HEY GUYS, HERE IS THE FIRST CHAPTER OF FATHERLY LOVE! IN MY OPINION, IT'S SO MUCH BETTER ALREADY! COMMENT FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER!

The team had just saved Dani from destabilizing thanks to one of his father's crazy inventions. Thank whoever is up in the sky that it worked because not all of his dad's inventions actually does. Valerie ends up leaving before everyone else. She will never admit it but being tricked by that creep Vlad embarrassed her, not to mention infuriated her. He used her like a pawn on a chessboard without her ever realizing it until now.

"So, now what? Heading off again." Danny asked her.

"Yup, now that this Phantom is fixed, she's got places to go." Danielle replied with a smile. Danny's head lowered, as his white hair covered his eyes. In all honesty, Danny didn't want Danielle to go. He didn't want her to leave again. When she left the first time, he couldn't help but feel worried about her well being.

What if something happened again? What if one day she needed help but he was too far away to do anything. Danny in actuality never considered Danielle his cousin. He considered her his daughter. Would it be wrong of him to ask her to stay? Would it be selfish?

Last time she left, he didn't know what he was feeling. When he thought she was gone, it felt like there was something missing. Like he lost something very important to him. It wasn't until she came back and possessed his mom and teacher that he realized what was wrong.

He realized that he saw Dani as a daughter but held his tongue. Who was he to tell her not to go. She wanted to see the world, and she didn't need him babysitting her, he knew that. So, he did nothing, and let her leave. It hurt him.

Now, here she is, back with him but getting ready leave once again. Should he tell her? Tell her what he see's her as? Tell her that he wants her to stay? Tell her that he will miss her too much if she leaves again?

...No. "Just be safe, okay." Danny says, trying to control his voice. He couldn't help that a single tear fell as he was struggling to not tell her to stay here, with him. He prayed that his hair covered the falling tear and she didn't see it. He didn't want to guilt trip her. If she saw the tear, she would no doubt stay if he asked her to. She can't say no to people in pain.

'That's my girl.' he thinks to himself.

"Aw Danny, nothing can hurt me now." she says with a chuckle. She floats to him and gives him a kiss on the cheek. She notices that his cheek is wet.

"Danny...is something wrong?" she asks concerned.

"What do you mean? Nothing's wrong Dani. You should hurry and leave. You have places to be right?" Danny replies with a chuckle, his voice wavering. He tries to laugh her worries away but the laugh was strained and forced. It was fake, and she could tell.

"Danny, what's wrong?" she says, now completely serious. Dani raised his head and without his hair covering his eyes anymore she saw the tears. She saw how he was struggling to not break down.

"Dani...why do you leave?" Danny asks while trying his hardest not to break down. Just knowing that she's leaving again hurts even worse than last time. He finally got her back after all this time and she's going on her own once again. Danny couldn't stand it. She was his baby girl so why did she have to leave? Why does she never stay? Does she want to explore that much?

Dani didn't know where this sudden question came from. What did this have to do with him crying. She couldn't understand. She grabs her left arm for security. What Danny didn't know was that she was fighting to not break down also.

. 'This is what he wanted right? So why is he crying? What's wrong?'What did I do?!' Dani yells in her mind, feeling frustrated in herself. 'Why can't I do anything right?!'

Danny didn't realize that she didn't leave because she wanted to. She left because she doubted that he would want her.

'I'm not his family...I'm not even his real cousin. I'm just a clone made from stolen DNA. He wouldn't want me, that's why I left in the first place.' This time, it's Dani turn to put her head down. Her hair covering her eyes.

"I...I leave because you don't want me here." she says, her voice quivering. That took a lot of her willpower to say. Of course she knew it, but to say it out loud is to admit it, and Dani didn't want that. After hearing this, Danny instantly pulled her into a hug.

"What do you mean? Who told you that?" Danny said trying to comfort her. Dani pushes him off. She didn't want his pity.

"Don't lie to me! You don't want me. You don't need me. I'm just a clone! A failure version of you-" ...Dani stopped abruptly. Danny had slapped her. That was it, she couldn't hold it in anymore. She couldn't stop all the tears she was holding back to come pouring out.

"You don't want me! When I was getting ready to leave the first time, you didn't even try to stop me. I even came back when I possessed you mom and teacher just incase you changed your mind, but you didn't say anything. I know you don't want me with you. I know I'm a failure. I know all of this and yet...I want to stay! I want to stay so bad! To have a family, a real one for once in my life! I want to but, I can't ask you to take care of me. Afterall, you don't even really like me, do you?" she says, pouring her feelings and thoughts out. Danny pulls her into another hug. She tries to break free, to push him off again but this time Danny held tight.

"Danielle you are my daughter!" Danny yells. Dani stops struggling.

"I've considered you my daughter since the first day I met you. I would love for you to stay with me. I love you Danielle."

"Y-you liar…"

"I'm not lying! I wanted to stop you! I wanted to tell you to stay!"

"Then why didn't you!?" she screams.

"Because I didn't know how you felt about it! I thought you wanted to be free. I thought you WANTED to leave. I didn't want to hold you back. I forced myself not to say anything so you could be happy."

"I'm not! I want a daddy. I want a mommy. I want a family!" she yells into his chest."

"Shh, I know. I know. From now on, it'll be different. You're coming home with me, do you understand?" he says while putting on a fatherly tone.

"Yes Daddy." she said with a pout but Danny could tell that she was happy.

"Cmon, let's go home."

"Yea."