Okay, why in the world did I type that Danny was going to talk with Valerie?? I really don't know what was going through my head at that moment!! But, oh well, I will have to come up with something!! And here it goes……
More than friends?
Valerie has finally decided to talk to him, which completely surprised Danny. His face showed an impatient expression of desire of knowledge. Knowledge of what was going to happen, and what will Valerie say to him. So the young halfa walked towards the almost empty table, occupied only by a ghost hunter, which he liked as human and feared as phantom; a fear that revived again now, because it was impossible to tell if the news would be actually good, or if Valerie wanted to tell Danny to never talk to her again.
So just hoping for the best, Danny sat down in the table, opposite to Valerie; which gave him a view to his 2 best friends, who were sitting in the table behind Valerie. Their faces never leaving Danny, as they too, expected for the news to be good.
"Hi Valerie" Danny said with a soft and timid voice, facing down, not wanting to watch Valerie directly into her eyes.
"Danny, I…just wanted to talk about, well you know, our situation"
"Situation?" repeated Danny, breaking his eyes free from the table, and now facing up, meeting Val's face.
"Yeah I mean, I know that you are sorry, and there is no reason why I wouldn't believe you" answered Valerie, expecting for Danny's' reaction to be the best. Instead, he remained silent for a couple of minutes. Then he raised his vision, looking completely into Valerie's eyes.
"Are you sure?" was the only thing that Danny could manage to say. He really didn't know why he wasn't exited about it; maybe it was just so unexpected, that he didn't know how to react. Or maybe it was just that, he didn't know why Valerie was accepting his apologize.
Valerie, in the other part, felt sad, really sad. She thought that Danny was going to be happy about it, but instead, he just sat there, looking at her, deep in her eyes. Danny noticed her sadness, and also felt bad, he didn't mean that he doesn't want them to be friends, he wasn't just…sure of what she really thought, or what would really become of their friendship.
"Valerie, I didn't mean that I'm not happy about it" he said really fast, hoping to take out that sad expression from her friend. "It's just that, I didn't expect it! But is great, thanks Val…..ummm….so, friends again?" said Danny at last, making his best attempt for a smile.
Valerie smiled at the same instant Danny pronounced those words, and then reply "Off course Danny, we are friends" but then she reminded another thing she wanted to talk with him. "And as a friend, I must ask you not to trust Phantom"
There she was again, why couldn't she just believe that he was sorry about the incident with Cujo. But NO, stubborn Valerie would not hear a ghost, and even less if it was Phantom. "Ok Valerie" he must agree, or all the things done to receive those so wanted apologize, would have vanished.
"Great Danny" Now Valerie was really happy. "So, do you want to do something today?"
"Ummm, I don't know if Sam or Tucker had planned something to do today" Danny didn't really want to hang out at the moment, with the person who most wanted to murder him. He then looked forward Valerie, searching for his two best friends; and as expected, they were there, watching. Danny then meet Sam, and he couldn't do anything but get hypnotized with those violets eyes, and for a few seconds, both of them stared at each other. Until the spell was broken, by no other person than Valerie.
"Danny? Are you okay?" said her with concern in her voice.
"What? Yeah I'm fine, can we talk later? I think that my stomach would love to eat something"
"Oh, okay sorry"
And with that said, Danny stood up and made his way towards the food in the cafeteria. He wasn't too much hungry, but he needed to go away from there as soon as he could. Danny was completely frightened of what had happened, not with Valerie, but with Sam. Maybe that was the reason why he really refused to go out with Valerie. That weird feeling that he got when he stared at Sam, was something he hadn't experience before. But why now? Why when he was talking to Valerie, and not before or after. Then he realized that what had caught him was the concern for him, that Sam kept in her eyes.
Danny was so deep in thought, that he didn't notice when the white-blueish mist escaped from his mouth, and he just started to pick random food. Then, the chilly sensation went through his body again, and another mist escaped from his inside, this time being noticed by him. At the same moment this happened, a big ghost phased through the wall, into the cafeteria. But Danny wasn't surprise, since this ghost was….
"WHO CHANGED THE MENU FOR WENDSDAY?" yelled, with a very bad temper, which was reflected in her face, the Lunch Lady.
At this Danny sighed, and went running to the nearest bathroom, leaving his food lonely. Near him, two girls blinked in surprise as the boy rushed into the bathroom.
"When you have to go, you have to go" said one of the girls, making her friend turn to her, and nod in agreement.
"Yes, when you have to go, you have to go" but before the both students could continue to pick their food, they noticed that the strange ghost was glaring at them both.
"Do you want some salad?" the big fat ghost asked, with a sweet and tender voice. The two ladies stared at her, confused, and frightened. But then they got to their senses, and without wanting to taste ghostly food, moved their head from left to right. The ghost glared at them for a moment, and then made the so expected angry expression.
"THEN PERISH" and with this said, the Lunch Lady prepared to throw the salad to the girls. But she was stopped as an ecto-blast made contact with her back. This made the ghost turn around, to find the so familiar ghost, and enemy, Danny Phantom.
"You know, salad is good for your body, not for the floors" said Danny, while he gathered ecto-energy in his right arm, preparing to attack.
"DID YOU CHANGEED THAT MENU FOR WENDSDAY?" shouted the Lunch Lady, no noticing the energy forming in the hand of his foe.
"Can you just quick it? The menu will keep changing, and you can't do anything about it" reply Danny, making the ghost to glare angrily at him; and Danny took the opportunity to blast the powerful blast he had been making. "Sam, the thermos" Sam, who was watching Danny since he appeared, along with Tucker, turned her face to her bag pack, looking for the catching device. She found it easily in a second, uncapped it, and shot at the Lunch Lady, which with a moan, entered to the cylindrical ghost catcher.
