Second of my drabble series, "Drips and Droplets". Read, review, blah blah blah- you know the routine. ~Raven

-Overprotective-

Forty-one year old Danny Fenton was shocked. He was devastated. He couldn't believe that his baby girl, Lily, was getting married. To her longtime boyfriend, and even longer best friend, Darrell. Being the overprotective dad he was, he couldn't stand the guy. Actually, he couldn't stand any boy near his daughter. He still couldn't get over the fact that his little princess was going to leave him. Ok, maybe not leave him, but she'll have a new last name,right? He paced across the room in shock, going over the events of last night, when his daughter told him the news.

"Honey, you're giving me motion sickness," Said Sam, who was watching her husband fret. "I'm sure she won't forget you. She will come to visit. C'mon, Danny, lighten up." She couldn't help, but smirk. It wasn't usual that Danny showed this side of himself.

Danny ran his hands over his ever-messy-but-sexy hair and sat down, covering his tired face with his hands. Sam's face softened, and she sat beside Danny in the loveseat. She gently removed his hands away, and talked to him softly.

"Danny, stop fretting. Everything's gonna be alright, trust me. It's time this happened. I'll miss her too, but at least we got memories, right?"

"I know," Danny said, "I can't help thinking that she grew up so fast. I can still remember the time when she was this tall", he added, pointed to the height of his knees. "Anyway, there's no time like the past".

"You mean no time like the present," Sam laughed once more. She pulled her husband up by his arm, and pushed him toward their daughter's bedroom door. "Why don't you go talk to her?"

Danny pushed open the door and saw Lily, drawing as usual. "Hey darling, what're doing ?" he asked softly.

"Oh hey daddy!" Lily said. "I'm drawing my future life with Darry", she added dreamily. That's when Danny felt a surge of overprotectiveness.

"Are you sure he's the one for you?" he asked. "Oh, of course, I know!" Lily cheered. "He'll protect me and love me for life! And he'll- Daddy, are you crying?" She said abruptly when seeing her beloved father cry.

"No, there's something in my eye," Danny spoke. A few seconds later, he broke down.

Lily was astonished. Her dad, the great Danny Phantom, NEVER cried. So of course she softened up, her rainy-blue eyes brimming with tears of love.

"Daddy, don't cry. I'll always be your little girl, just- I'll never forget you, i promise. I'll sleep over in the house every 6 months, if that'll make you feel better". Lily pleaded and comforted her dad.

For once in 22 hours, Danny smiled. He kissed his daughter on the cheek. There was one thing to do: he would call his future son-in-law and give him the ever-uncomfortable talk.

Weird ending, right? This came up when I was wondering what my dad would do when I get married. ;(