AN: Here's chapter 5. Thank you all so much for reviewing! It's been great reading them and make me very happy. Hope you enjoy this update.

The next day apparently was for fishing. A bonding moment for men, supposedly. Vlad could tell by Danny's lack of enthusiasm that he didn't think so. In fact, when Jack announced the men would go out fishing today, leaving the ladies to do whatever they please, Danny had crawled back into his tent claiming he wasn't feeling well. Maddie saw through it and forced her son to go. So here they were, on a boat, fishing. Danny groaned and lowered himself onto the boat.

"This is so boring." He whined childishly.

"This requires patience, Daniel. Although that isn't really your forte, now is it?" Vlad teased with a smirk.

Danny glared at the man and huffed in annoyance, ignoring the jibe. Vlad was right. Danny didn't have the patience to fish. He was surprised his dad did.

"It's not that bad, son! Fishing builds character!"

"It does not. That's just something mom told you to tell me so I'd shut up."

Jack grinned guiltily. "Well, it's a great bonding moment! Your grandfather used to take me fishing when I was a kid. In fact-!" He trailed off about his childhood. Danny rolled his eyes and just sunk further into the boat. Vlad's amused smirk didn't help matters, really. Danny sighed. One hour. Only one hour passed and he felt like tearing at his hair. He glared at the river. Were there even fish in there?! That was when something caught his eye. He blinked in surprise.

"Hey, should fish be a bright green? And should they be about 8 feet long?"

"Not really, why?" Vlad and Jack asked. Danny pointed to a fish. As soon as he did, his ghost mist came out of his mouth.

"Oh no."

Danny instantly regretted alerting his father about the fish. The neon green fish swarm around the boat. It looked harmless. It didn't seem to take much interest in the boat or whoever was on it. It wanted to merrily go on its' way. However, when Jack leaned into the water to get a better look at it, the eyes from the fish changed to a bright blue and its' teeth sharpened drastically.

"Hey now that's a bit weird—" Jack said as the fish's mouth began to glow. He took out his fishing pole and poked at it. The fish didn't like that.

"DAD WATCH OUT!" Danny shouted as he tackled his dad down. The fish had opened its mouth and shot an ecto energy blast at Jack.

"What the?! That's a ghost?!" Jack shouted. Vlad watched in amusement as Danny tried to calm his dad down. The man wouldn't listen; he immediately opened his fishing gear box and pulled out one of the many Fenton Ghost Catching guns.

"You brought a gun to a fishing trip?" Danny asked in disbelief.

"You can never be too careful, son." Jack said before aiming the gun at the fish. "Take this, ghost!" he shouted and shot at it. The ghost fish hissed before diving further into the river, avoiding the blast. "I'll be back! Keep an eye out for me!" With that, Jack dived into the river, lights from his blasts shining in the river.

Danny groaned, burying his face in his hands. Vlad's amused chuckle made Danny look up and glare. "This isn't funny."

"Really? I find it quite hilarious. "

"Shut up. I really should help him…"

"Have you told your family your secret yet?"

Danny shook his head. He got up and looked through the fishing gear box his father brought. "If Dad's anything like mom, he has a bunch of ghost fighting weapons in here."

"It's just a fish, Daniel. I'm sure your father can handle it." He said dismissively, enjoying some alone time with Danny. Well, some alone time. His father should be coming up for air soon.

"Dude, did you see the size of that thing? It's probably eating up my dad right now."

They watched the river flash green from Jack's gun. "I doubt that. Seems like your father is handling himself well."

"Vlad." Danny said warningly as he looked through the box, tossing all the fish related equipment out. "Ah-ha!" He pulled out a pole and pressed a red button that was on it. Several large and sharp blades popped out. "This isn't what I had in mind…" he tossed it aside and rummaged through it again. "And just like mom, all this stuff, but no cell phone…"

Vlad grabbed Danny's arm and pulled him away from the box. "Daniel, you're worrying too much." He said with a tone that made Danny look up.

"Look, I—" Danny's breath hitched as he realized how close they had gotten.

