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 11: Lies from a Grade School Drama Queen

The following day soon came by as Dani was getting ready to head for school. The little ghost girl was currently in her room getting dressed and ready for her day.

"A little more…and there…"She said as she pulled her long dark hair into her signature ponytail. Dani smiled as she checked her reflection and was pleased with the outfit she had used. She was wearing a cute denim jacket, a black top, torn jeans and a pair of black sneakers she had bought the other day.

Needless to say, she liked what she saw.

'Perfect~…'She winked at her reflection before placing her hairbrush down.

Once done, she rushed down stairs where she was met with the smell of fresh waffles and immediately saw a large stack of them on the kitchen table.

"Alright! Waffles!...'She exclaimed as she immediately grabbed more than half of the large pile and soon started wolfing them down.

She was already starting her second waffle when Jazz walked in….."HEY! Leave some for the rest of us!...'Jazz shouted as she saw that her sister took basically the lion share of their breakfast.

"You snooze you lose sis…'She said as she poured more syrup on them.

"Do I smell waffles?..."Danny said as he entered the room and frowned when he watched the scene before him…"Hey what about the rest of us?...'He complained just in time for their parents to walk in.

"Danielle…"Maddie's warning tone came as she walked into the room, along with Jack who looked extra hungry.

"What?...'She asked innocently to her adoptive mother who was unfazed.

"I left about 2 dozen waffles on the table for everyone, so why do I see most of them on your plate?..."Maddie asked with a raise eyebrow to the little girl.

"Uh…Bad timing?..."She said sheepishly and then pouted when Maddie took the large plate and soon started serving the rest of the family.

"Usually its Jack who I have to keep an eye on about this…'Maddie shook her head before laughing to herself while Dani still pouted as she was forced to settle for 4 pieces, counting the two she had crammed down her throat before her mother came in.

Anyway, Dani continued eating while Jack and Danny were wolfing them down much to Jazz's annoyance and Maddie was peacefully eating her own breakfast.

"So you three, any plans for this afternoon?..."Maddie asked her children.

"Not really, I gotta study for my exams and finish working on my thesis…."Jazz said to her mother.

"How's it coming along princess?..."Jack asked once he already finished his waffles, which didn't surprise anyone since he usually the first to finish eating.

"So far, so good…It's quite a challenge since it is likely the first of its kind…."Jazz said proudly before taking a sip of her orange juice.

"Yeah, a complete thesis focusing on ghost envy and how bad it could get…"Danny teased, finding the entire thing ironic.

He knew that just a few years ago at most, if someone had told Jazz that she would ever express any interest in their family's ghost fighting career, enough to intergrade it in her college application, she would have likely denied and blew a gasket over the whole thing but things were different, not just with Jazz but with the whole family. His secret being out and being accepted, his parent's agreement to be more rational and Danielle's adoption were just the cherry on top that there family has changed and that it was for the better.

"What's ghost envy?..."Dani asked, turning her attention to Jazz.

"Oh…It's a state of emotional jealousy, anger, anguish or flat out envy that a person may have against ghosts…'Jazz explained.

"Envy towards ghosts?..."Dani asked with a raised eyebrow.

"My thesis is about known and potential cases were people have expressed envy for whatever reason towards ghost, like their powers, the potential they seem to possess, basically they desire to be like them or even to be them…"Jazz continued, surprising the little ghost girl.

Maddie however looked like she swallowed something sour when her eldest daughter said the last part since it didn't really sit well with her….."Honestly, what sane person would actually want to be a ghost…"Maddie muttered under her breath but soon realized her children had heard her.

'What's wrong with being a ghost mom?..."Danielle asked curiously to her adoptive mother.

While she knew that they were ghost hunters, she didn't necessarily like that tone of voice when her mother said that. After all she and Danny were half ghost, true they didn't ask to be like that, especially in her case but she loved her powers and she didn't see much of a difference between her two forms, they were still a part of her no matter what.

"I…What I meant to say that it's practically suicide! Unlike with Danielle and Danny, people usually have to be dead in order to be a ghost…"Maddie explained hurriedly after noticing the glares from her elder children.

"You'd be surprised mom…."Danny muttered as he recalled a certain event involving a gauntlet and a crazed ring master who was thankfully locked up.

