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"You're the kid that girl is looking for, aren't you?" Allie asked as soon as they were out of hearing. Danny nodded cautiously.
"That obvious?" Allie grinned.
"So, is she why you want to stay in the human world? Is she your girlfriend?" Danny's face immediately screwed up at the thought.
"EWW! No! She's my sister!" He immediately regretted his words, and Allie's extremely audible gasp didn't help.
"Wait," she said, "You're that 1/2 ghost kid everyone talks about...the public enemy guy..." she began to back away.
"I'm no one's enemy!" Danny said, "Except when they come after me." He sighed and shook his head. "Look, all I want to do is go home." He scratched his head. "I didn't realize I had that kind of a reputation," Allie looked at him for a moment before nodding.
"You've been more than decent to me, and to Clarice, so I'll believe you for now, and yes, you do have a reputation. I'd be surprised if there isn't a ghost in the Ghost Zone that hasn't heard of you." They floated in silence for a few moments before she glanced at him. "I couldn't do what you're doing."
"What do you mean?" he asked, taken aback at her randomness.
"How can you keep a secret like that from your family?" She stopped moving forward and stared hard at him. "Especially when they come in to save your butt like she is." Danny bit his lip.
"It's not easy," he said. "And you going back there with me, and not me...er...in my ghost form, will raise a lot of questions." He grunted. "I get so tired of the lies sometimes, but I don't want people to get hurt...and I kind of have a deal with someone so I can't tell my parents or he might come after me--"
"But you can tell your sister," Allie began to move forward again.
"You really think I should?" The ghost girl stopped again, but didn't turn.
"I can't tell you what to do, but I think it would be a lot easier on both of you if she knew." Danny thought for a moment. She already covered for him, and he didn't know why. She had constantly, for as long as he could remember. Allie was right, she needed to be told. He nodded.
"You're right. It's not fair to her to come and rescue me, and not know why she has to." Allie shrugged.
"It's your choice, but either way, you lied to them." Danny's determination suddenly gave way to guilt.
"I did?" he hit his head with his palm. "Aw man!"
"Yes, and there's something I need to tell you about Cla--" She was cut off as they neared the porthole, and Danny heard his name called.
"Jazz," he said and took a deep breath. He'd better do this before his resolve melted away. "Thanks Allie," he said, and flew off, leaving his ghost companion behind.
"How rude!" Allie folded her arms and watched him leave. "Insulting really..." Her eyes started to gain a reddish tint, "I can't believe he INSULTED me!" Her fists balled, and she unwittingly called ectoplasmic energy to her. Her clothes and hair started to fly around as if a wind had suddenly come up. "That little freak won't leave here alive." and with that she followed after him...her eyes now glowing bright red.
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Danny gulped as he approached the pair and the porthole.
"...I guess I'm fine with humans as long as they have an escort," Clarice was saying when he came up to them. Clarice eyed him suspiciously.
"Did you...er...find him?" He took another deep breath.
"Look, I have to tell you something," he glanced at Jazz, "both of you." He cleared his throat as the now all too familiar ring appeared around his waist. "I'm sorry," he started out, may as well start on an apologetic note, "but I lied to you...both of you." His transformation finished, and he stood (or floated) there as Danny Fenton, 14-year-old human clutz. "My name is Danny Fenton...or Danny Phantom," Clarice gasped.
"The halfa!" she said. Jazz only smiled.
"I'm sorry," he repeated, "I didn't mean to lie to you, but yes, I am only half ghost, and I'm also half human." He shook his head. "I'm also sorry I didn't tell you before, and if you wouldn't...er...mention this to Mom and Dad, Jazz, I'd appreciate it." He looked down, not willing to look them in the eye. He waited like that for a few seconds, (although it seemed like hours) and no reply came.
"Jazz?" he looked over at his sister, who was staring at Clarice.
"Um...Danny, is she supposed to look like that?" Jazz asked. The ghost Danny saw before him barely resembled the Clarice he knew.
"You LIED to me?!?!" she growled. "HOW DARE YOU! HOW COULD YOU! I TRUSTED YOU!" Her hair flew around her wildly, and her eyes glowed red, giving her whole appearance a menacing look, and with that, she threw her hands in front of her. Danny's face went pale, as he realized that she was about to throw an ectoplasmic blast at him, and, as he was not in ghost mode, he had no way to counter it.