"phil!" reagan shouted, pounding on her new brother's bedroom door. "can i come in please? i want you to meet my friend,"
there was a moment of silence before the door flew open, causing the two to stumble back in surprise. dan stared up at the boy with his bright hair, wondering if it was even his real hair. phil's eyes flickered to the two's hands, a small smirk decorating his lips.
"come in," he stepped back so the two could enter, watching his sister pull daniel in behind her, before shutting his door.
dan's face felt like it was in flames while he waited for reagan to climb onto the bed before following suit. the two sat on the egde, their legs dangling off the end as they watched the older boy sit on the floor, keeping his eyes fixed on dan.
"so, you my sister's boyfriend or something?" he interrogated.
dan's eyes went wide, but reagan spoke up for him. "no. he doesn't like girls,"
phil copied dan's expression and the boy elbowed his best friend harshly. "shut up, reagan!" he hissed, a wave of pride washing over him for not stuttering in his sentence.
the girl shrugged and rubbed her side, pouting at dan. phil cleared his throat, making the two look back at him. he nodded towards daniel.
"so...you're dan, i'm assuming?" he asked.
dan looked down, his ears burning. "y-yes," he said quietly.
the older boy kept his eyes on dan, making him feel more uncomfortable by the second. he played with his fingers, and reagn giggled beside him.
"phiiil, stop staring. you're making him nervous," she teased.
phil's eyebrows shot up and he looked to his sister. "yeah? and what's that supposed to mean?" he asked.
reagan opened her mouth to begin when dan hopped off the bed, zipping up his jacket. he looked at the two, a lump forming in his throat.
"i-i," he locked eyes with reagan, who had a mischievous glint in her eyes. "b-bye," and with that, he rushed down the stairs and out of the lester household, mumbling a quiet goodbye to the adults watching him with curious eyes.
he ran across the yard and tumbled over the fence, racing to his own front door and pushing open the door, bursting into a heated argument between his parents. his mother looked at him like a deer caught in headlights, while his father merely looked agitated.
"hello darling, how did it go?" his mum asked sweetly. dan shook his head shyly and pulled off his boots and coat, leaving them by the door. his mother hummed. "well, how about this; why don't you head upstairs and play for a bit while your father and i finish our discussion, then you can tell me all about it while you help make dinner."
dan nodded excitedly and skipped up the stairs and into his room. he dropped onto his knees in front of his action figures and picked one up, messing with its arms. he toned out his parents' yelling, mumbling to himself as he talked to his army soldier. his ears twitched upon hearing phil's name in the conversation below and wondered what they were talking about.
----an----
im really sorry this chapter isnt very good its kind of just a filler
the next one with either be dans conversation with his mum, or it will be a few years from this time, where dans about ten or eleven.
but idk im indecisive
okay bye
