Yay! Another update! Which means, 2 more chapters before everything speeds up! Thanks for the reviews and I hope you enjoy this chapter. I Promise! The update to Roses is coming... it's just... my Laptop died... T.T Anyway... Enjoy!
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Chapter 2: Casting
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Sun cracked through Danny's eyes waking him up in the morning finding Sam lying on top of him, his arms wrapped around her waist. He had had a dream about holding Sam close like this. Danny inhaled Sam's sweet scent of roses, he was going to savor it. He put up with pretending to like Paulina so Sam wouldn't get so suspicious that he liked her. He didn't want to let go of her just yet, at least another hour before he'd have to wake her up and take her home to change.
Sam groaned, the sun had grown brighter. "I'm up." Sam struggled to open her eyes. She suddenly remembered she was lying on top of Danny. "Danny!" She rolled off of him, his grip now loose on her. "Danny are you ok, I didn't hurt you did I?" Sam question, kneeling beside Danny.
"Yeah, Sam, I'm fine. Nothing to worry about." Danny sat up slowly. He was sad to let her go but they needed to fly to her place. "Come on, I'll take you home so you can get a change of clothes." Danny transformed into his Phantom self before flying towards Sam's house with Sam in his arms.
"Hey Danny?" Sam asked, looking up at her flying Phantom. He looked down to face her. "Do you think, tonight, I can go flying with you? I know how you like flying and I kinda wanna fly too and since I can't fly and – why am I still talking, I'm such a spaz." Sam looked away from Danny and to the ground below. Danny just smiled at her actions.
"Sure. I think you'd like it." Danny replied as he phased through to Sam's room. He set Sam down and sat on her bed as she rummaged through her closet.
"I'll be out in ten tops." Sam said as she walked into her bathroom. It was the first time Danny had really been in Sam's room. He had seen it once, on one of his morning flights when her parents had opened the curtains. Sam's room was a practical mess; it was almost as bad as the lab in the basement. Clothes were scattered everywhere, along with pictures. Everything seemed morbid, really. Goth like but then again that was Sam. Danny decided to lie down and wait for Sam to come out.
"Was I really in there that long?" Sam asked coming out from her bathroom, confused. Danny sat up suddenly, almost falling towards the floor. She was wearing her usual outfit, he black tank top and black plaid skirt with violet stockings and trademark boots. She grabbed a black jacket out of her closet and headed towards her favorite Phantom. "Ready to go." She put on her jacket before Danny picked her up and flew back to his house.
"You can go downstairs if you want, I'll only be a few minutes." Danny said taking his clothes with him as he stepped into his bathroom. Sam nodded seating herself in Danny's computer chair.
"I guess I should tell my parents where I'm staying." Sam sighed after a while. Her parents wouldn't be pleased. She pulled out her phone and dialed her parents cell phone. "Hello Mom? I'm spending the week at a friends house while you're gone." So far so good, Sam's mom sounded pleased. "With who? Oh the Fenton's." Sam cringed as her mother began to rant angrily into the phone. "Mom! Don't say that." Sam paused to listen to what her mother had to say. "Mom, he's not like that." Sam was getting angry at what her mother was saying about Danny. "Danny wouldn't do that! He's not like that! I'll prove to you he isn't!" Sam slammed her phone shut and leaned back in Danny's computer chair, annoyed. She saw Danny standing at the doorway of his bathroom, confused. "Did you just hear that?" Sam groaned.
"Did your Mom think that we would, that I would –" Danny asked as he walked towards Sam.
"Unfortunately, yes." Sam frowned sitting up in the chair. "Mom never exactly liked you since we met. She thought you were the one who would end up Goth, not me. What a disappointment I turned out to be." Sam sighed. "Anyway, you want to go to breakfast?" Sam asked trying to be cheerful around Danny.
"Sure." Danny replied, throwing the towel he was holding on the floor as he grabbed Sam and his backpacks.
"Ah, I remember young love. Back when V-man, Maddie, and me were close chums in college!" Jack mentioned as Danny came down the stairs holding Sam's backpack.
"What?" Sam and Danny asked at the same time. "We don't love each other," they glanced at each other for a moment, "at least, not like that." Heat rose into Sam and Danny's cheeks.
"Come on Sam, we'll be late for school." Danny mentioned hurrying down the stairs and leading Sam out the door.
