Moi-Moi: For their support here on FF, this chapter is dedicated to Applejax XD and Destiny W. *slowly drowns in an ocean made of my tears of gratitude* :'-D
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Kagome laid on her side on her bed as she stared blankly at her wall. She'd been laying in this position from the moment her friends had left that afternoon. Danny had offered to stay with her, but she'd denied the chance. She wanted to be alone. She needed to think about a few things.
Good and bad witches. Kagome had always known that ghosts and witches didn't get along. But she had no idea how deep the hatred between them ran. That ghost, Skulker, looked like he genuinely hated her without even knowing her. He did have a reason to though. She nearly turned him into a puddle of ectoplasm.
But she hadn't meant to! She just touched him with her magically-charged hands. She'd touched Danny all the time and he never melted into a puddle. How was she supposed to know that her powers were so...deadly? What she needed was some help- serious help.
Hearing two, soft knocks on her bedroom door, Kagome called out, "Come in."
"Hello, Kagome. How are you feeling?" Vlad asked and poked his head into the room.
"I'm fine."
Kagome kept up her staring contest with the wall, despite Vlad entering and coming over to stand next to her bed. "Your mother says that you had quite the day today. I'm sorry your outing with your friends was ruined," Vlad said with a frown.
"S'okay. I can go shopping anytime," Kagome replied.
Vlad folded and unfolded his arms over his chest. It was usually a lot easier to talk to Kagome. He had actually been able to get along quite well with Kagome. Their camaraderie had almost made Vlad wish that he had had children. "Are you hungry? Dinner is almost ready," Vlad prompted.
"I'll be down in a little while."
Vlad sighed before sitting on the edge of the bed. "I won't pretend to understand what you're feeling. Nor will I pretend to know the first thing about talking to teenagers. But I'm willing to objectively listen to whatever it is that is bothering you," Vlad tried. Was he even doing this right? Teenagers could be so temperamental. It was so easy to say the wrong thing. Maybe he should let Kimiko handle this? But he did want to help. Not for appearance's sake, but because he was genuinely worried about Kagome.
It took a while, but eventually she did respond to him. "I've only just found a way to control my magic, but all the control in the world won't help me if I don't have any idea how to use it. I nearly killed a ghost today going off of my instincts. That's scary. What if Skulker was right and all witches are instinctively ghost hunters?"
"Well then I would say that your mother does an excellent job of proving him wrong," Vlad answered. He would have to have a chat with Skulker about this. He couldn't have his employee going around and threatening this family.
"...She does. Doesn't she?" Kagome asked while sitting up slowly. Vlad watched Kagome stare at her wall with a look of intense consideration before realization took over. "That's it! Thank you, Vlad!" Kagome shouted happily while quickly embracing him. Before he could even respond, she was quickly dashing out of the room.
"Glad I could help?" Vlad said while standing with a shrug.
Kimiko was in the middle of resting the lasagna she had made onto the kitchen table when Kagome had suddenly slid on socked feet into the room. "Mama!" she shouted excitedly before rushing over to Kimiko. "I need your help."
"With what? What's going-"
"That ghost, Skulker, said that all witches are evil, ghost hunters. But, he was wrong. You're not like that, mama. You know how to use your magic without hurting anyone. You have to teach me," Kagome explained quickly.
"Mom's giving magic lessons now?" Judai questioned from where he sat at the table with a smirk. He was slipping bits of food to Aki under the table as his eyes went back and forth between his mother and sister.
"Yes. She is," Kagome asserted.
Kimiko's mouth opened and closed several times in shock. "Now, Kagome. I'm not sure I'll be too much help. I'm not even sure where to begin. I had to learn it all on my own. My mother wasn't the best teacher," Kimiko said.
"But you know it all now. You can teach it to me. You gave me all the books, mama. But none of that really helped this afternoon," Kagome argued. "I nearly melted a ghost and I could barely heal you when you were hurt!"
"You melted a ghost!? That's so cool!" Judai exclaimed with a grin. Kagome shot her brother an annoyed look.
"Kagome, it's not as easy as you think. You're asking me to teach you how to use your magic in a way totally opposite to how it works," Kimiko reasoned. At Kagome's quickly dropping expression, Kimiko sighed. It really wasn't a simple thing. There are just some things that can't be changed. Out of the corner of her eye, Kimiko spotted Vlad standing in the doorway. When she glanced at him, he was giving her an encouraging gesture with his hands. "I don't think it's possible to learn how to not harm ghosts with our powers. But I'm sure I can find something to teach you about helping them," Kimiko acquiesced.
