Disclaimer: I don't own Dan or Phil. I also don't own any other YouTubers you may see in this story (such as KickThePj [PJ Liguori],crabstickz (Chris Kendall) sparkleofglitter [Louise Pentland], etc.), any real life references you may see, social media (Primarily YouTube, but also Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, etc.), music/song references, as well as artists/bands (such as Muse, MCR, etc.), and whatever you recognize. I am not creative enough to own that stuff :P I do own my OC, Abigail Elizabeth Woods, who I think is creative...?

Wowza, it's been like a month since I updated this story. Sorry about that; I've been writing for the Phandom Big Bang and the Phandom Little Pop. and it's been an eventful couple of days with trying to catch up - mainly for the Phandom Big Bang. (casual spon :P) But I am back, so hopefully I can be a little more consistent with chapters from now on. Thank you for your patience, and enjoy this fluffy chapter!

Chapter 19: The Start of a Journey

After Abi fixes her suitcase and says goodbye to PJ, Chris, and Striker, she joins Dan and Phil outside, where they take a cab to get on their plane. The ride is quiet for the most part, with Phil in the passenger seat and Dan and Abi in the back. Abi squeezes Dan's hand.

"I can't believe you're going to America for your tour," she says. Dan nods.

"It does feel surreal, that's for sure," Dan says, "I was dreaming of having a YouTube career from when I was in high school, and now I'm a internet cult leader with two best friends, a London flat, a dog, a book, and a tour. It makes me want to cry."

"Don't cry, Dan," Phil says from the front, "craft."

Abi groans. "Shut up, Phil; the phandom references don't start until the you get on that stage and start performing in front of the phandom itself."

"I can't believe we have a fan-base!" Dan exclaims. "Abi, hold me before I start bawling."

"Here come the tears of a crisis," Abi mutters. "There, there, little boy. You'll be fine."

"Stop stroking me!" Dan laughs in Abi's shoulder.

"Behave yourself, you two," Phil says with a chuckle, "I don't want you guys to be like that for the whole plane ride, or I think I'll just throw myself off the plane and sky-dive all the way to the United States."

"Where is the first show?" Abi asks. Dan shrugs.

"I think it's at Playlist," Phil answers for him. "Hopefully it won't go terrible, and hopefully people will like it. Oh, and let's not forget if Dan accidentally swears, or if I fall off the stage, and then what if Abi falls onto the stage and gets mobbed by thousands of fangirls -"

"Calm down, Phil," Abi says as the taxi cab stops at the airport. They get off to get their suitcases, and Abi just pats Phil's back. "You guys worked so hard for this; I'm witness to all of that. You and Dan made something absolutely incredible. And even when I watched every show, I just became so proud of how far you guys have come."

Phil blushes. "Thanks, Abi. That means a lot."

Dan fakes a sob, wiping imaginary tears from his eyes. Phil and Abi roll their eyes.

"Do you want to make me cry?" Dan says, dabbing a fake handkerchief at his eye. Phil smirks, and pays the taxi driver, as Abi and Dan unload the trunk, grabbing their suitcases and places it beside them. Abi smiles as she looks at her watch, tucking all their information for the security under her arm.

"So we have three hours until our flight, which will probably be spent going through airplane security," Abi says. "Hurry up, you guys!"

Dan groans. "I hate airplane security!"

Phil shrugs. "Suck it up, buttercup."

"Did you just call Dan buttercup?" Abi asks incredulously, thanking the taxi driver and watching the guy speed off. Phil looks at Dan, and then at Abi, and blushes furiously. Dan laughs, and Abi rolls her eyes as she counts her luggage.

"Alright, we got my suitcase, Dan's suitcase, and Phil has his suitcase - "

"No I don't." Phil interrupts. Abi frowns.

"What do you mean you don't have your suitcase?" Abi asks. "I thought you unloaded it after paying the taxi driver?"

Phil shakes his head. "I thought you unloaded my suitcase after paying the the taxi driver? I was busy trying to figure out how much I tip the guy after nearly sending us flying off the road and stopping for a bathroom break in a bush?"

Dan looks at the credit card in Phil's hand and snatches it out of his palm.

"Dude, is this my credit card?" he asks. Phil just takes it back with a shrug.

"I forgot mine at home! It wasn't like I was going to use it anyway."

"So wait," Abi says slowly, "if you don't have your suitcase, and we don't have your suitcase..."

"Where is your suitcase?"

A loud honk from the taxi driver snaps them out of their thoughts, the man honking at the slow cars as he exited the airport drop-off zone. They all exchange nervous looks and Phil takes off running, Abi alongside him, as Dan drags his and Abi's suitcases.

