Okay, here is chapter 10! Took me awhile, but I like the end result.
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Chapter 10
"You sure about this?" Star asked hesitantly, as she inspected the locker. "I mean, could this be taking it a little too far?"
"Course it isn't. I think it's brilliant! And you can't admit that this is going to be hilarious to watch." Sam answered enthusiastically, beaming with an evil smirk.
Star just smiled, shaking her head. She inspected Sam's mechanism again to see if everything was fine. Of course they couldn't test it. That honour was reserved for Paulina.
The blonde stifled a yawn as the early wake up slowly took its effect on the teen.
Star was only told in the late of night that she needed to be here outside of school at the break of dawn. With her leg injured she had to leave earlier that she'd like for this excursion. She met Sam outside the school and the two of them snuck into the school by getting a free pass from the morning janitor.
When Sam told her that she was planning on giving Paulina 'her just deserts.' Star thought that the two of them would prank her in a much less harmful way.
'Then again Sam seems a little more extreme than I am' Star thought.
Sam closed the locker door, and started to pack up her things into her spider backpack. Star went up to the locker combo and turned it back to zero, knowing Paulina always periodically did it.
"It sure was lucky you knew Paulina's locker combo. It made things a lot easier." Sam said nicely.
Star just nodded, 'I guess all those times Paulina guilt tripped me to go to her locker paid off after all.'
Once Sam had everything packed up, she started to walk towards the exit of the school. She looked around the corners just in case a teacher decided to come around the corner.
Star followed closely with her crutches, waiting patiently for Sam's signals for the all clear.
Just as Sam was about to give the all clear around the corner she suddenly jumped back around the corner hiding herself away. A faint sound of footsteps could be heard, coupled with a whistling tune to an old time song.
"What is it?" Star whispered.
"It's Lancer! I didn't realize this guy comes in so early!" Sam said with disbelief. "Well he's probably coming to his class...which is right there, crap."
The two girls quickly started to leave with haste. Sam led the way with her lack of crutches. The clicking noise of Lancer's footsteps got louder and louder as Star desperately tried to get to the end of the hall to hide around the next hall corner.
"Were not going to make it with you on those things" Sam whispered in distress.
"Wait, look!" Star said pointing to the janitor's closet just ahead.
Sam nodded and quickly got to the door, swinging it open, holding it open for the gimped girl.
"Come on, he'll be here any second!"
With one more hard push with her crutches Star lunged into the closet, spinning and landing on her butt. Sam followed, closing the door quietly behind her just as Lancer stepped around the hall corner.
"The janitor must be here early" Lancer said to himself with a shrug.
Eventually the two of them made it outside into the cold morning, with no one yet to have seen them. They weren't home clear yet they still had to cross the school property in a more open space. The two girls silently went through the front entrance as fast, their feet crunching through the dew covered grass as they hurried along the open field.
Once they were down the block from the school, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, both taking deep breathes to catch their breath.
"You know Star, you aren't as bad as I thought you were" Sam said, smiling at her as she leaned into a wall.
Star leaned into the wall as well, finding it helped after their fast escape. "Thanks"
The blonde smiled to the goth knowing she'd actually impressed her.
Star walked through the school front for the second time that day. She tried to be as composed as possible as she stepped through the halls looking for the black ponytailed hair. She turned the corner and finally saw Sam standing by the blonde's locker, observing the halls for a certain latino.
Star limped her way towards the goth with her ever present crutches. "So she isn't here yet?"
"No" Sam answered annoyed.
Star just opened her locker trying to not show the build suspense of Paulina's surprise in her locker. The blonde was excited to see the punishment put upon Paulina as a way of revenge for the past few weeks, but she was also nervous that something may go wrong or getting caught.
Star continued to put away her books in her bag, struggling to keep her balance with the crutches and bag in her arms. Suddenly she got poked in the side making her jolt slightly.
She looked over to Sam, who wore a giddy smile across her face. "Target sighted"
Star instantly looked to her side and noticed the latino Paulina walking with her backpack on her back. She wore her blue jacket with an expensive pink shirt underneath. On her legs were tight jeans low boot jeans that hugged her nicely toned thighs.
On the guys around watched her walk up to her locker and start to turn the dial. If horror music was playing in the background, it would be trumpeting off louder and louder as Paulina progressed through the lock combination.
"Here it comes" Sam said giddy in excitement.
Paulina finished turning the dials and finally swung the door open.
POP!
Spraying out of the locker all across Paulina's face was pure black paint. The latino squealed in panic as her face was completely drenched in the paint. A second later, she just stood there shocked not able to comprehend her face being covered in black goo.
