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Family is always there

Chapter 4: Saying goodbye

"Speech"

/Thoughts/

/' That little voice in your head '/

Sam walked down the stairs to the kitchen, she had put her PJ's in the black bag she had slung over her shoulder. " I'm going to head home now."

"I'll walk you" Danny stood up and followed her.

Jazz looked up over the top of the news paper, "How come you didn't go with them Tucker?"

Tuckers head appeared from inside the fridge, "Because right now she needs Danny, in a few days when she needs a friend I'll step in. Besides with Sam gone I can chow down on the bacon." He removed a pack of bacon from the fridge.

"Ok, if your making breakfast then I'll have some waffles."

"Because this is the Fenton house, I'm the only Fenton here. There for if you want the bacon the you'll make me waffles."

"Your as bad as Danny sometimes."

Danny walked next to Sam down the street, a block from his house Danny realized that they weren't head straight to Sams house. He didn't really care thou, it was a nice morning for a walk.

"Danny you don't have to walk with me, I'm not going to try and kill myself again. I don't need a baby sitter."

"I want to walk you home."

"Thanks" Sam lead them to the park and set down on a wooden park bench, Danny sat down next to her. The only other people who were out at this time of morning were old people feeding the ducks and joggers. "Do you remember Shadow?"

"Yeah" A few years ago when Danny and Sam were nine they had been playing at the park when they had seen a black swan. Sam had named him Shadow. He hadn't been completely black, he had some white at the tips of his wings, on the top of his head and near his feet. Sam was the only kid brave enough to get close to him.

"He has big emerald green eyes!" she told everyone later. Then one day some teens had been picking on them. They had hung Danny in a tree by his shirt so he was just off the ground. Then they had started to teas Sam, she had punched one of them in the balls, and for anyone who knew Sam knew she had a mean left hook. The ones that were still up pushed Sam to the ground.

Danny began to struggle in the tree, "Don't touch her, get away you big meanies" They closed in around Sam, Danny didn't want to think about what they were going to do to Sam. Just then they heard a noise from the shore of the lake. On the shore stood Shadow. Shadow made the strange again, somewhere between a growl and a song.

The teens took a few steps backwards as Shadow made his way to Sam. "Shadow! I knew you would come!" She threw her arms around his neck. Shadow walked over to Danny, using his beak he snapped the branch Danny was stuck on. He feel to the ground hard. Shadow was a lot bigger then he looked out in the middle of the lake. His eyes really were bright green. Shadow turned back to Sam, bowed his head slightly then walked back into the lake.

When Tucker got there he didn't believe them till Sam showed him a large black feather. That had been at the beginning of the summer, they spent nearly every day at the park for the rest of the vacation. They saw Shadow again from the shore but he wouldn't get close if anyone besides Sam was there.

Late one fall afternoon they went down to the park to see if Shadow had flown south with the other birds. Shadow was sitting in the middle of the lake, when he saw them he spread his massive wings and took off. He flew straight over their heads. Sam cupped her hands together and yelled to him as he flew "Bye Shadow, we'll see you next year!" They didn't thou, not one of them had ever seen Shadow sense that day.

"Danny?" Danny was pulled back to reality.

"Yeah sam?"

"Shadow looked like you when your in ghost mode. What do you think every happened to him?"

"I don't know, maybe he found some other little kids to help."

"Maybe" The she playfully punched Danny in the arm, " I'm a big girl now Danny, You don't need to protect me from the truth. I know Shadows probably dead."

"I can't help but try to protect you"

"Well those guys never would have hung you in that tree if you didn't try to protect me."

"But they took you toy truck."

"Yeah but they would have given it back if you hadn't tried to play the hero and jumped on his back from the jungle jim. You made him drop my truck and it broke on the side walk."

"Sorry about that"

"Its ok" They stood up and walked towards Sams house. When they got there they found a note on the door,

Sam

Had to see lawyers about my new money

Earl

Sam crumbled the note, right before Sam closed the door Danny said "Hey Sam, you've always got Tucker and me."

"I know"

Sam went up to her room and sat on her bed. She reached over and picked up Phanty, she held him tight to her chest. Sam took a small box out of her bedside table. It wasn't a fancy box, just made out of plane wood. Inside the box however were some of Sams most precious items, she opened it. Inside was a black feather, the same one she had got from Shadow. Next to it was an old dry flower.

The flower was very important to her, Danny had given it to her the first day they had meet.

Flash back

Sam had been digging under the jungle jim when Danny had fallen on top of her. She might have been San but she was also four, and when another four year old fell on you it hurt. Sam had started to cry and ran off in to the trees.

Little Sam sat crying in some bushes when they began to move. Little Danny stepped out and stuck his hand out to Sam, in it was a white lilly. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to fall on you. Please don't cry anymore."

Sam took the flower and stopped crying Sniff "How did you know I liked lillys?"

"I didn't, but I thought it was pretty like you"

"Thanks, I'm Sam"

"Isn't Sam a boys name?"

"Yep, my real names Samantha but I don't like it so I changed it."

"Cool, I'm Danny. You got a boo-boo on your forehead, come on my mommy can fix it!" He took her hand and lead her to his mom. She put some bactine on her cut and gave her a bandage with glow in the dark ghost on it.

When Sam got home her parents had thrown it away and gave her a plan bandage saying she shouldn't wear such childish things. They wanted to get a restraining order taken out against Danny but Sam had talked them out of it by promising that she would wear a pink dress to the first day of school.

