Author's note; As someone said in a review, I'm not really sure where this is going. I'm seriously improvising here! Haha. I hope you enjoy this chapter:) Also, if this is angsty, I do apologize, I'm listening to grunge;)
I hear a few mutters from behind as Dan sits beside me. I lower my head again, closer to my math's book. Dan puts an arm on my shoulder but I move away from the comfort. I don't know, I'm just not used to having a friend yet. Mr. Mathews clears his throat and carries on with the lesson. I feel it's obvious now that there is an awkward tension in the room. Dan puts his head down too, and smiles at me. I smile back and get on with my work.
"Homework!" Mr. Mathews smiles as people synchronize their pointless groans. He smiles wider, handing the sheet out to a lot of reluctant teenagers. He chuckles as the bell goes and I grab my bag. Dan leads the way toward the door, past his friends. "Daaaaanannnananana!" One of them shouts. He turns on the spot to see who called his name. "Alright, Matt. How you doing?" He smiles and the rest circle him, including him, liking him. I stand to the side, cast out from the crowd. I sigh to myself, knowing I have to wait for Dan, after all he is coming round tonight. I catch his eye and he motions for me to come over. I slowly shuffle to them, still chatting and laughing. "Who's this, Dan?" A girl questions. Dan smiles and pulls me next to him. "Phil." He laughs, sensing my awkwardness. I get a few 'alright?'s and people carry on talking around me. I include myself a little more, a comment here, a joke there. I start to slacken off a bit when a teacher rounds the corner. "Ruuuuuuuunnn!" Someone shouts hysterically and we all set off sprinting toward the front gate. Dan's next to me laughing and I start to laugh, too. That's when I spot my brother and Crystal at the gate.
Crystal comes over, light footsteps and a twinkle in her crystal green eyes. She wears a cotton jumper, pale pink, straggly and obviously way to big. Ripped jeans, a faded grey colour match her ballerina flats. She puts her hands on her petite hips, about a meter away from the group. A few turn, one whistles. Then a few girls run out to her, engulfing her in hugs and screams of delight. "Crystal! How are you?" I stand there, my mouth open, my eyes wide. What? Miki comes over and I know he used to go to this school so a few of the guys come out and greet him. "Why you here?" I catch from their conversation. Miki looks toward me. Little brother alert. He smiles and walks my way, messing up my hair. "Likkle brother!" He laughs. Oh, gods, Miki. Don't ruin it now. "Joking. Me and Crystal thought we'd come and catch up, that's all." He puts his arm around Crystal, planting a kiss her pale cheek. "Might as well walk home with you guys!" Everyone makes more noise than necessary and start off down the road. Dan lags behind. "Let's go a different way," He whispers. I smile and set off down a street, my friend Dan by my side and my heart full of a weird kind of happy.
"That was exquisite, Mrs. Lester." Dan smiles widely at my mum and I groan in retrospect. He's been such a delight all dinner. Dan smiles at me, raising his eyebrows mockingly. My mum beams at Dan, all in a fluster. "Oh, Dan. Thank-you so much..." The conversation trails on until I can't help it and I blurt out laughing. "I'm not used to such compliments," My mum comments, shooting me a look. I lower my head in defeat, stifling my giggles with fork-fulls of Stir Fry. Just as we finish, Miki and Crystal come down the stairs. "Thought I smelt something lovely," Crystal chimes in. My mum hugs her and gives her and Miki a plate each to take up and sends me and Dan on our way. Behind my brother and Crystal, we reach the top stair and I stop, causing Dan to collide with me. We burst into manic laughter right there on the stairs. Crystal smiles and links Miki's arm and I hear her mutter ",I'm so happy to see Phil laughing." I wipe my eyes and leap up the top step, acting like a child. "Dan, before we go in, you should know that you'll be stared at all night." He looks pretty alarmed but I mean the multiple eyes of the many posters that hang in my room. I open my door admitting him entry. He walks in cautiously, shooting me quizzical looks. I flick on the light and I see his face realise as the penny drops. I laugh loudly as he approaches me, pretending to whack me and I lunge back, shutting the door behind us, knowing that one of the best nights of my life is about to take place.
X-box, nintendo and MUSE are a big part of the sleepover. We wake at around two. In the afternoon. And only because my mum knocks on the door. She enters the room, her eyebrows raised. "You do know the time, don't you?" She questions. In response, she gets groans along the lines of 'It's still night,' and 'what. what. what.' She laughs throwing a pillow at my head. I smile at Dan across the room and he smiles back and I'll keep this memory forever because this is the start of forever with Dan. And I'm gonna cherish it for a very long time.
P.s I have a confession to make. I don't proof-read:-D Sorry if any spellings or grammar are wrong. I enjoyed writing this more-so than the rest. Reviews are love my phan friends! -NeonLuna3