Lean on Me {short phan AU}

Lean on me

Phil closed his eyes as he knew Dan was taking in the sight of his face. There was a round cut on his right cheekbone and his bottom lip was split open, bleeding. There were purple marks, bruises, and scratches all over his neck.
Dan gasped, the tears he had held back escaped his brown eyes.
      "Phil..." He said in shock, "please, what happened to you?"
Phil tiredly leaned against the wall.
      "I-it's my fault." He stammered, "I made
L-lily mad.."
      "Lily did this?!" Dan exclaimed.
Phil flinched and opened his eyes, keeping his focus on the carpet.
      "It is not your fault! How long has she been treating you like this?!" Dan demanded to know, looking around Phil's body to make sure there wasn't more blood.
      "Since.. Uh... We got back together the last time." Phil admitted.
      "A year?! Phil.." Dan said sadly.
To dans dismay, he found more blood. It was seeping through the left sleeve of his hoodie. Dan carefully slid his sleeve up past his elbow. The back of Phil's arm had a large, deep gash in it, running along the length of his forearm.
      "Oh my god." Dan breathed out, "what did she hit you with??"
Phil sighed shakily, almost letting out a half-hearted chuckle.
       "The stairs." He said, finally looking up into Dans eyes, "when I tried to leave."
Anger knotted up in Dan's chest.
      "Lean on me," he demanded, putting phils arm over his  shoulders. He shifted his weight and Dan guided him to his room, sitting him on his bed.
      "Lay down. I'll be back." Dan stated.
Phil could hear the anger in his voice.
His heart lurched.
      "Where are you going?" He questioned, scared of Dan's reply.
Dan walked into the hallway.
      "I'll be back." He repeated over his shoulder.
Phil shuddered at his voice.

He wasn't sure he had ever heard this much anger in his voice. It wasn't a good sign.
He didn't want Dan to do anything rash.
But Phil knew Dan planned to when he heard the front door slam shut.
Phil had to stop him.
Lily could hurt him, or he could hurt lily. He cared too much for both of them to let either happen.
He forced himself onto his unsteady legs, pain shooting up from his left knee. He hobbled as quickly as he could out of the flat.
He cautiously took the hand rail as he stumbled down the stairs, his heart pounding in fear. He spotted the car as Dan turned the key, the engine roaring to life.
The loud noise caused Phil to jump.
He limped over and gripped the door handle and opened the door. He plopped himself into the passenger seat.

Dan looked over to Phil in shock.
      "What are you doing?" He exclaimed, "you need rest!"
Phil saw the tears flowing from Dan's eyes.
Tears welled up in his.
      "You can't go." Phil said.
They both knew where he had intended to go.
      "Why?! Why are you defending her?" Dan cried, "look at yourself! I should at least call the cops! She did that to you, Phil-"
      "I know Dan!" Phil cried, tears streaking his cheeks, his cut stinging, "I know she did this. She could do worse to you. I can't let you go!"
Dan was taken aback by his outburst. He took his hands off of the steering wheel.
      "I..I love you too much." Phil added quietly.
Dan's eyes shot up to meet his.
Had he heard him correctly?
      "Phil.." He said in shock, his heart pounding. He stared at the cuts and bruises all over Phil.
He closed his eyes and reluctantly removed the key from the ignition.
      "We need to get you patched up." Dan finished. Phil sighed and looked down as Dan got out of the car.
He got out as well, his body screaming at him.
      "We should still call the cops." Dan stated.
They walked slowly.
Phil tried to ignore that fact, but he knew Dan was right. Lily was dangerous.
They reached the base of the stairs and Phil stopped. Something about the looming steps struck fear into his heart. Dan was already up a few steps.
      "I.. I can't." Phil whispered.
Dan walked to his side.
      "You can. Lean on me." He said, gently wrapping his arm around Phil's thin torso.
Phil flinched in pain under Dan's touch, but it was so different from the way Lily had touched him. Even when she wasn't mad. He sank into dans arm and put his around dans shoulders. they started up the steps.
      "I love you, too." Dan said as they neared the top.
Phil looked over at him. His cheeks were blushing red. Phil felt his grow hot, too.

Phil suddenly realized that what started off as the  worst night of his life, turned out to be the best. He knew he had never felt any differently about Dan. He knew he loved Dan. His touch, and those four simple words seemed to wake him up.

I love you, too.

Thanks for reading! I hope you liked it. This was based off of several stories (fan fictions mostly) that I have found on the Internet.
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