One Weird Christmas
Chapter two:- Danny's POV
Disclaimer: Forgot it in the first chptr...oops, but anyways I don't own Danny Phantom... and unfortunately I didn't get it for Christmas lol
Christmas...enough said. I have never really been a fan of the holiday even after the whole ghost writer thing last year. This year though, I was determined to make it the best Christmas I'd ever have. And yes, I know just how corny that sounds.
This year, I was spending Christmas with Sam... along with Tucker, his family, Valerie, her family, my family, and Sam's family. Okay, so it wasn't the most romantic timing in the world. There was going to be a lot of arguing and I might have to break up a few fights. It was all going to be worth it though.
I started off by wrapping Sam's gift that night. I knew it was something she'd love. The necklace was perfect and I won't admit it to almost anyone, but I have Valerie to thank. She's the one who helped me find it. I guess she's good for something other than a good chase.
I walked over to Sam's house about a half hour before the time everyone else was gonna get there. I wanted a little alone time with her and who could blame me really? I rang the doorbell and waited for the maid or someone to answer. But as the door opened, Sam was there.
"I hope you don't mind me coming early." I smiled. "This is for you." I handed her the small box and she smiled at me. That smile made my heart flutter and my stomach sink, but in a good way. I love that feeling.
"Thanks." She let me in and went to put the gift under the tree. I was a little disappointed she didn't want to open it right now. I kinda didn't want everyone else there when she opened it. It'd make me feel like such an idiot. To hide my disappointment I looked up at her tree and made some stupid comment about putting it up every year.
"There's no star or angel on top though." I pointed out. She just shrugged and told me it was because she never got around to doing it. I smiled at her knowing I could do something about that. I picked up the star that was on the ground and handed it to her. "Here." I wrapped my arms around her waist and flew her to the top of the 12 foot tree. I wasn't really paying attention to what she was doing. I was more focused on my arms around her small waist, how warm she was, and how good it felt to hold her. Once she was done, I reluctantly put her back down on the ground and let her go.
"I have to go pick up Valerie's gift." She said grabbing her coat. "It's just right down the street." I nodded and followed her out.
"Damn it's cold out!" I shivered and with my luck, it started to snow. I groaned and threw my hands up. "Just what we need, more snow so that we would have a snow day if we weren't already out of school." I just heard he laugh.
"Oh c'mon Danny. A white Christmas," She said. "What could be better?"
"Florida, Hawaii, Jamaica." I answered without hesitation.
"Fine, Grinch." I looked over to see her smiling again.
"I don't want to steal Christmas. I just want a warm one." She laughed slightly again. She tried to get me to stay outside in the cold while she went into the store but there was no way I was stayin' outside. It didn't really matter anyways. We were in and out within three minutes. "So what did you get her?" I asked.
"A bracelet and a fold up ghost hunting gun." She answered. I stopped and turned her to face me.
"Okay one, we were at a book store. And two, you got her a gun to help her hunt me?" I threw my arms up and let out a slight groan again.
"What else could I have gotten her?" She asked.
"Something that won't kill me!" I yelled. Valerie didn't know I was the ghost she'd been hunting for over a year but she knew that we knew about her hunting ghosts. Therefore, she continued to hunt me without knowing it was me.
"You should just tell her you're the ghost this year." She shrugged and continued to walking.
"Maybe you're right." I sighed. It was about time she knew and I don't think it could hurt me any. "But how'd you get that at a book store?" I asked still confused on that part.
"Sara's got connections." She smiled leaving me to think about that for a minute.
It was kinda quiet on the way back until we got in the door. The first thing we hear... "Sammy-kins!" I smiled and tried not to laugh at her mom's nickname for her. "Oh why not? Go put that dress on." I let out a chuckle. Sam in a dress? Yeah right! "What's wrong with it? It's even black."
"It's a dress." Sam answered plainly.
"Go put it on." She pushed. "Danny wants to see it, don't you Danny?" I smiled. Sam was gonna hate me for this but it was so worth it.
"Oh yeah. Go put it on." I saw her glare at me but I couldn't stop smiling. She did go upstairs though.
While she was upstairs, Tucker and Valerie walked in the door. Sam's dad also came out of the kitchen.
"Hey guys." I greeted them.
"Hey dude. Where's Sam?" Tucker asked me.
"She's upstairs putting on a dress." He let out a laugh. "Yeah, that was my reaction."
"There's nothing wrong with Sam wearing a dress young men." Her dad said. We were both trying very hard not to burst out laughing.
