So, funny story, this was going to be a haunted hospital type story, but after hearing out some people in a DP Discord chat, I decided to change that premise because of the subject matter. XP Then this new idea came along! Hope you all like it! :)
But yeah, I made a new story yet again, so...wish me luck. XO Just know that I'm only doing this first chapter. I got other stories to make and I don't want to neglect them or anything. ^^;
Danny Phantom and its characters are owned by Butch Hartman and Nickelodeon. I just own this DP horror story. ;)
"We're all mad here..."
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THICKER THAN WATER
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June 2008
Well...here he is. In the Bahamas...where he survived the death-trap of an economy flown airplane piloted by one of his dad's close "ghost-hunting" friends.
Now he's on the archipelago island states named Eleuthera and away from the island where all the resorts are located. He wished he could be there right now, or heck, even go to the island where the city of Nassau is. He would rather go there at this point to absorb the Caribbean culture, but nope...
Granted, the island he's on is actually beautiful...but the reason for going onto this exotic summer vacation trip was to check out the Bermuda Triangle. Something about it having some otherworldly ghost-like activity. And for his dad and mom, that's pure Paradise right there...
Well, no offense to his parents, but apparently they never had any fun summer vacations when they were younger.
Either way, one of his dad's friends has a home on this island, which he flew them there from Indiana to their destination. For four, close to five, hours straight. Meaning no stops or anything.
Danny had to bring someone along so he wouldn't go mad from boredom and anxiety over the whole flight.
And Jazz couldn't come because of summer classes at her college, which sounds just like her, but he couldn't help but think that she somehow predicted this.
So he brought the next best person/victim to come along with him.
"Man, talk about cramped!" Tucker said as he arched and stretched his back once he exited the small plane, his luggage out beside him, "But hey, we're finally here! The Bahamas, mon!"
"Please don't say it like that, Tucker," Danny said in a monotone as he got out of the plane with his luggage out as well.
"Ah, come on dude, lighten up! We're finally in the Bahamas!" Tucker reminded his best pal with a grin, "I mean, yeah, so the plane ride was a little long-"
"-and bumpy."
"...Yes, it was. But now we're here, smack dab in the middle of the Caribbean! We can chill and relax now!"
Danny sighed tiredly, "Yeah...I'm glad we made it in one piece, at least."
"Ah, come on, Danny, it wasn't that bad."
"Tuck, you basically looked out the window every three minutes to see if the wing of the plane and the engine were still intact."
"That was the first hour! I finally accepted that it wasn't going to fall apart after that."
"...Uh-huh. I remember you specifically saying, 'Hey Danny, would you like to talk about some stuff so we can get our mind off this death-trap?'."
"...Okay, so I was still a little nervous," Tucker admitted with a mutter, "But hey, you were too, apparently! And after a while, we all got some good rest out of it."
"Yeah...I did at least have some well-deserved sleep after fighting Skulker last night, no matter how bumpy the flight was," Danny muttered, "The best two hours and a half sleep of my life."
"Man, even with us as seniors in high school, the ghosts back at Amity Park still can't give us a break," Tucker said with a shake of his head.
"Come on, boys!" called out Jack who was a little ways from the worn runway with his wife Maddie as they carried their luggage, "We got to get to our hotel! Skipper is gonna treat us for a nice good ol' Caribbean meal!"
"Coming, Dad!" Danny called out to him. He turned to Tucker and shrugged, "Well, like you said, we're in the Bahamas now. Maybe it won't be all ghostly activity and stuff."
"There ya go! Now come on, let's get chillax-ing!"
"...Did you just say chillax-ing?"
"Yeah...that's...that's hip, right?" Tucker asked in uncertainty with shifty eyes.
Danny gave him a dull stare with a raised brow. "Tuck, retiring your PDA is the first step. You still got more to go. Like your slang, for example."
Tucker frowned. "Hey, 'chillax' was a cool term for a while."
"Yeah, for a while," Danny corrected him with a smirk as he grabbed the handle of his carry-on luggage, "Come on, Tuck, let's get to the hotel. I'll tell you the recent up-to-date slang at our rooms."
Rolling his eyes, Tucker grabbed his carry-on luggage as well and said, "Sure thing, Snoop Dogg."
Danny chuckled at the quip and both seventeen-year-olds made their way to his parents, their luggage being pulled behind them.
