It's been about an hour since Dan and Phil have been at Phil's house. They haven't really said much to each other. Phil had been doing his research on his laptop at his desk while Dan was lying on Phil's bed and was looking through the books. Dan was quite bored but he wasn't complaining. This was something that Dan could actually deal with.
Phil finally glanced over at Dan and sighed slightly when he saw him. He could tell that Dan was bored and he felt kind of bad for him. "You don't have to be here you now." Phil said.
Dan finally looked up at him. "What do you mean?" Dan asked.
Phil raised his eyebrows. "I can tell that you're bored," Phil said.
Dan slowly pushed himself up. "I'm not bored," he said nervously.
Phil chuckled. "I don't mind doing this by myself. I can just put your name on it and we'll…"
Dan quickly shook his head. "Phil, no!" He said, cutting him off. "I don't want to be one of those people," He told him. "Plus, it's my first day and I kind of need to do this. I have to catch up because I have no idea what's happening in class right now." He said.
Phil raised his eyebrows as he stared at him. He shrugged his shoulders. "Well, okay then. If you say so," He said. He turned back around and went back to what he was doing.
Dan frowned. He went to say something but then he quickly shut his mouth.
Two hours later and Dan was finally leaving to go home.
Part of him was glad to be going home but the other part was a little sad as he didn't really spend much time talking to Phil or getting to know him. He hoped this wouldn't be the last time they would hang out with each otherbecause he really did want to get to know Phil a little better. Phil seemed like a nice person. Dan knew if he spent enough time with him then he would be able to get to know him… only if Phil gave him a chance.
"See you tomorrow," Phil said as he watched Dan walk out of the house.
Dan looked over at him and he smiled slightly. "Yeah. Bye!" He called. He walked out of the house and shut the door. He took a deep breath. "Oh my God. That was so awkward." He mumbled. Dan walked off the porch and then he started making his way towards his house.
Luckily, his house was only 10 minutes away so he wouldn't have to walk very far.
Dan sighed as he walked up to his house and then made his way inside. Dan's family wasn't very rich but they weren't poor either so he was happy with how his life was. "Mum! I'm home from school!" Dan yelled as he walked into the house. Dan walked into the kitchen. He looked over and blinked a few times when he saw a note on the table. Dan walked over to it.
Dan, I'm out with friends and will be gone tonight. Here's money for food. Love you! Xx
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Dan asked with shock as he threw the note down. "Even my own mother has more friends than I do!" He yelled angrily.
Dan only lived with his mom as his dad left them when he was about three years old. Dan didn't remember much of his dad but all he knew was that his dad treated his mom awfully so he was glad that he didn't remember much. He could care less about his father.
Dan sighed and walked out of the kitchen. He made his way towards his bedroom. Once he was there, he climbed onto his bed and lay down on his stomach. Dan buried his face into his pillow.
"Ugh!" Dan groaned. He wasn't looking forward to school tomorrow.
It was the next morning and Dan was just leaving his house to go to school. The school was only about 10 minutes away from his house so he decided that he would just walk there to save his mom some trouble. Dan would much rather walk than ride the bus as well.
Dan hadn't been walking for that long now. But while he was walking, a car then pulled up next to him. Dan blinked a few times and nervously looked over at the car. The window was rolled down. Dan sighed in relief when he saw that it was just PJ.
PJ looked up at him and gave him a smile. "Hey. Do you want a ride to school?" PJ asked. Dan stared at him. "I saw you walking alone and thought I'd ask…" PJ added.
"R-Really?" Dan asked, a little shocked. "I… I don't want to be a bother to you or anything…"
"Oh, come on. You're not being a bother to anyone." PJ said, cutting him off.
Dan smiled slightly. "Okay then," he walked over to the car and then he got in.
"I have to pick up Chris on the way though," PJ told Dan.
Dan looked up at him and nodded. "That's fine with me," he said.
"It shouldn't take too long…" PJ said. He smiled.
PJ had finally gotten to Chris's house. PJ looked up and smiled as he watched Chris walk over to the car. Dan bit his lip as he looked up. Chris got into the car. He looked over at PJ.
"Hey." PJ said. Chris reached over and gave him a kiss.
"Hey." Chris replied. He went to kiss PJ again but PJ quickly stopped him.
"Chris," PJ whispered. Chris glanced over and immediately pulled away when he saw Dan.
"Shit, sorry. I didn't know he was there," Chris whispered.
PJ chuckled and shook his head. "Let's just go to school," he said.
Chris sighed. "I'd rather not but okay," he said.
PJ rolled his eyes playfully. "It's not like we have a choice, now do we?"
It took another 10 minutes for PJ to get them to school.
"Thanks for bringing me here." Dan said as they got out of the car.
"No need to thank me, glad I could help," PJ replied.
Dan bit his lip slightly as he watched Chris and PJ interact with each other. He was a bit jealous of their relationship. They seemed like the perfect couple. Chris wrapped his arm around PJ's waist and they walked into the school. Dan sighed and then he also walked into the school. Dan went to continue walking but he immediately stopped when he ran into someone.
"I-I'm sorry! I didn't... I didn't see you there!" Dan said quickly. He looked up to see a boy glaring at him. Dan's eyes went wide with shock when he saw the look on his face.
