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Blackmailed
Chapter 2: The Next Day
It was a beautiful, sunny day in the town known as Amity Park.
The birds are singing, the weather is nice and everyone was going on with their personal business, such as school, work or their relationships.
During this time, two teenage lovebirds had arrived to school together and remained close as possible. They were Danny and Star, who were acting even more enamored with each other than usual.
"For you, milady..."Danny said as he kneel and presented her with a flower he had plucked just for her.
"Oh, Danny..."Star said, as she took it and admired it's beauty.
"It's so beautiful..."She said, loving it.
"Not as beautiful as you..,."He said, earning a laugh from her.
"Corny as ever..."Star giggled.
"Maybe, but you love it..."He said, sending her a teasing smile.
"Yeah, I do..."She said, not denying it.
The two shard a kiss, both clearly in love as ever.
They were clearly being lovey-dovey with each other and there is a reason for it. A certain special milestone of theirs is coming up, and it somehow made them more amorous than usual, if that was even possible.
"Oh, Danny-Boo. You're the best..."Star said, loving the attention from him.
"No, you're the best, Starlight..."Danny said, being cutesy with her.
They did not know or care that they had an audience, being too preoccupied with the other. Still, a few students found this interaction to be adorable.
"Awww!~..."Mia, Paige and Ashley all went as they gushed over how cute the couple is being.
"So cute!~..."Mia gushed, finding this interaction to be darling.
"You said it..."Ashley said, and Paige nodded in agreement.
However, not everyone shared these sentiments. Danny's friends saw the mushiness and had their usual reactions.
"Bleh! Is it just me or are they being even grosser than usual?..."Sam asked, eye rolling.
"It's not just you..."Tucker commented, trying to focus more on his post-breakfast snack then the lovesick teens.
Star and Danny paid no mind to them, as they continued to act lovey dovey as they made their way to the lockers.
"I got these, Starlight..."Danny said, as he carried her books.
"Oh, Boo. You're so gallant..."Star said with a giggle.
"I assume that's something good..."Danny said.
"You bet it is..."Star said, before planting a kiss on his lips.
Some of the other students found this display to be sweet, while Sam and Tucker both rolled their eyes and left the couple alone, having more than enough of their mushiness right now.
They weren't the only ones unnerved by this. The A-listers saw this and scoffed, and did their usual trash talking.
"Look at Mr. and Mrs Fenturd. So gross..."Dash said, irritated.
However, since the teachers are keeping a close eye on them. he can't mess with them like he wants to. So, they settled for just talk about them behind their back.
"Ew, loser love! Whatever, that traitor deserves to be stuck with that loser! They'll probably end up having loser kids too while living in Loserville since they're still huge losers!..."Paulina said, dismissing her ex-friend and the guy she turned her back on the A-list for.
Kwan also watched this and felt sad, but tried to be unseen by the couple.
Ever since last Valentine's day, he tried to avoid the couple as much as possible, especially after the way Star chewed him out and brought up a REALLY LONG list of his faults.
He tried to avoid her since then. The closest interaction they had was during the school play, but even then he kept some distance from her.
Right now, he couldn't help but see the way she was smiling now when Danny presented her the flower and acted romantic with her.
"She really does seem happy...more than she ever was with me..."He thought sadly.
He sighed and walked away, not wanting to see this anymore.
The couple didn't notice this. They just held hands as they went inside the school together, talking and looking so blissful right now.
With the happy couple
The lovebirds were now by Danny's locker, still deep in conversation.
They were also talking about a certain upcoming event that was very special to both of them, for very important reasons.
"I still can't believe next Saturday is the big day..."Danny said.
"Oh, and what big day do you mean?..."Star asked coyly.
"A special day...as in 6 months since our first date..."Danny reminded, making her smile more.
"You remembered!..."Star said happily, as she hugged him.
"Of course, you think that I would forget something as special as that?..."Danny asked.
"Well, you did technically forget our quaterversary..."Star said, making her boyfriend flinch.
" Hey, we already-..."
