Yawn...I'm bored...so, here's a random story! Phantom Planet never happened. Sorry if nothing makes sense, but it doesen't have to, because this is just here out of pure boredom! But enjoy and review!

Hidden Secrets

Chapter 1: Valerie and the Journal

Valerie sighed, pushing a lock of hair from her turquoise eyes. Ever since that ghost brat Danny Phantom messed with her social life, she had tried oh so hard to destroy him, but nothing worked! He just…disappeared! He was somehow able to eliminate his ecto signature from her…grr, how she loathed him!

She was currently walking to Danny Fenton's house with the cute boy, Danny. She wanted to check out some of their ghost hunting equipment. Danny seemed really…off, though. Ever since the Pariah Dark incident, he was always jumpy and wary of everyone and everything.

"Danny, are you alright?" she asked her friend in concern. Danny started, as if he had been jolted from deep thought. "Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine," the raven-haired boy responded, looking away.

Valerie blinked at him as they walked into the front door. "You sure? You've been kinda….out of it, lately."

"I'm fine," Danny replied again, this time a little fiercer. He looked around. "Mom and Dad aren't home yet, so you can just…go up to my room. I'm going to go to the bathroom," Danny told her before running off. Valerie shrugged and entered his room.

It was like any other room; computer, bed, desk, closet. But what instantly caught her eye were two things. The first was all the ghost hunting equipment lying around, but coming from a family of ghost hunters, she guessed it was typical. But what really snagged her attention was a journal resting on Danny's desk. Casting a look back at the door, Valerie sat down and opened up the small book to the first page and read it.

August 29, 2005

You'd think something like getting electrocuted would kill a person. Who knew that, in the right circumstances, it would only half kill you? When my parents thought their portal thing wasn't going to work, they instantly gave up. Sam and Tucker, who were there with me at the time, thought one of us should go into it. Sam dared me. I figured it would be cool, being able to see all the Ghost Zone and another realm and whatnot. So I pulled on a white Haz-Mat suit with black gloves and boots and went in. Of course, I tripped over something, and put my hand against the wall, pushing something. Just my luck – it was the on button. So, the portal lights up, and then there's this pain, this searing, almost cold, pain, running through me, threatening to tear me apart. The next thing I know, I'm waking up outside the thing. Sam and Tucker were looking at me funny, so I ran to a mirror and looked. I had snow-white hair and glowing green eyes, and the colors of the suit had been reversed. Then, when someone began to come downstairs, a bright flash engulfed me, and a ring passed up and down my body, changing me back to normal. I…I had been a ghost.

Valerie stopped reading, staring at the last sentence of Danny's words… I had been a ghost… I had been a ghost…

She shook off the shock, and then flipped ahead a few entries.

September 16, 2005

I can't believe it. Not only did Ember McClain – more like Ember McLame – hypnotize the whole school and the entire world, but she made me fall in love with Sam! Though, I think the spell just made me realize how…how sweet Sam is, and what she really means to me. Only her kissing Dash made me forget that and concentrate on beating Ember, though I still wish she hadn't done that. I can't help wondering if maybe, just maybe, Ember's spell helped me realize how I truly feel about Sam.

Valerie blinked. Ember was a ghost, then? Weird…she flipped ahead a few more entries.

September 27, 2005

Man, what a day! Not only did Cujo get out of the ghost zone and make me Valerie's number one ghost target, but it was all for a SQUEAKY TOY!! Where did Valerie get those weapons, anyway? Something about that screams Vlad…if only she could see she was shooting at me, Danny Fenton, when she shot at Danny Phantom.

Valerie stopped dead. Danny Fenton and Danny Phantom were one and the same? No way…that wasn't possible! Though…Danielle, the girl Dani with an I, was a half ghost, and she resembled Danny…and Vlad, the man who had indeed originally given her the ghost hunting equipment, was a half ghost, too. It was possible…she read some more.

October 20, 2005

Wow. I never fully realized what my life would have been like if I had never met Sam. Thanks to Desiree granting that wish…but, still, it's kinda cool to know. And, thanks to Sam, my outfit now has a cool symbol on it…a black P inside a white D, for Danny Phantom. Though I do wish that she hadn't erased my memory, I have to say, if it wasn't for that…maybe I wouldn't be closer to realizing that Sam is a really important part of my life.

Valerie paused, thinking, trying to remember. That explained why those days had been so clouded and confusing! She skipped ahead a bunch of entries.

April 14, 2006; AKA the Darkest Day Ever

Stupid, stupid, stupid! If only…if only I hadn't tried to cheat on the CAT test! Had I not, then Mom, Dad, Jazz, Sam, and Tucker wouldn't have been at the Nasty Burger when it exploded. The memories… And, what's worst, my evil future self from and alternate timeline came back to try and destroy me. At least Clockwork was able to set things right again…

Valerie stopped, laying the journal back down on the desk. It couldn't be…! Danny was the ghost boy…Fenton was Phantom!

She glanced at the door – still no Danny. Quickly she jumped onto his computer, which was logged on. There was a file about ghosts, so she clicked on it. Instantly a bunch of information on tons of different ghosts popped up; some ghosts she had never seen before. There was a link, and she clicked on it. It brought her to a smaller list, titled Good/Neutral Ghosts. The list read:

Dora: princess of the Medieval Times

Clockwork: master of time

Wulf: ghost-dog, able to tear into alternate realms

Cujo: ghost puppy, able of growing very large

Frostbite: leader of the Far Frozen

Dani: girl clone, stabilized…thanks to Valerie

Then the door clicked open, and Danny walked in. Valerie spun around and gasped as Danny stared at her. His eyes traveled to his journal, then back to her.

"You know." It was more of a statement than a question, but Valerie still responded.

"Danny, why didn't you tell me?" she asked. He looked down. "I…I couldn't. I just couldn't. I was afraid you'd be like my parents, wanting to dissect me 'molecule by molecule.' I was afraid…just too afraid…"

Valerie blinked, her eyes full of sympathy. "Oh, Danny, I'm sorry for shooting at you…"

"I-it's fine," Danny said. He looked at her, ice-blue eyes serious. "Val…do you want to join Team Phantom?"

Valerie blinked. He was offering her a spot on his team? "S-sure, Danny. And…thanks. I promise I won't let you down."