It's short, I know, but oh well. The next one will be longer. I would of had this posted ages ago, but I got grounded for three weeks by the rents and I wasn't even allowed to write. The reason? I told my parents I was going to my friend's house to stay the night and actually went over to my guy friends house to stay the night. We stayed up all night eating pizza, drinking monster, and talking about boobs, and I got grounded for it. Super. Lame. *snicker* My parents were so worried I had another secret girl friend. You should have seen the look of relief on my Dad's face when I told him it was a guys house. Priceless! Although I'm not quite sure how to feel about that... ANYWAYS, after fixing my three week deprivation of fanfiction, I set to catching up with all my writing. I have a long way to go. -_- But for now, here's the next chapter of Adversus Adverto.

Sorry for the grammar mistakes. I was kinda rushed while revising it. Oh! And thanks to Candlelight for helping me on this one! ;)

Vlad PoV

"VLAD!"

I'd barely registered his voice in my head before I felt a pair of arms squeezing the life out of my neck. Then again I was clutching him in an equally tight grip, so I'm sure he was having trouble getting the appropriate amount of oxygen as well. I wasn't surprised when he instantly started spewing unnecessary apologies, talking so fast I could hardly make out what he was saying. Then he pulled away with a wide grin and kissed me, his lips moving with such desperation that it was almost heartbreaking.

"I missed you..." he finished, hugging my neck again and burying his head in the crook of my shoulder.

I looked down at him with a soft smile, caressing his face for a moment before pressing our lips together again, gently taking control this time. Danny ran his fingers through my hair, moving against me as I explored his mouth. I felt his spectral tail wrap around my waist and slowly lowered us to the ground, setting his comfortable weight in my lap.

"I missed you too, little badger." I smiled, whispering to him softly as I brushed a few strands of hair behind his ear.

Danny smiled up at me, the pure happiness in his eyes having a stronger affect than I'd anticipated. I felt my own face split into a grin, kissing him again for a moment before pulling away. It was almost like we were back at my mansion.

"You do realize you're going to have to repeat everything you previously said. I can't understand a word you say when you chatter away like an over excited monkey."

"Shut up, Vlad." Daniel grinned, laughter in his voice.

I smiled, feeling the plague of loneliness that had been afflicting me all week float away with the sound of his voice. I really had missed him, and I'm sure he's been having a difficult week. Of course, I expect tomorrow it should start to become considerably easier.

"You do remember how to get to my mansion, don't you?" I teased, although by the way Daniel's smile fell, he didn't see the humor.

"Daniel?" I asked, concern coloring my tone.

He looked up at me, a certain misery in his eyes that had me a little worried, though it wasn't difficult to guess what was wrong. I ran my fingers through his feather soft locks again, a sad sigh escaping my lips as I returned him to my chest.

"Tell me everything." I said quietly, hugging him close and kissing the crown of his head.

Daniel's shoulders sagged with a tremendous weight, a heavy sigh caving his chest. His ghostly glow seemed to dim a little as he started talking, and I didn't even need to look into his eyes to see that they had become dull. He told me about Jasmine and how she forbade him from seeing me, lest all of our secrets be revealed to everyone with a pair of ears. He told me about his friends, how they'd barely looked at him over the past week, much less spoken to him. He mentioned his fight with Samantha, loosing control of his temper and cause a storm of consequences to befall him. His parents were on the verge of sending him to a counselor, his sister was constantly berating him for our relationship, his best friends wouldn't even acknowledge his existence-

"And worst of all, I can't even see you anymore." He whispered, valiantly trying to hide his shaking.

"Oh, Danny..." I murmured, leaning back against a tree and laying him against my chest. He sniffed a bit, hugging me close and burying his face in my tunic.

Guilt, a fairly new emotion to me, bubbled sluggishly in my chest. Daniel has obviously been having the week from hell, and while he couldn't have come to see me, I could have gone to him. Granted, I was amidst a storm of paperwork to get me into a position to fix said loneliness, but the excuse seems weak. I'm sure I could have found at least a minute to come see him. He's been so miserable here. I honestly didn't expect his friends to keep their anger up for so long. I thought for sure his little computer friend would be the one to get over it first and at least talk to him.

I ran my hands over his small form as he laid against me, both of us silent and lost to our thoughts. He was more than just quiet though, gazing into the air blankly and without a clear focus. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Danny was seriously depressed. For a moment the strength of my emotions threatening to overwhelm me. I wanted to tear his friends apart, throw his sister into the ghost zone, set the entire school of Casper High on fire. How dare they treat my Daniel like that? Who do they think they are!?

