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Sam
The look on Danny's face was priceless. He really is clueless. The only thing Danny could come up with after so long was "Huh?". Sometimes, he can be so slow.
"What did I miss?" Danny asked with a frown.
"A lot. Dude, you are so clueless." Tucker said as he wiped a tear from his eye.
Danny gave him a glare. "That's the second time I've heard that. Tucker, spill."
"Hey, why hasn't anyone asked how Danny became half-ghost?" Tucker asked quickly.
Sam almost smiled. Tucker was getting better at changing topics. Now everyone's attention was on Danny.
"Well, remember the lab accident I was in last year? That was the time I became half ghost."
"Oh." They chorused.
"Wait, isn't it supposed to be impossible to be dead and alive at the same time?" Valerie pointed out.
Sam gave Valerie a strange look. The dark-skinned girl had already seen all three halfas, what more proof does she need?
"Then how did you explain this?" Danny asked as he transformed into Phantom.
"I can't. I hunt ghosts, not study them." Valerie replied. She frowned. "So, do your parents know you're Phantom?"
"Of course they do, that's why they want to tear Inviso-Bill apart molecule by molecule." Danny replied, sarcasm dripping from his voice. Sam smirked. Danny was getting much better at displaying sarcasm.
Sam looked around, making a mental count of how many humans now knew about Danny, not including the halfas.
10. That was a lot of people. More people meant more mouths to spill Danny's secret. Danny and Tucker wouldn't care about that. They rarely do.
She made her way to Danny's side, pulling Tucker along the way.
"Danny, 10 people know who you are. What if they spill? You'll be hunted down by the Guys in White." Sam said, loud enough so that everyone in the room could hear her.
The trio turned to examine the others. An unexplainable feeling swept over Sam when she saw Paulina bat her eyes at Danny as his gaze passed over her.
"What difficulties do you face? We can help you. For instance, I can tutor Danny during detention. In fact, I can propose to Principle Ishiyama for you to spend all your detention with me in my office." Lancer said.
"I will help you with ghost hunting. If you want, I can teach you some fighting skills. Normal, non-ghostly ones." Valerie said. She frowned, and added "Just to let you know, I'm also the Red Huntress." The confession was directed at the other people in the room as she activated her red and black battle suit.
Ok, Sam wasn't expecting that. Valerie was a lot more trusting then she thought. Or maybe it's because the Red Huntress was considered as the 'good guys', and her father already knows.
Sam crossed her arms across her chest as Valerie deactivated her suit. She didn't know whether to say that Valerie was brave, or just not a thorough thinker. Probably the later, or she would have made the connection between Danny and Phantom a long time ago.
"So what about the others?" Sam asked, breaking the silence. The A-lists exchanged nervous glances.
"I suggest that you list down all your problems." Lancer said. Sam was impressed. Out of all those who had just known the fact that Danny was Phantom and Valerie was the Red Huntress, the teacher was the most comfortable. He was now few steps closer to officially earning the title 'teacher'.
She looked over to Danny, who was still in ghost form. Would he pour out everything? Or would he just underrate his problems?
"Go for it man." Tucker urged. Sam watched as Danny took a deep breath.
"I don't have time to study. I get into detention all the time. I can barely find the time to do my assignments. I get into trouble for coming in after curfew. I can never sleep the whole night because there would be at least one ghost every night.
"My parents keep inventing new stuff that can harm me anytime. My parents want to tear my alter-ego apart 'molecule by molecule'. Vlad wants to kill my dad, marry my mom, and make me his son and evil apprentice.
"Walker framed me because he wanted me to be hated in the human world. And since I don't fit in the human world or the ghost zone, I will 'yearn for the safety of his prison'. Skulker wants to have my pelt at his bed and my head on his wall…"
The statement earned a chorus of "Eww!"
"I know. Where was I… Skulker wants my pelt… I can't even feel safe in my house. I'm tired of living a double life. I don't want to be treated as a villain when I'm only trying to protect Amity Park. I'm afraid of what I might become. I'm afraid that one day, I'll reach my limit and start destroying Amity Park."
Danny's feet touched the floor, his hands grabbing his head. White hair covered his green eyes.
"What if I turn into him?" Danny said in a whisper, his voice filled with dread.
The goth went over to Danny. She had always known that Danny had it tough, but knowing and hearing it directly form Danny were two very different things. She reached out and placed a hand on Danny's shoulder.
