Chapter 1: My No Make-Up Girl
Disclaimer: Um, no?
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I guess no one really understands me.
Geek, nerd, loser.
Those are my middle names.
I'm the electronic dweeb of my friends, they're the "Goth" and the "action-y/super guy" people. Original people. I'm just part of the crowd.
I hate it.
I just wish some of my brain would go to the girl I love, whose the "Goth". She's clueless.
Clueless, clueless, clueless.
Why doesn't she get it?
The cards, the poems, the flowers, the staring.
When will Sam get it?
When will she look at the "nerdy geek" in front of her that really cares about her?
I know that Sam and Danny are meant to be.
It's fate.
But can't I break fate? Just this once?
"Hey Tucker." My heart fluttered when I heard her voice say my name. I turned to her, in the school hallway, and she was looking like she always was. Beautiful.
No, she didn't wear thousands pounds of make-up. Just a little mascara and lip gloss, but it was hardly anything. Sam had natural beauty. She wasn't fake.
My mouth was dry, but I coughed out, "Hey Sam." It was like a squeak, like a mouse.
Her voice lowered. "Tuck, I have this problem."
Eyebrows raised, I glanced at her. She looked flushed. "Yeah...what?"
"Well...I keep getting these secret admirer cards with poems. And..."
My mind turned off. She was asking me about my secret admirer cards to her. Maybe she finally figured it out.
"...I was wondering if you knew if they were from Danny."
My mind turned back on. She was asking me about MY secret admirer cards to her. But she thought they were Danny's. I couldn't believe it.
"Here, read this. I got this yesterday." She handed me a familiar yellow paper, one that I was writing on last afternoon. I skimmed it, so I would look like I was reading it. I already memorized it already though.
Red lipstick is not how you live,
Natural is your beauty.
I wish that you would only give,
Me one kiss,
With your non-lipstick lips,
And we would be in love,
Till the never-ending forever.
I stood there for a moment, then looked up at her. "Wow. Romance."
"Do you think it's Danny?" she hurried the question, like it was hard to even say.
Not knowing what to say, I stammered, "Well, maybe. I don't know. Do you want it to be?"
Blinking her eyes, she stood there for a moment, pondering. "I...well, it's like this Tucker. When Ember put that spell on Danny, I kind of was happy. But, since she was going to kill everyone, I had to snap him out of it."
I gave a half-hearted laugh. "Obviously!"
"But, I wish that instead of Ember's spell, I could put Danny under my spell. By my own spell, he would fall in love with me. I don't want extra help. It's like that, you know?" she said softly.
Sighing, I pressed, "So do you want it to be Danny doing the poems?" I already knew the answer. I knew it would break my heart, so why...?
There was a pause. "I just..." Deep breath. "Yes, Tucker. Yes. I want it to be Danny. So much. But I don't think it's him. It doesn't seem like him. He would just come out and say it."
She said it. She wants Danny, not me. I could feel my heart being crushed by her non-nail polished hand. I couldn't take it.
I murmured, "Yeah. I suppose." I looked up at her eyes. "Well, see you Sam. I need to go."
"Wait! Tuck --"
But I was already off. I was down the hall, out the door, feeling heartbroken. I hated this. Why did I have to fall in love with the girl my best friend is in love with?
Sam. My no make-up girl crush. And, Danny. My best friend.
Yes, I've hit rock bottom.
I am pathetic.
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Author's Note: Come on, say it. Say you feel sorry for Tucker. I made Sam wear no make-up in this fanfic...does she in the show? I didn't think she's the type. Maybe mascara or something. I dunno. Only saw the show once or twice. Oh yeah, these might be short chapters, but I've already made like, 5 chapters in advance. Don't sweat it.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I mean, YOU BETTER GIVE ME OODLES AND OODLES OF REVIEWS!! Lol...
Allie
