A/N: Got some free time during exams so I wrote for you guys! 3

Chapter 9

It was the last day in August and it was (of course) raining in the good old town of London. I was laying upside down on he couch, my feet straight up in the air, staring at Dan and Phil's television set. Dan was taking yet another one of his god-awfully long showers (at least forty-five minutes long). Phil was in the kitchen making Last day of August cookies as he called them. He began humming what I made out to be Toxic by Britney Spears. I lazily began singing along to the tune as he made his way over to the couch with the cookies.

"Baby can't ya see I'm callin? A guy like yooou should wear a waarniiin'. It's dangeroooous, I'm falliiiiin'." At that presice moment, I slid off the couch headfirst, tumbling over and just laying there.

"Are you okay?"

"Mmph." I mumbled.

Phil grabbed onto my arm, pulling at it. "Eat cookies! I never make cookies!"

Reluctantly, I got up and took a seat by Phil on the couch. He offered me an interestingly decorated cookie and I shoved the whole thing into my mouth.

Eyes wide, he asked, "Everything okay?"

"I'm so tired….and I didn't think I'd ever say this because I'm in freaking London, but there's nothing to doooo."

"If you get this way every time it rains, you're going to have a long year," he chuckled. An idea seemed to cross his face and he jumped up. "Wanna play Guitar Hero?"

"You have Guitar Hero?!" I then thought about what I'd just said, realizing that Dan had mention that he had about ten guitars. "Oh my gosh. Duh. Of course you have Guitar Hero. Yeah, I'd like to."

Phil turned on the game console and grabbed two controllers, handing one to me. I positioned the neck of the guitar in my right hand. Phil looked at me, puzzled. "You left-handed?"

"Mhm. Have been my whole life."

"Hmm. Dan is, too. Cool. So whatcha wanna play."

I pondered this thought and finally came up with an answer. "Something from Origin of Symmetry."

Phil again looked at me, this time in surprise. "You like Muse?"

"Are you kidding? I LOVE Muse! I was so upset when my mom told me I wasn't allowed to go to the Origin of Symmetry concert where they played the entire album."

He smiled widely at that. "I was there."

My jaw dropped. "What?! I'm so jealous right now! Was it beautiful? Was it everything you could've ever asked for?"

He laughed. "It was absolutely amazing! We actually caught some video footage of it if you'd like to check it out later."

I smiled. "Sounds great. But first, I gotta kick your butt at Guitar Hero."

"Plug In Baby!" Phil shouted, laughed at his own joke. I couldn't help but laugh along.

So, Phil totally creamed me, but only because I let him. He looked like he was having so much fun, and in that moment, he was the happiest I'd seen him. So I let him totally blow me out of the water, but not so much that he would suspect anything. After the song was finished and he was declared the winner, he jumped up and down in victory. "I won! I never win! Dan always beats me!"

"Guess you're a better player than I am." I smiled at his child-like celebration.

He settled down a bit, smiling and shaking my hand. "It was a good game, my lady." I blushed at the contact. Wait…..what?

"You guys are playing Guitar Hero without me?" Phil and I turned to see Dan in nothing but a towel, pouting. I couldn't help but laugh at the sight.

"Get dressed and then you can join us, silly." At this, his face brightened up and he hurried down the hall to his room to get dressed.

"Want to have another go before he gets back in here? He dresses even slower than he showers."

I giggled. "Bring it on!"

A/N: I know this was short, but I couldn't get the idea out of my head. I like all my chapters to have meaning, and this one does, but it's mostly a filler chapter. Hope you guys enjoyed it. (: