Wild Weekend

It was the next day at school. Danielle was busy putting her books away. But her mind was distracted. She hadn't been able to sleep because of what the Council had said. BETROTHED! SHE HAD TO FIND A MAN THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD FIND WORTHY OF HER AND THE THRONE OR SHE WOULD BE FORCE TO MARRY THAT POMBUS JERK TWO-BIT KENNETH! I'M ONLY FOURTEEN WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO. She thought depressing. She got so angry that she slammed her locker and then all the other lockers in the hall but Danny's burst open.

"Oh my, really hope that no one saw that. It just not fair. Why should I do what the Council wants? Oh that right cause I don't want to be exiled and humilities beyond belief! But how do I tell him the truth? " She grumbled

"Hey Danielle! Nice to see that you ok!" called Danny as her ran up to her.

She couldn't bear to face him. So she ignored him till he caught up with her and got in front of her. "Stop," he panted "Danielle why are you running from me? I 've got a few questions to ask you. I was really worried last night when you brushed me off."

She gazed into his eyes and her telepathy went into overdrive. She could feel his concern and worried. All the memories of yesterday flew into her from his point of view. She wanted to reassure him. But she also didn't want to dive deeper into his mind. So she tried to form a mental block.

Sighing she said, "I'm sorry, I truly didn't mean to come off as a cold shoulder vulgar person. I mean here my first opportunity to have real friends and I become an ice sovereign! Its just I got a lot on my mind right now. It literally feels like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. I should have called last night, I'm sorry. You and Sam, and Tucker are still coming over after school to study right?"

"Its, ok. I know what its like to have the world on your shoulders. But maybe I could help you take a load off if you told me what your little epic dilemma is? When I tried to call you last night all I got was someone saying that they where your secretary." He said sympathetically

"Secretary? I've got no secretary! What was her name?" asked Danielle at a complete loss

"What was it? Lena, Elisa, Eille, Lila. Snapped his fingers "Elaine! That was it! She said you were in a meeting and couldn't be disturbed under any circumstance! So give me the 411 what was emergency? Danielle you can tell me anything I'm very good at keeps secrets."

Looking at him she want then and there to tell him everything but it would have to wait. She told him instead. "I will tell you everything in time. But I've got certain obligations right now that must come first. I like to tell you everything. But you must promise when I reveal all of my secrets you must tell me all of yours!"

"I promise. Come on Sam and Tuck are waiting for us in English. By the way before I forget. You know that this weekend is a long weekend right? She nodded "Well my parents want you and your guardians to come over for dinner this Saturday is that all right with you? I mean if its isn't I understand and I guess I could tell my parents that your not coming. You probably shouldn't come anyway because my dad he well a little how to you put this nicely eccentric ha I'm babbling aren't I?" he said with a crimson expression.

"Yes. I love to come and I'm sure Gwen and Kal would too. Your parents don't mind cats and dogs do they? Light and Demon are never left home alone! But trust me I'd be more red then a valentine on the fourteenth of February when you come over dinner at my parent's house. Come on let's hurry! We wouldn't want Lancer on our tail!" She laughed as they rushed off to class.

It was a nice standard day at school. No ghostly interruptions. They were given a lot of homework. They were all heading to Danielle house to study. They were all laughing at a joke that Tucker made when Danielle stop and shivered.

"Danielle is everything ok? Are you chilly or something? You look a little pale. Is everything all right?" asked a distress Danny as he held her hands that were snow white and ice cold.

She had this bizarre look on her face so Sam and Tucker look at her and both became alarmed. She looked under the weather so Sam got out a cell phone and start to dial when Danielle stopped her.

"Please no doctors. I just need to get home and lie down for awhile," she groaned. She held her stomach with her right hand and held her head with her left.

"You sure you could be very sick. You haven't looked well all day. You kept complaining about headaches all afternoon." Said Sam in voice full of anxiety

"I've to agree. You look terrible, better not to take any chances," said Tucker. But she shook her head an said "My house is two blocks away please Danny could you carry me?" He nodded and carried her the rest of the way but he felt the hairs on the back his neck stand up as if a sinters presence was nearby. Unheard by them all was evil chuckle as someone was watching with a pair of high-octane binoculars

"Soon I shall have two ghost children to add to my collections!"

"Lie her down, there, there. You three go upstairs and start studying. They're nothing more significant then high-quality education. Go she be fine. Its probably just a virus." Shooed Gwen as she checked Danielle out.

