Book 1: Shattered Harmony

Chapter 29: Mistaken

Mistaken

Chapter 29

Imagine

"The young robot sat upon the rock, waiting. His pole in hand he watched the waves crash gently against his metal shins. Waiting, waiting and still he waited. But for three days their was no fish. But the last day their was a storm. A horrible nasty storm that caused the normally gentle waves to wash the robot out to sea.

When he came to he was on a rock surrounded by the ocean. This tiny island was all he could see apart from the ocean and the sky. He saw that somehow his wounds were cleaned and set. He waited for a few hours to see if someone would rescue him.

Their it was...a clint, and a ripple in the water...he could have sworn he saw a face for only but a moment. He sat back, rubbed his eyes, and looked again. Their below the waves was a indeed a face looking up at him. The raven black hair and the sapphire blue eyes looked up through the waves. He gasped and backed up. She swam up and pulled herself up onto the rock. He could see that she wasn't some ghost. It was in fact a mermaid. He gawked at the young girl who giggled.

Her giggle sounded like a perfectly made bell. For some days on they raveled in their time together until finally the young robot couldn't stay near the ocean anymore. The salt was causing him to rust. He needed to return home. He gently climbed into the water and with the mermaids help he was able to return home.

However a fisherman saw the young robot getting out of the water with the mermaids help. Deciding to capture this mermaid for himself he concocted a plan and captured her. The young robot watched in horror as the fisherman pulled his brand new friend out of the water. He climbed onto the boat and cut her loose. Into the water she fell and swam away. The young robot however was left to deal with the captain and his men. Tying the robot to a cannonball they threw him into the water to drown.

The Captain and his men laughed and laughed. However below the waves the little Robot was smiling for he was no longer attached to the cannon ball. His friend released him and they swam away from the danger, from those men."

The kids sitting around Danny clapped their hands. Their was a group of about fifteen kids all between the ages of a year and five years. This was her job now. A library close to hers and Dareths home.

Danny stood up and walked over to the cart in the corner where their were a few more books for her to read to the kids.

"Thats not how that story ended." A college student who worked at the library named Katty whispered and smiled at Danny who shrugged her shoulders. "They don't need to know about the part where she gave up her fins to live on land, and nearly died after being mauled losing her legs, arm, and one of her eyes protecting said robot from a man who was cursed...and the fact that she was in love with said cursed man." Danny said and stretched.

"You knew them didn't you?"

"Zareth and I bumped into Deity...once... " Danny cleared her throat. It was another story for another time. Right now...she was off work. Stopping by the shop before walking toward the apartment as she usually did.

"Dareth should be home by now." She looked at her watch as she dug through her other pocket for her key. She opened the door to hear the shower going. She smiled to herself and walked into the kitchen to put away the food she just got from the shop. She looked at the calendar and sighed. Her birthday was tomorrow. Or at least the day she was reactivated. They decided to use that day for her birthday instead of the day they presumed was her birthday...the one Spencer gave her. She shuttered and felt arms around her shoulders. She could smell Dareths shower gel on his arms. She felt instantly warmer with the arms around her. Her tiny hands touched his arm and smiled. She turned and pressed her lips to his. But the body stiffened and she opened her eyes and made a tiny yelp noise jumping back out of his arms.
"Zareth!" She touched her lips and saw the tiny brown line where her own lipstick was on his lips. "I didn't know it was you. I thought you were Dareth!" Her face turned a bright purple color. Zareth put up his hands and shook his head.

"No no I should have said something, you just looked like you were sad for some reason." Zareth said and cleared his throat adjusting his collar and pointed to the calendar. "They thought it would be nice for me to come out for your birthday for once since it seemed to be important to you to point out every time you saw me." Zareth said. Danny blushed and slowly turned around. "I just wish there was a way for you to come out when they are around. It would be...nice to have you all here...but make do with what you have right?" To Zareth, Danny looked sad.

'She's been rather sad for some weeks now.' Zane offered. "Perhaps her oil intake is low?"

'Maybe I'm just not...'

"Oh stop it both of you." Zareth pulled down a bright green can from the cupboard and opened it pouring the saucy pink liquid into a cup. "Here..." He handed her the cup and crossed his arms looking at her. She sipped the oil and looked into the cup again.

"Whys it gotta be pink?" She mumbled and looked up seeing Zareth laughing. This was her only family. Her brother. Someone she missed so much over the last three months. She put the cup on the counter and walked over to hug him. She missed the thrum of his power source in her ear as she pressed her head against it. She almost longed to hear it. When people asked where he was Danny would just tell them he was adventuring. He was a free spirit and he loved to see the sights. It was true at least.

"I don't really have anything planned for my birthday though so its just kind of..." She shrugged her shoulders.

"You and Dareth didn't plan anything?" Zareth asked inwardly glaring at his counterpart.

"Well sure he tried, I just feel really...out of place." She said running her fingers over her arms. She turned back around to finish unpacking the food she just got. She once again felt Zareths arms around her shoulders and his head on her shoulders. " Come on babe...whats going on? Its not good to keep it all in." He looked up at her with those lazy blue eyes. He felt her relax a bit and turn to take the cup and drink the rest.

"Alright then Zareth, what do you think we should do?" He pulled something out of the cabinet and chuckled.

"Picnic to start?" He asked. "Its not your birthday just yet, but we could always start early right?" He asked. Danny could smell the contents of the basket.

"Fried chicken?" She asked and looked around at him. He nodded his head and picked up the blanket on the couch. "Oh you know me so well."

With the basket in the back seat and the pair in the front they left out toward the park. It didn't take to long, but for the first time ever Zareth got to see flowers during the springtime. He was normally released during the fall or winter. When Danny was activated Zareth was mostly cooped up in the Bounty feeling sick to his stomach because of the three personalities stuck in his head. The thought caused Danny to lose her smile all over again.

"Babe..." She looked up to see Zareth put a flower crown on her head. The petals fell down around her face.

"Oh you can make these?" Danny asked touching the soft petals.

"Well of course babe...do you think any less of me if I couldn't?" Danny reached up and giggled.

"Of course not Zareth. Its gorgeous thank you." She looked up at him with that smile of hers. The smile she loved to see. The thoughts that went through his mind were just so much more chaotic.

'Does she love...Zareth more then me?' This caused Zareth to stop. His eyes flashed and he cleared his throat.

"Of course not." He said under his breath.

"What was that Zareth?" Danny asked trying to make her own flower crown.

"Oh nothing just the guys talking again." She was used to hearing that. She knew what it was like inside his mind. They talked...a lot.

Danny held up the flower crown and smiled at Zareth.

"See its not that hard is it?" He chuckled and then ducked down. "Its beautiful Dannygirl."

Across from them was a familiar black car...within was a familiar woman. Her eyes waved over the pair through the binoculars.

"I can't wait...to tear you apart."