AN: I am so sorry about my inconsistencies in the past few months. In the last 5 months I have moved, my nephew was born early, school started, I had midterms, I went to Canada…well you get the picture. Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 6-Readjusting
Danny sat on the rooftop leaning back on his hands. Sam sat to his right, her arms curled around her knees. Dani had run off somewhere with Tucker, and Danny let out a sigh as he watched the night sky. The moon smiled down at him, but he couldn't find it in him to smile back for once.
"You're having trouble readjusting aren't you?" Sam asked, watching him quietly. Danny looked over at her with a saddened look on his face.
"Is it obvious?" Danny asked, looking back up at the stars.
"When you're talking to your best friend, yes it is obvious." Sam smirked. Danny glanced at her again and was suddenly shocked at how beautiful she was. The moonlight bounced of her raven's wing hair, and her amethyst eyes glimmered with a warm, inviting intelligence. Her skin was smooth and pale; her cheeks flushed just enough to give her a living look. Her full lips were coated as usual in purple lipstick. He blinked rapidly as his blood rushed.
"I guess I've just been so busy keeping secrets I've had trouble noticing things lately." Danny muttered. Sam raised a thin eyebrow.
"What do you mean, noticing things?" She asked. Danny cleared his throat roughly.
"I…uh…just, it's really pretty up here isn't it?" Danny asked, scrambling to hide his slip up. Friends can't like friends he chided himself. Sam nodded and leaned back into the same position as Danny.
"It's beautiful. I guess that's what so cool about being friends with you. You get to see the world in a whole different way." Sam said, smiling softly. Danny licked his lips nervously and took a slow, deep breath.
"Hey you two, what'cha doing up here?" Dani asked. Danny and Sam both jolted at the sound of her voice as she landed softly on the rooftop, unwinding her arm from Tucker's waist. Her hair flowed softly in the night breeze, and with the moonlight she looked even more ghostly than usual.
"Just appreciating nature." Sam said, pointing up at the moon.
"Wow, it's pretty up here." Dani said quietly.
"Yeah it is." Danny smiled, glancing at Sam quickly.
"So your parents seem to be handling the whole girl clone sister thing pretty well." Tucker said, sitting next to Danny.
"Yeah, but the only problem is that we have to go to City Hall tomorrow." Danny muttered darkly, turning to look at the building where his, and Dani's, nemesis resided.
"Oh yeah, the whole adoption thing right? It's amazing that you guys have a story that will actually fly legally." Tucker said with a grin.
"Amazing could describe it." Danny said. Dani bit her lip and started to glide in nervous circles above their heads.
"What are you so nervous about Dani? Vlad can't do anything to you, especially not as mayor." Sam asked, watching Dani.
"I guess I'm just having trouble adjusting to the idea of being safe. I get restless." Dani shrugged, now lounging on her back and floating just above their heads.
"You won't be safe for long!" The Box Ghost cried, his annoyingly shrill voice piercing the night sky. Danny sighed and stood up, punching the ghost promptly in the face before sucking him into the thermos.
"At least I'll always have one constant in my life." Danny sighed, capping the thermos and returning to sit between his two friends.