Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom.
It was lunch time at Casper High; the trio was sitting outside eating their lunch. Even though they were eating their food they did almost robotically. They along with everyone else were taking side glancing at the new girl.
Selene sat at the base of tree in the courtyard. Minding her own she sat with a leather-bound book in one hand and a apple in another. A couple of people, students and teachers alike, have approached her. After a several agonizing seconds of cold silence they turned and quickly walked back to their respected places.
"She's really strange." Tucker said as he took a bite out of his burger.
"No one would really even know. She doesn't talk to anyone. The only time she did was when she answered all those questions in class." Danny ate a handful of chips after he put in his two cents.
"Maybe she doesn't talk to anyone because she doesn't know anyone." Sam took a bit out of her salad. Danny and Tucker both looked at her.
"How can you say that?" Tucker stated waving his hands in the air, "Did you not see all those people who went up to her?"
"Maybe they didn't say anything worth her responding to."
"That's crazy Sam. Even you don't do that." Danny crumpled his now empty bag of chips. "Come to think about it she kinda reminds me of you."
"Oh really. So you're saying I'm anti-social too."
"No that's not what I meant." Putting his hands up in surrender, Danny watched as Sam rose from the table.
"I'm going to go and talk to her."
"No! Wait Sam stop. She'll steal you're soul or something."
"Shut up Tucker. No she won't." Sam slowly made her way towards the tree that loomed over Selene. She could hear the whispering as she went, she saw Paulina point at her and whisper something to her friends that sent them into a burst of giggles. 'Properly waiting to see me get humiliated? Why am I doing this? She didn't talk to anyone else why would she talk to me.' Sam was starting to debate whether she should keep going or head back to her friends. But before she could make a decision she arrived at her destination. She stood in front of her waiting for her to acknowledge her, she never did. She heard the whispers and laughter starting grow, Sam took in a breath and slowly let it out.
"Hey I'm Sam." She still didn't answer; the laughter was growing louder by ever passing second she could feel the heat slowly creeping up her neck. She turned towards Danny and Tucker; they had looks in their eyes pleading her to come back. Sam turned away and back at Selene, she was not going to give up. She'll try and not give up after the first few seconds like everyone else. "So……" Sam racked her brain for something to say, anything. She thought back to today's classes about all the questions she answered. The majority was about Ancient History. She looked down at the book she was reading, 'Myths and Legends of the Past'. Soon a topic formed in her head. "So your name is Selene. Did you know that the Goddess of the moon was also named Selene?" Suddenly Selene's head moved away from her book and up at Sam. The courtyard was silent. Danny and Tucker looked back at each other. Danny bit his bottom lip as Tucker started cracking his knuckles out of nervousness, he turned to Danny.
"Should we go and get her."
"No Sam will be alright." 'I hope…'
Sam looked at Selene and Selene looked at Sam. Selene looked into her eyes as if reading everything her soul harbored. After a while Selene looked away from Sam's eyes and actually looked at Sam. It was as if she was studying her. Taking in everything, Sam felt exposed as Selene did this.
"Yes…" Sam snapped out of her thoughts when she heard those words.
"What?"
"I know that I'm named after the Goddess of the moon." Selene turned back to her book as the whispering started again. Sam could felt everyone's eyes on her. Selene had acknowledged her she didn't even look at the Principal when she came out to greet her. "Are you going to sit down or stand there all day?" Sam turned towards her two best friends to see the shock on their faces. She sent them a small smile as she sat down with Selene. Sam knew she was treading on thin ice, one wrong move and Selene would send her crashing though the ice. "How did you know about my name?" Selene asked without even taking her eyes off her book.
"Oh… there's a bookstore that I like to go to called 'Skulk and Lurk Bookstore'. They have a lot of books on myths and legends that I read sometimes." Selene nodded her head. "The book you're reading where did you get it? It looks old."
"It is. The cover is fairly new though. But the inside was very, very old."
"Could I see it?" Selene peered over the top of the book at Sam.
"It is very old can you handle it. Besides I don't think you'll enjoy it."
"I promise I won't destroy it. And I said I read some books like it before I think I'll like it."
"Very well." Selene slowly handed the book over to Sam. The moment the book touched her hand Sam knew what she meant by very old. The pages it's self was yellow and the edges were worn and ripped. The lettering wasn't typed like other books it was written by hand in ink. But the thing that made the book stand out the most was that it wasn't in English. There were a few words that Sam recognized. It was as if someone mixed English and this foreign language together to make something new.
"Umm… what language is this?" Sam said gently handing the book back.
"It's Latin."
"Why are you reading Latin? It's a dead language."
"It may be dead but it's the foundation of many languages including English."
"So why didn't you talk to anyone when they came to talk to you?"
"Why should I? They ask pointless questions. One of them……… Dash I think his was, asked me if I like quarterbacks." Sam let out a sigh at that.
"That's Dash, thinks the whole population of girls want him."
"He did the same you?"
"What?! NO!" Sam said shaking her head back and forth. Selene raised an eyebrow at this.
"I just asked a simple question."
"No, it's not that. It's just that that it's the most ridiculous thing ever." Selene nodded her head.
"Then the other one named Paulina, asked if I wanted to go shopping with her and her friends after school." Sam let out a snort at the name Paulina.
"And Paulina thinks that the world orbits around her. She is the most self-centered girl I ever met."
"I take it that you two don't get along."
"I never liked her."
"That's something that we both have in common." Selene said with a small smirk, she turned back to her book. Sam let a small smile spread against her lips. 'I think I'm going to enjoy this…' Sam started telling Selene about the school and everyone in it even though Selene barely looked up from her book Sam knew she was listening.
Danny and Tucker watched as Sam and Selene talked. "I don't believe it, she's talking to Sam." Tucker said with his mouth open. "She turned down Dash and Paulina the two most popular kids in school."
"Maybe Sam was right. Maybe no one said anything worth talking about."
"Do you think we should go over there?"
"Why?"
"I don't know. Now that I know she won't steal my soul I want to met her." Danny turned to the two girls and then back to Tucker.
"If you want to, be my guest."
"You're not coming? It's just that I don't want to go there myself and look like an idiot."
"Tucker, Trust me going over there won't make you look like an idiot. There are many other ways of doing that." Tucker sent Danny a glare.
Rrrrriiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggggg!!!
Tucker jumped at the sound of the lunch bell. "Ha, ha, ha what's wrong Tucker? Jumpy?" Suddenly Danny let out a gasp as his breath became visible. "Oh Man not now." Danny and Tucker both turned around to see an explosion of green light. Danny ducked under the table as a flash of light and Danny Phantom flew out towards the second explosion.
Sam stood up at the sound of the explosion and saw Tucker waving at her. She turned towards Selene. "Listen Selene I have to… go?"
Selene was gone
Okay I think I made Sam a little OOC. But you have to also remember that Selene just naturally intimidates peoples so even the biggest ego maniac will feel small under her gaze but… Tell me what you thought. Thanks :P Peace.