Hello! Yes, it's the next to last chapter… It's funny how Sunshine Circle is actually longer than this one is, but then again, I had control over the number of chapters in that one. Oh, and since there won't be a sneak peek to chapter twelve so I don't ruin the ending, I'm going to give you a sneak peek to the sequel, Eternally Yours, coming soon after this one is finished.

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Chapter Twelve

'Til I Get Over You

"Guess what?" Sam asked, kicking the door open. "I even got a whole bunch of cherries free…" She tiptoed into the room and looked around. "Danny?" The bathroom door was closed, so she figured he must be in there. She closed the door. "You wouldn't believe who I ran into on the way to the bar…"

It took a second before she took in her surroundings and then she saw the tv dresser had been thrown over and had split, bits and pieces of glass and wood all over the carpet. The glasses dropped from her hands.

"Danny?" she called. She rushed farther into the room, jumping over the beds. "Danny!" She put her hand to her forehead, trying to think. "No…" she whispered, closing her eyes. "I just got you back…"

"I—I can help you find him," said a voice.

Sam screamed and jumped about a foot. Turning towards the corner, she saw the familiar blonde clerk that worked for the hotel. Her eyes narrowed; she'd also seen him with Karissa.

"What do you want? Where's Danny?" she asked.

He stood up, his green eyes blank. "Karissa has him. And his sister, Jazmine. I know where they are and I can lead you to them."

"Why? So you can trick me?" she asked angrily. "I don't believe you."

"I don't…I don't want to hurt you. Karissa is just over her head and she knows it. She will never expect that you end up finding her. And I think that you'll definitely surprise her."

"Where is she? Is she with Danny right now? What did she do to him?"

"I can take you there," he said, not answering any of her questions.

"Is Danny okay?"

"Sam, if we don't hurry, he won't be. She will kill him. And his sister."

Sam felt herself falling away. "What…?"
"Do you want to save them?" he asked her.

"Yes," she said.

"Then you have to trust me," he said. "I can lead you straight to them. But we have to hurry."

"Why are you doing this?" she asked. "Who are you?"

"My name…my name is Brad. And I'm helping you because it's my word against Penelope and my dad," he explained.

"So why are you betraying Karissa?"

"Because she's wrong. Now, let's go." He held out his hand, but then remembered something. He pulled an object out of his pocket and stared down.

"What is that?" she asked warily.

"The reversal effect to Karissa's power."

"Man, that's good."

"Stop it Karissa!" Jazz yelled.

Karissa turned around, her hand still lingering against the side of Danny's face. "Why? Don't want to see your little brother die? Is it too much for the big sister?"

"Leave him be…kill me instead then," she said, swallowing.

"Aww…isn't that sweet?" Karissa said, finally pulling away to fully face her. "Jazmine wants to take her brother's place. Do you want to know something sweetie?"

She walked over to Jazz and leaned up against the wall beside her, as if having a normal conversation. "Little Danny over there has a lot more in his mind than he's told you. Have you ever wondered why he never told you about his ghost powers?"

Jazz didn't reply, but she didn't need to. Karissa continued on. "He was scared."

"Of what?" she asked, unable to resist.

"Of what you would say. Did you know that you broke his little heart when you didn't accept his ghost powers? When you accused him of killing your mother? It hurts you know." She grabbed Jazz's suspended hand and instantly felt stronger with every passing second.

"Too bad you'll never get to say you're sorry. He'll probably haunt you now. But…isn't that what all ghosts do?"

"Danny's not like that. He's not evil," Jazz told her, her face drained of any color.

"No, but after what he's been through, and after I kill him, he could very well be evil when he becomes full ghost," she said. "And you're going to watch him die too…"

"Leave him alone," Jazz exclaimed, struggling against her restraints.

"Oh…don't worry. I have a plan in mind for young Daniel. And as soon as he's dead, I'll tell you what it is." Karissa stepped away from her and floated towards Danny. She scratched her chin thoughtfully. "Hmm…what's a good, bad memory?" she asked, speaking to herself more. "How about one that doesn't exist….But that doesn't mean he won't believe it…if he were conscious, then he wouldn't…but, he's not, so…yay."

"Karissa, no!" Jazz shouted in horror. "Please, don't!"

"This is for you Jazzy," Karissa said. She touched Danny's chest, over his heart with her hand.

"Your friends and family are all gone Danny. What are you going to do now? You killed them all. Look what you've done now. Your best friend, your own dad and sister, your little girlfriend….all of them are dead, because of you…"

"No!" Jazz cried.

There was a black shadow that trailed from Karissa's fingers and crossed over Danny's face. His entire body was surrounded by a black cloud and he opened his eyes once weakly, before they closed again…and he let out one last breath.

"Ahh…" Karissa said, feeling the power surging through her. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the strong sensation that went through her body.

Jazz felt a tear fall down her face. "Danny…"

"Oh, hush," Karissa snapped. "You just had to ruin my blissful moment, didn't you?" She walked over to her. "Besides, I have a deal for you big sissy."

"Go to hell," Jazz hissed.