"It's not suicide…and it's not ridiculous…"Jazz muttered under her breath.

"I didn't say that it was ridiculous Jasmine, I 'm proud that you are embracing the family business and I find the topic interesting…"Maddie said honestly to her eldest child.

"Whatever…Later…'She muttered before leaving to go to school not wanting to be there anymore.

She knew that her mother didn't mean anything by that but she didn't like the way she dismissed a person with ghost envy to be unstable…True, it was sometimes an unhealthy state and could become critical but with all the good press her brother has been getting since the Disasteroid, more and more people have expressed interests in ghosts as a whole and as such, the possibility of ghost envy was increasing and she was one of them.

But she wasn't insane and she was definitely not suicidal; she just sometimes wondered what it was like to have ghost powers as well, to be able to fly, walk through walls and basically…basically….she just wanted to be special like her brother was.

She knew that it was rational that she would feel this way given all the amazing things her brother has done over the years…not to mention the newest little addition to the family who has become the object of adoration not only in the house, but practically all of Amity Park, especially since she revealed that she possessed powers as well.

"I gotta get to school…The best way to overcome envy is by being reminded of all the things I should be grateful for, like my perfect GPA…"Jazz thought as she rushed out the door.

'What's with her?...'Dani asked curiously.

"I wish I knew…"Danny said before turning back to his breakfast.

Soon the rest of the family were done with school, Danny had left for Casper High and Dani hopped in the Fenton Family Assault Vehicle with her parents who would soon drop her off at Amity Elementary for another day or learning and socializing with her peers. But Dani was only interested in socializing with one person, a shy bookworm who was kind enough to let her borrow her favorite book, a book she had finished reading last night.

She couldn't wait to talk to her about it.

Later

At Amity Elementary

Principal Elmer Marmel had just arrived to his school, it was early in the morning and the buses were just starting to arrive but it would still be a bit before homeroom would start and some students were coming in to get their stuff from their lockers or go to the cafeteria for a late breakfast.

"Good morning Principal Marmel…"Some students greeted the aged man.

"Good morning students…"He said kindly to the children who went back to their daily business.

Elmer Marmel had been principal of this school for almost 9 years but he had been working as a math teacher for almost 10 years before his big promotion. He had always loved his school, he loved teaching and he loved his job as they principal. Overall, he was content with his position but lately the order has been whack since the arrival of Miss Danielle Fenton. It wasn't that the girl had caused any trouble, but it's been a few weeks and many of the students still flock around the girl, all excited of having the sister of the world hero as a classmate but Elmer knew that the attention just made the poor girl uncomfortable. He had at one point asked if she was having any problems with her classmates but the girl said that there was no problem and said that her classmates were just excited.

Elmer decided to let it slide but Miss Fenton seemed to be a sharp girl and if she was truly being overwhelmed by her peers, he would pick it up.

Speaking of which, the man turned around to seeing his newest student in question walk into the school in the company of another girl whom he recognized as Miss Maslow. Deciding that there was no problem, he realized that he should probably get back to work and soon his receptionist.

"Good morning Principal Marmel…"A plump middle aged woman said.

"Good morning Mrs. Wexler…'He greeted before entering his office.

Once behind the desk, he started his usual morning duties such as the morning announcements, paper work and making sure was in order in the facility he has given half his life to. He still couldn't shake the feeling he's been getting around Miss Fenton, perhaps it was her ghost powers but he couldn't help but feel that something unusual was happening around here.

"I'm being paranoid, this is just an elementary school and just how dramatic can these kids become anyway?...'He thought as he went back to his work.

He completely unaware of the kind of jinx he had just made.

Back in the hall

"So how's the reading coming along?..."Lucy asked.

"I finished it last night…"Dani said happily, surprising the other girl.

"Finished already?...'Lucy asked, feeling pleasantly surprised.

"Oh, I couldn't put it down…"She said smiling… "I can see why it's your favorite Lucy…Matilda is a girl after my own heart…'She said with a smirk.

"Did you read the part where she glued her father's hat to his head and later bleached his hair?...'She asked with a giggle.

"I couldn't stop laughing at that part but I think my favorite was when "Magnus" got payback on the Trunchbull…"Dani said with air quotes and couldn't stop giggling.

