Plummeting In Love (Book 1 of Danny Phantom Trilogy)

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~Last week of October...~

"Are you sure he was on a date?"

Danny's eyes widened as he gestured wildly. "Yes! I saw him. He was totally flirting with Kagome's mom- ew, by the way," Danny said to his computer screen.

Jazz frowned thoughtfully before folding her arms over her chest. "Well... Does Kagome know? Not just that Vlad is putting the moves on her mom, but does she know how much of a creep he is? Does Kimiko know?" Jazz asked.

"Definitely not. I gotta warn them," Danny said. He was lucky to have finally caught Jazz at a time when she was awake and not too busy. He didn't want to unnecessarily bug her with his problems, but this had been important.

"Just be careful, Danny. Vlad's probably up to something and he'll see you coming from a mile away. You gotta play it smart," Jazz warned.

Danny smiled at his sister. Even though she was miles away, she was still nagging him. "I know, Jazz. Thanks for the advice. I would have asked Sam, but she's been AWOL lately. I don't know what's up with her. She's always been so busy, but she won't tell me or Tuck what she's doing."

"That's doesn't sound like Sam."

"I know. Everyone's been acting weird lately," Danny mused.

"Just make sure that you're not acting weird, little brother."

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Halloween wasn't one of Kagome's favorite holidays, but she was hopeful that this year would change all that. She was going to be spending the holiday socializing with friends- at a costume party no less. She already knew that she was going as Red Riding Hood and she was really hoping that Danny would go with her. She just had to ask him first...

Kagome was feeling a bit nervous about this. It's why she had put it off for so long. The last time she'd asked him to a party, he'd turned down the invitation at the last minute. No one at the party had been upset by his lack of an appearance, but Kagome had felt remarkably lonely without her messy-haired friend at her side. But she couldn't give up now! She had to at least try. And this time, she would drag him with her kicking and screaming if she had to. With a determined expression, Kagome set off in search of Danny.

He was standing in front of his locker with Sam and Tucker. Perfect! She could even invite Tucker and Sam right now to save time. Danny would be more likely to go if his best friends were going to. Plastering her brightest smile on her face, Kagome tapped Danny on the shoulder twice. He turned around quickly in question, but immediately brightened upon seeing her. "Hey, Kagome. What's up?" he asked.

"Hi, Danny. I wanted to ask you something," Kagome started and pulled the flyer she had gotten from Kwan out of her pink binder. She gave it to Danny and watched him read the dark, Halloween-themed flyer over curiously. "There's going to be a Halloween, costume party at the Nasty Burger this weekend. I know you don't really care for parties, but it would mean a lot to me if you came. You, Tucker and Sam are all invited."

"A Halloween party? You mean like with girls in costumes?" Tucker asked and snatched the flyer away from Danny. "I can already see the cat costumes now..."