It was Dan Howell, aka the YouTube celebrity Danisnotonfire! He stood there at the door, smiling that gorgeous grin. "I just moved in downstairs and I was wondering whether I could borrow some milk for a cup of tea?" I blurted out, not wanting him to think I was just a fan girl, stalking him. "Sure, just wait here." The first words Dan Howell ever said to me. And then it dawned on me, my new neighbours were Dan and Phil! I felt like crying with happiness, I could now die happy, I had met my idols. A moment later and he had returned with a bottle of milk. He passed it over, "Here you go, happy moving in day!" I laughed and smiled, "Thank you, I'll bring it back soon." As I was turning to leave I heard him say, "If you need any help unpacking or moving boxes then I can help." I spun back round, not believing my eyes; Dan had just offered to help me. "Thanks, I'll let you know." To my delight my response was greeted with another heart melting grin, I almost skipped down the stairs, hugging the milk to my chest. "I've got milk." I called out to my mum. "Great, make any friends?" She asked. "May be" I replied, feeling all warm and sunny inside.
An hour or so later Mum's phone rang, she went out to hallway to answer it and I continued to rip open the boxes, and putting them in the right room. "Listen Amy, I'm so sorry but I've got to get back now." Mum said, walking back in to room, she looked down at her watch. "I'm at work tomorrow and I still need to sort a few things out. You'll be ok, won't you?" I stood up, "Of course I will." We hugged and she pulled back, looking at me, "My little girl is all grown up." I laughed and walked down to the car park saying goodbye. I watched her van drive away until I couldn't see it anymore, I suddenly felt very small and very young. I walk back up and felt like bursting in to tears, then I saw the milk bottle, my beacon of light. I grabbed it and ran upstairs and knocked on the door, once again greeted by Dan. I held out the milk, unsure what to say. He smiled and took it. This was my chance, "I wondered whether you could help me for a little bit, it's just my mum has left and there's quite a lot to do. "Sure, I'll just put on some shoes; meet you there in one minute." I smiled, proud of myself I went back down to my living room and quickly checked my appearance in the mirror. I looked myself up and down, cursing myself for wearing a simple t-shirt and skinny jeans. Then he walked in to room and it lit up. "So, what can I do?" I resisted the urge to hug him and tell him how much I loved his videos, instead I said as coolly as I could, "You could take some of my boxes to the kitchen for me, they're quite heavy." I warned, leading him to the kitchen whilst he picked up a box. I turned round and pointed to a place on the floor for him to put them when he tripped and send the box flying. It hit the floor and all my plates flew out, smashing in to thousands of pieces. We stood for a moment, neither of us sure what to do. I wondered if he was thinking whether he could run away before I told him off. "I'm so so sorry." He mumbled out, both of us looking at the plates. I smiled and looked up at him, "It's fine, it was an accident." I say, bending down to push the plates back in the box. "I'm so stupid." He said, getting down on his knees, helping me. I shook my head, trying to show him that I didn't mind. He could have set fire to my apartment and I wouldn't have minded. "I'll replace them of course. God, I'm so sorry." "Seriously, it's fine." I laughed, "You're doing me a favour, I always hated these plates." I joke, trying to lighten the mood. We stand up, "Well, I'm Amy by the way." "Dan." We shake hands. "But I'm guessing that you knew that already." He laughs. "Yeah, I have to say that I am a massive fan of your and Phil's work, you guys got me through some really tough days." "Well, it's a pleasure Amy." He chuckles, "Listen, how about you come and have tea with me and Phil tonight, seeing as you no longer have any plates." My heart stops, Dan has just invited me, me, to have tea with him and Phil! "That would be lovely, thank you." Is all I can manage to say. "Great, well come up at seven, and may be tomorrow we can go to town and I'll replace your plates." We continue unpacking for a couple of hours, making small talk and joking around. These are the best two hours of my entire life, but of course I don't mention this to him. "Right, well I'd better go back up to get started on tea, see you at seven." He says, walking out. "See you at seven." I whisper to myself. I walk to my room and sift through my clothes, worrying about what to wear. I finally pick a black dress with white swallows and a black collar. I put my hair up in a high tight ponytail, use the smoky eyes effect and black flats. I paint my nails a dark purple and try to keep myself from freaking out about the situation. Finally it turns seven and I check my appearance one last time before dashing up the stairs.
