Disclaimer: I own nothing from Danny Phantom

Note: Yes, looks like I'm doing another Danny Phantom story but with a twist. This is a partial AU where again, the characters are slightly older than the ones in the show AND some of them are gender-bent versions based off of Amethyst-Ocean's artwork (which I don't own btw I'm just using part of it for cover art). For the most part, it will only be the teenage characters who are gender-bent and everyone else is the same...namely Vlad Masters himself. Also when I refer to Danny as Danielle I mean that this is the gender-bent version of the main character and not his clone, she doesn't exist in this story since I don't plan to go that far in the show's timeline. Also, in real life I do NOT approve of adults having feelings for younger teens/children or vice versa so if that makes anyone uncomfortable please leave now and read something a bit more...wholesome. Not sure how long this story will be, but I just can't get this idea out of my head of Vlad interacting with a female Danny instead of the one that we know. I thought about posting this on my other profile but then...I wanted to keep the romantic undertones in so meh. Anyways this story is starting right at the part of "Bitter Reunions" when the rest of them meet Vlad for the first time, and needless to say, his reaction to this Danny is very different once he learns her secret...

P.S. I changed the rating from M to T because at this point this story really isn't that intense with the romantic end of things. They're still going to get together eventually but it will be a more subtle seduction.

Chapter 1: Obsession

Danielle's POV

At first, I thought this whole vacation thing was going to be stupid and boring but hey, at least it meant I'd get a few days off of school right? And the only reason we were even here is because Jason, my nosy older brother, just had to open his big mouth and tell mom and dad that they should try to share more about their past so we could relate more about what I was going through or whatever. What they didn't know was that it was mainly ghost fighting that's been getting in the way of EVERYTHING lately. My grades were in the toilet, I was almost always coming home late, I kept falling asleep in class, it was getting pretty bad. But I was still doing my best trying to deal with it. I had to.

Besides I'm still getting used to having these powers and hiding them from everyone, which was still a bit hard to do when they had this bad habit of misfiring at the worse times. It's only thanks to their one-track minds that my parents haven't already noticed and dissected me. Then again if it wasn't about ghosts they hardly noticed anything except for what was right in front of them. That, or everything I was doing wrong...

Go figure.

Anyways, after hearing more about dad's old college buddy Vlad Masters and finding out he had an accident similar to mine with some kind of...pre-ghost portal my heart went out to the guy. That must have hurt like hell. He's just lucky that didn't make him half-ghost too, because as cool as it was at first, sometimes it really sucks. Thankfully it sounds like Mr. Masters eventually recovered from his ecto-acne so he probably turned out pretty normal after that. Lucky. I could only imagine what he must look like now. Jason has clearly heard of him before, but I had no idea what to expect. I wondered if Vlad was still mad at our dad for hurting him by mistake too. Because if he was, this was going to be a really awkward visit...

Turns out I was right on the money too.

The moment Vlad Masters stepped out of the shadows and I saw him for the first time, my heart gave a little thump and I blushed. Oh, wow...he's kinda hot. Thankfully no one else seemed to notice how deeply I was blushing after Vlad graciously ushered us inside and he 'accidentally' ended up shutting my dad out. Lovely, so I guess it wasn't going to be all sunshine and rainbows after all. Either way, I tried to distract myself by looking around his mansion slash castle, but Jason was the first to point out all the green and gold decor. I noticed it too but it really wasn't as gaudy as he was making it out to be. Guess Jason was still in a pretty bad mood after the ecto goop incident yesterday.

I rolled my eyes at his comment and pointed out the obvious, "Jace hello? Football helmets, jersey's, cheese-heads? He's a Packer's fanatic!" I smirked, crossing my arms because it was always nice when I knew something my brother didn't even if it was just because he didn't really care.

