Sam, angry tears floating down her face, screamed, "FINE, I'LL MAKE YOU!" She curled a fist and as quick as lighting, socked Paulina right in the nose. Before she could get up, Sam walked off, still crying and muttering angrily. Danny started after her but stopped upon hearing Paulina, who angrily said, "That bitch! I'll kill her for that, the pasty goth freak…"
Danny froze and started to shake in anger. His face turned red and his eyes began to glow a dangerous green. As quickly as Paulina got back up, Danny whipped back around and socked her in the face again. Paulina was about to shout out at him, but went pale as she saw the green light that seemed to flow from his eyes. "Paulina, if you have a brain in that thick head of yours, you will get lost right now."
Paulina opened her mouth to speak, but Danny shouted,
"GET THE HELL OUT OF MY SIGHT! DID YOU HEAR ME, WITCH! GET…OUT…OF…MY…SIGHT!"
Paulina ran off, shaking in fear and cursing in Spanish to no one in particular, clutching her bleeding nose and covering her aching eye. Danny heaved a huge breath and remembered what happened to Sam. He ran off in her direction, eventually finding her by the school statue in the center courtyard.
"Sam, are you…crying?" Sam quickly turned away from Danny and sniffed. Danny grasped her shoulder and turned her to face him. Seeing her tear-stained face and sad eyes broke his heart. "Sam, I'm so sorry you had to hear that. Paulina has been chasing me all day trying to get me to ask her out." Sam said in a somewhat shaky voice, "I hate her…she just keeps dumping on me, the heartless…Danny, please don't take her to prom! She'll only try to turn you into a popular, big-headed, egomaniacal…"
Danny held Sam by her shoulders and said, "Sam, I was never going to take her to prom! I was going to ask you but you ran off!" Sam stared at him wide eyed. "Danny…you're asking me to go…with you? As a friend, right?" Danny sputtered, "Actually, I was hoping that you…well, you see I…I'd like you to go as…my…my date." Danny was surprised as Sam's sad expression split into one of shock and…relief? "Danny, oh of course I will! I thought you'd never ask me! Thank you so much!"
Before she could stop herself, she thrust herself into Danny's arms and kissed him right on the lips. A second later she realized what she was doing and broke off, rather embarrassed. But upon seeing the faint grin on Danny's face accompanying the dazed look in his eyes, she walked off saying, "See you soon, and remember…fake-out make-out!" She walked off to her last classes with a smile plastered on her face, one that only increased when she saw Paulina's black eye in math.
Danny stood to his spot, rooted in absolute shock. He remembered that his classes were all done for the day, so he shot into the air and blasted off towards home, all the while shouting, "SHE KISSED ME! SHE KISSED ME! SWEET LORD SHE KISSED ME!" He slid into his bedroom window, practically crashing into his door. "My head is busted but I don't care! Sam kissed me, she freakin' kissed me! SWEET GRANDMA ON A STICK, SHE KISSED ME!"
He started jumping on his bed whooping and hollering, so naturally he didn't notice the door open and a pretty redhead walk in saying, "A little lovestruck, are we little bro?" Danny heard that and fell of the bed quite gracefully, hitting his head on the floor. "I'm okay, just dazed…Jazz! What are you doing here?" She chuckled and said, "Visiting, what else?" Indeed, her Yale hoodie gave away that she was visiting from college.
"Aww, my little brother has found love right under his nose, and is no longer clueless…I may cry, or puke, one of the two." Danny laughed nervously and said, "Okay, so I'm a little excited." Just then Danny had a slightly disturbing thought, this was prom…he'd have to find a tux. He grimaced because the last time he wore anything close to a tux, Sam turned full out dragon and trashed the dance. Nonetheless, Danny quickly asked, "Jazz, where can I rent a tux?" She smiled and said, "Thought you'd never ask, follow me bro, it's time for you to clean up, and good."
Sam ran back home and dashed into her room, slamming the door shut and flopping down on her bed and sighing happily. Her initial shock over kissing Danny had subsided and she was practically on cloud nine. "I kissed him…I still can't believe I did that…oh, but it was so worth it. HE ASKED ME OUT! SWEET GRANDMA ON A STICK, HE ASKED ME OUT!" As if on cue, Sam's grandmother wheeled into her room and said, "Someone call? Well, what's shakin', my favorite granddaughter? You seem awfully happy for a school day?"
Sam, knowing she could trust her grandmother, said, "Grandma, I had the best day! Paulina started bitching at me and made me cry." Grandma Manson said, "How the hell does that count as a good day?" Sam continued, "But I socked her in the nose! I finally got four years worth of payback in one punch!" Grandma Manson whooped, "That's my girl! No one messes with a Manson without getting their face rearranged! You're just like me at your age!"
Sam said, "That's not the best part. You know Danny, my best friend that I've been falling for? He asked me out to senior prom! HE ASKED ME OUT!" Grandma Manson started doing wheelies in her chair, "Yeeeeeeee-HAAAAWWWWW! My Sammy's hooked herself a man! Way to go!" They squealed with joy and started laughing madly. When they finally caught their breath, Sam said, "Now all I need is a dress…where the hell am I gonna find a dress I like?" Grandma Manson smiled and said, "Right here, my dear, follow me."
Sam followed her into a large clothing closet that was at least as large as her room. She found her grandma fiddling all over, muttering, "Where is that son of a… I know it's here, but…AHA! Sam, get your butt over here, your gonna like this!" Grandma Manson pointed a small remote at the far wall and out popped a mannequin with a dress so utterly gorgeous that Sam nearly passed out in shock. The slim black dress had purple streaks worked into the top, and hugged curves tightly all the way down, with one leg poking out slightly from a slit running all the way down the skirt.
"Gr…Grandma! How long have you had this dress! It's flippin' awesome!" Grandma Manson sighed happily and said, "I bought it this year for when that Danny boy finally stopped beating around the bush and asked you out. Now try it on, we gotta get you ready for Thursday!"
Jazz waited somewhat impatiently for Danny to emerge from the dressing room. "Danny, what the hell are you waiting for?" Danny called out, "This one won't work, Jazz, it's freakin' green, NEON green." Jazz said, "Yeah right, lemme see." She opened the door and indeed, found her brother in a bright green tux. He said sardonically, "Maybe you should look at a tux before you throw it at me next time, Jazz."
She laughed nervously and took the monstrosity from him. They were there for a good hour when she handed him the final suit. She thought, "This one has to work…please, God, let this one work!" Danny looked at himself incredulously in the mirror and had to admit that he looked…good. Really good, in fact. He opened the door and Jazz's jaw dropped. The black pants were just the right length and the white jacket made him look like a teenage James Bond. "So, how do I look?"
Jazz sputtered, "This can't be right, you're… you're…just a sec…" She dragged in a female worker in the store and asked her, "Tell me how you would describe him in one word." The worker's eyes lit up and she squealed, "One word? How about HOT, he is so incredibly HOT!" Jazz pushed her back out and said, "Yeah, that's how you look. I just can't bring myself to call you…that word." Danny laughed and looked at the mirror again. Ready or not, he was all set for prom come Saturday night.