First Kiss
Danny hadn't seen Gwen in person since their second date. They couldn't wait for a week and found a day they could meet, two days after their date. They both planned to meet somewhere neither of their villains would find them. The found a beach a little out of reach from Amity Park and Bellwood, which makes it a perfect place for them.
But first, Gwen wanted to meet with the Fentons. She wanted to make a good impression before she goes. So, she took a gym bad and got a ride via Ben as Jetray, something she regretted, and he dropped her off at the local high school, where she was to meet with Danny. He arrived on time, at 10 AM, and brought her to his house. Once they reached his front door, he spoke with her.
"So, remember, only my sister knows about my powers. I haven't told her about your powers yet, because that's your call. But we keep my powers a secret for now."
"Gotcha." Gwen said.
Danny opened the door and the two came in. Once they entered, they heard a small explosion underneath.
"Hang on!" Gwen's eyes started glowing, but Danny held a hand up to calm her down.
"Relax… this is normal."
He guides her to the basement, where his parents had been working on some new device that blew up. Jazz was there, hiding her face in shame.
"Be sure to have that fire extinguisher ready, Jazz!" Jack called out to his daughter.
"This is not how I wanted to spend my Saturday…" Jazz muttered.
"Is this normal?" Gwen asked.
Jazz, Maddie and Jack all finally notice this girl in blue with a skirt next to Danny.
"Afraid so." Maddie said with an upbeat tone.
"Also…" Jack spoke up. "How are you?"
"Guys, this is Gwen Tennyson." Danny said. "She's my match from the website."
"I wanted to meet his family before we head out today." Gwen said with a friendly tone.
However, everyone just remained silent when Danny mentioned she is his match.
"Uh… guys?" Danny asked.
Jazz was the first to move in and speak.
"Really?! You're the achieving girl I heard him mention?! What's your GPA?! What's your best subject?! What's your favorite?!"
She was very eager to learn about a fellow overachiever like her.
Gwen looked a little puzzled, and that didn't go away when Jack and Maddie came up.
"Pleasure to meet you, Gwen. I'm Jack Fenton!"
"And I'm Maddie, it's a pleasure."
"Thank you." Gwen said, shaking everyone's hands. "Anyway… Danny and I are going to spend the day together, if that's alright."
"Of course!" Jack said with a big grin. "Take all day!"
"Thanks Dad." Danny said. "Let's go, Gwen. I gotta get my stuff from upstairs."
"Sure thing."
Gwen followed Danny up the stairs.
"I gotta get to know her more." Jazz insisted as she followed them up the stairs.
Jack and Maddie both nod in interest towards their son's pretty visitor.
"Wow, who knew our son could get a girl so out of his league like that." Jack said.
"Jack!" Maddie called him out. "Don't say something like that, of course she'd like him despite age and grade difference." She then got a bit worried. "Although… should someone tell Sam when she comes back."
Both of them look a bit concerned for their safety.
"DIBS ON NOT TELLING!" Both of the shout at the same time.
In Danny's room, he picks up the gym bag he was carrying his stuff in.
"I got it. So, how shall we head out?" He asked, trying to sound like a gentleman.
"I'd like to see your town from above, like we did last time after dealing with Animo." Gwen said.
"Sure thing."
As Jazz came in view of Danny's room, she saw him transform in front of Gwen. Panicking, Jazz got in between them, blocking Danny from Gwen's view.
"You didn't see that! You didn't see anything!"
"It's okay, Jazz. I know." Gwen said calmly.
Jazz blinked for a moment before her arms lowered.
"Oh… okay."
"I actually have some secrets of my own… namely this one."
Gwen's eyes glowed pink and she levitated.
"WHAT?!" Jazz called out.
"She's got powers too." Danny said with a smile.
"My grandma from my dad's side of the family is an alien called an Anodite." Gwen said. "Apparently, it seems to be a female thing from what I could learn." Her eyes stopped glowing and she returned to the floor.
Jazz blinked twice to make sure she heard her right. "Alien?"
"Yup." Danny said with a smile. "Pretty awesome, right?"
Jazz just stared for a moment before she chuckled.
"Well, you always did say you hoped you'd meet a pretty alien someday. I guess that dream came true."
Danny and Gwen finally arrived at the beach after a half hour in the air.
There, they saw a place to land out of sight from people. Once they did, they went to the restrooms to change. They did so.
Danny came out with his swim trunks and a white undershirt.
"Someone's shy." Gwen's voice called out.
Danny turned around and what he saw made his jaw drop.
