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TMDDF: Danny and Kara
Chapter 20: The Fall Formal
Danny takes Kara to the Fall Formal but things don't go as expected.
After saying goodbye to Danny and his family, Kara left.
She was currently flying back to Metropolis, but her mind was still on Danny and how his eyes lighted up when he got that moon rock, but she new that it would only be temporary.
She knows he is still bummed about Sam.
"I really hope he did like the moon rock...I want him to be happy but every time he even hears her name..."Kara thought in frustration.
She's not a fool. She knows that Sam is Danny's best friend and they have known each other since kindergarten and that's why it hurt Danny so much when she betrayed him like that.
Kara knew from personal experience how much it hurts to lose someone you have a bond with, in different ways but there is still pain there.
She had been at a lost for days now, she even made a special meeting with Kal-El at the Fortress of Solitude a few days ago to talk about the situation.
Flashback
A few days ago
Kara currently flying at top speed. She needed to talk to someone about her situation regarding Sam Manson and there is only one person for that.
That's why she is heading to one location where she is sure to find him.
The Fortress of Solitude.
Yes, The Fortress of Solitude. Superman's secret hiding spot from the world whenever he either wants to relearn Krypton's history or just needs a break from being the world's # 1 superhero for a bit.
Few people ever really visit, mostly because it's located in the Arctic. However, one person who knows of its location and can reach without his help arrived to ask for advice.
"Kal El?!..." Kara asked, walking in, seeing nobody present so far.
"Clark?!...'She shouted and that's when she heard the sound of something coming towards her, and it was fast.
"Clark?! No... wait. Those are FOUR legs I hear walking..."Kara thought as she was then pounced on by what was running, and he was licking her face with joy at her return.
"Krypto!..." She giggled as she pushed the Superdog off playfully.
"I miss you too, boy... Where's my cousin?..."She asked the kryptonian pooch.
"Up here..."
Kara looked up and saw Superman himself hovering down.
"Where were you?..." She asked.
He hasn't been home in days and she had to stay over Lois's place while he was out on "business".
"I had a signal that an Almerac ship was close. Fortunately, the Justice League intercepted for me. They know I'm... not fond of their queen..."Kal El said with an uncomfortable look on his face.
"Maxima still pining for you?..." Kara asked with an eye roll.
"And to breed supersoldiers with me..." He said with a shudder.
Since he clearly wanted to change the subject, he turned to his younger cousin.
"Anyway... what brings you here?..."He asked, actually curious.
"I need some advice... on that girl..."Kara said with a sigh.
Kal El/ Clark knew who she is talking about.
"Sam, was it?..." Clark asked and Kara nodded.
"I see..."
"Danny is still miserable after the stunt she pulled. He tries to act like he's okay when he's around me but I can see it in his eyes that he misses her but he is too hurt to actually talk to her..."Kara said.
Kal El looked sympathetic. He actually felt sorry for his cousin's boyfriend. He's a good kid and what his friend did was inexcusable...but still...
"You told me that they have known each other since they were children and I think that as much as he is mad that she disrespected you and violated both your privacy, I think he's even more hurt by the fact that he feels he can't trust her anymore..."Kal El said.
"I just don't know what to do...I want Danny to be happy but I don't think he can be without his friend...I know she... doesn't like me. Honestly, I don't want the feeling to be mutual. So, what do you think I should do?.."Kara asked her cousin.
"Well... you can't make someone like you against their will Kara. However, you can show patience and show them a bit of humility and kindness..."He suggested.
"I tried that before she knew who I am. Look where we are now..."Kara said with her arms crossed.
"Kara..."Kal El chided.
"Sorry..."She muttered, while her cousin continued to try and give her advice.
"Look, the fact that she does know you could technically break every bone in her body yet you choose not to is a start. All I can suggest is... don't stop being who you are. As for this Sam, she needs to see in time the first step in forgiveness is to forgive herself. I'm afraid that's something she has to do on her own..." He said.
