Complicated
Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom
This is a little bit short, and might seem confusing in pretense with the title of the chapter, but it emphasizes more on what others see and how Danny and Sam feel and are adjusting.
Enjoy
January, first day back
Walking into the school, the tension between Sam and Danny is near palpable. Everyone can see that they are a clear couple, but the tension between them can only make sense to those who know the gravity of their situation. Paulina, enraged, walks up to Sam at her locker, Danny standing beside her.
"So, you did it you bitch. You have the number one player." Paulina sneers.
"Ex-player." Danny corrects. Paulina scowls even deeper at Sam at this.
"You broke him. Do you know what you've done?" Paulina growls.
"Taken away a prize for all women in Amity Park. Depraved all those sad souls in need of a man. Made them have to lower their standards for a decent one night stand. Something along those lines." Sam quips back sarcastically.
"Pretty much." Paulina snaps.
"I was being sarcastic ya dumb twat." Sam snarls.
"Well, I wasn't. Because he's with you now, and because he won't want to dump you, the rest of us don't get to play." Paulina pouts. Sam rolls her eyes before Paulina gets in her face.
"Dump him so I can have my favorite play thing back." Paulina growls.
"Get out of my face or I'll make you." Sam replies with the same venom in her tone.
"Dump him." Paulina demands.
"No." Sam snarls.
"Why not?" Paulina snaps.
"Most of it is none of your goddamn business, but if for any reason I'm willing to give, it' would be this, to piss you off and keep him from you." Sam smirks as she slips passed her and struts off. Paulina turns on her heel and stomps after Sam before Sam turns right back around, grips her shoulder and throws her to the locker like a ragdoll. Paulina stands back up only for Danny to be directly between her and Sam.
"Calm down Sam." Danny says in a hushed tone. Sam visibly calms down, her stance still guarded but less hostile.
"Oh Danny, you're defending me." Paulina squeals in delight.
"No, I'm not. Now listen up and listen good Paulina. I'm done with all your shit. Just flat out done with it. I'm done with you trying to consistently badger Sam because she and I are dating. Fucking deal and move on like all the other times. I don't give a fuck if you have a vendetta against Sam, plain and simple, I'm sick of your shit. Get over yourself and get over this, the sooner you do, the happier everyone will be." Danny says.
"She fucking you yet?" Paulina spits.
"No, because for once in my life, I'm happy to wait and get to know her rather than assess her bedroom skills. She's not an easy skank like you. And, believe it or not, life isn't all about who you fuck, and how many you do." Danny growls. Paulina stares, in awe at the whole turn of events. He stood up for Sam, defended her, and made Paulina looks even worse than she was. Mortified her in public.
Danny takes Sam's hand before they walk away, and as they do, Paulina notices something different about them then before. They walk in sync with each other, if one slows, the others also slows to match. There seems to be something attaching them that she can't piece together. Looking to her left she grabs Danielle.
"What is up with them?" Paulina demands.
"Lay off bitch. Get over my brother already. Just because you were his first fuck doesn't mean you own him you know. He found the right woman for him. Heaven forbid." Danielle snaps as she slaps Paulina's hand away.
"But why are they so in sync?" Paulina asks.
"You'll find out soon enough." Danielle says.
The day goes by without a hitch. At lunch, Paulina glares at the couple, trying to piece together what is so different, and Star takes notice of her staring and tries not to laugh at her.
"You won't be able to figure it out. We all know of course, but you'll never figure it out without them telling you. And they won't." Star giggles.
"How about you tell me." Paulina says.
"As if." Star laughs. As if it were planned, Danielle lets out a gasp, blue smoke slides from her lips.
"Oh, look at that, you might find out a little." Star says before she walks over to Kwan. Paulina watches as Danielle runs over to the others and then is confused as all four leave the table.
"Why are Val and Sam going?" multiple people murmur. The ghost, more specifically, the Box Ghost, flies through the air, boxes following him as he screams beware. The other students run as he throws the contents of the box and the box itself at the people.
"Puny humans! You cannot escape the…" he starts before getting hit by a purple ectoblast.
"Nice shot Scythera." A familiar voice calls. People look to the five halfas before them.
"Thank you Sniper." Sam smiles. Val had chosen the name Viper Sniper for her name, but her shortened name was Sniper. It was accurate to.
"Who dares to attack the Box Ghost?" he says as he returns from the impact. A weapon appears in Val's hands and channeling her ghost energy through the weapon she shoots at the Box Ghost, hitting him a few times and knocking him back a ways. Thoroughly bored with the Box Ghost, Sam waits for him to blindly, and weakly, charge the group before activating the device on her wrist, ensnaring and trapping the Box Ghost, sucking him into the device and exporting him back to the Ghost Zone.
"That was too easy." Val says.
"That's the Box Ghost." Danny chuckles as the group leaves to go shift somewhere else. It's not a secret for three of them, but Sam and Val need to get more comfortable with it before shifting anywhere.
"Why did we even bother?" Sam asks as they walk back.
"To get moving target practice. Not all of them will be that easy. Element of surprise is always a good thing." Danny explains. As they walks into the lunch room people stare at Sam and Valerie.
"When did that happen?" a junior asks.
"Winter break." Danielle replies with a shrug. The men look at Sam and Valerie as if they were some new kind of species, some with looks of confusion and interest in how they became that way, others, in a way that was making Danny see red.
Calm down. If your just now catching up to it all, you weren't the only guy who had me in the crosshairs, and now that we're together…well, there are male versions of Paulina, Sam says to Danny mentally.
