searching for half an hour he eventually sees the back of someone
long hair, long PINK hair...
could it be Dillan?
Mina is the only other pink haired person Danny knows so he'd assume so.
"OI DILLAN!" Danny calls out.
the figure seems to become startled as he hastily motions for two people carrying something large to move on.
after they round a corner Danny catches up with the Pink-haired fellow
the figure pops out from behind a tree.
it's Dillan.... but something's off
he's holding his hair in a forced ponytail with his left hand, his usual bang is brushed back too
and he's wearing Sunglasses.... at 10:27 at Night....
"HeY dAnNy." Dillan says, his voice sounds weird....
like he's pretending to have a deep voice but trying to keep it high pitched.
"Have you seen Zenkei?" Danny asks.
"oH yEaH, I sAw HeR oVeR tHeRe." he says pointing.
"ShE wAs TaLkInG wItH sOmE bLoNd Fu-- I mean.... KiD nAmEd YoShInObU kIrA. i HaVeN't A cLuE wHaT aBoUt-- I mean.... I dunno what they talkn' bout."
"Oh thanks Dillan." Danny says walking away not suspecting anything
this kind of stuff is just normal with Dillan.
Following Danny's Directions he eventually comes across Zenkei finally.
"Zenkei, there you are! when you disappeared suddenly I feared something hap--"
"When were you going to tell me?" she interrupts.
"What?" Danny asks.
"When were you going to tell me about your dad?" she clarifies
"M-My Father?"
"Yes, when were you going to tell me the Truth?" she says staring into Danny's soul.
"E....ventually?" Danny shrugs nervously.
"But it's not just that...." she Continues. "You've been hiding a lot from me."
Danny just stays silent.
he doesn't know how to respond...
not due to any awkwardness or anything, he's just never had a serious conversation with anyone he couldn't just punch
NO! NO! NO! THAT SOUNDS WRONG!
DANNY WOULD NEVER PUNCH HER
NEVER!!
"And I could forgive you for that... but then a friend of mine pointed out that it starts with one lie... then it's two... then three.... then next thing you know you're in a rotten apple marriage or something I dunno. Hayato kinda went on for a while... but what I'm saying is...."
she's silent
"What is it Zenkei?" Danny says reaching for her hand only for her to pull back looking down
"I.... I think we should take a break..." she says solemnly.
Danny is yet again left silent
"You don't need to say anything, I already called my dad to pick me up so.... um... bye..."
she walks away
and just on time Zenkei's dad rolls up in the Captain-mobile
which if you forgot is just a minivan painted blue....
but now it has flame decal too!
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so that's cool.
they drive off as Danny stands there, silent....
doing nothing but standing...
then it begins raining
"OH COME ON!" Danny frustratingly screams into the heavens
"ₛₒᵣᵣᵧ ₘₐₙ." a distant voice calls out back.
Waurdo appears and instead of his usual inappropriate joke/reference he just gently pats Danny on the head in support
after a while of self loathing and regret decides Danny walks back to the Dorms in the rain
that night Danny doesn't sleep much....
he just sits on his bed with Jiro's boombox
there he plays "Time after Time"
ON LOOP!!!!
"Lying in my bed, I hear the clock tick and think of you...
Caught up in circles
Confusion is nothing new
Flashback, warm nights
Almost left behind
The second hand unwinds
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after tim--"
someone breaks down his door to promptly tell him to shut the hell up
"Time after time" Danny whispers beneath his breath.
