His eyes blinked open then closed. He yawned and stretched like a cat that woke up from a nap.
What had happened? Oh, right. Vlad, sexiness, and sex. Vlad had taken his virginity the night before. Danny held no regrets over it. He was even looking forward to the next time!
Sitting up, the young halfa looked around the room. It appeared to be a master bedroom, but not the one he stayed in when he went to his parents' college reunion. No, this must be Vlad's bedroom … er, suite.
The bed had black and purple, silk sheets. On top of the silk, purple sheets sat a pile of folded clothes. There was a note on top. He picked it up and read:
Get dressed and join me for breakfast.
~Vlad
Danny dropped the note on the bed and looked at the clothes. It was a white shirt, black slacks and a black jacket. He put on the shirt and slacks. Why couldn't he just have a t-shirt and a pair of jeans? He put on his shoes from the day before too.
Looking at his reflection in the mirror, the halfa ran his fingers through his black hair.
He opened the door to the hallway. The suite was at the very end of the hall, so he only walked down it until he reached the staircase. He walked slowly down the stairs, eyes darting around the hall.
The aroma of a fresh, warm breakfast floated into the room. Danny followed it until he entered the dining room. Vlad was already seated. The older halfa looked up as Danny entered and said, "Good morning, Daniel! Come, have a seat."
Danny sat in the seat across from Vlad. "Good morning, Vlad!"
"What would you like for breakfast?"
"I don't know," Danny shrugged. "What are you having?"
"Pancakes. Would you like some?"
Daniel thought back to the Rockies incident where Vlad had given him and his mother pancakes, but they had been good. "Sure."
"Ah, Richard," Vlad called to his butler. "Get Daniel some breakfast too."
"Yes, Mr. Masters." The butler left the room and shortly returned with a plate full of flapjacks for Danny. They ate in silence.
Brrrring!
Vlad looked to the door. He left the room to answer the phone. Danny followed a few seconds later. Vlad was already picking up the phone when Danny entered the entrance hall.
"Hello, Maddie!" Vlad answered cheerily. "Yes, Daniel is here. Would you like to speak with him?" He listened, a little smile on his lips. "Alright, here he is." He handed the phone over to Danny.
Danny sighed, "Hi, Mom."
"Danny, what are you doing at Vlad's?" his mother sighed, sounding somewhat relieved to him.
He had to think fast. "I've been really stressed, Mom."
"About what, Danny?" she asked. "You know you could have talked to one of us about it before running to Vlad's." The way she said Vlad's name showed she still hasn't forgiven him for the Rockies incident.
"I know, but Uncle Vlad offered me and Jazz a place to stay if we ever need to go somewhere," he reminded. "I haven't seen him in a while either."
His mother sighed, "Just come home soon, Danny. You had us really worried."
"Okay."
"I love you,"
"Love you too," Danny said, quietly. "Bye, Mom."
"Bye, sweetheart!"
Danny hung up the phone. He felt an ounce of regret for making his parents worry. Now Jazz was going to freak out since she knew about Vlad's secret. After all, they were supposed to be arch nemeses. Yet Danny did know they would never understand. It may be something he could handle, but he knew his loved ones wouldn't be able to accept his love for Vlad. He sighed.
A hand fell on his shoulder. "Are you alright, Little Badger?"
He looked up at the man. He slowly nodded his head.
"Would you like to train with me today?"
"Train?" Danny asked, confused.
"Yes, train: that thing that involves exercise and improving your fighting techniques."
"You would let me?" he excitedly asked.
"Yes," Vlad chuckled. "I don't want my lover getting hurt by another ghost." In reality, Vlad mostly wanted a reason to study Daniel's ghost form and start molding him into the half-ghost Vlad wanted him to be.
"Okay."
Vlad led him to a room Danny had never seen before: a simulation room.