29.
All four of us were sitting in the living room. Me and Zena were sitting in the couch, Danny and Dougie in the other one. Apart from that look Danny gave me when he came in he hasn't given me any attention at all. The reunion with Dougie on the other hand was a lot more intense.
Dougie flew into Danny's arms and they hugged each other long and tight. I heard Dougie whispering 'Thank you so much' in Danny's ear. Zena was watching them with a big smile on her face and tears in her eyes. Her family was finally back together. When Danny and Dougie opened their arms for her she happily accepted a group hug.
I was awkwardly standing there and played with my fingers while looking at the ground. Because looking at them felt like I was an invader.
And now we're all sitting here. Dougie had asked Danny where he had been the last couple of days but Danny avoided that question by asking Dougie one. He had asked if Dougie felt any pain because if he did it would easily be helped with another healing session. But Dougie reassured him he was feeling just fine.
Every time the conversation had a silence I had an inner battle. If I wanted to talk to Danny I had to say something. But by the time I gathered all my courage, they started talking again.
Come on Tom, don't be such a woos! He's waiting for you to say something so go ahead and do it!
'Danny' I said before I even realized it was me and I was shocked with my own voice. They stopped talking and their heads turned to me.
Dougie gave Danny a tap and stood up to walk to Zena. 'Come on' He said and reached out his hand to her.
'But..' She started but stopped when she saw his face. Reluctantly she placed her hand into her big brother's and disappeared from our sight.
Now I had wished I made my plan a little extensive than just the first step. Danny was looking at me and expected me to start talking but I was so lost in his gaze all words vanished before they even came.
'You were about to do it again, weren't you?' He asked since I wasn't going to open my mouth.
I nodded slightly
'Why?' He asked
'I don't know, I just.. Maybe.. I..' I sighed. I was blabbering. I took a deep breath and started again.
'I hate that I gave you this life. I pulled you away from your home. You love Xion and so do I. I feel more at home there than I have ever done here. There's nothing for you here, nothing you can do. The qualifications you have of Xion are worth nothing here. And I know that you're going to Xion every chance you get and leave me here on my own..'
'So you do these things to get me back home with you?'
'Yeah, I suppose' I said whispering.
'I had to go Tom' He said 'Dougie almost died'
'I know but.. There's always going to be something isn't it?'
Danny sighed. 'This is all a mess'
I stopped breathing when I heard the words coming from his mouth. It were the exact words my ex used to break up with me and now Danny is doing the same thing?
With closed eyes I prepared myself for what was about to come. I figuratively held my heart to try to hold it together when it will be shattered into pieces.
'What if I said Xion wasn't a problem anymore?' Danny said. My eyes shot wide open and looked confused at Danny.
'What do you mean?'
'I didn't stay away for two days because I wanted to but because I had to' He paused a few seconds but then continued. 'After we had that fight I used my power to communicate with Vicky. To get my mind off of things I asked her what was going on there and she said she had some good and some awesome news. The good news is that with the last fight I had with the Prions they've retreated.'
'So they're leaving Xion alone?'
'Yeah!' Danny said with a smile
'That's amazing!' I said genuinely excited. 'And what's the awesome news?'
'For the awesome news I had to go to Xion because she wanted to tell me personally. I had to give my location so a teleporter could pick me up. When I got there Vicky explained that there had been elections but it wasn't Dax that was elected to rule for another year'
'Then who was?' I asked but deep down I already knew the answer.
'Me'
'I can't believe it!' I said with a grin.
'But I said I'd think about it because I thought you would rather stay here' Danny said looking down.
'Danny!'
'What?'
'Are you crazy? I love Xion!'
'So you're ok with living there?'
'Abso-freaking-lutely!'
The smile on Danny's face returned and he jumped into my arms. 'Then the first thing that I'm gonna do is make Dax's rule about other life forms not being allowed conceited.' He said to my shoulder. When he suddenly pulled back.
'If you promise to never put yourself in unnecessary danger again!'
I smiled warmly. I knew I had my Danny back. This is the Danny I love. The Danny that lives in a different galaxy and can use his powers freely and is excited to help where and whenever he wants. Not the Danny that lives on Earth and has to hide his true self in public. Not to mention he can't do anything else apart from the household. He was like a tiger trapped into a little cage.
'I promise on my heart that only beats for you.'
This is not the end, there's going to be one more chapter!
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