(A/N: First off I'm pleased with all the reviews I got, seems a lot of people like my story. So as you have asked, I give you chapter 4! Let me know what you think. Also, I made a mistake, its hotel paper not paper hotel, I get it ok. I messed up so drop it already!)
Disclaimer: Sadly Danny Phantom does not belong to me.
Runaway Cruise
Chapter 4: Getting to know you
After Tucker put his things away he walked to the front desk of the ship and turned to the elderly man behind it, "I was wondering if you could tell me what room Danny Fenton's in?"
The man began to flip threw a thick book on the desk, "Danny Fenton? Let me see, hmm. Ah here he is, he is in room 372, third deck, first hallway to the right if you go up those stairs over there." He pointed a slim finger off towards on side of the room where a small stairway was hidden behind a large potted plant.
"Thanks" Tucker walked over to the stairs and slowly up them. He might have gotten all the way up them but he was distracted by a very attractive girl who walked in, she didn't see him behind the plant. She had long wavy red hair that reached half way down her back and was wearing a red dress, the kind you would wear to a ball or some other big party. She walked over to the desk.
"Hello Miss Ruby, it is a pleasure to see you again, is there some way in which I can assist you?" The old man said smiling at the girl.
"Yes Mr. McLean, I was wondering if you would care to come to my show tonight?" Ruby's ruby red lips turned up in a smile of their own.
"Of course I shall come, I would never miss one of your shows, but we've known each other for years, please call me Johnny." Ruby gave a slight bow and left, Johnny turned back to his papers. Tucker watched the girl walk out, Wow, I am SO happy I came on this cruise.
Tucker walked to the room Danny was using and knocked, a very cute girl with black hair that was half up in a pony tail, she had a black shirt on with a skirt. Tucker tried to keep his eyes on her face. "Um, Hi, can I, Um talk to Danny?" That guy had to be wrong, there's no way that Danny could have scored a girl this hot.
"He's in the shower, are you one of his friends?" The girl only had the door open enough so that she could see Tucker but not enough that he could get in.
"Yeah, I can come back later if you'd like" Tucker was still surprised that Danny really was here, with this girl.
"No, you can come in and wait" She opened the door so Tucker could come in. He walked in and sat down on Danny's bed, Sam went back to putting her hair up, "So, what's your name?"
"Tucker" He said sticking out his hand.
Sam shook it, "Sam, how long have you known Danny?"
"Since kindergarten, how long have you known Danny?" Tucker was watching the night sky outside and the rolling ocean waves that looked like liquid shadows.
"Uh, since about three this morning" Sam realized that must sound crazy, It is crazy, you were making out with him only twelve hours after first meeting him. You're insane.
"Not long" Tucker said. A very uncomfortable silence followed till Danny stepped out of the bathroom fully dressed. "Danny, how's it going?"
"Tucker man, what are you doing here?" Danny asked setting down on the bed next to him.
"Don't you remember? I said I would come over so you could explain things?" He gave a glace at Sam.
Danny stood up and walked to the door, "Come on Tuck, I'll explain as we walk. I'll be back in a little while Sam." They walked out the door and Danny closed it.
Sam was a little put out, I guess we each have a lot of secrets still
Danny lead Tucker out on to the deck and the leaned against the railing. They stood there for a few minutes before Tucker broke the silence, "Danny, Jazz said she found weed in your room"
"That's what she told me, but it isn't mine, you know I don't do stuff like that. I honestly don't know how it got in my room." Danny was watching the waves as they rose and fell.
"Danny, I believe you. If you say you didn't you didn't, Jazz might take a little more conniving So who was that hot girl in your room? Someone playing bad boy?" Tucker raised an eyebrow and put on a sly smile.
"Tucker! Sam's not like that, were just splitting the cost of a room." Danny was looking down at the next deck, watching a couple. The guy was hugging the girl tight against the cold wind, I wish that was me and Sam. Stupid! It never will be, so stop wanting what you can't have, but then again she was making out with me, maybe?
