"Dan, are you ready to go yet?" Phil called as he walked out of his bedroom.
It was Christmas day. Dan and Phil were planning on going out to join their friends; Chris and PJ, for dinner. It was snowy outside and it was a little chilly but it was rare when Dan and Phil got to see them. Dan and Phil lived together in London as well as Chris but PJ hadn't lived in London until a couple weeks ago. Chris and PJ had been in a relationship for two years now. Chris had finally convinced PJ to move to London. Now they were living together in Chris's house. This was a huge deal for them. Also, this was the first time that Dan and Phil were spending their first Christmas together as a couple. They were both extremely excited about it.
"I'm coming! Give me a few more seconds!" Dan called back.
Phil chuckled and then he walked into Dan's bedroom. He raised his eyebrows when he saw that Dan was frantically walking around his room. "What on Earth are you doing, Dan?" Phil asked as he continued to watch him.
Dan sighed. "I'm looking for my damn phone," Dan mumbled as he looked around his room.
Phil glanced around Dan's room for a couple of seconds and then he almost immediately spotted Dan's phone on the floor by his bed. "Is that it?" Phil asked as he nodded towards Dan's bed.
Dan looked over and blinked a few times when he saw his phone lying on the floor. "Oh, there it is…" Dan mumbled. He sighed and walked over to it and picked it up.
Phil shook his head. "Can we go now?" He asked.
"Why are you in such a hurry, Phil? I promise we're gonna make in time. We'll still have a few hours to spare after we eat dinner," Dan said. Dan and Phil also had to do their radio show today. It was currently 4 o'clock at the moment. Dan, Phil, Chris and PJ had planned on doing dinner early so they could have some time to hang out.
"Dan, you need to work on getting ready earlier. We talked about this before. Remember?" Phil asked.
"Ugh. You don't understand. That's not how it works," Dan said. He walked over to Phil. "Did you put everything in the car?" Dan asked. Phil nodded. Dan and Phil had never had a car before.
"Yes. Everything's in the car, love," Phil assured him.
Dan smiled. "I'm so excited to see Chris and PJ again," he said.
Phil smiled and nodded. "I know. It's been way too long. Chris must be ecstatic that PJ lives in London now."
"I don't know how Chris and PJ did it but they're still together and they're still happy. Okay… now we can go." Dan leaned over and pressed his lips against Phil's. Phil smiled and kissed him back. Phil grabbed Dan's hand and led the way out of the apartment, after making sure everything was turned off.
A half an hour later; Dan and Phil were finally arriving at Chris's house. They were walking out of the porch. But, they didn't know that Chris and PJ were actually hiding behind the bushes. Chris popped up as Dan and Phil were walking up and then he threw a snowball at Dan. Dan gasped with shock. He looked over and frowned when he saw that Chris and PJ hiding in the bushes. He hadn't even seen them before.
"Chris!" Dan whined as he whipped the snow off of his face.
PJ went into laughter. "That was a nice shot, Chris!" He exclaimed.
"Nailed it!" Chris yelled as he threw his arms up. He did a little victory dance.
Phil looked at Dan and chuckled when he saw the look on his face.
Dan glared at Chris. "That's so not fair! I didn't see that coming!" He pouted.
Chris smirked. "That was the whole point of us hiding in the bushes," Chris said. He smirked. He gently grabbed PJ and then they walked around the bushes and walked over to Dan and Phil.
"I'm so getting you back later for this," Dan warned.
Chris laughed. "Good luck!" He sang.
"I hate you," Dan said. He rolled his eyes and gave him a hug. They all gave each other hugs.
"So good to see you guys again," PJ said as he pulled away from Phil's hug.
"I know right? I was just saying to Dan it's been way too long," Phil said.
"Do you have anything you need carried in?" Chris asked as he looked at them.
Dan and Phil nodded. "Yeah, we have some food in the car," Dan replied.
"You actually cooked?" PJ asked Dan jokingly.
"Well… Phil mostly cooked. I sat there and watched and also annoyed him," Dan admitted.
"Yeah, that's exactly what happened. You sat there and I did all the work," Phil said.
Dan scoffed. "I was giving you moral support," he claimed.
PJ chuckled as he watched them. Chris and PJ helped Dan and Phil carry the food into Chris's house and they all went into the kitchen. "Oh my God. It smells amazing in here," Dan said when they walked into the house.
"Well, thanks. I would hope so. We've been cooking all day," PJ said.
"We?" Phil asked as he raised his eyebrows.
Chris pouted. "I can cook to you know!" He claimed.
Phil laughed at him. "Wow. I'm surprised Chris," he said jokingly.
"Surprisingly Chris did help. I thought I would have to do all the work myself," he said.
"You guys are mean," Chris whined as he pouted.
PJ smiled and wrapped his arms around Chris. "Aw, you know I still love you even when you are lazy," he said.
"Fuck off," Chris mumbled as he crossed his arms against his chest.
PJ snickered and then he let go of Chris. "Anyways. So, how long can you two stay?" PJ asked Dan and Phil as they finally started putting food and other things onto the table.
"Well, the radio show starts at seven and we usually leave around 6:30ish," Dan explained.
"Yeah, if we don't get to stay long we can always come back tomorrow or something. For once we don't have a busy week ahead of us. I'm really glad we have that car now," Phil finished.
"Told you that it'd come in use eventually," Dan said.
Phil rolled his eyes and pushed him playfully. "Oh shut up," he said.
"We don't even need a car because neither of us ever leaves the house," Chris admitted.
PJ laughed. "This is true. We only ever leave when we need food," he agreed.
Chris and PJ finally got everything set up on the table, with the help of Dan and Phil.
