Synesthesia (REVAMPED)||Phan AU [COMPLETED]

10. Painting|Part 2

April 24th, 2012|Dan's POV

I blush at Phil's words. Did he really fall for me?

"I feel like we're getting close to finding out." I whisper before I get out of Phil's bed and head into the kitchen to make us some lunch.

"Do you want me to make us something or do you want take-out?" I ask before exiting Phil's room.

"I won't be too much of a burden if I ask that you make something?" Phil asks, hiding behind his coffee cup, blushing. I smile and release a slight laugh.

"Of course not, do crepes sound good for lunch?" I ask, taking Phil's now empty coffee cup. He nods gently and I head out of his room to start on our meal.

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A few burns from the stove and I finally made our crepes. He asked for me to make him a strawberry one while I made a chocolate one for myself. It wasn't the best lunch, but come on Phil was sickly and I wanted to make him feel good. We both sat on the couch together munching on our crepes when I heard my phone ring. I picked it up to see that Roe was calling.

"Hello?" I ask while Phil sneakily scoots closer to me. I blush when I feel his arm brushing against mine.

"D-Dan?" I heard Roe croak from the other line, is she crying?

"Roe? Whats wrong?" I ask, panic starting to fill. What happened to my best friend?

"Th-They, beat me-" Is all I hear from Roe before she starts breaking into a sob. My heart drops a little. Phil was now giving me a confused look as he saw the panic on my face.

"Roe, where are you?" I ask, standing up now and grabbing my car keys.

"Dan! Where are we-" I cut Phil off by grabbing his arm and supporting him as we made our way to the car.

"A-At campus, girl's dorm hall-" She was cut off once again by a sob, my heart dropping even more.

"I'll be right there Roe, stay tight." I say before I hang up drive off, almost going over the speed limit.

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We finally make it to the campus, thank god Phil's home is close to it. I jump out of the car and rush to the passenger seat to help Phil out. I have my arm around him as we make our way to the girl's dorm. As soon as I walk in, I see Roe sitting against the wall of the hallway, curled up in a ball.

"Roe!" I let go of Phil and sprint towards her, Phil managing to keep his balance by holding on to the door handle.

I kneel down beside her as I inspect her injuries.

"I-I was walking down the hall, when some guys came up to me and started being pushy and flirty, a-and when I tried to get them to stop they- they just-" Is all Roe manages to get out before collapsing into my arms. I rub her back slowly and hug her as tight as I could. I wanted to kill whoever hurt Roe.

Of course, first Phil, now Roe. Why does everyone I love end up getting hurt? I mean, I know it's not my fault, but that voice always rings in my head that it was.

It's all your fault! That deep, familiar voice says in the back of my mind. I quickly shake it off as I return to reality, where he can't hurt me.

"I-I'm pretty sure nothing is broken, but it hurts to move. I tried to get from the bathroom to my dorm, but I collapsed." She says, her voice calming down and the tears going away. Phil limps towards us, kneeling down with me and rubbing Roe's arm. Luckily Roe's injuries weren't severe

"Don't worry, Roe. We'll get you to your dorm and help you for a little bit." Phil whispers. I nod with him as we both try to pick her up, Roe's right arm around my shoulder and the other around Phil's. We walk like this until we get to her dorm, thankfully it's on the first floor.

I unlock Roe's door with my spare key she gave me and we limp our way in, resting Roe on her bed. My heart breaks thinking about how both of my friends got hurt badly in the span of two days.

"It should have been me who got hurt, not you guys." I mumble before sitting on the edge of Roe's bed, playing with her hair as Phil prepares an ice pack for her swollen eye.

"Don't say that." Roe respond, taking my hand and interlacing it with mine. I blush, but it doesn't feel special. It feels grey. It doesn't feel the same as when Phil cuddles up with me or leans up against me. Phil comes back with the ice pack, a bit of annoyance in his face as he sees us holding hands. Is he jealous? He probably doesn't know that this is just platonic, I don't love Roe like that.

"There you go, Roe. Take things easy and we'll check up on you tomorrow. I already rang the dorm managers and reported the matter, so hopefully it'll be taken care of. But Dan needs to help me get home, considering that we took his car." Phil laughs as I pull away from Roe holding my hand. We say bye and head down the hallway in silence, but it was a good silence. His arm was around my shoulder, my hand on his waist, I couldn't be any closer to him.

We were driving off when my phone vibrated. I check it to see that I got a text from Roe.

Thanks for helping me, I love you<3 the message reads. I decide to respond to it later, since I was still driving and didn't want to cause an accident. When we got there, I helped Phil out of his car and into his house, the one I grew to love.

I didn't realize that the sun was already setting, the day went by so fast. I laid him down on his bed before telling him that I had to go. I really didn't want to go, but I felt like a burden and he probably doesn't want to deal with me.

"Bye, Phil." I say, brushing a bit of fringe covering Phil's eyes. He blushes before I get up and turn around, getting ready to leave. I was walking away, I felt someones hand grasp onto mine. I turn my head slightly to Phil, holding it tightly as if I was the most important thing in the world. But I wasn't important. I'm an insignificant person who will have no affect on this world.

"Please stay the night." Phil whispers, covering his mouth with his duvet cover. I smile before he pats the empty spot next to him, inviting me to lie next to him. I crawl under the covers with him. It was platonic, I just knew it. Phil could never love me more than a friend, especially since Steven tricked him into thinking so.

We were drifting off to sleep before I felt his body against mine, warm.

"Dan?" Phil whispers in the dark.

"Yeah?" I respond.

"Have you ever been in love with someone you knew you can't have?"

"Yes. I am right now."

"What?-"

"Nevermind, just go to bed you silly goose."

I then closed my eyes, unable to keep them open. I decided one thing and one thing for sure. That tomorrow, when I return to my dorm..

I'm going to paint Phil.

(A/N)

Well that was eventful. I'm so obsessed with writing fluff, it makes my heart go !!! I'm glad that Steven is going to be out of the picture for a bit, because I love writing about Dan and Phil together. And sorry for the short chapter, I actually expected it to be a bit longer, but nope :P

I hope you have a good day<3

-Zara