"I don't know, Rach" Danny said to me. "I look weird."
"No you don't." I said. This probably looked weird to anyone passing by Danny's room. Two voices, one person, all weird. I was getting him, well us, ready for his date with Sam tonight. "You look good. Trust me. Sam will appreciate it." I made him wear a dress shirt and a tie to look a little better. Believe me, it was a fight over who got control because he wouldn't let me pick his clothes so I had to force him myself. And what better way when I'm already controlling half of him? I let him leave it un-tucked me, for the style though. I didn't want him to look too dressed up, but like he cared for this date and still in a 'cool' way.
"I don't think so. Sam doesn't care. She's not girly enough to care." Danny told me.
I shook my head, "Danny, Danny, Danny…Trust me, she cares a little. This will tell her that you care for her and want to look nice for her."
Danny thought about that for a moment, and I know that because we share one body and I care hear all his thoughts. "Are you going to trust me, a girl, and your boy brains?" I said.
He didn't respond. Instead he stopped fighting me and let me have control of his body. "Thank you, was that so hard?" I said out loud.
"Danny?" called Jazz's voice. "Are you okay?" she worriedly asked as she popped into his room.
"Um, yeah. Why do you ask?" I quickly said.
"Um, were you talking to yourself?" Jazz asked.
"Yeah, everyone does now. It's cool." I said trying to think of the best excuse. "Good job, Danny." I said giving an example. "See? Cool. Talking in third person is cool too." Jazz gave us a puzzled look. "Then Jazz left Danny's room." I said pushing her out the door. "Narrating is cool too. You should try it. Outside."
Then we closed the door and leaned against the back. We both sighed. "That was close. Now back to your date." I looked at the clock. 5:45. "Danny we've got to go. You're going to be late."
"But I'm not ready. I don't know what to do!" Danny insisted.
"I'll help you, 'kay?"
"Hi Sam," we said when she opened her door. I pulled out a red rose from behind his back and offered it to her.
Sam blushed before she took it. See? I told you she'd like it. I told Danny. Yeah, yeah. Danny thought to me. "Ready to go?" I asked.
"Yeah, one sec. let me just grab my sweater." She ducked back into her house and returned with a black sweater dangling in her hand. "Let's go." Sam smiled and her light purple eyes sparkled.
We started to walk down the street and I willed Danny to walk closer to her. Like seriously Danny you don't need to give her two meters of space. I scolded him. All he did was frown, not physically though. He would want Sam to think he was I forced his hand to lace through hers.
"So, um, you look good today." Sam nervously said.
Danny couldn't think of anything to say, so I sighed and stepped in. "Thanks, you look nice too, Sam." I noticed she blushed, yet again.
"So where are we going?" she asked changing the subject.
"It's a surprise." I said for Danny. Yeah, really, where are we going Rach? Danny asked me. You'll see.
"The All Veggie Restaurant?" Danny and Sam both said together. Sam looked at Danny weirdly as if saying 'what do you mean, you brought me here'
"I-I mean The All Veggie Restaurant is where I wanted to take you." Smooth, Danny. I sarcastically thought to him.
"Oh, Danny this is so nice. Thank you." Sam said as we got seated.
We gave her a warm smile.
Things were going great. Danny's body and Sam were talking and laughing and having a good time until Sam noticed Danny was different.
"You're eating the tomatoes. You never eat tomatoes. And why aren't you using salad dressing? You seem kind of different Danny, are you okay?"
"Y-yeah, we're- um I'm fine." Danny said. I really shouldn't have let him speak.
"You said 'we're'. Danny," Sam started to put everything together. She got madder and rose from her seat. "Did you and Rachel switch back?" Her voice was stern.
"Well, um, that's a funny story. You know what's a good story? The time I was in Math class and-" That was Danny speaking, not me.
"Answer me Danny."
"No…" Danny mumbled.
Sam shook her head and left.
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