Book 1: Shattered Harmony

Chapter 9: Chase

Unruly Company

Chapter 9

Chase.

Zareth slowly rolled over in bed. His head didn't feel so heavy today, and his mind was a whole lot clearer. Whatever it was that Danny gave him the night before helped a lot. He looked at his hands as he lay there, the scar from the wound he had received from Richards earlier that year was still a reminder that he wasn't invincible like he wished he was. He had almost lost her during that time.

"Does it still hurt?" A small voice in the doorway asked.

"Oh no...no not anymore. Its good. Just a...just a..." He thought about it and rolled onto his side and pointed at her. "Is that my shirt?" He stuck a toothpick in his mouth.

"Oh uh...yeah. I threw my cloths in the wash and I grabbed one of your shirts." She blushed. The shirt went well to her knees, and the sleeves had to be rolled up. She was pretty short, actually. But to Zareth her head fit just right under his chin.

"I uh...well I made breakfast." She said pulling the towel from her head.

"Breakfast? You shouldn't have." Zareth pulled the covers back and climbed out of bed. He walked into the kitchen and smelled the air. It sent Dareths memory aflutter. He looked at the table and smiled.

"Puffy potstickers. How did you..."

"I got the recipe from the internet and decided to try to make them for you." Danny said and shrugged her shoulders putting the coffee on the table.

"Its...not much. But I guess its a thanks for taking me in again."

"Oh babe...this is...the best thing you could do." Zareth said and sat down picking one up and stuffed it into his mouth. He savored it for a moment. Danny could have sworn she seen a tear in the corner of his eye.

"Zareth are you alright?" Danny put her hand on his back. He picked up a few more and put them on his plate.

"They're perfect." He said finally and looked up at her. "Thank you." He said.

Danny spend the next half hour watching Zareth eat potstickers. She herself was only able to eat 8 of them along with everything else. She heard the dryer buzzer and went off to pull her clothes out.

"Hey Im going to jump in the shower for a sec...after that we'll head off to your apartment." Zareth said knocking on the laundry room door. Danny nodded her head.

"Alright if you feel up to it. I don't want to push you if you still feel sick." Danny said peeking out the door. Zareth looked up at her through the crack.

"Hey babe...'sha doin tonight?" Zareth said. It made Danny break into a fit of laughter. She even let out a little snort. Zareth pulled back away from the door.

Danny heard the shower turn on. This allowed her to know it was safe to strip from Zareths shirt. She rather enjoyed looking at the sandy color on her skin.

"Alright." She looked at herself. Their was a tear on her elbow, and side of her leg. She sighed wondering just how long it would take. These people freaked her out. She backed into the wall and held herself for a moment trying to alleviate the anxiety. She reached up for the door knob and missed.

"I'm okay..." She took a deep breath and took the door knob in hand. She walked into the room and sat down on the couch so she could put her shoes on. Zareth walked out of the bathroom whistling and running a comb through his hair. He danced his way over to Danny who giggled at his playfulness. He held his hand out and started to dance.