"I'm just messing with you, Boo...but I am happy you remembered..."Star said, smiling as she placed a kiss on his cheek.
"And that's not the only thing coming up this weekend..."He said in a playful manner. "I still can't believe that your birthday falls the day before our anniversary. What are the odds?..."He said.
"I'd say astronomical..."Star giggled as she brought a finger under the ghost boy's chin.
These were the little details she loved in life, the coincidence of two special days in a row was like a sign from above, like destiny.
"Plus, it'll be on the weekend, so we'll have plenty of time to enjoy.. So, on Friday...we celebrate your birthday and the day after, it will be just you and me, celebrating our 6 month anniversary..."Danny said, counting off his fingers.
"I can hardly wait..."Star said, smiling.
"Vell, I believed that you both have some details wrong...such as WHO Danny will be spending his time with this weekend..."Was heard.
Danny and Star frowned when they saw that it was Colette.
"Colette, I was in a good mood. NOW GET LOST!..."Star ordered, going from happy to answer in an instant.
Her stepsister frowned, and continued to pester them.
"Hmpt! That's certainly a nice way to talk to someone who was just in the hospital..."Colette said, hands on her hips.
"Too bad you couldn't stay there longer..."Star said in an acidic way.
Normally, saying something like that would be cruel but she didn't care since the person in question is her hated step-sister.
"Such insolence..."Colette said angrily, while her step sister glared at her.
She recalled how she spied on them yesterday, and how she nearly got caught in the act.
"Stupid Estelle, it's all her fault I almost got in trouble again..."She thought, blaming her for her troubles again.
FLASHBACK
Yesterday
Colette had just been caught by the officer as she was spying on Danny and Star.
She tried to run away, but the cop caught up to her due to Colette wearing high heels with her trench coat disguise. Even so, she tried to talk her way out of trouble.
"I can explain, Officer.,," Colette said and then pointed at a random direction.
"GHOST!..." She shouted, making the cop look at the pointed direction while she ran away.
She ran away, but had some difficulty.
"Ugh! Running on heels. How did that lady on the dinosaur movie do it? No wonder Estelle has tennis shoes. I hope there are some that match my dresses..."She said, hating this.
She fled, taking her heels and disguise off through an alley and threw her trench coat, hat and glasses in a nearby dumpster.
She didn't care. She just wanted to get away.
"The things I do for love..."She said, as she put her spare shoes and hid in the crowds, managing to get away.
End of Flashback
Present Time
Star wrapped her arms around Danny in a protective manner, as she continued to glare at her hated step sister.
Colette glared at her, before she sent a flirty look to Danny.
"Anyway Mon amore, I didn't receive any visits or even a card from you while I was in zee hospital..."Colette said, acting hurt and hoping he'd make up for that.
"That's because I didn't send one and didn't want to go..."Danny said, being brutally honest here.
Colette frowned at that, but kept trying to schmooze
"I know...but I forgive you..."She said, smiling creepily at him.
"And to show you how much I forgive you, I have come to give you an invitation to moi's 16th birthday party zhis Saturday night..."Colette said, handing out a fancy looking invitation.
Danny just frowned, not even needing a second before deciding his answer.
"Passe..."He said, rejecting her on the spot.
"Darling, I do believe that you should reconsider it. Mama and Papa and I must have had some spats, but they ended my grounding since they felt bad about my hospitalization..."Colette said.
"My mom really needs to stop being such a pushover..."Star said bitterly, while her rival kept trying to sweet talk Danny.
"Also, we have been planning for my birthday since we got to America. All of the popular kids and the elites of high society will be there. There will also be-..."
"Don't care. I'm still not going..."Danny said, still rejecting her.
Colette frowned, and Star sent her a nasty glare.
"They're your answer, now leave us alone..."Star said.
"We'll see about that. It's been almost half a year and I figured Danny would have grown bored with you by now..."Colette said, frowning.
"No such luck, I'll never get bored of Star..."Danny said, upsetting his unwanted admirer even more.
Before the brat could whine, her hated step-sister spoke up again.
