Danvid......But also Dadvid!

Daniel's Confession...

David's POV

Is that...blood? I gotta wash it off! Gosh I don't want Max to be scared of me! Or Daniel... Daniel... He told me himself. He's done this before! He knew what to do with the bodies. He did try to kill my campers... What would have happened if he did? Would he have dumped everyone's bodies and ran? Would he have spared me? Max? I feel myself sinking deeper and deeper with every question. I didn't realize till now that I was in the ocean. It was dark and empty yet crowded. I looked off into the distance to see Daniel rinsing off his blade. I saw a tuft of black hair on the floor beside him. My eyes widened as I tried to gasp for air. But the moment I opened my mouth my lungs flooded with water. Daniel saw my struggling and walked towards me. I reached my hand out and he did the same but once I was in his grasp he pulled out his knife. He was mouthing something over and over again. It was a chant! He was performing a ritual. I tried to yell for him to stop but he wouldn't listen. He rose the knife and brought it down to my chest stopping right before it punctured my skin. "David, love wake up." He repeated the motion over and over. "David, come on wake up! David!" Getting more and more aggressive with each swing that never reached my skin.

"David! Get the hell up already!" I heard Max's frantic voice call out.

"DAVID!" Daniel yelled startling me awake. I jumped up with a scream and ragged breath.

"Don't EVER scare me like that again you asshole!" Max commanded hugging me tightly and not letting go.

"David, love, are you alright? I was about to call an ambulance." Daniel chocked. Had he been crying? You've been asleep since last night and we figured we'd leave you alone because of the exhaustion."

"W-what time is it?" I questioned trying to sound normal so I could calm them both down. That didn't seem to work.

"It's fucking five in the evening!" Max said hugging me tighter. "We came to check on you and you stared wriggling in pain and screaming for help."

"Oh my gosh! I was supposed to go grocery shopping today! There's no food in the house! I'll get dressed and go right away you two must be starving." I heard and 'oof' as Max's face hit the pillows.

"No need, hustler, Daniel and I did some shopping while you were out." I rose an eyebrow at Daniel and he nodded.

"Well I'm glad you took initiative while I was out of commission. That shows great promise." I was trying to find something positive about what was going in.

"You might not want to look in the kitchen for a few days...I let Max pick out whatever he wanted." Daniel smirked. I chuckled in response.  Max ran downstairs, I'm assuming to the kitchen, and Daniel and I had some time alone... "Are you okay, David?" Silence. "I was really worried... was it because of yesterday's... events? I am sorry for how aggressive I got... I tend to lose control when it comes to things I care about..." He trailed off and stared at the floor. "Want to know?"

"Hmm?"

"About my arms..."

"I won't pressure you Da-"

"I want to tell you." I only nodded and he sighed deeply before continuing. "My parents weren't the best people either. My mother would use her sweet and motherly tone when she wanted to make me suffer. My father would tell me to do things that would affect my health in detrimental ways. Both mental and physical." His voice wavered and he halted to grab his chest. I reached out grabbing his hand and squeezing it as he continued. "They said it was my duty. That I had to repent." A single man tear slipped down his face. (Had to try and lighten the mood. I'll shut up now.) "I know that it wasn't. I KNOW that they were just bad people. but I- I still hear their voices. I still have that fear that my father is going to see that I hadn't done what I was told. I'm just glad that we stopped Max's parents before He had to go through what I did." Another moment of dead silence. "It wasn't my duty. I feel like Xeemug is just taunting me for being who I am. And who I was." I tensed up at the mention of that name. I had heard it from the campers when they found out about Daniel. He must have noticed because he continued, "David, I found something. Something bigger than Xeemug. Bigger than my parents. Bigger than me. I found you and Max. When I tried to take over Camp Campbell, I was already searching for a way out... But I saw how much you loved the camp and it's campers that I began having second thoughts about my life. I spent enough time in prison to contemplate my existence. I realized that I was on the wrong path. I got out on good behavior and came back to camp to find you and apologize. I hoped you would forgive me."

"Daniel, it took a lot of guts to admit all that. I forgive you. I am pretty sure Max does too. Otherwise he'd still be sour at you."

"I wanna stop..."

"What?"

"I want to stop trying to 'salvage humanity'. I don't want to follow Xeemug if it means hurting you and Max. Or losing you."

"I'll help you through it." I said as I pulled him into a hug. I then pulled away and kissed him as if it was the last thing I'd ever get to do...

A/n So this chapter ran kinda long. I honestly wanted to continue but that would leave less material for the other chapters. I am almost done with this fanfiction, I believe. A few more chapters. I have something special planned for the last couple chapters. Any who thank you all for your patience through this I know that I said I didn't have a schedule for updates but I did want to get things out in good time. Thank you for as many reads as we have gotten I didn't think that it get this far. Thank you for the votes that the story has gotten as well I was expecting to have anybody voting either but here we are! thank you for reading I hope you have a good night/day and good later!