A new relationship?
In Danny´s room:
The young halfa was just about to bite in his toast when the door suddenly opened again and Sam and Tucker burst in.
# Great the phantom fanclup arrived. # Vlad thought sarcastig but didn´t said a thing and than it started.
"Danny are ya alrith?!" Sam split out first.
"Yeah he didn´t try to blast you or something like that?!" Tucker added with a look to the older halfa.
"Hey guys come down. We were just talking and not fighting." The Fenton boy answered smiling.
"You´re sure? I mean...."
"Yes Sam I am sure but see yourself. I mean if we would have fought the room would look a bit different don´t you think so?"
"Yeah now that you mention it." Tucker agreed.
"Yes and if you don´t mind I would prefer to eat now. I´m hungry."
"Of course just do so."
"Now that you´re saying it. The nurse was pretty late wasn´t she?" Masterd commented.
"Was she? I don´t know it´s the first time to be in a real hospital." Danny responded while remembering the incident when he was in a ghost hospital.
Tucker got what Danny was up to and said:
"Oh dude please don´t remember me on that! After this case I had to spend some weeks in a real hospital myself."
"Yes and look at you now. You´re visiting me in a hospital without getting afraid." Danny responded.
"Yeah so it had has a good side as well." Sam agreed.
"Hey that´s right! After spending a so long time in a hospital this little visit is nothing, ha!"
"You´re calling some weeks a long time? How to spend some years in one?" Vlad commented.
"No thanks dude! That´s something I really don´t need."
A bit later the doctor came for a check up so the others had to wait outside. No need to mention that Sam and Tucker were carefully observing the older one. But he didn’t make any attempt to do something so the time went by silently. When the doctor came outside again the other Fenton’s also arrived. As soon as Maddie saw the doc she started asking again. Jazz while that throws a questioning look at Danny’s friends after a short glare to Vlad. So Tucker gave her a sign that everything was fine. But instead of being simply relieved she raised an eyebrow as if she couldn’t really belief it. Well the other teenagers could understand that pretty well but still it was the truth so Sam simply shrugged her shoulders. Danny’s sister still didn’t know what to think but let it go for now.
“Hey guys good news. The doctor said Danny is fine and can leaf this afternoon.” Ms Fenton announced.
“Yeah that’s really good news.” Jazz agreed while she was glad that at home her brother at least would be able to move more freely than in the hospital.
# Just in case the evil jerk still has something on mind. # She thought for herself.
“Okay let’s go and tell Danny!” Jack proposed.
The others agreed and went into the young halva’s room. Of course the boy was glad to leaf at the very same day and was almost about to pack his bag when his mom interfered.
“Let me do this honey. You should rest a bit more.”
“Mom. I’m fine.”
“I know sweaty but even so you don’t need to overdo it in your current condition.”
“I doubt that packing my bag would be too hard for me.” The teen muttered but let it go.
Vlad couldn’t help but to feel a little jealous. Not about Maddie nursing someone but about the fact in contrast of him Danny had a family who cared for him. He himself had no one. But even so he felt a stab in his heart cause of the thought he brought up a smile and acted as if there was nothing.
Some hours later:
The Fenton’s as well as Vlad and Danny’s friends were still at the hospital when it became time for lunch.
“Hey it’s almost time to eat! How about we go back to the cafeteria?” Jack wanted to know.
Of course Tucker agreed immediately but Vlad’s stomach rebelled by the thought of hospital food.
“I would prefer the next restaurant. If I remember correctly there is one nearby right?” So he responded.
“Yes indeed. There is one nearby but it’s pretty expensive.” Maddie answered.
“No problem, my treat.”
“Okay then it’s decided. Let’s go!” Mr. Fenton answered before his wife could refuse out of her usual politeness.
Danny wished he could go as well but he knew already that his mother wouldn’t let him leaf the hospital until noon so he gave up on that idea the moment it came. The older halva noticed the short disappointed look on the young boys face. He completely understood his wish to get out of here but he also knew Maddie pretty well so he kept quiet and just followed the others outside. Now Danny was alone in his room.
# Well at least like this I’ll get some time to think about everything. #
After he spent some time doing so a few questions remained in his head. First: What was this weird light and what can it do? Second: Where did it come from and why? And the third one: Why did it crush into him and Vlad? Because both were halva? No, that couldn’t be it. If it where Danni (his clone) would’ve experienced it as well. And if that would be the case he was sure she had contacted him already. So no matter how often he thought about it he never came to any conclusion.
