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Chapter 7
Danny was annoyed. He arrived with all the other students and suddenly they all followed him around like he was a superstar. They were all suck ups. He would not be played for a fool. He sent an icy glare towards Adam and his friends when they tried to approach him. He was more interested in finding Arai. Many of them had enough brains to stay far away from him. He found Arai sitting outside the fountain near the grounds. She looked nervous and tried to smile. She failed, "I didn't know this was the school you were starting." He tried smiling back, "You didn't tell me you go here either. I'm still the same guy nothing has to change. " She stood up and offered him her hand, "Then nothing will. By the way , I am Arai Winter." He took her hand and escorted her to class. He knew the Winter family, a very private but rich family. Her parents would be putting a lot of pressure on her to find the perfect match to marry and expand their wealth.
Over the last few months, Danny had spent a lot of time with Dani and Vlad. Vlad had already decided that she would join middle school in the new year. It was only three months away and there would be less talk about her, if she started with everyone else. Danny loved her, she was his little girl and she was finally healthy. Danny had caught Vlad spoiling her many times and it was obvious the pride and love he had for the little girl. She called him grandpa when she felt it or uncle Vlad when there were guests. The public was still unaware of them. There was plenty of gossip but with all the training, bonding, homework and school Vlad could never find the time to throw that party he wanted. Danny had been living with him for eight months now and he had matured.
The school had the effect Vlad hoped it would. Danny had experiened first hand how easily money and power could change peoples attitudes. He had learnt how to show his power by using his brains and no one would dare cross a Masters. He proved to everyone of those brats that unlike them, he had earned his right to inherit his fathers estate because he actually knew how to run it.
Danny referred to Vlad as his father because to him there was no better person. He had taken him in, fed, clothed, educated and trained him because he wanted too not because he had too. He felt accepted and loved and having Danielle kept him from turning completely cold to all people. Then there was Arai, he cared deeply about her and he was very comfortable around her. He was still afraid that if she found out his secret then she would hate him. He had began to fall in love with her and it terrified him especially because he didn't want a repeat of the Sam drama.
Danny always remembered how Sam would insist that he always get a hair cut when it started to grow out. Danny never really cared about getting it cut and without her to remind and nag him to do it he forgot about it. About five months ago, when he was training his hand to hand combat skills, with Vlad he realised his hair kept getting in the way so he tied it up. Danny decided that he liked the looked and he kept his hair long. It just touched the top of his shoulders when open.
Arai laughed she saw him struggle to tie it neatly and showed him how. She never knew how deeply that simple act touched him because she accepted him, where as Sam would have thrown a fit about the length. All Arai ever cared about was if he was happy and that was enough for her. She was smart. She stayed away from Adam and his friends because she saw through them. She was humble and liked simple things like art and music. She drew him many times and each time he was amazed that she was so talented. He wanted to introduce her to Dani. He already had the cover story. Vlad had adopted him when his parents had died. Dani was his little sister but she called him dad because he raised her and took care of her before his parents died. His parents had been scientists and they were too busy too look after a toddler so he did it. They died in a fire. He knew that this story was different from the one he had first told her so he would have to change some stuff around and hope she bought it.
Arai had never been to Dannys house before and she was nervous. She loved Danny but she had her own secrets and she knew he was keeping something from her. They played a videogame and Danny kept figeting until she lost her patience and demanded he tell her what has him so worried. Danny smiled sheepishly and said, "Remember how I told you my parents didn't really care about me to vlad adopted me?" I nodded my head and remembered him saying something like that when we first met. "I wasn't completely honest. I have a daughter named Danielle and-" he was cut off by me walking towards the balcony. I heard him and I had many questions but I knew I heard something outside. I froze. There was a 12 year old little girl with snow white hair and glowing green eyes fighting a genie. I turned and saw a flash of light coming from Danny. His jeans was replaced by a white and black hazmat suit and his black hair turned white. He looked like an older version of the girl. He blasted the genie and the three began to fight. She turned and saw me watching and screamd, "If I can't kill you, the I'll destroy your little friend." she sent a blast towards me and I narrowed my eyes and and concentrated. The blast hit a glowing wall of blue energy and my shield shattered. Danny used a thermos to capture Desiree.
Danny and the girl both changed back to normal with their blue eyes and black hair and I started to laugh. "I'll tell you the truth if you tell me the truth." Danny explained it all to me, his parents, Vlad and his daughter. I was so angry at his friends, happy with Vlad and so proud of him for accepting such a big responsibility. Then it was my turn, "I control energy. I was born like this. If you want a scientific explanation then it would be like this. The world is full of different kinds if energy. Ectoplasm, kinetic etc. I feel the energy around us. The extra little bits of energy that exist in the atmosphere. I can sense them. I bend them to my will. I can do anything with it because energy is encased in everything. I can track a person by following their unique energy signature or I can summon the energy around me into something physical eg the shield. " I bit the inside of my cheek. I told him about how when I was young I couldn't control the energy around me and it made me weird so all the other stuck up snobs stayed away from me. I was afraid he wouldn't accept me. Danny surprised me by hugging me. He thought my powers were cool. I laughed. The three of us spent the rest of the afternoon goofing off using our powers and having fun. Dani was such a special child, I loved her.
When Danny told Vlad about what happened with Arai he looked ready to faint. Once he had the whole story and Danny calmed him down everything was ok. Danny was worried though. Dani wasn't acting normal lately. She was moody all the time and he honestly thought that something was going on. When he spoke to Arai all she did was raise an eyebrow and ask her age. Then she patted his arm and said that she would talk to Dani after school.
Danny watched as Arai spent an hour speaking to Dani then she walked into his room and gave him a list. Arai watched as the colour faded from his face and he might have stopped breathing for a second. Vlad being curious to see the cause of the drama took one look at the list and left the room without a backward glance. Arai laughed. "Relax Dan, I'll already told her I would go with her and show her what to buy and how to use it. She's growing up and you know it. Afterall she is off age to start her period." she patted his arm and took Dani out, laughing as the boy made a bee line for his father in a similar fashion to how he had run for the hills.
Edited:04/02/2016