Vulnerable • d.h

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Laughter left both Dan and Lilliana's lips as they entered back into his parents home, attention was immediately drawn to them. All of them were sitting at the dinner table, as well as all of eyes were pinned on Lilliana and Dan making them feel uncomfortable. Lilliana's mum gave her an unapproved look, Lilliana has been acquainted with this look too many times she could count.

"Where have you been?" Dan's mother asks calmly before Lilliana's mum could have a go at them.

Both Lillana and Dan's smiles fade. "I'm sorry, we were just at my flat with Phil." Dan replies.

"No! I'm sorry but that's not okay!" Lilliana's mother pipes up, anger laced through her voice. It was ridiculous how her mother treated her, like she was still a child.

"Mom!" Being her daughter, Lilliana was used to having this type of banter with her mother but she wasnt expecting her to bring it out on Dan. Her mum went quiet, as did rest of the room, filling the whole house with an awkward silence.

Dan turns his attention back to Lilliana. "I better get going. I told Phil I would just drop you off then ild be right back." Lilliana nods her head, and not moments later he was gone.

•••

Two days later, Lilliana sat in the spare room with a bowl of honey puffs. "This week on BBC radio we have internet news!" Lilliana's attention is immediately drawn to the TV, two familiar voices echoed through her ears and not moments later, a familiar boy with black hair and blue eyes appeared on the screen and sat next to him was Dan. Lilliana furrowed her eyebrows together and let out a breath in shock. They continued to talk and show clips of cute armadillos as Lilliana stuffed spoon fulls of honey puffs in her mouth. She never really realised how funny Dan actually was, Lilliana started to giggle at something Dan said. In mid laughter the door swings open and in walks her mum.

"Lillana.. " Her mothers eyes land on the TV screen giving Lilliana the feeling of uneasiness. "It's not happening again is it?"

She makes eye contact with her concerned mother, placing her bowl of cereal on the desk beside her. "No of course not."

"Just remember what he did to you." Lilliana knew exactly what she was talking about, but she didnt know what to think, what happened to forgive and forget? She just nods, Lillana wasn't in the mood to deal with her mum. It's been the first time in ten years that she has seen Dan, even though what he did, hurt her more than anything else in the world, she still loved him. As Lilliana turned her attention back to the TV, the remote was snatched from her side, in less then a millisecond the TV went black and her mother was gone, along with the remote. Lilliana let out a long fulfilled sigh as she rubs her somber eyes.

•••

Dan Howell

He felt weird around Lilly, especially after what happened ten years ago. Dan thought he should tell her what really happened but last time he did that she blocked him on MySpace before he could even begin. There was something different about her, she has matured and her attitude is different than what Dan remembers.

"I want you to be in this video." Dan turns his attention to Lilly as he sets up the tripod for the second time this week.

"Oh god, why? I'm boring." Lilly lets out a laugh although Dan knew she was being completely serious.

"Lilly, you're not boring." Dan looks Lilly in the eyes. When they were younger, Lilly was always so self conscious about herself, it was Dan's job as being her best friend to remind her how important she was to him. "Okay, let's start." Dan claps his hands together in excitement as he sits on the bed, facing the camera. Lilly sits beside him, looking at the camera.

"Hello Internet." Dan waves at the camera, nudging Lilly to do so as well. "I'm here with Lilly. She's new to this whole thing so don't start attacking her in the comments." Dan laughs, Lilly scrunches up her face then let's out an awkward laugh.

"Hi. I'm Lilly." She smiles, her American accent standing out more than usual. Dan admired her accent, although she has been in England for more than twenty years, her accent hasn't changed one bit.

"So today I thought, 'What can I possibly do that will make Lilly feel so uncomfortable she'll literally run away screaming.' And that's when it came to me.. The touch my body challenge." Dan's dimples appear the harder he smiles at the title. Lilly gasps slightly and turns her attention to Dan. "How we play is, one person is blindfolded while the other has to pick a body part and the other person has to feel it then guess what it is." Dan looks at Lilly and rubs his hands together. "Let's do this."

"Okay. You're starting." Lilly places her perfectly manicured hands on her thighs as Dan scurries around for a blind fold. Dan finds his way back to the bed with what looks like one of his ties.

"I couldn't find my sleeping mask." Dan chuckles, holding up the plain black tie. He sits behind her, holding the tie out in front of both of them. He carefully places it over her eyes, as he ties it up, Dan looks into the lens of the camera. "This looks like some Fifty Shades Of Howell."

"Oh my god, did you seriously just say that?" Lilly laughs.

"I kind of regret saying that now." Dan averts his attention back to the tie, finishing it off. "Alright! Anyway! Hold out your finger."

Lilliana Wethertin

Lilliana obeys, sticking her pointer finger out. The sound of a belt being undone alarms her but not moments later her finger comes in contact with flesh, Dan grabs ahold of her hand and guides it until her finger is surrounded by the familiar feeling of skin.

"Oh my god what is that!" Lilliana squeals, immediately retracting her finger from inside the crevice. "That's not your ass is it?" Dan starts to laugh uncontrollably. "Dan tell me!" Lilliana laughs at how hysterical he's getting over this.

"Take you're blind fold off." Dan replies, still in hysterical laughter. Lilliana immediately takes it off, hitting Dan's arm when she realises that it was just his leg crease.

"Did you really just take off your pants for that?" Lilliana rolls her eyes, taking in the fact that Dan is sitting in his boxers.

"I'm more concerned that you're not phased by the fact that I'm only in my boxers.." Dan chuckles, pulling his black jeans up.

"It's nothing I haven't seen before." Lilliana replies honestly, watching as Dan's expression changes from happy to shell shocked.

"Okay, um. Im going to need to edit that bit out."