Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom, or do I?
Hm...+shifty eyes+ Nah, I'm sure I don't.
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Fork in the Road
Chapter 2: Blonde Affair
"Oh, are you? How is my sister-in-law doing? Say 'hi' to her for me, dear," the raven-haired beauty said, her tone cheery and positive. She sounded a little out-of-breath to Danny, and he didn't hesitate to point it out.
"Honey, you sound a little out-of-breath, are you alright?" Danny asked, his blue eyes focused on the floor. Jazz crossed her arms across her chest, and took a deep breath.
"What? Oh, of course!" she replied, a little too quickly. Her blue eyes darted to the blonde man smoking a cigarette on her couch, who looked quite peaceful. He was wearing a robe, and so was she. With nothing under that flimsy robe.
Danny raised his left eyebrow, something sounded a little fishy.
"I was just um, working out! You know, I want to look good for you, baby." Paulina suddenly glared at the blonde man on her couch, and as she covered the mouthpiece of the phone, she said, "Dash, get out of here. Danny's probably on his way! Get your clothes and change in the restroom, and be sure not to leave anything behind."
"Paulina?" Danny asked, sitting down on the couch in Jazz's office.
"Yes baby?" Paulina's voice went back to a cheery tone.
"Uh…never mind, it's nothing. Um, I'm leaving Jazz's office, do you want me to pick something up on my way home?" Danny asked, picking up his wool sweater from the couch. Jazz sighed, and stood up.
"Oh, uh, yeah, can you pick up some milk and juice from the store?" Paulina asked, trying to keep Danny away from home as long as possible so Dash could make a clean getaway.
"Alright, see you in a few," Danny said with a smile, "Bye." He hung up, and placed his flip phone in his jean pocket. Jazz smiled at Danny, another forced smile.
"Okay, then, it was nice having this chat with you Danny." Jazz gave him a hug, her strawberry blonde hair covering his face. "Yeah," Danny replied, hugging her back. He hadn't talked with her much these years.
"Well, I hope we'll have another chance to talk like this," Jazz muttered, letting go of him, and he nodded. "Yeah," he repeated, sounding like a robot. His voice was a tad emotionless, and Jazz noticed.
He was so close to her before, but ever since her outburst on his wedding day…well…
+Flashback+
To Danny's Wedding Day
"Wow, man, you must be nervous!" Jonathan exclaimed, laughing his head off. Jonathan is Jazz's fiancé; they're planning to get married as soon as they both graduate from college.
While Jasmine is a strawberry blonde, Jonathan has short brown hair that stands straight. If he let it grow, he could spike his hair, but he claims he hates spiky hair. Not "his style". He's tall, about a head taller than Jazz, and she's somewhere around 5'3".
"Hey John…" Jazz slipped in through the door, and closed it behind her, "Can I have a word with Danny? Alone?" she asked, giving him puppy eyes. He cracked a smile, really, Jazz was a master in manipulation.
He gave in, before you could say, "my monkey eats bananas".
Jasmine gave him a kiss, as he left with a smile. "What's up, Jazz?" Danny asked, trying to adjust his tie on his traditional tuxedo.
"Danny…I—are you sure about this?" Jazz asked, her cerulean eyes focused on her dear brother.
He turned around to face Jasmine. "What? Yeah, of course I am. I love her Jazz, and she loves me. Why...where is this coming from?"
"Danny…she's just an empty façade! She's a shell of a ghost! She's nothing, but pure superficial goodness; she doesn't really love you, Danny! She doesn't love you, she…"
"Shut up! You don't even know her, you never bothered to! How can you expect me to stand here and take this crap from you? You know anything about Paulina, she's changed!"
Jazz narrowed her eyes. "Do you really believe that? Danny, snap out of it!"
"I love her, Jazz! What, don't you want me to be happy?"
"Of course I do!"
"Then? Why are you bent on destroying this for me!" He turned back around, and she huffed. She turned to leave, and as she kept her back to him, she said…
"Looks can be deceiving Danny." That sounded so familiar to him, who had said that before? ('Sa…Sam…')
"And you're a fool to believe she's changed. She's just as superficial as ever."
+End Flashback+
Jasmine's Office; Just Outside of Amity
She seemed to be thinking something over, "Danny, I—she—uh, hm, never mind." She shook her head, deciding not to say anything. He wouldn't believe her…he didn't five years ago, and he wouldn't now. His eyebrows furrowed.
"Bye Danny."
"Bye Jazz."
+At Danny's House+
Paulina was picking up her undergarment off the ground in her bedroom. She picked up a blue shirt, and gave a shout, "Dash! You're shirt is like, over here! Pick it up and change!"
