A Girl Called Sam
Chapter 1: New beginnings
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"Attention class I have an announcement to make". The balding middle aged teacher sighed as the class continued to talk above him. Rubbing the bridge of his nose he began again. "Class we have a new student joining us from California, a Miss Samantha-
"- Just Sam thanks Sir"
"But the list says..."
"The list is wrong"
"Fine, I want everyone to welcome Miss Manson to Casper High, school for the gifted. And I expect everyone to treat her well". Rubbing his large waist he signalled for the girl to take a seat up the back between a tall skinny boy with raven hair and blue eyes and a short African American boy wearing a red beret.
The class continued to talk as the girl made her way down the aisles, her thick heavy combat boots clicking against the polished floor, although it seemed she was the subject of discussion.
"Look at her hair, it is just so bland with that ponytail" a girl giggled behind her manicured hand
"And that skirt is just so cheap" agreed another, flipping her blond hair back behind her shoulder
The girl reached her seat and sat down, pulling a folder, book and pen from a navy green shoulder bag adorned with protest pins of varying shapes, sizes and messages.
"Uh Excuse me"
She turned to the sound of the voice to find the tall skinny boy with his hand out to her; she looked up into his deep blue eyes, messy raven hair.
"I am Danny, Danny Fenton"
His other hand reached up to rub behind his neck as he smiled awkwardly at her.
"Sam, Sam Manson" she smiled back but replaced the awkwardness with sincerity
Danny jerked his finger to point over her shoulder to the boy wearing the red beret behind her, his face hidden behind thickset glasses and an expensive looking PDA device. "That over there is Tucker, Tucker Foley. We are residents of the 'Deamon's Dorm', What about you?
Sam laughed lightly at the silly nickname, shaking her head at the childishness before replying. "Why do they call it that?"
Danny laughed to, visibly relaxed now that the new girl was playing along and had decided to bite. "Well two reasons, 1. Because It is run by Mr Lancer up there and he can be a real detention devil sometimes...
"I think that may just be because he is jealous we have lives and he doesn't"
"....and 2. Is because it is Dorm 666" He laughed again, smiling warmly at her small contribution.
Sam smiled back and pulled out her schedule and quickly scanned the page to see the details of her homeroom and dorm number and eager to have a friend to show her around. Her grin widened as she passed the sheet over to Danny beneath the desks and Mr. Lancer's radar. "Looks like I am a Deamon Dorm resident too".
"Well I am both glad and sorry to hear that, Welcome to hell it looks like someone else will be joining me in my suffering"
Sam laughed again at his childish attitude but the way he held himself and the look in his eyes told her there was more to this boy than just smiles and good looks.
"So what was the problem with Mr. Lancer up there calling you Samantha??" Confusion was written all over his face.
"Call me Samantha and you will find out if you are a good contortionist or not" She grinned evilly at him, smiling inside as he visibly flinched and cringed at the threat. "Let's just say it has something to do with overbearing parents and leave it at that shall we??"
"Agreed" he said, glad she wasn't going to follow through on her threat...at least he hoped not.
Tucker chose that moment to look up from the handheld device that he had been on for the last 20 minutes of the class.
"Hi there I'm Tucker Foley but you can call me Too Fin-"
"How about I call you by your real name and not a desperate wannabe jerk??"
Tucker gaped at how easily she had disarmed his comment without even a second of thought. In the background a red faced Danny was trying unsuccessfully to contain his laughter at the look on his friends face and the fact he had been cut up in thirty seconds or less, a record by Tuckers standards.
"Uhm Tucker Foley will do thanks"
"Good then, nice to meet you Tucker I'm Sam, Sam Manson" Sam stated in an overly pompous voice, trying her best not to break into laughter herself.
"So Sam what brings you to Amity Park" questioned Tucker, leaning in closer so his whispers would not be overheard by the rest of the class.
Sam stumbled at this question "Uhm My dad's job made him transfer here. It's sort of complicated really"
Danny and Tucker shared a look at the last line of Sam's explanation; it was obviously personal and hard for her to talk about, especially since her parents sent her here to a boarding school.
Danny spoke up first "It's cool, you're here now and that's the most important part" He paled and blushed, something Sam had thought humanly impossible to do at the same time, as he realised his mistake and once again began to rub his neck awkwardly.
"Sooo... Sam, how do you like Ghosts?" Interrupted Tucker, saving his friend from what looked to be a very awkward situation. Somewhere in the background the bell rang signalling the end of the morning periods and beginning of lunch.
"Well as excited as I any Goth would be to be in a dorm nicknamed the Deamon's Dorm, I'm going to have to say I'm not a big fan of the pathetic white and black creatures that jump out and yell BOO! " She pushed a stray hair out of her eyes and finished copying down notes as her tirade finished.
She looked up from her notes in time to note Danny giving Tucker a very pointed stare that screamed not now Tucker, but the young techno-geek was oblivious to his friend's distress and continued on.
