AN: I know this is like REALLY REALLY LATE, but in my defense there was a godawful tornado outbreak over the last few days, and I've been preoccupied.
Running. It seemed like that was all they did sometimes. From ghosts, from prying eyes and ears, from people who either wanted to fawn over the ghost boy or tear him apart and study the remains.
They weren't perfect; playing superhero and sidekicks came with an entire universe of its own stresses and problems, and that was in addition to their already hectic lives as just teenagers. Contrary to popular opinion, they weren't a perfectly matched set every hour of every day; they fought and squabbled, sometimes seriously enough to send them their separate ways for a while.
But only for a while.
After Danny's secret was blown to the world, a lot of people assumed Sam and Tucker stuck around because they enjoyed the attention. Part of Danny Phantom's elite team of ghost-hunters; it was enough to turn anyone's head. Others speculated that fame would take its toll, and eventually split the trio up in heated arguments and bitter jealousy. But they didn't understand, not really.
As much as they ran from others, from themselves, they always ended up running right back to each other.
Call me unimaginative, but Danny, Sam, and Tucker will always be my favorite trio in the show.
Hope you all enjoyed!~