Dan awoke in his bed. He sat up, confused. That wasn't a dream, was it?
He dressed himself and walked into the kitchen. Phil stood at the counter, laying food onto a platter.
"Morning!" he said cheerily, a grin atop his face. Dan stared at him incredulously, his confusion evident.
Phil noticed his friend's expression.
"You okay?" he asked, concerned. Dan stared at Phil for another second before replying.
"Uh, yeah. Just had a... a bad dream." Phil nodded sympathetically, then gestured toward the platter, which was covered in what appeared to be the entire McDonald's breakfast menu.
"It was going to be brunch in bed," Phil said, watching Dan.
He felt his face turn bright red; he still didn't understand, but he also didn't want to pester Phil anymore. He turned back to Phil, who was rubbing his arm, in clear discomfort.
"I'm gonna go take an aspirin. My arm is killing me." Phil walked towards the bathroom, while Dan took the heaping plate and brought it to the living room. He sat on the couch, setting the food next to him, and grabbed his laptop. Browsing through Tumblr while eating breakfast was slowly becoming a habit for him. He ate his food while trying not to choke with laughter. He quickly spotted a link to a fanfiction, which he promptly clicked on. He read the username, trying to picture the person behind it. They were obviously a Harry Potter fan, he could see, but where was the name Emberdawn come from? He started to read the fanfic, but before he had read the first sentence, he heard a loud noise from the bathroom.
Without thinking, he threw his laptop to the side, and ran towards the sound.
His heart beating ferociously, he opened the bathroom door. His best friend lay on the ground, blood oozing out of a gash on the back of his head, clumping his hair together. Dan noticed a frighteningly large dent in Phil's skull, and blood on the side of the toilet confirmed his suspicions. Dan quickly called 999, and after talking to the operator, knelt down next to Phil.
His eyes were blank; his breathing shallow. Dan looked at him, fear in his eyes. Phil let out one more shuddering gasp, then his breathing faded. Dan felt for a pulse, and as soon as he grabbed his best friend's wrist, he was shoved to the side by paramedics. They hovered over Phil like bees, staring at him.
"Help him!" Dan shouted angrily. They glanced at him, and grimaced.
"We can't," One said.
"He's dead," said another.
"And you've killed him!" They all shouted.
Dan stared at them in disbelief. He, kill Phil?
"Why, I never!" he seethed.
"Sir, you're covered in the victim's blood," They pointed out.
Dan was feeling lightheaded; the stress was getting to him. Dan stood, nearly slipping in the blood. He stared the paramedics straight on the eyes.
"I wouldn't even hurt him. I loved him."
Then he collapsed on the ground, right next to Phil.
What will happen next? Will this actually be Phan? What will happen to Dan? What will happen to Phil? Will Ember actually update on time?Tune in next time to find out!-Ember