Fears: Chapter Eight
Danielle's POV:
I shot up in the bed in fear, my hands clutching the blankets around me. I was drenched in a cold sweat and felt like I was about to burst into tears. It had been forever since I'd last had a nightmare about Vlad, but I hadn't had one that felt this real in a long time.
I fumbled with the lamp on the nightstand until I figured out how to turn it on. I was still shaking from my dream. I threw my feet over the side of the bed and walked to the door and peeked out, looking down the hall.
Danny was awake, the television in the living room on. I sighed and walked down the hall. He was on the phone, but looked up as I came in. "I'll call you back, Danielle woke up." He hung up and placed his phone on the coffee table. "What's wrong, Dani?" he asked.
"I had a nightmare," I told him.
"Come here," he said, opening his arms.
I walked across the room and let him pull me into a hug, "Do you want to talk about it?" he asked.
I shook my head and bit my lip. He held me close, pulling me up to sit on his knees, and rocked me. "Try to go back to sleep," he said. "You've had a long day."
I nodded in agreement and closed my eyes, resting my head against his shoulder. I must have eventually fallen back to sleep, because that was the last thing I remembered.
When I woke up I was in Danny's bed, with his arm wrapped around me, holding me, even as he slept. I blinked a few times, the room still dark. I had no idea what time it was. Danny stirred and opened his eyes, looking at me. "Good morning," he said.
"Morning," I replied
"How about some breakfast?"
"Okay," I said.
He sat up and I followed him to the kitchen. I watched as he poured me a bowl of Cheerios, carefully avoiding the box of Fruit Loops. "Eat up," he said, placing the bowl down in front of me.
I chewed the little O's slowly, resting my chin in the palm of my hand. "Your clothes are in the bathroom," he said. "I'm dropping you off at Sam's around noon."
I didn't respond and he poured himself a bowl of cereal, sitting down across from me. After I finished eating, I excused myself to go shower and get dressed.
Danny was waiting for me when I walked back out. "Ready to go?" he asked.
I nodded and followed him to the speeder. We climbed in and he drove to the Fenton Portal. When we parked inside the lab, I felt riveted to my seat. "Danny?" I asked.
"Yes?"
"Do...Do they know about everything?"
"You mean my parents? Yeah, they know."
"Do you think, I mean, will they...like me?"
"Dani, you've met them before."
"I know, but not as your...well, you know."
He reached over and stroked my cheek, "Of course they'll like you," he said, pushing my hair behind my ear.
With that, I followed him up the stairs, where I was nearly immediately face-to-face with Jack and Maddie Fenton.
A/N: Yay! Danielle gets to meet her grandparents, then gets to go shopping with her mommy- Er, I mean, Sam. (Hint. Hint.) So, review and let me know where to go with this. And, I'm thinking of a sequel, so let me know if you all like that idea. Probably am going to post some more chapters today because I'm not at school because A) I'm kinda not feeling well, and B) I had to go get MY LEARNER'S PERMIT!