How's it going ladies and gentlemen? I am Ghost Fang and this is my first story so please be gentle.
Let's get this out of the way right now because i hate repeating myself. I mean I really hate repeating myself: I do not own Danny Phantom or Rosario+Vampire. Or Scooby-Doo. Or Family Guy or ThunderCats or The Douchebag Chronicles or anything else I might reference. (That last one was made up just so you don't strain yourself looking for anything.)
Without further adieu, here we go. HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
"So, you're a new student at Youkai Academy, eh?" the bus driver asked with his wicked, ever present grin. The only passenger was a teenage boy with black hair and blue eyes who was wearing a school uniform.
"Yeah. I'm an exchange student from the US," the young man said snapping out of his daze when he heard the driver.
"American huh? What's your name kid?" the man asked as they entered a tunnel.
"Danny Fenton."
"Well Danny you should prepare yourself now…" the older man said with a chuckle that sent a chill down Danny's spine.
"For what?" Danny asked. The bus driver turned back to face him and Danny was sure the old man's eyes were glowing through his cigar smoke.
"Youkai Academy… is a terrifying school…"
"Greeeeeaaaaat," Danny thought turning back to the window. "As if starting a new school in a foreign country isn't bad enough. The creepiest bus driver on the planet is telling me that the school is terrifying. Oh, and there's the tiny little matter of me having ghost powers. How the heck did I get into this?"
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"Check it out Danny-boy," Danny's father Jack said giving him a punch to the shoulder that nearly broke his bone. "You've been accepted to some private school in Japan!"
"What?!" Danny's mother and sister said running in from the other room.
"What?!" Danny echoed.
"Yeah it looks like you're gonna be part of some sort of exchange program," Jack said slamming a letter down on the kitchen table. "See?"
"That's weird. I don't remember signing him up for anything like that," Danny's mother Maddie said as she read through the letter before turning on her husband. "Jack Fenton did you do this?"
"Well I don't remember doing it," Jack said before giving her a sheepish grin. "But then there was that one week I was having blackouts from the lab explosion…"
"JACK!"
"Oh come on Mads, he's already been accepted. Besides, how many kids his age get a chance to study in a different country?"
"Actually-" Jazz started to answer.
"I think that was supposed to be rhetorical, Sis," Danny cut her off before she went into a list of long and boring statistics.
"See Maddie look how smart he is," Jack said having heard his son use a word that he had no idea what the meaning could be. "Don't you think this could be the chance of a lifetime?"
"Well," Maddie thought, clearly curious. "I suppose it would be a good opportunity."
"Then it's settled," Jack yelled triumphantly as he slapped his son on the back.
"This is so unfair," Jazz complained as she read through the letter. "I'm the A+ student that's going to get into an Ivy League school and has a bright future in this family, no offense Danny."
"None taken."
"So why is it he gets to study abroad at a private school?" she finished.
"Jasmine, calm down," Maddie said laying a hand on her daughters shoulder. "He may not even learn anything new. You should be happy for your brother."
"I guess," Jazz sighed.
"So I'm really going?" Danny asked.
"That's right Dan-o. In a few weeks, you'll be attending Youkai Academy. Just imagine the ghosts you're gonna learn about over there. Man, are you lucky!"
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"Oh yeah Dad," Danny thought. "I'm the luckiest kid alive. Does he really think I'm gonna learn about ghosts at this place?"
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"Then again…"
Danny stood at the bus stop with his mouth hanging open. He was standing on a landscape that looked fit for a horror movie. The sky was overcast that day so it was dark, and that was the most normal thing. The trees in the woods all looked rotted and twisted with large black birds in the branches. The ground looked like it was littered with tombstones. And the ocean out by the cliff was filled with blood red water. Off in the distance was a building that reminded Danny of a haunted house from Scooby-Doo.
"This place sure looks like its fit for ghosts," he thought as the bus drove off. "Well at least I've got good news for Dad."
"Look out!"
Danny turned around just in time to see a bike tire before it ran into his skull.
"Damn. This just keeps getting better," Danny growled. As he started to get up, he reached out and touched something soft and smooth. Danny heard someone squeal and looked up to see a beautiful young girl with pink hair and green eyes. "… and better."
She was wearing a school uniform like his (save for the skirt) and a strange choker. It had a chain with two large links connected to two small strings of beads. At the end of the chain was a large silver cross that had a red jem in the center.
"I'm sorry. I just got a little dizzy from my anemia," the girl said, still blurry eyed. "Are you okay?"
"Uh yeah," Danny said looking down to find his hand resting on the girl's thigh. Danny nearly passed out as blood came shooting out of his nose. "Well that was weird…"
"Oh no! Did I hurt you?" the girl asked pulling out a handkerchief.
"No seriously, I'm fine," Danny said giving her a smile, but when he looked back, the girl had a dazed look again.
