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Trapped

Chapter 2: Who is Danny Fenton, anyway?

A few hours have passed and Star's curiosity and confusion just got worse and worse as she kept discreetly noticing Danny's strange behavior.

Not long after he came into class with tardy, he suddenly had to leave, claiming he had to go to the bathroom. That doesn't sound weird but the weird part is that he was gone for almost 20 minutes and when he came back, he didn't even give an excuse.

It might not be any of Star's business and she would have ignored it...only for the same thing to happen in the next period and later in third period too.

"Does he have some sort of medical condition or something?...'Star thought in confusion before she shook her head.

No, she knew that isn't the case since it never came up on the island...so she has a feelings Danny isn't exactly doing what he claims to be doing during his many absences.

"Wait...why do I care? It's none of my business..."Star thought as she tried to shake it off and focus on her own studies.

She was successful for about five minutes, but she ended up glancing over to Danny and noticed that he seemed to have a very frustrated look on his face as he tried to catch up with what the teacher is talking about. She also noticed that every once and a while, he would whisper something to either Manson or Foley, who looked like they felt sorry for him or something.

"What are they talking about?...'Star thought in confusion.

"MISS STRONG!...'Mr. Felluca shouted, startling Star in the process.

"Y-Yes, Mr. Felluca..."Star said in confusion, wondering why she was being called on.

"If you are done daydreaming, I believe you could tell us what the value of pi is?...'Mr. Felluca said while some of the other students snickered at her, even Dash.

"3.14...right?...'Star asked, trying to make it sound like she was guessing so not to get unwanted attention.

"Correct..."Mr. Felluca said.

Star tried to fight away a blush over being put in the spot like that. The blonde girl went back to her notebook, trying to make it look like she was paying attention to the lesson, but she still couldn't help but glance at Danny Fenton every once in a while.

She just couldn't explain it, but she feels like she is missing something here.

Something big.


Later

During Lunch Time

Star's confusion just grew worse and worse as she noticed more of Danny's unusual behavior. Like him still needing to get out of class every once in a while for whatever reason he could come up with and she also noticed that sometimes, he looked a little sweaty or his hair was even more messed up. Since Fenton wasn't popular, no one else seemed to notice...

No one but Star that is...

She also noticed that he seemed to have forgotten his homework in Health class and Ms. Tesslaff didn't hesitate in giving him an F and then, when they were in the hall, Dash tripped him and laughed at him and Danny didn't even try to say or do anything.

It was driving Star mad.

Now it is lunch time and Star is sitting at the popular table, eating a salad while Paulina kept talking about her party plans. However, Star wasn't even listening as her eyes were on the table that Danny and his friends usually eat at...

But they are not here...

That's his seventh absence today and Star's curiosity is killing her right now!

"Just who is Danny Fenton, anyway?...'Star thought during lunch time.

Back on the island, he was so tough, strong, brave, smart and resourceful...He managed to handle their entire situation like he had experience in tough situations or something but here at school, he is the polar opposite of all of that and Star couldn't stand it since she knew that it was all a ruse.

The Danny she saw at the island is the true Danny and the Danny she has been seeing at school is an act...

But the question is why?

For a lot of questions she has been asking herself lately, such as:

"Where exactly does Danny go and what does he do when he is out of class?...'Star thought after his third absence, yet she got no answer.

"Why does he always come back to class looking tired?...'She had also thought.

"Why is he acting so unorganized, on the island, he had it all under control?..."She had thought when he lost his homework.

She knows that it couldn't be because of laziness or stupidity. The guy she saw on the island was way too smart like that and he looked like he didn't mean to not have it with him.

"Why does he keep letting Dash get away with this stuff, I know that he is not a coward...'She thought after seeing Dash bullying him again in the hall.

The guy she was with on the island was too strong, maybe not physically but in spirit and in willpower to ever let anyone get away with treating him like that...so why is he doing that?

And the most recent one of all.

"Where is he? What's he doing right now?...'Star thought as she kept glancing at his empty lunch table.

Star would have given anything to know what the heck is going on here with who is without a doubt, the most confusing individual on the planet.

"Star? Star?...'Paulina's voice snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Huh? What is it Paulina?...'Star asked, while her friend sent her a look.

"Are you okay? You have been a little spacey lately?..."Paulina said with a raised brow and Star got nervous.

