A/N: Okay, another chapter, blah, blah, blah, SQUIRREL.


Disclaimer: Don't own Phan... not claiming any of this is true... but I wouldn't mind if it was... like I REALLY wouldn't mind...


Chapter Six

Phil glanced down at his phone, biting his lip. Dan had told him to text him. He should text him. Would it be considered too soon if he texted him now? Or should he wait? But what if Dan wanted to text him first? He couldn't do that without Phil's number. Phil sighed. He wished Dan had been in this position instead of him. He would've known exactly what to do.

He had just started to type a message when his phone rang — a call from Chris. He shook his head, deciding to worry with it later, and hit 'answer.'

"Hello?"

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!"

Phil yanked the phone away from his ear at Chris' loud voice. "What?" he asked, genuinely confused. What could he have possibly done to make Chris react this way?

"I brought you your love on a freaking silver platter and you let him go just like THAT?! I'll have you know that I worked very hard to arrange this meeting, and I do not appreciate it going to waste." He paused, taking a deep breath. "I would just like to know why you would let this be for nothing. And how on earth you could just let Dan leave like that! AGAIN!"

Phil felt guilty. "...I got his phone number," he countered. He knew it was a weak argument, but it was all he had.

Chris seemed to feel a little better after Phil's confession. "Okay... this is good. At least you can still talk to him. Plus, phone number exchanges are sort of couple-y, right? Right. So this could still work out."

Phil ignored the sound of Chris' voice as he seemed to be talking to himself. He sat there and waited until Chris' rant was over. About halfway through, Phil finally realized that Chris wasn't shutting up any time soon.

Phil sighed. "I really don't think you need me on the line to talk to yourself."

Chris seemed to pause. "You do have a good point there. Plus, I do need to call PJ and see how his talk with Dan went — "

"Wait! Talk with Dan? What do you mean 'talk with Da— "

"Bye!"

Phil listened to the dial tone and shook his head. Well. This was becoming an every day occurence.

Suddenly, Phil's phone lit up once again. He hoped that it was Chris, calling him back to explain what he'd meant before. But of course, explaining himself was way too out of character for Chris. Instead, all that was on Phil's phone screen was a calendar reminder for some errands he was supposed to run that day. Phil shrugged it off; he had more important things to worry about it.

Phil stared blankly at his phone screen, absent-mindedly returning to his previous dilemma. Did Dan even want to hear from Phil right now? What if Dan was busy? What if Dan was on a date? With a girl?

Phil shook his head. Okay, he needed to be confident. He needed to do this, or he'd regret it later. Besides, Dan had told him to text him. Better sooner than later, right?

Phil hoped he was correct as he typed out a message to Dan and pressed send.


Dan knew he was in for it as soon as he saw PJ on his door step.

Dan began to freak out. This was definitely Phil-related — no doubt about it. And PJ didn't look very satisfied, if his expression was anything to go by. PJ was staring at Dan with such a disappointed glint in his eye that Dan was sure he'd rather throw himself into an active volcano than be standing face to face with him.

"Um, hi?" Dan said. He didn't know how else to start a conversation and the silence was unbearable. Add the glare PJ was giving him to the mix, and you had a pretty terrified Dan.

"I never took you for the quiet type, Dan. Maybe a little shy at first, but very loud once you know somebody." He walked right past Dan and into the lounge without asking Dan's permission; Dan didn't object, though. He was used to this by now. "And you know Phil, right?"

Dan gave a small nod. "I guess so."

PJ's voice rose. "So why the hell did you not open up to him?!" Not giving time for Dan to answer, PJ continued. "I've seen you be more talkative with strangers, Dan. People you've just met. And you didn't even fancy any one of them!"

"Exactly!" Dan shouted, cutting PJ off. "I didn't fancy any of them! So it didn't matter what I said, or how terribly I embarassed myself. But with Phil..." He sighed, his expression changing to confusion. "It's different."

PJ gave Dan a 'duh' face. "Of course. Because you like Phil. Which is all the more reason to be more open with him!"

Dan grunted. "But I'm... awkward... and weird... and — "

"Oh, don't give me that, Dan! You've seen Phil's videos."

