Lies (phan and kickthesticks)

Chapter 11

*Phil's POV*

"Its okay, I'm here now," Dan said.

I tensed up when I felt arms gently wrap around my waist. Dan buried his head in my hair as I continued crying.

What is he doing? I don't deserve this...

"Shhhh Phil its alright. No one can hurt you now," he whispered. Dan was different from the others. He actually had an interest in me unlike most people. I liked that. But I still have that feeling that he's just going to leave. Sooner or later I'm just gonna fuck up again and piss him off.

Gradually my sobs ceased to an occasional sniffle. I looked forward and stared at my reflection in the water. All I saw was a broken boy. My eyes were bloodshot and my hair was a sticking up in different directions from constantly pulling at it. Dan noticed I stopped crying and looked up at me.

He smiled.

No pestering me about whats wrong or why I took off running.

I liked that.

I smiled back. Just a small smile, nothing major. I never thought I had a nice smile so it was rare that I did.

Ive never seen Dan so up close before. I could see the freckles randomly placed on his cheeks and the dimples he gets when he's happy. But then there were his eyes. They were brown. Not just any brown, but the kind of brown that turns lighter with golden flecks in the sun. Definitely not a boring color.

But then he looked away.

Streaks of red made their way across his face. Shit I made him uncomfortable.

"Ahem. So, you okay now?" he asked.

"Oh- uh yeah." No I'm not.

He looked back at me and smiled, even bigger this time. "Great! You know I'll always be here for you right?"

Yeah that's what everyone says...

I nodded anyways. "Hey, why are you being so nice to me? You hardly know me...,"I said getting quieter.

Dan looked confused, furrowing his brow. "Why wouldn't I? You're my friend right?"

I didn't respond, instead looking back at the creek. Ripples started forming in the clear water. Liquid started running down my face.

Am I crying?

"Oh crap, it's starting to rain," he said getting up.

Dan held out a hand towards me. I looked at it for about 5 seconds and back at his face. He isn't weirded out or anything. 

Whats with this kid?

"Are you gonna sit in the mud all night?" he said joking.

I chuckled, grabbing his hand. He pulled me up and we started walking out of the forest. It was only sprinkling, so I wasn't worrying about it as much. Dan, however, was. 

"UGH my hair is getting curlyyyy!" he whined.

I looked up. His hair was curling upwards at the ends and getting curlier by the minute. He pulled his hood over his head, attempting to cover his 'bad hair'. I'll admit, it did look quite nice. No, really nice.

"I think it looks cute."

I froze.

Shit, I said that out loud.

He looked at me from the corner of his eye. The corners of his mouth pulled upwards into a smile. He lowered his head trying the hide the blush that once again formed on his face. 

Nonononononono I suck at life oh my god why did I do that!

"Uh, thanks- i guess," Dan stuttered.

We stopped at a corner waiting for the cars to pass by. My hood was over my head, hands in pockets. It was starting to get cold and my clothes were pretty much soaked. Dan's hair had become even curlier, not that I'm complaining. I watched as one particular car was driving twice as fast as the others. Inside it was a group of teenagers. The backseat passenger saw us standing on the curb and pointed, laughing hysterically.

What's so funny? 

Then, it moved over to the turn lane, driving right through a puddle. And it happened to be the one we were in front of. 

"Dan, watch out!" 

I pushed him back hoping to save him from getting drenched. Caught off guard, Dan tripped, resulting in us both falling on the grass next to the side walk. He turned to face me, laughing. 

"Oh my god what was that!"

"Saved your life," I replied with a smirk.

Dan sat up and playfully hit my arm.

"Whatever. Those guys are jerks huh? Hey, want to come to my house? We can invite Chris and PJ!" he asked.

Thank you car.

"Sure! As long as we don't play scary games again."

"Deal."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

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Ayeeee I'm back! Sorry it took so long... I was busy with testing, homework, horse riding, and I was trying to make more drawings. I'll put one up on the next chapter ^_^ Also, my sister was recently put into the hospital so I spent most nights with her and my mom until like 9 pm... RIP social life. But she's better now! So that's one positive thing. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this update! Peace |-/