A/N My first ever Danny Phantom fanfiction! I first fell in love with the show, okay to be honest, I fell in love with Danny...ha ha. I'll be serious. The part that I truly enjoy about the cartoon is a certain specific character and that is Sam. Sam is a girl who can stick to what she believes in, no matter if she's considered popular or not, and base her personality to the one person she wants to be and doesn't care if she's the only one, in other words different. Different for me is good, because I hate it when I'm compared to others, and in a way I want to be unique in my own perspective like Sam. I base this story on people who want to be like other people instead of being who they want to be and to follow their own dreams, own rules, own life. My fanfic is definitely about Sam, who has to choose to remain the same or change for the one she loves.
Disclaimer: For the first time ever, I received a flame for NOT stating a disclaimer so here I go! I don't own Danny Phantom! There...are you happy? I said it. I said the truth, which hurts me deep inside that I don't own this show. So I say this once, for all the upcoming chapters...I don't own Danny Phantom! It hurts even more to say it twice. I don't tend to write this friggen disclaimer again so here me and read this bold words because writing this statement more than twice is annoying.
True to Your Heart
Chapter 1- Unfair Love
Act 1: The Cast of Romeo and Juliet
Mr. Lancer circled around the class, glancing his pupils from every corner of the room, carefully watching his students. He held a small thick booklet at his grasp. His eyes moved with the pace of his mouth as he spoke with great interest at to what he was reading. His right arm laid behind his back, as he carried along murmuring to himself. Danny persisted to open his eyes, but struggled to keep his head up for he was too tired to listen and all he wanted to do was snooze. At last, with no strength to point his chin upwards, his head banged asleep in his desk.
Tucker whistled at Sam, getting her attention. "Hey Sam, Danny's asleep again! Hurry, wake him up! If Mr. Lancer catches him again, Danny will get detention!" Tucker whispered in alert.
Sam rolled her violet eyes towards Danny. "What time did you finish ghost hunting last night?"
"It was still early-about 12:30 I guess?" Tucker replied.
Sam smacked her forehead. "That's early? You guys can't always be doing this, or else Danny will always be in detention" she irritatedly spoke. She opened her notebook and ripped a paper. "Tucker you owe me a new notebook" Sam grumbled. Tucker smiled pleasantly knowing that Sam would once again help Danny. She crumbled it into a ball and was planning to throw it at Danny but Mr. Lancer got to him first. Mr. Lancer glared at the ghost boy. He smacked the notebook in Danny's desk. Danny jumped back in surprise to see his teacher glaring down upon him.
"Did you have a good sleep Mr. Fenton?" questioned
Danny scratched his head in embarrassment. He tried to think of an excuse but found no logical explanation to why he fell sleep. As if he could tell his teacher that every night he turned into a see through, invisible being, who hunts other ghosts to prevent people from danger or being controlled by other mythical creatures.
"Mr. Fenton, before your nappy time, what exactly did you learn when I spoke of the play-that is if you were paying attention"
Danny's eyes rolled towards Tucker indicating that he was lost. Mr. Lancer slammed his hands in Danny's desk and raised an eyebrow.
"Did you even know what play I'm speaking of?" he asked. He took the notebook and pointed at the thick words printed on the top. It said 'Romeo and Juliet' "This is what I was teaching since I did mention to the class that we will be having a play based on the beautiful story of how two lovers overcome such difficult circumstances of their relationship over the fact that their families are in merge of war. And Mr. Fenton," the teacher added, "Do you know what author wrote this book?"
Danny stared at Mr. Lancer blankly as if he was in his ghost form surpassing the solid figure who stood before him. His blue eyes looked dizzy and completely lost, and without thinking shrugged his shoulders.
Sam smacked her face again. "For once, couldn't he pay attention and listen so he wouldn't be in these kinds of mess" she thought to herself.
Mr. Lancer touched his forehead in utter disappointment. "Holy Macaroni! Do you ever listen!" he shouted. He took in a deep breath preventing himself from further stress. "Since you were not paying attention, I am assigning you the part of Romeo"
Danny's eyes awoke from its sleepy state into a surprised look. "What! B-but why me!" he exclaimed. His eyes now fully alert. He could hear murmuring of snickers behind him, for in his mind, he knew that Dash and his people were cracking up with laughter.
Sam gave an irritated glare at Dash. She was furious that Dash always picked at Danny, and treated him like trash. She just had enough of it. "If I could, then I would shove my fist down his throat" murmured Sam loud enough for Tucker to hear.
"For extra credit, so at least you will get a passing grade and not fail my class, Mr. Fenton. You will memorize the exact words, and you will not disappoint me, or you will see yourself in my class again" Mr. Lancer instructed. He straightened his posture and glanced around the room. His eyes seemed to be in deep thought. "And...I will assign...Paulina to do the part of Juliet" he announced.
"What!" Dash yelled. "B-but why Paulina?"
"Yeah why me?" Paulina spoke with her usual sassy attitude with her fresh personality, one that always thought that she was the best.
"WHAT!" Sam revolted jumping nearly out of her seat. Everyone stared at her, including Danny who was quite surprised.
"Oh look, Fenton's girlfriend is getting jealous" teased Dash. Sam grumbled and rolled her raging eyes at Dash. She was about to punch him in the face but Tucker held her back.
"Calm down class!" Mr. Lancer ordered. He looked over at Sam and crossed his arms. "Ms. Manson I was planning on putting you in charge of the play, making sure that everyone's knows their part but if you want, I can give you the part"
Dash stood up. "Oh look! Fenten's girlfriend wants to be Juliet so they can kiss each other and make love. Oh La La" he laughed smacking his lips together, making annoying kissing sounds.
"Enough! Sit down! This doesn't concern you Dash!" Lancer bickered. He then turned his attention back at Sam. "Well Ms. Manson?". Sam looked at Danny, who turned his face away hiding his red cheeks. She then looked at Lancer. She shook her head in denial.
Lancer crossed his arms together. "I knew I could trust you Ms. Manson. All right it's official, Paulina you have the part of Juliet and Danny you have the part of Romeo"
"Oh yeah!" Paulina giggled. She threw back her long black hair showing off her beauty and grace. "I am one so pretty that I was picked to play Juliet! I'm the luckiest girl in the world!" she remarked.
Sam gave a nasty look at Paulina and rolled her eyes back to the teacher.
Paulina saw Sam looking at her. "What, are you jealous that you're not as pretty as me?"
Sam grumbled in annoyance. She clenched her fist together.
"You're a geek!" Dash kept going.
"That's enough Dash!" Danny interrupted. His eyes held anger and annoyance to see someone make fun of his friend.
"Oh look! Fenton is defending his girlfriend" Dash bickered. Danny's face blushed intensely. "She's not!" he argued.
"That's enough!" the teacher shouted overcoming the loud racket. "I don't want anyone fighting over this. I will give the selected parts to the rest tomorrow but meanwhile I will give the scripts to Danny and Paulina so I suggest you start practicing during lunch time" Mr. Lancer gestured and ended the conversation. Sam sat back down in her chair, with her palms over her cheeks, and her eyes held a state of depression. "I REALLY did want to be Juliet...but I'm just not like Paulina" she told herself. She breathed heavily trying to restrain her tears.
To be continued.
A/N So what did you think? Please tell me by reviewing, and I promise to write more. It is my winter vacation next week so I am now able to update my other fanfiction. To those that have been waiting patiently for updates on My One and True Love for Teen Titans, or Heart of Steel for FMA, now you can read new chapters because now I have time to update...aren't you people so happy?
