*Disclaimer: Don't own Danny Phantom. Never will.

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I'm normally not indecisive. I'd even say I'm brilliant. It's not bragging; it's the honest truth. I found myself indecisive, though and confused. I hated being confused. Here was Daniel, though, slowing picking himself up. Something wasn't right. He didn't have his usual childish arrogance. For a moment, I swore he looked at me fearfully. "What's wrong, Daniel? Are you losing your touch?"

He didn't say anything. Why didn't he say anything? With his temper, I expected something. "Butter biscuits, boy! Say something! What's wrong with you?"

"Why did you donate blood to save me? You hate me!"

I was surprised again. Yes, I knew Daniel was my son. Maddie left me a letter after our reunion. That was why I tried so hard to get him to join me. He could do this on his own, but it would be confusing. Daniel didn't deserve that- not if there was any way I could possibly help him. Did he know? "What do you mean, Daniel? I wasn't going to let you die."

The boy shook his head. "No, you shouldn't have helped. You don't care. You never have. You're not my father. Never."

He stopped suddenly, his eyes widening, as if he hadn't meant to say that last part. He did know then, or at least he suspected it. "It's true," Vlad muttered.

"No, it's not! I'm through with your mind games! This isn't funny!"

Was that what he thought? I couldn't help but be both irritated and amused by this. I mean, did he really think I was that much of a jerk? Well, okay, he probably did think that, but this time it was the truth. "It's not a mind game, Daniel," I said.

"Yes, it is!"

"What proof do I have to give you to show you it's true?" I asked.

The boy hesitated, clearly trying to think of something. "I-I don't need proof! It's not true!"

He turned away from me when I said, "You asked Jack what his blood type was, didn't you?"

Daniel turned back to me, his luminescent green eyes glowing brighter. "You possessed him!"

I nearly rolled my eyes. Could I have a more stubborn, thick-headed son? I smiled slightly. My son. Now he knew it, too. "I didn't possess him, little badger," I finally said. "We did blood typing back in college. You're a smart boy, right? I'm sure you know Jack isn't your father. If he isn't, tell me who is."

"No! He is my father! Mom only loved Dad! Jack Fenton is my father!"

I sighed. There really was no getting through to him when he was acting like this. "Really, Daniel," I said, "I'm not trying to trick you. You can't deny the truth."

"The truth is that you are not my father!"

I'm not sure why, but it really hurt to hear him say that. Of course, the denial had to be expected. "What proof do you need that I am?" I asked. "I promise you I can get it."

He shook his head. I sighed. I wasn't going to be able to get through that ego of his. Maybe time was all he needed. "Very well, Daniel," I said. "I'll leave you be. You know where to find me."

I flew away, but I didn't really leave. I still watched him. Invisibility is a wonderful thing. A little later, that friend of his- the girl, Samantha- came up to the roof and sat with him. "Danny?" she asked.

The boy looked up, and I could tell he was trying hard not to let her see how hurt and confused he was. She noticed anyway. "Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.

"Vlad says he's my father."

She smiled gently. "Danny, just because he says it doesn't make it true."

"My dad has an O blood type. My blood is AB. That's not genetically possible."

"Maybe he's mistaken," Samantha said.

I smiled slightly. He wasn't mistaken. Was a blood sample all Daniel needed to finally accept this? The boy sighed again. "The scary thing is…part of me…in a weird way, it all makes sense."

Samantha took a deep breath. "Does it really matter?"

"Of course it matters! My father might be Vlad Plasmius!" he protested.

The girl said nothing. She leaned her head on his shoulder and sighed. The feeling was bittersweet. My son was in love. Ironic, I thought, considering how his father seemed so bitter. "I'll love you either way. You're Danny Fenton, Danny Phantom. It doesn't matter who your parents are."

"I know you love me, Sam, but it matters to me."

I watched them sit there. They really did look cute together, I thought with some satisfaction. Still…was it that hard to accept I was his father? All evidence pointed to it. It should be so obvious. I was the only logical explanation. Daniel didn't see that, though. Irony again. I'd always said if I had a son, I'd name him Daniel. I did; I just didn't know it. I sighed. He'd come around eventually. He just needed time to figure things out. After all, I knew how emotional he could be. He'd find out it was the only way soon enough. Until then, I'd just have to wait for Daniel to come around.

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Author's Note: And there's another one! All that's left is the review responses!

Comando: Many thanks!

Amethyst Ocean: Yes, I'll continue it just for you.

xSapphire-Catx: Thanks a lot!

Always an Angel: Thank you! I love getting suggestions on how to improve any story I write.

Pearl84: Thank you! Yeah, the snake ghost was totally random, and I have no idea where the blood type idea came from, but hey, it works!

Alexia Moonlight: Thank you! As for Smexy…of course she's getting an update. Quite a character, isn't she?

Dragonmaker: Thanks so much!

Kagome51: Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. To be honest, I didn't think anyone would really like this…

Readergirl21: Hm… well, we now know Vlad's reaction, but we'll have to wait to see Maddie's I'm afraid.

Ali Phantom: Thank you, and I never really thought much about Vlad being Danny's father, either. I made a joke about it, and it just screamed to be written, so I got this!

Animehphantom: Thanks for the review!

Secret Spy Guy: It really does make sense when you stop to think about it. Glad to see I'm not the only one who thought about it. I told a friend, and she looked at me like I was crazy.

DarthDanielle: It's okay. I really have nothing going on right now except for FanFiction either…. I'll update for you- since you're going to be empress of the world and all. (P.S. A lot of the time I'm to lazy to review, too, so it's perfectly fine.)