"Well that's a shame, because Casper High is the most haunted school in the world as is Amity Park in general."He grinned from ear to ear at his 'scary' story
Sam scoffed as she finished packing her book bag and stood up, slinging it over her slim shoulder. She turned to find the two boys had their own backpacks ready and were standing waiting for her.
"Uhm I don't know why you are both waiting for me to move because I have no idea where we are going" she laughed nervously and stared pointedly at the two.
Danny took a step forward at that point "Don't worry we will take you to the cafeteria" he smiled at her and began to rub the back of his neck nervously as he lead the way from the classroom through the hallways.
"Danny's parents raised such a gentleman didn't they??" said Tucker as he struggled to keep in stride with the two.
"Shut it Tuck" was the only response from Danny and a grin from Sam.
"So if this is the most haunted school/Town in the world. How does one Uhm..defend themselves from said ghost attacks??" Sam queried as they began to approach the cafeteria doors.
"Well the most popular form is running, screaming and more running. But then Danny's parents here or Phantom show up and stop the ghost, mostly Phantom though."
"Ohk....." said Sam, grappling with the new information and hardly believing one word. Must be some sort of new student initiation prank she thought dryly to herself. She pulled herself out of her thoughts as they lined up behind the manicured girl and blonde one from earlier.
The manicured one noticed them behind her and snorted, drawing her friend's attention. "Oh look Star, the freaks and geeks are now a trio". The tall blonde girl laughed at the other girls jibe, the short, Sam could now see Latino, girl flipped back her black hair and blew on her manicured hand.
"That's Paulina Sanchez and Star De Lune, resident queens of Casper and Phantom's Official fan club" whispered Tucker from behind her.
Sam nodded subtly to indicate to Tucker before raising her head in response.
"As much as I would love to say you make a wonderful welcoming party Paulina, Star, I would be lying, Just as I would be lying if I didn't say that you are an arrogant stuck up....bitch who didn't deserve half as much attention as she gets because everyone knows she's just a shallow witch that isn't good enough to deal with her own Multiple problems in her life that she takes it out on those around her" Her voice was icy cold and dripping with sarcasm
The little fight had now drawn the attention of all in the cafeteria, including the cafeteria ladies, one of which whispered in Sam's ear. "You go girl!"
Paulina was now red faced in humiliation and turned to Star. "come on star, it's not even worth our time"
"Like so totally not worth our time" said Star as she strode away with Paulina to cries of Ooooohhhhhh! From right throughout the large room.
"Buh-bye honey Won't miss you!" called Sam, to their retreating backs. She turned to the cafeteria lady who winked at her before getting ready to take her order. "Uhm I'm an Ultra-Recyclo Vegetarian so do you have any salads??"
"Sure honey, I have an Ultra-Recyclo Vegetarian for a nephew, would you prefer a Garden salad, Caesar or Potato?"
"Hmm....Caesar please"
"Hear you go" said the kind lady, who handed over a plate of Caesar salad, minus the meat with an extra helping of dressing.
"Thanks so much" Smiled Sam.
She then stood aside and waited for Danny and Tucker to fill their orders before following them to what appeared to be 'set' seats or done by social groups. The trio had a table out of the way right beside a set of wide French doors that lead to an outdoor courtyard. When they arrived Sam saw a tall girl with red hair pulled back into a pony tail, a white laced shirt and blue jeans already sitting down with her books spread out on the table.
"Uhm Earth to Jazz, can we sit now please?" Said Danny, flicking his fingers in front of her face a few times to get her attention.
"Oh right, Sorry Danny, Tucker and....??"
"Sam, Sam Manson"
"Nice to meet you Sam, I'm Jazz Fenton, Danny's older sister" she smiled as she cleared her books to make room for them all at the small table.
Suddenly Danny stiffened and Sam could have sworn she saw a blue mist escape his mouth.
"Oh crap not now!" he hissed under his breath "Uhm be right back, bathroom" and he ran off into the hall.
"Weird" said Sam quietly to herself before she felt a shadow fall across her and she saw both Tucker and Jazz pale. Turning she saw a Cafeteria lady hovering behind her and she gulped realising why Tucker and Jazz had paled like they had both seen a ghost...it was because they had!
End, Chapter 1
A/N: Ok so there are a few little kinks that need to be worked out but hey, you the readers can help by sending some review or feedback or something, Please!! (Mutters about loooooving reviews and feedback). I promise cookies or cake or whatever it that's popular to some of the best reviews, Aww heck any review. Oh and (puts up shield to ward off angry readers) ok I'm sorry for the cliffie but it's the best I can come up with. Will Sam survive the attack? Or will she be knocked out cold and miss finding out something important??That like happens in every stupid TV show nowadays!!!
Find out next time, In A Girl Called Sam!
Midnight, Out!