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Lost Emotions
Chapter 2: Empty Shell
Sam sighed as she collapsed on her bed. Everything that had happened today had taken a major effect on her mind. Never, but I mean, never had she had a fight with Danny before, except for that one time with Desiree, and that other time with Technus when Danny had been invited to Dash's party, and that one time with Paulina…okay, okay, so they've had their share of fights. But that doesn't mean anything!
They always made-up and everything went back to normal. And besides, before it was Danny who provoked the fights, but this time it was Sam, herself, who had provoked this problem. If only she hadn't stood up for what's-his-face. 'Oh great, you don't bother to remember his name, but you stand up for him against your best friends. Nice going, Manson, you make total sense.'
Well, what's-his-face offered to walk her home, and since it did save her from a lonely, long walk home, she accepted. Sam did see Danny with Tucker, and what surprised her the most was that he didn't go after her…to apologize.
He was planning to apologize…right?
Danny was a total jerk to er…Jimmy? Yeah, that's his name. And, it wouldn't be right if she didn't stand up for him. He was the new kid, after all, and he wasn't a bad guy once you got to know him.
Okay, enough dwelling on the past. Sam stood up for him, she couldn't take it back, and she wouldn't. She was stubborn like that. And if Danny wouldn't apologize, well, er…
Eh, she'll think of that later.
Right now, all that matters is what to listen to while she takes a shower.
Sam began looking through her rack of CD's hoping to find a nice, loud, rock CD to keep her mind busy. A CD filled with songs that she could lip-synch to, without anyone noticing, of course. She ended up picking the 'My Chemical Romance' CD, because she had wanted to hear that band since she saw the band on Jimmy's shirt.
She popped in the CD and watched the time fly.
+Later+
"I'm not oka-a-a-ay," she sung, moving her head back and forth. She sat on her bed, towel-drying her hair; lately she had shunned the hair dryer. It made her hair frizz, once she looked like she had an afro.
Sam took her handheld mirror and applied her usual makeup, the eyeliner, the mascara, and the lipstick. She sighed as she put her mirror down, when was he going to apologize?
'Argh!' Sam placed a part of her hair in a ponytail, and lay back down on the bed with a deep sigh. She looked at her clock, and realized it was around five. How long was this argument going to last?
She turned around on her bed, the green comforters making her relax. She grabbed a black pillow and laid on it. Maybe she could catch a snooze before dinner or something. Suddenly, her cell phone began to ring. She made a mad dash for her backpack, and began digging in there trying to find her cell phone.
When she finally found it, she answered as fast as she could. "Hello? Danny?" she asked, trying to keep her voice calm.
"No, it's me, Jimmy."
"Oh, sorry." Sam frowned; she forgot that she gave him her number.
"It's okay, are you expecting a call?" he asked.
"I guess you can say that, sure. So, what's up?" she asked, looking at her boots.
"I was wondering if you wanted to go someplace to grab a bite to eat? My treat," he offered, and she forced a cheery tone. He was forward, come on, they had only met today!
"Thanks, but well…I am expecting that call…" she muttered, trying to get him to understand that the call was more important.
"Well, that call can't be too important, can it?"
"Actually, yes, it can be! Jimmy, I can't miss this call!" Sam said, on the verge of shouting. 'So deal with it!' Oh yeesh, here comes her trademark fury.
"Sorry, I guess I caught you in a bad mood. I just wanted to make it up to you about the whole Danny thing. I didn't mean for you to get in the middle of it, or for Danny to take it the wrong way. It was pretty cool of you to stand up for me, even though Danny's your friend, and you didn't deserve the way he treated you. I feel pretty guilty about giving you problems, after the way you stood up for me. So I thought that a burger and a coke would be a nice way to start making it up to you."
Oh man, here comes the guilt trip. "Oh…well, it's not your fault, really, it's not. So you have a weird sense of humor? That's not a bad thing, Danny just didn't understand that it was a joke," she sighed, "you know what? Going out will probably do me good, so…okay Jimmy, I'll go."
Nothing wrong with that, right? It was practically a pity date, and besides, her parents weren't home. What would she do? Eat by herself? Ooh, what fun…
Danny was probably still mad about the whole thing; maybe he would just apologize at school. Hopefully.
+Later+
The phone on the cradle shook and rung continuously; it was Sam's home phone. It continued ringing but nobody was home. A servant picked up the phone from the living room, and muttered a nice, "Hello?"
"Hello, is Sam there?" a male voice asked.
"Actually, I think she went out, young man. Do you want to leave a message?"
"Um, well, do you know where she went?"
"Hm, I believe she left with a young boy, to go eat."
"A boy? Oh, okay. Can you tell her Tucker called, please tell her it's urgent and about Danny."
"No problem, I'll take care of it."
"Thanks."
+With Tucker+
"So, what happened?" Danny asked, his voice sounded uninterested.
"She's not home, she went out to eat." Tucker sat down on Danny's bed, while Danny was sitting on a chair in his room. Danny held a bored look on his face, well, not bored, more like indifferent.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Danny asked, his monotone voice was starting to get on Tucker's nerves.
"Uh, aren't you going to ask me where she went?"
"Oh…where did she go?" Danny's voice remained uncaring.