The next day Sam went to the park and found Danny in the sand box, he was covered in bandages. "Danny, what happened to you?"

"I wanted to get you more flowers because they made you smile and I liked it when you smiled." Sam started to laugh, Danny eyes got big and he was about to start crying.

"Why are you crying?"

"Because I tried to do something nice for you and you laughed at me."

"I wasn't laughing at you. You don't have to get me flowers to make me smile, see I'm smiling right now!"

Danny instantly started to smile as well, "Ok then, Sam will you be my friend?"

"We already are"

Sam looked down at the flower Danny had given her all those years ago, it always made her happy, even now.

The funeral for Sams parents was the next day. They had planned it out years ago, lots of fancy flowers and the high society was of course a buzz about it. Her parents had made a guest list inviting the richest people in the town. Naturally they hadn't put Danny or Tuckers families on the list.

The guard refused to let them in till Sam came out and told him to move out of the way. The guard was still hesitant saying they still weren't on the list. Finally in frustration Sam grabbed the list and scribbled their names on it. After that the guard gave up and let them in.

When the funeral started Tucker was on Sams left, Jazz on her right and Danny right behind her. He was in a gray suit, even his dad was in a suit.

Sams parents had written speeches to be read during the funeral. It sounded so much like her parents that for a minute she could see her parents saying it instead of the minister. But she would never see them again. Sams eyes started to mist over. Some how Danny sensed what was happening and moved his hand so it was slightly touching hers, Sam felt the tightness in her chest slid away enough so that she could breath normally again

When it came time for the ullages Sam walked up and said her few words. When she was done anyone else could come up and say there peace. No one volunteered.

Even thou it was uncomfortably Danny stood up and said a few nice words followed by Tucker. Even Dannys parents got up and Jack didn't mention ghosts the whole time, not once.

When the funeral was over the party started, Sams parents had it all planed out too. With Dancing and food it could have been anyone of a number of parties that they had thrown before. People kept coming up to Sam and saying things like, "So sorry to hear this, They'll be missed, Poor thing, We'll miss their parties, I hope you can keep up the family name they built."

Sam couldn't stand it any longer and walked in to a side hall. Danny stood against the wall a few feet from the door. "What are you doing here Danny?"

"No offence but some of those people in there creep me out, and it wasn't really my type of party."

"Yeah, but the parties the only reason most of them came. Now their biggest worry is if I can throw parties as good as my parents." Sam leaned against the wall next to Danny, "Danny?"

"Yeah?"

"Could you fly me to the park?"

Danny already knew why Sam wanted to go to the park, "Sure" He looked up and down the hall to make sure that they were alone, then transformed in to Danny Phantom. He took Sams hand, turned them intangible and flew them threw the roof.

Sam looked down as Danny flew them over the town. Sam loved flying with Danny, she felt free and safe. Danny landed them in a secluded spot and they walked the short distance to the pond. Sam had a single flower with her, its petals were black with white tips. She let it fall in to the water and watched as it was washed out in to the middle of the lake.

A cold wind blew and Sam shivered, Sam was healing quickly and sense Earl had been to busy in the last few days to pay attention to her she was healed enough to wear a sleeveless dress.

Danny walked up behind her, "ready to go back to the party?" Sam nodded.

Back at the party the guest had all had a few to many drinks. Tucker and his family had already left. Dannys parents were waiting by the door when he and Sam walked up to them. They didn't bother asking where Danny and Sam had been.

"Would it be alright if Danny walked me home?" Sam asked.

"Certainly Sam," Mrs. Fenton gave Sam a hug, "And remember your always welcome at our house."

"Thanks" Sam returned the hug.

Jack bent down so his head was level with Dannys, "Just for tonight forget your curfew. Make sure Sams alright."

Danny couldn't believe what his father had said, "Thanks"

Danny and Sam walked along the dark streets. He had offered to fly them there but Sam said she would rather walk if it was alright with him. It took them about twenty minutes of walking to reach Sams house. "Where'd that key get to?" Sam looked threw the little purse she had.

"Hang on" Danny put his hands on her shoulders and ghosted them in to her room.

"Show off" Sam said, but she had a smile on her face. Danny returned the smile.

"I'll see you at school tomorrow."

"Ok" Danny went ghost and flew out here window. He waited on her roof for a few minutes before turning invisible and floated down to Sams window. Sam was already in bed. Danny looked closer to see what she was holding, to his surprise it was the stuffed Phanty he had given her. Danny gave a little smile and flew home.

Danny got home around one in the in the morning, his parents were still up but didn't mention the time. Danny went to his room and called Tucker.

"Hey Danny, hows Sam doing?"

"Not good, but I think she'll be alright. How come we haven't seen you around much lately?"

"Right now Sam needs you, when she needs a friend I'll be there."

"Hey whats that supposed to mean!"

"You'll have to figure that out for your self."

Danny hung up the phone and went to bed.

Earl walked in to his new mansion. His brother will had named Sam to receive everything, but she couldn't till she was eighteen so earl was in charge of it and her. He was very happy, and very drunk on champaign. He went up to Sams room and opened the door. Sam was sleeping on her bed.

Earl went over to her and stroked her cheek, "Were gona have so much fun"

"Danny" Sam mumbled " I love you"

Earl took his hand back as an idea spread threw his head. "This'll do" He walked out of Sams room, "This'll do"

(A/N: Ok there it is, I need reviews. What is Earl Planing? Read the next chapter to find out! Oh and does Danny finally find out that she told his secret? What'll he do if he finds out? REVIEW!)