Monday, Danny has been stressing about this day ever since he assaulted Dash and started dating Paulina. How would he deal with Dash without using his ghost powers and what would he and Paulina do? He loved her dearly but he would rather not re-join the A-listers. Maybe he would talk to her about it but with how he is against Paulina, she may still convince him otherwise. He took a shower, put on his clothes and left for school. Jazz offered to drive him and his friends but Danny wanted to walk with Paulina to school so he declined her offer. He went ghost and flew to her house. Paulina's morning was a bit hectic. She had forgot she had cheerleader practice to get ready for. She had to manage tryouts and being head cheerleader for the last time in Casper High she had to make sure no one would ever forget her name, but right now she was failing by forgetting she needed to be at school to practice for the first day rally. "God it's times like these I wish I could call the ghost boy, oh wait I'm dating him I can totally call him. As she grabs her phone off of her dresser she hears a knock on her window and she pulls the curtains back to reveal her ghostly superman but to he sees her with her cheerleader uniform on except for the top which left her bra in the open for his viewing pleasure.
She opened the window to let him and he transforms back to normal.
"S-Sorry I didn't know you were changing Paulina." He tries not to stare but fails miserably.
"It's ok baby you're gonna see me naked at some point so I don't mind if you watch me change. Anywho, I was just about to call you. I need you to fly me to school I have to rehearse the cheerleader routine for the rally next Friday and I woke up late so I'm running behind." She puts her top on and fluffs her hair out with her hands.
"Ok let's go Danny we have no time to waste!" He had so many questions regarding her father and her earlier statement but she seemed to really in a hurry. He picked her up and sore through the sky to the school.
"Hey Paulina can we ta-"
"Not now Danny I gotta go I'll see you later!" She kissed him and quickly made her way to the auditorium.
He sighed as he changed back. He saw one the outside lunch tables out by the football field were the team was practicing open and sat down til either his friends came or Paulina was done.
"So you played superman for her again, you'll realize she doesn't truly care about you just what you bring her."The voice laughed darkly.
"That voice again..." he has been trying to figure out where it came from and why it kept haunting him about Paulina. He also began to question the creditably of its statements. Was he just a trophy for her? Did she really love him? He shook the thought off of course she did she said so herself. As he watched the team practice, thanking every spiritual entity that that no one noticed him, Sam was making her way towards him.
"Hey Danny what are you doing here so early?" She sat next him.
"Paulina needed to get here early so I gave her a lift."
"But I didn't see the RV anywher-" she gasped at the revelation she just made.
"Now hold on I didn't tell her Sam, she already knew...Kitty told her a year ago."
"Danny don't you think maybe that's why she took so much interest in you at the party?" You know just how obsessed she is with you ghost half."
Danny's doubt began to resurface but he stood strong with his trust in Paulina."She hasn't told anyone and she said she wanted to try dating me just as Danny Fenton."
"Danny she could be lying to you! Just think about for a second! What if just a plan to humiliate you? and what about Dash what if he and the rest of the A-listers find out you two are dating again?!" She was mad and somewhat jealous. Everyone knew she cheated on Danny and that she now wanted him back but Danny wouldn't respond to her advances.
"I have Sam thought about this Sam I-"
"Clearly you haven't thought about it enough!" She got up and growled."Fine Danny whatever happens to you happens! If you don't care neither do I!" She stomped away from him and ran into Tucker.
"Hey Sam what's up?" Tucker said happily.
"Danny is a fucking idiot that's what!"
Tucker scratched his head as he watched her walk away and saw Danny sitting with his face in his palms.
"Hey dude, rough morning?" Tucker took a sit next to his friend.
"You have no idea Tuck. I tried to tell Paulina I didn't want to be involved with her clique but she busy getting ready for that rally, Sam went off on me for flying Paulina around with my powers, and I think the entire football team is going to try to slaughter."
Tucker patted Danny's back."Hey it's gonna be ok buddy. You have homeroom through 3rd period to talk to Paulina about it, Sam will get over you using your ghost powe- wait Paulina know?!"
"Kitty told her last year I don't know why but she did."
"Oh well like I said Sam will get over it eventually and as far as your Dash problem goes," Tucker looks to see Dash giving Danny a murderous glare."Maybe get started on your will before school ends. Now I'm gonna go meet up with Valarie for some breakfast I'll see you later."
