Chapter 7
Gaaah another piece im so happy :3 @daydreamer8520 @RetroMar96 thanks for being the first commenters :3 i look forward to your and everyones opinions
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"Area 03 secure, prepare for closedown". The white lights flickered once before darkness surrounded you. Your eyes darted around in the darkness, trying to find anything recognizable, but no shape would form. Your hands frantically touch around to find something solid but emptiness awaited you. The ground slowly dissolving from under you while a smothering pressure was applied to your body. Screams filled the darkness and announced promises for the next day. The night was long and painful. Harsh, cold breaths escaping your lips as frost slowly crawled over your skin like little insects, gradually covering your full body. A frosty breath leaving your lips as your body was frozen in time. Frozen in the darkness of nothingness and screams.
Startled you rose from the bed, panting and clutching your chest. Within seconds you felt a presence besides you reaching out. Your hand slapped his away. Luciel made no further attempt to calm you. Your hasty breaths slowly became more regular and after a while you took a deep breath through your nose and out through your mouth. "Nightmares I presume?" Luciel said as he sat down looking worriedly at you. You gave a small nod, "it's probably because of yesterday, I remembered something and it appeared in my nightmare" you said while pulling your knees against your body. Luciel smiled gently and ran his hand through your hair. "Take it easy today okay? This time I will call school of your absence. Unlike last time" he said before standing up and leaving the room through the floor.
You stared aimlessly at the wall until you heard your brother enter again. Luciel put a tray with a teapot, teacup and some toast with jam on the nightstand. You looked gratefully up at him. "Sorry for troubling you" you whispered and took a cup of tea. "It is no trouble at all little fairy. Just call me if you need something, I will be home all day" he smiled. You returned the smile and gave a thanks.
You stayed in bed, read some books, drew some failure drawings and drunk 6 teapots of delicious lemon tea.
Around the midday your phone buzzed frantically. You frowned and looked at the screen, seeing Sam's name a smile crept on your lips and you picked up. "Hey?" you said questioning, it stayed weird to talk into a box. "Hey, how are you feeling? Are you alright? Teachers said this time that you were sick" Sam questioned from the other side of the line. "I'm good, had a rough night but I am good now" you smiled and leaned comfortably against the propped up pillow. "And and? What did she say?" she heard Tucker question in the background. Sam hushed him, "she is fine" she stated short and returned to the phone. "Think you will come to school tomorrow again?" she questioned slightly worried. "Yeah, just needed some time off. Thanks" you smiled.
In your gut there was a fluttering feeling by the realisation that they cared about you enough to check up. "Danny is on his way to bring you your homework and the assignments" Sam said, "we wanted to come as well but-" "Shit Lancer is back!" you heard Tucker in the background and the line went silent.
You chuckled and looked at the screen which had the words 'Call Ended' and put the phone away. It was odd that Danny wasn't in detention with them. "They probably took the blame for his ghost scene" you concluded, picking up another cup of tea and sipping it. 'I wonder how they reacted when Danny told them I figured it out' you thought to yourself. Sam would probably be shocked but also scold them for not being careful enough. Tucker would probably be shocked and argue with Sam that it's just as much her fault as theirs.
You suddenly sat up, as the doorbell echoed through the house. You brother appeared in your room with a frown. "Sorry, Sam just told me that Danny was coming by. I forgot mentioning it to you" you said guiltily looking down. Luciel sighed and changed into his human form. "At least now I know before the door opens" he said and left the room. Your eyes followed his unfamiliar figure. Of course he was your brother, and you knew he was the same, ghost or human. It was just a bit odd since he was always in his ghost state. His black hair was the same as in his ghost form, half long and spikey, his eyes on the other hand were a light blue, so light that it was close to silver. Your eyes were more on the blue side. His figure was just as intimidating and powerful as his ghost form, his lightly muscled body revealing that he wasn't anyone to mess with.