"So what do I say to Danny to help him feel better?..."She asked.
"Just remind him that she hasn't ratted anyone out yet. That means there's still a chance for them to be friends. Maybe for you two to be friends too..."He said optimistically.
"Somehow I doubt that..."Kara thought in exasperation, before and her cousin continued to speak to each other on the topic.
End Of Flashback
Present time
That's more or less how it went.
Kara tried to follow her cousin's advice but it's obviously that Danny won't feel better unless Sam Manson does something to earn his forgiveness but after the stunt she pulled, the options are very limited.
And each day she and Danny aren't speaking, is another day he's not happy and all Kara wants is to see him happy again.
"Maybe I should talk to her...it can't make things any worse..." Kara thought as she was still flying.
However, her ears suddenly picked up screams and she knew that duty calls.
"Oh man, looks like I'll have to wait another time..."Kara thought as she flew to the direction of the screams, to save the day like she always does.
Unknown to her, the very person she was thinking of had just seen her and was looking at her in a mixture of envy, shame and disbelief.
"It's her...where's she going?..."Sam thought bitterly.
"Probably off to go save someone's life, stop a runaway train, save a kitten from a tree...be amazing as usual..."Sam thought bitterly as she looked down.
She couldn't stand this. It was bad enough that Kara turned out to be an actually nice girl but her being Super Girl, one of the people she actually admired made her feel even more pain and jealousy.
Sam always admired strong female woman, including the one's in the superhero community.
People like Wonder Woman, She-Hulk, Elastigirl, Captain Marvel and Super Girl had been some of her heroes growing up, showing her that woman were just as capable as men and can save the day too. Normally she hated girls who were bright primary colors and with a wholesome, pristine look but Super Girl had been her exception because she proved to the world that she can be just as heroic as her cousin, the legendary man of steel.
Now things were different.
Super Girl or Kara or whatever she calls herself...she has it all.
She's beautiful, strong, powerful, kind, brave, selfless and adored by pretty much the entire world...especially Danny.
Sam just stood there, feeling her feelings fermenting.
Feelings of sadness, bitterness, anger, jealousy, shame and loneliness.
"Mmm...such misery is so...delicious..."A voice echoed, startling Sam.
She wiped behind and gasped, before narrowing her eyes.
"YOU?! What are you doing here, Spectra?!..."Sam said in defense, while the wicked she-ghoul just smirked.
"Well, maybe I couldn't help but be attracted to the large aura of misery yours generating..it's...irresistible..."Spectra said darkly as her eyes glowed even darker red.
Sam reached out for her wrist ray or Fenton thermos...only to realize that she didn't have it.
"Darn it...I forgot...Jazz made me give them back..."Sam thought in dread.
Her mask of bravado briefly dropped when she realized that she didn't have a weapon on her and Spectra sensed the spike of fear in her.
"Aw, seems the little tough goth is currently unarmed...how nice...'Spectra mocked as Sam narrowed her eyes and immediately started running and dived under her bed to get something.
Jazz might have confiscated some of the weapons but there was one that she managed to keep hidden.
"Oh please..hiding under the bed..how juvenile can you get?..."Spectra mocked only for Sam to come out, with a mini Fenton blaster in her hand.
"How's this for juvenile?..."Sam shouted as she pulled the trigger and sent a blast at her, though it briefly stunned Spectra.
Sam would have made a break for the door, but the she-ghoul recovered, knocked the weapon out of her hand and grabbed her by the arm.
"Well, that was fun but I got you know..."Spectra said.
"What are you going to do with me?...'Sam said, actually beginning to feel some of her emotions being drained again.
"As much as I'd love to stay here and suck the rest of your emotions out, I am actually here on business..."Spectra said with her evil smirk.
"Business?..'Sam questioned.
"You have a meeting with a certain someone...but just so you don't start screaming and getting those pesky humans all worried..."Spectra soon released a powder and before Sam knew it, she was knocked out.
