Stalling the Sequel

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"Vlaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddd!!! Vlad! Vlad!" Said individual looked up from his book only to find an excited young adult in his face.
He rose a brow, stifling a chuckle, "Yes Daniel?"
The young man suddenly because bashful, tucking his arms behind his back and tapping the side of one of his shoes with the toe of the other, "Um, well you see...hehehe." He trailed off, the sentence becoming a mumbled mess of nervous laughter and the stammer "um".
Taking a deep breath Vlad rose from his chair and pulled Danny to his chest.
"You know I can't understand you when you mumble, what's wrong? Speak up now." He prompted gently lifting Danny's chin up to place a small kiss on his lips.
"Um well," he stuttered his face bright red, "ya know how I didn't tell my parents about you um well us?"
Vlad frowned a little but gave a small nod. "Why do you bring it up?"
"Wellcauseikindamaybemighthavepossiblybluteditoutatdinnerlastnightand" he paused to take a deep breath, "thenmymomaskedwhenyouwerecomingoverandmydadwaskimdalikewhaa-" Vlad covered his mouth.
"Daniel, try again."
Danny sighed, "My parents want to meet you."
"Why didn't you just say so before, silly boy." Danny pouted.
"I thought you'd be against it or something."
"Of course not, my boy. I want to get to know your family, and become a part of it." He said smiling softly at Danny. He glanced down at his watch, "How about you go shower, and I'll meet you in my room, you can stay the night."
Danny deflated a bit at "my room" but nonetheless kissed Vlad's cheek and sulked his way to the bathroom.
He took his time in the shower, relishing in the warm water, and thinking about everything his life had brought him so far. However as he stepped out of the shower, he soon realised he had nothing to change into, he grabbed a couple towels to cover everything and bit his lip. He had no clue what to do, he and Vlad hadn't gone that far and and he was afraid one look at his skinny pale frame would be enough to make the man turn in the other direction completely. He heard footsteps clacking down the hallway and he inhaled sharply.
"Daniel? Are you alright?" Vlad's voice carried through the halls with an echo and Danny nearly groaned at his misfortune. He clenched his eyes shut and spun around to lock the door but as he did so, he lost his footing on the slick floor, slamming his forehead into the granite counter and emitting a high pitched wail that sent Vlad's footsteps into a flurry. The door flew open and Danny thought he'd die. Here he was, sprawled half naked on a wet floor with a throbbing goose egg atop his head, his heart pounding and stomach in his throat, he slowly rose his head to look at Vlad's appalled expression.
"V-ad?" He voice cracked and became almost nonexistent as the 'l' of the older man's name left his mouth but it was enough to shock him out of whatever kind of daze he was in.
Immediately the man knelt down in front of him, almost hesitantly tugging the towels to cover him better. "Are you okay?" He asked and tears welled in Danny's eyes, stubbornly rubbing at them he nodded, preparing himself to stand up. "One moment, little badger." Danny could feel his ears and face heat up at the nickname and everything else the man said fell on deaf ears. Danny didn't even realise he had left until he felt the man tugging a shirt over his head and some more fabric was pressed into his hand.
"Can you stand up long enough to put these on?" Danny nodded accepting his hand to help him to his feet, he wobbled a bit but found his balance and stared at his toes. " Put those on and come to bed." With those simple words Vlad left him to finish dressing. The boxers he'd been given were to big so he opted to just pull the strings tightly in the pajama pants until they fit snugly. He sloppily folded the towels, boxers and his dirty clothes  to the best of his ability before slowly making his way towards Vlad's bedroom.
His eyes trained on his feet, Danny pushed the bedroom door open slowly where Vlad sat upon the edge of his bed, buttoning the last button on his night shirt. When the man took notice of him, he quickly patted the bed beside him and Danny tripped over himself in such a hurry to sit by his side.
Vlad rubbed his head gently, "Are you sure you're okay?" Danny nodded and lifted his hands full of clothes towards Vlad.
"Um.."
"Oh, give them here." Taking them he put them away before kissing the top of Danny's head and pushing him backwards onto the bed. "Did you want this side or the other?" Danny pointed to the other side of the bed and rolled violently over there causing Vlad to chuckle before pushing the covers back and clicking the lamp by the bedside off.
He laid down beside Danny, pulling him closer and breathing deeply.
"You know, Daniel?" Danny's breath hitched and he shivered at the breath against his ear.
"Yes?" He whispered.
"I don't think I've ever been more content in my life."
Danny's lips stretched almost painfully into a wide smile.
"Me either." He replied quietly.
Vlad rubbed his shoulder absently, "We'll have dinner with your parents tomorrow. So get some rest my badger." Danny nodded, and hurried himself deeper under the covers and into Vlad's arms.

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