Chapter 24:
Sam smiled to herself as she lead the others around the corner. Only the memory of Kwan's face was in their minds, making them laugh. None of them seemed to be thinking straight. They were acting like friends. Sam wondered how long it would last.
Sam's POV:
Friends?
Is that what I actually thought we were acting like? At the moment, yes, we were. But it couldn't last for long. Could it? I surveyed them in my mind, imagining their answers. Dash would roll his eyes, laughing like Kwan, Star, and Paulina. Tucker might even do the same. But in the back of my mind, I slowly wondered if they were thinking the same.
I snapped to my senses anyways when we neared the quick corner around the block. This was Danny's block. I held out a hand to stop the other and I could almost hear the skidding of their feet.
Dash sighed, not wanting to stop. But his eyes darted back down the block to the corner that was closest to the hospital, only thinking of Kwan at this moment. He chuckled, I could hear it.
"As you all know…" I sighed, not wanting to embarrass Danny, but now, if I just said it, it would save his life. "You all know that Danny's parent's hunt ghosts, huh?"
Dash held his stomach and his breath, nodding rapidly. "Perfect addition to his weird family!"
"Nice!" I said, eyeing him and making him shut up. He knew I had the power, now as we stood only inches around the corner to Danny's house. I continued, "Well, Danny's parents have a temporary portal to the ghost zone. That's how were getting in." I smiled and congratulated myself about saying 'temporary'. I wasn't sure if Danny's parent's wanted the fact that they had a ghost portal out. I mean, for one, it could be sort of creepy.
"Listen, were going in, now. You all don't have to come, I'm going. Every in, say 'I'." I said, raising my hand. "I."
Dash rolled his eyes, slowly. "I."
Paulina's mind flashed about Inviso-bill "I!" She said, desperately.
Valerie sounded excited. "I."
Star stared at Paulina; she made her tone exactly like Paulina's. "I."
Tucker slowly whispered, "I."
"Good." I said, spinning around quickly to the corner. "Just follow my lead."
They exchanged looks nervously and swallowed hard. They nodded and stared at the floor, trying to hide their nerves.
Suddenly, I went into a sprint, as I thrust my feet ahead of me. The others followed directly until I reached Danny's door and thrust the unlocked door open widely.
"I have to do something first." I said, chocking on the tears that reminded me of Danny. It was right being in this house without him. I had to see his room. Just stand there and stare in it. I had even no idea even then why I wanted to, but urge took over my body and even without thinking I sprinted up the step leaving the others behind me.
"Danny." His name escaped from my throat was I stared at the empty, unmade bed. It seemed unwelcoming with out him. Without him…life would be unwelcoming. I chocked on spit forming in my mouth.
Danny's face flashed in my mind again. He was laughing and then another memory flashed inside my mind making me backup into Danny's dresser.
Danny's unconscious body fell from the building again, I saw it clearer in my mind.
I gasped for breath, shocked from how real it seemed.
He hit his head on the edge.
I fanned myself with a purple fingernail painted hand.
His eyes flashed green and then those hands rapped themselves around Danny's thin waist, making him grasp for breath.
There was a sudden knock on the side of the door.
I spun around to find Dash and the others staring at me as if I were Danny, if I were a ghost.
"What?" I asked them, thrusting out my hands.
"Wow." Dash stepped backward out of the doorway.
Wow. One word, just 'wow'.
"WHAT?" I asked them again, thrusting my arms out farther.
"It looks empty." Tucker said, gulping down a wad of spit.
Dash again stepped forward. He chocked himself and sputtered, "This sis Fenton's room?"
"Yeah." I replied slowly, shutting my eyes. It's Danny, not Fenton, jerk!
He stepped forward again. "What's this?"
What does he want? I spun around to find Dash holding the Fenton Thermos.
"It's…"
Valerie stepped forward. "I saw Inviso-bill holding that!"
"When did you see Inviso-bill?" Paulina asked, she stepped forward, stroking the covers on Danny's bed.
"I've just seen him. How did Danny get this?" Valerie questioned me, looking a little suspicious.
"I don't know!" I said, she saw tears in my eyes. And then she stopped, just stopped. No more questions. Nothing.
"Stop crying." It was more of a demand, but it was sweet. For the first time, Paulina was being sweet, to me.
"I just miss him." I said, looking down, trying not to make her think she was superior.
"Same." She quietly said so that nobody could hear. "But I would admit it." She mumbled the last part. Only I heard that.
I eyed her, not wanting to frown, but not smile.
She stared at her hand, resting on my shoulder and then shuddered, stepping back shocked at herself.
I looked up at her horrified face. "Uhhh...let's go." I said, pushing away farther.
They watched as I stared down the stairs and then darted down towards the basement as quick as I possible could. They followed.
"This is where were going in." I said, chocking on the memories of what happened yet again.
"In there?" Paulina stepped down the last of the stairs.
"Yep."
"Without anything?"
"No." I said, strutting over to a big rocket like object. It was what Tucker and I rode in when Danny landed himself in ghost prison.
Tucker beamed at it when he saw it. "I'm driving again!" He said, jumping in the front seat.
"Again?" Dash asked, stepping backward.
"No. He's talking about his dreams. He rode it in his dreams." I said, eyeing Tucker and mouthing to him to shut up.
His face told me sorry for the millionth time and he honked the horn. "All aboard that's coming in."
"What are you a engineer?" Dash said, climbing in and pushing Tucker aside to climb in the back.
Tucker didn't answer. He pushed down the button and opened the cup holder. "It's got a cup holder." He said, pointing.
"Great." Valerie said, rolling her eyes. Paulina did the same.
Star imitated her and Valerie, making her hold my stomach from laughing too hard. Star eyed me slowly, this time rolling her eyes for her self.
"I'm not so sure about this." Dash said, getting up.
"I am!" Tucker said. And he pressed down on the petal causing Dash to go flying back into his seat. Dash's shaken hands grasped the seatbelt firmly and fastened it.
It only took a little while after in the ghost zone when the two yellow doors slammed themselves shut abruptly.
Dash shuddered. "What is this place?"
"It's called The Ghost Zone." Valerie replied, his eyes shut.
The others eyed her but didn't reply.
She looked pure and confident, smiling graciously to herself.
"There are doors all over the place." Star said. "Where do we go?"
"Some leave to the real word. We need to get fast to Wisconsin. " I replied, remembering the boxes Danny had told me about. "Vlad's."
The other's eyed me and shrugged. They already thought Vlad was weird. I shrugged, exchanging looks with Tucker.
Suddenly, there was a shadow cast upon us, making it all dark.
"It's Danny!" Paulina squealed, pointing to a see-through figure that looked exactly like Danny. My Danny…
I spun around.
No, not Danny. "No…that's' defiantly NOT!" I said, pointing at his eyes, they were bright red and the smirk on the figure's face was nothing that Danny could possess. Danny never looked that convinced about something.
The ghost pulled something out from behind his back, a silver and sharp knife.
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