"Almost too easy...without Phantom to back you up, you're helpless...utterly helpless..."Spectra mocked to the unconscious girl before pulling out her phone.
"I got the girl..."Spectra said into her phone.
"Excellent Spectra, phase 1 is now complete..now for phase two..."Was told.
"On it..."Spectra said with a smirk as she ordered someone else to enter the room.
After a few moments of speaking, the evil ghoul soon left with her captive.
She had to deliver her to a certain client who was very interested in speaking to her.
"Mmm...What happened?..."Sam groaned as she regained consciousness.
She soon saw that she was no longer in her own bedroom but in some kind of lab.
"Where am I?...'She questioned as she looked around, getting a bad feeling about this.
"Ah, I see that you're finally up..."A new voice was heard.
A voice that made Sam wipe back and she glared daggers at who it was.
"YOU!..." Sam shouted with disgust.
It's none other than Vlad Masters . Vlad Plasmius a.k.a. Danny's number one arch enemy and the biggest creep ever.
"Ah... Samantha, was it?..." Vlad asked in a mock friendly tone.
Sam pointed threateningly at him.
"Nobody calls me that, unless-"
"Unless what, girl?" He asked, dropping his fake politeness. "Bare in mind that unlike Daniel, I have no qualms carrying you 50 stories and letting you plummet..."Vlad said.
Sam, realizing she has no means of defense, lowered her arm and dropped her tone.
"What do you want? Why did you bring me here?..."Sam demanded.
Whatever it is, it can't be good...that's for sure.
"Simple, I needed to speak to you and Spectra was gracious enough to deliver you to me..."Vlad said.
"Spectra? Since when does she work for you?..."Sam questioned.
"Since I discovered that she is as greedy as she is vain...she was more than willing to fetch you for me at the right price, since Skulker was unavailable..."Vlad said.
"What do you want with me, Plasmius?..."Sam demanded, keeping her guard up, just in case.
"My dear, I have only come to offer to assist you..."Vlad said.
"Assist me?..."Sam questioned and got weirded out by his smirk.
"You know... we have a lot in common, you and I?..."Vlad said.
"Please, the only thing you and I have in common, Plasmius, is that we're the only ones who don't think your Dracula hair is lame..."Sam said with her arms crossed.
Vlad was about to speak, but looked offended.
"LAME?! Who said- never mind..." He returned to his previous, hollow charm.
"I mean we've both lost the one we love to someone so much... not like us. And it drives us crazy. Then again, unlike Daniel's so called chosen girl, Jack Fenton wasn't very... SUPER..." Vlad said, smirking more at the final word.
Sam rose eyebrows at how he emphasized that word.
"N... no. No she's not..."
"I know her secret..." He said... "I know that she and the suppose girl of steel are one and the same, I am not as thick as the rest of the masses..."Vlad said as he pulled out one of his devices that shows both images of Kara and Super Girl, claiming to be a match.
"How?..."Sam asked, flabbergasted.
"I have my ways..."Vlad said mysteriously..." But I am not here to talk about that...as I said..I can help you get rid of her..."Vlad said.
"What?..." Sam asked quietly.
"I have seen the way you look at her, Samantha...she took something that was suppose to be yours, not only did she take Daniel's love away from you, but she ruined your friendship with him...it hurts but there is a way to set things back to how they are suppose to be..."Vlad said in a dark tone.
"What?..."Sam questioned.
"I can't tell you everything now but I have plans for that little kryptonian girl...but I will need some help...if you ensure your cooperation, we can get rid of her..."Vlad said.
"Get rid of her?..."Sam questioned in shock.
"I can promise I won't kill her...but if you do as I say, I can promise you that I can make it so that she and Danny never see each other ever again..." Vlad explained.
Sam gasped.
"Really?..." She asked in a whisper.
"Indeed..."He said with that smirk of his.
Sam froze for one moment.
Vlad put out his hand, expecting her to take it.
"What do you say?..."Vlad said to the gothic girl who still looked stunned by what he just said.
