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Sam blames herself.
She was the one who talked Danny into going in there in the first place.
She’d been convinced she'd killed him when the portal had activated.
The relief she’d felt when he fell out of the portal had diminished slightly when she saw his new appearance but at least he was still with them. It had taken longer to convince her that he was still mostly alive and a lot of tests.
Good thing the Fenton's had all that equipment?
The beginning was hardest, when he was falling through every other object and some of the excuses where a bit ridiculous, they managed.
They had to.
She had understood his reluctance to tell his parents better than Tucker had.
Tucker just didn't understand having unsupportive parents and she was grateful for that, she was.
It was just that it made Tucker difficult to deal with when in the early day's and they had the "should we tell" discussion every other day.
She understood slightly fearing your parent.
Not that she thought her parent who ever hurt intentionally her but she had heard horror stories about those school that “rehabilitated” problem children and if she was honest, she was pretty sure the only reason she hadn't been sent to one was her grandmother still controlled the fortune.
It wasn't the same but it did make her more understanding.
Things had got better once Danny got more control of his powers and they'd found their calling in ghost hunting. Sure, it was difficult but she didn't think any of them had ever felt so alive, no pun intended.
Even if she did seem to strangely attract ghost. Sonorously what’s up with the ghost Queen Thing..
She had never understood the whole Knight in shining armour rescuing you fantasy before all this. She gets it now. That's some rush.
Oh, and for the record she was well aware she had a crush on Danny and vice versa thank you very much.
She just didn't think Danny needed the stress of a real relationship on top of everything else he had to deal with and it would have been a real relationship.
Jazz’s entry into the group was an issue at first.
It had been just the three of them for so long adding another felt wrong.
Things had improved once Jazz stop trying to butt in on hunting and instead started to help from the side lines.
It was nice to have someone a little removed from the situation to talk to about everything sometimes.
Especially her guilt. Most days she could handle it but then Danny would have a bad day and it be clear he was wishing he'd never received his powers.
Then it's was overwhelming.
It was her fault in the first place but at least that was an accident, she hadn’t known.
But the second time?
She was the one who had talked him into taking them back during the whole Desire wish thing. It was necessary they needed Phantom but….
So ya, lots of guilt there even if she would never admit it out loud most of the time.
Valerie was an issue. She didn’t think for a moment the relationship would last but she knew no matter how it ended it was going to hurt Danny. Nice to know his dad approves of her though.
Hunting alongside Jazz and Danny's mom was way more fun than she would have imagined. She looks forward to doing it again once when the Secrets out.
When Danny gives up his powers, she does her best to be there for him. She hates that he has been driven to this because she can see the loss in his eyes.
The first time he looks comfortable in weeks is when he gets them back and take charge.
He saves the world. She never doubted him.
They finally get together now the stress of the Secret is gone. It's everything she hoped it would be.