Chapter 10: Young Love

The day after, around 11:30, Danny picked Star up for lunch.

Little did her father and housekeeper know, they flew. Star was being carried bridal fashion on the way. From the sky, invisible, Star looked down at the streets and smiled.

"Does this ever get old?" She asked Danny.

"Sometimes… but when I'm not being shot at or anything, it's still cool." He admitted.

Star nodded.

Once they found a safe place, Danny let Star down and changed back from Phantom to Fenton.

They would find their way in and find a seat. As Star sat down and saw Danny was on the phone. She looked worried.

What's going on?

Once Danny got back, he sat down in front of her.

"I was just on the phone with Sam and Tucker."

"Oh…" Star asked, hiding her concern.

Are they gonna tell us they were spying on us?

"Apparently, Sam is working out a deal with her parents to lift their little curfew on her. She's gotta sell a lot of her stuff, including her speaker system, in order to help pay for the damages that she's caused. Why she did any of that, I'm not sure. All I know is that at best, that's at least half of it. She's not happy about it, though."

"I… see." Star said. Her mind, however, was less polite.

Manson is such a hypocrite. She looked at the A-list like spoiled brats, but spends her money on stuff like that instead of giving it to charities? Pfft… I at least gave a homeless guy some change the other day.

"So, we go to the park after this?" Danny asks.

"Right, maybe I can show you what I can do without any gadgets or shooting lasers out of my fingers." Star admitted.

"Sure." Danny says. "I remember how you handled those skeleton pirates."

"Right. It helps that I've done cheerleading."

"Uh… how is that helpful, if you don't mind my questioning?"

"I can do flips, high jumps and can coordinate." Star said proudly.

"Hmm… now that you put it that way, I think it can work."

"Number 37, your order is up." A familiar voice, Valerie, said over the microphone.

"That's us." Danny said as he got up. "Be right back, milady."

Danny walked over to the counter, where Valerie handed Danny the tray with his and Star's food.

"Here you go, Danny." She said.

"Thanks Valerie."

Before he could go, Val whispered to him.

"Danny… be careful. I think Star's a Danny Phantom fanatic…" She warned.

She was very worried for her friend, defending the ghost she blames for her life going poor.

Danny smiled.

If you only knew…

"She's allowed to have her impossible crush. I mean… I told her I used to have a thing for Kim Possible."

"She's a cartoon character." Val said while amused.

"Like I said… impossible crush." Danny said with a shrug.

Danny walked away with the food, leaving Valerie looking somewhat amused.

Ah, she'll get over that ghost with someone like Danny with her.

Danny returned with their food.

Once they began eating, they were unaware someone was watching from outside.

"Hmph… they go here? To a place with such a disgraceful name…" Colette said with her nose held high. "Danny would find something of much higher quality with me and yet he rejects me."

Colette turned away and started walking.

To think, soon I must be at this public school. The moment I am with Danny is the moment he will be given far more appropriate foods from finer chefs.

Colette marched her way towards one of those fancier eateries, too annoyed and getting hungry to wait for them to come out. She'd go in, but she was too haughty to enter such an establishment.

Meanwhile, Dash stormed his way in. He reached the counter, pushing Mikey and Nathan out of the way.

"Hey! Give me a large number 1, animal style fries!"

As Dash placed his money on the counter, he heard two familiar voices laughing. He looked back and scowled at Danny and Star.

The traitor and her pet loser…

Dash turned around and was marching towards them.

"Really? Paulina used to do that?" Danny asked.

"Yup. She made me promise not to tell anyone. Of course, I got no reason to hide it anymore…" Star said with a mischievous smile

Danny laughed. "I guess she really doesn't have flawless skin."

They boy laughed before Dash stepped up to them. He glared at the two.

"I don't know what happened yesterday at the water park, but I'll tear you limb from limb…" Dash stated.

Before Danny could make a move, Star got out of her seat.

"Did you forget what happened yesterday?" She spat at him.

"Only because the sun was in my eye!" Dash stated.

Star rolled her eyes.

"So, is the sun in your eyes now?" She asked.

"Hey!" Irving Burns the manager came around the counter and saw this. "What's going on?"

"This creep is harassing us!" Star stated.

Dash glared at her and did not get a chance to speak before Irving spoke up.

"Wait a minute… you're Dash Baxter!" Irving said before glaring at him. "You're the creep who's been giving teens swirlys in the bathroom! I've been getting complaints from parents thanks to you! If you keep this up, you're getting banned for life!"

Dash was about to speak up, but he held it in and glared at the two before walking away to take his seat.

"Losers…" He grumbled with his arms crossed.

