Because I Love You

Danny's POV

My felt so dizzy it made me feel sick. I started to regain conscious after being electrocuted. I felt something covering my eyes. I tried to move, but my hand and feet were bound. I struggled to get free, but I couldn't see anything. However, I did start to hear a laugh.

"Struggling is pointless Daniel. You aren't going anywhere anytime soon, so I'd just relax." Vlad said.

"What do you want Vlad? We stopped the portal and the rest of the ghosts are being caught as we speak, so you lose Vlad." I explained.

"Oh see that's where you're wrong. I'm afraid you only stopped part of my plan. I knew you'd stop the portal, so I had a backup plan. Lucky for me she didn't go on the plane with that pretty boy." Vlad said and fear rose in me.

"Who are you talking about Vlad!?"

"See for yourself however, I wouldn't move too much or you might set something off."

I could feel him removing the blind fold. My vision was blurring at first, but as it cleared my eyes were wide with shock. In front of me was a tied, beaten, and clothed mouth Sam! She was trying to say something, but I couldn't understand with her mouth covered. I saw fear in her eyes, as I looked around the room and realized we were in the same factory where Sam was supposed to die in from the future. I saw barrels of gasoline around Sam and I with a bomb strapped to one of the barrels. I looked at my chair and realized it was a metal chair and I was tied up with ropes. I was about to phase though them, but a hand went in my face.

"Don't even think to phase though those ropes and moving from that chair. You see if you move from your chair, it will trigger the bombs causing this whole place to explode. That chair is shifting your weight and if you move the bomb will go off. Either way this bomb will go off in about thirty minutes and once you two are gone, I'll continue to take over the world. Without Amity Parks hero nothing will stop me!" Vlad explained.

"Let Sam go! She has nothing to do with this Vlad! You have me, you don't need her!" I shouted.

"Oh but I do need her." Vlad said moving towards Sam and lifting her face to face me, which made me furiously angry.

"I want you to suffer like I did and what better way to do it, then to make you watch as the person you love die right in front of you."

"I swear Vlad I'll kill you if Sam dies because of this!"

"Ha well I'd love to stay and watch you two die, but I'd rather watch from a distance."

Vlad let go of Sam and started to fly away out of the building. I looked at the bomb and realized we only had twenty minutes left before it goes off. I tried to think of all the possibilities to save us. I looked to Sam and saw her trying to get the cloth out of her mouth. I gave a small smile.

"I promise Sam I'll get us out of here if it's the last thing I do. After this I'll explain everything to you." I swore and saw the cloth covering her mouth fall off.

"Danny, I'm so sorry . . . I should have just trusted you and not make such a big deal about your secret." Sam spoke.

"Sam's it's not your fault, if anything it's mine."

"No it's not, Vlad explained everything to me about what you saw in the future what would happen to me. This whole time you were doing this to protect me. That's why you had to break up with me."

"Still I put you through so much pain and I even made you cry which I hated to see. If anything you should have broken up with me. You deserve better than me, like that guy Andrew."

"Andrew is just a great friend and that's all we'll ever be. Danny you're the one I have feelings for. Always and forever . . ."

She gave a beautiful smile. I looked at the bomb and we had ten minutes left before it goes off. I had to think of something fast or we'll die. I couldn't phase though the ropes or move from the seat, because that would trigger the alarm. I thought hard, but only one solution came up in my head. It was too risky, but it might be our only choice. I told Sam what I was thinking of and at first she didn't say anything, but then she turned and stared at me with those violet eyes of hers.

"I trust you Danny." She smiled with hope in her eyes.

"This time everything will be ok. I will get you out of here alive I promise." I said and smiled.

"When we do make it out here alive, let's go to that ceremony party that Tucker planned next month." I said.

"You remembered?" Sam said sounding surprised.

"Of course, I was planning to ask you to go with me. You're the only person I wanted to take Sam and I promise this time I won't be late." I vowed and she smiled. Then I was ready to go through with the plans.

"Wait! Before you do this, there's one more thing I need to say . . . After everything we've been through. There were happy times and sad times, but I was glad to share them with you Danny. I wouldn't change that for the world, not one bit. I realized that I am hopelessly and deeply in love with you." Sam said which made my heart beat faster. I was so incredibly happy that words couldn't explain it. I smiled to her and she smiled back.

"I put you through a lot Sam and every moment was killing me because I couldn't risk putting you in danger. There were so many times, I wanted to tell you everything, but I couldn't. I couldn't live knowing you'd die because of me. Now that we went through this whole thing, I realized why all of this happened. Why this had to be. I realized why I did this to protect you. It's because I love you Sam . . ." I said.

"Danny"

I saw a tear fall from her face. It wasn't a tear for sadness, but for joy. I looked at the clock and we had ten seconds left. I looked to her and she nodded. We began to count down to the last five seconds.

"5" I said.

"4" Sam said.

"I love you Sam,"

"I love you too Danny,"

"1" I said as I broke free from the ropes.

I quickly flew out of my seat toward Sam. It felt like time was moving in slow motion. I saw the bomb going off and I could feel the tense heat as it began to rise. As I snatched Sam out of her seat, I quickly made us phase up to the roof of the factory. I felt the heat rising hotter and hotter as the barrels of gasoline exploded. The explosion was just about to hit us, until I phased through the roof. However, the explosion was so loud that it made me lose balance and we began to fall to the ground.

We weren't phased now, but I held on to Sam as close as I could. As we hit the ground everything was in flashes now as I tried to remain conscious. (Flash) I saw Sam next to me on the ground unconscious and I could hear a buzzy in my ear from the explosion. I tried to call her name, but she wouldn't wake. (Flash) I looked to the sky and saw the factory burning from the inside and out and pieces of it falling from the sky. (Flash) I saw Tucker, Jazz, and my parents come out of the Fenton RV. (Flash) I found myself being rolled away in a hospital. I looked over and saw Sam being rolled off to still unconscious. I saw everyone trying to talk to me, but I still couldn't hear very well. (Flash) I saw a doctor putting an oxygen mask on me and I began to blank out.

. . . . .

I began to hear voices and started to open my eyes. Everything was blurry at first, but then my vision became clear. I wasn't in ghost form anymore, but in my human form. I saw my mother crying in joy and came and kissed me on the head. I saw my dad come up to me and gave a hug which hurt a little. I saw Jazz and Tucker come up glad that I was ok. They gave warm smiles and came to hug me. I looked around and noticed she wasn't here.

"Where's Sam?" I questioned and they didn't answer at first. I saw a pained look into everyone's eyes.

"Where is she!?" I demanded.

"Clam down she's still alive, but . . ." Jazz spoke.

"But what!?"

They didn't say anything and I quickly turned into ghost form. They tried to stop me, but I phased past them. I got out of my room and looked where her room was. I realized it was next door. I phased through and saw her sleeping. I went over to her and turned back into my human form. I took her hand and grasped it tightly.

"Sam" I said, but she didn't move.

"Sam it's me wake up," I said again.

"Sam!" I said once more as panic ran through me. I saw everyone come in and they had another pained look.

"Why isn't see waking up!?" I questioned and they said nothing.

"Tell me!" I demanded.

"The doctors don't know when she'll wake up, but as of right now she's . . . in a coma . . ." Tucker answered and I felt like my whole world shattered.