AN: This is Chapter 14 of No Fear. I'm glad that you guys are happy with me updating this frequently. I enjoy writing this story and I know I'll certainly be upset when this ends. I personally want to thank everybody who's ever read this story and I must say, reaching 3,000 views on this story feels great! I also personally want to thank Applause2014 and Hugh Takinamee for being such devoted fans of this story and reviewing so frequently. I also want to thank Menmamauo32 for allowing me to use his OC as Dawn's boyfriend. And thank you to everybody who's read this! Enjoy!

Chapter 14: Love for the Loveless

November 3rd, 2012
School
7:15 A.M.

I started to walk down the hall to my first period, hoping that Dakota had remembered what she said she would do today. As I rounded the corner, I could see that someone was standing outside of the room, looking very out of place as she was doing so. She was wearing all pink and wearing sunglasses indoors, which I thought was rather strange. As I started approaching her, I noticed that her aura suggested that she seemed sad, even though she didn't look like she was showing any sadness at all.

"Hello, Dakota, I'm Dawn." I said to her as I approached her.

"Oh hi, Dawn! I must say, you're a bit shorter than I imagined you to be. I'm really sorry about hanging up. I was just really excited to finally get some help with my…problem." she said to me. We both sat down outside of the classroom.

"Dakota, I was reading your aura and…" She interrupted me before I could finish.

"Whoa, did you say you were reading my aura? That's a bit strange. I've never met anyone who said they could do that." I noticed that she was a little rude, even if she didn't intend to be.

"I must say that that was rather rude of you to say. Aura readings are what I do frequently, as it helps me figure out how I would be able to help someone."

"Oh, I'm really sorry. I don't intend to be mean or sound like it, it's just that…I have a tendency to be sometimes." I raised one of my eyebrows when she said.

"Alright, maybe a lot." She then looked to her other side as I could tell that she was embarrassed as she said that.

"As I was saying, reading your aura, I feel like that you are generally depressed a lot, even though you don't show that you are. And because of this, you tend to focus your frustration towards anyone who crosses your path, even if they haven't done anything to you."

"Wow, you got all that from my aura? Well…I just want to say that…I am a bit sad at times. I mean, I'm guessing that my aura also reads why I'm sad?"

"Yes, your aura is very blue, which suggests that you must be desiring love from someone in the shape of a boyfriend. Or even a friend at that." Dakota gave a long sigh after I said that.

"My therapist tells me that I should open up to people more. I happen to hang out with the popular kids, and those people are only obsessed with causing drama. I'm not gonna lie and say that I didn't play a hand in a lot of that. I've made a lot of enemies here. But the other day, I met someone who was actually nice to me. His name…was Sam."

"Then why, may I ask, are you not hanging out with this Sam. If he's treated you with some form of respect, then that should be a good basis to start a friendship."

"Well…Sam isn't exactly the most popular kid in this school. Have you heard that he's in the video game club at this school?"

"No, I wasn't even aware that we had one of those at our school."

"Exactly! Sam and I started talking after school one day. We got to know each other a little bit, and we found out that we actually have a lot in common. We both are obsessed with technology, him with his games and me with my phone. Our parents don't really pay attention to us much. He actually asks me for advice. No one ever asks me for advice. He's not the most attractive guy I've ever seen, but he's someone that I wouldn't care if he was the most unattractive person in the world, I'd date him."

"But you worry that if you start dating him that your popularity will fall in school?"

"Yes…it's very pathetic, I know." Dakota continued to look sad. I decided to give her a hug.

"You need a hug. You are a very troubled soul. I will help you with your problem. If you don't mind, I wish to talk with Sam about all this."

"Oh, by all means. But just him. I would rather not have the whole school find out I have a crush on someone in the video game club. And, Dawn, thank you. I really appreciate that you're taking the time to help me with this."

"It is no problem. I enjoy helping people."

"Oh! Before I forget, the video game club meets in the Canadian History room after school. Funny how almost no one notices it. But then again, no one wants to hang around that room more than they have to." Dakota and I laughed a little after that and she was on her way. As Dakota was walking away, I could see Joe, Mike, and Zoey walking to me.

