CHAPTER 11
Dea must have been in a thinking mood because she was awfully quiet on the walk home. She talked about a lot of things that didn't concern them, but the natural enigmas of the universe.
Dea: Doesn't scare you even a little that some of the ghosts you've told me about were kids? Like that dragon girl. You said she was just about our age. Doesn't freak you out to think that she died so soon?
Danny: I guess a little, but it doesn't really concern us.
All he had to say was that and Dea fell silent, looking content. Dea suddenly had a mischievous smile on. She looked left, right, and behind them before stepping slowly away from Danny and running behind a tree. Danny smiled and looked around the tree for her. She wasn't there. He wasn't getting worried at all, he thought she must've just gone into Phantom Mode to scare him. It wasn't going to work.
Danny: Ok Dea, come out, come out, wherever you are!
She continued to be silent.
Danny: Fine then, I'll just go home and call Paulina. See if she wants to do something.
Dea: You had better not mister!
Danny lurched forward a bit as someone invisible jumped on his back. Dea turned back to normal and started laughing.
Danny: Hey! Get offa me!
Dea: But you're fun! Ha ha!
Danny: Alright, let's try your tae-kwon-do skills out if you wanna?
Dea: Bring it on!
Danny flipped her off his back and she flew a few feet through the air, but landed on her feet. She immediately jumped up.
Dea: To bad, Fenton! Heh heh!
Danny: I underestimated you.
Dea: You have. Danny?
Danny: (seeing her annoyed face) Dash's right behind me, isn't he?
Dea: Want me to tell the truth?
Danny: Dang.
Dash: Hello, Fenton! And hello there Dea!
Dea: Don't speak to me you foul, evil excuse for a human being!
Dash, once again, tried to woo her thinking he was the sleekest thing to hit the town. He started backing her up against a tree, forgetting Danny was there.
Dea: Dash, for once, leave me alone! I'd rather be with someone I actually like!
Dash: I don't believe you two are dating. I think you just don't wanna go out with me.
Dea: You're just figuring this out NOW!?
Dash: Look, you two aren't dating, and you're just trying to annoy me. Now give me your phone number, and I'll call ya' with Saturday's plans.
A change seemed to come over Dea. She turned slightly and looked at Danny and winked. Dea put on a sugary voice.
Dea: You're right Dash. I've always liked you since the moment I looked at you. I misjudged you. How about we go to the new Jackie-Chan movie tomorrow night? I'll even give ya' a preview!
She suddenly threw out her simpering voice and kicked Dash in the chest. Her grey and blue Etnies shoes left a big "E" in the middle of his shirt. Dash stumbled backwards and stuttered. The wind had been knocked out of him from the kick.
"Hope ya' like the movie!" was all she said before stalking off like a dog who just won first place in a show. She linked her arm around Danny's and walked off. They walked down the sidewalk and turned around the corner. Danny picked her up and spun her around.
Dea: Danny! What's all this about?
Danny: Dea, you're amazing!
Dea: Danny, stop it, you're making me blush!
Danny: I'm serious Dea! You've saved my life and you got rid of Dash! No one's done either of those before.
Dea: Danny, get a grip. You've told me both of these things before and you've never spazzed out.
Danny: Dea, I guess I wanna say... I-I love you....
Dea hugged Danny and closed her eyes. She grinned behind his back and said, just loud enough to hear, "I love you too".
Dea must have been in a thinking mood because she was awfully quiet on the walk home. She talked about a lot of things that didn't concern them, but the natural enigmas of the universe.
Dea: Doesn't scare you even a little that some of the ghosts you've told me about were kids? Like that dragon girl. You said she was just about our age. Doesn't freak you out to think that she died so soon?
Danny: I guess a little, but it doesn't really concern us.
All he had to say was that and Dea fell silent, looking content. Dea suddenly had a mischievous smile on. She looked left, right, and behind them before stepping slowly away from Danny and running behind a tree. Danny smiled and looked around the tree for her. She wasn't there. He wasn't getting worried at all, he thought she must've just gone into Phantom Mode to scare him. It wasn't going to work.
Danny: Ok Dea, come out, come out, wherever you are!
She continued to be silent.
Danny: Fine then, I'll just go home and call Paulina. See if she wants to do something.
Dea: You had better not mister!
Danny lurched forward a bit as someone invisible jumped on his back. Dea turned back to normal and started laughing.
Danny: Hey! Get offa me!
Dea: But you're fun! Ha ha!
Danny: Alright, let's try your tae-kwon-do skills out if you wanna?
Dea: Bring it on!
Danny flipped her off his back and she flew a few feet through the air, but landed on her feet. She immediately jumped up.
Dea: To bad, Fenton! Heh heh!
Danny: I underestimated you.
Dea: You have. Danny?
Danny: (seeing her annoyed face) Dash's right behind me, isn't he?
Dea: Want me to tell the truth?
Danny: Dang.
Dash: Hello, Fenton! And hello there Dea!
Dea: Don't speak to me you foul, evil excuse for a human being!
Dash, once again, tried to woo her thinking he was the sleekest thing to hit the town. He started backing her up against a tree, forgetting Danny was there.
Dea: Dash, for once, leave me alone! I'd rather be with someone I actually like!
Dash: I don't believe you two are dating. I think you just don't wanna go out with me.
Dea: You're just figuring this out NOW!?
Dash: Look, you two aren't dating, and you're just trying to annoy me. Now give me your phone number, and I'll call ya' with Saturday's plans.
A change seemed to come over Dea. She turned slightly and looked at Danny and winked. Dea put on a sugary voice.
Dea: You're right Dash. I've always liked you since the moment I looked at you. I misjudged you. How about we go to the new Jackie-Chan movie tomorrow night? I'll even give ya' a preview!
She suddenly threw out her simpering voice and kicked Dash in the chest. Her grey and blue Etnies shoes left a big "E" in the middle of his shirt. Dash stumbled backwards and stuttered. The wind had been knocked out of him from the kick.
"Hope ya' like the movie!" was all she said before stalking off like a dog who just won first place in a show. She linked her arm around Danny's and walked off. They walked down the sidewalk and turned around the corner. Danny picked her up and spun her around.
Dea: Danny! What's all this about?
Danny: Dea, you're amazing!
Dea: Danny, stop it, you're making me blush!
Danny: I'm serious Dea! You've saved my life and you got rid of Dash! No one's done either of those before.
Dea: Danny, get a grip. You've told me both of these things before and you've never spazzed out.
Danny: Dea, I guess I wanna say... I-I love you....
Dea hugged Danny and closed her eyes. She grinned behind his back and said, just loud enough to hear, "I love you too".