The DT Files

The DT Files

406: I Loathe a Parade

by SSJ04 Mewtwo

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Here's another one...this starts post-mordum of 406, a scene that I think should have happened, then this shall spill into the end of Mart of Darkness...and may be fired. Oh, BTW, the author is getting the DVD box set for Christmas so hopefully more shipper inspirations shall come spewing forth.

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She lays on her back on her bead. She was wearing clothes and appeared to have had a shower. She sighed and rolled over onto her side.

'What the hell was that? I enjoyed spending time with Tom...am I missing something here? I should have been giving him the cold shoulder, but I didn't. Too top it all of I not only got along with him, I actually enjoyed that rich boy's company.' she bit her lip not believing that she just had thought that.

'This brings up something that I don't want to face. If Jane and Tom's relationship hits the rocks, will he try to go out with me? Or worse...what if I get caught in the middle...' she stopped her train of thought, grabbed the phone, checked to make sure the line was cleared and dialed.

"Aunt Amy?"

"Ah, is this my niece reporting that my sister is dead?"

"No such luck...I need to pick the brain of the only family member that equals my own intelligence about a situation I'm looking down the barrel of."

"Pick away." Amy said and Daria explained the events that had happened earlier that day.

"Am I seeing things that aren't there or am I on to something?" Daria asked after her long explanation.

"Hmmm, it is quite possible that if they do break up then he'll go after you. He probably couldn't completely understand your anger towards him."

"If he does that then that will be at the least uncomfortable, and awkward at the worst."

"could you see yourself dating him?"

Daria bit her lip again in thought. "I don't know if I want to or not."

"Then you can keep him at arm's reach, or make him think that you're unavailable if he thinks he's got a chance with you."

"I doubt I could make him think that, but I'll try to keep him at a comfortable distance."

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He drove his old, beat up car down the street. He had had a strange day. What was supposed to be a simple headlight shopping trip, turned into an exploration through a dark warehouse store. They had found Jane, and all of them had piled into his car. Trent dropped off Jane, Tom, and Jessie back at the Lane house,and now he was giving Daria a lift home.

He looked over to see that she was still rubbing her sock covered foot. She had been doing that ever since he had dropped the warring love birds and Jessie off. He had enjoyed her being pressed against his side since Tom and Jane decided that they would try to fit four people in the front seat of the Plymouth. It worked, but it was only possible due to how small Daria was compared to the other three that had occupied the front seat.

"Know any cheap killers for hire? I need to get rid of one little sister." Daria hissed out. Trent coughed and laughed for a moment before recovering.

"What did she do?"

"Took one of my boot laces and that's why my foot wishes to start a civil war with the rest of my body."

"Hmmm, don't know any, but I do know where you can dispose of a body...the rock quarry..."

"Well...I guess I could do my own dirty work. It'll give me job satisfaction." she said and Trent laughed and stopped the car in front of her home. He scooted closer to her and smirked.

"I think the trunk might be able to fit your sister's dead body." Daria gave a ghost of a smile through her pain.

"I appreciate the offer."

"You and Tom now getting along?"

Daria stopped her rubbing of her foot and bit her lip. "I've accepted that he's taking time from Jane."

"Feeling like you're some sort of middleman?" he asked.

"After today...yes."

"I think he was frustrated with Jess and me. I guess he didn't know that Jess can be distracted by that much food in one place...but I've not had that much sleep since that fight between Jane and Tom."

"Were you just the wheel man?"

"Nah, i was looking for a headlight...I think I should have just gone to an auto parts store, but I can't function without my normal amount of sleep. That's probably why I didn't think to check what sort of a light I needed. I'm not that uninformed when it comes to a problem with this car."

"Especially since it decides to break down every two weeks." Daria quipped and Trent laughed. "Trent..." she hesitated, but decided to press on, "did he mention me?"

"Hmmm?" he asked with an arched eyebrow.

"Did he hint that he might want to date me if he and Jane do break up?"

"Hmmm, I think he was more concerned with trying to get back in Janie's good graces."

"Do you think...he might want to go out with me if he and Jane break up?"

"He might,"

"Would he...cheat on Jane with me?"

"Kiss you while still dating Jane...if he thinks he can take advantage of your lack of experience he might."

"I am inexperienced aren't I?"

"That was another reason I wished Jane wouldn't tease you about whatever you had felt for me."

"Huh?"

"I would have scared you off. That damn skirt you wear gets my other head thinking."

"Other...head..." she said and then blushed realizing what other head he was talking about.

"You would have ran screaming into the night if I hugged you and you felt me at full attention." he said with a grin.

"Do...I...I...mean..."

"Yeah, if I'm really checking you out." he answered with his smile still on his face.

"Trent?"

"Hmmm?"

"I want to be off limits to Tom...I can get along with him, but I don't want to be a reason why he and Jane broke up nor do I want to date Jane's sloppy seconds."

"Where do I come in?"

"I think...I won't go running screaming in the night...I'm almost 18 and I doubt I should be that damn skittish about sex...now Quinn on the other hand..."

"18?"

"I hate big fusses about my date of birth. Are you willing to try?"

"Will your mother kill me?"

"I'll keep a supply of shark repellant handy." she said and Trent leant over and kissed her.