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Ch. 2 Conflicting Emotions

Jazz brushes Dani's hair as they sit talking in her room. "So a clone huh?" "Yeah but were not really the same person." "I think your more like Danny then you realize from how Danny explains it." "So you already knew about me?" Dani turns to Jazz. "Sort of…. Danny said Vlad had made a few clones once and that one helped him. He was a little vague on the details but from what I understood you and Danny really connected. Think about it. Vlad set you up on the worst path and you still ended up on the right one. You have a good nature just like him."

Dani starts to become embarrassed. "Danny's way better than me though, no matter what he still helps me." Jazz pats Dani on the head. "I bet if you were in that position you would too." Jazz starts to brush her hair again.

"Okay so let's talk girl talk hmm? First thing, your hair. It's way too soft to be like Danny's." Dani grabs a few strands. "Really?" "Yeah, have you seen his? It's pretty wiry kind of like Dad's. It's too bad you keep it in a ponytail all the time." "If I didn't it would just get in the way." "Keep that opinion for now, but soon your hair and cloths will matter to you." Dani blushes. "No way." Jazz laughs. "Just remember you maybe a clone of Danny, but unlike him you're a girl."

Dani pulls her hair back into the pony tail. "I didn't think you'd be like this…. I was expecting some one more…. I guess I just can't describe it. Even though I've never actually spoken to you, I feel as if I know you somehow." Jazz seemed confused. "Like nostalgia right?" "I guess.." Dani's expression became a little melancholy. "I felt that way about your parents too….. I felt like I knew them but didn't somehow."

Jazz began to scratch her head. "Maybe it's because you're his clone…. You might feel that way because of latent memories. You're very DNA could be remembering them. They've done studies where animals recognized their family without prior meeting. It was even proven that it wasn't based on sight or smell either." "Instinct?" "Yeah. If you're a clone of Danny, you could be instinctively recognizing us."

Dani started to become confused. "Don't over think it too much. I'm not trying to insult you or anything, but humans are animals too." Dani stretched a little. "I guess that sounds like a good reason to me."

Jazz puts down her brush. "Your situation right now maybe a little hectic but you should try to enjoy it. If you ever need someone to talk to, my ear is yours for the taking." Dani smiled. "Thanks Jazz."

"Jazz's reaction was far better than I thought it would be, though maybe it's the fact that I mentioned you earlier that softened the shock a bit." Danny sat down next to Dani who was laying on his bed.

"I guess, She' nothing like how I expected…. " Dani sat up.

"Well she has gotten a bit more sensible lately. Ever since she found out my secret she has been more understanding aside from butting in one too many times when I was fighting ghosts." Dani turned to Danny. "So what? Is she over protective or something?"

Danny scratched his head and his expression seemed embarrassed. "Well yes, sort of. She wanted to help though most of the time she got in the way."

"So she's a clutz?"

"Bingo, but she meant well I guess."

"She must take after your dad."

"Yeah…. The first time I took her on patrol with me she sucked me into the Fenton thermos three times."

"Yeah that totally sounds like your dad."

"Though he hasn't done that yet." They both laughed before hearing Maddie call out from down stairs. "Kids! Dinner's ready!" Danny got up and headed for the door. He stopped and turned to Dani. "You coming?"

Dani hugged her knees. "You know it's okay to be nervous about it."

"It's just weird. I know this house but it still feels so unfamiliar. Your parents feel like total strangers that I've seen around town or something, and yet they're not." Danny rubbed the back of his head. "I never would have pegged you for shy."

Dani looked over to him. "It's not really that, its just…." Dani turned away. "What?" "I can… easily just talk to someone but living with them all of a sudden…. It's just so awkward."

Jazz comes bolting through the door all of a sudden. "What's taking you both so long?" She looks over to Dani. "Come on or it's going to get cold." She once again grabs Dani and pulls her out of the room disallowing her any resistance.

The table remained quiet for quite some time before Jack broke the silence. "So how was school today huh?..."

"Fine." Danny put little interest in his response.

"Well my day wasn't all that interesting either…"

The silence continued for a few more minutes when Jack broke it yet again. "Oh hey we're almost done with the newest in anti-ghost technology! I….. haven't given it a name yet but…"

Dani, having finished, got up from the table and left. "Uh, that's great dad…."

Danny tried to take attention from Dani leaving. Jack looked back to Danny. "It's better than great, If it works properly then it could cause the nullification any ghost within range!" Jack became engrossed in his explanation as Danny turned back towards the living room. Jazz also took notice and glanced toward Danny.

After finishing Dinner Danny went back upstairs to see Dani who was back in his room. "Their something more bugging you than awkward feelings isn't their?"

Dani sat on his bed hugging her knees. "I can't shake the feeling inside that something is wrong with me, I feel…..a heavy knot in my chest whenever I look at them." Danny sat beside her with a sympathetic smile.

