Chapter two-The museum
Phil woke up and the clock next to his bed read 10am and Dan wasn't in bed! Did Dan really get up before the 'pm period'?! He got out of bed and changed into a blue shirt and black jeans, then went to the kitchen to get cereal. Dan on the sofa watching Downtown Abbey with a bowl of cereal, so engaged with what was happening that he didn't notice Phil come in. Only when Phil closed the cupboard rather loud did he acknowledge him. "Oh hey Phil didn't hear you come in."
"Yeah you were to engrossed in Downtown Abbey to see." Phil said, saying 'Downtown Abbey' in the poshest voice that his northern voice would allow. "Shut up give it a chance, it's actually really good." Dan said defensively.
"Alright, alright don't let me ruin you're downtown experience." Phil said with a smirk. Dan muttered something under his breath but it was inaudible. Phil jumped next to Dan and ate breakfast beside him, not really paying much attention to the t.v. "So what do you wanna do today?" Phil piped up.
"Don't mind did you want to do anything?" Dan replied not taking his eyes off the t.v for a second. "I was thinking we could go to the museum maybe." Phil said this caught Dan's attention. "Why?" Dan said puzzled.
"Well we've never been so I thought maybe we could look around." Phil said, though that wasn't really the reason. He was trying to cheer Dan up, he was hoping that some fans would be there to show Dan how much everyone cared. "Sure when do you want to go?" Dan said turning his attention back to Downtown. "Around lunch maybe so we can eat out?" Phil replied trying to make sure they were out as long as possible.
"Okay we'll watch something else until then." Dan said whilst flicking through the channels.
"All set to go?" Phil said, cheerful as always.
"Yeah let's go" Dan said walking down the stairs looking happier than he did last night. The pair made their way down the streets of London towards the museum. They'd made it ten minutes before someone from the Phandom spotted them. The girl was around fifteen years old and had long blonde hair, she was wearing a Fall Out Boy shirt and had the biggest smile on her face. "Hey guys, can I get a selfie with you?" She asked took her phone out. "Sure." said Phil as he saw the smile on Dan's face grow.
"Thank you so much, I love you guys so much you make me laugh even on bad days."
"Thank you having fans like you guys makes everything worth while." Dan said, and Phil could hear the genuine sincerity in his voice. They took the selfie with the girl and continued walking to the museum. When they got there another group of girls saw them and shouted something along the lines of "OMG they're so dating." Phil grabbed Dan's arm and pulled him inside, he wouldn't let some remarks from strangers ruin their day. "So what do you want to do first?" Phil asked.
"I don't mind.. whatever you decide." Dan said clearly phased by what the girls had said. "Come on don't let it get to you." Phil said putting his arm around him.
"Can we eat first please?" Dan said, a smile beginning to form.
"Sure." Phil replied, anything to keep him happy. They found somewhere to eat and sat down towards the back to avoid being spotted, so they could talk in peace. "What do you wanna see first?" Phil said.
"Don't mind let's just wander around, I don't know where anything is." Dan said obviously happier that it was just him and Phil for now. "Okay sure thing, so how's your week been?"
"Fine I guess just contemplating the meaning of life," Dan said laughing at his own joke. "How about you." He said between mouthfuls of a cheese sandwich. "I'm contemplating whether or not I should scold at you for having a cheese sanwich." Phil said earned a laugh from both of them. "I'm done anyway should we go and look around?" Dan said.
"Okay let's go then." Phil said, beginning to get up. They headed towards the dinosaur section on floor two. "I can't believe these giant creatures once walked the earth that we now do." Dan said in awe.
"I know it's amazing." Phil said they both looked at each other and laughed.
"Yeah it's amazing Phil." Dan said still laughing.
"I know Danosaur!" Phil replied making them both laugh harder.
After spending all day at the museum they decided to head home. "Thanks Phil." Dan said out of the blue when they were walking home. "For what?" Phil said modest as ever.
"For cheering me up, I really enjoyed today."
"Anytime, I'm always here for you." Phil said and looked over to see Dan grinning sheepishly. As they turned round the last corner to their apartment Dan said: "And I'll always be here for you too." He said it and he knew that one day he might regret saying it but right now, in this moment he meant every word.