Big Mistakes

Chapter 1: The Last Dance

Summary: Danny and Sam want each other, but they are too shy and scared to tell each other. When they are at a school dance, problems occur, which leads to big mistakes. DxP in the beginning (Don't kill me!) but DxS in the end (is that better?).

Disclaimer: I don't own Danny, Sam, Paulina, Dash, or Tucker. Butch Hartman does, if I owned Danny Phantom or any other of the characters, do you know what I would be doing? I'd be making a fluffy episode, and I wouldn't be making Fanfics. Oh, well! Just read this fluffy story!

AN: I'm not really a big Danny/Paulina fan, in fact, I'm not a fan of that evil, shallow witch named Paulina, but I just thought of this idea when I was listening to a song. Oh yeah, this story is going to have a couple of songs, How Do I Say by Usher, Sleeping In My Bed by Dru Hill, and 4 seasons of Loneliness by Boys 2 Men. (The songs are in italic, and when Danny and Paulina are singing with each other, Paulina's words are in bold andDanny's words are in italicOkay, I've kept you away from reading long enough. Oh, and another small note I am not very sure about making another version of Losing Grip, but it you want another version, just send me a message! Okay on with the story!

17-year-old Goth girl Sam Manson was getting ready for a big dance. It was big for a couple of reasons, one was that it was the last dance of the year, and two was the fact that at the dance she was going to tell her best friend, Danny Fenton, how she felt about him. She sighed and looked at herself in the mirror, she smiled at her reflection. She was wearing a black dress with the picture of a dark purple rose, and the dress landed gracefully on the floor. Her hair was done in two small clips, similar to the way she had it on her first freshman dance. She and her friends had changed very little since freshmen year. They still wore their usual outfits, Sam was still Goth, she still had short raven black hair and she was still a free-thinking vegetarian. What was different was that she left behind the figure of the young teenager she once was and traded it with the curvy body of a, mature, intelligent, independent young woman. Danny had grown from a shy freshman to a smart young man, who had gotten stronger physically and emotionally from the ghost fighting he did and all the struggles that had come with them, which made her like him even more. Tucker was still the same techno-geek, but he no longer wore a red beret and traded his glasses for contacts. She then grabbed her purse and left for the dance, she was going to meet her two best friends, Danny Fenton and Tucker Foley at the entrance of the dance. She had worked out how her plan would go. When she met up with Danny and Tucker, she would enter with them and when a slow song came on she would ask Danny to dance, and while they were dancing she would tell him. It would all go down perfectly, but then a thought came to Sam's mind. What if he doesn't like me as more than a friend? It could ruin our friendship; after all, that's why I kept it a secret from him all these years. I guess I'm just going to have to take the risk. Sam sighed and headed out the door. When she reached the school she waited for Danny and Tucker.

In his room, 17-year-old Danny Fenton was straightening a baby blue tie. When he finally straightened it, he looked at himself in his mirror. He didn't look that bad. He had on a baby blue suit with a white dress shirt, a baby blue tie, and had raven black just like his best friend Sam... Sam. Every time he heard her name he heart beat 100 times a second, but he would just have to get over her and try to find someone else. After all, he knew that she just liked him as a friend and nothing else. Still, he knew that he would never get over her easily, he had tried that a couple of times before. He tried it freshmen year when he asked Paulina to the dance, but in the end he had danced with Sam. He tried dating Valerie Grey, but it didn't really work out between them. True, Valerie said that he had liked him and they did hang out together during that time, but that's all that happened between them. In the end when Danny was about to ask her out she dumped him because of her ghost hunting. Danny sighed as he remembered how Sam had put her hand on his shoulder sympathetically, and then he headed out the door. When he reached the school he found Tucker engaged in conversation with a beautiful girl.

"Hey guys, what's sup?" Danny greeted them.

"Hey, Danny" Tucker greeted

"Hey, Danny" The girl greeted; when she turned around Danny was shocked to find that the girl Tucker was talking to was Sam.

"Sam, you look... wow!" Danny said in loss of words. The dress she had on was really good at showing off her body; it was if the dress was especially designed to expose her curves.

