Warnings for this chapter: A heavy makeout between boys coming your way this chapter
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Chapter nine: Revelations
Danny storms into his cabin and slams the door, locking it behind him. He paces the floor between the two beds, having enough sense about him to avoid running into the nightstand between them and the dresser across from them.
He runs his fingers violently through his hair, his mind going over what happened just a few minutes ago. Did he really do that? Did he have some weird ghost deterrent ability that he wasn't aware of? Was he even human at this point?!
"Of course your human, why would you be anything else?"
Danny yelps, nearly jumping out of his skin at the familiar voice. "You said you'd be gone for a while!"
Phantom grins a little at Danny's reaction from his spot on one of the beds, "I thought so as well, but I heard you call me."
Danny wrinkled his brow, "Call you? When did-" He eyes become the size of dinner plates before he shivers.
Phantom notices this and looks confused for a moment, before it dawns on him what might have happened. He clenches his fists and scowls, gritting his teeth in anger.
"It was him wasn't it? I should have came sooner, but something held me back! It was only now that I was able to break out of the Inbetween and form."
Danny doesn't dare look at him, feeling as if he'd failed, "Vlad...he uh..." He feel sick to his stomach, "All I could think about was..." He trails off, his cheeks stained a slight pink.
Phantom stands and pulls Danny into a hug, "I'm sorry Danny, I should have came sooner. But how did you get away?" His eyes widen in horror, "Vlad didn't-"
"No!" Danny almost shouts pulling away, "I-I...he said something about powers? I don't..."
Phantom's mouth drops, "Your abilities are returning?" A big grin stretches across his face, eyes glowing brighter. "That is extremely good news amore!"
Danny is even more confused, "What abilities?" He runs a hand through his hair and sat on the bed, "All I know is that I blasted Vlad into the wall!"
Phantom becomes serious again, "What were you thinking when it happened?"
Danny blushes and rubs the back of his neck, "I wanted him to get away from me." He says purposely leaving the part about Phantom out.
The white haired male nods, "Very understandable, what did you see though?"
Danny sighs, " I had my eyes closed, so I don't know exactly what happened. I saw a bright blue light though, why? Is it important?"
Phantom hums and scratches his chin, "That could be anything then, your powers began developing in this life when you were young, they were light blue, like mine was always light green. Why would they be returning now though?" He begins to pace the same track Danny did when he first came into the room.
Danny watches him before he sighs and rolls his eyes, pulling his legs up so he could rest his chin on his knees. Phantom stops pacing and huffs, "Let's not worry about the why right now, the important thing is that they are returning and that your safe right?" He concludes grinning.
Danny smiles back, a light blush coloring his cheeks before a question comes to mind, "Why don't you have an accent anymore?"
Phantom looks at him in surprise at the sudden change of subject, "Accent?"
Danny nods, "Yeah," the black haired teen tilts his head, "Aren't you Italian?"
Phantom froze, blinking owlishly at the blue eyed man. He couldn't let his hopes get the better of him though, not quite yet so he tries something.
"Vi ricordate la spilla che ti ho dato?(1)"
Danny furrows his brow at the question before a flash of a pin came to mind, making him smile slightly, "It was a bird right?" He flushes deeply, "A-a Nightingale..."
Phantom smiles softly before coming over and sitting beside Danny on the bed. He goes to put his arms around the raven, but pauses, wondering if Danny was going to push him away. The teen in question hesitates before nodding slightly.
Phantom pulls him into his lap, Danny squeaking in indignation before he settles, face red. Phantom hides his face in the crook of the other man's neck, "You're starting to remember...then there is hope after all..."
The blue eyed boy sighs before he returns the hug, "Hope for what Phantom?" He whispers.
Phantom shakes his head, refusing to look up, "If you can't remember...remember how we were before..." His grip tightens on Danny as he starts trembling, "If I wasn't distracted then none of this would have happened! That bastard..." He starts swearing in Italian, self-loathing coming off him in waves and causing the lights in the cabin to flicker.
Danny looks at Phantom in concern before tilting his chin up and kissing him on the cheek, blushing at his own thoughtless action. The green eyed man blinks at the move before bringing a hand to the back of Danny's head. Blue eyes met green as Phantom slowly pulls Danny closer, sealing their lips together.
Danny squeaks in alarm, eyes wide in shock. A blush stains his cheeks as he closes his eyes and pulls Phantom closer.
Phantom smiles a little as he slides his tongue across Danny's lips, asking for entrance. Danny opens his mouth, moaning as he slid his fingers into white hair. Before they could go any further though, there was a loud knock on the door.
