Book 1: Shattered Harmony

Chapter 36: Beautiful

Sing to Me

Chapter 36

Beautiful

I could hear her sleeping next to me. She had fallen asleep on his arm again. This job she had gotten has taken up a lot of her time, and sanity. Who knew being a secretary to a law firm was such a demanding job. She had to find a new job after Gaya Works found her the last time. He sighed and ran his fingers over her hair. She also hadn't had a good charge in a few days either. The sun hadn't been shining so she hadn't been able to soak up any energy. So she was going to wake up groggy all over again. Zareth picked her up and lay her down in his bed. He wondered just how much longer her generators were going to last.

She gasped and sat up when lightning hit close by. Zareth partly wondered how much of this was nightmares of what had happened to her. She said she doesn't remember her death, but she does remember trying to kill him. He had a scar from it, and Dareth shared it with him. She hated to look at it. Dareth called it a kiss. It made her feel a little better about it.

Two months ago it happened, a bit of a sunny day at a retreat in the mountains Dareth popped the question. Danny didn't even know marrying an android had been made legal. All thanks to Cyrus Borg, and Zane. They never stopped fighting. Now their was a gold band with a few rocks on it. Danny despite her tiredness she did nothing but smile. Her dress was already hanging in her room hidden behind a long bag. She really wanted to show Zareth but since he was attached to Dareth he would be able to see. So it remained a secret with a promise to save a dance for him. Danny gladly nodded. Zareths phone rang. He leaned down to kissed Dannys head before leaving the room to take the call. Danny just rolled over and went back to sleep. Thankfully the storm wasn't to loud.

"Hey Zareth." Ronins voice came over the speaker of the phone.

"Anything new?" Zareth asked.

"Of course or I wouldn't be calling you." Well that was true.

"Get this...the place you unloaded on and killed Spencer was a gold mine. Not only was I able to root myself through their hard drives I found...get this...Danny's original blueprints!" Ronin said. Zareth chuckled.

"Could have used those a year ago." Zareth said grabbing the milk out of the fridge.

"Nah man...listen. Its the person that designed the hard drive...it was sub programmed by Spencer...but she had gotten the hard drive from none other then Dr. Archibald Julien!" Zareths eyes grew wide. The milk hit the floor and he felt Zanes hard drive skip a bit. It hurt Zareth a bit, but he understood why.

"Dude Zareth you okay?" Ronin asked. Zareth coughed and cleared his throat.

"Yeah...yeah just a bit...taken off guard." Zareth said and looked at his phone.

"Does that mean what I think it means?" Ronin asked. Zareth looked inwardly and felt Zane nod his head.

'It would mean Danny really is my sibling yes." Zane offered. Zareth smiled.

"Glad to hear it buddy. I think she'll be thrilled to not only find out that your her actual brother...but the fact that she wasn't fully programmed by that maniac." Zareth sighed and looked at the clock it was almost time for Danny to wake up. He needed something to celebrate.

"Thanks Ronin. You really made her day. I just know it." He pecked the disconnect button and walked over to the pantry and pulled down the flour.

"Zareth...you can't cook that without an apron. You really should insure that you are clean after cooking." Zareth turned and saw Dannys pink apron and pulled it on.

Soon enough their were steaming piles of food on the table. Danny walked into the room and looked at the food.

"Hey whats the occasion?" She asked seeing a lot of her favorite foods. She suddenly caught sight of her apron on Zareth.

"Zareth...what are you wearing?" She giggled into her hand.

"Babe...I can make anything look good."

Danny burst into a fit of giggles. Zareth found himself smiling even more. Eventually Danny dug into the food.

"So whats really the occasion?" Danny asked cutting the pancakes.

"Well...Ronin called this morning. He found something."

"Really!" Danny dropped her fork and knife. "Was it Gaya's location?" Danny asked.

"No...even better. Your original blueprints." Dannys smile slowly faded.

"Really..."

"I know, I know. Thats something we already know. But it was your hard drive Danny...Spencer only sub programmed you." Zareth said. Danny slowly chewed on the bacon.

"Wait...that who did the base program? Was i Gaya? Probably Donny or some crap..." She went back to her food.

"Dr. Archie Julien." Danny stopped...it was like she was put on pause. At first Zareth thought she had glitched and froze. "Dannygirl?" He asked. Their was a loud pop. Zareth had seperated.

"Does this information disturb you?" He asked having felt her trembling.

"No...say it again. Please." Danny whispered.

"My father Dr. Julien was the one who created your hard drive. You are my sister...by design." He leaned down and cupped her face in his hands. "Is that acceptable?" He asked her. She nodded her head, Zane brushed the tears from her face and smiled down at her.

"I for one...like the idea of having a sister. My father always seems to know what i need." He pulled her into a hug. "Although now that I look at you I can see some of the designs he created. Specially your hair particles being solar panels. No one would notice until they got really really close." He ran his fingers through her hair. She just smiled up at him.

"Oh todays the lantern festival." Danny finished off her breakfast and stood up."

"You're going to work today though."

"Danny held up a kimono."

"Nope the streets going to be blocked so the centers going to be closed till tomorrow afternoon." Danny giggled and left the room.

"But we promised the big guy a day with her." Zane said and looked at Dareth who sighed and nodded his head.

"We did...at least I'll get to see her in that kimono." Dareth said and leaned against Zane. "So...a brother in law huh?"

"You have yet to ask my permission to marry my sister." Zane said looking down at Dareth with as much seriousness as he could muster.

"Yes...Um..." Dareth felt Zane clap him on the back. This act fused them again. Zareth stood there transfixed on the woman in the kimono. It was dress under the top was blue and red, and the top piece was white with dark purple lotus blooms.

"Oh..." Zareth felt his pump box fluctuate for a moment. "I um...wow..." He cleared his throat and looked back down at the floor trying to compose himself again. Running his hands down the back of his neck.

'Dareth certainly likes it.' Dareth said

"Zareth...I mean Dareth says you look beautiful." He said and cleared his throat.

"Oh he does does he?" Danny held up another kimono. This one looked like a mix between Dareths and Zanes. Perfect for him.

"Yeah baby you know me so well." Zareth took hold of the hanger. "Back in a moment sis." He ran off to take a shower.