Hey everyone! Yes I am in fact still alive. But I have a small announcement. I won't be updating monthly throughout the summer and maybe a little bit of fall. Granted that's only like 2 months but I thought I should let you guys know. Anyway, I wrote this a while ago and never posted it so here. It's about time we had a fight. Don't you think? Elsa and Danny are already a couple in this.
"Danny, this isn't worth getting all worked up about."
Elsa and Danny stood in his room. It was early in the afternoon and they had been on their way home from school when Technus decided to show up. Danny, of course, tried to kick his butt but he escaped through a nearby power line. Tucker is trying to find any trace of him by hacking into the energy company's records. Sam is at the tech shop on the lookout for any strange activity. Elsa and Danny were in his room. They were supposed to come up with a plan of action but Danny was just scolding and stressing himself out.
"Elsa, he got away!"
Elsa firmly placed her hands on her hips, "I know that, but pacing your room is not going to help. You need to calm down."
"I need to calm down?! You're the one who is acting like nothing's wrong. I just lost a crazy villain ghost and now he could be anywhere!"
"Hey, don't raise your voice at me. I know you're stressed, I get it-"
"You get it?!"
"Yes Danny, I understand. I have powers too, you know."
"You hide your powers from everyone! Me? I have to use mine to save others! I didn't want that kind of responsibility! But now if I screw up others pay the price!"
"That's not my fault. Why are you acting like this? We are supposed to be coming up with a plan, not arguing."
He groaned and turned away, facepalming, "You're useless."
Okay, she'll admit, that did sting a little. But now she was all worked up as well. She took a deep breath to calm herself before speaking again but he beat her to it, looking at her with angry eyes and speaking through gritted teeth, "I never asked to be like this."
"I understand that but you can't go and take it out on me or anyone else."
"Like you would understand! You're not constantly fighting to keep things under control!"
"Of course I am. Maybe not outwardly but my powers give me problems all the time. Just last week-"
"I don't care!"
Elsa gasped and covered her mouth as his words sunk in. She could feel tears beginning to sting her eyes. He didn't care. That thought terrified her. For years she had been all alone with no one to confide in and then she found him. Losing that bond would devastate her. She had often wondered whether or not she annoyed him. Now he just told her to her face. She didn't know whether he meant it or not, but what she did know was that that sentence hurt, a lot, and she needed to get out of there.
Danny's eyes went wide when he realized what he had said. "Elsa-" but it was too late. She had already turned on her heel and ran out the door. "Stupid!" he facepalmed, "Come on Fenton. It's your fault Technus got away, not Elsa's." His mood calmed and he sadly looked at the empty doorway. He finally decided to give her some space before he apologized. The last thing he wanted to do was upset her more.
His phone suddenly began to ring. "Hello?" he answered.
"Danny!" an out of breath Sam said over the phone, "Technus is at the… pant… he's-"
"Hold on Sam. I'll be right there," he said, knowing where she was. He ended the call and changed into Phantom. As he flew out of his window, a paper was blown off his desk by the wind he had created. It was a science test with a big red "F" on it.
Danny reached the downtown area in no time. He immediately spotted his three friends and flew up to them. Elsa and him locked eyes for a moment and his heart dropped when he noticed her eyes were slightly red. The sound of screaming bystanders brought his focus back to the situation, "Where-"
A giant foot that was composed of several computers, phones, and other electronics stepped out of the smoke that was covering the entire computer shop.
"There," Sam answered.
All four sprung into action, targeting different spots on Technus's robot. The ghost kept calling out announcements to which Danny responded with witty comebacks. Elsa didn't pay much attention to them as she focused on damaging the leg she had targeted.
She noticed a large cable that seemingly powered the foot. She kneeled down, aimed her Fenton Mini-Bazooka at the cable and fired. She successfully hit her target, letting out a small "Yes" after she had done so. But the leg suddenly lurched forward and she was sent flying back on the pavement.
Danny stopped when Technus lurched forward and he heard a small cry of pain. He looked down at the ground to see Elsa sprawled on the pavement, seemingly unconscious.
No. Not her. Please not her.
All thoughts of Technus left his mind as he flew down towards her. He landed and kneeled next to her, scooping her up in her arms. "Elsa," he pleaded, his voice slightly panicked, "Elsa please. Answer me." She was breathing and there was no sign of external injuries except a few cuts and bruises but Danny had no idea whether there was internal damage or not. "My god, I'm an idiot! Please, be okay, Elsa, please. I can't lose you…"
"Stupid girl! Destroyed my energy circuits!"
Danny's head snapped up at the sound of Technus's voice. That ghost, he was the reason they had been in that fight. That stupid fight. Danny looked back down at girl in his arms, and his anger burned inside of him. How dare that annoying ball of ectoplasm hurt her like this. He gently laid her back on the ground before he turned to face the ghost with angry eyes. His fists glowed green with energy as he flew up to the giant robot and attacked.