Tucker smiled at him, "You like her don't you? Man, I can see why you like her, she's hot. Thou Jazz might have a problem with the whole dark clothes thing."
"Yes Tucker I do like Sam, a lot, more then I ever have before. I don't really care what Jazz thinks, she's the reason I'm here, her and that weed." Danny slammed his hand against the rail.
Tucker laughed, "If you sold a few pounds of it you could live on this ship."
Danny smiled, Tucker's joke might have been stupid but it did make him smile, "Yea, that's what I need to do, cause everyone know I'm the greatest drug sell on the state." Tucker started laughing. Marry slowly backed back in to the door way and left.
Marry walked to Sam and Danny's room, I hope there not making out again, or worse. When she knocked Sam opened the door. "Hey Marry, come on in"
Marry walked in and sat on Sam's bed, she looked around, "Where's Danny? I half expected to find you two half naked by now."
Sam threw a pillow at her friend. "Danny's friend stopped by and they left to talk about something." Sam said sitting down next to her.
"Sam, what's wrong?" Marry put her hand on Sam's shoulder, "You can tell me what ever it is." She knew something was wrong, Sam hadn't killed her for her half naked comment.
"I was never in to guys that much, but its different when I'm around Danny. I was making out with him under a life boat!"
"Sam! I can't believe you! You haven't even known him a day." Marry had her mouth open and a shocked expression on her face.
"I couldn't help it, it felt so good and I feel safe with him. I've never felt like that before." Sam turned her head away from Marry.
A small smile spread across Marry's face, "Oh My God! You like him don't you, Sam has a crush!" Marry was almost dancing around at this point.
"No, I don't have a crush on Danny, I mean he is the hottest guy I've ever seen, and he's really nice. He came to find me earlier to make sure I didn't miss the ship when it left early, and then I fell, hit my head, was knocked out and he carried me back on to the ship. I made a complete fool of myself!"
"He carried you back? That's so sweet of him. Did you get that little cut on your head when you fell?"
"Yeah" Sam had taken the bandage off when she had washed up earlier, mainly to get the oil she fell in off of her.
"Sam I never thought you'd be the one to fall for a complete stranger on a cruise ship." Marry wrapped her friend in a hug.
"Me either, but it doesn't matter. In a few days we'll go our separate ways, no matter how much I want to stay with him." If only, I would go anywhere with him, wow, I've fallen badly for Danny.
"Maybe you should start by telling him how you feel?" Marry said standing up.
"I think I will, thanks"
"No problem" Marry left Sam's room and headed down the hall out on to the deck, she spotted Danny next to someone else.
Normally she wouldn't have listened but when she heard, "Yes Tucker I do like Sam, a lot, more then I ever have before." That is so sweet! They were made for each other. Then her heart stopped with Danny's next words. "I don't really care what Jazz thinks, she's the reason I'm here, her and that weed." Weed? As in the drug? She listened to the rest of their conversation, I have to tell Sam.
Marry ran back to Sam and Danny's room, Sam opened the door to her pounding. "Marry what's wrong!" Sam asked helping the flustered girl to sit on her bed.
"Sam, I just heard Danny and his friend talking, Danny said he was the number one drug seller in the state or something and they we're talking about weed and how he only had to sell a little more before he could live on the ship." Sam put her hand over Marry's mouth.
"Calm down Marry, are you sure that's what you heard?" Sam didn't remove her hand but Marry nodded her head. "Alright" This can't be true, Danny wouldn't be involved in drugs, would he?
Marry removed Sam's hand from her mouth, "Come on we should leave before he gets back" She tried to pull Sam along by her arm but Sam wouldn't move.
"No, I'm going to ask Danny what's going on." Sam said setting on the bed.
"What, but who knows what he'll do!" Marry gave up trying to get Sam to move.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Danny wouldn't hurt me" God I hope I'm right.
