Would You Love Me, If You Really Knew Me?

Strolling Through the Mall

Hello all!

Soo sorry for how long this is taking. School and work have been difficult, amongst other things, and I had trouble finding motivation for writing.

Thank you to my Beta Fia055 and Briar for reminding me that people are still interested and actually like my writing and storytelling. Knowing this helps a lot with my motivation. I sometimes forget. <3

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It was... shaping up unexpectedly to be a good day.

Never in a million years would have Danny ever thought that spending time with Vlad would be okay.

Let alone, fun!

His surprise that the fruitloop knew how to make a drink on his own, and that it actually tasted delicious! The breakfast having been pleasant despite the posh-stuck-up atmosphere. Being able to visit one of the shops he had most wanted to see in his life, trying out a breathtaking space-themed dress. Feelings he could not quite describe at seeing the floored expression on Vlad's face as he wore the dress.

And... just getting to know Vlad on a level he had never been able to before.

The older halfa had mentioned a past blunder due to fritzing ghost powers when he was younger, and even felt Vlad actually open up with vulnerable feelings a couple of times!

Danny was having many conflicting emotions about the older halfa. He did not want to have empathy for the man who often made his life a living hell. A man who, and he always shivered in disgust at the thought, tried to romance his mother and kill his father. How could he feel anything but distaste for the man?

And yet...

Danny was feeling far from it, having actually spent some time on a... date... with the older halfa. Getting to know Vlad in a way quite removed from their ghostly lives. As if they were both normal people out and about.

Okay... as normal as a girl and a billionaire could get.

But it was more than that. Danny hated soo much admitting it, but... they did have things in common.

And he was indeed enjoying spending time with the man.

Did... did that make him a bad person? To kinda... like spending time with a man who has tried to kill your father on multiple occasions, kidnapped you a few times, and purposedly created havoc in the town you had sworn to protect?

A sigh escaped his lips as they walked side by side in the mall.

"Is everything alright, my dear?"

Danny quickly raised his gaze and put on a smile. He was about to respond when his eyes caught sight of one of the stores he had always wanted to go to, his smile actually now turning real with genuine delight.

The word yes left his lips as he all but jogged towards the next shop, sky blue eyes sparkling in delight as his heart beat in excitement.

Large colorful letters on the far side of the wall spelled *Build-a-Plush*.

Vlad raised an eyebrow in question, but his face softened at the excited expression she had given. He shook his head with a fond smile as he patiently followed the girl into the store.

Danny was in heaven.

Hundreds of different types of plushies lined the walls and shelves. Soo many different types of accessories galore.

He had always wanted to own an adorable plush! And to build one from almost scratch? Pure icing on the cake!

Right now, he did not own any plushies, even though he really wanted to. Of course, he used to have a few when he was a baby, as many infants did. But once he got to a certain age, his parents made sure to box and donate all of his dear plushies. Danny, you are a growing young man now. These things are for babies or girls. Or Don't you want cool action figures instead?.