The afternoon seemed to drag on as Danny sat in geography listening to Mr Moore talked animatedly about different types of rocks. Mr Moore, annoyed at the unresponsiveness of the class, assigned them questions on metamorphic rocks to do over the weekend.
It was a double period too.
Danny found the subject incredibly dull, but had to take it as it was a recommendation for those wanting to enter the space program. Danny knew that the chances of him actually being accepting for training was improbable, but resigned himself to try for it anyway.
He glanced around the room to see that most of the students were in a similar position to his, slumped over their desks or leaning back in their chairs with unfocused eyes. He caught Tucker beside him playing a game on his PDA under the desk.
Danny's sight swiftly gazed outside the window.
The sky was slightly cloudy and the trees would've rustled from the moderate wind if they hadn't been bare. Danny had always found winter very sleepy, he was reminiscing about thanksgiving last week.
Oh great, now the thought of thanksgiving was making him hungry.
He could see a few cars, no doubt freshmen parents, drawing up towards the school. This meant that school must nearly be over.
No sooner had he thought it, the bell rang and everyone rose immediately before Mr Moore could even finish his sentence about the tones of brown slate could have.
There was a jam at the door as everybody tried to get out within seconds of the final bell. After a few seconds of awkward shuffling, the students began to diffuse out. Danny and Tucker began to make their way towards their neighbouring lockers, with happier attitudes than the few hours previous.
Sam was waiting outside the front doors of the school when Danny and Tucker arrived. She had a giant camera around her neck and looked ecstatic.
Danny's parents allowed Danny to bring his friends when they were to activate the portal. Sam being into darkness and stuff was extremely excited over the whole event. Tucker meanwhile was fascinated with all the technology in the basement and was eager to sneak a peek at some of the equipment.
They stepped away from the school and began their way towards the Fenton household. Tucker was telling Sam animatedly about their Biology class and how Ruther was dared to eat a piece of heart they had been dissecting in class.
'And then he threw up all over the counter!' Tucker exclaimed in a reminiscent voice.
Sam, who looked quite nauseous, began telling Tucker about the birth video her class had watched in her biology class at the start of the year.
Danny happily listened to them bicker, inserting his input where necessary in the conversation. Danny brought up the topic of the new zombie movie that had come out to stop their argument. He didn't exactly want his parents to overhear him and his friends heatedly discussing eating raw meat and the images of birth when they arrived in his house.
They walked up the little steps of Danny's house. Danny then pulled out his keys and fiddled to pick the right one but as he started to turn the lock, the door swung open.
Danny who had kept hold of the key, stumbled in slightly as his dad, Jack Fenton, stood in the doorway.
'Danny!' Jack shouted in a loud voice.
He grabbed Danny by the neck and brought him in for a shoulder bang. Jack being roughly the size of a large closet caused a sharp ache in Danny's collarbone as a body struck it.
'Come on in!' he said to Sam and Tucker in a passionate tone.
Danny saw a bright flash of light as Sam took a picture of Jack and Danny who was being mildly maimed by him.
Jack grinned at her and struck a ridiculous pose and pushed Danny out of the view of the camera.
'Dad', Danny groaned as Sam took another picture, 'please stop'.
'What are you talking about Danny?' Jack said raising his eyebrows at him.
Tucker and Sam could barely retain their laughter at the situation. Danny knew his face was flushed. He vaguely wondered what life would be like with normal parents.
'Well I've enjoyed being your model Sam' Jack smiled as he straightened up 'but I was only supposed to come up here to grab more tools'.
Jack looked at a flustered Danny and said 'Mom says we'll have dinner earlier tonight so that we can activate the portal later, she also told me to tell you that there's chips and pop in the kitchen if you guys get hungry before that'
Jack then closed the front door and proceeded to the closet beside the front door.
Danny indicted his friends towards the kitchen and they followed suit. As they got out of earshot, Tucker and Sam burst into hysterical laughter and Danny's face seemed to redden deeper.
'That was pure gold' Tucker snickered as he wiped a tear that accumulated in his eye.
'I am so framing that' Sam breathed, her voice tired from the howls of laughter.
Danny began to smile though. His family really were strange; I mean they were building a ghost portal in their basement. But he had always felt close to his family, even Jazz who was an analytical fizz. It definitely made life more interesting no doubt.
Danny grabbed the bags of chips as Tucker and Sam got the drinks and glasses. They made themselves up the staircase and walked cheerfully towards Danny's bedroom.