Chapter 6 – Manchester

I left my home running, with a bag on my back, towards the train station. As always, I was late. Why do I have to waste time in stupid things like checking my hair in the mirror one hundred times? Probably is because I want to look good when I see Phil for the first time.

My train departs at 10:40 in the morning and it is almost half past ten. I really don't want to miss this train.

Luckily I arrived at the train station two minutes earlier before the departure, but completely out of breath with the entire running. I entered the train and search for an empty seat near the window, since it was a three-hour journey I would like to enjoy the outside view. I found one on the last coach and fortunately it wasn't booked. I sat down and took out my headphones, ready to listen to some music. Eventually I got sleepy and fell asleep, because last night I was only able to sleep four or less with all the excitement.

When I woke up again there were only twenty minutes to reach Manchester. I quickly sent a message to Phil, informing him that my train was about to arrive. We agreed last night that Phil would pick me up, that's why I needed to tell him where I was.

Every minute that passed I grew more and more nervous. It was about to happen. Me and Phil were finally meeting.

As the train stopped I remained sited until most of the people leave. I had to calm myself; I really didn't want to start acting like a fangirl near Phil.

When I felt finally capable of walking I went to the exit and looked everywhere in search of Phil. I couldn't find him anywhere; I was beginning to think that he forgot about me. That's when I feel a hand on my shoulder, gently turning me around. That hand belonged to Phil, looking happily at me.

"Phil!" I exclaimed, unable to contain my enthusiasm.

"Hey Dan" He smiled even more "Nice to finally meet you!"

I could tell that he was nervous too. His hands were slightly shaking and his cheeks were getting red.

"It's funny I always imagined you being taller than me" I said, noticing that.

"Well, what can I say? That's the thing about cameras, they never show the real you"

We kept talking while heading for the nearest exit. There we caught a bus that dropped us off near Phil's home.

As we entered the house, Phil's mum was waiting there to welcome us. I introduced myself and then she showed me the house and the guests' room where I was staying. I have to admit, I was somewhat disappointed for not staying in the same room as Phil, but well, I guess it's better than not being here at all.

"So what do you want to do Dan?" Phil asked me.

"I don't know… Do you have something in mind?"

"Hmm… Do you want to play Sonic?"

"Yeah sure, why not?" I said smiling.

I was expecting to be worst in this game than Phil, but for my amazement I turned out to be pretty good. I noticed that Phil was impressed too with my 'mad' skills, as he said:

"You are really good at this Dan."

"Thanks, I don't know how though, since I don't play Sonic in a long time now."

After two hours of playing videogames, I was getting hungry. Phil asked me if I wanted to go to the city centre to grab some food and for me to get to know the city. I have been to Manchester before, but I didn't actually remember that much, so I agreed.

We caught the same bus as before, and headed to the centre of Manchester. I was feeling really happy for being here, probably the most happy that I felt in a long time. I looked at Phil and he smiled back at me. The next thing I did I can't properly explain why I did it, but I reached for Phil's hand and grabbed it with my own.

I thought he was going to take it, and I felt silly for doing it, but contrary to my beliefs, he squeezed my hand harder. Neither of us said anything, but I could feel his gaze on my face, and I was being too much of a coward to look back at him.

When we arrived at our stop, I let go of his hand and got out of the bus. He followed me in silence, but I could tell he was smiling.

"Do you want to go to Subway?" He asked me, breaking the awkward silence that was starting to be obvious.

"Yeah, sure."

We ordered our food and kept walking through the streets while we were eating and talking. Finally we arrived near the Manchester Eye and sat there finishing our sandwiches at the same time we admired the people walking from one side to the other. When we were done with our food, Phil asked me:

"Hey, do you want to go in there?" He said pointing at the big wheel.

"I would love to" I answered smiling nervously.

I can't believe I just said that. I was about to be locked in a booth, high above the ground with Phil. Just us. Alone.

We went to the queue to buy the tickets. After having them we entered one of the empty booths. Phil sat next to me and we kept silent as the Manchester Eye continued spinning elevating us from the ground.

As the booth was about to reach the top of the wheel, I just couldn't take it anymore. I was shaking everywhere and my mind was full of thousands of thoughts. Even so I gathered the courage and reached with my hand for Phil's face. I slowly turned his face to mine and started to approach him carefully. I was hopping he would do the same, I was really afraid that he didn't feel the same, and things would get weird between us. I didn't want to ruin this new friendship.

Phil started to approach me too and slowly closed his eyes. I did the same and not long after that, our lips touched.

It was a simple kiss in the beginning. Our mouths stayed connected for a while, both of us enjoying the moment. Finally we parted and looked to each other's eyes. Phil was smiling and I could feel myself smiling too.

We reached for each other's lips again, and this time the kiss was more passionate. We were moving synchronized and it felt like the best sensation in the world.

"I'm so glad you are here Dan," said Phil with his forehead against mine.

"Me too" I said smiling.

When the ride was over we interlaced our fingers and walked again through the streets of Manchester.

a/n: And there it is, the first kiss! I hope you liked it, I never wrote fluff before so let's hope it wasn't that bad. Sorry for only updating today, I was travelling like I said before, and only arrived home yesterday. Thanks for reading xx

Mariana