A/N, Disclaimer, and R2R: Sup'? Got a new chap here, though a wee bit short still, sorry. Alot of y'all have been asking around what time period this is in both worlds. For Danny, it's after the whole series except PP never happened. For the Teens, it's either at the start of season 5 or when they just got back from Tokyo. I haven't really decided yet, but I'm leaning towards the latter. With that said, here is the next chapter!

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Of course, after the R2R and Disclaimer:

kat: I'm pleased you think so. Thank you!

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FICTION: I created DP and TT while feeding my chickens

FACT: I do NOT own DP or TT

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"Sam! SAM! It's Sam!" The boy's whole body was pressed against the glass, and Raven was thoroughly disappointed in herself because seriously? Her deepest desire was a guy?

A guy that was staring at her like a blind man finally seeing the sun.

Instead of childishly tightening her cloak closed, Raven studies him. He looks her age and could almost pass as normal except for the dead giveaways.

Sickly skin under ramshackle clothes, black hair sticking every which way; the too-wide grin, the unblinking blue eyes with the unnatural gleam...and that was only the surface. Raven didn't even need to use her powers to know this boy was deranged.

An insane, unstable boy was her heart's desire. How wonderful.

"It's you! Mom, dad, Tucker, Jazz? Worried? Shave? Amity? No-go no, no-go? Sam?"

So he wasn't a desire, Raven breathes in relief. But this also leads to new problems. She needs to find out more.

"I am not Sam. My name is Raven. Who are you?"

The boy snorts, but the demented grin stays.

"Leg funny Sam pulling. Sam's not Sam," he rolls his eyes. "I'm not Phantom."

Phantom? She's heard the name before. But was it actually his name, or a joke? She can't read his emotions because they're already tearing at the seams.

"No, I am Raven. I don't know who Sam is or who you are. Is your name Phantom or not?"

For a while he just blinks at her, his head tilting sideways.

"You're not Sam? Who...?"

An understanding flashes on his face, and the spark in his eyes dims. He studies her again before drifting back. Only a hand rests against the glass.

"Penny drops," he whispers, gazing at the ground. "Sam doesn't remember Danny. Doesn't want to. I clear the crystal. I will. Danny always remembers purple."

'Danny' continues to ramble, focusing on the taste of colors and anything in sight. Raven can see he's trying not to look at her anymore, but it's too hard to resist. Like a moth to a flame, his eyes always darted back to her, and flutters away when she notices. And Raven knows why. Even from the barrier, she can feel it. The adoration and respect, the mixture of despair and hope into one. The cry of loneliness. It's all too familiar, reeling her back to memories of understanding and promises, of book pages and a broken heart. She has to stop this."

"Danny..."

"You changed Sam," he mummers, doe eyes transfixed once more. "Different color horse. Good horse. Different is beautiful, like you. Love different. Love-"

There is an audible snap when the curtain is thrown over, blocking out whatever was next. Raven waste no in shoving the mirror into her closet and curling in her bed.

She is not going to go through this again, she promises herself. She is not going to let another Malchior waltz in her life and screw with her emotions.

A broken voice howls from her closet.

" Da..s...ry!...n't do ag..n. Eat..r..w! CROW! Par...pl..se. For..ve.."

Waves of sadness threaten to drown her. Raven flings the pillow over her head. She is not going to fall again.

"..m...sorry.."

She will not be made a fool.

So instead Raven drifts into a fitful sleep, ignoring the muffled sobs and the rising guilt of her own aching heart.

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Challenge: Can anyone translate what Danny is saying through out the whole story?

Virtual llama to anyone that can!