So I've decided that this won't really be a phan (in a romantic way) or an OC romance, as I don't want romance to be the center focus of this story the whole time. It may be sprinkled in, but I don't want that to be what it's all about.

Also, thanks to JonieErickson, Into My Own Little World, NicoleLovesPhan, and Sasaphrinascream for my first few reviews! They made me smile and were very helpful :)

On with the story!


"Favorite band. Go."

"Hmm…" He debated for a moment, furrowing his brow, then said "Probably Muse. I mean I like pretty much all types of music, but they're the ones that really got me into it when I was like fourteen."

"Huh, me too. Weird," I said, chuckling a bit. Turns out Dan and I had a lot of things in common; we were making conversation as we waited our turn in the horribly sluggish lunch line.

"Cool. I approve of your music taste," he grinned. We neared the large stack of plastic food trays and Dan grabbed a couple, handing me one before continuing.

"Alright, what's your favorite body part on a female?" He asked, picking up a carton of chocolate milk. I followed suit, pondering my answer.

"Probably boobs. Boobs are nice. How about you?"

"Oh, definitely placenta," he answered seriously, reaching for a container of fries. I stopped walking for a minute, causing about five people to bump into me before I shook out of it and caught back up with Dan.

"What the fuck?" I said, cracking up. This kid was insane. He laughed and shrugged, reaching for a burger at the same time that I did.

"Oh sorry, you can take it," I said, seeing that it was the last one. He waved me off, turning his attentions to the lunch woman standing behind the counter.

"Hey Patti," he said, smiling widely and dropping a wink. He seemed to do that a lot.

The woman rolled her eyes, but smiled a bit in spite of herself. "Hello Daniel, how was your summer? I hope you kept the explosions to a minimum." His eyes twinkled as he laughed.

"See Patti, this is why I love you. You totally get me. Not to mention you're one of the most drop-dead gorgeous chicks in this place." I looked at him with raised eyebrows, but didn't say anything, as I didn't want to offend Patti. She looked like she weighed at least 400 pounds, and I wasn't really in the mood to be sat on.

The woman sighed. "Alright Dan, what do you want?"

Dan looked offended. "What, can't I have a nice, friendly conversation with a beautiful woman without having ulterior motives?" He shook his head in shame.

"If you don't mind, you need to keep the line moving," she said, turning back to the food she was preparing.

I glanced behind me to see a throng of complaining teenagers as Dan and I held them up in line.

"Uh, Dan?" I said, pulling on his sleeve. "There's like twenty angst ridden teenagers behind us. And they're hungry. Let's go."

He ignored me.

"No, I will not go. I demand compensation for the false allegations made against me-," his voice was getting louder. "-by this woman right here!" He pointed to Patti, now addressing the small audience he was gaining from his outburst.

"Dan, go sit down."

"You know, I think that a burger might make me feel a bit better now that my heart has been stabbed through with a knife by the woman that I loved," he said dramatically. Patti looked at him a little less kindly now.

"Daniel, for the love of God, we are out of burgers! Now go sit down, you're causing a scene." At this Dan threw himself to his knees.

"Oh, oh, make it stop! Be thee gone, woman, stop ripping out my heart so!" He jumped back to his feet, leaning into Patti's face with glistening eyes. "I thought you loved me. I thought we had something special! And now-" addressing the crowd again"-that I know this was a lie, all I want is a simple hamburger to ease the pain. Meat. Lettuce. Tomato. Cheese. It's the least I should get for having been put through such torment by this-" His speech was cut off by a greasy something wrapped in foil hitting him square in the face.

"Shut up, you twat!" shouted the offender. The crowd started laughing as Dan picked up his newly acquired burger and blew the dude a kiss. Then just before he turned to go he leaned up over the counter, pecked the lunch lady on the cheek and sprinted away before he could be hit with a spatula.

By now I was dying with laughter, tears spilling over my eyes as I gasped for air.

"You absolute psycho!" I chuckled once I'd run after him and was back at his side. "All of that for a burger?"

He shrugged. "Eh, the school needed a show. It's the first day back, I can't let all the newbies and freshmen go home without them knowing who I am." I shook my head in disbelief, still laughing a bit under my breath.

I trailed behind him as he led us towards a table in the corner of the lunchroom, zigzagging through the waves of people so as not to get trampled on.

It already had people sitting at it, two girls and two boys. One of the girls looked up and smiled at Dan, waving enthusiastically.

He waved back and pulled up two chairs, plopping his stuff on the ground and instantly engaging in a conversation with the boys. I sat in the other chair, which was nearest the two girls. They didn't say anything but looked at me curiously, one of them offering a small smile.