"I know what you mean…She had that long coming…"Lucy said to her friend. She felt very happy, she had a friend and she had someone she could take to about books, a person who wouldn't think she was a boring nerd and was actually taking an interest.

It was nice.

As the two girls get chatting about the book, they started to notice that many students' eyes were on them. Dani ignored them since it was likely out of fan interest once more, but Lucy felt a little self-conscious.

"They are staring at us…"Lucy whispered to the dark haired girl.

"Just do what I do and ignore them, it's actually preferable than-…"She was soon cut off when a bunch of students suddenly surrounded them…."This…"She said flatly as she tried to ignore their stares.

'Dani, is it true?..."Christy asked the ghostly girl.

"What?...'She asked in confusion.

"Is it true that you and Sebastian Hayward are a thing?...'Another girl asked her, startling the little ghost girl in the process.

WHAT?!

"W-What are you all talking about?..."Dani asked with a red face.

"You aren't really dating that boy are you?...'Richie, one of the junior A-Listers asked her in a jealous tone.

"No I'm not, what makes you guys think that…"Dani demanded the other students.

"Isn't it true that you and him went to get ice cream yesterday?...'Another student asked and Dani blinked. She suddenly realized what was happening.

It was the curse of the rumor mill.

"We didn't get ice cream together, I was with my brother and we happened to run into Sebastian who was with his nanny, we only talked for like a minute before leaving…"Dani explained to the students, some looked disappointed, others looked like they didn't believe her and, to her surprised, a few seemed relieved.

'So you guys aren't dating?..."A short girl with pigtails asked and smiled when Dani shook her head.

"Looks like she has a crush on him…"Dani thought with a raised eyebrow but snapped out of it when she suddenly felt an arm around her and turned to see Richie

"Well that's a relief…because I was planning on asking if we could get some ice cream after school together…"Richie said rather flirtatiously, much to Dani's annoyance.

Ever since she got here, she noticed the way he looked at her and he would often make a pass, something she tried to discourage as much as possible, especially when the rest of the hall's eyes were on that. Dani was aware that Richie was flirting with her…and she didn't like it.

"Sorry but I don't think I can….Maybe next time…"Dani said not so gently as she tried to shake her pre-teen paparazzi, not caring about the weird smile on the spoiled bpy's face when she left.

"I love a girl that plays hard to get…"Richie thought with interest as he watched Dani walk away.

Sooner or later, she would be his girlfriend. He was almost 12 and he wanted a girlfriend and he wanted the cutest girl to be it. That position was held by Dani, despite Lilly's title, he could see that the new girl beat her by a long shot in the looks department, the only thing that didn't make it obvious was their styles. Lilly was pretty but it depended a lot on her fancy clothes and make up that made her stand out, Danielle on the other hand basically dressed up like a tomboy but her sparkly blue eyes and long, shiny black hair and pretty smile made her look lovely, all it would take was a dress and some lip-gloss and she would totally be a knock out. There was also the subject of her ghost powers and even her ghost form was cute as well, the long white hair and green eyes were very cool and he actually liked the idea of a girlfriend that could fly and change her looks whenever she felt like it.

Needless to say, Dani was cute and her powers were cool and he wanted her, she was single and she confirmed that the rumor about her and Sebastian was false.

"I knew Lilly didn't know what she was talking about…Dani is so going to be mine…"He thought as he went to his own home room, Ms. Phillips homeroom to be precise.

Later

During Lunch time

Dani was getting sick of all of this, all day she had people rushing to her asking if she and Sebastian were dating and she kept telling them that no, that it was a misunderstanding and she would have the displeasure of having some weird boy either her age or young trying to hit on her.

Just how creepy can these kids get?! We were supposed to be elementary school students?!

"I don't know how much more of this I can take…"Dani muttered under her breath but Lucy heard her.

"How do you think that stupid rumor got started?…'Lucy asked.

"I don't know…Maybe someone saw us talking at the ice cream place and assumed the worst…"She said with a sigh, trying to think back.

She didn't recall seeing anyone from school when she and Danny went to get ice cream, the parlor was mostly empty with the exception of her, her brother, Sebastian and his nanny, and also the employees but that goes without saying.

Just who the heck spread that rumor?

