Part Two: Shadow Man
Chapter Five: We Won
The object of my affection
is the object of my obsession.
She looks at me, but doesn't see my eyes.
I hide in the shadows of lies,
of self-doubt and darkness.
Yet seeing her gives me never ending bliss.
But not being able to touch, to be,
she doesn't even really know me.
She's always around.
I wish she had never been found.
I would never feel this,
such a yearn for just one kiss.
"Where are we going?" Shade asked as Sam tugged him along.
"It's a surprise." She looked back over her shoulder and gave him a sly wink.
He gave her a smile, but it quickly turned to a frown. He stopped and pulled her back towards him. He studied her face for a moment, trying to find any signs of deceit.
"What are you trying to do?" He looked at her sternly.
She gave a sigh, as if accepting defeat. She fell into his body and clung to him. For a moment, Shade was unsure what to do, but then he just placed his arms around her. His head swiveled around, searching for what could be the beginnings of an ambush.
"I just figured…it would be best to give in." She looked up at him. "I was mad at first…but I realize that you do care for me. I was just going to tell you that. That's all."
The anger that had begun to slowly build up in him popped like a bubble. He relaxed and hugged her more tightly now. She had given up on resistance. She had finally accepted the feelings he felt for her and it was an amazing feeling.
He had won.
She only had eyes for him and he had won. He finally had what he had coveted for so long, his insanely strong obsession…
Suddenly, he was hit with a powerful beam. He winced in pain and held his ground. Angrily, he turned around and saw the always so arrogant Danny Phantom, smiling.
"Miss me?" Danny asked.
"Hardly." He pushed Sam back and went ghost, turning into a look-alike Danny Phantom. He grinned. "This is such a weak little body, isn't it? Oh well. I'll still beat you, but this time…I'll make sure you're down…for good."
Shade conjured a sword and Danny did as well. They met in midair, their swords colliding. They were face to face now. Shade grinned as a tendril of endoplasmic energy snaked around his body and headed for Danny's, but the young superhero was prepared. He let go of the sword, holding it with one hand, and sent and endoplasmic beam, scoring a hit to Shade's head.
The malicious ghost hit the ground, this time the one in a smoking crater. Danny threw the sword at Shade and missed…badly. Shade let out a laugh.
"You may have powers like me, but you still can't wield them." Shade flew at him again, so fast, and landed a punch. Danny flew into a tree. "See what I mean?"
Danny growled and pulled out the Fenton Thermos. The beam shot out and went for Shade, but it missed, because the ghost had evaded it and flew in. He hit Danny with another punch, who hit another tree. This one fell…right towards Sam.
"Sam!" both Shade and Danny yelled at once.
Time seemed to slow down as she looked up. Her mouth opened to scream and she futilely tried to cover herself with arms, which was completely useless, but it was instinct, and she was frozen. Danny felt the desperation welling up inside him again, and he was out of his ghost body and to Sam so fast that he barely knew what was happening.
Time resumed its natural course and the tree crashed, without Sam under it. His astral form set her down, and he was back in his body just as quickly as he had been out of it. Since Shade was still frozen with shock, he turned on the Fenton Thermos again and this time it was a success. Wow. That was satisfyingly easy. Somewhat.
Shade looked at him in surprise, realizing that Danny had taken action while he had stopped. He screamed screamed he was dragged into the confined space.
"Nooooo!" he yelled. "I'll be back! I swear!"
How could he have been so stupid? That was an easy question. His love for Sam had prevented him from taking action, just like when he had let Danny live. He could have killed him, easily, but he didn't…because she had begged him to stop. He never realized love was such a weakness until now.
Now, it was too late. He hadn't won, he had lost.
"I would never feel this, such a yearn for one kiss." They were the last words Shade was able to say before he became trapped inside the thermos.
Game over.
Danny slowly fell to the ground, panting for breath. He hadn't really gotten it back when he had been knocked into the tree, but now he could. He could take it easy. He didn't have to worry anymore…because he had won. He was victorious…and while he always won, it was an exhilarating feeling this time.
"He's gone?" Sam crawled over to him, still shaky from her near death experience. "We won?"
"We won." He gave her a sexy sly grin. "We won."
