Woo! One more week tilChristmas break... One more week... I can make one week, I think.
'k, I just noticed that if I put a ? next to a ! it usuallyerases the question mark, which is lame. So nowI'm trying to figure out how to outsmart this darn computer (but sadly, I think the computer is winning). Ahh! And it also jams some of my words together, WTF! (Watch, that'll end up just being an exclaimation mark.)
Oh, right, the story. Disclaimer: Not mine!
Hi ho Silver! AWAY! (Heh heh) Chapter four!
Staring wide-eyed, framed by the doors of the school, stood Paulina.
Danny straightened shakily, brushing off his friends helping hands. A shadow of a hope returned as he remembered Paulina's crush on the ghost boy. If anyone would accept him, it would be her.
He watched her, his breath unknowingly held, as she walked up to him. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Sam move forward angrily, but Tucker caught her and held her back.
Paulina looked Danny up and down. His shoulder bloody, his face bruised, his hair a mess, his shadowed eyes looking downcast and only standing because his two friends were supporting him, he was not the hero that her Danny Phantom was. Danny Fenton was weak, insecure and, most importantly, a loser in the high school society.
Paulina turned her gaze to his two friends standing by him protectively. Images of Sam and Tucker watching the ghost boy fly away flashed through her mind. "Of course we don't know Danny Phantom, he's a ghost. Humans don't talk to ghosts." Her eyes widened, glancing over at Dannys two friends.
"You two knew all along, didn't you." Paulina accused Sam and Tucker. Sam just glared at Paulina. Tucker nodded his head slightly.
Paulina looked back at Danny, noticing his hopeful eyes watching her.She hesitated, looking around nervously. She didn't see anyone, but she knew, now more then ever, that there were no secrets in highschool. They'd find out eventually.
Her mind racing, she remembered her friends' reaction, their jumbled explaination of what had just happened in one of the school's hallways. And their confused and suspicious looks when Paulina had rushed off without another word.
Looking back suddenly, her head held high, Paulina broke the silence.
"Hmph, only you two losers would hang out with a half ghost freak!" She looked at Danny in disgust as his head fell, his last hope gone.
Paulina turned on her heel and started to walk back towards where she had left her friends. But before she could even take two steps Sam yelled and tackled her to the ground.
"You bitch!" Sam screamed as she tried to punch every inch of Paulina. Paulina yelped as she felt Sam land punch after punch to her back. With her arms pinned beneath her, Paulina lie helpless to Sam's fury. So, with no choice left, Paulina resorted to screaming insults at Sam.Whichwasn't reallythe best of ideas as it justseemed to spurSam on as she added her sharp nails to the one sided fight.
Heisitating for a second, Tucker glanced at Danny sitting dejectedly on the ground, his head buried in his arms, before he rushed forward to get Sam off of Paulina.
"Sam! Sam, calm down!" He pulled her off of Paulina, gaining a new respect for Sam's strenght as she struggled valiantly. His grip slipped and Sam lashed forward to knock Paulina down again just after she had started to crawl away.
"I'll make you a half ghost freak!" She yelled, evading Tuckers grasp and kicking the moaning lump that was Paulina.
"SAM!" Tucker managed to catch both of Sam's arms and pin them behind her back. Sam seethed as Paulina peeked out from between her arms. Seeing her attacker restrained, for the moment at least, she struggled to her feet. Sam spit on her as Paulina limped away as fast as she could, yelling insults in spanish.
After Paulina disappeared inside their school (still yelling insults in spanish), Tucker released Sam's arms with a relieved sigh.
Remembering their friend, Sam turned around.
"Danny, I-" Sam looked around.
"Danny?" He's gone!
Danny flew as fast as he could through the dark clouds above the city of Amity Park. Not knowing or caring where he was going, he only wanted to get away.
An image of Paulina kept floating through his mind, accompanied by her words. He closed his eyes, angrily pushing the image away. Feeling himself fall a little, Danny shook his head and forced his mind to focus on flying. "Freak." Images of his classmates followed him through the clouds, taunting him.
"No." Danny moaned, trying to fly faster. His arm was starting to throb again and his body was reminding him of how tired he was. "Somebody should do something, y'know, stop him…"
"Leave me alone!" He felt himself fall again, breaking through the cover of the clouds. "Hmph, only you two losers would hang out with a half ghost freak!"
"Shut up!" Danny yelled, holding his head in his hands.
Gravitytook it's chance toreclaim the errant ghost boy.
Danny's eyes shot open as hefelt himselfbegin to free fall. Gasping, he looked down at the ground rushing up to meet him.He tucked his legs underneath him, preparing to shoot upwards, when a lone thought halted him.
