Disclaimer: I still don't own Danny Phantom as it's the property of Butch Hartman, Nickelodeon and Viacom International. I am just a loyal fan and nothing more.

Dani Fenton: School Daze

Chapter 9: Friends?

The rest of the school day seemed to fly by and before anyone knew it, it was 3 o clock and everyone was getting up and going home, including a young little half ghost girl and her project partner.

"Anyway, I talked to my mom and she said I could study at your house but I gotta be back by dinner time..."Dani said as she was getting her books from her locker.

"That's great..."Lucy said with a small smile.

She was happy that things seem to be in order and that it looked like there project would be done without a huff. Unknown to the two little pre teen girls, someone was watching there interactions with very jealous eyes.

"I cannot believe she said that to me….How the heck am I going to get through to her?..."Lilly asked out loud while Carly was getting her books from her locker.

"You'll find a way Lilly, you always do…."Carly said, not really paying attention.

However Lilly's eyes were still on her meal ticket who was being unbelievably stubborn, Lilly was truly lost with her reaction. She's never had such trouble trying to recruit someone into the junior A-Listers, if anything, people jump for the chance to join her group but Danielle was a real challenge.

"There's gotta be something...She has gotta have a weakness or something..."Lilly thought, however her eyes winded as she witness what happened next.

She saw Sebastian walk up and greet the two girls and Lilly was surprised to see Dani smiling at him.

"Oh...What have we here?..."Lilly thought in interest as she viewed the interaction between the three kids, she couldn't exactly hear what they were saying from that distance but she could see that Sebastian seemed to be sweet on the two, especially Danielle.

"Interesting...Looks like Sebastian might finally be of some used to me...'Lilly thought deviously as she mentally thought of ways she could take advantage of this.

Meanwhile across the hall and away from the spoiled girl's foul intention, Sebastian had just gotten out of science class and was about to go home, only to see Dani and Lucy close by and he decided to chat.

"Hey Dani...Lucy…."He said in a friendly voice as he greeted the two girls.

"Oh, Hi Sebastian..."Dani greeted while Lucy looked shy once more.

"Hello Sebastian..."Lucy said, feeling a little conscious around him.

"So how was class for you guys?...'He asked the two girls.

"Good, we're about to go to Lucy's house to work on our assignment..."Dani said with a shrug.

"Good luck with the bag project..."He said nicely.

"Thank you..."Lucy said politely though she still seemed a little nervous though Dani wondered why.

"She must be shyer than I thought she was..."Dani theorized before turning her attention to Sebastian.

'Good luck to you too, so anyway Sebastian, where ya heading?..'Dani asked to the boy.

"I got piano lessons this afternoon..."He said with a sigh, showing he really wasn't looking forward to it.

"Piano huh?..."Dani said with a raised eyebrow, wondering why that was something to be bummed out by.

"Then again...It's probably is a little boring.."Dani thought as she watched Sebastian's behavior before he smiled brightly.

'Anyway I gotta be going, Hilda is probably waiting right now…See ya..."He waved at the two girls as he left to join his nanny.

"Later..."Dani waved back, feeling somewhat refreshed after having a normal conversation with one of her schoolmates..one that didn't seem to care about her powers or her fame!

"He seems really nice..."She thought fondly before turning her attention to Lucy who was getting the rest of her books from her locker.

Dani looked at the shy girl and felt the same kind of peace around her, true Lucy didn't talk much and seemed very shy but Dani could tell she was a nice girl and so far she was the only other kid she's met here that didn't seem to freak out over her relationship to Danny Phantom.

It...It was nice.

"So where do you live again Lucy?..."Dani asked to the bespectacled girl.

"101 East Cheery Wood Street, it's actually 2 blocks from here...We could walk there..."Lucy answered.

"Yeah we could do that….Or..."Dani said with a sly look on her face.

"W-What?..."Lucy asked and started to feel nervous as she saw the kind of gleam in Dani's eyes.

5 Minutes later

"AHHHH!..."Lucy screamed at the top of her lungs as she clung to Dani for dear life as she kept flying high in the skies of Amity Park.

Though Dani could tell that despite the initial fear, she could see Lucy was amazed as well.

"So how you feel about flying?..."Dani asked calmly to the girl who was still clinging to her.

"I-It's….It's both thrilling….and terrifying..."Lucy stuttered out, feeling a mixture of fear and excitement and she watched the earth from way up high.

"Don't worry, a person gets used to this kind stuff..."She said smiling to the still shaking girl in her arms.