Once the two were done with their meal, they both made their way to the park. They walked that way, holding hands.

"So, I guess we should gauge your skills in combat." Danny thought out loud. "We'll start with how agile you are. Thankfully, since it's Sunday, there aren't that many people at the park."

"Cool." Star said. "Paulina would never accept it, but I'm way more skilled than she is. In fact, I'm the most agile of the team."

"Really? Then let's see it."

As they kept walking down, they didn't see a car driving past them. That car had Sam Manson in the back seat. She saw the two and scowled, shaking the box in her hands with rage.

"Those two…" She snarled under her breath.

"Samantha?" Her mother asked from the passenger seat in the front. "What was that?"

"Nothing…" Sam muttered.

"Well, you better hope the pawn shop accepts your stuff." Her father, the driver, said. "Otherwise, you're going to be deeper in debt for a long time."

Sam groaned.

Great… She thought sarcastically.

Elsewhere, in his mansion at Polter Heights, Vlad had a bag of ice applied to his head.

He was still in bed, unable to get out of his mansion, much less bedroom.

"That girl is perfect for Daniel. She's just as annoying and just as much a pain." Vlad Masters grumbled. "I can't believe I received head trauma so easily… being mayor and working in my lab is making me rusty." He sighed. "At least nobody knows about this…"

His landline phone rang.

Oh, who is that?!

He answered.

"Hello?"

"VLADDIE!" Jack Fenton shouted from the other side, making Vlad wince in pain. "There's a movie marathon of films for our college days today! Wanna come?!"

Vlad, shaking in pain from the shout, took a breath.

"Jack…" Vlad tried to sound civil. "I am feeling a bit under the weather today, so I must decline."

"Ah… well… get better!" Jack said before hanging up.

Vlad slammed the phone back in place.

"Moron!" Vlad shouted before the pain from his head throbbed again. It made him flinch. "I hate those two… so much…"

Star immediately did a backflip, then cartwheeled several feet away before landing on her feet.

"Here we go!"

Star ran towards Danny, then performing a jump over him, landing easily without harm.

Danny smiled widely.

"Cool…"

"My moves or me doing them?" Star asked with an amused look.

"Both…"

Star giggled.

"Well, I should mention I took a few self-defense classes because Dad wanted it." Star said. "Maybe I can show you what I did to Dash."

Danny shrugged. "Just nothing below the belt."

Star readied herself.

"Here I go…"

Star threw a kick in the air, close to Danny's face.

His eyebrows rose and he looked impressed, judging by his nod.

I want to see more.

Star did a twirl before jumping up and swinging her leg in another kick. She threw a series of punches that showed she knew where to strike a person.

"Wow… where was that amazing skill before?"

"I doubt knowing how to disarm a person would work on monsters or supervillains." Star admitted. "Plus, I was kind of too terrified to think about that."

"Well, the only ghost here is your boyfriend, so let's see more."

Star nodded. "Gotcha."

Star began doing cartwheels around Danny. Once she was behind him, she wrapped her arms around his, kissing him on the cheek.

"What kind of move was that?" Danny questioned with a laugh.

"That, my Danny-Boo, is the Loving Girlfriend!" Star said. "And this…" Star put her hands on his shoulders. Then, she jumped up and ended up in front of him before a smile to his face. "Is the direct approach!"

She quickly kissed him on the lips before flipping back and making a pose.

Danny had a hand to his chin and smiled.

"Okay. I think if we get you some of my folks' tech, you could handle even Skulker." Danny admitted.

"Really? I could give that metal jerk a piece of my mind?! Awesome!" Star said. "Like what, a blaster?"

"My mom has this twin-lightsaber thing she once used, maybe you wanna give that a shot?"

"Like in Star Wars?" Star asked.

Danny smirked.

"So, you get some of my pop-culture references."

Star shrugged. "Neither the A-list nor my dad were known for such an encyclopedia of stuff like that."

Danny walked over to her and began sharing a hug with her.

"Well, I guess I better catch you up."

"But first…" Star said sweetly. "Lemme show you more of what I can offer on Team Phantom."

Star let him go and stepped back, resuming her demonstration of her prowess.

Danny watched with interest as he witnessed his girlfriend do several backflips and a high kick.

"Man that's hot..." Danny said.

"Enjoying the show?" Star said with a smirk after hearing him.

"Very much..." Danny chuckled.

"Good." Star said. "Because I want your eyes on my when you're not fighting ghosts."

Unknown to the two teens, Colette was watching them from a distance with envy.

What is she even doing? She questioned.

She shook her head, not caring about anything other than how Star has Danny's interest.

