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Chapter 3

The Chess Game Between Heart and Head

(Danny's POV)

The next day, the class boarded busses to the airport. At the airport, me, Sam, Tuck, and Dash walked together. We got some evil looking glares from Paulina and her cronies, but we just didn't look at them.

As soon as we got to the gates and unloaded our luggage, we started to walk in. Well, at least most of us started to walk in. I just saw Sam standing still.

"Sam?" I asked of her. "Are you alright?"

"Yea- no" she said. "I'm a…little afraid of flying"

"Sam" I said. "You fly with me all the time, and I never drop you"

"Yeah" she said. "That's because I trust you that you would never let me fall. Plane pilots on the other hand…"

I then shook my head, and held Sam's hand. I saw her blush.

"If it'll make you feel any better" I said, "I'll sit next to you to 'keep you safe'"

"Thank you, Danny" she said, smiling. "This means a lot. I'm just scared is all"

"Hey" I said. "Everyone's afraid of something. You just need help conquering the fear. And I'm here to help"

She then smiled.

"Thanks, Danny" she said, not letting go of my hand.

"That's what I'm here for" I said, not letting go of her hand.

We then walked through the door, hand in hand. Not paying any attention to any of the jerks smirking at us.

The in-flight movie on the plane was "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey". Half-way through the movie I heard Paulina say to the girl next to her: "You know that's not that dog's real voice". The person behind her got mad and said: "Thanks for spoiling the movie for everybody else!" My God, how they made it to 10th grade I'll never know.

I was too busy to pay attention to the movie though. Because, Sam was asleep in her chair. She looked so peaceful and cute. She also looked cold. It was freezing on the plane, and the stewardess on the plane did not give out blankets. Poor Sam. I decided the only thing to do was to pull up the arm-rest and as soon as I did, Sam's body fell on mine. I blushed, but pulled her over. Her head rested on my chest and I wrapped my arms around her. I instantly saw her "freezing cold" face go from a frown to a sweet, content, warm smile.

The coldness must've gone to my head, because I then saw two hallucinations in the aisle. Both looked like me. However, one had a huge brain where my hair should me. And the other had a red shirt on and heart-shaped boxers on. Right away I realized they were my sub-conscious: my heart and my brain. And they were both sitting down playing a game of chess.

"Well, here we are again" the brain said in an English version of my voice.

"Yep" the heart said in my normal voice. "Been playin' this game since last year's dance. And not one of us has won"

"Today we shall find out who does" the brain said. "Let the best organ win"

I sat there with a sleeping Sam in my arms watching my two main organs duke it out in a chess game. This was gonna be fun…

Meanwhile…

Tucker and Dash were sitting a few rows behind us. And Dash was looking at us.

"They really like each other, don't they?" Dash said.

"You don't know the half of it" said Tuck. "I could tell you some very funny and interesting stories"

"Like what?"

"Remember about a year ago when Ember came to town?" Tucker began.

"Yeah" Dash said. "Why?"

"Well…"

Back to the chess game…

The chess game between my heart and brain was still going on. And my brain was losing.

"What's the matter brain?" my heart said with an evil grin. "Wearing out?"

The brain was getting more and more transparent by the minute.

"No" it said.

"Well" my heart said. "Wanna look next to you?"

My brain looked right at me and Sam.

"Oh, damn" my brain said in an English accent. He then began to cough.

"Hey, Brain" my heart said.

"What?" my Brain said.

My heart then got the knight to the other side of the board.

"Checkmate" said my heart.

"Shit" said my brain. He then started to disappear more. "No, you need me! A person cannot live on the heart alone! Damn you! Damn-"

POOF

My brain then leaned back and put his feet on the chess table, relaxing.

"Idiot" my heart said. Then he disappeared too.

Right on time too, because I heard a voice over the loudspeaker.

"Folks" the pilot said. "We are now landing at the New Mexico National Airport. We hope you have a safe time here."

Sam was still asleep. I shook her gently.

"Sam" I whispered. I then stroked her hair, shaking her a little harder.

Her eyes fluttered open. She smiled, but instantly blushed when she saw the position we were in. But she didn't move.

"Did I survive the flight?" she said, laughing.

"Don't worry" I said. "I was here to 'protect' you."

"Thanks, Danny" she said. She then kissed me on the cheek. I'm starting to get used to this. She then walked out.

"Nice one, dude" Tucker said, walking up behind me.

"What?" I said, trying my best to create an excuse. "She looked cold, so I wanted to warm her up."

"Whatever" Dash said.

So, we walked off the plane into the New Mexico Airport. Onto two weeks of driving cattle. I was actually very excited. But things were gonna get weird. And as weird as my life was already, I had no idea what I was in store for…

Finally! I got this chapter done! Well, read and review. And everyone who reviewed "Dear Sam", thanks. Your reviews made me feel better. Eh, Margaret and I are going through some tough times. Nothing sick or perverted, just that we're sort of questioning our relationship a little. But don't worry, things are gonna turn out alright. So, don't worry about me. I'll be fine. READ AND REVIEW!

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