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Danny didn't mean to doze off but when he woke up he was still in Constantine's lap. Danny noticed Constantine fell asleep as well and decided not to wake him. Danny instead looked for any of the Bats around hoping one of them was nearby to take him back home. Danny listened to the room closely but the only heartbeat nearby was John's.
Were the bats seriously just going to let Constantine take him away for two whole days?!
"Hey kitten, whatcha lookin for?" John asked petting him.
'The Bats.' Danny answered relaxing slightly on John's leg.
"They're not here kid. How's your side healing up?" John asked, picking him up and inspecting his side.
'Just fine.' Danny said ignoring him and opting to examine the shadows of John's apartment more closely.
"It definitely looks a lot better." John commented casting a small spell that chilled his injury. Danny leaned into the coldness purring slightly.
"You like that?" John asked standing up. Danny nodded purring.
"Why don't you hold still for me then. You need a bath after that fight. You smell like you ran into a trash can." John said bringing him to the sink.
'I do not need a bath!' Danny hissed at him but then smelled himself and almost threw up.
He smelled like the fires of hell and mucus from that gross demon. Maybe he did need a bath.
"Really, because I'm pretty sure you stink worse than me right now." John said turning on the water.
'Even so why are you going to give me a bath?' Danny asked in embarrassment.
"Because I'm the one who has to deal with it now don't fight me on this or I'm sending you to the groomers." John said and Danny huffed.
The groomers! He will not be treated as lowly cat by strangers who won't even understand his yowling!
Danny reluctantly gave in and let John clean him up. John started off by just rinsing out his fur getting off all the gunk that stuck to him. John then started rubbing his body with dish soap and Danny felt so vulnerable and embarrassed.
Danny reminded himself that it was either this or a complete stranger doing it who won't even respect him like John does.
John was very careful with him and managed to clean him off without too much awkwardness. John rinsed him off then wrapped him in a towel.
'I don't need this.' Danny meowed going intangible letting all the water fall from his fur as he climbed on top of the towel.
"Well good because I was too tired to dry you anyway." John said putting down the towel and picking him up.
'Where are we going now?' Danny asked as John opened up a portal.
"I'm being summoned, you don't mind pretending to be my Familiar, right?" Constantine questioned him.
'Might as well.' Danny accepted easily and John put Danny on his shoulder.
"Let's see who is pissed off today." John said walking through the portal.
"Constantine, you're late." Some lady greeted John.
"I was giving my Familiar a bath, sorry Zatanna." Constantine apologized.
"And how in the world did you get a new Familiar?" Zatanna asked in befuddlement, eyeing Danny wearily.
"The bats said the little guy was injured and gave him to me." Constantine said petting Danny on the head and Danny hissed but allowed the pets.
"and how did you convince him to stay?" Zatanna asked him.
"I gave him treats." Constantine said and Danny chuffed.
"Usually that only works on dog Familiars." Zatanna said.
"Well, that and I patched this little man up." Constantine claimed and Danny huffed.
Danny was only staying because Constantine can understand him.
"He's so small." Zatanna commented.
"Can we please worry about the bigger threat?" A guy with a helmet asked and Danny immediately recognized the guy as Doctor Fate. He was pretty well known in the magic world. They all nodded observing the area.
"What is the threat?" John asked and Danny immediately smelt it.
It wasn't some small demon like he defeated earlier. This guy was big and mean. Like Skulker but meaner and angrier.
Danny hissed and approached the demon.
"What are you doing here?" Danny asked in Ghost Speak.
"Collecting souls for my king." The demon responded in turn.
"Can you maybe do this later?" Danny asked.
"Why?" The demon asked shrugging in confusion.
"Because if you don't I think my friends will try killing you or sending you back to hell." Danny explained gazing at Constantine who was looking at him worriedly.
"Hmm, how about this, we fight and if I win you won't interrupt me again. If you win you can take the souls and I'll go back to hell willingly." The demon said holding out his hand.
"Deal." Danny said putting his paw in the demons hand which was way bigger than him.
"Okay, let's do this." The demon bowed slightly and Danny bowed bowed back before attacking.
"Oh no, you're a ghost." The demon quickly realized as Danny transformed then attacked with vigor.
"Do you still want to fight me?" Danny asked landing on the demon's snout.
"I would still like to try." The demon said and Danny bit his nose and threw him to the ground.
The demon was barely a challenge and Danny knocked him out fairly quickly.
'Don't send him to hell yet. He owes me some souls.' Danny meowed stopping Constantine from approaching.
"Okay, everyone stop and let Phantom deal with this." Constantine said stopping his teammates from approaching.
"I won." Danny said happily as the demon groaned awake.
"Alright, a deal's a deal." The demon got up and transferred the souls to Danny putting them under his domain.
"Very nice, the Ghost King will be very happy." Danny purred and the demon sighed in defeat as he returned to hell on his own. Danny let the souls into the Infinite Realms having Frostbite and a few of his guards take care of the tortured souls before returning to the clearing where Constantine was waiting for him.
Danny returned to his half alive form and approached Constantine happily.
"Good kitty." John said scooping him up and petting him.