"Ok fine, but we'll meet up later at the dining room for the show ok?"
"I'll see you there, and don't worry, I'll be fine. I promise." Sam closed the door after Marry left and sat on her bed, "Danny, I hope Marry is wrong"
Danny and Tucker agreed to meet up later that night, Danny went back to his room and found Sam sitting on the bed, "Something wrong Sam?"
Sam stood up, "Yes Danny, there is something wrong. Marry heard you and Tucker talk, something about weed? Danny, please tell me what's going on, are you hiding from someone?" Sam rested one of her hands on his chest.
"Ok I'll tell you, but you have to, no, you need to believe me. And tell me who gave you that bruise, tell me who hurt you, alright?" Sam nodded, time for all secrets to come out. "Alright, yea, I'm hiding, from my sister Jazz. She found some weed in my room but I swear it's not mine and I don't know where it came from. Jazz tries to be a psychologist a lot of the time and I couldn't stand her anymore, so I came here. Marry must have heard Tucker making a joke about it. I swear to you, I'm not in to drugs or anything like that, please believe me." Danny realized that what he said had sounded completely lame but it was true.
"There more to it then that isn't there Danny" Sam asked looking in to his eyes, he felt like he was being striped before her. Like her eyes could see past his and threw his soul.
"Yes, but it was just an argument we had a long time ago." Danny searched Sam's eyes for any sign that she believed him, what he saw was doubt, but nestled in among the doubt was a small spark that showed she believed him.
"I believe you, and I know even if you lie to me you'd never do anything to hurt me. I trust you, and feel safe when I'm with you." Sam leaned her head on Danny's chest. She didn't want to tell him about her father but he had told her about why he was here.
"Your right Sam, I would never hurt you, or let anyone else hurt you." He had put his arms around Sam in a protective manner. "If you really don't want to tell me who gave you those bruises then you don't have to. But I wish you would so I can help you"
Sam felt so safe in Danny's arms that she didn't want him to ever let go. "No, you told me, I should tell you." But what if he hates me? No I have to tell him. Sam took a breath, "There was this guy who wanted to date me, I told him no so he told my parents that we had been sleeping together but we never did. My dad got mad and hit me."
"Your father?" Danny tightened his hold on Sam a little to encourage her to go on. She smiled a little.
"It really isn't that bad, my mom stopped him. He could have beaten me a lot worse but I left before that. He once broke my arm a few years ago, and once he got so mad he pushed me down the stairs and I was in the hospital for a month." Sam was close to tears, Danny hugged Sam closer to him.
"Sam, I'm so sorry. Why didn't you ever leave?" Danny was looking down at her with, love, in his eyes.
"He didn't do it often, and it wasn't that bad most of the time. When I was little I just thought it was because I was a bad little girl, when I figured out that it wasn't normal it was to late to tell anyone, at least I thought so."
"I'll never let him hurt you again" Danny lightly kissed Sam's forehead.
"I bet you won't Mr. Strong man" Sam playfully pushed Danny in the chest. Danny smiled at her.
"Why? Don't think I can protect you?"
"No, I'm sure you would, you won't let anyone hurt me."
"Oh Really?" Danny pounced on Sam and started to tickle her mercilessly.
"N-no fair!" Sam tried to wiggle out from under Danny but that just made him tickle her all that more. Sam's shirt had slipped up slightly to expose her stomach, Danny leaned down and gave Sam a razberry , "Waaa! That's it!"
Sam grabbed her pillow and using her legs pinned Danny under her. Sam started to smother him with her pillow till he managed to get his head free, the next thing either of them knew his head had shot up and they were kissing. Danny lowered his head and Sam's lips followed, greedily searching for more kisses. Sam lay on top of Danny and snaked her arms behind his neck, Danny wrapped his arms around her waist. Their tongues danced around each other and they only broke the dance when Danny and Sam had to come up for air. During one of their air breaks Sam caught sight of the time, "Danny we need to go"
"Go? Go where?" Danny asked as Sam untangled herself from him, he looked a little hurt about having their kiss end but got up too.