"Miss Winters? Miss Winters can you hear me?"
Elsa's eyes slowly opened as she heard a voice call out to her. "Ah, there you are. How do you feel?" Her eyes adjusted to the light as she recognized an emergency room. She slowly sat up on the bed, ignoring the soreness in her muscles. "Um, alright I guess. Just a little sore."
The jolly looking doctor nodded and wrote her answer down. "Now do you remember anything? Are you having loss of memory?" Elsa thought for a second, "I was at the computer store when…" she stopped for a moment before continuing, "I, um, got knocked on the head with a computer or something."
After testing her vision, hearing, strength and sensation, balance, coordination and reflexes, the doctor spoke again, "Well, the good news is you don't show any signs of a concussion. Did you eat anything today?"
Elsa tried to remember, "I had a smaller lunch than usual. I had to take a test. And I don't think I ate breakfast either."
The man nodded, "I think the impact on your head plus your low blood sugar may have caused you to pass out. Luckily, you only have a few bumps and bruises so you'll be okay. Just take pain medication for the aches and if you experience any dizziness, nausea, or memory loss, don't hesitate to contact your doctor. Your family is waiting in the lobby." Elsa nodded and thanked the man while hopping off the hospital bed.
The doctor smiled at her, "You're lucky you know. When Danny Phantom brought you in here, I thought-"
"Danny Phantom?!" she looked at him with her eyes wide. He nodded, "Yes, he came in with you unconscious, saying you had been caught in the crossfire of the fight downtown. He seemed very concerned."
Elsa sat on her bed trying to put two and two together. Her family had been asking her what happened ever since she came out of the emergency room. She just brushed it off. After that, her mother had privately asked why she looked so upset, even went so far as to ask if it was Danny who had upset her. Elsa only told her that she was fine, just a little tired.
She wasn't fine.
Elsa not only felt saddened by Danny's hurtful words, but also embarrassed that she had taken them so seriously. Those things were said in the heat of the fight and might not even mean anything. But then again, they might be true. That's what was so confusing, not knowing how the other felt.
Her phone ringing brought her out of her thoughts. She reached over to answer it, "Hello?"
"Hey Elsa, it's Sam."
"What's up?"
"First of all how are you? Danny flew away with you before we had a chance to ask what was wrong."
" … I'm fine. Just a little roughed up."
"Well, Tucker and I were wondering if the four of us should have a movie night."
"You know to celebrate the awesome win we had today," Tucker piped up from Sam's end of the phone. Elsa heard rustling and a faint "Ow" and assumed that Sam had just pushed Tucker away. Elsa spoke timidly through the phone, "Sorry Sam, I'm not really up for it tonight…"
"Are you feeling sore?"
"No… not exactly. Um, Danny and I got into a fight…"
There was a small pause on the other side of the line before Sam spoke again, "What did he do." It sounded more like a statement than a question.
"It really isn't that big of a deal-"
"Of course it is! Elsa, what happened?"
"He just said a few things. I know it's only a small fight and we'll probably get over it but... I don't know, it still hurt…"
There was a long pause before Elsa heard, "I'm coming over," and the line went dead.
Not to long after, there was a knock on her bedroom door. Before Elsa could even stand up, it burst open, revealing Sam with two bags in her hands. "Okay, so I'm not very good at comforting and chick flicks but I'll try."
"He said that?!" Sam exclaimed, slamming her empty ice cream pint on Elsa's nightstand, "That son of a - Urgh! I'm so going to get him for this!"
"No Sam don't. Danny's been really stressed lately and looked very upset after school today," Elsa reassured her, setting down her ice cream as well, "He'll come around."
"He better or I'll make him," Sam threatened.
Elsa smiled, "You know Sam, I'm so glad to have a friend like you. Even if you aren't the, should I say, girliest of girls, you're still there for me."
Sam looked down guiltily, "Yeah… Listen Elsa, I wanna tell you something." Elsa looked at Sam with kind eyes, laying a hand on her shoulder, "Sam, you can tell me anything." Sam's eyes softened and she exhaled loudly, "I, um… I used to have a crush… on Danny."
Elsa stared at her with wide eyes, "Oh Sam, I'm so sorry…" Sam gave her friend a weird look, "Huh? Why are you sorry? I'm the one who just confessed having a crush on your boyfriend."
