True To Your Heart
Chapter 3- Danny's Feelings
Act 1: Assigning Roles
The bell rung indicating that lunch was over. Tucker awaited for Sam, anxious to learn what had happened between her and Danny. He saw Sam walking slowly, and Tucker called to her, questions filling his mind.
"So what did he say?" Tucker beckoned to know.
Sam looked at Tucker. She turned her head away and resisted the tears from falling. "It didn't go so well" Sam replied with a shaky voice.
Tucker examined Sam's condition and from the look of it, Danny didn't believe a word she said. Tucker couldn't think of anything to say or comfort Sam, for he didn't know what could heal a broken heart.
"Don't worry about it. Danny will find out on his own" Tucker assured and walked Sam to the class.
Mr. Lancer awaited till all the students entered the class. Once everyone came in, he instructed them to sit down, so he could assign the parts to each student. He took a thick book from his desk and opened it. He cleared his throat preparing for a long speech. "Well I have all ready given the cast of Romeo and Juliet to Danny and Paulina, and Sam who will need to memorize all the parts to help anyone who, just in case, forgot their line. Now for the other cast members. Hmmm let me see" Mr. Lancer thought glancing around the classroom. "I will assign Tucker to do the part of Benvelio, the friend of Romeo, and Dash to be Tybalt"
Dash jumped from his seat. "All right! I got Balt-umm-" he thought trying to say the name.
"Tybalt" Tucker spoke, giving out the name.
"Right, I knew that!" Dash recalled. "Ummm whose Tybalt anyway?"
"Tybalt is the cousin of Juliet, who is fierce enemies with Benvelio" Mr. Lancer proclaimed.
Dash gave a menacing look at Tucker and punched his fist together. "Good, cause I can do some good beatings" he snickered evilly at Tucker.
"I trust you both to do your parts well" Mr. Lancer concluded. He called out other names, telling them which parts they will be doing, and ordered them to memorize it. "The rehearsal will start tomorrow afternoon, so practice your lines. That's all for now" Mr. Lancer announced just in time before the bell rang, indicating that school was over.
Paulina walked over to Danny, smiling at him. "So Romeo, will I be going to your house?"
Danny blushed red. "Wow, Paulina's actually going to my house! This is great!" he thought to himself. "Um sure" he answered.
"Great!" Paulina giggled and took Danny's arm and embraced it, knowing that Sam and Tucker were watching them. She gave a mischievous smirk at Sam and walked off with Danny.
A vain popped out of Sam's head. "Grrrrr I can't stand those two!" she scowled slamming her fist on the desk. "Why can't Danny just see that Paulina is using him? That stupid jerk!"
Tucker smiled nervously at Sam. "So will I be going to your house Sam?" he timidly asked. Sam mumbled a few words to herself and walked off. "So is that a yes?" Tucker called.
Act 2: At Danny's House
Paulina held Danny's arm closely as both of them walked to his house. Danny couldn't resist turning red. His cheeks blushed brightly, and he gulped nervously. "I can't believe that I'm with the most popular girl in the school! I've waited all my life for this!" he shouted excitedly to himself. He was actually making body contact with Paulina. She smelled so good, like fresh blossoms, that Danny hugged her closer. They continued walking until they had reached a large building, with a large sign that wrote 'Fenton'
"Well here's my house!" Danny pointed towards the large building.
"Wow, nice designs" Paulina commented. "I just a love a boy with a good fashion taste"
Danny giggled from the remark and opened the door to his house. "Anybody home?" he shouted but no one answered. "Well I guess mom and dad went off ghost hunting again. Better make Paulina feel welcome" he told himself.
Both of them sat down on the kitchen table. Danny took off his bag preparing to take out his script but Paulina had other ideas.
"Danny, why don't you show me your room?" Paulina gestured, smiling sweetly at Danny.
"Uhh, well my room is really messy right now. I don't think a girl like you should go into such a messy place" Danny said.
"Please" Paulina beckoned. She looked at him sweetly, pouting her lips. "Please" she begged again hugging Danny's arm. It was so difficult for Danny to resist such cuteness that he finally agreed to let Paulina into his room.
The two went upstairs but Danny hesitated to open the door but Paulina turned the door knob for him. She entered his room and her eyes widened in awe. Everything was in place except for a few clothes scattered on the floor but everything else looked clean.
"Your room isn't messy" Paulina smiled examining the room. She caught eye of a picture frame near Danny's bed and she walked closer to get a better view. It was a picture of Sam squirting water at Danny and Tucker laughing hysterically at them. Paulina twitched her lips uncomfortably. "I can't believe you hang out with her" Paulina remarked showing the picture to Danny.
Danny looked at the picture closely. "Oh Sam? yeah she and I have been best friends since we were younger"
"Ugh" Paulina spoke in disgust. "Why would you want to hang out with such a freak?"
"Sam's a great person in her own way. She's not a freak" Danny protested.
Paulina took Danny's hands and massaged it gently. She looked deeply into his blue eyes. "Danny, who do you like better? Me or Sam?"