"Wait up, taxi man!" Phil yells, his voice drowning out in the traffic. "You have my suitcase!"

"I can't believe that guy made us tip him twenty pounds!" Phil says, huffing as the three enter the airport. "Like, I forgot my suitcase! I don't have to tip you just because you almost crashed into a car! You're just a bad driver! Besides, it wasn't like he was running along the road trying to get his attention."

"Give it a rest, Phil," Dan says, shaking his head as he collapsed on a seat. "Jesus Christ, I think my lungs are going to dribble out of my body!"

"I've never run so much in my life!" Abi pants, pulling Dan up. "But that doesn't mean we have to stop! We wasted fifteen minutes trying to catch that crazy bastard; you guys can tweet about it on the way to our final destination."

Dan sighs, giving in, and they dragged their suitcases all the way to the check-in, and then to airport security.

"I hate airport security," Dan mutters as Abi hands out their respective passports. "It always makes me feel uneasy. I know I am completely innocent, but what if I don't come off as innocent? What if I make a stupid joke like in that one deleted scene in Friends when Chandler joked about bombs? I am a Chandler, Abi! I am a Chandler!"

"But you're as annoying as Janice," Phil mutters, and Dan just smacks Phil in the arm as the wait in line.

They pass off conversation before they finally go into the security check.

Abi and Phil pass just fine, but then when it got to Dan, things got a little bit rough.

As he walked threw the full body security check, the signed beeped red. Dan looked horrified.

"Wait, what -"

To Abi and Phil's shock, three policemen pulled Dan aside and started scanning his body. Phil snickers, but Abi elbows him.

"What could he have been hiding?" Phil asks Abi quietly.

A policeman pulls out something silver, and Dan winces visibly. Abi frowns.

"Whatever that is, apparently," she mutters.

"Sir, what is this?" a security guard asks. Abi watches as Dan's face goes red.

"T-That's...a charm bracelet." he murmurs quietly.

"Why didn't you take it out before going through the security check?"

"I forgot that it was there, sir, and I...I was trying to hide it." Dan answers. Abi raises an eyebrow, and Phil bites his lip nervously, exchanging a small glance with Dan. Abi looks at Phil and frowns, turning towards him.

"Did you know about this, Phil?" Abi asks. Phil blushes.

"I may have something to do with this," he answers.

"Why were you trying to hide a charm bracelet? Is there something embedded inside it?" another guard growls.

Dan shakes his head. "N-No! I...It's for somebody. I didn't want to put it in my bag because I knew it'd lose it, so...so I put it in my pocket. But I totally forgot it was there, I swear, I wasn't trying to do any harm -"

"Why can't he stop talking?" Abi mutters, shaking her head. Phil just smiles.

"Who's it for?" the third guard asks.

Dan snatches it back. "None of your business!"

Abi nearly face-palms. Phil sighs. The three guards look at Dan, and his moment of bravery is over

"My friend over there," Dan mumbles, pointing towards Abi.

Abi frowns, and Phil hides a smile behind his passport.

"You got me a charm bracelet?" she asks. "What for?"

Dan looks at Abi and hands it to her.

"Well, before the whole car thing, and our big outburst, and before I knew you were still going to live with us, I wanted to get you a going-away present, to show that there were no hard feelings and everything. So I bought you this so you wouldn't forget us. Since that never happened, I figured I could give it to you to thank you for your decision and stuff."

Abi takes the charm bracelet slowly and examines it. There were three hearts - one gold, one bronze, and one silver - with cat whiskers engraved in each of them. Abi smiles, hugging Dan tightly as some people around them cooed and awed.

"Dan, this is beautiful. Thank you so much!" she gushes.

"So you don't have any bombs?" the third guard asks. Dan chuckles, facing the three.

"You don't have to worry about me, sir; I take my bombs very seriously," Dan jokes nervously, to be met with stares from everyone. Dan looks at Abi, and then at a snickering Phil, and then just blushes, saying "I didn't say it; Chandler did," and taking his suitcase and rolling it out.

"I pulled a Chandler," he mutters as they make their way to the boarding area. "I told you I'd pull a Chandler!"

"That's exactly what he said too..." Phil says with a smirk as they sit down.

"I have a feeling we all need coffee," Abi says, glancing at a local Starbucks. "Caramel macchiatos all around?"

Dan and Phil nod, and as Abi leaves, two Twitter notifications pop up from her screen.

