A/N: Here's the next chapter!
Chapter Two
Mixed Emotions
Next day. Tuesday. Morning. Danny had totally forgotten there was a math test and he was freaking out! Was it a math test or a sciences test? He didn't even know! Running through the halls, he skidded into a stop and rounded a corner into the other hall. He went to his locker, and once there, turned the dial and entered his combination. "Come on, come on," he mumbled. "Either have five minutes to study, or an hour and a half. Either way, I'm toast!"
"Why?" came a voice. He, scared out of his wits, slammed his recently opened locker, nearly getting his hand. He looked at the perplexed face standing next to him now. "Forgot to study didn't you?" she asked smugly.
"It's not funny, Sam," Danny said, turning to open his locker again.
"It's only a test on Newton's Law of Cooling, it's not that hard."
"Yeah, maybe for you!" Danny said. "I was up late last night and didn't even finish my homework! I'm gonna fail this test and fail this class!"
"Don't exaggerate," Sam said. "You have a C in this class. This test isn't worth that many points. It will barely affect your grade. A C-, no less."
"For your information," Danny said, taking out his science book, hoping it was the correct one. He turned to the index and ran a finger down a list of lessons and sections in the book. "My grades are as low as can be. If I don't ace this test, I'm dead meat with my parents and my teachers. I have at least three D's now."
"I'm sure you'll do fine," Sam assured him. Danny snorted, obviously not agreeing. Just then, another person running their way penetrated their sudden silence as Danny read over the lesson concerning their test. Tucker, their African American Techno-Geek friend, came crashing into Danny. "Gah!" Danny exclaimed, falling backward, Tucker falling next to him, face first.
"Tucker!" Sam exclaimed. "Danny! You guys okay?" She leaned forward to help them up. Tucker didn't even let her help him up, he quickly got to his feet and stumbled towards his locker. Danny took Sam's extended hand and she helped him up.
"I'm fine," he said. "But I'm pretty sure Tucker forgot to study too."
Sam looked at Tucker, quickly rustling through items and technology in his locker, searching for his science book. "Was it science or math?' he asked. Danny shrugged.
"Science," Sam answered. "Honestly, what were you to doing last night that you couldn't study?"
"Talking to him!" they both exclaimed, pointing at each other. Sam's jaw dropped.
"And you couldn't study?"
"We got to talking about Math," Tucker said, pulling out his book as Danny picked up his. "Danny didn't get it."
"I still don't," Danny said. "When I finally hung up, Tucker had given me all the answers and I barely even got my English homework done before I fell right to sleep."
Sam sighed. "You guys," she mumbled.
"What?" both boys exclaimed. She chuckled. They continued on studying until the bell rang for class.
Danny and Tucker both stared at the paper as if it was going to eat them. They all had calculators since they needed them for proper calculations on Newton's Law of Cooling. This was a formula that could be used only if you know what you're doing. Otherwise, it's useless.
"Sam," Danny whispered. "I don't get it."
Sam looked at him. They sat in the third row, so the teacher wouldn't catch them if they were good cheaters, which they were. She'd finished the last problem on her test, then, acting quickly, shoved her paper onto Danny's desk. He really need to get his grade up, not down. Besides, it was a friend's job to help another friends, right? Exactly.
And yet, it felt as if another feeling was prodding her to think over what she'd just thought in her mind. They were friends and nothing more. But even as friends, she would never let him cheat unless it was absolutely necessary. It was a little bit his fault he didn't study. But it was also the ghosts who attacked him's fault. If not for them, he'd probably have had time to study. Mixed emotions make life so complicated.
E/N: This one is short too. And just to tell you now, the Law of Cooling is not just something I decided to put in because I wanna show off that I know it. It's gonna tie in with the plot too.
