Danny stood in the shade of the three trees. It was kinda cold outside so he had a sweater on. Paulina was hiding behind a tree. The plan was that she would jump out and surprise the three friends when they walked up to Danny.
He could see the three of them coming now. Emma and Tucker were holding hands, he noticed. Good for him. Sam was standing to the side with her hands in her pockets. She seemed a little withdrawn. When she looked up and saw Danny, she smiled shyly. She was wearing a light purple shirt over jeans, but her combat boots were back. I hope she's okay.
Tucker and Emma looked up and saw Tucker. They waved with their free hands.
Tucker, Emma and Sam walked up to him and stood a foot in front of him.
"Hey Danny. What's up?" Tucker said.
"Hey geeks!" a voice said from above them.
The four looked up. "Wha-?" was all Emma had time to get out before she, Sam and Tucker were drenched in three gallons of green dye.
Danny stood there stunned and horrified.
Dash, Kwan and another football player laughed from up in the trees and high-fived each other for a job well done.
"Danny, you jerk! What's going on?" Emma yelled, her once-blonde hair now matching her green eyes.
Paulina walked out from behind the tree and threw an arm over Danny's shoulders. "It was just a little joke." Paulina said, smiling. She leaned up and kissed Danny on the cheek. "Thanks for helping, sweetie."
Danny just gazed pitifully at his friends.
"Arrrgh!" said Emma. She turned and stormed away.
"You have issues, Danny. Serious issues." Tucker said seriously. He turned and ran to catch up with Emma.
Sam just stood their, dripping. She looked like Elphaba now, with black hair and green skin. Her shoulders were slumped and she stared at Danny.
"You have something to say, Chica?" Paulina sneered.
Sam straightened and glared at Paulina for a second. Then she turned back to Danny. She said quietly "I used to think you deserved better than her. Now I see how wrong I was."
Sam turned and walked away with the dignity of a queen.
Danny felt like he had been punched in the stomach. That was the biggest insult he had ever heard Sam use.
Paulina pulled Danny down to kiss him, but Danny felt like a betrayer. He could only think about Sam.