Dani made sure to stay high and use invisibility as well since she didn't want the press to find her again and start bugging her, especially since she was going to be a guest at Lucy's house today.

After a few more minutes, they finally arrived to East Cherry Wood Street.

"So which one is yours?..."Dani asked.

"It's that one, the big apartment building on the left..."Lucy explained while she was still holding onto Dani.

"Which floor?..."She quickly asked.

"The second floor..but wh-..."Lucy was cut off as Dani held held tight and soon fazed into the building and soon appeared on the second floor.

Once Dani let go of Lucy, she saw the shell shock look on her face.

"Maybe I was too fast with her?..."She thought in concern as she watched Lucy's behavior.

"Lucy?..."Dani asked as she reached out to the still shaking girl who looked like she was about to faint or something.

Suddenly Lucy seemed to stop shaking and regained some of her senses.

"T-That...That was awesome!..."She exclaimed, surprising Dani in the process.

"You….You think so?..."She asked and smiled when she saw Lucy nod eagerly.

"Flying is amazing...I..I never experienced anything like it...It...It..."She couldn't even form a full sentence at this point.

Dani giggled as she enjoyed the enthusiasm from the usually shy and quiet girl.

"And you get to travel like that all the time?..."Lucy asked in amazement.

"Whenever I can..."Dani said proudly, normally she didn't like it when people asked her about what she did with her powers, but Lucy was different, she could tell it was genuine interest and not shallow stat struck interest.

"Wow..."Was all the bespectacled girl could say at this point.

Once Lucy calmed down, she guided Dani to her apartment, 2B and welcomed her inside.

"Welcome to my humble home..."Lucy said as she showed Dani around.

It was a very large apartment and Dani could see a lot of nice paintings and furniture around the place.

"Nice place..."She said as she placed her backpack down.

Suddenly she saw a note on the table and picked it up.

"Hey Lucy...I think this is for you..."Dani said as she handed the piece of paper to her project partner.

"Dear Lucy, Your dad and I just got called to handle a big case so we'll be working late today, feel free to order anything for dinner, we should be back around 8 tonight...Love mom..."Lucy read the note out loud.

"Looks like it's just us..."Lucy said to her guest as she placed the note down.

"What did she mean by a case?.."Dani asked, mostly out of curiosity.

"Oh...My parents are both lawyers, my dad has his own practice while my mom is in corporate law..."She explained.

"Oh wow...Lawyers..."Dani said impressed. She knew that was a very high profile profession and it would certainly explain the nice digs around here.

"Probably not as exciting as the kind of work your family does though..."Lucy said as she brought out some snacks for her guest.

"No...Being a lawyer is a pretty cool job, after all you get be in on big court cases and make sure criminals get the sentences they deserve right..."Dani said honestly as she snacked on some chocolate chip cookies Lucy gave her.

"Yeah but don't your folks help catch those crooks so we could prosecute them?..."Lucy pointed out.

"That's just my brother and mostly he and my family just focus on ghost attacks..."Dani said though she tried to sound chipper.

She was still upset that her brother was leaving her out of it.

"Why can't he just accept that I'm good enough to fight? That I don't need him to baby me? ..."Dani thought angrily as she thought about her stubborn, stubborn brother.

"So...Dani...Shouldn't we get started on our work?...'Lucy said, though she noticed the upset look on Dani's face.

"Are you alright Dani?…"She asked and she noticed Dani snap out of whatever thoughts she was having.

"Huh...Oh yeah, I'm fine...Anyway, let's get to work..."Dani said, seemingly back to normal but Lucy wasn't convinced.

"What's with her?.."She thought in concern but before she knew it, they were re-testing there experiment and answering the remaining questions.

After almost half an hour, both girls had most of the work done and were on their final question.

"The final question is..."Was this experiment a physical or chemical reaction?..."Lucy read out to her partner.

"Physical ...duh...Since the calcium chloride reacts to both the baking soda and the other stuff..."Dani pointed out and Lucy thought it also made sense.

"I guess that covers it….Now all that's left is to do this on Friday, read out our answers and get an A..."Lucy said proudly.

"Yeah...Dani said, feeling happy to get that out of the way, though she couldn't help but feel bummed that it ended so soon.

She honestly enjoyed hanging out with Lucy once she stopped acting so shy. She wasn't like all the other kids at that school who were so spoiled and only cared about the fact that she had a famous older brother...No...Lucy was different.

She actually made an interest in getting to know her...and Dani found that she liked getting to know the book loving girl as well.

Dani's eyes looked around the apartment once more, wanting to make some more casual talk with the girl. Her eyes soon landed on a large book shelf that was full of many books.

