This story's based on "Loves You Not" by Dream. I just totally loved this song for the story I wrote!
Reviews: Galateagirl
A quick note from the author: I could always imagine a season finale where Paulina dares Sam to get a date with Danny. Since it will probably never be made into an actual episode, I wrote it here instead. Hmm, I wonder if Butch Hartman ever looks around for fan fictions about Danny Phantom for episode ideas. That would be really cool. :D
Disclaimer: This little ditty was made up by Samantha-Girl Scout herself for Danny Phantom.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I love him but won't own him
So get a clue!
Isn't it so cute? Thanks, Sam!
I don't own the song "Loves you not" by Dream. I wish I had a copy of the song. I like this song. I went to a skating rink with the guy I like (the guy that Fallen is dedicated to), and it was playing. It was cool, and I had a lot of fun. :D Anyway, on to the story!
Never Gunna Make it With You
A raven-haired teen walked down the hallway, her lilac eyes searching the area. She smiled when she caught sight of her best friend by his locker along with their other friend. Her best friend looked up and smiled.
"Hey, Sam," he said, brushing raven bangs away from pale blue eyes.
"Hey, Danny." She opened her locker and began putting her books inside and removing those she would need for class today.
"Hey, um, Sam. Do you have your math homework?" Danny asked.
She sighed, glancing at the boy beside her. "You know I don't approve of cheating."
"Please, Sam?" he begged, giving her his best puppy-dog eyes and clasping his hands together. "I didn't get to finish it because there was this ghost, and he—"
"Okay, okay," she muttered, handing him the work.
"Thank you!" He flashed her a crooked smile then walked away with Tucker.
She watched them walk away, shaking her head. "Why am I so in love with you?" she mumbled to herself.
"I knew you liked him."
She whirled around to face the Hispanic princess of Casper High. "What do you want, Paulina?" she spat out.
"I want to dare you." Paulina smiled sweetly. "I dare you that you can't get a date with Danny Fenton. If you get a date with Danny, you'll finally have your Danny. If you don't get a date with him, who knows who will instead." She giggled then walked away, swaying her hips in a sickeningly way.
Sam growled, balling her fists. "Oh, you are so on, girl."
give it your all girl, give it all you got
you can take a chance, and take your best shot
say what you want girl, do what you do
he's never gunna, gunna make it with you
Danny doodled in his notebook, his thoughts wandering. Sam had been acting…weird since he had borrowed her homework. She was distracted and moody and kept blushing. Even Tucker agreed she was being weirder than normal. She was goth, and Goths did not act like this. He grabbed a blank piece of paper and scribbled a quick note: Sam, you feeling okay? He passed the note to her when Mr. Lancer's back was turned.
Sam passed it back minutes later with the reply, Paulina's just getting under my skin. As usual. Danny could just imagine Sam rolling her eyes.
Want me to sick Tuck' on her? he offered. He caught Sam muffling a laugh before scribbling her reply. No, trust me. I can deal with her. I'm surprised you'd want Tucker to "attack" your "one true love."
Danny hesitated for a moment. He wasn't really crushing on Paulina anymore. He almost wished Sam had taken his offer. Well, I wouldn't call her my "one true love." I don't know who is. He passed the note.
He doodled while he waited for Sam's response, but at that moment a blue mist escaped his mouth. He ducked along with the rest of the class as a missile blew apart the back wall. He turned to Sam and Tucker, mouthing "cover me" before taking off to change into his ghostly counterpart. He skidded to a halt just before he could run into Paulina, thinking What is she doing wandering the halls when she should be in class?
"Hi, Danny! Want to have lunch with me today?" she asked.
"Yeah, sure." He ran off, slipping into the locker room that was thankfully empty.
A blue ring appeared at his middle before splitting into two, one heading for his head while the other went to his feet. His usual jeans and t-shirt were replaced with a black jumpsuit with white boots, gloves, and a belt. His blue eyes were transformed to an eerily glowing green, and his raven hair was now ghostly white.
you're pulling petals of a flower trying to get your waykeep pulling till it says what you want it to say
girl, you can pick a field full of daisies
but he'd still be my baby
Paulina watched in awe as her hero flew past her. The classroom he entered emptied as students ran from the battle. The little goth girl ran up to her looking furious.
"What, are you stalking Danny?" she spat out.
"Can't stand a little harmless competition?" Paulina smirked then tossed her hair over her shoulder and sashayed away.
