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Dash looked down at the sleeping man and let out a deep sight. "Fenton…. what on earth could have happened to you?" he said to no one and reached down to brush Danny's mess of hair from his face. Dash pulled the comforter over the sleeping man and left the room, gently shutting the door careful not to wake him.

Unsure of what to do until Danny woke up, Dash sat on his couch running through this mornings events. Dash would have never imagined that he would find an ill Fenton alleyway, in fact he could hardly believe it happened at all. The memory of finding Fenton on the ground, covered in blood and grime. It was obvious he was in pain by the way he held his stomach and the thin layer of sweat on his face.

Dash shivered at the thought of it and tried to push the memory from his mind. With a pat of Danny's shoulder he quietly walked from the bedroom.

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Dash looked up from the boiling noodles to see Danny, looking smaller than ever standing in the doorway of the bedroom.

"Well, just in time sleeping beauty. I made spaghetti, I hope you like it. I'm assuming that you're hungry. If you would like, theres probably enough time for you to take a hot shower before the food is ready."

Confused Danny stood watching Dash, " What the fuck?" Danny asked rubbing his forehead. " I mean, where the fuck am I?" he questioned.

" You're uh, well I found you laying in an alleyway outside my apartment and it looked like you needed some help so I...brought you here…" Dash responded.

"You? You, Dash Baxter brought me here to help me? Ha, you fucking hate me! Oh, What!? What are you waiting for? Go ahead take a swing, every one else has."Danny yelled, shaking. Dash wondered if Danny was shaking from fear or lack of food.

"Look, no it's not like that. I'm sorry I was a real dick in high school and I've said and done some fucked up things to you, but let me make that up to you." Dash rubbed his eyes, " Let me help you" he pleaded.

Danny watched Dash unable to respond and ran to the door closest to him for cover. Lucky enough for Danny it was a bathroom. He slid to the floor and began to cry. 'He's lying, he's lying people don't help you Fenton' Danny thought to himself. Feeling helpless, he tried to go intangible to slip from the apartment but he could still feel the cold tile on his skin. Distraught,

he curled into a ball feeling worthless.

"Listen Danny, I understand if you need some time. Just so you know the towels are in the closet so just feel free to go ahead and shower while you're in there….Take all the time you need" Dash reassured through the door, "Food is ready when you are".

Danny laid hugging his knees and after a moment of two he decided to shower. The moment the hot water hit his shoulders the tension began to melt away. Danny could see the dirt washing from his body and swirling down the drain and imagined to dirt was stress. For just a little while he felt at ease and realized how much he missed indoor plumbing. With a sigh Danny shut off the water and stepped from the tub. Dripping water onto the tile, he wrapped a towel around his waist suddenly very aware of his lack of clean clothes.

"Fuck it" Danny said as he stepped out of the bathroom in a towel, freezing when he seen Dash with a pink apron pulling something from the oven. Unable to control himself, Danny fell to the floor laughing. "Dash you have lost all credibility as a hard ass", Danny cried through his snorts.

Dash blushed, his face matching his pink apron, " Come on Fenton, if you're done mocking me I've actually made a pretty decent meal" he said without looking up at the laughing man.

"Dash in an apron like that are you sure that you aren't the meal" Danny teased while pulling himself to his feet.

Dash turned away, his face going beet red, "Shut it Fenton and get some clothes on. I left out something on the bed. They will probably be too big for you but it's better than nothing I suppose".

Danny wiped his eye with a sigh and followed instruction, coming back into the living room in loose boxer shorts and a baggy t-shirt. Now it was Dash's turn to chuckle, "Sorry my clothes are so loose on you" he said setting two plates of spaghetti on the table. "Go ahead, help yourself. I hope it tastes okay".

Danny took a seat and looked at the spaghetti, entranced. Slowly, Danny lifted a forkful of spaghetti to his mouth, moaning when he took his first bite. " Oh my God", Danny said through his food, "This is delicious".

Once they had finished eating, the two men began discussing their life since graduation.

" I know, but after high school Kwan came here to work with some rich ghost hunter and we decided to stay close. He has an apartment a couple blocks away. At first we tried to room together, but we got too involved in each others personal life and decided it was better to have some space. What about you, I'm sure your story of how you wound up here is a lot more interesting." Dash prompted.

"Huh, well after high school Tucker went army and is based somewhere in Florida. As for Sam and I, we traveled the US and Canada for a year or so before we went to college. Seen and did some crazy things. When we got back to Amity Park we enrolled into university. Things got a lot more complicated after that though. Eventually we went our separate ways and then my…. job got in the way and…" Danny trailed off unsure of what he could tell Dash.

Dash leaned back, sensing Danny's discomfort. After a moment, Dash decided the best thing he could do was to change topics.

"Hey, Danny let's watch a movie." Dash said as he cleared the table.

Thankful for the distraction, Danny agreed and insisted that Dash pick the movie they watch.

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Danny sat, slightly dozing and watching the movie play. At some point it had become dark and the later it got the harder a time Danny had keeping his eyes open. On the other end of the couch, Dash was having the same issue. Drained by the days events, both men were fighting to keep their eyes open. Eventually, they both gave in and fell asleep on the couch.

Hours later, unsure of how much time had passed Dash awoke to a loud knock on the door. When he tried to stand, only then did he realize he had a Danny's head in his lap.

'God, when did Fenton get so cute' Dash caught himself thinking, 'I really am setting myself up for failure'. Dash swept the hair from Danny's now clean hair, and soon found himself playing in it as he fell back asleep.

Sorry it's a bit slow, just trying to build up to things!