Daniel shifted in my lap, but I was too distracted with thoughts of homicide to realize he was staring at me.

"You look like you're going to murder someone, Vlad." he chuckled, though the tiredness in his eyes remained.

"I'm thinking about it."

Danny laughed, shaking his head and stretching against me.

"I think murder is a little against the law."

"Only if you get caught."

"Ha ha."

I felt something akin to relief pass through me, smiling wanly down at Daniel. If he could still make jokes then at least there was some hope. But still, I had amends to make.

"Daniel, I'm sorry," I began quietly. He looked up at me, brows furrowed.

"For what?"

"I should have come to see you days ago. You've had to endure a week from hell all on your own for no reason at all. There's no excuse for me leaving you alone for so long, but-"

Danny closed his mouth, obviously about to protest my apology. I felt a smirk start to creep up, anticipating his reaction.

"But, I think I can make it up to you in a couple different ways."

"Let me guess. The first one is sex."

"No, that's the second."

He laughed, god I missed his laugh. The joyous sound died down after a moment and he looked at me expectantly, as though daring me to top make-up sex. I looked down at him with a smug smirk, drawing out the moment before finally revealing my surprise.

"I'm going to be the mayor of Amity Park."

His reaction was perfect. Instantly, his jaw dropped, surprise alighting the deepest point of his eyes. For a moment no intelligible sound made its way out. I could just see the million and one thoughts running through his head.

"Amity Park? Mayor!?"

"Mhmm."

"But...but you'll have to move here."

"Mhmm."

"And...and you'll be around a whole lot more!" a genuine grin started on his face, the implications starting to sink in.

"Mmmhmm."

Danny gapped, half-laughing and shaking his head.

"How the heck did you do all this? What about your businesses or Wisconsin?"

"What about them? I sold several of my companies and the castle in Wisconsin is full of maids to keep it clean while I'm away. After that, I filled out all the legal documents to move to Amity Park, registered for the position, and bribed everyone I needed to to get in as a good standing candidate."

Danny blinked.

"And...and you did all this for me?"

"No, Daniel, I did it for Jack."

He gave me a look, though the smile on his face ruined the effect.

"I love having a mastermind for a boyfriend." he laughed, finally relenting and throwing his arms around my neck.

I chuckled at that, leaning back against the tree as Danny shifted, straddling my waist. He was still grinning from ear to ear, the full realization slowly hitting him that I was going to be Mayor of his city.

"But what if you loose?" he suddenly asked, grin falling for a moment.

"Me? Loose? Please Daniel, think of who you're talking to." I said, giving him a look.

He just rolled his eyes, the smile returning with a storm of questions.

"So when are you moving? And where are you going to live? How soon are they going to announce your candidacy? My Dad is gonna go nuts when he hears about it. That's good though cause he'll probably be dragging us to every single one of your events or speeches or whatever. And-"

"How about I answer your questions before you go off on a tangent, hmm?" I smirked, putting a finger to his lips as he smiled at me with wide eyes.

"First of all, I'll be moving in tomorrow-"

"Tomorrow! That fast?"

"It's amazing what you can do with the right amount of money, my boy. Unfortunately, I'll be living nearby Miss Manson, though my house will be much more expensive. It's in an upscale, secluded neighborhood about five miles from your school, in fact. My candidacy will be announced on Wednesday, where I plan on giving a nice long speech about how much I care for the education programs at Casper High. I'm sure it will look good to take a few visits to the school as well, check in on the classes you know. The election itself is about a month away, around the last day of school for you all, I believe. And if worst comes to worse and my popularity isn't as high as it needs to be, I can always overshadow the voters and-"

"No."

I paused, looking down at him incredulously.

"You don't need to cheat, Vlad. You can win fair and square." He said, voice serious. I stared at him for a moment, not quite sure what to say.

"I can't figure out if that was a compliment or if you're scolding me."

"It's...one of those sideways compliments." he smiled, "But seriously, just...try winning without using your powers. Or bribing the voters." he added.

I gazed at him thoughtfully, stroking my goatee. Danny waited patiently, a strong, stern look in his eyes. He was going to be very adamant about this. Damn morals.

"Is that a challenge, little badger?"

"You bet." he smirked.

"Well I suppose I can't back down then, now can I?"

Danny smiled, leaning back on his hands with an almost proud look in his eyes.

"Thanks Vlad."

"You and your hero conscious."

He laughed slightly, the excitement swiftly returning.

"I still can't believe you're moving to Amity. This is great!"

