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Danny was on his date with Paulina. They were sitting at the food court sharing a smoothie.

"So, Danny…"

"Yes, Paulina." Danny said, sighing. He was so lucky to be here with her.

"You know the dance coming up?"

"Yeah." How could he not know? The fliers were everywhere. For once, Danny took the hint. "Will you go with me?"

Paulina giggled and kissed him. "Of course, Danny." Then she pouted, ever so slightly. "Danny, do you like jokes?"

"Mmm-hmm." He thought, I wonder where Sam is right now. Probably at rehearsal. Which I'm missing. Oh god, Lancer's going to kill me.

"I thought, since your friends don't like me very much, we could play a joke on them on Sunday in the park. Then we will all laugh and be friends."

"Okay, Paulina. Should I tell them to meet you?" Danny said, dazed.

"Oh, no. Tell them to meet you alone. That way it'll be a big fun surprise."

"OK." Danny sighed, but his breath came out blue. He groaned inwardly and said, "Paulina, I'm really sorry but I have to go."

Paulina smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, Danny."

Danny ran off thinking, Maybe I'll be able to catch the last few minutes of rehearsal.

He went ghost in the men's bathroom and flew through the mall ceiling.

"I know you're out there. Come out and fight." He yelled.

The box ghost appeared.

Closely followed by Valerie Gray, Amity Park's resident teen ghost hunter.

"I see you ghost boy and I'm gonna-"

Danny moaned and took off.

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Two Hours later:

Danny hit the ground hard and turned back to human. Luckily, Valerie wasn't there yet, but she was coming.

Danny concentrated and tried to go ghost, but he was too tired. He got to his feet shakily.

There was nowhere to hide. He was right outside Casper High. Valerie would be there in a minute and seeing Danny Fenton where Danny Phantom had been she would put the pieces together.

"Danny?" Danny looked up to see Sam next to him, looking into his eyes worriedly. "Danny, are you o-"

Sam saw Valerie Gray flying towards them with a big gun in her hands. Then she turned back to Danny, to see him battered and beat up, looking desperate. She did what she did best and put the pieces together.

"Ahh.." she said.

And then she kissed Danny.

Danny thoughts went like this. Why is she kissing me? Distraction? Then she must know-Man this is nice. Ewww…you have a girlfriend. Sam's just your friend. But did she have to kiss me? Well, she is the smart one so I think so. She's a good kisser. I'm going to start blocking you out. You're just gross. Well, she is. HOW LONG HAS SHE KNOWN? She MUST know I'm a ghost.

Sam looked up to see Valerie had flown off. She pulled away from Danny and wiped her lips on the back of her sleeve. Sam was known for holding grudges. She looked at Danny, blushed, looked at the ground and said, "Sorry about that." Sam turned and started walking away.

Danny was dazed. That kiss felt like nothing Paulina had ever planted on him.

Danny called after Sam's retreating figure, "WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?"

Sam turned and yelled back, "IIT'S CALLED DISTRACTION. I GAVE YOU A REASON FOR STANDING THERE LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT."

Danny growled at the logic in this and ran after her. "HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?" He yelled.

Sam turned back, a little angry. "Ever since I saw you in ghost form. I'm not stupid, Danny. Danny FENTON, Danny PHANTOM. And you still have the same hair and eyes in either form. You act the same too."

Danny looked like he was about to say something but she interjected. "I'm not going to tell anyone, you can hear me sing but I don't want to talk to you anymore and yes, I still do and will hate Paulina, no matter what you say about her, so give it a rest." Sam walked away.

Danny stood there stunned. He looked after his smart friend and sighed. He didn't like it when Sam was mad at him.

But that kiss…