"I'm sorry Dani…"Lucy said to her friend who sighed.

"It's just one of the downsides of being famous, people are always going to be making up stories about you…"She said as she recalled the tabloids and all the crazy things they were making up.

She also remembered also having a panic attack when they mentioned cloning only to discover that no one seemed to believe it and she recalled hearing some lady say "HA! What hogwash will they make up next"…before tossing it away, and she noticed that no one else seemed to be taking it seriously.

Her brother said it was the "crazy truth" as he so eloquently put it. When the things you have done or experienced are so outrageous, no one would actually believe that they had actually happened and would believe it to be made up. He even flat out mention it was a major factor in keeping his secret for all those years. He told her not to worry about it and as long as she didn't flat out tell them that she was actually a clone, no one would think that rumor was true.

"This will blow over soon enough…"Dani muttered under her breath but Lucy heard her loud and clear.

"I'll be back in a minute Dani, I got to make a quick at the bathroom…"Lucy said as she left the spot.

Dani stood there, trying hard to ignore her peer. As the little ghost girl had gone to her locker to get her lunch, she noticed something from the end of the hall. She saw that it was Sebastian and he was talking to Lilly.

"What?...'Dani thought in confusion.

They were too far away from her to hear what they were saying but they seemed to be in a deep conversation and Sebastian looked serious about something. After a moment he apparently said something and saw Lilly nodding her head before the boy left, and Dani could see the smirk on her face.

"Huh? What was that about?...'Dani thought in confusion.

Dani narrowed her eyes and soon became invisible, she had a bad feeling about this but she knew that if Lilly was involved, something unpleasant was just around the corner and she wanted to know what it was. The invisible girl sneaked up the grade school drama queen and saw her gossiping with her little followers who were giggling and nodding like idiots at whatever Lilly said.

"Is it true that Sebastian and Dani like each other?...'Some brunette girl asked her leader.

"DUH! Bastie has never exactly been discreet and it's obvious he has designs on dear Danielle…"Lilly said to her followers.

"What?...'Dani yelped but immediately shut up, however the group of girls looked around after hearing that noise but since she was still invisible, they were stumped.

'Did you hear something?...'Carly asked as she looked around before shrugging it off.

"Heh…Must have been some loser or whatever…"Lilly said with a shrug before turning back to her minions.

"Are you sure Lilly? I heard Dani say that she doesn't even like Sebastian like that…"Daisy said to the brunette who shrugged.

"Puh-lease…I like to believe that I know Bastie more than anyone…And I know that he and Danielle will be close soon enough…which means I will be close also…"She said to her minions who nodded.

"What do you mean?..."A girl named Debbie asked her.

"I mean that Sebastian and Danielle are in the same social caste, like me, he is rich and privileged and Danielle is famous and hopefully being around that influence will help her see where she belongs…which is with our kind…."Lilly said as if it was obvious, not that her minions understood but they just kept nodding.

They had been unaware that said ghostly girl had listened to the entire conversation and angrily marched away, feeling a mixture of anger and betrayal. She couldn't believe it!

Sebastian was working with Lilly?! He made the rumor that they were dating?! What the heck?!

But she could see it, the first person who would know about the Ice cream parlor would have been Sebastian, but she just couldn't believe that he would flat out lie and say they were a thing just for the status of being "hooked up" with the world hero's sister!

"I can't believe this! And just when I thought he was a nice guy but he's just a phony fanboy like the rest of them!...'Dani growled as she became visible once more and soon reunited with Lucy who was looking for her.

"Dani, where did you go? What happened?...'She asked when she noticed the sour look on her face.

"Let's just say I found out something that pissed me off…"She muttered angrily. She was about to march away when she noticed Sebastian walk up to her.

"Dani! Hey!..."He said to the girl but was surprised to see the nasty glare.

"What?...'She said hostile-like to the boy much to his confusion.

"Look, I'm not sure if you know but there is some crazy rumor-…'He started but was cut off by the angry ghost girl.

"Oh, I know all about that…No thanks to you…"She hissed.

"Dani…"Lucy exclaimed in shocked, surprised to see Dani act so angry at the boy.

"But Dani, I didn't start that rumor…"He insisted but Dani wouldn't listen.

