Okay, I'm really bored. I guess I'll type up chapter three.
Chapter 3:
Shadow
Danny awoke the next morning feeling much better. As he changed into his school clothes, his mind flew to Kyla. Was she okay? And why did she think making herself lonely was doing her any good? He didn't know the answers and thinking about the questions only made his head hurt. Suddenly, he remembered the assignment from Lancer!
"The paper! It's due today!" He said in frustration. "I forgot all about it!"
Frantically, he finished getting ready, hoping for time to finish the essay.
"This can't be happening!"
Danny trudged slowly into English. He looked at the sloppy paper in his hands. "Well, I did it. I hope I manage to pass." He thought and handed in the paper.
Sam and Tucker also handed in theirs.
As Tucker returned to his seat, Danny caught his attention. "How's Kyla today?"
Tucker looked up from his PDA. "She seemed fine in Geometry. Maybe a bit tired, but who isn't?"
"I want to check up on her at lunch." Danny said.
Danny looked around the cafeteria. Finally, he spotted Kyla, alone again.
Danny got within two steps of her when his ghost sense signaled the presence of yet another ghost.
"Not here!" He said under his breath.
Kyla whirled around. "Oh, hi."
"May we join you?" Sam asked.
"I don't see why not." Kyla responded. "After all, it was you three who made sure I was alright yesterday."
Danny was confused. "Okay, why hasn't some ugly ghost come rampaging through here yet?" He thought.
"So what did you think of your first encounter with the ghost boy of Amity Park?" Sam asked.
"I was terrified when I saw my first ghost." Tucker said. "And I like ghosts!"
"Yeah, I was pretty scared. But I knew that Danny Phantom guy would save us." Kyla said.
Sam noted her semi-goth look, a far cry from what she had worn the day before. She had on black pants, a purple shirt, and semi-dark make-up. Her black hair added to the effect, as did the fact that it hung in her eyes. She wasn't exactly goth, but she wasn't like Paulina and the other popular girls, either.
Danny stayed alert. "There's a ghost around here, I know it."
"What was that?" Tucker asked.
Danny leaned into Tucker's ear. "My ghost sense went off, but there's no ghost!"
"Well, let's go outside. It seems like everyone's in here today. We'll get a few tables to ourselves."
Danny turned to Kyla. "It's really crowded in here. We thought it would be less crowded outside. Wanna come?"
"Well…"Kyla hesitated. "Okay."
The four sat down to an enjoyable lunch.
Tucker and Sam got into an argument about whether fishing hooks should be banned.
Out of the corner of his eye, Danny saw Kyla drawing. Suddenly, her hand went intangible and she dropped the pencil! She grabbed her wrist, checking to see that it was solid again. She looked around to see if anyone had noticed. Danny looked away and Kyla nervously picked up the pencil.
"SHE HAS GHOST POWERS!" Danny thought. "I was right! That explains why my ghost sense went off. The two rays did affect her!"
Sam and Tucker were still arguing. Danny pretended to have seen nothing, but resolved to that he would walk her home and confront her about her powers.
"It was really nice of you to walk me home." Kyla said.
"No problem." Danny said. He looked away nervously. "Kyla." He began. "I know about your powers."
Kyla was shocked. "You know about – but how!"
"I saw your arm go intangible. I think I can help."
"So that's what it's called." She suddenly went on the defensive. "How do you know that! What do you understand about this! How can you help!"
Danny sighed. "I wish you would just trust me on this, but-" He phased his arm through Kyla and into her book bag. He pulled her Great Gatsby book out.
"Y-you have ghost powers too!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah, and it's a huge responsibility, as cool as it is."
"What do you mean?" Kyla asked.
"Oh, basically saving the world from evil ghosts every day."
Suddenly, all of the pieces fell into place. The name similarities, the powers… "You're the Ghost Boy – Danny Phantom!"
Danny smiled. "Bingo. And who better to teach you about your powers than me?"
Danny took her to the park and found a secluded area. He transformed before her eyes. "I'm going ghost!"
Kyla shielded her eyes from the flash. When she looked back, Danny Phantom had appeared.
"Now, you give it a shot."
"How?" Kyla asked.
"I don't know, just try thinking about it." He instructed.
Kyla closed her eyes. She felt a weird sensation course through her body. She looked down to see that her clothes had changed. She was now wearing a black version of the clothes she had worn to the Nasty Burger the day before and her hair had turned white! The only things that remained unchanged were her eyes.
"Hey, nice costume." Danny said.
Kyla raised an eyebrow. "I don't know if I should thank you or slap you."
"I'd like to be thanked. I don't really want to get slapped by someone who is just learning to use her powers." Danny said.
Kyla looked at him quizzically. "Why?"
"I did this to Tucker twice." He said with a lopsided smile. "Go pretend to high-five that tree branch."
Kyla gave him funny look, but did as she was told. She looked up at the tree branch and swung her hand at it. A green ghost ray shot out of her hand on contact. She screamed and jumped back. "What was that!" She asked, staring at her hand fearfully.
"Ghost ray." Danny explained. " That would be what gave you your powers."
"Just that?"
"More like two very high powered rays, but yeah, basically."
"Does this mean I can't high-five people anymore!"
"No, you just have to learn to control it. It took me a month to convince Tucker I'd mastered it. It freaked him out."
Kyla sat down on the grass. "This is all so sudden…"
"Yeah, overwhelming isn't it? It took me over a month to completely figure out what had happened to me. But you have me to help you figure it all out. Trust me, it will be a lot easier." Danny said. He smiled. "I think you just figured out another one of your powers!"
"What do you mean I-"She stopped mid sentence as she realized she was hovering several inches off the ground. "I can fly!" She exclaimed in excitement. She kicked herself into the air. Danny followed.
Kyla looked around at the view. "You can see everything from up here!"
Suddenly, they heard someone shout from the ground. "Hey, looks like Invisobill has a girlfriend!"
"It's not Invisobill!" Danny yelled. "It's Danny! Danny Phantom!"
"Whatever." The man said. "Bye Invisobill! Bye Translucy!"
"Wow. We need to come up with a name for you." Danny said to Kyla. "Mine's a play on my last name but you…"
"Why don't I use Blythe?" Kyla suggested. "It literally means free spirit."
"I was thinking more alone the lines of Shadow. Sometimes, ghosts are referred to as shades and shadows. Blythe isn't that catchy." Danny said.
"Fine, Shadow it is." She agreed.
