A/N: First Happy New Year! Second so now that I have an actual plot and it's been ok'd by Vinny10 I'll try to update every three days but I make no promises... Lastly Enjoy the Chap.

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom or anything else recognizable.

Who can live without it

Danny POV

Ugh... It's only gotten worse since I talked to Ember... Though I guess there were some good things to happen like convincing my parents to give me the money to get my own guitar, pick, strings, and practice book. Yesterday was also the last day of school before summer break or else I wouldn't be able to meet her at noon today... It's always nice to get off school... But otherwise it's been pretty nasty... I mean four fights with Skulker; two fights with the GIW; another two with my parents; Sam and Tuck seem to be drifting away; and to top it all off I fought the Box Ghost at least ten times a day... Ugh... I really hope this music thing helps...

As I was finishing getting ready and heading down to the lab I could have sworn I heard my friends. But that's not likely as I had told them that I was busy today and that I'd see them tomorrow. I shrugged and continued on with heading down to the lab. I opened the portal to the Ghost Zone and jumped in after getting downstairs. I had some time to spare so I just floated around for a bit when I heard a scream. Now Jazz would say I have a hero complex because right after that I was flying to where the scream was coming from. Imagine my surprise to see it was somewhere near Ember's lair but there was no one to scream or to cause a scream. So I shrugged my shoulders and just continued to Ember's lair and knocked on the door. Ember actually look kinda surprised and a little afraid to see me when she opened her door. Then she sighed, seemingly relived, and let me through the door. Once inside I looked around as I haven't been inside many lairs the only ones coming to mind were Clockwork's, Skulker's, and Walker's. As I was looking around she lead me into a studio like room and motioned me to sit down.

"So, Baby Pop, what all do you know about guitars or even music in general?"

"Honestly? Not much. I know the basics that they teach in high school but that's about as far as I know. Really I just picked learning how to play a guitar because the other day when I heard you playing I figured music was as good a way to express myself as any and guitar seemed like a good place to start..."

She looked horrified at how little I knew and the reasoning behind my decision to ask for lessons. She then got up and found some book and handed it to me. It was a history of music and how it has evolved. She told me that before we could start I had to read the book and then we'd start learning finger placement on the neck and body of the guitar, as well as scales and chords. So I shifted into a more comfortable position and started reading. While I was doing that she took a look at the stuff I had brought and tuned the guitar. I had just barely finished the second chapter when her door was knocked on again. She got up and answered it. Whoever was at the door didn't come in and they didn't say anything because not five minutes later Ember was back in the room and asking me to leave because it had been an hour and she'd see me Thursday at the same time if that was ok. I nodded and gathered up my things. Then realized I still needed to finish the history book.

"Hey, Ember, do you want me to take the book with me or...?"

I never got to finish my question because she just thrust the book at me and shoved me, all my stuff, and her book out the door without so much as a goodbye. That was weird... Guess I'll go call Sam and Tucker and see if they still want to hang out... Probably not seeing as they've been acting all weird and not talking to me recently...Ugh... More stress but hey Ya never know...

That's what I did the rest of that day and all of Wednesday along with getting most of the history book read. But none of that prepared me for what was to happen...