They all sat there for about an hour, eating and catching up with each other. Dan absolutely always loved times like this. Sometimes Dan joked about having no friends and never leaving the house but he truly really did adored Chris and PJ and he was happy to have friends like them.
"So, what shall we do now?" Dan asked as they finished eating.
"You know that thing outside… it's white. I think they call it snow…" Chris began to say. Dan raised his eyebrows as he watched Chris. PJ smiled as he looked over at Chris. He already knew what Chris was going to say. "I challenge you two… Dan and Phil… to a snowball fight," Chris said.
"Challenge accepted. You're so on," Dan said as he looked over at Chris.
Phil laughed at him and shook his head. "Oh great," he said.
"Well… this should be interesting," PJ said. He rolled his eyes.
Chris looked over at him and smiled innocently. "Come on, Peej! We can win this!" Chris exclaimed excitedly.
"Oh no, you're going down!" Dan yelled.
Phil laughed. "Alright… maybe we should take this outside." Phil suggested.
"Agreed. Before either of you breaks anything," PJ agreed.
The four boys stood up and got their coats on and went outside. Chris and PJ immediately ran and hid behind the bushes while Dan and Phil ran over to a rather large tree. Chris and PJ already had their snowballs made and now they were waiting for the perfect time to hit Dan and Phil with them.
"Dan, go out there and do something," Phil whispered.
Dan frowned and looked at him. "Why me?" He asked.
Phil looked back at him. "Hey, you're the one who challenged Chris," he said.
Dan rolled his eyes. "So you're going to sacrifice me?" He asked.
"Go!" Phil hissed. He pushed Dan from behind the tree. Dan shrieked when Phil pushed him and he nearly tripped.
"Phil!" Dan yelled. He rolled his eyes when Phil laughed at him. "You are the worst snowball partner ever!" Dan yelled. He pouted. He looked over, just as Chris was throwing a snowball at him. Dan gasped and then he quickly ducked. "Ha!" Dan yelled as he stood back up. "Missed me! Missed me!" Dan yelled.
Chris rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Fuck," he mumbled.
PJ quickly stood up and then he threw his snowball and hit Dan directly in the face. "Oh my God. Peej!" Dan whined as he immediately whipped the snow off his face.
"Yes!" PJ yelled as he threw his arms up in the air. PJ and Chris high fived. Phil then poked his head out from behind the tree and then he threw his snowball at PJ and had also hit him in the face.
PJ gasped with shock. "Phil, what the hell?" He whined.
Dan laughed at him. "Nicely done, Phil," he said as he looked at him.
"Thanks babe," Phil said proudly. Dan looked back at Chris and PJ and stuck his tongue out at them.
Dan, Phil, Chris and PJ stayed outside for what felt like hours playing in the snow. They felt like little kids again and they were having fun just hanging out with each other. But, it wasn't until Dan realized that it was 15 minutes until it was 7 o'clock and he knew that they were going to be late for their radio show. They'd never been late before.
"Shit, Phil! We're going to be late for the radio show!" Dan yelled.
Phil immediately looked at him. "What? What time is it?" Phil asked.
Chris and PJ were sitting next to each other on the ground. They looked up when Dan and Phil had stood up from the ground. "6:15." Dan replied. He bit his lip and looked down at Chris and PJ. "I'm sorry, guys. We have to go."
"It's okay. Go! We know the radio show is important to you. We'll hang out in a couple of days or something. No big deal. The perks of living in London together," PJ said.
Dan sighed in relief. "Thank you. We'll call later and plan something," Dan said.
"Have fun!" Chris shouted as Dan and Phil ran to their cars. "They grow up so fast," Chris said as he watched them.
"Chris, you're such a dork." PJ laughed and pushed him playfully.
Dan and Phil finally made it to the BCC Radio 1 studio. They were only 20 minutes late. Luckily, their producers were able to play a couple of music videos to keep the fans entertained.
"Where the hell have you guys been?" One of the producers asked when he saw them.
"Sorry we're late. We lost track of time. We've been playing in the snow for the past two hours," Phil explained.
"You've been playing in the snow? Aren't you guys in your 20's?"
Dan rolled his eyes. "You're never too old to play in the snow. We were hanging out with friends that we haven't seen in weeks. We lost track of time. We won't be late again, don't worry…" Dan said.
"Good. Now get in there. We played some music videos already," The producer said.
"Thanks," Phil said. He grabbed Dan and they went into the studio. They quickly put on their headphones.
"That was Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars and you're now listening to Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1!" Dan said when the song finally ended. Phil looked over at Dan and smiled and Dan blushed. "Well… if we're wondering what the Dan and Phil show is and you're just tuning in for the first time… it's a show where you, the viewers, take control of the music. But we don't play just any old songs, do we Phil?" Dan asked as he looked over at Phil, a little breathless. He was still trying to catch his breath from running to the studio.
"Nope, we sure don't!" Phil said as he shook his head.
Dan smiled. "This is a show where it's basically the future really. The viewer's take complete control of the music by sending in homemade music videos. It doesn't matter where you are in the world… if you're in your house, in the car, you can listen and you can even watch on BBC Radio 1's website right now to join in on all the fun. And sorry we're a little breathless. We literally just ran to the studio." Dan said.
Phil nodded. "We ran and it was not fun," he said.
Dan laughed. "And our faces are red because we've been playing in the snow like children for the past two hours with our friends who you might know as kickthepj and crabstickz," he said.
"It was an intense snowball fight. We should have filmed it," Phil said.
Dan nodded. "Chris, PJ… if ether of you are watching this… we totally kicked your butts," he said.
Phil laughed. "I see a round two of snowball fights in our future," he joked.
