It was a week since Delilah got home and there were still a lot of questions being asked. Where had she been? What was her life like? And a lot of what ifs. But soon the school board of Casper High were all asking the same question. How did she know so much? She was fifteen years old, supposed to be a Sophomore, but she was working well above her grade level. It was obvious that she had a thing for Math and Science but her knowledge of History and Literature were unrivaled. But then an even bigger problem arouse. She spouted off very advanced knowledge to some of the teacher before the test. So why did she get so many questions wrong? Exactly enough to get her into her Sophomore year no questions asked.
Though one thing was set in stone, she would start school officially after winter break with the rest of her age group. Until then she would be at home with her parent settling in to the new life style.
"Okay so what am I supposed to do all day?"
"Well most kids play video games or go to the mall." Jazz said. They were in Danny's room discussing a very important problem. "They don't normally turn into a ghost and play on the playground for everyone to see."
"Well those parents over reacted it's not like I was hurting anyone."
"Yeah" Danny said "Only showing vast amounts of power"
"And getting at least one kid a cold" Jazz pointed out
"Ice core. Ice powers, so what?"
"So find something better to do."
"Danny!" She whined "There is nothing better to do! I group up on the streets, well? I lived there for just over five years, I'm used to doing what I want when I want. You know i would pull pranks and break into abandoned building. I'm a kid at heart and I don't want to 'go to the mall' or 'play video games'. Nether are satisfying when you're used to flying over cities and making it snow and playing outside."
"Look you'll get something to do as soon as winter break is over. Then you'll get to go to highschool."
"The sooner you get into school the better" Jazz said
"So what did you tell the ghost hunter's your name was when the showed up" Danny asked
"Drifa Phantom, that tiger thing nearly crapped when I said that, everyone else went pale. What did you do to them?" She laughed
"Don't ask"
"Kids! Dinner!" their mom called from the kitchen. They all hurried down to the kitchen where a somewhat edible meal waited. It went by quickly and silently. All around it had been an 'entertaining' day, as Delilah liked to put it, and no one wanted anything else to happen. As soon as dinner was over everyone went to their rooms and got ready for bed. When the rest of the family was asleep Delilah and Danny snuck out to go on patrol.
"I don't need your help." Danny grit out
"Never said you did, doesn't mean I'm staying at home while you have all the fun."
"This isn't fun it's-"
"Then you're doing it wrong anyway. Honestly Danny if it isn't fun then you really do need my help. Just remember, it's Drifa."
"Why Drifa?"
"Well it's the name Frostbite gave to me when I was living in the Far Frozen. Plus it's Icelandic, I think, for snow."
"Fitting" It was true. Her ghost form was a punk female Jack Frost. She wore black skinny jeans; steel toed combat boots; a white crop top with sleeve that stopped just before her elbow; white, silver, and black bracelets that matched her hair; and a choker necklace with a glass pendant that sat at the base of her neck. Frost covered her body, hiding all of her scars.
"At least I'm not screaming hey look its me with both my name and my looks. You could live to change it up a bit."
Danny laughed "Yeah I guess so. But for real-"
"You have school and homework I don't. If anyone should be out here tonight it would be me."
"You know in less than a month we're going to be in the same boat."
"Go home I got this"
"No way am I leaving you out here on your own, Sam and Tucker are busy, you wouldn't have any help."
"So it's settled we'll do it together!"
"Yeah, wait? Hey" Danny yelled
"Come on" Delilah yelled flying off, Danny huffed but followed all the same. He had made sure to close the ghost portal this morning but you could never be too careful when it came to his parents. As they flew through the town nothing happened, it seemed everyone was at home.
"You know this would be a lot more fun if there was music." Delilah shouted over the wind as the flew higher up into the night sky. The chill of the air barely bothering either of them.
"Hey Danny!"
"What? Did you see anything?"
"No I don't think so. Lets race."
"What?"
"Come on it will be fun, it's good practice. Since we're downtown we can race to the library to the school then to Sam's house then home. If we see anything then we'll stop and deal with it."
"This is a bad idea"
"I thought you were the fun one"
"On your mark"
"Get set"
"Go!" they screamed going head first for the ground and pulling up at the last minute. they were neck and neck until they hit Sam's house where Delilah seemed to have disappeared altogether. Danny had slowed to a drift by the time he hit Fenton works.
"No wonder I beat you."
"What" Danny jumped "How?"
"Ghost?" She said pointing at herself.
"Whatever let's call it a night"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes." He replied grumpily floating into his room. The night was calm with no ghost coming out into the human world much to the confusion and gratitude of Danny. In the morning the news was playing a clip from their race.
"Can you believe Jack, right under our nose." Maddie said over breakfast "I mean, how does he do that? Just act like he's a kid?" Maddie continued talking about the oddities of Phantom.
'The girl with him is his sister, known as Drifa Phantom.' the news said 'Here is Simon Peters, our own in house ghost expert, on her'
'Thank you, Lance' Simon started 'There is not lot to be said for Drifa that couldn't be said for Phantom. She acts human and is even more childish than her brother. Drifa also hasn't given shown the same hero complex her brother has but she is one of the most powerful ghost we know of, clocking in as a class 11 of 12. The same level as the Original Phantom. If spotted it is best to go along with whatever act she is playing since she doesn't normally act out.' the newsman began to ramble.
"Danny sweetie you need to get ready for school." Maddie said tearing his attention from the Tv.
"Yeah, okay Mom."
"So Dellah" Jack called "How would you like to help catch the Ghost Boy and his sister today."
"Umm well, as much as I would love to, the school gave me a bunch of papers to go over and I was hoping one of you would take me to the library."
"Of course we can" Maddie said
"But Maddie, the Ghost Boy."
"Jack you can always do that tomorrow."
Delilah left as they began to talk ducking into the living so they wouldn't notice her absence.
"You got them off the Ghost Boy's trail?" Danny asked coming down the stairs.
"For the day, yeah."
"How?"
Delilah leaned in close a whispered "Magic."
The rest of the day went smoothly. Still no ghost attacks, not so much as a 'Beware!' from the Box Ghost. Jack and Maddie left to go ghost hunting as soon as they dropped Delilah off at the house. It was almost four so Danny and Jazz were already home.
"Hey Jazz when Mom and Dad tell them we went to Sam's house okay?" Danny yelled
"Where are you going?"
"The Ghost Zone, be back in an hour or so. Hopefully before dinner." With that Danny and Delilah jumped into the Ghost Zone in their ghost forms. The area around the portal was unusually empty.
"So, what are we looking for?" Delilah asked scanning the surroundings.
"Anything, normally ghost a lined up around here to get out but they seem to be gone. It doesn't make sense."
"Seems you should put that on a T-shirt, whelp."