"Danny? Are you alright? Why did you lock the door?"
Danny jumps and pulls away at the sound of his mother's voice, panting slightly and vaguely hearing Phantom curse behind him. Quickly, he regains his composure, "I'm alright mom! Just..." He glances at the bathroom door, "Getting ready to take a shower!"
They hear a hum from the other side of the door, "Then why did you lock the cabin door and not the one for the bathroom?" A slight pause, "Is...is there someone in there with you? I thought I heard talking."
Danny panics a little before taking a deep breath, "Just muttering to myself mom!"
"Uh...okay..." His mother said sounding a little off-put, "Well just don't take too long sweetie! Dinner's going to be served in half an hour!"
"Okay mom!" Danny rolls his eyes, before Maddie adds firmly,
"And don't think you're skipping out on it this time! I know you haven't eaten all day! If you're not there, I'll have your father come back here and drag you to the dining room!"
Danny growls to himself, "Okay! I get it! I'll be there!"
Footsteps walking away are heard. Danny plops down on the second bed, crossing his arms and huffing in annoyance. Phantom clears his throat awkwardly saying, "Well...your mother was always a...very strong-willed woman. That much has never changed."
Danny glances over and gives him a light glare, "Come here. Now."
Phantom jerks at the harsh tone before hesitantly standing and walking over to the irritated boy. "Uh...yes?" He asks cautiously.
Danny grins wickedly before grabbing the ghost boy's waist and forcing him down onto his lap with a yelp. He doesn't give Phantom a chance to react or pull away before kissing him. Phantom's eyes widen before a moan escapes him, slowly closing them and pulling Danny flush against him. Danny moves his hands from Phantom's waist up his back before using his dull nails to scrape along the other teen's spine.
Phantom gasps, unintentionally opening his mouth. His hands go up and thread through Danny's hair, tugging slightly. Danny takes the opportunity and deepens the kiss. He flicks his tongue inside Phantom's mouth, coaxing the ghost into a fight while moving his hands back up, scraping his nails down the other's back again.
Phantom arches his back, hands tugging harder at the raven's scalp, just hard enough to be pleasurable. Danny moans and pulled Phantom closer, if that were possible. He nips the white haired male's bottom lip before going back into the kiss.
Phantom groans and digs his nails into Danny's scalp. The teen moans quietly and runs his tongue over the ghost's before said ghost starts fighting back. He yanks on the blue eyed boy's hair and pushes back, smirking slightly around the kiss as he gains access. The smirk is gone however, when Danny starts sucking on his tongue.
The white haired teen groans before pulling back, panting and shaking his head.
"If we continue...I might not be able to resist." He says, his accent now coming in thick as he pants.
Despite the situation, Danny smirks before pecking him on the lips, "Does that mean you find me irresistible?" He purrs with a seductive look in his eye.
Phantom chuckles, an ironic edge laced in it, "Ho sempre trovato irresistibile mio caro(2)," He says heatedly before switching back to English, "But now, unfortunately, is not the time. We wouldn't want you're parents breaking down the door would we?"
Danny blushes at the thought, "Yeah, that would be...very not good."
Phantom gives him one last kiss on the forehead before getting off the teen's lap. A grin on his face as he comments, "You were always so cute when you blushed, amore mio."
The raven's blush darkens as he glares at the ghost, "Don't you have something better to do than mock me?" He huffs.
Phantom chuckles again, "I don't mock you Nightingale, I only state the truth. I have never felt the need to lie to you." He becomes serious once more, "You need to unlock your memories cara mio, from this life and the last, or else your abilities will rebound and destroy you from the inside."
Danny stares in shock at the drastic mood change and gulps, "And uh...how exactly do I do that?"
Phantom taps his chin in thought before saying, "Perhaps if we find a way to trigger it, it will come back on its own. I could even tell you things to jog your memory, if that helps," The look on his face darkens, "Despite what that puntura ombra(3) thinks, I am helping you. Now that your powers are returning I have to."
Danny is still confused, but nods anyway, "Alright," He crosses his legs, "What do you want to tell me first?"
The ghost smiles. There definitely was some hope after all.
Translations for this chapter
(1) "Vi ricordate la spilla che ti ho dato?" Do you remember the pin I gave you?
(2) "Ho sempre trovato irresistibile mio caro," I have always found you irresistible my dear.
(3) Puntura ombra, translates as Prick shadow, Phantom basically called Vlad a Shadow prick or shadowy prick, which was more what I was going for.