Chapter Two: Configuring
Danny's POV
I tried blinking my sleep-filled eyes open, with a yawn I tried sitting up on my bed and leaning against the bedside. When I looked out the window, and noticed it was still a little dark out.
With a sigh, I buried my face with my hands, as I thought about that dream. I don't know if it's a sign or not. I'm too surprised though, because many abnormal things happened in my life.
Mainly, by being half-dead.
And suddenly, something seems to be glowing under my sleeve. I was still in my pajamas, but I can still see the odd glow that was coming from under it. I pulled the half of my sleeve so I can see it. And gasp in shock at what I saw.
There is a glowing green spear-looking symbol on my inner wrist. And when I touched it, I quickly pulled my hand away.
It was frozen cold.
I snapped out of my shock when I hear a soft knock on the door.
"Danny, sweetie, are you up yet?"
Crap.
"Y-Yeah, mom! J-Just a sec!" I hesitately answered.
I pulled the sleeve of my pajamas back, and tried to act natural. Unfortunately, it wasn't going to well.
The door slowly opened, a slow creek from the door sounded throughout my room. I winced at the noise, looking over toward my mom; an apologetic smile on her face. I put on a nervous smile, and hide my right wrist under the covers.
"Danny, are you okay? You look a little... Jumpy?" My mom asked, raising a concern eyebrow. I gulped.
I rubbed the back of my neck, and nervously answered "Y-Yeah. Just a rough night, that's all."
She looked at my wrist that I was nervously hiding, but she just shrugged it off, and said. "Alright, got get yourself dressed up. You're going to be late for school."
She smiled at me and closed the door, leaving me alone in my room. I sighed in relieve.
After I knew I was really alone, because I didn't hear my mom's foot steps anymore. I looked at my wrist again, and saw that the symbol thing was still there.
'I better go to Clockwork's after school.' I thought.
With a sigh, I jumped out of my bed and get dressed. Luckily, I was wearing a red jacket now, so hopefully no one will noticed the symbol. The reason I wore a jacket now, because I can hide my scars and bruises from one of my ghost battles. And apparently, it can also be a good use, if mysteriously have a weird glowing-symbol appear on your right wrist.
"This is going to be a long day."
No One's POV
"Kids! Time for breakfast! Hurry up, you're going to be late for school!" Maddie shouted. Jazz and Danny came out of their bedrooms, and down the stairs. Well, at least Jazz stepped down the stairs. Her brother slid down the railing, earning a cross look from his mother.
"Danny, don't do that. You could very well fall backwards." She scolded.
"Sorry." Danny muttered, and turn to the kitchen.
When he was half-way through the kitchen, with a painful yelp, he collapsed on the kitchen floor, clutching his head with his hands.
What's going on? It's just like he got some horrible headache from out of nowhere!
"Danny!" Maddie exclaimed, running towards her baby boy.
In the kitchen, Jack and Jazz were eating breakfast peacefully. Jack was working on a ghost hunting device, and Jazz was reading a book while taking a bite of her cereal.
They stopped after hearing; Danny's painful scream and Maddie's worried shouts.
"Danny!" They exclaimed in unison.
They came rushing to the living room, and found that Danny was already passed out, and Maddie was shaking him in order to waking him. But in vain.
"Danny! Danny, wake up!" Maddie pleaded, already close to tears.
"Danny!" Jazz exclaimed, rushing towards her brother's side.
But Jack was too shocked to react, after he snapped out of his shock, and gently picking Danny up and laying him on the couch.
"Maddie, what happened?" Jack asked slowly, while laying a hand on Danny's forehead.
"I-I don't know." Maddie choked. "He just got down the stairs, and going to the kitchen. And then, he just screamed and collapsed in front of me!"
"Mom, does there anything strange before he got down the stairs? Like when you checked to his room?" Jazz suggested, all awhile looking more anxious that ever.
"Well, he was kinda tense and pale when I checked to his room. But he just said that he had a though night! I thought he just had a nightmare, so I didn't say anything."
'Must be something about his ghost powers.' Jazz thought, she will have to ask her brother about that later.
They all remain silent, waiting Danny to gain consciousness.
After five minutes of silence, they heard a groan. "Danny?" Jazz whispered.
Finally Danny's eyes flickered open, and found out that his family was staring at me.
It was ony a second before Maddie wrapped Danny into a bone-breaking hug. "Oh, my baby boy! Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine, just a little dizzy. That's all." Danny answered.
"Just a little dizzy?!" Jazz exclaim, does her little brother always have to think things like this is not a big deal? "But Danny, you just passed out!"
"Son, why don't you stay home for school for the day? Until you get better." His father suggested, noticing his son's pale face.
"Uh, that's okay, Dad. I'm alright."
"But Danny, you're really pale. Like it or not you are staying at home." Maddie said sternly, knowing how stubborn her son was.
"But-"
"No buts, Daniel James Fenton. You are going upstairs to your room and rest until you get better." Giving Danny one of those motherly-stern look, that meant he wasn't going to win this one.
The young half-ghost just sighed, and try to stand up. Only caused, by more masive headache.
"Jazz, help Danny." Maddie said.
Jazz only nodded, and went helping her brother to go upstairs, by having one of his arms slung over her shoulder, to support her brother more.
When the two siblings reached Danny's room. Jazz laid Danny on his bed. When he was already fell into a deep slumber.
'Maybe I sould just asked him tonight' She thought, know how tired her brother was. She glance at him, before leaving the room and closing the door behind her.
And not noticing a the symbol one Danny's wrist starting to glow a brighter green.
