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This chapter has been done for awhile and I'm working on 7 right now, but hasn't been letting me log on for an entire week. Seven will be up later in the week.
These are mind thoughts. Just between Demonica and Phantom. These are in-character thoughts. Everything else is normal speech.
On with the show!
Chapter Six-Connections
The Demon Girl and the Ghost Boy shook hands vigorously and parted quickly.
"So, Phantom. It was nice to meet you but I need to be going." Demonica flapped her wings once to lift off but Danny floated up to meet her.
"Wait. How can I get in touch with you if something comes up?"
Demonica stopped, flapping her wings only enough to keep her in place. "Hmm. Well, I have an idea but I don't think you'll like it."
"Let me hear it and then I'll tell you what I think." Danny merely hovered in place.
"Okay, but you might want to sit down for this." Demonica drifted down to the ground and sat down. She looked expectantly at Phantom but he merely floated down to hover in front of her. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
Demonica ran her hands through her hair and sighed. "Here's what I see. Either we waste months trying to come up with some technology that will work for both of us or we become blood brothers." The Demon Girl reached into a pocket on her pant leg and pulled a wicked looking knife.
Danny had been floating calmly in front of the seated girl but when she had said that, he faltered and fell to the ground. He gulped loudly and stuttered, "Bl…blood brothers?" Danny stared incredulously at the girl.
"It's not as bad as it sounds. It would only allow us to communicate in our heads without anyone else hearing." Demonica carefully examined the knife she held.
"Wait a minute! You mean you'd be able to hear what I was thinking?" Danny started to get up but Demonica put a hand on his foot and shook her head.
"No. I'd only hear something if you thought directly at me. If you're just thinking in general, I wouldn't hear it. Works the same for me. Besides, I don't think we can waste months on anything else."
Danny sighed and put his head in his hands. "Well, it doesn't seem like we have any other choice." He raised his head, his face unreadable. "Let's get this over with."
"All right. Now, are you right- or left-handed?"
"Right."
"That's good, so am I. Put your right hand out, palm up." He did so and Demonica placed her hand next to his so that their wrists lined up. She then placed the knife so that the tip of it rested against her pulse. "Last chance to back out."
Danny shook his head and locked his eyes onto Demonica's red gaze. "Okay. As soon as I cut, turn your hand sideways and grab my arm. Whatever you do, don't let go until I say. You ready?"
"No, but do it anyway."
"On the count of three. One, two, three!" Demonica yanked the knife across their wrists. Danny merely reacted, turning his hand sideways and Demonica locked arms with him. They gripped the other's arm tightly, not daring to let go.
The girl whispered a few words and a light began to shine around their wrists. Danny stared at it. As he did so, the light began to fade until it winked out all together.
You can let go now. The bond is complete. Danny heard Demonica's voice but he hadn't seen her lips move. She loosened her grip and immediately Danny let go, a blush starting to creep over his pale skin.
I didn't think that you would cut straight through to my skin. It was really weird. Danny stared at his wrist and realized that, not only had the skin healed but his suit didn't even seem to have a tear in it. How did you do that?
It's part of the magic of the bond. It fixes anything that was broken when making the connection, be it skin, clothing, or anything else. Demonica replaced the knife and stood up, brushing herself off. She held out a hand to help Danny up and he accepted it graciously.
"Now that that's over with, I really do need to be going, Phantom." Demonica smiled and her eyes twinkled mischievously.
Danny nodded and told her thanks. The girl flew off in one direction while Danny headed back to Sam's house, looking at his wrist and remembering that he still had plans.
When Danny arrived back, he phased into the house to find Tucker and Sam talking while Alex was nowhere in sight. He changed back and sat down on the couch next to Sam.
"Have you guys seen Alex?"
"Yeah, she appeared just a few seconds before you did. Said she missed the fight cause she had to take an important phone call and then asked where the bathroom was," Sam answered, snuggling close to Danny.
Just then, Alex came down from the bathroom, running slightly damp fingers through her hair. "Hey guys. Sorry about that. It was from my mom. You know how parents are," the girl chuckled and sat down in an armchair across from Tucker.
"No big deal. So what do you want do first: bowling or a movie?" Sam inquired of her guests.
All three grinned and shouted, "Bowling!" Sam laughed and got up. Danny, Tucker, and Alex followed. Instead of leaving, the group headed downstairs. Alex seemed a little confused by this but it soon turned to shock when she saw the theater and bowling alley the Mansons had in their basement. "You have a bowling alley in your basement? That is so cool!"
"It's pretty convenient, too. Especially if you don't want to go out in bad weather or pay for a game." Tucker moved to the rack of bowling balls and picked out his favorite.
"To make this more interesting, why don't we make a little wager? Winner gets to pick the movie we watch," Sam piped up.
"Okay, but we play teams. Highest combined score is the winner." Alex examined the rack of bowling balls, testing a few before deciding on a blood-red one.
Sam nodded. "Ok. Do we want guys vs. girls or couples?" She grinned evilly as both Tucker and Alex turned bright red. "Guys vs. girls it is, then."
Danny grinned and chose a bright green bowling ball, since it was his favorite color. Sam chose a dark purple and Tucker picked out a matte black. It was decided by a coin flip that the guys would bowl first so the girls moved back to discuss strategy.
Sam whispered to Alex, "Are you any good at bowling?"
