Chapter 10
"hey, Danielle? Can I talk to you? In private?" asked Tucker.
"uh, sure!" blushed Danielle.
"Danielle, I really like you. I like you a lot. I was wondering, would you like to go steady?" asked tucker, blushing.
"Oh, Tucker! you are so kind. I like you a lot too. Of course, I would love to go steady with you!" squealed Danielle.
She jumped up and hugged him. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and started to blush. She then stood in front of Tucker, her arms behind her back, her cheeks blushing.
"Sweet!" said Tucker, grinning.
"would you like me to walk you home?" he asked.
"I'd love you to walk me home." Smiled Danielle.
Tucker held out his hand and she took it. They headed off in the direction of her home. On the way Tucker told Danielle a little about himself. About him being interested in technology, how Danny and Sam and he met, about how Danny's parents being ghost hunters.
"so Danny Fenton's parents are ghost hunters eh? He must be embarrassed." Giggled Danielle.
"it's embarrassing, yes. They don't know about him being…" tucker muttered, realising what he had done.
"him being what?" asked Danielle.
"oh, don't worry. Him being annoyed by ghosts. Whenever he sees them he runs off because they are so annoying." Explained tucker, trying not to look into Danielle's eyes.
"so, is that why he ran off today, when those ghosts appeared?" asked Danielle.
"uh, yeah. Well here we are, I guess I will see you tomorrow." Sighed Tucker.
"bye Tucker." she whispered.
He kissed her pink lips and then turned to leave.
"I'll miss you Tucker Foley." She called out.
"I'll miss you too Danielle Rand." He smiled.
Tucker got out his mobile and dialled in Danny's number and waited for him to pick up.
Danny's phone began to ring.
"Hello?" he answered.
"Danny? Is that you?" asked Tucker.
"yes Tucker, it is Danny. So how'd it go?" asked Danny, looking for an apple.
"great, except one thing. Well, the good thing is that she said yes and we kissed!" squealed Tucker.
"way to go Tuck. Now what's the bad thing." Asked Danny, confused.
"uh, well, you're going to hate me for this. Well not hate me, be a bit happy, but upset. I almost spilled your secret. See I told her your parents were ghost hunters. Then she asked if it was embarrassing. I told her yes, sometimes. And then I said that they didn't know about you being… then I stopped. She asked being what? And then I said, annoyed by your parents hunting ghost all the time. She asked if that was why you ran off today at lunch and I said yes. Good save eh?" puffed tucker, running from a barking dog.
"YOU WHAT? Well, at least it actually was a good save. Did she believe you?" screamed Danny.
"yeah, she believed me. Look man, I have got to go now. Later." Called out Tucker before hanging up.
Danny went up to his room and put his phone in his pocket. He grabbed some ghost hunting things from around his room and headed downstairs to where his mom and dad were trying to catch a ghost.
"We got one! We just need to…" panted Jack.
"Mom? Dad?" called out Danny, rushing downstairs.
When Danny got to the lab he was surprised to see Technus.
"What do you want? You are not stealing any technology to take over the world!" screamed Danny, changing into Danny Phantom.
His parents were lying on the floor unconscious. Danny was not in the mood to fight Technus so Danny grabbed him and sent him back into his private lair in the ghost zone.
"AND STAY HERE!" screamed Danny, flying out of the Ghost Zone and into the human world.
He bent down and leant his mother upright. He looked into her eyes and called out her name, except instead of saying mom, he said Maddie.
"Maddie? Maddie? Are you okay? Can you hear me?" asked Danny, in a soothing voice.
"What? Where is he? Where is the ghost?" screamed Jack, getting up.
Danny let go of his mum and flew into the air.
"Where did the ghost that put us into a five minute sleep go?" asked Jack.
"uh, Technus? He is in his lair in the ghost zone. Jeez, I am getting sick and tired of fighting all these ghosts that want to take over the world. Don't they know I am a human being, I have homework to…" complained Danny.
"what did you say ghost?" asked Maddie, waking up after hearing those words.
"uh, nothing." Laughed Danny.
"you, are human?" asked Jack.
"well, uh. I guess I should be honest with at least someone. I am what they call in the Ghost Zone, a Halfa." Sighed Danny.
"a whata?" asked Maddie and Jack at the same time.
"a Halfa. A half human, half ghost hybrid. A Halfa." Danny explained.
"so you are half dead?" Asked Maddie.
"uh, I never really thought about it. I guess so." Answered Danny.
"are there any other ghosts the same as you?" asked Jack, interested.
"well, only one. But he lives in Wisconsin and is my archenemy. You might have heard of him. Plasmius. Never gets off my back." Complained Danny.
"so why do you come around Amity Park, harming people?" asked Jack, confused.
"I don't. I mean I don't harm others. At least I try not to. I have a ghost sense, it goes off whenever a ghost is near. All ghosts have them. The ghosts are normally hunting me, or trying to take over the world. Either one of them." Explained Danny, looking at a clock on the wall.
"who are you?" asked Maddie, also looking at the clock.
"I can't tell you that. Look at the time. 5:00pm already. I really got to get home. Bye." Called out Danny, flying through the roof before Maddie or Jack could stop him.
Danny flew up to his room and hopped in bed. It was a long day and Danny was extremely tired. He changed back into his normal self and fell asleep.
Maddie and Jack rushed upstairs to tell Danny of their new found information. When they opened the door they saw him asleep. Jack smiled and walked down the stairs, quietly. Maddie walked over to the side of his bed and kissed his head.
Maddie walked down the hall past Jazz's door. She remember the little talk she was going to have with her daughter and decided it was best to wait until the weekend. Maddie was also tired, spending as much time as she could following Danny around, trying to find out his secret.