CHAPTER 12
Danny: Come on, I wanna show you something.
He grabbed her hand and led her down the path that leads to the river.
Dea: We're going to the river right? We've been there a hundred times, what's so new? Danny: You haven't seen it at night have you?
Dea: No...why? Danny: You'll see....
The sun was starting to set and Danny wanted to hurry getting there. He said it was worth the walk. Dea was sort of skeptical but followed along anyway. Danny had never disappointed her. They finally came to the right spot on the river and Danny stopped abruptly.
Danny: There. Look out over there.
Danny was pointing a little above them and there in the sky were beautiful colors. Red, orange, yellow, and a hint of blue still in the evening sky. The sun was half way down on the horizon. Dea looked out and sat on the ground.
Dea: Wow! It looks so cool. Really beautiful. Danny said this so quietly, even he could hardly hear himself. "Like you". It was now getting kind of dark, so they had to walk back home. If Danny's parents asked where they were, they would simply say they were out walking. After all, they were. They finally got back to the house and quietly went up to their rooms. Danny's parents didn't know they were out...what a relief.
About ten minutes later, Dea poked her head into Danny's room. He was typing away at his computer.
Dea: Dan? I'm gonna go down to the lab K? Danny: (turning around) OK. What's so interesting down there? Dea: Oh, nothing really, just trying to find something. Danny: (shrugging) OK, whatever. Have fun! Ha ha!
Dea: Very funny!
Dea walked down to the lab and started looking for something. She looked through a few crates, some cardboard boxes. Dea shivered and looked up. No one there. She could have sworn someone was watching her. She shrugged it off and went back to searching.... Dea had been down in the lab for a while so Danny thought he'd go look in on her, maybe give her some help looking. He finished up on the computer and made his way downstairs.
Dea shivered again. She really could have sworn someone was there. Suddenly, she got a headache and sat down. Images flashed inside her head. She saw someone on the ground under a huge cinderblock. She couldn't recognize the person. Her vision became clearer, and there was her mom, with Dea's good luck charm clutched in her hand. Her headache increased and Dea fell to the floor, rubbing her forehead. Danny had just come down the stairs as Dea recovered. He hadn't seen her yet so she ran quietly over to a box and pretended to be searching for the thermos while Danny looked around for her. He spotted her and walked over.
Danny: Hey! Didja find what you were looking for? Dea: Umm...not yet. I've been down here for about a half hour, so I'm thinking I'll quit looking if I don't find it in twenty minutes.
Dea was sweating slightly and Danny noticed this.
Danny: Dea, you OK? You look like you just ran a marathon. Dea: Yeah, I'm fine Dan. I've just been looking through a lot of these heavy boxes, that's all. Danny: (turning to leave) Alright, whatever. Um, my mom and dad are gone, so I'm gonna make something to eat. Want anything?
Dea: (getting up) Oh no, mister, I'm gonna fix dinner tonight. Jazz is out to the movies with friends and your parents are gone. I think I'm allowed to mix up a little bit of a mess eh? Danny: What're you making?
Dea: I think I'm gonna try to make a pizza from scratch. I made one once before with my dad, but we never ate it. We just made it for the fun of it. Danny: Alright, but try not to make too much of a mess, Mom and Dad'll kill us if they come home to find a pizza sauce covered kitchen. Dea: Alright, alright, stay down on Earth will ya'? I won't make a big mess.
Dea ran upstairs and began taking out a bunch of pots. She turned on some music and was dancing lightly along to it. She poured some things, and chopped others. Half an hour later, she was sitting at the kitchen table drawing on a pad of paper, occasionally checking inside the oven.
Danny: How's it going?
Dea: GYAH! Don't scare people like that! Heh heh! It's doing fine. Should be ready in five minutes. I've got M&M's to put on top! Danny: M&M's on top? Sounds kind of weird. Dea: It's not, it's REALLY good. Danny: Whatever you say! I'll try anything once. Dea: Like, snooping in your parents' inventions?
Danny: Hey! I only did it once- Dea: Everyday. Come on Danny, you KNOW you've been down there more than once or twice. Danny: Yeah, you're right.
Dea took the pizza out of the oven and the cheese was still bubbling. They sat down to eat and Dea continued to draw with her left hand (she was left- handed). She finally finished and held it up.
Dea: Voila! A space worm! Danny: Uhh... why is it furry? Dea: Because... toxic waste in space spilled on it and it became furry. So now it is a space worm. Danny: How did it get in space?
