A/N: I know these chapter titles seem a little weird, but if you look at the lyrics, you'll see why I picked 'em.

(Butterfly-Mariah Carey)

Chemicals React

Chapter 2: Butterfly

Valerie's eyes locked onto Danny's as he turned to face her. Danny opened his mouth to ask what she wanted to tell him, but he closed it when he saw she was closing the gap between them. In a matter of seconds her lips were against his. She pulled away slowly after a few seconds and giggled softly.

"What about your complicated life? And your busy schedule?" Valerie smiled.

"That's what I wanted to tell you. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. I'm only 15. My whole life shouldn't revolve around a schedule just yet. So I'm making a few changes." Valerie looked at him, waiting for a response. Danny nodded, wondering if that meant she would stop hunting his ghost-self.

"So, you want us to be…" He trailed off, not knowing what she wanted.

"More than friends? Yeah. I want to be your girlfriend, if that's still what you want." Her smile faded a little, as if she was afraid of rejection.

"Yeah…" Danny said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the class ring he was going to give her a few weeks back. Valerie noticed he had something in his hand.

"What's that?" Danny smiled shyly.

"I don't know if you'll like it. I was going to give it to you a few weeks ago, but you wanted to be 'just friends'." He placed the ring in the palm of her hand. She let out a small laugh. "There you go. A lame class ring." She put it on her right hand ring finger.

"Well, goodnight Danny."

"Night Val." Danny walked down the steps and walked the two blocks back to his house. He didn't feel like flying tonight. As soon as he got up to his room he picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Tucker? It's Danny. Get over here ASAP." Tucker rolled his eyes.

"Dude, what's the rush?" Tucker quickly grabbed his PDA and headed towards the door. His parents weren't home. They wouldn't care if he went to Danny's.

"I need to talk to you about something. About…girls." Tucker froze.

"Okay, you need to have that talk with your dad." Danny smacked his hand against his forehead.

"Not that kind of talk! Just get over here okay?" Tucker sighed.

"Whatever man. I'll come over so you can rant about your undying love for Sam. Bye!" He hung up his phone quickly before Danny could respond. He snickered all the way to Danny's house. A very unhappy Danny opened the door as Tucker walked up. "I was just kidding! Sheesh. Everybody's a critic…"

"Would you just come inside?" Tucker followed Danny inside and down into the Fentons' lab. He opened the portal to the Ghost Zone. Tucker backed up with his hands in front of him.

"Man, I'm sorry! It was just a little joke! I didn't know you'd take it that seriously!" Danny turned around and raised an eyebrow at his friend's strange behavior.

"I have to empty the Fenton thermos…" Tucker smiled a little.

"Oh, right. Now, what is this about girls?" Tucker asked, sticking his hands in his pockets and leaning against the Specter Speeder. Danny let Skulker and the other ghosts he had captured that day into the Ghost Zone. He closed the Ghost Portal and leaned against the Specter Speeder next to Tucker. He explained everything that had happened that day, from Paulina's invitation to his fight with Sam to him and Valerie being official. Tucker was silent for a few minutes, then he looked up at Danny for the first time since Danny stopped talking.

"Well Danny, do you really want to know what I think?" Danny nodded, waiting for Tucker to continue.

A/N: It's button-pressing time again!