Sorry it's been so long; I have two other fics, plus a new one in the making. And I took the SAT's this morning. Not fun, let me tell you.

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom!

"So, kids, what should I have the cook prepare you for breakfast?"

"Cereal!" Jazz cheered.

"Bacon!" Danny yelled.

"Pancakes!" Sam shouted.

"Sausage!" Tucker exclaimed. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him strangely. "And eggs," he added weakly. Everyone else snorted and burst into laughter.

"Y-you like the sausage," Danny choked out.

"What? I do not! Stop!" Tucker was blushing madly as he began rambling.

"You can't escape it, Tuck," Sam added.

"That's because there's nothing to escape from! I'm not-"

"Just so you know, Tucker," Jazz started with a straight face, "Y-you," she began giggling, "You can't get married in Wisconsin!" she burst out laughing.

"Oh, not you too!" Tucker wailed as everyone else in the room was clutching their sides. They stumbled over to the table and each took their seats. Servants carrying trays rushed into the room and placed plates in front of Vlad, Maddie, Jazz, Danny, and Sam. They each contained the dish that their owners had requested.

"Hey, where's mine?" Tucker asked. All of the servants were snickering as they surrounded the final one, who was carrying a covered tray. He placed the tray in front of Tucker and lifted the cover off with a flourish, revealing a foot-long sausage. Everyone stared for a moment, and then fell off of their chairs onto the floor, they were laughing so hard.

"Great one, guys," Danny said, giving the servant a high-five.

"Thank you very much master Masters," the man replied. He and the rest of the servants returned to the kitchen, all laughing hysterically.

"I'm never eating anything but cereal for breakfast ever again," Tucker mumbled under his breath, as everyone else slowly got up into their seats and began eating.

Ten minutes later, everyone save Tucker was finished eating. The poor boy was staring at his breakfast as though it was poison.

"Come on, Tuck, you gotta eat it!" Danny exhorted him.

"Yes, you don't want all of the cook's efforts to go to waste, young man," Vlad added.

"I hate you all," Tucker muttered darkly. Slowly, ever so slowly, he cut off a piece of the sausage and with shaking hands brought it into his mouth. Everyone present snickered audibly while he finished the sausage.

After breakfast Jazz, Danny, and Vlad went into the training room to work with their powers for a little bit, and also review their plot for that night. Maddie decided to help the servants prepare the house, and Sam and Tucker went into the home theater to watch The Aviator. After the movie ended, they went up to Danny's room and played some video games until he was finished training.

Danny stumbled into his room a little worse for the wear. He was slightly bruised and battered, but it wasn't as bad as he sometimes ended up after a particularly nasty training session. He entered the room and began taking off his shirt, since he was planning on taking a shower in a few minutes. The shirt was in his hamper when he looked up and saw Sam and Tucker in his room for the first time. They stared at him, and their eyes moved up and down his bare torso.

"Are you okay, man?" Tucker asked.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

"You're all banged up!" Sam exclaimed as they ran over to him.

"Huh?" He looked down at the burns and bruises covering him. "It's not that big of a deal, really. I was getting hurt a lot worse when I first realized my powers and started training. And besides, I heal really fast."

"Even so…" Sam cautiously reached out and ran her fingers along his chest and abs. She blushed when she found herself noticing how muscled they were.

"A-hem!" Tucker's cough brought her out of her reverie. She blushed even harder and backed away to see that Danny was blushing just as much as she was.

"Why won't you both just admit that you like each other?"

"I'm not in love with Danny!"

"I'm not in love with Sam!"

"Riiight. And that's why both of you spoke at exactly the same time and used the word 'love' after I clearly used the word 'like'. Sure." Danny and Sam blushed, if possible, a darker shade of red.

The rest of the morning and the afternoon passed by with the three friends just hanging out around the mansion, Danny and Sam purposely avoiding having any physical contact with each other to get Tucker off their case. Just as the sun was going down, they went back upstairs to change into their party clothes. Sam took her gown and went over to the bathroom again while Danny and Tucker changed into their tuxedoes in his bedroom. They plugged in the Xbox and played a little Halo while they waited for her to finish her hair and makeup. Finally, after several rounds of Slayer, they just couldn't take it anymore and went into the hallway.

"Come on, Sam, what's taking so long?" Tucker asked as he banged on the door.

"Just go downstairs, I'll be there in about five minutes!" she called from the other side.

"Okay, Sam, we'll be waiting at the base of the big staircase in the main hall," Danny answered. He and Tucker went downstairs to meet up with Jazz, Maddie, and Vlad. Vlad was wearing his usual suit, Maddie was wearing an emerald-green dress, and Jazz had on an aqua gown.

"Is everybody ready?" Vlad asked.

"Sam's on her way, but besides that yeah," Danny replied.

"Great, the first guests should be arriving soon." Just then the doorbell rang. Everyone went into the entrance hall which was adjacent to the main hall and Vlad opened the door.

On the other side of the door stood an Asian American woman with long black hair that went down to her waist. She was dressed in a green business suit and was holding, of all things, a tape recorder.

"Vladdie, Maddie, it's so good to see you both!" she said as they welcomed her inside and closed the door behind her.

"Kids, this is Harriet Chin, an important reporter for the Milwaukee Journal," Vlad said, introducing his children to the woman. "Harry, this is my daughter, Jasmine, my son, Daniel, and Daniel's friend, Tucker."

"I've heard of you!" Jazz exclaimed. "You covered the conflict in Cambodia a few years back, right?"

"That's right," Harriet replied, positively beaming with pride.

"Nice to meet all of you. Is anyone else here yet?"

"No, you're the first-" the doorbell rang again, and Vlad opened it to reveal a few more guests, and began the introductions all over again.

Over the next half-hour or so, more guests began to arrive, and Vlad and Maddie took turns introducing all of them to Danny, Tucker, and Jazz. The main hall was getting kind of crowded by this time, so all of the guests began moving into the dining room where the party was being held, leaving the three teenagers all by themselves.

"Well, I'm headed for the movie theater," Jazz announced.

"Why, aren't you coming to the party?" Danny asked, confused.

"What, and watch a bunch of old fossils pogo to new-wave music? Pass." She walked away.

"What about you, Tuck?"

"Well, a couple of the guests did bring their daughters with them, so I'm going to mingle, if you know what I mean. Coming?"

"I just want to wait for Sam, then we'll join you in the party room." Tucker shrugged.

"Suit yourself." He went into the party room, leaving Danny all by himself. He jumped when he suddenly heard his name being called.

"Danny?" the voice repeated. He recognized it as Sam's.

"Yeah, Sam?"

"I'm ready now."

"Great, come on down." Sam descended, and so did Danny's jaw. As she came down the staircase, he saw that she was dressed in a black corset that flowed into a dark purple gown. It hugged her body nicely. She was wearing violet lipstick and the usual black eyeliner, but she had added just a touch of blush and her hair was done up nicely.

"Are you okay?" She asked, noticing his vacant stare and slight drool. He snapped back to attention.

"I'll let you know when I regain the ability to speak," he replied. She giggled and took his hand, and they made their way into the dining hall.