While that the others where eating in the restaurant. Jazz, Sam and Tucker were glad that Vlad was with them as well. Even if it was a bit annoying to listen to the adult’s conversation it was better as to let Danny alone with him. Back in their mind they still considered it a miracle that nothing happened this morning. Of course the adult’s had no clue about their thoughts well expect of Masters but he didn’t bother with it. He was already used to it.
After an hour they finished and went back to the hospital. Danny was still lying on his bed thinking when a knocking on the door interrupted him.
“Come in!”
The group entered the room and Danny was glad about the distraction. When he realised that he wouldn’t come any further with thinking he got bored and had already wished for someone to speak with. Everyone would have been fine yeah even Plasmius would do. Not that he had ever told him. Still he was happy about their return and spent the time left before his release talking to them. In the late afternoon the time for Danny’s release has finally come. The young boy nearly jumped out of his bed when the nurse told him. The others were smiling softly at him while watching. At least two of them could completely understand him. They’ve had enough of this place as well by now.
When everyone stepped outside Jack asked his old friend if he wanted to stay at their house for a while. First the billionaire denied but Jack Fenton wasn’t going to give up that easily.
“Oh come on V-man. Just one night. Besides when you fly back now you’ll reach your home in the middle of the night. And what kind of work could possibly still be waiting for you then?”
# You would wonder yourself. At least I would be able to start the research about this weird light but that’s something I can’t tell to everyone. I guess I have no choice as to give in. #
“You’re as stubborn as ever Jack but fine. This time you win I’m gonna stay for the night.”
“Yes!” Danny’s father cheered while the two women of the Fenton family secretly wished he wouldn’t have done that.
# Okay calm down Maddie. Vlad who in truth hates your husband (his old college friend) and has a secret crush on you is going to stay over at your house over the night. But hey it’s not like the end of the world. I mean it’s not like I would be alone with him at home everyone else will also be there and it’s just for one night. Yeah of course what am I so concerned about. I’m sure everything will be fine. Or at least I hope so. #
# That’s so typical for dad. Seriously was this on top of everything really necessary? # the young girl thought with a sign.
A bit later the group arrived at the Fenton house. While Jazz and the adults sat down in the living room Danny and his friends went upstairs.
“Just sit down guys I bet you want to know what exactly happened in the ghost zone right?”
“Ähm to be honest Jazz already told me at the telephone.” Sam responded.
“Yeah and she called me after that.” Tucker added.
“Oh okay. Then what do you think about it?”
The tree of them jumped from one conclusion to another but in the end nothing came out of it. When the next time the young girl looked at her watch she frightened.
“Oh crap. It’s this late already? I have to hurry home or my parents are goanna freak out!”
“Why that? I mean it’s just 17:50.”
“Yeah normally we’re staying together much longer.”
“Yes I know but today we’ve got some visitors and my mom said when I’m not coming she’ll put me in pink dresses for the whole next week.”
“Au!” the boys responded together.
“Yep you see I’ve got to go. See you tomorrow and keep an eye on the jerk.” With this she was out.
“She didn’t really have to tell me that.” the young halva muttered.
“You’re sure of that dude? I mean this morning you were surprisingly fine with him being there.”
“Well that may be because he as well has met this weird light.”
“What?! Hey that’s the first time I hear from that! Why hadn’t you told Jazz?”
“I didn’t know for myself until today morning. Vlad arrived just some while before you guys.”
“Oh sorry. When I saw him this morning I thought he would have come last night.”
“Nope he didn’t. But let’s come back to the subject.”
“Yeah right. So Masters had a similar experience?”
“Similar? It was almost the same!” he answered and then told his friend what the older halva had told him.
“Wow! Okay that is way too familiar to be a coincidence.”
“I think so too.” Danny replied but before he could add anything they were interrupted.
“Danny? Mom sends me it’s time for dinner.”
“Okay we’re coming.”
With this the three teenagers went down and accompanied the adults in the kitchen. Some while after Dinner Tucker also took his leave.
“See you tomorrow dude.”
“Yep, until tomorrow!”
Danny closed the door and went back in his room. He cast himself onto bed and put on his headphone. He stayed listening to the music for nearly an hour then someone knocked.
