"I don't know, do you think it is normal?" And with that I flew off, although really, all I went to was right back into her house again. I came back into her living room, and I was lucky, because right after I had turned back to myself Sam and Tucker walked into the room.
"Danny, you have been acting really weird lately," Sam said, in a concerned voice.
"Yeah, I know I have been."
"Well, what is wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong…"
Tucker didn't find this entertaining, so he leaned up against the wall, and started messing around with his PDA.
"There is something wrong obviously. You are so… mysterious lately. Are you hiding something from me?"
That caught Tucker's attention, and he then put his PDA down by his side, and was now listening to us.
"No, I am not hiding anything from you. I would never hide anything from you guys," I lied, knowing that I was hiding something from them, but there was no way I was telling them.
"Your sure about that? Why can't you tell me why you are acting so weird then, huh?"
"I don't know why I am being weird, I guess I just am."
"Danny, there is obviously something wrong, and you aren't telling me something."
I started to get uncomfortable. Both her and Tucker were staring at me, and that made me feel weird.
"I have told you everything there is to tell about my life Sam, I never keep anything from you, and I never will, I promise."
"Well, you aren't holding your promise very good, because I know you are lying right now!"
"Sam I…"
"It's Ok Danny, you can hide things from me, because I am just going to do the same back."
"I know you are hiding things to Sam, like what were you saying to that ghost?" I asked her, realizing my mistake, since I hadn't been in sight when that had happened.
"Huh? How do you know about that?" Sam asked, now realizing, that she to was hiding things, and she was now caught.
"I just knew about it…"
"Danny… how are you finding out all of this stuff? And sneaking into my house…"
"I don't know… well… I know… but…"
"But what?"
Tucker was still listening, but he didn't want anything to do with our argument. He didn't want to get caught up in it to, but he still wanted to know what was going on.
"I am just good at
sneaking around."
"Then… how did you find out about me with
the ghost?"
"I snuck back into the room, after Tucker left. Then I went back to the living room."
"Did you hear anything we said?" Sam asked, now nervous of me finding out about her crush on the ghost, or me.
"NO, I didn't hear anything, why? See… you are hiding stuff to!"
"No I'm not! What would make you think that?"
"Well, you don't want me to know what you were saying, shouldn't you tell me?"
"I will tell you if you tell me what is going on with you," she told me, knowing that I wasn't going to let her know in all my life! Besides, I already knew about her conversation, since she was having it with me anyhow! To bad she didn't know that this whole time, that ghost was really me! Although, there was no way I was going to tell her, because than I would have no clue what she was going to think of me then. That might also ruin things for me, because then she would know what I was keeping from her, and she would probably be mad at me.
"There is nothing that I am hiding Sam, I promise you. I know I have been acting a little weird lately, but that is only because…"
"Because what?"
I couldn't think of anything. I shifted around nervously, looking away from Sam, trying to think of something. Tucker was still staring at me, and I could feel Sam watching me too.
"You can't think of an accuse, can you? Danny, I know you to well, and I know when you are hiding something. I know you haven't hid stuff from Tucker, or me in a long time. This is something really important, isn't it? Something that you aren't telling, because you are afraid of what will happen when you tell someone. Danny, I promise you, that I would never think of you differently for this. You know me, I would still like you no matter what. Why can't you just tell me?"
"Sam, I just can't…" Oh great, now I was being stupid, because I just literally let her know that I was hiding something! She said it in such a nice, calm voice though, that I couldn't help myself. I wanted so badly to tell her, but there was no way. She would yell at me from not telling her earlier, I just knew it.
"I knew you were hiding something!" Tucker then came in, since he couldn't stand not saying anything for that long. Sam gave him a mean glare, since she was probably thinking she had almost pried it out of me, and Tucker had to ruin it by shoving stuff in my face.
"Stay out of this Tucker!" Sam shouted at him, and Tucker immediately turned back to his PDA, and was trying to ignore our conversation, but I knew he was listening.
"Look Sam, I am going to head home, Ok?" I told her, and I walked out the door without even saying good-bye.
I didn't go far though, because my ghost sense went off, and I knew it was yet another one of those stupid ghosts trying to get Sam. I was going to have to camp out here to make sure she was safe!
I changed into my ghost mode, and flew up to Sam's room, where the ghost was standing, looking around for Sam.
"Let me guess, you are here to catch Sam for your boss too?" I asked, and he jumped, not noticing me enter the room.
