Danny slowly thumped down the stairs, rubbing trying to rub sleep from his eyes unsuccessfully. He stifled a yawn as he headed, almost as if in a trance, towards the kitchen. No one was there when he walked in, so he grabbed a bowl and poured the milk, half wishing for his mother's home-made pancakes. After that, he sat at the table, quietly trying to chew the crunchy cereal. He'd only had a few bites when his mother walked into the room, looking about like he feltdead tired. She nodded at him, and smiled before grabbing a bowl of cereal herself.

"Danny," she said after a few minutes, "are you okay?" He gulped the puffed wheat in his mouth down, and nodded. "Good," she sighed and proceeded to empty her own bowl one spoonful at a time. "Have you regretted coming back?" she asked, so softly that Danny could barely hear her.

"No," he replied. "I love being home, far more than you could ever realize. I promise," he smiled. "I just had a...an interesting dream last night." He sighed, "After that I didn't get much sleep."

"We're in the same boat there," Maddie grinned.

"Really?" Jazz asked, walking in. Both of them looked away from her as she walked over to the freezer and pulled out some frozen waffles. For once, she didn't notice. "What are you guys in the same boat about?"

"Nothing," Danny said quickly. "Look, I gotta get to school. Later." He gave his Mom a quick kiss on the cheek, and was out the door before anyone could say anything.

"Was it something I said?" Jazz blinked after him. Maddie didn't answer, but continued to slowly consume her own breakfast. "Where's Dad?" the red-haired girl asked as she opened the fridge and grabbed the syrup.

"I don't know," Maddie said quietly. "I don't remember him coming to bed last night."

"Oh," Jazz's tone matched her mothers. They heard banging and other things from the basement, and both sighed.

"Have a good day at school, hon," Maddie said suddenly, getting up and taking her half-finished bowl of soggy cereal to the sink. She gave her daughter a smile before putting her hood on and walking to the basement.

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"Hey Danny," the raven haired boy looked around as his ghost sense went off. He saw Alesha ahead of him on the street,running towards him andwaving happily. "I just went around the town. No ghost problems!"

"Nice," Danny grinned at her. "Thanks. You have no idea how much help you'll be."

"I think I have a slight idea," she grinned and fell into step beside him. "So, can I come to school with you?" He glanced over at her, surprise on his face.

"I-er...um, sure." He shrugged, "I don't see why not, as long as you stay invisible."

"What about your ghost sense?" She asked. He smiled.

"I can turn that off if I need to," he said. "I just have to concentrate hard enough, and only when a ghost sticks around. If a new ghost comes along, it'll go off again."

"That's useful," she smiled at him. He nodded, and saw the look on her face.

"You okay?" he asked. She nodded.

"About as well as you are," she replied quietly. The answer satisfied Danny enough to get him to stop asking questions, and they walked the rest of the way to school in silence.

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