Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom
A/N: Shout to my buddy Fuzz for betaing
Thanks to those of you that reviewed.
"Alexandria, honey wake up. We need to talk," Mom's gentle shaking woke me up.
I blink a few times looking up at her. My arms and chest are still covered with bandages. I sit up, gratefully taking the water offered.
"What's up mom? Is everything alright? It's not Danny, is it?" I panic slightly.
"No, no. Danny's going to be fine he's going to be released soon. We, as in your father and I have something to discuss with you." Mom states motioning Dad over.
Raising an eyebrow, I agree that we need to talk with a nod.
"Alexandria, you know we love you right?" Dad starts off.
"Of course."
"Well you see the thing is...your mother and I thought you might be better off with a relative for the time being." Dad blurts out.
"What?!" I snarl.
"Alexandria! Please, we just want what's best for you and we believe that it'll be best for you to live with someone else for awhile," Maddie speaks in even tones, looking in my direction but not at me in concern.
"Why? Not happening by the way. And what about Danny? We've never been separated before. Why now?" I demand.
"Alexandria, Lexy, we have your best interests at heart. Danny and Jazz for that matter would both be staying with us while you go on to your great uncle Alphard." Jack responds.
"My what? And did you ever consider that I don't want to go?"
"Lexy, Uncle Alphard is on my side of the family I know you've never met him. But honestly it's for the best." Jack comments softly.
"Don't call me Lexy! I don't want to go. I want to stay here with Danny," I mutter.
"You don't have a choice, Alexandria! Alphard will be picking you up in a few days," Maddie states.
"It's been days since I've woken up the first time. Why is it you've only looked at me a few times directly? What's wrong why are you forcing me into this?" I question rapidly.
"We love you Alexandria, this really is for the best," Maddie says as she gets up.
"How long?"
"What?" Came the double reply from my parents.
"How long am I to stay with this Alphard?"
Maddie and Jack say nothing just glance at each other guiltily. They both wave a quick goodbye before leaving.
'How could they!? They're just abandoning me. Why, what did I do?' These thoughts went cycled through my mind bringing grief and unshed tears each time.
As my mind kept spiraling down into wretched thoughts of my parents, a nurse walked in. He had honey brown hair, his glasses glinted in the artificial lighting hiding amber colored eyes.
"Your sister is ready to go home, unfortunately dear, we have to keep you for another day," the nurse simpers.
"I believe you meant my brother, as Danny is a boy," I glare at him for misgendering my twin.
"Yes, well either way we need to keep you an extra day. Stand up and we can get those nasty bandages off of you."
I stand, waiting patiently for the nurse to unwrap the bandages, he's surprisingly gentle about it.
"Just give me a moment to dispose of these and you can go look in the mirror," the nurse says.
Rolling my eyes I go into the bathroom. Looking in the mirror I see severe scarring of sorts.
*Examining it closer, I could see multiple lines creeping and crawling up my skin. Starting from my hands and going up my shoulders and across my chest I pull the gown away and see it stop above where my heart would be. There's a strange bloom there, it looks similar to the two blooms on my palms. The lines swirl and open with starbursts of what looked like lightning or perhaps the branches of a tree in winter. It was raw, angrily red but got progressively darker up my arms and appearing black on my heart.*
'How odd. Why am I marked like this? Is it a result of the accident? Is this why my parents refuse to look at me? Over a bunch of...scars? I guess. How dare they! This is their fault! They've always cared more for that thrice damned portal than they did us!'
'Cowards, my parents were utter cowards.'
I sneer at the pile of clothes my parents left me. Apparently they'd been here last night, and they couldn't even face me or say goodbye.
"And they call themselves ghost hunters," I scoff to myself.
I gather the clothing and take them into the bathroom. I start the shower up, waiting for the steam to rise before getting in. I wash quickly, wanting this to be over with as soon as possible. I get out and dry off.
I put on a black tee with the words Fuck Off on it in rainbow colors, a grey plaid flannel goes over it left open. I tug on a pair of dark grey skinny jeans and a pair of socks. Next, I lace up a black pair of doc martens. I found a pair of soft gloves in the pocket of my jeans and pull those out as well.
I glance into the mirror to try and fix my hair. I part it the way I like and leave it down as I don't have anything to tie it back with. With my hair air drying it would get soft waves in it. Tucking a stray piece behind my ear, I turn away and carefully pull the gloves on.
I go back inside the hospital room and sit in one of the visitors chair, waiting until I was released.
'How am I to uphold my oath? I won't be able to protect Danny from them anymore. We've always been together; we're close. Too close, according to Jazz, but she doesn't know. She wouldn't understand why we're like this. Jazz has hinted that I see Danny as more than my twin. It's not true. All we've got is an intense bond due to certain ah, circumstances. Circumstances and secrets we keep hidden from the rest of the family for our own safety, and theirs. Family is everything, at least that's what dad always claimed.'
I shake my head to distract myself from my thoughts. What really gets to me is that Maddie and Jack aren't going to say goodbye. They most certainly won't let Danny or Jazz say goodbye either, I'm sure.
"Ahem, you must be Alexandria. I'm Alphard Fenton," a voice with a slight rasp greets.
I stand up immediately and face the door. A man much older and taller than me stands in the doorway. Most of his hair is white, though there is a black strip of color going down the middle. It's been pulled back away from his face, tied with a leather cord. His left eye is blue, his right brown. Two scars pass over his right eye half hidden by a monocle. He has a neatly trimmed white goatee as well. He wore a three piece suit, and black oxfords. He was definitely a Fenton. The same unsettling vibes I got from my parents I also receive from him.
"It's Alex, Uncle." I stated.
"Is that so?" Alphard murmurs.
I glare, still pissed and hurt over them. I walked over to my uncle and wait by his side.
"Do you have everything? Yes? Let's not dawdle then," Alphard articulates.
I follow slightly behind him as he walks out of the room. He lopes through the hospital with casual grace. I jam my hands in my pockets letting out a hiss at the pain of doing so. Alphard stops outside looking at me quizzically. I look up at with impatience, I just want to get out of here since I wasn't allowed to say goodbye. He opens the door to an old Rolls Royce. I slide in and close the door waiting for him to walk around and get in. I buckle in as he starts the car.
"Hopefully we will get to know one another splendidly. I took the liberty of stopping by your parents' place to get a few of your things. However, as it most likely won't be enough you will also have to go shopping for more at a later date." His businesslike tone softens, "I am terribly sorry about this whole thing, Alexandria."
"Thanks, I'm fine though. How come I haven't heard of you before?"
"Jack didn't say anything? Hmm, I do suppose that is our way but I thought with the... What do you know? Not enough clearly. I still can't believe he never explained... No matter, after we get to my home, I will have to explain in full," Uncle verbalizes.
I hum in response. Watching Amity fly by, I wonder if I'd ever come back. If I'd ever be able to see Danny again.
Hours go by in silence. I haven't been paying attention and I have no idea where I am.
"Uncle, where are we?"
"We're almost there, my dear, fret not. You will be safe here."
It went unspoken between the both of us but I knew if Uncle Alphard was anything like Dad that I wouldn't be as safe as he wanted me to believe.