Time seemed to stand still for them. They stared into each other's eyes and once again felt that pull they had when they were hiking down the mountain. Vlad watched Danny's face heat up with a healthy blush and that's when the man's resolve broke. Taking a chance, he smashed his lips against the others, his grip subconsciously tightening on Danny's arm. Danny let out a surprised gasp which Vlad took advantage of, slipping his tongue in to explore. He figured he might as well enjoy it until Danny smacked him. After getting over the initial shock, Danny responded to the kiss, jerking his arm away from Vlad's grip to wrap them around the man's neck. Vlad moaned in approval, enjoying the position better as he wrapped his arms around a slim waist. He tilted his head to the side to get better access.

They lost touch of reality; just kissing on the wobbling boat. Neither paid mind to the fact that Danny's father was still underwater and possibly in danger. Danny's brain had gone fuzzy with pleasure and he pushed the nagging feeling that he was forgetting something to the back of his head. Vlad felt happy and whole for the first time in many years and couldn't believe his luck. Although it did occur to him that this wasn't the most appropriate time to kiss, he didn't care. He had a willing and equally responsive Danny in his arms and he wouldn't want anything to take that away from him. This was the most perfect moment in his life.

It was unfortunate, then, when Jack remerged from the river, his gun gone and his hand gripping for the boat, gasping.

"Sugar cookies." Vlad growled as Danny, hearing his father, immediately broke away and went to aid him. Vlad glared bemusedly at Jack as the man climbed back onto the boat, panting as heavily as Danny, although for a different reason.

"Damn ghost got away, and ate my gun!" Jack said disappointedly, frowning.

"Well, at least you're okay." Danny replied, feeling guilty that he had been kissing Vlad while his father was in danger. He snuck a look towards Vlad, slightly embarrassed but a little amused that the silver hair man was glaring accusingly at Jack.

Vlad grit his teeth, more annoyed with Jack than he ever had been for the past twenty years, which was saying something. Of course when Vlad gets his moment of true happiness, it is once again taken away from Jack Fenton. His hatred and rage for Jack started bubbling through his body, which was instantly melted away when Danny offered him a weak smile.

"You'll get it next time, dad." Danny said consolingly, trying to brighten up his dad.

"Of course! Now that we know there's a ghost here, Maddie and I need to make sure we catch it!"

Danny groaned. "Dad! You promised this trip would be about spending time together with family. No ghosts, remember?" Danny really didn't want his parents going crazy with finding a ghost. He could take care of it later tonight.

"Sorry Danny-boy but we can't just let a dangerous ghost wander around with Maddie and I here!"

"I'm sure it won't be coming back up. You probably scared it away."

This time, Jack looked proud. "You're probably right! It wouldn't want to mess with Jack Fenton!"

Danny resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Yeah dad. Anyway, why don't we cut this trip short? This fish are probably scared away too."

Jack grinned guiltily. "Probably. Sounds good."

They returned to the camp site, Jack excitedly talking to his wife and daughter about the ghost he fought in the river. Vlad took a seat on a log and sulked. His perfect moment with Danny, ruined! Gone! He probably lost his opportunity to ever enjoy those lips pressed to his ever again. He let out a little sigh, not surprised at his unfortunate luck, when he felt a hand poke at his shoulder. He looked up at was surprised to see Danny smiling down at him. Danny gave a little jerk with his head to the side, signaling for Vlad to follow him. Nodding, Vlad silently stood up and followed Danny towards the woods, away from the Fenton's, who were too engrossed in Jack's exaggerated story to notice they had disappeared.

When they walked a good distance away, Danny unexpectedly turned around and faced Vlad. Vlad anxiously waited for Danny to say something, being sure to keep his expression impassive. Danny, noticing this, simply did what Vlad didn't expect. He grabbed the man by the front of his shirt and pulled him into a rough but passionate kiss. Vlad's eyes widened in surprise before melting into his Little Badger's kiss. Vlad put all his longing and pent up emotions he didn't even know he had into the kiss, delighted when Danny returned it with as much fever.

When they finally parted, Vlad didn't stop. He kissed down Danny's cheek, to his neck, and sucked on a spot that made Danny moan.

"Vlad," Danny protested weakly. Vlad didn't stop. "We ngh…we should really…ah!...talk!" he managed out between breathy moans.

Vlad reluctantly pulled away. "What would you like to talk about, my Little Badger?"

Danny shivered from Vlad's possessive tone and gaze. "This, us. What is this?"

"Whatever you want it to be. This could mean nothing or this could mean something hopefully long term." Although Vlad said it was ease and calmness, hiding the adrenaline rush and anxiety he felt on the inside, he was hoping for the latter.

