Hey!! Here's chapter 2. Hope you like it. Thank you all for the reviews. They were very much needed for my confidence.
As you know I don't own Danny Phantom. Trust me, there would've been a WAY better ending if I did. Or at least Vlad and Danny getting together… yeah.
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Danny stirred in his passed out state. Vlad looked down at the teen. So vulnerable. He's almost seems pathetic. Vlad thought as he approached the juvenile. Danny twitched and murmured every down again. The boy seemed to be having a nightmare of some sort. He tossed and turned on the bed Vlad had laid him on a few hours ago. The boy's parents would be looking for him around now. After all it was nine at night and the man knew how much of a worry wart Maddie could be. Even Jack would be calling a few people to ask about his son.
The idiot. He could never give this boy what he needs. Vlad sat on the edge of the mattress and placed his hand on Danny's head. The young halfa had let his hair grow out slightly since freshman year. His body matured also. Though he was still considered small compared to Vlad himself, the teen had added a few inches to his height. Ghost fighting had given him more muscle tone as well. When Vlad has spied on the teen he had caught a few girls staring at him. Danny's looks out did most girls by far. Much to the boy's discomfort. The ghost teen had an air of mystery and melancholy that was so strange it attracted everyone in some way. A haunting allure if it needed a name. Like a fallen angel.
My angel.
Vlad knew his feelings for Danny were growing into an unhealthy obsession. It out did his for Maddie, or would've if his still had any feelings for her. What happened with Maddie. He remembered his infatuation with the woman in college and years after. It had taken up an unbelievable amount of his life. It wasn't until Danny and Vlad started to really fight and duel that Vlad's love interest started to dull in his eyes. Before he knew it the idea of Maddie did nothing for him. He knew Danny was just catching up to the idea.
Danny… It all started with him. Each time Vlad saw the halfa his obsession grew. What was with that child. No he's not a child anymore, not with that body. Vlad shook that thought away. There was no way he would want the boy in that way. He wanted him as a son. Just a son. Vlad defended. He looked down at Danny. The teen was still asleep and the man's hand was still resting on his head. The boy's lips were slightly parted. A soft breath would slide out now and then.
Vlad's lower stomach heated. The man abruptly stood up, stirring he teen a little more but not waking him.
NO! I won't think of him like that. I only want him as a son. This confusion fueled Vlad's anger. No one else made him squirm like Danny did, and the boy didn't even try. Maddie didn't even do this to him when he was in love with her. Then again no one else was like Danny. No one could keep up with him in anything he did like Danny. Vlad almost thanked the Lord that Danny wasn't a rival business man. His billions would've been stunted. The teen couldn't beat him in a head to head fight but he was the only one who made it remotely close. No one dared to stand up to Vlad. It only infuriated the man more. No one can be as good as him! He was the absolute best! No questions asked.
Vlad left the room for his office. Even if Danny woke up it wasn't like he would make it far. He was sill hand cuffed and the house was locked. Danny was going to stay here for a while.
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Danny stirred for the last time after he heard the door close. His eyes opened a little and he groaned. He felt cramped for laying down for so long. Even though the bed was nice and the comforter was indescribably wonderful.
What.
Danny looked down and didn't recognize the bed spread, in fact he didn't recognize the room either. Everything was so expensive looking and finely crafted. He knew only one man who could afford such things. "Vlad." The teen muttered. No one else would've brought him in such a lavish room. What was the fruit loop up to this time?
Danny knew that it had been awhile since Vlad put forth a new scheme of some sort. The last one had been over a year ago. That one had only involved buying out a huge sum of land north of Amityville that was said to be haunted. In truth there had been a naturally occurring portal from the ghost zone to the world of the living. Danny and Vlad had battled over how the portal was going to be used and just as Danny was sure he was about to win Vlad had whipped out another device that shorted Danny's powers. The teen awoke to and empty field and strangely no signs of there ever being a portal.