It was Gwen… in white. A white two-piece swimsuit.
His face turned red. Gwen smirked.
"Someone isn't…" He managed to say.
Gwen shrugged.
"So, ready for the day?" Gwen said.
Danny grinned and nodded.
Once they found a place to put their towels and bags away, the two walked together with their feet touched by the water.
"So, how's Amity Park been?" Gwen asked.
"Surprising, after my last date, the ghosts finally started making more trouble. Either they had their dates, or they were on Summer vacation too." Danny said. "Any trouble in Bellwood?"
"Same old." Gwen said.
They just kept walking, keeping their distance, unsure of what to say.
"Wow, we're awesome at conversations." Danny joked.
"Well, it's difficult for people who fight bad guys when we're supposed to not talk shop." Gwen stated. "Tell me more about your life outside of being Danny Phantom."
"I'm a C student, don't know if that's a turn-off." Danny said.
"Not really." Gwen said. "If I were still 10, maybe, but I was kind of a brat back then."
They remained silent again.
I'm starting to wonder if she and I are too different to really work.
I'm worried that he and I aren't really connecting. So far it seems we don't have that much in common outside of being superheroes.
Suddenly, Danny saw something and got upset.
"Are you for real?"
"What?" Gwen asked, noticing he's not looking at her.
Danny ran a little further and saw discarded soda cans lying on the beach.
"There's trash cans and recycle bins here, people can't be that lazy." Danny said as he started picking up cans.
Gwen soon met up with him and helped him out.
"And I thought Kevin was immature." Gwen said as she held 6 cans in her arms.
"Come on, let's get rid of these." Danny said.
As Gwen followed him, she smiled.
I like that heroic impulse of his.
Once they made it to the recycle bin and tossed the cans away, Gwen spoke up.
"That was pretty cool of you."
Danny smiled.
"Thanks, but I'm not trying to be cool. I just don't like people who make a mess like that, even if it's something so small."
"Well, it's cool to me." Gwen said with her arms crossed and an approving look. "Meantime, wanna grab a bite around here?"
Danny nodded.
They found a local place for burgers. They made their orders and began eating.
"So, what's your take on chili fries?" Gwen asked.
"I like 'em, I guess." Danny said with an unsure tone. "But I'm cool with regular fries. What about you?"
"I see them as a sometimes food." Gwen said. "So, tell me about your friends?"
"Well, my best friends since I was little are Sam and Tucker. Sam is a goth and an ultra-recyclo vegetarian."
"So… vegan?" Gwen asked.
"Yeah. She just uses fancy names and words because she likes to stand out and be unique."
Gwen scoffed. "Being unique is a tad overrated. We're unique but here we are, having a normal day at the beach." She said as she took a bite out of her veggie burger. "It's not like doing one day of being normal is going to kill us."
Danny chuckled. "Yeah. Anyway, my other friend Tucker, the guy who made me go through the website because he wanted to get dates too, is a techno geek and a self-proclaimed ladies' man."
"Tucker… he wouldn't happen to be TooFineTucker, would he?" Gwen asked.
"How do you know about that? I don't recall him saying you were one of his dates."
"No, but my friend Emily warned me there was some creepy loser who was luring girls with a fake profile on the forum of the website."
Danny shook his head.
"I'm not surprised someone would talk about him like that."
"Anyway, you said they know about your secret?"
"Yeah. Anyone know about yours?"
"Well, my family knows about me and Ben, not so much my friend."
"And where does Kevin fit in, if you don't mine me asking."
"We met when we were 10 and he was 11."
"Oh, old friend?"
"Something like that…" Gwen said, sounding a little uncomfortable to admit Kevin almost tried to kill them when he was younger. "I'll fill you in another time, for now, let's just enjoy our time together."
"Sure thing." Danny said.
He put some ketchup on his fries and stuffed some in his mouth. Gwen noticed this and smiled a bit.
A little messy, but kind of cute.
Danny noticed her smiling and got curious.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." She said with a shrug.
She was worrying that they wouldn't really connect well without fighting some bad guy, but so far it seems she's found being around him relaxing. This is a good thing.
"I was worried this would get boring without a bad guy or anything, but I'm having fun just talking with you." Gwen said.
"Yeah, I was worried about that too." Danny said.
"But I'm glad we're doing good here." Gwen said.
Once they were done, they just sat on their towels, looking out at the ocean.
Danny felt something touch his hand. Looking, he saw Gwen's hand on his.
He looked up to her face and saw a smile.
Danny smiled back.
