Title: Pretty

Pairing: DanxDanny

Warning(s): Errr…. Hints at future noncon

Disclaimer: Danny Phantom belongs to Butch Hartman.

Pretty

Danny knew that he was pretty. It wasn't something he was particularly proud of. Guys just shouldn't be pretty. They could be handsome, sexy, cute, or even gorgeous, but not pretty.

Danny didn't like being pretty. Wherever he went, there were eyes on him. Eyes that wanted, eyes that admired, eyes that lusted, eyes that appreciated, eyes, eyes, eyes… It was unnerving to look up and see a guy leering at him, to see a girl smiling hopefully at him, to see someone glaring enviously at him. He didn't like.

He tried to hide it. He wore baggy pants and loose shirts, bulky jackets with the collar turned up, dirty clothes, ragged clothes, concealing clothes, anything he could find that wouldn't make him look as pretty. But it didn't work. Somehow, no matter what he wore, he would look up and see someone leering at him, someone smiling at him, someone glaring at him…

He wondered if maybe the dingy clothing somehow made him prettier, like a diamond shining in the mud. With that in mind, he started dressing in nicer clothing, tighter, cleaner, neater, even some revealing clothes. But that didn't work either. Now people that had leered came over and touched. The ones that had smiled came over and talked. The ones that had glared turned up their noses in a look of utter contempt.

He wanted to cry. It wasn't his fault he was pretty. He didn't want it. He didn't like it. He just wanted to be normal, just wanted to be normal looking. They all treated him like he wanted it, like he was proud. He wasn't!

He forced himself to ignore the stares. Slowly, gradually, he became less sensitive to the eyes. Sure, sometimes they still caught him off guard, but he was becoming used to the sensation of being watched.

Maybe that was why he never noticed another set of eyes watching him.

Maybe he should have been paying attention. Maybe he should have been more careful, stuck to streets and avoided the alleys. Maybe he should have called a cab or rode a bus.

Maybe he could have avoided Dan then.

Maybe, if he hadn't been so pretty, Dan wouldn't have wanted him.

Danny didn't like being pretty.

Fini

A.N.- Well, this started out as something totally different…. Don't be surprised if you see another story coming up dealing with Danny being pretty.

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