Chapter 3:

~~~SARALYN'S POV~~~

"Sara... wake up!" Carmen cried, shaking me. I stirred. "Time for school!"

I groaned and got out of bed. I dressed myself in a purple t-shirt and blue jeans. I slid on my tennis shoes and brushed and straightened my hair. As I stumbled downstairs and slumped in the chair, it was the same old thing that happens every time I come to my aunt and uncle's house; Carmen reading a book while Aunt Becca cooked my breakfast and Uncle Carl doing, what else? Blabbing on and on and on about ghosts. Afterwards, Carmen and I slowly snuck out of the house. Danny and his friends were waiting for us.

"Hey, guys." I said. The three waved.

"I'm Sam." the goth girl said. "I'm pretty sure you remember Tucker."

"Yeah, I remember him and his... cheesy flirting."

"HEY!" Tucker exclaimed, stomping his foot. As we walked, the Box Ghost flew in our path. Danny and I both groaned, then looked at each other suspiciously.

"I AM THE BOOOX GHOST!" The Box Ghost boomed, "I have come back to seek my revenge my trapping you within the evil of useless packaging!" I rolled my eyes.

"Look! Over there!" I said, pointing. As soon as everyone was looking, I ran behind a corner and changed forms. Danny Phantom was already there. The Box Ghost shot a ray at me.

"Look out!" Danny cried. I brought together my arms in an X formation in front of my face. An ectoplasmic shield appeared in front of me and richocheted back at the Box Ghost and hit him. Danny used a ghost thermos and sucked the Box Ghost in there. He secured the thermos shut and looked at me curiously.

"What?"

"Nice powers."

"Thanks." I flew off. I changed forms behind the corner again. "Sorry I was gone, I... uh, forgot something at my house." I winked at Carmen. We continued walking.

~~~DANNY'S POV~~~

Another encounter with Lynn. I wonder who she is? It's strange seeing another halfa around here. She could become be my sidekick... Okay, well maybe not. Anyways, I should make it a goal to find out who Lynn really is. That name seems really familar. Maybe it's...?

I glanced at Saralyn. I chuckled and shook my head.

No, it couldn't be. Unless... wait a minute. Why is she staring at me?

I glanced at her again, but she looked away quickly.

~~~SARALYN'S POV~~~

I stared down the hallway.

"Wow," Carmen and I said in unison.

"Now, there are three big things in Casper High that we should warn you about." Danny said, "First off, you should watch out for Mr. Lancer. Make sure you get on his good side, or else you're in trouble."

"Yeah, I got that." I said, glancing at Carmen.

"Second, you should watch out for..." Sam said. She glared at a Latino girl. She had long black flowing hair and blue-green eyes. She wore a pink shirt, blue jean Capris and white flats. "Paulina." Sam gritted her teeth at Paulina. Paulina smirked at Sam and waved at Danny. Danny ignored her.

"And finally, you should watch out for-" Danny said. All of a sudden, a group of boys came up to us and pushed Danny and Tucker down. "-Dash Baxter."

"Hey, Fen-tertainment Tonight!" Dash said. "I got you and your geek friends a toilet with your name on it!"

"Hey!" I cried. "Quit picking on my friends!" I kicked him hard in the shin. Dash cried out in pain and grasped his leg. His friends started laughing along with my friends and me.

"I'M GONNA GET YOU FOR THIS!" Dash cried, running off.

"Good riddance." I smirked. I stopped and quickly covered my mouth. Danny eyed me suspiciously.

Oh, no... I thought. I looked at Carmen with my 'I-think-someone-just-found-out-I'm-a-half-ghost' nervous face. Carmen looked at me with her 'I-can't-believe-you-did-such-a-stupid-thing!' face. She makes that face a lot. I noticed the awkward pause that there was. I let out a pretend yawn.

"Look at the time! We'd better get going!" I said, looking at my wrist. Danny's eyes widened.

Crud... I thought. I grabbed Carmen's arm and hurried off.

"What was that all about?" Sam asked. "Danny?"

"Huh?" Danny said after what just happened. "Oh, yeah, right. I don't know. Hey, let's get to class. The bell's going to ring soon."

~~~DANNY'S POV~~~

I can't believe it! Lynn is really Saralyn! I thought about it, then facepalmed. Wow. How did I miss that?! I'm so stupid!

"Danny! Slow down!" Tucker cried. I then realized that I was walking really fast.

"Danny!" Sam grabbed my shoulder, stopping me. "What's on your mind? Why are you so spaced out?" I bit my lip nervously.

"Guys, there's something that I need to tell you. About Saralyn..."