"You'll tell us if something wrong?" said Danny who looked like he was about to keel over from being anxious.

They all reluctantly went upstairs and Gwen gave her two Tylenol and said in a very serious voice. "All right I understand that the stress the Councils has put on you might have caused your stomach to be a bit upset. And I recognized that your telepathy is giving you a bit trouble because your mind is having a hard time staying focused. But what's the real problem your Highness?"

"I think I'm being stalked by someone. I felt like someone was watching me all day! And I want to get closer to Danny. But I don't want rush into a commitment. I want to be his friend before I take a risk at becoming his" gulping she utter in a whisper "girlfriend As the king of rock and roll said "Only Fools Rush In" which I think is true. And it is a good song as well as a great movie. Anyway I'm feeling better. So I'll just go to my room and study." She said as she began to get off the couch.

"Stop! There more its there? We have to talk about this now! So get comfy on the sofa. Your friends can wait awhile! Tell me everything Princess Danielle Anastasia Fantana. " She said piercingly

" I want Danny to be my betrothed. He and I are two sides of the same coin. I liked him from the moment he first became Danny Phantom but I want to know both the Phantom as well as the Fenton. He is a great guy with or without the powers of a ghost. And he is doing something about the Renegades not like the Council who only have sat on their silk cushion and done nothing. But if I tell him the truth how will he take it? What if he only sees a beautiful object he can control and manipulate. What if he only wants my power and not me? Or worse what if he rejects me all together and I lose his friendship? Or if he accept what of the price! The consequences and risks that come with being my betrothed! I know that my mother was able to make the choice. But she sacrificed so much to be with father. Can I ask him to do the same? It's a no win situation anyway you look at it. If I ask Danny to be my betrothed there comes a lot of messy problems. But if I don't ask him and go with that pompous ass Kenneth he will only treat me like a thing and the Golden Age in the Ghost Zone will crumble faster than the walls of Jericho. Also if I refuse him then I'm banished and my family will be humiliated beyond belief and then Gabby will be in a bigger predicament than I am in. Gwendolyn what do I do?" she said in weary and worn out voice.

"Love, my princess is the biggest game of risk and chance. Love can be a blessing or a curse but you have to be able to put your heart on the line. Or you can be alone forever. Everyone wants a fairy tale love. Were you merely had to look into someone's eyes and kiss then you live happily ever after but that only happens once in a dream. But I think Danny does like you. He seems very concerned about you. But you are right there are certain risks here that are not in a normal relationship. But I'm sure when the times comes you'll meet the challenge head on and pass them with flying colors. Is there anything else?" her lady said softly as she rubbed Danielle's head.

"Yes we've been invited to Danny's dwelling for a feast on Saturday. Now can I please go to my room and study?" she asked. She nodded and said she bring snacks up in a few minuets.

"Sorry about keeping you waiting. Now lets see we have 20 words to spell correctly and then after looking for their definitions we then use them in sentence so which word should we do first?" she said as she pulled out a huge blue book. Tucker eyes were bugging out!

"Tell me are you serious or insane. You're telling me we are not using a computer but a book? The dictionary! Are you crazy no one uses books anymore! Not since everything went digital!" he whimpered

"You know Tucker people did live before the age of Laptops, MP3, DVD, CDs and Cell phones. They did things for themselves instead of being some lump of blubber. So put the PDA away and crack open a book. And make sure it's not a comic book. Try one with no pictures. Everyone look up five words. When you find them I'll show you something fun we can do." Piped Danielle. After they all found their set of words she gathered them up and put a dance mix CD in and began dancing after a few minutes she began to sing the words and sentence after awhile she pointed to Danny who took the hint and began to join her soon they where all dancing and rapping. The word stuck better in their heads this way.

Soon it was time for them to leave. She gave them each a CD with music to their homework. "Hope this helps. See you all tomorrow. Danny holds up. I'm very grateful that you help me home today. I had a weird feeling that someone was watching me. I just find it strange that you helped me when we hardly know each other." She said nervously.

"Listen, Danielle we may have only know each other for two days but to me you've been my friend for a life time. I can't wait to get to know you better." He said

"Thanks you, so Saturday at 7:00, right?" she asked He nodded and left. She closes the door. But still felt like she was being watch.