Sam smiled, which only made her look even more breath-taking, and said, "You look really wow yourself." The trio entered the dance and found a table near the entrance. They sat down and talked and had a good time talking.

When the first song came on Valerie came up to Tucker and asked, "Tucker, do you want to dance?"

Tucker turned to his friends and said, "Sure, let's dance."

When Tucker left Sam got up and sat down next to Danny. When she got close enough Danny was able to smell her perfume, lilac, it smelled good on her. Sam was able to smell his cologne, it smelled nice on him.

When the song was about to end Danny and Sam saw Tucker and Valerie engage in a kiss. They smiled at him and they turned and smiled at each other.

"It's great that Tucker finally has someone." Sam said

Danny nodded and said, "Yeah, out of the three of us, he's the first one who actually got with someone."

Sam laughed and said, "Yeah, I always thought that you'd be the first one out of all of us who would go out with someone."

Danny looked at her weird and asked, "Me, why?"

Sam answered, "Well, because you've tried going out with Valerie and Paulina and I always thought that someone else would want to go out with you."

Danny smiled at Sam. When the song ended Tucker came back to them and sat down in a chair with Valerie. When another song was about to come on the trio heard the DJ say, "Okay we have a real big surprise, for our next song we're going to have on person actually sing the song in front of all you guys. So, would anyone want to come up?'

A lot of people kept screaming "Me, me, pick me!" While they were waving their hands Danny, Tucker and Sam were not one of them. Suddenly Danny felt Tucker lift one of his arms up.

"You the boy with the blue suit on, come on!" The DJ said to Danny, and then he added, "Come on up here!"

While Danny was walking up to the DJ he gave Tucker a deadly look.

When Danny reached the front of the gym the DJ asked, "What's your name?"

"Danny Fenton." Danny replied.

"Well Danny, we're going to play a song and put it on this monitor and you're going to read the words." The DJ explained.

"Look, I'm sorry but my friend lifted my hand so I'll just-" Danny said until the DJ interrupted him.

The DJ said, "Oh, come on Danny, sing!"

Danny shook his head and said, "No, I can't sing."

Danny heard Paulina say in a sweet voice, "Come on Danny, if you'll sing, I'll dance with you."

Danny said, "Well, I don't-"

The DJ interrupted him again and said, "That's a great idea, you sing while the girl dances with you."

Danny, who was tired of arguing sighed and said, "Fine, I'll do it." The whole audience erupted in applause. When they were done Danny heard an exotic melody start and when he saw the words appear he grabbed Paulina and then while they were dancing he started to sing.

How do I say?

A foreign beauty, so exotic

When she smiled at me

She took my breath away

She's reminiscent of a goddess

It's a shame that we could not communicate

How do I say…?

As Danny and Paulina danced he felt his heart beat faster, was he actually enjoying this?

How do I say hello?

I just wanna talk to you

How do I say you're Beautiful

When I can't take my eyes off you?

I don't wanna say the wrong thing

I wanna use the right words to impress you

My baby, how do I say, how do I say?

Danny could felt as though the song was describing him. He really wanted to impress Paulina.

How do I say?

Danny really did want to know how to say that Paulina was beautiful and that he couldn't take his eyes off her.

The room was filled with her sweet aroma

When she danced her hips moved oh so sensuous

She speaks with her body, so hypnotic

In a language that I never will forget

The song was right, the way Paulina moved her hips while she was dancing, and it really was sensuous and hypnotic.

I hear her calling

Spinning around in the crowd 'till she found me

Then she started moving closer and closer

Does she know that I want her, I want her?

I wanna be with her tonight

So I caressed her face, kissed her lips

All my life I've never felt quite like this

I've never had a loss for words

One kiss from her has got me speechless

Danny had the sudden urge to kiss Paulina passionately, but

He knew that she didn't feel the same way, so he decided to let the feeling pass.

How do I say hello?

I just wanna talk to you

How do I say you're Beautiful

When I can't take my eyes off you?

I don't wanna say the wrong thing

I wanna use the right words to impress you

Mujer Bonita, how do I say, how do I say?

