A/N: I do not own the song 'It Wasn't Enough' by Good Charlotte. If I did, trust me, it would sound way more different! Not the good kind of different either!
The Art of Deception
Chapter One
"I will try to believe in the things I cannot see
But my faith is shaking now like it's never been before
When I call
And you don't come
I don't know what I should do
Should I call?
Should I even count on you?"
"That whelp is messing up my plans," said one voice. This one sounded fearsome.
"The boy is only fourteen, he does not know what he's doing until it's over. He believe only in 'helping others' with his powers," said the second. This voice sounded a little bit well-mannered, but easily angered.
"He messed up my prison, little punk," said the third. This person sounded like he meant business. He also sounded cold-hearted.
"Luckily, dear friends, I have someone who can help us. Please, my dear, if you will introduce yourself?"
A young girl stepped into the light. Her dark hair was pulled into a pony-tail. She wore a serious look on her face, unpenetrable. Not the slighest bit of emotion spurred into her expression. Her clothes were simple, made especially for tight situations should there be need to make a quick get away: a skin-tight hazmat suit the color of dark shadows. One hand on her hip, she scanned around, her eyes landed on the person who had brought her up into the conversation.
The first person, stood and walked over to the girl, his metal ecto-skeleton gleaming slightly. He circled her; she didn't stir, only watched as he went back to his seat. "Something wrong, Skulker?" she asked smugly.
"She is not a clone," he murmured. "How did you manage to get her on our side, Vlad?"
"It was simple," he said. "She has been on our side for a very long time."
"Are you sure we can trust her?"
"Feeling a little doubtful, Walker?" the girl asked.
Walker narrowed his eyes. "If you fail to show me respect, I will personally-"
"Calm down, Walker," Vlad said. "We are here to converse about the boy. We have everything we need. We need nothing more except to play our cards right. At the moment, we hold all the cards, or most of them. But Daniel seems to be able to squeeze out of even the most tight situations..."
"Haaaawh!" Sam yawned.
"Long night last night, Sam?" Danny asked her best friend.
"Gah! Lancer's stupid math test had me doing some last minute cramming," Sam responded glumly. "What about you? You've got bags under your eyes. I don't know how you do it, but you always manage to get enough sleep to look like you're just fine."
"As if," Danny replied just as glumly. "I barely got any last night. I think I'm gonna fail."
"Somehow you'll muddle through," Tucker said. "You always do. I mean, I actually study and I've got a worst grade than you."
"Thanks, Tuck," Danny said, giving his African American friend a sincere smile.
"What am I here for?" Tucker said, smiling back. A pretty girl with red-hair and a blue halter top walked by, stealing Tucker's attention. "And speaking of what I'm ehre for, hey, need some help carrying those books?" Tucker walked after the girl.
Danny chuckled. Tucker never got tired of doing that. Sam looked at him. She made sure Tucker was out of ear-shot, and said, "Danny, is something up?"
Danny turned to her. "No," he said.
"You sure? You look a little more nervous than usual," she said.
"This is one of the reasons I hate you," Danny said. He sighed and ran an uncertain hand through his hair. "Yeah, I guess. I don't know, school's taking out a lot of my time from ghost-hunting. Skulker got out yesterday and I couldn't find him. I think he may have returned into the Ghost Zone, but that only raises my suspicions. If he's up to soething, I may not be able to go into the Ghost Zone to find out without Walker landing on my tail."
"Sucks, doesn't it?" Sam said.
"You have no idea." Just then, the bell rang. "Time for Lancer," he remarked towards Sam. She groaned and began to walk away since she had this class alone when Danny stopped her. "And Sam?"
She turned to look at him. "I have to admit, it's also one of the things I like about you most." She didn't get it at first, what he meant, but then she realized what he was talking about.
"What are friends for," she said.
"I don't know, what?" Danny said teasingly. She smiled and waved.
"Bye, Danny," she said. Danny smiled back and waved as well. They parted paths.
E/N: It was short, too short, you know what means! Spacing, yep, I'm spacing the chapters so the lyrics will make sense. Oh yeah, I'm awesome! Nah, just kidding. I'm not awesome, just weird. Well, this'll take out of my time and schedule. I hope I at least get the next chapter up tomorrow.
--Airamé Phantom
