Book 1: Shattered Harmony

Chapter 35: Danny...

Mistaken

Chapter 35

Danny...

Dareth could hear arguing. He couldn't tell at first who the arguing was being done by. Everything sounded like it was coming from under water. He opened his eyes, and closed them again, it was far to bright.

He could hear someone he didn't know, then someone he did. Who...whose that...

"I don't care how long he's been on there...you aren't taking him off till he wakes up!" It was Danny. She was angry. What could make her so angry as to yell so frantically loud. She even sounded like she was crying. He tried to call out to her, but there was something in his way. He couldn't form words. He looked around the room again seeing Danny. She was in a doctors face. Standing in the way of a machine. She was being held back by Cole. Why was Cole there? Then another ninja ran in. Jay pushed the doctor out of the way and walked over to a machine and looked at the Doctor. He said something and then stopped seeing that Dareths eyes were open.

"Dan...y." He heard that. Well sort of.

"Dareth..." Danny walked over to him and touched his cheek. Her hand felt so warm to the touch. He tried to say he loved her, but he couldn't even get the words out of his mouth. Dareth reached up and touched his mouth.

'Oh thats what that is...' he looked up at Danny who reached over and touched his hand.

"Baby please don't pull on that." Dareth looked up at Danny as lovingly as he could. Hopefully that convayed how he felt about her.

"I think he's going to be sick." Cole said.

'Oh great thats not what I was going for.' He thought and touched the tube and looked at the doctor.

"Thats what I was trying to tell your girlfriend. But her dumb android ass won't listen." Dareth felt anger flow through him. He pulled the tube out of his mouth and pointed at the man. Coughing between words.

"You take that back! My girlfriend isn't a dumb android!" He coughed and wheezed.

"Dareth..." Danny reached out running her fingers through his hair, It fell back down in his face.

"My Danny." Dareth tiredly looked down at the girl and closed his eyes again.

"Get some rest Dareth. I won't leave your side." Danny told him. The last thing he really remembered was feeling her lips graze his.

Dareth opened his eyes and looked around, he was no longer in the hospital he was on the Bounty. He felt a slight pressure on his chest. He looked next to him and realized that Danny was sleeping next to him her arm wrapped around him. He was surprised. She never slept in the same bed with him. She and he had decided that was something for when they got married. He touched her arm and her head slowly moved around on his shoulder. He finally was able to see the bags under her eyes and the black lines trail from where the tears had ran her makeup. She had been crying. Her eyes flashed on and she looked up at him.

"Hey..." She whispered. A soft sleepy smile broke out. He whispered just what had happened for him to have been in such bad shape.

"What...What happened?" He whispered. Danny looked amazed. She slowly ran her fingers over the bruised part of his stomach. He cringed.

"I...I shot you." Danny sat up putting her hair behind her ear. "I couldn't stop myself, Spencer had controlled me." Danny swallowed hard. She turned so her face was hidden by her hair. But Dareth could see her shoulders shaking. So thats why she was crying, she probably had been crying herself to sleep since it happened.

"Baby...come here." Dareth whispered. Danny shook her head.

"I can't...what if I hurt you again?" Danny cried out. She wasn't to sure what to do.

"Shhhhh My Danny." Dareth pulled her to him with a grunt. "Its okay. I'm okay."

"But Zane..." Dareth looked around at her.

"What do you mean?" Dareth asked. "We seperated...whats wrong? It went through my stomach. Thats me."

"Not...completely." Danny whispered and shook her head. "He was damaged. He started to overheat apparently after I fell unconscious." She started to shake again.

"It went in that deep!?" Dareth asked. "It must have went in at an angle then?" Danny nodded.

"Yes I saw...I helped Zane pull the bullet out." Danny whispered. Dareth sat up and sat back against the pillows. "If I didn't...you wouldn't have survived. I...I don't..." She closed her eyes and shuddered. "I don't want to function if you die."

"Promise me Danny...if something happens to me...stay near Zane. I don't want them to have you."

"I'll take care of her." The voice came from the door. Danny and Dareth looked up to see Zane. He had been fully repaired.

"If thats what you two want. I was created for you both...I'll stay...but only until you stop." Danny said. She held out her hand to Zane who walked over and climbed over the bed and lay down on the other side of her so not to bump into Dareth while he was healing. An accidental fusion might not help the healing process. She lay back and sighed. She felt Dareth curl in on her, and Zane take hold of her hand.

"For once tonight...no more bad dreams." Zane said.

"How did you..."

"The others." Zane said. Danny nodded and sighed. Apparently she had hoped that they hadn't heard her.

"Well you did just die, and then indure shooting Zareth."

"Do you think he's mad at me?!" Danny blurted.

"Why would he be mad?"

"He would never." Zane said. Danny closed her eyes hugging Dareth and her head on Zanes shoulder. Zane watched over them that night.