They remained sitting there with their hands together for a bit longer before they decided to head out to the water again. Danny took his white undershirt off as he intended to get wet above his waist in saltwater.
"Finally not so shy, anymore?" Gwen asked.
"Feeling comfortable." Danny said. "Plus, I sunburn easily."
Danny had a smile and ran in, jumping into the water.
As he laughed as the water hit him, Gwen kept smiling.
He's immature in a very cute way.
Gwen walked into the water calmly and then, while Danny's back was turned, splash some water on him.
Danny looked back and saw her smiling and keeping her hands behind her back in a faux-innocent way. He smirked and accepted the challenge.
He splashed her back.
She squealed as the cold water touched her bare skin and decided to splash him again.
The kept up their little battle for a while, all at the same time laughing and having fun.
They kept going until, after a few seconds pass and they just stared at each other, breathing heavy from exhaustion. They did manage to walk out of the water, but they never kept their eyes off the other.
All Danny could think of as he panted was of Gwen.
She's the coolest!
All Gwen could think of as she panted was of Danny.
He's a fun and great guy.
In that instant, the gap between them closed.
They kissed.
Gwen was slightly taller than Danny, so her head was tilted down, but that didn't stop her or him from wrapping their arms around each other.
They remained that way for a few seconds, holding onto each other close when their eyes opened at the realization their chests were touching. Danny's bare chest could feel-
They both stepped away.
"Uh…" Danny said, with his face red. "I-I wasn't try to-"
"It's okay." Gwen said, her face turning red as she moved some of her hair out of her face that came out as she stepped back. "I forgot we were… you know."
They both smiled a bit before shrugging, deciding to forget what just happened and kissed again. They didn't react in embarrassment when they got close. Instead, they just remained that way for a several seconds more.
The rest of the day went very well. They went back to the towels and laid together, holding hands and talking more. They talked more about their upcoming school year and what they're going to do. Gwen offered to tutor Danny a bit, something he didn't hesitate to accept. Partially because math was his worse subject, but also so that he can spend time with Gwen.
It was now 5 and they decided to call it a day. After they changed, Danny flew them back to Amity Park so that he can put his bag away. However, his parents noticed them.
"Hey kids." Maddie said. "How was your day?"
"Cool." Danny said.
"Not just cool." Gwen said, following up with something they agreed to after their second kiss. "I'm his girlfriend now, by the way."
Both of his parents gasp in excitement.
"Yes!" Jack cheered. "It finally happened! My boy has a girlfriend!"
"You must stay with us for dinner, Gwen." "Maddie said.
"Oh… I need to get home." Gwen said. "I don't want to overstay my welcome."
"We insist." Maddie went.
Gwen looked to Danny, who only shrugged with a smile.
"Then, I guess I'll stay."
After Dinner, Danny flew Gwen back to Bellwood. He claimed it was so he could take her himself to the train station, so his parents wouldn't suspect why he's out.
"My folks and sister like you." Danny said.
"Someday, you should have dinner with my family." Gwen said.
"Sure." Danny said.
They finally arrived in Bellwood, landing down the block from her house. He morphed back to human form once he was sure nobody saw them.
"Mind if we walk back?" Danny asked. "Not sure if we should let your folks now about my powers yet."
"That's fair."
The two then started walking together, holding their hands.
"Let me know when you're free."
"Sure, maybe after I finish this book I've been reading on my spare time."
"Shakespeare, right?"
"Yeah, love his work." Gwen said, adding with a sly smile. "Just in case you plan to get me a gift of some kind."
"I'll do my best." Danny admitted.
Gwen smiled at that. Danny was a nice, sweet guy with a good sense of humor. He might be younger, but he was more mature than most boys in her life. Admittedly, most of her time was with her cousin and Kevin, but he's still a step up from them.
Once they were in front of her house, they shared a kiss.
"See you soon, Gwen."
"You too, Danny."
Gwen went towards her door, waving goodbye at her new boyfriend. With a happy smile, Danny made sure nobody was watching when he flew up and, while heading home, spun once in the shape of a heart to show how happy he was that she's his girlfriend.
No villains this time. Just these two spending their day together.
It was admittedly hard to figure out how to write two superheroes on a date without supervillains, then I decided to just play with their strengths unrelated to their powers. Danny's natural good nature helped Gwen lose her concern over whether or not they're a match.
There might be a skip in time soon, to when Sam comes back.
Things are going to get pretty interesting... Also, not sure if Danny should be involved in the final battle with the Highbreed, maybe I'll have him involved with something else that keeps him busy, but at least let Gwen know first.