“Come in!” the teen said while putting down his headphone.
“Hey Daniel, how are you doing?”
“Vlad?”
The teen was quite surprised. He had thought that Vlad would spend the whole evening secretly hitting on his mother. Not that he had wished for that but this was quiet unexpected as well so he decided to ask him directly.
“What do you want? No chance to hit on my mom?”
“I doubt that you really wish for that.” Masters commended dry.
“Of course not but since when would you care?”
“Don’t know I just do.”
“Yeah sure.” Danny muttered and his opponent only looked at him for some time until he responded.
“I mean it.”
Danny didn’t know what to think or to answer so he remained quiet while thinking it over. On the one hand he couldn’t really belief that his archenemy would let a chance like this just slip away because he would be angry but on the other hand he was standing right in front of him.
“So are you sending me back down or may you bear with playing some games with me?”
“What kind of games?” the younger one asked suspicious.
“Whatever you like.”
“I can choose everything?”
“Like I said.”
During that downstairs:
Jazz just came back from the bathroom and now finds the living room empty.
“Mom, dad?”
“We’re here sweaty!” she heard her mother’s voice.
# Ah, so they’re in the lab again. What a surprise. I guess they’ll be showing some of their inventions to Masters. I guess a short look wouldn’t hurt. #
Thought and done but when she steps into the lab only her parents were there.
“Hey where is Vlad?”
“Oh he went upstairs to look how Danny is doing.” Maddie told her.
# He did what?! #
“Yeah now that you remind me of that it has already been quiet a while since he did so. I wonder what he is doing so long.” Jack added.
“Maybe he chats away with Danny.” his wife suggested and hoped the others would leaf it with that because the last thing she wanted was to have Vlad around again.
Until now her old college friend had behave himself the whole evening and she absolutely didn’t want to provoke a change of mind.
“You’re right darling. That has to be it. So let’s them have their time. We have enough to do here anyway.”
“Okay then I’ll go into my own room and do some school stuff.” Jazz answered and ran upstairs before her parents could say something to stop her.
Of course she didn’t plan to go to her own room. Well at least not until she wouldn’t know what was going on in Danny’s. She stopped right before her brother’s room and laid an ear on the door. There were some noises but she couldn’t identify them so she opened the door a crack. Just enough to look inside without being noticed. About what she saw then the girl didn’t really knew what to think. Her brother and his archenemy were together playing a game on Danny’s console and both of them seem to pretty enjoy it. After some minutes she silently closed the door again and went to her own room. When the redhead arrived she wasn’t sure weather to shake her head or to laugh. In the end she did both.
# Vlad Masters and my little brother are playing a videogame together ;) I wonder how Sam and Tucker would react to this. # Giggle.
When she calmed down she decided to go to bed. Indeed it wasn’t really late yet but it was an exhausting day and the next day they had school again. Jazz only hoped that her little bro would think of that as well and not play the whole night. With that she fell asleep. Of course Danny didn’t even waste a single thought for school and so they continued playing until midnight. Once he lost again the older halva finally checked upon his watch and pause.
“Mm what’s the matter? You’re giving up?”
“The game is not the problem but the time.”
“Witch time is it?”
“Midnight.”
“What?!” Danny nearly shouted then quickly checked his own clock.
“Really this late already. I didn’t realise it at all.”
“Same goes for me but I guess we better quit here.”
“Yeah before my parents come on the idea to check up on me. Mom would definitely be freaking out when she would find us still playing at one o’clock or so.”
# Oh yeah I can imagine that pretty well. #
“Well then I’ll leave you alone now.”
With this Vlad went down to the lab where he thought Jack and Maddie would be.
“Hey V-man!” Jack greeted him.
“Hi. I just came down to say goodbye.”
“Why that?”
“Because I’ve to leave pretty early tomorrow morning and I think that we won’t see each other then anymore.” the billionaire explained over which Maddie was secretly relieved.
# Okay I have to amid that he surprised me in a positive way but I don’t want to challenge my fortune. #
“Oh okay can’t do something about it then I guess. But at least take a good breakfast tomorrow. You can use whatever you find in the kitchen just make yourself home.”
“Don’t worry I’ll make sure to do so.”
“Ok then have a good night Vladdy.”
“Same goes for you.” with those words Masters went to the guest room.
