Authors Notes: reminder that this fic is a higher rate!


Mistaken

Chapter 30

Party

Zareth walked out of his room wearing jeans, a white shirt, and a leather jacket. His usual slicked back hair look. Even his toothpick rested perfectly in his mouth. Danny stood by the door. She wore high heels for once. Black skin tight leggings, white shirt, and a leather jacket. Zareth opened a closet and pulled out two helmets. He smiled that usual bright smile of him.

"Wanna go for a ride on my new motorcycle." He wiggled his eyebrows at her. Danny smiled and held out her hand for the baby blue helmet.

"Then lets go daddo." She took the helmet and walked outside. At least this time its going to be a little alright. She pulled her helmet on and got onto the motorcycle.

The wind oh the feel of the wind on her cheeks. She missed this. She put her ear on Zareths back. She could hear his power source from there still. It was a sound she truly missed.

She sat there waiting to get to their next destination. It was getting dark over the horizon. It was a brilliant purplish pink in the sky, but the air was perfect feeling on her skin.

"You okay babe? You seemed tired?" Zareth called behind him. Danny looked up at him and smiled.

"Oh I'm fine. I just love riding on motorcycles."

"Ah so I'll leave the keys with Dareth then huh? Let him take you around." Danny smiled brightly at him. She loved his considerate nature.

"That would be awesome Zareth thank you." She seemed to brighten up at this. It caused Zareth to smile twice as much.

Zareth parked the bike a block away from Laffy's. He had promised her once to take her out dancing. Last time it got ruined, so tonight they would drink and dance till they couldn't find his bike. Danny loved going to Laffy's their music was always right up their alley. She looked around seeing a bunch of familiar faces, mostly there as usual.

Danny was steered toward the bar and she sat down. She looked at all the options on the back shelf.

"Whatcha want babe?" Danny stared for a moment and then smiled up at him. "Beer…" She said. Zareth narrowed his eyes.

"Oh?" He looked around at the bartender. "Two rounds over here." He said. Moments later they were clanking their mugs together.

"So whats been going on since I've been gone?" He deeply drank from the mug. Danny shook her head.

"Met Skylors girlfriend and well Dareth could probably tell you what happened with that." He felt Dareth shutter in the back of his mind.

"Oh that bad huh?" He asked and she looked a little put off for a second.

"Yeah it was...pretty bad. We were chased around by Chens men, and you know he's not a very good guy and neither was his men."

"Where you hurt?" It was a quick question and his hand on her arm looking her in the eyes.

"Nothing that a shower couldn't handle." Danny giggled patting his hand and drained the mug. Zareth seemed to relax after that.

'Don't worry Zareth I got her.' Dareth said officially. Zareth grabbed hold of Dannys hand and pulled her onto the dance floor her shoes clicked the floor loudly as she was pulled and circled around him.

Danny hadn't fast danced with him before, mostly just swing, and slow dancing. But today it was some Van Halen, and ACDC. Both good bands, and she loved the way Zareth danced with her. The high heels actually helped her reach his shoulders a bit better too.

"Danny!" He held his hand out to her. She took his hand and was twirled and pulled into a dip. She was laughing so hard she couldn't do much other then cling to his hand.

They walked back over to the bar and ordered another round. Zareth sat down and leaned over the bar. Both still heavily laughing. Danny had her head on her arms.

"I didn't know you knew how to dance like that. You said you had a dance club? What the hell did you do? Have raves on the weekends?" Danny giggled hard again. Zareth smiled at her reaction.

"Your not to far off." She laughed again.

"Really!" He practically yelled. Danny nodded her head. He could see her cheeks. They were already pink.

"Yeah, but I'd stand off to the side b…" Her smile disappeared and she looked back at the beer. "No...it was programmed into me." She whispered. Zareth suddenly remember all her past was a fabrication or a true fact from Spencers own past.

"Um...sorry I didn't mean to pull up bad memories Dannygirl." Zareth noticed that she tried to forcefully pull herself back up and smile at him.

"Oh no it felt real." She said and shook her head. She stood up and walked toward the dance floor again. Zareth took her hand.

"Danny you should really talk about this...if not with me then with Dareth. He loves you remember?"

"I love him too Zareth, but it doesn't mean I should just throw my problems at him. Its not like I'm a person remember." This really clamped down on his heart. He could even feel Dareth and Zane silence themselves in his mind and look toward Danny.

"Not a...person?" He asked her. "Baby where did that come from?" Zareth crossed his arms and glared down at her.

"I'm not human, and I'm reminded of that every single day. I look in the mirror and I see this." She pointed to the wisps on her cheeks and arms, and then the silver strand in her hair.

"Danny your a person to me. Why should your appearance matter to anyone?" He asked. She looked down at her hand and slowly turned around looking at the other people in the room.

"Look at them...they've been staring at us for a very long time now. An android and Zareth…" She said looking up at him again. "That bitch that was created to seduce him...is back at it again."

"Danny I…"

"I was cornered by a few woman not to long ago asking me just what I had that they didn't." She put her hand on her cheek. "I honestly wish that you and Dareth were separate so I could show them that you and I aren't dating, I'm not cheating on Dareth...and I know he was cornered too. He's been secretly questioning weather I still love him. When I tell him lately its like he...doesn't believe me."

Their it was, the reason for the sadness was out in the open. Zareth held his hand out to her.

"Should we separate? Would you like to talk to Dareth yourself?" Zareth was leaning down in front of her.

"No...it doesn't matter." Her hand ran over one side of her face. "You can't have love without trust...and he doesn't trust me enough...to know I'm sincere." Zareth stood up looking down at Danny. His heart clamped down feeling the personality from Dareth going while. His hand grabbed his chest.

"Dareth…" Zareth stumbled a bit and looked up. Danny was gone. He looked around. He saw her walk out the front door.

Dannys heels clicked down an alleyway. She couldn't stop the tears from falling. She hadn't meant to just blurt everything to Zareth, she planned on doing this with Dareth. I guess thats what they call exploding when your emotions get to tight.

"You okay?" She jumped looking around seeing no one. She looked up to see someone she thought she'd never see again. Those blond locks, the bright glowing green eyes.

"4…" She backed away from him.

"Mother has a plan for you." He smiled at her. She felt a cloth cover her mouth. She was still amazed that chloroform had any effect on her at all. She was after all an android.

"Danny!" It was Zareths voice

"Zareth!" She screamed a last ditch effort just before her eyes rolled and she fell limp in this persons.

Zareth ran out of the bar and looked one way then the other.

"Danny!" He yelled.

"Zareth!" He heard her, although the voice was strained as if forced. He turned and ran down the alleyway. Danny was limp in someones arms. He saw two other guys trying to pull her jacket off. He knew what they were going to do to her. Gross people and their naughty thoughts. His fist slammed into the guy with his roaming hands. The Dareth in his was angry seeing the mans hand on her breast. His hand slammed into this man once again. He kicked sideways catching the other guys leg. He glared at the man holding Danny up.

"Drop her!" He barked angrily. The man did as he was told and stepped back. "Get!" All three of them jumped up and ran back down the alleyway away from the angry cyborg.

Zareth fell to his knees looking over the unconscious Danny. Her shirt had been ripped and her jacket was half on. One of her shoes heels had been broken.

"Babe…" He pulled her to him. She had a bruise rising from her temple. They had knocked her out. "Geez…" He picked her up and walked over to his bike. He climbed on and fired it up laying her over his legs bracing her with his arm. "Please Danny…" He looked back down at her. She took a deep breath and mumbled something about noodles. His face grew softer.

"Alright sweetheart...lets get you home."