Being Spoiled

Chapter Two:

When Danielle and Tiffany arrived at the mall, they were met by Kaylyn and the guys. Mark was the leader, it seemed. He was tall and lean with black hair that flopped into his face. He had a tattoo of a snake on his bicep and a piercing in his eyebrow. Kaylyn typically threw herself at him. Then there was Derek and Zane, both of them were tall and muscular. Derek had blond hair which he wore spiked up. Zane had brown hair that was long and slicked back. They ran with a bad crowd, and Danielle knew it. But Kaylyn and Tiffany liked them, so she went along with it.

They shopped around the mall for a bit. Danielle let Kaylyn drag her into different stores, picking out things that she knew Danny and Vlad would kill her for wearing. It didn't matter, though, so she just went ahead and bought whatever Kaylyn and Tiffany told her to.

By the time they were done shopping, she knew what was coming. "So," Mark said in the suave voice he used to get his way. "Am I driving you ladies home?"

Kaylyn immediately nodded eagerly. Tiffany looked at Danielle, waiting to see if she was ever going to change her mind. "Not me. You can go ahead if you want, Tiffany."

"Thanks, Dani. You're the best," she said.

Danielle smiled, not letting on that she was hurt. Tiffany and Kaylyn left with the guys and Danielle started to walk home. Vlad was downstairs in the living room when she walked in with all of her shopping bags. "Honey?" Vlad called as she started to walk upstairs.

"Yes, Dad?"

"Did you find anything interesting at the mall?"

"Um," Danielle said, putting the bags behind her back. "Not really."

He raised an eyebrow, "Well, you should probably go pack. You're heading to Danny's tomorrow."

"But it's only Thursday," she said, seeming puzzled.

"I have a business meeting in Chicago," he reminded her. "I'm driving you to Danny's early in the morning so that I can say goodbye to you."

"Oh, right," she said slowly. "I'll go pack."

She turned and ran up to her room, shutting the door behind her. She dropped the shopping bags on her bed and pulled her suitcase out from under her bed. She had a full closet of boring clothes at Danny's, but she always brought a suitcase of clothes with her.

She threw in a few of her new outfits and shoes, then dumped in her makeup bags and hair things before zipping it shut and placing it next to her door. She then showered and changed into her silk pajamas and crawled into bed.

"Danielle," Vlad said, opening her door and turning on her light.

Danielle groaned and peered at her alarm clock. It was barely five in the morning. "Come on, sweetheart, it's time to go. You can get a few more hours of sleep in at Danny's."

Danielle dragged herself out of bed and slipped on a pair of flip-flops. Vlad grabbed her suitcase and backpack for her, carrying them down to his car. She crawled into the front seat and curled up, wanting nothing more than to go to back to sleep.

They arrived at Danny's only a few minutes later and Danielle was surprised to see that he was actually awake at this time in the morning. Vlad carried the suitcase and backpack to the door, then knelt next to Danielle. "I love you. I'll be back in a few days, okay?"

She nodded sleepily and hugged him tightly. He stood up, said goodbye to Danny, and walked back to his car.

Danny shut the door after Vlad drove off and turned around to find Danielle asleep in the recliner. It was only five-thirty, so he figured he could let her sleep until about six. When he woke up her up, she was not too thrilled. "Do I have to go?" she asked, dreading the long day ahead of her.

"Yes, Dani. Come on, or we'll both be late," he urged. He was already dressed in the white suit he wore while in his human form at work and was drinking a protein shake. Danielle got out of the chair and phased through the floor up to her room. Her suitcase was on the bed.

She unzipped it and pulled out her backup outfit, a white miniskirt with hot pink leggings, a white, sparkling tank top to wear underneath her white jean jacket, and white boots with heels. She shoved it all into her backpack and quickly did her hair and makeup before getting dressed.

When she went downstairs, she was wearing black sneakers, jeans, and a t-shirt with the Danny Phantom logo on the front. Danny drove her to school and she immediately went into the building, avoiding people as best as she could, and changed into her cuter outfit in the bathroom before going to her locker.

Tiffany and Kaylyn were already there waiting for her, as they usually were. "So, Danielle, do you want to ditch second hour with us?" Kaylyn sneered, knowing that Danielle would say no.

"Why?" Danielle asked, shoving things into her locker.

"Mark wants to meet up behind the gym," Tiffany said. "The guys will all be back there."

Danielle could tell that if she didn't say yes, they were going to talk bad about her behind her back. She hated knowing that they did that, but she didn't want to skip. She sighed in her mind, but put on a bright smile as she shut her locker. "Sounds good. I'll meet you guys there," she said, turning to walk to Algebra, her textbook in hand.

When she got to class, she realized that she hadn't done any of her homework from the night before. She sank low in her seat when the teacher asked for their work to be passed forward. It didn't help though, because he still noticed when she didn't hand anything up.

Algebra wasn't her best subject, which Danny and Vlad both knew, but they would be angry if she began to fail in the class. It wasn't something that would be acceptable for her to do. She would have to find a way to get her grade up before the next parent-teacher conference.

When the bell rang, she rushed out before the teacher could stop her and into the bathroom. She went invisible and went out behind the gym to meet Tiffany and Kaylyn. Mark, Derek, and Zane were already there, too. Drinking.

"Hey, cutie," Mark commented to Danielle, causing Kaylyn to scowl. "Want a beer?"

Danielle shook her head, but Kaylyn laughed loudly, "She's too much of a wuss to drink, aren't you, Danielle?" Kaylyn then took Mark's can of beer out of his hand and took a big swig of it.

"No, I'm not," Danielle said, knowing that it took a lot to make a halfa drunk. Mark smirked and handed her a can of her own. She cracked it open and took a long drink from it, wanting to puke at the taste and the scent.

"That a girl," Mark commented, throwing his arm around her shoulder. He smelled like sweat and alcohol. It was disgusting.

She faked a giggle and slid out from under his arm. Kaylyn, hating the lack of attention she was being shown, elbowed Tiffany, who pulled out a package of cigarettes. Kaylyn and Tiffany both grabbed one, then passed the box around.

When it got to Danielle, her eyes widened. "I shouldn't-"

"Baby," Tiffany commented, rolling her hazel eyes. "Don't wimp out."

Danielle sighed and pulled one out, allowing Tiffany to light it for her. She inhaled and nearly choked. Out of anger, she threw the lit cigarette on the ground and stomped it out. "Aw, poor baby," Mark joked, kissing her temple.

"I'm going back inside," she grumbled, turning to walk away.

"Don't be like that, babe," Mark called.

She ignored him and phased back into the building. Kaylyn sighed and popped a piece of gum in her mouth, grinding out her own cigarette. "I better go check on her," she sighed. Little did anyone know, Kaylyn had never been checked into the school that morning and she could perfectly forge her parents' handwriting.