cat whiskers // phan.

Chapter 16

[Dan's POV]
"So how have you been?" My mother ask us, sitting down with a steaming cup of tea.

"Alright" I smile, though she's obviously looking at Phil. "Right Phil?"

"Yeah, alright" he tells mum.

"What was the emergency the other day then?" she carries on, taking a small sip of her drink.

"I was just... in a little trouble" Phil says through a smile, though he looks uncomfortable. What did actually happen?

"Right. Well if you ever want to talk to me you know you can"

"Yes" Phil nods in reply.

My mother carries on the awkward conversation for another hour or so before we finally find a way out. We walk outside of the house and sit on the stone wall in the front garden.

"What do you want to do now?" I ask, he smirks at me and I know what he's thinking.

"What's around here?" he asks innocently.

"There's a skate park and a few corner shops, not much" I tell him. Our town is pretty cut off from others and it is 'chavvy' as some people like to put it, politely.

"There's a swimming pool" I remember.

"Want to go swimming?"

"Yeah" there's not anything else to do so we head inside to get some towels and money.

"I'll buy a costume there" he tells me, when I stupidly realise he doesn't have one on him.

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Once we are changed and payed for we walk along the side of the pool. The smell of chlorine takes over my nose and I can't hear due to the screaming and laughing children. I stand close to the edge and peer down, the water is a crystal blue and I can nearly see the bottom. I am about to turn to Phil when I feel two hands on my back shove my forward. I let out a yelp before I hit the water, going right under. I don't know where the top is as I frantically look for light. I'm under for about 15 seconds before an arm wraps around my waist and pulls me back up. Phil is in hysterics. I fold my arms and pout.

"You.. Were.. So.. Funny.." Phil tells me between laughs. The water is to our waists.

"Was not, I couldn't find the top!" I snap.

"But I saved you" he smirks.

"Whatever" I mutter and start to wade my way through the water to the other side of the pool. A voice in my ear startles me.

"Can you swim?" Phil whispers.

"Yeah..." I lie.

"You couldn't a few seconds ago" he laughs gently. His breath on my neck is driving me insane.

"I could, if you weren't there I would have been up in a-" I'm cut off by a screaming sound.

"PHILIP!" I recognise that voice. I turn to see Kayleigh, from the cafe I first met Phil at, hanging off of Phil's neck. He's laughing at her craziness.

"Hello Kayleigh" he smiles. She makes a strange sound that sounds like 'hon hon' or something.

"YOU REMEMBER ME?" She shrieks.

"Yes" he tells her.

"NOTICED BY SENPAI, NOTICED BY SENPAI" she sings, while doing a strange dance that looks like a flailing octopus. When she sees me she pauses mid dance and bursts into tears. Oh god, what have I done?

"Are you okay?" I ask, genuinely concerned for this girl's mental state.

"DANIEL!" she leaps at me, pushing me back and underwater. Her arms are so tightly around me I can barely breath as I stand back up.

"Hello" I laugh.

"YOU'RE MY BABY OH MY SHREK" she yells at me.

"I'm confused by your logic, but okay"

"Have you and Phil done the do yet?" She wiggles her eyebrows, gesturing between us.

"No.. Why would we?" I say nervously, trying to work out Phil's blank expression.

"Oh pleaseeeee... I know you're together" she laughs.

"We're not" Phil snaps, emotionless "come on Dan" he orders, before walking out of the pool, leaving Kayleigh and I alone.

"Someone's on their period" she laughs "bye Dan" she hugs me again, before letting me follow Phil.

"What was that about?" I hiss as I catch up to him.

"I need to get home" Phil snaps, and runs away, leaving me alone again in the changing rooms of the swimming centre.

Great.