"Uh, yeah, school." Sam quickly followed Danny, shutting the door behind her. "You're Dad is so –"
"Embarrassing?" Danny finished for Sam. Sam nodded, taking the backpack from Danny's hand. "So what exactly are you going to prove to your Mom?" Danny asked as they passed by the Nasty Burger.
"That," Sam looked away at the mention of her mom. "She said that I couldn't spend one night with you in the same room with you not trying to, you know…" Sam trailed off, blushing.
"Are you serious?" Danny exclaimed as they continued to walk. "You've got to be kidding me! I would never do that to my best friend!" Danny couldn't believe that Sam's mother would think so poorly of him.
"My parents are somewhat overprotective of me. They actually wanted me to be friends with Star and Paulina." Sam shuddered at the thought. "I don't need friends like those when I have you and Tucker."
"Speaking of which, hey Tucker!" Danny waved a block ahead of them where Tucker was waiting by a street corner with crutches.
"Of Time and Snow." Lancer set down a stack of scripts on his desk during study hall. "The teachers thought every class should put on a play fortunately for you, I had first choice." The occupants of the room looked bored. "We'll have two main roles and several minor ones." Lancer glanced around the room until his eyes fell on the trio. "Foley! You'll be the technician of this play." Sam watched as Tucker beamed brightly at his luck.
"The name is so boring!" Paulina whined, polishing her manicured nails. The room slowly began to mumble with agreement.
"You don't even know what its about!" Sam snapped, "You can't judge something by its name!"
"Ms. Manson is right." Lancer closed his eyes in confidence of himself; Paulina glared behind her at Sam. " Of Time and Snow is a tragedy like Romeo and Juliet, no they weren't star crossed lovers. A commoner, Elizabeth, fell in love with the Prince, Allen, after being childhood friends. When Elizabeth finally reveals her feelings to the Prince and the two are finally together the King tells the Prince he would leave for war against the north in a week. Before the Prince leaves Elizabeth asks for one last dance from the Prince, as a last request."
Sam's attention snapped up at the words Lancer had just said, perhaps the dream she had had to do with the play.
"He turned away and rode off, vowing he would be back for another dance. Elizabeth waited, dancing every night waiting for her Prince to join him." Lancer continued. "A year passed and Elizabeth danced beneath a full moon, still waiting for her Prince to come. A horse galloped to a stop behind her and her Prince ran into her waiting arms and held her close after missing her for so long. Without warning an arrow flew and hit the Prince's back, killing him. It was at that moment Elizabeth realized how long time would continue without him, it seemed cruel to her that he would leave her. She killed herself with Allen's sword. Days later the townspeople claimed that Elizabeth and the Prince could be seen dancing at night, their ghosts were dancing that dance the Prince had promised to her."
"Everyone here gets to vote on who you think should play each role." Lancer put up the names of the roles that needed to be filled on the board. "Take a sheet of paper out and choose who you think should play each role."
Sam glanced at her paper as she put down the names of the characters. She tapped her pencil on the table absentmindedly as she picked the roles.
Prince Allen – Danny Fenton
Elizabeth – Sam Manson
Village girl – Star
Village boy – Andrew
Maid Claire/ Village girl 2 – Paulina
Messenger/village boy 3 – Kwan
Archer /village boy2– Dash Baxter
Duke Marc (Prince Allen's best friend) –
Amanda (Elizabeth's best friend) – Valerie Gray
Extra cast members (list five):
Sam left a blank space. Tucker should play as the best friend, Sam thought, passing up her folded paper. "I'll have the results tomorrow." Lancer announced as he received all the votes.
"So, how's your ankle?" Sam asked Tucker as Lancer walked out of the room. Tucker shrugged.
"It's a serious sprain I can walk on it in a couple of days." Tucker replied, pulling out his PDA and pressing buttons. "At least I don't have to act in that stupid play Lancer is making us do." Tucker smirked.
"That story, do you think it's true?" Sam asked airily as she stared at the ceiling. "I mean there are still a lot of ghosts around." Sam cast a look at Danny, who seemed to be zoned out. "What are you dreaming about?" Sam nudged Danny causing him to fall off his seat.
"Wha – oh, nothing. Just thinking about the story, it seems to – " Danny stopped, unsure what word to use for the story. He climbed back into his seat. "Kind." Danny finished, glancing at his two friends.
"Kind?" Tucker asked, bewildered. "The two died! One was killed in the others arms and the other killed themselves! How is that kind?"
