AN I am still looking for a beta reader. I type all my stories on my tab so there might be a lot of spelling errors. I try to fix as many as possible but seriously. I am looking for a beta reader.

Chapter 9

Vlad wanted to host a christmas party. Danny and Dani reactions was not helping. They couldn't have been more surprised if he had began doing the robot in the middle of a confrence. No matter how much they begged and pleaded, Vlad was set on his plans. The world would know that he had a son and daughter. Vlad had already hired a dance instructor so they would know how to dance. Arai agreed to take Dani shopping for a dress and promised to help him dance later. Danny wanted to run screaming from the room. There would be reporters. The whole point of this Christmas party was to introduce the world to the Masters family. He wanted to crawl into a hole and not come out. He still hated attention. It was one thing for him to be a jerk in school, it was another thing to meet all of Vlads business associates and he would see his entire class present with their parents. No matter how much he tried he was stuck attending the party.

Danny stood in front of the mirror and for the first time in eight months he saw the changes. He carried himself in the same manner as Vlad. Head up, shoulders back. His hair was styled in the same manner. He could have passed for his biological son. Danny wore a gold chain wih the letter M on it, similar to Vlads. It was the family crest. Dani wore hers on a bracelet. Danny studied his face carefully. His eyes had a hard glint that was never there before and he had matured. He no longer had the boyish look anymore and he had gained some weight. He looked healthy and happy.

Danny sighed and went to join the party. Vlad was running late so he and Dani would meet and greet guests until Vlad came down. The room decorated in green, red and gold. There was a huge Christmas tree standing in one part of the room. Every one was wearing fancy dresses and suits. Danny saw many of his classmates. The girls were all wearing pretty dresses, too much make up and jewelry. He saw Dani, wearing a knee length ice blue dress and pumps. She refused to put on any kind of make up besides lip gloss. She wore a simple gold chain and her bracelet. She straightened her hair and left it open. She looked pretty but not overly girly either. Danny bumped into a girl of about fifteen. "Be careful young man, my daughter could have been hurt by your carelessness. " hissed the beady eyed man next to her. The poor girl blushed beet red and Danny raised an eyebrow, "Forgive me Mr-" "Whitmore child." he said with that superior tone he hated so much. "Then forgive me Mr. Whitmore." The older man simply looked down his nose at Danny and turned away.

Danny rolled his eyes and continued to look for Arai. She and her family should be here by now. His breath caught and he seemed to be having a hard time keeping his mouth off the floor. She looked amazing. She wore a green dess that matched her eyes. It was strapless, floor length, hugging the top of her body before flaring out at the bottom slightly. The top half was covered in black lace and she had fingerless lace gloves to her elbows. She wore her hair curled over one shoulder. Dani stood next to her brother trying to smother a laugh. She picked his jaw off the floor and pushed him gently. "Go introduce yourself to her family idiot." Danny shook his head and realised why he had a green tie. It matched her dress.

"Good evening Mr and Mrs winters. Arai, you look lovely." said Danny. Mrs winters was a thin short woman who had the same colour hair as her daughter although her face was sterner, less gentle. "Who are you child and how do you know my daughter?" Arai hated the tone her mother used when speaking to Danny. She always spoke to people as if they were dirt on the bottom of her shoe. She hated it. She was tempted to shock her mother just to see the epic fit she would throw.

Vlad had come in at the same time as Danny greeted them. It was time. Vlad was glowing, he could finally announce to the world that Daniel was his son. "Arai, you look beautiful child." Arai sent the older man a glowing smile and said, "Thank you Vlad. This is a wonderful party." Arai's parents were shocked. How on earth did their daughter get on such good terms with Mr. Masters without them knowing. "I see you have met my son Sheila. " said Vlad speaking to Arai's mother. She nodded dumbly and smiled fakely not understanding how Vlad could have a son and no one knew. What was even better was that Arai and the boy seemed very close. She began to hope that maybe her daughter would marry a nice rich man and not humilate the family because of her oddness. "I think its time to introduce the world to my family. Come Arai. You are part of this family child." They both left the Winters shocked as Danny offered Arai his arm. People cleared a path for them as Vlad went to stand in the middle of the room. "Friends, I have thrown this party to celebrate family and what a better time of the year to introduce you to mine. This is my adopted daughter Danielle and her older brother, my son, Daniel. The lovely lady on his arm is his girlfriend Arai." The few reporters present went nuts. Hundreds of pictures were taken in seconds and then the music began. To escape the people, Danny pulled Arai to the dance floor and began to waltz. At that moment, Danny gave thanks for every second of the boring dance lessons Vlad forced him to take.

"Girlfriend? " asked Arai. Danny nearly lost his footing. He turned his feet intangible so he wouldn't squash her toes. "Yeah, uhm, girlfriend. I mean you don't have to be if you don't want to. I mean we could just stay friends. " Arai laughed and kissed him. There were thousands of pictures of that and nearly all the mothers groaned as well. So much for marrying their daughters to the Masters heir.

Dani watched her father on the dance floor. She walked out and pulled on his jacket. "Can I dance too?" She looked so adorable that Danny couldn't say no to her so he picked her up and twirled her around. The crowed sighed and awed over the relationship shared between the older boy and his sister. Sometime during the night the Masters family had split up and all of them were occupied with different people.

Dani was getting some punch to drink when a teen who said his name was Adam came up to her and started asking questions. He was rude and mean. "You little brat, what happened to you that your parents didn't want you or your brother? " Dani scrowled and reminded herself that if she blasted him she would be in trouble so she answered him instead, "My parents were scientists and they were busy so Dan raised me. I won't listen to you say nasty things about him when he was more of a father to me then anyone else. As for my parents. They died in a fire. So I thank you for never mentioning it again. It isn't a conversation for a party." Adam scrowled, he was so sick of this adopted trash acting like they owned the place. He was born from power now the son and daughter of Vlad Masters suddenly show up and act like they own the place. He grabbed the little girl roughly and pulled her, "I'll teach you to respect your betters little girl." Dani thought quickly and decided that if image really was everything, then she would ruin his. She didn't need to kick his ass and she had to do was cry. Dani started to pull weakly against his hold and screamed out, "DADDY!"

The entire room went silent and Danny screamed out, "DANIELLE. " Danny took one look at his daughter and Adam could have sworn his eyes flashed red. "What the hell do you think you are doing with my daughter?" he shouted. "Get out." Danny caught him by the neck and pushed him towards his parents, "I warned you never to cross a Masters and for touching my daughter I will ruin you. You will have nothing left by the time I am done. Get out of my home. Never come back." The family stuttered their apologises to a stone faced Vlad and rushed out the door. Danny apologised to the guests explained why he called Dani his daughter and the party continued but the chill on their spine from his threat remained.

Edited:04/02/2016