Danny noticed that his work have been done, and decided to turn back to human. So he phased through the bathroom, and making sure that he was alone, Danny morphed back to human. Then he went out of the bathroom, and met his two best friends, in the table Sam and Tucker had been sitting before. Valerie was no where to be found, maybe she couldn't find a place to change, or maybe she just thought that the ghost was too weak, to waste her time on it.
"So Danny, what happened?" asked Tucker, who couldn't resist one minute without knowing what happened with the already mentioned ghost hunter.
"Let's just say that we are friends again" reply Danny, with a smile. He was really happy about it now that he thought it twice. Sam, in the other hand, wasn't really very happy, but she pretended a smile, reassuring Danny that she was happy about it.
"That's great Danny" Sam said, trying to keep her attempt of a smile. She didn't really say that in a very enthusiastic voice; and if it wasn't for Danny being clueless, he would have notice the sad expression on her face. Tucker, which really didn't know what to say, just smiled at Danny, but this one was a true smile.
They didn't say anything the rest of the lunch, and after Danny picked his food again, the group just ate in silence. Sam was very sad about the relation of Danny with Valerie. Danny was still thinking about everything that had happened during this weird lunch. And Tucker, well he was just, trying to avoid a conversation with the two lovebirds, he didn't want them to argue again
When school was over, the three friends walked through the doors and out of the educational institution…..finally!
"Hey guys wanna do something today?" asked Danny, he really needed to do something, so he could get all the stress out.
"I don't know Danny, didn't Valerie want to do something today?" reply Sam.
"Hey Sam, chill out, just because you are jealous of Valerie doesn't mean you have to get angry with him" said Tucker, with a grin, he loved to mess up with his 'lovebirds' friends.
"TUCKER!!" was all Sam manages to shout, because she couldn't help but blush at the comment. She wasn't jealous, was she? 'No, I can't be Danny and I, am only good friends' she thought, trying to convince herself that she was just wrong. Danny on the other way, couldn't help but laugh at the angry Sam, she looked so…'Sam'.
"Now, now, calm down….Samantha!" Danny said, laughing badly.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" she yelled at his best friend. But then, an evil idea crossed her mind. Sam looked around to make sure they were alone.
Danny was so busy laughing that he didn't notice when Sam got out the Fenton Thermos, and suck him in it. At the same moment, Tucker and Sam started laughing very hard, almost falling to the floor.
"SAM!! NO, GET ME OUT OF HERE" shouted Danny from inside the thermos, his voice barely audible.
But that wasn't the only thing they could hear from it.
"Hey sweetie, want a cookie?" said a lady voice from the Thermos, poor Danny, he was trapped with the Lunch Lady.
"Ummmm….SAM, TUCKER, GET ME OUT OF HERE NOW!! OR I WILL OVERSHADOW BOTH OF YOU!!" shouted, even more hysterically, the poor halfa. This statement made nervous to both of the laughing friends, and without wanting their reputation ruined, they released Danny. "Never do that…..EVER again!"
"Just promise you are not going to call me….THAT….ever again" reply Sam, still grinning for what have happened.
"Okay, okay I promise, now we are even!" said Danny. Tucker could just watch, they were really a cute couple, he thought.
The trio went to their respective homes, and as always, Danny was the last to arrive, since his house was the one most far away from school.
When he entered into his house, he found the predictable, Jazz reading in the living room, his mom and dad in the lab, and as always, Vlad nowhere to be found. Something said him that Vlad was trying to evade him. But why? Maybe he didn't want him to interfere in his plans. Well, if he has a plan, and knowing Vlad, he might have one. Danny just needed to figure out what was it. Which was starting to be impossible, with the older halfa always hiding form him.
He was about to go upstairs, and into his room, when he remembered this morning announcement. So Danny walked towards Jazz, and, interrupting her reading, asked.
"Hey Jazz, I heard an announcement this morning, did you got in problems or something?" asked Danny with curiosity. This comment made Jazz to break free from her book, and glance at Danny. She raised an eyebrow in confusion, and then she understood what all was about.
"No Danny, but guess what?" she answered with enthusiasm "I'm going on a VIP trip to Axion Labs"
"VIP?" asked Danny, being he now the one confused.
"Yes, I can go further than normal people do on their trips, and watch them doing experiments. They will even share with me their latest discoveries!" replied Jazz, with even more enthusiasm, almost yelling.
"Oh, ok, just calm down Jazz, and, congratulations, I guess" Said Danny in an awkward way; really only his sister would be exited about this.
"Thanks Danny" reply Jazz, and with a bright smile in her face, she focused again in her book. The halfa just shrugged, and went upstairs into his room.
This is the longest chapter I have ever written before!
I know, my writing style has changed a bit, in someway I don't know.
Also, maybe Valerie was a bit out of character here, but if you read last chapter, you will figure out that she still likes our favorite hero!!
This is the only reason why I don't like this chapter too much, it's just a simple chapter, and I hope to write something more interesting next time.
I'm sorry for the late update! But I hope you like it :D
HAPPY LATE VALENTINES DAY :P
Anything more to add? OH YES! Thanks to Sophia for her support in this chapter ;)
I have a lot of fun writing the 'Fenton thermos' moment XD I just can imagine Danny inside with the Lunch Lady XDD
Wow, long A/N, I'm really writing too much lately….I hope that's a good sign oO!
HAVE AN AWSOME DAY
-bluename
Chapter posted: 16 of February, 2007