Danny's eyes widened in shock. He didn't know which one to pick, because Paulina was indeed beautiful and Sam was his best friend yet the things that Sam told him. Her words keeps repeating over and over inside his head that he couldn't forget it. "She's just using you!" a voice cried out in Danny's head. He tried to resist it, and refused to believe what Sam told him but he kept hearing her voice. Danny shook off the thought. "I can't" he whispered.
Paulina jumped back in shock. "Danny! I don't know what you see in that girl! She doesn't even like you!" Paulina shouted. She took Danny's face and turned it so he could look at her. "Look at me! Aren't I pretty?"
"Yes you are"
"Am I not better than her?"
Danny didn't know what to say. His tongue was tied up. He tried to answer but something kept on stopping him. "Why can't I answer?" he shouted in his mind. For some reason, he kept on thinking about Sam. He couldn't get her out of his mind. Her violet eyes, her spunky attitude, and her unique personality was something that Danny loved about her, something that Danny could never forget. "Why can't I stop thinking about her?"
Just before Danny could answer, Paulina pulled him closer, and without thinking, she kissed Danny. Danny couldn't believe it. Is this really happening to him? This is all he ever wanted in his life, but when his lips touched Paulina's he didn't feel anything. His heart didn't beat faster like it usually did whenever he looked at her. His body didn't tingle with emotion and his mind didn't go crazy like he expected it would when he received his very first kiss. True, Sam did kiss him before but that was just a fake kiss. He awaited his real one from someone special, someone he liked and he did like Paulina but something just wasn't right about her. Something was missing, but Danny couldn't place his hand on it.
"Danny!" a voice yelled interrupting him from his thoughts. Danny opened his eyes to find Jazz gazing at him. Her eyes were in shock. Paulina backed away from Danny and found his sister staring at the two of them. "Well, that was good for our very first kiss. I hope you do as well tomorrow during rehearsal. I'll see you tomorrow" Paulina smiled and walked out of Danny's room. She took her books and left. Danny just stood there bewildered, at what just happened to him.
"Say something!" Jazz demanded an excuse. Danny's eyes were in shock as well so he couldn't bring himself to explain what happened.
"I can't believe you had the nerve to kiss Paulina! What about Sam?" Jazz squealed.
"Sam?" Danny thought. "It wasn't my fault, Paulina kissed me first, and I-she umm well we got the part of Romeo and Juliet so we were just practicing!"
"You did?" Jazz asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, and I didn't even feel anything when Paulina kissed me. I felt nothing...at all" Danny admitted, realizing what he just said.
"Oh, so you don't like Paulina. So I was right, you do like Sam, proving my theory that love is unpredictable, and friends can become so much more"
"No, Jazz! I don't like her. We had an argument"
Jazz walked over to Danny. "Oh little brother. When two people fight, it shows that they only care for one another. Stop arguing with me" Jazz concluded. "Come, I want to show you the dress I made for Juliet"
"Dress? Wait, what made you think I like Sam cause I don't. She's just a friend! Jazz are you listening to me?" Danny questioned. He tried to rewind the subject about Sam but Jazz ignored him.
"Yeah, Mr. Lancer asked me to make the costumes for the play and I all ready did Juliet's dress, and now I need to measure you so I can make your clothing" Jazz persisted and pulled Danny to her room. Jazz walked over to her closet and took out a long beautiful pink gown, that was puffed on both shoulder blades and in the bottom, was a perfectly cut slit to the right side, with a dark coral pink garner for the leg, and a matching bow for the girl's hair. Jazz took out her jewelry box and showed off a bright golden star. "This is what Juliet will wear around her neck. It makes her look even more attractive. So Danny, what do you think?"
"Wow" was all that Danny could say for his eyes said everything as it stared at the gorgeous dress.
"Well, now I need to measure you" Jazz reminded and took out some pins and measuring tape.
Act 3: At Sam's House
Tucker enjoyed the cozy red sofa he sat on, while he read his script. "Art thou is here for the magnificent party" he tried to speak with grace but his voice was to deep and hoarse. He looked at Sam, who wandered in space, paying no attention to him what so ever. "Sam!" he yelled getting her attention.
"You're suppose to be helping me!" Tucker reminded.
"Huh, oh right. You're doing great" she replied.
Tucker threw his book on the sofa and crossed his arms. "Is it about Danny?"
Sam rolled her eyes annoyingly. She knew that she couldn't fool Tucker. "Yeah. I just can't believe that he wouldn't believe what I told him!
"That jerk! I can't wait to see his face when Paulina dumps him!"
"You're not really serious about that"
"Yeah I am" Sam argued. She glanced at Tucker and gave a sigh. "Fine, I'm not"
"I just don't get you two. If you like each other so much, then tell each other so you guys can be friends again!" Tucker gestured.
"But Danny doesn't like me" Sam whispered, almost breaking into tears. "That stupid jerk!"
A/N I can't wait to write Chapter 4 because that's when Sam changes everything for that one boy she loves. He he, but that's all I'm saying. I don't want to spoil the fun. But meanwhile, please review. Thanks!