Surrounded by grassy fields and palm trees, they entered the small airport terminal and rented a suburban for them to drive over to their hotel in the city of Governor's Harbour.
Once Jack's friend drops the Fentons and Tucker off to their hotel, they all entered and settled into their rooms, which Danny and Tucker both shared one.
"Man, it's a shame Sam couldn't come with us on this trip," Tucker said to Danny as he fished out his phone in his pocket.
Tucker's attire consists of a yellow short-sleeved shirt with the black blocky-font words of the classical video game name "Space Invaders", along with a pair of brown cargo shorts, sandals, and his pair of glasses, completing his summer look. The only thing that's not present on him is his signature hat, showing that his short hair is modeled into a buzz cut. He's also gotten a little taller and a little leaner.
Danny frowned at that fact as he sat on one of the comfy chairs in the room, "Yeah...and she's over at the island full of resorts. "
Danny was wearing a plain dark blue shirt, with a pair of denim blue jeans and his signature red sneakers. He's a little taller than Tucker, and his hair is still short and a little messy, but he has quite an impressive build, strong and lean from fighting ghosts underneath his baggy clothes.
"Paradise Island, right? Fitting," Tucker asked as he checked for messages on his phone, "Still, talk about convenient that Sam was going to the Bahamas as well for summer vacation."
"Yeah," Danny smirked, "Hope she didn't tell her parents about us being close by."
"Oh, you know she didn't," Tucker said with a smirk also.
Danny chuckled, "Well, I don't think the plane would have much room for all six of us anyways. Plus, I doubt it would be able to carry more luggage. Also, I don't think Sam's parents would appreciate the Fentons looking after her during the whole trip."
"Hey, I'm not a Fenton."
"And you and I are still guys, which makes her parents all the more paranoid," explained Danny.
Tucker blinked and blushed a little bit, "Hey man, I just view her as a good friend."
"As do I, Tuck," clarified Danny.
He sat there for a moment to think about their friend Sam. Of course, he felt bad for Sam having to go with her parents on their summer vacation, but he knew it wasn't his place to persuade her to go with them instead.
Maybe she needed to get away from him and Tucker for a while, to soak up in the...well, she doesn't like the sunlight too much, so maybe she can enjoy the activities there. Eat some local veggies and fruits there - yeah, the Caribbean is known for its fresh produce. She could have a good time without them.
"You know, Sam has gotten...prettier," said as he fiddled with his phone.
Danny looked up at Tucker with a raised eyebrow, "Uh...o...kay?"
Tucker looked up at him and shrugged, "Do you think so?"
Blinking at that, Danny asked, "Is...that like a trick question?"
Rolling his eyes, Tucker said, "If you want it to be."
"...Um, yeah, she's gotten...prettier..." Danny said with a little blush on his face as he awkwardly shifted, "I-I mean, she always has been. Plus, she's still, um, rocking that 'Goth' look..." he shook his head, "I-I'm sorry Tuck, is there like a...uh, reason for bringing this up?"
Tucker smirked, "If you want it to be," he repeated.
Danny just stared at him with a blink. His face changed into an unamused expression, "Tuck...we're just friends."
"Oh, but you still think she rocks that 'Goth' look?" Tucker said with a raised brow.
"Well...yeah. I mean, I can call my gal pal pretty every once in a while. Which, by the way, you said too," Danny pointed out.
"Hey, I'm just calling her pretty, that's all I'm saying," Tucker raised his hands up in defense, "Like I call Paulina and Valerie pretty, but I'm not interested in them."
"And what about Star?" Danny asked in a monotone.
"Star...is a goddess," Tucker said unashamedly.
"Uh-huh," Danny said dryly, "A goddess that, if I recall correctly, used you as a carrying case for her stuff and dumped you when she and Kwan got back together in our freshman year after that whole-" he cringed as he remembered, "...'Kitty getting Johnny jealous' fiasco."
The techie frowned, "Hey, I forgive Star for that. And we've been on good terms ever since she helped me with my algebra at the end of our freshman year."
"She still doesn't want to be technically seen with you, Tuck," Danny reminded him.
"That could mean she didn't want Kwan to see me go near her. I mean, the guy is stuck to her twenty-four-seven," Tucker reasoned.
"Well, Kwan actually has been pretty chill lately whenever sophomore year came," Danny said, "He's being a lot nicer than Dash for one thing."
"Well, yeah, but maybe he has an ugly side when it comes to being overprotective of Star?"
