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Authors note: ok, more moving along with the storyline in this chapter, but something else is also revealed. Who Sam falls for will be a surprise for all. (Evil smile)

"Sam, Sam," asked Tucker, trying to get her attention. She had been starring at the brotherhood table in a dreamy state yet again. Tucker and Danny had been sitting there for a few minutes, but Sam had been there longer.

Till Danny asked, "do you have a crush on one of those guys?"

Sam blushed as she turn to the two boys across from her, "I do not have a crush on Todd."

Both boys blinked, then looked at each other. Then busted up laughing.

"Oh, Sam, you have a crush on Toad," said Tucker, holding his stomach from laughing so hard.

Sam's blush deepened, as she held her head, "I can't believe I just said that."

"Oh, but you did Sam, you did," said Tucker, wiping a tear from his eye.

Danny just looked at her, "but, why Toad?"

"I don't know," she replied with a shrug, "I mean, you would think the smelly body odor, pick pocketing, and bug eating would be turn offs for everyone. But I still think he's cute."

Both boys looked at each other with smiles, obviously trying to hold in more laughs.

"Just get it out guys, might as well," Sam sigh, putting her face in her hands.

So both did laugh again. And just as hard as before.

Finally, after a little bit over wait on Sam's part, they finally died down in the laughing.

"So," asked Danny, finally calming down, "why haven't you done anything other then stare at him?"

"I can't. There's to many problems that would get in the way of anything," she replied, arms going wide.

"Why not," asked Tucker, Danny thinking the same since he shard the same confused expression.

"One, he's with the bad guys and I'm with the good guys. I mean, look how Kitty and Lance turned out," replied Sam. "Two, what would everyone say? I mean, again, he's a bad guy. I can't exactly bring him to dinner one night. Everyone would get on my case."

"We wouldn't care," replied Tucker, Danny nodded in agreement.

Sam blinked, "you wouldn't?"

"Why would we," asked Danny. "I mean, before I meet Rogue, then yea I might have had a problem since he's a bad guy. But she's told me a bit of Toad, since she was once a brotherhood member. I think he and maybe Blob, the two guys are actually pretty cool."

"But what about like Logan or Scott. Those two would kill Toad before he would ever get to the mansion, then shove all the 'how there bad' talk down my throat."

Tucker and Danny paused, the Tucker pointed at Sam, "you got a point with that one."

Sam just nodded. She sighed, glancing back over to the Brotherhood table. After a moment, she turned back to the two boys.

"Speaking of troubles," started Tucker, "do you have any clue why Rogue went off on you this morning?"

This time, Danny's arms went wide, "no, I don't have a clue. All I said was hi and asked if she slept ok, and she said fine and walked out of the room. That was it."

"Why didn't you go after her," asked Sam.

"I did," replied Danny, "but she just shouted at me to leave her alone. I don't even know what I did."

"Dude, you must have screwed up bad if she did that," answered Tucker.

"But what did I do," asked Danny.

Tucker shrugged, when someone came up.

"Um, Tucker," came a female voice.

Tucker turned to see Amara, holding her books against her chest. "Can I talk to you alone?"

Tucker blinked in surprise. "Um, sure. Be right back guys." With that, he stood up and walked with Amara next to him.

Danny and Sam watched him walk off, both look with smiles.

"Think she's going to ask him out for a change," asked Sam.

"Oh yea, that way he doesn't screw up," he replied, laughing along with Sam.

"Danny," came Rogue's voice from behind. He turned, laughter forgotten and concern written on his face.

"What Rogue," he asked, "is everything ok?"

She nodded, then asked, "Can we talk?"

Danny also nodded, "of course. Be right back Sam."

"Ok Danny," Sam called as he walked off. Now she sat alone, so no one would mind her looking again.

So Sam fell back into her previous dreamy stage as she starred at the boy who just caught a fly with his tongue.

"That's so wrong," she said to herself, "but he makes it look so right."

Amara's heart was ready to explode, she was so nervous. The 'what if he doesn't' questions kept running through her head, but she did her best to hide them.

It was when she and Tucker were away from everyone else, that Tucker finally asked, "Amara, what's going on?"

She stopped and turned to him. She bit her lip for a moment, and then spoke. "I know that, you like me. And I know that we really have always got along, but, I like you too."

This time, Tucker blushed with surprise on his face, "rea…really?"

Amara nodded, biting her lip again.

Tucker smiled, "wow, and here I thought you were just like every other girl, seeing just the geek in me."

"Actually," she said, "its, kind of the reason. When you go on with your techno talk, I, get lost in your voice."

Tucker blinked, his smile widening, "that works even better, the techno geek can actually score."