I looked up at the top of the stairs to see Sam standing there with a dress on that made her look even more beautiful than normal. She started descending the stairs and I couldn't take my eyes off her if I was offered a million bucks. Everything faded around me and all I saw was her, the angel in black. I felt like an idiot just staring at her but I was stunned and couldn't move... or control what I said.
"Aww." Her dad said. "Doesn't she look pretty?" Now here's where the no control part comes in.
"Beautiful." I whispered without even realizing I did. I swear I saw her blush and I knew I was too. I felt like a complete love-sick moron after saying that but there was no way around it.
"There, see?" Sam said as she ran down the stairs turned real quick and went back up. As she turned, the dress raised a little showing more of her legs. I think my head tilted a little and when I turned my head after she closed her bedroom door, I saw Mr. Manson there with a scolding look on his face. I made a fake smile appear on my face and slipped away.
I just had to get one more look at her before she changed. That was a once in a lifetime chance, to see her in a dress looking like that. I went ghost once I was alone and flew up into her room. I got up there to see her standing facing me a few feet away just smiling a little. Another no control moment on my part.
"Sam." I half said, half sighed. I mentally slapped myself after I did that. She wasn't suppose to know I was here just looking at her. She'd think I was perverted or something... and I guess when you think about it...it kinda is... okay okay... focus!
"Where are you ghost boy?" She asked putting her hands on her hips. I had no choice but to become visible.
"Here." I said. "You don't look so bad you know." I smiled at her. I actually meant to say that that time too.
"What are you doing in here? I could have been changing." She told me looking away. I snapped back into reality. I didn't even think about her changing. Surprisingly that never even crossed my mind until she said that. And now that's all I'm thinking about. What if... NO! Mind out of the gutter!
"Sorry. I guess I wasn't thinking." I shook my head and tried to get these images out of my mind. OUT! OUT! OUT!
"What did you want?" She asked me.
"I..." I had no idea what to say. My mind was trapped between these images that would make her sick and the thought of kissing her. I went back into that not thinking, no control state of mind. I took a few steps toward her and whispered her name. I leaned down so I was only a few inches from her. Once I realized what I was doing exactly, I pulled away. I didn't know what I was doing!
She said something I didn't quite hear and went into the bathroom. I sat down on her bed and shook my head. I was way over my head in this. I didn't know what I was doing or anything! God, she was probably in there thinking about what a moron I am. She came out and asked me if I was alright.
"Huh?" I looked up still confused. "Yeah. I'm fine." I stood up and told her we should go downstairs. Us being alone in her room wasn't going to help us at all. It might help Tucker and his rumors but...
All we heard when we walked downstairs was yelling. This really was going to be a crazy night. After finding Mrs. Manson covered in potatoes, yelling about ghost hunting equipment, and wanting it all at the front door, I felt Sam's hand take mine. I guess she was trying to get my attention. It didn't really help, I was focused now on her soft warm hand wrapped around mine.
Tucker, Valerie, and Sam were talking about something. I wasn't paying attention really. I heard Tucker say he wanted to talk to me a minute alone which already told me he noticed me spacing out.
"Okay, but keep your hands to yourselves." Sam smiled at us and I glared at her slightly. They went downstairs and Tucker folded his arms across his chest.
"What?" I asked.
"Alright dude, here's how it's gonna work." He pulled mistletoe out of his pocket.
"I'm not kissing you!" I joked around.
"Do you want me to do this or not?" I sighed and let him continue. "You owe me ten bucks for this remember." He pointed out. "The mistletoe's gonna be right here." He pointed to the doorway by the tree. "Sit in this doorway when we open gifts. Afterwards, I'll get Sam sitting by you for a picture or something. I'll point out the mistletoe and you kiss her, got it?" I nodded. "Don't chicken out either. Cause then I'll have to kill you."
"Remind me why I'm paying you for this." I told him.
"Because you're too stupid to do it yourself and this way she can't blame you." I nodded. "Alright let's head down there."
I was walking downstairs and Sam looked at me. I had to look away before I went off into that no control zone again.
"Just think about it Sam." Valerie told her. I looked over at her with curiosity.
"Think about what?" I asked
"Nothing. The topic has been dropped." She seemed a little annoyed with it so I let it go. Probably wasn't anything interesting anyways.
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We went upstairs when dinner was ready and thankfully our movie ended in time even though we went upstairs once to see what all the yelling was about. But when we went upstairs this time, it was silent... too silent, way too much tension.
