Once we were back from dress shopping Valerie had to go because she had a shift at the Nasty Burger. I hung up the dress in my closet and decided to clean up my room a bit so perhaps I might be able to walk through my room without having to play reverse the floor is lava.

While cleaning I was trying to figure out how I could help Phantom. I couldn't be there while in my ghost form obviously. Could I just be there as Sam and if I needed to change into my ghost form? That seems like the best way... I just need to ask him who this girl is... How did Phantom even get involved with a human girl? Maybe it was someone from when he was alive? This just brought up more questions.
Who was Phantom? When was he alive? How did he meet this girl? Why was he even a good ghost? What does he even do when he is not hunting ghosts?
I gave up on cleaning my room, it was just going to be a mess like always.
I sighed and fell onto my bed and threw my arm over my eyes.
Enough about Phantom, what about me? Also what about Danny?
Why does he hate Vlad so much? I mean I know Vlad is a creep and all but there seems to be more.

Danny... Fuck. I like him. Fuck fuck fuck I really like him. I love talking to him, I love making him smile and laugh, I love joking around with him and that he has never once judged me or been mean, he likes me for me. He also is adorable when he gets nervous and also just in general with his dark hair that is probably really soft and his piercing blue eyes...
My phone suddenly started buzzing startling me. It was a text from Danny. I could feel the sudden blush rush into my cheeks from what I was thinking about him merely 2 seconds ago.
'Whatcha up to rn?'
I felt my lips turn up into a smile. Damn it Danny why does a simple text make me happy?
'Nothing really, ignoring responsibilities u?'
'lol same, Tucker and I are going to Nasty Burger to irritate Val while she's working wanna join ;D'
I sighed she hated when they do that.
'you guys know she hates that? but i guess thats why ur doing it right?'
'absolutely :D'
'I'll be there in 10'
I smiled again and put my boots and coat on and grabbed my car keys.

Once we finally got our food we sat at one of the booths. It had taken 7 minutes because the guys kept changing what they were going to order just to irritate Val who was at the register.

Tucker unwrapped his burger and looked the most disgusted I have ever seen him look before, he looked towards Valerie who was trying to conceal her laughter. There was lettuce on his burger. Tucker hated lettuce, she had gotten her revenge.

"How come she didn't do anything to your food!" Tucker wined as he carefully peeled off the monstrosity he called lettuce.

"It's just so much more easier to mess with you over food" Danny laughed.

I laughed, Tucker and I still occasionally will get into arguments about meat and being a vegetarian but at this point it's just more of a friendly joking.

"So how was the girl's sleepover last night?" Tucker asked wiggling his eyebrows. I flicked a piece of lettuce from my salad at him.

"It was fun, what did you guys do last night?"

"Nothing much, played a few video games" Tucker shrugged, they had played Doomed until 5am until their eyes hurt from looking at the screen for so long.

"You guys just woke up when you texted me didn't you?" I asked them knowing they probably stayed up until the early hours of the morning, it was 3 o'clock when Danny messaged me.

"Technically we woke up before I texted you" Danny said with a radiant smile that made me smile.

"Well we were woken up at the early hour of eleven by my mother." I said dramatically, which made me think of her and Val

"I just remembered the weirdest part of the sleepover is that Val actually gets along with my mother." I said appalled.

"That's absurd!" Danny played along looking shocked.

"My mom took us shopping for a dress for the party and they both love using me as a life size barbie doll and wear fancy clothes" I scoffed taking a sip of my water.

"Well Valerie always did have a thing for clothes and had a great wardrobe before her dad lost his job and everything"

I stared at Tucker I had never heard him say anything that was one: a complement that wasn't somewhat sexist or two: somewhat serious.

"How bad was it for her?" I asked quietly, thinking about how she looked longingly at the clothes I never knew she had such an appreciation for. Danny opened his mouth to respond but again to my surprise Tucker beat him to it.

"At first it was really rough, Paulina, Star, and the rest of them totally dropped her, they wouldn't even let her sit with them. She had just lost her house, her clothes and her dad lost his job and she had to stay strong for him and that's when she really needed her friends and they weren't there for her." Tucker said gripping onto his soda. I had never seen him like this before.

"Danny at the time had a thing for her so of course we tried to help but then we both realized she really needed friends and I'm still not really sure how it all worked out but really ever since you got here she has really opened up a lot more."

I stared at them in shock.

"What did I do?"

"You were you." Danny stated simply. I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks.

"You didn't fall for any of their shit and you stood up to them and I think Valerie really admires that about you and that you're not worried of your social status or what others think about you."

I looked down. I couldn't speak, there was a huge lump in my throat and I wasn't going to cry in public.

"Sam what's wrong?" Danny asked softly as he bent his head down trying to catch my eyes.

I swallowed and took a breath.

"I'm fine, I'm glad I moved here" I looked up at Danny. No matter how much they joke around they really care for Valerie and each other. Even though I didn't go through what Valerie went through I never had friends like this before and I never want to lose them.