That peace lasted about two seconds until my ghost senses went off again.
I groaned and got up, changed and flew up through the roof. I was looking around for where the ghost was when I saw Phantom.
"Looks like you're a little late to the game Spectra." He teased.
"You just missed the famous box ghost." He said with a crooked smile.
Damn, for a ghost he was attractive.
I rolled my eyes at him.
"oh no" I fake pouted.
"What ever will I do now?" I said looking up from underneath my eyelashes.
"Well you could turn invisible and sneak up behind people and say 'BOO!' I hear that's what ghosts like us do anyways"
"har har, so… anyways, I have been wondering, where did you get that thermos?" I asked Phantom.
"I, uh, borrowed it from some researchers." Phantom replied slyly.
"You borrowed it?" I asked.
"More or less, but it's not the only one they had and its being used for good"
I needed to find out where he got it or maybe I could ask Danny if his parents have made anything similar to it or if they could maybe make one similar somehow without being to obvious.
"So. what's your story Spectra?" Phantom said floating closer to me, his hair dancing in the wind above his striking green eyes.
"Story?" I asked innocently.
"What? I can't just be a good little ghost without a story?" I said inching closer to him tilting my chin up.
"Every ghost has one." He said.
"Well then what's yours?" I asked. He paused.
"It seems that we both are going to have to enjoy the mysteries of the other" Our faces were inches apart at that point. Phantom was slowly getting closer and I leaned up and spoke almost a whisper,
"I always enjoyed mysteries." Our lips nearly touching and I fell backwards away from him with a smile on my face then flew away.
Danny's POV
I blinked a few times. I wasn't sure what had come over me. I mean I am usually much more confident in my ghost form but Spectra just brought out a part of me I didn't know was there. We were so close but then she flew away. I flew back into my house and laid on the bed lost in thought.
Suddenly my phone started ringing.
"Dude, what the hell just happened?" It was Tucker. Shit shit shit shit. He was there on the ground as my backup like usual when I was fighting the box ghost.
"I- uuhh"
"And where did you go? You didn't forget that I was here did you?"
"Maybe… I'll be there in a second-"
"Nah man, I'm already almost there. I realized you forgot me when you flew away, let me in your house."
I went downstairs and let Tucker in and we walked up to my room.
"Spill dude."
"We were just talking then I don't know we were just getting closer and closer, her eyes, they are just…. I don't know but then she flew away"
"That's it? What did you say to make her fly away?" Tucker asked.
"Nothing, I think that was her way of flirting…." I said still in a daze.
"Did it work?" Tucker teased.
"Yea it worked." I said while scratching the back of my neck laughing a bit.
"So what are you going to do now?"
"I don't know… I mean she's a ghost Tucker, I can't just date a ghost for crying out loud! And anyways I think she's just flirting with me for fun its not like its going to go anywhere.."
"And I'm guessing there is some goth chick on your mind as well eh?" Tucker said wiggling his eyebrows, Danny blushed.
"What about you Mr. Too Fine? Or as I hear, Totally Fuckable?" I asked with a smile while raising my eyebrow.
"When are you just going to ask out Valerie?" Tucker opened his mouth to respond then shut it.
"hmph"
"girls are complicated man!" Tucker eventually got out.
"But you know what's not complicated? Doomed!" I responded. Might as well just play some video games to get our minds off of things.
"You got that right!"
I was back in my room blushing like a tomato. Why did I act that way? I mean I'm a confident person but Phantom just made me gah! It's not like it's going to go anywhere of course, hes a ghost and he thinks I'm a ghost! Well at lease a full ghost. And I feel almost like a different version of myself when I'm Spectra. Also there was what I heard from Valerie about him being bad and all… But the interactions I have had with him haven't lead me to think that he is in fact bad. I don't know… But there was also a certain pair of crystal blue eyes I couldn't help but think about… Stop stop stop stop! He probably doesn't even like me he left me at the Nasty Burger to help Tucker with chores. Really chores? Oh shit now I just remembered I punched Dash. Tomorrows going to be hell… I'm going to play Doomed to get my mind off of things.
I walked up to Danny and Tucker who were standing by their lockers.
"Dude! How did we lose so badly last night!" Tucker said looking very defeated and angry.
"Tucker, I told you I don't know how!" Danny replied looking irritated and angry as well.
"What's up?" I asked worried.
"They are upset because they lost some dumb video game last night" Valerie said joining us.
"What game?" I asked.
"Doomed, some guy named Chaos totally kicked our butts last night" Danny said looking away still looking pissed.
I started laughing so hard I could barely breath, my user name is Chaos and I dominate that game.
"It's not funny!" Danny and Tucker said in unison.
My laughter stopped immediately, Dash had just turned into the hall. Slowly the hallway got quiet as he passed people and then everyone was whispering up a storm wondering what had happened. His nose had a bandage over it but it was swollen a bit and he had two dark circles underneath his eyes as well. As he passed me he gave me a death glare but continued to move on.
"What happened to him?" Tucker said in awe.
"I uh-" then the bell rang for first period.
In chemistry there wasn't anytime to tell Tucker and Valerie what had happened and in English we were still watching the movie but when we got to lunch I was somewhat forced to tell what had happened.
Danny, Tucker, Valerie and I were sitting at our usual table when Valerie said,
"Why are all the popular kids glaring at us?"
"Oh yea! I heard someone broke Dash's nose at the Nasty Burger yesterday!" Tucker exclaimed.
"What! Man it must have been right after my shift ended!" Valerie said.
Danny looked over at me. My face probably showed my guilt because he said.
"You didn't."
Valerie and Tucker looked over confused at first but slowly got it.
"After you left Dash came up to me and said since you weren't there to protect me he could 'teach me a lesson' and that he 'doesn't usually hit girls but he would make an exception for a freak like me'. I warned him that I would fight back but he pulled his arm back to punch me and I used the palm of my hand and it sorta broke his nose." I finished.
Danny looked pissed as hell.
"Danny calm down I told you I don't need-"
"I'm not pissed at you Sam, I am sick of Dash trying to beat everyone up just because he thinks that he is better." Danny sighed then added with a smile, "nice hit by the way."
"What can't you do Sam?" Valerie asked her eyes wide.
"Be a proper lady, according to my mother." I then remembered this morning.
"I just remembered something I can do. Apparently I kicked the two of your butts at Doomed last night?" I said with a devious smile towards Danny and Tucker.
"Chaos?" They both whispered looking horrified. I gave them a small bow.
Shout out to The Talent: thank you so so so much for catching that small detail I just fixed it! I obviously didnt even realize it! thank you!
