Phantom or Fenton? Chapter Two

Phantom or Fenton? Chapter Two

Fear Of A Last Name

%u201CSamantha! What are you doing with that punk?!%u201D Samantha cringed at the all too familiar voice that belonged to her boyfriend.

Still seated she turned in her chair to look over her shoulder; standing there in all his glory was her boyfriend of two years. He stood at about six foot two inches; his light blond hair was cut to perfection. Now his all too muscular arms were crossed over his equally muscular chest, light blue eyes set in daggers sent towards Samantha.

%u201CDash%u2026what are you doing here?%u201D Samantha asked completely shocked at his presence.

If there was one thing she knew, none of her friends would ever set foot in a place like this which was the main reasons she came here, she could be free: be herself.

%u201CYour father sent me to find you, Samantha, he was worried about you.%u201D He glanced at Daniel, %u201CAnd as I can see, with good reason.%u201D

Samantha pushed her chair back and stood up to face Dash, %u201CWorried about me? Don%u2019t you mean worried about his image? I%u2019m really sick and tired of being treated like this, why can%u2019t you just let me be, Dash?%u201D

Dash frowned and walked closer to Samantha reaching out to pull her closer to him, %u201CIt%u2019s clear to me that I came at the right moment, who knows what this punk would have done if I hadn%u2019t shown up when I did.%u201D He completely ignored her question; instead, he focused on the dark haired male and the empty glasses on the table.

Daniel took offence to that remark. %u201CHey, buddy, we were just talking, no need to rip my head off.%u201D He looked to Samantha who was currently pinned to Dash%u2019s chest via the arm around her waist. %u201CAre you okay, Sam?%u201D

Samantha opened her mouth to reply but was cut off by Dash.


Dash%u2019s eyes flashed. %u201CSam?! How dare you speak so formally to her? You shouldn%u2019t even look at her, you piece of filth!%u201D

%u201CCut it out Dash!%u201D Samantha yelled roughly removing Dash%u2019s arm from around her and walking towards Daniel. %u201CI%u2019m sorry about this Danny, really, maybe it would be best if I left.%u201D

Daniel tore his heated gaze from Dash long enough to look at Samantha. %u201C%u2026Yeah I guess you better go but, are you sure you%u2019ll be okay?%u201D

Samantha smiled and placed a hand on his cheek, %u201CThanks for trying to save me but I can take care of my self.%u201D Her hand left his face and moved down to the chest pocket of his shirt.

Daniel didn%u2019t even notice the slip of paper being placed in his pocket but nodded to Samantha. She chuckled to herself at the goofy grin on his face as she turned to leave with a seething Dash.

%u201CAnd what in the world are you wearing?!%u201D Dash%u2019s voice was heard from the door.

~*~*~

The ride home was an award one as Samantha sat across from Dash in her father%u2019s limo with her arms crossed and her gaze anywhere but on Dash.

Dashiel Baxter, heir to the Baxter fortune and according to her parents the only man worthy enough for Samantha to date. It was another of her parent%u2019s ideas that they started to date; of course, Samantha rebelled, doing everything and anything to get away from her parent%u2019s attempts to push them closer. Samantha even tried dating other people when she was %u2018seeing%u2019 Dash but all her attempts were futile as her father%u2019s checks sent them running to the nearest bank faster that you could say %u2018Dumpty Humpty.%u2019 After six long months Samantha finally gave in to her parent%u2019s demands and started to date Dash.
As it would turn out Dash wasn%u2019t all that bad, sure he was one of the snobbiest person Samantha had ever met, aside from her parents, but maybe that%u2019 s why her parents liked him so much. It wasn%u2019t hat Dash wasn%u2019t good looking, he was rather handsome and built too boot! Three years of continuous football practice, and games would do that to any teen and boy did they do wonders for Dash. Therefore, he was handsome, athletic and sometimes even nice but they had nothing in common. Dash wasn%u2019t in love with Samantha, at least not the real Samantha. He was in love with a shell, the shell Samantha had built up around herself for two years. That Samantha loved parties, pool parties, shopping, theater, banquettes, charity dinners, vacations on private Yates to private beaches and all that came with being rich. It%u2019s a pity you could be drowning in a room full of people and no one even notices%u2026

%u201CAre you even listening to me Samantha?%u201D Dash%u2019s voice snapped Samantha back to the here and now.

