Summary: The Fentons are out on their annual "Fenton Family Road Trip" and decide to make a stop at Vlad's in Wisconsin. When Vlad decides to pull a prank on Danny, the two find themselves fighting teasingly alone in the forest.

Pairing: Pompous Pep

When: Before Phantom Planet

Rating: K+

Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom

2: Prankster

"AHH!" Daniel yelled as one of my powerful pink ecto-blasts sent his body hurdling into a large pine tree.

He blinked a few times trying to regain his strength while I absently pulled on my gloves and a smile tugged at the corner of my lips. Even though I was much older than Daniel, I still found the teen mesmerizing. Just the fact that we were the only two human-ghost hybrids intrigued me, but there was also something about that quirky and clumsy personality that I found attractive.

"You really should be more focused, Daniel." I told the boy casually without meeting his eyes.

When Daniel didn't answer right away, I looked up at the tree where he had been just a few moments ago only to see that he was not there. I paused for a moment, wondering where the boy had gone only to be suddenly hit square in the chest by a green energy ball. The surprising attack sent me stumbling back a few feet and to fall ungracefully on my bottom.

The white haired boy lost invisibility and appeared floating a foot off the ground just in front of me. He had his arms wrapped around his stomach and tears streaming from his eyes with laughter. "Maybe you should work on your focus, Vladdie!" The boy teased between gasps for air, using Jack's nickname for me.

I let out a little breath of air. Daniel really was improving in using his ghost powers. He was actually starting to impress me. I looked up at the teen and studied him while his laughter began to subside. I noticed how the muscles on his arms were becoming ever so slightly larger. His whole body actually looked less scrawny than it had the last time we'd fought. I nodded a little to myself. Daniel was handling the whole "being half ghost" thing pretty well.

This latest fight of ours was one that I had brought upon myself. The Fenton family was on their annual summer road trip and Jack had made a point of making my mansion one of their stops. Though I really didn't want the company of any of the Fentons except for Daniel, I put a smile on my face and welcomed the group into my home.

After I had shown Jack, Maddie, Daniel and Jazz their separate rooms, we all decided to call it a day but to catch up over breakfast the next morning. After they'd all settled in, I'd gone to my private study to work on some legal papers and before I knew it, it was three AM. Not the least bit tired, I decided to read a book but I didn't find anything on my book shelves interesting. That was when an idea struck me. Why not pull a little prank on Daniel? The boy was always messing with me, even around his parents and friends, but I never sought my revenge. With a devious smile, I took action.

After getting a few things set up, I'd morphed into Plasmius and snuck into Daniel's large room. The raven haired teen, who was fast asleep in his bed, shivered when his ghost sense slipped from his unconscious lips, but he didn't wake. I laughed silently and snuck to the foot of his bed and place my hands on it, spreading intangibility through the entire bed and the floor below it.

Daniel had let out a gasp as he fell through the floor. He obviously realized he was falling and had tried to save himself by flying upward, but he didn't succeed. He fell with a small 'plop' into the indoor pool directly below his bedroom.

I had been laughing so hard that I hadn't seen the boy resurface and throw a weak ecto blast at me until I felt its impact. When I looked up, the boy had transformed into Phantom, phased the water off himself, and floated just above the pool with a mixture of annoyance, anger, and, above all, mischievousness. "You shouldn't have done that, Vlad!" he had taunted with a large, challenging grin spread across his lips.

We then spent the next half hour fighting with good humor in the miles of forest that surrounds my home. Daniel could be so amusing sometimes.

When the young half ghost had finally silenced his laughter over his surprise attack, the air fell silent again. I met the young halfa's eyes and he gave me a little half smile, silently daring me to make the next move. He must know he is killing me with that smile.

I took the opportunity and lunged at the boy, sending the teen's back against another tree. I held him against the pine by holding his wrists in my hand and pinning them above his head. It was my turn to smirk at him. He blushed a little at me and I tried to hide the pink on my own cheeks.

"You know," he began slowly, "the whole 'blush thing' looks really weird on your blue skin."

I looked at him for a moment before answering "You're right, Danny. It looks much better on you." I smiled when the teen's cheek grew even hotter and he turned his gaze away from mine.

I chuckled at the boy's actions. He really could be cute sometimes.

I heard a small mumble come from the boy, but I didn't catch what he said. "What was that, Little Badger?" I asked him with a grin.

Daniel met my eyes and repeated, "You called me Danny." I thought about that for a moment. He was right. I hadn't even noticed that I used the boy's nickname.

"I suppose I did." I told him after a moment.

The boy was silent for a moment, looking away from me. When his green eyes met mine again he told me seriously, "I liked it."

I paused for a moment and then asked, "You'd like me to call you Danny?"

The teen nodded a bit, never tearing his gaze away from mine. "Alright." I told him "I'll call you Danny." The young boy genuinely smiled at me.

A few moments passed silently between us. The only noise came from the rustling of leaves and the cool night breeze rushing into our ears. The moon and the stars provided a beautiful but dim light all around us. I watched Danny study the stars. He was always so fascinated by them.

Unthinkingly, I lifted the hand that wasn't holding Danny captive to his chin, forcing him to look at me. In the next moment, my lips were sealed over the boy's own. A second later, when Daniel kicked me in the knee, I pulled away from him but still kept my grip on his wrist. When the realization of what I had just done hit me, I frowned. Why had I felt compelled to kiss Daniel?

The boy stared at me with a mixture of confusion and bewilderment. "What-" he mumbled out, "Why did you-?"

I looked away from the teen embarrassed. Why did I kiss him? I couldn't seem to find an answer. "I don't-I don't know why, my boy." I looked back at his glowing green gaze and watched as the fear left his face a small smile grew on his lips.

"It's okay Vlad." He told me sincerely.

He was okay with it? Confusion obviously showed on my face because Danny chuckled to himself as his cheeks grew hot.

A sudden thought passed through my head and I voiced it without thinking, "Tell me, Little Badger, was that your first kiss?"

The boy paused and thought about that for a moment before responding, "Do fake-out make outs count?"

I laughed heartedly at the boy and answered, "I would assume not since you used the word 'fake'."

"Then I guess that was my first kiss." I heard the other hybrid say in the next moment. I felt kind of bad for stealing his first kiss.

When the silence grew uncomfortable, I broke it by saying "Tell you what, Danny." He looked up at me and smiled at my intentional use of his nickname. "If you let me kiss you one last time, I promise I won't pull anymore pranks on you, Little Badger." I smiled down at him.

Danny laughed at my statement, keeping the smile on his face. When his chuckles finally ended, he smiled a half smile, looked me straight in the eyes, and said, "Then kiss me, Cheese Head."

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