Phil Lester; AmazingPhil
8:09 AM

I forgot my suitcase in a taxi and had to pay twenty pounds as a tip for pestering him about it :/

Dan Howell; danisnotonfire
8:12 AM

i pulled a chandler at the airport security and nearly got arrested. why do i always make it so much harder for myself?

Abi chuckles, pocketing her phone and ordering their coffees with a small smile.

After waiting for an hour, they finally get on the plane. They show their boarding tickets to the flight attendant and make their way to their seats, which were three seats at the edge of the middle row. They put their suitcases in the overhead compartment, and when they finally settle down, Abi puts on the charm bracelet.

"What a piece of eye candy, am I right?" Dan smirks as he pulls his earbuds out of his pocket and plugging it into his phone.

"Don't get full of yourself, Dan," she smirks. "It is quite beautiful though. And it's sweet you were going to give me a going away present. Maybe I should've went away to see what you would've said when you gave it to me."

Dan blushes. "I would've not been able to."

Abi looks at Dan with a small smile, and the two share a silent moment of just looking into each other's eyes.

A loud 'thump!' snaps them out of their daze, and Phil sits beside Dan with a smile. Abi turns to look at Phil with a look of disbelief, and Dan just rolls his eyes. Phil, oblivious to this all, beams at them with a grin.

"So everything's good? You guys have everything and what not? Can I pull up my Muse album with no disturbances?" Phil asks.

Abi sneaks another smile at Dan, who is busy choosing a song on his phone.

"Yeah," Abi says, "we're good."

The flight remained uneventful, and they finally get off the plane at the late hours of night. They had booked a hotel for the night, and pretty much passed out the rest of the night.

When morning came about, they woke up bright and early to meet Martyn and Cornelia at their tour bus. They packed up, checked out, and went outside to see it. They all stopped and Abi covered her mouth in shock.

The tour bus stood in front of them, with Martyn and Cornelia waving at them at the front. They drag their suitcases to them and exchange hugs.

"Man, this looks great!" Abi says in amazement. "I can't believe you guys actually have a tour bus!"

"I can't believe you actually have a tour," Martyn smirks, rubbing Phil's shoulder. "It was like it was only yesterday when you were filming videos in your room with a black and white camera and boring everyone about your English tests."

Phil rolls his eyes, and Dan claps his hands.

"Alright then! Let's see what this place is made of!"

"I hope it isn't too small," Dan says as he hauls the suitcases into the storage compartment on the side of the bus. "As pretty tall people, I don't want to be bumping my head on all of the light fixtures and what not..."

Abi looks at Dan, and he just shrugs.

"I mean, I am very thankful," he says hastily. "Thanks so much, Martyn and Cornelia."

"Better," Abi says with a smile. "Now get on the bus and put this bag in our room."

She tosses him a backpack, and he manages to catch it by the strap. He rolls his eyes, saying, "Whatever, mom," and walking up the stairs into the bus before Abi could protest. Cornelia crosses her arms.

"Mom? More like wife," she says with a sly grin. "You guys tie the not yet?"

Abi scoffs. She disappears into the tour bus, and Martyn and Cornelia climb into the front seats.

"Well, get ready quickly, guys!" Martyn calls from the top. "Next stop, Playlist Live!"

Playlist Live was filled with dozens of people for the first performance of TATINOF. When Dan and Phil went on stage, the crowd screamed. Abi watches from backstage, grinning at every single moment. Along with Dan and Phil, she practically memorized the whole thing, so she was enjoying every little improvisation that the boys came up with.

The show went on without many interruptions - aside from when Phil fell off the stage, but that wasn't a surprise to anyone, and Phil laughed it off when it was done - and when the show was done, everyone was on their feet.

Dan and Phil jog backstage, and Abi greets them with open arms.

"Great show, guys!" Abi says, squeezing them tightly. Dan smirks.

"Guys? Who let a phangirl backstage?" he calls out, to which Abi just nudges him.

"I can't believe I fell offstage!" Phil says when they get pull out of the hug. "That must've been the most humiliating moment of my entire lifetime! And I could've seriously hurt someone down there...or myself!"

Dan pats Phil's back. "Don't worry, Phil; they probably thought it was part of the show."

"Thanks, Dan," Phil says sarcastically.

"Do you guys have any meetups or other shows?" Abi asks. "I kind of want to take you guys out for dinner. You know, just as a 'congrats on TATINOF's first show' and stuff. We can go to a sushi place I saw on the way here."