"I told Marry that I'd meet her for the show tonight, she said if I didn't show up she'd think that you got rid of me." Sam grabbed a coat she had packed and put it on. It was short and coat the only came to her stomach. Danny put on a brown coat that was slightly longer then Sam's.
"Mind if I come with you?" He asked as they walked out of their room.
"Ok, but only if you go as my date, I'd hate to have to go alone." That was braver then I usually am. Sam stuck her arm threw Danny's.
"I'd love to accompany you" He took a slight bow to Sam. They walked down the hall to main dining room.
Marry was sitting at a table waiting for Sam to come, she kept crumbling up the same napkin over and over again. I shouldn't have left Sam alone, she might trust Danny but I don't. He could have already gotten rid of her. That's it I'm going to find her. Marry stood up and was about to leave when she saw Sam walk in, with Danny! They walked over and sat down next to her, "Uh, hey Sam, hey Danny."
"Hello" Danny said slightly red.
Marry turned to Sam, "Can I talk to you in private for a minute?" Marry glanced at Danny to make sure he wasn't going to stop them. They stood up and Marry pulled Sam behind a large plant next to the doors. "What are you doing here with him!"
"Don't worry, I talked to Danny, you were wrong he's not some drug lord or anything." Sam tried to stand but Marry pulled her back down.
"How do you know he was telling you the truth? He could have been lying to you." Marry had Sam by the shoulders.
"I trust Danny, he wouldn't lie to me." Sam said standing up. "Don't worry Marry, Danny's really nice." Marry followed Sam back to the table, Tucker had shown up while they were gone and was sitting next to Danny. Sam sat on the other side of him and Marry sat in between Sam and Tucker.
Tucker stuck out his hand, "Hi I'm Tucker, nice to meet you" Marry shock it a little hesitantly.
"I'm Marry, its nice to meet you"
Tucker turned back to Danny, "Anyways, she was really hot, long red hair. She looked a lot like Marry but curvier, like Paullina." Their talk was cut short by the curtains drawing apart to revile a girl about their age with wavy red hair and in a red dress. She was sitting on a stool and had a flute in one hand.
The girl blew in to the flute and the crowd fell silent. She began to play a song that Danny didn't recognize but liked, Danny was tempted to go up on stage with her. There were no words to describe the haunting song. When it ended Danny along with the rest of the audience were leaning forward. Danny glanced at his watch, they had been there for almost an hour! A voice boomed over the speakers, "The Lovely Miss Ruby!"
Everyone burst in to applause, including Danny and Sam. People started to file out of the dinning room, Danny stood up with Sam and they walked out on to the deck followed by Tucker and Marry. They all shivered as the cold air washed over them, Sam leaned on the rails looking at the quarter moon as it rose in the sky. They were far enough out to sea that the lights of the city were no longer a problem and they could see the stars clearer then any of them had before. Well with the exception of Danny who had seen the stars this clearly during a few late night flights.
Tucker turned to Marry, "So want to come back to my room and hang out?"
"Uh, ok why not? Sam I'm going with Tucker for a while, see you soon"
Tucker smiled as they walked off, Man I can't believe that sad face finally worked!
Sam turned to Danny, "Marry will be alright with Tucker, right?"
"Sure she will be, Tucker's not dangerous, odd, but then Marry would have to be odd to, to go with him."
Sam smiled and gave a little shiver hugging her coat close around her. Danny looked at her, "Cold?"
"A little." Danny took off his coat and put it on her shoulders. "Giving your coat to the lady? Isn't that a little corny?"
"You think so? I could take it back and let you freeze if you'd prefer." Danny reached his hand out.
"No, I just didn't want you to get to cold." Sam moved a little closer to Danny.
"Cold doesn't bother me much" Danny put his arm around Sam's shoulders.
