"We have to do something"
I gently ran my ringers through Dan's hair as I softly spoke those words. We were currently sitting in our secret spot at school. Dan was cuddled up to me while we hid from those awful bullies and just as bad teachers.
"But what? What are we supposed to do?"
Dan mumbled as he buried his head in my chest. I continued to run my fingers through his soft brown hair as a thoughtful expression took over my features.
That's it.
The perfect idea.
I gently tipped Dan's chin up until his gorgeous brown eyes met with mine.
"Run away with me?"
"Phil, we cant just run away from our problems"
He mumbled softly. I was obvious from the look upon Dan's face that was actually what he wanted. Yet, Dan would never admit that. He never showed his real feelings. Always trying to put on a tough act and pretend nothing bothered him.
"You know that we cant" He sighed his gaze meeting with mine once again.
"But...we could be happy. We could get away from them all. From our parents, those kids, everyone" I flashed him a small smile, hoping it was at least a little convincing. "We could be together forever" I paused, pressing a small kiss to his lips "We can't be with them in the way…you know that"
"I guess, yeah, we could. We could get away from them for forever""
Dan smiled softly, pecking my lips quickly before his smile grew. It was so obvious when Dan was thinking about things. Especially happy things. He always wore that adorable little grin on his face.
"I love you"
I whispered, hugging him tightly "I really do"
"I love you too Phil. Forever and always" Dan replied hugging me back just as tightly. Like I said. He liked to act all tough but when it comes down it. He's just a scared little boy. Then again. We're all just scared little kids when it comes down to it.
Terrified of what tomorrow brings.
"Are you sure you...you want to do this? I mean, you don't have to, I just..." I asked softly as I pulled away from him a little, gazing into his eyes.
"Im sure. The sound of Being with you forever sounds amazing. And I want to be with you. To be with you without worrying about them" Dan answered smiling. He gazed into my eyes. That adorable lost look creeping onto his face again.
I gently took Dan's hand in mine, flashing him a small smile before asking my next question
"How do we do this then?"
"Leave tonight. Meet up at the park and then we can leave" He answered as if it was the most simple question in the world. It obviously wasn't
They both knew that
Dan sighed softly, crawling onto my lap and sinking into me once again.
"Okay" I nodded in agreement. Dan really was too adorable. He just had something about him. I don't know really, just. Just something about him that makes you really want to protect him from everything. I wrapped his arms around him, bringing him closer. "So tonight at the park then?"
"Midnight" Dan mumbled confirming the time. He tilted his head back so he could see my face. He wore a strange expression, almost thoughtful as he gazed intently at my features.
"I love your eyes...they're just so...blue" Dan said, blushing as soon as the words had left his mouth.
I laughed as I gently kissed Dan's nose "You're adorable, you know that?" well, he should know that by know. I've told him enough times.
"I hear it a lot from you" Dan shrugged, attempting to hide the smile I could see tugging at his lips. That boy confuses me sometimes. One minute he's being the shy, adorable little thing he is. Then the next he just gets his sas out. I guess that's why I love him though.
I love him for being him
He snuggled into my neck, planting several small kisses along it. Okay, so he may hate having his neck touched. But actually, I'm pretty much the same. Well, I don't freak out like he does. It just tickles and makes me give people black eyes. That only happened once, but yeah. That girl soon learned to never touch my neck again after that.. I giggled, yes, actually giggled. squirming slightly
"Dannnnnn, it tickles" I complained as I attempted to stop the weird laughing noise erupting from my lips.
Dan laughed softly, flashing a genuine smile for the first time in a while actually. He lifted his head so he was face to face with me. I smiled, noticing his eyes flicked down to my lips than back to my eyes.
I gazed into his eyes, gently caressing his cheek with my fingertips
"You're beautiful, you know that?"
"You certainly seem to tell me that one a lot as well" he adverted his eyes for a moment before looking back into mine. The sadness was back. It never did stay away for long. "…I really don't see what you see in me…"
I frowned, gently pressing my lips against his. "Hey. You're really beautiful…you know you shouldn't listen to them" I smiled "You should only listen to me."
He returned my smile, leaning his forehead against mine. It was perfect for a moment. Just the two of us like this. But of course, the school bell ringing had to ruin it.
"We better get home..." he sighed sadly, looking down. I took his hand in mine on again, squeezing it tightly. It was times like these when it became hard. Dan knew he could always rely on me for anything. Comfort, support, anything. Sometimes I needed the support badly…but. I didn't want to bother him. Id only talked about my dad once to him. I shivered just thinking about that man.
"I don't wanna leave. Call him and say your coming to stay at my house. Please, Please, Please" Dan begged. He seemed so desperate, so, well. Upset I guess. I wonder why he didn't want to go home? Even though I wanted to stay here with Dan all day. I knew I had to go home… id get in more trouble if I didn't…
"But..." I looked down, biting my lip before looking up again "He'll kill me if I don't..." I tried to smile, not wanting to worry Dan. Then a thought stuck me.
"We'll both need to go home to get stuff. If we go through our plan anyway" going home would be hell but it would be worth it in the end. It would be worth it if Dan and I really could pull this off.
"Want me to get a bag full of food? You get some water and stuff. I'll get food"
Dan mumbled, looking down. I knew he hated going home…but. He needed too.
We both needed to.
"Yeah, sounds good. I think I have an older friend who will let us stay with him for a while" I replied, actually planning this all out in my head. "I have quite a lot of money saved up too. Well, enough to get us by"
He nodded, gently giving me a small peck on the lips. Before breaking away from me. "See you tonight"
I got to my feet and quickly pulled Dan into a tight hug "Okay, I love you, just… be careful. Okay?"
"I love you too. I will" He answered. He pressed his lips against mine for one last time before turning on his heel and walking towards the road. He lived on the other side of town from me. The park was our sort of halfway point were we always meet.
That would all change soon.
