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2009...2009...he was in 2009, Zachary stood there in shock wondering if he was dreaming and...well...if he wasn't...how did he even get to 2009 anyway? Then he remembered the wish he'd made and the bright star last night. He wished on a star that Dan wasn't his dad and now here was in 2009, he looked at Dan who seemed to be very confused and slightly concerned.

"Um...wh-what day is it?" He asked,

"October 19th." Answered Dan, and then everything clicked. It was October 19, and they were in Picadilly Train Station in 2009 either Dan was on his way to see his papa or Papa was coming here to see him. He honestly forgot which one it was, still he had to stay close to them like in that movie 'Back to the Future...he just hoped he wouldn't almost erase his and his sisters' existence.

"S-so, you're the Danisnotonfire guy, commenting on Phil's videos." Said Zachary, and immediately Dan blushed.

"Yeah, how did you know?" Asked Dan looking at the boy, and wondering how he knew that and how he knew Phil at all really. Then again, there was something about his eyes that seemed familiar. They were almost exactly like Phil's eyes, blue but with small hints of yellow and grey in them..eyes one could go swimming in. He snapped himself out of it, for one thing he was four years younger than him and another thing it was probably a coincidence.

"I know Phil He's my cousin." Said Zachary, thinking quickly. "We don't really talk very much, infact I'm on my way to visit him...but um, I recognized you from your Twitter Profile pic."

" Oh, cool so we're headed the same way then. Phil didn't mention anything about a cousin coming to visit though." Said Dan, and Zachary swallowed the lump in his throat.

"Um, well it's a surprise visit." Said Zachary, honestly he hoped his dad would stop questioning soon...he'd have to think about what he'd tell papa when they saw him. The doors opened, and Dan grabbed his arm.

"Come on then." Said Dan, taking him to a few seats. "I'm Dan by the way, Dan Howell."

"Zachary."

"Aren't you kind of young to be traveling by yourself?" Asked Dan curiously, Zachary smiled sadly and looked down.

" It's complicated, I mean my dad doesn't ever want to let me out of the house. He thinks, there's always some sort of new danger on every street corner..so...I'm going to Phil's maybe even just to escape for a small while." Said Zachary, Dan placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled softly.

"Hey, I know what it's like to have a dad whose overprotective...my parents don't exactly approve of Phil, but here I am. It'll get better, when you have kids of your own, you'll be able to raise them the way you want them to." Said Dan, and Zachary looked up at him...he...honestly never knew that, he had a feeling he was going to be learning a lot about his dads.

"Ticket?" Said the ticket collector, and Zachary went pale again.

"Um..I...I lost mine." Said Zachary, and Dan immediately pulled out some money.

"I can pay for him, he's a friend." Said Dan, handing the ticket collector the money. The man sighed and let him off with a warning, before walking away.

" Thanks." Said Zachary, Dan smiled and nodded. " Do you love him?"

" Who Phil?" Asked Dan, Zachary nodded, and Dan chuckled softly, a light blush on his face, as he looked down at his hands. " We've only been talking for a few months but...yes...I do. He understand me in a way no one else can, and I can tell him anything...he means the world to me. It probably sounds silly to you."

"No...it doesn't." Said Zachary, Dan smiled at him. He didn't know why, but he felt like he could trust the boy. Strange as it seemed, he took one of his earbuds and handed it to him. Zachary smiled and took it, placing it in his ear and listening to Muse, while his dad was on his phone watching Papa's videos. Zachary discreetly watched, he'd never really seen those videos and it was...kind of weird, but also kind of interesting. Finally, they were there and when they stepped down Dan immediately saw Phil. His heart skipped a beat.

" Oh wow...he's even more perfect in person...I can't do this." Said Dan, and immediately Zachary looked at him in concern.

"Why?" Asked Zachary,

"Well..I mean...he's Amazingphil, what if I screw things up? What if I say something wrong and he doesn't want me to talk to him ever again, or...or..what if...what if he changes his mind, m-maybe this was a bad idea." Said Dan, as immediately he thought of Phil rejecting him or laughing at him. He looked over to Zachary who placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Just go talk to him, you'll never know if you don't try." Said Zachary. Though he saw the doubt and self-loathing, in his father's brown eyes which...shocked him, never before in his life had he ever seen his father this way. They looked up, when they heard Phil call out Dan's name. Phil was smiling and waving to them, well..mostly to Dan. Zachary smiled, and held Dan's hand which shocked the older boy.

"Come on, I'll be right there with you." Said Zachary, leading Dan to Phil. When he swore he saw a flash of...something. Then again it was most likely his imagination.