Chapter Seventy-Five: Heat

The last time they had been in Sam's room alone, he had snuck a kiss on her while she slept. She closed the door and locked it, turning to face him as she heard the bracelet fall to the floor, white rings covering the teen's body before Danny was revealed. She smiled and walked over to him, kissing him deeply.

He seemed surprised, but reacted well enough. He was surprisingly warm for a ghost, she noted, but assumed it was because of his human traits. "Danny," she breathed. "it's really been too long since we were alone together. But…I'm just not sure what to do now that we are."

"Last time we were alone, you were doing my makeup. Before that, we were just friends." Danny pulled her to the bed and sat down on the edge with Sam sitting next to him. "It's all so new to us."

She nodded. "How does Dan do it? I mean, be romantic without feeling awkward?"

"Well, he's got a lot of practice." Danny grumbled.

"What do you mean?" Sam blinked.

"I mean that Valerie is not the only one that Phantom is with." Danny sighed heavily. "But that's a whole big can of worms I'd rather not share."

She nodded, blinking. "Okay, then."

"Then again, maybe it's just because of how he is. He's always been more…likable?" Danny rubbed the back of his head. "And then there's me…"

"You're just fine the way you are." Sam kissed him gently. "I don't need a knight in shining armor." She took his hand, lacing her fingers with his.

Her fingers were smaller, more delicate than Dan's. Danny decided he liked it and held on tighter, wrapping his free arm around her and kissing her deeply. She gripped his t-shirt with her free hand, her eyes closed as she parted her lips a bit.

He didn't really know what he was doing. He only had dirty books and Dan's mind to work with, but he slipped his tongue in and they tangled together as they lay back on her bed, their bodies tangling together as they finally broke the kiss, both panting for breath.

It wasn't that he really needed to breathe, but he was feeling excited and winded and she was giving him such an intense gaze with half-lidded amethyst eyes and it made his ecto-blood rush faster through his body, his face blushing green as he kissed her again.

And then he felt a spark as she touched the skin that had been exposed when his shirt hiked up as they lay down. Blushing, he stroked her cheek and then moved his hand down her side, their other hands still laced together.

His mind started to cloud, surely shutting out Dan, as she tugged his shirt up higher and felt the skin beneath. Aside from the dull green glow around his body and the green blush on his face, it was hard to tell that he wasn't alive. Her fingers trailed up his skin, sending shivers through his body, and he started to slip his hand under her shirt, looking at her face to see if she would object. She didn't, and even kissed him before whispering to continue.

Their hands finally broke apart as they began to undress each other, kissing each other over and over again as they did. Then they were under the covers together, kissing and stroking as their bodies moved together. If the door wasn't locked, then surely Tucker would've come up to check on the commotion the bed was making as Sam and Danny made love.

Her eyes, her skin, her breasts, her entire body had Danny lost in ecstasy, and her soft moans and little whispers for more made him understand why Phantom was so willing to do this so often. Unlike Phantom, though, Danny was very picky about who he was with.

"Danny…" He heard Sam breath in his ear. "Danny…I love you…"

"I love you too." Danny whispered. His grip on her hips tightened before he kissed her again, loving the feel of her soft lips on his.

"About time." Dan remarked to himself as he was shut out.

"Hm?" Jazz looked up from her book.

"Nothing." He smiled and then looked at Valerie sitting across from him. "I believe it's your move, love."

"I know, I'm thinking!" Valerie held up a "Wait" finger, looking at the chess board with an intense expression.

"Take your time." Dan sat back, looking over at Tucker and Vlad's own match. To Tucker's delight, Vlad had a holographic version of chess that had the pieces up above a machine. They were both staring intensely at the pieces as it replayed the last move for Tucker.

"Having trouble, Mr. Foley?" Vlad asked with an amused expression.

"S-Shut up!" Tucker pushed the reply button again, trying to think of how he screwed up. Finally, he made a move. "There!"

Vlad raised an eyebrow and made his move. "Check."

"Gueh?!" Tucker groaned. "Dan, help!"

"Nope, I've got my own game." Dan smirked. "Get out of it yourself."

"I'm sure James would…" Tucker grumbled. "Where is he, anyway?"

"Who knows?" Vlad shrugged. "It's still your move."

"Guuuuuh!" Tucker held his head, trying to wrack his brain for ways out of this mess. He moved his King.

"Still in Check." Vlad told him.

"Man…" Tucker sighed. "I'm not gonna win, am I?"

"Well, if you have that attitude you won't." Vlad sat back in his seat, watching him with an amused expression.

