Invisible to You

Sam woke up extra early for this special day. The previous day she had told Tucker that she would finally tell Danny the truth about her feelings today no matter what happened. She knew Tucker had been waiting for her and Danny to just get together so the awkward moments they had would become a bit...less awkward? Either way this was something she had to do and was almost one hundred percent sure was going to turn out the way that she had dreamt about for a long while.

"Today is the day that I finally tell him," she said to her reflection in the bathroom mirror, "Nothing will come between me and that moment."

Having put her clothes on for school and downing some toast, Sam hurried out the door to meet with Danny and Tucker before school. Happiness engulfed her as she got closer and closer to school, someone could do something completely cruel to her and she would have just brushed it off, not noticing it had happened in the first place. Casper High was in view now and so were Danny and Tucker talking amongst themselves.

'Probably about girls again,' Sam thought while getting closer to the two. Danny was laughing and Tucker was frowning, obviously Tucker had said something stupid at the moment. Danny turned to wipe the tears out of his eyes from laughing so hard and caught a look at Sam.

"Hey Sam," Danny smiled and walked over towards her.

"I take it I missed something," She looked over at Tucker as he gave her a thumbs up and left the two alone.

"Not really, Tucker was just talking about how much more of a chance he has with Paulina than I do," he held back a laugh and looked around for Tucker.

"I guess that's funny considering you both have no chance at all," she watched Danny stop looking for Tucker and frown at what she had said, "Though... I think you have a chance with someone else..."

Danny looked at her as she started to become nervous, "Who would that be?"

"Oh... well just some girl you know..."

"Valerie?"

"What! Errr... no, not her," Sam could hardly believe he had said that.

"Really? I mean... I've been thinking, you know, I know she said she didn't want to go out with me because her life and stuff but... You know... If I tell her that I'm half ghost then she can stop trying to chase after my ghost self and then we can work it out from there."

"You don't seriously think that's going to work, do you," she knew her voice was very bitter at this.

"Well yeah, I know it will take some time to really accept but I think we can work it out," Danny looked at her for some support for what he had said and found very little support and more disappointment, "You're... not upset about this... are you?"

"Danny, one day I'd like to wake up and not find you so dense. Did you not catch anything I said? I wasn't talking about Valerie or any other girl, I was talking about me!" she couldn't hold back anymore, this was going to be it.

"Y... you! Sam... I...," Danny was cut off by her suddenly.

"Danny I like you... I've liked you for as long as I can remember..., " she paused, "No... Like isn't the word for this... I love you. Everything about you. You don't have to work out anything with me like you do with other girls. You don't have to change who you are just so you can make me happy, I love you already for who you are. That's why I can't keep this a secret from you anymore... I can't just sit here and let you act like a fool for the rest of your time in high school. I just... I love you," Sam looked into Danny's eyes, searching for the same feelings that she had in him.

Danny stood there and tried to take in everything that she had told him. Everything that had happened between the two of them seemed more important than he had realized minutes before. Sam was a pretty girl, a girl that knew who he was, a girl he had never thought of romantically until that very moment. He could tell that she was waiting for him to say something and yet he was having trouble putting a sentence together that answered her back.

"I... well... um...," Danny started and found himself unable to say anything still.

"If you want I'll let you think about it," Sam offered to him, noticing he was having trouble understanding everything in that moment. She went to leave him in his thoughts until he took her hand.

"Sam... I'm glad you told me," he started and saw a glimmer of hope light up in her, "but... I don't think... I can go ahead and... go out with you. Don't get me wrong! You're a great friend and everything but I never really thought of us being anything but friends. I hope you understand that."

"What? Oh yeah! Sure! Its okay. Its not like anything is going to change after all that you know," Sam gave a laugh and got out of Danny's grasp, " Anyway, I'll see you in class!"

Sam smiled and waved at Danny as she left leaving him confused at her chipper attitude after turning her down. Of course it was all for show, she didn't want to let him think that he made her sad because of it and risk the only thing they had, friendship. Her fake smile disappeared as she entered the doors of Casper High and went to her locker. Tucker quickly ran over to Sam anticipating good news from her only to find her depressed.

"So how'd it go!... Sam?" he looked at her with concern.

"We're... just friends," she said with almost no feeling.

"Danny..." Tucker stopped as she hugged him and started to cry. He hugged her back and tried to make the situation a little less of a show for passbyers, especially the ones that would love to see Sam in such a state.

"You were right," she managed to mutter between tears, "If I had only told him sooner..."

"What I said... It had nothing to do with this, Sam," Tucker tried to reassure her as best as he could as she let go of him and dried her face, "Danny, he just doesn't know what he's missing yet."

"That was the most horrible line you've ever said," she smiled, "But thanks for saying it anyway."

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Yeah... I'm no good at fanfics but... yeah :D DP fic that will be worked on... maybe... D; Depends on my interest level, lol.

- ChibiChibi-chan