"Stop lying, I saw you talking to the school princess and I know about your "designs" on me "Bastie", I can't believe I thought you might have been different…"She spat, feeling so angry and hurt by the deception.

Sebastian's eyes widened when he heard that nickname….'Dani, you don't understand I-…"He was ignored as Dani soon became invisible and suddenly Lucy disappeared as well, leaving the dismayed Sebastian all alone in the hall, unable to comprehend what just happened.

"B-B-But I didn't do anything…I was trying to undo the damage caused by that spoiled brat…"He said in a sad voice, upset that Dani just blew him off.

Meanwhile

At the Prison

Freakshow was sitting idly in his dingy little prison cell, ignoring his prison mates and the guards that were routinely checking each cell as he waited patiently for his ride to arrive. His idiotic brute of a cell mate was taking a nap and Freakshow was wise enough not to get on his bad side by waking him up. It's been exactly 24 hours since he had made his one phone call to an old friend that he hope to come and visit him soon and now all he could do was wait.

Suddenly the former ring master felt something land on his shoulder and noticed it looked like a green little ghost bat and he knew it was one of Lydia's.

"It's good to see you…"He whispered to the little create who gave a tiny screech…."It's time to get away from here…Far, far away..."He whispered and the little bat nodded as it understood it's orders and flew away. Freakshow waited and almost five minutes have passed when he heard some sort of commotion and saw the guards running somewhere, possibly to end some stupid fight but he already knew what happening was really.

With his cellmate still sleeping and the guards no longer watching him like a hawk, he turned around to see Lydia enter his cell with that smile on her face.

"Aren't I glad to see you…"He said to the robbed ghost who only sent him a smile, before she wrapped her arms around him and turned him invisible. Freakshow grinned as he finally managed to escape that wretched jail and turned his attention to his loyal partner.

The plan had been very simple, Lydia who help him escape first by distracting the guards by overshadowing some brutes into a fight which they would try and breakup and in the midst of all the confusion, she would sneak him away before they had even noticed.

It had worked and now he was high in the skies and laughed, relishing the escape.

"Well done Lydia…"He said to his partner who only nodded her head.

"Now my dear…How should we celebrate my new found freedom?… Dinner?...Dancing… Exacting my revenge on that Phantom brat who caused us so much trouble?..."He said rhetorically and grinned widely when he saw an evil grin form on her face as soon as he mentioned their enemies name.

Lydia didn't talk much…even when she was still alive but he could always figure out what she was thinking and lucky for him, they always seemed to be in sync, like right now for instance.

"Ah…So exacting our revenge it is…And I do believe I have a plan that will be able to accomplish it…"Freakshow said as he pulled out a piece of paper from his prison jumpsuit, it was a newspaper clipping he had managed to sneak in. He showed it to Lydia, who raised an eyebrow at it.

It was a picture of a small child, a young girl that looked no older than 12 at most, who was smiling cutely to the camera as she stood next to the ghost boy and Lydia noticed there was something of a resemblance between the two.

"This girl goes by the name of Danielle Fenton…Also known as Danielle Phantom…According to the news, she's that accursed Phantom's adoptive sister…and she is also half ghost like he is…"Freakshow explained to his partner who looked surprised of the existence of another halfa.

"I'm not sure how this child came to possess her powers but it doesn't matter to us…if we play our cards right…She will be our new little pawn…The perfect tool to be used against that irksome ghost boy…."He said darkly and notice an evil smile forming on Lydia's face, confirming that she liked this possibility.

"Now my dear, let us fly off dramatically so that we may commence with our new plot…'Freakshow said and soon started laughing as he and Lydia flew far away to a new location

One thing that was for sure, Amity Park's newest halfa was in for a rude awakening in the near future.

-To be continued-

Next time on Dani Fenton: School Daze

Plots and Revelations

A/N: Uh OH, Freakshow just bust out and Dani is mad at Sebastian. Things are really tensing up here. Also for those who were wondering about Maddie's comment, remember that while she and Jack accept Dani and Danny, years of prejudice doesn't disappear overnight and it's likely it will take them time to get used to other ghosts that aren't their own blood.

Also the Lilly-Sebastian thing will be further explained next chapter and Dani will be facing more drama than she imagined.

Stay tuned everyone.

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