"My Lord?" The door opened and maid looked in. "It's time for dinner."

"Is it that late already?" Vlad looked at a clock on the wall. "So it is. We'll finish after dinner." He got up.

"Can't we just start over?" Tucker asked as he followed Vlad out.

They arrived at the dinner table and Vlad noticed two people absent. "Dan, would you locate your brother, please?"

"Right." Dan headed off, going to Sam's room. He paused before knocking twice. "Dinnertime!"

He heard some kind of ruckus inside and tried the doorknob. "You guys okay?"

"Uhm…yeah!" He heard Danny reply. "We'll be down in a bit!"

"Don't be too long." Dan walked off.

"Wow, how late is it?" Sam asked as she fastened her bra.

"Uhm…Dark o'clock?" Danny pulled on his pants and looked at himself in Sam's mirror. "Geez, I'll have to wash my face…"

"I should shower, but we don't have time." Sam sighed as she pulled on her shirt and skirt.

"That was good, though. We should, uhm, do it again sometime." Danny blushed.

Sam blushed and handed him his bracelet. "Here, you'll need this."

Danny finished dressing and then formed an ecto-ball, using it to clean himself up. "Sorry, wish I could use it on you…"

"It's fine." She shook her head. "I'll just wash my face."

He fastened the bracelet and headed out. "See you at dinner."

Dan was waiting at the top of the stairs for him and was giving a sly grin. "Stop it." Danny frowned.

"You two finally did it." He hummed. "Apparently all it took was for her to see you look like your proper self."

"Shut up." Danny huffed.

Sam came out a bit later, halting when she saw Dan at the top of the stairs. "Do you…need something?"

"I'm just teasing Danny." Dan smiled and walked downstairs. "C'mon, lovebirds."

Sam glanced at Danny. "Does he know?" She whispered.

"Well, I cut connection before we…go into it, but our minds are connected so it's hard to hide things from him." He explained quietly, walking down with her. She'd cleaned up nicely, for having to rush it.

"That…must really suck." Sam grimaced.

"It's good at times." Danny smiled and walked into the dining room with her. "Sorry we're late."

"We got caught up with talking." Sam said as she took her seat.

'Talking. Right.' Danny heard in his head and jabbed Dan in the seat next to him with his elbow.

'That's enough out of you.' Danny thought as he started to eat. Agh, if only he could manually cut the connection!

After dinner, they all went to the den and Tucker and Vlad returned to their game. Sam went to pick out a book and blinked, seeing The History of the Ghost Zone among all the others. How had Valerie NOT seen this? Sighing, she pulled it out and put it back in backwards before picking another book.

She had to admit, she hadn't known what to do with her life when she wasn't visiting Danny. The ghosts hadn't been active in Amity Park, and her parents were trying to help her get over Danny. They'd never liked him anyway and she knew it, thought she was a bad influence and that his family was crazy. Her parents—shit! She bit back the curse to avoid people asking questions and left the room, grabbing Danny's arm as she and pulling himfrom where he was watching Vlad and Tucker's game.

"H-Hey, what?" He looked at her as she pulled him up to her room.

She shoved him in and then shut the door. "God, what if I end up pregnant?" She asked, looking at him. "My parents will freak out! And what would I tell them?"

Danny blinked. "I…don't know if a human and a ghost can reproduce together, but uh…yeah, that IS a question."

"And if I DO have a baby, what will it be? Human? Ghost? Half of both?" She groaned, holding her head. "Why did we do that, Danny?"

"Because it seemed like a good idea at the time." He rubbed the back of his neck. "We were in the heat of the moment."

"Yeah." Sam nodded then sighed, hugging him. "And I really enjoyed it, but we really shouldn't have done it…what if something comes of it? Would I have to leave Amity Park, so your parents don't find out?"

"You could live here with me." Danny offered. "Y'know, if it comes to it. And if the baby has powers, we can train it."

"Oh, we're talking about it so easily…" Sam sighed, clinging to him. "What're we gonna do, Danny…"

"I don't know." He admitted, wrapping his arms around her. It was true, his father must not ever know. Especially since he had WANTED to see what kind of baby Danny would have. He grit his teeth. "One thing for sure, if it happens then you'll definitely have to move here. If dad…" He faded off, not wanting to tell her the truth. He couldn't, even Vlad didn't know the whole truth.

Sam could tell he was hiding something, and it had to do with Danny's father. Still, prying was the worst idea right now. "We should…go back to the others."

He nodded, unlocking the door and opening it. "Keep in touch, and let us know if you think that you're...well…"

Sam nodded, walking out of the room with him. "I will, for sure."