Purple Eyes of Jealousy

"Thanks a lot, Danny." Gwen said as she kissed her boyfriend's cheek. "That was a great play."

Danny knew how much she loved Shakespeare, so when he found out Amity Park was doing a play of her favorite, A Midsummer Night's Dream, he bought tickets. He did chores on overdrive for the whole week to buy the tickets for her.

"Anytime, Gwen." Danny said.

"I mean it, I can tell you weren't too into it, but I'm grateful you went the extra mile."

Danny smiled Gwen wrapped her arm around his.

"So, what's been going on with those Highbreed guys?"

"Eh, so far they've been quiet."

"If you guys need me, I'll be there."

"Thank you." Gwen said. "So, I guess next time I'll just do whatever you'd like, go where you'd like until school starts."

They've been a couple for about two weeks now, with two weeks left for Summer vacation.

"Yeah, that'd be great." Danny said.

"I was also thinking… maybe next time you and I should have a sparring match."

Danny looked to his girlfriend incredulously.

"Uh… pretty sure most couples don't have sparring matches."

"Most couples don't have superpowers." Gwen said. "Besides, it might be fun."

Danny looked up before smiling and nodding.

"Perfect… but don't think because we're dating, I'll go easy on you." Gwen said with a mischievous smile.

"Who says I want you to, and I won't hold back either?" Danny returned with a smile of his own.

"Good." She said.

"I'm off Mom and Dad!" Danny called out as he headed to the door.

"Have a good day with Gwen, Sweetie!" Maddie called out.

Once he left the door, he headed into the alleyway and morphed. He then flew out and headed towards the train station.

"Now, to pick up Gwen."

They planned for their date/sparring match today, after they postponed it and spent more time together on normal dates. They've had Nasty Burger, Burger Shack, and Danny even had Mr. Smoothie for the first time. He actually liked it, much to Gwen's disappointment, as he and Ben had themselves a smoothie drinking contest. Still, Gwen liked he was getting along with Ben far more than he was with Kevin. In fact, Kevin was pretty eager to butt heads with Danny whenever he could. He's also helped them fight a few DNAliens whenever he was in town.

Today, she was finally going to meet with him. They were going to the hill, where Danny asked her out on a second date and themselves a sparring match, followed by another date.

Once he was gone though, Sam and Tucker walked to his front door. Tucker looked a bit nervous about this.

"I don't know, Sam. Maybe we should… not bother him. He might be busy."

Tucker knew Danny wouldn't be home… but Sam was oblivious.

"Come on, Tucker. I haven't seen Danny all Summer and I bet he'd be ecstatic to see me." Sam said.

She knocked on the door.

Maddie answered and she blanched at the sight of her son's best friends.

"Sam… you're home." She went.

"Hi, Mrs. Fenton. Is Danny home?"

"Uh… nope! Not sure where!" Maddie said with a fake grin to hide how concerned she is over how Sam would react.

"Are you okay?" Sam asked, clueless to Maddie's thoughts.

"I'm fine!"

"Hey, Maddie!" Jack walked in, unaware who she's talking to. "Has Danny left to see Gwen already?" He looked to see Sam at the door and his face went white. "Sam!"

Sam adopted a smile… though her eye twitched a bit.

"Who's… Gwen?"

"Uh… someone… Danny is spending… time with." Maddie said. "SO HE'S NOT HERE! BYE!"

Maddie shut the door quickly.

Tucker noticed Sam was just staring at the door, and started to worry as he first started shaking.

"Sam?"

"Tucker…" Sam reached out for his collar and held tightly, without once even looking at him. "Who is this… Gwen?"

They arrived in the park together.

"Ready?!" Gwen asked as her eyes started to glow pink.

Danny made sure nobody was around before he smiled and transformed.

"Ready."

"Then let's see how you do."

Gwen fired a small mana blast, while Danny fired an ecto-blast.

Both attacks collide and cancel out.

Danny hovered into the air and Gwen created mana constructs that help her go up to his level as she fired again. Danny created an energy shield that blocked the blasts but Gwen took advantage and went higher. Once Danny lowered the shield to look around for Gwen, he looked up and saw Gwen appear in front with a blast that, while light, still knocks him to the ground.

"Gotcha!" She went.

"Not for long." Danny said playfully.

He phased into the ground, causing Gwen to remain on guard in case Danny tried a sneak attack.

"You can try your best, Danny. I've seen aliens that can go through walls and turn invisible, so you can't get one on me!" Gwen said as she looked around.

"Can any of them do this?" Danny appeared in front of her and aimed a hand at her.

"What? Appear in front of me and try to do a jump scare? Afraid so." Gwen said as she rose her arm up. Suddenly, and invisible hand pulls her arm down. "What?"

Another Danny Phantom appears next to her.

"And can they make up to three copies of themselves?" This Danny, the real one, said.