"I mean it, Colette. Danny and I were having a nice time, now get lost before I lose it..."Star warned.
"Not a chance. I have come to not only invite Mon Amore, but to also let him know that I have chosen him to my escort for my birthday party.."Colette said, arms crossed.
"And I reject you..."Danny sighed.
"Plus, your birthday over a week ago..."Star reminded.
"So what? Papa and Mama agreed to reschedule my party for this weekend...and it happens to be the day after yours..."Colette said, though she sounded a little bitter about that.
"I actually forgot you two only have a 2 week age difference..."Danny said, rubbing the back of his head.
"It doesn't matter, Boo. It makes no difference.."Star said, not caring about Colette's birthday.
"Is that so?..."Colette asked, glaring at her.
"My birthday is this Friday afternoon and Saturday is my anniversary with Danny. So don't expect either of us to be there, I already told mom I'm not going and Dad agreed that I don't have to..."Star said.
"As if I'd want some blonde idiote half-peasant at my birthday party! Such nerve!..."Colette said, snarling at her.
"Leave Star alone. She's everything you're not..."Danny said, glaring at her.
"Thank you, Mon Amore. How sweet of you to say that..."Colette said, taking that as a compliment.
"That wasn't a compliment. Star is awesome and acts like an actual human being while you just look like one...just barely..."Danny said, glaring at Colette.
"You don't mean that..."Colette said, being stubborn.
"Most human beings would get a hint by now. And yet all you do is make me keep wishing Jean-Puke would send you back to France or some boarding school or anyplace far away from me..."Danny said, upsetting her even more.
"Mon amore?!..."Colette went, only to be roughly pushed by Star who glared at her.
"You heard him, he still wants nothing to do with you! Now leave us alone!..."She said, losing her patience.
"Never, I won't give up on true love..."Colette went.
"More like obsession..."Star snarked, earning a glare from her step sister.
"Colette, back off. I'm Star's boyfriend and the only party I'm going to this week is hers. So, drop it and find someone else t be your escort or whatever..."Danny ordered.
Colette frowned before sending him a flirty look, still refusing to back down and leave him alone.
"Now Mon Amore...I know that...we have had our ups and downs...but I do believe that we should talk this out and leave Estelle out of this..."Colette said.
"Not interested, now get lost before I feel tempted to put something else in your shampoo again..."Danny threatened.
Colette pouted while her stepsister smirked.
"You heard him, Colette. Get lost or you can expect to enjoy your birthday with a BLACK EYE!..."She said, raising her fist in warning.
Colette glared at her and huffed.
"Enjoy tour time together, Ma petite soerce. Danny vill see soon enough that he belongs with me..."Colette said.
"Not likely..."Danny said with an eye roll as the dramatic fake red head left.
"What a witch..."Star grumbled.
"You can say that again. I still can't believe she still hasn't given up. It's been 6 months already for Pete's sake! A normal person would have stopped a long time ago and found someone new..."Danny complained.
"Yeah, but Colette is clearly NOT normal..."Star muttered while her man wrapped his arms around her.
"Forget about her, this weekend is all about us. First, we make sure you have the best birthday ever and then we have the best 6 month anniversary ever too..."He said, making her smile more now.
"Oh Danny, that's so sweet..."Star said, happy and her bad mood forgotten.
They kissed again, both feeling comfortable and joyful in each other's presence.
Unknown to them, Colette didn't go far and was still spying on them. She saw the kiss and punched a wall, leaving noticeable cracks but she didn't care to notice.
"That no good little coquette! I cannot believe that it has been over 6 months and Mon Amore is still with that idiote!..."She thought, furious.
Colette found it hard to believe that it has taken her this long and she was still no where near closer to getting her crush away from her hated step-sister.
The angry fake red head walked away from the scene but was still fuming in anger and jealousy.
"This iz so not fair! Danny should be mine already! I should be the one he is escorting to their birthday party and I should be the one celebrating 6 months of love with him! NOT ESTELLE! ME!..."She internally screamed.