The entire incident annoyed Danny and he could never find any clues about the gateway. Now Danny's entire being told him he was right in there being a plan of some sort on its way. Vlad had always been sly. Not only could the man wait months in setting up a scheme but each one had been more trickier than the last to figure out. Each one more tougher, more dangerous, more strange than the one before. Danny had to give the man kudos though. Had anyone else been coming up with those ideas they would've been caught long ago. Hell, Danny was sure no one would've been able to come up with a fraction of the crap Vlad could, let alone follow through with it. Vlad was a genius. Danny was also pretty sure that his grades where doing as well as they had been because of Vlad. Where else could one exercise their brain in the ways the older ghost had provided. Danny always had to look outside the box and figure out complex plans when it came to Vlad.
Danny stood up and realized his hands where bounded together and tried though he did the cuffs wouldn't let go. What was going on?
Danny finally gave up on the cuffs and made his way to the door. Luckily it wasn't locked but it had been a tad bit difficult trying to turn a knob with his hands behind his back. Danny looked down the hall and quickly shot out of the room once he realized it was empty. The teen ran past hundreds of doors and down dozens of halls, each looking the same. He even tried a few doors to only find out they where an extra bedroom, bathroom, or study.
Strange… None of them are locked. Danny thought as he tried another door. The door had a number painted above the frame but still held yet another bathroom, this one with a huge tub in the far corner. Where are the stairs even?! Danny was past annoyed and was even becoming a little panicked. Danny was about to step out when he hear footsteps down the next hall. He quickly ducked inside the room and quietly as he could shut the door.
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Vlad got off the phone with Maddie. He knew she would be calling soon. Danny hadn't arrived home yet and neither friend knew where the ebony hair hero was. Vlad knew they were in a panic if they had told Daniel's mother that they didn't know where he was. They never told the woman anything, at least if it would involve Danny and anything doing with his hero life. He had lied telling her if he heard anything about Danny that he would let Maddie or Jack know.
Vlad stood and placed the phone in its cradle. He had left the boy in the room a little over a half hour ago. All the files that came with being the mayor had been completed and put away. Vlad had even left tomorrow opened for relaxation, so he told his secretaries. He really had planned on dealing with his little foe. Try and settled out what was going on with his mind and why it involved the younger half bred. Now that Vlad had Danny in his territory it would be easier to figure it all out. Might as fix the problem at its source in a way.
Vlad exit out of his office and walk through the labyrinth of halls. Coming to the room where the teen was "suppose" to be sleeping he found the door ajar. Looking inside he saw that the room was empty.
"Never a dull moment with you Daniel, is there?" Vlad thought to himself aloud. He quickly transformed into Plasmius and spit into threes. One drifted through the floor looking for the boy on the lower floors while another went back in the direction of the office. The last Plasmius began walking down the halls randomly. Every now and then he would stop and listen for movement anywhere in the mansion. He begun again and stopped quickly. Not far off he had heard a door open and shut, then another. Plasmius knew it wasn't one of the clones and began walking in that direction. Nothing but bedrooms and bathrooms where down in this area. Yet this is where he heard the noise. Danny wouldn't be able to use his powers until those cuffs would come off. So… how come Danny, and teen age boy, was so hard to find? Plasmius walked down the umpteenth hall and was beginning to become rather annoyed. Come now… How could he be able to hide especially without his powers?! Plasmius's steps became more quick and harder as he marched pass numerous rooms. Suddenly he heard a door click into place. The older halfa grinned, flashing his vampiric teeth. Found you. He thought, thanking he higher hearing that came with the rest of his ghostly abilities.
Plasmius lifted himself off the hardwood floor and floated toward the numbered door. The bathroom had was one of Vlad's favorites due to the enormous tub. Not to mention all the imported marble. As the ghost hybrid approached the door the clones appeared. One fused into the original as one continued to walk down the hall, making the clacking noise purposely with each step. The real Plasmius floated above the floor a couple of feet in front of the door, listening for any sign of life on the other side of the door. He turned invisible and waited. His heart leaped in his see-through chest as the door knobbed turned. Very slowly a raven haired teen leaned backward, peaking out into the hallway slightly. Plasmius realized the young halfa still had on the cuffs that bound his hands behind him.
