AN: Please review. A guest asked me to bring in Dani but I already said that Vlad wasn't that crazy in my story. If he was then I would have to take longer for Danny to trust him and I dont have the patience to write that way but I liked the idea and I will bring her in the story in another way. Clockwork will be coming up soon.

Chapter five

Danny spent the whole of Sunday texting Arai. He felt lighter than he had in a long time. Vlad just looked amused the entire time. Danny kept checking his phone and smiling to himself. Danny liked Arai but he still kept her at arms length after all he did only know her for a day. He kept her talking about herself. They spent most of their time talking about a social gathering her mother was dragging her too next month. They also spoke about books, movies and music. She was like a breath of fresh air for Danny. She was completely different from Sam. She never tried to push him to talk about things he didn't want too. She was a gentle person too. Not a push over but at the same time just talking to her relaxed him. He was still afraid that if she found out about him being rich or half ghost, she wouldn't treat him the same.

Vlad was glad Danny made a friend and hoped that it would last. The next morning he would be starting school and he hoped that Danny would be able to deal with those spoilt brats. Many would never even believe that he was a Masters. Rich people were a lot like parasites. There would be talk and Danny would have to deal with it on his own. Vlad couldn't help but believe that his would be his test. He boy had accepted him as a mentor but if he defended his name then he would accept him as family. It would also test to see if he could handle this world. Vlad knew that Danny had it in him. The innocence that had him defending his town had been torn down. He knew this from their discussions. Just because he treated people nicely didn't mean that they would do the same to him. He had began to see the grey.

Danny woke up early and he was nervous. They would arrive half an hour early to talk to the principal. Danny looked at the suit he would wear. Black pants, white shirt, blue tie and polished black shoes. Danny scrowled, he liked jeans not monkey suits. He put it all on and felt ridiculous. This was supposed to be school not some fancy dance. He tried to tie the tie 3 times and failed. Danny went down to meet Vlad and silently passed him the tie. Vlad smiled and it reached his eyes. Danny had come to him knowing he would help him. He expected Vlad to help him. The ate breakfast and Danny asked at least four times if the clothes were necessary until Vlad glared at him so he sulked instead.

They arrived earlier than anyone else and Danny made an invisible duplicate of himself to check out the school. He did not want to get lost and end up late. The office was large and expensive. Mr. Pennywort was an oversized, balding man who believed that running this school was as good as running a country. Danny immediately hated him. He tried and failed to talk down to Vlad until he was glared at. There were many rules in the school eg. No bunking lessons. Tardiness was not acceptable. There was an extremely strict dress code and every loophole had been covered. A laptop was a necessity. No drinking or smoking on school grounds and the list went on. Danny stopped paying attention and let his mind link with his duplicate. He saw a huge lounge, with tables and chairs for homework. There were more comfortable looking sofa's. There were vending machines as well. The classrooms looked like any other except for a blackboard there was a white projection screen. Students that were there, were dressed as he was and he was shocked to hear and see that they were proud of it.

They was gossip of a new student but many were not cared. They didn't know how rich he was so none of them actually cared about the new student. Danny observed their behaviour and realised that if he acted like Danny Fenton then he would be eaten alive. While still sitting in the office chair, Danny stopped slouching and straightened his spine. He was no longer a Fenton. He was a Masters. If he allowed these people to walk all over him, it would refect badly on Vlad. He would make an impression on these stuck up brats.

The meeting took an hour. When they left the office he was five minutes late for his first class. English wasn't far from the office. Vlad noticed the determined look in Dannys eye and smiled to himself. Danny would do well here in this school. Vlad wished Danny goodluck, gave him a new laptop that he had designed himself that was not even on the market yet and left.

Danny straightened his spine and lifted his chin. He hid his nervousness behind a cool mask and walked calmly to class. He entered the class and immediately every eye landed on him. None of them recognised him as anyone important and dismissed him. He walked to the teacher and handed him his pass. The teacher, a young lady about 24 years old, smiled warmly and said "Class, this is Daniel. Daniel would you like to intoduce yourself?" Danny never broke eye contact with the teacher nor did his posture drop. "Call me Dan-" he was going to say Danny but that sounded young and childish. Now that he was older people stopped calling him that so he contined "Call me Dan. Dan Masters" Immediately every eye turned back to him and someone scoffed in the background. "Masters? As in Vlad Masters the billionaire genius. You expect us to believe that you are his son? Everyone knows is not married. I think you are a liar. " The brown haired kid annoyed Danny. He raised a single eyebrow and said "I am Vlads son. Although I am his adopted son but that doesn't change the fact that I am his heir. His sole heir." with that Danny took his seat.

After the class, Danny took his time leaving knowing that the teen Adam would be waiting for him. Danny walked confidently into the hall went he was crowded. "Enough games. Who are you?" said a guy standing next to Adam. Adam looked at him and said "Tell the truth then you can go back to your public school and tell them that you spoke a Malfoy." Danny tapped his chin, "Malfoy as in Malfoy inc. The company that was bought out a couple months ago by my father. Your father is now a CEO but he no longer owns the company. Correct?" Adam scrowled. "Just because you read the newspaper does not make you Vlad Masters son and I will prove it." Danny just looked at him with a blank face and said, "You can try to make people believe I am not who I claim to be but I warn you it is not wise to cross me now I believe I am late for my next class."

His day continued in the same fashion with Adam and his friends trying and failing to get him to admit that he was not Vlads son and it irked him. He only had to get through 3 more lessons and he could be outta here. The business classes here were harder than he expected and although he and Vlad spoke about business and read books, he still didn't know much about how his businesses actually worked. He had to create a business plan and he had plenty of ideas just not where to start.

Danny walked into his spanish class and he noticed the look Adam was giving him. Danny was ready to strangle the little weasel. Danny sat down and kept a close eye on Adam. The boy was about to say something when Vlad walked in through the door. The class went silent. Adam thought that he was here because he heard of someone using his name without his permission but Danny was freaking out. He knew Vlad very well and he saw that look in his eyes only once. When he came to Danny after releasing Piarah Dark. A look of anger, fear and regret. Danny stood up and spoke without thinking, "What happened? Whats the problem?" Vlad sighed and gestured discretly towards the class. Danny got the hint. Not here. "I am sorry Dan. I wanted you to enjoy your first day at school but it seems there is a little emergency. Nothing to serious. I just need you with me this afternoon." Danny tried to sound as carefree as Vlad and he thought he did ok. Danny nodded and said, "Sure thing dad." and grabbed his laptop. As he walked out of the class, he noticed the looks of disbelief on his classmates faces but that wasn't why he was staring, in the back of the class, a girl was staring at him in shock. It almost looked as if she were hiding behind her curtain of chestnut hair. Arai. He smiled briefly and she returned it as he walked out.

As soon as they were far away from the class, Vlad started walking faster and said, "We have problems Daniel." Danny didn't miss the urgent way Vlad spoke and just followed him wondering what on earth could possibly be the problem now.

Edited:04/02/2016