%u201CWhat?%u201D She blinked and tuned from looking out the window to look at her boyfriend.

%u201CSee? This is what I%u2019m talking about, what%u2019s going on with you tonight?%u201D He reached over to clasp her hands in his own. %u201CYou sneak out of you room, worry your folks and me to death, and where do I find you? In some dark club drinking god knows what with some guy you don%u2019t know?!%u201D

Samantha slapped her hand out of his grip, %u201CDon%u2019t you lecture me Dash, I%u2019m not some little child you can tell what to do! And for your information I like that club, I%u2019ll be lucky if I even get back in there after your performance tonight, you embarrassed m in there!%u201D

%u201CW-what? Embarrassed you! Wait will your father hears about his, he%u2019s going to freak? What if a reporter was in there tonight? If pictures of Jeremie and Pamela Manson%u2019s daughter and heir with some nobody ends up on the front page it%u2019ll be your father%u2019s ass on the line!%u201D

%u201CWhy is everything about my father, this is my life we%u2019re talking about here!%u201D

Dash sighs and ran a hand through his hair, %u201CSamantha, sweetie, that%u2019s just it! You don%u2019t seem to realize that what you do, all of it, affects not just you but everyone around you as well!%u201D

%u201CUggh, I hate this, sometimes I just wish I lived a different life. I%u2019m sick of worrying about what everyone else thinks and says about my family-%u201D

The limo pulled up to the estate and both Samantha and Dash exited, Samantha heading off in a blind rage. She didn%u2019t get too far before Dash caught up with her and stopped her.

%u201CWhy must you be so difficult Samantha, can%u2019t you see that your family is doing this because they love you%u2026because I love you?%u201D Dash pleaded with her.

Samantha wanted nothing more than to laugh in his face%u2026except that Dash really did love her. It was creepy and still sent chills down her back every time he admitted it. By some odd twist of fate, Dash fell in love with Samantha and even though Samantha didn%u2019t return his feelings of love she didn%u2019t hate him either.

Samantha sighed and closed her eyes, %u201CLook Dash it%u2019s really late and I have the feeling I%u2019m going to get another lecture from my parents so why don%u2019t we just call this a night? You did your good deed and retuned me home so your name%u2019s still good in my dad%u2019s book.%u201D

The %u2018I love you%u2019 bit was always a touché subject for Samantha and usually ended up this way with Samantha making up some excuse to leave and Dash knew it and didn%u2019t want to push her%u2026but soon, some day real soon she would have to admit it to herself that he was the one for her.

%u201CAlright, you win, I%u2019ll back off%u2026for now. I guess I%u2019ll see you in class tomorrow.%u201D He kissed her softly before turning to leave.

Well one thing was for sure, Samantha was right, her parent%u2019s lecture was ten times worse that Dash%u2019s. It was like she had two sets of parents? Like her life wasn%u2019t a struggle as it was already? So with a few dozen warnings and a raid through her closet of all things %u2018dark%u2019 Samantha went to bed. Sleep didn%u2019t come on swift wings for her this night. Too many questions kept running around in her mind.

~*~*~

The following morning Samantha arrived at Amity University both physically and mentally drained thanks to her previous night%u2019s festivities. All she wanted to do was start the new year nice and quietly%u2026too bad Fate had other things in mind.

%u201CDid you hear? I heard he used to live around here.%u201D

%u201CYeah, six years ago! Isn%u2019t he the sexist thing you%u2019ve ever seen?%u201D

%u201CI don%u2019t know%u2026 he%u2019s still dressed after all.%u201D

Samantha rolled her eyes as yet another flock of girl passed her by in the halls. It seems the whole school was buzzing with news of a new student who arrived this morning and transferred in. But as annoying as it was Samantha could help but feel a little sorry for the poor sap, from the sounds of things the girls weren%u2019t going to give him a moments peace.
With one last look over her shoulder at the gossiping girls Samantha headed off to her first class of the morning. Too bad, she wasn%u2019t paying attention or she would have noticed the door to the principle%u2019s office opening and a figure walking out the room. She did however notice as she smacked head first into the person who stepped out into the hall.