The Next Day
Danny was in his room, getting ready to take Kara to her Fall Formal. He was dressed in his Sunday best, his hair was somewhat neat, his tie is straight, his shirt is tucked in and he even wore Kara's favorite cologne as the personal touch.
"There...as good as it's gonna get..."He said as he tried to focus on escorting Kara to the dance and making sure she has a great time tonight.
She has done so much for him while he had been in his funk and he knew this dance is really important to her. He won't let his issues with Sam spoil it for her.
"Let's see,wallet...breath mints...emergency thermos...anything I'm missing?..."Danny thought, before he caught a glance at what he was looking for.
"The corsage...duh..."Danny said as he grabbed said floral item.
It was an elegant white and blue corsage that he knew Kara would love. He picked it up this morning.
Due to all of his recent ghost activity, in between his moodiness about Sam, he didn't have a lot of time for corsage shopping until the last minute but he had been very lucky that Mr. Smithy had been generous today.
Flashback
Danny was walking to the flower shop where he bought all of his bouquets during the summer.. He wanted to make a good impression at Kara's formal. He just hoped he wasn't too late.
"Okay..." He said to himself... "I'm not gonna think of Sam, or whatever Vlad was up to. This is for Kara, she's done so much for me, and I have to pick something I know she'd love..."He thought as he entered and the cashier immediately recognized him.
"Ah, Danny! My favorite customer from the Summer. I take it you finally have a girlfriend?..."Mr. Smithy asked.
"Yup, and I'm buying a corsage for her formal..." Danny said.
"Alrighty... I got just the thing! Be right back!..."The elderly man said as he went to the back, leaving Danny alone.
He took a deep breath and actually smiled.
"This shop helped me make a lot of good friends and girls who, for all I know, might've been something more if I woke up with one of them in my head that morning..."Danny thought, before shaking away that thought.
"What am I thinking? Kara is the only one for me..."Danny thought as he continued to wait.
He has a great girlfriend in Kara and he doesn't regret choosing her.
Sure, despite Cree, Vicky, or Katie, it was a great month. Sometimes he wonders how girls like Kim, Violet, Lita or even Starfire were doing. Though he didn't end up with one of them, he hoped they're doing okay since even though Kara is the one who captured his heart, he still cares for them as friends.
"Here it is..." He arrived with a corsage.
"This is our most elegant corsage. Normally it's about $39.95, but because of that month, I'll lower it by 10..."He offered.
"Awesome, thanks Mr. Smithy..." Danny said as he made the purchase.
End Of Flashback
That was how it went. He managed to get the corsage and now he has a dance to get to.
"It's already five...Kara said the dance is at six...I better leave now if I want to make it..."Danny thought as he changed forms.
His parents left a few hours ago to go investigate some haunting at an old abandon barn, so he didn't have to fake it with the train this time, since as far as they know, Jazz had escorted him there two hours ago.
The white haired boy soon grabbed the corsage and soon left for Metropolis, unaware that a pair of eyes were on him.
"Excellent..."Was heard.
Later
After almost half an hour of non stop flying, Danny soon made it to Metropolis and managed to find his way to the Kent apartment.
Once there, he made sure no one was around before changing back. Once he did, he rang the doorbell.
Soon Kara answered it and Danny blushed when he saw how she looked.
She was wearing a long, red dress with a sweetheart neckline and her hair was in a braided updo. She is still wearing her glasses but she still looked so beautiful.
"Wow...you look amazing..."Danny said, meaning it, which earned him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks, you look amazing too..."Kara said.
"I got this for you..."Danny said as he handed her the corsage.
"It's beautiful...thank you..."Kara said, smiling before sharing a quick kiss.
"Come on, we don't want to be late..."Kara said as she grabbed his hand soon the two were off.
However, neither of them could predict what would happen this evening after they arrive to the dance...
-To be continued-
Next time on TMDDF: Danny and Kara
The Fall Formal II
A/N: Special thanks to NeoMark for helping with this chapter, you rock ;)
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
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