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The Switch
Chapter 1: The Wish
Takes Place After Trapped Together
A/N: In order to understand this story, you must first read "A Starstruck, Phantasmic Romance" by NeoMark. This story is based on it. Also, be sure to check out my story "Do Over" and "A Timeless Romance", which is also part of that cannon.
Friday
Amity Park
It was a beautiful Friday morning in the town known as Amity Park. People were getting ready for their day, some on their way to work and the younger generation was on it's way to a place where they are suppose to go at this time and day.
School.
One of them being Danny Fenton A.K.A. Danny Phantom, the half ghost teen hero, the duly deputized protector of Amity Park and the boyfriend of the beautiful intergalactic super heroine Starfire.
However, instead of fighting crime or having romantic rendezvous with his girlfriend, he was on his way to Casper High, along with his friends Tucker Foley and Sam Manson.
"So, anything interesting happen yesterday with Starfire?..."Tucker asked with an eyebrow wiggle, which stopped when Sam ribbed him in annoyance.
'What? It's a relevant question..."Tucker said in clueless.
"Kory is doing fine and she has been doing good since her memory came back..."Danny said, feeling happy.
"I see...so...she didn't try anything yesterday?..."Sam asked in an edgy tone.
"Nothing that I didn't agree to..."Danny said in a clueless way, while Sam gritted her teeth.
Tucker saw this and sighed, wondering if he should say something or not. He decided to steer the conversation away.
"So Danny...mind telling us why you missed out on the Nasty Burger last night? We figured you had a good reason..."Tucker said.
"Well, it's like this-
However, before Danny could recount of what befell him the previous day, something caught his and his friends attention.
They saw multiple craters around the school and some damage to the underground pipes. There was a large crowd who saw this and Danny groaned in dismay.
"Oh man...I forgot about that..."Danny whispered under his breath, while his friends heard it.
Before they could ask, Mr. Lancer and Principal Ishiyama got everyone's attention by the front of the school entrance.
It seems they only recently got wind of these damages this morning, before they had any chance to alter the students at home.
"Students, as you have noticed, our school has received a considerable amount of property damage due to certain ghost activities that befell last night, which also resulted in our septic system being damaged and the school's running water is no longer working..."Mr. Lancer explained with his mega phone, before handing it to Principal Ishiyama.
"Because of the need to make repairs and the fact that the law prohibits us to teach in these conditions, there shall be no school today..."Principal Ishiyama said and all of the students cheered before leaving the school grounds, no doubt happy to have their weekends starting early.
The principal groaned when she saw this attitude.
"Why do I keep expecting some academic concern?..."The middle aged principal sighed before she went to speak with the repairmen.
"Sweet! No school today!..."Tucker said, happy due to the unexpected luck they just had.
"How exactly did that happen?.."Sam asked Danny, having a hunch that he was involved with this.
Danny sighed.
"It was like this...Skulker decided to pay me a visit about 3 A.M and chased me across town and we ended up here during the battle...he tried to send a missile to me, I dodged it but it hit the ground and made those craters..."Danny explained.
"Huh? You think you can get him to do that for mid term day?..."Tucker asked.
"Tucker..."Sam chided.
"Just kidding..."Tucker said.
"Well, this is good...how do you guys want to spend our unexpected day off...Nasty Burger? Movie? Going to the amusement park?..."Sam suggested.
"Actually guys...I think I'm going to go check on Starfire..."Danny said and Sam glared at the mention of her name.
"Why? She has her memory back, you don't need to babysit her all of the time now.."Sam said, barely concealing her jealousy.
"Guys, she and me are planning on getting her back to her world on Saturday to see if we can help her friends with these citadel guys, I want to make sure we are ready...besides, she spends all day cooped up in the Opt center and avoiding my parents... "Danny said and Sam rolled her eyes.
"And I am sure this has nothing to do with swapping spit with her again?..."Sam said sarcastically with her arms folded and Danny rolled his eyes.
"Eh..if it comes to that...so be it..."Danny joked and Sam looked at his appalled.
Danny saw it and sighed.
"Sam, you don't need to be so overprotective...Kory is a very sweet, caring person and I really l-like her a lot...we're fine..."Danny said and his friends noticed his stutter.
Sam was stunned and frowned even harder.
"I'll see you guys later, maybe we can all head to the Nasty Burger for lunch..."Danny said as he left his friends behind to go see his girlfriend.
Sam is not amused.
"I can't believe this..."Sam muttered.
"What? That Danny's spending his day off with Starfire or that he is seeing her at all?..."Tucker said sarcastically and Sam sent him a glare at that.
"Both...I just don't get what he sees in her, I mean...she stalked him for weeks and practically tried to make him marry her the other day and he still wants to be around her...last time I checked, most people get restraining orders for that kind of thing!..."Sam said, not getting it.
"Sam, Danny said that Starfire had no control over herself due to his powers making her come off really strong. And cut her some slack, she had amnesia that time..."Tucker pointed out.
"That's still no excuse, as far as I am concern..."Sam said and Tucker sighed.
"Whatever...so arcade?.."He suggested and Sam just ignore him.
