Hey! I'm back! I call myself an awful author, mostly because I'm so mean to all my favorite characters, but also because I'm really bad about updates. Believe it or not, I have a story which I have not updated in years, but still plan to update anyway. Some stories I'm really good about updating a few times, then when I lose interest or get writer's block, I try to stay on my game by moving to another story, and then I just lose interest altogether and stop writing for heaven knows how long. I don't know if this time will be any different, but I've finally taken to using my phone for writing instead of simply waiting to use my school's computers, which, by the way, I was able to access for this chapter, so I guess we really just have to see. Anyway, hope you like the story!
-LizzyLucky
It had been about a week since the incident, and (y/n) had made quick friends with the trio, Danny especially. She always seemed unsure of herself, or like she thought she was a bother to Danny, but he always assured her otherwise.
Currently, the group of four sat at their usual lunch table chatting idly about Dash's antics.
As it turned out, (y/n) had just moved into town with her widowed mother, who didn't have very much money. On her first day there, (y/n) bumped into Dash and caused him to spill his soda all over the floor, which didn't end well. She'd apologized and said she could make it up to him, then dropped her books on his feet as she stumbled to turn around and get some napkins. Seeing as how the books were all for homework, Dash must've figured she was some kind of star students who got straight A's and immediately took her as another 'nerd' to do his homework. That, combined with her clumsy accident, got her on his bad side, and since she didn't have enough money for the school lunches, she could only get herself into more trouble when he had grown dissatisfied with the rate at which she did his homework. All in all, it wasn't a good first week for her.
"Jeez, that's rough!" Tucker commented after (y/n) finished her story.
"Tell me about it. I wish I could have made a better first impression." (y/n) sighed.
"I know how you feel. My first run in with Dash wasn't so great either." Danny said somewhat distractedly, swinging his fork for exaggeration, which flung a small piece of lettuce towards Sam.
Flicking the bit away, Sam rolled her eyes and said, "Well maybe if you'd stand up for yourself once in awhile…"
"I do stand up for myself!" Danny defended.
"Not when Dash is around." Sam said, a hint of a smirk making itself known.
"What?! I so do too!" Danny said, standing up. (Y/n) leaned back a little in surprise.
Sam laughed. "Cool it Danny, it's not that big a deal. You're making a bit of a scene."
Looking quickly around and blushing lightly, Danny sat down muttering a small, "Oh."
(Y/n) smiled and took a bite of her salad, the others following suit. It was pretty easy to run out of things to talk about.
Once the silence settled, a set of footsteps could be heard, causing the three to turn their heads. Just to their luck, Dash was marching over, looking absolutely furious.
Danny choked on his food and tapped (y/n) on the shoulder, grabbing her by the arm and turning around. Tucker and Sam grabbed all four lunch trays and dumped them before the four began to run for the exit.
"Fenton! (L/n)!" Dash took off at a run, his usual group of bullies following him. He'd been extra touchy lately.
Running like their lives depended on it, and at this point it may well have, they turned a corner and sprinted down the hallways towards the office, where all the teachers would be.
(Y/n) panted heavily, obviously not used to running from bullies so often, but clung tight to Danny, as he did her. She was so out of breath that she couldn't quite figure out what was happening around her. A couple of loose papers flew by her face, and a couple of kids by the lockers turned to stare at the figures running by.
"Get BACK here!" Dash roared running so fast that he skid into the lockers before he was able to turn again.
(Y/n) turned her head over her shoulder to see Dash gaining quickly, his facial expression and pounding of feet reminding her of a bull. She turned her head quickly back and sped up.
Danny, not expecting her to speed up, stumbled over his feet before looking back himself and matching her pace.
Sam and Tucker? Yeah, thought you might be wondering. Just as the four turned the next corner, Sam and Tucker jumped to the side and flattened themselves against the lockers, squeezing their eyes shut as Dash and his group ran by with a rush of wind.
"Ohhhh NO!" (Y/n) yelped in fear as she could hear Dash's panting.
Danny only nodded his agreement and the two ran as fast as their legs could carry them, huffing and puffing all the while.
At long last, they thought they'd lost Dash. Checking behind them, Dash could not be seen, and looking in front of them, the office could. Slowing down with a few hops, they stopped to catch their breath and sigh in relief.
"That was crazy…" (Y/n) said quietly.
"Ha! You don't know the half of it!" Danny chuckled, still out of breath.
The two stood, leaning on their knees, huffing for breath. After a moment, (Y/n) stood up and walked towards the wall, leaning on it and sliding down to sit. Danny followed suit.
"Is this normal for you guys?" She asked suddenly, looking worriedly at the ground.
"Yeah. It kinda sucks. He's always mad about something. Wants his homework done, more lunch money for soda, failed a test, or even just having a bad day."
"Oh." She frowned glumly, her eyebrows creased in worry and thought.
"Are you alright?" Danny asked her.
(Y/n)'s eyes went blank for a second, flashing back, for just a moment, to the day he and Sam and Tucker came to help her. Then, she smiled.
"I'm fine." She chuckled. She paused for a moment, started chuckling again, and then just full on burst into a fit of laughter.
Danny, confused, turned to look at her. "Was it something I said?"
Still laughing, (y/n) shook her head, moving her hand to cover her mouth as a snort came out, to which she just started to laugh harder.
Danny laughed amusedly at her.
"I'm so sorry!" She blurted, still laughing.
"There's nothing to be sorry for." Danny waved his hand dismissively and joined in with her laughter.
(Y/n) abruptly took a breath of air and tried to calm herself, still chuckling every few seconds.
"It's just… Kind of funny, the way things turned out. I came here, expecting to still be the same shy background girl I always was at school. Clumsy and shy, I quite literally just… I dunno. I didn't fit in. It started awful, and now here I am, running away, scared for my life, and all I can do is laugh." She said, staring at her hands with wonder in her eyes.
"Maybe that's all there's left to do."
(Y/n) turned thoughtfully to Danny, putting a hand to her chin as she thought.
"You guys okay?" Danny and (Y/n) turned their heads upward to see Sam and Tucker, who had finally caught up to them.
"We're fine." They said in unison. It took every ounce of (y/n)'s self control not to just burst back into laughter. She smiled weirdly and grinned at the two, accepting Sam's outstretched hand and standing up.
"So what was that all about?" Tucker asked.
"No clue. Dash's been pretty touchy lately. Mad about something or other. Failed test, missed a pass in football, didn't like lunch. Something like that, I'm sure." Danny said, glancing at (y/n), who nodded in agreement.
"Is this what it's always like for you guys?" She asked.
"Yeah… I'm sure you'll get used to it. At least it's more interesting than getting no attention at all." Danny chuckled.
"But it's more dangerous." Sam said seriously. It wasn't unusual for Danny to end the school day with new bruises. But then again, Dash wasn't the only thing he had to put up with…
"Ha! You have no idea, (y/n)." Danny put a hand to his forehead exasperatedly. (Y/n) just looked at him weirdly.
"Uh… Nevermind." Danny said, picking up and restacking his books, the others following suit. They made their way down the hall and towards their next class just as the bell rang.
Ha! Yeah, I dunno. Not quite what I wanted it to be. I started and intended to make it longer, but I didn't. I guess this chapter will just be to show you how (y/n) has become a part of their regular schedule in school. I promise you that if I get out what I want to in the following chapters, you will be much more interested in the story than you were before. Anyway, hope you liked this chapter, and hope it's worth waiting for the next chapter to you. See ya later, readers!
-LizzyLucky