"Obviously not. Watch where you're going next time, twat."
Dan quickly nodded, but was too afraid to say anything to him.
"Hey, be easy on him, Jack..." Dan looked over and blinked a few times when he saw Phil walk over to him. "He's new." Phil said as he walked over to them. Phil walked next to Dan.
The boy 'Jack' looked back at Dan. "Ah, so you're the new kid," Jack said.
Dan slowly nodded but still didn't say anything to him.
"What's your name?" Jack asked, crossing his arms against his chest.
"D-Dan Howell." Dan replied nervously. He bit his lip as he looked up at Jack.
"I'm going to remember you, Dan Howell. Watch out," Jack warned as he gave Dan a death glare and then he walked away without saying another word.
Dan sighed in relief. "Thank you for stepping in. You pretty much saved me," he said as he looked up at Phil. "Who is he?" Dan asked curiously.
Phil raised his eyebrows. "Oh… his name is Jack Howard. He's one of the most popular kids in school. He's on the football team and everything," Phil explained. He rolled his eyes. "You really don't want to mess with him or get on your bad side because he will probably personally murder you himself." He added. Dan nodded. Although now he was a little bit terrified that he had now encountered this 'Jack Howard' and he hoped that he wouldn't encounter him again.
"So, how did you become his friend then?" He asked.
"I know Chris and PJ," Phil said. He shrugged his shoulders and then he walked off.
Dan sighed. "Way to bloody go Dan." He mumbled. He continued walking again. Dan stopped by his locker to grab some of his books before he made his way towards his first period class. He quickly glanced around. Now that he knew who Jack Howard was, he knew that he needed to keep away from him the best he could. Dan sighed in relief when he didn't see Jack anywhere in the classroom. He walked over to his seat and he quietly sat down. Dan sat there for a few seconds. He looked up and bit his lip when he saw Phil walk.
Phil also looked up and sighed when he saw Dan. He walked over to the seat next and sat down.
"Why is it that I have a feeling that we're going to be seeing a lot of each other?" Phil asked.
"You don't sound too happy about that?" Dan asked.
Phil raised his eyebrows as he looked over at him. "I'm not sure if I am happy about it or not yet," Phil replied. "Guess we'll find out and see."
Dan smiled. He blushed and then he looked away from him.
"Hey." Dan looked up and saw that PJ was just sitting down next to Phil.
Phil smiled as he looked at PJ. "Hey." He said. Dan frowned as he watched them.
"Did we have any homework last night?" PJ asked Phil.
"Busy with Chris again?" Phil asked.
PJ blushed. "Shut up. Don't be jealous because you don't have a boyfriend," he said.
Phil laughed at him. "I don't need a boyfriend. Thank you very much," he said.
Dan bit his lip as he watched them, remaining silent.
"No, we didn't have any homework. You're lucky. You know how the teacher gets when someone forgets to do their homework." Phil added.
PJ stuck his tongue out at him. "But yeah, you are right about that." He agreed.
Dan sighed in relief as he walked out of school. It was finally the end of the school day after a long day. Dan was tired and he didn't want to be at school and he just wanted to go home. Dan started walking away from the school but he immediately stopped when somebody called his name. Dan turned around and sighed in relief when he saw it was only Phil.
"Worried I was Jack Howard?" Phil asked as he walked up to Dan.
Dan smiled slightly. "Something like that," he mumbled. He looked at Phil again.
Phil smiled. "Well, are you doing anything tonight?" He asked.
"Not that I know of. I don't have any friends so I just sit in my bedroom playing video games and browsing on the internet 'cos I have a boring life," Dan said. He shook his head. "Why do you ask?" Dan asked curiously as he looked up at Phil again.
"I was wondering if you wanted to hang out with me and PJ later. Chris is busy tonight so PJ is hanging out with me and we figured we'd ask if you wanted to tag along," Phil explained.
Dan stared at him with shock. He wanted to believe that this was actually happening but it almost seemed too good to be true. Someone wanted to hang out with him?
"You want to hang out with me? " Dan asked.
Phil nodded. "Yeah, you seem like a cool guy and everything..."
"I-I'm actually a little shocked," Dan admitted. He blinked a few times.
"Why are you so shocked?" Phil asked curiously. Dan sighed.
"Well… be-because… nobody cares about the new kid! I… I don't know. I don't know what I'm going on about. Don't listen to me. I'm just making myself look like an idiot," Dan mumbled.
Phil raised his eyebrows as he watched Dan. "So, is that a yes or a no?" He asked.
Dan bit his lip as he thought for a few seconds to himself. "Alright. I suppose I can hang out. But… I can't stay out too late though. Mum doesn't like it when I stay out late on school nights. She doesn't trust me that much," Dan said. He rolled his eyes.
"Don't worry. We'll probably just stay out for a few hours or something like that." Phil said.
"Okay, well, sounds good to me," Dan said. Dan smiled as he looked at Phil. "So, are we going now or…?" Phil laughed. He reached over and grabbed Dan and led the way off. Dan kept a smile on his face as he followed Phil. He couldn't be more happier about this situation.
Maybe he would actually be able to get to know Phil. Maybe this could be his chance to make an actual friend or two. Dan just hoped that he wouldn't say anything or do anything to blow his chance. He knew that's what would most likely happen. It usually does.