Chapter 2: Bad Omen
"She's weird." Danny muttered as he set his tray on the table. Tucker and Sam rolled their eyes as he sat down.
"She's not weird, she's new." Sam said before poking the green covered thing before her with a plastic fork.
"She sat right next to me!" Danny exclaimed. He had gotten a similar feeling with the new girl, Annia, that he did when ghosts were around. But it was different, and Annia obviously wasn't a ghost.
"Where else would she have gone?" Tucker asked without looking up from his PDA. He didn't really want to go through the torture of trying to figure out what the meat was.
"I felt ghosts around her." Danny muttered. Neither of his friends responded, whether they had heard him or not.
"Sam! Tucker! Danny!" A voice greeted. All three looked up and found Annia standing there holding a black box.
"Hey Annia." Sam said.
"Do you guys mind if I eat here?" Annia inquired. Sam looked over at Danny, who turned his attention to his lunch.
"Sure." Sam said, looking back up at her. Annia smiled and sat down next to Sam and across from Danny.
"So what's in the box?" Tucker asked as he set down his PDA. Annia didn't rely at first but lifted the lid. Inside were five tightly rolled sushi pieces, a rice ball, a can of green tea, and a lettuce.
"I'm a vegetarian so I tend to eat veggie sushi." Annia answered as she picked up her chopsticks. Sam immediately turned all the way to face her.
"I'm a vegetarian too!" She exclaimed. Tucker rolled his eyes and went back to his electronics.
"Well, you want some of my sushi? I don't think that food is veggie-friendly, even if it is green." Annia said as she wrinkled her nose.
"Don't you have something better to do?" Danny exploded. Annia dropped her chopsticks and bent her head. For the first time in years she felt herself blush. She had let herself get carried away, but she hadn't had a friend in ages.
"I-I'm sorry." She whispered, feeling her cheeks grow hotter.
"Danny, what's the matter with you?" Sam hissed. Annia looked up abruptly, her eyes wide.
"Oh no, I understand," She said as she stood. "I'm sorry for disturbing you and your friends." With that, Annia turned and walked away, leaving her lunch behind.
"Good going Danny." Tucker laughed, still not looking away.
"Maybe you should go apologize." Sam strongly suggested, a wicked fire burned through her eyes to exaggerate her point.
"Fine," Danny said as he threw down his fork and stood from the table. "I'll waste my lunch and go after a creepy ghost girl." Suddenly, Sam's hand snaked out and grabbed his wrist; Danny was forced to wince and look at her.
"Remember what you are." She stated. Anger boiled quickly in him but then dissipated; she was right, Annia could be like him.
"Right, right, I'll be nice." Danny muttered as he shook Sam's hand away. As he left the cafeteria, his mood went from anger to dark.