The bell rung again pushing your thoughts away. You jumped off the bed and dashed down just in time that Luciel had decided to open the door before you. Deciding to hide for the moment you observed Danny's expression.
At first Danny looked confused and looked at the exterior of the house, wondering if he had the wrong house. "Hello sir, uhm.. is (y/n) home?" he questioned, obviously being uneasy under the stern expression of Luciel. "Yes" he merely said in his cold voice, it was less cold than the one he used towards researchers, but it still didn't sound friendly. Luciel turned to you and pretended to call you, knowing full well you were spying. You stood up and walked down the stairs, appearing next to Luciel, slightly pushing him aside. "Hey Danny" you smiled, "Sam told me you were coming by.... Come in" you said pushing your brother a bit more who seemed reluctant to let Danny inside. You made some room and Danny took the chance to go inside. You glanced up into the icy eyes of Luciel who were focused on Danny. Biting your lip, your elbow gave a push against his stomach, making him turn his attention to you with a frown.
Your eyes spoke the words you wanted to say 'Don't scare him!' he rolled his eyes and turned to the kitchen. Your eyes followed him for a bit before returning your attention to Danny. "Sorry, that's Luciel, my overprotective brother who doesn't like anyone apparently" she said loud enough for Luciel to hear it. When she heard a click of his tongue she chuckled. Danny rubbed the back of his head, "Sorry for intruding... I came to give you the assignments and such" he said, not certain if he should say that you homework also needed to be given back. You patted his back, "shoes off and follow me to my room" you smiled. Danny returned the smile and did as told.
In your room you sat down on the bed and Danny took a seat next to you. "Here, Lancer gave us more homework than you had expected since it wasn't in your notes" he said handing you some papers. You glanced over it and sighed, "can't he just give normal amounts?" "He probably can, but likes to torture every student he gets his hands on" Danny sighed. You chuckled, "Probably. Well I've met worse people than that" you said as you ordered the files on your desk and pulled out a book. "I'll be done with the added homework in a jiffy" you smiled and grabbed a pencil. Danny held his hands up, "you don't have to do that! The work you lend to me was plenty" he said quickly walking over to you. "it's fine, besides, I promised it was ALL the homework" you muttered while scanning through the questions and writing the answers. Danny looked wide eyed at you. "Wow, you are fast" he stated. You hummed in response and with a mere 5 minutes the extra 5 questions with sub questions were made as well. You smiled proudly and handed it over to Danny. "Here you go, I will explain the materials whenever you like. This way you have more time for your.... Much needed activities" you grinned winking at the boy. He tensed and looked away, "yeah, thanks. It's good if I'm able to understand the given materials. Another parent teacher meeting will be exhausting" he sighed and sat down on the bed. You turned on your chair and looked at Danny, "Say.. what do you expect of me? I know Sam and Tucker actually help you with your ghost catching...." You questioned curiously. Danny looked up and shook his head, "I don't expect anything. They got thrown into the life since they were with me when the accident happened, but they decided for themselves to help me" he explained. You tilted your head ever so slightly, "accident?" Danny tensed up again for a small moment, he probably was getting used to questions and stuff like that. It's not every day that someone discovers your secret identity who is hunted by your parents.
"The accident is when I gained my ghost powers" he paused looking at you, wondering if he should continue. Since you didn't speak up he sighed, "sorry, it's the first time I actually talk to somebody about it" he said looking away. "It feels uneasy?" you questioned, he gave a nod and leaned his head on his propped up hand. "It's okay, If I am too curious you can say so" you said understandingly, however something inside ate at you. He didn't need to tell Sam and Tucker since they were present at the accident, but not knowing anything about how and when, felt like you were left out.
"No, it's okay" Danny suddenly stated, "just give me a moment to form proper sentences" he smiled looking up at you. A smile tugged at your lips as well and with a curt nod you waited patiently for him to continue.