Later that night it was raining and thundering she was looking up the definition of Kalyptra " A thin veil that ancient Greece women wore over the face and as a headdress." All of the sudden the window burst open and the lightning flicker and she saw an ammoniums figure shadow on her wall. She screamed. Gwen and Kal came running in.

"Are you all right, Danielle? What happened?" asked Gwen she said as she hugged her close. Kal shut the window but Demon and Light were making awful ruckuses.

"I think that someone is trying to hurt me. They tried to get through the window. I don't know who it is but someone is trying to harm me!" she cried feverishly

"Shuu" said Gwen as she rocked her back and forth and stroke her hair. "I think it just the pressure you are under that your letting your imagining run wild."

"NO! I'm in danger." She pleaded.

"My Princess our loyalty to your family is unweaving. But we can't protect you from everything. You have to learn how to defend your self. Now it's late get some sleep. You don't need to get sick." Said Kal.

The rest of the week proceeded with out a hint of ghostly intervention but she still felt increase ably uncomfortable. Friday came and went and she was putting her books away when she notice that Danny was being pick on again by Dash.

"Hey, Fenton dork what makes you thinks you can hang with such a babe like Danielle? You honestly think someone has hot as she is would give you the time of day?" he scoffed while hiding his hands behind his back.

"You know Dash just because someone is attractive or has a lot a money doesn't me there a jerk like you. She been nice to me not out of sympathy which is what I'm sure you think she done it because I been nice to her and treat like a person and not a pretty face. Now if you don't mind I got to go bye!" he said smugly as he turned.

Dash growled and yelled at Danny who made the stupid mistake of turning around where he got a face full of soda. Laughing like a manic he spat "Think she still like you, loser! "

"Excuse me. Your Dash Baxter said a sexy voice, "Who wants to know?" "I do." said Danielle as she walked up to him. She walked up to him and ran her fingers down his back and cooed in his ear about how strong and masculine he was then when he lean in for a kiss she did a flip and landed behind him where she went low and knocked him off his feet and on to tender butt. Then water fountain exploded and he was drenched in the water. Then as he slipped and slid into a locker door smashed his head. " You know what I seriously do not want is your karma. Just remember next time you pompous ass you and the rest of your kind. The people that think looks and money all you need. That is so wrong you will have your turn at the bottom of the food chain someday so basically you treat others the way you wish to be treat. Come on, Danny lets leave this fool alone!" She helped him up and the walked away from Dash.

"Thanks. We're having steak tomorrow if that all right with you. Just a friendly warning. My Dad can be a total nut case when comes to the subject of ghost. So don't bring it up please. See yah!" he jetted off.

She stood smiling at him. "Danny Fenton you truly one of a kind" she murmured. She went home and spent the next five hours choosing what to wear. She final chose a pair of white platform shoes black leather jeans mid drift strapless top and her special lipstick.

When they arrived at the Fenton house the next night they where hoping to high heavens that their seconds skins would pass the Fenton detectors. Kal and Gwen were wearing clothes very satisfactorily.

The doorbell rang and everyone hurried down to greet the guest. "Now Jack, please behave. I can tell Danny really likes this girl and we should try to embarrass him. So absolutely no talk of ghost!!!" cried Maddie as she opens the door and in came the fabulous dressed Canmore's and Danielle. Even the animals looked presentable.

"Hello Mrs. Fenton Mr. Fenton, Jazz, Danny. We brought over a wonderful dessert to eat. Hope you don't mind that we brought our animals but they are never left alone. So shall we eat dinner?" asked Danielle

Before Maddie could show them the kitchen Jack brought out one of his zillion gadgets and screamed. "Face oblivion!!!!!! Ghost family! I will discover your ghostly powers!!"

Sweat formed on their faces has they hope he won't discover their secret. Maddie came to the rescue. "Jack! I told you! We would not discuss anything relent to ghost tonight!" She slapped his wrist "Now go and put all this ghost material away while I finish getting dinner done!" He muttered a bit but obeyed.

"I'm sorry Mrs. And Mr. Canmore, my husband Jack can be a bit to enthusiast when comes to ghost. Please come let put your dessert in the frig and you can relax in the living room."

"Thanks you, you can call me and my husband by our names. Everyone does. I'm Gwendolyn and this is Kal. The dog is Demon and the cat is Light." She replied as she hand her the pudding of cake.

Jazz led them to the living room and everyone was silence for a while. "So Jasmine tell us what are your hobbies we already know a ton about Danny what are you like?" Asked Kal as he stroke Demon back.