"Dawn, I didn't know you were friends with Dakota." said Joe relatively surprised.

"Dawn, you need to watch out for her. That girl has a nasty reputation here, and she would not be afraid to ruin yours." said Zoey.

"I'd bet she'd sell her own soul just to get attention." said Mike. I was relatively angered after hearing them say that.

"Please do not take poorly about Dakota. She gets enough insults from other people. I am helping Dakota with something of the utmost importance to her. Please, take back those comments. She is actually a very nice girl." I walked off into my classroom slightly angered by their comments.

After School
Outside Canadian History
3:40 P.M.

I could hear something coming from the room. I opened it to see that the room had been changed into a domain for those who enjoy playing games.

"Dawn?" Mr. Ken asked me.

"Yes, I am here to speak with one of the guys in this club." I said to him. The guys who were in the room turned around to see me. It was weird seeing only guys looking at me. It made me rather uncomfortable.

"Umm? Who is it that you wish to speak to?" my teacher asked.

"I want to speak with Sam." The guys in the room gasped after hearing that. Sam then got up.

"Hey, Harold, you mind finishing this level for me?" Sam was a bit heavy, but certainly not overweight. He had some small facial hair, wore glasses, and had auburn hair. I took him outside and we sat down outside of the classroom.

"So what does a girl want with me? There's only one girl who even speaks to me." said Sam.

"I know. I spoke with Dakota." He then jumped a little after that.

"You…spoke with Dakota? What did she say?" he asked now very curious to what I know.

"Well, Dakota seems to really care about you a lot. As your aura reads, you're not used to this, or really anyone really having feelings towards you. You focus all of your attention on video games because your family doesn't seem to be very interested in the games you play. I can tell that you also care about Dakota a lot." I said to him.

"Well yeah, I mean, when we talked after school that one day, and hearing all the things we had in common with each other, I was actually able to have a conversation with a girl. Hearing from someone that she actually wants to go out with me is awesome!"

"There's a problem with that though. She seems worried about her popularity. If she wasn't so focused on it, she'd go out with you in a heartbeat." Sam's smile turned into a frown very quickly.

"Oh, really? Geez, that's a bummer to hear. I kind guessed that it was a bit too much to hope for. Believe it or not, I've had a crush on Dakota for a long time, and I've wanted to ask her out so many times, but I was afraid of getting rejected. I mean, I'm not exactly the strongest, most attractive guy at this school." Sam got up and gave a sigh.

"Thanks for telling me this." Sam then walked into the classroom again. I gave a sigh after seeing that.

"This is becoming rather difficult." I picked up my phone and started to call Dakota.

"Hello, Dawn?" asked Dakota.

"Yes, I just spoke with Sam." I told her. She started to get excited upon hearing that.

"You did!? Really!? What did he say?"

"Dakota, he really cares about you. He has for a very long time. He's wanted to ask you out so many times, and yet he worried about rejection each time. Dakota, I told him about you being focused on your popularity and he was not very happy upon hearing that. Hearing that hurt his self-esteem a little bit, because it made it sound like you only want a strong, attractive guy." I could hear that Dakota started to break into a sob.

"This is all my fault…I shouldn't have said that. I hate being popular. It made me into who I am today. I have to make this right."

"May I make a suggestion? I would just tell him in person that you care about him."

"I could…but I have a better idea. Thank you for telling me this." Dakota then hung up. I let out another sigh. I began to call Joe and asked him for a ride home. He obliged and I spent the next few minutes waiting for him to get off of work. As I got into his car,

"Dawn, I wanted to apologize about what I said about Dakota. I know that Zoey and Mike are also sorry for the things they said. We don't know Dakota like you do, so we don't really have a right to say things like that." I sensed Joe's aura to be a bit red.

"Joe, are you angry about something?" Joe let out a sigh after I said that.

"It's Lightning. You remember how I said that I work at the Foot Locker half the time? Well Lightning decided that he wanted to try on every pair of shoes I could get my hands on, just to not buy anything and me look like a fool. I nearly punched him for him saying that. I remembered that I needed the money though, so that kept me from beating the living daylights out of him. Man, I really hate that guy." As he finished saying this, I started to think about him. Also Jo and Scott came to my mind. They are people I need to help before I move.