Kagome gave a thousand-watt smile before tackling her mother in a tight hug. "Thank you, mama! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
Judai poked at the food on his plate with a small pout. "I still think melting them sounds pretty cool..." he grumbled.
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"Magic lessons?" Danny repeated as he watched Kagome run her brush through her hair. He was lounging on her bed with his back against her headboard. "I don't get it. Wasn't she teaching you before?"
"Sort of. But, not like this. It was mostly hands off learning before, but now she's been more hands on," Kagome explained. "It also wasn't helping that I wasn't spending a lot of time practicing."
"You were doing magic all the time when I was around," Danny pointed out.
"Yeah. But those were just little spells and I always had a book to reference. My mom can do spells and brew potions from memory," Kagome replied. Once she was satisfied with her hair, she placed the brush down onto the table and gave Danny a serious look. "When my mom was hurt, I could barely do anything to help her, Danny. And if ghosts are going to be coming back, more people could get hurt. What if it was you? It's not like you can go to a hospital and get immediate care. If I can protect the people I care about, I want to learn how."
Care about? She cared about him? What did that mean? Did she like him? She probably meant as a friend. Like how Dam and Tucker cared about him. 'Focus, Fenton.' Danny nodded and went over to Kagome with a small, encouraging smile on his face. "Don't worry. I get it. I'm glad you have someone to help you figure this all out. I'll help you however I can," Danny said and rested his hand on her shoulder.
Kagome's eyes went from his hand, up to his face, before landing on his hand again. With a sort of awkward noise, Danny took his hand away before slipping it into his pocket and out of sight. Giggling softly, Kagome stood up from her vanity and faced Danny directly with a knowing look. "You don't have to tell me twice, Danny. I know you have a superhero complex and can't stop yourself from helping people," Kagome teased and walked around him.
"Superhero complex?" Danny repeated skeptically.
Kagome rolled her eyes good naturedly. "Don't try to pretend that if you heard some random person crying out for help, you could ignore them," Kagome said and turned to leave.
Superhero complex? He didn't have a superhero complex. Danny was about to argue with her, but stopped when he saw Kagome suddenly trip and fall onto the floor. Argument banished from his mind, Danny was at her side in an instant. "Are you okay?" Danny asked with his hands hovering over her.
"No. My ankle," Kagome groaned with a pained look on her face.
"Should I get some ice or something? Here. Let me help you up," Danny said and moved to wrap his arms around her. His arms were around her back and under her knees, fully ready to lift her off the floor when he felt Kagome shaking. With a curious expression, he glanced at her. She was...laughing? Danny frowned at her. "You're hilarious," he said dryly.
"I'm sorry," Kagome said between giggles. It took a while, but she eventually won a smile from her pouty friend. He even chuckled a bit with a shake of his head. "It's actually a very nice trait to have. Everyone loves a hero," Kagome said and patted his cheek lightly.
In the middle of the two sitting on the floor of Kagome's bedroom and smiling at each other, the bedroom door quietly swung open. So wrapped up in their inside joke, they hadn't noticed that they'd been caught until a pair of black slack and polished dress shoes were only a few feet away. Danny was quick to remove his arms from around Kagome and stand while Kagome pulled herself onto her feet and dusted out her clothes. Vlad raised a brow at the two before clearing his throat. "Kagome, your mother says that dinner is ready," Vlad informed.
"T-thanks, Vlad. I'll go down right now," Kagome said and quickly exited the room.
Vlad watched her go before giving Danny an even stare. "Daniel, this may be an old fashioned notion, but I highly doubt that it is appropriate for a young man to be in a young woman's bedroom unsupervised," Vlad pointed out with a narrowed gaze.
Danny glared back. "Not that it's any of your business, Plasmius, but we were just talking," Danny said with a roll of his eyes. Danny tensely walked around Vlad with a scoff. "We're not little kids, Vlad. We're seventeen," Danny said before leaving.
"Now, why doesn't that reassure me?" Vlad muttered to himself before leaving the room and closing the door behind him. In the few months he'd spent with Kagome's family, he'd actually formed a very nice routine and relationship with this family. Even his relationship with Judai was coming along. Slowly, but surely. Despite not actually having any family relation to Kagome, Vlad couldn't help but feel slightly protective of the girl. Vlad knew that Daniel was probably one of the most respectable young men in this town, but old habits were hard to break.