"Only three? I know a few that can do more." Gwen said.

"Yeah… but none of them caught you off guard."

Gwen smiled.

"This is going to be more fun than I thought…" She said.

Both of them laughed as they were leaving the park.

"I never thought I'd have so much fun having someone blast me." Danny said.

"I never thought I'd find it fun to have someone sneak up on me and give me a flick to the back of my head." Gwen said.

"Well, I can't punch you, obviously." Danny said.

"So, you don't hit girls?"

"No, I do, usually villains." Danny said. "But we were just having a spar, we were both holding back."

"Good… because I'd hate to try and hold hands while we both wore casts."

Gwen took Danny's hand and the two continued their walk.

They had just left the park when Danny noticed two people down the street. It made him smile as he waved out at them with his other hand.

"Yo! Sam and Tucker!"

They both saw and waved at him, though Sam quickly gasped at the sight of Danny holding hands with someone they don't recognize. It made her very upset, something she tried to hide when Danny and Gwen walked up to them.

"Hey dude!" Tucker went before he smiled at Gwen. "You must be Gwen."

"And you must be this TooFineTucker people warned me of." Gwen said.

Tucker got a little annoyed by that.

"You were warned about me?"

Gwen looked to Sam and smiled.

"You must be Sam."

"I see you came home." Danny said.

"Uh… Danny." Sam spoke up, glaring at the sight of him and Gwen holding hands. "Who is this?"

"This, Sam, is Gwen Tennyson… my girlfriend."

The moment those words left Danny's mouth, it felt like everything around her just shattered like glass being hit with a brick.

Her eye twitched.

"Really?" Sam said, trying to maintain a friendly smile. "Girlfriend?"

"Yeah… we met during the summer thanks to an online dating website." Danny said as he looked to Tucker. "Thanks dude."

Tucker's eyes widen in shock at what was about to happen.

"Uh… you don't have to thank me."

"Sure I do." Danny said, clueless to Sam's rage. "I mean, if it weren't for you insisting that I do that dating program, I'd have never met Gwen."

Sam's eyes darted to Tucker. Despite trying to have a friendly smile, her eyes glared daggers at him.

"Really? You suggested a dating service." Sam said through her teeth.

Tucker tried to hide his fear with a grin.

"Well, we were going to get something to eat. Do you guys wanna come?" Danny asked.

Tucker smiled. "Su-"

"Sorry." Sam said quickly. "We were going to do something."

"We were?" Sam elbows Tucker in the ribs.

"Yes, remember?" Sam lied.

"Well, if you change your mind, let us know." Gwen said.

"Of course." Sam said with a fake smile on her face.

As Danny and Gwen walked away together, hand in hand, Sam dragged Tucker behind a tree.

"Wait! Sam! We were just bored and I needed help! I didn't think he'd actua-"

He's cut off when Sam expresses her opinion on what he did… with her fist.

At Nasty Burger, which Gwen has visited before, the two of them have their meals as they talk.

"So, your friend, Sam?"

"What about her?"

"How close were you two?"

Gwen could see what Danny couldn't, not just with her eyes, but her powers. She can tell a hint of jealousy came from Sam.

"We've known each other since we were little, but we're just friends, I promise."

Gwen could tell Danny was clueless, but also there was some level of attraction. However, it was nowhere near the attraction she can sense he has for her. She didn't feel very threatened about Sam, but she wasn't going to just give up her boyfriend. Danny became her boyfriend by his own volition and Sam needs to accept that.

"Anyway, after this, anything else you want to do?" Gwen asked.

"We could go bowling." Danny suggested.

While they talk, Gwen could see something out the window Danny himself doesn't notice. She saw Sam glaring at them from outside with Tucker by her side. She could also see a black eye on him, Gwen figured Sam expressed her anger at Tucker suggesting a dating website.

"Your friends changed their minds." Gwen said.

"Huh?"

"They're outside." Gwen pointed outside.

Before Danny turned, Sam adopted a fake grin to hide her dirty look and waved at him as she and Tucker walked in.

"Hey… guys." Sam said.

"Hey to you too." Danny said with a smile before noticing Tucker's black eye. "Uh… Tucker, what happened?"

"What?" Tucker asked, trying to sound clueless.

"What happened to your eye?" Gwen answered for Danny.

She knew what but played dumb.

"Oh… I… got hit with a baseball at the park." Tucker lied while nervously looking at Sam.

"So, you guys wanna hang out?" Danny asked. "Gwen and I are going bowling."

"Sure." Sam said, smiling while glaring at Gwen. "Why not?"

Gwen glared back, not out of jealousy, but because she feels Sam is being petty.

"Nice one, Gwen!" Danny cheered.

She made her swing and managed to pull off a strike.

She smiled and bowed in gratitude at Danny's applaud.

Tucker added in, but Sam stepped on his foot to make him stop as she gritted her teeth.