The fake red haired girl went to her locker, which was bigger than the others due to her bribing the school into letting her "renovate" it. Once she opened it, there was a mirror in it, along with several pictures of Danny and even some scented candles.
The fake red haired girl didn't care about the looks she got from others when they saw this. All she cared about was getting what she wanted.
And what she wants the most, is having Danny Fenton's heart, one way or the other.
"I am not going to give up, one way or the other, I will find a way to make Danny mine! Count on it!..."She thought, determined as she grabbed her items and closed the locker door.
She soon went to home room, and to her dismay, the couple was already at their desks and were holding hands. The sight made Colette clench her fists and nearly tear her text book in half but she somehow managed to control herself into not doing it.
"Stay calm, Colette. Remember...Danny will be yours soon...you just need to try something smarter..."She thought, in a rare moment of self control
She then went to her desk and ignored her popular "friends".
Her eyes were on the couple, or rather Danny. Nothing new here, however, instead of an infatuated look or daydreaming of their potential future together, she had a more determined look on her face as she glared daggers at her step-sister who was still holding the boys hand.
She already had several plans made, and she needed to get to work on them. However, she also had to keep a close eye on her beloved and her enemies to make sure that everything goes right.
She swore to herself that she'd have Danny by her birthday party and she was gonna make that happen, regardless of how dirty she had to play to make that happen. She was done playing nicely now and wanted to tear Danny and Star apart.
In order to do so, she was going to stick to her beloved like glue and keep her eye on him until the time comes.
And this time, she'll make sure that no one gets in her way.
"You will be MINE, Danny Fenton! I shall make sure of it!..."Colette thought in determination as she continued to stare at the boy, who was unaware of what events will transpire in the next few days.
She was also unaware that in another side of the country, another evil person was having "love problems" of them own, and deserving them even more.
Meanwhile
In Colorado
Vlad was now in his fancy chalet in Colorado, and unfortunately, he couldn't shake off Alicia and had to bring her along.
"Wowzers, fancy place!..."Alicia said, admiring what she thinks is here new home.
Vlad glared at her and shuddered in disgust from his wife.
"Ugh!..."Vlad muttered, hating this.
He wanted to abandon her at the hotel, but Alicia clung to him and wouldn't leave his side. He also didn't want to risk her getting in contact with Maddie and telling her about their marriage.
Even he didn't expect Maddie to dump the oaf for someone who's been that intimate with her sister...even if it wasn't by choice but he knew that Maddie would never believe him.
Not without him risking exposing himself and ruining his chances with her even more.
So, he had to get rid of his unwanted wife, in the most effective way possible that didn't involve him getting caught or having to pay any alimony in a divorce.
"I just need to put up with this a few more moments. Then I'll finally be freed of this troll of a woman..."He thought darkly.
The evil villain pulled out his watch, one that's linked to his ghostly animals and contacted them.
"She's here...kill Alicia..."He whispered, ready to get out of his sham of a marriage by any means necessary.
"What was that, Peach Pie?..."Alicia asked, not hearing his whispering.
"Oh, uh...I asked 'enjoying the view, Alicia?'..."Vlad said, lying through his teeth.
Alicia smiled at him.
"I sure am..."She said, as she kept admiring the fancy chalet.
"Well, this place sure gots lots of rooms. I can't wait to fill'em up with our little ones, we agreed on 10 kids after all..."Alicia said happily, as she thought about a potentially happy future with them.
One that her husband did NOT shared to say the least.
"CHILDREN WITH HER?! NOT A CHANCE!..."Vlad thought, horrified bu the mere idea of that.
However, he was more horrified of the thought of having a child with Alicia in general. He wanted children with Maddie, not this woman.
He resisted the urge to vomit again, and just forced a smile on his face in order to deal with his soon-to-be LATE wife.
"Uh...sorry..Alicia...but...I have to go get to work...a city doesn't run itself, after all..."Vlad said, not wanting to be there when the ghost animals arrived.
Alicia pouted.
