GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT! I HAVE CHANGED MY PEN NAME from "ItsTheNicksterDP7" TO: "TheProblematiqueOne"! Well, Map of the Problematique is my favorite song, and I am indeed problematic in various ways!
Anyway, back to business. Supposedly I would be updating my Love Letter story today. But I decided that I will instead update this story. And so, HERE WE GO! Chapter 10! Lemme know your thoughts on the story! Read, Review and ENJOY! :)
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Danny Phantom. I'm just a simple guy with admiration for the series.
HOWEVER: I own this story and all of its chapters!
THE AMETHYST MASK
Chapter 10
Always Right by My Side
THE NEXT DAY
It was a Saturday. Every student in Casper High had a day off. Some of them are watching TV, playing video games, sleeping 'till late morning. Some of them went to malls, parks and camping weekends. Some of them had jobs, while some of them are just hanging around with friends.
Danny, however, was so busy at that day. The Fenton Ghost Portal had a massive breakdown, so ghosts began escaping. This is such a hard task for Danny and he needs to do it really fast; he, Tuck and Sam are having a movie marathon.
Danny is trying to catch one last escaped ghost who was making its way onto Casper High. Entering the dark and empty hallways, he kicked the ghost's butt, and sucked it into the thermos.
"Ah, finally! Movie time with Sam and Tuck!" He exclaimed. As he was flying through the empty hallways, he noticed a small piece of card lying on the floor. He stopped flying, walked towards the card and picked it.
Danny was surprised. He saw something that he has been eager to see for the past days: the girl he danced with. The photo was showing the girl, wearing the purple gown, golden necklace and the same amethyst mask.
"Wow." Danny couldn't utter a single word on what he's seeing. After that, he flew into Sam's home, where the Goth chick and the Techno-geek were waiting. "Hey, guys!" Danny greeted them. Tucker was preparing popcorn and soda from the bar counter, while Sam turned off her phone after a conversation.
"Hey, Danny! So, shall we start?" Sam asked.
"Sure!" Danny answered. "But before that, I want you to have a look at this."
Danny pulled out the photo from his bag and gave it to Sam. Sam was about to give out a loud yelp, but she was able to control it again. "Wow. This is one beautiful gown, Danny." Sam said.
"Yeah." Danny answered back. "So, let's begin the movies!" Sam gave Danny back the photo he found.
AFTER 6 HOURS OF MOVIES, 32 ROUNDS OF POPCORN, and 15 LITERS OF SODA…
IT WAS 8 PM.
"Wow! Those trilogy series sure are very awesome!" Tucker exclaimed.
"You said it!" Danny responded. Suddenly, Tucker's stomach begins to ache. "Oh my god! I have to go to the comfort room!" Tucker quickly ran towards the kitchen, where the comfort room is located.
"Well," Sam smirked, "that's what you get from drinking too much soda!"
After, Danny's stomach aches as well. "Do you have any other bathrooms here, Sam?"
"In my room. Come on!" Danny and Sam ran quickly towards her room, where Danny quickly entered the comfort room and Sam sat down on her bed.
After they were relieved, Danny went out of the comfort room to see Sam, gone. "Hm. Must be downstairs." Danny went out of Sam's room, when he realized that he forgot his wallet on the bathroom. So he went back to her room to get it. However, Danny accidentally enters the wrong door.
Danny had entered Sam's private study. In this small, dark room, he found lots of books and notes. There were family portraits and pictures of her.
But what shocked Danny is what he saw after turning around: the purple gown that the girl at the dance wore. The gems embedded on the purple fabric seemed to sparkle.
Danny didn't move out a single muscle, and didn't let out a single word after what he just discovered. He realized at that moment, that the girl he was looking for, that the girl he was crazy enough to seek, was just right by his side. It was his girlfriend. "Sam?" That was the only word he can utter.
But his realization came to a stop as Sam entered her private study. "Danny! What are you doing in my private study?"
Danny turned around to see his girlfriend. He stared at her, his eyes wide, his jaw dropped. He slowly pulled out the amethyst mask from his bag, showed it to her and said,
"Sam? IT WAS YOU? ALL ALONG?"
Sam, knowing that the time of secrecy is over, gave in. She bowed down her head and softly said, "Yes, Danny. I was there at the dance, and I am the one who danced with you."
Danny felt betrayed by this revelation. Enraged, he exclaimed, "YOU LIED TO ME?"
Sam was very worried about her boyfriend. "Please, let me explain, Danny! It's for your safety!"
Without giving Sam a time to defend her side, Danny stormed off the room and made his way out of the mansion.
He felt stupid, for he was looking for the girl who danced with her, and it was his girlfriend, all along. He ran into the great hill, where he sat down under the maple tree and tried to calm his feelings himself.
MEANWHILE
"What?" Tucker exclaimed. "He already knows about your secret?"
Sam sadly answered, "Yes. He just discovered the gown I wore in my room."
"Oh, no." Tucker said. "You're gonna be in a lot of trouble, Sam. Remember Paulina's threat?"
"I don't give a damn about his death threat, Tucker." An outraged Sam said. "If she will end us, fine. If she will try to break me and Danny, fine. As long as I'm with Danny until our death, I will be happy."
Tucker's jaw dropped after hearing Sam's words. "Whoa."
