Wow… apparently lots of people liked chapter three! I wasn't too sure about sending Jazz to help Danny, but apparently you people liked it, so that's ok.
Sam sat in English class, staring out the window next to her seat, her notebook, open to a page empty except for the heading, forgotten in front of her. Suddenly she felt someone kick her legs, and she looked up to see a folded piece of paper fly from the desk next to her and land on her notebook.
Their regular teacher, Mr. Lancer, was at some workshop for teachers in Northern California, and the substitute (One of those first year subs who bounce around filling in everything from gym class to cafeteria duty), had given them a free writing period then sat down in the teacher's desk.
Sam unfolded the paper. It was from her best friend, Tucker Foley.
Sam-
What's wrong? You haven't been paying attention all day, are you ok?
-Tucker
Sam started to write a response, but hesitated, her pen over the paper. Had anything been happening at home? Well, yea, her mom had announced that she was pregnant, and then she'd found a boy unconscious in the park, who said his last name was Fenton. She wrote,
Tucker-
You wouldn't believe what's been happening lately! I don't have time to write it all down here; can you come to my house after school? There are a couple of people there I want you to meet.
-Sam
She refolded the paper and threw it back. She watched Tucker read it out of the corner of her eye. He shot her a confused glance, but before he could do anything the bell rang, and thirty eager students rushed out of the classroom. It was the end of the last period, it was Friday- the hallways were chaos.
Sam managed to fight her way over to her locker, and then reach over and around the boy next to her to reach her lock.
She didn't notice the black haired boy standing behind her for a full two minutes, while she loaded her back pack with the books and other things she's need for the weekend. She turned around, and nearly jumped.
"What are you doing here?"
He smiled apologetically and rubbed the back of his neck. "I don't know. I just got sort of bored waiting at your house, so I thought I'd come over here."
She frowned at him. "But shouldn't you be in bed? I mean, you twisted your ankle yesterday, and the doctor said you might have sprained it!"
She noticed that Danny looked uncomfortable. "Yea, well, I've always been a fast healer… and… um, I feel fine now."
She looked at him and was about to say something when Tucker walked up next to her in the now almost empty hallway.
"Hey Sam," he said.
"Oh, hi Tucker," she said. "Um, Tucker, this is Danny Fenton, Danny this is Tucker Foley."
The two boys murmured greetings.
"So Sam, what did you want to tell me?" Tucker asked.
Sam pointed to Danny. "He and his sister are staying with me."
Tucker raised his eyebrows. "Really? Why?"
So Sam told him how she'd found Danny unconscious in the park Wednesday night, and how his sister had shown up the next day.
When she was done talking, Tucker looked at Danny and said, "Hey, I'm really sorry to hear about your family, and it was tough luck conking your head in the park, but you couldn't have picked a better girl to have found you."
"I know," Danny muttered.
"What?" asked Sam.
"Nothing," said Danny.
Well, he finally meets Tucker! Thanks to KHFREAK14, ghostlover15, Yami-Chan and Unrealistic, and ElvisFan1 for reviewing! Special thanks to KHFREAK14 for giving me author kookies!