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Walker faced the squadron of guards that he had assembled for the most important task of their afterlives. To be perfectly truthful, most of his men were spineless followers. Just watching them stand at attention with eyes filled with doubt and anxiety was enough to disgust and annoy him. Bullet stood at his side with a look of pure seriousness on his face. Walker always knew that Bullet sometimes let his command go to his head. The ghost often thought of himself as bigger than he actually was. But still, there wasn't anyone more loyal to take up the position of his second in command.
"Now, listen up. You are to follow Bullet to the human world and apprehend the criminals. I expect absolute professionalism. Get the job done," Walker said in his customary drawl with his arms folded behind his back. "Any questions?"
Walker was surprised when a hand actually went up. He couldn't remember the guard's name, and probably wouldn't care to find out. The timid looking ghost looked around at the others floating next to him before speaking. "Sir, h-how are we supposed to catch a witch?"
"My intel tells me that this witch is untrained and inexperienced. It shouldn't be too much of a hassle if your smart and fast," Walker answered. "Once you return with the witch in custody, we'll focus on the other one and the ghost child. Dismissed."
"You heard the warden! Let's move!" Bullet immediately shouted before leading the small, reluctant army away. A witch. A witch! He was going to take down an "all powerful" witch. This wasn't some petty criminal or a runaway werewolf. This was a serious threat to all ghosts everywhere. Bullet smirked.
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Going for morning walks with Aki usually left Kagome feeling peaceful and refreshed for the day to come. Based on last night's dinner events, she would need at least three walks to calm her nerves. She'd never thought that family dinner with Vlad and Danny could be so tense and stressful. She knew that Danny still greatly disliked Vlad while Vlad wasn't too fond of Danny. But she'd still hoped that dinner would have gone smoother. Unfortunately, Vlad's talent for antagonizing Danny, Danny's short temper, and a table full of lasagna wasn't a good mix.
Kagome and her mother had done their best to keep the dinner conversation to safe topics, such as the weather or Aki learning how to play dead. But it had always somehow gotten back to Vlad's less than subtle attempts at poking fun at Danny. All subjects were fair game for Vlad, from Danny's less accomplished control over his powers to his unruly hair. Of course, Danny hadn't taken the teasing lightly. All aspects of Vlad's character as well as his past... transgressions were hinted at. By the end of the meal, Danny had been an inch away from transforming, Vlad had had his plate of food splattered onto his face by an ecto-blast, Judai was dying of laughter (lucky), Kagome had hung her head in frustration, and Kimiko had been extremely vocal about the mess on her walls. Needless to say, it would be quite some time before anyone even thought of trying that again.
Ending their walk in the park, as usual, Kagome kneeled down to unclip the leash from Aki's collar. With excited pants, Aki stared up at her with wide eyes. "Alright. Alright. I'm coming," Kagome said as she tucked away the leash in her messenger bag before pulling out a used tennis ball. She laughed at Aki's sudden burst of energy. "Okay. Ready? I'll time you. Go get it!" Kagome exclaimed and chucked the ball as hard as she could. Like a bullet, Aki dashed off after it, retrieved the ball, and ran back over. "Twenty-six seconds. Impressive," Kagome praised as she accepted the ball. With a smirk on her face, Kagome said, "Bet you can't find it a second time."
Using her magic to temporarily turn the ball invisible, Kagome once again tossed it. Despite being invisible, Aki was quick to set out after it, his nose buried in the grass. Kagome watched him search with her eyes glancing at her watch. When Aki suddenly barked loudly before trotting over to her with his jaw open, Kagome smiled. It looked like Aki was passing her nothing but air, but Kagome knew better. "Good boy. Fifty-four seconds. I can't get anything past you," Kagome said and scratched behind Aki's ears.
"Kagome?"
She knew that voice. Oh boy. Standing slowly, Kagome turned to face none other than Dash Baxter with a small smile on her face. So far, she'd managed to go the first two weeks of summer vacation without running into Dash. It's not that she was avoiding him per say. She was just going through extra lengths to make sure that they didn't run into each other in public. She didn't hate Dash. She just didn't care for his flirty behavior. "Hello, Dash."
"Hey. I didn't know you have a dog. I guess that's something new we have in common," Dash said.
