not really, but i wanted to catch ur attention

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom or any of the elements of the show.

MWUAHAHAHA!! Yes, I have really returned! XD

And I have brought the sequel to The Ghost Goddess with me! YAY! (I'd suggest reading that one first if you haven't already, but only cause it might be confusing if you haven't.)

Please enjoy it at your convenience…

Twisted Triangles

Prologue - A Watchful Eye

"Danny, that box goes over there…No, over there! Sam, could you…TUCKER WATCH OU-OW!!"

Naomi began hopping around the room, holding her left foot in her hands in front of her while Tucker stared guiltily down at the remains of the lamp he'd been carrying.

"Sorry, Naomi," he said in a genuinely apologetic tone. She finally stopped jumping, firmly placing both feet onto the ground as she looked at him, one eye clenched shut in pain.

"It's okay; I didn't really like that lamp anyway. Or that foot."

"I guess Tucker didn't like it either," Sam piped up and the four friends exchanged brief glances before bursting into laughter. Danny nearly dropped the box he was holding, causing Naomi to gasp in concern.

"Danny, careful! That's my…uh…comic book collection." She whispered the last part, an embarrassed blush spreading over her cheeks. As she rushed over to help him with the heavy box her hand brushed against his, and when their eyes met over the box they smiled at each other.

Interesting…

As the two began to carry the box through the doorway and into the hall beyond, Sam quickly rummaged through the half-empty boxes for a dustpan, her lavender eyes avoiding the sight of her friends. Meanwhile, Tucker gazed longingly at Naomi's back as she walked away, an expression of puppy-like devotion filling the young boy's face.

Very interesting…

"Tucker, quit daydreaming and help me clean up your mess!" Sam's angry tone seemed to snap him from his thoughts and he knelt down on the floor beside her. Taking the dustpan, he finally seemed to notice how much the young girl was shaking.

"Sam…" He began slowly, putting a gentle hand on her quivering shoulder but she jerked her body away from his touch.

"Don't even start, Tucker."

"Why not?" He whined, frowning.

"Because I already know what you're going to say; you've been a broken record about it lately." He opened his mouth but she held up a hand to cut him off. "I am not jealous."

"Yeah, and Paulina's going to publicly shave her head on Monday."

"Just clean up your mess," she replied as she stood up angrily and stormed from the room, heading in the opposite direction from Danny and Naomi.

"Oh sure, she's not jealous…" Tucker began sweeping up the broken shards of glass and metal. "Hey, how come I always get stuck with the cleanup?"

I think this "Sam" may prove quite useful…

The spying stranger slowly drifted into the next room, unseen by the lonely techno-geek. Danny and Naomi set the box down on the floor of her new bedroom.

"You know…" She looked around the room at all of the stacked containers. "Somehow I thought my room would be bigger."

"Well, your box collection does take up a lot of space," Danny said, smiling insanely at her. She gave a small sarcastic laugh before smacking him lightly on the arm.

"Has anyone ever mentioned that you aren't really that funny?"

"Well, Tucker has, but his jokes are worse than mine so I just didn't listen." At the mention of their friend, Naomi looked down, tugging nervously on her left earlobe. "So…comic books?" Her head shot back up rapidly, the bright red blush instantly returning to her face.

"Umm…yeah. I've been collecting them since I was seven; I always hated dolls for some reason," she responded, sitting down on the uncovered mattress of her bed. Danny sat beside her, so close that their legs were touching.

Hmm…

"Don't be so embarrassed, I think it's cool…Everyday you manage to surprise me and it's fun to try and figure you out. You're a real-life mystery, Naomi." He grinned at her and she smiled in return.

"Well, you're quite the enigma yourself." He gave her a confused look and she groaned, putting her palm to her face. "Enigma means mystery, Danny."

"Oh…have I mentioned recently that you're smart?"

"I went to an all-girls boarding school for the last six years; there was nothing to do but study, so what do you expect? And yes, you have mentioned it recently."

"A lot of guys really like intelligent girls, you know. You shouldn't be so embarrassed about it," he said, beginning to lean towards her. Naomi's eyes grew wider when Danny touched her hand.

"I'm…not." Her voice came out as a surprised whisper and she moved closer to him.

Hmm…very interesting indeed…

Their faces drew closer and closer together, their eyes closing in tandem. However, just before they made contact, Danny gasped and a blue mist escaped his lips only to hit Naomi square in the face. He leapt up from the bed and assumed a fighting stance while Naomi rubbed at her nose.

"Do you know how cold that is, Danny? Not to mention gross…" She complained unhappily. White rings formed at his waist, traveling up and down his body as he transformed.

"Sorry, but I really can't contro-"

"Foolish mortals!" A small ghost that vaguely resembled a lumberjack rose from the box at their feet, causing Danny to groan in annoyance.

"Not you again!"

"You thought to defeat me, but in this pile of corrugated cardboard, it is you who shall meet you doom!" He laughed in a feeble attempt to sound maniacal which only caused Danny to groan again.

It was not me whom he sensed…But I best leave before my presence is discovered as well…

With a deep sigh, the boy began to fight. The Box Ghost launched packages at him too fast for him to dodge them all and Naomi's expression began to grow steadily more horrified as her possessions were scattered. Danny aimed at his foe, missed, and one of his stray ecto-blasts hit the box on the floor. Naomi's face flushed red and her teeth clenched together as pieces of her precious comic books flew into the air, singed beyond recognition.

The watchful eye slowly departed the scene, smiling to himself.

This will prove to be quite interesting…

"DANNY!"

Hmm…only a prologue into the story and it seems as if some mysterious force already has plans for the four friends…what will happen next? Only I know, and you'll have to stay tuned to find out! XD

(I hope to have the next chapter up within two weeks, as I am currently working on chapter 2 and therefore ahead of schedule already, unlike usually . However, it all depends on how many tests my beta has in the meantime, since schoolwork is more important than editing…most of the time.)