Epilogue

"The last of the victims woke up earlier today," announced Tiffany Snow, smiling happily behind the news anchor's desk. "With the overwhelming evidence against them and several lawsuits being brought up against them, the Guys in White have been shut down for good. The mayor released a statement earlier that anyone operating under the name of the Guys in White within Amity Park will be arrested. At the press conference, he awarded a medal of heroism to the ghost known as Danny Phantom who aided police in uncovering the supplier of the drug that sent several people into comas and helped gather evidence against the Guys in White. A new division under the police is being organized to help-"

The television shut off suddenly, interrupting the news program. Danny tilted his head over the back of the couch to stare at Dash who stood behind him with the remote in his hand. "We were going out tonight, remember?" A grin curved over his face as he leaned down until their faces were inches apart. "Or did you prefer to stay in?"

"Well, that does sound nice," Danny answered, his mind supplying him with plenty of ideas for what they could do if they stayed in the apartment. "But we were going to take it slow, right? I was just waiting for you to be ready. Gee, what are you, a girl? You were in there for an hour!"

"And here I thought you would want me to look good." Dash stood up straight, looking partially offended by Danny's comment.

Danny rolled his eyes as he climbed to his feet. "Please, Dash. You look good no matter what." It was frustratingly true. Sometimes, Danny felt insanely jealous by the fact that Dash could pretty much roll out of bed and look completely amazing. "Anyway, we're going to be late now since you had to take forever." He grabbed his jacket that he threw over the arm of the chair when Dash disappeared into his bedroom to get ready.

"Is working undercover really your idea of a good date?" With a frown, Dash held the door open for Danny. He took a moment to admire Danny's rear as he passed through the door. He made a mental note to get Danny to wear tight pants like those more often.

"I've done the clubs thing before, and it can be really annoying alone." Danny shuddered, remembering the last time he was at a club. "If you're there, at least I'll have someone to rescue me when someone can't take no for an answer." He caught the anger in Dash's eyes and the way his lips pursed at the thought of someone harassing Danny at the club. "Don't worry." He patted Dash on the shoulder. "I'm sure this will be a quick in and out job. We just have to identify the ring leader. After that, we can leave and start our real date."

"What if something ghost related comes up?" Dash took hold of Danny's hand as they headed down the stairs.

"Darren has it handled. He'll give us a call if something serious comes up." Danny still couldn't believe how things went after the downfall of the Guys in White only weeks ago.

With the Guys in White gone, the mayor realized the necessity for a new, reliable division to keep the town safe from hostile ghost attacks. Though he was still fairly young, Darren was nominated to help spearhead the project. Danny Phantom was an honorary member, and with the communications unit that he kept with him at all times, Danny would know whenever his help was needed. With the ghost hunter equipment that Vlad gave them, Dash and Kwan were asked to be members of the division as well. Neither of them wanted to fully give up their real jobs, so they became honorary members as well, only called on when necessary. But Danny still liked bringing Dash along whenever he went on patrol. All in all, life was looking pretty good to the half ghost.

"So I hear your friends are supposed to be back in town next week." Dash frowned when he felt Danny tighten his hold on his hand. He sighed and stopped him in front of his car. "They're your friends. They'll forgive you for everything as long as you explain it to them. They wouldn't be coming back here for they didn't want to talk to you."

"It's just been so long." Danny was unable to push away the nervousness he felt when he thought of talking to Tucker and Sam again. He knew Dash was right, but it didn't seem to comfort him. With a sigh, he leaned his head forward to press against Dash's chest. "And I still haven't told them that we started dating. They're going to freak out over that." Especially Sam, he thought with a mental cringe. Their relationship ended with a big blowout, but before meeting up with Dash again, Danny always thought maybe one day they might reunite and start a relationship again. He wondered if Sam had similar thoughts.

Dash placed his hands on the sides of Danny's head and tilted it up enough that he could kiss the half ghost on his forehead. "They'll accept you. If they can accept that you're half ghost, they can accept that you're bi."

"Yeah, after a lot of yelling, maybe," Danny grumbled, fighting off the light blush that tinged his cheeks after the kiss. "And stop with the sappy stuff. It's weird." Because Dash being all romantic toward him was still a strange concept to accept even though they were a couple of weeks into dating.

Dash rolled his eyes as he opened the door to his car. "You should have expected it." He held the door open as Danny climbed into the passenger's seat. "After all, I do love my sappy romance dramas." Grinning widely, he leaned down to steal a kiss from Danny, who suffered a warm feeling inside as he returned the kiss. Yup. Dash was a big romantic idiot, but maybe Danny liked him like that.