Okay! Chapter 2! This focuses more on Tucker and Valerie. It was actually something I came up with during school. I don't really pay attention. -laughs-
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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"Talking"
'Thinking'
On with the Show! This is Tucker and Valerie!
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It was lunch time.
A.K.A. chaos in the cafeteria.
"Danny! Sam! Over here!" A dark skinned boy named Tucker Foley called to his best friends, who were now an official couple. He smiled at them as they sat down.
"So, how was the movies last night?" he asked them. They both blushed, and he grinned. "Did you guys get kicked out for smooching too much?"
"Tucker!" Sam yelled at him, her face an interesting cherry color. "For your information, we had a great time. And - is that Valerie coming in this direction?" Sam was looking over Tucker's shoulder at a girl headed toward them.
Tucker spun around quickly, almost knocking his lunch tray off of the table. Sure enough, the girl he liked was making her way to Tucker's side.
"Hi guys. Tucker, do you mind if I sit next to you?" Valerie indicated her bagged lunch. "Paulina, Dash, and the others kicked me out. Again."
"S-sure." Tucker cursed at himself mentally. Normally around girls he was cool and composed, but for some reason Valerie was different...
"So," Danny started, slightly nervous around Valerie. She was, after all, his hunter, other than the ghosts in the ghost zone. "How's school going for everyone?"
His friends gave him odd looks. "Um... okay, if you must know. The advanced classes are hard, though," Sam answered. "But why do you ask?"
"No reason," Danny replied evasively. "Just...checking."
The kids at the table continued their examination of him, until he was ready to crack. "Okay! Jeez, you people! I wanted to know if Sam would go to the dance with me!" He twitched, and looked at Sam.
She smiled broadly, and said, "Absolutely. I was wondering if you were going to ask." She blushed, making her face red for the second time that period. Danny grinned back as his reply, and they sat there staring at each other happily. Well, Danny was happy, Sam was looking more alive than normal.
Valerie sighed. Tucker realized she hadn't said anything since she sat down. Actually, he hadn't either, but that wasn't the point.
"What's the matter Valerie?" He asked in a tone that surprised even him. She glanced at his face and smiled briefly, but Tucker saw through it. He noticed the tired look in her eyes, and the sadness reflected in them.
"Oh, nothing. Daddy just got laid off again, and we have just about no income." Valerie looked over at Sam and Danny, and Tucker realized she had tears in the corners of her eyes.
'What's the matter with her?' he wondered mentally. Aloud, he said, "Are you really okay? You can tell me anything, Valerie. You know that, right?"
"You'd tell the whole school," she said accusingly, her voice starting to waver, but just slightly.
"No! No, I'd never do that to you. You don't deserve that kind of treatment," Tucker reassured her. She smiled again, this one even more bitter.
"They look so cute together..." she whispered so lightly that Tucker strained his ears trying to hear. When he figured out that she was talking about Danny and Sam, he turned his head to look at them. They were indeed a very adorable couple. Sam was resting her head on his shoulder, with Danny murmuring something to her. He grinned, it may have taken a year or so, but they were finally together. Even Paulina secretly told Dash that they were the ideal couple.
Facing Valerie again, his grin faded. She was so depressed... "Val, how about you give me your e-mail address? I'll be on tonight. I want to ask you something." She looked surprise, but complied and handed him a sheet of paper with her IM address on it. The bell rang just then, and the teenagers separated so they could go to their specific classes.
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Later that night, Valerie was sitting at her old computer, trying to finish a paper before the computer either a) died or b) crashed it's daily program.(1) A notice popped up, asking her if she wanted to receive IM messages from l337PDAm4n. She clicked yes, and a message came up. Saving and minimizing her paper, she typed a reply.
l337PDAm4n: hey valerie.
AgalNamedval- hi Tucker.
l337PDAm4n- how are u doing?
AgalNamedval- fine. u?
l337PDAm4n- I'm good. Homework problems?
Valerie's eyebrows were raised. 'What's he getting at?'
AgalNamedval- no, not really, y?
l337PDAm4n- just checking. do u have a date to the dance yet?
Valerie frowned and wiped at her eyes.
AgalNamedval- no guy wants to go with me, i was reduced to loserdom. no offence.
l337PDAm4n- none taken
AgalNamedval: y do u ask?
l337PDAm4n- I g2g. See you in school tomorrow.
l337PDAm4n has signed off
Valerie's heart sank. She was wishing, in the weirdest way, that he would ask her. He had been so nice to her in school...
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In school the next day, Valerie came to sit at their table. She didn't even go towards the popular kids, just went straight to Tucker. "What was the internet conversation about last night?" she demanded hotly. "Why did you just leave me there?"
Tucker swallowed the food in his mouth, and patted the seat next to him. Valerie sat down warily, her bag lunch clutched between her clenched fingers. "There's this girl I like, Val." She started to leave, but he grabbed her arm and wouldn't let go. "Let me finish. I wasn't sure we were right for each other, because I wasn't sure if she liked me back. But now I think I know."
Valerie was annoyed and sad. Annoyed because she saw no point in this, and sad because Tucker had just admitted his feelings for another girl. "Well, go on," she said testily.
"Fine. I really like this girl because she is brave, kind, and best of all, really pretty. But she's smart and cool too. Do you know who I'm talking about?" Tucker looked at her expectantly. She shook her head, confuse. "I wanted to ask this girl to the dance. Maybe you know her?"
"Just tell me, Tuck." Valerie was upset, and planned on going to the bathroom to cry.
He smiled, and leaned close to her face. "It's you, Val." And with that, he kissed her.
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That year was Sam and Valerie's favorite dance ever. Sam and Danny were voted cutest couple, and Tucker and Valerie were voted the best dressed couple there.
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Okay, that's all for this story. I wrote for my favorite couples. I think there aren't enough Tucker and Valerie fics. They make a great couple. Thanks for all of the encouragement, and a new storyshould be up eventually (within a week or so).
NOTES:
(1) The computer's crashing programs: I don'tthe possibiltiy of this, but my family computer continually crashes, and it hates my dad. Thank god for laptops!
-SimController