Say Uncle - A Danny Phantom-verse Fic

“Roslynne?”

She had been trying to come to for several minutes. A voice kept speaking to her as she faded in and out. Her sense of touch came back to its entirety before any of the others. A hand kept brushing along her face. She also thought she felt coolness on her forehead.

“Vlad?” she asked as she opened her blurry eyes.

Roz quickly sat up in and bolted into Vlad’s arms after her vision gave way to his image. She tightened her eyes to stop herself from crying.

“I couldn’t find you. I was afraid something had happened to you,” she half-cried into his chest.

Vlad shushed her, rubbing her back to calm her down. “I’m fine. We both are.” He sighed. “I know this is why you left home. I’m so sorry, Roslynne.”

She feverishly shook her head. “No, this is worse.” She clung to Vlad tighter. “That thing was what I dreamed about. I know I got drunk, but I know what I saw. It was just one room away from me.”

Vlad didn’t reply. He just kept holding her, trying to calm her down.

“Roslynne, you’re safe here,” he told her minutes later. “It would take too long to tell you why, but I can promise nothing out of the ordinary you see here will be of harm to you,” He flashed a brief grin at Roz when she looked up at him. “We’ll talk about it when this is behind you. Your head is tired enough, I’m sure.”

Roz didn’t quite know how to respond to that. But, they were both ok and the ghost was gone. That had to add merit to Vlad’s promise. She closed her eyes and sighed, resting her head against Vlad’s chest.

The sun was going down, casting a bright orange glow around the room. Roz’s stomach growled with hunger, but food was the last thing she wanted. She just wanted to forget most of the things that had happened since her stay with Vlad. She really wanted to stay with him, but not if she was going to be put through all of this time and again. Not that she would share this; Vlad would send her home.

“Where are you going?” Roz quickly asked as Vlad started to get up.

“I thought you could use an aspirin.”

“Don’t leave,” she quietly begged.

Vlad looked down at her sad eyes and felt a twinge of guilt. “Tell you what, how about you go start a bath. You’ll feel much better. I’ll be back in just a few minutes. I’ll sit here and wait for you.”

Roz shakily left her bed as she agreed. She gathered up her night clothes and closed the bathroom door. Looking in the mirror, she saw that there were small scratches on her face. She couldn’t recall how she had gotten them, but she guessed it must have happened while she was in the forest. There was too much she couldn’t remember. It was infuriating, but at the same time, she was glad.

She rummaged through the bathroom closet and found a bottle of lavender bath oil. She poured a generous amount into the water. Sighing, she then slipped into it. Vlad was right, she felt better instantly.

Shadows under the door told her Vlad was back, which made her feel even better. Roz closed her eyes and tried to let mind clear, or at least relax. She would not think about the ghost anymore tonight.

“Roslynne?” Vlad called from the other side of the door. “Your brother’s calling.”

Well, so much for that. Roz had a pretty good idea about why Danny was calling. “Just let the voicemail get it,” she told him. “I’ll get back with him later.”

When Roz felt like she was starting to fall asleep, she finally got out of the tub. Her body felt much better, albeit tired. She quickly dressed and tied up her hair so she could return to Vlad.

“You look better,” he commented as she climbed back into bed.

“I feel better,” Roz replied as her head hit the pillow. “I may fall asleep soon, actually.”

Actually came sooner than later. Roz was asleep in a matter of minutes. Vlad moved about the room, turning off lights as his went. When he reached to turn off the lamp at Roz’s head, he lingered to watch her sleep. Her finally calm breathing made him smile. Almost reluctantly, Vlad finally turned to leave Roz to her dreams.