Danny rolled his eyes, "Tuck, I doubt Kwan would even hurt a fly. And even though Dash's gang cooled down during those years, it hasn't changed their views on us being the bottom of their school food chain. I mean, yeah, sure, things have cooled down during the last three years at our high school, but it's still mentally the same."
"What about Valerie?" Tucker asked him with a raised brow.
"Well...Val's different," Danny said with a hesitant hand rubbing behind his neck, "She kind of has that...I think special treatment with the A-listers. Like she's been there with our status before, but she still has friends like Star and maybe even Paulina." he frowned, "Man...Val's kind of having it rough through these past years."
"Hey, her dad's working his way back up from what she told us. He's been working at that security company since the end of our junior year, so I think they're doing well financially on supporting themselves. I mean, that's what I've heard," Tucker reminded.
"Yeah...I just hope she still doesn't hate Phantom for basically ruining her life," Danny muttered soberly.
Tucker looked at his friend with a frown laced with pity, "Hey, she's been acting really civil with Phantom lately. Ever since you and she saved Dani from being destabilized, as well as from Vlad, she hasn't been attacking you lately."
"True...but I still think she resents what...well, what I did, honestly," Danny said as he looked down with a somber frown.
Tucker looked at his best friend in interest, "Do you still like Val in...that way?"
Danny glanced up at Tucker, a puzzled expression displayed on his face, "Huh?"
"I mean, I'm just wondering," Tucker said with his hands raised up in defense again.
"...Well...I mean...I kind of feel the same way for her that I do for Sam," Danny admitted.
"Really?" Tucker asked wide-eyed in surprise, "How so?"
"Well, for one thing, I used to date both Val and Sam, with the former being in my freshman year, while the latter being in my sophomore. The second would be that each of them...basically decided to break up with me," Danny looked downtrodden at that, "I mean, I get why they did, even on Sam's part."
"You do?" Tucker asked curiously.
"Well, yeah. I mean, Sam and I only dated for five months, but with school and more ghosts coming at me, we had to break it off. She was getting kind of frustrated that I wasn't spending that much time with her. Although she understood my reasons, but..." Danny sighed, "...we just decided to go back as friends."
Tucker stood there in silence for a moment, until he spoke, "I really am sorry it didn't work out between you and Sam, dude."
"Hey, no worries," Danny said, waving it off, "Maybe down the road, I will find love again someday..." he frowned, "Man, sometimes being a superhero sucks."
"That seems like the statement of the century for you," Tucker mildly joked.
"Hm..." Danny then decided to change topics, "So, uh, Tuck, have you decided where you might want to go to college?"
Tucker noticed this and heed his friend's wishes, "Well, I might go to Stanford."
"Awesome. I may go to the University of Colorado because it has a great astronomy and astrophysics department."
"Still shooting for that dream to be an astronaut, huh?" Tucker smirked.
"Yep," Danny smirked back. His smirk dropped when he thought of something, "...I got to tell them someday."
"Tell who?"
"My folks."
"...About which college you're going to?"
Danny chuckled, "No, Tuck, about..." his expression turned a little uncertain, "...well, you know..."
Tucker blinked in confusion for a second until his eyes widened as he caught on, "Oh! Oh yeah, that...well, yeah, if you're going to college soon. I would think your parents are okay with Phantom now after all these years."
Looking downward, Danny muttered, "Yeah..." he sighed, "Either way, I'll wait and see."
And with that, the two young men got their stuff out and waited for Danny's parents to get ready, so they can all go out to eat dinner with Jack's old friend, who fittingly enough, as said before by Jack, was named 'Skipper'.
As they all gathered at a table in an outdoor restaurant, Danny learned that Skipper used to be an ordinary marine-biologist at a time, but then he became a ghost marine-biologist after seeing some "unexplained" things during his time on the east side of the island. Most would think that a ghost marine-biologist was an absurd profession, but to him, and as well as Danny's parents, it makes the most sense since rubbing two sticks to cause friction.
Either way, as mentioned before, Skipper has a home in the Bahamas, so he had to be doing something right to have one there. He started researching the area he was in to find these strange happenings, and since they were in the vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle, it only fascinated him more. He'd said he saw things, weird things that were going on at the sea, such as ghost ships, which sold Jack and Maddie on going over there. The former wanted to see if there were actual ghost ships at sea, while the latter wanted to explore the paranormal scientific aspects of the Triangle.
