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THE AMETHYST MASK
A Danny Phantom Love Tale

By ItsTheNickster

Chapter 4
ALONE

"Catch me if you can!" A young girl runs around, the soft grass tickling her feet as she steps. "Oh, you're giving me an easy job!" The young boy chuckled, running around as well, pushing is feet again the ground as fast as he could, wanting to grab his girl and have fun.

"Aha! Got you!" The boy eventually managed to grab the girl's hand, pulling her into his body. Wanting revenge, the girl pushed him into the ground. However, the boy didn't let off his hands on his girl, so she was pulled into the soft grass as well.

The two of them chuckled together, their overwhelming happiness breezed the falling leaves from a tree, rustling and dancing around the couple. Their emerald and amethyst eyes gazed into each other, acting as portals of their love and passion.

"I love you." The young man whispered into his girl's ears. The girl affectionately cupped her hand on the boy's soft cheeks. "I love you, too." She whispered back. Their faces slowly moved close and closer. But as their lips were about to meet, Sam saw a terrifying figure above the sky.

The boy, who was above her body, suddenly faded, revealing a sky as dark as hell. The grass where she was laid disappeared as well, her body now rests in hard soil. A voice echoed around the garden.

"YOUR BOY… OR YOUR LIFE. You have until tomorrow."

Very horrified, the girl screamed, using all of her energy and breath to call for help. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" The loud scream of a Goth Girl was heard across the Casper High campus. After her confrontation with Paulina, Sam has been asleep for almost four hours, her mind still haven't forgotten that horrific encounter.

Danny was at to the room where Sam was resting, waiting for her to awaken. "Are you okay?" He exclaimed, holding Sam's hands tightly. Sam was breathing very fast, her lungs gasping for air, her eyes staring at the bright light above her, and her body still shaking.

"What happened?" Danny asked his girlfriend. "Who did this to you?" Danny tightened his grip to the Goth Girl's shaking hands, hoping that it would calm down Sam.

"I… I… " Sam stammered, still trying to calm herself down.

"Yes, Yes, Sam?" Danny asked.

Finally, Sam managed to gain the courage to tell him. "Love, please listen to me."

"Come on, Sam! I know I would always listen to you." Danny was so worried about his girlfriend.

Sam finally spoke "I… I can't go to the dance with you."

At that point, Danny's heart shattered. "WHAT?" Danny exclaimed. "What do you mean? We have talked about it already, Sam!"

"Sorry, Danny." Sam sadly said. "I didn't mean to break your heart. I just want the both of us to be safe."

Paulina told Sam not to tell Danny or anyone about their encounter; one of their lives is at stake if he ever breaks her silence.

Feeling rejected, lonely and angered at the same time, Danny stormed off the room, not giving Sam a chance to explain. Crying, he quickly ran outside the school and made his way to the Great Hill.

AFTERWARDS

Sam, finally recovered from that encounter, walked with Tucker. "Say what?" The techno geek said.

"Listen to me very carefully. This is only between the two of us, my life is at danger."

"What?" Tucker was a little confused. "What are you talking about?"

Sam sighed before speaking. "Paulina threatened to kill me if I would not call off Danny in going to the dance."

Tucker was simply shocked. "IMPOSSIBLE!" He exclaimed. Tucker looked around to see if Paulina was not following them. "How could she do that?"

"I just can't take the horror, Tuck." Sam began crying, she didn't want to do this. But she thought of her and Danny's safety, so she was forced to do it. "And I can't let mine or Danny's life lose."

"Oh." Tucker simply looked at Sam and pouted. "So, what was his reaction?"

"He might be upset and angry, Tuck." Sam said. "He didn't give me time to explain, he just ran away."

Suddenly, Tucker's phone sounded off. He pulled it out and opened to find a new message. The text reads:

32669-7426866
Danny

Tuck. Meet you later. 7.30pm. Nasty Burger. Need to tell you something.

"What was that, Tuck?" Sam asked. "Oh, my mom wants me home now!" Tucker exclaimed.

"All right, Tuck! See you tomorrow!" Sam exclaimed, and started to run away. Tucker went first to his house and had a rest for a while before he meets Danny.

THE NASTY BURGER
7.30pm

"What's up, Danny?" Tucker exclaimed as he pushed the glass doors at the Nasty Burger. "How long you've been here?"

"20 minutes. I need to tell you something, Tuck. Very important." Danny said.

"Okay! But first, I'm gonna buy something to eat!" Tucker proceeded to the counter, where she meets Valerie, one of Team Phantom's members. "Hiya, Tuck! What do you want to eat?"

"Hi, Val! I'll have two super-sized extra value meal!, please!" Tucker proudly exclaimed.

"You serious?" Valerie chuckled as she took the money Tucker handed her. "Or you just didn't eat lunch? You're gonna eat all of that?"

"NO!" Tucker answered. "One for me, one for Danny!"

"Danny?" Valerie responded. "Is he here?"

"Yeah?" Tucker sarcastically said, "For like, twenty minutes!"

"Well, I wasn't able to spot him. Probably using his ghost powers again." Valerie said. Handing him the food, she continued, "Here ya go, Tuck. Enjoy!"

"Thanks!" Tucker brought the food to where Danny was sitting. "Wow." Danny exclaimed. "That's a lot of food! Gonna eat all of that?"

"Nope." Tucker responded. After sitting down, he handed Danny some of the food and said, "One for you, Danny!"

"Wow, thanks!" Danny responded.

"So, what's up, Danny?" Tucker asked, while biting off his hamburger.

"Listen. Sam said she can't come to the dance with me."

Tucker expected the same thought. He just pretended that he knows nothing about what happened. "Oh. Really?"

"Yeah." Danny sadly responded. "I don't know why, but I heard her mention it's for our safety."

"Well, that's bad news." Tucker said while chewing his food. "So, what's your plans now?"

Danny shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know. Maybe I'll just come to the prom myself, and dance any random girl I see."

"Oh. Then good luck with that." Tucker simply responded. The two of them continued enjoying their food.

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