"Oh really? Then how come I can see your breath?" Sam asked teasingly.
"So? I can see yours too? I said the Cold didn't bother me, not that it didn't affect me." Danny turned around when he heard laughing.
Tucker and Marry were standing on the deck above them, "They are so cute!" Marry said.
"Way to go Danny," Tucker shouted. He took Marry's hand and they went inside to Tuckers room.
Sam moved closer to Danny, "I think Tucker's a bad influence on Marry."
Danny kissed Sam lightly on the ear, then whispered, "I think your right." Sam leaned her head against Danny. "When did those two become so close anyways?"
"During dinner, the were talking most of the time, you really don't pay attention do you?"
"You two seem to be happy together" Danny and Sam turned to see Ruby walk up behind them. She looked great close up, her red hair hung loosely around her, her eyes were a gray green cooler and she had a lovely voice. "Hello, I'm Ruby, Its nice to meet you"
"Hello, I'm Sam and this is Danny" Sam shook her hand and then Danny did too.
"You two are so cute together." She walked over and placed her hand on Danny's chest, "So, are you two dating? Or are you free?"
Sam moved so that Ruby had to take her hand off of Danny, "Sorry he's taken"
"Oh, what a shame, oh well. You're a lucky girl Sam." Ruby waved to them as she walked off.
Danny wrapped his arms around Sam, "I wasn't aware that I was taken?"
"That's because you don't pay attention." Sam said leaning back against Danny who was leaning against the rails.
"I don't? I thought you might just be jealous." He kissed Sam's neck.
"I just didn't like her, why did you?" I hope not, but then again even I have to admit she looked a lot better then me.
"No, why would I? I have you don't I?" Danny kept kissing Sam on the neck slowly trailing up to her ear.
"Come on, lets get inside before you freeze to death." Sam said pulling Danny along, Danny smiled, If you only knew, but that's one secret I can't tell you.
They wondered around the shops for a few hours, as they were coming out of one of the stores they ran in to Tucker and Marry. "Hello Marry Tucker, so how's it going?" Sam asked.
Marry put on a sly smile, "Come on Sam, you know good girls don't kiss and tell" Tucker was turning red.
Danny looked at Tucker, "Tucker, what happened?"
"Sorry Danny, like Marry said, good girls don't kiss and tell" Marry started to pull him off.
"Uh, Tucker your not a girl, good or other wise." Sam said.
"You know what I mean!" Tucker shouted at them as Marry dragged him off.
Danny and Sam stood in shock, Danny turned to Sam, "Did they do what I think they did?"
Sam just shook her head, " I don't know"
Marry and Tucker turned the corner and hid in a store, they both collapsed laughing, "Did you see their faces!" Tucker said once he caught his breath.
"I know, Sam's never going to let me live this down but it was worth it to see her face like that!" Marry was laughing so hard she had to wipe away a tear.
"I can't believe Danny fell for that! I mean it's not like I couldn't get a girl if I wanted." Marry took his beret and hit him with it.
"Sure Mr. Stud"
Flash Back
Tucker and Marry had gone back to Tuckers room and picked out a movie to watch. Tucker sat at the head of his bed and Marry sat on the foot, some how as the movie wore on she moved closer to Tucker. By the time the movie ended Marry was wrapped in Tuckers arms leaning against him. Marry smiled up at him, "Your pretty charming when you not trying those corny pick up lines."
"They aren't corny! There very refined."
Marry moved up and kissed Tucker lightly on the lips, "They are to corny." Once Tucker recovered from the shock of Marry kissing him they went to the stores, Tucker wanted to stay and keep up the kissing but Marry wouldn't let him.
"If you come with me who knows what will happen, I might get so tired that I crash here tonight." That did it for Tucker, they went shopping.
After one of the Tech stores, which surprisingly Marry had known just as much about as Tucker, they spotted Danny and Sam going in to one of the stores. "Tucker, I have an idea, follow my lead."
