire" Sam nodded.
"What else do they say?" Danny asked preparing for the worst.
"Half of them think you'll go crazy and start sucking their blood at any moment"
"And the other?"
"The other think you are sexy and want to know how kissing would go with fangs"
"Urgh…" Danny groaned.
"Aww, not fair. Why do the girls want to kiss Danny and not me? I'm strange enough" Tucker fake whined trying to cheer his friend.
"I can't counter that" Sam smirked.
"What I'm going to do now?" Danny asked in despair, he didn't want to go kissing any girl that only wanted to know if he had fangs or not.
"You can play the mysterious card. Tell them you can't because…" Sam tried to think of a reason.
"Because you don't want to convert them in vampires" Tucker suggested.
"What if they want to be? What then?" Danny asked.
"Hmm tell them to close their eyes and then disappear?" Sam said.
"And if they confront you about it pretend it didn't happen" Tucker added.
"This is getting way too complicated for no reason" Danny said.
"Better this than they thinking that you are a ghost" Sam said.
"True. My parents wont believe the vampire thing but if they heard a rumor about ghosts they'll come in seconds and shoot at everything that moves" Danny said remembering the last time that happened, middle school was so awkward after that.
"The lesser evil dude" Tucker nodded.
"Anyway, these rumors aren't going to last, better have fun with them while we can" Sam declared with a vicius smirk.
"Alright, it'll be a good prank" Danny agreed.
"Do you want ketchup in your shirt so they think is blood?" Tucker offered from his lunch.
"Not yet Tuck" Danny said, if they wanted to play a massive prank to the school they'll need to think carefully about it, fake blood would have to wait.