This was a very fun chapter for me to write, so I hope you enjoy! I know my updates aren't as fast as they used to be, but that's because school is coming up...
I don't own DP so On with the Story!
Rude
Tucker was right. The movie ended a minute before the hour was up, which was good because we were all laughing our butts off. The movie had us laughing from start to finish and I was grateful that Tucker had thought of it.
"Alright, here goes everything! 3…2—" I cut Tucker off by saying, "This is like the fifth time we've changed his mood. Do you have to make it so dramatic every single time?"
"Fine," Tucker mumbled before pressing the mood button. Dani was giggling and we were all still under the comforter.
Mental note: wash Jazz's comforter before she returns.
Dani stopped laughing long enough so we could hear Tucker announce, "He's supposed to be rude."
We each raised an eyebrow as we examined Danny, but soon we got the message when he snapped, "What are you guys looking at?"
Instead of answering him, I turned to Dani and said, "Whatever your Daddy does, you should probably do the opposite when around people, o.k.?"
"You sound like a mother," Danny snorted. I rolled my eyes and Tucker began to laugh. Only when Danny said the word 'mother' Dani had gotten up and had quickly excused herself. I found it odd, but I told myself I would check on her as soon as I knew Tucker would be able to handle this.
"Tucker, are you done laughing?" I asked crossing my arms. I was trying my hardest not to slap Danny upside his head but I didn't know how much more self control I had.
"Stop nagging us!" Danny mocked. I guess Rude Danny was hilarious to Tucker because he couldn't stop laughing, and when he would Danny would say something else, even if it was to him, and he'd go right back into his laughing fit.
I rolled my eyes before getting up and telling Tucker, "Keep an eye on him until I get back Tuck."
"Hey, you can't leave!" Danny called when I got up and started making my way to Jazz's room. He'd grabbed hold of my leg and I knew with one pull I would find myself landing face first on the floor. I definitely didn't like Rude Danny.
"I'm going to check on Danielle. She seemed a little upset and I want to make sure she's o.k." I told him.
"Isn't that something her father should do?" he questioned.
"You're not exactly in the right mind frame for that right now, so no. Besides, it may be a girl related thing," I said. I was hoping he'd let go soon before I was forced to kick him. Something about this side of Danny just brought out the worst in me.
"Come back quick," Danny said as he let go of my leg. I know this sounds weird, but I smiled at that before heading out. It totally sounded rude ya, but I knew that that was Rude Danny's way of telling me he wanted me to come back as soon as I could in a good way. He wanted me to bring Dani back so he knew she was o.k.
I walked across the hallway and knocked on Jazz's door. I heard Dani take a quick intake of breath, but she didn't say anything. I assumed she must have been crying and was trying to clean herself up so I called, "Dani, it's me; Sam. Can I come in?"
So let me get this straight. I'm Goth. My favorite colors are black and dark purple. I hate the circus, unless it's Circus Gothica (minus Freakshow), and I love my pale skin. That doesn't mean I'm a dark person though. I'm actually quite the optimist, I love standing up for animals and the environment, and when it comes to family I'm the caring 'older sister', cousin, or best friend. So when I saw Dani standing in the door way with a tear streaked face I knew exactly how to comfort her.
Danny and Tucker may tell everyone I hate kids, since I refuse to even babysit my cousins, but it's really the opposite. I look forward to having a rather large family sometime in the future. But for now, I think it's best everyone thinks that about me, except Dani.
I scooped her up in my arms and closed her door before making my way over to her bed where I held her as the tears continued to fall. I caressed her hair, mindful of the braid, and rocked her back and forth. After the sobs died down I softly asked, "What's the matter Dani?"
She brought her left hand up to wipe her tears as she murmured, "It's nothing. I'm fine now."
"I swear you're just like your Dad. He never tells me what's wrong either until he practically collapses under all the stress that's caused from keeping everything hidden. I don't want to see that happen to you," I told her. Normally I confronted Danny about lying and expressed my disappointment at him, but Dani was in a fragile state right now and that would not go over well.
"I…I'm just sad because…because I don't have a Mom," Dani confessed. I caught my gasp in my throat as I looked down at the heart broken halfa in my arms.
"O Dani," I cooed. I didn't really know what to say to that, so all I could do was offer my ears as she continued to talk it out.
"I love Daddy, but sometimes I wish I had a Mom. But then I think it's probably better that I don't. What mother would want a clone as a daughter?"
"Danielle Fenton, you are so much more than a clone and any female in their right mind would consider themselves lucky to be your mother," I snapped, admittedly a little harsher than I probably should have. To try and recover I added, "Besides, one day you'll have a Mom."
"But that's another thing; when Danny gets married it'll have to be to someone who'll accept me as a cloned daughter, and that narrows the field down a lot…unless you were to marry Daddy! Then you'd be my Mom!"
