Hellbreaker, funny how the mind works. You can remember some things and yet others are so easily blocked.

sammansonrepilica, long time coming for that part, but I am glad that you are enjoying the fic.

Fantasma29, yeah as I said in the IM it just came to me out of nowhere. His story was so vague in the series with just enough information for you to draw your own conclusions. I also took the fact that he was still rather young in the show that he must have died in his youth.

makorrarocks, thanks for adding to your alerts.

A few hours later found Sam sitting in the back of the class next to Danny, the raven haired beauty receiving very approving stares from most of the males in the class making the halfa at her side a little uneasy. The problem for him was he didn't know why he was feeling uneasy because Sam seemed to be oblivious to the stares and open praise. In fact the teen in question was actually listening to the teacher, her eyes glued to the bald male as he pointed at the chalkboard, but Danny could see that something was bothering her by the fact she was beginning to bite her bottom lip.

Sam was finding that she knew all of what he was talking about, as if she had heard it all before and yet that didn't make sense. How can that be? I am the same age as Danny so I shouldn't know this yet. Am I older then or did I already go through this grade? It was making her so mad that with her with that gap in her memory she wasn't able to piece together why she knew so little about herself and yet she knew so much about other things. Danny seemed to realize that she was becoming frustrated so the halfa laid his hand on her arm, the touch bringing her out of her daze. They were sitting at his desk with her chair on his right since he was closest to the window so they didn't have to worry about anyone hearing them as he leaned closer to her.

"What's wrong?" Sam looked at him and he could see it all. "It's going to be frustrating and I wish I could help you, but not knowing you myself limits me to just being a shadow to all that you figure out." The Goth nodded because she knew that what he was saying was true, but she felt like crying and that was something she didn't like doing. Problem was it was all she seemed to be doing at the moment. Sighing she turned back to the teacher, but Danny didn't. He continued to look at her and in his heart he felt a pain. He felt bad for her and the fact that she couldn't even remember her life, but there was more to that. In the little time that he had known her, the one day in fact, he felt a connection to her.

That would suck. I can't even begin to imagine what that would be like not to know your name or your parents' names much less your life. As the bell rang overhead Sam suddenly found herself surrounded by most of the male peers, all of them talking at once as they introduced themselves to the mysterious Goth. "What the hell?" the halfa muttered as he stood up to block them off from Sam as the teen in question raised a brow. Suddenly over the heads of the boys Danny spotted Paulina, the look on the Hispanic's face one of confusion and something else that he couldn't pin point at that moment. With all that was going on at that moment Danny was torn on where he should be because he wanted to help Sam, but he also wanted to follow the Latina, the girl that he really liked.

"Danny?" came a voice to his side causing the halfa to look down at Sam. "You can go. I don't need a bodyguard." His brows went up as she stood, her body stiff as she walked past him and toward the Hispanic teen, her intent unknown. Danny was sure she was leaving the room, but the Goth stopped before the other female. "Hi," she said as she held out her hand in greeting. Paulina looked at it as if it were some sort of bug, something to avoid, but noticing that they had an audience took it so as not to make a scene. "You must be the popular girl that these boys belong to. If you could call them off I would appreciate it since I have no interest in them." After saying that she withdrew her hand. "Also, I think that Danny, that teen male over there," she said as she pointed him out. "I am sure likes you and wants to ask you out."

Now she walked off, leaving a group of men watching her in shock, a Hispanic female in confusion and a halfa with his mouth hanging open. Now Paulina turned her attention to Danny, the halfa closing his mouth as a blush broke out over his cheeks. She smiled, her smile evil as she realized she had another follower that she had been unaware of, before she walked over to him, her teal eyes looking him over, checking him out in accordance with his clothing, appearance and body type. She seemed to to like what she saw as she nodded.

"Maybe." That was the one word she said before heading out the same way Sam had, the Goth girl long gone. Danny just stood there in shock at what had just happened.

"What did just happen?"

"I can't believe she did that!" the halfa grumbled at lunch a few moments later, the dark skinned boy sitting across from him nodding as he took a bit of his burger. Neither had seen hide nor hair of said Goth since she had dropped that bomb on Paulina. "I'm just in shock that she would do that and then disappear!" Tucker rolled his eyes in annoyance. He didn't understand why the halfa was so worked up. Putting his burger down he concentrated on Danny as he began to talk.

"First off, Sam is a virtual stranger so everything she does is new to you and two, you know you should be glad because now you know that there is a small chance that Paulina would date you. You could get a date and be over that thing called virginity." The halfa's face turned red, his eyes narrowing at what the techno-geek had just said. This again? He was tired of everything that the male across from said about the Hispanic teen.

"That is not what I want from Paulina. I want to actually be her-" He was cut off as Tucker held up his hand, the dark skinned male growing frustrated with his friend's naivety.

"Dude, have you ever seen that girl actually date anyone?! All the boys flock around her asking for dates and she never just dates one of them." He took a deep breath to calm himself. "Paulina is one of those girls that when she gets married, and she will to someone who can provide her with all the money she wants to play with, she will be having multiple lovers on the side."

"I think you're just judging her from what you think you see," the halfa pointed out as he began to grow even more upset with Tucker. Suddenly someone appeared next to him and both males looked to find Sam, a tray of salad in her hands. Placing it down on the table she looked to Tucker.

"I agree with Tucker." Sam sat down next to Danny before taking a bite of her salad. "Paulina is just as he has described her, but if you want her to date you then you are going to have to change your life around to fit what she would want. In fact, I think with the fact that you are over the middle class and of a little higher rank you have a greater chance than someone like Tucker." Tucker frowned as he realized that the Goth had insulted him.

"Hey!"