"Your turn, Sam." Gwen said as she tried to hand her a bowling ball.

Sam only walked past her.

"I'm on it."

Sam took a bowling ball and stood at her lane.

She should have concentrated on what she was doing. Instead, she imagined throwing this thing at Gwen's head. Because she had no focus, she slipped, and the ball entered the gutter.

"Whoa!" Tucker went.

Sam saw as the ball went in. This was her 4th gutter ball so far. She tried again once the ball came back, but she lost focus once more when she briefly saw Danny and Gwen talking with smiles. She slipped again and the ball only hit one pin.

Sam shook in anger.

"Sorry Sam." Danny walked up. "My turn."

Sam stormed over to her seat, next to a rather frightened Tucker.

Gwen tried to be friendly.

"It's okay. It's just a game."

"Whatever…" Sam muttered with her arms crossed, not even looking at Gwen.

Gwen realizes Sam has no interest in being friendly, so she choose to watch Danny play.

He made a strike.

"Nice!" Danny fist pumped.

"Great going, Danny!" Gwen cheered.

As she did this, Sam glared daggers at her.

As bowling was finished, the four were walking together.

"So, anything you guys want to do?" Danny asked.

"Actually Danny…" Gwen spoke up. "It's 6, my curfew is at 10. I gotta get back home."

"Right." Danny said. "Bellwood isn't exactly around the corner."

"Bellwood?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, she lives in Bellwood." Tucker said.

Sam's jaw dropped.

This girl came all this way for Danny? No way! There must be something more.

"My ride is coming at City Hall." Gwen said.

"I could walk you." Danny offered.

"Thanks but… he is picking me up." Gwen said.

Danny knew who she was talking about and nodded. Sam and Tucker were both clueless.

"Okay then." Danny said.

Gwen quickly gave Danny a peck on the cheek, causing Sam's fists to clench.

"See you later, Danny." She looked to Danny's friends. "It was nice meeting you."

Gwen went walking in the direction of City Hall as Danny and Tucker waved at her. Sam elbowed Tucker in the arm to make him stop.

Once Gwen made a turn, Danny sighed and smiled widely.

"I have the coolest girlfriend."

Sam turned red with rage until Tucker spoke up.

"And she's a year older than you."

Sam looked surprised.

"Wait… she's older than you?" Sam said.

"And she goes to a private school and says her grades are good enough that she might go to college early." Danny said.

Sam looked like Danny just admitted he's married to some alien superheroine or a princess. Gwen did not sound like someone who would be interested in him.

This doesn't make sense… I have to find out what's her game.

Sam made an excuse that she had to unpack and left.

In actuality, she went to City Hall and saw Gwen standing in front. Sam hid behind around the corner and watched as a green muscle car pulled in.

She could see a brunette boy with a green jacket and the driver an, admittedly handsome, tough-looking guy with black hair.

"So, how'd it go Cuz?" The brunette said.

"Pretty great, Ben." Gwen said as she opened the door.

"Did Tiny do anything unwanted?" The driver asked.

"Kevin, shut up." Gwen said.

"Kevin's jealous!" Ben laughed as Gwen actually smiled.

"Whatever…" Kevin said.

"How did Danny do? Is he tough?" Ben asked.

"He's skilled, but needs work." Gwen admitted. "I'm sure I'll give him a few pointers next time."

The car drove off, leaving Sam to just question what just happened.

"Jealous? Skilled? Needs work?" Sam asked. "Who is this girl?"

Sam needed to know who this was and expose her. She insisted to herself she's not jealous, just looking out for Danny.

I'm not jealous! Just keeping him safe from what's obviously a trick!

She didn't bother unpacking when she got home. Instead, she tried to search for Gwen online.

All she found was that he's a martial arts champion and an honors student at some private school.

She couldn't believe what she was reading. This didn't make any sense. Gwen had to be up to something. After all, what girl who could rival Jazz at being an overachiever also like bowling, do martial arts, or hang out with some guy in a muscle car possibly like some normal guy like Danny Fenton?

"Who are you, Gwen Tennyson?" Sam asked, glaring at the picture of Gwen. "Whatever you're up to, I'll find out and expose you! No girl comes near Danny but me!" She realized what she just said and shook her head. "Because I'm not doing anything bad! That's why!"

The first part takes place after their date from the Snippets of the original story.

One more chapter before they start school.

I was going to do more, but I figure dedicating this chapter to Sam getting jealous was something doable and quicker.

Her jealousy is going to cause more problems for Danny and Gwen later.

Also, Sam clearly doesn't really have much faith that Danny Fenton, as a normal kid, could possibly meet someone like Gwen. I'm of the firm belief her feelings for him are solely because he's "unique". Gwen however likes Danny for using his abilities for good, not just for having powers.

I'm deciding when to bring Danielle in.