I smiled back, deciding that both of the girls were very beautiful. One was a bit petite, with a mess of tangled blonde curls and big brown eyes. She was wearing bright red lipstick and a red polka-dot dress, which made her look like she'd jumped out of some sort of fairy tale.

The other girl was quite different, but beautiful just the same. She was taller than the first girl and a bit curvier, with dirty blonde hair going past her shoulders and black eyeliner ending in a flourish at the corner. She was the one that had smiled at me, and it made her face light up like the sun.

I then turned my attention to the two boys caught in conversation with Dan. The one on the left with curly dark brown hair was holding hands with the fairytale girl, so I assumed they were together. The other boy had swooping brown hair and hazel eyes, and quite a big personality. He was laughing at something Dan had said, and I mean really laughing, with his head thrown back and large guffaws echoing throughout the cafeteria. He seemed to be more outgoing than the other guy, who smiled quietly and didn't make a huge effort to join into the conversation.

"So Dan, who's your friend?" asked the taller girl, interrupting my reflections. Dan jumped a bit, looking at her in confusion before catching my eye and realizing he hadn't introduced me yet.

"Oh, right! Sorry, I wasn't thinking. Rude," he said, smacking his head. "Right. That's Carrie, Bryony, PJ, and Chris," he said gesturing to the short girl, tall girl, quiet boy, and loud boy respectively.

"And guys, that's my new friend Phil." I raised my hand in greeting, before Carrie grabbed me and pulled me in for a quick hug.

"Sorry, I like hugs," she laughed, leaning back.

"That's alright," I chuckled. "It's nice to meet all of you."

"Mph- Same!" said Chris, attempting to speak around a mouth full of food.

"Ew, gross Chris!" exclaimed Bryony, giving him a look of mild distaste.

"Oh come on baby, you know you love me," he grinned cheekily. She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, smiling a bit nonetheless. I grinned at his immaturity.

"Alright guys, so I was thinking…" began Dan.

"Sweet Jesus."

"Oh shut it you twat," Dan retorted, lightly punching a smirking PJ.

"As I was saying, I was thinking… we should all do something together! Something fun. And no, hanging out in Chris's basement every night with his Grandma having ultimate Mario kart marathons is not fun." Dan looked around the table. "Any suggestions?"

"Ooh, a treasure hunt!" shouted Carrie in excitement, releasing PJ's hand and jumping up out of her seat.

"Okay. Now let's think of something that would actually be cool," said Chris rolling his eyes. Carrie sat back down, looking a bit deflated.

"How about a party?" offered Bryony. "We haven't had one of those in a while."

"Nah, I don't want to have to deal with the cops again," said Dan, still thinking. I looked up at him sharply to see if he was joking, but no one paid any attention to his comment. Hmm, maybe I should have thought a bit more before deciding to be friends with this dude. Then an idea struck me.

"We could have a day in the town? You know, go exploring and stuff. It could be interesting," I offered. It might not have been the most thrilling idea, but it was all I had. I looked around the table, and everyone seemed to think it was okay.

"Sure, let's make an adventure out of it!" said Dan excitedly. Everyone else nodded their consent.

"How about Saturday? I have loads of homework I have to do over the weekend and I need an excuse to put it off longer," said PJ.

"Sounds good. Oh, hey," said Dan, turning to me. "I don't think I ever got your number."

"Oh, right," I said. I recited the string of numbers a few times until he got it entered into his phone, and he quickly passed it on to the rest of the group.

"I'll text you later so you have my number too," said Carrie, and everyone murmured in agreement.

Suddenly the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. I hopped out of my chair, slinging my backpack on as the others followed suit.

"See you later man," said PJ before leaving with Carrie, and Dan and Chris gave a small wave while they walked off in another direction. Bryony smiled and left too, leaving me to find my way to my last class of the day.

I shoved my way through the crowd before spilling out into the hallway, picking a random direction and hoping it was the right way to go. I really freaking sucked with directions.

I thought back to lunch, shaking my head slightly. Well, they were a hell of a lot more awesome than the "Cool Cats", that's for sure. Looks like I'd found myself some pretty freaking amazing friends.


Aaaand end of chapter two. Sorry if it's a bit weird or rushed or something, I'm so freaking tired I'm starting to hallucinate that killer goats are coming to eat my ears. Wait… I think… oh dear God they're real! Noo—Nooooooo—arhbfjrwgbaEWKjfh…xjytdklf….

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~Josie