"I'm sure you're friends won't think so." I muttered. Danny's smile faltered for a moment, and there was a frightening chance that it wouldn't make it back up, but then he shrugged.

"What are they gonna do? Talk to me about it?" It wasn't difficult to hear the bitter undertones in his voice.

"Daniel."

"The only real worry is my sister," he continued, voice lowering with sudden dread. "She's gonna go ballistic. I'll have to talk to her. I-"

"Daniel."

"Hm?"

"I think you should try talking to Valarie."

"What? Why?" he scrunched up his face, confusion clear as day.

"You need a friend, and she's a good one. You can't keep dealing with school on your own."

"But she-"

"I know, she hunts ghost," I interrupted gently, "but if anything that will work to your advantage. She'll be too distracted to wonder where you go when you disappear because she'll be disappearing too. Besides, there are hardly any ghost attacks any more, I'm sure it will be just fine."

I watched him frown, not quite warming up to the idea. He's very attached to his friends, even when they've abandoned them.

"But...Sam and Tucker..."

"When they're ready to act like adults, they'll come to you. You can't keep chasing them around and hoping they'll accept you. You're driving yourself crazy."

He fell silent, staring at the ground.

"But...I feel like I'm giving up on them." he finally muttered, voice low.

"Daniel," I said, not continuing until he looked up at me, "Taking care of yourself doesn't mean you're giving up on your friends."

After a long pause, he sighed, sitting straight and leaning against my chest. I caressed his back softly, wishing for the millionth time this week that thing's hadn't degenerated into such a stressful state.

"What about Jazz? When she hears about you moving in and becoming mayor..." he trailed off quietly.

"We'll deal with that when it comes, but this time, I'll be right there with you."

Danny smiled at that, burying his face just a little deeper into my chest. I gazed a him silently, thinking about Jasmine. Perhaps I could pay her a short visit myself. The boy was right, she was not going to be happy come tomorrow. I'd just have to convince her to keep her mouth shut. Daniel didn't need anymore problems to worry about.

He closed his eyes when I slowly ran my hand through his hair, feeling the soft locks pass through my fingers. The gentle breeze and the quietness of the outside air was reclusive, isolating us atop our hill. I could see people milling about their daily business far below, oblivious to the two ghosts sharing a brief moment of reprieve together.

Danny looked asleep, slow breath passing in and out of his soft lips. I traced a finger down his jaw line, watching as the corners of his mouth twitched into a smile. He grinned when I tilted his head up, eyes still closed as we kissed.

"You," I mumbled through the kiss, "are absolutely adorable."

Danny shrugged, moving to rest his arms over my shoulders.

"I try." he replied, dragging a tantalizing tongue along my bottom lip.

I hummed in satisfaction, settling my hands on his waist. Danny smiled into the kiss, pointedly pressing against a certain body part of mine and eliciting a low hiss.

"I've missed you Vlad..." he whispered into my ear, his lustrous tone making me smirk.

"In more ways than one, apparently."

He gave a guilty smile, kissing me again and trailing his lips to my neck. I hissed softly when I felt his teeth pull at the skin, my hands sliding down and gripping his thighs. Daniel whimpered when I inched my fingers closer to his growing arousal, tracing slow, torturous circles along the skin tight jumpsuit, a jumpsuit that looked like it was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

Danny pressed our hips together again, moaning against my neck. I could feel his hot breath slowly turn into pants as I rubbed my palm against the bulge in his pants. His lips touched down on mine, tongues swirling together as we sunk lower and lower into our desire. Danny fumbled with the seamless black belt across my waist, quickly growing impatient and simply phasing it through me. I grinned into the kiss, amusement dancing in my red eyes as I gave him a lidded stare.

Danny mumbled something that sounded suspiciously like "fruitloop," but anymore coherent speech was lost when I phased my hand through his jumpsuit and stroked his erection.

"Oh god..." he groaned, squirming and blushing.

He looked incredibly uncomfortable in his clothes, and I wasn't surprised when he reached for the unseen zipper at the top of the suit and pulled it down. I stared hungrily at his toned, sweaty chest, his usually pale skin turned darker in his ghost half, almost like a tan. I helped him slip out of his clothes, hugging his hot flesh closer and pushing the suit down until it was discarded to the side.

I gazed at his naked form before me, panting, moaning, and mine. He slowly rocked his hips into my stroking hand, hugging his arms around my neck and breathing heavily when I increased the tempo. Danny buried his face into my chest, gripping at my clothes and moaning.

"Vlad...I need you..."