Someone saying that would have insulted Amara, normally. But this time, she smiled and giggled.

Tucker smiled at her, "is that what you wanted to tell me?"

"No," she replied, become nervous once again. "I…was wondering if you would want to go out sometime, with me. As…a date?"

Tucker was stunned, completely shocked. A girl, a beautiful girl no less, just asked him out on a date.

Amara though, saw the look on his face, and took it as a no. "I'm sorry if you weren't interested," she said, looking close to crying, "I just thought…"

"Wow, hold on," said Tucker, cutting her off. "I'm not saying no. If anything, heck yes I'll go out with you. I just…I've never had a girl ask me out. You just caught me by surprise."

Amara smiled, her fears gone, "oh, ok. Thank you. So, talk to you later?"

"Of course," Tucker said smiling. Then in bad taste, he did the pointing with his hands near his waist like he was 'Mr. Suave' again. "And I'll see you tomorrow night."

At the wiggle of the eyebrows, Amara giggled yet again with her hand over her mouth. She found it so cute. "Ok," she said, recovering, "I'll see you later." She turned and left, waving over her shoulder with a half smile.

Tucker waved back at her until she turned the corner and entered the school building.

Then collapsed like a rag doll, a dreamy look like Sam's on his face.

Tucker 'Tech head' Foley, just scored himself a date.

'Oh yea,' he thought, 'I'm good.'

When Rogue and Danny were alone, Rogue had a sad look in her eye. "About earlier, ah'm sorry for snapping at ya like ah did."

Danny gave a half smile as he tried to comfort his girlfriend, "Hey, I'm sure whatever I did, I'm to blame. Just wish I knew what it was."

Rogue gave a smile at the joke of his own expense. "No," she said, "ya did nothing wrong. Ah, had a bad dream last night and it kind of freak meh out. To where ah had just wanted to be alone and get over it."

Danny listened and nodded, "well, you want to talk about it?"

Rogue shook her head, "nah, it was stupid. Ah'm all right, really. Just needed a bit of time."

"Ok," Danny said with a nodded, "but if you ever need to talk, I'm always ready to listen."

"Ah now sugarh," said Rogue with a smile, "and ya always have been a good listener."

The two leaned in and shared a quick kiss when a new voice broke the silence.

An English voice that called out, "Rogue?"

Rogue snapped her head up and turned, "Risty?"

"Rogue," called a purple haired girl that came rushing over, smiling.

Rogue walked and greeted her friend with a hug, "god, wha happened to ya. Ya disappeared on meh."

Risty sighed, looking up to the sky, "stuck in England, my parents wouldn't let me come back with all the, you know. Oh, and I'm sorry for not being here for you luv."

"Hey, ah'm the one who should be apologizing," said Rogue. "Here ya are, my best friend, and ah had to keep such a secret."

"Its alright luv," said Risty, "I understand. I've seen the news, and I've been scared you could have been caught up in it."

"Well, luckily, she hasn't," said Danny, putting his arm around Rogue's shoulder.

Risty blinked in surprise of the action, "who are you?"

Danny held his hand out, "Danny Fenton, Rogue's boyfriend. And I take it your Risty, who Rogue's told me all so much about."

Risty took his hand with a smile, "and to you nothing good I bet."

Rogue just smiled, "ah wouldn't said that. Maybe one or two good things."

That got a laugh out of Risty, "that I can believe luv. But I do have one comment. Are you a little underdressed luv? What happened to all those long shirts and pants you used to wear."

Rogue sighed, as Danny gave her a pat. Risty seemed to get the idea, "Rogue, it alright, you don't have to explain."

"No," Rogue said quickly, "its just, it had to do with my powers." Risty looked on as Rogue brought up the had with a watch Risty had never seen before. "Before ah got this, anytime I touched a person's skin, everything about them would flow right into meh. Life forces, memories, everything."

Risty shudder, "that's, freaky. But, what does that have to do with the watch."

Now Rogue smiled, "it allows me to control my powers, which ah couldn't before. Which is why ah always wore so much clothing. To protect everyone around me."

"Ok, now that's an idea I can get behind luv," said Risty with a smile.

"An idea you can thank my parents for," said Danny. He figured if Rogue was ok with her, he should be too. "There the ones who pretty much came up with the idea behind it."

Risty nodded, "I would love to continue, but I am starving. I rushed here and didn't get breakfast."

"Why don't ya join us," asked Rogue.

Risty gave a half smile, "really? I don't want to get in the middle of you two and your making out luv. By the way, how long have you two been dating."

Rogue glared at a friend, "to answer your question, we've been dating for a month. And we were just clearing something up before you came, so no big."

