Chapter 10: Oh shitcakes
Mr Lancer was not happy. He liked teaching English, and almost everything that had to do with it. The thing he didn't like was being told what to do. So, when he was told that the School Council had decided to teach mythology during his English class, Lancer wasn't pleased. He didn't have anything against mythology, he loved reading through it, but teaching it? Nah, mythology wasn't taught to someone. They had to experience it themselves, to fully appreciate it.
He already wasn't looking forward to the lesson, and the class didn't help with that. As soon as he said vampires, all the girl started to gossip about the newest movie, that had something to do with sparkling? He wasn't up to date on the hip and groovy trends from this day and age. So he let it go and cleared his throat.
"Listen up class, I don't like teaching this to you, but I don't get to decide what I teach anymore, so you just have to suck it up."
At that Emily burst out laughing, and almost completely lost it.
"Miss Whistler, may I ask how this is amusing?" He said, lifting his eyebrow and shooting a dark glare at the teen.
"You said "suck it up", and we're talking about vampires." She winked away a tear from the corner of her eye. "I thought it was pretty funny." Without even looking at Danny and her brother, she continued to doodle in her sketchbook.
Danny's mind was reeling from the metaphorical impact of Emmy's words. How could she be so careless, now everyone was going associate them with vampires! He was tempted to give Emily a good scolding when a random thought popped into his mind. What if Emmy did it on purpose? What if she knew this was going to get everyone's attention? Then it hit him. Of course, this was intentional. Emily knew that Sam and Tucker were suspicious of them. If you were a vampire, and you'd want to stay hidden, what would you try to do? Blend in. That's exactly what Sam and Tucker are thinking. That we're trying to blend in. But with such a rash statement from Emmy, it might just throw them off! His mind was blown. This was brilliant, and Emmy had thought it up in mere seconds. He was officially stumped, he went from one family of geniuses to another.
Lancer quickly noticed that nobody was paying attention. I guess it is time for plan B then.
"Listen up. We going to do something different, as you won't listen to me. I'm going to read your name, together with someone else's and the two of you are going to be partners for the rest of this lesson. Because this is a duo hour, we have enough time."
He read off each and every name and soon the class divided in twain.
Tucker was having a silent party, as he was partnered with Danny. He could've done a happy dance. This was his chance to see Danny up close since the night of the party. How fortunate could any person be? He glanced up at his partner, who sat next to him with slight unease. Come on Danny, it's me your old pal. Why can't you tell me what's wrong? He pleaded in his head. He wondered why Danny hadn't said anything to them. Tucker knew it was their Danny that sat next to him. Why doesn't he talk? They've surely got some leverage over him. Did they threaten to kill us off he didn't comply with their plans? Probably. Danny would never betray his friends.
As far as knowledge went, Tucker was sure they had made the right assumption. According to them, there were three original Whistlers. Emily and Lucas, the twins, and their younger brother. The body Danny inhabited right now. On the day that Danny had disappeared, he had said they he'd felt his Ghost Sense. So that must have meant that a ghost was nearby. Danny went out to fight the ghost, but while fighting, he was attacked from behind. The youngest Whistler had sought out Danny as prey but was hit by an ectoblast from the ghost, almost killing him. The Whistler boy was directly in harm's way, and Danny wasn't strong enough to protect both him and the other kid. So he did the only thing he could do, with his hero-complex. Overshadow him. That's when everything went to shit. They mused that the almost dead Whistler and Danny had somehow merged when Danny had possessed him. Danny took control of his body and simply couldn't get back out. Danny tried to play along with the Whistlers, but they soon found out. They'd struck a deal with Danny. They wouldn't harm him, or his family, if he stayed with them, as their younger brother.
So it was up to Tucker and Sam to free Danny and get him away from their evil clutches. And it so happened to be that Sam was partnered with Emily. So everything should run its course smoothly.
Someone was freaking out. Who, you might ask? Danny, of course. He was not happy to be working with Tucker. He could handle his old friends from a distance, but up close was a whole other story. So when Lancer told them what they'd be doing, Danny's unbeating heart almost restart. A vampire test. See how much like a vampire you are. It was meant to teach them that vampires didn't exist because nothing could live without a pulse or needing to breathe, or a way to low temperature. It just so happened to be those exact same things, Danny could say "yes" to.
The twins immediately shot him equal glares of horror. One unspoken question hanging in the air. "How are we going to fix this?" Danny's mind was racing against the clock as Lancer handed out items for the tests. He went through every lie he'd ever told, everything he could think of. He was close to losing it as his mind stopped at one thought. Invisible duplicates. He could overshadow. He was going to overshadow his partner, and the partners of the rest of his family, to protect their secret. It was a horrible feeling, invading someone's body and ruling over their mind. He hated how it felt, and it was the power he was least proud of.
sidenote Some of you might have noticed, that Danny has a bit of a double nature. He can be a real fucktard sometimes, with how he behaves towards people he doesn't like, but can also be a sweet little boy. I don't really know yet, how he's going to behave when he comes to face neutral people, maybe he chooses on the spot. Just remember, I will make him more sadistic in a little while, so keep looking forward! /sidenote
Danny split off three invisible copies of himself, and let them float near each partner.
He was partnered with Tucker, Emily formed a duo with Sam, and poor Lucas was left alone with Dash. He didn't have a problem with Dash, that jerk could fuck himself all the way to Hell, but Sam and Tucker were his friends. So before he possessed them, he whispered something in their ear. "I am sorry. I didn't want to do this." And then, they knew nothing.
He notified both Lucas and Emmy of the change, and soon, they were writing down false answers to a test that could never do.
He was relieved when he could leave the bodies of his friends, not so much with Dash, that's why he played the last prank on him by making his pants intangible.
He looked at Tucker, to see if he was alright. He was surprised when he shot an apologetic look at Danny. As if to say: "Don't worry bro, I know you couldn't help it." He sighed, and when the bell rang, he was more than happy when he could finally leave that suffocating classroom.