"I…" Danny let out an annoyed off. "What do you want it to mean?"

"As I said Daniel, whatever you wish. I, for one, am content to have you as long as you'll allow it."

"So we should we just…I don't know, see where this goes?" Danny blushed in embarrassment, obviously not really sure of himself. He wanted Vlad, he knew he did! He just didn't know how to feel. His feelings for Vlad had escalated from a crush to more in a short amount of time and he was both afraid and excited at the fact.

"Sounds like a plan." Vlad breathed, nuzzling Danny's neck. "Now may we continue where we left off?" He purred, kissing the pale skin.

Danny grinned. "Sure." He nudged Vlad's head up with his forehead and moved in for another kiss, which Vlad happily returned. Vlad gently pushed Danny down until they were lying on the grass, never breaking the kiss, even as Vlad coerced Danny's tongue to respond. He wasn't disappointed. Once he had Danny pinned to the floor, he let his hands roam over the young, muscled body. He moaned in approval when he felt Danny's hands do their own exploration; massaging Vlad's chest and back.

They didn't know how long they were there, just lying on the floor, kissing and enjoying each other and Vlad couldn't care less. Danny reversed their positions. He contently rested his head on Vlad's chest as the older halfa held him, playing with his hair. Danny kissed Vlad's cheek affectionately before placing his head back down. Vlad chuckled happily.

"What?" Danny asked with a smile.

"I might have to find that fish shaped ghost and thank it."

"You mean you kissed me because that fish somehow encouraged you to?"

"Not exactly, but it did provide a perfect distraction for me to win you over."

Danny rolled his eyes. "Fruitloop." He sighed. "We should probably head back. They'll wonder where we are."

"They'll see us eventually. They can wait a few minutes longer before fretting over our disappearance."

"Vlad!" Danny let out an amused laugh. "I don't know about you, but I don't really feel like being questioned about why I'm lying on top of you."

"You tripped and I graciously offered my body as a way to protect you from getting hurt."

"How selfless of you." He laughed when Vlad nodded sagely. "And the reason you haven't let go?" Danny asked with a playful grin.

"I have to be sure you haven't suffered any trauma from the fall."

"By holding me?"

"It's the best method to use, Daniel. Surely you knew that. Better safe than sorry."

Danny shook his head but couldn't wipe off the grin on his face. He snuggled contently into Vlad's arms for a bit longer until he decided they should finally go. With great reluctance, Vlad released Danny from his hug and stood up with him. They made their way back to the camp site, although they walked by each other a little closer than necessary. Vlad couldn't wait until nightfall when the rest of the family would sleep so he could privately enjoy Danny's company. Danny found himself anxiously waiting for the same thing.

Danny watched bemusedly as his mother and father made their way back to the river with several ghosts tracking devices. Jazz voiced out her disapproval. Danny tried to help out by siding with his sister but their parents stubbornly made their way to where the men had spotted the ghost fish. Jazz groaned in annoyance. Vlad was a bit relieved to have them away and was wondering how to get rid of Jasmine as well. Danny sat down beside Vlad, pressing his side to Vlad's. Vlad realized that perhaps it wasn't so bad. He still had his little badger close to him.

"Can you believe them?!" Jazz ranted angrily. "They even said they didn't bring any stupid ghost hunting gear!"

Danny shrugged. "Just let it go, Jazz. They'll just get bored in a few hours when they realize they can't find it."

"Is it dangerous?" Jazz looked uncertainly at Danny. "Shouldn't you go stop it?"

Danny shook his head. "It's just a fish. It attacked dad because dad poked at it. I'd probably blast him too." Subconsciously, Danny snuggled a bit closer to Vlad but made sure to not rest his head on the man's shoulder like he was tempted to. Vlad made sure not to show any reaction to Danny's closeness.

Vlad felt Jazz's eyes look sharply into his. He raised a brow at her, silently daring her to say something to him. Jazz glanced suspiciously at them, now noticing their proximity. Danny stood up and made his way to the cooler, Vlad following close behind. Vlad peered over Danny's shoulder to look at the contents in the cooler.

"Want something?" Danny asked, getting a soda for himself.

"Hmm… I don't suppose you have anything else?"

"What do you want?"

