A/N: Hallo! First I want to say thanks for checking this out even with that crappy description. I've had this story on my mind for a while now and I'm really glad i finally wrote it down. This story should only be 2 or 3 chapters but who knows what will happen. I'm sorry if there are grammatical errors (I tend to be comma happy & apparently paragraph happy 0.o). I tried my best but it doesn't help that I don't have anyone to proof read this. Anyway I'll leave you be, enjoy!

Daniel hadn't had the best of days at school. It had started the night before when he was forced to stay up until 1 AM to finish a group project. He had finished his part hours before but his group hadn't done squat. Daniel would have left them to flounder if he hadn't desperately needed the grade. That was only the first layer of the cake. The filling was the pop quiz in math and the surprise C+ on his AP test. The second layer was getting his lunch money stolen leaving him starving. And the best part of the day, the icing on the cake was the fact that today was Friday (that actually was a good thing)!

Daniel sighed. It wasn't easy, his life. When other kids found out that his father is the owner of the Green Bay Packers they get super stoked. The downfall is when they learn that Daniel himself was not so athletic, well usually that's when they kick him in the gut or steal his lunch money.

Daniel trudged up the steps of his mansion. Knowing Daniel's mother she'll want to talk about his day but all Daniel wanted to do was flop down on his bed and sleep the last of it away. Somehow Daniel would find a way to bypass the conversation.

Daniel pushed open the large front door to his home and called into the sweeping foyer, "I'm home."

"Hi, Sweetie!" Maddie came out of the kitchen wiping her hands on her apron. "How was your day?"

Daniel could tell something was up right away. His mother was acting distracted, Maddie was never distracted. Whatever it was Daniel didn't want to be a part of it. He could almost hear his bed calling his name.

"Not so great mom," Daniel said as he crossed the foyer to the grand staircase.

"Oh really? Tell me about it." Maddie leaned against the door frame trying to look casual.

Daniel raised an eyebrow, "no thanks mom. I'm going to take a nap."

Daniel started up the staircase but his mother wasn't having it. Maddie practically ran across the foyer and jumped in front of her son stopping him in his tracks, "Daniel talk to me. We never talk anymore."

Daniel raised both eyebrows, "Mom, we talk all the time. I just want to nap for an hour then we can talk." Daniel pushed passed his mother and continued up the stairs.

Maddie

Maddie was in shock. Her son had never blown her off so easily before.

"Daniel, come back here and tell me what's wrong." Maddie's son kept walking; he had made it to the top of the staircase and was turning into the hallway. Maddie had to get her son to listen to her; it was now or never. Maddie took a deep breath before saying in a rush, "I have something to tell you!" but still her son ignored her. The last she saw of him was a wisp of red hair turning around the corner.

Daniel

Daniel would have time later to feel guilty for ignoring his mom but currently he was too tired to care. Daniel trudged down the long hallway dragging his feet on the carpet. The door to his room was a very welcoming sight. Daniel pushed the door open dreaming only about dropping onto his bed and passing out. What Daniel saw made him drop his backpack and his jaw plummet.

There was a person in his bed.

There was a person in his bed.

Why the hell was there a stranger in his bed?

"Sweetie?" Daniel jumped a mile high. While Daniel had been trying to figure out who was in his bed Maddie had come up behind him.

"Mom, why is there a person in my bed?" Daniel asked in shock.

Maddie sighed, "If you had listened to me earlier you would know. Come on, let's go to the kitchen and I can explain."

Daniel left his backpack on the floor and followed his mother down the hall, down the staircase and into the kitchen. Daniel sat at the table and Maddie ran to the oven to rescue burning cookies.

Daniel watched his mother fumble with the hot pan before asking, "Sooo, why is there a kid in my bed?"

Maddie was quiet while she transferred cookies to a cooling rack. After she was done she said, "He collapsed on the front steps around mid-day."

"What?" Daniel was shocked into silence for the second time that afternoon. His father often complained about organizations coming to him for money (or cheese samples). It was odd to Daniel that his parents would help this one kid.

Maddie turned to face her son, "He rang the doorbell and when we answered he said-" Maddie steadied herself before continuing, "He called me mom."

"He what!?" Daniel exclaimed.

Maddie nodded, "After he collapsed, he looked exhausted, and we carried him up to your room.

Daniel was quiet while he absorbed the new information. Maddie turned back to the counter and began cutting vegetables Daniel hadn't noticed before.

"So, what's the plan then?" Daniel asked his mother.

"Well the boy can't very well stay in your bed can he?" Daniel turned in his seat to find his father standing in the doorway.

"Hey, dad," Daniel said.

"Hello son. How long have you been home?" Vlad asked as he crossed the kitchen for a glass of water.

Daniel shrugged, "Long enough to find a stranger in my bed."

"Courtesy of your mother," Vlad said gesturing toward Maddie with his glass.

Maddie put her knife down and her hands on her hips; "We couldn't just leave him half dead on the doorstep."

Vlad smiled at his wife, "I know Maddie. I love how willing you are to help others."