"And you said the bats had that?" Doctor Fate questioned him.
"Yeah, don't know where they found the little guy." Constantine said scratching him under the chin and Danny purred in content.
"That is the most overpowered Familiar in existence. Are you sure that's a Familiar?" Zatanna asked as John put Danny onto his shoulder.
"He hasn't left me yet." Constantine said smirking.
"Did you sell your soul to that thing?" Zatanna asked and John frowned.
"No, also unlikely. I'm pretty sure my soul is being fought over by one of these deities." John said showing off a list.
'I'm pretty sure no one wants your soul John, it stinks.' Danny meowed.
"Rude." John said booping his nose. Danny pawed his face in retaliation and Constantine scooped him up in his hat again.
'Not fair.' Danny hissed at him.
"Sorry kitty. You just look so adorable in a hat." John said and Danny blushed his tail twitching in annoyance.
"So this thing just agreed to be your cat?" Doctor Fate asked sounding still very much freaked out.
"Oh don't worry, this little guy wouldn't hurt a fly." John said petting Danny on the head. Danny hissed at him batting him away with a paw but didn't escape his hat prison to properly retaliate.
"He just fought off a huge demon and won. What do you mean he won't hurt a fly?! He can hurt so much more than a fly!" Doctor Fate yelled losing his cool and calm demeanor.
Danny thought Doctor Fate was much more civilized than this.
"What can I say, he's my little Familiar and will be getting something special for dinner tonight for doing so well." John said and Danny purred excitedly.
"How are you so calm about this? Did he sell his soul to you?" Zatanna asked still trying to wrap her head around the whole situation.
"Nope, pretty sure he would never do that." Constantine said and Danny purred louder trying to escape his hat prison and climb up onto John's arm. John tilted the hat making him fall back in and Danny meowed at him trying again when Constantine returned the hat to the correct angle.
"I still don't understand. How did you get this creature to tolerate you?" Zatanna asked in utter confusion as Constantine made him fall back into the hat again.
"Who knows. Are we done here?" Constantine asked as Danny gave up just settling into his hat prison.
"I guess." Doctor Fate said and John brought him back to his apartment.
"I didn't know you could do that. How strong are you?" John asked him once they were alone.
'Strong enough.' Danny meowed smugly.
Constantine still had no idea he was one of the most powerful beings in the universe.
"We're you being serious about fighting the Ghost King earlier?" John asked him in curiosity.
'No, he would totally crush me.' Danny meowed, chuffing. John smiled and pet him happily. Danny purred enjoying the pets.
"Good job on the fight. I'll get us steaks tonight. Do you want to come with me to the store?" John asked him.
'Sure.' Danny agreed and John put him in his coat pocket. Danny's head barely reached the top of the pocket and he had to stand if he wanted to see where they were going.
"Just stay hidden, the store doesn't allow pets." John said patting his head and Danny purred hiding down into John's pocket. The trip to the store wasn't all that exciting until John got stopped by the door by a security officer.
"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to empty your pockets." The police officer said Danny heard John huff.
"Why?" John asked.
"Someone said you had a small kitten in your pocket." The officer said and Danny didn't know if he should hide or not.
"And if I did?" John asked angrily.
"Then we would have to escort you to the back and... inspect this animal." The officer said and John huffed.
"He doesn't like strangers." John tried to leave but the officer stopped him again.
"I just want to see him." The officer said and John sighed.
"Phantom do you want to come out now?" John asked him.
'Only if I get to hiss at them.' Danny meowed.
"You can do whatever you like." Constantine said scooping him out of his pocket.
"Aww, he's adorable." The officer said and Danny hissed at her before the officer could touch him.
"Feisty little one ain't he?" The officer said as Danny continued to hiss at her.
"He doesn't like strangers now if you would kindly let me leave." John said almost sounding like he was growling.
"Yeah, you're free to go." The officer said letting them go. John immediately returned Danny to his pocket then walked away swiftly.
'Are you okay?' Danny meowed up at him.
"I just hate people like that. Thinking they can just demand to see you when you and I both know you hate it. People are so dumb and they never listen!" Constantine shouted angrily.
'Can you please walk?' Danny meowed in distress, Constantine's pace jostling him around a lot.
"Sorry, kid." Constantine slowed his pace and Danny sighed in relief but could still feel John's anger.
They got back home and John made them some steak. Danny watched from the island, John refusing to let Danny anywhere close to his cooking or sharp knives. As John cooked he slowly relaxed and soon he was back to his old self.
"Here you go kid, good job today." John said petting his head briefly then putting a bowl of cut up steak in front of him.
'Thank you.' Danny thanked him and they ate together in a comfortable silence. Once they were done John took care of the dishes and cleaned up the apartment a bit.
'Do you ever sleep?" Danny asked John as it was late into the night now. John sighed but nodded.
"Yeah, let's get to bed." John said and scooped him up. John brought him over to a bed and layed down, gently settling Danny beside him.
"Goodnight Phantom." John said closing his eyes. Danny curled up to John's neck and closed his eyes.
'Goodnight John.' Danny bid him goodnight.