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Danny peered down the hall listening for the fading footsteps. He quickly and as quietly as he could stepped into the hall and shut the door. The cuffs were becoming a nuisance very quickly. Every thing he did had to be back ward. He turn a little and began walking in the opposite direction of the steps. He still was looking over his shoulder when he ran into something fairly hard. Danny paled immediately and slowly looked up praying it wasn't who he thought it was. He went whiter than the other ghost hybrid when his fears were proven. Slowly, all most teasing, Plasmius appeared before the boy. The teen's throat went dry and his eyes widened as he stared up at his counterpart. The other smugly looked down at the smaller halfa daring the boy to move.
Danny's brain almost abandoned him until he felt he feet kick into gear and ran for all he was worth away form Plasmius. He could hear the Fruitloop's laugh as he tore down the maze like hallways. He abruptly stalled for a second when he saw the clone flying through a way and blocking his path. He quickly turned and saw the real ghost blocking the other end of the hall. He stood slightly hunched over, praying for some kind of idea to come to him. He winged it.
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Plasmius was almost blown away at the gall of he boy. Danny had been cornered between the older hybrid and his clone. He had almost shown panic in his eyes as the turned around and saw the vampire like ghost blocking his path when he went to turn from the clone. Just when Plasmius was beginning to approach Danny the boy let out a yell and ran at the clone. The clone's eyes went widen as at the last second Danny ducked down a ran right through the ghost's legs, knocking the copy to the ground. Danny turned the corner and continued running. Plasmius stared in the direction of the teen and laughed. The clone glared up at the master copy and fused back. Plasmius flew after the boy going intangible through many walls. Danny had found the stairs and ran down them almost tripping and falling on several occasions. Plasmius grinned at the effort the teen was showing. If Danny would've had his powers… Well the boy wouldn't even be here if he did.
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Danny's legs were beginning to cramp. He never remember running so fast and spastically even when Dash or any other monster was after him. Then again, Vlad was another being all together. Danny jumped the last five steps and ran in a random direction. Sweat was poring off his body and he was beginning to wobble slightly. The cuffs were sending a tingling sensation up his arms and past his shoulders. It seemed to tingle all over actually. If he wasn't running for him life at the moment, in a way it would've been arousing. Stop it!! Now is definitely not the time… Even if the hunter was- NO! Just- Just keep running. Danny prayed he was almost near the exit. Or at least that he had lost Plasmius. He tried to slow his breaths and clam his rapidly beating heart. He checked his surroundings and saw that he was hopelessly lost.
"Shit!" Danny cursed and slumped back against a wall. The tingles were coming more and more noticeable. Each one sent a ripple through his body and each one rested in his groin. "Hmmm…" Danny blushed as the burning sensation in his lower stomach was becoming more and more noticeable, and harder to overlook. Just ignore it! Danny bit back his urge to relieve himself and got up to start looking for the exit again.
He tipped toed through the halls and finally found a window. He ran over and looked out at the outside world. Darkness covered everything and clearly said that it was well past the boy's crew few. Yet it also told the boy that he was on the second floor at least. Danny smiled and continued with his hunt.
The young halfa almost cried tears of joy when he saw the stairs that lead to the entry room. He could see at the top of the stairs the large front doors at the opposite end of the room. At any other time they would've sent out a feeling of foreboding or threatening aura and yet at that moment they could've been the gates to heaven to the boy. He ran down the steps taking two at a time. His feet had hit the ground with a thud. He ignored the fact that Plasmius may have heard the sound. The door was right in front of him… or at least it had been.
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Wow. I had no idea it would take so much to write a story. And I'm not even finished!!! It's so going to be worth it!! Thank you all for reading. Hopefully it will get better soon. Let me know if it's any good.
