AN: So here's my first ever submitted Danny Phantom Chapter story...please be nice. this is actually one of the longest stories i've written...and i'm not even done with it yet...but enough...time for you to read. SO READ!!!!!
Disclaimer: i don't own Danny Phantom...although if i did, id make him and Sam finally ask each other out...or i'd bring him to real life...and date him
Chapter One
"You're leaving me?" I asked sadly in disbelief.
"I'm afraid so. I just can't pay the rent right now. You know I just lost my job, don't have enough money saved back to get me gas, food, other necessities and rent; and you're parents didn't get you a good enough job to support both of us on monthly rental. But don't worry, I've got two good roommates to pick up the tab so you don't have to get another job, quit buying the stuff you want/need, and worse of all-you wont have to go to your parents and ask for more money. I'll be staying with my friend and her husband in their little house until I get a job and save enough money to move into a lower rent apartment." Sarah informed me.
"You won't be coming back?"
"Afraid not. Even if I got a really good paying job I'm trying to save up for a car and a house. Paying the rent here would make me have to save up for like three extra years. But I'm sure you'll become great friends with the roommates I'm having take mine and Angie's places. And it's not like I'm never going to be your friend again. I'll just be living somewhere else, I'll come over all the time." Sarah assured me.
"Who are the people taking yours and Angie's places?"
"Tucker Foley and Danny Fenton."
"Those are guy's names."
"Uh, I know. They're a couple of guy friends of mine."
"WHAT!!!!!!?"
"I know, but don't worry, with you being all gung ho independent and 'sex after marriage' you wont have anything to worry about."
"They're not gay, are they?"
"No. Tucker brings over the occasional girl to stay the night so you'll have no problem with him. And Danny, well Danny had a bad experience while in high school. The girl he thought was the one was two timing him the whole three years they dated. It broke his heart, especially since he knew he'd been living a lie almost his whole high school career. Now he's really careful about his heart, I think he's only been on two dates since his graduation. So you'll have no problem with him wanting any guy thing."
"You better be right." I said in a warning tone. Any guy who tries to do something frumpy with me gets hurt, physically hurt.
"I am. You'll learn to love em. You'll probably become inseparable, I've done my research, you're all completely compatible."
"Sarah. So when am I meeting these 'lovable' guys?" Just as I asked that question I heard a knock on our apartment door and a shout.
"Hey Sarah, we're here, let us in!!!!"
"Um, now I guess." Sarah said sheepishly.
"Yeah, I guess." I lightly growled.
Sarah ran to the door and I slowly followed her, stopping in the living room/den and waited for the door to be opened on my new roommates. Oh how I'd hate Sarah if she was wrong about Tucker and Danny.
Sarah opened all four padlocks (my parents were making sure no one could hurt their little girl) then unlocked the doorknob and opened the door to a tall, slender African American 'techno-geek'. Standing behind him was an even taller, slender yet muscular Caucasian with dark black hair and the clearest blue eyes anywhere; he was easily the hottest guy I had ever seen, go Sarah.
"Come on in guys and see your new home." Sarah instructed.
Tucker pretty much ran into the apartment but Danny hung back and slowly walked through the door, calculating and assessing everything he saw. His eyes stopped on me and he smiled slightly, it sent butterflies through my stomach. How could someone so perfect be best friends with the goof ball running around my apartment yelling 'awesome' and 'sweet'? I guess I'd never know.
Sarah came and stood by me as Tucker and Danny continued their look around their future apartment. "So…what do you think of them?"
"Danny seems pretty nice, so does Tucker. But I have one question. How in the world are they best friends, they're like polar opposites."
"I don't really know how it all began, but they've been friends since like primary school or something."
"Wow, genuine. So…if Tucker's a techno-geek, how does he get so many girls?" I asked, truly wanting to know.
"Well, normally the girls want Danny, but he always tells them no but that Tucker's a great guy, after you get over the whole techno-geek thing. It seems to work, most girls would listen to Danny even if he told them to jump off a cliff." I gave her a confusing look. "Just wait until he talks, his voice is like an angels. But sometimes Tucker gets lucky and finds a girl and gets her on his own."
"Really?"
"Yeah, Tucker has his moments. Most of the time his pickup lines are completely goofy but sometimes he gets lucky and stuff just works out. He's actually had a few girlfriends from his and Danny's little escapade thing. He's charming, just not in the Prince Charming way, more the jester type. He's completely goofy, some girls like that."
"But isn't it awkward when the girls see Danny living in the same place as Tucker?"