My smile faded however when I felt Vlad's hand rest on my head as he ruffled my hair affectionately. Thank GOD I wasn't facing him though because my blush was back in full force and it took all of my willpower to not reflexively turn intangible to escape his touch since this was beyond embarrassing. The contact was brief, but his hand felt so warm, almost unnaturally so and I couldn't figure out why I was getting so flustered around this guy. He was like some famous movie star or a character on TV you have a crush on even though they're obviously older than you. I couldn't put my finger on it, but the moment I saw Vlad something about him felt...otherworldly and mysterious. I felt drawn to him and couldn't help myself since I was all about a man of mystery.

I also thought it was kinda cute when Vlad childishly blew up at Jason after he asked Vlad why he hadn't bought the Packers team itself and snickered. But then I noticed Vlad was kinda flirting with our mom, which was weird, so I wondered if I was just feeling randomly jealous that he was paying so much attention to her or maybe I was being stupid and reading too much into it. I tried asking Jason about it to see if he thought they were flirting, but he just blew me off. Gee, thanks you jerk...

I sighed, Well, it IS your fault we're here too, so don't get mad at me that we're stuck here for the next two days. It's not like I want to be here either.

After that, when things became a little uncomfortable again after I noticed a signed football that Vlad seemed very proud of and dad tackled him. He was only trying to be funny I guess, but it just made Vlad angry. For a minute there I had a bad feeling dad was going to get us kicked out before this reunion even started which sucked now that I actually had more of a reason to want to stay. And that reason was that I wanted to get to know Vlad Masters more because, well, I kinda had a huge unexplainable crush on him now.

Thankfully things smoothed over not long after and Vlad even offered to let us stay IN his castle which was freaking awesome! I did NOT want to spend another night crammed in the RV again if I could help it.

Vlad's POV

Everything was going according to plan thanks to Jack accepting my offer to stay within the confines of my castle, unknowingly making himself an easier target. However, I must say that while I was delighted to see my dear Maddie for the first time in years I was taken aback by how lovely their daughter was after seeing my first real glimpse of her. I've been keeping tabs on the Fenton's over the years while plotting my revenge and knew they had a daughter and an older son, but my ultimate goal was always to win Maddie over and destroy Jack so I've never actually seen their children. I only wanted to make sure that once Maddie was mine I'd become a better father to them than he ever was. The moment I saw young Danielle though with her long raven black hair, fair skin, and sky blue eyes, I could only admire how much she took after her mother despite the similar hair and eye color which was more like her father's.

Danielle's bashful reactions earlier were rather adorable as well.

Still, I had much bigger things to worry about such as getting rid of a certain big oaf who was standing in the way of winning back the love of my life. That's why that very night I put the first phase of my plan into motion and sent my vultures after Jack as soon as he went he was well out of earshot of Maddie as he haphazardly made his way to the nearest restroom since I made sure to put them in a room that didn't include one like most of the others in the castle. A rather childish antic I know, but it was effective. I was surprised though when I sensed the presence of another ghost and Jack suddenly phased through the floor.

What on earth? I wondered since my vultures weren't responsible for this, they weren't that smart...

Intrigued, I continued to observe the situation and my eyes widened as none other than the infamous ghost girl of Amity Park phased through the floor and appeared behind them. Her stunning white hair almost seemed to be glowing even brighter in the moonlight as it floated around and bathed her slender shoulders; a coy smile decorating her face as she lightly punched the palm of her other hand, clearly intent on fighting my underlings. Then she asked them if they remembered her, trying to act all tough.

Oh yes, they certainly did remember her, but honestly, it wasn't hard to frighten them. The three of them returned to me to complain about the ghost girl stopping them the last time I sent them after Jack, which irritated me but this time it still seemed rather odd that she went out of her way to track them so far from her territory. And that territory seemed to be Amity Park itself that she fought very diligently to defend. Either way, they fled soon after seeing her again and she was right, it was a little too easy to scare them off. But that was because they understood that I was the one they should really be afraid of.