Kagome raised a brow at him in confusion before hearing a high-pitched yip. Glancing down, Kagome was surprised to see a brown Chihuahua at Dash's feet. She hadn't pegged Dash for the type to own a Chihuahua. Personally, she didn't care for the small, yappy dogs. "Yeah. Go figure," Kagome responded.
"So, listen. I don't know if you heard, but there's going to be this carnival coming to town next weekend. Normally, that stuff is kind of lame, but if you're into it..." Dash trailed off.
"I heard about it. Danny and I already bought tickets," Kagome said. Her eyes widened slightly. "Well, we bought tickets for us and Sam and Tucker. The four of us. We're all going. Together. Not just me and Danny..." Kagome sputtered and nearly hung her head. Great. This was why people thought they were dating...
"That's cool... Paulina and I are going. I might win her one of those stuffed animal things. She's really into that," Dash said in a casual voice as he shrugged and folded his arms over his chest. Was it working? Kagome didn't look jealous. Maybe she was good at acting? Great. Now, he had to get Paulina to go with him... Since she'd ended their on-again-off-again relationship last time, he'd probably have to play the role of "desperate ex" just to get her to go out with him again.
Kagome wasn't sure whether or not to congratulate the boy. Personally, she felt that Dash and Paulina's casual approach to dating was probably the worst example there was to healthy relationship. But what did she know? The most experience she had with a boy was that "barely happened" kiss she'd shared with Danny last year. Fortunately, she was spared from having to share her reservations about Dash's dating habits when Aki suddenly started growling lowly with his teeth bared. The brown Akita was snarling at the bushes behind the teens with his fur standing on end. Without a second of warning, Aki took off into the bushes with loud barks. "Aki! Come back here!" Kagome called out and proceeded to give chase.
Dash hesitated for only a second before picking up his dog, Pookie, and following after the girl. The dog was probably chasing after a squirrel or something. Or, at least, that's what Dash had thought the dog was chasing. When he had caught up to Kagome, he'd frozen up on the spot when he saw that her dog was snarling after two ghosts that were dressed in matching, security uniforms. One ghost pointed its green baton at them and shouted, "You there! Freeze! You're under arrest!"
Dash screamed. It wasn't his proudest moment. But to be honest, it was a reflex. Besides, it was the expected response to scream and run for your life when a ghost was near. I mean, have you seen what a ghost can do? They don't just shake some furniture and make those creepy moaning noises, despite what the Paranormal Entity movies would have you believe. Based on these facts, Dash felt that it was totally appropriate to run for his life and scream at the top of his lungs for help. He was surprised when Kagome had grabbed his wrist, cut him off mid-scream, and proceeded to pull him away from the scene. He ran behind her with Pookie tucked under his arm for safety and his eyes jumping around the forest. "Do you even know where you're going? Everything looks the same to me!" Dash exclaimed.
"Almost anywhere is better than back there!" Kagome shouted back at him. This was not how she planned for her morning to go. While she was confident in her ability to protect herself from the ghosts, she wasn't so enthused about having to do it in front of Dash. Based on Dash's response to those two ghosts, she had the oddest feeling that he would freak out in the worst way possible if he saw her doing magic. The existence of witches and magic were a secret for a reason. Humans had a tendency to despise and fear things they didn't understand. Just the idea that witches existed had led to mass hysteria and gruesome witch hunts. Nope. It would be better if her family's magic stayed secret. Spotting some ghosts flying past ahead, Kagome quickly stopped before pushing Dash into some bushes to hide. The jock made some surprised noises, but she was quick to cover his mouth with her hand and shoot him and urgent look. Even Aki was doing a better job of keeping low and quiet. Peeking out slowly, Kagome watched four more ghosts fly by. How many of them were out here!?
Fear. Terror. Panic. Was he going to die out here? He couldn't die out here! He had a future! He was supposed to go off to college on a football scholarship! What about prom!? Glancing at Kagome, Dash was shocked at how calm she looked. She didn't look freaked out at all! Idly, Dash couldn't help but realize how close together they were in this bush. He nearly rolled his eyes. Of all the times to get stuck close together with Kagome. They had to be running for their lives. Crap luck and timing.
"Come on. The coast is clear," Kagome whispered before standing and walking out from the bush.
"Then let's get out of here," Dahs fired back urgently. Quickly, the pair took off towards what they hoped was a way out of the forest.
"Freeze!"