I'm aware of that, but you need to know, I can be rather possessive. Fair warning in advance, Danny replies as such a man walks up to Sam. He was a junior, and therefore, not even on her radar, but he was going to try.
"Wanna show me something' quick? A little peek?" he asks in a seductive tone. Sam smiles at him, and her nails extend into claws which she quickly points to his chest.
"I can rip your soul out from your body like a Band-Aid, is that what you're asking for?" Sam asks sweetly. The boy back off and Sam retracts her nails.
"If that's the only reason you're with her, then make me a halfa." Paulina demands.
"Ha! That's not the only reason." Danny laughs.
"But quite frankly, neither of us what to try to explain it to someone who wouldn't understand any of it." Sam smirks. Paulina stands in front of them with a nasty look on her face and stares them down to which Sam simply shrugs and goes to walk around her. Paulina moves in front of her.
"Tell me right now!" Paulina says with a childish stomp of her foot. Sam gives her a look as if she were crazy before her eyes glow yellow; a yellow glow wraps around Paulina before she is suddenly lifted into the air and plopped in a seat out of Sam's way.
"Like I said earlier, move or I'll make you." Sam smiles as she and Danny walk off. Tucker walks up to her.
"They don't want to explain it because they're still trying to get comfortable with it. In short, their souls are linked and there is no force out there that can tear them apart. Move on, they're literally meant to be together." Tucker snarls before he and Valerie follow. Paulina glares after them and follows them as they go outside.
"You controlled yourself very well." Sam says.
"Because I didn't want to go to jail." Danny growls.
"Good, I didn't want to have to explain that." Sam teases. Danny rolls his eyes at her antics before he wraps his arms around her small frame and takes a seat in one of the chairs available to them outside. A lot of other students are there, but they could care less. Sam rests her head on his shoulder as Tucker and Valerie sit across from them in a similar fashion talking amiably. Paulina's group walks up to her and they watch the new couple and how they act. Sam randomly smacks Danny's arm, causing him to laugh before he kisses her temple, calming her down and murmuring something in her ear.
"Weirdo's." Paulina hisses.
"It's all her fault." Ashly growls. A laugh emits from behind them, and when they look back they see Star and her new group of friends.
"Actually, we helped a lot." Star smiles sweetly before they and their boyfriends walk to their own tables.
"Ok, what are you two talking about that is giving you those grins?" Valerie asks.
"We have a peanut gallery that has no voice." Danny chuckles, his eyes flicking to Paulina and her group.
"And the phrase matches because it's the size of their brains." Sam adds.
"Ok, why did you hit him?" Valerie asks.
"He was being rude." Sam says.
"Dare I ask?" Valerie says.
"Do you really need to?" Sam asks.
"No. Be more polite Dan." Valerie says.
"I was poking fun." Danny replies with an eye roll.
"Mostly…" Danny smirks.
"You're terrible." Sam huffs, crossing her arms.
"You're stuck with me." Danny laughs.
"God help me." Sam mutters. To this Danny laughs and kisses her cheek lightly. The air around them just seems different, like their holding back for some reason, and no one but those who truly know exactly why this is.
2 days later
It became more apparent as time went on with Danny and Sam that she wasn't going to dump him, nor he was going to dump her. What also became apparent was the magnetic draw they had to each other and how they seemed to have a way of communication all their own.
"You know, your telepathic thing is going to drive some people crazy." Tucker says.
"Yeah, and your near literal magnetic attraction. I swear, the only places you guys don't go together is the bathroom." Valerie teases.
"Oh shut up. There is no pleasing you two is there?" Sam asks.
"No." Both Valerie and Tucker laugh.
"What do you mean magnetic?" Danny asks.
"Dan, bro, you and Sam probably haven't noticed how when she moves, you move the same way, or vice a vice. So, have you guys done the whole mind visit or dream visit thing yet?" Tucker asks.
"Yeah, but not further details will be given." Sam says.
"Seconding that." Danny replies.
"Nothing dirty has happened I hope." Tucker chuckles.
"Guys, I'm right here. Gross." Danielle groans.
"Answering that, no." Sam says. Sam feels the hateful glare of one of the many girls at the school who dislike her burn holes in the back of her head.
Paulina glares at them, still confused about them. How they acted, talked, and even their breathing was in perfect sync. It just didn't make sense to her for them to be this close this early in a relationship when they hadn't even had sex yet.
Tingly sensations shoot up Sam's body as Danny takes her hand and kisses the knuckles.
"Why do you do this?" Sam asks.
"Because." Danny replies as he holds her close. They could hardly kiss without feeling like they were about to go over the edge.
"Because you're silly." Sam teases. Danny rolls his eyes at her antics before they get up for their next class. Finally not being able to stand it anymore, Paulina walks up to them.
"Ok, I'm asking because it's driving me crazy. What is it with you two?" Paulina snarls.
"Let's go with it's complicated." Danny says.
"Yeah." Sam says.
"But how can it be so damn complicated?" Paulina asks in rage.
"You would've had to been there." Sam says.
"There is a lot of tension between you two." Paulina states.
"And that would be why it's complicated. Now buzz off." Danny snaps. As they walk off Paulina notes how close they are and the air seems to sizzle between them. Anger swirls in the pit of her stomach as she watches them leave, holding hands, fingers laced, and like they were floating away on some cloud, unaware of the complexity of their relationship.
So, I hope you all liked it. The next chapter will have some drama and fluff, but hey, it takes place during Valentines day. Also, in answer to any of your yet to be spoken questions, no lemon next chapter. That won't happen for at least five to six chapters yet. So, until next Saturday, please, R&R!
