As always the characters do not belong to me, I am just playing with them a bit. Also, please forgive me! Danny is going to sttart going through some things, but it will all work out in the end!

Chapter 4

Danny hurried into the bathroom, when he got there he found that he was not unaffected by what he had done to Vlad, he was painfully aroused and didn't think it a good idea to go back out there with the evidence in full view. Deciding on a shower to give him time to handle his problem, Danny went about finding towels and soaps, all of which were fully stocked in the bathroom. Thinking that it was probably past time for him to have taken a shower, not that he was really dirty or anything, but in the couple of days since he had been fully awake, he hadn't really done anything that would make him feel like showering. After all, Vlad, or more likely his medical staff, had cleaned him up while he was still unconscious when he first got here.

Turning on the water and waiting a couple of minutes for it to warm up, Danny took a minute to appreciate the overly large bathroom. Not only was the shower that he was getting ready to get in huge, with two shower heads and a hand sprayer, but there was a wraparound bench to the completely glass door that enclosed the area and would keep the heat in. Did he mention the sunk in tub that would probably fit a dozen people? Everything was all top of the line and opulent, and made him wonder if this was what the guest accommodations looked like, how awesome was Vlad's bathroom?

Getting under the warm water from the shower, Danny began to let his muscles relax and his mind wander, which made him totally unprepared for the flashback that hit him.

He was still strapped to the table, though it was tilted until he was almost vertical, the band around his waist doing nothing to alleviate the pressure on his wrists. He was covered in ectoplasm and had open wounds still leaking the thick green stuff. He thought that it might have been two weeks? Maybe Three? His body was healing the wounds as fast as they could, but had slowed down as if it knew that there wasn't any point anymore. Danny didn't react to hearing the lab door open, it must have been time for more interrogation.

Maddie came down the stairs, a disgusted look in her eyes, no softness for the boy, no ghost, strapped to her exam table. Maddie got to work on what she had come down here to do, slicing the jumpsuit off of Danny, who moaned at her rough treatment when she carelessly cut into the skin, adding to the sum of his injuries. He was in so much pain at this point that he didn't even care that he was completely bared to his mom, no tormentor, completely vulnerable to whatever she planned to do next. It was then he realized that she had stepped back to take a look at him, almost like she was staring at a science exhibit.

She bent down to pick something up, what Danny realized was a hose, the industrial one that they had purchased to clean the lab with. Dread pooled in Danny's stomach, she wasn't going to use that on him, she couldn't, it would rip his skin off. Danny screamed when the water hit his chest, as he thought the force of it was enough to peel his skin and leave it raw and bleeding ectoplasm. Maddie paid it no mind, continuing with her job of cleaning him, and not caring that she was causing the ghost more injuries.

By the time that she was done with her task, Danny had passed out from the pain, only just able to keep himself from transforming back. That was the first time that his mind played tricks on him, making him believe in a reality that he saved the world from a giant meteor and everyone knew his secret and accepted him.

Vlad heard the shower turn on, and deciding that a shower sounded good about now, he got up from the bed and went to his own bathroom. Turning on the water to warm while he went to gather his towel and to decide what he wanted to wear that day since he wasn't planning on going into the office, he peeled his nightclothes off as he went, deciding to pick them up when he was finished.

Getting into the overly large, ornate shower, Vlad began to wash his hair, enjoying the feel of his manicured nails as they scrubbed at the white locks. Rinsing and putting conditioner in to set for a minute, he lathered up his loofah and scrubbed, for the moment ignoring his arousal. Rinsing his hair finally and his body, Vlad tried to recall the dream he was having before he woke up next to Danny.

In the dream Daniel was on his knees in front of Vlad, blue eyes looking up at him with lust through the fringe of dark unmanageable hair. Both the Halfa's were naked, and Vlad could see that Daniel was as aroused as he was himself. Dream Daniel reached a tentative hand out to touch Vlad's length, just barely touching the skin before gripping and beginning to stroke. Vlad watched as Daniel stared transfixed on the sight of his own hand on the other man until the sensations started to become too much and he had to shut his eyes.

Vlad was surprised to feel kitten licks to his erection, tentative, and he resisted the urge to thrust into them. Wanting more, needing it, Vlad let out a moan that seemed to spur Daniel on, because before Vlad could brace himself, he was being swallowed into a warm wet cavern. Losing control at the onslaught of feelings, Vlad began to thrust into the wet mouth around him, something that Daniel didn't seem to mind, since he felt the resulting moan vibrate around his dick. Placing his hands in the messy black hair of his partner, Vlad held him still and continued to thrust, mindful of his partners ability to breathe. Vlad could feel his orgasm coming towards him, his rhythm starting to stutter as he continued to thrust and chase the pleasure he knew was coming. Three, maybe four, more thrusts and he was there. Stars burst behind his eyes and he felt his release leaving him spent and sated.

Vlad finally opened his eyes, he was leaning with one arm on the wall of the shower, heart racing, breathing quickly, ejaculate painted on the wall of the shower. Shifting slightly so that he could crumple onto the shower bench beside him, Vlad finally let his shaking legs give out. Never had he had a fantasy feel so real.

Relaxing on the bench for a few more minutes while he let the warm water rain down, Vlad thought about how he wanted to play out the next six months until Daniels 18th birthday. They would definitely continue on the path that they started on yesterday, friends, then maybe in a couple of months, depending on Daniels progress with his trauma, they could start 'dating", that sounded like a good course of action. Vlad wanted the boy, in every way possible, he didn't want to try and push him away by moving too fast, or by pushing himself on Daniel if he didn't feel the same way.

Sighing about the long road ahead of him, Vlad pushed himself up and turned off the water. Toweling himself dry he finished getting ready for the day. If he wasn't mistaken Daniels friends would be coming over today to visit later, but maybe afterwards the two of them could catch a movie in his private theater. In the mean time he was going to go check on his badger so that they could have breakfast together since neither of them had dinner last night.

Vlad entered Danny's bedroom and could tell that something was wrong, he had taken more than enough time for the younger halfa to have showered and gotten dressed, going so far as to teleport down to the kitchen and speak with the chef about having breakfast ready for the two of them in the dining room. "Daniel?" He called out to the other as he crossed the room to the en suite bathroom.

He got no reply, listening closely to hear over the water to see if the boy just hadn't heard him, Vlad heard a whimpering sound. Opening the door slowly, so as to not scare the boy, Vlad peaked over towards the running shower, only to see that Daniel was curled up in the corner of the stall knees to chest making himself as small as could be.

Vlad slowly approached the shower stall, opened the door and reached in to shut off the water, still not getting any indication that Daniel was aware of his presence, Vlad walked in and crouched in front of the younger male. "Daniel?"

Startled out of his flashback, Danny flinched from the hand that was reaching towards him. Trying to back away but finding he was already against the wall, Danny struggled to see who his attacker was through the fog of the shower. Which brought him up short, he never got to take a shower when he was in the lab, it was always the hose. Forcing himself to calm down, even though his whole being was telling him to fight, Danny looked up to see Vlad crouched down in front of him with a concerned look on his face.

"Daniel?" Vlad asked again, he wasn't going to ask him if he was ok, he clearly was not.

With a sob Danny threw himself towards Vlad, he needed to feel safe, something that he was only feeling lately when he was with Vlad. How long was he going to be able to go on like this? Already it seemed like this was just another reality that his brain had conjured to help him get away from the pain.

Trying to calm the boy down, Vlad returned the embrace, rocking him and mummering assurances that it would be ok. Picking him up, Vlad carried Daniel to the bed, where he held him until he seemed to calm down. It was awhile before either one spoke.