It looked like everyone was competing with each other in one way or another. I didn't know what to do so I just sat down next to Sam and started eating. When Tucker tried to ask how everyone was, they all just snapped an answer back at him while still staring at each other.
I leaned over to get a piece of ham but it was stuck. I don't think too many people noticed at all so I just pulled a little harder. When I got it out, it flew across the table and hit Dad in the face. What all happened next was a little fast. Words were thrown, food was thrown...it was mad. The one thing I saw perfectly, was Dad beaming Sam with a bunch of beans by accident. I started laughing just seeing her covered in food.
"You think this is funny?" She asked me but all I could do was continue to laugh. "Fine." I saw her reach for her milk and put it above my head threatening to pour it on me.
"You wouldn't dare." I smiled and pushed her. She just smiled and I felt cold milk pour down my face.
"Or she would." I heard Tucker say. Her mom said something about not doing things like that and then started throwing food herself. "Food fight!" Tucker yelled. I started picking up food and throwing at random people or places.
I saw that Sam wasn't paying attention and I took that chance. I took a handful of jello and when she turned to face me, I put it in her face. She yelled at me and started throwing broccoli at me. I laughed and tried to dodge it. After that, we both slipped out to try to get a head start on cleaning ourselves up.
She was laughing and when I looked at her... there I went... into that no thinking zone in my mind. She looked so pretty even with food covering her. I didn't really understand how that was possible but it was and I didn't even really realize I said it out loud.
"You think I'm pretty?" She asked blushing a little. There was no turning back to I just told her the truth which was... yes.
"You have something in your hair." I told her reaching up to get what seemed like another bean out of her hair. I threw it onto the ground but my hand didn't really move. My hand was suddenly on her cheek and my thumb was rubbing it. I felt her reach up and hold my hand which made my stomach flip over like it never had. We were in that position that made me lean down. I might have actually gone through with the kiss if everyone didn't start coming out of the dining room. I pulled back and dropped my hand.
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Opening gifts. Now that's always fun. They were passed out to each of us and I just started tearing away at them. I opened Sam's gift to see a poster of my favorite old time band. The posters were so hard to find nowadays because they weren't very popular back then. I looked up smiling at her but she was making Valerie pause before opening her gift. I didn't really pay attention. I was just hoping that she meant something other than 'friend' by this gift... if that makes any sense.
Sam made me tell Valerie about my ghost powers and she took it surprisingly well. I figured I'd be running for my life right about now but she just smiled and thanked us. It was kind of strange. But hey! I'm not complaining. I smiled and sat back down as Sam picked up the gift I gave her.
Everyone watched silently as she unwrapped it. She sat there looking at it in awe for a moment before looking up at me. She came over to me and hugged me. I could barely move. The look on her face was worth all the money I had to spend on that thing. I got a hold of myself and wrapped my arms around her waist hugging her back. I wanted to stay like that forever but she pulled away.
"Can I?" I asked and she nodded. I put the necklace on her and she turned to face me with that smile of hers. That one that made my heart flip and twirl.
"Hey guys." Tucker said. I looked at him and he winked as he pointed up. She saw the mistletoe and I blushed. "Don't beak tradition." He smiled.
She moved forward as did I and our lips met softly. I placed my hand on her ribs and pulled her a little closer. I was a little disappointed when she pulled back. But I saw she didn't pull away far at all. Her breath was still warm on my lips.
"Do we need to clap?" Valerie asked and I just glared at her a little but with a smile on my face.
Everyone came in bickering about something or another and Sam told me to hit the lights. Everyone shut up when they saw the tree lit up in color. I saw Sam just staring up at it and I came up behind her. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her back to me.
"I love you." I whispered in her ear. I didn't really mean to say that but at the same time I did. I know, weird.
"I love you too." She told me then leaned back onto me. I slowly started rocking her from side to side. I heard Christmas music in the background but I just ignored it. I was just busy soaking in the moment of having Sam in my arms. Everyone left to see the desert but I didn't move until Valerie said something.
I let go of Sam and took her hand in mine. Before we followed everyone else, Tucker said something I wish he wouldn't have. She really didn't need to know that I helped set up the mistletoe thing. But he just had to tell her. I glared at him and she just laughed after squeezing my hand.
Christmas...not enough said this year, if you know what I mean.
I know the last line isn't too clear but it's more of a joke with a few of my friends. I know this chptr may not have been what you expected either. There were a lot of repeating lines which I got sick of but.. it's kinda the way I wanted it. Well... It's near the end of Christmas day and I hope you all had a Merry Christmas or a Happy Holiday!