"Why can't I go with you to Amity Park then? Ain't I the First Lady there since yer the mayor?..."Alicia whined.
"No way in Pariah's castle I am going to risk this woman running into Maddie and spilling the beans..."Vlad thought.
"I'm sorry...Alicia...but I am a very busy man and politics is a very stressful kind of work. Not to mention as my...first lady..."He said the last part in a forced manner before continuing.
"You'd be hounded by the media all the time by reporters, and other citizens wanting to complain about stuff they don't like. It's very tiresome and...I don't want you to deal with that...at least not yet...until we are ready to...go public. Not to mention I also have to manage my many companies in order to stay the richest man in the world. It's all really busy work..."Vlad lied smoothly.
Alicia seemed to buy it and sighed.
"I guess that makes sense, I don't like no whiners and I do enjoy my privacy...but what about you? We're suppose to be newlyweds..."Alicia said, and Vlad shuddered at that work.
"Oh, don't worry...I should be back here...in a couple of days..."He said. "To get rid of the remains and establish an alibi..."He thought darkly.
His wife didn't look too pleased, but seemed to accept this.
"Okay, fine. I guess ya'll do need to work to keep this fancy roof over our heads. Take care, dear. I'll be thinking of you all the time..."Alicia said, giving her husband a kiss on the lips.
Vlad tried to dodge her, but the woman yanked him forward and he was smooched deeply by her, as she even went as far as frenching him again.
"Yuck! So sick!..."Vlad thought in disgust, wanting to erase that moment from his memory.
He could hardly wait to put this joke of a marriage behind him, but he had to endure what he hoped would be the last kiss from this mad woman.
However, for reasons he didn't understand, he didn't struggle or tried to pull out of the kiss. He just stood there as he waited for it to end.
"MUAH!~..."
Alicia pulled away and sent him a loving look that unnerved him, but she didn't let him go yet.
"Alicia...you haven't let me go yet..."Vlad pointed out, but surprisingly didn't push her off yet.
"I know..."Alicia said, with that same expression as she held him tight.
"Maybe we can mess around and get frisky before you do..."She said as she played with his tie, hinting at what she wants to do with him right now.
Vlad seemed to snap out of whatever he was in and felt ill again. He tried to push her off. He knew what she was implying and wanted no part in it!
"NO!..."Vlad went, not wanting to go through that again.
Alicia seemed surprised by that reaction, and Vlad didn't want her to get suspicious.
"I mean...I'm running late. I really have to go..."Vlad lied, and Alicia sighed.
"Alright...I guess we'll have to wait until you get back..."Alicia said with a wink.
"Over my dead body...or yours..."Vlad thought, planning to make sure that never happens.
"I really must go now..."He said.
"Alrighty then. Call me when you get there, Sweetheart..."Alicia said, kissing his cheek.
Vlad nodded, dropping his mood when he was out of earshot.
Outside
Once he walked out of the chalet, he wiped his cheek and lips in disgust.
"When this is over and she's dead, I'll be taking a vacation to deal with Puck…and maybe hit Vegas to forget everything..."Vlad grumbled with plans formulating to make Puck suffer.
It was one thing to being married to Alicia, but it seems his free will hadn't completely returned. There had been moments where her smile and figure had elicited certain urges that fought him at times. The saying tooth and nail meant nothing as his blood boiled.
However, he denied any such thoughts and urges as he stuck with his plans to get rid of her so that he can go back to his pursuit of Maddie and his evil plots.
However, as he headed to his private helicopter, a certain strange thought popped up.
"Her sweet smile…"Vlad slapped himself, certain he was creating an indent on his skull at this point. "Will be the last thing I'll ever need…"He said, just like Jack is the last thing Maddie ever needed in his eyes.
His disgust and anger, as well as his desire for vengeance boiling deep inside him, as he fled the area in his helicopter, confident that soon enough, he'd become a widower and be free of that pest once and for all.
However, unknown to Vlad, a certain fairies had no plans to make things that easy for him.
Not at all.
-To be continued-
Next time on Blackmailed
Blissful Planning
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