Ch.37: Any Other Way

Danny executed hand-to-hand combat moves his mentor had showed him. He was quick and ruthless to his invisible assailant. Steely blue eyes were faraway, gone in the depths of his mind. He jumped back and forth, not thinking about his next move, just making it. Muscles were in autopilot as his mind thought about his day. He occasionally replayed parts that could have been done different.

The ebony-haired boy didn't notice his orange-haired sister appear in the room, watching his body flip back and forth, performing kicks and punches perfectly. She bobbed her head to the music Danny had turned on. It flooded through a docking station, making the scene even more lively with its beat.

You could give me hell

You could give me death

Break before I bend

I will have revenge

"I didn't know you had any music even similar to upbeat." Jazz commented, smiling.

Danny planted his feet down on the ground after a roundhouse kick. Panting, he smiled at his sister and wiped the sweat from his brow. "Come on, you love my tunes."

"Love is a strong word, Danny." Jazz stated, eyes twinkling.

Danny nodded. "Which is why I wonder why people give it out so willingly."

Jazz hummed. "You've been thinking again, haven't you?"

Danny shrugged at her, tilting his head to the side and gazing at her with affection. "Always am. How 'bout you?"

Fire through my veins

I will fan the flames

Until my dying breath

"I do a lot of reading." Jazz stated, putting one of her hands on her hips.

Danny nodded. "But that's usually followed by psychoanalyzing all of the characters in the book. Admit it, you think a lot too."

Jazz rolled her eyes. "Are we seriously fighting over how much the other thinks?"

"Yes. Yes we are." Danny said while walking over. He stopped in front of his sister. "But that's what siblings do, right?"

"Normal siblings, yes." Jazz responded.

Danny laughed. "What's wrong with being abnormal?"

Cause I will never go down any other way

I will never go down any other way

"Nothing's wrong with abnormal. I'm just saying I'm dead and you're half-dead and a superhero." Jazz replied.

Danny made a big grin and bounced. "But that's what makes this whole relationship special~!"

Jazz laughed. "Yes... Special... That's the word."

The younger teen nodded, a 'special' grin on his face. The teen twirled around and began dancing. "Come on! You love this song too!"

Jazz rolled her eyes and yelped when Danny pulled her farther from the wall and began spinning with her. The two laughed as they continued to play around, singing the song on top of their lungs.

"Gasoline pumping through my veins~! Dancing on top of the flames~! I will never go down any other way~!"

They danced until they could dance no more and collapsed on the mats of the gym.

"Hey Danny..." Jazz said, a smile gracing her face.

The younger of the two glanced at his sister and asked "Yes~?"

"I would never want this relationship to be any other way."

Danny held up his hand and Jazz clasped it, both grinning at the other widely.

"Me too, Jazz. Any other way~! Gasoline pumping through my veins~! Dancing on top of the flames~!"

(Love that song...)

LOOK WHO I FORGOT ABOUT! ... Again!

Kadzait: You must not like Jazz much.

I know...

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Reviews:

Scheffelman: That actually might work. Or, you know, Batman will just leave them to burn again. (Danny is almost scarier than Doomsday.)

Poohbearmorris: It shall be! ... First, I have to get some other crap of the way first. -.-'

Roselin: XD Batman usually has more sympathy than that though. Why else would he join the JL? XD (Poor suckers...)

SweetyKinz: HAHAHA! XD I loved doing Danny's reaction to that. XD

Hitomi-tama: XD Ok, won't do that. :D

Sarra Torrens: Glad to be of service. Yes! Next week! That's the spirit! :D

JP-Rider: You're going to have to explain the Silver Age thing-a-ma-jig better cause I'm just kinda staring at the screen with a "What the crap?" look. XD

Anime Hotty Lover. 18: I think we all do that. XD I did get it. I just haven't hit the 'moderate review' button yet.

ShyActiveReader: Ha! Yeah! Probably could have used Danny. He probably wouldn't have helped though. XD

YumiStar: I think we all did. XD

Ninuhuju: HA! I love Toph! She's awesome! She was always interesting!

Letskilloctavian: I had an assassin kick one year. It was awesome. XD I'm hoping to get five chapters done and post the first next week for Dark-Net. And I think you appreciated the last chapter more than anyone else. XD

KainVixenheim: Yep. That's Bats for ya. :3 WOO~! Have fun flying~!

THEBOXGHOST113: It's alright! And glad you enjoyed~! :D

Frozenjaqulinefrost: Glad to hear. ;D

Grava: *bursts out laughing*

16ckelmen: Well, they're going to continue trying. X3

Guest of Honor: I'm not sure Batsy's birthday is actually recorded. I just made it up. XD

Tigergirl1723: XD No, I don't plan on bringing in Danny. She'd complicate so many things. -.-' Vlad will reappear in a bit~!

GreenDrkness: XD ...there's Jazz..! ... I always forget about her... -.-'

Bibbledoo: A death certificate is like a birth certificate. Except you have to be dead to have one. XD

Random Person: Don't worry. I got a plan for Batsy (...now...).

Fluteplayer99: I can believe the chapter number. It's the page number that makes me go wide-eyed. XD