A/N: Thanks for your reviews: jillian, giggleaid, Sam1, and Sam!


Disclaimer: See Chapter 1. The only thing I do own is the puppy introduced in this chapter.

Chapter 8: Christmas

The teens wanted to spend Christmas with their families (or in Ron's case with Rufus and the Possible's) so the eight of them had a Christmas party on the twenty-second. They exchanged gifts, each of them ending up with at least two CDs. Clark, Chloe, Kim, Ron, and Rufus presented Tucker, Danny, and Sam with a black scrapbook identical to the one labeled Kryptonite in Clark's barn.

This one, however, was labeled Plasmius and detailed their adventures to rescue Maddie. There was a special, small scrapbook in the back for only Danny and Sam identical to the 'Clark and Chloe Forever' that had made them a couple. Danny and Sam decided to look at it later, and Sam secretly wanted to burn it.

Danny jumped as his gift form Sam started moving. "Um, Sam…"

"It's possessed!" Ron cried, running from the room.

"Open it before it suffocates!" For a goth, she looked pretty excited, and Danny was almost tempted to follow after Ron.

"Sufficate?" Danny untied the bow and pulled off the lid.

A black puppy's face popped out, a silver collar around his neck. He had strange, lime green eyes, and he had white socks on each of his paws and a white mark on the tip of each ear. He looked up at Danny and leapt out of the box, landing in the halfa's lap.

Danny laughed. "I don't believe it; you actually got me a puppy."

"I had to plead forever with your mom."

Danny looked at the silver bone nametag hanging on the collar. "Phantom. Cute."

"Aw, he looks just like you in ghost form too," Tucker teased.

Sam shoved the Techno geek off the couch.


Clark and Chloe had headed back to Smallville, Kansas, and Kim and Ron had gone back to Middleton. Tucker had gone home after wishing Danny and Sam a "Merry Christmas" leaving the two friends sitting on the couch watching Christmas movies.

"Hey, uh, Sam?"

"Yeah, Danny." She was watching the movie and glanced at the boy beside her.

"Um…here." He handed her a ring box.

Sam opened it with a racing heart. "It's beautiful," she said.

It was a silver band with two hands fashioned on either side of a heart stone the color of Sam's eyes. On the top of the heart sat a silver crown. She knew the Irish tale surrounding the Claddagh well. It was a symbol of love, friendship, and loyalty, and depending on which hand she put it on, it would say whether or not her heart was taken. Her heart was taken…by the raven-haired teen sitting beside her watching her with hopeful pale blue eyes. Phantom was oblivious in his lap, contentedly curled up.

"You like it?" Danny asked.

She smiled at him. "I love it." She held it out to him. "Put it on me?"

His hand phased through the couch, and he faltered to recover himself. Phantom, awakened by the sudden movement, decided to find somewhere more comfortable to sleep. "I…uh, maybe you should."

"Please?"

He swallowed then took the ring from her, removing it from the box. She held out her left hand, smiling at him as he nearly dropped the ring. He obviously knew the tale too. He moved to slip it on her finger, still glancing at her uncertainly.

"Let me help you," she said, leaning over and kissing him on the lips. She smiled at his startled look. "And this time this is no love spell or fake-out make-out."

He smiled too and slipped the ring on her finger. "Thanks." Then he kissed her back.


A/N: For those of you that don't know, if you wear a Claddagh on your left hand with the crown pointing out it means your heart is taken. If you wear it on your right with the crown pointing out, it means you're contemplating love. If you wear it on your right with the crown pointing in, you're single. Just a little FYI for ya' there. :D Anyway, the sequel to thisMind Swap will be up soon. I'm done writing it completely then I'll type it up and upload it on here. I like to write up the story completely before I type it and upload it on here. It just makes things easier and then I don't have people waiting forever for me to update. (sweats and ducks for fear of blows)