Dan interrupted PJ a second time. "How did you know tha — "

PJ rolled his eyes. "Chris made me eavesdrop. Remember?" He didn't wait for an answer. "Anyway, what I was trying to say is you've seen Phil's videos. He's just as shy and awkward as you are, if not more so. So you have nothing to worry about. Because chances are, Phil is worried about the exact same things. So man up, Daniel!" PJ finished with a dramatic clap of his hands.

Dan stared at PJ for a few seconds before sighing. "Fine," he said finally. "I guess you're right." And he was. Dan shouldn't be so worked up about all of this. Giving PJ a thankful smile, Dan said, "When did you become such a philosopher?"

PJ grinned, shrugging. "Oh, I always have been. You just didn't need my expertise until today."

Dan was about to reply when his phone began to ring. A text. He looked at the phone number it was from — he didn't recognize it and it wasn't saved to his phone. Dan wondered who it could be, then remembered how he'd given Phil his number.

He began to grin as he realized his assumption was correct when he read the message.

I had no idea about when I should text you and I've been freaking out over it for the last half hour. You should clarify next time. -Phil

PJ picked up on Dan's change of mood instantly. "Who is it?" It was a dumb question as PJ was pretty sure he already knew the answer.

"Hmm? Oh, it's Phil," Dan answered, not taking his eyes off of his phone. He quickly typed out a response.

Sorry? -Dan

PJ rolled his eyes. "I'll leave you to that, then."

Dan didn't even notice PJ's departure as his phone lit up with another text from Phil.

You should be. And now I have to run some boring errands to top it all off. -Phil

Dan shook his head at the message, replying almost instantly. Poor you. I can only imagine the mind-numbing pain you must be going through. -Dan

Really? Playful banter already? -Phil

Dan seemed to be able to build his confidence and ignore his nerves when he wasn't face to face with Phil. Did you really expect it any other way? Dan hesitated before finishing out the message. Anyway, sorry about the boring errands. In all seriousness. -Dan

Dan couldn't hide his enthusiasm as he read Phil's reply. Maybe they wouldn't be as boring if i had someone to accompany me? -Phil

His fingers moved faster than lightning as he tapped out a response. Like who? -Dan, he replied, though he was thinking anything but. He wanted to scream at Phil to just let him join him.

I don't know. Maybe this guy I met about 3 years ago and was recently reunited with and knows way too much about placenta for a young guy? -Phil

Dan's smile grew into a grin as he read the message. Hmm. Don't think I know anyone with that description. But I can ask around if you'd like... -Dan

Phil's little "game" ended by the next one. Alright. I give up. Dan Howell, will you please provide me with company today as I run many meaningless errands that will be way more fun if you tag along? -Phil

Although Dan had been sure it was impossible, his grin grew even wider. He was sure his face was going to explode from the sheer amount of joy he was experiencing. Over a guy. Suddenly, Dan felt like he understood teenage girls more than he ever had before.

Should I take that as a compliment? -Dan

He honestly didn't know how he'd kept himself from just screaming YES! at this point.

I didn't get an answer. -Phil

Dan finally gave in and typed what he'd been wanting to since the conversation had started twenty minutes ago. Where should we meet? -Dan


A/N: So... some Phan action next chapter obviously... you take that statement whatever way your precious little heart desires.

Okay, this may seem random, but do any of you have tumblrs? When I'm not on here reading/writing fanfictions, I'm probably there. So I thought, you know... maybe I could follow you on there? And you could leave suggestions/comments for this story in our ask box? (Yes, OUR. Me and my friend, Glee52 on here, share it. It's a Phan blog!) So... leave me your URL and I'll follow you!

(Our URL is phanphoreverandever. It just occured to me that you might need to know that...)

REVIEW RESPONSES:

Glee52: We already have a ship name now. :) Meow. (I hope you don't mind the tumblr thing, cupcake.)

AidaMae: Aww, thanksss! And of course I get it! Adanzing. Beautiful.

