Out of all the places she'd travelled and all the sights she'd seen, Danielle found that she'd always hold a soft spot for London.
It was weird when she thought about it. Before travelling, she'd always pictured herself as an Africa or Australia kinda gal; running with the kangaroos and playing American soccer with the Afrikaans after they got out of school. That was all fine and dandy and she really did enjoy it, but there was just something about London that had her stopping in for a rest and a bite to eat before continuing to peruse the entire world.
Dani was walking down the street, blue hoodie up to block her face from the softly falling snow. It was melting upon contact with the ground, causing car lights to reflect off the surfaces of roads and walls damp from the frigid water. Her hair wasn't in its iconic ponytail; rather, it framed her face and stuck out from underneath her hoodie, catching tiny snowflakes in its tresses. Someone lightly bumped into her as they passed, muttering a quick "Sorry," before hurrying on their way.
What on Earth did Danielle like about this damn city, anyway? It was cold, typically wet, and bustling with loud cars and shouting people. That definitely wasn't why she kept coming back. She much preferred the outskirts of London, dotted with old-styled homes and large schools. Danielle turned sharply on her heel and headed down a back alleyway, making the split decision to head towards those neighborhoods now.
Hmph. So what did Danielle like about this place? She liked the accents and how sentences rolled off one's tongue and played through someone's ears. She liked that one girl she met, Lacelia, and how she was always complaining about not being able to join Dani on her worldwide adventures. Lacelia had always been the adventurous, strong type; Dani noted that she strikingly resembled Valerie in that way.
What else? Well, she liked the empty hotel rooms that she crashed in, and she liked how the people never seemed to mind giving her a bite of free food, and she liked the nighttime when the bustling slowed and dots of stars played across the sky.
She liked sitting atop the Tower Bridge and watching the sun set over the city. She liked sitting alone on the London Eye, listening to the constant singing of birds and watching the tiny people below. She even liked that giant billboard that depicted Danny Phantom flying after a pair of giant, semi-solid green ghosts. It was nice to know that someone she'd always seen as her older brother was being appreciated in places other than Amity Park.
Danielle stopped dead in her tracks. Standing there, listening to cars passing and water splashing, it dawned on Dani why she always seemed to come back to London.
It reminded her of home.
Sure, Amity wasn't nearly as crowded as this, but the people were all friendly and the air was almost always chilly and the stars always seemed to fight against the city lights. Lacelia was Valerie and that giant billboard was Danny and she was herself, always wandering, always alone, with the wonders of the world all stored inside her crowded mind. There wasn't much left for Danielle to see.
Danielle headed down another dark alleyway, hid behind a long forgotten trash bin, and reached deep inside her for the ever-present chill of her ghost core.
Damn Vlad for not giving her a coat. It was cold wearing that black and white crop top.
Danielle took off, dodged a few of the taller buildings lazily, and then headed speedily in the direction of America. She had family waiting for her back in Amity. She didn't have to be lonesome.
She was heading home.
this one is really short and i'm sorry about that. i'm hoping to get out a few more dannymay days today so i apologize for the length.
as i always say, please review ! i love hearing your comments or concerns or whatever the hell you wanna share with me. i love love love it. please review.
also, as a side note, summer just started for me ! i'm going to be babysitting for the majority of the summer but hopefully i'll be able to take my laptop and write a lot more than i have been able to this school year. for those of you that read fit for a king: i promise that it's coming back ! this month has just been rly hectic for me with dannymay and all. that story will keep going as soon as i finish up the last of these dannymay days.
thank you for reading and being patient with me. i really appreciate it.
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