Sleepover
Chapter 17: Desicions
A/N: Okay, if you haven't, you ABSOLUTY MUST tell me what story you want to see after Sleepover! Seriously! YOU HAVE TO! I'm on chapter 22 right now, the FINAL chapter. The summaries for the stories are in my profile.
Well, since I told you I'm writing chapter 22 currently, you should all know also that I will update now on Saturdays, and Wensdays (sp? I don't type my a/n's on word...I add them when I add the chapters) so I can finish off this story soon! Also, all the chapters until the finale are all the worst cliff hangers ever. Well, I mean their good but bad for my health, seeing as I get threatened about it. I mean, these next cliff hangers are a, "OH MY GOSH SPIFFY UPDATE SOON SO I CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS OR I'LL MURDER YOU!" type of cliff hanger.
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"Got you!" Danny yelled, grabbing Sam from behind and flopping onto the couch with her. He buried his head into her neck chuckling.
Sam gave a squeak of surprise as he grabbed her then busted into a mad giggle fit at the tickling feeling of his breath on her neck. Suddenly she felt a gentle nudge on her side, then another and another. She busted out laughing, trying to pull away from him. "S-Stop T-Ticking m-m-me!" she squeaked.
Danny turned her around so she was facing him and leaned over her grinning. "No! You wanted to make it harder!" he laughed, ticking her more.
Sam squirmed, trying to push his hands away. "O-Okay you win y-you win t-this rou-round!" she laughed.
"Finally!" Danny breathed, leaning over to her. He was about 2 centimeters from lip action when someone cleared their throat next to them.
Sam and Danny looked up to see Tucker. "Uhh… am I interrupting something?" he asked.
Danny and Sam separated to different sides of the couch. Sam ran a hand through her hair shaking her foot so fast it sent vibrations up her spine. She looked over at Tucker and pretended to just now see him. "Oh Tucker! Hi! How are you? What are you doing here?" she asked nervously.
Tucker rolled his eyes. "Okay, A, keep that sort of stuff in private. And B," he dropped a newspaper down on the table; it hit the wood with a soft thud. Sam and Danny peered over at it.
The title read;
GHOST KID ATTACKS CONTESTANT!
His secret Love relationship revealed!
"Oh no…" Sam sighed, placing a hand on her forehead and leaning back against the couch. "We've got to set this straight."
"No, I have to set this straight." Danny said. "If you try to defend me who knows what the media will turn it into."
Sam sighed again and set her hands on the couch. "Okay!" she said crisply, as if she was trying to calm down after a big argument. "Okay, fine, fine whatever."
Danny frowned at her. "Sam, don't worry. We'll fix this."
"Better read the article, Danny." Tucker said.
Danny picked up the article and read it out loud. "Just last night after the Ms. Teen contest, tragedy struck. Mrs. Manson and company walked into her daughter's dressing room to find her unconscious in the arms of Danny Phantom floating in mid air. Phantom immediately was reported to have flown to the roof of the building where he disappeared leaving her daughter marooned on the roof and delusional. Samantha (the daughter) was then put through a series of tests for side effects of the attack. When she was left alone for an hour, she disappeared. "I was so upset when I saw Sam gone." Says Maddie Fenton, mother of two. (The Manson's and Fenton's are reportedly bunking together due to remodeling issues.) "I got there to find she was taken by The Ghost Boy again. There was no sign of a struggle, so she obviously went with him willingly. I suspect some sort of relationship with him. Maybe their secret lovers! Wait, are you still recording me? You're not going to put this in the paper are you?"
Sam Manson was not available for comment, she was still out with her secret lover.
Maddie Fenton also had to argue the points made in this article. "When we walked in Sam's dressing room he was kissing her." she lowered her voice and said in a singsong voice. "Secret lovers!" she then sat back in her seat.
In conclusion to the days events, the Ms. Teen contest is now employing Anti-Ghost efforts. The judges are currently deciding to what to do about Samantha's Host, who ironically is Danny Phantom. More on this story as it develops." Danny dropped the paper. "Man…" he breathed.
"I know!" Sam huffed. "Did you her how many times they called me Samantha?"
"Secret lovers?" Danny paled. "We're secret lovers..?"
"Samantha!" Sam said gagging. "Samantha, it just sounds so wrong. And they published it too!"
Tucker sat down in a chair besides Sam. "Well you can't blame them." he shrugged. "You two do act like you're going out a lot."
Sam glared at him. "We do not!"
Tucker gave her a doubtful look. "Oh come on!" he sighed, then mimicked Sam. "We never made it hard!" He shook his head. "Are you kidding? Do you know how wrong that sounds?"
Sam glared back at him, Danny flushed red and looked away from the two. "Oh come on! I didn't even say that, Tucker!"
Tucker stood up, heading for the door. "All I'm saying is if you two are going to go out or admit that you like each other, do it now and keep it quiet from the media. But if you still want to live in denial, keep it in private." he walked out the door and shut it.
Sam folded her hands on her lap. "Well…" she said slowly. "I guess hard is bad…"
An emergency meeting was called to solve the issue of Sam's Host. All contestants were asked to come, along with the media. Currently, this was going to be on 3 television stations there, 5 newspapers, 3 school reporters, 12 reporters for companies no ones ever heard of, and a few people who got by with a forged press patch.
