What He Really Means To Me C10

Chapter 10 – Upsetting Developments

Mrs Tetslaff overheard the ruckus coming from outside the locker room, and conveniently chose that moment to find out what was happening. She burst through the doors to find Sam crumpled on the floor, shaking and crying, and Paulina pointing at her, screeching. Guessing what had happened, she quickly ushered the girls into the gym before going to Sam’s aid. The gym teacher helped Sam to her feet and escorted her to a nearby chair. Mrs Tetslaff marched into the gym, over to where the guys were already waiting.

“Fenton.” She barked. “Follow me.”

Danny had not heard the commotion coming from outside the girl’s locker room. When Sam did not emerge with the rest of the girls, he had initially assumed that she wasn’t coming to class. Although, when he walked behind the teacher through the gym doors, he quickly found out the cause of the disruption.

Sam burst into tears as Danny entered the room and approached her.

“They know…”

Danny gently wrapped his arms around Sam as the sobs shook her body.

“What am I supposed to do?” Sam’s wailed. “Now the whole school will know that I’m pregnant.”

“No, they don’t.” Danny said quietly, trying to soothe her.

“They will soon! You know Paulina can’t keep her mouth shut.” Sam cried bitterly.

Sitting up, she looked at Danny in the eyes. “And what am I supposed to say when they ask who the father is?”

Danny paused, considering the question for a moment.

“Well, you have two options. You could tell the truth. Or…” Danny drew out the word, a sly smile appearing on his face. “You could say that it was me.”

Danny’s second suggestion was completely unexpected. Sam’s eyes widened significantly, and her jaw dropped. With a single finger, Danny lifted her chin, closing her open mouth, before planting a gentle kiss on her lips.

“I really care about you, and your baby.” Danny’s smiled, squeezing Sam’s hand gently. “And if anything happened to either of you, I don’t know what I’d do.”

The moment was quickly ruined by the sound of Mrs Tetslaff clearing her throat. Both teens blushed bright red as they became aware that the gym teacher was still in the room.

“Can I trust you two to not do anything stupid while I go teach the class?”

Equally humiliated, Danny and Sam quickly nodded, which led to the teacher swiftly re-entering the gym. As the initial embarrassment wore off, Danny smiled at Sam wryly.

“Come on. Let’s go.” Danny stretched out his arm towards Sam.

“Uh, Danny?” Sam looked at the halfa sceptically. “Didn’t Mrs Tetslaff just say not to do anything stupid?”

“Sure she did.” Danny smile turned mischievous. “But as long as no-one sees us, and we’re back before the end of class, we’ll be fine.”

Danny grabbed her hand and pulled her up, before turning them both invisible and intangible. Silently, they exited the school and ran towards the park. Laughing, they collapsed onto the grass side-by-side.

“Trust me. This definitely counts as stupid.” Sam said as she finally stopped laughing.

“Really?” Danny replied, mock-surprise appearing on his face. “What about this?”

Danny leant forward and kissed her gently on the lips. Instinctively, Sam wrapped her arms around Danny’s neck as the kiss turned passionate. They pulled apart as a blue mist escaped from Danny’s mouth. Danny rolled his eyes as he transformed into his alter ego and flew upwards.

“Could your timing have been any worse?!” Danny yelled, firing an ectoblast as Skulker appeared before him.

The hunter promptly dodged it, activating his battle armour. Danny’s fists began to glow green as Skulker fired several missiles. Danny evaded each missile, shooting his own blasts back at Skulker. Sam watched helplessly from the sidelines as Danny and Skulker matched each other blast for blast.

“You just had to ruin the moment, didn’t you Skulker?” Danny shouted angrily as he dodged another missile.

“What moment, whelp?” Skulker asked, faking innocence. “You mean with your girlfriend?”

“Leave Sam out of this.” Danny growled menacingly as he fired another ectoblast.

“You’re the one who brought her up.” The hunter turned to Sam, preparing to launch another missile. “Think quick, whelp.”

Danny dove towards Sam as Skulker launched his attack. Danny took the full force of the hit, before skidding across the grass.

“I said, leave Sam out of this.” Danny groaned as he flew into the air again.

“What is she to you, whelp? Why do you care about a worthless human?”

Skulker blasted Danny, whose injuries were slowing him down. Danny dodged the first blast, to be hit by the second. He was thrown backwards before weakly recovering and charging another ectoblast. This one hit dead on, blasting a large hole in Skulker’s exoskeleton.

“Sam’s not worthless.”

Grabbing the Fenton Thermos that Sam passed to him, Danny sucked the screaming ghost hunter in. Capping the thermos, he landed awkwardly next to Sam.

“Are you okay?” Danny asked worriedly, as he reverted back to Danny Fenton.

Sam reached out to touch his cheek, where a small cut was bleeding lightly.

“I’m fine, but I’m not so sure about you.” Sam frowned as Danny winced sharply. “Skulker hit you pretty badly.”