"This isn't over… In the end, I always get what I want..." Colette vowed before walking away dramatically. However, she tripped on a rock, landing in the mud. "WHAT?!" She got up and saw mud on her favorite dress. "UGH!" She stormed away.

Meanwhile, someone else was walking through the park, speaking on his phone.

"That's harsh, Sam. But, on the plus side, you'll have less property damage to pay for." Tucker said. He heard Sam growling like an enraged animal form the other side. He clears his throat. "Anyway! Will you be free later?"

"No…" Sam muttered from the other side. She took a breath. "Anyway… do you know what Danny's up to? Is he with Star?"

Tucker stopped and noticing something. He saw Danny with Star, observing her cheerleading and some kicks.

Uh oh… He thought.

"Tucker?" Sam asked.

"N… no. I don't know. He's probably out hunting ghosts or something." He lied, not wanting to get her angry again.

Sam sighed. "Well… I guess that's fine. I'll see you tomorrow." She hung up.

Tucker gulped before running in the opposite direction.

"If they see me, if Sam knows I saw them, I'm dead meat either way!" He said while gasping for air.

Meanwhile, Star finished her kicks and flips, landing gracefully and bowing to Danny, who applauded her.

"Nice." He said. "You can kick butt gracefully."

"Thank you." She said. "So, do I pass?"

Danny chuckled.

"You're not being tested or anything. You're in. You're dating the leader, after all."

Star smiled.

"Good. Because I want to kick butt with you."

Both of them walked towards the trees, holding hands.

"I guess you and I are going to be the ghost hunting couple of Amity Park?" Danny asked. "I mean… besides my parents."

"Looks like it." Star answered.

Once they went under one of the trees, they both sat down, facing each other.

"So… aside from this, any movies you wanna see?" Danny asked.

Star shrugged. "I'm open to those movies and shows you keep talking about. Like that Yogi thing from yesterday, what was that?"

"Yogi Bear was a cartoon about a bear and his sidekick, a smaller bear named Boo-Boo. Yogi would try to steal picnic baskets from campers, but kept getting his plans ruined by Ranger Smith." He explained.

"Oh." Star said. "Okay, I guess we'll have to take it slow."

"So, fill you in later?"

"Sure, for now…" Star had a sly smile on her face. "You mentioned practicing if a ghost tries to fight me using my tongue?"

Danny smiled back.

They both on their knees, wrapped their arms around each other, and began making out. Since nobody was around, they were able to show how affectionate and happy they were together and went all out. After 10 seconds, they broke off to gasp for air. However, they went back to kissing more.

I don't want this to stop. For anything… Even if that three-headed dragon thing he mentioned yesterday showed up, I'd hold onto him even while he plows a swords into its head… s.

Once they stopped, they looked into each other's eyes lovingly.

"So, have you forgiven yourself?" Danny asked.

Star nodded. "Mostly."

Danny made a small laugh and cupped her face.

"Well, remember, I've forgiven you. If you have any problem, you don't need to make grand gestures. Just talk with me, okay?"

"Mm-hmm…" Star went. "So, while we're here, I have something I need to tell you." Danny listened up. "Colette's coming to Casper High tomorrow."

Danny groaned, his hand leaving Star's face.

"Great… what I wouldn't give for Freakshow to put me under the spell of his crystal ball again…" Be muttered.

"Obviously, she hasn't given up on stealing you from me." Star said. She groaned. "She'll probably start writing baby names by now because she'll want to rub it in my face."

Danny rose a brow.

"That's… disturbing."

"No, what's disturbing is her fixation with trying to take you away from me… I just don't get why she is so obsessed with messing with me and taking away what I have. She already sees my mom more than I do, isn't that enough?" Star said bitterly.

"Like I said, she's just jealous of you..." Danny said to her.

"Of what, exactly?" Star asked.

"Having a dad who spends time with her, having friends she doesn't have to pay for, or, pardon the self-insertion here, a nice boyfriend…" Danny suggested.

"In any case, she's not giving up. I'm not giving up either." Star stated. "She'll have to get you through my cold, dead body. And even then, my ghost will come after her and that means I'd still be with you."

"Let's… not go that far." Danny said cautiously. "I'd rather we'd go to prom as humans."

Star smiled. "Good idea."

Both of them sat back, using their hands to prop themselves up and not fall.

"Danny?" Star asked.

"Yeah?"

"Do you ever… wonder what would happen if we didn't end up on that island? Do you think… I'd still be rude and awful to you?" She asked thoughtfully, looking up at the sky.

Danny was silent for a moment, thinking.