Dea:...I think a space bird took it out into space and let it go.
They cracked up at this conversation. As soon as they stopped laughing each time, one of them would say "Space wormy!" and they'd crack up again. They could hardly eat their pizza! Finally, Danny calmed down enough to say he was finished and told Dea to do the same. It was nearly ten P.M.
Dea: Ohh!! But it's the perfect setting for a scary movie! Dark and stormy outside, branches scratching against the windows, and mysterious noises coming from both outside and inside. Let's watch Day of the Dead! Danny: (snickering) OK. Dea: What? You're snickering about something. Danny: Well...How about we call the movie, 'Dea of the Dead"? Dea: You are gonna get it now mister!
Dea jumped on Danny and they tumbled to the floor. It was innocent play. She had Danny pinned for a minute, but he flipped her over and had her arms pinned. Panting Danny said, "Had enough?"
Dea: Just getting' started, Superman!
She brought her foot up and shoved him in the chest. He fell on the floor panting even heavier. Dea stood over him looking triumphed.
Dea: Told ya'! I win! I'm gonna get the disc.
Five minutes later, they were settled in the living room, Dea lying on her stomach on the floor, with a small bowl of popcorn to herself, and Danny relaxing on the couch with his own small bowl of popcorn. Ten minutes into the movie, Dea was wide-eyed and curled up near the end of the couch looking frightened yet as if trying to be brave.
Danny: Ya' know, I woulda' thought that after fighting a bunch of scary looking ghosts, you wouldn't so scared of- GYAH!!
A zombie had just eaten the arm of one of them man and Danny was now, also, quivering at the foot of the couch. Five minutes later, Danny was relaxing again and Dea was still frightened. As the movie entered one of the scarier parts, Dea had another vision which came with another headache. She saw herself standing before the portal in Phantom mode. She was staring hesitantly at it and next thing she knew she was stepping into it. The vision ended, and she gave a little shout and toppled over.
Danny: What's up with you? Couldn't have scared you that bad! Dea: Umm... Yeah, it was pretty weird...ya' know, how the guy...almost got eaten ya' know?
Danny: Alriiiiight....
Dea didn't know why she didn't tell Danny. He was her boyfriend and they shared everything...except maybe, this was one of those things that needed to be kept secret.
Danny: Come on, I wanna show you something.
He grabbed her hand and led her down the path that leads to the river.
Dea: We're going to the river right? We've been there a hundred times, what's so new? Danny: You haven't seen it at night have you?
Dea: No...why? Danny: You'll see....
The sun was starting to set and Danny wanted to hurry getting there. He said it was worth the walk. Dea was sort of skeptical but followed along anyway. Danny had never disappointed her. They finally came to the right spot on the river and Danny stopped abruptly.
Danny: There. Look out over there.
Danny was pointing a little above them and there in the sky were beautiful colors. Red, orange, yellow, and a hint of blue still in the evening sky. The sun was half way down on the horizon. Dea looked out and sat on the ground.
Dea: Wow! It looks so cool. Really beautiful. Danny said this so quietly, even he could hardly hear himself. "Like you". It was now getting kind of dark, so they had to walk back home. If Danny's parents asked where they were, they would simply say they were out walking. After all, they were. They finally got back to the house and quietly went up to their rooms. Danny's parents didn't know they were out...what a relief.
About ten minutes later, Dea poked her head into Danny's room. He was typing away at his computer.
Dea: Dan? I'm gonna go down to the lab K? Danny: (turning around) OK. What's so interesting down there? Dea: Oh, nothing really, just trying to find something. Danny: (shrugging) OK, whatever. Have fun! Ha ha!
Dea: Very funny!
Dea walked down to the lab and started looking for something. She looked through a few crates, some cardboard boxes. Dea shivered and looked up. No one there. She could have sworn someone was watching her. She shrugged it off and went back to searching.... Dea had been down in the lab for a while so Danny thought he'd go look in on her, maybe give her some help looking. He finished up on the computer and made his way downstairs.
Dea shivered again. She really could have sworn someone was there. Suddenly, she got a headache and sat down. Images flashed inside her head. She saw someone on the ground under a huge cinderblock. She couldn't recognize the person. Her vision became clearer, and there was her mom, with Dea's good luck charm clutched in her hand. Her headache increased and Dea fell to the floor, rubbing her forehead. Danny had just come down the stairs as Dea recovered. He hadn't seen her yet so she ran quietly over to a box and pretended to be searching for the thermos while Danny looked around for her. He spotted her and walked over.