Kagome skidded to a stop as a ghost with an eye patch and red cape was suddenly glaring at her with two of those security ghosts flanking him. Aki was growling at her side and Kagome could hear Dash panicking behind her. "We're dead. We're so dead. I can't die. Please don't let me die out here," he was repeating quickly.
Losing her patience, Kagome snapped out, "Dash! Shut up!" Hearing immediate silence from the boy, Kagome felt a twinge of guilt at her rough treatment. "Thank you," she said in a softer tone.
"There's no where to run," Eye Patch said while taking a step forward.
"Where's Danny Phantom?" Dash fretted. Danny? Probably still in bed sleeping. Taking a step backwards, Kagome slipped her hand into her messenger bag and felt around inside. If she moved fast, she could probably incapacitate the ghosts without Dash noticing.
"Hands where I can see them!" Eye Patch yelled and pointed a gun at her. Dash screamed again as both he and Kagome's hands shot straight up into the air. Kagome glared harshly at the ghost. With a vicious snarl and no hesitation, Aki pounced at Eye Patch Ghost and sunk his teeth into the ghost's arm. "Argh! Magical dog! I can't phase it off! Get it off me!"
Taking advantage of the distraction, Kagome quickly pushed Dash down onto the ground and out of the line of fire. As quick as she could, Kagome grabbed the salt shaker from her bag and poured out a handful.
Dash could hear Pookie whimpering into his chest. The tiny dog was shaking in his arms as Dash laid on the dirt. Like his four-legged friend, Dash was closing to shaking his letterman. But he had to do something. He was the guy! He was supposed to fight off the attacker. Right? But how do you fight off a ghost? He'd seen Danny Phantom fight off ghosts before. It couldn't be too hard... Rolling over onto his back, Dash prepared himself for the fight he was about to take on, but stopped. His eyes widened as he watched Kagome toss her bag to the side before rushing at the ghost who had just pointed a gun at them. He was about to scream at her, but his screams died out when he saw her skillfully take the gun away from the ghost before landing a punch directly on the ghost's nose.
The ghost cried out in pain while clutching his nose. "She got me! Don't just stand there! Get her!"
With jaw slightly agape, Dash watched the two ghosts slowly float towards Kagome. Before they could get two close, she fired two, warning shots of a green ray at the ground in front of the ghosts. With terrified screams, the ghosts dropped their batons and flew off. 'Woah,' Dash couldn't help but think.
"Fine. I'll bring you down myself," Eye Patch said before charging at Kagome.
It was like watching a really well choreographed fight scene from a martial arts movie. Dash never would have expected it from Kagome. She was so small and nice and stuff. Who knew she could kick serious butt!? That ghost didn't stand a chance. None of his punches hit their target, but all of Kagome's punches and kicks hit their marks. She didn't even need the gun! With a final roundhouse kick to the head, Kagome knocked the ghost out cold.
Taking a few deep breaths, Kagome turned to where she had pushed Dash to find him staring at her with an astonished gaze. She had been completely focused on the fight just a few seconds ago, but now that the threat was averted, she could feel the bashfulness sinking in. "I... I know a little karate," Kagome offered.
"That is so cool," Dash replied.
"Let's just get out of here," Kagome said and led Dash away from the area.
"Yeah. Totally," Dash said in a dazed voice. Geez. Fenton was one lucky loser...
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Later that morning, Kagome was delicately wrapping a bandage around Aki's front leg on the floor in her bedroom. She had long since split up from Dash and returned home to her mother's worried questioning. Judai had been excited to hear her story of "major butt kicking", but Kimiko had to take several deep breaths to calm her rising blood pressure. Now, Kagome was tending to Aki while her mother was out searching for any remaining ghosts with Vlad. "You were so brave, Aki. Like a real fighter," Kagome praised and rubbed the dog's belly.
"Tell me again what the ghost with the eye patch wanted," Judai said as he stared at his sister from where he laid on her bed.
"I don't know. They kept saying something about me being under arrest," Kagome repeated.
"So, they wanted to arrest you? For what?"
"I don't know," Kagome replied and closed the first aid kit.
"That's dumb," Judai commented before staring down at Aki. "I thought it was a dumb idea to feed Aki herbs to make him impervious to ghosts, but it was actually pretty smart. He really saved your butt today."
"You can tell mom that when she gets back home," Kagome said and picked up the first aid kit from the floor.
