CHAPTER 6

PART I-THE WAY I FEEL

Cause I hate the way I feel tonight

And I know I need you in my life

And I hate the way I feel inside

And I promise to make the sacrifice

"I meant it. Every word. And if given the choice I'd chose you again." And then there was a lot of nothing. The trip out of Sam's dreams was a lot longer than the trip in. 'Damn it Sam! Why'd you have to go and say that?' Now his insides were a mess wondering what would come out of this whole ordeal. He knew the first thing he was doing when he got back to his own dreams was taking a nap. All this dream walking was tiresome. He landed next to Sam right back to where he started from.

"Aurora, I got it." On Sam's other side Aurora stood abruptly, wiping imaginary dust from her dress. Tucker stood up as well looking slightly flushed. They couldn't have been doing anything to bad, Aurora's lipstick was still intact. He raised an eyebrow, "How'd you get here?"

Tucker shrugged, "Fell asleep and I was suddenly here. Weird, huh?"

"Yeah... Now back to business, Aurora I got the necklace now what was the next part."

Aurora tapped her chin with her finger, "Well I don't know Danny maybe you should PUT IT ON HER?"

"Oh, right." He put it around her neck and the jewel turned a bright purple. "What's happening?"

"It's about to scan the whole city's dreams and look for her true love. What else?" The thing glowed and sent out a beam of light into the air about twenty feet it moved twenty feet past the area over top Danny's head then it stopped abruptly and shot strait down at him. The blast made him stumble a bit. "Oh look how easy was that? Now kiss her and this whole thing will be over with."

"WHAT?"

"Yup, life's funny that way. Now if you'd just-"

"Wait there's gotta be some kind of mistake-"

Aurora stepped between him and Sam, a dangerous look on her face, "I SWEAR YOU TWO ARE SO DENSE." She pointed one palm at Sam the other at Danny and Danny couldn't move, "SAM, YOU THERE?"

Yeah?What you yellin about. It's like two in the morning. Sam's voice blared in his ears.

"Tell me about that FRIEND of yours. You know, Danny Fenton."

Danny? With that one word a swarm of memories and emotions ran past his eyes, like a television on fast forward, but eerily enough he could make out each one. He was seeing life from behind Sam's eyes. Ever moment they spent together or she thought about him was filled with a strange and familiar feeling. It burned his insides like the stuff at the bottom of the toaster. Have you ever LOOKED down there. It was enough to drive a guy crazy. Oh yeah he's cool. Then all those emotions hit his and it was like flicking on a switch in his mind. Sam was in love with him. When did that happen? Was it Ember? No it was long before that. It was him. In spite of herself she fell for him and it was all his fault. But what surprised him was how his heart reacted to the collision. It fluttered in his chest like a hummingbird sending a wave of happiness through him. He loved Sam! What a revolution! Sam... Not Valerie? Not Paulina? Sam? God how did he miss that? Now that it was pointed out to him it was so OBVIOUS. How could he be so stupid?

"Now kiss her god damn it. Hell the rest of the world knows. Why don't you?" She then pushed Danny towards Sam. "Here, me and Tucker will turn away if you want!" And they did. Danny stood awkwardly next to Sam. Well it WAS awkward, seriously Sam was his friend right? It was natural he'd want to protect her... And that he'd save her even when he was under the control of others, and she'd be the only thing that could bring him back... And that he wished anyone who harmed her an early and painful death... Okay that last one wasn't rational but then again this was a dream, what if it wasn't real and Sam was still in that hospital bed in a coma?.. It couldn't hurt. Besides she won't remember any of this, right? He looked down at Sam and found it hard to keep focused. He body moved of it's own accord, bending down and pressing his lips to her. Then Sam glowed with light and it wrapped them in a cocoon of the stuff. Danny pulled away and to his surprise Sam no longer looked like Sam but an older woman, and she was gorgeous. Her eyes fluttered then opened. She blinked up at him several times.

"Who are you?"

Danny looked down at his hands, they were larger and stronger looking. He shook his head, "I'm just a dream..."

"Well Adream, me lad, don't I get another kiss?" Danny grinned.