Everyone looked over at the scene of black paint in the hall. They just like Paulina were shocked by the display of the prank, but instead there were smiles and laughs looking over at the scene.
Star tried to desperately suppress her joy of seeing Paulina covered in the black paint, now resembling a sewer rat more than anything else. But it was just too uncontrollable.
The blonde burst out in laughter as Paulina tried to gather her wits. Sam had better control of her emotions but she still couldn't help but give a small chuckle as she watched Paulina struggle to get the paint off her face.
She then turned towards Star and Sam, her body shaking in anger with an awaiting explosion of rage. "You! This must be your fault."
She pointed her paint covered hand towards the goth.
Sam responded to this by just smirking and leaning into the locker walls, her foot propped up to keep her balance. She crossed her arms, trying to show her defiance to the queen bee of popularity. "Just because I laughed, doesn't mean I did it."
Sam stood in front of the popular girl, arms crossed, stone faced and glaring defiantly towards the latino. The look coming from Sam said 'I did it. And you can't do anything about it.'
Paulina gritted her teeth, practically seething. "I will get you back for this." She said now turning to Star. "And don't act so innocent, I know you had something to do with this."
With that, the popular, well shaped girl, turned her back on them. Making her way to the bathroom to wash the paint away. As Paulina walked away, a knot started to form in the blonde's stomach.
"Oh man that was perfect!" Sam said in satisfaction. "That powder princess cannot beat that."
And with that said, Star stomach started to calm down.
'What could she do to me that she already hasn't?' Star thought in relief.
But she once again Star underestimated Paulina.
Star sat at lunch with Sam across from her, both talking about the stupidity of a boy in their science class who managed to mix the wrong chemicals for their lab making a large foamy mess on the lab table.
Like every lunch, Danny and Tucker sat down beside the two girls.
Tucker smiled in glee, almost bursting to say something at any moment, meanwhile Danny sat down dreamy eyed. A satisfied grin went across his face as though nothing in the world could come down on his mood.
"So, guess what happened to Danny..." Tucker spoke as though he knew something that the two accompanying girls dreamed of knowing.
"Did he get another detention from Lancer?" Sam said with little enthusiasm.
"Nope, he asked Paulina out for the dance. And she said yes!"
Sam and Star both put down their food for a moment, both not able to comprehend what Tucker had just said. "What!"
"It's true." Danny said excitedly, waving to Paulina.
The latino waved back, good naturedly and giving the boy a smile, the sparkles of a gold necklace making her face shine. Not before give a glare towards Sam and Star respectively. The two girls glared back at her.
Danny practically melted under the gaze of Paulina smile and wave, making him ignore the glare given to his friends.
'That unbelievable...witch! I can't believe she's sunk so low.' Star thought in disbelief.
Star just wanted to tell Danny about all the horrible things that Paulina was. The horrible mentalities and obvious use of him to get Sam and her angry, but Danny would just side with Paulina.
Paulina always had her way. Even if Star were to prank her again, the latino would strike back harder. She felt powerless against her. It was the worst feeling in the world to her.
And to not go to the dance to watch what may go on was even worse.
'I have to do something, anything that could save Danny of Paulina' Star thought in panic.
Suddenly, an idea struck her. Acting quickly, the blonde turned to Sam beside her.
"Sam can I talk to you? Alone." Star ended in a whisper, gesturing to the boys across the table.
Sam nodded, getting up from the table. They were done eating anyways, so it was alright if they got up. The girls walked out of the cafeteria walking into the halls. Once Sam deemed it was far enough away, she turned to the blonde.
"So what's up?"
"I know that you don't have a date to the dance, but could you go to the dance for me?" Star asked desperately. "Paulina's obviously using Danny and I...I don't think I can handle going to the dance with my crutches and..."
Star didn't want to admit that she was afraid of her old group coming to torment her if she went to the dance. She didn't think she could handle it.
Sam nodded to this. "Yeah, sure."
"Thank you so much."
Star went in and hugged the goth, both to the girl's surprise. The blonde didn't know what got into her, but she was so glad that Sam agreed. It just happened.
A second or so later, Star hesitantly backed away Sam, releasing her of her hold.
They both stared at each other for a moment; Star had no idea what to say to stop this uncomfortable silence. So Sam beat her too it.
"You hug me again, and I'll put you in another cast." Sam said darkly.
Star smiled, 'Well at least she's giving me a warning first.'
YAY, for girl bonding! This chapter was friendship building galore! But the question is...Was it good? Did it seem weird?
Because a friendship between Star and Sam is very hard and very particular. That is why this chapter took so long to finish...
Anyways, please send your thoughts in a review. I always like to hear what the reader thinks!
Until next time,
Prophet =P