"She's so beautiful," Tucker drooled, earning himself a hard kick in the shin from Sam.
Sam was growling, her whole body tense. "That annoying, preppy—" She was interrupted by Danny yelling out as Skulker threw him out of the classroom and into the hallway.
The ghost boy smashed into a wall of lockers, bringing them down on top of him. Skulker flew into the hallway, and Tucker flipped open the Fenton Thermos and captured the ghost. Sam, meanwhile, ran to check on Danny.
"Danny, you okay?" she asked.
"Thankfully, yes," the teen's muffled reply came back. "I managed to go through one of the lockers." He rematerialized above them, looking down at them. "Whoa, that could have ended bad."
"Injuries?" Sam asked.
Danny changed back to his human side, shrugging. "Just a scratch." He pulled up his sleeve, and both she and Tucker grimaced.
"That is way more than a 'scratch,' Danny," Sam objected. "Come on, let's get you patched up before your parents kill you."
Danny grinned at Tucker as Sam dragged him away. Outside, Paulina scowled as she watched Sam and Danny enter a limo. At least she was sure Danny and Sam weren't going on that date yet. She rolled her eyes as Tucker walked up to her and held out his hand. Sometimes she hated to pay for geek help.
and i know you can hardly wait till i'm away from himinstinctively i know what you're thinking
you'll be giving him an open invitation
but my baby won't be taken in
Danny remained still, sitting on Sam's bed as she dabbed at his "cut" with a cotton ball doused in alcohol. He admitted it wasn't really just a scratch, and he had to admit it hurt too especially with alcohol burning it.
"Ow." He pulled away, giving her a pained look. "That stings."
"Oh, don't be such a baby," she argued, but she was gentle the next time. Once she had cleaned it, she took some gauze and medical tape and patched him up.
"Thanks." He pulled his sleeve down. "Why do you have a huge med kit like this in your room anyway?"
Sam shrugged. "I told my parents I needed it because you keep getting beat up by ghosts."
Danny gave her a look, and she laughed. "I guess we better get back to school," Danny said, standing and turning back to Danny Phantom. "I'll fly us there. We'll make it in time for class before lunch."
"Joy," Sam muttered, sounding ecstatic about making it to class.
He laughed. "Come on." He took her hand, and before she could object they had flown through her bedroom window. She was going to have a lot of explaining to do to the help when she came home.
you can pout your cherry lips
try to tempt him with a sweet kiss
you can flirt your pretty eyes
he ain't got his hands tied
Paulina waved Danny over as soon as he entered the cafeteria. Sam and Tucker stared between the popular girl and the stunned halfa.
"Oh, no," he groaned. "I agreed to eat lunch with her."
"You did?" Sam asked, her hands gripping her tray tightly and her lips pursing.
"And you're not running over there panting, why?" Tucker asked.
"Maybe because I didn't want to eat lunch with her," Danny muttered before reluctantly walking over to the table. He shot a helpless look in Sam's direction before sitting across form the popular girl.
"That girl is going to pay for ever talking me into this dare in the first place," Sam growled.
"Hey, Danny is your best friend. Just because he's sitting with Paulina doesn't mean you can't sit with him," Tucker said.
Sam stared at the techno geek. "Tuck', you're brilliant," She walked over to the table.
Tucker grinned. "I know I am." He quickly left the room as Sam sat down beside Danny.
"Excuse me, you were not invited," Paulina spat out as soon as Sam sat.
"I'm sorry, I didn't realize I had to be invited to eat lunch with my friend," Sam said, smiling sweetly.
Danny glanced a smile in her direction, mouthing "Thank you" when Paulina wasn't looking.
"So, Danny," Paulina nearly purred, "what are you doing this weekend?"
"Tucker and Sam and I are planning a movie night at my house," Danny said.
"Want to come?" Sam interjected, elbowing Danny so he wouldn't say anything.
no chains to unlock, so free to do what he wantshe's into what he's got
he loves me, he loves you not
no matter what you do, he's never gunna be with you
he's into what he's got
he loves me, he loves you not
Danny couldn't help staring at Sam. He couldn't believe she had just invited Paulina to his house. He finally turned away from her, still stunned. Sam and Paulina were now talking back and forth, and Danny felt forgotten. He nudged Sam's leg with his, inwardly laughing when she stuttered for a moment, blushing a little. He suppressed a smile, his leg nudging hers again. She looked at him, but he just looked back with an innocent look. Sam glared at the boy beside her when he finally turned away from her to talk to Paulina. Was he flirting wit her? Because if he was, two could play at that game. She already had a plan as lunch ended, and she and Danny headed to class.