Ever since then, his study has started to drastically change, so much, that his peers kind of distanced themselves away from him. Thankfully though, he's not as weird as his parents when it comes to studying the triangle, although he does have some theories about it. He was also a cool guy too, a little goofy like his dad, Jack.
With all that said, with Danny now being here, he supposes he can make the best out of this vacation. Sure, he might have to go on this 'expedition' for the Bermuda Triangle, but he thinks he can chill out and relax for a bit. He can look out his window to see the beautiful ocean, walk on the pink sandy beaches, probably do some exploring and soak up the island culture, and hopefully meet some Caribbean cuties.
No ghosts, no dangers, just peace and relaxation...yeah, he can roll with that.
Sam is not relaxed.
No, she's very annoyed at her parents right now.
Thankfully, she has her own room, which, ironically enough, was paid by her parents, to stomp around in. Not to mention she can yell right into her own pillow in frustration whenever she gets angry about it again.
While going to the Bahamas with her parents was kind of bearable in a way, she would think that going on a vacation would be a good thing for her. Sure, it's in the middle of summer and there will be lots of sun where she's at, but she likes to indulge in the culture and see the sights at least. Plus, there's plenty of things to do in the hotel they're staying in.
But really, for her parents(her mother specifically, since it was her idea) to set up a...vacation play-date? She didn't know if there was a word for it. Either way, for them to call some A-lister's parents and invite them to the Bahamas, along with bringing their A-listed kids with them, all the while her parents paying for each of their trips(she didn't even think they were that loaded), just to let their kids hang out with her, was...
She was going to be honest, it was straight-up diabolical.
And to think, she thought her parents were starting to act somewhat 'cool' now...
They told this to her after dinner on their first day in the Bahamas, which in their own words said they invited some 'company', and this company will be bringing their kids along with them later on tonight for them to have some 'fun' tomorrow afternoon. To Sam, that only made her realize one thing: This whole trip was a set-up for her to make 'new friends'.
She didn't want to make a scene, so she just went to her room and unleashed her anger there.
'I should've fricken' known,' Sam thought in aggravation as she lifted her face up to rest her chin on her pillow. 'Now I really wished I could've gone with Danny and Tucker. Anything would be better than this.'
She was in a nice five-star resort, with her very own room, and not even the peace and solace can make happy.
'This really completely sucks...' Sam turned over on her back, laid the back of her head on the pillow, and looked up at the ceiling. She decided to let her dark hair grow out below her shoulders as time went by, just cause she needed a new change in hairstyle.
She's still keeping the goth look, having dark eye mascara applied on her eyes, dark shade of purple lipstick on, and all-black colors, such as her black short-sleeved shirt that has the purple Nine Inch Nails band logo on it, a pair of black shorts, and with some black and purple striped stockings, which her signature combat boots were off. Other accessories were with round metal-studded wrist-bands on each wrist, a silver nose stud on her nose, and two black stud piercings on her earlobes.
Sam groaned, "Let the misery begin," she whined out, "...in about nineteen hours, I wound think."
Laying on her bed, Sam turned her head to see her iPhone on the nightstand. She turned on her side and reached for the device to check the time on her phone.
6:45 PM
She growled at the time being presented to her. Sighing, she muttered, "Correction, in about nineteen hours and a measly fifteen minutes, my misery will begin," laying the phone on her stomach, she rubbed her temples to calm herself, "Wow, I'm keeping track of my own suffering," she blew out another sigh, "Maybe I should've just kept eating dinner with my parents..." she gave out a monotonous glare as she thought about what she said, "...I could, but then I would've let my mom discuss with me what outfit to put on that's undoubtedly something pink, just to make a good impression."
...Sam really hates her life right now.
'Damn it...why do these sort of things happen to only me?' she thought bitterly.
...Actually, her grandmother didn't come with them, which should've been a red flag in itself.
"...Uuuugh..." Sam groaned as she laid there on her bed. She looked down at her phone that was still on her stomach, thinking that she could maybe text Danny and Tucker...
'I mean, yeah, I might as well. Just so I can keep my sanity.'
Picking up her phone and sitting up on her bed, she leaned against the headboard as she made a joined chat and began texting both Tucker and Danny...
She paused in her texting when she briefly thought about the latter.
Sam expressed a crestfallen frown, "...It was for the best," she said to herself whenever the memory comes up in her mind.
...Although, she wished things were different.
Sure, they're still friends, and that's all that matters, but...
