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Phil's pov

I went upstairs, not even bothering to make sure the children wouldn't do something stupid, I don't think they're that kind of children. Instead, I went straight to Dan's room and went in without knocking.

And here he was. My best friend was lying on his bed, his face pressed into one of the pillows.

"Dan, what are you even doing ?!" I whisper-yelled.

We had agreed that even though he didn't want to go pick up the kids with me for whatever reason, he would be waiting for us in the living room. And when we arrived, he wasn't there, and even when I called him he didn't want to come downstairs and at least say hi to his children !

So yeah, I was kind of pissed. Very pissed.

Thank god I didn't let anything show when Kaila and Alex were around me, this was definitely not a way to be welcomed in your new home.

"Leave me alone" Groaned Dan.

"Oh no. Not before you go with me."

I hoped I was right, because if I wasn't then this idea was a stupid one, but I think that Kay and Lex believe that I'm the only one who wants them.

I grabbed Dan's hand and pulled him out of his bedroom with me, shushing him when he opened his mouth to protest.

We silently made our way to Alex's room, where we could hear their soft young voices through the door.

"Maybe he was just busy with something." Said Kaila.

I decided to watch Dan's reaction.

"Do you think only Phil likes us ?" Wondered the boy.

Dan looked like he had just been punched in the guts.

There was a long silence and Dan pulled on my hand, he wanted to go back to his room. But I would not let him, not yet. He needed to understand that what he had just done was not a okay thing to do.

"Kay ?"

"Lex ?"

I almost smiled. I liked the nicknames they gave each other. Simple and sweet. I wondered if I was allowed to call them that too.

"Does Dan like us ?"

"I don't know."

Dan's eyes were open wide, and he made a move as if he wanted to go inside and tell them it wasn't true, but instead he pulled on my hand again, silently begging me to let him go back to his room.

This time, I let him, but I followed behind him closely. This conversation was far from over.

As soon as he reached his room, Dan went to his bed and laid down, face in his pillow, in the same position I found him earlier.

"Dan. What's wrong ?" I asked sternly.

Dan flinched at my tone. Ok something was very wrong. I sat next to him on his bed and put a hand on his back.

"Dan, please tell me what's wrong." I was worried now, and Dan must have heard it in my voice because this time he turned around and looked me in the eye.

"I'm scared, okay ? I am so, so scared."

"Why are you so afraid ?" I questioned gently.

Dan closed his eyes for a few seconds, and I began to think that he would not answer me.

"I'mafraidthey'renotgoingtolikeme."

Oh. So that was why. But...

"What an idiot you are Daniel Howell." I let out very seriously before chuckling. "Of course they're going to like you, you stupid bear !"

Dan smiled shyly, looking away.

"Yeah."

"You don't sound convinced."

"I'm not good with, with kids."

"I'm sure you are, stop it, it's your anxiety talking."

Dan nodded, blushing a little and avoiding to look me in the eye.

He wasn't believing me.

As I openned my mouth to insist, I realized that he would not believe me, no matter how many times I told him. He had to discover how right Phillip Lester always is by himself.

"Ok, I'm gonna go now, and you are going to go talk to at least one of the kids. I don't care if you just ask them about the cookies we made, or what their favorite color is, you're going to start a conversation."

"And what if I don't ?" Mumbled Dan like a petulant child.

Oh my god, there wasn't two but three kids in this house.

"Well then I'll tell the kids they're allowed in your room whenever they want."

I pinched Dan's cheek and went to my room, smirking to myself as I heard the protests coming from Dan's room.

Maybe four, actually.

Kaila's pov

I woke up to the sound of my door opening. The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was the door closing again. What the fuck ? Who was it ? Did Alex need me but didn't want to wake me up ?

That last thought made me wake up and go to the door instantly.

I was completely close so I just pushed it open and looked in the corridor.

Dan was standing in the middle of it, he looked lost, and... Kinda scared ? But soon all those emotions totally disappeared from his face, and his facial expression became unreadable, making me doubt the emotions I saw on it only a second ago.

"Hi..?" I said in a small voice. He didn't look very pleased to see me.

"Hey." He replied.

"I, hm... Did you want something ?" I'm pretty sure he is the one who opened my door.

Oh my god this was so awkward.

"I was just wondering if you liked the cookies." His voice wasn't betraying any of what he was feeling, and it made anxiety rise inside my chest.

"I liked them a lot" I tried to smile but it was forced and I was sure the youtuber could tell.

"Okay, I'm gonna go now, I have stuff to do."

And just like that, Dan was gone, leaving me with a painful fear in my stomach.

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