Lets Be Alone Together- Phan

Chapter Eight

The next morning I wake up to Dan snoring quietly into my chest, along with my alarm. I hug Dan to wake him and whisper, "Wake up sleepy.."

"Just five more minutes." He moans quietly and hides his head under the duvet.

"It's Monday Dan. School today." My stomach does nervous a flip when I remember that we will have to open up in front of familliar, judging eyes. He shuts his eyes tighter and pokes out his bottom lip. "Are you nervous?"

I pull the duvet from his head to see his innital reaction. He's just smiling, eyes still glued shut. "No, why should I be nervous. The school has an LGBT flag in the front lawn."

"But what if-"

Im cut of by my mother shouting at us to get out of bed and get ready for school. She isnt the best morning person. "Don't worry about it Phil." We sleepily depart from the bed and I grab some clothes from my closet. Some black skinny jeans for the both of us, a black Panic! shirt for Dan, and a floral TRXYE sweater for myself. "I hope that those jeans fit you."

"They probbally will. Were like the same size. Now don't look, turn away." He smiles. I giggle and close my eyes turning away to dress myself. "What do you have first two periods?"

"Urm, I have American history first, then chorus second." He smiles at the second one. Once were fully dressed we turn towards eachother. "But I can't sing."

I turn my head in amusement. He must be joking me, his voice is so beautiful and pleasent. "You're crazy, of course you can sing.. I can't sing." "What do you have second period?" He asks curiously. Blushing, I look down and amile at my blue converse shoes. "I have chorus aswell. But I'm nowhere as good as you."

"I got here in the middle of the day on Friday, what are we singing?" "We're working on phantom of the opera, and the jazz band will be joining us in a few weeks once we are ready and have perfcted everything." I inform him knowingly. "Wait are we preforming in front of the whole school?"

"No."

He sighs of relief.

"Were going to be singing on a stage at the local theatre with more than 1000 people." He breaths out a shaky breath.

"What?! I've never sang in front of anybody apart from you!" He panics. "Calm down. You have a great voice. Also the teachers are extreamly supportive, they will help you realise it's not that scary." I say placing my hands on his arms before I give his lips a quick peck. "Lets go get breakfast."

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We aproach the big dredded building called hell, hand in hand. I can feel my shoulders tense as we get closer and closer. That one shy guy that never speaks is going to be different, more confident and more open, now that I know what I am I can be more confident. Once we walk through the halls to my locker all eyes are on us. Well mostly our linked fingers but I make eye contact with dozens of people as well. Imeadiately the whispers stir up and I can feel the rumors being piled onto my shoulders with every step I take.

Dan could feel how tense I was getting. I knew because his tightened his grip on my hand and started walking closer to me. We got to the corner where we have to go our seprate ways for now. He gives me a kiss to the forehead and tells me not to worrk about what everybody eles thinks because he loves me. My heart flutters when he said that he loved me, and I felt ten times better once I reached my locker.

To my suprise Eden was standing there waiting for me with an anxious look on her pale face. I approached her and she looked at me like I just killed her puppy or something. I try smiling at her, but her face remains negative. "What's wrong Eden?" Her expression goes more dark and negative. "Whay didn't you tell me that you were gay?!" She pratically screams.