"I'm glad you didn't do that, Joe. Do not go down to his level. But maybe, something in his past made him who he is today." Joe nearly stopped the car after hearing that.

"You aren't gonna start taking up for Lightning are you? Dakota is one thing, but Lightning is a completely different thing."

"No, I have no intentions of doing such. I'm just curious about what made him the way he is." We were silent for the rest of the ride. I kissed him goodbye and he drove off. As I went straight to my room when I got into my house, I started to think about what Dakota meant when she said she knew what to do.

November 17th, 2012
School
1:30 P.M.

It had been two weeks since I talked to Sam and Dakota. I wondered about what Dakota had done, if she had done anything at all. As I started to make my way to Canadian History, I heard the intercom say that there is an assembly for the last football game of the season. I sighed and started making my way to the gym. I saw Sam really close by and I decided to walk with him.

"Sam, has Dakota spoken to you at all since we last spoke?"

"No, she hasn't. Why?" asked Sam. I didn't say anything after that. I asked if I could walk with him, to which he said yes. We took some seats in our class (we were juniors) and waited for the assembly to start. Mike, Zoey, Cameron, B, Gwen, Ella, and Joe all decided to sit with us.

"Oh, hey B! I didn't know you were friends with Dawn. But then again, you never speak much ever. I've only heard you speak once during Video Game Club." said Sam. We all nearly gasped at hearing that.

"B actually speaks?" asked Cameron.

"He did once. But that was because he was angry at one of us for cheating." We all laughed at hearing that, even B did. We noticed that the lights dimmed a little so we knew that the assembly was starting soon.

2:10 P.M.

We sat through 40 minutes of Principal McLean go through the names of the football players. This was the first time I had actually seen him, and he looked nothing like I expected him to look. I started reading his aura, and I nearly jumped out of my seat after doing so.

"Dawn, you alright?" asked Cameron.

"Principal McLean, he has an exceptionally dark aura around him." I said to him.

"Not surprising, he has to be the worst principal ever. This guy would probably sell his own family just to become famous." said Joe. As I noticed when he finished, I saw Dakota go up to the stand to speak.

"Hey Wawanakwa High School! Are you as pumped as I am for this last game?" she yelled out to the crowd. The crowd cheered. I could see that Dakota was sighing a little bit. I felt like I knew what she was going to do next. I looked next to me and saw that Sam looked a bit depressed.

"Look, I could sit here and talk about the football team all day. But I'm not here to do that. I'm up here, because I want to say this…I, Dakota Milton…am in love…with Sam Brenton." As she said this, the crowd gasped. The football players looked like there were going to throw up. Sam then looked up after realizing what Dakota had just said.

"Yes, laugh at me all you want. You know what…I really don't care. Popularity is overrated. I would give that up in a heartbeat to be with someone who actually cares about me than be popular for one more day. Sam, you have to be the nicest, sweetest, funniest guy I've ever met. That day after school will always stand out as the day that I met you. Sam, I care about you, and I'm sorry for acting the way that I did earlier. I…I want to be your girlfriend, Sam. I'm not just saying that. I mean it." Dakota then ran off the stage and started running towards Sam. Sam then got up and started to run to Dakota. They then embraced each other and shared a kiss in the middle of the gym. Most of the crowd cheered seeing this, except the football players, the popular kids, and Principal McLean. They started making their way back to me.

"Dawn, thank you…really, thank you so much for showing me that the guy I care about is more important than popularity will ever be." said Dakota.

"Yeah, Dawn, thanks, you're more awesome than the new GameGuy coming out!" said Sam.

"You two are most certainly welcome." I said to them. They then sat down, and when I turned around, everyone looked at me with an open mouth. They now realized that that was what I was helping Dakota with. I smiled seeing them. It showed that even the people who don't think that they could ever love one another truly, end up doing so.

AN: How was this chapter? This was one of the longer chapters I've written in a while. I really like the Dakota and Sam relationship a lot, so that's why this chapter is a bit longer. Thank you to all who continue reading this. Lastly, I want to say that I do not own Total Drama in any way, shape, or form. Enjoy!

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