Chapter 1

"Everyone, please quite down," Mr. Lancer shouted. "I'd like you to meet our new student Samantha Manson."

A girl with raven black hair that was in a ponytail (but actually flowed down into her back) walked into the room, her attire was screaming goth. Baggy black cargo jeans, black sneakers, bicker gloves, a long sleeve purple shirt with a black t-shirt over it, the shirt had the words 'do the world a favor and die' printed in bold purple letters across it and she had the most amazing eyes that have ever been seen. Her make up was simple, black eye shadow and purple lipstick, yeah she was goth alright.

"Ms. Manson you're coming here from…." Mr. Lancer said.

"Japan." she replied. "Okay just take a seat so we can begin." Mr. Lancer instructed. Sam nodded and took a seat at the back be side the window. She sat with her elbows on the desk and her fingers entwined together for the whole class only taking notes when she had to.

"Okay people today I've organized a group project that is due n one week." Mr. Lancer said halfway through the class. Groans could be heard all around but some girls were whispering excitedly at the thought that they could be working with a certain bad boy, Daniel Fenton. Mr. Lancer began to call random names to form the groups.

"Daniel Fenton, Tucker Foley, Dash Baxters, Valerie Grey, Paulina Sanchez and Samantha Manson." He said and then he continued calling other names without a care in the world. About 5 minutes later everyone was sitting in their groups.

"So what is this project about again?" Paulina asked as she examined her finger nails.

"We're all supposed to get to know each other better then write a summary of what you think is the person's true character." Valerie replied.

"Well since all of us know each other I guess this should be easy." Paulina muttered.

"You seem to forget the new kid." Tucker said. "Well obviously she doesn't seem to be paying attention." Dash put in. It was true Sam sat with her eyes closed, her elbows on the table, her fingers entwined together and she was completely silent, she hadn't said a word.

"Somebody snap her out of it." Valerie said in an 'I don't care' tone of voice. Dash reached out his hand to shake her but her voice stopped him.

"Don't bother I've been paying attention to every word," her voice held a kind of warning in it. Dash pulled his hand back and an awkward silence settled over the group.

"So," Tucker turned to her "its Samantha right?"

"Actually it's Sam." She replied as she opened her eyes. "Oh okay I'm Tucker and that's Paulina, Dash, Valerie and Danny." Tucker said as he pointed to each after calling the name.

"Nice to meet you." Sam nodded.

"Mind if we ask you a few questions about yourself." Tucker asked. Sam shook her head in reply. Tucker began asking question after question like what was her favorite color, food, thing to do but Dash's question was just out of the ordinary.

"Are you a ninja?" he asked.

"What?" Sam asked. So he repeated the question.

"No." she lied "What makes you think that?"

"No reason." Dash shrugged. Suddenly Sam got the feeling that she was being watched and she had a good idea by who.

"Excuse me for a minute." She said as she got up from the table and was through the door in a flash. Fifteen minutes later she came back in a black tank top with a purple dragon curled up in a corner, the shirt clung to her but that wasn't what caught Tucker's attention as she sat down. It was the bruises on her face the bandage on her upper-arm and the long black dragon that twisted itself around her arm, its tail settling on her shoulder. The head was on the back of her hand put was covered by the glove, her hair was a bit messed up and to top it off she looked angry.

"What happened to you?!" Tucker exclaimed.

"Nothing you need or want to know about." She replied.

"Where did you go for 15 minutes?" Valerie added.

"Wouldn't you like to know." She said sarcastically.

"What were you doing?" Dash and Paulina asked at the same time.

"None of your business." She replied icily.

"Nice tattoo." Danny purred as he picked up her arm and began to examine it.

"It's not a tattoo it's a birthmark." She jerked her arm away when he began to run his fingers over the skin where the dragon was. Valerie and Paulina glared at her just because Danny had showed her a little attention. Every girl wanted Danny; it was simple, just like that, so if he took an interest in any girl people would be ready to scratch her eyes out. Danny didn't want to get Sam killed but he had a strong instant attraction to her so he didn't care about anyone else, he was going to have her one way or the other.

"So what's with the bandage?" he asked as he eyed her strangely.

"Nothing just a deep gash." She replied as if she didn't really care.

"And how did you manage to get it Sammy." He purred out the last word.

"First of all never call me Sammy unless you have a death wish and second I don't think you want to know how I got it." She replied. He brought his face closer to hers and stared in to her amethyst eyes "Actually I would." He said.

"I wouldn't tell you anyways." She stared back into his ocean blue eyes "you know what I'm going to make it a priority to avoid you."