How do I say hello?

I just wanna talk to you

How do I say you're Beautiful

When I can't take my eyes off you?

I don't wanna say the wrong thing

I wanna use the right words to impress you

Mon Cherie, how do I say, how do I say?

Danny really wanted to do what the song said; telling her she was beautiful and that she had left him really speechless.

Baby lets engage in a deep conversation

In the body language we speak won't need any translation

An odyssey of physical pleasure

As we explore together this universal language of love (love, my love, my love, my love)

Can you tell me how do I put it in words?

Deep down Danny would have loved nothing more than to explore love with Paulina, the way she danced, the way she looked, the way she smelled, but he knew he had to stop. She didn't feel the same way.

How do I say hello?

I just wanna talk to you

How do I say you're Beautiful

When I can't take my eyes off you?

I don't wanna say the wrong thing

I wanna use the right words to impress you

Molto Bella, how do I say, how do I say?

Danny wasn't sure, but it seemed like he was falling in love with Paulina more than he was in love with Sam… Sam. That name still made his knees go weak, but he had to move on, after all, she didn't feel the same about him. Now Paulina might not be Sam but she was still great.

How do I say hello?

I just wanna talk you

How do I say you're Beautiful

When I can't take my eyes off you?

I don't wanna say the wrong thing

I wanna use the right words to impress you

Mon Cherie, how do I say, how do I say?

How do I say hello?

I just wanna talk to you

How do I say you're Beautiful

When I can't take my eyes off you?

I don't wanna say the wrong thing

I wanna use the right words to impress you

Mujer Bonita, how do I say, how do I say?

Danny realized that this was the portion of the song were Danny had to speak in English and Paulina had to speak in Spanish, here it goes Danny thought.

I want you-Te deseo

(How do I say?)

I need you-Te necesito

(How do I say?)

Can I have you? -Tenes que ser mio

(How do I say?)

What must I do? -Que debe hacer?

(How do I say?)

(How do I say?)

What is your name? - Que ese tu nombre?

(How do I say?)

You're so beautiful- Eres tan hermoso

(How do I say?)

Can I take you? -Puedo tenerte?

(How do I say?)

So precious- Tan precioso

(How do I say?)

I love you- Te amo

(How do I say?)

How do I say?)

When Danny finished singing, Paulina went back to her table. Then everyone started clapping and cheering.

When everyone settled down the DJ said, "That was great! Everyone give them another 'round of applause!" Once again everyone burst into applause. When things settled down again Danny went back to his seat.

"That was great Danny! I didn't know you could sing!" Sam said to him.

Danny blushed and sat down next to Sam. He loved the smell of her lilac perfume. Stop it Danny! She doesn't feel that way about you! Danny scolded himself in his mind. A while later Paulina came to the table, much to Sam's disappointment.

"Hey, Danny, that was cool, you're a great singer." She said to Danny sweetly.

Danny gave her his best smile-the same one that made Sam's heart beat 100 times a second- and said, "Thanks Paulina."

Then Paulina asked, "Danny, I was wondering if you wanted to take a walk with me outside."

Danny nodded and then they headed outside. Sam, not wanting to be bored, decided to dance. A couple of hours later Tucker and Valerie came up to her hand-in-hand.

"Hey Sam, are you ready to go?" They asked her.

Sam answered, "Sure, let me grab Danny."

She walked outside and heard Paulina and Danny talking.

"I really had fun talking to you." Paulina said.

Danny nodded and said, "Yeah, I had fun too."

When he started walking Paulina grabbed his arm and pulled him in a passionate kiss. Sam, broken-hearted, went inside. The next day Sam left Amity Park. A couple days before graduation Tucker and Valerie moved in with each other. Then on graduation Danny and Paulina found a great apartment and moved in with each other. Even though Danny was heartbroken when Sam left and even though he still loved Sam more than Paulina he never heard from her again.

Well what do you guys think? Please review this chapter, I promise this story is going to end happily and in the end Danny and Sam will, I repeat will be together, but please RxR! I love y'all!