Judai was about to say something else, but the words died on his tongue when Danny Phantom suddenly popped into the room and the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open roughly by Sam and Tucker. "Geez. Do none of your friends know how to knock?" Judai commented with a roll of his eyes before leaving.
"We heard about the ghost attack," Sam started.
"Are you hurt?" Danny asked with a panicked expression and flew over to her to observe her.
"No..." Kagome responded as Danny flew around her several times. "How did you-"
"News travels fast in this town. Especially when Dash is going around telling people that you're some kind of ninja that beat up a ghost," Tucker inputted.
Kagome sighed and shook her head. "Thanks for the concern, guys. But, I'm fine. If anything, you should be more worried about Dash."
"It's just that this is the second time you've fought a ghost off. There could be something up," Sam suggested. "Trust us on this one. We've been doing this for a while and these things aren't usually coincidental."
"Well, I'm not sure what we can do about it now. My mom and Vlad have been out searching the park, but they haven't seen any signs of ghost activity," Kagome said.
"Maybe the ghosts all ran off?" Tucker suggested.
"If that's the case, do you think we should take a trip into the Ghost Zone and see what's up, Danny?" Sam asked.
"Uh, yeah. My parents are out chasing ghosts. We can go now," Danny said offhandedly. "You guys go on ahead. I'll catch up," Danny said. Sam and Tucker exchanged a look before leaving the room and shutting the door behind them.
Deciding not to comment on Danny's strange behavior, Kagome asked instead, "Do you want me to come with you?"
"No. That's okay. You've had enough ghost encounters for one day," Danny denied. "Just promise me that you'll stay out of trouble?"
"I always stay out of trouble. I can't help it that trouble finds me," Kagome replied with a smirk. She had been only joking with him, but at Danny's slightly saddened expression, Kagome sobered up. "Hey. Are you okay?"
"This is the second time that one of my enemies has attacked you and I wasn't even there to help. What if it's my fault?"
"Is that what you're acting all weird about? Danny, it's not your fault. I'll have you know that none of the ghosts who've attacked me have even mentioned you," Kagome said.
"Well, I still should have been there to help you. You know that you could have called me today. Right?" Danny insisted.
"I'm sure you realize how hard it is to wake you up in the morning. Besides, how would I have explained to Dash why I'm calling you and not the police?" Kagome replied.
"I don't care what Dash would have thought," Danny brushed off. "You could have called. I would have gotten up for you. Heck, I would have run to you in my pajamas if I had to."
She couldn't help but laugh at the mental image. "There's that superhero complex talking again," Kagome said with a teasing smile. "Thank you, Danny. But you don't need to feel like you have to protect me all the time. I am fully capable of defending myself."
"I know. It just gives me peace of mind," Danny said with a sigh as his gloved hand ran through his snow white hair. Kagome didn't doubt any of Danny's words for a second. He had a knack for really knowing how to warm you up from the inside out with his sweet words and kind gestures.
It was time for him to go. He was getting dangerously close to doing something that would not only freak Kagome out, but it would probably ruin their friendship too. He'd been relatively good at respecting her wishes to remain just friends. He even tried to convince himself that they could be just friends because he didn't like her (too much). But that was a lost cause. Taking a step back, Danny was slowly getting his body and mind to understand that he needed to get out of here. "Danny?" he heard her call out to him. He'd been so close. But like the flip of a switch, his body traitorously gave up on fleeing and quickly turned to face her. He gave her a questioning look, but she only smiled brightly at him in return.
If he were in his human form, his heart most likely would have skipped a few beats. When she leaned towards him, he would have forgotten how to breathe. When her lips touched the skin of his cheek, his face would have erupted in a heated blush. But he wasn't human right now. So instead, he felt his entire body freeze up at the same time that his limbs lost their solid form and took on a wispy appearance. Glancing down at himself in confusion, Danny felt his embarrassment rising. It was like the first few months of having his powers all over again! "Uh... I... I'm gonna go meet up with Tucker and Sam. But, I'll call you later. O-okay?" Danny stuttered a bit before floating up towards the ceiling. Kagome watched him float slowly with a small smile, until he bumped his head on the ceiling. She quickly covered her mouth to stifle her giggles, but he could still hear them. "T-the roof is solid... I'm gonna go intangible first," he said.
"That would probably be best," Kagome agreed smartly. She watched him disappear from her room quickly before giggling to herself and shaking her head fondly.