Feeling a little weak, he went to human again and slumped. Suddenly, Sam was hugging him, her head buried in his chest…and crying. It wasn't just girlish crying, those stupid little bawls, but your full out cry fest. They were large, heart wrenching sobs and Danny instantly didn't know what to do.
"What's wrong? Sam?" He tried to comfort her by giving her a hug, but it didn't work. He broke out into a sweat. "Please…stop crying. I don't like to see you sad."
"I- I'm n-n-not s-sadddd," she whined. "Yo—you're…alive. Wahhh!"
"Yeah." He grinned. "And you are too."
She stopped crying. "I'm happy."
He pulled both him and Sam up. The park was oddly and peacefully quiet, but that was perfectly fine. It looked perfect, the scenery, the situation…Sam. Danny couldn't help but smile at her, because she was just so damn beautiful…and alive. He gave a silent thanks for that.
"Hey…" She looked up at him again at the sound of his voice. "Want to go get a veggie pizza? My treat?"
Her smile looked as if it could split her face in two. Danny couldn't help but match it, because…he had won one of the toughest battles ever…well, one of the emotionally toughest battles ever. His smile just wasn't enough to describe what he was feeling.
"We'll go, but I'll buy." She hugged his waist. "You deserve it."
"Deal."
He pulled Sam's face toward his and kissed her, long and slow, because he had all the time in the world to do it, and nothing would interrupt it. Nothing could ruin his day, because he finally had the girl of his dreams, his best friend, the girl he cared for more than anything.
What could possibly go wrong?
"I am the Box Ghost!"
Danny grinned as he broke the kiss. Sam grinned back and nodded. It was so great to have an understanding, not obsessive, girlfriend.
"Let's hold that thought for a moment," he said as he changed to ghost. He flew up and unleashed the Fenton Thermos, stopping the Box Ghost in mid rant. He floated back down and went back to his human form again. He grabbed Sam deftly around the waist and gave another sexy sly grin. "Now…where were we?"
"My, my, Danny Fenton," she cooed. "Why have you become so confident all of a sudden?"
"I guess I won a little battle against myself."
And they kissed, and kissed, and kissed. The pizza wasn't forgotten, just put on hold. That was fine.
They had all the time in the world…
End Obsessions
Author's Notes- I have to say this one thing, and you must imagine it being screamed at too high a decibel and imagine me jumping up and down ('cept I can't really do that cause there's a sleeping kitty in my lap ) YAY! OMG! THE STORY IS DONE AND IT ENDED SO NICELY (I think)! AND NOW DANNY AND SAM ARE A COUPLE! AWWW! FLUFFIES! Okay, I have calmed down now. I was going to make this another chapter long, but I decided it was best just like this. I hope everyone liked it, because this is the first story that I've EVER finished! So…what did you guys think? Was it lame-o? Was it great? Was it cute? I need to know! Now, here are my thanks:
Jess-chan of the Nya Nya Neko- Thanks for giving me such great reviews. I've never had anyone telling me that I was a great writer and good at describing things. It's nice to hear stuff like that. Thanks so much, because you helped keeping me going. Also, I updated fast because I had most of the story finished. So…yes!
Koikitten- It's good to know my work is appreciated and let's just say that the original Obsessions was EXTREMELY different. This one was based off of the poem just because I felt that was best. The first one wasn't. Unfortuantely, the original one was destroyed because of some problems and will never be posted again. Sob. That makes me so sad.
crazier than you- I just want to say that your pen name is true. Even though your reviews were short, I got a nice little laugh out of them and it's great that you liked it enough to want an update. Thanks.
Kats02980416- What's with all the numbers? Anyways, I really liked the reviews you gave me, because you told me what was likeable about the story, and that review for chapter two in the first half actually helped me with Danny's last sentence of the story. You're so great and you helped me stay inspired. Thanks.
I Break For Ghosts- Ha, ha, ha! Thanks so much for the respect. I like respect. Respect is good. Oh, and the reason no one had read part two right away was because I have part one and two as different stories. Yeah…that might change. Um…naw. I like being a meanie, but anyways, thanks so much. Now I have a large ego boost!
SacheyoPriestess- It's great to know that you can enjoy cartoon fan fics now! Don't worry. I was unsure of it at first as well, but there are some very talented people, just like with the anime and game fics! Thanks so much for the review. I really appreciated it. Now my ego is really inflated.