"Well I can't say I fully understand but…. I used to feel uneasy about them and that is sort of how I felt. They would go on and on about how they wanted to tear Danny Phantom apart molecule by molecule, and I didn't know what to think if they ever found out."

"What did you do about it?"

"Well in my case once they found out I was him, they became much more sensitive about it. Though they would talk about destroying ghosts still, they never went into much detail. Before they knew I would always tell myself they would never turn me into an experiment or destroy me but I still got that feeling. After they found out however they completely clarified that for me. I felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders."

Danny pat Danielle on the head. "You just need to put yourself out there, or they'll never get to know you." Dani still looked a little depressed.

"I know you're still unsure about it, but you will probably be living here from now on. I think that's far better than the alternative that the GIW gave you." A knock was heard on Danny's door. "Danny?"

It was Jack. "Is Danielle in there with you?"

Danny looked at Dani and then back at the door. "Yeah."

He took a minute to respond. "Could I talk with her for a minute?"

Danny turned to Danielle. "Just give it a try." He got up and opened the door. "Sure Dad."

He turned back to dani who had not budged an inch. "Why don't you guys talk in here?"

Danny walked out and jack walked over to the bed. Danny quietly shut the door behind him and found Jazz standing in the hall. "What's up?" "I was just keeping close. I'm the one that told Dad to talk to her. She seems very reserved talking to either of them. She also seemed hesitant to talk to me and I think this is a good way to bridge the gap."

They both quietly sat in the hall waiting. Back in the room, Jack had pulled up a chair to talk with Dani. At first he remained silent trying to think of something to say. "I…. I don't want you to feel awkward living here with us. I know we don't really know each other but…. I want you to know you're welcome to stay."

A short silence fell. "Well… I just thought I would put it out there."

"Thank you."

Jack seemed surprised that she said anything. "Danny told me earlier that you always traveled and didn't really have a home so…. Uh…"

"I know… I appreciate that Mr. Fenton ….. And it's not like I don't like it here. I guess I'm just not used to it yet."

Jack smiled at her response. "Heh and if you do decide to live with us feel free to call Jack or even Dad if you want." Dani's response was suddenly cold as she turned away and tucked back into a ball.

"Hmm?" Jack's attempts to get her attention seemed futile. "Danielle?" Jack got no response and stood up. "Well if you have any questions feel free to ask…. I'll be down stairs." Jack turned and left the room.

He saw Danny and Jazz sitting by the door as he closed it. "Maybe I was to open…." He muttered and walked by them and down the stairs. "What was that?" Danny looked to his door. "That has to be it." "What?" Danny turned to his sister. "I can't tell you now…."

That night Danielle stayed in the guest room but though she slept on a nice soft bed her rest was far from peaceful. She tossed and turned to the nightmare playing in her head.

"So I really was a mistake?!" Of couse fool! I wanted the perfect half-ghost son, not some defective botched clone. You are nothing more than a mistake as you say, and I plan to rid myself of that."

Vlad had her on a lab table bound by her arms and legs. "But you said you loved me…. That I was your precious daughter!" Danielle was almost crying. "So very naive and easy to fool.. I guess you are a little like Daniel but alas not enough for me to care."

Vlad cackled as he threw the switch to activate his machine. "Now I can finally melt you down for research!" Danielle could only struggled as the energy flowing through her gradually ripped at her very being.

She then notice a puddle forming around her and she began to scream. "Danny! Help!"

The world around her seemed to melt away in a swirl of lights. "Dani! Dani!" She recognized it as Danny's voice and snapped awake. Danny had sat on the side of the bed as he woke her. "Calm down Dani." She noticed it was early morning. "A…. nightmare?" She looked around frantically. "It's fine, you're safe."

Dani realizing he was right calmed down a bit and leaned forward into Danny's arms. "I was so scared."

Danny pat her on the back. "What was it about?"

"Vlad had me again and was melting me down."

Danny squeezed her tight. "Well he's not here it was just a dream. You couldn't be in a safer place." Danny lifted Dani's head. "Is this the first one or…." Dani shook her head. " I have ones like that every so often but that was way too real for me."

Danny looked at the clock, it was 6:23. "You should sleep a little longer. I'm going to go back too." Dani sat back up and nodded. "Okay…." Danny got up and made his way to the door turning back in time to see Danielle lay back down.

As Danny walked out he saw Jazz had gotten up too. "She okay?" Danny closed the door. "Yeah she just had a nightmare, that's all." Danny walked past as she stood, every fiber of her wanting to ask again, why or what about.

Hope you liked that, I wrote this fic a few months ago and so I'm adding little additions as I post so please point out any inconsistencies if you'd like.

On another note, I'm currently writing another fic called Ice Trials, so stay tuned for that if you like my DP fanfics at all!=^-^=

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