"No. They have this understanding. Danny helps Tucker get a girl, leaves where ever they are and goes back to their apartment to stay until the next morning when he leaves for work or early classes. He's really careful about showing he's even there, he's like a ghost. Then there's someway Tucker pays him back I'm just not sure, they don't talk about that side of the deal very often. It's something secretive though and it has to deal with Danny disappearing a lot at night." Sarah yet again informed me.
"What could he do?" I asked truly bewildered. Danny was obviously really sweet, what could he possibly do at night that would require Tucker's help.
"I have no clue. I just try not to obsess over it, I'll never figure it out. I've already tried several times and each time I was wrong, really wrong. He's not in the CIA, he's not a spy and he's not a drag queen."
"Hm. Well maybe one day we'll figure it out." I replied thoughtfully. At that time Danny and Tucker returned to the living room/den. "Ok. Danny, Tucker, I'm Sam and this is our apartment." I said as I held out my hand to shake theirs. Tucker shook mine first and I was glad to see he didn't have a wimpy grip, most techno-geeks did. Then came Danny. His hands were so soft, yet calloused, he must do a lot of manual labor, and his touch was gentle yet strong. I had to shock myself into remembering I was an independent goth who needed no guy, in order to shake his hand with the intensity in which I shook Tucker's.
"Nice to meet ya." Tucker smiled.
"Same goes for me." Danny smiled. Oh my gosh, Sarah was right, his voice was heavenly. It was the perfect tone of baritone I had ever heard. I would jump off a cliff if he told me to; he had this way about his speech and voice that would make you believe anything he ever said.
"Nice to meet you two too." I recovered. Tucker smiled goofily and I could tell he was going to ask something that, a certain answer given, would make this techno-geek extremely happy.
"I get my own room right?" He hinted.
"Yes, we each get our own room."
He practically beamed. "Yea! Do we get our own bathroom?" He hinted at again.
"Unfortunately no. There are only two bathrooms; and since I'm the only girl, I've been living here longer than you and my dad helps pay the other three hundred dollars…I get a bathroom all to myself." I informed them, if they were to live here they'd live by my bathroom and bedroom rules.
"Oh, fair enough. But if in case of emergency, are we allowed to use you're bathroom?"
"Mattering on what type of emergency it is."
"Gotcha."
"Would you like to see you're rooms now?" I asked.
"Totally."
"Sure." Danny smiled.
"Follow me." I replied as I tried to keep my heart under control. Every time he spoke it made my heart flutter. I started down the left hallway and proceeded in showing them their new humble abodes. I had decided after initially meeting them which room they got. Danny got the one to the left(has a better view) and Tucker, the one to the right(has better insulation). "This is your room Danny." I said pointing to the door to the left. "This is yours Tucker." I said pointing to the door on the right. "The door at the end of the hallway is yall's bathroom. You're welcome to go in and have a look around. If you wanna move anything, please decide today while we have four people here." I told them as I walked back into the living room/den with Sarah.
"So…what do you think?" Sarah asked.
"I think it'll work out. As long as embarrassing things don't show up and my parents stay at home."
"Oh, I forgot about your parents."
"Yeah, I can't."
"Well, what are you going to do if they decide to come over?"
"I guess have the guys switch out with some of my other girl friends."
"Yeah, that'll probably work, just as long as you hide all the 'guy' stuff and clean thoroughly."
"Oh, I intend to clean thoroughly every week."
"Danny and Tucker aren't that messy." At that time a crash emitted from Tucker's room.
"Yeah." I replied sarcastically before running to check what happened.
When I entered the room Tucker had somehow fallen over the bed and knocked the chair at the desk over. He was tangled between them. I couldn't help but laugh. He looked up at me and glared. "Ya know you can help me."
"Sorry Tucker, I think I need a picture first." I smirked.
"No, no. Don't you dare take a picture of me. Sam, get back here." He yelled at me as I ran to my room to retrieve my camera.
When I got back Danny was standing in the doorway silently snickering. "I think I'm going to have a fun time living here."
"Danny, how can you not help a brother out." Tucker complained.
"I have to agree with Sam on this one, buddy, she's right, it deserves a picture."
"Thank you." I replied before snapping a few pictures, these were so going to be hung up in the living room/den.
After laying my camera on Tucker's dresser I reached down to untangle him from the chair and bed. Danny helped him up and I straightened the chair and smoothed out the bed sheets. Tucker was still mad at Danny and was giving him the evilest death stare the poor techno-geek could muster as he stood and straightened his clothes. Then his face lit with a mischievous grin.
"Tuck, what are you thinking?" Danny demanded.
"Oh nothing." he replied as he slid to his dresser. "Just gettin rid of the evidence." He grinned as he snatched my camera.
