WoM- You know, I'm starting to wonder if this story will EVER end. 'makes face' I'm considering breaking them up into Parts 1 and 2, (With Part 1 ending around what would be Christmas Break in the story) rather then going an entire school year like I'd originally planned, or would that make things too complicated?


"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"

-William Shakespeare


Seeing

"…So you went over to check on Fenton, but he wasn't there and his roommate Sam let you in?" Phantom clarified when I finished my bogus excuse. I trusted Phantom, but a part of me really wanted Danny to know first, and that was only after I got used to having so many people around who knew.

"Yep," I confirmed, "Really nice guy, by the way. I found the Fenton Finder lying around in his room and thought it looked cool."

"You went into his room?" Phantom squeaked out, blushing for some reason, "Ah, was this before or after he cleaned? You know, just out of curiosity…" I raised an eyebrow at him as he laughed nervously.

"There's the Dorm," I said, pointing down. "Take us in and I'll bring us to Lisa."

"Got it," Phantom said, phasing us through the wall. I was almost getting used to the sensation by now. He set me down in the hall and flew after me as I walked down the corridor to find my friend's room. When I finally spotted it, I walked over preparing to knock, when the temptation overwhelmed me and I turned to face Phantom again.

"Before," I told him, keeping my face straight. "And I bet those red boxers with the white polka dots look good on him, too,"

Turning back round, I knocked to get my friend's attention, but not before seeing the absolute brilliant blush I got from Phantom. I bit my lip hard to keep my laugher in check.

'Guys are so touchy…' I thought, bemused.

"You might wanna go invisible," I advised him. "I don't know if her roomie's in or not, or how she'll react to seeing a ghost at her front door for that matter, so…"

"Got it," Phantom said, disappearing a moment later. And not a moment too soon, either. Just then the door swung open and Lisa blinked out at me.

"Sam?" She said, surprise clear in her voice.

"Hey, Lisa!" I said brightly, "Got a minute? You roommate's not home, is she?"

"Uh, sure," Lisa said, stepping aside to let me in, "And no, she's at some club thing, but-!"

"Great!" I said, charging in. I was never one to waste time, and I wasn't sure if that invisibility thing had a time limit. (Mental note to ask Phantom about that later.) "Anyways, I have a huge favor to ask you…"

"Well, I'd be happy to help," Lisa said with a confused, hesitant smile, "What's the problem?"

"Well…" I said, closing the door behind me. "It's not really my problem, it's my friends…"

"Friend?" Lisa said, "What-?" She eyes widened and her jaw dropped as Phantom turned visible again.

"Lisa," I said pleasantly, "Meet Phantom, the superhero in this town. He's the ghost you've been hearing so much about. Well, one of, I'm sure…"

"Hello," Phantom said with a warm smile, holding out a hand to shake.

"Nice to meet you," Lisa said, blinking in a stunned sort of way as she took his hand.

"I was kind of hoping we could head out to the carnival they're having this weekend at the edge of town," I explained, "Only Phantom's a little conspicuous, so I was hoping…"

"You wanted me to make him a disguise?" Lisa realized brightening, "Well, that sounds like fun! Especially since I have help now, too!" Huh? I frowned at Lisa, a little confused at that one.

"Help?" I repeated.

"Yeah, that's what I was trying to tell you earlier," Lisa said brightly, "I have company over. It turned out she's really into fashion, too, so we were just comparing some sketches and stuff. She's really good!" Before either me or Phantom could say anything, the door leading into the kitchen opened and a familiar girl came out.

"Lisa, I can't find the-" Liz stopped in her tracks at the sight of me and Phantom standing there together, blinking back at her in shock. "…Do I wanna know what's going on here?"

"Sam wants us to give her new friend Phantom a make-over!" Lisa said brightly. I raised an eyebrow when the ghost in question suddenly paled rapidly.

"Aw, Hell…" He muttered, backing away slightly. I didn't have to wonder about that reaction for too long, catching the gleam in Liz's eyes.

"Really…" she drawled out in a way that scared me a little, grinning widely at Phantom. "Well, I can do that!"

"No!" Phantom said quickly, horror flashing across his face, "Ah, I mean… maybe this isn't such a good idea…" A strange, surprised look crossed Liz's face for as moment before she grinned widely again, grabbing the ghost before he could make his get away and hauling him into another room.

"Nonsense!" She chirped out, "Now just relax and leave everything to me, ghost-boy. You're in Lizella Cartel's world now, and there's no escape!"

"That's what I'm afraid of…" Phantom muttered.