Phil shakes his head. "I can't. I have to on a panel at 6, and then have to help Martyn book hotel rooms for when we're on the road. Plus, I want to edit a video, so my night is pretty much packed with chores."

"Since when is helping your brother and pleasing your fans are considered 'chores'?" Abi says with a smirk.

"You don't know the pressure of being AmazingPhil," Phil retorts, to which Abi sticks out her tongue.

"Well Phil made a big effort of coming up with excuses to not go with me," Abi says, before turning to look at Dan. "You aren't busy, are you, Dan? I mean, if you don't want to go, that's fine, but if you want to go -"

"That'd be great." Dan finishes the sentence for her. Phil squeals.

"It's a date!" he says, clapping and jumping up and down. Abi rolls her eyes.

"Come on, Dan; I think I can convince Drake the security guard to lend us his car."

They go to a sushi place about fifteen minutes away from Playlist, and to their relief, it's mostly empty. They get a booth near a window, and order. When the waitress leaves, Dan looks at Abi with a small smile.

"This is a nice place," he says, breaking the ice. Abi nods, self-consciously fixing her hair.

"This isn't too weird for you, is it?" Abi asks quietly. "If you don't feel comfortable, I can just ask for take-out. I don't want to seem like I'm leading you on or anything; especially since what I said before still stands."

Dan looks at Abi, and she blushes, adding, "And I mean that in the nicest way possible."

Dan chuckles. "It's fine, Abi. I actually think this is what we needed."

Abi smiles, and they continue to talk for a while. Abi asks Dan questions about their show earlier, and he animatedly talks about the experience of performing live and the anxiety he was feeling before the show that cleared out when all the fans were cheering them on.

When their order comes, Abi raises her glass towards Dan.

"To TATINOF?" Abi asks, proposing a toast. Dan clinks her glass with his own.

"To us being just fine," Dan says, and Abi blushes behind her drink.

After their meal, Abi excuses herself to the washroom. As she washes her hands, her phone buzzes. She pulls it out of her pocket, she realizes it's yet another tweet from Dan. She reads it with curiosity bubbling inside of her.

Dan Howell; danisnotonfire
9:47 PM

i hate how my mind works sometimes; i'm fine with someone's opinion and respect their decisions, and before you know it, i want to pull them into a tight hug and never let them go.

Phil's fast asleep when Abi and Dan sneak back onto the tour bus, giggling about the weird fish guy at the restaurant.

They go to their room and Dan wipes a tear from his eye.

"What the hell was up with that man?" Dan laughs. "I mean, who orders five different kinds of fish platters, then say that he was allergic to fish, and then sets them free in the aquarium? What a lunatic."

"I don't know what he was expecting when they kicked him out," Abi replies, "He seemed so surprised for getting kicked out by people claiming he was 'being inappropriate and destructive in the restaurant."

Dan nods, taking off his shirt without warning. Abi turns around from when she takes off her sweater and her eyes widen.

Dan's chest is the first thing she sees, along with that purple-ish scar that lined his stomach. She gulps, and Dan realizes that Abi is staring. He blushes, and uses his t-shirt to cover his chest in embarrassment.

"Sorry," he murmurs. "I'm so used to sleeping shirtless that I forgot that a very nice girl is sleeping right beside me, and I wish I would stop talking."

Abi shakily laughs. "It's fine, Dan. As long as you aren't sleeping naked, I'm fine."

Dan shakes his head as he climbs into bed.

"Man, it was so much more easier with Phil. He'd let me strip to the boxers."

Abi's eyes widen. Dan rolls his eyes, punching her arm softly.

"Kidding, obviously."

"Whatever; you know I don't mind if you guys do whatever it is you do."

"Shut up!" Dan says, and Abi rolls her eyes as she climbs into the bed beside Dan.

"Do you mind if I sleep naked?"

Dan looks shell-shocked. Abi laughs.

"Kidding, obviously."

Dan huffs at Abi's joke, and reaches over to turn off the lamp beside him. Enveloped in darkness, he can't help himself but to snuggle beside Abi. A bit shocked at first, Abi tries to shake him off, but then feels Dan's breath against her neck.

"G'night, Abi," he murmurs sleepily into her neck.

Abi smiles softly, wrapping her arm around Dan's chest, trying not to freak out.

"Good night, Dan," Abi whispers. "Good night."

Abi closes her eyes, listening to Dan's breathing.

'How the hell am I going to survive three months?' Abi thinks to herself later in the night, when she realizes an hour has past, and she's tugging Dan's arm a bit tighter than a normal friend would.

(what a fluffy and boring chapter for someone who hasn't updated in a month :P)

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