"I see ya have quiet the little library Lucy..."Dani said as she eyed the books and saw that there was a lot of classic books such as Tom Sawyer, Tarzan, Romeo and Juliet, Of mice and men and even some Charles Dickens books as well.

"Thank you..."She said smiling as she pulled one of them out.

"This one is my all time favorite...'She said proudly as she held out Matilda by Roald Dahl.

'Matilda...I saw the movie but I never got the chance to read the book...'Dani said as she looked at the book.

"You would be surprised how many changes they made in the movie..."Lucy said offhandedly as she flipped through some of the pages.

"What do you mean?..."Dani asked curiously.

"In the book Matilda practices her telekinesis by trying to lift up her father's cigars but it tires her out and it takes her days to get the hang of it while in the movie all she has to do is think about how badly her father treated her and she quickly becomes a pro..."Lucy said to the little ghost girl who blinked.

"Really?..."Dani asked, she honestly didn't know that.

"And that's not even the start of it...Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie and I though it was amazing but I'm just pointing out that they sometimes make changes..."Lucy said honestly.

"Do you think the library has it available?...I'd like to give it a read one of these days...'Dani asked to Lucy, surprising her in the process.

Dani blinked as she saw Lucy pause for a bit, like she was having some sort of internal debate. However Lucy seemed to end it and was now smiling at her.

"If...If you want..You can borrow this one..."Lucy offered, surprising Dani in the process.

"You mean it?..."Dani asked in amazement as Lucy handed her the book.

"Y-Yeah...Just...Just give it back once you are done with it..."The glasses wearing girl said as she watched Dani gleeful look at the book.

"Thanks Lucy, this is really nice of you..."Dani said in a truly appreciating tone, making Lucy blush a bit.

"D-Don't mention it..."Was all that she could say.

Despite the fact that they had all the work done, Dani still had a lot of time before she had to go home and Lucy soon found herself spending the rest of the afternoon with the little ghost girl, who was now listening to some songs with her.

"I gotta say you were right, Dumpty Humpty does rock..."Lucy said as she listened to the song that was normally meant for older kids.

"I can't believe this is the first you hear of it..."Dani asked in an incredulous voice, though she didn't mean anything by it.

She knew Lucy was in elementary school like she was and that most kids listen to "child friendly" bands at this age, she was different since she had full access to her brother's CD's.

"It's my mom mostly, she's pretty strict when it comes to this kind of music..."Lucy said after one of the songs was finished.

"Moms….Am I right?..."Dani said in annoyance as she knew what Lucy was referring to.

She still couldn't believed the kind of restrictions Madde placed on her just because she was still a pre-teen. She was still annoyed that she was forbidden to watch Dead Teacher 5 since it was PG-13 while Danny and Jazz could watch it.

"Sometimes it's a bust being the youngest..."She thought bitterly, but shook it off.

She knew that in her own misguided way, her mom was looking out for her, but that didn't mean Dani had to like it.

Unknown to Dani, Lucy was staring at her with a look of comprehension. She knew now more than ever that Dani definitely wasn't like Lilly or all the other spoiled princess that followed her...Dani even seemed interested when she talked about books instead of growing bored and calling her a nerd.

It...It was nice.

Lucy couldn't help but let out a muffled giggle as she realized all her previous thoughts on the girl before her was wrong.

Dani noticed her giggling.

"What?...What's so funny?..."Dani asked when she saw Lucy's grin.

"Oh...It's nothing...Nothing really..."Lucy said seriously.

"Come on...Tell me..."Dani insisted and Lucy gave in.

"It's...It's just...I'm realizing just how wrong I was about you Dani..."Lucy said looking, confusing Dani in the process.

"What? Wrong about me?..."Dani said in a confused tone of voice.

"I have a confession to make Dani, when I first learned that you coming to our school, I thought you were going to be a snobby, spoiled, celebrity sister who thought she was better than everyone else...basically another Lilly…."Lucy said with some shame in her tone.

"W-What? I'm-..."Dani was cut off when Lucy raised her hand to silence her.

"But I was wrong...I made a quick judgment without getting to know you and I'm very sorry..."Lucy said honestly and Dani could tell she meant it.

"So...That's why she didn't jump on me the first day..."Dani thought as she realized Lucy's previous behavior around her.

It wasn't because she was just shy...Lucy was afraid that she might have been like Lilly due to the fact that she was famous...Dani didn't like being compared to a spoiled brat like that but Lucy said she made a mistake and she seemed genuinely sorry for thinking that she was like that.