PART II- CRAZY

I've finally realized that you are my true love

And I've had a lot of time to think

and you're the thing I've been thinking of

Now I know I need you each and everyday

I can't live without you so don't runaway

-K-Ci and Jojo

Not sure if that's the right line if you know what it is I could use some help

Sam awoke in the hospital room with a vague recollection of how she got there and why Danny's head was next to her knee, and his hand in hers. But the little smile on Danny's face was enough to cast the thought away she then squeezed his hand. The sun had just started to peek through the window when Danny stirred. "Morning, sleepy head." Danny blinked twice exclaimed her name to the ceiling and threw his arms around her half choking her in embrace. "I must have missed something important. Damn I wish I could remember. Did someone spike the punch at the dance or something?"

He pulled back, "You don't remember?"

"No, didn't I just SAY that. It's kind of fuzzy... But I have the strangest urge to play a few hours of DDR..."

Danny smiled wickedly, "Well you and me must have a long talk. Just the two of us. A lots happened and I believe you need to be filled in." Just the two of us. She grinned at the thought for no particular reason.

"Looking forward to it, Danny, me lad."

Tucker twitched then sat up, "Aurora!" He then got up and power walked out of the room, he might have gotten past the next room before he turned back and walked in. He then walked to Sam and lifted a chain from around her neck, "Give me that." Then he ran out.

Sam looked to Danny for an explanation, "Later. For now I need to get a doctor to make sure your alright." He kissed her lightly on her forehead, "Welcome back to reality." The walked out of the room.

Danny stood in the waiting room biting his thumb nail. Trying to figure out exactly what he was to tell Sam. Should he even mention the kiss if she didn't remember? Was that even important? Yes it was. But what if they got together and broke up? What happens then? He didn't even hear Tuckers approach or the three calls before he punched him. "OW! What?"

Tucker pulled at his arm, "I got someone I want you to meet."

"I have a lot on my mind, Tucker."

"You and Sam have been doing this dance since you met each other, it can wait. Now let me show you something!" Tucker pulled him in a room with one bed. There laying in it was a slightly grungy looking girl who looked like she hadn't eaten solid food in years. "I'd like you to meet Miss Monica Lovell. You might know her as a dream. My dream of course." He said with a grin at her. She giggled.

Danny couldn't help but smile, "'Bout time you woke up." he eyed Tucker suspiciously, "I take it you had something to do with this?"

"We should leave, her sister will be here soon for her eight o'clock quality time with her sister who suddenly can respond."

Back in the waiting room Sam's parents had arrived and were questioning the doctors about her condition. The doctor held up both his hands, "There is no explanation for her sudden recover except that perhaps she had something to still connect her to her conscious state. A physical tie to her body, maybe?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, we believe there must have been something important enough to Sam to keep her mind from drifting. Of course this isn' scientifically provine but it's said that having loved ones physically near helps them to said connected mentally-" But both parents heads turned to Danny.

"Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Manson. How's it going?"

Mr. Manson patted his shoulder, Mrs. Manson smiled at him. Those silent signs of appreciation made Danny feel awkward all over again. He just smiled at them in return. They didn't know the half of it. "It's going pretty well actually." Sam's father said looking back at his wife. "We wanted to thank you for staying here with Sam. It seems to have helped her come around."

"Nah, that was all Sam. She's tough." Both adults nodded, "She's awake now so I think you should go see her." They turned and walked down the hall towards Sam's room.

The doctor walked over to them, "We'll keep her here a couple more days to make sure everything's alright. But it shouldn't be any more than that-"

"Doctor Lovell!" A nurse said running down the hall, "You'll never believe this! Come quickly!"

"What is it?"

"It's a flippin' miracle that's what it is! Monica's awake!"

"Monica?..." he ran down the hall way after her.

"So that is my future father-on-law..." Tucker said watching the man run into his daughters room.

"You're already planning on marrying her?"

"Of course! It may be a while but until I see otherwise, me and her will be together long time. I know, cause I am psychic."

"More like a psychopath."

"Yes but I am HER psychopath."

"And she's a lunatic."

"But she is MY lunatic."

"'Cause no one else will have you."

"Well that's good 'cause there's no one else I want."