"Maybe… I wouldn't have seen you're beautiful on the inside, buried under issues with a life I didn't know about." Danny said. "But, in the end, I'm glad we ended up on that island. And got stuck in the school that night. And getting sent into the Ghost Zone. Because I wouldn't have fallen for someone who was both beautiful and amazing."

Seeing that goofy smile made Star blush.

"You're so corny, Fenton. But, then again, that's why you're my Danny-Boo…" Star said in an affectionate manner.

With that, both of them brought their faces closer and actually touched noses.

"So… Estelle Joy Strong?"

"Daniel James Fenton?"

"Do you wonder what would have happened?"

Star blinked in thought.

"Sometimes… but I like to think I'm happiest here, with you." She responded. "In spite of the terror, I wouldn't change it for the world."

"Even if I wasn't Danny Phantom?"

"You could be half-bat for all I care. I fell in love with you, not a superhero." Star stated. That's when her face turned a bright red. "Not that I think we're ready for saying the L word all will-nilly…" She admitted. "Even I think we're too soon in that…"

Danny chuckled and pressed his forehead into Star's making her blush brighter and a smile as goofy as his on her face.

"I'm sure we'll get there sooner or later. For now, I just want to spend the day with you, here and now."

"I'd like that too."

Both of them hugged and went laying on the ground, on their sides, never letting go.

They rubbed foreheads and felt happy.

They were kissing more for about a few minutes again before sitting up.

Danny's arms stretched out.

"You okay, Danny-Boo?" Star asked.

"Yeah…" He said. "Getting drowsy from all this relaxing."

Star smiled. She said with her legs underneath. She patted her lap.

"You can rest your head here. Like Friday at lunch."

Danny smiled. He did as she suggested and rested his head there. From his angle, Star looked down at him upside down. Her smile was still as pretty.

"I can see a very beautiful star from this angle." He joked.

Star giggled. Then a thought hit her.

"It makes sense, the astronaut would like to be around a star."

"One I wouldn't mind admiring. Speaking of, one of these nights, we should do some stargazing."

"Stargazing?" She asked. "So, you have a telescope?"

"Yup. Some nights, I got to the roof of the Ops Center just to see the skies."

"Wow… You know, Ashley and I once went stargazing. We didn't get a chance because some jerk, I think it was that fake foreign exchange student, was hitting on us and explosions were going on…"

"I… think I know who you're talking about and what happened." Danny said. "Still, my house has fewer people hitting on you at the worst possible time."

"I'm in." Star said.

After a moment, the wind was blowing lightly. Their hair was slightly affected. This did not bother them at all, as Danny still rose a hand. He lightly touched her cheek before he cupped it.

Star liked the feeling enough to do the same.

"I am really happy right now..." Star whispered to him.

"I'm happy too..." Danny said back, still smiling at her.

"And…" Star lowered her head, aiming for his lips. "We're both about to be happier…"

Their day yesterday almost sunk. But they managed to come out alive and still in love.

The two teens shared another kiss, neither knowing or caring about the rest of the world right now.

Right now, all that mattered is that they are together.

And with that, Sunk is done.

I like to thank flower princess11 for helping with this.

To answer a question I've been asked, I do want to make another side story. I'm waiting for Stuck to finish before I consider the idea.

I wanted to do this because the first time Star ever spoke to Danny was that scene from Lucky In Love. Admittedly, I could have had Johnny 13 and Kitty, but I knew Vlad would want payback.

I like to thank flower princess11 for helping me, especially with this part.

I hope you guys liked it. Feel free to look at my other works.

qazse: Yes, I will be working on Danny and Gwen again, I'm halfway done with the next chapter. It's just Danny and Kim has been my favorite and the one I've had my brain attached to the most.

Invader Johnny: And now they have another one.

Guest: I like both your ideas.

Luiz4200: As Stuck shows, she hates it. As for the rest, I have two ideas: either Danny goes through some kind of moment of deja vu that convinces him not to do it, or a third party who didn't get involved because of the Disasteroid decides to use him for their own plans.

Jebest4781: All I can say is it might involve Freakshow...

Leonardo: Partially because I like her design, especially after the second half of season 2 where her nose changed and her eyelashes disappeared. Partially because I have an affinity for blondes in real life and, at that age, I kind of put myself in Danny's shoes.

Dreams Come True 996: I guess we have, and romance depends on how well the writer knows it. As for pairings, big shock, not a fan of Danny/Sam. Most of it is Sam, but I'm not getting into what I dislike about her because we'd be here all day.

DaniMason: I asked Flower princess11 about the origin of the name and she approved of it.