"It began when my parents had built that portal in the basement. It didn't work so my parents quit and walked off. Sam told me it would be awesome to go inside and discover something new.. something like that. Well anyway, I went inside and accidently pushed a button...." He halted and looked down, his eyes painful. You stayed silent but there was a guess that was floating in your mind. 'He had immense pain and woke up realizing he was-' "I... after the button was pushed there was pain.. a lot. And I blacked out. When I woke up I had snow white hair an glowing green eyes" he said looking up at you again, his eyes searching in yours for any kind of reaction. You gave a small smile, showing no pity or difference in your attitude towards him. "That must have been harsh... Do you regret it?" you questioned. He smiled with a sense of relieve, "Sometimes. Whenever my parents yell that they will tear a ghost apart molecule by molecule... but otherwise, no. I don't regret it" he stated after a bit of thought.
After a content sigh you jumped off the chair and sat down next to Danny. "Thanks, for trusting me" you smiled. Danny returned the smile, "no sweat, you are part of the group after all". A fluttery feeling was paired with something dreadful in your stomach. The feeling was probably related to when Danny called you pretty, since it felt similar, but then again it wasn't that bad or bothersome so you wrote it off.
"So, since you don't have to go yet I will stamp all the knowledge I can inside of that tiny brain of yours" you smirked teasingly. Danny looked down on you with a frown, "For your information, my brain is normally sized, if you want something small you should go to Dash. It probably won't be larger than a peanut" he said mockingly. You chuckled, "point taken. Now let's start with the first question....."
The rest of the evening was spent on explaining Danny the most basic rules for advanced math that was taught not to long ago. He commented that he now finally understood with what, and how the formulas needed to be used. After that you walked him out of the house and with a wave you saw him leave. "So he got his powers through a portal?" Luciel appeared behind you in his ghost form. After closing the door you turned to him, "yes it seems so. It's a bit relatable to what we have gone through to become this... at least from what I remember since it happened at only the age of 3" you said walking into the kitchen and starting on diner. "But besides that, what was with you? Why did you act so coldly? You could have at least smiled or have a friendly voice or something" you huffed while cutting the vegetables. Luciel leaned against the wall and frowned, "I only act friendly if it gains me something or if I like the person" he stated. "So gaining his trust won't be gaining something?" you questioned. "Not for now. Next to that, his mentality is different from mine" Luciel stated coldly. "I know that much. That doesn't mean you should treat my friend coldly" you said turning around with your arms crossed while one hand held the knife. "Your friend? Well, next time I shall tell him that we are orphans, monsters created by the hand of humans" Luciel said cynically. A frown appeared on your face, "a friend doesn't mean he has to know everything. Just like the popular kids are all 'friends'" you sneered.
"And you see him the same as those popular kids see each other?" he questioned. You paused for a long time, only the sound of boiling water filling the room.
"No... he is better than that. I trust him more, I would even think he would save me faster than any other human.. besides his family, Tucker and Sam" you said turning back to cutting vegetables and putting them in the boiling water. Luciel sighed, he floated over and gently ruffled your hair. "Just keeping you clear, little fairy. I don't want you get things mixed up. The age of 13 to 20 is a tricky age to women and with men it's an even longer period" he said. You frowned and looked up at him, "yeah, because hormones, which are probably even more messed up because of those bloody coats" you snarled. Luciel put a hand on your shoulder looking into your eyes which had turned a menacing red at the mention of the coats. "Don't let them get to you. They are not here and will not come. Even if they come we will take care of them" he said. Slowly your eyes reverted back and cast towards the ground. "I feel messed up. I am messed up compared to normal people" "We all have our differences, ours are just a bit bigger. But at least we have each other" he smiled gently lifting your head with his index finger on your chin. A pout formed on your lips, "sure it's okay we are different?". He gave a definite nod, "we are perfect in our own way" he stated making you smile. "Thanks Luciel" "No problem (y/n)".
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