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THE AMETHYST MASK

Chapter 12
DANCING IN THE RAIN

"No! Danny! Are you okay?" Sam cried while she sat and rested Danny's lifeless and blooded body on her feet. Paulina had fatally shot Danny in his back, causing massive damage to his body.

At the sound of the bang, police were able to track the source. They found Paulina holding the pistol that she used to shot Danny. Paulina tried to escape, but she was subdued by the authorities.

Before Paulina was taken away by the police, she laughed and exclaimed, "You have no Danny, I have no Danny! We're just even now, Goth Freak!" She chuckled evilly while she was forced to enter the police car.

Sam was left alone in the hill, with Danny, who can barely move and open his eyes. His hands and Sam's hands were smudged with his green and red blood. Tears began running down Sam's soft cheeks.

"No, Danny! Don't leave me!" She cried and cried, but her weeping won't do anything to save him.

"Sam…" Danny moaned, as he slowly touched Sam's warm hands. "At least you're… safe… Don't worry… about me."

Sam rested her head on Danny's chest, still crying, while squeezing Danny's hands so tight. "No, Danny! Don't say that! You're going to be all right too!"

As Sam rested her face onto Danny's chest, she began to recall all the things that happened on their relationship the moment Paulina barges in. As Sam began to close her eyes, flashbacks began to enter her mind.

FLASHBACK

She remembers Paulina threatening her to call of her plans with Danny, or their lives will end soon.

"Danny will NOT- TAKE- YOU- TO- THE- DANCE! He will take me! Remember that!"

"Listen. Either I take him, or I TAKE YOUR LIFE!"

"Your choice, freak. You have until tomorrow afternoon to call him off."

She then remembers her experience during the storm, where although Danny was angry at her for calling off her plans, he still saved her from the strong rains and the cold winds.

I'm your boyfriend, Sam. I'm always here to protect you. No matter what happens, I will love you.

Sam, what is happening with you? Please, tell me! If you have any problems, you can always tell me, Sam! Please, don't keep it to yourself if you can't do anything.

Sam remembers her encounter with Danny during the dance.

"So, I would be happy to know more about you. Can you tell me something about yourself?"

Sam remembers explaining to Danny why she had to do all these things.

"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."

"She did this to you? That time I found you at the hallway?"

"Yes, Danny."

"Oh, why am I so stupid?" "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."

Waking up to reality, Sam found Danny, weakening even more, his wounds become more painful as every second passes. He moaned and groaned as he gasped for air, and his body slowly became cold. He moaned, "S…Sam…"

Danny raised his hand and reached Sam's bag; he took the mask and showed it to her. "I wish… for one last dance… with you, Sam…"

Danny slowly handed Sam the amethyst mask, his hands leaving marks of green and red blood in it. As Danny smiled and gazed into Sam's purple eyes one last time, he placed his hands on Sam's cheeks, wiped out her tears, and whispered,

"I LOVE YOU, SAM."

Danny's eyes slowly closed as he breathed his last. At this moment, Sam's heart was shattered. "NO!" She screamed, echoing through the surrounding landscapes.

Danny's hands fell on his side. His nose and mouth stopped gasping for air. His head rested on the soft grass.

His Ghost Boy is gone. The only guy who loved her and protected her was gone. Sam was sobbing as the clouds began to cover the sun.

"DANNY!" Sam shouted. "PLEASE, DON'T LEAVE ME!"

But there is nothing else Sam can do. Paulina had ended the life of the one and only ghost boy. Although Paulina will face justice for the crimes she had committed, it won't do anything to bring back the life of her boyfriend. Even though Paulina will be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalty, it won't replace the life that Paulina had stolen from Sam.

Sam continued crying, as the lifeless body of the infamous superhero Danny Phantom rests in her. "Please… Danny." She stammered, as the clouds began to shower the entire city.

As Sam returns to reality, her body and Danny's lifeless body was soaked by the rain. Her hope for Danny to wake up eventually faded. A loud echo boomed around the city.

"DANNNNYYYYYY!"

Suddenly, Danny's body began to glow. A glowing green mist begins to form above Danny's body. Sam was a bit scared. The mask slowly floated above the air.

The glowing mist quickly revealed Danny Phantom's figure, standing in front of Sam. The figure helped Sam stand up on her feet. After taking the mask from the air, Danny kneeled down, offered Sam her mask, and then said, "Just one more dance, Sam."

