Learn From the Past, Look to the Future
CHAPTER 2
Danny didn't even flinch as Sam's hand came in contact with his cheek. He didn't even bat an eye. Sam's eyes narrowed in anger.
"What are you doing here?" She seethed. Danny blinked before replying.
"Team Phantom requires your assistance again." He said. An unreadable expression crossed Sam's face before she glared at him and crossed her arms. She dragged Danny out of the room and into the hallway.
"You…how dare you think to come here after what you did?" She said. Danny rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, well between you and me I really didn't want to see you at the moment." He said. A look of hurt crossed Sam's eyes, one that Danny didn't miss. Feeling guilty he opened his mouth to speak, "Sorry Sam….I just-Hey!" Danny yelled harshly as he ducked another one of Sam's slaps.
Sam's eyes widened as she momentarily lost her balance and fell. Danny quickly caught her before she could hit the tile and he brought her upright. Exhaling slowly their eyes connected with each other's.
Sam mentally cursed herself as she felt the familiar feelings she buried long ago come out. She didn't want Danny…she didn't…right? As she stared into his baby blue orbs, she almost forgot how beautiful they were. Danny smiled to himself. He could stare into Sam's eyes forever. He smiled at how right she felt in his arms.
Enveloped in the mood they both leaned their heads in, Sam wanted to feel his lips on hers once more, she wanted to know he still loved and cared for her. Danny's eyes slowly closed and right before their lips connected Sam snapped out of it before she could do something she regretted. She had Elliot, she loved Elliot now…Danny missed his chance, and she chastised herself for daring to let him in. She wouldn't make the same mistake again.
"So why do you guys need me?" She asked changing the subject. Danny frowned, so close he thought before answering her question. Releasing her from his grip he ran a hand through his black hair.
"Someone or something is trying to awaken Pariah Dark." He said. The name alone made Sam shudder. She remembered the last time they faced the ghost king as kids and she almost lost her best friend.
"How do you know?" She asked. Danny looked at her.
"Let's just say that an annoying sidekick of Pariah decided to disturb me while I was working. He almost wrecked the whole thing had I not been able to take the fight elsewhere." He said.
"The fright knight?" She asked, Danny nodded, "But I thought we all went into hiding, how could they have found you?" She asked. Danny shrugged.
"Who knows, but he attacked Jazz while she was teaching at Harvard and he almost destroyed Tucker, the genius behind Axion Labs." He said. Sam's eyes widened.
"Is he ok?" She asked. Danny nodded once more.
"He's fine; we were able to get to him in time before any serious damage could be made." He said, "We came here to get you because most likely the fright knight would be after you next." He said. Sam sighed.
"Ok, so what's the plan?" She asked. Danny smiled.
"We need to find the Fright Knight and try to find out who is trying to awake Pariah. If we can stop him before he does, then we're free to go and continue with our lives." He said. Sam smiled.
"Sounds good to me. Let's go." She said. Danny smiled and took her hand; he made a mental note to remember how her hands felt in his own. Sam suddenly stopped and mentally slapped herself, "Shoot, almost forgot to change clothes." She said chuckling. Danny blushed and once again remembered she was still in her pajamas. Reluctantly he let go of her hand and watched as she disappeared into her room.
Sam walked inside of her room and noticed the temperature seemed a lot colder than before. She shivered slightly and went to her closet. She found something to wear. She put on her blue jeans and a black shirt that had a DP symbol on it. She still supported Danny Phantom despite the fight between her friends. Though she wondered why he hasn't apologized to her.
Once she had her hair up in a ponytail she glanced around the room one last time before exiting and walking over to Danny.
Danny in turn raised an eyebrow as he saw his symbol on her shirt. Hmm…would've thought she hated both sides by now. He thought to himself.
Exiting the house was a rather easy job, if you didn't count the awkward silence between the former friends. Approaching the car Sam raised an eyebrow.
"An expedition?" She asked looking at the black gleaming car that had white strips on the side, "Cool." She said with a smile, "Is it yours" Sam asked before looking over at Danny who rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"Uh…it's not mine…it belongs to Abbey." He said. A hint of jealousy passed through Sam's eyes, luckily Danny didn't notice.
"Who's Abbey?" She asked. Danny opened the door for her.
"My…girlfriend…" He said. Sam's eyes widened. He dated a girl? He actually moved on from her? I guess it's only fair, I am dating Elliot…she thought to herself as Danny closed the car door. She looked up and smiled at Jazz and Tucker.
'Hey guys, long time no see." She said. Tucker chuckled and wrapped an arm around his friend, Sam graciously hugged him back.
"How are you doing Sam?" Jazz asked shaking the said girl's hand. Sam sighed.
"Well, it could be better, but I guess I'm doing well." She said. Jazz smiled, the front car door opened signaling Danny was entering the vehicle. He exhaled and started the car.
"See Danny, that wasn't so hard." Jazz said patting him on the back. He scoffed.
"You're only saying that, if you had been in there with us though…you wouldn't be saying that." He said. Sam huffed.
"I wasn't that bad." She said indignantly. Danny chuckled.
"Who said I was talking about you?" He asked. Sam raised an eyebrow up in confusion.
"Then what were you talking about?" She asked. Danny just drove off, but the smile on his face stayed as he looked through the mirror and at Sam. Sam looked away from him, but even she couldn't stop the smile on her face, this ride was going to be a long one, and she didn't know if she would be able to last this long.