"What I really want isn't appropriate to voice out." Vlad whispered into Danny's ear, grinning when he saw the younger halfa blush. Danny swallowed, trying to talk but his mouth became dry. Vlad sighed. "Ah well. I suppose I'll just have to settle for this." He said playfully, taking the soda away from Danny's hand.

"Hey! That was mine."

"Was being the keyword, Little Badger." He opened the soda and took a sip from it.

"I can still get that back you know."

"I'd like to see you try." Vlad challenged with a grin. Their eyes instantly met. It felt like those times when they were enemies and fighting each other; eyeing their opponent to weigh their options.

Danny scoffed and got his own soda, finally removing himself from the intense gaze. He didn't want his sister to see what he wanted to do in order to get back his soda. "Maybe later." He promised, going back to his seat, a grinning Vlad following behind him. They sat together, practically cuddled up.

"Whatever you say, Little Badger." He teased, smiling at the young halfa even though he was glaring at him.

Vlad could feel Jazz trying to glare holes through his head but ignored it. Danny was smiling and staying by his side with apparently no intention of moving and that's all Vlad cared about.

"Hey Danny…" Jazz said in an eerily calm voice. "We're out of wood. Do you mind getting some?"

"Oh, sure." Danny reluctantly stood up, throwing out his soda. "You want to come, Vlad?"

Vlad was all too eager to agree, but Jazz cut in. "No, he should stay here and help me get lunch ready. After all, you guys didn't bring back any fish to cook."

"That wasn't his fault." Danny defended with a frown, but shrugged. "I'll be back!" he called out cheerfully before walking away, whistling.

Jazz calmly waited for Danny to be out of range of hearing before turning her sharp gaze at Vlad. He met her gaze with a bored expression, further irritating her. "What are you up to?" She asked with hostility.

Vlad merely raised an elegant brow at her. "What exactly do you mean, Jasmine?"

"Don't dumb with me, Vlad! Why are you and Danny practically attached to the hip now? And he looks like he's in some sort of daze! I swear, if you've done something to him…" she trailed of threateningly.

Vlad felt his ego swell at the condition he left Danny in. He forced himself to focus on the conversation. "I haven't done anything to him."

"I find that hard to believe."

"Believe whatever you want, it does not change the fact that I've done nothing to him." Except kiss him into oblivion, Vlad thought with a grin.

"I don't trust you. Whatever game you're playing with my little brother, it ends right here, right now."

Vlad chuckled in amusement. "Is that so?" He asked patronizingly.

"Yes. You think Danny would willingly spend time with you?"

Vlad narrowed his eyes at Jazz, now getting annoyed. He could feel his pleasant mood disappearing and his earlier amusement was simmering. He was so tempted to tell Jazz the truth. That yes, Danny was more than willing to spend time with Vlad and quite happily so. However, he bit his tongue, knowing Danny wouldn't be too pleased if he said that. He had to think of Danny now. "Why not just ask him instead of making false accusations?"

"Ask me what?"

Danny came back with chopped pieces of wood. He dropped some on the side and took a few to start a fire.

"Nothing." Jazz said dismissively, still glaring at Vlad. Vlad ignored her in favor of watching Danny start the fire. She went off to the Fenton Cooler and grabbed a few hot dogs to prepare.

Danny gazed questioningly at Vlad, who simply shrugged. He didn't want Danny to stress over something so petty. He wouldn't let Jazz ruin the progress he was making with Danny.

After cooking the hot dogs, Danny tried to resume his seat next to Vlad, but what stopped when Jazz linked her arm with Danny's and pulled him away.

"Hey, Jazz, what's the big deal?" Danny asked in annoyance.

"Oh, you know, just wanting to spend quality time with you. We haven't had much time to really talk, little brother." She pulled Danny to the opposite side of Vlad and forced him to sit down with her. Vlad hid his annoyance, taking a sour bite out of his hot dog. She glared at Vlad but returned her attention to Danny. "What's been going on with you?"

"We talked plenty on the phone when I was coming back. You already know what's going on in my life."

"Not really. You told me you were doing well in school, but what about your social life?" She hinted calmly.

"Uh, it's fine, I guess." Danny didn't know where this conversation was going but Vlad did. He was really starting to dislike this girl.

"Really? How's your…personal life?"

"Huh?" Danny looked surprised by the question. Vlad gritted his teeth and suppressed a growl. She was really taking this too far.

