Depths

34. Wet

Fun fact: Phantom's saliva can make any human breath underwater for up to 30 minutes. It can also manipulate body temperature to make it possible for humans to survive deep underwater, it can also strengthen bones to keep them from crushing under the weight of up to 10 billion gallons of water, and if Phantom chooses it can also soothe wounds. The saliva has to go straight to the brain though, via make out session.

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Tucker sipped noisily at his empty cup, the sound annoying everyone at the table, though he didn't seem to notice.

Phantom and Sam stared at Tucker in disgust as they saw the amount of grease and ketchup covering his face, they didn't know how he could be okay with that.

The merman and Danny had stayed up late last night. After returning from the lake and cleaning themselves off, they realized that Jack wasn't home, and it was odd considering there was no note. Jack never left for a long time without leaving a note. The weirdness of the situation had them up until 3 am waiting for the man to return. At some point, Phantom had told Danny to calm down and go to sleep, and he did, but only after Phantom said he would stay up as long as he could and wait for the father's return.

Phantom had fallen asleep two hours later.

Danny woke up first, but when he went to check and see if his father returned, he sighed in relief at the sight of the RV parked in the driveway. There was also a note on the fridge saying he came across a great job opportunity and would not be returning until later. Danny had stared at the note for a good few minutes, wondering what kind of job would have kept him out of the house for most of the night, and now, all day.

That was this morning, and now at lunchtime with their friends, Sam and Tucker, on a Saturday afternoon, Phantom and Danny were skeptical about this secret job that Mr. Fenton hadn't told them about yet.

Danny took the final bite of his burger, chewing and swallowing it down a few seconds later and wincing at how full he was. A large fry, a triple meat burger, and a milkshake were apparently very filling. He picked up his cup and sipped at his coke, finding the drink empty.

What wasn't empty was his bladder though. He needed to get to the bathroom, stat.

He got up and started walking, barely noticing that Phantom was following behind him, probably needing to use the bathroom too.

However, before either of them could make it all the way, the scariest, most horrifying thing that could ever happen in a million years, happened.

It was like the whole world froze right there on the spot when Danny heard a series of sounds directly behind him.

It started with someone going "Woah!" And then what sounded like a yelp of surprise followed by shattering glass crashing against the ground.

Something normally so innocent, harmless even, but as Danny shot around and took at Phantom's drenched T-shirt and the apologetic waitress who crashed into him with a tray of drinks, his blue eyes widened into frypans.

Shit.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so, so sorry-" the waitress had no time to even attempt to help, because in the two seconds that it took Phantom to change into a merman, Danny had grabbed him by the shirt, dragged him into the bathroom, and locked the door before anyone could see.