Daniel looked away as his parents kissed. He wasn't one for P.D.A. in the first place let alone when it was his parents. After a second Maddie went back to her vegetables and Vlad sat at the table to read the newspaper. Daniel was about to stand and leave the kitchen (to do what he wasn't sure. It's not like he could go back up to his room) when a throat cleared behind him. The family looked up and Daniel got his first look at the stranger who'd taken over his bed.

The boy was about his height. He had messy raven black hair and startlingly icy blue eyes. Daniel stared at the boy and the boy stared right back. Something was off about him, Daniel could feel it but he couldn't put his finger on it. Daniel stood and moved closer to the boy (but not too close). The boy looked just as startled as Daniel felt. The staring contest lengthened and Daniel realized why the hair on the back of his neck was standing up. It was like Daniel was staring into a mirror. The stranger looked almost exactly like him.

"Who are you?" The boy asked right as Maddie said, "Sweetie, are you alright?"

Daniel chose to ignore his mother again and reply to his clone, "I should be asking you seeing that you are in my house."

"Your house!?" the boy cried looking surprised, "this is your house? Who are you?" the boy seemed to ask the question to himself rather than Daniel.

"Son, stop scaring the boy," Vlad scolded his child.

"I'm scaring him?" Daniel asked incredulously turning to his father. Behind him Daniel heard the boy say, "Son? Oh my God."

Daniel turned back to the boy. The more Daniel looked at him the more Daniel realized they didn't look as alike as he had initially thought. The boy had a different nose and a softer jaw line. Plus Daniel's eyes were a much darker shade of blue. It took Daniel a second to realize that the boy had turned a pale shade of green and looked ready to lose his lunch. Maddie must have noticed because she rushed over to the boy and him down in Daniel's recently vacated seat. The movement seemed to make his nausea worse.

"Here, let me get you some water," Maddie said running to retrieve a glass. The boy accepted the drink and took a long sip. When the boy had turned a more natural color Vlad ventured to ask, "Come now, son, what's your name?"

The boy glanced at Daniel and hesitated before saying, "Danny.'

"Really now? I take it that's short for Daniel?" Vlad sounded intrigued but Daniel could see it in his father's eyes he didn't believe the stranger.

"How fun, that's our son's name too," Maddie said. Daniel wasn't as good at reading his mother as he was his father but he doubted Maddie believed the boy either.

The boy, Danny, nodded and gave a nervous laugh, "Yeah, it is surprisingly enough." Danny's eyes flickered to Daniel again.

"So where are you from, Danny?" Maddie asked going back to making dinner. Daniel thought he heard her hesitate a second before saying Danny's name.

Danny shifted a bit but didn't relax, "Umm, Amity Park."

"Oh really?" Vlad said putting down his newspaper, "I hear it's a very peaceful place."

Danny laughed for the first time then quickly covered his mouth like he'd done something wrong. "It's not so quiet as I know it."

Vlad smiled, "Well I'm sure it's different when you live in a place."

"Haha, yeah I guess." Danny said.

"Daniel could you go set the table for dinner, please?" Maddie suddenly interrupted. Danny looked like he was about to rise from his chair before Daniel said, "Sure mom."

Daniel still wasn't sure about this kid. He especially didn't like how 'Danny' just happened to have the same name as him. Plus, Daniel thought, There's still something wrong with this kid.

Daniel couldn't figure out what it was. Danny seemed to make no noise when he moved or like he had the need to breathe. Daniel shook his head. He'd have to question the kid later. Now had to be a good son and set the table, unfortunately.

Danny

Danny was grossed out. Gross didn't even cover it. He was disgusted. Danny hadn't thought that changing one thing about the past would affect his future so drastically.

Seeing his dad in ghost garb was freaky and sickening (in more ways than one). Now seeing his mom married to Vlad, Danny could barely handle it! AND they had a kid. Gross. To think that his mom and Vlad had- NO. Danny had to scream at himself to derail that train of thought. AND his name was Daniel too. The thought that in another reality Danny was some red-haired, gangly kid with his nose in the air son of his arch-nemesis made him feel sick to his stomach. To top it off they had the same name. Somehow Danny felt that he would have felt better if the kid had been named Jeff or Death Embodied or Son of a Creepy Relationship That Should Have never Happened or, heck, even Vlad Jr.! Just something other than Daniel. Now Danny somehow had to fix this mess he'd made.

Danny's only hope was that his mom still had a ghost portal but now he wasn't even sure she owned a jumpsuit! To see his mom all matronly scared Danny more then he'd like to admit.

Danny would have to find that portal; his life depended on it.

A/N: Yay you made it! So this is my first fanfiction ever and I greatly appreciate you guys reviewing. I neeeeed it especially since I have no one to review it before I upload the story besides myself. To be honest I don't know when the next update will be. Hopefully very soon because this was written over the period of a few days. However, I am at a bit of a standstill. I know where I want to go I just have to get there kind of thing. Anyway Thank you again! I hope you will watch this story and review it I greatly appreciate it! Until next time, GeekyZelda