"What was that?" Liz asked, somehow making her tone cheerful and threatening at the same time.

"Nothing!" Phantom said instantly. Lisa and I were left staring when the door slammed shut behind them.

"Well," I said, breaking the silence, "That wasn't normal…"

"Neither is showing up at someone's front door with a ghost, Sam," Lisa reminded me, "Anything you want to tell me about?" I sighed heavily.

"He saved me a few time, okay?" I told my friend, rubbing my eyes, "And he always seems so stressed out, so I figured he could take a break from the hero bit to just be a normal kid for the day." I smiled wryly when I caught the irony of my wording, "Well, as normal as an undead superhero can be, at any rate,"

"Really?" Lisa blinked. "But I thought you liked Danny?"

"I do!" I said at once, "I do like Danny! Phantom… well, he's… I…" Wow, I sounded really articulate right now… "…I don't know…" Lisa giggled.

"Well, good luck with that," She told me, bemused, "While you work out your love life, I'm gonna help Liz turn your ghost friend into a walking masterpiece!"

I blinked as my friend rushed to join Liz and Phantom, shaking my head when I heard startled yelps coming from behind the door, along with two different sets of voice giggling. Rolling my eyes, I couldn't help but grin at my hero's misfortune.

"Designers…" I said, bemused.


"Sam, I want to thank you for this rare, once in a lifetime opportunity," Liz announced happily as she left the room about half an hour later, Lisa right behind her.

"Once in a lifetime?" I repeated, blinking.

"Of course," Liz said brightly, "You don't honestly think there's a snowball's chance in hell Phantom's gonna let me play dress up with him again, do you?" I managed to turn my laugh into a subtle cough at the last minute, covering my mouth with my hand to hide my smile.

'Something tells me it's gonna take a lot to get Phantom to forgive me for brining him here…' I realized as I began to gain control over my laugher. I wasn't too worried, though. Phantom didn't seem like the type to hold a grudge over little things like that. He was way too easy going.

"Anyways," Lisa giggled, "Liz and I are proud to present-!"

"-The fruit of our strenuous labor-" Liz added for the sake of being dramatic.

"The newest cutie in Amity, Tom Phan!" I raised an eyebrow at the name as Lisa opened the door again.

'Oh, they really thought THAT one out…' I said sarcastically to myself.

As soon as I saw 'Tom Phan,' though, his name was the last thought on my mind.

Liz and Lisa really had outdone themselves on Phantom, dressing him up in a black t-shirt with a grinning, fanged skull and crossbones on the front, and a black choker lined with silver studs clasped around his neck. The choker had a silver symbol on it that dangled from the front, a flying D-in-a-P.

Black cords designed to look like barbwire were tied around his left wrist, and a false tattoo had been stuck onto his right bicep, one that looked almost like a circlet of thorns. Three earrings were in his left ear, and two in his right and his silver hair had been partially mashed down by a black baseball cap he wore backwards.

His eyes were concealed by dark sunglasses, making his face look even paler then it was. Well, other then the brilliant blush that wasn't doing much better under my scrutiny.

The portion of the outfit that was clearly all Lisa was the tight dark blue jeans over the dark brown steel-toed combat boots with the silver chain hanging from the right belt loop to his pocket. She's always had something of a weakness for a cute guy's butt, something I never though I'd actually be thankful for.

"Well?" Lisa asked me eagerly, "What do you think? Normal AND gorgeous, right?"

"You…" I said at last, still gaping slightly, "You look… wow! Nice job, girls!" Liz and Lisa beamed at each other in pride.

"Hear that?" Liz said to Phantom, smirking slightly, "SHE likes it!" Phantom's blush darkened and he scowled at the older girl.

"So?" He asked sullenly, "That doesn't mean you're off the hook!"

"Well, you two had better go," Lisa said, giggling and shooting me a knowing look.

"Have fun, kids!" Liz said sweetly, "And remember, don't do anything I'd do!"

"No worried there…" Phantom said under his breath. I smirked at him a little as I left, raising an eyebrow knowingly.

'Something tells me he and Liz know each other,' I thought as I left with Phantom. That's when it came back to me. 'Oh, duh! If Phantom and Danny know each other, and Danny's sister is Liz's best friend, of course there's a chance they met!' I paused to think about what I'd just thought. 'That's one of those weird web of connections, isn't it?' After a while, though, I shrugged all these thoughts away.

"So," I said, turning to Phantom, "Was that really as bad as it sounded?" Phantom scowled at me darkly in return.

"Let's just say I never would've thought it was even possible to be molested by two girls in so many different ways in such a short amount of time," He responded dryly. I laughed at that.