…Rubbing one of her temples on her head, she blew out a sigh.
'Man, my life really does suck right now...I wonder if Danny ever thought about our...' she grunted, shaking her head a little bit to clear her mind as she continued to text her friends.
Sam: Hey guys. Did you two land on the island you're staying at?
She waited on their replies...
Danny: Hey Sam! Yeah, we've landed about an hour and a half ago.
Tucker: What's up, Sam? Yeah, what Danny said. Man, I can't help but love these new smartphones! This thing is like my new best friend now!
Sam rolled her eyes at Tucker's comment.
Sam: Wow, glad to see you're over your PDA so soon, Tuck.
Tucker: Hey now, I will forever cherish the memories I had with my PDA. I'm not throwing it away after all the good times we had together. But man, this thing has it all! I can listen to my music, link it to my email account, go online with it, calculate numbers on it, play games, anything! It even has a flashlight installed!
Sam: Yeah, and don't forget, its real purpose is to talk to people from far away. That's like, SO, amazing.
Tucker: I know, right!?
Danny: Tuck, I think she was being sarcastic that time...right Sam?
Sam: Ha. You know me too well, Danny. ;)
Tucker: Heeeey... :(
Danny: LOL. But yeah, these things are legit. Anyways, how's the vacation so far, Sam? We've just eaten dinner and we're back in our rooms. How's the resort?
Sam: Oh, the resort is nice. The vacation...
Danny: Uh-oh.
Tucker: Something happened with your parents?
Sam: Well, they mostly started it...ugh, actually, this whole 'vacation' was all just a ploy for me to have some 'new' friends.
Danny: Oooh. Oof, sorry to hear that, Sam.
Tucker: Huh. Well, that doesn't sound so bad...right?
Sam: Tuck, do you know my parents?
Tucker: ...Well, kind of.
Sam: Then you do know that they're trying to let me make new 'friends' so that I can forget about you guys, right?
Tucker: ...Oh. Well, hey, your grandma's there! She's cool.
Sam: Tuck, she hasn't even been invited.
Tuck: …Damn. That's diabolical. D:
Sam: YES, I know, right?!
Danny: Aw man, Sam...I wish we can do something about it.
Sam: Ugh, I don't know...I'm supposed to meet them tomorrow.
Danny: Well, hey...just try to survive it. I mean, you've survived worse, obviously. You haven't forgotten about our ghost adventures, have ya?
Sam: Heh, of course not. In fact, I would rather welcome that at this point.
Danny: Careful what you wish for. ;)
Tucker: Yeah, I really don't want any ghosts coming over here while on vacation. X(
Sam: Well, still...actually, you guys will come to my rescue if I get like...excruciatingly bored, right?
Danny: Of course, Sam. Give us a text and we'll be there. :)
Tucker: Yeah, no problem! Danny and I will fly over there if you ever need us! ...Well, Danny will carry me as he flies, but you know. X)
Danny: e_e
Sam: LOL! Thanks guys...I needed this.
Danny: Hey, anytime, Sam.
Tucker: Yeah!
Sam smiled at the messages from her two best guy friends. She continued to text them, asking how their trip is going, and kept texting them throughout the night. For now, she'll enjoy this moment of peace.
That is until her parents come back to give her a 'talk' about their upcoming outing with their 'friends'.
Valerie and Star sat in their backseats as Star's parents drive the rental car at sundown over the bridge that leads to Paradise Island and to their resort. Star was sitting on the left side of the backseat, with Val on the right side. The former was looking out the window, certainly mesmerized by the blue waters of the Caribbean while they crossed the bridge, while the latter was reading a book during the drive.
As she was staring out the window, Star said to Val, "Wow, check this out, Val! The waters are like, so pretty out here!"
Star was wearing a short-sleeved pink blouse and white jeans, along with brown sandals with white flowers on them. Her blonde hair was the same length and she still has her little orange flower arrangement on her hair.
Looking up from her book, which was titled "Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island", Valerie glanced out the window with a smile, "Yeah. It looks really nice out there. It's just like those travel shows on television."
Valerie was wearing an orange short-sleeved shirt with white font words written across on it saying "Florida", a pair of blue denim shorts, and gray-white Adidas shoes. She has her signature orange hairband on top of her head as well, her hair still shoulder-length, wavy, and pristine.
Star glanced at her peculiarly, "You still reading that book?"