I gripped his lower back, tracing up his spine and feeling him shiver. His words pounded in my ears, uttered so pleadingly. Tangling my fingers into his hair, I bent his head back and kissed him fully. Danny moaned, thrusting into my hand pointedly. I grinned into the kiss, listening to him whimper when I moved my hand away from his throbbing cock and brushed a couple fingers against his entrance.

Danny gasped when I pressed the digits in, breaking the kiss and groaning in pleasure. He moved his body against my hand, pressing the fingers in farther with every push. I listened to him groan my name, nails digging into my cape. Danny moaned when I started scissoring his walls, the rubber of my gloves causing more friction. I stretched his entrance slowly, savoring the sound of his voice.

It wasn't until he was begging me to fuck him that I finally removed the digits, bending his head back and whispering into his ear,

"Get on your knees, Daniel."

He swallowed thickly, staring up at me with lust devoured eyes and a wolfish grin. Without a word he obeyed my command, sliding off my lap and facing the city of Amity Park. He glanced back at me with the sexiest smirk I have ever seen, quirking his eyebrows in the most tantalizing way. I grinned, moving and kneeling behind him with a sultry grin.

"You've become quite the little sex kitten, haven't you my boy?" I whispered, gently roaming my hands all over his waiting form.

"Mmmm," he smiled, pressing back against my arousal, "Just for you, Vlad."

With that satisfying thought eternally planted into my brain, I freed the straining erection from my pants and pressed the head of my cock against his entrance.

"I love you, Daniel." I whispered into his ear, nipping the soft flesh.

He gasped, shoulders haunching as I slowly pushed my way into him. A heavy groan poured from his lips when I thrust forward, his hot walls swallowing me whole. I grabbed his hips, needing to grasp something as waves of pleasure began washing over my hazy mind. He was moaning beneath me, breath falling out in heavy pants.

I slowly dragged my cock out and thrust back in, feeling the breath in his lungs hitch and his heart race. His skin was so warm, flushed and damp. I bent over his smaller body, my cape draped around us like red wall. Another loud moan came from his throat when I forced myself in again, his head snapping back and eyes squeezed shut.

I felt him start to rock against my hips, pushing my erection deeper with every thrust. A groan escaped my own mouth as I felt the pulsing warmth surround my cock, his wanton cries making me dizzy. Danny moaned my name, his cries doubling when I started stroking his length. I felt the pure pleasure build, threatening to spill over.

My own clothing was feeling incredibly restrictive, but I was much to preoccupied to worry about it. Danny's beautiful voice was music in my ears, his passionate need consuming all rational thought. I felt his warm body against mine as I pressed my aching arousal deep within him. We both groaned as our climax drew closer and closer. Danny screamed when hit that special spot, his voice echoing over the oblivious citizens. I pulled out and hit it again, burying deep to hear his voice.

Danny moaned loudly, pressing back against me and grinding against my hips. His lidded eyes and panting breathe gave away to the approaching orgasm, and it only took increasing my pace for a few moments before the white liquid spilled onto the grass. He gave a shout, back arching and arms shaking. I groaned and released myself within him, unable to hold out any longer.

He pressed into me again, fists clenching the grass. Danny was taking erratic, shuddering breathes, looking too tired to hold up his own weight for much longer. We rode out the climax for a few more minutes before I finally pulled out, both of us falling to the ground in exhaustion.

Amazingly enough, the clouds were still rolling by in the sky, watching us as we tried to get our breath. I was a little surprised to see such a leisurely sight, adrenaline still pumping through my system. Danny slowly dragged himself over to me, lying across my chest and still panting. After a moment I found the strength to finally phase my cape and tunic off, suddenly feeling his hot body on top of him, uninhibited.

Danny hummed happily, shifting slightly so more of our skin was touching. I wrapped an arm around his back, pushing a few stray hairs out of my face. He looked up at me with a tired smile, red still lingering in his cheeks.

"I like make-up sex."

"I think you just like sex in general, though I can't blame you of course. After all, it is sex with me."

He rolled his eyes, lightly pushing against my shoulder. I grinned at him for a moment before stretching, pulling his nude form on top of me completely and listening to the sound of his heartbeat slowly steady.

"You know, I think we have a bad habit of having sex every time we see each other." He commented, laying his head on my bare chest and snuggling close.

"I wouldn't call it a bad habit, but..."

"Whatever, Vlad. You know what I mean."

I chuckled, ruffling his hair and staring up at the blue sky. Daniel yawned, tracing lazy designs in my shoulder as we rested. It was nice to just take a moment and not do anything, especially amidst all the chaos we were currently ignoring. I looked down to see a light smile still lingering on Daniel's face. Thankfully, all traces of depression were gone, though I was afraid it wouldn't be long before they returned.