"Yeah, I still need to finish eating myself," said Danny, right when his stomach rumbled.

"Well, if it's ok with you two," asked Risty.

Rogue and Danny just nodded, sealing the invite of the English girl.

"What, hit me," mumbled Danny as he rubbed the back of his head while rising to his knees. Something had struck him in the back of the head and he didn't hear or see anyone come up on him. He had gone out on patrol like every other night, and Becky wasn't around because Danny had just needed to get away from his worrying parents and sister. Ever since he had told them about Vlad and how he had controlled those three ghosts.

Only to be struck on the back of the head and finding himself waking up on a rooftop.

Danny looked at his watch. "For crying out loud, I need to get home," he shouted out loud, then took to the sky. He should have been home an hour and a half ago.

Flying as fast as he could, Danny made his way back to the mansion in record time. As he stepped inside, he stopped cold as the adults stood in the entranceway, most sending glares in his direction.

"Um, what's going on," asked Danny, completely confused by the looks.

"Danny," his mother growled, though her eyes were practically screaming at him, "how could you?"

"I'm sorry I'm late," said Danny, putting his hands up, "something happened and…"

"We know something happened Danny," shouted his mother, "you robbed a bank and a jewelry store."

Danny blinked, "what?"

Xavier sighed, "we saw it happen on the new Danny. Cameras were there when he flew into the buildings in ghost form."

"But, but," said Danny, completely dumbstruck.

Logan, obviously angry, spoke, "you got anything other then that to say?"

Danny just stood there, taking it in. Finally, he said aloud, "It wasn't me."

"Danny, don't tell us that it wasn't you when the evidence is against you," said Xavier.

"But it wasn't. I went out, by myself I know," said Danny, "but I stopped on a rooftop to think about where to go next, and something hit me in the back of the head and knocked me out. I woke up ten minutes ago and came straight back here."

Logan growled as the others listen, "kind of shitty story kid."

"But it's the truth," shouted Danny. He looked to the Professor, "look into my mind, you'll see. I give my full permission."

Xavier nodded slowly, and glanced into Danny's mind for what he did that evening. After a few moments, Xavier looked at Danny, a sad look on his face, "I, believe we owe you an apology Danny."

"You mean, Danny didn't do anything wrong," asked a relived Maddie, Jack smiling in relief as well.

Xavier nodded, "yes, Danny was indeed attacked and knocked unconscious."

Danny sighed relieved, "I told you."

They all had an apologetic look now. Maddie placed her hand on his shoulder, "were sorry Danny. Its just, what we saw looked so much like you that we didn't know what else to believe."

Danny nodded, "it's alright, I understand. Now, can I get to bed? I'm actually tired."

Danny's parents nodded and sent him off. That's when Maddie noticed the look on the Professor's face.

"Is something wrong Charles," she asked.

Xavier remained silent for a moment, and then spoke quietly to those in the room, "Danny does have the memories of the robberies."

Everyone was shocked once again, Ororo asking, "what do you mean, you just said he didn't do it."

"He didn't," replied Xavier, "but his body did. He was possessed when he was knocked unconscious."

"Vlad," half growled, half asked Jack.

Xavier shook his head, "I don't know if it was Mr. Masters or not, but I know that someone was in fact control of Danny."

"But why," asked Jack, scratching his head.

"Frame him, like they didn't back in Amity," said Maddie, seeing the plan.

Xavier nodded, "yes, but why I still don't know. I think we need to continue with the ghost upgrades for Cerbero. I fear will need them more then ever."

The room nodded in understand and agreement.

Mystique smiled in her small rodent form, watching the scene below her. So the Vlad had plans on framing Danny. She was mad enough the he had become Rogue's boyfriend, and her knowing for a fact that he could very well end up getting her killed.

And Mystique wouldn't let him hurt her.

And she might not have liked Vlad, but she did enjoy the frame up idea. It had always worked oh so well for her in the past, why wouldn't it work now.

Mind you, she couldn't copy his ghost powers, but his human form is relatively simple to copy.

Mystique smiled at the thought of posing as her daughter's boyfriend and breaking them up. That would hurt Danny more then any ghost framing.

But Mystique lost her smile as she remembered the event during the day. She had sat with the two of them during lunch at that school, and she how happy Rogue had looked. And see her without her normal complete coverings was a shock to her, but Mystique couldn't be happier for her daughter.

'No,' thought Mystique, 'her life is more important then her feelings. She can move on after young Mr. Fenton is taken out. And I plan on seeing his dying breath.'

So everyone, how was it? Good, bad, hate the idea of Sam/Toad. Come on, tell me already.