Marry timed it so they got to the store just as Sam and Danny came out. "Hello Marry Tucker, so how's it going?" Sam asked with a smile.
This is going to be so much fun. "Come on Sam, you know good girls don't kiss and tell" Marry and to struggle to keep from laughing but she couldn't keep the smile off of her face, luckily Sam and Danny took the smile to mean something else. She glanced at Tucker, he had gotten the idea and turned an amusing shade of red.
Danny looked at Tucker, "Tucker, what happened?"
"Sorry Danny, like Marry said, good girls don't kiss and tell" I am so going to get Marry back for this! Danny's never going to let me live this down, but the look on his face is so worth it!
Sam looked from Marry to Tucker, "Uh, Tucker you're not a girl, good or other wise."
Marry pulled Tucker away from them worried that he would blow it. Tucker turned around and called back to Sam and Danny, "You know what I mean!" Marry pulled Tucker in to the store out of sight of Danny and Sam.
End Flash Back
Tucker and Marry left the store when the manger started looking at them weird. Marry stretched her arms and yawned, Tucker smiled. "Someone getting tired?"
"Yes, but I can make it back to my room. To bad for you, but you can walk me back to my room if you want." Marry had to smile at Tucker hurt expression. He so cute when he doesn't get his way. When they reached Marry's room she reached in to her pocket, "What? Where's my key?"
"You lost your key?" Tucker asked, "Come on, we can probably get a spare key for you from the office"
Marry smiled, "I was thinking the same thing, kind of scary" They walked down to the main deck and tried to office door, "Locked."
"You can stay with me if you want." Tucker said
"Na, I'll go look for my key, I must have dropped it somewhere." Marry started to walk away but Tucker put his hand on her shoulder.
"Then I'll help you, two eyes are better then one. I mean four are better then two." Great Tucker, you sounded like a complete idiot!
"Ok, but you don't have to. I mean I would like it but if you wanted to go to bed or something." Tucker just shook his head. Twenty minutes later they had checked the dinning room and the decks but they hadn't found her key.
"I guess you will have to stay in my room now." Tucker gave Marry a warm smile.
"Yea, wait, Tucker did you steal my key!" Marry made a threatening face and took a step closer to him.
"No! I swear I didn't!" Tucker covered his head with his hands to protect himself.
"I know you wouldn't do something like that, I'm just mad that I lost my key." Marry lowered her hands, "Come on, you win"
They walked back in to Tuckers room, Tucker grabbed a pillow and lay on the floor. Marry raised an eyebrow, "Tucker, what are you doing?"
"Going to bed, why?" Tucker stuck his head up so he could see Marry over the edge of his bed.
"It's your room, I'll take the floor." Marry said politely.
"No, you my guest, and besides I'm the guy and you're the girl so you get the bed. Unless you'd rather share it?" Tucker couldn't help it, he had to ask.
"Grow up pervert" Marry laughed and threw a pillow on top of Tucker. Without any more arguing she got into Tuckers bed. Tucker really is a lot sweater then I thought he would be, I guess I was wrong about him and Danny. I wonder if this is how Sam feels with Danny?
(A/N: OK I hop everyone like this chapter, I thought it would be fun to put Tucker and Marry together so review and tell me if you like it. I think I'll wait till I get another 15 reviews before I update this story. Also, to those who reviewed my story anonymously I'll try to put my replies to you at the end of my chapters.
dannyphan: Because they think someone was telling her to say that, I mean, why would she runaway on her own? As far as they know everything in Sam's life was great. Besides I think it will make the story more interesting later.
kauga's-girl: I'm sorry I get the name wrong ok? And thank you for your complement. As for your review of chapter two, never say I copied someone else work again thank you.
Anonymus: I'm glad you liked my story and thank you, thou I don't think I'm that good of a writer yet. Although I am getting better, once again, thank you.
On last note, at the beginning of the next chapter I'll be giving a special thanks to everyone who has reviewed my story since the beginning.