Val glanced back at Star a little sheepishly, "Oh, uh, yeah, sorry. It's just so intriguing how someone would think up these great tales during the eighteen-hundreds! This book is like a crossover sequel to 'Twenty Leagues Under the Sea' and I have to pick up the next one. The author Jules Verne has like his own universe going on in these books."
Star blinked for a bit, and smirked, "Wow, you're turning into the bookworm."
Val rolled her eyes, "I just like the classics, alright?"
"Sure, sure," Star waved her hand nonchalantly but smiled. "Still, come on Val, you need to really relax on this trip!"
"But I am," answered a confused Valerie, "I'm reading my book in relaxation."
"Yeah, but, don't you want to really relax, like lay on the beach, relax by the pool, take a stroll around town, all of that? I invited you so you can get away from all the stress you have lately."
Val smiled, "And really, thank you for that, Star. Don't worry, we'll do some gal time when we get to the hotel."
"I'll hold you to that," Star said with a smile also. She then looked a little uneasy, "By the way...how's your dad doing?"
"Oh, well...he's liking his job for one thing. He's working his way up to make the best security system possible...even though he tries to pitch in the supernatural aspects of his blueprints," Val winced.
Star winced as well, "How's that going?"
"Well...it's a relatively new company that moved to Amity Park, so...they haven't really quite seen too many ghost attacks when they were there...Dad's kind of afraid to pitch it too soon."
"Hm...well, I can say one thing, the Red Huntress and Phantom are doing really well on eliminating any ghost threats," Star told her.
Val looked a little shy, yet frowned at that, "Yeah...Red Huntress is doing her best...as for Phantom, he's doing pretty good as well...I guess."
"...Do Red Huntress and Phantom ever work together at times?" Star asked out of curiosity.
Valerie was silent for a second until she said, "Sometimes..."
Star looked at Val in worry a bit, "...Well..." she glanced at her parents, which her father was talking on his Bluetooth phone, and her mother on her smartphone. She turned back at Valerie and talked quietly to her, "If you want my opinion, I think Phantom really is trying to bury the hatchet with you for...unintentionally ruining your life."
"...I know. It's just...it's kind of awkward now," Valerie said as she looked out the window.
Star looked at her oddly, "Awkward...in a good or bad way?"
"...Both." Val admitted.
"Both?" Star inquired.
"Yeah...it's like...I'm still a little sore at him for...you know, that, but...it kind of worked well in the long run, you know?" Val tried to explain.
"Like, you're saying that you wouldn't have it any other way?" Star asked.
"...Yeah. I mean, if he hadn't caused that incident, then I wouldn't have been able to see how some people in our school are. Like Paulina for example. She's...well, no offense, kind of shallow."
"Oh, don't worry, I take no offense."
"Good. And Dash is...kind of...no, he's pretty much a jerk."
"Ugh, fact of the century. He got worse over time, too."
"Yeah. I mean, you and Kwan turned out really well for the A-list crowd."
"Well...we were kind of stupid back then at our freshman year," Star muttered.
"Yeah, I was too, honestly..." Val smirked a bit, "You made some friends with some of the 'unpopular' kids if I happen to recall."
"Oh, yeah," Star shrugged with a smile, "It's really funny, most of them are pretty cool, and I decided to just communicate with people like I do with my parents and you."
"That's a good first step."
"Yeah...really, I just kind of wanted a change, you know?"
"Totally understandable," Val said. Her smirk became wider, "You know, you've been a lot nicer to Tucker recently."
Star blinked, "Oh, well...I mean, yeah, he's...well, he's not that bad of a guy, honestly. He's pretty funny when you get to know him, actually."
"Hard to believe you actually let him carry your stuff that one time, huh?"
Star chuckled weakly, "Yeah..." she noticed Valerie was still looking at her with that same smirk, as well as raising an eyebrow knowingly at her, "...Oh come on, it's not like that!" Star told her, rolling her eyes, "I mean, sure, I'll admit, Tucker is kind of cute in that techie-nerd way, but I'm already in a relationship! I'm with Kwan, who is such a sweetheart to me."
"Hey, chill girl, I know you're taken. I'm just messing with you," Val said with her hands up in mock surrender with the same smirk on her face.
Star huffed and pouted in irritation. However, she smirked as well, "Okay then, what about you and Danny? Did you finally have everything 'figured' out?"
Now Valerie blinked, "Oh, um..." she winced thinking about her ex-boyfriend.