"It...It's okay Lucy...I think I get it..."Dani said shaking off that feeling.

"No it's not okay!.."Lucy exclaimed, surprising Dani in the process.

"I judged you without getting to know you and there is no excuse for that.."Lucy said, looking like she was actually disgusted with her actions.

Dani blinked, before a smile wound up on her face.

"It's alright Lucy...I'm not mad… You made a mistake...but you are wrong about one thing...You did make an effort to get to know me and I really appreciate it...you're not at all like all the other kids at school..."Dani said looking down.

"What do you mean?..'Lucy asked curiously.

"I mean, you never once made a big deal over the fact that I'm related to the world hero, and you didn't try to use me in hopes of meeting my brother like Lilly and the others did...and you don't follow me around gushing over "The world heroes little sister"..."Dani said in a depressed tone as she thought about her other classmates who only loved the idea of her.

Lucy looked amaze as she was realizing more and more about the girl before her.

"You...You don't like the attention do you?..'Lucy asked and felt pity when Dani nodded.

"Yeah, at first I tolerated it because...well...I dunno...I thought it would wear off soon enough...but now it's really bothersome….I wish that they would just leave me alone..."Dani sighed.

"I'm sorry about that Dani..."Lucy said, feeling some pity for the famous girl.

It seems being famous...or being related to someone famous wasn't as easy or as glamorous as she thought it was.

"Don't be...If anything I should thank you...You actually made me feel normal for once..."Dani said kindly to the girl.

Lucy looked down to her shoes, feeling strange but happy and Dani was too.

"You're welcome Dani...and...Thank you again for what you did to Lilly..and for helping me with my library book..."Lucy said.

"Anytime...Lilly is a brat and she deserved someone bruising that over inflated ego of hers..."Dani said, earning a chuckle from her.

"You got that right..."Lucy said in between her giggles.

"Is...Is this is what having a friend is suppose to be like?...'Dani whispered but soon realized she was talking out loud and Lucy heard her loud and clear but thankfully she smiled.

"Yes...I think so..."Lucy said smiling, feeling happy for once.

"Are...Are friends?..."Lucy asked to Dani who blinked in surprised before smiling once more.

"Yeah..I think we are...I mean we both hate Lilly...We both love chocolate chip cookies, we both like Dumpty Humpty music and both like reading, right?..."Dani said while Lucy kept nodding.

"Then I think that's enough of a base for a friendship…."Dani said slyly while Lucy looked very happy.

Dani extended her hand before Lucy, who looked at her in confusion.

"Friends?...'Dani asked and Lucy finally got it.

Smiling at the little ghost girl, Lucy took her hand in a quick but firm shake.

"Friends..."Was all that she said.

Dani soon went home, feeling a great weight lifted from her shoulders at the fact that she finally made her first real friend and unknown to her, Lucy was feeling the exact same way.

-To be continued-

Next time on Dani Fenton: School Daze

Sebastian

A/N: Sorry that it''s been a while, but I was on a DannyxEmber fanfic kick for the last few weeks and it's been my main focus, such as my newly completed story "Cupid's Wrath", but I'm back and working on this and my other fics as well.

Anyway, I'm back with this story and those who are wondering, what was Lilly talking about and why did Lucy seem nervous around Sebastian, well wait and see because more of Lilly and Sebastian's relationship will be explained in the upcoming chapters, as well Dani and Lucy's new found growing friendhsip will be fleshed out as well.

Also remember, don't be afraid to PM me if you have any questions or suggestions, I love being in touch with my readers ;)

REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers.

Rogue Deity Master: Sad as it seems but mean, spoiled, snobby kids like that are a dime a dozen...They can be found anywhere really...though the best thing to do is just try and ignore them like Dani is doing with Lilly.

Wiseguy2415: Don't worry, but spoiled brat or not, I think that Lilly is a little more "tamed"than Paulina but I'll leave that up to your own interpretations.

Guest: Thank you and just remember , all reviews are good and acceptable in my book, the fact that you care enough about my story to actually review it means something to me.

LooneyAces: I couldn't have said it any better myself.

Spectre kid: Remember that while I'm trying to give Dani her own identity, I can't deny that the desire to be a hero runs deep in her and remember that she is a free spirit, I think what upsets her more is the fact that Dani is denying her potential here.

DragoonSensei: Yep…

Kimera20 and Poofy: Thank you once more for your kind words :)

Mazamba: That's alright, though my main focus for this fic is friendship instead of romance but I suppose we just have to wait and see what the future has for us.

:) Till next time beautiful people and don't forget to review:)