"Oh, I don't know about that," I teased. "Give Paulina ten minutes and I'm sure she'll top 'em both!" Giggling to myself, I rushed ahead before he had the chance to work that out.

"…SAM!"


"Come on, folks, don't be shy, take a whack at it!" The announcer called out loudly to the crowd around him. "You there! How about winning a prize for the lovely lady?" I blinked when I realized he was addressing Phantom before my eyes narrowed slightly when I caught what he'd just said.

"Uh-!" Phantom started, cringing.

"Actually," I said loudly, stepping in front of him, "Ever think that the 'lovely lady,' wants to take a whack at it herself?"

'Even though she's much rather take a whack at you,' I added menacingly in my head, 'No good, cocky, sexist-!'

"Hear that, folks?" He called out loudly, grinning around him, "The little lady wants a shot!" I felt my face burn in fury as the crowd laughed openly at that, my red hot anger clouding my thoughts.

"Sam," Phantom whispered into my ear, "You really shouldn't… the game is-!"

"Gimme that mallet!" I snapped at the announcer, shoving the money into his hands. Behind me, Phantom sighed heavily, leaning against a pole as I stepped up to the 'Ring the Bell' game.

Lifting the mallet over my head, I swung it down with all my might, watching the red cylinder shoot up to not only hit the bell, but knock it clear off the game, sending it crashing to the ground.

And the cylinder still kept climbing higher.

'Whoa…' I though, blinking at the bell in the stunned silence that followed, 'I can do that?' Behind me, Phantom called out to the announcer, sounding amused.

"You know, this may just be a guess," He said, "But I think that one earns a prize," My lips thin as I realized what must have happened.

"Keep it," I told the announcer shortly, shoving the mallet into his arms, "And next time, think before you laugh at a girl like that, or else the next thing that mallet's gonna hit is your head." I stormed away, grabbing Phantom by the wrist and dragging him somewhere private, ignoring his yelp of surprise.

"Uh, Sa?" Phantom questioned, "Are you okay?" My lips thinned even more as I wheeled around to glare at Phantom.

"You did something, didn't you?" I snapped at him accusingly, pointing a finger into his face, "You did something and that's why it went so high!" Phantom looked alarmed for a second, then guilty.

"No!" He said nervously, "What makes you think that?"

"Phantom…" I warned, my glare darkening. The ghost sighed.

"Well… I might've given it a little push…" He admitted. I scowled at him.

"Why would you do that?" I asked heatedly, "I can do things myself, Phantom, I don't need you helping me cheat like that!"

"I never said you couldn't!" Phantom said quickly, "But-!"

"But nothing!" I crossed my arms and turned away from the ghost. "What in the world made you think it was okay to cheat like that in my name, huh? Did you think something like that would impress me? Showing off?"

"No!" Phantom said, glaring at me now, "That wasn't why I did it, Sam!"

"Then why, huh?" I asked, not bothering to lower my voice.

"Because he was cheating!" Phantom hissed at me, "That cylinder was weighted down with lead, and there was a stopper near the top so it couldn't make it all the way up!" I stared at him blankly as he told me this.

"There was?" I said, blinking at him, "How did you know that?" Phantom blushed.

"I just…" he sighed loudly, "I don't know, okay? It was kind of a weird thing where I could just tell all of this stuff when I shouldn't have known it at all. A new power I think."

"A new power?" I repeated, "You mean, you don't just have the powers you get when you die? You can still learn new powers now?"

"Yeah," Phantom sighed, "This one's kinda like another sixth sense, I guess."

"That's so cool!" I said, grinning, "So, do you get your powers after you get to a certain point, or is there set intervals or something?" Phantom blinked at me.

"Uh, I dunno," He admitted, "They just kinda… happen. One second it's normal and the next, I'm shooting ice beams from my eyes."

"That sounds like fun," I said, grinning. "So how many powers do you have anyways?" Phantom stared at me, then laughed a little to himself.

"You're not like other girls, Sam," he told me, bemused.

"Tell me something I don't know," I said, grinning. Shaking my head, I pulled at his arm, "Anyways, come on! There's a ride I saw that I to try out!"

"Really?" Phantom's eyebrow raised, "What kind of ride?"

"You'll see!" I laughed, dragging him through the crowd.

'This is gonna be fun…'


WoM- 'sweatdropping' I really don't know what he Hell happened to me this chapter. My mind goes goofy places when I let it, I guess… And I certainly didn't plan on cutting the date in half like that! 'grins sheepishly,' Sorry!


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