Wait For the Clouds ( A Dan and Phil Story)

Chapter 5

Dan P.O.V

When Phil opened the door Lillian was standing there with arms full of art supplies.
" Hey sorry I came over here with out warning. I just had good idea and was excited." She said.
" So what are we doing?" Asked Phil.
" I'm going to make a portrait of you. But a realism you. Do you mind?" She asked holding a circle shaped canvas.
" Cool! Now when I'm dead, people will remember what I looked in a grand, beautiful painting of my likeliness." He said with a royal sounding voice.
" Yes your majesty. Let thine go-eth
up-eth thine stairs-eth." Said Lillian with a bow and they ran up the stairs with a bundle of art supplies.
I stood by the door alone.
" Hey, Lily. Just wondering, Where is Ellie?" I said coolly.

Since when are you cool?

I'm cool all the time Phil. Cooler than...a penguin with shades.

Not even close.

Anyway! She called down the steps,
" She at the park if you wanna meet her there!"
" Yeah Dan after your women!"
I left for the park rolling my eyes.
I called a taxi cause I'm as athletic as a baby giraffe in roller skates.
When I get to the park I walk around looking for Ellie. I finally get to the duck pond and see her siting in the bench. She was staring and smiling at the pond peacefully.
" HEY!" I say a little too loudly with a severe voice crack. In such a dorky idiot.
She turned around shocked but started laughing when she saw it was me.
" Hey Dan. What are you doing here?" She laughed.
" I was just going for a walk, because that's what I do. And then I saw you." I said. Yep, that was some lying skills right there.
" Well then, why don't you sit down Mr. Fitness." She said and patted the spot next to her. I sat down and we started to talk.
" So what are you doing here?" I asked.
" I come here sometimes just to, remember things. I came here as a little kid with my dad. We would we feed the ducks and then name all of them. We use to do it every afternoon. Until...nothing never mind." She said.
" What? It's ok. You can tell me. I won't tell anyone." I said awkwardly putting my hand on her back.
" Alright. But cross your heart?"
" Yep."
" Hope to die..."
" Yes...maybe."
" Poke a needle in your eye?"
" That's sounds extremely painful but yep."
" Alright,"She laughed.
I put my elbows on my knees and hands under my chin like teenage girl. She chuckled.
" When I was about 7, my father was called into war in Iraq. I wrote letters to him and he wrote back. But one day," she started to tear up.
"The Army office came to our door, with a yellow envelope. Saying the letters M.I.A." She said with a shaky breath.
" Missing in Action...." I mumbled.
She nodded, I wiped a tear off her cheek.
" That was the only time I saw my mom cry." She said.
I put my arm around her and let her head rest in my shoulder.
" He was a good man. He went into war to protect you, you should be proud."
I say.
" I am. With all my heart." She said.
"He inspired me. He played guitar,and he always talked about being a musician. When the envelope came I...I knew what I wanted to be." She said sitting up.
There a small second of silence.
She looked at me in the eyes. Her brown eyes looked at mine.
She smiled and kissed my cheek. Then I turned bright tomato red.
" What was that?!" I yelled touching my cheek.

I'm never washing this cheek again. Thought Dan, as he melted into a big pile of hot trash.

Really Phil. Right at the good part?

I had say something or I would explode.

Uh huh right.
Back to the story.
" Nothing. I just think we needed a pick me up." Ellie said and giggled, Turning a light shade of pink.
"But...I thought you just liked me like as a friend." I said.
" Oh I do."
" Oh...o-" I started the she cut me off with kiss.
First non-awkward kiss with a girl. TAKE THAT INTERNET!
It was a long and sweet kiss. Her lips were soft.
Why the hell am I think this?!
We pull away and there is a moment of silence. Both of us taking in the fact we kissed.
The oddly we started laughing really hard, Almost dying from no oxygen.
" Well, how did you like that?" She said.
" I liked it." I said proudly.
" If you tell anyone we kissed I will come for you and dance on your grave."
" Agreed."

Weird day...