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Derek Shadow

Danny took his seat with Sam behind him and Tucker in front of him. Other classmates took their seats around him as he began to unpack his backpack with his schoolbooks and his new binder. The binder was a gift from Sam, with a picture of the group in the front at the amusement park over the summer. She had it engraved into the fabric so it wouldn't get messed up, and it instantly became Danny's favorite binder. The picture was of Danny in the middle, giving Sam, to his right, bunny-ears with his fingers and Tucker throwing up in a trashcan to the left. They had just gotten off of the ride, Tornado Thunder, which did five upside-down turns, and went at forty-nine miles per hour. Tucker had motion sickness at the time, so he wasn't feeling too well afterwards.

Danny smiled as he looked at the picture, but then shook his head and opened his binder, taking out some note paper and a pencil. The teacher coughed, getting the attention of the loud classroom after a few moments, and then smiled.

"Good morning, class," she said. "It's good to see you're faces again. Now, before we start, we have a new student. Class, please welcome Mr. Derek Shadow."

A young man walked into the room, with black hair that reached down to his shoulders but was loosely tied into a ponytail behind his head. His eyes were sea green, yet piercing. He had thick lips, and a pure white smile. Some of the girls gasped, and quickly began to chatter amongst themselves.

"Where have I seen this guy before?" Danny asked quietly, leaning back to look at Sam. Derek was looking straight at Sam, and when Danny turned around, he saw Sam staring back at Derek. "Sam? Are you okay?"

She nodded slowly, her face turning pale, and she breathed slowly. Danny turned around, and saw Derek walking his direction. Instantly, Danny recognized Derek. He was the ghost boy from his dream! Danny glared at him as he slowly walked across the classroom.

"You're not taking her," Danny whispered coldly when Derek was in earshot.

"It's up to her to decide," Derek replied softly, but just as quiet. He smiled down at Sam, and she caught his eye, her face turning redder than a tomato. After laughing lightly, Derek took his seat behind Sam, and Danny turned around to see Sam fumbling with her pencil, her hands trembling.

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Danny had never been happier to hear the bell ring at the end of the day. He had avoided Derek all day, and tried to keep Sam away from him as well. Tucker was oblivious as to what was going on, so Danny called for an emergency meeting at the park after school.

So here he was, waiting on a small bench in the park, no one in sight. With a tired sigh, Danny glanced down at his watch. It was three forty-eight. Where were they? Danny thought to himself, looking up and glancing around him. He snapped his fingers quickly, and reached into his pocket quickly to pull out the cell phone Tucker bought him for Christmas. He dialed Tucker's number and waited, hearing it ring over and over on the other end.

"Hello?"

"Tucker! Where are you? I told you we have an emergency meeting at the park after school."

"Oh! Sorry about that Danny. See, Derek invited Sam and I over to his place to help him unpack. Did you know he's got all the latest software stuff?"

"Yeah, yeah, who cares," Danny said quickly. "Listen, Tucker, get Sam and come down to the park. We need to talk about this Derek Shadow guy."

"Alright, Danny, but I hope it's good stuff."

"Why?"

"Sam's going out with him, now, didn't you hear? If it's anything bad, she's going to go crazy."

Danny froze. Oh no! He already has her! "When did this happen?"

"In last period, they have the same class."

"Great," Danny muttered under his breath. "Okay, then you just come over. We need to talk."

"Danny, don't do anything rash."

"What can I do? He has Sam!"

"I know you have feelings for Sam…" Danny froze again, the words in his throat stuck. "But you never made a move! And besides, looks like Sam really likes him, too."

"She doesn't know who he is!" Danny insisted.

"And you think you do? Listen, Danny, I know you're jealous, but you've got to let her go, man. Don't start to spread lies about Derek just because he got to Sam first."

"That's not what I'm doing!" Danny countered. "I'm trying to tell you that Derek is–"

"I got to go, talk to you later, Danny," Tucker interrupted, hanging up.

Danny sat on the cold bench with the phone still pressed on his ear. Sam was already dating Derek… and Tucker accused Danny of being jealous.

"I'm not jealous," Danny whispered. "Or… am I?"