"No offence," she said with a wave in his direction. "Tucker, you are, from what I can tell, a middle class teen, but as I have seen Danny's house and knowing that his parents have to have money coming in to fund all those inventions in that very nice looking lab of theirs-"

"You were at the house? How did you get in?" Sam reached into her pocket and laying a golden key on the table she continued her speech as Danny stared in shock at the key. How had she gotten that? Reaching into his pocket he pulled out his and then taking hers placed both of them in his pocket.

"That you have money. If you want to change for a female then I can help you." Danny and Tucker looked at each other in confusion and then back to her.

"Okay, so you have been here all of one day and you know all that?" Tucker inquired skeptically. She nodded. "How is it that you can't remember your life, but all this comes to you?"

"Mannerisms are learned and more natural while your life is visual " At the confused looks on their face she sighed. "You learned to walk and thus you do it without thinking while other things are not so natural and can be changed or forgotten." Now they seemed to get it. "So, Danny are you willing to change your image to gain her approval?" The halfa nodded without hesitation. "Okay, so starting tonight I think we will up your look a little bit before going onto the next phase." Getting up she left her tray before heading out of the large, less crowded room. As soon as she left Tucker turned to Danny.

"Are you sure about this? I mean you could have a girl that is better than Paulina and would make a better girlfriend." Danny nodded.

"I like Paulina, not some other girl." Getting up the halfa left the techno geek alone at the table, a scowl on the teen's face as he shook his head, his teal eyes turning back to the Hispanic girl.

"You are making a mistake."

Danny entered his house alone after school, Tucker refusing to be a part of the scheme that he and Sam were about to do. As he opened the door to the house he found it empty, his cerulean eyes finding no one in the main room. When he thought he was alone he heard the sound of singing, a soft voice filling the air, but he couldn't hear any music. Looking up the stairs he was sure it was coming from the second floor. Taking the steps slowly he heard the sound of music, an unfamiliar voice singing with the tune on what he assumed was the radio because he was sure he had never heard the song on any of his CD's. As he entered his room he found Sam, her back to him, in his closet throwing several items onto the bed. Her voice sound slightly interested as she looked at shirt after shirt. As she peered into the darkness that contained several years of outfits, some worn while others still had tags, she hummed to the tune. Funny. I was sure that I heard someone singing... Shrugging he continued to watch her.

"Doable," came her voice as she threw a red shirt on his bed. Creeping closer he looked down at the unfamiliar shirt with just a number one on it in big bold white. "Eh." Another item came flying as she continued to build a pile on his bed. As he took another step the small Goth girl stiffened, the floor board creaking under his weight. She turned to him, her amethyst eyes full of fear and in that instant he realized that Sam wasn't just some girl off the streets. There was a chance that this raven haired girl had come from an abusive home.

Was it male abuse? Shaking his head to dispatch the image that entered his mind with that thought he watched as she visibly relaxed, a scowl replacing the fear that had been apparent on her face just moments ago. Her hands fell on her hips as she glowered at him.

"Don't do that," she chided. "You could give me a heart attack." Stepping toward him and yet staying on the other side of the bed she tossed a pair of blue jeans with a hole in the left knee at him before pointing toward his bathroom. Shrugging he took the jeans into the other room. When he exited a few minutes later his face didn't look too pleased with the outcome. In fact he looked uncomfortable, but that didn't faze the raven haired beauty before him.

"These feel strange," he muttered as he tugged at the pants, the fit tighter than his normal clothing. Sam giggled as she moved toward him before instructing him to pull his shirt up. Blushing he looked at her questionably. "I am not interested in your nakedness, Danny, just in seeing how the pants fit." When he didn't immediately do what she said she reached out and yanked it up and Danny thought, No. Not abuse at the hands of male. Even knowing that she was abused he was glad to know that no male had touched her. She nodded her approval and Danny found a smile curl his lips.

"Time to take that shirt off," the Goth said to his surprise, the red shirt from before thrown into his arms. "Go on!" Shoving him into the bathroom she followed. After shoving him into the small lavatory she closed the door with a resounding slam. "And hurry because next we need to do something about your hair!"

"Um, I don't know..." Danny liked his hair and thinking about what Sam could do to it he found the idea of changing that part of his appearance upsetting.

"Don't worry, I am not going to do anything drastic like chop it off or anything!" As the door opened and he stepped out she found her heart stopping. Not that he wasn't hot before, but with these tighter, more form fitting clothing she found that he really...popped and sizzled with sexuality! Composing herself she pushed him back into the bathroom before she began an hour long hair session to perfect his rather shaggy look. "Perfect," she said at the end of the hour. "Now, tomorrow we are going to pull off the biggest scam!"

"Scam?" Danny didn't like that word. It sounded so bad.

"Yeah, we are going to scam the high school into thinking you are something else."

The next morning when Tucker showed up at the house to walk with Danny to school he found a pair of teens, one looking rather uncomfortable and one who looked indifferent. Danny was dressed in the jeans with a hole in the knee, but his shirt was green with nothing on it. His hair wasn't much different save for the fact that it had mousse in it making it stand a little more.

"What the fuck?" the techno-geek questioned as Danny walked down the stairs toward him. That was when Tucker saw Sam. She was in a short black skirt with a belly button shirt that was toned forest green and was skin tight. Her hair was pulled back today, a good portion of it hanging around her shoulder while a small ponytail hing high on her head. She wore a pair of black boots again, but she didn't look like she did yesterday. Her eyes were shuttered and she looked rather withdrawn. Taking his hand she started down the street prompting Tucker to follow. "Um, what is going on?"

"Well, um, Sam has a plan that, well, it-"

"I'm going to pretend that Danny and I are dating," she said nonchalantly.