((final chapter – short, sweet, and to the point. sorry it took so long to get up here, I finished it and thought I update it. Enjoy!)

Sam silently stood on the steps of Casper High School, searching the frosty white sky in hopes of a certain ghost boy. She sighed and took a seat on the cold steps of the school, glancing at her watch as she did so. 11:59 PM, it read. Sam sighed again and rested her head on her hands. He had said he'd be "right back"...4 hours ago.

Moments later, two ice cold hands rested themselves on Sam's shoulders, then moving around shoulders to her chest in a 'from-behind' hug. A kiss on the top of her head soon followed. She turned around. Danny was kneeling behind her, now with one arm around her shoulder. Sam smiled at him. "Not too late, I hope?" Danny asked.

Sam hugged him. "No, not at all." She looked into his eyes. Danny tried smiling, but something seemed to be bothering him. "What's wrong?" Sam asked him.

"I dunno." Danny looked away, then looked back into Sam's eyes. "It's just..."

Sam pulled him close. "It's just what?" she whispered.

Danny embraced her even tighter. "I...Sam...it's just..."

Sam pushed Danny back a little so she could look at his face. But he quickly embraced her again so that she could only catch a glimpse of it. Danny was close to tears if not crying.

Putting her cheek against Danny's, Sam whispered into his ear. "What is it, Danny? You can tell me...anything, you know."

I know," Danny whispered back. After a few minutes he pulled away. His eyes were red from crying, and he wiped his cheek with his sleeve. Danny had been trying to avoid eye contact with Sam for so long...then he looked back into her eyes. "I..." His voice quavered. "I...love you."

Sam smiled. "I know..." Then she closed her eyes, leaned forward, and kissed him on the lips.

In between breaths, Danny muttered something to the extent of: "I love you so much...I don't think you'll ever know....it's just too...I can't explain...how much I love you...I've always loved you...I always will..." But neither really cared for words; there was no need for them.

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"I dunno how you do it, Fenton," Dash Baxter complained.

Danny shut his locker. "Do what, Dash?"

"Stay with a girl - ONE girl - all through high school! That's...insane!!!!"

Danny walked to the cafeteria. He looked around and spotted Sam. She smiled and waved. "No, Dash." Danny sighed and grinned. "It's love."

"Love, eh?" Dash asked, a smile on his face. "So...you gonna marry her, ya think?"

Danny's face turned a bright shade of red. He glanced nervously at Dash and then back at Sam. Graduation was a week away. He'd already picked out a ring and everything... Danny turned to Dash. "Maybe," he replied smugly, then walked briskly away towards his long-time girlfriend.

Sitting down next to Sam, Danny asked her, "Have I told you how beautiful you look today?"

Before Sam could answer, a freshman girl ran up. "D...Danny? Can...Oh my gosh...I can't believe...This close to...Danny...Phantom!!!" Then she ran off.

Sam laughed. "You like being the most popular senior at this school?"

Danny answered, "Why...do you like being the most popular senior's girlfriend at this school?"

Sam smiled and nodded. Danny leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. She blushed as he pulled away. "Yeah...I kinda like it..." ------------------ (A/N: YUCK. Mushy ending, no doubt. :P Anyway, this might be a...uh...preview to another fanfic - future planned one. ;D)