Staring Competition ~ Phan AU

IX

Phil's PoV

Okay. I admit it. I like Dan. He can be cold and isolated, but when he is happy and you get on his good side, his smile can brighten a room, his eyes can pierce your heart and you will never, ever, feel the same. So when we heard that bang, my heart broke.

Jamie and I hopped into the car and if I had closed my door sooner then we would have never been there.

"Hurry! My curfew is soon!" Jamie whined.

"Hang on! My shoelace got caught!" I tried to pry it out of the wedge in the door. When I finally got it out and closed the door, Jamie started the car. We almost left but we heard a, muffled yet incredibly distinct, bang. Jamie looked over and I followed her eyes.

Dan collapsed. His arm was gushing blood. The window was shattered. Some guy came and grabbed Dan. A voice called his name. I opened the door and followed the man. I snuck up and kicked him in between the legs and he dropped Dan onto the ground. "Jamie!" I called. She ran over and carried Dan away. I was about to follow when the man grabbed me and fell backwards. He hit his head on the door of the vehicle, leaving a small bump on his bald head. I whipped out my phone and called 999, giving them information.

I was about to run back to the car and leave as instructed when I saw a girl with blonde hair hiding in the bushes, watching me. She also seemed to be watching the man. Her eyes were scared and I didn't know what to do. I wanted to save her or something. She seemed to be watching Dan as well. Was she that voice?

"PHIL!" Jamie's voice called, breaking me from my thoughts. "HURRY!" I turned and ran towards the car. I opened the door and hopped into the backseat with Dan. He was slipping away as his blood poured onto the seat. He wasn't dying, just going unconscious. His breathing was faint, but distinct. I watched as his chest rose and fell, slower and slower as he lost consciousness. Jamie asked me some questions, like "Did I call 999?" and stuff like that.

I looked down at Dan, his eyes fluttering shut. "Dan..." I muttered. Jamie grew quiet and I could feel her glancing at me through the rear view mirror. I stroked a piece of his brown hair out of his face and used my sweatshirt that I had on the floor to wrap up his arm.

"Phil," Jamie began. "Are you interested in girls or guys?" I looked at her.

"Why... why do you ask?" I replied, awkwardly. Why did she need to know?

"You like him, don't you?" I looked down at the sleeping Dan in my lap and smiled. "You know," she said. "I think you two would make a great couple." I shook my head.

"If only he felt the same way..."

Thud.

"What the Hell was that!?" Jamie said, stopping the car at the end of the street and looking back. The girl from the bush was clung onto the back of the car, almost desperately. Jamie got out.

"Please! Help! That man! He kidnapped me!" the girl cried. She glanced in the car and her eyes seemed to light up. Jamie helped her to the passenger seat of the car, as her ankle was twisted and she couldn't walk.

When in the car, she turned to Dan, who was stirring awake. She smiled. He didn't fully register what was going on, but my heart shattered when she spoke his name and gently put her hand on his cheek, and he smiled. It was as if the world had shattered into a million pieces.

Who was she?

>•<

Jamie's PoV

"Phil," I asked him. "Are you interested in girls or guys?" He looked up at me, shocked by the question.

"Why... why do you ask?" he replied, hesitantly. I smiled.