AN: Thanks for your review monkeyru but I did use your idea though I did change things a bit, although you were my inspiration for the previous chapter.

Someone told me that it was a bit rushed. I know but there is more. Danny isn't leaving Amity yet. He will speak to his friends and sister again.

Im writing this story as if the different schools close at different times. Casper High won't close for another week.

I own nothing.

Chapter 11

Arai was amused. She watched as Danny paced up and down the hallway, muttering to himself. He was bored and he was avoiding going outside. After his little show yesterday, he refused to leave the house, just so people could annoy him with asking questions that they had no business asking him, after they treated him like trash. Arai was done waiting around for him to get over it. "Daniel James Masters, you promised me a date." she shouted at him. Danny winced. He had forgtten all about that. He was so busy after the Christmas party that he totally forgot that he promised her some time alone together. They both needed it. Danny grabbed her hand and pulled her outside to his bike. "Then I don't care about anyone. I owe you and I missed you. We are going. Now." Arai laughed and climbed up behind him.

Danny took her to the Nasty Burger. Honestly, in this town it was the only place they could go but it was still early. School hadn't finished yet so the place was quiet. They grabbed a table and ordered. They chatted about nothing for a while until she asked, "Why did you choose to do that to Adam? You could have done worse." Danny smile at her. He expected her to ask sooner or later, "It was the right thing to do. He had a problem that was making him dangerous and he was a normal human. If I fought him I could have killed him and if I ruined him in any other way, his family would have suffered worse. I don't want to be a monster. I want to be a good person but kindness to everyone won't get me anywhere. He needed a dose of reality. The time in juvie and rehab will keep him clean and the public school will teach him respect for other human beings. At the same time he has been humbled. The rich will always see him as a humiliation while he has learnt that attacking my family will cause him to lose everything that matters to him." Arai smiled brightly, she knew that ever since Clockwork, no matter what he was always afraid that he would become a monster. He knew that Adam was a problem and instead of doing something horrible he did something bittersweet. "I'm proud of you Danny. You put him in his place while helping him in the long run. You did the right thing Dan."

They spent a while talking about Dani and he was more nervous than she was about her starting school. Dani wasn't a girly girl. She liked to play sports not play barbie. The good thing was that she would be in the 8h grade as a thirteen year old. She was mature for her age. He hoped she would make friends but he was also afraid thay she wouldn't be accepted. Arai comforted him by telling him that she would make friends but no one needed to know about her powers because even though she trained, there weren't any ghosts to fight. She would have a very different experience than he did. She would go to a private school and make friends. She won't have to run out during class to fight ghosts and she was smart. She would have time to do ber homework and go on dates. Danny banged his head on the table at the mention of boys. How was he supposed to survive that? Arai laughed and promised she would be there to help.

"Danny." said Tucker. Danny saw Sam amd Tucker, standing behind Arai, holding hands. Danny sighed and watched as Arai moved around so she was next to him instead of across from him. Danny gestured for them to sit. They both took seats and watched Arai nervously. Danny rolled his eyes. "Sam, Tucker, this is Arai my girlfriend. Arai you know them." Arai offered to shake hands with Sam but the goth just stared at her. Arai sighed and placed her hand on Dannys. "Are you ready to talk without screaming Sam?" asked Danny. "Yes, errrr, I am. I guess I'm sorry I errr yelled. I was surprised. Vlad is a fruitloop afterall." Dannys eyes flashed red and he clenched his hands, "Do you not remember me saying that I wished things were different? That I wanted to be trained but I couldn't abandon my parents? I always looked up to Vlad. He was this strong, smart man that had complete control of powers that I didn't even understand." Sam and Tucker shared a look, "Danny, your errr girlfriend is right next to you." sam gestured weakly. Danny growled. "I know where she is and she knows, she accepts me as I am. She loves me for who I am. Something neither of you could do. I'm sorry I put you in danger. I'm sorry that your lives went down the drain cause I fought ghosts. Im sorry that I assumed we would be together Sam when you said thats what you wanted too. I'm sorry I didn't stay normal when you asked me to go into the portal. What do you want from me?" Tucker out a hand on sam to stop her from exploding, "We want to say we are sorry too. You were our friend and we should have been more honest with you. It wasn't your fault Danny. You gave us a choice but we wanted to help you but when it got tough we couldn't do it anymore. I'm sorry that as your brother I let you down, all you ever wanted was for us to be happy and we lied to you and blamed you for what was our choice." Sam then said, "Tucker is right. When we got together, I should have told you that my feelings had changed. I wasn't ready to tell you that I was with your best friend but I should have told you that I didn't feel the same way anymore."

Danny nodded his head. They both covered everything except for, "I am sorry I never waited for the explanation. I am happy that you guys are happy together. I wish you both nothing but the best. " Sam and Tucker smiled sadly at him. "Can you tell us about your daughter and your dad named Vlad?" Danny smiled sadly too, "Vlad accepted me when no one else would. He treated me as a son. He loved me when I thought no one else would. He is my father. As for Dani, that isn't your business. Once upon a time, we would have walked that path together but now our paths have spilt. Walk away and live your normal lives because we have gone our seperate ways. For what its worth, I am happy guys. Happier than I have ever been. I can see you two are happy as well. In the end, thats all that matters." Sam and Tucker smiled weakly and wished him well.

When they were gone Arai turned to Danny. "That must have been hard for you." Danny shook his head, "They meant a lot to me Arai. When I first got my powers they were there for me. I knew Tucker was jealous. He made that wish with Desiree but at the same time they did try. They cared for me but this is my burden. I couldn't and shouldn't have expected them to try carrying it with me when it wasn't theirs to carry. They were normal. I was not. I didn't belong with them. I am happy that we ended things on a better note. They know I am happy and I've seen that their happy. Thats all I ever wanted. We can move on from that now." She took his hand and told him how proud she was at that moment. "I am glad that you spoke to them again. They did care about you and they still do but you are right. When you have powers, the responsibility, it changes you. You become different from your friends and yours tried but in the end we all need to do whats best for ourselves. They needed to let you go so that they could do better and in doing so they sent you to Vlad. You changed so many people including yourself. I love you Danny. I always will." They shared a wonderful kiss then sat in silence wondering what would happen next...

Edited:04/02/2016