After school and a long explanation to the help about her disappearing act, Sam raided her closet. She tossed aside all the pink her mom had snuck in and set possible outfit pieces on her bed. Once her closet was empty, Sam got to work. Her normal black plaid skirt and black baby tee were replaced with black hip huggers with green stitching and a lavender top. The shirt barely grazed her navel and showed off a lot more skin than she was used to.
Sam stared at herself in the mirror. "For Danny," she reminded herself, her eyes glowering as she thought about what Paulina might be trying to suck him in with. She growled and grabbed a jacket then began the walk to Danny's.
Paulina was happy to note that she had arrived before Sam. She was sitting on the couch trying to engage Danny in a conversation before the little goth loser got there. The failing conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door. Danny nearly flew over so he could answer it.
"Hey, Sa—Wow!" was all Danny could say.
"Hi, and wow to you too." Sam had to push the stunned halfa aside to walk in, and Tucker and Paulina found out why Danny was gaping.
Tucker had no other way to describe Sam: she was gorgeous. Paulina was pretty and pink, but Sam was hot and daring. Her whole wardrobe screamed, "This bad girl's too hot for you." Paulina couldn't help scowling. That goth girl could really make herself noticed when she wanted to. Sam took off her jacket, and Danny nearly ran into a wall because he was literally too busy checking her out.
"Uh, movies, right," Danny said, making his way over to the TV and starting the first one.
you're the kind of girl that's always up for do-or-dareonly want him just because he's there
always looking for a new ride
the grass is greener on the other side
you're the kind of girl who's not used to hearing no
all your lovers try to take you where you wanna go
doesn't matter how hard you try
you're never gunna get with my guy
Danny snuck another glance at Sam. She was engrossed in the movie, too busy to notice their legs were touching again. Paulina was painting and filing her nails; there weren't really her kind of movies, but Sam liked them. About halfway through the movie, Sam had fallen asleep with her head on a pillow in Danny's lap.
The halfa had been blushing at first, but now he was just smiling and running his hand through her hair every once in a while. Paulina was scowling because she knew the goth girl wasn't really asleep. Sam had totally grinned at her before closing her eyes and falling "asleep." Paulina could not lose this dare. It wasn't because she liked Danny; Sam just couldn't have him. This was war to the extreme.
Sam had almost literally dosed off before she heard Paulina leave and Danny tell Tucker that he was going to fly her home. Before she knew it, Danny was carrying her bridal style and flying her home. He set her on the bed and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead before leaving once more. Sam immediately leapt out of bed and to the window to watch him fly away. She smiled and sat down by her window. Now, if only he would ask her out so she could win the dare.
no chains to unlock, so free to do what he wantshe's into what he's got
he loves me, he loves you not
no matter what you do, he's never gunna be with you
he's into what he's got
he loves me, he loves you notPaulina stomped through the hall. The traffic parted for her, nearly feeling the fire in her eyes. She walked right up to Sam and would have slapped her if there weren't so many witnesses.
"I saw you," the popular girl hissed.
"Yeah, we were all at Danny's for a movie right, remember?" Sam said, pulling her books out of her locker.
"I mean with Danny Phantom." Paulina grabbed her arm. "You don't really like Fenton. You're after Phantom."
Sam burst out laughing. "Oh, no, you caught me."
"What's up?" Danny asked, walking up.
"Sam doesn't like you, Danny. She's just after your phantom friend," Paulina blurted out.
Danny looked over at Sam who shrugged and rolled her eyes. "I think Sam would've told me if she was just interested in Phantom." He winked at the goth girl with glowing green eyes.
Sam blushed, but Danny didn't notice as he turned back to Paulina. "But I saw him! He flew her home!"
"Phantom and I are really close. We're almost brothers," Danny said. Sam stifled a laugh, making Danny look at her with a smirk. "Sam was asleep so I asked Phantom for a favor."
"You know Danny Phantom that well?" Paulina asked, nearly swooning.
"Okay, time to go." Danny grabbed Sam's arm and began to drag her away.