Jazz just nodded, as if she wasn't trying to weasel information out of her brother. "You know, are you currently dating anyone?"

"Uh…" he blushed and was proud that he didn't glance at Vlad. "Not…really." Technically, he and Vlad hadn't gone on a date yet, so he wasn't lying.

"Really…" Danny could tell by her tone that she didn't believe him. "You know you could tell me."

Danny rolled his eyes. "Quit being a pain. I already told you no."

"Fine." Jazz bit out angrily.

Vlad couldn't help but smirk at Jazz's annoyance. He even felt triumphant when she cast him an angry look. He smiled innocently and finished his hot dog.

Jazz tried her hardest to keep Danny from Vlad but when her parents returned with no ghost but a huge bucket of fish and a long story to tell, Danny was able to slip past her and make his way back to Vlad's side. That didn't stop Jazz from trying. She kept grabbing her brother and pulling him away from Vlad for silly reasons such as: to get more bug repellent from the R.V, to gather more wood (even though there was more than enough), to go on a nature-walk with her, and to help her with laundry. Danny didn't even try to hide his annoyance. Vlad, although equally annoyed, was patient. Sure, Jazz could haul Danny away from him for now and force him to strike a conversation with Jack and Maddie, but there was nothing she could do when they would all decide to sleep.

Danny and Vlad stared up at the sky to look at the stars together from their spot as the other Fenton's shared ghost stories. They stayed up later than usual. Maddie and Jack were the first to go into their tent, leaving Vlad, Danny, and Jazz alone. Vlad made an exaggerated show of yawning and stretching.

"Well, it's been a long day. I think some sleep is in order. Are you coming, Daniel, or are you staying up?" Vlad asked casually.

Danny, taking the hint, immediately said, "Actually I was just going to bed myself."

"Wonderful." They stood up together.

Jazz's eyes widened in panic. "Wait!" The two men gazed at her. "Uh, Danny, why don't you sleep in my tent tonight? I'm sure Vlad wants a little privacy since he's had to stay in the tent with you this entire trip."

Danny opened his mouth to protest, but Vlad beat him to it. "Oh it's no trouble at all, Jasmine. Although I will thank you for your concern." He said smoothly, walking towards the tent with Danny following close behind.

"No, no, I insist! I've lived with Danny long enough to know he's no easy person to sleep next to."

"Hey!" Danny called out indignantly.

"It's quite alright Jasmine. Besides, Daniel wouldn't fit comfortably in your tent and there's no reason to cause discomfort when we're already sleeping on air mattresses."

"But…"

"Goodnight Jazz!" Danny said happily, waving at his sister as he entered the tent with Vlad, zipping it closed once they were in. They waited a few minutes for Jazz to put out the fire before Vlad grabbed Danny and pulled him down onto the bed with him.

"Finally." Danny said with a sigh, wrapping his arms around Vlad. "I thought she was going to follow us into the tent!" he made sure to keep his voice low. The tent didn't really offer much to talk privately.

Vlad happily nuzzled Danny's neck, breathing in his unique scent. "She is suspicious." He kissed Danny. "And has a right to be."

"No she doesn't. She's always like that. Once she comes up with a theory she'll look for anything to prove it." He rolled his eyes. "It's really annoying."

"I've noticed."

"I guess I'm that obvious?"

"A little, although, I cannot say I mind how you want to be near me. It's quite flattering."

"You mean I'm just making your already big ego even bigger?" Danny teased with a smile.

"That too."

Chuckling, Danny shifted so they could lie comfortably on the air mattress. Danny rested his head on Vlad's chest as the older man wrapped his arm around him. Danny snuggled into the warmth. Vlad smiled happily. At least now, he could ignore the reality of situation and just enjoy being with Danny. Here, in their tent, it was a sanctuary. Even though the rest of the Fenton's were only a few feet away, they couldn't disturb them in the dead of night now. At least, not if they wanted to suffer Plasmius' wrath. Really, his patience could only go so far. As Danny's breathing slowed down until Vlad could tell he was asleep, he pressed a quick kiss on the raven hair, glad he went on this stupid camping trip.

A/N: One more chapter, then it's finished This chapter had a lot of errors in it, I tried to edit it, but I feel exhausted. Thought I might as well just post It. I can always edit it later lol. I need a beta. Badly. Blah! Anyway. Hope you guys enjoyed.