"Isn't she at practice with Paulina and the rest of the cheerleaders?"
Tucker thought about it."Oh Yeah you're right so I'll go watch her practice that's way better than eating breakfast!" He got up and left Danny.
Danny looked up at the football field again to see Dash still giving him a death glare." Let's just hope they'll kill me after school so Paulina won't see." He checked his phone to see it was 7:33am and decided to head to the auditorium to see if Paulina was finished with practice.
As he walked in he saw the cheerleaders in the middle of one of their stunts. It was Paulina, Star, and Valarie on top of some of the other cheerleaders shoulders. They were then launched into the air, they did some sort of mid air cheer move before get caught and preforming one last formation as the song ended.
Tucker clapped and cheered when they finished seemingly embarrassing Valarie.
"Ok ladies that was perfect good job let's make sure we do that at today's and we'll be on our way to winning at championship this year to get a 3peat." The coach said. "Alright go get changed and head to your homeroom."
Danny was about to sit with Tucker and wait for Paulina to change and walk her to home and maybe squeeze in his decision to keep their relationship secret but the football team came in through the other door that lead to the football field. Danny ,of course wanting to avoid a severe public beatdown, decides to just back away and head to homeroom
and as he backs into the halls he bumps into .
"Oh sorry ." He was kind of relieved it was just silently thanking god.
" where are you going that would require you to walk backwards?"
"Um I was actually heading to homeroom y'know trying to get there a little earlier this time around.
"Well Mr. Fenton I'm going to need you to watch where you are going."
"S-Sure thing ." He made his way to his homeroom class.
As he enter the classroom the lights were off and the room empty. He took his seat and laid his head down on his desk. "This is definitely stressing me out more than it needs too..."
As the girls finished changing the football team took the opportunity to talk to the girls, especially Dash with Paulina. Valarie ignored any guy trying to hit on her and went straight to Tucker.
"Hey lover boy enjoy the show?" She gave him a quick peck on the lips.
"Oh yes this is probably the best high school experience I've ever had!" She laughed at how enthusiastic he was about the ordeal. "Please let me get a private show sometime!"
"I'll think about Tuck." She winked at him."Hey where's Danny? I thought you both would be here getting a kick out of this."
"Last time I seen him he was sitting at the outdoor lunch table. He was thinking of how to tell Paulina he wanted to keep their relationship as lowkey as possible."
"Why would he want that I thought he was excited she wanted to date him?"
She was curious but she had a slight idea of why though from Paulina's view.
"I think it could be for Paulina's reputation to stay intact but he just wants to avoid Dash and his goon as much as he can before they beat him down for what he did to Dash at his party."
They looked at Dash and Paulina talking and from what they saw she didn't seem like she was mad about the party incident.
"Maybe they had the same idea" Valarie muttered.
"Listen Paulina I wasn't in the right mind Saturday so I really am sorry baby." Dash apologized, pull out a box, and opened it." Can you forgive me and be mine again?" In the box was a necklace with diamond studded DxP pendent on it.
'Aw Dash got me the perfect way to show my affection for my hot new ghost boyfriend~' Paulina thought.
She knew she had a choice with everyone watching: either decline the gift and claim Danny in front of everyone or accept the gift and play girlfriend to Dash again. She by no mean forgive Dash for putting his hands on her or disrespecting her the way he did nor did she have any intentions of ruining the relationship she had with Danny, but she heard the gossip the other cheerleaders had shared with each other when she showed up after Danny dropped her off.
'If I take the Necklace my reputation remains intact and those putas can spread those rumors of being a slut around, but Danny might get hurt and break up with me thinking I want this little dick asshole. But if I don't take it, my reputation will be damaged by those rumors and I won't have this school under my thumb anymore and I really don't want that'
She thought about it some more and decided to take it. "It's beautiful Dash..." she put on the fakeist of smiles on.
"Let put it on you babe." He took the necklace out of the box and put around her neck.
"No se le permitió llamar a mí que nunca más pajarón" she said this sweetest voice she could muster to hide the venom behind the words.
Of course no one around her understood Spanish knew what she said. Dash pulled her in for a hug and that received awws from the girls and hoots from the guys then he grabs her ass and pulls her up to her lips as he proceeded to kiss her.