On the other side, Tucker did the same. They have been the best of friends for years. When one was in pain, all shared the burden.
There was a flash as Danny transformed back into human form. He let his hand go down to his side.
"Thanks guys." He muttered before lifting his head to look at the others.
"Sorry, got a little carried away." Danny said with an obviously forced smile on his face.
Sam looked at Danny sadly. Sometimes, she wished that Danny wasn't so selfless. Being totally selfless should be a crime. Now if Walker sets that rule, Danny will deserve to stay in his prison.
Kwan
Fenton is Phantom? Valerie is the Red Huntress? What about the others? Did everyone but him have a secret identity? And wow, he never knew that Fenton had that many problems. He had always thought that Fenton's greatest fear was being bullied by Dash.
"Skulker wants to have my pelt at his bed and my head on his wall…"
"Eww!" Who would want a human pelt and head? And since when did Fenton have a pelt anyway.
"I know. Where was I… Skulker wants my pelt… I can't even feel safe in my house…"
Wait, he wasn't done yet? How many problems does he have?
Danny landed on the floor, hands grabbing his head.
"What if I turned into him?" Kwan was shocked by the dread-filled whisper. Who was him?
Sam and Tucker placed their hand on Danny's shoulders. From the look on their faces, him must be really, really bad.
Looking at them now, you can't help but envy the strong bond between them. It's almost like they can talk to each other without opening their mouth. There was a word for that. Teli… Telipa… Telipafic? Oh forget it.
There was a flash as Phantom was replace by Fenton. He really had to get use to that. The raven-haired boy looked up at them after muttering something to Sam and Tucker.
"Sorry, got a little carried away." Danny said.
Oh, he got carried away. Yeah, there's no way anyone can have that many problems.
Kwan froze as Danny gave them a smile. Yes, he knew that a lot of people say that he was very blur, but even he could tell that the smile was fake. And if even he could tell…
He felt a gentle hand on his arm.
"Confuse?" Star asked softly.
"Yeah, I think." Kwan replied.
"So, now that you know Danny's problems, how are the rest of you going to help him?" Sam asked.
"I can make Danny popular." Paulina said as she batted her eyes at Danny.
"Rejected." Sam said immediately. Wow, Fenton and Manson really are lovebirds. Hey, even their surnames rhyme.
"I'll stop beating Fenton up." Dash said. He would?
"Actually, you beating me up is an annoyance, not a problem." Danny said.
"I can tutor Danny." Star volunteered before Dash could reply.
"Err… I don't know." Kwan said. What could he do?
"I don't think this would work. If you guys start treating well all of a sudden, people will get suspicious." Sam said with a frown.
"I have an idea. We get invited to the A-lists." Tucker said.
"Oh, and how would that not be suspicious?" Sam said, annoyance written all over her face.
"You're filthy rich. And since the three of us are always together, we all get to be invited." Tucker said. Sam gave him a death glare.
"You're filthy rich?" Kwan blurted out.
"Yes, I am." Sam grumbled.
Isn't being filthy rich a good thing? Why was Manson so grumpy about that?
"Right, and my dad owns the world." Dash said and crossed his arms.
"He does?" Kwan asked. How come Dash never told him about it?
"No. What I meant was that my dad has a bigger chance of owning the world than Manson being filthy rich. Look at her. Does she seem filthy rich to you?"
Kwan squinted at her.
"No." He replied truthfully.
"Wanna bet?" Tucker interrupted. "If Sam's filthy rich, you'll run around the school on Monday only in your underwear."
"But if she isn't filthy rich, you'll eat my old socks." Dash said and pulled out two old, stinky, filthy, you get the idea, socks from under his jacket. Tucker paled.
"I don't know what's scarier. The socks, or the fact that he carries them around under his jacket." Danny said and shivered. "Whoa, déjà vu."
"You're on." Tucker said.
One chapter, done in about one and a half days. Wow. Please review. And hopefully this chapter isn't too mushy or anything.
So, you know the drill. Question time.
Q1: Does ghost hunter always speak in rhymes? Like let's say he's talking to another ghost, not the small ones like box ghost and technus, would he talk like a normal person/ghost?
Q2: How do you want everyone to help Danny? They only gave suggestions. And there is no way Sam would let Paulina make Danny popular. Right?
Yup. That's about it. Thanks again to all who reviewed and answered my questions.
Next up, epilogue. Wow, didn't expect this fanfic to be this short. It might take awhile because I haven't fully written it in my draft.