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Trapped

Chapter 1: Confused

It was a typical day in Amity Park and everybody was busy going on with their typical, everyday lives. Adults were heading off to work and children were heading off to school for their education. They were all pretty anxious today since it is Friday and they cant wait to hear the final bell and be allowed to leave school in order to start their weekend. However, in order for that to happen they actually have to get to school first, which will be starting soon.

"I can't believe I overslept, I can't risk getting a detention on a Friday. ..."An annoyed voice grumbled within a fancy looking home in this town.

In that home, a certain blonde teenage girl was busy getting ready for school, working fast to get dressed and fix her hair since she didn't want to risk being late.

And she's not the only one.

"Estelle Joy Strong! Hurry up, you don't want to be late!..."Her father shouted from downstairs.

"I'm coming, dad...just wait a sec..."Star shouted as she quickly finished applying her make-up, put her shoes on as well as her trademark red flower and then ran out of her room and went down the stairs to join her father for breakfast in the dining room.

"Made it..."Star said as she took her place at the table, while their maid handed her breakfast, which consisted of scrambled eggs and toast with some orange juice.

"Hurry up and eat Star, remember that I have to get to the courthouse at 8:00pm sharp and I know you don't need a tardy on your permanent record..."Her father said as he was nearly done with his breakfast and he was now drinking his cup of coffee.

"I know, Dad..."Star said as she obeyed and quickly ate her breakfast, being careful to paste herself.

After a few more moments, she was done with her breakfast and not long after that, she and her father were out of the door. They entered one of his fancy cars, the Mercedes and soon they were now on their way to both school and work.

At Casper High

The Strong's soon pulled up to the school and Star got out of the car with her father still talking to her.

" Bye, sweetheart... have a nice day at school..." Her dad said to her and Star was glad that none of her friends were around to hear that.

" Bye Dad, good luck at the courthouse today..." Star said to her father.

" Thanks, but we don't need it...as I told you earlier earlier that old sailor doesn't have a leg to stand on..." Mr. Strong said before driving off.

Star sighed as she knew what this was about. Her dad was talking about the lawsuit he and the other parents were putting against Captain Angus due to what a mess last week's field trip was when they all were lost at sea...or in her case, trapped on an island and since her dad was a lawyer, he's the one that's leading the case today since he blamed the captain for what had happened.

Star soon entered the school and it wasn't long before she was approached by her fellow A-Listers, with Paulina in the lead, as usual.

" Hey, Star..." Paulina greeted to her BFF.

" Hey..."Kwan said awkwardly to the blonde girl who he is still technically on break with.

"Hey guys..." Star said to them.

" You will, like, never believe the great news that I have...my papa is letting me host a party tomorrow... you know, since after that horrible trauma we all had to go through last week, they said that I can have it to try and cheer myself up... Paulina said in a dramatic tone.

Star resisted the urge to roll her eyes and just pretended to smile and nod along to what the other girl said.

It didn't really surprise her that Paulina would try and use the "trauma" of that experience to try and milk her parents a bit. And it's still working.

On Monday, she asked her father for a brand new pair of designer boots that she's been wanting for weeks now and she immediately got it them, plus a few other paired.

On Tuesday, it was a fancy new handbag.

On Wednesday, it was a new Abyss pink cashmere sweater that was just shipped and yesterday it was a brand new cell phone.

Now today, it looks like she went for a authorized party request, most likely to make up for the fact that she didn't get to throw her party last week due to what happened during the field trip.

"So... I am guessing that the dress code is still the same?..." Star asked and Paulina nodded.

The group of popular kids soon went to talk and chat about things that only popular kids would talk about, which involves the following : sports, parties, fashion ,looks and anything related to those topics.

During this whole thing, Star tried hard to not get bored by this conversation. However, her eyes soon landed on somebody that just came rushing into school, apparently trying hard not to be late and it appears she wasn't the only one who noticed. Dash saw him too and he now had a mean smirk on his face with his intentions obvious.

" Hahaha, look at Fenton over there... well, time to go give him his daily dose of bullying..."Dash announced as marched over to his preferred target.

Star saw this, frowned and couldn't stop herself from saying this out loud:

" Why does Dash have to take on Danny all of the time?..." Star asked, covered her mouth when she realized what she saw et and flinched when she saw the other a-listers, especially Paulina giving her strange looks.

"Like, what do you care Star... he's just a loser...what, you don't like him now or something, do you?..." Paulina asked in a sarcastic way and Star quickly shook her head at that.

"No, no, I don't like him but well... he did sort of help me out a lot when we were stuck on the island together...I was just thinking that maybe ...well, that must have to count for something, right?..." Star said carefully, hoping that her friends didn't actually get the mistaken idea that she likes Fenton, she is just grateful is all.

Paulina, however just sent her a disinterested look at what she just said before answering her.

"Like, duh! Remember Star, you are popular... Fenton is suppose to do what you say... it's the one thing losers are good for...after all, peons are supposed to serve royalty..." Paulina said snobbishly to the blonde girl.

Star said nothing but sighed and wanted to change the subject fast. She didn't actually believe in what Paulina just said, especially since technically speaking... nobody was actually royalty here.

