Wishing you were somehow here again,

Wishing you were somehow near

Sometimes it seemed if I just dreamed,

Somehow you would be here...

-Phantom of the Opera-

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Sam made her way towards the cemetary, it was different for her still to go visit Danny here instead of at his home. But she did it every day usually twice. She walked through and the sun shone on the stone angels and shining markers brillantly. She walked along the path and finally made it to the black stone for Danny.

Someone was already there, it was Tucker. The boy was kneeling on one knee and had one hand on the stone with his head lowered. Sam felt a bit awkward on having to not only interupt Tucker's visit but to also be with someone else on her visit. She was about to turn and come back later when Tucker spotted her.

"Sam. I thought you were going to school today." He called his tone changed uncomfortably.

Sam approached him. "Yeah well they kicked me out." His face distorted. "Not like that, they sort of want me to take this week off."

Tucker nodded. "Do you want me to go so you can have some time with him." Tucker asked with a smile.

"No. It's ok Tuck." Sam sighed dropping her bag beside the stone. "I just can't shake this feeling that he's not even here."

Tucker's face dropped as he stared into her hopeful violet eyes. "Sam lets not go through this again..."

"Come on Tucker you can't honestly say that you really think he's dead. Usually you'd get that feeling that they were watching you and with you and I don't get that at all. Which must mean..."

"No Sam. No! We've been over this and you and I both know it, Danny died. You were right there when he did. There was nothing hidden everything occured straight up. Quit trying to making things up Sam you're starting to freak me out. It's time to let him go!" Tucker scolded sharply.

Sam hurtfully scowled at him. "I can't believe you! You're his bestfriend you of all people should be searching for him and believing in him! You're a traitor!" She yelled.

Tucker raised his hand and slapped Sam right across the face. They both stared shocked at each other. Sam's hand went up to her cheek and touched the red area and she gaped at Tucker in anger and disbelief. He couldn't believe what he had done and he went to grab Sam's arm.

"Sam I'm sorry I..."

Sam shook her head and backed up. Tears began brimming in her violet eyes and she scrambled off into a run and sprinted away from the cemetary. Tucker watched her go sadly and mentally kicked himself. He wasn't sure what had come over him. He would never hurt Sam, ever. But he just did.

The techno geek fell at his best friend's grave and cried. He groveled before it as if Danny was standing before him now and he was begging for forgiveness at his feet.

"I can't do this Danny I know I promised, but I can't. I don't know what to do Sam's lsoing it and I don't know how to help her. I need you now Danny. We need you, she needs you."

Tucker sat with his head in his hand. He wasn't sure what to do now. He wasn't sure what to do anymore. He couldn't take the strange ramblings that now came from Sam's mouth. He wasn't sure how much longer he could keep her together.

"I made you a promise Danny." Tucker finally said strongly as he stood up. "And I won't break it." Tucker grabbed Sam's abandoned bag and set off towards her house.

Sam was alone as always and she heard a knocking. She looked down out of the hallway window and saw Tucker standing there with her backpack. She didn't want anything to do with him. He didn't believe in her and he didn't believe in Danny, she saw no reason to waste her time on him.

"Sam please open the door, I'm sorry I don't know what came over me Sam." He called.

Sam looked hatefully at him. He seemed so desperate as he called to her. She didn't need him. And that ' I don't know what came over me' line was overused by everyone. She wasn't about to buy into it and run to him and accept his apology.

He's your bestfriend you can't just ignore him.

Sam looked around quickly. Did she just hear a voice, that sure didn't sound like her conscience. Maybe she really was losing it, the house was empty and she didn't even think that. Did she? Had she lost control of her own thoughts?

Sam decided that she would talk to Tucker so she ran downstairs to the front door just as Tucker was leaving. "Tucker wait!" She called he turned his head and approached her making sure to stay a few feet from her. "I guess I can listen to your explanation." She sighed.

"Sam you know I would never hurt you it's just that...I can't deal with everything you've been saying lately. And I'm not neccesarily saying it's not true but you do need to ease up a bit on it."

Sam crossed her arms and stared at him demanding a better explanation.

"After the accident, a few months after it. Danny made me promise him that if anything happened to him that I was supposed to take care of you, and keep you...together. Sam you know he loved you and he wouldn't want to see you like this. I know it's hard to accept that our bestfriend is gone. But Sam you need to remember that I'm here for you, and I promise what happened at the graveyard will never ever happen again."

The hardness from Sam's eyes melted away. Her eyes darted back and forth as she thought about it. This was not a lie and she ran into Tucker's arms and sobbed into his shoulder. He slowly wrapped his arms around her and patted her back.

"I miss him..." She sobbed repeatedly.

"I know, I know..." He whispered to her.

After a few minutes Sam regrouped and pulled away from Tucker. She wiped a few tears from her stained cheeks and looked down. "Tuck, lets not try to fight anymore."

"Ok. Sam, can you do me a fovor?" She nodded. "Please try to get some sleep I know you haven't been sleeping at all, except for the occasional nap in a random place."

"I can try." Sam muttered.

"Ok, bye Sam." He said before walking away.

Sam watched him go. She then grabbed her backpack off the step and walked up to her room. Sleep? She wasn't sure if she knew how to anymore.

She walked into her room and turned on the ceiling fan. She then went over to the winow and closed the curtains to block out the sunlight. She turned and faced her bed and stared at the red comforter, it seemed so foreign and uninviting. She didn't want to crawl into it, but Tucker was looking out for her and he wouldn't suggest this if he didn't think it was a big deal.

"Sleep huh?" She questioned.

She went to her closet and got on her pajamas and went back to staring at the bed. First she climbed onto it and sat in the center like she didn't belong. She moved the covers near her pillows so that she could crawl under them, but instead she sat in the open area.

"Try meditation Sam." She suggested, it was relaxing and calming and maybe it would help her lay down. She sat in a lotus position and straightened her spine and relaxed her shoulders.

She stared at the purple wall with half open eyes. She lost track of time but she finally was able to relax enough that she was glad to lay her body down and close her eyes. A smile reached the exhausted Sam and she turned on her side and grabbed the blankets to wrap her herself in them. But as she did a familar scent drifted around her.

"Danny?"

Woo this one is coming to me faster than I thought, this is good. If you look in my profile you'll see I have two new stories that will be coming out soon. So yeah... I love all of you reviewers and readers and I'm glad I can please you/make you cry. The way I see it if you can make people laugh or cry then that means you must be doing something right to stir their emotions. And that's my thought today.