GHOST POISON
When Danny's parents buy some blood blossoms for lunch Jazz has to help Danny get away form the table and away from that poison that he once liked.
Danny woke up with a moan, he had been up way too late last night, he looked over to his clock, eyes widening. Green flashing numbers read 2 pm, Danny jumped out of bed throwing his clothes on and grabbing his school bag running down the stairs faster than he had gone in the last week (counting flying).
"Danny? What are you doing with your bag?" Jazz asked raising an eyebrow when her little brother nearly crashed into her.
"Have you not seen the time?" he shouted looking panicked.
Jazz frowned, looking down at her watch "have you not seen a calendar?" she asked with a grin.
"Calendar?"
Jazz laughed "it's a bank holiday, why did you think your alarm didn't go off? Don't you remember me telling you I'd turn it off for you last night?"
"I-I..." as her words sunk in his shoulders slumped and he yawned "I must have been too sleepy."
Jazz gave a pity filled smile "ghost fighting really takes it out of you, hu?"
Danny nodded turning around to take his bag back upstairs. But half way up he heard his mom calling out for him and Jazz "kids! Lunch's ready!"
Danny banged his head against the railing "coming!"
Jazz smiled "come on little brother, you'll love what we have for lunch today!"
Danny dropped his bag on the step he was standing on before following Jazz, not very excited about the idea of a family meal. As he stepped into the kitchen a sudden heat and horrid smell filled his nostrils. He covered his face with his hand coughing a little "what's that?" he groaned.
"It's a special soup, made with stake and this vegetable you used to love when you where little! There kinda hard to find but we managed to get some form this really friendly old lady at the market" Maddie said smiling optimistically as usual.
Danny raised an eyebrow "when I was little?"
"Back when we lived all does miles away on the other side of the continent!"
Danny raised an eyebrow "and what was the name of this so called vegetable?"
"Hm... well it depends who you ask, oh, just try it!" she said placing the bowl filled with horrible smelling soup in front of him. He scrunched up his nose.
"What's up Danny?" Jazz asked taking a sip of her soup, clearly not affected by the smell.
Danny looked at Jazz then at the soup "not sure" he whispered, carefully taking a sip of his soup too. But as soon as it entered his mouth he spat it out "agh!"
"Hu? Danny are you okay?!" Maddie shouted, jumping up from her seat.
"Fine mom" Danny said an expressions of pain on his face "I just... burned myself..."
"Oh... blow silly!"
"Yeah, sorry mom" he whispered, now stirring his soup hesitantly.
Jazz tilted her head "it's not that hot" she whispered more to herself than to Danny.
"It is important to eat your vegetables! Especially this vegetable!" Jack shouted smiling proudly "do you children know why?"
Jazz and Danny looked at each other.
"This vegetable is said to be a natural poison for ghosts! Just like garlic!"
"Figures..." Danny whispered, pushing his bowl away.
Jazz gave another pity filled smile, pushing her bowl away too, pretending to look at her watch "mom, dad, I need to go, I'm late for a meeting with a teacher... Danny, didn't you want me to drive you to the Nasty Burgers to meet Sam and Tucker?"
Danny looked relieved, nodding "yeah!"
"But honey, what about your food?"
"Oh don't worry, I'll buy something out, for me and him" Jazz reassured before running out of the kitchen, closely followed by Danny.
"Thanks Jazz."
"Your welcome, little brother."
"Oh, and one more think."
"What is it?"
"Your breath stinks" he said crunching up his nose at the wretched smell on he (and probably other ghosts) could smell.