It took every fiber in Paulina's body not to vomit and slap Dash but she had a role to play. Unfortunately, she was something she knew could fuck up her plans entirely, Tucker Foley was recording the entire scene and Valarie was giving her a death stare. While she knew she could at least talk to them about the situation, they weren't the issue. Sam, who was posted up against the gym auditorium doors, was staring at them smiling then she walk back through those door. Paulina prayed that Dash would end this before Danny possibly walks in and as if God hear her plea Dash released her.
"Listen babe we need to handle Fenton-". Paulina interrupted Dash.
"You are absolutely right, as a matter of fact, let me go tell Tucker to tell Danny we need to talk". She quickly walked over to Tucker and Valarie.
Valarie was speak but Paulina beat her.
"Listen before you say anything, No I wasn't thinking clearly, of course I love Danny, and I do have an explanation...I have reputation to keep. Having all those wannabe cool ass loser under my thumb with the rest of the school took to much time to give up over some slut rumors they were gonna start which would have fucked up I have planned for me and Danny. I want what me and Dash had but with Danny, power. Danny is way to humble for it but if I can warm him up to it we could be the power couple I've always dreamed of."
Valarie looked at her shocked. She was willing to manipulate her friends and her boyfriend for some popularity that would only last for a whole school year.
"First of all Paulina, if you love Danny why should it matter what anyone in the world has to say about it and secondly, what do you mean have Danny warm up to being ok with the spotlight always on him, Danny isn't like that. Why are you trying to make Dash out of Danny? Should you be happy Danny isn't like Dash at all?"
'Valarie had some very great points but she doesn't understand' Paulina thought.
"Well Val maybe she thinks an upgraded version of Danny will them both some good and there's nothing wrong with that." Tucker said two cents in.
"But what if Danny isn't even up for the idea? I mean what happens when Danny gets so sucked up in that popularity it starts going to his head? Look Danny isn't that kind of guy I know but if you hate Dash as much as you love Danny shouldn't you be happy that Danny is the farthest thing from him? And who cares if you're dating Danny, you're cheer captain, top of class and you're popular enough to make a band member popular. Dating Danny isn't going to ruin your reputation too harshly." She picked up her bag." Babe, I'm gonna head to homeroom I'll see you in second period." He kissed him on the cheek and left the group.
"She really doesn't understand stand what I'm going after with Danny Tucker, I just want Danny to be by my side and I wanna be by his at all times." She sighs.
"Oh I get it Paulina but she does have a point, maybe you shouldn't care about this reputation over your relationship with Danny. I say talk to Danny before he finds out and gets the wrong idea." Tucker also gets up and grabs his stuff. "I'm rooting for you two, so I hope Sam was wrong about you this time." And with that he walked out the auditorium as well.
Paulina was somewhat grateful Tucker understood but the feeling of guilt came to her but she push it to the back of her mind because something she felt was more important began to occupy her thoughts.
"What the fuck did that goth slut say about me?!"
Unbeknownst to her Sam's sly comments were the least of her worries.
"Are you sure the plan is gonna work Dash? I mean wouldn't be easier to beat up and take Paulina back that way?' Kwan asked.
"Of course it's gonna work and yes it would be easier,but Fenton humiliated me in front of a bunch of people in my own home, and I refuse to let that loser have that moment over me so I gotta one up him and humiliate him in front of the entire school." Dash explained. "Since that video has dropped I've nerds and all around losers coming up to me trying to punk me out like I'm some chump so rather than fight 100 of those dickwads, I'll just beat the shit out of the jackass who gave them the confidence in the first place but just beating him isn't enough."
"What else can be done to him then Dash because beating him sound pretty effective to me."one of the other jocks questioned.
"We can't just beat him guys he'll just get back up. We have to break him, break him emotionally, mentally, and then physically. I know guys are gonna ask how we can pull this of but don't worry we can iron out the detail on Saturday at my place but I have a feeling this is gonna work out for us just fine." Dash said with a smug yet slightly sinister look on his face.
I would like to formally apologize for the extremely long delay but this chapter was the most stressful one to write. The set up for the eventual climax was what took this chapter, I originally was gonna have everything build up in this chapter and explode in the next but as time went on I figured I could have an even better build up if I try to stretch it out through out their school week so multiple revisions were made. I also don't think I portrayed Paulina conflictions starting to blossom very well so let me know and I try to fix that.
Revision Note: So I have decided to push back the pep rally to the next Friday from this school week to make better use of it for the plot as well add the fenton humiliation plan with Dash to kind of give him a method to his madness