Danny's mouth instantly clammed shut, all coherent thought leaving his mind, forcing him to utter but a single word.

"Valerie," He whispered, eyes locked straight ahead.

"Ya got that right, ghost punk! Or should I call you Danny?" Valerie said, no emotion detectable in her voice. Her stance even seemed robotic from her toes to her unblinking eyes. Her index finger gripped the trigger slowly, the miniscule amount of pressure pushing it inwards slightly. An audible gasp escaped Danny as she pressed the barrel farther into his neck.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you." Danny looked down to the floor and turned his head to the left just enough for Valerie to see one of his icy blue eyes.

"You love me." He said gently, just loud enough for the surrounding people to hear. Valerie's finger abruptly left the trigger, slightly shocked at what he said.

"You ruined my life!" She screamed, ecto-gun flying from her hand before clattering to a stop somewhere nearby.

"You broke my heart." He countered, now facing the irate ghost huntress.

"I thought I was protecting you!" She yelled, anger fuelling her. "It's only now that I realize that my enemy and love are the same being! The evil ghost that got my dad fired turns out to be the caring guy that I loved so deeply, so passionately, that I was willing to sacrifice my happiness for his well being! I cried that night I broke up with you, Danny, because I could only imagine how you felt. It's only now do I discover that all of those tears were in vain. After all, how am I supposed to protect you from yourself?" She gave a dark chuckle, shaking her head in disbelief.

"I never wanted to be protected! I had lived that life until freshman year, and now I have the chance to be the protector, and I'll be damned if I can't be." Danny crossed his arms, eyes solely focused on his former love.

He transformed once again, he held his hand upright to his face, green energy swirling within his palm.

"Look at what I can do. I've been gifted with these powers and every day I go out there, putting myself at risk, to save innocent people!"

Valerie took an involuntary step backwards, eyeing Danny's hand with suspicion.

"But your humanity has suffered in return! You're a ghost, Danny! I don't know what you're thinking, are you sincere, or out to waste me? You've tried to in the past-"

"Name one time I've tried to do that, Valerie." Danny deadpanned. Valerie stiffened, brown eyes darting from one part of the cafeteria to another.

Their classmates surrounded them, captivated by their conversation; it was as if they were watching the latest episode of their favourite drama. Tucker was tugging Sam back, sensing she was going to have an outburst.

"Well... what about the time you dragged me into the Ghost Zone?"

"You mean when Skulker captured us and took us to his lair to duel it out? If I remember correctly we were both in the same boat, trying to escape Skulker with our heads intact." The halfa shook his head, snowy bangs obscuring his eyes. "I never wanted to hurt you Valerie, or anyone else for that matter." Danny reached a gloved hand out towards the distressed teen, but she turned away, smacking it aside with a face of disgust.

"You're a ghost, I hunt your kind." She said through clenched teeth.

"That's true," Danny instead grabbed one of her hands, wrapping his own around hers. "But I'm still human. You can feel my warmth, my pulse, and, most of all, I care about being human. Just because my DNA says I'm part ghost does not necessarily make evil. I'm no different now personality wise than I was a year ago, am I? Other than being exhausted and my grades taking a turn for the worst, am I truly acting different?" He questioned, looking into her green irises. Danny's eyes swept over the gathering crowd where he saw many people staring at him with curiosity, even his parents.

Danny did a double take, his breathing seized when he caught his parents stare. All troublesome thoughts of Valerie were suddenly banished from his mind.

"M-mom, dad..." Danny remained absolutely still, waiting for their verdict. The two shared a look, a small smile caressing their faces. Maddie stepped forward, all heads turning towards her as she approached her son. Huntress stood next to huntress, eyes locking in a way that showed that they had the same thoughts, that they understood each other as if in perfect harmonization.

"We believe you, Danny. Though I must say, I'm a little confused." His mother giggled a bit, then reaching out to hug her son. "But I am very proud of you." Danny smiled into his mother's hazmat, tears threatening to spill.

"You don't know how much this means to me." Jack joined in, crushing them all under a massive bear hug.

"That's m'boy!" He shouted joyfully. After a few moments they broke apart, causing all attention to divert back to Valerie. She sighed deeply, opening her eyes to show watery orbs.

"...It's going to take some getting used to."

Danny smiled.

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