(Rubs neck) Sorry. There was a little confusing part in here at the end, but it's fixed now. It was very vague, but now it's so clear, it's blinding. Thanks to, well, everyone, 'cause just about everyone that reviewed this chapter already pointed it out.

All right, people, the story's half over. That means there will be an even dozen chapter total. Yay! Sorry it's short. I only have a few minutes to work with here. Don't forget to help me with the poll! Please?

Disclaimer: I only own the little character I put in here. You'll see. Everyone else doesn't belong to me. (cries)

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Chapter VI: Facts and Feelings

Four hours later, Lois had a huge headache. The number of articles concerning Phantom was a mile high. Lois looked at Clark. His glasses were pulled down to the tip of his nose, and he was reading articles at super-speed. She looked at the photo in front of her. The headlines shouted, Ghost Kid kidnaps Mayor: Public Enemy #1. She took a closer look at Phantom's face. His face wasn't evil, but instead looked like he was trying to get away. He said the Mayor was being overshadowed. Let's see if we can prove that. She looked at the Mayor's face. His looked like it held a sneer, not scared at all.

She looked back up to see a pair of neon-green eyes staring her in the face. She swallowed the yell of surprise in her throat as she recognized who they belonged to.

Clark had apparently noticed him too. He shoved the glasses back up his nose and began reading at a slower pace.

Danny floated down and over to a chair and sat down. "I thought I might find you here," he said. He nodded toward the huge stack of articles. "I didn't know there were this many articles about me." He shook his head, and leaned forward to see the article on the Mayor.

"I hate that name so much," he muttered. "I don't know who came up with it, but it's really annoying."

Lois laughed softly. "I'll bet. It's a stupid name, really."

Danny pointed at the emblem on his chest. "It took getting this to finally get the message through." Lois looked a little closer at the emblem. A 'P' inside a 'D.' Cute. "Who made it?" she asked out loud.

"Sa– a good friend of mine." He answered nervously. He hoped Lois hadn't caught the slip. He didn't see Clark's eyebrows raised a quarter of an inch.

Fortunately, Danny's ghost sense went off at that point.

"Excuse me," he said. Relived, he floated, intangible, through the rows of books. He spotted the ghost halfway down, with a large, classic book held tightly in her arms.

Danny floated closer, a little wary of this new ghost. Her fiery red hair was offset by glowing aquamarine eyes. Her horn-rimmed glasses seemed to reflect ghostly energy everywhere. Her clothing suggested she had died sometime in the late forties.

"Um, excuse me?" She looked straight at his face. "Can I help you?"

"All I wanted was for my boss to love me," she cried. "He decided I was too ugly for him. He wanted someone pretty." She sighed longingly. Her eyes were hopeful as she looked at Danny. "Will you love me?"

Danny made a disgusted face. "Ew, no."

Instantly, her hair burned a brighter red. "Then be drowned in Literature!"

The books flew off the shelves, and would have knocked Danny to the floor if he hadn't turned intangible just in time. The books passed harmlessly through him.

"If I wanted to be drowned in Literature, I would stay awake in Lancer's class!" he said, ducking another book.

She grew even more infuriated. "I am the Librarian, master of all books!" Danny sighed. It looked like he had met a female, book-obsessed version of the Box Ghost. He ducked a few more books and opened the thermos, sucking the Librarian in.

Danny sighed. "Doesn't she know she's not supposed to yell in libraries?" he asked himself rhetorically. He looked around to make sure no one was there and transformed back into Danny Fenton so he could sneak past Lois and Clark. He didn't know two pairs of eyes were watching him behind a row of books.

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When Phantom excused himself and started phasing through rows, Lois instantly followed. "C'mon Clark!" Clark's head snapped up, and he muttered, "Lo-is!" Left with no choice, he followed her. They reached the fight as Phantom was sucking the ghost into the thermos.

Before Phantom could notice them, they ducked behind a row of books. He muttered something she couldn't hear, and she turned to ask Clark what he said when a bright white ring appeared at Phantom's waist. They watched as the ring split in two, going down each half of his body to reveal Danny Fenton. Danny quickly ran out, not knowing he had had witnesses.

Lois sank down to the floor in amazement, Clark sitting down next to her. He'd had suspicions, but now they were confirmed.

"How could I be so fooled?" said Lois, infuriated. "The names were similar. How did I not notice that?" Her look reminded Clark slightly of when she found out his secret: angry and confused.

"Lois, he's trying to lead a normal, teenage life. I don't blame him for keeping his secret that…a secret. His parents are ghost-hunters and he is a ghost. He's probably afraid of what would happen if he told them the truth. I had my parents to help me through my powers. He doesn't. He has to struggle without them." Clark stopped to draw in a breath.

Lois nodded. "His two friends probably know, but it's no substitute for parents. Heck, I know that." An odd glint came into her eyes. "If Danny's gonna get a good reputation in this town, then that article's gonna have to be Pulitzer-worthy."

"Lo-is," said Clark warningly.

"Don't be such a worrywart, Clark, I won't blow his secret. I thought you knew me better than that," she said teasingly. Before Clark could say anything else, she scrambled to her feet and ran out, Clark right on her heels.

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