%u201COh! Oh I%u2019m sorry I wasn%u2019t paying attention to where I was walking!%u201D

%u201CNo it%u2019s my fault I should have looked before I walked out like that.%u201D

There was a pregnant pause as both speakers recognized each other%u2019s voice, looked up and lavender meet baby blue.

%u201CSam?!%u201D

%u201CDanny?!%u201D

The hall was filled with laughter as Daniel stood up and reached out to help Samantha do the same. After getting to their feet, Daniel bent down to retrieve their fallen books.

%u201CWhat are you doing here? I%u2019ve never seen you around here before.%u201D Samantha asked as she accepted her books from Daniel.

Daniel smiled, %u201CWell I would hope not, today%u2019s my first day here at Amity University, I just transferred.%u201D

Samantha%u2019s jaw almost dropped as the piece began to come together. %u201CYou%u2019re the new guy the girls are dieing to see naked?!%u201D

The words were out before Samantha could stop herself. Flushing a brilliant red she tried to pull her foot out of her mouth. %u201CI-I mean you%u2019re the new guy I%u2019ve been hearing about all morning, ahem, I never would have guessed.%u201D

Daniel grinned from ear to ear. %u201CI%u2019ll take that as a compliant and yeah that%u2019s me, guilty as charged.%u201D He glanced down at his watch. %u201CDo you mind if we walk and chat I don%u2019t want to be late for my first class?%u201D

%u201COh, not at all, as a matter of fact that sounds like a really good idea, I really don%u2019t want to add tardy on my first day back to the list of things my parents are chewing out of my hide.%u201D

Daniel winced. %u201CThings didn%u2019t go too well last night I%u2019m guessing?%u201D

%u201CHa, now there%u2019s the understatement of the century.%u201D She sighed %u201CIt wasn%u2019t pretty, can we change the subject.%u201D

Daniel nodded tucking his books under one arm and jamming his free hand into his pocket. %u201CSure, you can even pick the subject.%u201D He smiled.

Whoever said yawing was contagious never saw Daniel smile, even though the troubles of the previous night were creeping back on her Samantha couldn%u2019t help but return the smile Daniel was giving her.

~*~*~

Samantha slipped into her desk and logged onto the computer station before her almost automatically. Seeing the empty seat next to hers Daniel did the same and with a little difficulty signed in as well, computers were never his thing, that was more Tucker%u2019s field of expertise.

%u201CSo your saying that rumor is true? You really did live here six years ago?%u201D Samantha asked leaning back in her chair to watch him.

%u201C%u2026Yeah, I was born and raised here actually and lived here all my life up until I was fourteen.%u201D

%u201CWow, why%u2019d you move?%u201D

Daniel glanced over at Samantha and searched her eyes for a moment. The question seemed easy enough to anyone who didn%u2019t know about his past here and Amity Park. The answer to that question was one he hoped he would never have to explain but Samantha seems interested learning about him. She wasn%u2019t after his family%u2019s secret%u2019s or even our to kill or maim him and Daniel had to admit it was different and he liked this different.
Daniel sighed and turned to face Samantha, maybe he could trust her? It was as that moment when the professor entered the room and called for the rooms attention. Samantha gave him a little smile and mouthed that they would talk later.

%u201CSo I hear that we have a new student in the class? Okay, where is he, this,%u201D The professor pulled out the class roster. %u201CThis Daniel Fenton?%u201D

Everything seemed to move in slow motion then as every head in the room turned to look at Daniel. Thirty pairs of eyes seemed to enlarged at the exact same time as a look of horror, panic and a few other emotions Daniel couldn%u2019t place ran across everyone%u2019s faces. Daniel sighed inwardly, he was expecting this kind of reaction when his last name got out but when he tuned to look at Samantha the look of shock on her face made Daniels stomach drop to his big toe. Without thinking about how it would look or even his attendance on the first day of class Daniel Fenton did something he hadn%u2019t done in six years%u2026he ran.


TBC%u2026

Well another chapter out, man it feels so good to be finished
I feel a bit odd about Sam and Dash%u2019s fight scene, it didn%u2019t turn out the way I saw it in my head a few days ago but it%u2019s not too bad either.
As usual, any and all comments are welcomed here so don%u2019t be shy!
Have something your confused about let me know and I%u2019ll do my best to help out.