Hi! I didn't have any feed back for the last chapter, but I'm updating anyway :). Sorry they are so short, but writing in English is really wearing.

Enjoy! (I hope)

Chapter 3: Response

Danny fly his way to Vlad study's front door and changed back, waiting for a few moments before knocking timidly. At the other side of the door Vlad was going through the pile of important documents over his desk restlessly without actually reading anything.

-"Come in" Vlad ordered while kept faking some working, not lifting his face from the papers until he heard Danny's steps stop in front of his imposing desk.

-"Sorry to interrupt, I..." Danny murmured, lifting his right hand to his nape and looking at his black shoes. 'You already disrupt his working Fenton, just speak quickly and left before he rightfully kicks your butt out of here' "I thought I should let you know I'm leaving" He said quickly and turned around.

-"Wait! Daniel, do you have a place to go? If you need time alone to sort things out, I assure you I won't bother you here, but you can also stay in any other of my properties, of course. If you need money-" Vlad Masters was rambling and he knew it. He could heard just perfectly how pathetic it sound and he was heating his current inability to shut his mouth, but he couldn't help it. He was already emotionally exhausted and the prospect of losing track of his little badger so soon after having him peacefully sleeping in his own bed just minutes ago was simply too much.

-"Oh, umm, no Vlad, I... I didn't mean like I'm running away. I just, I think I have to go back home and talk to my parents or something, like that's the right thing to do, right?" Vlad's words had taken Danny by surprise. 'Oh great! Now we are asking VLAD MASTERS what's the RIGHT thing to do?! Real genius Fentom' Danny's brain was being particularly nasty this morning. He clearly became his worst enemy when he was stressed. 'Do I sound a little like Dash when I'm being mean with myself? Gross' But Danny's contemplations were distracted by what he thought was some blush in Vlad's cheeks.

-"Oh, I see" Vlad could feel his face getting warmer from embarrassment and couldn't help but wish he were the one with the ice powers. "Good luck then. And don't look that miserable, they are your family, they'll still love you no matter what, remember?" Vlad tried to lighten the mood with a poor imitation of Danny's voice. Mocking the little halfa always helped him to regain his cool.

-"I remember you didn't use to agree with that statement" Danny replied somberly.

-"Well, I was at a total loss if you spilled the beans. You can't blame me for not being sincere back then little badger" Vlad's eyes were warm while he conveyed the message, trying to swept all Danny's insecurities away. It hurt him to see his little badger's anguished fidgeting (when wasn't him the source of said fidgeting, of course).

- "And now?" Danny was looking expectant as if Vlad was an ancient oracle that would tell him exactly what will gonna happen from now on; as if what Vlad were about to said had the power to dictate his future actions. And Vlad felt that if he didn´t repay Danny with honesty this time, he wouldn't have another chance. How could two simple words hold so many implications? But it weren't the words itself, but the look behind them. Those lovely deep blue eyes, expectant, the only eyes that could pierce through Vlad´s soul, scrutinizing. Vlad sensed his self-preservation instincts being dismantled by that look and his bare feelings leaked into his response.

-"I'm still at lose here if you decide to reveal my secret little badger. But I don't think you would harm me, at least not on purpose, because it's not in your nature to be a vengeful person Daniel. I know you are a better human being than myself and anyone who knows you can see that. So, no matter how fanatic about ghost hunting your parents are, they'll never see you as a monster."

Danny didn't know how to react to that. He was furiously blushing and his mouth was so dry that even if he had wanted to said "going ghost" before flying full speed in the direction of his house, he wouldn't had been able to. 'What the heck? Vlad just admitted to be inferior to me in something? When everything calms down I definitely have to find out what happened with him in the last years'

Next chapter Danny will have some chat with his parents. I start to have an idea as of where this story will be heading to, but I accept suggestions.