"Well, if I had known that before, I wouldn't have-"
"Stop right there," Sam held her hand out for emphasis, "I'm not telling you this to guilt you out of your relationship. You are one of the best things that ever happened to Danny. He always seems calmer when you're around." Elsa looked down at the comforter that they were sitting on. "I'm telling you not only to get it off my chest but so you know, I understand. Danny is completely clueless at times." A small smile appeared on Elsa's face at the remark. Sam continued, "Besides, before you moved here I told Danny myself. We are just friends. I'm over him anyway."
"Especially with that cute guy at your bookstore," Elsa winked in a shy, teasing way. Sam just rolled her eyes at the comment, causing both girls to laugh. "Oh, but I wish you could've been here to see the Circus Gothica incident," Sam said with a smirk. Elsa raised a brow, "The one with Freakshow? Danny's told me about him."
Sam shook her head, "I have three words for you. Red. Eyed. Danny."
Sam quickly pulled out her phone and pulled up a video. She paused the video in a certain spot and showed it to Elsa. It was a news report on robberies in Amity Park. Sam had paused it at a point where the news was showing security footage from the bank and lo and behold there's Danny in his old suit (the one without his signature DP symbol), a gold crown on his head, a large gold amulet around his neck, a dark, sly smirk, and of course, red eyes.
"Oh…" Elsa replied to the picture.
"Oh indeed," Sam smirked before putting her phone away, "Anyway Elsa, as much as I want to stay, I really should be heading home." Elsa nodded, "But send that picture to me. Like immediately." Sam laughed, "Alright. If you need anything, just call me." Sam then turned on her heel and showed herself out with Elsa waving goodbye to her.
Elsa turned to her clock on her bedside table. 9:30 PM. Personally she was exhausted and going to sleep sounded pretty fantastic right now. She changed into her pajamas and climbed into bed, falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Elsa woke at the sound of a light tap on her balcony door. She sat up and look out onto the balcony to find no one there. She glanced at the clock. 12:30 PM. What could've woken her up? She threw away the covers and made her way to the door.
She opened it carefully, letting the cool night wind sweep into her room. "Hello?" She called out softly. A figure suddenly materialized in front of her. None other than Danny Phantom.
"Danny," she said breathlessly, taken by surprise, "What-What are you doing here?"
He silently stood there for a few seconds, eyes running up and down her small form over and over again as if he was checking for an damages from this afternoon's fight. He finally met her eyes and took a shaky breath.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," he said, shifting his eyes to the ground, "It's not good enough but you deserve to hear an apology. I'm an idiot. I didn't mean a word of what I said. I let myself take out my emotions on the people I care about," he briefly glanced up to meet her eyes, "On you. I made a mistake, Elsa. I-It's just... It's been getting harder," he began to pace a little in front of her, "The stress of not knowing when your enemy is gonna strike, the paranoia, the anxiety. I sometimes wonder if it's even worth it. But then," he stops suddenly and looked up at her, a ghost of a smile tugging at his lips, "I look at you and all that melts away. I see you smile and laugh. You make me feel like what I'm doing is right. Like… Like I have something to protect. Something to fight for," he reached forward and gripped her shoulders, almost as if he wanted to pull her close and never let go, "I do care Elsa. I care about you more than anything in the world."
"Danny, you-you don't mean that," Elsa choked on her words as she felt a little sting behind her eyes.
"Yes, I do. I really do," he reassured her, "And I never want you to think differently." They locked eyes for a moment before they both gave in and collapsed into a tight embrace. Danny buried his face in her neck and Elsa relished in his warmth, her hands running through his silver hair.
"When I saw you unconscious on the pavement, something inside me just snapped," Danny said to her, hugging her tighter, if it were possible, "You were hurt and it was all my fault."
"Danny, it was not your fault," she tried to say sternly but failed when her voice cracked.
He pulled away but kept her body close, brushing his hand gently on her cheek, "To think for once I failed to protect you."
Elsa gripped his hand and held it to her face, shaking her head, "You could never fail me."
"Seeing you hurt like that almost broke me."
"I'm okay," she whispered soothingly, running her fingers gently through his hair, "I'm here and I'm okay. There was no serious damage." He looked down at the ground, "I can't even catch a stupid ghost without someone getting hurt. What kind of a hero am I?"
Elsa tilted his chin up to look in his eyes, "You're my hero, Danny. You always will be."
He blinked back at her before his eyes softened and he leaned in to kiss her. Elsa sighed into the sweet gentle kiss. She had hated being angry at him. He broke away and Elsa spoke against his lips, "Come inside with me." Danny's eyes widened but he felt her grip tighten on his shoulders as she said, "Please."
After a long pause Danny nodded. They finally let go of each other and Elsa took his hand, leading him into her room. When the door was shut and locked, Danny changed back and the couple was settled under the covers, he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him. A lazy smile spread across both their faces. Before she went to sleep, one thought crossed Elsa's mind.
She would have to ask about his red eyes in the morning.
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