Book 1: Shattered Harmony

Intermission 2: No Pressure

No Pressure

One Shot 2

Zane hadn't been left alone with Danny before, but he understood her fear of him. For some reason she wasn't to sure he liked her. Even though she knew perfectly well Zareths gentle side was him. Yet there was that irrational fear of nindroids after what had just happened. Last night he had called her and got her to agree to meet with him. He wasn't to sure she would do it, but she wanted her to understand that he wasn't going to bite.

Their was a gentle knock to the door and he opened it. Danny looked up at the very tall nindroid and swallowed she hadn't realized how much taller he was next to Zareth. He was just about 6'8 she could guess. If she were to hug him she'd feel like a child all over again. Well sort of since she never really was a child.

Zane could see the conflict in her eyes. He moved out of the way so she could walk into the room. He hoped she wasn't to intimidated by him. Normally when that happens she wants the door to stay opened for a quick escape. Just like when she wants to keep the bathroom door open. At first he was afraid she was claustrophobic, but she told Zareth she was afraid of being alone, and her trusted him enough to save her if something happened. The idea that Zareth would just into the bathroom to see her full naked wasn't something they willingly wanted to do. Nor have they had to do so at all luckily. Although she had seen Zareth naked now because of her being stuck in his processor. She wasn't able to close her eyes unless he did, and he couldn't shower or go to the bathroom with his eyes closed."

Zane set some tea down on the coffee table and looked up at her.

"It has come to my understanding that you may have some questions about your new body, as well as the fact that you and I haven't had any time alone together."

"Oh so this is a date then?" Danny winked at him. Zane blushed and just turned away from her. Dannys smile disappeared and she swallowed hard. She poured two sugars into her tea before taking it into her small hands. "Okay so it must be Dareth that does the jokes then." Danny whispered to no one in particular. Zane looked at her and nodded his head.

"Yes I am not to good with the jokes. I don't really get the jokes to well." Zane said and cleared his throat. He could tell she was thinking. He knew she had tons of questions about herself and him. But their was always that one problem. She took a chance glance over him and then back at her hands again. "Its okay Danny...I will never harm you." He told her, Dannys eyes slowly looked up at him.

"I'm just...my head still tells me your the serious one though...which is why I tried to lighten the mood with a joke...it failed." She smiled at him. He gave her a gentle smile back.

"It was a fine attempt Danny." Zane said and took a sip of his own tea which probably wasn't tea at all, just warmed oil.

"Will I have to...to uh...drink oil?" She asked. Zane smiled at her.

"You already are." He pointed to the tea in her hands. "Its my own blend that way its not so...oil tasting." Danny gasped and looked into the cup, it just looked like normal tea.

"How did you even?" She looked at him amazed. "Well I knew you could cook and all that...but wh?" She stopped herself and took a sip and shrugged her shoulders trying to hide the momentary astonishment behind the cup. Zane laughed in spite of this and shook his head.

"You are certainly cute when your flustered." Dannys cheeks turned pink. She looked up at Zane her hands opened and closed for a second before she reached up like she had once before with Zareth. She was certainly textile sensitive. At first Zane was a little apprehensive for being touched by someone so close to his face. Danny dropped her hands back down and picked up the tea again. She didn't want to damage boundaries. Zane realized what she was doing and smiled at her. She took her hand in his and nodded his head. She looked up into his eyes. They were Zareths eyes, or well Zareth had Zanes eyes. She swallowed hard before reaching up again and ran her fingers over his hair. It was softer then she had thought. It looked metal, but it was soft. She smiled and leaned in and giggled. "I thought it would feel like Echos, but it actually feels lovely." She sat back and looked him in the eyes. His face though felt harder like the metal it was supposed to be. It had close to the same ridges that Zareths had, yet it didn't fall into Dareths flesh it was all metal. Her fingers followed the ridges. Danny gasped when Zanes own hands ran over to silver part of her hair. His fingers were freezing cold. She felt him feeling the lines over her face. Those lines were something she needed to get used to. She wanted so much for those lines to disappear. She wanted to much to look human again...to feel human again. But that wasn't ever going to happen again. Zane pulled back with a gasp when a tear slid down her face.