Alex grinned and whispered back, "I was on a team at my old school. I was almost recruited by a professional bowling league cause I kept getting over 200 every time I bowled."
Both girls smirked and turned back to watch the boys.
Tucker and Danny were actually playing pretty well. They finished all ten rounds with a combined score of 200. They looked smug as the girls stepped up to take their turns. This look soon turned to amazement as first Alex, and then Sam broke 200 individually.
"So not fair! How were we to know that Alex was a professional bowler?" Danny whined as Tucker merely hung his head dejectedly.
"Hey, we won fair and square. Next time, we'll et you guys pick the movie," Alex quipped as Sam laughed at the face Danny put on.
There was a hurried discussion as the two girls decided what movie to watch while the boys ordered pizza. "What do you girls want on your pizza?" Danny called out as Tucker dialed the number.
Twin shouts of "Veggie!" rang out. There was a short silence followed by laughter. Danny shook his head amusedly and Tucker made a face as he placed their order. He hung up the phone and headed upstairs to wait for the pizza. Alex followed, saying she would help pay for it. The two teens brought the pizza back downstairs and everybody grabbed a slice of their favorite.
The girls had chosen to watch "The Nightmare Before Christmas" as it was their favorite movie. Sam and Danny sat down on the couch. Sam snuggled up next to her boyfriend and Danny put his arm around her shoulders. Tucker snagged his favorite armchair and Alex sat in front of him on the floor, claiming that she was "really quite comfortable" even as a blush slowly crept its way across her face. Tucker didn't seem to mind and the group settled in.
About halfway through the movie, Tucker fell asleep and began to snore lightly. Alex grinned and laid her head on his knee, hoping no one would notice.
Sam and Danny stole a glance at the two teens. Boyfriend and girlfriend smiled as if they were sharing a secret. Sam looked up at Danny lovingly and Danny returned the gaze. The two shared a quick kiss and turned back to the movie.
When it was over, Sam had to wake Alex up. The blonde had fallen asleep and curled up against Tucker's leg. Sam had to work to suppress a grin as the other girl blushed. Sam and Danny walked with Alex to the door. As she turned to leave, she gave her new friends big hugs. "Thanks so much. Listen, when Tucker wakes up, tell him I said goodbye and that I'll see him in class tomorrow."
The couple nodded and waved as Alex headed back to her car. They shut the door quietly and went to the task of waking Tucker. Before Alex got into her car, she happened to look in the window and she saw Sam kissing Danny. 'But that looks just like how Phantom kissed Sam! I was right! I just want one more opinion on it…' Alex got into her car and pulled out her phone. She pressed a button and listened to it ring as she started the car. Nobody picked up so she left a message on the answering machine for someone to call her back ASAP. She hung up the phone and concentrated on driving. A minute later, her cell phone rang. "Hey, Mom. No, I'm fine. Yeah, I had a great time with my friends. Is Adrian busy? Can you get him for me?" Alex was silent while her mom went to get her brother. "Hey, little bro. Listen, I got a favor to ask. Go up to my room and have a pencil and some paper handy ready when I get there. Just do it, I'll explain everything when I get home. We'll work out the details when I get there okay? All right. Bye." Alex hung up the phone and turned her music on.
When she got home, she raced upstairs to find her little brother sitting at her desk, doodling. He was the spitting image of his mother. The boy of 12 had cropped red hair that was extremely curly and grey eyes that changed from storm-colored to hardened steel, depending on his mood. He looked up when he heard his sister. She looked tired and flushed, but he didn't say anything.
Alex grabbed her easel and put up a blank sheet of paper. She turned to her brother. "All right, I need your opinion on something. On the top of a page, write 'FentonPhantom.' Then start writing down whatever I say, okay?"
"And what do I get out of this?" Adrian may have looked like his mother but he had his father's wit and intellect.
"You do this for me, I'll take you off-roading this weekend and then we'll fly around the city."
Adrian nodded and complied with his sister's demands. Alex started drawing something but she had the easel turned so Adrian couldn't see it. As she drew, she threw out random things like "Kissing Sam" and "Same first name."
Soon enough, Adrian had filled up the page with his sister's ramblings and Alex had finished her drawing. She put down her pencil and took a step back to examine it, moving in to fix a couple mistakes.
Alex turned the drawing to her brother and asked, "What do you see?"
Adrian had watched his sister draw enough times to know that when Alex drew, she hardly ever got anything wrong. "Looks like the same person to me. Why? Who is it?"
"One is a friend I made at school. The other is the hero (or villain, depending on who you talk to) of Amity Park." Alex grabbed her colored pencils and finished the drawing. She turned it back to her brother and he could now see the differences.
"Now they look like total opposites. Kind of like you and Demonica."
"I thought so. I think Danny Fenton and Danny Phantom are two sides of the same person." Alex yawned and looked at her watch. "It's late and I've got school tomorrow. Thanks, Adrian."
"No problem, sis. Good night." Adrian tiptoed out the room. When he turned to close the door, he saw his sister had curled up and gone to sleep.
The boy shut the door quietly and crept to his room. He changed into pajamas and climbed into bed. 'I have a hunch that my sister is onto something.' The boy yawned and rolled onto his side. 'And my hunches are usually right.' With that thought, the boy drifted off to sleep, not worrying any more about his sister's discovery.
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