…what if I became a full ghost?
An image of Sam, Tucker and his family crying next to a gravestone suddenly replaced the images of his classmates. Danny grimaced and looked up at the dark skies again,kicking his legs out behind him as he focused on flying. He felt the wind whistle through his hair as his tired and beaten body continued to rush towards the ground. His eyes widened fearfully.
"Oh, shit."
Sam dragged Tucker along, both of their eyes darting around for any sign of Danny.
After finding Danny gone, Sam had guessed that he would be no where near their school. She desperately hoped she was right as she and Tucker continued to run farther away from Casper High, Tucker watching the sky while Sam searched the ground.
They were near the outskirts of town when Tucker yelled.
"Sam!" Tucker pulled her to a stop and pointed up at the sky with his free hand. A black and white streak had just fallen through the darkening clouds and was now hurtling towards the ground.
"DANNY!" Sam screamed. Her eyes glued to her falling friend, she raced towards the horizon. Tucker watched his friend, too shocked to move.
"No…" he whispered, shaking his head as if this horrible image would go away if only he could just wake up.
Sam streaked forward, tears streaming off her face as her eyes tracked her friend towards the ground. Danny fell straight towards the forest on the edge of Amity Park, gaining speed. He had almost reached the trees when she saw him pull up slightly. Adrenaline rushed through her legs as her feet pounded across the grass. Hold on Danny.
Tucker tried to pull his eyes away as Danny neared the top of the trees. His friend suddenly pulled up slightly, slowing his deadly descent.
"Yes! Come on Danny, you can do it!" Tucker cheered, watching as Danny struggled to stay above the trees racing by below him. He continued to drop, the taller trees now grabbing at him as he sped by.
"Come ON Danny." Tucker muttered, his eyes concerned as his friend disappeared within the forest.
Sam raced through the forest, following the trail of broken branches. Her breath came in short gasps as her heart raced along with her pounding feet. Her eyes darted through the trees, noticing every torn piece of black cloth, every drop of green blood. The broken branches were getting closer to ground level; she was almost there.
Her eyes spotted the crumpled form of her friend lying at the end of a trench his body had carved when he had hit the ground.
Danny! Reaching him, she collapsed next to him, reaching out with a trembling hand to smooth back his black hair.
He lay in a crater of dirt, his white shirt unhurt but stained by long streaks of blood. His legs were stretched out behind him, his arms trapped beneath him. His face, half buried in dirt, was beaten and scratched as bad as the rest of his body. His eyes were closed, his expression peaceful.
"Danny?" Sam's voice shook. She leaned in close to his face, listening for his breath. His breathing was shallow and slow, but he was breathing. Sam leaned back, almost crying in relief.
Tucker came puffing through the forest and practically stumbled along his two friends. Sam looked up, Danny's head resting comfortably in her lap. She smiled at Tucker, letting him know everything was ok. Tucker collapsed next to Sam, taking in her red and tearstained face while trying to catch his breath.
"I…" Tucker faltered, "I was afraid, I thought…" He stopped, not knowing what to say. Sam looked at him with a melancholy smile, she knew what he meant.
Tucker sighed, looking at Danny's peaceful expression and watching his chest slowly rise and fall. He let his mind relax ashis body reminded himpainfully that he was not meant to run for that long without stopping. He silently agreed with his body as he clutched a painful sidestitch.
They sat there in the middle of the silent forest, calming their racing hearts and relaxing, if only just for a little while, from the events of the day.
I hope you all like how I dealt with Paulina! Heh heh… Er, actually I mean her reaction, not Sam totally kicking her rear end all the way to Wisconsin! Go Sam!
Sorry for the shorter chapter, but I had to end it there. Oh yeah, and if you're wondering why Sam and Tucker are taking a breather before trying to get Danny help, well, they just sprinted around 800 meters (actually more like 1400) all out, and trust me, even adrenaline won't get your shaking legs underneath you after that!
Randomness!First of all, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! Second of all: Mu ha ha ha! That's for you to guess at! (Yeah, but Danny doesfind out about it later) Oh man! Mushi! ...does Mushi have a theme song? (Mushi needs a theme song) Oh, and watch out for those no parking signs, those stupid darn police tend to hide around them... curse them. (Shakes fist) Erm, is it sadistic? (wow that sounds evil) ACK! Spam-nation! (Oh no! I sound like Lancer! Gag me with a spoon.) Yes! I was hoping someone would mention the fight! I really worked hard on that one. And...CHEESE!
You guys are all amazing, seriously.
Reveiws are like Christmas break; awesome!