"Yeah, I am, what's it to ya?" he asked. He was yet another punk looking ghost, and he looked just like the last one, only he was taller, and fatter.
"Never mind, just get out of here!" I yelled at him, as I kicked him, causing him to fall backwards.
Sam then came running into the room, because she had obviously heard the commotion. It was now getting dark outside, and the Sun was just about gone. The sunset was letting off a pinkish color this night, and it was filling up her room, giving everything an off color, since she didn't have any lights on.
"There she is," the ghost said, with a smile, which revealed his missing teeth.
"Huh?" Sam asked, not knowing what was going on. Tucker showed up in the door soon after her, and he had to stay to watch the action.
"I though you were leaving?" Sam asked Tucker, probably wanting him to leave.
"I will after this fight!"
I pulled out the thermos, and sucked him up with no problems though, since he wasn't putting up much of an effort for anything.
"That sucked," Tucker said, as he started to walk away. Sam closed the door to her room after him, and then turned to me.
"Are you always here?"
"No, not always, just when you are getting into trouble."
"Haha, very funny." Sam said, staring at me, then she continued, " I ran into here, because I thought I heard Danny. You have the same voice as him too. It is really weird."
"Really? That is cool." I said, not knowing what to say. I had to be careful around her, because she could find out about me at any time.
"So, what does DP stand for?" She asked me, as she walked closer to me, and I backed up some. I didn't want to stay to long, but then again, I could find out more about what she was suspecting of the real me.
"DP? It doesn't stand for anything, that is my name. I know, it is dull… but that is my name."
"Yeah… I think it stands for something though. What was your name when you were alive?"
"Danny, my name was Danny."
"Really? That is weird. Your last name?"
"I prefer not telling."
"Why? You aren't alive anyway, it is not like as though I could just track you down."
"Yeah, I know, but I would rather just keep it to my first name."
"I will tell you my name, if you tell me yours."
"Samantha Manson, I know."
"Wait… how do you know?"
"Uh, I just know."
"Have you been spying on me?"
"No, I don't spy on you, I swear. I wouldn't do that."
"Then how do you know when I am in trouble?"
"Because, I just know. I have a sense that lets me know, it is this bluish stuff that comes out of my mouth and then I shiver, if I am sleeping, or awake. I can always tell."
"Really? You will just start shivering all the sudden?"
"Yeah, I will, why?"
"No reason, I was just wondering. Can you stay here for a while? No one is in my house right now, so you won't get caught or anything."
"Sure, I guess I can stay."
"Cool, I want to show you my house." She said, as she grabbed my hand, and dragged me about her house. Nothing was new to me though, although I tried to pretend it was all new, and I hadn't seen any of it before.
"Nice, I like your house." I said, once we had gotten back to her room.
"Your not leaving yet, are you?" She asked me, wanting me to stay longer.
"Well, yeah, I have to leave sometime. You are not the only one I have to protect you know. I will be more than happy to stop by more often though, if you want me to. Although, I don't want to stop by here again to save you," I teased her.
"I can't help it!"
"I know you can't, it is not your fault."
"Wait, before you go…" she walked up to me, and put her arms on my shoulders, and pulled me up to her, and kissed me.
"Thanks," she said, and then let me go.
"Anytime, I will see you later!"
Once I had gotten home, I heard a knock on the door, and it was Sam.
"Hey, what are you doing here? You walk here all by yourself in the dark?"
"Yeah, I did. I wanted to come tell you something."
"All right, let's go up to my room though," I told her, as I led her up to my room.
"So?" I asked her, once we were in my room, and the door was shut.
"Well, I met that ghost again! This time though, I am sure you know nothing about it, so I am going to tell you. I don't think you were spying on me, were you?"
"No I wasn't."
"Ok, first of all, and really all I have to say is, he is going to come and see me more often! I showed him my house, he didn't really say much though. He sounds just like you, and looks an awful lot like you too."
"Cool, does he act like me?" I asked, playing along.
"Kind of, he keeps things to himself, but do you want to know the weirdest thing? His name was Danny too!"
"Wow, really? That is cool. Where did he live before?"
"I don't know… but I will ask him the next time I see him, I promise."
"Look Sam, I am sorry for being a little… secretive lately. You seem to tell me everything, and I know I should tell you what I am hiding…" Just then, I started to shiver, and the blue smoke came out of my mouth. I noticed Sam give me a weird look…
