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Disclaimer: I don't own DP. Just the plot, Matt and my ocs...which aren't in this chapter but that's not the point.
Chaos ran through the desolate streets as ghost attacked left and right. There was only so much that Valerie could do, the rest of the people was too scared or weak to do anything. Through all the chaos and the police being busy with the ghosts, left the streets open to crime. Maddie stood in the doorway of Danny's room, shocked to see Jazz sitting at the window watching the rain drizzle down. "Jazz." She spoke softly and calmly, because of the state of emotion that was filled up inside of her. She heard for the first time in a week that she spoke.
"It's not true. It's not true." In her anger she threw the paper and it slid to Maddie's feet. The title cover story read: Where is Ghost Boy in Time of Need? The article was filled of lies about him not coming back, deserting the town in it's time of need, and what kind of hero was he? Maddie picked up the paper and tried to calm her down. She asked a simple question.
"How long did you know about him?" Jazz didn't even try and hide it from them. The papers had been running stories about him all week, starting with who he really was.
"Three and a half years." Jazz avoided eye contact with her mother; this was hard for her to even admit.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Her mom spoke with gentle authority
"I promised Danny." She let a tear rolled down her cheek.
"And Sam and Tucker were in on this too?"
"Yes." She managed a hoarse whisper.
"Jazz." Jazz felt a touch on her shoulder, she braced for what was coming; she could hear the hesitation in her mom's voice.
"Could you tell me what happened?" For the first time she looked her mom right in the eyes.
"Yes."
Tucker sat in his room staring at the news articles hanging around in his him. He dropped back onto his bed. A small sinking feeling weighted at his heart, and yet; he didn't know how to explain it. It was almost painful in the worst way.
'In the end was it worth it? Did I get him back enough? I betrayed one of my only friends.' Danny destroyed his relationship with Val…so did he feel better? Tucker tried to do everything to get the feeling to go away, but no matter what he did it was still there. Out of rage he threw a picture of the three of them across the room. The glass broke on impact from the wall. Tucker walked over to the picture and glared at it.
"You did this to me. Make the feeling stop." He screamed at the photo, but all three faces only smiled at him.
"What are you so happy about? Make the feeling stop." He dropped to his knees.
"Make the feeling stop." He broke down crying. He recognized the photo; Sam's sixteenth birthday. He suddenly realized what the feeling was; guilt. That feeling that he had carried all the way to the newspaper company and when he left to go home. He remembered that day very bitterly.
Tucker folded the anonymous tip he had written to the news reporters. As soon as he turned the paper in, it couldn't be taken it back.
"Hey Kid, you want something?" A reporter asked
"Read it." He thrust the paper in his general direction at him.
"I believe you have your next big story." He turned around and remembered Val and Danny, and walked out.
He still regretted that day. Now he felt worse. Tucker's shaky hand reached for the phone.
Paulina's eyes scanned the page again and again. She had dated the man of her dreams. The newspapers had been running this all week. At first she believed it was all a hoax. But now it didn't seem like they would do this just for fun. She scowled, he had dumped her. Her teeth gritted against one another. She had to get Danny back. Or other girls would be all over him, and she couldn't have that could she?
Val sternly looked at the papers. They have been running things on Danny all week. She was sick of it; she knew all of it already. She figured out how Danny did it. She understood how he was nervous around her; he didn't like her he was afraid she was going to kill him. At first she was mad at him and Tucker and felt betrayed by all her real friends. She just wished he would return so she could apologize for all she had done.
"And that's why all the ghost devices pointed to him." Jazz tried not to break down, but failed terribly. Maddie consoled her as the tears seemed to get worse.
"Jazz, I got a call from Sam's parents. He's safe with them."
" I just though that…" She paused, "for a couple days that he was…dead." Maddie released her daughter and exited the room, leaving some alone time for her. Jazz's eyes switched back to the rain pouring down.
"Danny. We need you right now. Right now more than ever, we need you; I need you, Come home." Her whispers were covered in the rain. Right now Amiesty Park had no hope.
A.N.- Liked it? For some reason I didn't like this chapter that much. THe only good thing is with Tucker. But maybe you liked it. You can review to this and the next chapter.