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~CWA
Chapter 12:
Third Person:
This is cool as shit, Gear thought as she pulled up the elegant mansion. Danny sat beside her in the passenger seat, just as excited if not more so. Gear smiled slightly,
"Remember Double D, we don't know if this place is good or bad. So…"
"Don't get too excited," Danny finished, "I know, I know, but really… Is it that bad to get really excited to meet people like me?"
Gear sighed sadly as she parked the car out front. She turned to Danny and put a hand on his shoulder,
"Look dude, I know you're excited for this- Hell, I am too. But you have to remember- they are not like you. Yes, they have powers. Yes, they may be good people. But you are…"
"Dead," Danny said with a huff as he crossed his arms, "I'm dead. I'm a ghost. I know, but honestly Gear couldn't you just let me have this moment?"
"Sorry dude, I'm a realist. Gotta see things for what they are, not how you want them to be. If you fool yourself into thinking you can act like you're a normal kid all the way, you're hurting yourself and you're not coming to peace with your death or some shit."
Gear felt a bit guilty as she saw a spark disappear from Danny's eyes. She had to be honest and blunt though, that was the only way to get through to people. She frowned for a moment before she smiled,
"Hey, no time for mushy shit. Let's get this show on the road, dude. I'll grab some of your bags."
"The bags are heavy."
"That's why I said some not all. We aren't all strong as you, Casper."
Gear was quick to be the first out of the truck. Danny noticed that when Gear said she would get some of the bags, she meant the two lightest ones, leaving him to carry the trunk. She smiled cheekily as he rolled his eyes. Kurt and Evan ran up to them. Evan smirked at Gear, looking her over slightly. Kurt hugged Danny tightly,
"Hey man, I'm glad you are here! Professor sent me to show you to your room! Ah, Gear- Evan said he can show you around."
Evan smirked at Gear and she just winked. Danny bit back a groan. Geesh, you can't leave her around anybody- she flirts with anything organic and can talk- well aside from parrots and those talking dogs…Haha talking dogs… Kurt took the bags away from Gear and ran off with Danny. Gear turned to Evan and smiled,
"So, that tour?"
"Right this way, my lady," Evan said jokingly with a bow.
He smiled brightly when she laughed and grabbed his arm,
"Of course, my lord."
Kurt wasted no time in dragging Danny up to where his bedroom was. He put the bags on one of the beds and Danny set the trunk down. It was a pretty normal room with two beds, a large window and a small balcony. The only thing that seemed a bit out of place was that the room was extremely messy on one side (obviously Kurt's side). Kurt spun around dramatically,
"Ta-da! We're room-mates!"
The word room-mates made Danny tense slightly. If he had a roommate, how was he going to contact Gear to give her information about the school and about mutants (school was too public)? How was he going to pass off as human? And what about his nightmares/memories that he occasionally got? Somehow, he managed to smile,
"That's awesome! Always wanted a roommate."
"I know right," Kurt said excitedly, "And now the two best pranksters in history are together!"
The two boys high-fived with a loud cry of 'yeah!' Though Danny still couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.
"Ah, you gotta meet the others!"
Kurt disappeared with a poof, making Danny jump slightly. Invisibility? No, there wouldn't be a poof… Teleportation most likely. Kurt reappeared with another poof.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Come on!"
Kurt grabbed Danny's wrist and dragged me out of the room. On the way, they passed Rogue, who gave Danny a nod,
"Nice to see ya- tell ya cousin to stop flirtin' with everybody. It's getti' weird."
Rogue shook her head as she walked away, muttering to herself,
"Ah swear, that girl has no limits… Flirtin' with Kitty, Evan, and then some…"
Danny sighed. That's Gear for ya. Flirts with everything and sometimes doesn't know the limits. Danny got free of Kurt's grip and headed downstairs. Sure enough, he found Gear flirting with Evan.
"Gear," Danny said with an exasperated tone, "Stop flirting with everything that walks and then some."
"Not on your life," Gear said with a wink, "It's in my nature to flirt. But hey, if anyone is uncomfortable- they just gotta tell me, ya know."
Evan leaned back,
"Trust me, I'm not uncomfortable."
Danny's eyes flashed red slightly, making Evan jump and nearly fall off the couch. Gear just frowned as Danny hoisted her up off the couch,
"You're making everyone else uncomfortable, plus you're my cousin, and like an older sister… It's weird to see you flirt."
Gear simply just shrugged as the Jean's voice was heard from another room, calling for Danny and Gear. Gear started to follow Danny out of the room when she turned to face Evan. She clicked her tongue with a wink and made a 'call-me' motion with one hand before entering the next room. I hope the kid knows I'm not serious. She shook the serious thought of her head as she turned her attention to the Professor, Jean, and another fellow she didn't recognize.
"That's Logan," Professor X explained, "He's one of the teachers here… Now, Danny, I take it you are indeed staying here?"
Gear scoffed slightly,
"We brought his bags and stuff here, course it's a yes. But there is something I would like to mention…"
Professor X simply raised an eyebrow and Gear stared at him intensely. She narrowed her eyes.
"His mutation causes abnormal biological anomalies that are hard to…work with, so to say. I, however, have known about his mutation long enough to work with these abnormalities in a way that I can still tell what's wrong with him."
"What are these abnormalities," the Professor X asked.
"A bit harder to explain without most of it going over people's heads," Gear said easily, "I mean, I can get into details, but really- it's just… Well, I have somewhere to be and explaining would take too long. The gist of it is that he should be dead- the abnormalities he has shouldn't be possible, but they are. I'm not a certified doctor, but I am a certified genius who checked into some different medical degrees when she got bored. So when I say this next part, know that I am dead serious- if he ever gets hurt, even if it's the slightest little thing and you think he needs to go to a doctor… Call me. I'll check up on him."
"We have a doctor who is perfectly able to-"
"-No," Gear said, cutting him off as she crossed her arms, "He may be perfectly capable of a living subject, but Danny's body operates like a…ghost so to say. A normal doctor can't operate on a ghost. I can. Please, call me."
She smirked and Danny tensed as she said all that. The hidden joke between the two didn't go unnoticed by him- 'like a ghost' because he was a ghost. Though he had to hand it to Gear, she probably solved any future problems that may have caused if he got injured. And he wouldn't be able to explain it as easily and smoothly as she did which would probably raise suspicion.
Gear looked at the clock,
"And that's my cue to leave. I have a therapy session that I need to attend to so…"
Therapy session, Danny thought confused, Oh…She means that alcoholic anonymous thing I signed her up for… That thought made Professor X raise an eyebrow. Gear quickly left after ruffling Danny's hair,
"You have fun, Double D. Don't pick on the other kids, unless they pick on you. Then you have to kick the other kid's butt."
"Gee thanks for the advice…"