Everybody Loves Danny

By Almost Heaven

Chapter one – He makes me better

Rating K+ for mention of blood, a dead body

Disclaimer: Don't own anything here. Just borrowing for a wee bit. Volunteers happily accepted though. Takers? (chirp chirp) Such is my life.

Aiden pulled up to the building and parked his motorcycle next to his brother's. By the time he left the elevator he had successfully lost the silly grin that had been on his face since Lydia woke him up this morning. That girl was amazing. She made him never want to leave and then rushed him out when her mother knocked on the door to check on her. Shaking his head at the odd turn of events in his life as of late, he nearly walked into Scott as he was leaving the apartment.

"McCall." Aiden said with a little sneer.

Scott took half a step back and frowned. Behind him, Deucalion stood up a bit straighter and looked directly at Aiden, his eyes glowing a solid blood red.

"Aiden, I expect tardiness from your brother, not you. Please, try to think with the brain on your shoulders for the near future. We don't have time for your paramours." The alpha said in a bored tone. Aiden knew Deucalion was giving him a subtle warning. He would do something about Lydia and Danny if he felt they were in the way. Aiden nodded and stepped out of the way. Once the odd pair had entered the elevator, Aiden walked inside.

Ethan was leaning on the back of the couch, his hands clenching the leather with claws out. He was staring out the window as Kali lounged in a nearby chair, grinning from ear to ear.

"So, you ready to finish this, Aiden? Deuc thinks he can find Blake with McCall's help. While he tries that angle, we're going to track down little miss emissary. She knows more than she is telling us." Kali pretty much ordered before she bounded out of the chair, ready to leave.

Ethan glanced at her and then at Aiden. He looked less than happy. Aiden nodded to Kali and then walked over to his brother.

"How's Lydia?" asked Ethan quietly.

"Bruised but okay. She's pretty tough." Aiden said proudly. "How about Danny?"

"He's okay, I guess. He said his dad was going to pick him up this morning." Ethan looked down and shrugged. "I don't know. I have this feeling. Like he's still in danger. I can't shake it."

Aiden frowned. Ethan was a lot more sensitive than him, always had been. Glancing at Kali who was growing more impatient as they talked, he put a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"We need to deal with this first, okay? We should keep our distance from them until its safe again." He shook his brother slightly to emphasis his point. Ethan looked up at him and nodded. Both of them ignored the sneer the other werewolf sent their way.

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Ethan grabbed his brother's arm as they got off their bikes at the apartment building.

"We need to talk." He said as he pulled Aiden around to the side of the building.

Aiden let his brother have his way for a moment, thought he knew this was not going to be pleasant. Ethan let go of him and crossed his arms. Yep, not good.

"Why are we still here?" He kept going, not really waiting for a response. "Deucalion lied. He killed Ennis! Blake is his fault, ultimately. All of this, all these deaths are his fault! What happened to Danny, his fault!" He was nearly shouting he was so furious.

"Bro, you act like we are innocent here! We're not! We killed to get what we wanted, to be free of our old pack. Yes, he lied but Derek is still responsible for Ennis' death. Basically." Even he didn't sound so sure of it. Nice. He had better try harder. "Look, Kali is going to kill Derek for hurting Ennis. She is our pack mate, we should be helping her, together!" he snarled at his brother.

Ethan shook his head and took a step back. Aiden was shocked. They had never disagreed to the point of not backing each other up when the chips were done. For the first time they were going to be on different sides. Ethan slowly lowered his arms.

"Please don't help her, or Deucalion. What we did, we can't change but we can stop!" He paused, closed his eyes and then opened them, a tear sliding down his cheek. "Don't let their bloodlust make you like them. I can't, I won't be a monster. Danny has shown me that I can be something more. I can be better. So can you. I guess I have to show you that you can. I know how now." With that, Ethan walked away from his brother and toward what he hoped was what Aiden needed to see. He needed to find Lydia.

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Cora helped Ethan sit in a chair in the waiting room. They could both hear Lydia and Aiden talking in the next room. Ethan smiled and leaned back, resting his head against the way. Reaching in his pocket, he pulled out his phone and dialed Danny's number. It rang and then went to voicemail.

"Hey, answer your phone. I'm gonna head over, I know its late but I want to see you. Please be home." Ethan tried his best to sound cheerful but he really needed to see his boyfriend. Looking up at Cora who was on her phone talking to Derek, he slowly stood and stretched, trying to work out the kinks. Dying definitely sucked. He and Aiden would have to talk about later. It's a new one in the long list of weird that was their lives.

"Cora, thank you for helping us. We don't deserve it. I hope we can return the favor someday, and then some." He said as he offered his hand to Cora.

She looked at him, hard. Obviously, she did not trust him and the twins' involvement in Boyd's death was still very much on her mind. But Cora was not blind to the situation either. She took his hand and shook it. She then pulled him close.

"I haven't forgiven you, Carver, or your brother but I will hold you to this. Someday." She said as she released his hand.

"Okay. I don't suppose you could give me a lift to my bike." he said with a grin.

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Ethan pulled up outside the Mãhealani house. There were no cars in the driveway, which was odd. Danny's car was still at the school probably but where was his dad's car? Ethan walked up and rang the bell. He could hear it in what was probably the living room but he couldn't hear anything else. Closing his eyes, he concentrated. Nothing. Wait, there was something. Then a small calico cat jumped up onto the windowsill inside just to the left of the door. She stared at him for a moment then jumped back down out of sight. Not sure what was up, Ethan called Danny again. He could not hear the phone ringing in the house but then someone answered.

"Hello?" The voice on the other end was not Danny and sounded confused.

"Who is this? Where is Danny?" Ethan demanded. A knot was forming in his stomach. Why was some stranger answering Danny's phone?

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have answered this." The voice on the other end had an all to familiar tone. The really bad news tone. Ethan had heard it when his parents had died in that accident. He would never forget hearing those words and having to tell Aiden. To hear it again. He couldn't bear it. There must be a mistake.

"What happened, he was fine!" Ethan shouts into the phone. He heard the heartbeat on the other end, the not Danny heartbeat, get faster. He also heard the beep of the other phone that sounded like the low battery beep. He couldn't think straight.

"I'm so sorry. The young man who was in this room, he passed away. He was having trouble breathing and then he arrested. He's gone." The voice said the impossible. And then there was silence. Ethan looked at his phone in disbelieve. The screen was flashing end of call. The battery on Danny's phone must have run out. Ethan stared at his phone for a moment and then pitched it into the darkness as hard as he could. He dropped to his knees, his hands in front of him, bracing the fall.

Danny was gone. He couldn't be gone. Ethan had just found him. Despair worse than anything he had ever felt crushed him to the ground.

Aiden felt a pain in his heart, like someone had stabbed him but he knew it wasn't that. His brother's heart was broken. Lydia pulled the car over when he gasped.

Ethan covered his face with his hands. He lay on the porch of his love's home and wailed his grief.

Then a thought occurred to him that made him freeze. This was Deucalion's fault. He had set everything into motion that had put Danny in harm's way. He killed Danny!

Lydia unbuckled her seat belt and turned to Aiden who had gone pale.

"What's wrong?" she cried as she took his hand and tried to check his pulse. Aiden reached up and caught his hand. He turned to face her, his expression one of fear and horror.

"Something has happened to Danny. I think he's dead."

"What? How?" she asked as one of hands covered her mouth, her eyes welling up with tears.

"I don't know. Ethan is in so much pain. But that's not all. He blames Deucalion for all that has happened." he swallowed hard and looked Lydia in the eye.

"Ethan is going to try to kill Deucalion."