Resistance - COMPLETE

Chapter 18

Come Monday, Dan kept his promise - he didn't say one word since the argument with his parents, though it's not like they'd notice. He'd barely eaten anything either seeing as he just couldn't bring himself to feel hungry. He was woken up by his alarm clock after he decided no one would be allowed in his room, no matter how messy it got or what their reason was. He numbly got dressed in his uniform and looked at his hair in the mirror, not caring how curly it was. He left the house early so that he could walk to school before anyone could stop him. By the time he got there, the school was busy and buzzing with people talking about how great their weekend was. Dan stopped at his locker to drop his backpack off, then grabbed his books for English making his way into the half empty class.

"Hey Dan." Allison smiled at him once he sat down. "Are you alright?" she asked a bit quieter.

Dan nodded and opened his spiral and began doodling seeing the circles he made from his first day before he knew anyone: before he knew Phil.

"I'm not going to be at lunch today. I'll be in the library again." Dan mumbled unsure if Allison heard him or not.

"You're not still upset about the whole James and Pete thing, are you? You shouldn't let it bother you. Those guys are total dicks."

Dan gave her a thin smile and nodded once, then turned to face the front, playing an invisible piano on his desk while Mr. Hayes began the class.

"What's wrong with Dan?" he heard Chloe whisper to Allison.

"I don't know." she whispered back. "He said he's not eating lunch with us today though. We need to keep James and Pete away from him."

Chloe nodded and sat back in her seat. Dan could feel her eyes on him, but he couldn't bring himself to really care. He just wanted it to be lunch time.

As lunch approached, Dan couldn't be happier. He threw his things in his locker and made his way upstairs wanting more than ever to see Phil. He ran over to the corner expecting to see Phil, dropping his head when he didn't. He wasn't in English this morning and from what Dan could tell, he wasn't in any of his other classes either. He sighed running his hands through his hair hoping his parents didn't send Phil into a horrible attack that he was having trouble recovering from. Dan's thoughts were silenced as Phil came into view, running up to Dan and hugging him tightly, nuzzling his face into Dan's neck. Dan hugged Phil back closing his eyes shut and hugging Phil harder if that were even possible. Dan took deep breaths to steady himself so he wouldn't start blurting out a million things, or even break down in Phil's arms. Phil gripped onto Dan's t-shirt on his back, not wanting to let him go. Dan felt a few eyes on them, but he couldn't bring himself to care. In fact, he wanted people to stare. He wanted everyone to know how much Phil meant to him and how much he loved him and how letting him go would be the worst thing to ever happen to him. Phil pulled away a bit, holding onto Dan's t-shirt. He pulled him over to his beanbag chair, where his sketchbook already sat. Phil pulled Dan down with him in the small chair, laying his head on Dan's chest.

'I really missed you.' Dan signed taking his arms away from Phil only for a second.

Phil let go of Dan's shirt, but keeping his head on his chest. 'I was worried about you.' he signed.

Dan smiled and let out an exhausted laugh. 'I was worried about you too.' he signed.

Phil just sat there, holding onto Dan with his head on his chest, his eyes fluttering shut. Dan let out a sigh, perfectly content staying here with Phil. He didn't want to go to his locker or his next class, or even home. He just wanted to sit in their pocket of the library undisturbed, cuddling with Phil and forget everything his parents said. None of it mattered right now anyways.