"I mean, you occasionally hang out with him and his friends, you talk to them at parties and whatnot, and you seem to talk to Danny the most out of all of them," Star clarifies slyly, "I mean, I don't blame you now, honestly. Danny has been...well, pretty hunky lately."
"...Did you just call Danny hunky?"
"Yes. That I did. Jealous?" Star smirked knowingly.
Val groaned, "Look, Danny and I...have our differences. Sure, we dated one time, but...well, I mean..." she sighed in irritation, "Look, he's great guy, and I like him-"
"Then what's the problem?" Star asked with a raised eyebrow.
"The problem is that I have like-" she looked at Star's parents who are still occupied with their things, "...so much, uh...you know, work to do that I'm afraid that some...people will find out and..." she huffed and then whispered loudly to Star, "You know what I mean!" she finished with an annoyed frown.
Star rolled her eyes again, "I do. And I still call bull on that."
"Hey!"
"Look, he probably might be good with a ghost gun or something. I mean, his parents are ghost hunting people, right?"
"Yeah, but..."
"And he used to date Sam one time during sophomore year, but they broke up for...whatever reason. So you still have a chance, don't you?"
Valerie sat there looking a little uneasy, finding a place in her book and bookmarking it as she closed it.
Star frowned, "Val, what's this really about?"
"...I'm just...kind of scared of losing him again. I mean, what if something...you know, bad happened to him and it would be my fault? Even if he can take care of himself, how long will it last? I don't...I just don't want another break-up again," Val said as she looked down at her shoes in melancholy.
The blonde looked at her friend with pity in her eyes, wishing there was something she can say to make her feel better.
After a while of sitting there, Star said to Valerie, "Look, Val, from all the times you talk to Danny, you seem to be happy. And from what I observed, Danny seems to be happy talking to you."
"So does he with Sam."
"Oh forget Sam for a second! Listen Val, bottom line is, I feel like there's still something there between you two. You got to at least explore what could've been. And if Danny somehow wants to break-up with you again because of you-know-what, then that's his loss! But I'm telling you, there is something there between you and Danny."
Valerie still sat there for a while trying to think about it.
"Val, do you think he's hunky?"
Val looked at Star with shocked wide eyes, "What?"
"You heard me," Star said with a smirk.
"...I would say he's...handsome, really," Valerie said as she rubbed her right arm with her left hand shyly.
"Then you still like him," Star said nonchalantly with a shrug. She then looked forward, "Oh hey, we're arriving at our hotel!"
As soon as the car drove up to the driveway of the resort, Star told Valerie with a smile, "Just try to give him another chance, okay Val? Now come on, we need to gather our luggage," she then opened the car door and got out of her seat.
Valerie sat there for a second until she too opened her car door and got out of her seat, carrying her book with her.
As soon as she, Star, and Star's parents got their stuff on the bellhop carrier, Valerie thought about what her friend said.
'...I should really talk to Danny about this...' Val then looked around her surroundings, 'Hm...in the meantime, it looks like the Caribbean is calling me,' she thought with a slight smile.
And with that, Valerie and Star prepare themselves for their vacation in the Bahamas.
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...It feels something.
...What is it?
...It feels...delicious.
It senses this...delicacy far away.
Away from here...its dwelling place.
What could it be?
...It has to know.
Not tonight...maybe tomorrow...
Hopefully, this rarity will be close to the water...to the sea.
Then when this anomaly arrives in its domain...it will play with that mortal, until he becomes mad.
And if there are others...well...madness loves company...
It simply cannot wait.
Ooooh, how fun and delicious! He-he-he-he-heeee...
Before you say anything, NO, it's not Cthulhu...but it's close! XP
Two things to say:
1. Yes, SOME of the A-list kids are not as total jerks as they were in the series. I would think time would soften them into pretty decent people(well, maybe except Dash and Paulina). Tell me what you all think about this! :O
2. Yes, I let Star know of Valerie's ghost-hunting alias, The Red Huntress. I would think Val would tell Star, who probably might be her closest friend in school, about her alias in their junior year and Star would faithfully keep that a secret. As for Star's behavior, well, like I said, time can change some people.
But yeah, what do you all think so far? Does it interest you? I hope it does! If it does, give me a review and tell me what you think! Or fave and follow it! Either one is great! :D
Thank you all for reading the first chapter! I hope you'll all stick around! Until then, keep on rocking everybody! ^_^
-TSP