"I guess...I...I'm having a hard time thinking between pumps or heels for the party...'Star lied and Paulina seemed to buy it.

"That's easy, heels...'Paulina said and Star forced a smile and nodded, before going into another meaningless fashion conversation with her.

All the while, Star still noticed that Danny didn't come back to lunch that period...and she still wondered why.


Later

It was their final period, Lancer's English class, which is being covered by the subsittute teacher Mr. Blake.

Star couldn't take it anymore.

Danny kept confusing her more and more with his weird attitude and she is driving herself nuts trying to figure out why.

"Is he in a gang or something?...'Star thought when she noticed a bruise on his arm that she knew couldn't have come from Dash since Danny didn't have it when he left and Dash was still in class, so he couldn't have gotten it from him.

However, the blonde girl shook her head, dismissing the thought.

"No, Danny, as weird as he is, is too good for something like that...it must have been another bully..."Star thought, though that didn't exactly make her feel any better.

If anything it made Star even more confuse about him and she still feels like there are way to many blanks and not enough answers here.

Just who the heck are you, Fenton?...'Star thought with a sign in frustration.

She wants to stop this, to stop focusing on him and go back to her regular life but he won't let her. He is just so confusing and weird and Star knows that unless she won't be able to get any answers.

She hates this, she just...she just wants to know what is going on with Fenton and she wants to know WHY he lets everyone walk all over him when she knows that he can easily stand up for himself and fight back.

She knows that he can, but she wants to know why he doesn't do it...

And, a part of her sort of wants to see that tough side of him again, though why, she isn't completely sure to be honest.

Before Star could think about it anymore, Mr. Blake got everyone's attention.

"Alright students, before we leave, we have an assignment that is due Monday...for this assignment, you will pair in groups of two and do a report ...'Mr. Blake said, making the other students groan in dismay.

"Oh great...'Star thought in frustration, not needing this sort of thing, on top of her own confusion over Fenton.

Speaking of which, she noticed that Danny raised his hand, which is pretty rare for him to do in class, since he usually tries to avoid talking to the teachers.

"What exactly is this report about ?...'Danny asked.

"Simple...your report will be about your partner...'Mr. Blake said, surprising everyone here.

"Since your regular teacher Mr. Lancer was talking about the biographies of famous authors like William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens lately, I believe that it would be an interesting assignment making an autobiography about one of your own classmates...'Mr. Blake said, surprising everyone.

"Now, for this assignments, each student will be in a group of two, and everyone must make a biography over their partner, over their names, ages, basic facts such as birthdays, hobbies and a description on whom they are as a person...all due by Monday...'Mr. Blake said as he pulled out a hat, filled with his students names.

Everyone groaned since they knew this isn't going to be the traditional, pick a name from the hat bit when they saw him digging into it.

The fat , substitute teacher then pulled out two pieces of paper and read out the names to confirm whom will be working as partners.

"Paulina Sanchez and Dash Baxter...'Mr. Blake read out loud.

"Remind me to put Mikey on it, I still got to make the arrangements for my party...'Paulina whispered to Dash, whom nodded.

"Tucker Foley and Mikey Baker..."The sub said, pairing the two geeky boys together.

"Sam Manson and Kwan Li...'Mr. Blake said.

"Oh come on...'Sam said as she smacked her face over who she had to get as a partner and Kwan looked surprised but said nothing.

He continued randomly pairing students up like this.

"Danny Fenton and Star Strong...'Mr. Blake said and Star's eyes widen when she heard this.

'What?...'Star exclaimed and anyone who heard her probably thought she was upset over her partners.

Though that wasn't exactly it.

"Did I stutter, Ms. Strong?...you and Mr. Fenton shall be partners in this assignments and as I said before, there will be no trading..."Mr. Blake said as he continued to pair off the remaining students.

Stat blinked, unable to believe this. She and Danny are going to be partners again...and her assignment is to figure out who he is as a person.

"I can't believe this...'Star thought, unable to believe the situation that she is in.

She and Danny will be partners...again...

-To be continued-

Next time on Trapped

Partners Again


REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:

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CMR Rosa: Seems like it...

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Guest(1): Thank you, you too :)

Guest(2): Yeah, shows that she isn't all that shallow in the end...

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Eoin Twomey: That is what Star would like to know...

SoundVenom: Danny really will need to be on his toes now...

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61394: One of the breaks of being one of the good guys, it seems...


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