I'mjustmissingthesun: Aw! Phan-filled goo? That sounds surprisingly intriguing... Ignore me. :

143denimmermaid: YES! I DO SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE! I do that all the time to my friend. Lol XD Your wish is my command. :) (Sorry if that sounded creepy...)

NeverlandNat: SO SWEET! :)

justwanderingalong: Thanks, sweetie! Avoiding smut up until this part has been PRETTY hard... but I think I'll manage. THIS BRINGS UP SOMETHING ELSE I NEED TO ASK EVERYONE! I'll put it at the end...

InuNeko245: AW! What are the other half of your hopes and dreams? Maybe I can fulfil those too! You fangirled HARD? Over THIS? You are AMAZING. :D

justvictoriaa: How could I NOT let Chris be sassy? :)

Valkyrie Legend: But the good thing is you NEARLY did. XD I think we all need to act a little like Chris every once in a while... Don't feel too bad! I've begun to laugh like a drunk chipmunk now. We can have weird laughs together. :D

nonsensical .lolo: *is in love with you for reviewing* ;D

TheAdelaide9: Pft, being normal is no fun. You calling me a perv? BECAUSE I AM TOTALLY 100 PERCENT A COMPLETE PERV! Again, it's fun. OH MY GOD DRAKE AND JOSH REFERENCE YOU HAVE JUST MADE ME INEXPLICABLY HAPPY! I miss that show SO much... :)

CrazyxChaotic: Everyone keeps saying "NOW KISS" and I'm just like... not yet... don't kill me... ARE YOU CRAZY!? Don't SLEEPWALK WITH A KNIFE TO WHEREVER I LIVE! You could hurt yourself on the way! Just leave a bomb on my doorstep if you want to do this the SAFE way... ;)

Fred and George Forever: He IS?! And I thought Dan was a monster! :D

notweirdgifted: IT IS DEFINITELY GOOD ENOUGH! :D

athleanaprime21: Well, maybe your friend just isn't the same kind of cool as you are. :) But I'm sure he or she is still fabulous. XD I can't just let them kiss! Where's the fun? Second person I've rendered speechless! I feel accomplished. :D

hiilikecheese: Thanks! Everyone seems to like Chris... :)

queensASs: I'm pretty sure I understand... I take it that's a compliment? Lol XD

sea-wren-dip-a-tea: NEVER GIVE UP ON THIS SHIP! I'm sorry for making you cry! Was it at least worth it? :)

Rose235b: YES! STARKID WORD! YYYEEESSS! I HAD to put in at least a little interaction... or I bet you guys WOULD have killed me. WE ARE. WE ARE HEADED IN A GOOD DIRECTION.

Sasaphrinascream: You have no idea how hard it is for me not to just let them suck each other's faces off. Yep. Typical sentence there. :D

Guest: Thanks for the advice! I WILL NEVER STOP THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORY WITH SO MANY FAITHFUL READERS! That's just inhumane! Another one addicted? :) YES!

Rocketship Raven: I DON'T KNOW! I've already established that if I meet Phil or Dan or PREFERABLY BOTH, I'm going to comliment their faces, and then perhaps try to sneak in a glabella-stroke. You woke up early to review?! COMMITMENT! AND YOU WENT TO SCHOOL WITH THE PHEELS! How do you DO this?! ;D

Rose: I guess I don't... Oh. And a death glare. Well. Just kidding! :)

Guest: OF COURSE I HAVE TO UPDATE WHEN YOU START SOBBING! :D

KiwiBird16: Like I COULD say anything but yes! :D

Ashlynisnotonfire: THAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING... MICROWAVE. YES. When I had English last semester, we were going over onomatopeias and I just kept thinking MIC-RO-WAVE! Yeah, random sidenote... oh well. :D

ThatOneOverTheTopPhanGirl: OF COURSE I GET THE PUN! I often have a random Super Amazing Project marathon... Yes, that WAS pretty funny. WHO TOLD YOU CHRIS WAS PREDICTING FUTURE CHAPTERS? CRAP! I was hoping no one would find out... ;D

Welp... guess that's it for now. Sorry for the late update, I'm an awful person, *insert promise to do better next time but I try and fail on a monumental level*

I LOVE YOU!

-Kristen