Authors Notes: I'm going to attempt to put up another chapter soon. I'll be off the wire (No internet) because we're about to close on a new house. So we won't have internet for a bit. I haven't got a clue how long it'll take. Never done this before. Wish me luck :D
Dane and Archie belong to Grumpy-Zane
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Rainbow Machine
Chapter 6
Socials
The thick aroma of coffee wafted up from the bar. It smelled perfect to Danny as she straightened her cloths out and at least attempted to fix her hair as she walked into the bar area. Archie stood at the bar again. Running a cloth over the marble finish. He looked up at Danny and smiled.
"Well hello there. Did you sleep good?" He asked leaning on the counter. His tie had been changed to that of a bright purple rather then the yellow and chestnut color strips of the night before. His suit had been pressed. Even his hair looked perfectly placed upon his scalp. Everything about Archie was the opposite of his brother.
"Yes thank you. It was very lovely, thank you." Her voice was so low to him. He watched her as she sat down.
Midnight walked in with muffins on a small tray. She smiled at Danny as she watched Archie walk around.
"Ms. Pierce?" Her voice called to Danny. She looked up almost as if she had stumbled out of her own thoughts. "Oh you poor dear." Midnight took Danny's hand.
"Uprooted from home, your fathers gone, nowhere to go." Midnight patted her hand. "You can stay here for as long as you need."
"Thank you." She said looking up at Archie as he sat down a cup of coffee in front of her and Midnight set a newspaper and muffin down in front of her.
"You know...I don't even know if my moms okay. She works at the university as a professor of robotics." She said looking down at the newspaper and nearly choked on the muffin she was eating.
"Danny you okay?" Archie asked reaching over patting her back.
"This lady and my dad have been having talks about his work lately. Look at the picture…" She said looking up at Archie.
"They both looked confused. All they seen was a woman, a man, and a boy."
"Its my dad and brother." Danny jumped up. Archie snagged her hand.
"Theirs something else." She paused turning around. "That woman is Harriet Crouse. The womans fingerprints were all over the matchbox Dareth found at the site where your dads house was." Danny's heart sunk. She went from thinking maybe her dad and brother were just there collaborating about work. Now she suspected kidnapping.
"I have to go see." Danny said.
"Ms. Pierce?" Midnight asked holding up the newspaper.
"How about we go to the Gala? She's hosting a party for the unveiling of her new ship. You can ask Harriet there." She said motioning to another room. "I have plenty of dresses. You can borrow one. I'm sure Dane will fit into some of the tuxes I have back there."
Danny looked at Archie who nodded.
"Yeah we'll go to. I mean come on it'll be exciting." Midnight giggled as Archie took her hand. "Come on sweetheart go to the prom with me." He twirled her and dipped her back.
"Alright, but I have to be back by midnight or the bar will turn back into a pumpkin." She joked in return. Danny smiled at them. They were just so energetic together. She had seen them smiling before. But only when they were together did the smile feel real.
Dane felt someone shove him. He sat up looking around groggily. Had he fallen asleep on the job again? He saw Danny holding up a newspaper.
"There we go. Harriet Clouse is holding a Gala to celebrate her 'greatest achievement' Look at it Dane! Dad and Echo. They're being forced to help her with this stupid ship I bet." She looked at the panic on Dane for a second as he snatched for the paper and looked at it.
"They're alive?" He asked reading the newspaper. He dropped the paper and reached up pulling Danny to him hugging her. At first Danny didn't know what to do. She let out a soft sigh and just hugged him too.
"You wanna go to the Gala with me?" She asked. "I mean there are going to be some modifications to you, but don't worry...I'm a doctor." Danny said. Dane looked scared for a second, but just slowly nodded.