Hi! This is chapter two!
Chapter 2
"BRIIIIIIIIIINNNNGGGGG!"
Valerie awoke as her alarm clock announced loudly that it was time for school.
Seeing as how she'd only gotten four hours of sleep the previous night, Valerie yawned often as she got dressed in her trademark outfit: A yellow top and an orange skirt.
Valerie vaguely wondered if last night's happenings were only a dream. As she reached for her backpack, though, a gleam in the corner of the room caught her eye.
It definitely hadn't been a dream.
The staff Desiree had granted her last night was shimmering in the corner. Valerie decided that it would be best to take the staff along with her to school in case that wretched ghost kid showed up. You could never be too prepared, after all.
Another situation sprang up as Valerie picked up the staff.
'How on earth am I gonna hide this!'
"I wish this was a little more inconspicuous," Valerie growled.
The room chilled for a moment and Valerie narrowed her eyes.
A ghost? In here?
The temperature drop disappeared as soon as it had come and Valerie found herself holding not a staff, but a pair of crimson earrings which seemed to glow eerily brighter when held closer to each other.
Valerie clutched the pair of earrings in one hand, but almost immediately let go of them: The triangular gems had aligned with each other, singeing Valerie's hand when doing so.
The earrings hovered about waist height for Valerie, still perfectly aligned.
Almost like paper, bat wings, a head, and a tail folded out from the earrings, soon forming a bat with green eyes.
Valerie recognized it immediately. It perched atop the staff's handle and held the crystal ball up with the tips of its wings.
The bat's green eyes seemed to glow brighter until there was a flash of brilliant green light and the staff Desiree granted her last night.
That was convenient.
'How do I turn it back though?' Valerie thought.
As if on cue, the staff flashed back into seemingly-innocent crimson earrings.
Valerie hooked the earrings on, grabbed her backpack, and ran to school. It felt almost like waiting for Christmas, except she was waiting for the ghost boy to show up.
"Nice earrings," Star commented. "Where'd you get 'em?"
"Internet," Valerie responded a bit too quickly.
"Oh," Star said, just as the bell rang over their heads.
"See you later!" Star called, striding away.
No sooner had Star left, Valerie found herself knocked to the ground. The book she was holding skidded across the floor.
Valerie opened her mouth to retort at the idiot who had bumped into her.
Until she realized it was Danny Fenton.
Valerie felt her heart flutter for a moment as Danny helped her up.
"Sorry about that," Danny said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Here's your book," he added, handing the math book back.
"Thanks," Valerie replied, taking the book. "Don't you have class?"
"Nope, I have first period free," said Danny, "You?"
"I have algebra," Valerie answered. She held up her math book.
Danny stared, unblinking at Valerie's earrings.
"uh, Danny?" Valerie said.
No response.
"Earth to Danny!"
Still no response. Creeeeepppyyy.
Valerie snapped her fingers in front of his face.
"Danny, are you alright?"
"Huh? Wha-" Danny said, snapping out of his trance.
"You zoned out for a moment there," Valerie informed him.
"Heh," Danny chuckled nervously, "Must've gotten a little spacey there. I was up pretty late last night."
'Heh, me too. But I doubt you were fighting ghosts.' Valerie thought dryly.
"Me too," she said aloud.
"Well don't want to be late for class," said Danny hurriedly, "See you at lunch!"
Danny cast the earrings a fearful glance and practically shot off in the opposite direction.
Wait, fearful glance?
And didn't Danny say he had first period free?
"The day just gets weirder and weirder," Valerie muttered to herself.
And with that she hurried off to Mr. Polluka's algebra class.
Lunchtime rolled around.
Valerie sat down at an empty table with a tray full of a substance the school board had the nerve to call 'Food'.
In fact, usually the only edible thing on Valerie's tray was a carton of milk, which she quickly abandoned upon noticing a chunk of green floating around.
Valerie sighed as she stood up to throw away her 'lunch'.
She watched Danny and his friends talking amongst themselves at their usual table. They were sitting close enough that Valerie caught a bit of their conversation.
"How 'bout the mall?" Sam was saying.
"Let's stop at Danny's for a milkshake first," said Tucker, "Then we'll hit the mall."
"You know what's weird though?" Tucker added.
"What," Danny and Sam asked at the same time.
"The thought that Danny Phantom, the infamous ghost boy of Amity Park, the supposedly 'evil' Inviso-Bill" – Danny rolled his eyes at that –
"Get on with it Tuck," he said.
"-Can make a really good milkshake," Tucker finished.
Valerie watched in confusion as the trio shared a laugh.
'Did that mean they knew the ghost kid?' Valerie wondered.
Then she thought, 'Milkshakes?'
The day really was getting weirder and weirder.
It wasn't until chemistry class, when something happened.
Ghost attack.
In the middle of Ms. Kindler's lecture about elements and whatnot, Valerie's ghost hunting watch had begun vibrating, alerting her of spectral activity.
In the corner of her eye, Valerie heard Danny gasp, and he, Tucker, and Sam shared a fearful look. He muttered something inaudible to Tucker and Sam who nodded.
Both Valerie and Danny simultaneously raised their hands.
"May I be excused?" they asked at the same time.
Mrs. Kindler nodded.
Both Valerie and Danny shot out of the classroom.
Valerie saw Danny run ahead and turn a corner.
There was a flash of light, and when Valerie passed the corner, Danny had disappeared.
She hoped that it wasn't a ghost's doing.
Valerie burst into the Girls' Bathroom, practically ripping off the crimson earrings on the way.
Thankfully the bathroom was deserted, and Valerie experienced the familiar sensation of transforming into her ghost hunting gear.
Valerie sped outside on her jetsled, smirking under her mask and clutching the earrings, one in each hand.
"You're goin' down, ghost kid," she muttered to herself.
Sorry it was so late. I had the draft done already, but I was too lazy to type it. 'Smiles sheepishly' Hope you enjoyed! R&R!