So Val knows now, what's gonna happen next?

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Standing in the doorway, Danny noticed that Valerie had gotten very pale. Is she alright? He walked over to her, sitting next to her. "Val, are you ok? You look like you saw something really scary." She looked away, her eyes resting for a barely perceptible amount of time on her detector.

"You said there was a ghost, and then you were gone! I thought you'd been kidnapped!" It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't the reason she felt like she was going to faint. If he really is the ghost boy, then that would explain the spot on my detector. But isn't the ghost boy evil? Danny's not evil, he couldn't possibly be. Was he telling the truth?

Valerie took a deep breath. "Danny, what do you think about the ghost boy?" Danny looked at her, eyes widening to the size of plates. He's scared. Ok, strike two for "Danny's a ghost." and three strikes makes him out.

"I think he's misunderstood and a real hero. After all, if he wanted to destroy Amity Park, he would've already, right?" Never thought of that. I've got to get him off my trail before he realizes he's got two strikes against him. "Anyways, Danny Phantom's a really cool dude." Oh, right, they have the same name, too. Strike three, you're out. She turned to her friend/enemy and asked him one more question.

"Who do you think the red hunter is? You must really hate her if she's trying to destroy him." Danny looked at her.

"I wouldn't hate her, because maybe she's just part of the whole misunderstanding as well. After all, keeping up a secret identity must be hard. And I have absolutely no idea who she is. None whatsoever!" Is it even possible to get four strikes in baseball? If I'd been asking those questions without a suspicion, I never would've noticed…

"What's up with all the questions? You seem really nervous." She smiled at him, noticing his face was starting to pale as well. Ok, I need to stop counting strikes, it's getting way too crazy.

"Uh, no reason. Can we get back to lunch now?" She tried to sound like her normal self, but her voice wavered. Danny noticed this. Ok, Val's acting like she was a normal person that was attacked by a ghost. It's nice to see she's starting to wonder if I'm good though.

"Sure Val. Are you sure you're fine though? I feel ok now, and I don't think I need to go to the nurse's, but you look really pale." She smiled at him bravely, and shook her head.

"No I was just really scared that you'd been kidnapped, but you're ok. I think I'll survive." He nodded and they went back to lunch.

When they got there, Sam and Tucker were arguing over whether meat or veggies were better for the tenth time that week. Danny groaned and shook his head. He then had an idea to possibly get them to stop.

"I agree with Sam. Veggies rock!" Tucker looked mortified, and Sam was quite pleased with herself. "Joking guys, it's April Fools Day! You'd think that with all the abnormalities, you would have figured that out. I'm back, I ended up feeling better before we even made it to the nurse's." Sam and Tucker glared at him.

"Dude, that's a cruel joke! I mean, why couldn't you have chosen meat?" Tuck asked. Then he noticed Valerie, still quite pale. "Wow, Val, what hit you? A bucket of white paint?" She glared daggers at him before deciding to answer.

"Danny said there was a ghost, and the next thing I knew, he was gone. I thought he'd been kidnapped. That would be the third time today, right Danny?" He nodded.

"Yeah, but at least none of them wanted to hold me for ransom or anything. One was just for fun, and the other was just weird. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if I wasn't the kid of ghost-hunting parents in Amity Park." Sam looked at him.

"But that's what makes you unique, Danny! Unique is good!" He smiled at her. I wonder if they know about him? They're both defensive enough to know. "And anyways, it's not like those ghosts would hurt you. With Phantom patrolling the area and all, they wouldn't try anything too outrageous." She laughed and shared a knowing smile with the other two. I'm guessing that's a yes. I guess that makes sense, since they are often seen around him, not panicking like the other people. Plus, they're often late with him, or making up excuses. I think I've got it. Val pretended to be holding in something about Phantom, like she hated him. She figured that if they knew who she was, acting indifferent to the name would appear suspicious.

"Hey Val, you going to the dance tonight?" Tucker piped up. She looked at him, slightly amused.

"Why, are you asking me?"

"Uh…" He blushed a little. "If you want."

"No thanks, I've got other stuff I have to do, sorry." And it's the truth. I've got to think of how to tell Danny I know and apologize for all the times I've hurt him. She watched as Tucker turned his attention towards Sam. She raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

"I know what you're going to ask, and my answer is no. Danny and I are going, as friends." Tucker looked really down, and Val frowned.

"Tell you what. I might be able to get a break from my job to go with you. I'll call you." Tucker smiled a wide grin from one ear to the other. Val just smirked and starting eating her lunch, which she hadn't even had a chance to touch.

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