Sam looked back at Paulina and childishly stuck her tongue out at the preppy girl before walking away with Danny.
give it your all girl, give it all you got
you can take a chance, and take your best shot
say what you want girl, do what you do
he's never gunna, gunna make it with youDanny felt like the luckiest guy at school. Sam and Paulina had been glaring at each other all day because of him. He knew Paulina wasn't really interested; she just wanted to win the dare. He smiled, leaning back in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest. Yeah, he knew about the dare. Paulina had hired Tucker as her informant; of course he knew about the dare. She didn't have anything to worry about though. It would all work out fine. Today at lunch it would all come together.
He smiled at Paulina before turning to look at Sam. She really did look good in her new outfit. Unfortunately, she got a lot more looks and catcalls too. Danny had more than once had to restrain himself from punching a kid for checking out Sam. She seemed to like the extra attention, but she might just be trying to make him jealous. It was definitely working; he could feel it rising up in him as another boy started staring at her. He hated watching from the outside.
you can pout your cherry lips
try to tempt him with a sweet kiss
you can flirt your pretty eyes
he ain't got his hands tied
Danny and Sam entered the cafeteria together but were quickly joined by Paulina. "Hey, Danny," the girl said.
"Hey," Danny mumbled distractedly. Sam had already gone to join Tucker at their usual table.
"So, I was wondering if you wanted to do something Friday." Paulina followed him as he walked over to the table.
"What? Like a date?" Danny asked, not realizing he was repeating a conversation that had already happened when Kitty overshadowed the Spanish Princess.
Paulina smiled. "Not like a date. A date."
"Wow, déjà vu," Tucker muttered then let out a yelp when Sam kicked him hard in the shin.
"Sorry, I have plans," Danny said.
"You do?" Paulina and Sam asked together.
"Yeah, or at least I will…I hope." Danny glanced at Sam who looked back at him, confused.
"Well, let me know if your plans don't work out," Paulina said before kissing him on the cheek and walking away, her hips swaying with every step.
"Wow, Paulina just kissed you," Tucker said as Danny sat down.
He wiped off his cheek, and from the look on his face, you would have thought he would've rather enjoyed a snakebite. "Ick…"
"Ick?" Sam repeated, eyebrows raised. "Tuck', I think there's something wrong with Danny?"
"More like someone."
"Huh?" Sam turned to the teen sitting beside her. Danny was staring at her with a goofy, dreamy look on his face. "Um, Danny?"
He jumped. "Heh, um… I better get to class." He ran off, nearly running through a wall.
no chains to unlock, so free to do what he wantshe's into what he's got
he loves me, he loves you not
no matter what you do, he's never gunna be with you
he's into what he's got
he loves me, he loves you notOkay, so things hadn't quite gone according to plan at lunch. Danny wasn't worried. He'd tell her after school. Tucker had already made up some lame excuse about needing to go to the library so Danny and Sam could walk home together. Danny fiddled with his pencil. The closer he got to asking Sam out, the more nervous he got. He went back to doodling, smiling in his goofy, dreamy way. The bell rang, and he grabbed his stuff, running out of the room. He waved to Sam as he ran down the hall to meet her.
"Hey, Sam, I've got something to talk to you about," he said, nervously scuffing his shoe on the ground.
"Can we talk on the way home? Tucker told me he had something to finish up in the library."
"Sure." He opened the door for her, nearly melting when she flashed him a smile in thanks. He waited before they were a little ways away from the school before beginning. "So…" He rubbed the back of his neck nervously, trying to think of where to begin.
"So…" the goth girl echoed. She looked up at him, waiting patiently.
"Well, um, I told Paulina I had plans this Friday because I was hoping we…" He swallowed. "I was hoping we could do something together," he finished quickly, stuffing his hands in his pockets and looking at the ground.
"With Tucker? Or do you mean…" She stopped when Danny glanced at her with a pained look. "Oh." She knew she was blushing and reprimanded herself for it. Goths didn't blush. "You mean a date."
He nodded, looking up at her with hope in his clear blue eyes. "You'd win the dare."
She stared at him. "What? You knew about that?"
Danny's eyes widened when he realized his slip and smiled weakly. "Um…heh…" He laughed nervously. "Paulina did hire Tucker as her informant. It wasn't my fault." He cowered a little, expecting a blow. "Don't hurt me."
She smiled at him, shaking her head. "I'm not going to hurt you," she said. "I'm going to kiss you." And she did just that.
no chains to unlock, so free to do what he wantshe's into what he's got
he loves me, he loves you not
no matter what you do, he's never gunna be with you
he's into what he's got
he loves me, he loves you not