Desiree takes self-help classes? Ok...
Disclaimer:Yadayada I don't own Danny or anything in this fic except Mary-Ann
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"Um, dear, can I talk to you about Danny?" Jazz looked at her mom, not sure what that means. She decided to assume that it was about his cold. "Danny's just a little sick, I'm sure he'll feel better soon. Why, is he asleep?" Maddie shook her head. "No, I ungrounded him. He went off to Tuck's. But that's not what's important. Did he tell you any secrets?" Jazz nodded at this. "Yea, well, actually I figured them out myself, why do you ask?" Maddie closed the door after making sure that Jack was in the lab.
"Well, I know now. I saw him. I figured it out before the small amount of makeup that ended up on my hand. You kids have been doing so well about hiding his" She hushed as she whispered, "powers." Jazz gasped. So now her mom knew as well? That was why she'd let Danny go before his punishment should've been up!
She nodded after that. "Yea, I figured it out after that crackpot Spectra came to our school. She's actually an evil ghost that feeds off of negative energy. But Danny beat her all the way back to the ghost zone, and saved my life in the process. He's not a bad ghost, he just isn't that much in control of his powers just yet. Plus, he's never been all that graceful. But I think he's come to accept his powers as part of him. Heck, he even took me ride a few nights ago, before Dad's stupid wish." Maddie and Jazz looked at each other for a few long moments, and the door suddenly opened. Jack was standing there, stupid smile on his face as always.
"Maddie? Ready to go? Hey, where's Danny?" Maddie explained she let him off early because he wasn't feeling well. On her way out the door, she said to Jazz, "Don't tell Danny we had this conversation, ok sweetie?" Jazz nodded and Maddie shut the door behind her. Jazz was a little surprised, but not too much, that her mom had figured it out. After all, her mom was the smartest of her parents, even if Jack had his moments as well. She sighed and went back to reading.
A few minutes later, a head popped through the wall beside her. She laughed and ruffled her little brother's white hair, which really made him complain.
"Oh common Jazz, why does everyone like ruffling my hair! Mom does it, you do it, Dad does it, I've even had Sam do it a few times! Uh, Jazz, are you ok?" Jazz had suddenly remembered her conversation with her mom a few minutes prior. "Uh, no. Everything's fine Danny. I was just wondering if Mom and Dad had left, because seeing you like this might..."
"...make them suspicious? I think they've been for a while now. But don't worry, they left a few minutes ago. I was watching from the top of a nearby building. Tuck and Sam were busy, so I didn't have anywhere to go. Heck, even the Box Ghost has been pretty quiet lately, and I haven't been hunted by Skulker since before Dad's wish. Really, for once I have nothing to do. Wanna fly over town for a few minutes? Having stayed in ghost form for over 24 hours has made me a lot stronger, though my muscles ache a little. They probably just want air. I really hope I manage to tell Dad soon, otherwise I'm gonna be in severe need of a shower. I gotta tell him tonight, like right after they get back. Maybe I can tell him as he drifts off to sleep, and he'll think it was all just a dream. All in all, I would've told him, and while he was conscious as well!" He smiled a goofy grin, a kind she hadn't seen from him since before her dad's stupid wish.
"Flying? That was so much fun before! But are you sure you wanna? You seem like you could use a nap, and I can get keep anyone out of the room if I need to. Mom said she and Dad would be gone until at least midnight. How they could spend so much time eating dinner is beyond me, though." Danny glared at her a little. "Oh, come on, you know ghosts don't need to eat, sleep or breathe if we don't feel like it. In ghost mode, I don't need to, even though as a human I do. And really, flying would be no problem! Telling them the way you suggested was smarter than just yelling it at them while in a fight or something, even though it got me into this mess. Tell me, Jazz, do you know if anyone has figured it out?"
Jazz nodded at this. "I think Mom has, but I'm not positive. Ok, so I am positive, but Mom told me not to tell you." She frowned at this, and Danny's eyes went wild. "You mean she KNOWS? So that's why she let me out of the house. Well, now that she knows, I guess I can't pull pranks or anything, or maybe I could pull more." He smiled an evil grin, and Jazz couldn't help but laugh. "Wanna chat about it during the flight? It takes a load off my mind." Jazz nodded and held her brother's hand. He quickly made himself and her invisible and intangible, and flew through the roof.
As they were flying, they decided to chat about their parents. "So, now that Mom knows, do you think I'll be more able to prank her?" Jazz simply laughed at this. After all, her mom wasn't one to really like being joked around with by ghosts. "Gee, once Dad knows, don't think I'm gonna spend much more time using doors. I've been doing it when nobody was home since I started getting used to my powers. It really has been useful, using my powers to make getting around the house easier. It's more fun too. Plus, who wouldn't want to copy myself a few times so I could hang with my friends, fight ghosts, do my homework, and do my chores all at the same time, without Mom or Dad freaking out about how I got upstairs if I was just doing laundry downstairs or something. As long as Dad doesn't kill me, I think him knowing will seriously help me."
Smiling at her brother's one-track mind, Jazz looked down at the town, still in broad daylight. Even the best day could have problems, as Danny soon found out. Even when he was invisible, his ghost sense was still the same bright blue it always was. "Do we have to go back down now?" Jazz asked as she saw the smoke-like substance pouring out of Danny's invisible mouth. He replied and set her down in a secluded part of town, just as Desiree appeared.
"Dude, don't you think you've caused enough trouble? I mean, I've been stuck like this for the past few days, and now my Mom knows who I am. Even if my dad doesn't. Gee, that's ironic. Now, I wish you'd get sucked into the Fenton Thermos!" Desiree smiled at him, not obeying his wish. Stunned, Danny looked at her, blinking. She smacked him on the side of his head and he went flying.
"Haha, that wish does not affect me anymore! I've been taking some self-help classes, and now I know how to not obey wishes if it puts me in danger. Like your wish, ghost boy!" "Great, now I get to fight you the old-fashioned way." Danny said sarcastically. He fired an ecto-blast at her, yawning in the process. He had gotten this power when he first fought her. She was one of the first ghosts ever fought by Danny, and she hadn't gotten much stronger since then. It took him five minutes of fighting before she was safely in the Fenton Thermos, then he grabbed Jazz and made her invisible again. About five seconds later, a news crew arrived. Not feeling like chatting, Danny and Jazz flew off, unknown to the crew, searching for a sign of either ghost. Not finding any, they left soon after.
When they got back to the house, Danny sat on his bed with Jazz next to him. "You know, Lancer assigned me an essay due tomorrow. I should get started on that. Though, I still wonder how Desiree found a self-help class in the ghost zone." He and Jazz laughed at this, and she left the room so he could start. On her way out, she turned to face Danny. "Come into my room when you're done, and I can look it over and help you put your stuff back on." The siblings smiled at each other and Jazz left.
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So it's a kinda short chapter, but it's ok. Preview? Ok, so here's how Danny actually faces his mom when he sees her for the first time in the morning:
The next morning, Danny woke up a bit early. He had a little surprise for his mom. Smiling evilly, he flew through his floor into the kitchen, where he knew his mom would be. She was alone, because Jack was never up this early. Staying invisible, he flew right up to his mom's ear. "Boo! I mean, uh, fear me!" He then started laughing. Maddie, knowing her son's laugh anywhere, ghost-like or not, looked to where he had been before and put her hands on her hips.