So Shall It Be

Chapter 6

A/N: Thanks for all of the reviews guys. You know how to make me happy. I'm going to skip all of the pleasantries now and get right to the penultimate chapter of SSIB!

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Once the assembly was over with, the day went on normally, for the most part. With the exception of the occasional rabid fan girl, Danny was left alone. Of course he had to put up with the stares, whispering, and a few dirty looks, but ever since he had earned his "geek" reputation he had to deal with those.

Lunch did involve a short run in with the Box Ghost, however. While normally Danny wouldn't even bother to transform, and just proceed to suck him up in the Fenton Thermos. Today, however, he decided to show the kids at school just what he could do. He stood up and yelled his catchphrase, which was met with loud cheers.Danny then proceeded to blast him and beat him to a pulp.

The three friends met up after school in the main hallway, where they began to talk about their plans and such.

"I noticed that Valerie wasn't in school today, I'm thinking that I should go see her, I have no idea how she's taking this, andif I don't confront her she could end up hating me even more. If there's a chance I can fix things I'm going to take it." Danny said.

Sam insisted that she had to go with him, and she would not let go of his arm as he walked out of the doors of Casper High. Not that he objected, of course. It actually seemed to put him at peace.

"You know I can handle Valerie on my own." he said half-heartedly. He was really liking how Sam clung to him. After getting rid of his Paulina obsession, he found he enjoyed Sam's company a lot more. As he thought about it more and more, he could remember so many times he had been with Sam, alone, and how it made him feel. He liked the feeling he got around her a lot more than the one he had around Paulina.

"I know, but you can't be too careful. Can't have her blasting you." she said back, "Or hitting on you…" she mumbled.

"What?"

"Oh, nothing."

They continued to walk in the direction of Valerie's house. Neither of them knew it, but they were being followed. Staying back a few hundred feet and quickly dashing between alleyways was Danny's one time crush, and now fulltime stalker, Paulina.

"What is MY Danny doing with her?" she asked herself, as she ran behind them, ducking into alleys and behind stairs.

Danny and Sam approached the door to Valerie's house. Danny knocked slowly, and then took a step back. The door cracked slightly, and then opened fully to reveal Valerie, twirling a ray gun in her hand.

She stood there, a blank expression on her face. She eventually waved them inside, but never said anything. They followed her up to her room, which was littered with all sorts of gadgets strewn about the floor, and the wall space that wasn't dedicated to posters was covered in monitors.

"Sorry about the laser, my ghost radar went off, couldn't be sure who it was." she said as she messed with a few different items. She kept her gaze off of Danny as she walked around the room.

"Uh…" Danny started off, "You weren't in school today, so we just thought we would stop by to see if you were feeling alright."

"You know why I didn't come to school today, Danny. I didn't know how to confront you. As your friend…" she paused. "… or your enemy."

"Well, we're both hoping that you choose friend." Sam said. She smiled at Valerie who smiled back.

Just then a blaring siren went off. A red spinning light came out of her wall and flashed brightly.

"That's the ghost alarm!" Valerie shouted, "There's a ghost outside the house!"

A familiar laughter filled the room. Looking out through Valerie's bedroom window a green mist started swirling, and before it formed completely, Danny, Sam, and Valerie were outside. They looked up to see the spectral form of Desiree, the ghost genie.

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A/N: Sorry that was short, but I had to leave you hanging cause the last chapter is coming soon, and I love cliffies. Don't worry, the final (fluffy) chapter will be coming out very soon! Please review.