Disclaimer: See last chapter.

"Tucker, just don't-"

"Sam, I thought we went over this at camp," Tucker said as they dodged teens eating lunch. " nothing you say will get me to stop eating meat and become a ultra recycling-thingy."

"Ultra-recyclo vegetarian." Sam and Danny said at the same time.

Sam turned around and raised an eyebrow at Danny. "How'd you know that?"

"I don't know. I just knew." Danny said, mystified.

Sam gave him an odd look and turned around.

Into Paulina Sanchez, the most popular girl in school.

Unfortunately for Paulina's outfit, Sam loved her salad covered in ranch dressing. Unfortunately for Sam, she had no idea she had just hit the queen of high school.

The cafeteria went silent to look at the results of this action.

Paulina looked down at her outfit in shock. The pink cashmere sweater was completely and utterly ruined.

Sam gasped. "I'm so sorry."

Paulina glared at Sam with fire in her eyes. "You goth freak! Look at what you did to my outfit! It's ruined!"

Sam looked annoyed. "Look, I said I'm sorry. I'll pay to have it dry-cleaned and-"

"You better!" Paulina said. "Why can't geeks like you watch where they're going? Why can't losers just stay in their place?"

Sam felt tears start to rise. She bit her lip and looked around for help from Danny and Tucker. Danny looked as shocked and enraged as Paulina. Tucker had a sympathetic look on his face but didn't want the most popular girl in school after him too.

Suddenly a girl came to Sam's rescue. "Look Paulina, she said she's sorry. Just drop it and move on. I know you have another sweater in your locker. Just go change and stop being such a spoiled brat."

With that Sam and the most courageous girl in school turned around and walked away.

"Thank you so much." Sam said for the fifth time as she and her new friend walked to advanced English.

"Don't sweat it." Said Emma.

Sam looked at her new friend in admiration. Emma was about 5' 8'' with blonde curls, green eyes and tons of jewelry. She had a ring on every finger of her hand. Up to this point she had been at about medium popularity but now she was at Sam's level, the lowest of low. The greatest part about it was that, like Sam she didn't care.

Danny walked up to the pair and said, "Can I talk to Sam?"

"Sure." Said Emma. "See you in English Sam!"

Danny pulled Sam down the hallway and then said, "What were you thinking?"

"Huh?", said a very confused Sam.

"Smashing your tray into Paulina like that! You've probably ruined all my chances with her! You're such an idiot!"

Sam felt her eyes widen. "Your chances? She didn't even see you, for one and for two, I doubt she'd glance in your direction. She's a shallow snob with no thoughts about anything but herself!"

"Don't say that!", Danny yelled. "She's beautiful!"

"Yeah, but what else? What else do you like about her?"

"She's… ummm… nice?"

Sam started laughing hysterically.

"Arrrrgh! If you weren't a girl I'd-"

Sam raised her violet eyes to Danny's electric blue ones. "You'd what? Defend the honor of your 'girlfriend'? Hit me because I didn't fawn over her? Didn't throw myself off a cliff because I messed up her sweater?" Sam turned and started walking to English. "Sorry Danny, but I have a brain and a life."

Sam took a deep breath and walked up to Danny's locker. "Where do you want to study?" she muttered, looking above his head.

"What are you doing here?"

Sam's eyes narrowed and she looked into Danny's eyes. "I said I'd tutor you and I don't go back on my word." She sighed, "And I wanted to apologize. I know you like her. I don't but you do so I'll back off, OK?"

Danny looked stunned. He had never seen defeat taken this gracefully. "Ooookay." He said.

"When and where?" Sam said, all business.

"How about your-"

"Wrong answer. Please try again.", Sam said, smiling.

"OK. What about a classroom?"

"Sounds good. But I haven't asked anybody so let's do it in a classroom tommorow. For today let's go to your house."

"Sounds good." Danny said smiling. She's not so bad, Danny thought. Just makes horrifically bad first impressions.

"Do you want to invite Tucker along?"

"Nah, he's busy wooing Valerie"

They both heard a shout of, "Please Go out with me! I'm begging you!" in Tuckers voice. They both laughed.

"Or at least trying to." Danny said.