"I think I'll talk to Valarie tomorrow." He said suddenly, his voice breaking my thought.

"...Oh?" I smirked.

Daniel shrugged, still tracing designs along my skin.

"Well I think that's a great idea." I said, hoping he couldn't hear the triumph in my voice.

"Don't sound so smug about it."

Butter biscuits.

Not barely a moment later, a rather terrible sound suddenly came from Danny's discarded clothing, causing the boy to jump. It sounded like someone was shaking up several heavy instruments and shoving them into a tiny speaker.

"My phone!" Danny gasped, quickly sitting up straight.

I glanced between him and the horrible wailing that was now emitting from the lump of material, eye brows quirked.

"...that's a ring tone?"

But Danny was too preoccupied to comment on my scathing question. He scrambled over to his jumpsuit, shifting through the folds and pulling out the ringing phone with a shaky hand.

"It's Jazz." he said, dread in his voice.

I sat up and moved next to him, the previously warm feelings melting away at the look on Danny's face. The fear in his eyes was apparent, face pale and nervous.

"S-she's gonna find out. She's gonna tell everyone." he stuttered, staring at the phone as it continued to ring.

"I'll tell you what to say. It'll be fine Daniel." I said gently, holding him close and kissing his cheek, "Answer the phone."

He glanced at me again and with slightly trembling hands, he flipped open the little, silver device. The grating noise instantly shut off, replaced with an even more annoying sound.

"Danny! Where are you!?" came Jazz's voice, shrill and piercing.

I frowned, having forgotten how irritating her voice was. Danny winced, attempting to come up with a quick lie and failing miserably. I made a mental to teach him how lie someday. This was just sad.

"Tell her you're at the library, and make sure your tone of voice is melancholy. " I said quietly. Danny gave me an instant deer in the headlights look and I had to restrain myself from dragging a hand down my face.

"Make sure you sound sad."

"Uh, I'm in the library." he said, sounding more nervous than sad.

"What are you doing there?"

"You couldn't deal with school and you just needed a break." I whispered. This was probably very true of what he would have done had I not shown up today, so I wasn't surprised when Danny was able to take it from there.

"Look, I just couldn't deal with school today, alright? I needed a break." I blinked, hearing his tone go from nervous to more than capable in an instant. I looked at him with concern, but didn't dare interrupt. I got the feeling this wasn't act anymore.

"What do you mean, Danny?"

"Don't play dumb, Jazz." Danny frowned, "You know Sam and Tucker have barely glanced at me all week, much less said a single word. I can't take it anymore. Not to mention you going on and on about how messed up I am. I just needed to be alone."

"Danny, I'm not telling you you're 'messed up,' I'm just-"

"Yes you are. You think it's completely unnatural for me to be happy with someone other than Sam." he cut off her exasperated tone, his own biting voice even making me wince.

"Danny..."

"I'll be back at school in ten minutes. God forbid I have some time to myself. Bye."

With a harsh snap he shut the phone, glaring out at the city. I was quiet, my own face expressionless. He really should never have such a look of misery and anger on his face. It just wasn't him. I reached out and took his chin in my hand, turning him toward me. The anger slowly melted into sadness as he met my eyes, a heavy sigh sagging his shoulders.

Without a word I reached down and placed a feather light kiss on his lips. Danny didn't let me go though, deepening it for a moment before finally parting. His breath blew across my lips, our faces inches apart. His eyes were truly striking from this distance, an electrifying, neon green.

Danny bit his lip, glancing out to the city before throwing his arms around me again.

"I don't want to leave." he whispered, hugging me close.

I took a deep intake of breath, thinking the same exact thing and pulling his still nude form against me, gently caressing his back. Danny sighed again, grumbling a last word of displeasure before letting go and putting his jumpsuit back on. Following his lead, I returned my own clothing, shifting the belt into place just as Daniel was zipping up his suit.

His legs disappeared into a spectral tail as he floated over to me, a half-smile, half-grimace gracing his features.

"I guess I gotta go back to school. And it's only lunch time." he grumbled, glancing at the time on his phone.

I gave a wane smirked, pulling him in for one last kiss before we parted.

"I'll see you soon, Daniel."

And with that, we were gone.

Sorry for the lemon. I honest to god tried to write it out, but it just wasn't happening. Stupid horny half-ghosts.

*EDIT: Very slight one though. Danny's eyes are green in ghost form, not blue. Duh Nimrod. Thanks for pointing it out Martel! :)*