Danny was sprawled out on his bed, looking up at the space pictures on his wall. A ring from the other room broke his trans. The phone was ringing. He let it go, knowing that Jazz would run to get it.
"Danny! Its for you!" Jazz called from the other room. He made a grumbling noise as he walked into the other room. Jazz's room. She was angrily tapping her pencil across the paper, not writing. He looked at her with a question in his eyes.
"Writers block," she said blankly. He nodded and grabbed the phone.
"Hello?" he said into the phone. Tucker's techno-know-it-all-voice.
"Dude!"
"I'm guessing thats me," Danny said smartly.
"Mr. Lancer's giving us a free class tomorrow!" Tucker exclaimed excitedly. Danny snapped into the conversation.
"What? Why? How? What're we supposed to do? Explain, Tuck."
"He said we needed the rest of the hot air to clear our congested teenage lungs. We can go anywhere we want in the school, and outside near the outdoor lunch tables. How cool!" Danny grinned.
"Sweet! Sam know?"
"Yeah, I already called her. Two halves of a whole..," Tucker muttered. Danny ignored him and continued.
"What do you wanna do?" he asked.
"Well, I'm staying inside with some chicks. You and Sam can do whatever," he said half-heartedly.
"Thanks. Whatever, it'll be funner without you anyway." Danny smirked. Sam and him could enjoy the free period alone, without Tucker. Amazing. They rarely got that time.
It was the beginning of the next school day when Danny walked in and found Sam and Tucker angrily shouting over each other at his locker.
"Whoa, guys. I could hear ya outside! What's up?" he said. Sam grimaced at Tucker.
"He thinks the world revolves around technology, girls, and everyone acting the same way," she accused.
"Hey! I didn't say that. I just said you're different than everyone." Danny laughed lightly.
"Of course she is," he pointed out. He had a sudden realization that hit him like a rock.
"And I like her that way. Different is good, Tuck. Better than these picture-perfect girls. They're too good." Tucker looked around blankly and shook his head, muttering some accusations. Danny, now embarrassed to be siding with Sam so much after his realization, glared at the floor. Sam looked up at him.
"Um, lets go outside. Its too hot in here." He nodded and they walked side by side to the outdoor lunch tables. They walked to the benches and small kid swings that were far enough away for no one to see them.
"Sam, I...I...," Danny tried to explain. Sam looked at her feet guiltily.
"I...you too, Danny."
"Huh?" Danny was in shock. Sam nodded. A grin spread wide across both teens' faces. Danny leaned down toward Sam and kissed her lightly on the lips. Sam blushed and looked over near Paulina. She was thrilled, and she needed something to do. She smiled mischievously and walked up to Paulina and Star who were glaring evilly into a mud pile.
"Hm. Looks...empty, huh?" Sam said just as evilly as their glares at the mud. Paulina looked at her like she was insane.
"Of course it does! Its mud!" Paulina had the look that meant she thought her idiotic-ness was making her smarter than everyone else. Sam shook her head, disapproving.
"I mean it needs something else to make it complete," Sam explained.
"Like you and Fenton?" Paulina said. Sam smiled crookedly.
"Yeah. Yeah, sort of." Star looked at Sam, possibly knowing what was going to happen, and nudged Paulina on the arm.
"Lets go," she muttered.
"No, shes got something to say!" Paulina kid. She thought she knew everything.
"Well, I just mean its incomplete. It needs a shallow witch to make it even shallower." And with all her anger at Paulina and all her happiness at Danny, Sam shoved Paulina into the mud puddle. Paulina screeched and sat up in it.
"This is not shallow!" she screamed. Danny came over to Sam, laughing. With a final kiss on the cheek, they headed into the school. Together. Together. As the couple they were always meant to be. And they admitted it, partly thanks to Tucker. He always had to have the last word, or have his name in things!
Okay, so there it is. The second in my small trilogy that has no particular order. I hope you liked it! Thanks for reading, and drop a review if you will!