As I examined the ghost girl more closely, I couldn't help but feel there was also something oddly familiar about her so I decided to investigate this further before revealing myself. The poor girl assumed I was just like any other ghost and it was rather amusing to see her fruitlessly put everything she had into her attacks in the vain hope of besting me. It was obvious that the foolish young ghost was outmatched, but even so, she seemed both awed and confused by my presence, not to mention bewildered when I revealed to her that I've already heard all about this 'Dani Phantom,' who for whatever reason called herself a hero who fought other ghosts to defend humans.

Very unusual behavior for a ghost I must say.

She also seemed morbidly curious about me too which made it easy to coax her into the library so we were a little further out of the way before I decided to see how strong this 'hero' really was. Sadly, her powers and combat skills were no match for mine, as expected. But even so, I held back since I didn't see the point in destroying her. As long as this ghost girl didn't get in my way again I had no reason to. And besides, ghost or not Dani Phantom was still a lady and I made it a point not to treat them too roughly unless they deserved it. It wasn't long before I defeated the naive and inexperienced ghost girl and sent her flying through the opposite wall battered and bruised...

I followed after her, planning to have my vulture's drop the ghost girl off somewhere outside where she couldn't interfere again when I saw her glowing green eyes flutter weakly as she struggled to stay awake and then completely lost consciousness. The moment this happened, a ring of light appeared at her waist similar to my own black ones and it split in two to reveal...Jack and Maddie's daughter, Danielle, lying sprawled on the floor with her sleek black hair pooled all around her...

I was taken aback, not expecting this at all and mused thoughtfully, "The ghost girl...is Jack's daughter?"

Oh, this opportunity was too perfect to pass up. No wonder she seemed familiar, we were both half-ghost! This was...unusual and very unexpected to say the least but this meant I wasn't alone! I wasn't the only one of my kind. That's why, as I stared down at the unconscious teenager, my original intentions for this vendetta changed dramatically.

While it was true that I still loved Maddie, in the end, I argued that we would probably never really be able to connect that deeply even if I did seduce her since revealing my secret to Maddie was out of the question. She'd despise me as she despises all ghosts, but with Danielle, that was another matter entirely. True she was still very young and turning my attention towards winning her affections over Maddie's was considered taboo, but then again, so was murder. And part of me STILL wanted Jack dead. But honestly, so long as he was out of the picture I could entertain the idea of letting him live. Especially since murdering Danielle's father wasn't exactly going to do me any favors or help me gain her trust even if I did take the time to slowly worm my way into their lives as an 'old friend' to her parents and revealed my secret to this girl.

Either way, I had a choice. To either go through with my plans to humiliate Jack and destroy him as Plasmius, or wait a while longer and make Danielle an offer she couldn't refuse. Whatever I decided to do however, it seemed far more profitable to bring Danielle over to my side where she would be safe and I could teach her everything I knew. It was far better than learning the hard way how alone she'd be otherwise...

Kneeling down after changing back to my human form and considering my options, I deftly lifted Danielle into my arms and her head rolled until it came to a rest against my chest and I could hear her breathing softly. I must admit, I already thought she was a very lovely girl but I set those feelings aside since it seemed inappropriate to find a teenage girl even remotely attractive. After all, before this, I fully intended to woo their mother into leaving Jack and becoming MY wife. Only now things were different.

Now I understood why I felt this connection between us the moment I met Danielle. She was the same as me and likely suffered a similar pain and felt the same isolation as I did when I became half-ghost. The poor girl was clearly trying to make the most of it, but still seemed lost and was stumbling blindly through the dark trying to figure out how to control her gifts. I could guide her though, and together we would be a force to be reckoned with! With that in mind, I gently carried Danielle back to her room and tucked her into bed.

After brushing some hair out of her face, smiling as I leaned over her as if sealing a promise I pressed my lips to Danielle's and whispered, "I originally wanted your mother, but I think I'll make you mine instead, my dear. Don't worry, you're not alone anymore..."