"Oooh…harsh." She walked back over to another corner of the room. "Why do you have to make me do this?" She dragged what looked like a silver and red weapon from a table and walked back. "See this?"

Jazz didn't reply, her blue-green eyes shining with angry tears. Karissa smiled triumphantly. "This is the weapon that could bring your brother back to life. He'll be a little different, but, you'll have him back. So…what do you think?"

"You're lying," Jazz muttered. Karissa laughed.

"You have the choice, Jazmine, save your own life and escape and kill the girl of your brother's dreams or stay here, save him and lose your own life?"

"I don't care. Sam and Danny live," she said, her voice breaking.

"Don't you hate it?" Karissa asked. "Now that Danny's dead, you think that I'm tricking you. You don't trust me, but you have no choice but to trust me."

"Trust is an issue I think we all need to work on Karissa."

Karissa jumped and whirled around to find the barrel of a gun pointed at her head. Staring past the gaping hole where the ammo would come from, she stared into the lilac eyes of Sam.

"You!" Karissa said. "What are you doing here? How did you get here?"

"Jazz, are you okay?" Sam asked, never taking her eyes off of her former best friend.

"Danny," Jazz whispered. "I'm fine…but Danny."

Karissa saw Sam's gaze flicker just barely behind her, where Danny was and smiled. "You haven't seen him yet, have you?" she asked.

"Where is he?" Sam asked.

"Look behind you," she instructed. "Sorry you didn't get to say goodbye."

Sam spun around to see Danny's hands tied up with chains, hanging loosely from the wall, his eyes closed. Her heart clenched.

"Made you look," Karissa said.

Sam felt something hard collide with the back of her head and cried out, falling to the ground. Blinking stars out of her eyes, she looked up to see Karissa hovering over her, her green eyes glowing.

"You never take your eyes off the enemy, didn't you know that?"

"Good point Kari," Sam snapped, nodding behind her.

Karissa turned around to see a flash of white light surrounded her and flew backwards, smashing hard into the wall.

"Brad, what are you doing?" she shouted, seeing her familiar assistant. He stood near Jazz, a weapon held out in front of him.

"How does it feel to be betrayed, Kari?" Sam asked, standing up, and pointing the gun at her.

"Oh, don't give me any sad, sappy story. You should have figured it out a long time ago Sammie."

"I always wondered why you got everything you wanted, and now I do know why. But you didn't get Danny, did you?"

Karissa smiled. "Neither do you anymore." She stood up against the wall. "So, are you going to shoot me with that thing? Or just stand here and torment me?"

Sam stared at her for a second longer before closing her eyes and pulling the trigger back. Karissa went intangible, a wicked grin on her face, but the bright light that shot off from the opening didn't even reach her.

"All that and you missed?" she asked incredulously.

"Actually…I didn't," Sam said.

"Excuse me?" Karissa asked. "Why am I still here then?"

"So we can kick your ass together," said a voice.

Karissa gasped, her face growing wide in a scream. "That's not possible…"

"Wanna bet?" There was a flash of light and Sam grasped onto Danny's hand as he changed into his ghost form. His pale face steadily started to gain color and he was still shaky, but he was alive.

Sam blew the smoke away that trailed from the opening of her gun. "Thanks Brad."

"No problem," Brad replied.

"Oh, I get it," Karissa said. "Well done. You're all against me now."

Danny stepped forwards, but Sam held him back. He gave her a questioning look that even Karissa noticed.

"What's the matter Sam? Can't kill your best friend, can you?"

"You're not going to die Karissa. But you are going back where you belong," Sam said. "And I have just the thing that will take you there." She grasped onto the strap across Danny's back and pulled the Fenton Thermos away.

"Would you do that Sammie? Who took care of you after everything you've gone through?" Karissa said, her eyes widening. "Who comforted you through everything? Mark, your mother, your parents' split? Your grandmother's death? I was there. And you're just going to throw it away because of him?"

Sam glanced up at Danny, who looked back at her, his pretty green eyes unreadable. She smiled at him. "Yeah…I am."

"You wouldn't," Karissa said.

"I would," Sam said. She pressed the button on the Fenton Thermos and the last thing they heard was Karissa's defeated cry of, "No!"

Ah, the conflict is over…for this story at least. Now all you have is the delectable, sweet ending of the next chapter, but like I promised, I'm giving you a sneak peek to the sequel to this story.

Oh, and anything that happened previously above, will probably be explained more in the sequel or the next chapter, like how Danny was able to come back to life (in a way).

Please R&R! The final chapter of Hotel Paper will be here soon! Here's your sneak peek!

Eternally Yours

Chapter Three: Love Like Yours

"Are we allowed to do this in your school?" she asked, breaking away for a moment.

"I've been caught for worse," he told her.

"Danny!" she exclaimed.

"No, that's not what I meant," he said, laughing. He intertwined their fingers together and kissed the tops of each one. She giggled and then bent down, kissing him on the lips.

"So…what have you gotten in trouble here for exactly?" she asked, grinning.

"I could stand here and list them, but that might take a while," he said.

"Well, I bet we could find something to do," she said, kissing him again.

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