Danny: Hey! Didja find what you were looking for? Dea: Umm...not yet. I've been down here for about a half hour, so I'm thinking I'll quit looking if I don't find it in twenty minutes.
Dea was sweating slightly and Danny noticed this.
Danny: Dea, you OK? You look like you just ran a marathon. Dea: Yeah, I'm fine Dan. I've just been looking through a lot of these heavy boxes, that's all. Danny: (turning to leave) Alright, whatever. Um, my mom and dad are gone, so I'm gonna make something to eat. Want anything?
Dea: (getting up) Oh no, mister, I'm gonna fix dinner tonight. Jazz is out to the movies with friends and your parents are gone. I think I'm allowed to mix up a little bit of a mess eh? Danny: What're you making?
Dea: I think I'm gonna try to make a pizza from scratch. I made one once before with my dad, but we never ate it. We just made it for the fun of it. Danny: Alright, but try not to make too much of a mess, Mom and Dad'll kill us if they come home to find a pizza sauce covered kitchen. Dea: Alright, alright, stay down on Earth will ya'? I won't make a big mess.
Dea ran upstairs and began taking out a bunch of pots. She turned on some music and was dancing lightly along to it. She poured some things, and chopped others. Half an hour later, she was sitting at the kitchen table drawing on a pad of paper, occasionally checking inside the oven.
Danny: How's it going?
Dea: GYAH! Don't scare people like that! Heh heh! It's doing fine. Should be ready in five minutes. I've got M&M's to put on top! Danny: M&M's on top? Sounds kind of weird. Dea: It's not, it's REALLY good. Danny: Whatever you say! I'll try anything once. Dea: Like, snooping in your parents' inventions?
Danny: Hey! I only did it once- Dea: Everyday. Come on Danny, you KNOW you've been down there more than once or twice. Danny: Yeah, you're right.
Dea took the pizza out of the oven and the cheese was still bubbling. They sat down to eat and Dea continued to draw with her left hand (she was left- handed). She finally finished and held it up.
Dea: Voila! A space worm! Danny: Uhh... why is it furry? Dea: Because... toxic waste in space spilled on it and it became furry. So now it is a space worm. Danny: How did it get in space?
Dea:...I think a space bird took it out into space and let it go.
They cracked up at this conversation. As soon as they stopped laughing each time, one of them would say "Space wormy!" and they'd crack up again. They could hardly eat their pizza! Finally, Danny calmed down enough to say he was finished and told Dea to do the same. It was nearly ten P.M.
Dea: Ohh!! But it's the perfect setting for a scary movie! Dark and stormy outside, branches scratching against the windows, and mysterious noises coming from both outside and inside. Let's watch Day of the Dead! Danny: (snickering) OK. Dea: What? You're snickering about something. Danny: Well...How about we call the movie, 'Dea of the Dead"? Dea: You are gonna get it now mister!
Dea jumped on Danny and they tumbled to the floor. It was innocent play. She had Danny pinned for a minute, but he flipped her over and had her arms pinned. Panting Danny said, "Had enough?"
Dea: Just getting' started, Superman!
She brought her foot up and shoved him in the chest. He fell on the floor panting even heavier. Dea stood over him looking triumphed.
Dea: Told ya'! I win! I'm gonna get the disc.
Five minutes later, they were settled in the living room, Dea lying on her stomach on the floor, with a small bowl of popcorn to herself, and Danny relaxing on the couch with his own small bowl of popcorn. Ten minutes into the movie, Dea was wide-eyed and curled up near the end of the couch looking frightened yet as if trying to be brave.
Danny: Ya' know, I woulda' thought that after fighting a bunch of scary looking ghosts, you wouldn't so scared of- GYAH!!
A zombie had just eaten the arm of one of them man and Danny was now, also, quivering at the foot of the couch. Five minutes later, Danny was relaxing again and Dea was still frightened. As the movie entered one of the scarier parts, Dea had another vision which came with another headache. She saw herself standing before the portal in Phantom mode. She was staring hesitantly at it and next thing she knew she was stepping into it. The vision ended, and she gave a little shout and toppled over.
Danny: What's up with you? Couldn't have scared you that bad! Dea: Umm... Yeah, it was pretty weird...ya' know, how the guy...almost got eaten ya' know?
Danny: Alriiiiight....
Dea didn't know why she didn't tell Danny. He was her boyfriend and they shared everything...except maybe, this was one of those things that needed to be kept secret.