Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom

My friends think that I'm a clueless idiot.

They think I can't see what's right in front of me. Hell, even my parents (no surprise there) and my sister think this but I'm not.

I should probably explain. You see, my best friend Sam and I have known each other since she moved here back in the second grade. I liked her as more than a friend back then and I feel the same way now. We have history and nothing can possibly change that.

However, I like Valerie Grey a lot too. We even dated for a couple weeks not too long ago (just a few months), but I couldn't stand how much it was hurting Sam and I still can't stand it now. As much as I love Valerie, I was glad when she asked if we could just be friends because I wouldn't be breaking Sam's heart anymore.

Lately, I've been wanting to ask Sam out but I learned my lesson. If I were to date Sam, it would hurt Valerie but if I date Valerie, it would mean that I'm putting Sam through that again and I can't do that.

So I play dumb.

I put up this mask of cluelessness and pretend that I'm ignorant to Sam's feelings for me (I still can't believe she likes me!). I also pretend that there's nothing between me and Valerie, and I act like we're just friends. I thought playing dumb would be hard but my whole life is just one big game of "Let's pretend" anyway, right? And apparently, I'm a very good actor because when I put up the mask, no one sees through it. Not even Tucker who literally knows me best.

My parents don't see through the mask, but that's no surprise. They barely know anything about me. They don't know that I draw, they don't know that the star maps and images of constellations that are pinned up on the walls of my bedroom are drawn by my hand and not printed off of the computer, they don't know that I always secretly wanted to be a superhero (only Tucker knows that), hell they probably don't even know that I'm left handed.

Anyway, Sam and Valerie definitely have no idea. They are the ones I put the mask up for. Around them it's shields up at full power. I really hoped that Jazz would see through my act but I don't think she does (I'll have to watch her a little more closely to know) and what really makes me sad is that not even Tucker sees through my mask. I really, honestly expected him to know me better than that.

Around Tucker, I drop hints all the time hoping that Tucker would at least get suspicious and talk to me but he never picks them up (and he calls me the clueless one).

No one knows, not even my best friend, my brother knows so I take it all. I take the teasing, the clueless comments, the Clueless1 code name (that one always makes me shake my head and smile), all of it. Sam and Val's hearts remain unbroken so none of that even bothers me. I pretend it does, I pretend that I don't know why, but I really do and I'm honestly ok with that.

I love both Sam and Valerie so as long as they are both happy, nothing really bothers me. I know it sounds really corny, but it's true. I can get through the teasing and the stupid nicknames because I didn't and will try to never break the heart of either of the girls I love.

And that's all because I put on the mask.

A/N: Here is my very first oneshot. I hope you guys liked it. I know in the show, everybody's right handed but why not add my own personal touch. It's called FANfiction for a reason. Now which pairing do you guys actually like more. Danny/Sam or Danny/Valerie? I personally like the D/V pairing better but that's just me. Doesn't mean I don't like D/S but I just like D/V a little better.

~Darth Synkka