Sam then added, "I gotta find Danny. I got to tell him about Paulina's plans."
Before Sam could leave the house, Tucker asked, "Wait, Sam. After what just happened, do you think Danny will believe you?"
Sam softly replied, "Well, I love him. And he loves me. I'm sure he will."
Sam left the house. Meanwhile, Tucker was left, and he has to clean all the mess. "Oh, come on!" He exclaimed. "What a mother of a mess to clean!"
AFTER A FEW MINUTES
Sam was riding her scooter, searching for her boyfriend. She had gone into the Fenton Works, but Danny wasn't there, according to Jazz. She tried going to Nasty Burger, but Valerie told her that Danny didn't come.
Finally, Sam arrived at the great hill. There, he saw Danny, sitting under the maple tree, and still cannot let go of the discovery. Feeling that his girlfriend is just within a reach, he said, "It was you, Sam? All along? Why didn't you tell me?
Sam had to think between revealing the truth to Danny and their lives be put at stake, or hide the secrets forever and let Paulina win. She tried to collect all the remaining courage she had. Finally, her courage made her finally break her fears and reveal the secrets of the shallow girl.
"It was… Paulina. She made me do all these, Danny." Sam softly said.
"Paulina? Wha... What are you talking about?" Danny demanded, while he stood up.
"Paulina wants us to break up, so that she can have you as her only guy. That's why she threatened me to kill me and you if I don't call off my plans for the dance!"
Danny was further shocked by this discovery. At first, he couldn't believe, since he wouldn't think of Paulina as the kind of girl who would really kill to get what she wants. "What?"
"Yes, Danny." Sam burst into tears, her emotions flowing up. She fell down in her knees and said, "I don't want to lose you more, that's why I had to call off. But because I know you will always be there for me, so I had the courage to defy Paulina, despite her warnings."
Danny was touched by how Sam explained her side. Finally, he believed in her. He quickly grabbed Sam and helped her stand up, then hugged her very tightly. "She did this to you? That time I found you at the hallway?"
Sam simply nodded, her feelings kept her from speaking.
"Oh, why am I so stupid?" Danny exclaimed, feeling guilty for all the things that happened to his girl. "It's okay, Sam. Now I know that it was you all along, it was you who totally rocked me that night, I can finally silence my obsession with this mask."
Tightening their tender hug, Danny added, "Don't worry, Sam. If ever Paulina tries to do that again to you, she's gonna have to go through me."
Pulling out from the hug, Danny kneeled down and handed the mask to Sam. He pulled out his phone, played his favorite romantic song, laid out his palm and said,
"May I have this dance, Sam?"
Sam was surprised. "Sure, my Ghost Boy!" Sam took Danny's hand, placed the mask on her face, and they began dancing slowly.
At that moment, Danny felt the same happy feeling that he had when the mysterious girl danced with him at the prom.
"What do you think will be Paulina's reaction when she finds out I've discovered her plans?" Danny asked.
"Oh, I want her to be completely humiliated. I tell you, Danny!" Sam responded. They both chuckled as they continued to dance to the tune of the sweet music.
"Payback time!" Sam added as they both stopped dancing. They sat under the maple tree, where they talked about the dance.
"You really didn't recognize my voice, Danny?" Sam asked.
"Actually, yes!" Danny chuckled. "But then I told to myself, you and that girl might just have the same voice. So I ignored it."
They both chuckled and smiled. "You're really beautiful with that gown and mask, Sam."
Sam was touched. But before she can say back, Danny added, "But you're more beautiful with those if I only knew it was you."
Sam blushed, and couldn't speak a single word. She was deeply touched and affected. She slyly replied, "Wow, Danny. Thank you!"
Sam, who was still holding the mask, lifted it and placed it in front of her and Danny. They both glanced at the very mysterious yet magnificent object. The moon above the skies seemed to cast its light on the mask, sparkling the purple gemstones in it. Danny and Sam smiled as the sparkles seemed to dance in their ocean blue and amethyst purple eyes.
After that, they both stood up. "Whoa, what a night!" Danny exclaimed.
"You said it!" Sam responded.
Danny transformed into his ghost form, carried Sam and flew back to her mansion. There, they saw Tucker, who was sitting at the couch, playing his video games on his PDA.
As Danny and Sam fazed through the walls and appearing in the theater, Tucker gave them both a frowned and angered look.
"Wow, good job, Tuck!" Danny jokingly said, while sheepishly smiling. "You cleaned the whole theater!" Sam added, "How nice of you!"
Standing up, Tucker laid out his palm and said, "And you both owe me!"
Danny and Sam gave Tucker a 'seriously?' look. Danny said, "All right, all right! How about pizza and ice cream? My treat!"
Tucker and Sam both smiled. Tucker exclaimed, "Yes! Yes! After this hard work, I can go for some ice cream!"
Sam said, "Me, too! Looking for Danny really made me hungry!"
Danny then said, "Okay! Order now before I change my mind!"
All of them went to order pizza, burgers and ice cream as they prepared themselves for another round of movie marathon!
TO BE CONTINUTED! Nothing to say much, so... see you soon!
~ NICKSTER OUT! ~
Uploaded 08 March 2013 12:15 am (GMT+10 w/ DST)