"Because they get to share that dance forever." Sam replied, thinking back on the story. "They won't age, they'll stay like that forever. In their own happiness knowing that the other won't leave them, even after death."
"Right." Danny nodded to Sam's answer. "It's not possible to have a happy ever after when you're dead. Other ghosts would seek you out."
"It's a fairy tale! Nothing's supposed to make sense! For all we know there could have been a wizard in that story that said 'I'll give you three wishes' or something!" Tucker replied, exasperated. He looked closely at Sam and Danny, those two were getting closer and closer to each other, soon he'd be the third wheel, unless… Tucker's gaze settled on a Valerie Gray.
Laughter caught Tucker's attention minutes later. Sam and Danny were laughing at something, something Tucker didn't feel like being apart of. He began typing messages on his PDA, ignoring the world around him. Those two are going to get themselves married someday; Tucker shook his head, continuing to type.
Sam sat on Danny's bed later that afternoon, typing on her laptop she brought from her home. Danny had sighted the box ghost and gone off to chase him down, leaving Sam to her own demise.
"Back so soon?" Sam asked sarcastically as Danny flew through the window, the Fenton thermos in hand. Danny turned into his human self and set the thermos on his desk. She was typing up an assignment the English teacher gave her.
"It's only the second day of school and there's already a ton of ghosts." Danny groaned, falling back onto his bed, his head landing in Sam's lap. "When I caught the Box Ghost, Skulker came by with his threats again. I had to fight him and then what do you know, Youngblood's parrot shows up."
Danny closed his eyes in frustration. "That many ghosts?" Sam asked, running her fingers through his hair. She felt Danny tense at first but relax as she continued to run her fingers through.
"Yeah, it's annoying. I won't have time for homework and if this play comes up and interferes with ghost hunting this'll be the worst year ever." Danny replied. He reached above his head and grabbed Sam's hand with his own and brought it towards his face. Sam sat still, unsure of Danny's actions.
He blew on the palm of her hand gently, tickling her. Sam jerked as she was being tickled in her weak spot. A smile grew on Danny's face as he continued to tickle her palm with his breath. "Stop it!" Sam struggled not to laugh.
"But it's helping me relax." Danny's face pouted towards Sam. How could Sam refuse his puppy eyed look, his blue eyes looking larger and sadder.
"Fine." Sam mumbled as he returned to tickling her hand, she let out soft giggles. She hated the fact that only he knew her weak tickle spot on her hand. She curled her fingers into a soft fist with a smile on her face; he could no longer tickle her palm.
"Sam!" Danny whined, asking her to let him tickle her once again. Sam smiled a look saying she was going to open her hand again. Instead she flicked her index finger out and hit Danny playfully on the nose before covering her palm once again. Like she'd give into any man's commands! Sam laughed at Danny's surprised expression. "Hey Sam, that wasn't nice!"
"What are you three, Danny? Are you going to tell your Mom on me?" Sam stuck her tongue at Danny. Danny laughed at the thought.
"No." Danny replied, sitting up, his hands still holding onto one of hers. Sam closed her laptop and pushed it aside. "Sam, what's wrong?"
"Huh?" Sam looked up at Danny and saw how serious he was. "Nothing. I'm as fine as the day you met me." Sam smiled falsely, already knowing Danny could see right through it.
"You weren't fine the day I met you. Dash had stolen your cookie that day in preschool." Danny pointed out, looking seriously at Sam. "Now really, what's wrong?"
"Nothing!" Sam held up her free hand in defense. "I'm just going through some family issues. My Mom and Dad just sent me a bunch of 'I hate Danny' mail." Sam replied.
"Oh." Was all Danny said. The two sat in silence for the longest time before Maddie Fenton; Danny's mom called up the stairs.
"Dinner!" Maddie called up the stairs, disrupting the silence. It wasn't an awkward silence that had happened between the two but a mutual silence, a peaceful silence.
"Right," Danny said, interrupting the silence more, he noticed his hands were still holding onto hers. "Uh, sorry." Danny pulled his hands away and scratched the back of his neck nervously. Heat rose in Danny's cheeks slightly.
"Oh, it's ok." Sam replied, blushing a little more than Danny. "Dinner?" Sam offered, pointing towards the door. Danny nodded, standing up. Sam followed the suit and headed towards the door.
"Ladies first." Danny said opening the door for Sam. Sam nodded a thank you before waiting for Danny outside his door. "So what did you do while I was gone?"
