Warnings for this chapter: Singing. Danny sing is always underlined italics. Otherwise there's nothing dangerous.

Disclaimer: The song My Nightingale is owned by Demi Lovato, I have no rights to it, I just change the words a little in my story depending on who's singing.

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Chapter twelve: Let me hear your pretty voice.

Danny is standing in the dining room again, absently playing a few notes on the piano. He had just woken up in a cold sweat from a horrible nightmare. He couldn't remember everything though, he remembered feeling really good and loved at the start, then fear, and finally coldness and regret.

Danny tried to recall more but when he did it would slip away, so now he simply tries to quiet his mind so he can return to sleep. But that wasn't really happening either so, he's basically just standing at the piano at an impasse.

He feels the arms around him again. He knows who it was though, so he relaxes back into them, still playing notes on the piano. "Hey Phantom." Danny says.

Phantom smiles and kisses his cheek, "Hello my Nightingale."

Danny hums a little, not taking his eyes off the piano and simply enjoying his ghostly lovers presence. Phantom looks at the keys and slides his hands down, tapping a few, trying to remember how to play a song he'd heard once. "Couldn't sleep?" He asks.

"No, not really." Danny snickers as Phantom keeps hitting sour notes, "I really should have taught you piano. But if I recall right we were too busy hiding to have the time."

Phantom smirks, "Well, you were never good at hiding." He leans closer, their lips only a breath away as he smiles teasingly, "You always made too much noise, Nightingale."

Danny's face turns red at the comment, he tilts his head away from wicked gaze of the snow head, "It's not like you were any better. I remember you making a lot of noise that one time when we were in the broom closet. You're lucky that Ida and Tucker were so good at keeping secrets."

Phantom chuckled nervously, blushing slightly himself, but recovered. "You can hardly blame me. I was very moved by your singing voice."

Danny rolled his eyes, "Riiight." He said, unconvinced.

The ghost smirks again, "Especially when it said my name." Phantom says seductively before he grabs Danny's chin and pecks the corner of the teens mouth, "Don't underestimate how alluring you are, My Nightingale."

Danny splutters, his face red from ear to ear. He hits the wrong key on the piano and cringes, dropping his hand to his side.

Phantom snickers, "I love that color on you. It really brings out your eyes." He remarks with a sly smirk.

Danny scoffs and pushes the white haired devil away, but he can't quite keep the grin off his face, "Yeah, well, you look good with it too, it's not too often that you get embarrassed. How about that one time when we were in the dining room and Paulina was throwing herself at you saying, 'I'll bet you are fantastico in bed mi amor! We could make so many beautiful babies together! I'm so glad you're marry me!'" He mimicked doing Paulina's accent perfectly, "Your face was so red I couldn't even bring myself to get mad!" Danny teased.

Now it's Phantom's turn to splutter, blushing intensely at the memory. "Did you-" He shakes his head and clears his throat to stop himself from squeaking out a reply. "Did you have to bring that up?!" He then cringes, "Please don't ever do that again, hearing her voice from her is horrifying enough as it is."

Danny leans over, laughing as he clutches his stomach, "Yeah, I know! Even nowadays she's awful." He says between breaths before pulling himself together smirk still on his face. "It's not like she was wrong though, such a shame that no one else was able to see how 'fantastico' you were in the sack."

Phantom grins impishly despite his growing blush, "So, you thought I was 'fantastico' huh?"

Danny rubs the back of his neck awkwardly as he looks away, face so red that someone would have to invent a new name for the color, "S-shut up you egomaniac!"

Phantom chuckles as he kisses the raven's cheek, "I'll take that as a resounding yes." He steps back and holds out a hand, "Dance with me?"

Danny blinks at the out of nowhere question, "Dance? I can't dance," He eyes the dim room, "And there's no stereo or anyone to play music."

Phantom laughs and grabs the boy's hand, pulling him to his chest. "Yes you can dance. We've danced before and yes there is music," He smiles softly, "Trust me?" He carefully prods at their link and focuses on a song that he thinks Danny would remember.

