106Ladies and gentlemen (if any are reading this)
I GIVE YOU:
Confession Problems!
The sequel to Twin Problems.
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters of the cartoon show created and owned by Butch Hartman. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. This applies to all chapters.
However, all OCs are mine.
In addition: the "poem" is NOT MINE! It isn't a poem, it's a song. The artist is real, look up Hyde.
Confession Problems!
Chapter I
Evergreen
Dan looked up as the phone rang. Raising a brow, he floated over to it and picked it up.
Things have quieted down between him and the Fentons. It was explained that Vlad had known Dan was a ghost as soon as he saw him (being half-ghost, he could sense it) and took him under his wing to train the boy.
Dan had learned to control and harness his power while with Vlad and added that he purposly threw that fit all those years ago for an excuse to leave. He privatly added that he never said goodbye to Danny because he knew he would not be able to leave if he saw him.
Dan also talked with Maddie, knowing full well that she was disaproving of the love he harbored for Danny. He explained that he was not actually sure what he felt was. He also said he believed it was simply twin love; he had been away from the boy for too long and that was all. Maddie accepted this and moved on.
The truth was, Dan knew what he felt was indeed love, or something like it, but he was not certain it was as strong as he first thought. He would not risk his newfound relationship with Danny over petty feelings that might just up and disappear.
Dan went off to search for his adopted father; his "Vad" as he still said. The man was working to relocate his office to the Fenton Work's "attic" (a.k.a the blimp of a control room). His long-time friend, Kyle, was currently taking most of his calls back in Wisconson but many clients have already been informed about the switch.
Hense the phone call.
Dan spoke politely to the woman on the phone, some manager of FedEx and well advised associate of Vlad's ACS Inc.. He floated up into Vlad's part of the house, the two of them having brought in a bed from Master's Mansion and decorated it accordingly; Vlad prefered the closed off sense of being up here. Dan was not surprised and took it in stride.
"Here he is. Sorry for the wait," Dan handed the phone over to the slight man, receiving a nod of thanks before he began talking to the woman. Dan floated back down and entered the kitchen, smiling when he saw Danny.
The boy smiled back, "Sandwitch?" He held up a folded piece of bread with an off-white syrup almost dripping out. Dan made a face and shook his head.
"I don't eat," he said quickly. "What is that stuff?"
"Condenced Milk." Danny bit into the snack, smiling. "It's sweet. Sure you don't want?" He held it out again and stiffled a laugh as Dan backed away. Danny moved forward playfully and Dan pouted.
"You're being mean."
"And you're supposed to be the older one." Dan rolled his eyes at the stereotype and watched Danny finish off the snack.
"Is it really that sweet?"
Danny nodded, "Wanna try?" He held out a can that was filled with more of the white syrup. Dan made a face and shook his head. "Alright." Danny pushed a cover onto the can and set it back into the cupboard.
"How much longer?" Dan asked, sitting at the table and watching Danny pour them orage juice.
"Until the school's fixed? The website said almost a month." Danny grinned and handed Dan a glass, "Can you imagine? A whole month without school!"
Dan snorted, "A whole month to be made-up in June."
Danny deflated, "O... right..."
Dan jumped as the door to his and Danny's room was flung open. "Dan! I'm in trouble!" The pale boy stood and walked over to his brother. He looked behind him, trying to see what was distressing the boy. "Not like that! The POEM!"
Dan blinked as Danny fung himself on the bed with a groan. "Poem?" Ah! The one for English class. "What about it?"
"I can't remember it!" Danny wailed childishly. He sat up and pouted, "How ill I present it to the class?!" He flopped back down and groaned again, this time louder.
Dan chuckled and sat on the bed. "O, get up! You have weeks to get ready for it. How hard could it be?"
The black haired boy glared at him, "Obviously you know nothing about my memery."
His twin shrugged, "Then enlighten me."
Danny sighed and sat up, running a hand through his hair and messing it up. "I have short term memory-I think. I don't remember a lot for long and it makes me do bad on tests and stuff. I also suck in front of a crowd..."
While his twin moped, Dan thought about what he said. He was not sure how long Danny remembered things, but... "Danny, when's our birthday?"
Blue eyes looked up, confused, "the fourteenth of July?"
Green eyes looked satisfied as Dan nodded, "What did we do on our second birthday?"
Danny grinned and leaned forward, "We went to the park and played hide-and-seek. Mom couldn't find you because we were together and you always knew the best places to hide." Maddie almost called Park Security because Dan was so good.
"What's my favorite drink?" Dan then asked.
"You like earl gray tea... You want?"
The white head shook for 'no'. "What's my favorite thing to do?"
"Read online fiction or hang with Ember and the others from her band or with me or Vlad." The last person was added as a must because it was just true, no matter how much Danny still disliked the billionare.
"What's my favorite genre to read?"
"Romance and drama." Danny grinned, "You girl."
Dan blushed and smacked the boy, "Shut it!"
Danny laughed, "Why are you asking this?"
"You said you have problems with remembering thinks for a long time." Danny looked up confused. "But you seem to remember all of that."
"Of course," the younger boy shrugged. "It's you." Dan sighed and laid on the bed to hide his blush; he was not in love with Danny, understand, just reasonably embarraced. "Something wrong?"
Dan shook his head, "Of course not. I'm just thinking: If you remember so much about me, then maybe it can help."
"Huh?"
The ghost sat up, "If I recite your poem, maybe you won't forget it?"
Danny flushed in embarrasement. He noticed the tinge of Dan's face and would have commented on it but he knew it would be thrown back at him. Instead, he shrugged, "Maybe."
"Get the poem."
Danny complied, getting off the bed and dragging his bag from the closet. As he shuffled through it, Dan sighed and tried to calm himself. Danny pulled a folder out of his bag and held it up in tryumph, "I got it!"
He paused, remembering that he wanted to keep it a secret. Dan, not aware of this any longer, gestured for the folder, "Let me see."
There was a length of silence before Danny looked away, "I didn't want you to see it..."
"I will anyway."
"You'd hear it." Danny shook his head, "Look, it was..." It was what? Supposed to be read to him? Danny wanted to curse himself but... "Can I read it to you first?"
Dan hesitated before he smiled, "Sure." Danny sat beside his twin and forced himself to relax. A hand landed on his shoulder and made him smile.
'I lie awake beside the windowsill
Like a flower in a vase
A moment caught in glass...
The rays of sunlight come and beckon me
To a sleepy dreamy haze
A sense of summer days
If only I could stop the flow of time
Turn the clock to yesterday
Erasing all the pain...
I've only memories of happiness
Such pleasure we have shared
I'd do it all again
This scenery is evergreen
As buds turn into leaves
the colors live and breathe.
Danny passed the paper with his scrawl on it to Dan, watching his face. He was smiling, blush still there. It was though he understood why the poem was picked.
Danny had been waiting for Dan to come back, ranting a raving yet never giving up hope. He would sit and think back to when they had been together. Back to when they smiled and laughed, hid and frightened Maddie... All the happiness and loving memories that made Danny not give up.
Dan understood and hugged Danny tightly to him, eyes brimming with wetness. "Thank you." 'For waiting. For not giving up. For loving me.