"And I'm going to make sure that you don't" he said it in such a way that Sam twitched inwardly. Just then the bell rang and every body started to pack up. Danny stroked Sam's check and pulled her to her feet after him, although she struggled.

"Later Sammy." He whispered in her ear before he left. Sam grabbed her bag pack and stormed out muttering a few vile words in Japanese under her breath. Just who the hell did this guy think he was?

"Dude why'd you go and do that?" Tucker asked as he bit into his hamburger.

"I don't know I just did." Danny shrugged "I have to admit though she's a tough one to crack."

"By the looks of it that's true." Tucker replied. It was lunch and they were sitting at a table outside.

"But why are you taking an interest in her anyways?" Tucker asked.

"I don't know I just feel something for her that's different than what I've felt for any other girl, she's just special." He replied.

"Where is she anyways?" Tucker looked around. Then he spied her high on a branch in a tree. She was carelessly munching away on a green apple, one leg swinging over the side of the branch, the other propped up with her hand resting on her knee, her face was blank as she stared dead ahead. "How the hell did she get all the way up there?"

Danny followed his line of vision and smirked when he saw Sam. "I'll be right back." He said as he got up and walked over to the tree that Sam was sitting in. She chanced to look down and lavender meet blue. For a while they stared at each other until Danny spoke "What's up Sammy."

"What do you want?" she asked as she returned to staring dead ahead.

"I just want you to come down here so I can talk to you, after all we are supposed to be getting to know each other." He smirked.

"Damn Lancer." She hissed under breath as she stood up on the branch. She allowed herself a small sigh before jumping from branch to branch in a quick descent down the tree. She resumed the same position she had held on the lowest branch only this time she was looking at Danny.

"How did you do that?" he asked.

"Do what?" she looked at him a little confused.

"Jump from those branches like that." He frowned. But before she could answer a certain Latino girl sauntered up and batted her eyelashes at him.

"Hey Danny want to come over later?" Paulina's voice was coated with sugar and Danny couldn't stand it.

"No. I'm going to the park with Sam." He said as he looked at the fore mentioned person who was now on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree in sheer astonishment at his words.

"Ow that hurt." She muttered as she picked herself up off the ground to face a smirking Danny and an astounded Paulina.

"Are you alright Sammy" he cooed. She ignored him as she began to brush off her clothes, muttering to herself about how Danny was trying to get her killed.

"Paulina's hands began to twitch as she walked away.

"I meant what I said I am going to the park with you this evening." Danny said.

"Over my hung, drawn and quartered body." Sam hissed fiercely.

"YOU DISPICABLE BASTARD!" Sam shouted "PUT ME DOWN!"

Sam was draped across one of Danny's Shoulders as he walked. The reason she is in this awkward situation is because she had refused to go to the park with Danny after school. So he had simply grabbed her and hoisted her over his shoulder, through much kicking, clawing and screaming and also trying not to hurt her bandaged arm.

"Quit screaming Sam I already told you I would be taking you to the park." Danny smirked.

"I WILL NOT STOP SCREAMING!" she screamed "NOW PUT ME DOWN!"

"We're here anyways." Danny said as he gently put her down on her feet. The whole time Tucker had been snickering like a madman.

"Thank you." Sam said as she turned around and surveyed her surroundings. "So remind me why I'm here again." Tucker said as he began to fiddle with his PDA.

"I don't know you came with us." Danny's voice held a bit of annoyance. Sam rolled her eyes and grabbed on to a branch and pulled herself up.

"Doesn't that hurt your arm?" Danny asked as he pulled himself up into the tree as well, Sam was a few branches above him.

"No, it's better actually." She replied. Sam was a fast healer, a very fast healer thanks to the fact that she was a ninja princess.

"Already?" Danny raised an eyebrow "but didn't you get it today?"

"Yes but I'm a fast healer." She replied.

"Okay, prove it." Danny was now on the same branch she was. She quickly unwrapped the bandage. Her arm didn't have as much as a scratch on it neither did her face.

"Wow, no kidding." Danny sat down on the branch and pulled Sam down unto his lap.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" she screeched.

"Relax Sammy or you'll fall out of the tree." He cooed, his breath brushing against her neck and face. He had a point, if she continued to struggle she'd fall out of the tree then she'd have to use her ninja skills to land safely and she didn't plan on doing anything she couldn't explain.

"Please just let me go, I see Paulina coming and I don't want to be fan-girl enemy number one." She looked at the Hispanic girl who was looking around trying to spot them.

"It's too late for that." Danny replied. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into a passionate kiss. 'Way too late for that.'