"Did my homework like any average teenager would do." Sam replied, she glanced at Danny. "Sorry, didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Danny's expression had turned sad.
"Sometimes I kinda hope I didn't have these powers." Danny replied softly as the two walked down the stairs. He was careful to not say 'I wish' just in case Desiree was around.
The two sat next to each other at the dinner table, falling silent as Jack Fenton attempted to use the new Fenton Slicer to cut the ham in front of them. "It slices ghosts and ham!" Jack exclaimed proudly.
"Jack, don't press that button." Maddie instructed sitting beside Danny, as Jack almost pressed a red button.
"You mean this one?" Jack asked pressing the red button on the slicer. A net flew out of the front end of the slicer and hit Danny, causing him to fall back in his chair, stuck in a net. "We'll get you out of there in a Jiffy son! Right after I figure out how to work the Fenton Slicer!" Jack said, pressing another button on the invention. "Aha!" Jack exclaimed in triumph as two blades popped out from the small invention and began moving, slicing thin air.
Maddie helped Danny get out of the net as Jack had his fun cutting the ham. "Uh Dad, that's not the ham from the Op center is it?" Danny asked, looking at the ham.
"Sure it is!" Jack replied, proud of himself.
"Mom? Could I just have a salad like Sam, no ham at all?" Danny asked, looking disgusted as his Dad still cut the expired ham.
"Sure Danny." Maddie replied, serving the salad around the table.
"On second thought," Danny glanced as the ham began flying everywhere, "I'm not hungry, I think I'll just go to bed."
"Yeah, me too." Sam replied already losing her appetite from Jack cutting the ham. Sam and Danny stood up and left the kitchen.
"More ham for me." Jack looked delighted, serving himself a large piece of expired ham and serving another piece to a disgusted looking Vlad.
"How can Dad just look at that ham and think it's still good?" Danny asked as he closed the door to his room. "It has mold and everything!"
"All I know is is that I won't be hungry for a long time." Sam replied, looking sick as she stared out the window. "Are we still going tonight?" Sam asked, staring out towards the setting sun.
"Yeah, if you want." Danny pulled out his homework. "Just let me at least finish math." Sam smiled to herself; Danny was actually doing his homework voluntarily. It was odd seeing him like that but after meeting his future self, he seemed to be working harder on it, of course he still copied every now and then.
The night began to grow, with stars shining brighter than the night before. "Ready to go?" Danny asked turning Sam's attention from the window. Sam turned around and grabbed her jacket, covering her midriff and arms. She half nodded before a loud explosion rattled the house, throwing Sam off balance. She began to fall forward but an arm wrapped around her waist. "Don't worry, I got yo – wow Sam, you're tiny." Danny stopped mid sentence, noting something he never noticed before. He saw her blush with his Phantom eyes. "Right, to flying." Danny looked away for a moment, blushing himself. He would worry about the explosion later; it was probably one of his Dad's experiments anyway.
Danny wrapped an arm around her waist and Sam followed the suit, it was like flying with him before because of Ember. He turned intangible for a moment flying them through the Fenton walls. He became visible as soon as he was far from the sight of his family. They flew higher into the sky, his wispy tail flowing behind him, pushing him forward. Danny spinned around, did loops, and flew over grassy plains just south of Amity. He looked down occasionally to see Sam eyes wide in amazement. She wanted to fly as much as he loved to.
The night air didn't seem to affect Sam as she and Danny flew in the air. It was so different up there then just walking around. It felt so free, like Sam could let go of everything. If only she could go flying all the time. What she wouldn't give to fly like Danny. The places Danny could visit while flying, it was amazing. It was hard to reach the grassy plains from her house but Danny had reached it in mere seconds.
"Amazing!" Sam breathed, if only she could do this more often. Danny looked at her with a confused expression.
"What?" Danny called; the air rushing past was making it hard to hear.
"Amazing!" Sam yelled towards the sky. She laughed as they flew higher.
The clock read Two A.M when Danny landed inside his room. Sam had fallen asleep, exhausted from excitement. She wanted to see what was beyond the plains but she fell asleep before Danny got near the edge. Danny took off Sam's jacket and placed it on his chair before tucking her into bed.
Her eyes were so animated, as if she were a little kid excited about telling a story to their parents that was amazing to her. Danny changed into his black haired self and changed into his pajamas, lying down in his sleeping bag, dreaming of Sam as she flew with him that night.
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You can tell That I always want to fly. :D
Adieu
Nightwing