Title:
It Was a Change
Fandom:
Danny Phantom
Main
Character(s): Vlad
Supporting
Character(s): Danny, Tucker, Sam
Genre(s):
General
Rating:
G
Note:
Inspired by my falling asleep in the art quad at college.
Disclaimer:
I own nothing but the stories I write.
Written:
27 February 2007
It was a change, to just lie down on the grass on his back, face to the open sky, and eyes closed, too heavy from the lazy warmth of the afternoon. A breeze rustled his suit and playfully tugged at his neatly kept hair. He took a deep breath, taking in the fragrance of freshly cut grass and flowers (only a handful he could identify).
Then he heard a giggle.
A soft, lighthearted, and sincere giggle that blossomed into a delicate laugh full of glee. It was soon joined by a loud, unyielding laugh that was just as hearty and just as pleasant.
The two cries of joy carried on the warm breeze long after they had ended, the echoes they left seeming to warm his very soul.
He heard no footsteps, but talk much too distant and soft for him to make out. His only guess was that those who had caused the childish noise were still in the area. With that, he risked breaking the welcomed spell the afternoon had cast upon him to see who he should thank for a pleasant afternoon.
What greeted his sight was a dark boy with a red beret upon his head and a small camcorder covering his face, a pale girl in dark clothing that only accented her amethyst eyes, and an ectoplasm-covered ghost boy gripping a technologically enhanced thermos in his hand.
The former two teens looked at him wide eyes while the latter of the three glared at him under snow-white locks stained green.
A smile slowly spread across his face and soon a chuckle escaped with a shaky breath.
His shoulders shook and the rumbling in his chest intensified until it was let out in a low, thundering laugh, free of malice, mockery, frustration, loneliness, confusion, and fear.
He only laughed harder when the darkly dressed girl and the boy with the beret laughed right along with him as the ghost boy crossed his arms (a smile of his own breaking through despite of himself).
Yes.
It was a change.