"This scent…"
"Scent? What are you- HEY!" Danny jumped as the girl fell against his chest.
"I'm sorry," she said as she came closer to Danny's face. Danny turned crimson as she drew near. "It's because I'm a vampire."
"You're what?!" suddenly Danny felt her teeth sink into his neck. He sat there stunned for a moment before jumping back a few feet. "What are you doing?!"
"I'm sorry," the girl said with a start before bowing in apology. "I'm Moka Akashiya. And like I said I'm a vampire. Did I hurt you?"
"No," Danny said feeling his neck. It didn't hurt, it just tingled. Almost like his neck had fallen asleep. "I guess I'm okay."
"Good," she said with a gorgeous smile that washed away Danny's anger. It quickly turned timid however and she looked down at the ground. "So do you hate our kind? Vampires?"
"Huh?" Danny asked, not sure how to respond. "No I don't. I've just never met one."
"That's great," Moka said, her smile now brighter than ever. "Then would you like to be friends?"
Danny laughed. He couldn't stop himself. It was all just so weird it was funny.
"Sure. I'd like that. My name's Danny. Danny Fenton."
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Danny and Moka had been on their way to the opening ceremony when someone had taken Danny aside and told him the school board chairman wanted to speak to him. Now he was waiting outside the chairman's office.
"What could he want with me?" Danny thought worriedly. "School hasn't even started yet. Don't tell me I'm in trouble already. Mr. Lancer probably sent some kind of lousy report about me."
The door opened next to him and the tall man in black who had brought him stepped out.
"The chairman will see you now."
When the door closed behind Danny, he literally felt like he had entered an execution chamber. The office was a large, dark room. The only light was coming from candles that lined the walls on either side of him. All around the room were cabinets covered with skulls. Even Sam's room wasn't this depressing.
"Welcome Danny," came a low voice from the darkest end of the room.
"Uh hi," Danny said, trying to keep his voice from shaking. "I like your office. Very… unique."
The chairman chuckled. He sounded even creepier than the bus driver. As Danny came closer he saw that the man was wearing a long white robe. He kept the hood up which completely covered his face.
"I'm glad you approve," the chairman said. "I was afraid the campus might prove a little overwhelming for you. But it helps make most of our other students feel welcome."
"Who exactly do you teach here, ghosts and zombies?" Danny joked.
The chairman let out another low laugh. "I assure you Danny, we have no zombies. And the only ghost enrolled… would be you."
Danny's eyes went wide. "What? Me… a ghost? That's crazy."
"No crazier than a school for monsters," the chairman said raising his head just enough for Danny to see a malicious smile.
"Monsters? You can't be serious…" Danny protested, now officially freaked.
"Really? Your parents are professional ghost hunters. Is it so hard to believe monsters exist as well? From what I've heard, you've already made friends with a lovely young vampire."
"Wait a second. Moka was serious about that vampire stuff?"
"Yes she was," the chairman said still smiling.
"But why would I be at a school for monsters? I'm human!"
"Are you?"
The question surprised Danny. Two months ago the obvious answer would have been yes. But ever since his accident in the lab he had become something… more.
"I… don't know," Danny said suddenly feeling like he'd been punched in the gut.
"Relax Danny," the chairman said getting up from his chair. "You shouldn't feel so bad about this. In fact, you should be relieved."
"What do you mean?" asked Danny, confused.
"If you had gone to a 'normal' school, how would you have felt?" the robed man asked. "You would have to learn about these new powers on your own, constantly worried that someone would learn your secret. But here, you will be surrounded by students with powers and secrets of their own. You don't have to be afraid to show who you are."
Danny had to admit, the chairman had a point. Back home the only ones who knew about him were Sam and Tucker, and it wasn't like they could understand what was happening.
"Danny," the chairman said, regaining the teens attention, "I understand your reluctance, but monsters are not always the monsters they are made out as. Why don't you stay for awhile and decide for yourself if you want to stay."
"Really?"
"Yes. Your first class should be starting soon. Why don't you go and find out more about our school?"
"Thanks," Danny said as he turned to leave. Just as he got to the door, he stopped. "Uh sir? If this is a school for monsters, what did you send back to Amity Park?"
The board chairman laughed. "Oh don't you worry about that. There was a mix-up and a human boy got one of our acceptance letters. We sent him. His name is Tsukune Aono."
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"AHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"Get back here new kid!" Dash Baxter yelled as he chased the new foreign exchange student down the hall.
"Just great," Tsukune thought as he ran through the school. "My first day at an American school and the local jock has already picked me as his new punching bag. And he's HUGE! This has got to be the scariest school there is."
Well that's it. This is really more of a prolouge than a first chapter but I digress. My current plan is to update once a week and I will try to stick to that schedule but I make no promises so don't kill me if I'm off a bit because I'll tell you the same thing and I hate repeating myself. Did I mention that?