Author's Note: Well, I've gotten positive reviews so far. I've also discovered another Paulina fan. I'm so glad! I didn't know how well this would go over. I wanted to try something different. I've read a lot of Danny Phantom fanfiction, and I wanted to write one myself, but I wanted it to be something new.

Okay, here's the thing. The actual wish won't take place for a while. I was thinking about Paulina's character currently, and I realized that I had to really make her have a desire to find out more about the ghost boy. A real, true desire. I knew I had to build up to that because, as of now in the series, she doesn't seem to be at that point yet. So, yeah, the switch won't happen for a few more chapters in case you were wondering.

Anyway, this will be updated weekly. I actually have most of the story already written, but I'm uploading the chapters as I edit them.

The Luckiest Girl in the World

At lunch, Danny,Sam, and Tucker sat at their usual table. Sam ate her vegetarian meal quietly, refusing to look at Danny as he tried to get her involved in conversation.

"So, yeah, I think it'd be kind of odd if a Game Boy SP suddenly came out of my mouth," Danny said with a chuckle.

Tucker rolled his eyes. "It was just a commercial."

Danny looked to Sam, waiting for a snide remark from her. The Goth girl picked at her food, ignoring him. Danny said with a frown, "Sam, are you still mad at me?" When Sam said nothing, Danny continued, "Why are you so jealous of Paulina?"

Sam slammed her fist on the table and turned to him, her eyes filled with fury. "I am not jealous of that shallow witch!"

"Yeah, I think you are," Danny said in an accusatory tone.

"Hey, hey, you guys. Just forget about it, okay? Let's all move on with our lives," Tucker said, hoping to stop a fight before it started.

Sam sighed, her eyes softening. "I…I just don't see what you see in her."

"She's…uh…pretty?" Danny offered lamely.

"Oh, good grief. You're just as shallow as she is," Sam muttered.

"Oh, so now you're calling me shallow?" Danny snapped.

"Guys, guys!" Tucker tried to cut in, but it was no use. Danny and Sam were engaged in a heated argument. He groaned. "Not again."

-DP-

At another table in the room, Paulina, Kwan, Star, and Dash, along with some other popular kids, were laughing at another of Dash's jokes. Dash's jokes were usually mean-spirited and about people who they deemed pathetic.

"Those band geeks have no lives," Paulina said with a giggle.

"Speaking of geeks…" Dash nodded at a table a fair distance from them. Everyone turned to see Sam and Danny quarrelling with Tucker trying to calm them down.

"An unsightly Goth, a techno geek, and a…well, Fenton's just plain a loser," Dash said, smirking. The others at the table chuckled and continued making fun of them. Paulina, however, did not join them.

She watched the three friends in wonder. A loser that seems to attract the ghost boy, she thought to herself, He is kind of cute, I guess. He'd do for a good time. She watched Sam ball her hand into a fist. She's such a freak. What does Danny see in that Goth girl anyway? I mean, come on! He picked her to be the Miss Teenage Happy Princess. Well, I guess I can't say he has bad taste. He does have a crush on me, after all. Tucker managed to get Sam to calm down a little, her fist slowly relaxing. The hard look in her eyes remained. I wonder…does Danny know anything about the ghost boy? I wonder what he could tell me about him…Perhaps if I asked him nicely…

"Paulina?" Dash shook her shoulder.

Paulina tensed and turned her attention back to everyone. "Hmm, what?"

"Uh…why were you staring at those dorks?" Dash raised a brow.

Paulina was a bit confused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Oh, I was just…thinking about how…pathetic they are…"

"Uh, okay…whatever…" Dash shrugged. "So, you still plan on coming to my party tomorrow night, right?"

"Oh, yes! Most definitely!" Paulina grinned. Before Dash could say anything else, Paulina said quickly, "I want you to invite Danny, too."

Dash's eyes widened. He smacked his forehead and moaned. "Oh, Paulina…why?"

Star looked at her Hispanic friend skeptically. "I think I know why…" She smiled slyly at Paulina.

"W-Why are you looking at me like that?" Paulina asked nervously.

"You were staring at him earlier, and now you want Dash to invite him to your party…" Star tried hard to suppress a chortle. "You like him."

The others at the table were shocked, but it did make sense to all of them. They started whispering and snickering amongst themselves. Paulina was clearly appalled. "I do not!"

"Yes, you do," Star said in a sing-song voice, "Remember that one time you were dating him for a little while?"

"No, actually, I don't," Paulina retorted. She truly did not remember ever going out with Danny despite what everyone kept telling her.

"You went to the dance with him that one time. Surely you remember that?" Star questioned.

"That was just to get back at that stupid Goth girl!" Paulina's eyes flared with anger.

"Whatever, Paulina. You totally like him," Star said with a frosty smile.

"Not true! I like the ghost boy!" protested Paulina.

"The ghost boy…you mean Danny Phantom?" Dash grinned. "That guy is seriously cool! This one time, we were, like, shrunk and stuff, and we had to run away from this crazy ghost guy, and the ghost kid's clothes kept changing for some reason."

Everyone in the group raised brows at him. Dash reddened. "What? Don't look at me like that!"

Kwan put a finger to his chin. "Hmm…Danny Fenton…Danny Phantom…Hey, have you guys ever noticed—"

"Oh, shut-up, Kwan," Paulina muttered.

"Okay, so if you don't like him, why do you want Dash to invite him?" Star asked.

"Well, you see, the ghost boy seems to show up wherever Danny is, so if Dash invites him, maybe the ghost boy will come," Paulina explained, "I invited him to my 15th birthday party, but the ghost boy didn't show up." Paulina slammed her fist on the table and cried, "And Danny promised that the ghost boy would be there!"

"Oh, yeah. That was the night of the meteor shower, right?" Kwan said, "I don't remember Fenton being there."

Paulina sighed. "Yeah, he didn't show up either…that's probably why the ghost boy wasn't there…"

Dash rolled his eyes. "Paulina, come on. You don't honestly think that if I invite Fenton, Danny Phantom is going to show up, do you?" When he saw that Paulina truly believed in her own logic, Dash growled and said resolutely, "Look, his sister, Jazz, made me invite him to my party this one time, and it was pure torture. I am not going through that again."

Paulina looked at him irritably, then folded her arms and turned away. "Fine, then I just won't go to your stupid party."

"What?" Dash cried, "You have to go!"

"No, I don't, and I won't unless you invite him," Paulina said firmly.

Dash stared at her, hoping she would turn back to him with a girlish smile on her face and exclaim that she was only kidding. When that didn't happen, Dash realized that he had no choice. He grudgingly got up and had just started walking to Danny's table when several screams sounded.