Hi guys, I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday, I know I did, it was awesome and I got to see my aunt and uncle who I rarely get to see…anyway, I was going to get Pain out, but I'm in the middle of something, also I wanted to try and get Contracted out to get that out of my library as soon as possible, but my one friend is away for the rest of the week and they want to wait until New Years' to update that one…and by the end of it, I'm going to either end up in prison for murdering them for making me write that story, or I'll check myself into a psychiatric ward for fear of going insane after writing that story.

Anyway, with that bit out of the way, please enjoy the second chapter. Also, may seem lie it's moving in a fast pace, but if I don't get this out in this chapter, I may never get it out.

Kitty, Ember, Valerie and Star stared at Danny as he laid in the middle of the room, staring up at the ceiling with a blank expression crossing his face, "So," everyone looked at the blonde teen as Star shook her head and arched a brow, "What's wrong? You've been lying there for a while and you haven't spoken to us."

"You mean besides the fact that I might turn evil, or be imprisoned, and the fact that the five of us share some weird bond thing thanks to Clockwork, I just learned that Sam sees me more than a friend, I see her as someone I can count on and nothing more, I don't know how she'll react when she learns about all of this an…wait a minute…would it be better or worse if I try explaining everything to her before she finds out some other way?"

He looked up at the four in confusion as Kitty sighed and crossed her arms, "It'll be best if she finds out sooner rather than later,"

"Okay?" Danny arched a brow and shook his head, "But…would it be better if one of you tell her, or if I told her?" all eyes locked on him and his eyes widened, "W-wait…are you serious? I have to tell her about-" the four silently nodded as Danny groaned, "Right…might as well get this over with," reaching in his pocket, he took his phone out and ran his fingers across the screen.

Time slowly passed before a knock at the door caught everyone's attention. Taking a deep breath, Danny stood up and slowly walked towards the door. Opening the door, he saw his female best friend Sam Manson standing on the front step, a small smile painted across her lips, "Hey Danny…you said you needed to talk to me?"

Danny sighed as he rubbed the back of his head, "Yeah…you might want to come in…this is going to be a long talk," confused, Sam nodded before following Danny into the house.

Danny closed the door as Sam stared at the four guests in disbelief. Looking over her shoulder, she shook her head at Danny, "Danny? Why are Kitty and Ember here? Why are Valerie and Star here? What's going on an-"

"This…is going to take some time to explain," Danny inhaled slowly as Sam arched a brow in confusion, "Just…take a seat somewhere and um…I'll try my best to explain everything that has happened that led to this," Sam slowly nodded before she sat down on the chair and Danny took a deep breath before he began explaining everything to her that had occurred earlier that day and Sam listened as her eyes widened.

Danny finished as Sam shook her head and glared at Ember with narrowed eyes, "You witch! You put him under some spell an-"

"Even if I did, what are you going to do about it, dipstick?" Ember smirked as she stuck her tongue out, "I didn't do anything to him. What he just said was true. That old man came to all of us before bringing us here. He then told us something about baby pop being imprisoned or someone named Dan Phantom returning, so the four of us will act as balance to keep baby pop out of trouble using some bond thing between us,"

"A-a-and…and why wasn't I invited!" Sam glared at Danny, who frowned and looked away, "Danny, I'm your best friend…why wasn't I told about this? Why didn't Clockwork come to me and-"

"Because the four of us care about Danny," Valerie interrupted, "Rather it's in his Phantom form or his human form, the four of us care about Danny and Danny cares about us just the same,"

Sam's eyes widened, "That's not to say I don't care about you, Sam," Danny added in a panic before rubbing the back of his head, "You and Tucker are my best friends and nothing can change that, and while I didn't know about your feelings towards me until recently," Kitty, Ember, Valerie and Star rolled their eyes, "I…I uh…hold that thought," Sam watched as Danny walked over to Kitty and the two began whispering to one another.

Danny took a deep breath before he straightened himself up and walked over to Sam, "Sam…I see you as a good friend, someone I can count on when I need support, but…I'm sorry, but I don't feel the same way as you do towards-" before he could finish, his eyes widened as he fell to the floor, doubled over in pain as Sam stood up and walked out of the house in a huff, slamming the door behind her.

The four stared at Danny and Star frowned, "That was a little extreme. She overreacted just because you don't feel the same towards her as she does towards you."

"Something to be expected," Danny grunted in pain, "I didn't think she'd do this though,"

"Are you going to be okay, Danny?" Valerie questioned, concern lacing her voice, "She didn't have to kick you there. She could've easily slapped you before walking out like that,"

"I'll live…I think I may have lost one of my only two friends, but I'll-" before he could finish, his phone went off and he slowly dug it out of his pocket before looking down at the screen. Standing up slowly, Danny sighed and shook his head, "And it looks like Sam works fast. She talked to Tucker," the four walked over to him and looked down at the phone in his hand and read the lengthy message he had just received from his other friend Tucker Foley.

"Damn," Star shook her head as she looked at Danny, "I thought Foley was the type of guy who will hear both stories before doing something like this…guess I was wrong,"

Ember looked at Danny and slightly frowned, "Are you going to be okay, baby pop?"

"I'll live," Danny put his phone away before shaking his head, "How about I get us some drinks? I know where my parents keep the good stuff," Ember and Kitty stared at him in disbelief before the two ghosts slowly nodded while Valerie and Star stared at him with concerning glances crossing their faces, "You two don't have to join if you don't want to, but I want to forget about everything that just happened in the last ten minutes,"

"No…it's not that, it's just…we'd never thought you'd be one to sneak alcohol," Valerie shook her head, "But…after everything that just happened, I think it's a safe bet that it'll help all of us relax a little,"

"And wouldn't your parents be concerned if their alcohol just vanished?"

"Let me worry about that," Danny inhaled slowly, "Do you two want a drink or not?" the two friends slowly nodded before Danny turned and walked away from them in silence.

The five drunkenly laid on the floor, Kitty and Ember shooting the ceiling while Valerie and Star talked to one another and Danny stared at the burnt ceiling with red, narrowed eyes, "Danny?" he heard Kitty hiccup and he hummed as he looked at her in a drunken daze, "W-where's your sister? And your parents?"

"College and my…home tomorrow," Danny sighed and shook his head, "Why? What…what did…well my parents hunt ghosts, but-"

"We just don't like your mother, your sister or your female best…ex best friend," Ember hissed and narrowed her eyes, "They're horrible people," Danny sighed before turning into his Phantom form and he, Ember and Kitty began shooting the ceiling.

This chapter would've been different, but I needed to get him telling Sam about the whole ordeal now because if I didn't, I swear it wouldn't have gotten out. Please enjoy.