(Nasty Burger)

"She's cute! Maybe I can 'bump' into her tomorrow….."

Sam rolled her eyes at Tucker. "She's barely been here a day and already you're stalking her? You really need a life. Besides, I don't think she's your type." She flicked lint of her skirt.

"And why not?"

"Because she didn't have 'techno geek' stamped on her forehead."

"Haha. You're funny."

"Why are we even discussing the new girl anyway?" Danny glanced up from his book. "As much as I hate to say this, I've got to finish this math homework from Lancer. I may be stuck as a half-ghost, but that doesn't mean I want to be in his class forever."

Sam smiled and pick up her book as well. "Good for you Danny. This means you're going to try your best in class from now on, right?"

"No, it means I don't want to be stuck in Lancer's class forever. As long as I pass, I don't care." He turned the page and scribbled something on his notebook. Across from him, Tucker pulled out his PDA and began pecking at it with the stylus.

"Let's see…….carry the 1, add 42, and divide by ½…"

"Tucker, what are you doing?"

He grinned. "I downloaded my homework into the PDA. Paper and pencils are so out of date."

"Great, you're a techno fashionista." She turned the page in the math book and sighed. This was going to be a loooooong day……..

"Hey, it's her. HEY HAYDEN!" Tucker began waving his arms in an attempt to grab the girl's attention. Sam shook her head sadly. Danny turned his head as the new girl approached the table. There was something vaguely familiar about girl, but he couldn't put a finger on it.

"Did…..you say something to me?" She stopped beside Danny, although she was talking to Tucker. He grinned. "Yeah, I did. I'm Tucker, this is Danny. Oh, and this is Sam. We were wondering if you needed any help figuring out the school."

"We?..." Sam kicked him under the table. "You mean you were wondering."

"What? You don't want to help?"

"Does she look like she needs help? You probably gave her some gray hairs, yelling like that."

"But…"

"Excuse me?"

They both turned their attention back to the girl at the end of the table. "Thanks for the offer. But I think I can manage myself. Casper's not nearly as big as my uncle's house and I managed fine around there."

"Ok, but do you want to sit down for a while?" Tucker quickly cleared his books off the bench and smiled hopefully. Hayden shook her head. "Thanks again, but I've got…..stuff to do. Work, you know." She smiled politely. "It was nice meeting all of you though. I guess I'll see you at school then?" Smiling still, she walked away.

Sam let out a disgusted noise. "Can you believe her? 'It's not nearly as big as my uncle's house'. Flaunting the fact that her family's loaded. If she says something like that around Paulina, she'll be popular in no time."

"How do you know her family's loaded, Sam?" Danny put his book down and raised an eyebrow.

"Nice of you to join the conversation, Danny. Back to the subject, why else would her uncle have an enormous house?"

"I don't care about her uncle's house. Give her a chance, Sam." Tucker frowned at her over his PDA.

"Don't bother sticking up for her, Tucker. She's still not going to like you."

"How do you know? She might have a secret love for all things techno!"

"Uh-huh. Keep telling yourself that."

Danny sighed and went back to the math book. He might be getting a headache from trying to decipher 1st level algebra, but he might as well occupy himself while Tucker and Sam duked it out verbally. He kept thinking about that girl for some reason. What was it about her that made him think he knew her? He knew he had never met her because she moved from out of state, and he was pretty sure she had never been to Amity Park before now……

'Class, this is Miss Hayden Masters.'

Masters? Vlad? Nah, it couldn't be.

He shook his head and noticed that both Sam and Tucker were standing with their bags, staring at him.

"What? I zoned out for a minute."

"Dude, you really need some sleep."

He gathered up his books and shoved them into his bag. "Yeah, I think that's what I'm going to do when I get home. A loooooong sleep."


(On the roof of the Nasty Burger)

A figure crouched behind the Nasty Burger sign and watched the three teens walking away. The figure held up a small patch of fabric which looked as though it had been ripped off. It contained a small emblem of a stylized DP on it. It's eyes narrowed and a low growl resounded from it.

"Clockwork's going to owe me for this."


Author's Note: I updated. (Like you can't tell). Please, R&R.