"Out to eat with Jimmy, probably." Tucker raised his eyebrows suggestively, but Danny only blinked.
"Okay. So what are we going to do?"
"What? Don't you even feel a little bit jealous? Or caring?" Tucker asked, but Danny shook his head.
"Nope."
"Wow, you really did lose your emotions." Tucker sighed loudly, and Danny only nodded. Man, being around someone who was unfeeling was a little boring.
"If only we had noticed Desiree before…" Tucker muttered, holding the thermos in his hand. Danny nodded, "But we can't do anything now. What we have to do now is find a way to get my emotions back."
+Flashback+
To Danny and Tucker
"Hey, did you hear that?" Tucker asked, stopping his scooter, just when Danny stopped his.
"Yeah, I did." Danny took off his helmet, and placed it on the scooter. 'It was another ghost…'
Suddenly Desiree appeared and zapped Danny as she cried, "So you wish it, so it shall be!" Her laugh filled the air, as Danny glowed for a second.
"Hey, leave him alone!" Tucker shouted, shielding his eyes from the unearthly glow. Was she granting a wish? But, they hadn't made a wish…oh wait…yes, Danny had…
"Danny! She's granting your wish!" Tucker shouted, just as Danny fell to the ground in a heap.
"I know." Danny's voice was…calm? He stood up and went ghost, as Desiree grew bigger because of the wish she granted.
"You're going down." Danny attacked her with an ectoplasmic blast, but the shot was absorbed in the nick of time by Desiree.
"She…absorbed your blast!" Tucker shouted, disbelieving.
"You can't bring me down now, ghost boy!" she shouted, her laughter continuing, as she shot a blast as well. He dodged it and attacked her with a punch. His fist went right through her as she went intangible.
"Hm…" Danny tried shooting his blasts again, but Desiree only soaked up his blasts, making herself stronger.
"That's not going to work, there's no way you can defeat me now! I'm bigger and better!" Desiree cried, punching Danny and sending him flying.
'How will Danny defeat her when she absorbs his power!' Tucker mused, as he tried to find a way to defeat this genie.
Danny stopped his flight in midair and flew towards her with great speed. His punch made contact, causing Desiree to move back a few feet. That's it? Was she really stronger?
She grabbed his arm and drove shockwaves to his entire body. "Danny! Hold on, man!" Tucker shouted as Danny once more fell to the ground, his face covered with scratches.
"I have to do something…" Tucker rummaged through his backpack and found the Fenton Ghost Peeler. 'I hope this works…' Tucker pushed the glowing button on the gun-shaped invention, and was suddenly wrapped in a suit.
"Awesome!" he shouted, and shot Desiree who was caught off-guard. She opened her mouth, releasing a shrill, toe-curling screech, before peeling into a weak ghost, nothing like her original form.
"Here Danny!" Tucker shouted, throwing Danny the thermos.
Danny caught it, and captured Desiree in the thermos. He sighed and turned back into his human form. "Are you okay, man?" Tucker asked, his voice filled with concern for his friend.
"Yeah…" he muttered, "I'm fine."
"Do you…feel anything?" Tucker asked, and received a shake of the head from Danny. "I don't feel anything, not anger, or fear, or anything…"
+End Flashback+
"Easier said than done, man! Desiree can't grant your wish, she's too weak now!" Tucker glared at the thermos, if only he hadn't peeled Desiree to nothing-ness.
"Yeah, you're right. We're going to have to find another way." Danny stared at the ground, lost in thoughts.
Sam sighed and stuffed her books in her locker, and closed it. She started walking to Danny's locker, but stopped as she realized where she was headed. 'Oh yeah…I almost forgot…'
She exhaled angrily, why did they ever have to get in a stupid fight! She began walking to second period by herself, keeping an expressionless look on her face. If Danny wouldn't apologize, then she wouldn't care.
She hadn't received any message from the servants, so she assumed Danny hadn't called.
She continued walking, and quickened her pace when she was passing near the location of Danny's locker. She was walking so fast that she bumped right into him. Her books and his scattered all over the floor, in a messy pile. She started picking up her books, and he picked up his own. He blinked.
"I wanted to say that I'm sorry about being a jerk to Jimmy." He just said it, out of the blue. Sam narrowed her eyes, because he didn't sound like he meant it.
So, now he was being sarcastic?
"You know Danny, if you're going to apologize then, at least mean it!" she replied, walking away from him. Obviously he thought this was a joke! This wasn't funny.
"Wait, Sam!" Tucker shouted, but she continued walking in a mad hurry. He sighed, as did Danny. She didn't know why he couldn't sound sorry…because he didn't feel sorry.
All that day in school, Sam purposely ignored Danny. She kept her gaze forward, not once looking in his direction. He too, didn't say a word to her. They were acting like complete strangers to each other.
As soon as school was out, Sam started walking home, hoping, in the back of her mind, to bump into Tucker or Danny. But, instead she came across a smiling Jimmy. They had spent a nice afternoon together; he was really cool and funny.
So, why was she disappointed?
Her eyes caught Tucker and Danny walking home, and it caused another sigh.
"Now what are you going to do about Sam?"
"I don't know man," Danny answered.
"So, how do you feel?" Tucker asked, trying to help Danny feel something, anything!
"I don't."
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