Dash, with his buzz cut, came in and took the blue shirt, and his pants. He jogged to the restroom to change out of the robe. "Paulina, when are you going to drop Fentina?"
Paulina gave a sigh, "I already told you, he's like, a meteorologist. He earns good money, Dash. That's all he's good for." Her eyes narrowed, ('Better than you, you're just a measly mechanic, Dash…')
('Besides…he's my Inviso-Bill!') As selfish and superficial as Paulina might be, she really did love Danny Phantom. Just not Danny Fenton.
"Whatever! He's an idiot, we've been having an affair for years!" Dash shouted from inside the restroom.
She rolled her eyes. "Whatever Dash." So maybe she didn't exactly love Danny, but she cared for him when he was in ghost form. He did spend some nights patrolling the streets for any ghosts, instead of being with her! She needed his undivided attention, she needed his love, and she needed his compliments! She needed someone.
And if Danny couldn't be there for her, there was Dash.
A dirty affair? Maybe, but she's a woman, and she has needs little Danny can't fulfill.
Dash's voice brought her back from her thoughts. "Hey babe!"
"What is it?" she asked, as she picked up her bra from the ground.
"Can you give me a ride? My car's in the shop." He stepped out of the restroom, without socks and his shirt was not tucked and looked wrinkled.
"What! How'd you get here in the first place?" Paulina asked, her eyes widening. How was she supposed to get him out of here! What if…?
"Bus, but the next one doesn't pass until an hour or so." He placed his socks on, and looked for his shoes under the bed.
"Figures, he's an idiot," she whispered under her breath. Dash placed his dirty, brown loafers on, and stood up.
"So? What do you say?" he asked, placing a flirtatious smirk on his face. She narrowed her eyes, while she still had her back to him. Paulina turned around and smiled too.
"Sure. I'll just find an excuse on the way. But, I'm only driving you a few blocks, I can't take you all the way home, it's too far." She grabbed her car keys to her Mitsubishi Eclipse and walked outside. Dash followed as they both got into her shiny air blue Eclipse, and turned on the engine.
"Nice ride."
"Thanks, Danny got it for me."
They went on their way, and Paulina, being the bad driver she is, probably ran five stop signs. She started humming to the music on the radio, keeping her eyes on the road…every once in a while. She was going at a fast pace, and when she finally looked at the stoplight, she saw a yellow light.
"Oh shit!" she cursed, as she stomped on the brakes. There was a loud screeching noise, but Paulina couldn't hear it. Her car finally came to a stop, as she was pushed to the front. Her body went forward, and she crashed to the steering wheel, with the wind knocked out of her.
"Paulina! Are you okay?" Dash asked, his eyes glued to the road.
Paulina struggled to get a couple of breaths in. "Y-yeah…" Suddenly, from behind, a loud crash erupted and the awful noise of metal against metal filled Paulina's ears. "What…what's happening?" she asked, but she was talking to herself. Paulina looked to the passenger seat, and saw Dash's head spewing blood. He was unconscious. ('Oh God…oh my God!')
She couldn't see ahead anymore, she only saw smoke. She couldn't move her legs! She looked back, and screamed.
Two people were in the front seat of a truck, and the truck was literally in her back seat. The truck had collided with her car from the back, and the passengers didn't look too good. Actually, they looked dead. They were bloody, the glass was shattered, and she couldn't move!
She smelled something…smoke…fire? Something was burning?
She screamed. She needed to get out, she wanted to live! Her voice was starting to get scratchy. ('Oh God, oh please!')
She clawed at her door, she had to get out, but the stupid door wouldn't budge. Anxiety and fear were filling her mind. Her hand started bleeding, as her fist punched the metal.
She wanted to live…
Her blue eyes caught another car swerving in the street. ('Oh no…')
It was headed right for her.
+With Danny+
Danny placed the two bags in the trunk of his Hummer. It wasn't a Hummer H2, those things were huge, and besides he didn't have a family yet. He was just hopping in, when he felt something vibrate near his thigh. It was his cell phone.
"Hello?" he greeted into the mouthpiece.
"Hello, are you Mr. Fenton?" a voice asked that Danny didn't recognize.
"Yes, he's speaking." Danny had a bad feeling about this. It wasn't good, who was this man and how did he know him?
"Hello Mr. Fenton, I'm Dr. Dillon of the Charity Hospital."
('Oh crap!') Danny gulped a knot that had formed in his throat, when he had heard the word "doctor".
"Yes?"
"Your wife Paulina was in an accident, and we don't think she'll survive."
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Twi's Notes: Yeah, I know most people were peeved about the Paulina thing, but does this cheer yah up? Hehe, REVIEW! And for those of you who reviewed my first chapter, thank you. I promise you the ending shall be very anti-Paulina.
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