My eyes nearly popped out of my head when she said that. I didn't know what I was supposed to say, so I said the truth. "I'm working on it," I muttered. I could feel my face burn as she gave me a mischievous grin and a chuckle.
"I won't tell him we had this conversation if you don't?" Dani offered after a minute of awkward silence.
"Deal. What about Tucker?" I asked as we shook hands on it.
"You can tell him a little of it if you want, since he'll probably wonder what we were talking about. I already consider him an Uncle so I'm o.k. with it," she told me as she began to finish erasing the evidence of tears from her cheeks.
After I decided she looked presentable and I warned her of Danny's probable behavior, we walked hand in hand back to Danny's room. They looked exactly like I left them. Tucker was laughing on the floor, gasping for air, and Danny was sitting against his bed with his arms behind his head.
"Took you long enough," he muttered when he saw us walk over. Dani huffed and I rolled my eyes, but neither of us talked back. There was no point.
"Is Uncle Tuck going to be o.k.?" Dani asked, a little worried at how hard Tucker was laughing. He was seriously having trouble breathing which even freaked me out a little.
"Maybe you should bring him downstairs and get him some water and food," I offered. If Tucker laughed through this whole hour, I'm sure my head would explode. Dani seemed to think along the same lines as me because she jumped on Tucker and phased them through the floor to get downstairs.
"Come here," Danny ordered. I spun to look at him and narrowed my eyes, weighing my options in my head. I could do as he said, I could smack him upside his head, or I could back talk. I choose option number three.
"Say 'please' Fenton and maybe I will," I stated.
"Puh-lease come here," he said. I growled. I guess 'rude' and 'ass' were synonyms when it came to Danny's moods.
"Listen I realize that you probably have little control over being rude, so why don't we just not talk. If you motion to me instead I'll probably be able to hold my own mood together better."
"Nah."
I smacked myself in the forehead. This was going nowhere. "Fine, I'll just stand here. That way I won't hurt you," I reasoned out loud.
"Haha, like you could actually physically hurt me," Danny said. "Actually, now that I think about it, you can't even stop me from bringing you over here."
My eyes went wide at that last comment as I asked what exactly he meant by that. My answer was a duplicate that came to life next to Danny. He stayed in human form, but the duplicate was in Phantom form. So I did the most logical thing I could think of and turned around to run. I didn't even make it to the stairs before he caught me.
"Danny!" I angrily yelled. I could hear Tucker laugh again as well as Dani groan.
Phantom wrapped his arms around my waist and stomach before he tossed me over his shoulder and started floating back to Danny's room. I tried pounding on his back, but it was useless. He just went intangible and chuckled at my threats and screams of protest. When we reached the original Danny, the duplicate tossed me down to him before being reabsorbed. Danny smirked down at me as he said, "Told ya so."
Fine, if that's how it was going to be then so be it! I thought as I sat Indian style in front of Danny, my back to him, and kept my arms crossed in front of my chest. I was determined not to speak or look at him until the hour was up. Unfortunately that meant not being able to shut him up either.
"Sammy-kins; don't be such a brat!"
"I know you're mad, but there's no reason to pout."
"Sammy, look at me."
"Saaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmm. You could use some practice kissing, so why don't we practice now?"
Throughout all of it I stayed silent. It was hard but I did it. He must have realized I wasn't going to turn around in frustration to yell at him, so he resorted to a different plan of action. It definitely made my job at being mad at him a lot harder.
He started massaging my neck. I tensed at first, but decided it couldn't hurt to take advantage of this behavior while it lasted. After a few minutes on my neck he moved to my shoulders. I felt him shift in bed, but assumed he was just moving closer. Without realizing it, I had dropped my arms and they were hanging at my side.
And that was before I felt his soft lips on my skin. My first thought was how much I was enjoying this. My next thought was more like, He's only fifteen! Where'd he learn to do this? Before I knew it, my body was sagging into his. I didn't even care or get mad when I heard him chuckle. He knew he was winning, and I was more than willing to take the loss.
His hands had been rubbing my arms until I felt my body completely sag onto his. Then his arms wrapped around me. Danny must be quite the romantic if he's able to make me swoon in some of his worst moods. I let my head fall back and he pushed me away just enough so he could kiss me. It was a gentle kiss, but passionate none the less. It was kind of strange kissing him upside down, but man was it awesome.
Mental note: do this again.
I had a feeling we were just getting started with this little kissing session when Tucker cleared his voice and said, "Looks like you might get a sibling sooner than we thought," followed by Dani's laughter.
I love Tucker. Really, I do(: Updates coming soon! Fair warning: once school is up, my stories won't be produced as fast, especially once my season gets started.