"I swear, the only reason he even tolerates her is because of her looks..had it been the other way around..."Sam muttered.
"If by that, you mean he acted all lovey dovey on her...from what he told us how she acted, I doubt Starfire wouldn't have minded..."Tucker said and Sam rolled her eyes.
"Shut up..."Sam said and Tucker sighed.
This jealousy act got old a long time ago.
With Danny
The duly deputized protector of Amity Park was now flying back home to go check on his girlfriend and see if she wanted to spend the day out on the town.
However, something at the back of his mind kept nagging him for a while...
The "L" word...
Sure, there are various L words he has thought in association with his girlfriend for a while now, which he pretty much had no choice given the kind of stuff they had been through together.
Such L words were like how lovely he thinks Starfire is, as he always thought she was beautiful, even when he was terrified of her.
L, like all of the laughing they have done together.
L, like how much he has come to like her as a person and as a girlfriend.
L, like how lucky he feels that he has someone like her now.
There is also another L word that has been brought up recently in their relationship but Danny knows that neither of them are ready for it yet.
And to be honest, he is not sure when he will ever be ready for it.
"What's wrong with me? I mean...I am happy with Kory and I like her a lot but..."Danny paused as he decided to just focus on spending the day with her.
He likes and care for Starfire very much and for now, he just wanted to focus on that and not the big "L" word that has been haunting him for a while, especially with the dreams he has had lately of things he...he just isn't ready for.
He isn't ready for those dreams and he is not ready for that particular Lword.
He's just not ready for it...yet.
Danny soon arrived home and explained the situation at school to his parents, who already knew thanks to the call Lancer gave them.
He then went to the Opt center to see Starfire, but to his surprise, he didn't see her.
"Where is she?.."Danny asked in worry, wondering if something bad has happened.
He then saw a note on her bed, which he smiled when he saw the word "out"
Since Kory came to live with him and she couldn't stay in the Opt center 24/7/365, and since they didn't want to risk his parents finding any trace of her in their home, they agreed that she can just leave one note like this and he'd know that she just stepped out for a bit, likely needing some fresh air and that she would be back soon.
"Hmmm...I guess I might as well wait until she's done with her flight..."Danny thought as he knew Kory is tough enough to handle herself and he trusts her to come back soon.
Meanwhile
With Starfire
Starfire, not knowing of the fact that school was canceled today, decided to go for a quick flight around town to get some much needed fresh air and to stretch her limbs.
She also thought she could keep an eye on the town while Danny was at school but it seems to be a very peaceful day so far, as no crime has happened yet and there hasn't been any ghost attacks since the previous night.
"Hmm...seems to be most peaceful..."Starfire thought as she was flying back from the far edges of town, before her mind became preoccupied with a rather important subject to her.
Her relationship with Danny.
Just recently she had regained her memories as well as her tolerance towards Danny's ghostly energy, so her hormones don't go wild on him like the last time.
She was still embarrassed that she let herself go wild like that again. Sure, she had amnesia and Danny forgave her but she didn't mean to make him uncomfortable again, especially when he has been nothing but kind and wonderful towards her, in spite of how things went.
At the very least Danny forgave her and after they defeated that fiend Vlad, he allowed her to...get somethings out of her system...for about 30 minutes.
She still blushed a bit when she thought about that time before they had enough and went back to his home.
She also remembered that that was the night she thought about one L word in regards to her beloved...without being under the influence of ghosts, amnesia or any other form of influence.
Love..
FLASHBACK
The other night
Starfire was thinking back to the events of today, that she had amnesia and lost the memory of one year of her life and she just got it back today.
She also went wild on Danny once again.
It made her frown but it also made her realize something.
She kept using the word "love" around him. They chalked it up as her mind being in the right.
She realizes now, after all of this, that that is not the truth.
She realizes now what her feelings for him really are.
"I love you..."Starfire whispered quietly, thinking of Danny.
End of Flashback
That was how it went and she has been thinking about it nonstop.
Starfire landed atop a building. After sitting down and thinking to herself, she tried to piece together her thoughts.
"Why did I say that? Am I still under influence? Hmm... that is unlikely as I was alone..."She thought before sighing.
"What I feel MUST be real. Although, I do not wish to scare him, remind him of how I once was..." Starfire thought as she began to think more about her beloved boyfriend, Danny.
She loves him, she knows that and the only thing she wants is to hear him say it too but she can't be forceful in that matter...she doesn't want to scare him away again...
Still, it didn't mean she didn't hope that someday he would tell her that, when he is ready.
"I do sometimes wish that Danny would say that he loves me someday..."Starfire said to herself with longing.
The alien heroine soon went back to flying, deciding it was time to head back home.
Unknown to her, someone heard her and had an evil smirk on their face.
"So you have wished it, so it shall be..."
-To be continued-
Next time on The Switch
My Darling?
A/N: Be sure to check out "A Starstruck, Phantasmic Romance", "A Timeless Romance" and "Do Over" in order to get the plot that this story is based on. I also would like to thank NeoMark for letting me make this little side story and for helping me with this. You rock, my friend.
:) Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review :)