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Chapter Nine: A Little Less Sixteen Candles
"Ack! JAZZ!" Danny's slightly undignified squeal made Sam blink and look about wildly. Tucker was laughing as Jazz ran off down the sidewalk, a camera clutched in one hand.
"Oh come on Danny, you gotta admit, she's gotten better at sneaking around."
"If only she wouldn't use that talent to take so many pictures!" Danny snorted with a roll of his eyes. Sam was sitting between her two friends, and she looked back and forth between them. Danny was wearing his red-and-white t-shirt, and Tucker was wearing the same ensemble he did when he was fourteen as well. Glancing at herself, Sam saw her clothes were like that too, save for the fact she was wearing her hair in a braid instead, this fact she discovered when she felt her hair.
"You okay Sam?" Glancing at Tucker, Sam smiled and nodded. The three were sitting on the park bend, eating ice cream. It was late afternoon, and it wasn't long after they finished what they were eating Danny commented they better head home.
The three wandered down the street, chatting, laughing. Sam felt happy. She knew she couldn't remember this day exactly, but somehow, what to say just came to her, as if her body was programmed to do this. She knew in some way, this was keeping her promise to Clockwork to change just one line.
Just as one part Sam did remember, the Box Ghost popped up, and Danny turned to his ghost self. It was one of the more comical moments, as Danny grabbed the back of the Box Ghost's shirt, dragging him into an alley. There was the brief sounds of the Box Ghost's 'bewares' and Danny saying he 'was getting sick of that' before the flash of the thermos. Danny emerged, clipping the thermos back on his belt while turning back to normal.
Laughing again as they continued onwards, Sam savored the moment. She was, at the same time, replaying what she remembered of this day, deciding exactly what line she was going to change. Tucker bid them good-bye, heading off for his house, leaving Sam and Danny alone. The two walked slower now. Sam remembered this was after Danny had given her a chaste' kiss after they had gone out for a walk. She grinned, lifting one hand to her cheek.
"Sam?" Glancing over at Danny, she saw his questioning look.
"Just day dreaming." She replied with a small smile.
Their steps slowed, then stopped entirely outside of Sam's home. The two stood there a moment, as if enjoying the silence. Sam was replaying this moment in her mind. Danny had started to leave at this point, and she had asked a question in the form of his name. When he had stopped to look back, she had shaken her head, saying 'never mind'. But this time, she had a new line.
Like it had happened before, Danny had given her a small hug, which she returned. As he turned, starting to walk away, Sam took a slight step forwards nervously.
"Danny?" Stopping, he turned halfway around, looking at her.
"Yeah Sam?" Looking back at him a moment, Sam bit her lip. Then she finally spoke.
"Danny, are you, okay?"
End