"Well I've gotten straight "A"s all my life. I'm in honor society and Spirit Club and I'm basely a perfectionist. Danny and me are the normal ones in the family. What about you two what's your story?" said Jazz

"Well we know each other all our lives and her little sister is married to my little brother. Our lives are dedicated to the services of protection and serving Daniellela's family. We have no other purpose." Said Kal.

"When were at home we having a lot of fun. Reading and dancing and horseback riding. Daniellela here is a champion at horseback riding. Her little sister is more talent in the arts." Said Gwen. Before Danielle could respond they were called to dinner.

Steaks, Corn on the cob, cranberries applesauce fried potato and milk. "It looks wonderful Mrs. Fenton. Simple heavenly! Lets eat!" said Gwen.

Everyone sat down at the table and began to eat. Danielle was nervous. She had been trained in proper etiquette and had attended more than a dozen formal dinners, but having dinner with Danny's family was just nerve wrecking.

"So Jazz what do you plan to do after high school?" Danielle asked trying to break the silence that had fallen over the table.

"I plan to attend Harvard and get my PHD in Psychology. I want to help teenagers with their problems." Jazz answered.

"Is that so my dear. Well I hope you reach your dream. Tell me Maddie how did you meet Jack?" Gwendolyn asked.

"We met in collage. Our romance was a whirlwind one. Tell me how did you meet Kal?" Maddie asked

"Oh we grew up near each other. It was just natural that we got together. By the way this is an excellent meal."

"So Jack what do you do besides chase after ghost? I mean do you have any hobbies?" Kal asked

"No ghost hunting is a full time job. If I have any hobbies its that I like to make cool ghost inventions. Here's my latest the Spectral Sunglasses! Aren't they neat? These babies can detect ghost aura!" Jack said getting all excited. Maddie elbowed him and whispered "Enough Jack!"

"So Danielle what exactly do your parents do for a living anyways?" Maddie asked.

"Their very important government officials. That's all I can tell you." Danielle said playing with her hair. Dessert was served and afterwards Danny snuck her down to the lab for some quiet time.

"So this is the Fenton Portal. Its amazing Danny! Do ghost really come out of it?" Danielle asked.

"Not to my knowledge. I brought you down here because I wanted to have some private time with you. I know we haven't known each other very long and I don't want to want to rush into anything but can I kiss you?" Danny asked hopefully.

"I thought you never ask." Danielle told him. She leaned in a kissed him. Their kiss was passionate. They both ran their hands over each other and Danielle's foot popped.

Suddenly a thin stream of blue ectoplasm left Danny's mouth. He shoved away from her and glanced behind him. There was no one there. But his ghost sense was still going off. What was up?

"Danny what's wrong?" Danielle asked straightening her clothes up. Danny held up a hand to silence her. Suddenly from the portal Skulker emerged! "I've come for the Ghost Girl." He told the two frighten teenagers as he leveled his laser at them.

"Quick in here!" Danny told Danielle shoving her into a locker and locking it before transforming. He then zoomed into the air and went after Skulker. "Your in for a world of trouble."

"I'm not interested in you Ghost Child. I want the Ghost Girl. Now get out of my way." Skulker shouted as he fired. Danny threw up a force field and kept attacking. What in the world was Skulker talking about? Danielle Phantasm wasn't anywhere near here.

"Hey Skulker leave him alone I'm the one you want." Danielle Phantasm shouted swooping out of nowhere and attacking Skulker. "Hey yah Phantom I could use some help with this guy. I believe he was stalking me earlier."

Rising to his feet Danny began to glow green all over. Suddenly his outfit changed to match Skulker's! "Wow what in the world happened to me?" Danny asked surprised.

"Looks like you have the power to mimic! It's a rare ghost power I don't even have it now come on this guy is beating the crap out of me." Danielle yelled dodging all kinds of weapon fire.

Using his newfound power along with Phantasm telekinesis they sent Skulker back into the Ghost Zone. He was screaming the entire time about how he get his revenge.

"Looks like we make a good team Phantom boy. Skulker is one of the worst Renegade's. I hope the Council deals with him properly when they meet up with him. Well I got to go see you around Phantom." Phantasm said giving him a quick kiss before disappearing leaving a very confused Danny.

After being "rescued" from the locker Danielle said good-bye to Danny and headed home with her guardians. Arriving home everyone revert back to ghost form where Danielle announced she was now Danny's girlfriend and partner in ghost hunting.