Paulina whined backstage. "Why do I have to be here? It's not even my problem!" she stomped her feet and crossed her arms. "I had to cancel a manicure for this! Do you know how long it took me to get an appointment?"
Sam rolled her eyes at Paulina from her spot backstage. She finally swatted off all the make-up artists, hair artists, stage crew, reporters who snuck backstage, and a few fans. Danny was standing next to her. "You ready for this?" he asked.
Sam shrugged. "I don't know. I mean, if they decide to not allow me to keep Danny Phantom as a Host, I still have you." she smiled. "They don't know that I'll still have you no matter what, so it's a win, win situation."
Danny smiled back at her. A stage crew guy walked over to her, hooking her up with a mike. "Okay, you're on." he said, pushing her towards the entrance.
Sam stepped out onto the stage. The lights were as usual, so bright that she couldn't see anyone in the audience. She could, however see the lights of the cameras and flashes of pictures.
"We're live at the Ms. Teen pageant where Sam Manson will be defending her right to Danny Phantom as her host." Sam heard one reporter say. He was most likely there for a TV station.
"Ladies and Gentleman, Sam Manson." The announcer said. She heard a loud applause; apparently, there were more people than she was informed. "Sam Manson will put out her reasons why she thinks she should keep Danny Phantom as her Host."
Sam blinked and her head shot over to the announcer. "I'm sorry, what?" she asked.
"Umm… your defense?" The announcer said.
Sam blinked. "What are you talking about? No one told me to prepare a defense." Sam said.
"No one informed you?" the announcer asked.
"No, they just told me to come." Sam said.
Suddenly whispers erupted through out the audience. Newscasters were commenting on this, and everyone else was just gossiping.
"Well then…" the announcer said slowly, sighing. He turned to the judges. "Can you just make a decision then?"
Sam reached out a hand toward the announcer. "No wait, I want to try a defense. I just don't have anything prepared, so don't expect to be dazzled."
The announcer looked to the judges, they nodded at him. "Well, defense away." he said.
Sam nodded and took in a deep breath. She looked at her feet for a moment, then out into the audience. Suddenly, realizing she was on stag gave her power. She was the center of attention now, and she had to use it to her advantage. "I think I should be able to keep Danny Phantom as my Host." she said. "Danny Phantom… he… he's not what everyone thinks he is. He's not evil, he's a hero."
The announcer interrupted her. "Pardon me for saying so, but he did attack you, and you're saying he's not evil?"
Sam sighed. "He didn't attack me!" Gasps in the audience. She waited for them to die down. "I was thanking Danny Phantom when I started to feel dizzy. My dress was too tight around my chest and I started to faint. He caught me before I hit the ground and everyone walked in to me passed out in his arms. I don't hold anything against The Parents for thinking he attacked me, I mean I think that too if I walked into someone passed out in someone else's arms, wouldn't you?" Well, she left out the kiss part… but they didn't need to know that, did they?
The announcer interrupted again. "What about the time he stole jewels? Attacked the mayor?"
"When Danny Phantom was first caught with the jewels he was trying to catch a group of ghosts that were being controlled by the ring leader of Circus Gothica, Freak Show. When they heard the sirens, they left, dropping all the jewels on Danny so it looked like he was trying to steal them! Freak Show ended up controlling Danny too so he didn't know what he was doing when he lead the group of ghosts to steal more jewels and money." she explained. "He's not controlled anymore, we smashed the crystal ball that was controlling him and the other ghosts and Freak Show got arrested as you all know."
The announcer snorted. "Crystal balls? Ghost control? Sam, no offence, but we're not exactly in a fairy tale here."
Sam gave him a side look. "Please, our whole town has been sucked into the Ghost zone before, our parents- even though they don't remember it- were held captive on a ghost pirate ship fueled by a Ghost Rock star, just ask your kids they remember breaking them out. Also, we have a ghost superhero." Sam said.
The announcer was momentarily speechless. "What about when he attacked our mayor? And when he attacked the Fenton's at City Hall?" he asked.
The Mayor stood up slowly. "Now wait a minute, I was overshadowed then as many people were at that time. I don't remember ever being attacked."
Sam nodded. "Exactly, he was overshadowed by the leader of the ghost attacks." Sam didn't want to reveal to the press that she knew who the leader was-Walker. That might seem a bit suspicious. "He pulled Danny out in front of the City Hall and pretended to be attacked by him. Also, when he attacked the Fenton's he thought they were overshadowed. You heard the mayor, a lot of people were. How was he supposed to know they weren't?"
Murmurs of agreement filled the auditorium. The announcer sighed. "Well then, since you just testified his innocence, is there anything else you want to say?" he asked. Sam shook her head no. "In that case, judges, please break and decide on your answer."
The judges whispered amongst themselves for a moment. "Everyone here agrees that Sam Manson should be able to keep Danny Phantom as her host."
The announcer smiled out at the audience. "If there is anyone here, who feels different about this decision please speak up."
Suddenly, a loud power cord was hit on an Electric guitar, and the announcer was knocked back off on his feet. Cameras shot up at the ceiling to capture footage of ember grinning down at them. "I have a reason!" she yelled down at them.