"Tucker." I growled. He turned and was still grinning until he saw me giving him the death stare. He skedaddled after that. Danny was the first out of the room after him. I followed close behind.
As we ran through the living room/den, I saw Sarah sitting down and having a good ol' time watching Danny chase Tucker around the kitchen. I gave her a look and she just shrugged.
The chasing went on for a good ten minutes, Danny was quick but Tucker was surprisingly good at dodging. We had went everywhere in the apartment except my room by the time Danny was only two centimeters from grabbing Tucker's shirt. Tucker knew he was almost caught and took a plunging dive into my room, where he stopped dead in his tracks right in front of my Phantom painting.
"What?" Danny asked confused as he stepped around Tucker to see what had stopped him.
"Phantom." was all Tucker could mutter.
"You a fan?" Danny asked, turning toward me.
"Um, yeah I guess. He saved me once. I got inspiration and painted it." I replied. When I mentioned him saving me, Danny's eyes lit up with something that confused me, but in a split second it was gone, replaced by cocky curiosity. "You like it?" I asked.
"Yeah, it's really detailed." he praised.
"Thanks, took me a month."
"A month?" the first words Tucker had spoken in five minutes, a record I believe.
"Yeah."
"You must have a really good memory." Tucker again.
"I guess. It just, really had a lasting effect on me."
"Well I'm sure. If Phantom ever saved me from some crazy ghost it'd leave a lasting effect on me too." Danny replied. "Tucker, why don't you give Sam her camera back." Danny suggested, but more like commanded.
"Uh, sure." Tucker replied still hypnotized by my painting, he limply handed it to Danny.
Danny carefully handed it to me and we left Tucker drooling in front of the painting. Phantom hadn't saved me from a ghost though, I thought as we walked to the kitchen, not that I was going to tell anyone that. "Why is Tucker drooling over my painting?" I asked, worried he'd get drool all over my hardwood. If he did I'd kill him.
"Phantom's his idol." Danny replied seriously, even though a hint of laughter was waiting to be unleashed.
"Phantom's his idol?" I repeated trying hard not to laugh.
"Yeah, ever since primary school." 'Primary school' that sounded familiar, but I just couldn't put my finger on it. At least not yet.
"Phantom's been around that long?" I asked confused.
"Yes and no. He came completely out in public around the time we started jr. high as Inviso-Bill, then after a few years he finally got the public to call him Danny Phantom, the name he actually preferred at first, when he got older he dropped Danny and stuck with Phantom." Danny informed me.
"Ghosts can age?" I asked, more confused than ever.
"Yes. Well some can. It's too difficult to explain."
"Oh. How do you know all this stuff about Phantom?"
"Tucker's been my best friend since primary school," there it was again, "and my parents are avid ghost hunters."
"Oh. So if I need any information on ghosts I can just ask you." I said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Yeah." Danny replied not too eagerly.
Danny followed me into the living room/den and set on the love chair while I set down beside Sarah. "So when are yall planning on moving in?"
"Um, today." Danny told me.
"What!?" I yelled whipping my head toward Sarah.
"Well, I thought the sooner they moved in the less time you have to worry about them actually coming and paying the rent." Sarah explained.
"Oh. Well that's ok. I just wish you would have told me that, like yesterday, so I could have cleaned up all the girl stuff floating around." I replied, still slightly p-ed off.
"Oh sorry." Sarah apologized.
"Well, Danny, do you and Tucker have your stuff packed up and ready to be moved in?" I asked, turning to Danny again.
"Um, it's all in Tucker's truck." Danny replied cautiously afraid of me blowing up again.
"Oh." I said as calm as I possibly could. "Well give me about an hour to clean out you're bedrooms and bathroom and you can move your stuff in. And would you please go get Tucker from my bedroom." I replied.
"Sure. I'll get him and we'll go grab a bite to eat and give you and Sarah time to clean up." Danny agreed as he got up and left for my room. "Come on Tucker, time for lunch." Danny said from in my room. Minutes later Danny emerged from my room with Tucker in tow, looking like he had never been in a drooling 'idol' trance. "Tucker always perks up when you mention food or its time to eat." Danny explained Tucker's return to the real world.
AN: i hope you liked the very first chapter of College Roommates...which actually came to me in a weird way...i thought of in the shower...only i was in Sam's shoes and the guys that moved in with me were guys ive never met, i didn't even have names for them...then i was likelightbulb why not write a Danny Phantom fanfiction like that...and thus this chapter and the rest of the story followed. please review everyone who does will get cararmel brownies...fresh ones!!!!
signed---Unrestrained