Sam let out a single tear out of her eye, at least to calm her feelings down. She gave her hand to the Danny figure, and then she wore the mask.

As they danced under the rain, Sam can't help but cry. Since it was no longer the ghost boy whom she was dancing with, but just a figure. Is he Danny? Is it my imagination? Is it a dream?

As their faces slowly went closer and closer to each other, the wound in Danny's body began to glow. The mist that formed the Danny figure slowly dissipated and seemed to cover Danny's wound. Sam was shocked. Danny's wound begins to disappear.

The mask she was wearing flew off and fell into her hands. The mask began glowing as bright as it could.

After a few moments, the mist had faded. The mask stopped glowing. Danny's wound was healed, but he hasn't waked up.

Sam rushed back to Danny and waited for him to gain consciousness. Sam was a little happy, but puzzled. "How is this possible? Is Danny alive? Who could have done this?"

Suddenly, Danny's eyes began to slowly open. "S… Sam?"

Sam's worries suddenly faded as soon as she saw her boyfriend's emerald eyes. "DANNY! You're alive!" Sam threw herself to Danny, who was still sitting in the soft grass.

"Yes, Sam! I'm alive!" Danny tightened their warm hug. Sam let out a relieved sigh and a tear of joy from her eyes.

"But…" Sam asked. "But how is this possible?"

Suddenly, a voice from behind answered her question. "Please, allow me to tell you."

Sam was overjoyed by what she saw: her grandparents. "Granny! Granddad!" Sam ran towards them and hugged them. "I'm so happy to see you!"

"We're so happy to see you too, Sam." Grandma said.

Sam asked, "Why are you here?" Turning to her grandpa, she added, "Wait! Don't tell me…"

"Yes, Sam." Grandpa answered. "We helped Danny. We can't just let this happen to you two!"

"But…" Sam asked. "Why?"

Grandma and Grandpa raised their hands and showed Danny and Sam their most memorable moment in their life.

It all started in the same old Casper High school dance, sixty years ago. Grandpa, who was then called Nick, was just an unpopular guy. She had a huge crush on a very cute girl named Shen. Shen was very beautiful, but she keeps humility and simplicity as her friends. At first, Nick was very shy to ask Shen to the dance, because he thinks he's no special. But because of his love and inspiration, he gained the guts to ask her. And he was successful.

But then, there is one thing that stands in their way: a hunk named Francis. Francis would do anything to get what he wants, including getting Shen to be his date for the dance.

Francis did to Nick the same thing Paulina did to Sam: threatened him. And just like Sam, Nick's bravery, courage and inspiration prevented Francis from succeeding in his plans.

Nick danced with Shen at the ball, and despite Francis' threats, he faced his fate. Francis, upon finding Nick at the ball, instantly stabbed Nick with a knife.

Because of what happened, Francis was expelled from school, and he faced charges of attempted murder.

Luckily, Nick was able to survive, and was able to recover from the happening. Since then, his friendship with Shen blossomed into love.

"Whoa." Sam cannot utter a single word. She can completely relate to her grandparents' experience.

Sam began sobbing, while she hugged her grandparents again. Grandma said, "You have more adventures to share with Danny. Cherish your love, just like us."

In an instant, Sam's grandparents faded. When Sam turned to see Danny, he was missing.

As Sam was about to run, a voice stopped him. "Sam!" Stopping, Sam turned around to see Danny, holding a red rose and the amethyst mask, down in his knees, and looking at her purple eyes.

"May I have another dance, my Goth Girl?"

Sam began crying again. She ran towards him and threw herself, crashing them both into the soft grass. "Maybe later, Danny."

Their faces slowly went closer and closer into each other, until they are both comforted by a sweet, tender kiss in the lips.

Although the rain might have soaked them in cold freezing water, their love for each other kept them warm, as long as they were together.

HELLO, FRIENDS! I just want to give you some points.

FIRST, the story of Sam's grandparents made use of names related to my life. My name is Nick, my crush's name is Sienna (I might have mentioned her lots of times in my other stories), and her classmate's name is Francis.

SECOND and FINAL, the part where Nick asks Shen to the dance is true. Yes, I ASKED SIENNA TO THE DANCE! And Thank God, SHE IS MY and I AM HER FIRST AND LAST DANCE!

ANNOUNCEMENT: I have started updating the Love Letter story! I updated it the same time I uploaded this chapter! Be sure to check it out!

THANKS FOR READING! Until tomorrow,

~ NICKSTER OUT! ~