“I’m fine, really.” Danny grimaced as she jabbed him gently in the stomach. “I was worried he might hit you.”

Sam’s eyebrows rose knowingly. “Come on. I have a first aid kit in my room.”

“But…”

“We have study hall next. I highly doubt they will miss us that much.” Sam wobbled slightly as she stood up.

Danny was immediately on his feet and steadying her. He ignored his protesting muscles as she gently leaned against him.

“How do you plan on getting past my parents?” Danny asked curiously as they began to walk towards Fentonworks.

“You may not be able to fly me home, but you can still turn us invisible.” Sam looked at him as if she was stating the obvious. “You are half-ghost for a good reason, you know.”

Danny chuckled, grabbing Sam’s hand before turning them both invisible and intangible. They phased through the front door before hurrying up to the guest room, where Sam was staying. They regained visibility as Sam let go of Danny’s hand to reach under the bed. She quickly re-emerged with her first aid kit.

“Take off your shirt.” Sam said bluntly as she sat down on the bed.

“You’d like that, wouldn’t you Sam?” Danny replied teasingly, reaching forward to grab her wrist.

“You idiot.” Sam swatted him with her spare hand. “That blast hit you point blank in the chest. How am I supposed to check it when you’ve got your shirt on?”

“Point taken.” Danny replied as he sat down next to her, slowly pulling his red and white t-shirt over his head.

Danny was no longer the scrawny fourteen year old he had been when he first got his ghost powers. Ghost fighting had done wonders for his figure, as he was now lean and well muscled. He was loved by the ladies and admired by the guys. Despite this, Danny remained single throughout his junior year. Dash rarely shoved him into lockers as Danny was now taller than him at almost 6 feet. He had many scars from numerous battles over the years, but Sam’s attention was drawn to his chest, where several cuts seeped blood and ectoplasm. As she began to gently clean out the wounds, Sam struggled to suppress the emotions that were rising in her own chest. Although she denied it, it frightened her to see Danny bruised and battered like this. Although Danny could heal quickly, dark bruises were appearing around the wounds, adding blue and purple to the spectrum of colours radiating from his torso. A single tear slipped down Sam’s cheek as she wound the bandages around his chest.

“Sam?”

Sam quickly brushed the tear from her cheek before looking up into Danny’s bright blue eyes.

“I think you may have bruised a few ribs.” Sam quickly plastered on a fake smile, attempting the smother the sadness that was trying to overcome her.

“Thanks Sam.”

“No problem.”

Danny smiled and kissed her tenderly on the forehead. Picking her up bridal style, he went ghost again and flew them out of the house. Danny landed invisibly inside the janitor’s closet before turning into Danny Fenton again. The pair walked out of the closet just as the bell rang, signalling the beginning of lunch. The pair ran into Tucker as they approached their lockers.

“What happened to you guys?” Tucker immediately noticed their dishevelled appearances and the cuts on Danny’s face.

“Skulker ambushed us at the park.” Sam replied, immediately regretting her answer.

“So that’s where you two went.” Tucker wiggled his eyebrows suggestively. “I was wondering what happened when you didn’t show up for study hall.”

Danny rolled his eyes before grabbing Sam’s hand and heading towards the cafeteria. Sam followed willingly, until they reached the door. She froze upon hearing Paulina’s distinct Hispanic laughter on the other side.

“I can’t go in there. I can’t face them. They all know.” Sam squeaked as Danny spun around to face her.

“What happened to my tough Goth girlfriend?” Danny smiled kindly, grabbing her other hand and squeezing it. “It won’t be that bad. And if all else fails, just say the word and we’ll be out of there.”

Sam smiled at Danny’s last statement. Feeling Danny’s arm wrap around her waist, Sam pushed the cafeteria doors open. To their surprise, they were met by cheers. Their peers crowded around them, smiling, slapping Danny on the back, calling out their congratulations.

“It’s about time you two got together.

“Nice work.”

“Congratulations.”

“You’ve been in love for… how long?”

Sam blushed bright red as Danny drew her close. Much to their relief, and embarrassment, they were soon saved by Tucker.

“Come on people. Let’s leave the two lovebirds alone.” The African-American boy smiled deviously. “All bet-related funds can be delivered to me at the end of lunch.”

Several loud groans were heard as the three of them escaped to their usual table. Sam looked at Tucker sceptically.

“What was that all about?”

“Nothing.” Tucker blanched slightly at the sight of Sam’s glare.

“You were betting on when we were going to get together, weren’t you?” Sam growled angrily, kicking Tucker hard under the table.

“Hey…” Tucker replied, clutching his leg painfully. “Do you always have to wear your combat boots?”

Sam was about to respond when their table was surrounded by all the members of the A-List. She froze as she heard Paulina loudly address her.

“So Sam, it looks like someone got busy this summer.”