She ended up seeing Dash approached Danny and had to see him do nothing as the big bully shoved him inside his locker once again. She saw Dash laughing snide at what he did after he slammed the door shut. Star really felt so confused, since that's not the Danny that she saw last week. No, last week, on the island...he was courageous enough the take on a big, hairy ghost monster in order to save her and himself. But here, she saw a guy who didnt even bother to put up a fight and it really confused and bother her since she knew that he was way tougher than that.

So, why the heck would he just flat-out let Dash get away with picking on him, all of the time?

" Star? Star? You how! Earth to Star!..."Paulina's voice suddenly rang, snapping Star out of her thoughts.

"What?..." Star exclaimed as the others looked at her in confusion.

" I said come on, class is going to start in a few minutes ...what's wrong with you?..." Paulina asked in annoyance and Star looked a little embarrassed.

" I...I was just thinking about what outfit I'm going to wear for the party tomorrow..." Star lied and Paulina seemed pleased by this and started giving her suggestions on what she should wear for tomorrow.

Dash soon came back and high-fived Kwan over his recent bullying act. Star tried to ignore them and not think about that but her eyes were on thr locker that had Danny trapped inside. The group of popular kids were about to leave but Star was still standing in place and Paulina looked annoyed again.

"Come on ,Star...class is this way..." Paulina said in annoyance but Star still isn't moving.

" You guys go on ahead... I want to go check on my makeup ..."Star said as she even entered the nearby restroom.

However, she came out and saw that her friends were already gone and everyone else was already heading off the class. Star was about to go back to the lockers where Dash put Danny inside one but to her surprise , she stopped and saw that the boy who had been stuck inside was already out of his locker, grumbling under his breath.

" Stupid Dash..." Danny said angrily to himself, unaware that Star was nearby and was looking at him in surprise

" Huh? How did he get out so quick?..." Star asked herself in confusion.

However, before she could go and ask him what happened, Danny glanced at his watch and suddenly turned pale when he saw what time it was.

"Oh, man...I only got a minute before class starts..." Danny said in a panic and unknown to him Star heard him loud and clear.

" One minute?!..." Star exclaimed as she started running to to both not being tardy as well as to make sure Danny didn't think that she was spying on him or something.

She wasn't , she was just confused.

Thankfully, she managed to make it to class and was at her desk only seconds before the bell rang.

RRRRIIINNNNGGGGG

"Made it..." Star said with a sigh of relief... only to frown when she suddenly realized what this means.

The door opened and Star saw a distressed Danny walk in and the substitute teacher, Mr. Blake, who was filling in for Lancer today, sent him a glare.

" You're late again, Fenton..." The sub said as he handed Danny a detention slip.

" Sorry sir..." Danny said in a meek voice as he went to his own desk, which is next to Sam and Tucker's desks.

Dash was silently snickering with a dirty smirk on his face. Star witness this and she just couldn't believe any of it. Danny didn't even try to tell the teacher what Dash did and she knows that it couldn't be because Danny is afraid of Dash. She knows that's not true. Danny had faced the monster of Specter Island without wetting his pants and he managed to save her life many times...standing up to Dash should be child's play compared to that.

It just doesn't make any sense!

" What happened to that tough guy I saw on the island ..." Star thought to herself in frustration as she glanced at Danny, who was in the middle of whispering to his own friends.

It's been a week since the Specter island incident and as she predicted, it didn't take long before things were back to normal and everybody was back with their respective cliques, like Star with the A-Listers and Danny and his friends.

Heck, Star hasn't even really spoken to Danny since they got rescued, only occasionally see him passing through the halls and for some reason she just couldn't stand it!

Ever since they got rescued, she couldn't stop thinking about him and everything he did on the island. From saving her from that snake, building them a shelter, finding them food and water and most especially saving her life from that monster ghost that nearly tore them both to shreds.

It was almost freaky seeing all of this now.

She wanted to put the whole incident behind her and forget about it but Danny won't let her do that since he's still confusing her like crazy!

Just what the heck is his deal, anyway?

On the island, he was so smart, tough and could take on any challenge without giving up but as soon as classes started,he basically just acted like the quiet, mild-mannered, weak geek that Dash always pegged him for but Star just knew that none of it is true.

She knows that it's all just act. She had seen it with her own eyes, the Danny on the island was the real Danny and this weak willed pushover was just an act.

But what Star doesn't understand is "why"... why the heck does he let Dash keep bullying him and getting him in trouble? Why doesn't he fight back?

It was one thing to say that he didn't care about popularity anymore but this is another thing entirely...

Sure, maybe he couldn't take on Dash in a fight but this is just a big contrast compared to what she saw on the island, where she saw a cool, almost Warrior like side of Danny that didn't even run away and faced the ghostly monster of Specter Island and later away, still intact.

None of this makes any sense, the guy she saw on Specter Island wouldn't be afraid the defend himself, heck, he risked his own life to protect somebody he barely even tolerates ... now he's just doing nothing as a bully messes with him and doesn't even bother fighting back? What?!

Just why is he doing all of this for anyway?

"Just what's with you, Fenton?..."Star thought as she occasionally glanced at the guy several times during class, though he was oblivious, just like everybody else.

Just what is going on with him, anyway?

-To be continued-

Next time on Trapped

Who is Danny Fenton, anyway?

A/N: I hope that you all enjoyed the first chapter of "Trapped.".

Be sure to read my fic "Stranded" in order to understand the whole plot.

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