A/N: So tired . . . Can't focus . . . So sorry to my readers that I haven't updated in so long . . .

BlueMouse: We're in a play. As an understudy, a minor part, and ensamble so we are extremely busy. Also, it's been a while since we've seen any Danny Phantom episode, and unfortunately, we've only seen maybe one episode from the third season so we're lacking in the inspiration department.

Kara: Indeed . . . However, we are going ahead to try and update so that you do have something besides our last few filler chapters to read.

Chibi: Once again, I'm very sorry for not updating in a while I'm just . . . (yawn) so . . . sleepy . . . zzzzzzzz

BlueMouse: Um . . . (Pokes Chibi with a stick)

Kara: -HEHEHEHE!!! . . . NOW THAT CHIBI'S ALSEEP . . . WE WILL TAKE OVER THE-(WHAM!) . . . zzzzzzzzz

BlueMouse: (hides baseball bat)

Chapter 7: Goodbye?

Danny walked invisibly next to Sam as they walked down the street from the castle. It was a bit muddy from the rain last night, though Sam didn't seem to mind as she walked on. She was shivering slightly and Danny felt worried. He moved a bit closer. "Are you alright?" he asked her.

Sam nodded. "I'm fine, it's just that the temperature drops when you're around." She said and Danny felt bad. As though she sensed his sorrow, she added quickly, "No offense."

Danny shook his head, before realizing that she couldn't see it. "No offense taken." He said quickly but dropped back a bit afterwards, noticing that her shivers did seem to decrease when he wasn't around. However, the temptation to talk to her proved too great and he soon was floating near her once again. "So where do you live?" he asked.

Sam pointed down the road. "In Amity." She said rolling her eyes in his direction as though she could actually see where he was. Danny was sure he felt shivers, which had never actually happened before in his ghost form. Then, Sam asked him a question that he wasn't expecting. "How'd you die anyways?"

Danny was shocked into visibility. "Wh-what . . . uh . . . I mean . . . Wh-why would you even ask something like that?" he asked, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.

Sam raised an eyebrow. "Well . . . You are a ghost . . . and it's not like we've got anything better to talk about.

Danny tried to avoid the subject. "Well you could tell me about where you live . . ." he muttered sullenly, crossing his arms as he floated next to her.

Sam rolled her eyes. "You're going to find out anyway so why don't you have some patience. And you haven't answered my question. How'd you die?" she asked again.

It seemed that Danny was stuck answering the question. How'd that work anyways? Why did he feel obliged to answer her question? He barely knew her! He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck once more. "I . . . I don't like to talk about it . . ." he muttered lamely. He couldn't help but notice that she seemed a little disappointed that he hadn't answered her.

Sam nodded. "I . . . suppose I could understand that . . . I mean . . . it's your death . . . after all . . ." she murmured with a sigh. She really had been curious.

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An awkward silence followed and was maintained until they reached Amity. Then Phantom offered Sam a ride to her house. "I-I mean I can fly you there and be invisible and y-you won't be running into a lot of attention." He reasoned and then chuckled nervously.

Sam raised an eyebrow and then smiled. "Sure." she said simply as she continued walking.

Phantom sighed, hanging his head. "I-I didn't mean to sound presumptu-wait . . ." he trailed off as he floated after her, a confused expression on his face. "What did you say?" he asked.

Sam shrugged. "Sure. It'll probably be faster, and I can get home without attracting attention, then that's a plus." she said, smiling a little from his delay on the uptake.

Phantom smiled as well and then, much to Sam's surprise, picked Sam up bridal style and took to the air, turning invisible as he flew over the heads of the people of Amity. Of course, Sam was invisible too, which gave her a weird feeling, not being able to see Phantom, but being able to feel his arms underneath her. Oddly enough, though his ghostly presence made the temperature drop, she felt rather warm being held like this. "So where's your house?" Phantom asked, startling Sam for a moment.

Sam pointed to the easily visible mansion on the hill and then remembered that he couldn't see her. "You see that mansion on the hill?" she asked.

It took a bit longer than normal for Phantom to respond before he came out with a, "Yes." She assumed that he had been nodding.

Sam sighed. "That's my house." She then felt Phantom pull up short as the wind that had been blowing through her hair ceased.

"You live in a mansion?" Phantom asked incredulously.

Sam shrugged, "Yeah." she said and then glared at him, then felt for his shirt and grabbed a hold of it, clenching it tightly. "But don't think for one second that I'm spoiled rich." She growled angrily.

Phantom gulped, she could hear him as he started to fly towards her house again. "Y-yes mam." he said, a bit scared by the tone of his voice.

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Danny had dropped Sam off inside her room, noticing the dark interior of her room. "Wow . . . dark." he said, unable to really say much else.

Sam raised an eyebrow at him. "Well what were you expecting? A horribly burning pink room?" she asked and then rolled her eyes. "I'm a goth. Dark is my thing." she said with a bit of an evil grin.

Danny chuckled nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck. "So . . . um . . . You're home . . . uh . . . I guess then . . . this is goodbye?" he said, feeling rather awkward to be bringing it up.

Sam frowned a little. "Y-yeah . . . I guess it is . . ." she said, seeming a little sad, but then shook it off. "Tell Tucker bye for me and Danny too . . . and . . ." she hesitated, not sure she wanted to say this, but it would relieve her conscience at least. "Tell Danny thanks . . . for saving me last night."

Danny grinned widely, feeling a burst of pride. He'd never gotten thanked before. Seeing the confused look on Sam's face he quickly stifled his happiness and nodded. "S-sure thing." he said, unable to suppress at least a small grin. He quickly flew away before she could say anything else, back to the castle. His happy feeling fading as he left . . . why was he so sad to be leaving?

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Months passed as Sam went on with her life after her kidnapping. In the castle, Danny and Tucker never forgot about that goth girl that had stayed the night, though they had accepted the fact that they would never see her again. However, neither of them knew how untrue this was . . . for Sam hadn't forgotten about them either . . . and constantly caught herself thinking about them, particularly Danny and Phantom . . . She couldn't get them out of her head . . . and she realized . . . she wasn't happy with that sad farewell at her window . . . she had to go see them again . . .

End Chapter 7