Danielle's POV

Tossing and turning in a fitful sleep, I recalled a dizzying mess of what happened to me earlier with that strange Dracula-like ghost beating the crap out of me and yet I felt a strange thrill ran up my spine when I heard a familiar voice whisper to me "...I think I'll make you mine instead, my dear. Don't worry, you're not alone anymore..."

After that, I felt a large pair of strong arms wrap themselves around me possessively and no matter how hard I struggling I couldn't get away! My heart started racing too when he tightened his grip and nuzzled his cheek against the back of my neck before kissing it. This was wrong, like really wrong! Why the heck was I having a dream like this?! Is it because he looked like a vampire and it reminded me of all those forbidden romance books and movies about these hot guys who were WAY older than the girl they were dating but somehow that was ok since they still looked young? Either way, this was creeping me out and I felt super guilty for imagining Vlad's voice coming from this ghost so I shouted-

"N-no! Get away!" I yelped, tossing the covers off of my head and breathing heavily.

Wait, covers? How the heck did I get back to bed? Was that whole fight...a dream? Wincing and reaching up, I felt the bump on the back of my head from when that ghost in the cape threw me against a wall throb and I realized, nope, all that was real. Thankfully my ghost powers healed most of my wounds which was good since no one would ask me any weird questions, but I was still confused. Why did that ghost spare me...?

Either way, after looking around in a bewildered daze while probably looking like a total idiot, I suddenly heard the real Vlad's voice from the other side of the doorway before it creaked open. I watched him closely as he stepped inside and moved closer to the bed after stepping out of the shadows like some creeper, which weirded me out. Guess Vlad liked acting spooky since he lived in a castle or something like that. Still, Vlad seemed genuinely worried about me when he asked what happened so I hastily told him I was fine and must have been sleepwalking which is how I ended up in the middle of the hallway.

For some reason though, I suddenly felt like elaborating after pulling the covers up higher after noticing one of the buttons was missing and uh...exposed a little too much of my chest, and sighed heavily, "The truth is...I haven't been sleeping well lately. Too much stress from school I guess. I'm just...I'm trying to be a good student, but my parents always put so much pressure on me and tell me my grades have to be as good as my brother Jason's and they get so mad at me every time I get a C! But not everyone is a freaking protege! I wish they would just...back off a bit, you know? I'm doing the best I can."

Looking at me sympathetically, Vlad walked around to sit on the edge of my bed and smiled at me. Then while resting a hand on my knee he kindly offered, "Would you like to talk about it, my dear? It might help."

Blushing again, I looked away and stammered, "N-no, it's fine. Sorry, I shouldn't have said anything about it. It's not fair to dump that on someone I just met. Besides, I already made you worry enough as it is by collapsing in the hallway like that. I mean...it was you who found me, right?"

Vlad nodded, "Yes I did, and I must say you certainly looked troubled even in your sleep so I believe you when you say you've been feeling restless. At any rate, my offer still stands if you ever need to talk to someone. But your right, perhaps it's best if we wait until tomorrow to talk some more so you can get some proper rest..." after that, he gently took me by the shoulders and eased me back into bed, pulling the blanket back up over them, and to my surprise, Vlad placed a gentle kiss on my forehead and smiled warmly while petting my hair, reassuring me, "Don't worry, things will get better soon. I promise. Sleep tight...little badger."

"T-thanks," I whispered shyly and almost too quietly to hear, my heart racing and my voice sounding high pitched as I internally started to scream.

Oh my god! He kissed me! Sure it was only on my forehead but he kissed me! I could die from the embarrassment alone right now! What's with that nickname though...? I wondered, watching as Vlad left the room and closed the door behind him, unaware that he already HAD kissed me on the lips too and that before this trip was over...I'd have another ghost besides Skulker looking to claim me as some sort of 'prize.'