Danny begins to hear music as Phantom leads him around the dance floor, the blue eyed man somehow able to fall instep with Phantom's movements even though he knows he's never waltzed in his life. He does a quick glance around to find that they are still the only people in the room, then recognizes his own style of piano along with a violin. "Is this the song that me and Tucker played when you were having dinner with the captain?" He inquires, carefully avoiding saying the Monster's name.

Phantom almost grimaces at Vlad's title before nodding, "I remember you playing this song the night we got together," He smirks and spins the black haired boy around before going back to their original positions, "I thought it would fit the mood, seeing as we are together again, My Nightingale."

Danny smiles softly, blue eyes gazing off into memory. "That was also the night I debuted my song for you." The music changed, making Danny go red again as his eyes widen. As much time as he spends with Phantom, his face may never go back to its natural color.

A grin curls on the other man's lips, "Oh, you mean this song?"

Danny gulps, looking down so his bangs cover his face. He ends up stumbling and almost stepping on Phantom's feet, making his embarrassment worse.

Phantom's eyes sparkle with mirth as he laughs lightly, using one hand to lift Danny's chin up. "Look at me, not your feet or the floor," he smiles teasingly, "I really don't want my feet to get trampled tonight."

Danny huffs wrinkling his brow in humiliation, "Screw off Baritoni!" He said pouting a bit.

"Oh, we're going by last names now Fenton?" The ghost asks, his amused smile still in place as he twirls Danny around again.

"I guess we are, or would you rather I called you Dan instead?" He snarks with a playful glare.

Phantom scowls before spinning him around more times than necessary, "You were saying, Nightingale?"

Danny wobbles on his feet a little and shakes his head to get rid of the dizziness; and ends up making it worse. He glares for real this time...or at least tried with the world spinning. "Hey! Not fair you sonofa-!"

Phantom grabs his collar and kisses him, cutting off what he was about to say. Danny tenses before immediately melting into the kiss. Phantom pulls away making Danny blink, feeling dizzy for a completely different reason. "Huh? What were we talking about?"

Phantom laughs before an idea comes to his mind, "I believe you wanted to sing for me?" He says grinning cheekily.

Danny frowns, "Sing for you? I don't sing." He replies nervously.

Phantom raises a brow at the brush off, "What about a few days ago? And you use to sing all the time when we were alone. Come on," He nuzzles the side of Danny's neck making the raven shiver, "Let me hear your pretty voice amore mio." He coaxes gently.

Danny bites his lip. He doesn't usually sing in front of people, his voice would always crack up from nerves. He then gazes into Phantom's eyes. There was no teasing there this time, only warmth and deep love.

Something swells in Danny's chest, wanting out and he realizes that he actually wants to sing this time. He wants to sing for this beautiful, kindhearted man that wanted to give him everything, still wanted to give him everything he could to this day even with the limits of being a ghost.

Just like the bird Phantom had named him after, Danny wanted to sing his gratitude, his love for this man. With the song that he could play at anyone's request, but that only this man had heard him sing.

I can't sleep tonight, wide awake and so confused~

Everything's in line, but though I am bruised~

I need a voice to echo, I need a light to take me home~

I really need a hero, is it you?

They continue to circle the floor as the music plays and Danny sings along, the ghost enraptured by the raven's voice. Phantom may have teased Danny about it, but he wasn't lying; his Nightingale did make such beautiful music.

I could never see the forest for the trees, I could really use your melody~

Baby I'm a little blind, I think it's time, for you to find me~

Danny looks straight into Phantom's eyes as he sang the final chorus, wanting to convey his feelings as best he could.

Can you be my Phantom?~

Come to me, I know you're there~

You could be my sanity, you bring me peace, sing me to sleep~

Say you'll be my Phantom~

Danny goes quiet as the song gently comes to a close. The two men have stopped dancing at this point and simply gaze at each other. They lean in, about to kiss when they hear someone sarcastically clapping, causing them to jump apart from paranoia and the muscle memory from three years of hiding. When they look to see who it is the boys tense, glad that they pulled apart when they did.

"Masters..." Phantom growls, causing Vlad to sneer.

"Hello Baritoni."

A/N Blushing Danny gives me strength.