Adopted by Dan and Phil | Discontinued

Chapter 30

Lily

When I woke up, I had to blink a few times before I realized that everyone was up and moving around. Dan and Phil were constantly going in and out of the room while Taylor and Emma were getting ready for the day and selecting outfits for later. I groaned as I started to roll off the bed and fell off.

Emma giggled. "Looks like someone's finally awake."

I groaned as I got off of the floor. "Shut up."

"Lily, we've been waiting for you to wake up," Taylor said. "The first tour date is today, so we have rehearsals for pretty much the whole afternoon."

"Ugh, I forgot. Can I get breakfast before I get dressed?"

"I don't care. Go eat breakfast and come back."

I sighed. "I'll bring it up here. I understand the time constraint."

"Girl got some logic," Emma said sassily.

I laughed. "You and your sassiness."

Time Skip

When we got to the venue the show was to be held in, I noticed the orphanage Eliza and I had been in. I smiled at the thought of a surprise visit, but I knew that I didn't have the time at the moment with rehearsals and all. We have the second show tomorrow, so I should have time in-between to visit and maybe invite them to the show, but I would have to talk to Dan and Phil first. I can probably livestream it, anyways.

When we walked in, I couldn't help but notice how big and empty it was. I spent some time exploring before walking backstage. Dan and Phil had disappeared somewhere, Taylor was looking over the show schedule, and Emma was playing some game on her phone. I sighed and asked someone if there was wifi. Turned out the password was tatinof-show. I had a good laugh at that.

Emma looked up as I walked back over. "Did you seriously just ask for the wifi?"

"My life is on the Internet," I replied.

She returned to her phone. "Good point. Are you going to record a vlog?"

"Why not?"

"Yeah, why not?"

Dan emerged from a door backstage. "We got our dressing rooms."

"What are the arrangements?" Taylor asked naturally.

"Well, we have two dressing rooms," Phil replied as he emerged. "Dan and I already claimed one, so you, Emma, and Lily can share one."

"That sounds fine."

"Lead the way, Philly boy!" Emma exclaimed.

"Emma, I love you, but please don't call me that," Phil said.

Taylor and I snickered at the behavior of the Lester couple.

Time Skip

"...life is so much better when you spend it all online!" we sang as the song started to end.

I sighed as the music faded out. "That was fun. I can't wait to sing it for the Phandom."

Dan placed a hand on my shoulder. "It will be great."

Taylor sat on the edge of the stage. "For guys who have never produced a song or performed on stage, this is outstanding."

"Yeah, it really is," Emma agreed, "especially since you guys usually just sit behind a screen all day."

Phil smiled. "Yeah, we know."

"When does the show start?"

"In a half-hour," Dan replied.

"Dan, there's an orphanage across the street," I said. "Can I go over there?"

"10 minutes."

"20?"

"10. Don't forget about people lining up outside, and also remember to come in a back door."

"Got it."

I jumped off the stage and ran out the through the auditorium, only to see Phandom members already outside. I ran back in and jumped back up on the stage.

"Phandom," I said. "That's all I have to say."

Emma giggled. "Oh, the crazy Phandom."

Time Skip

As Dan and Taylor wrapped up their segment, I adjusted my mic and got ready to go out on stage. A stagehand prepped me with some vocal exercises or whatever before Phil came running across the backstage area, looking for something frantically, probably for my segment. It, for some reason, got me suddenly nervous. I looked over the general outline of what I had to say onstage before Dan and Taylor came off the stage, kissing as soon as they thought they were out of sight.

"You guys are just too cute," I said.

"Oh s---, we weren't hidden enough," Dan said.

Taylor only laughed. "What a fangirl."

A stagehand appeared. "Lily Howell, you're on."

I adjusted my mic. "Let's do this."

I took a deep breath before I ran out on stage with a wide grin on my face. The Phandom gave loud cheers as I waved to everyone. I waited for it to quiet down some before speaking.

"Hey, how are you guys doing?!" Loud cheers. "Great, good to hear! I'm so glad you're all here! Now, I know this a tribute and you'd expect it to be kinda sad, but let's make it fun!"

I proceeded to have fun with the tribute, even throwing in the 7 Second Challenge for some great fun. Towards the end, I went serious.

"Okay, now it's time to be serious." It went quiet. "Eliza was the best friend I ever had, practically my only friend. Even when I thought I was going to lose her as a friend, I didn't. She just came back into my life. Let me tell you, we were dorks together, just being the nerdy Phangirls we were. Drawing cat whiskers on our faces, wearing merch, quoting them, and just being us. From the day we first heard 'hello, Internet' and 'hey, guys,' we never regretted it." I sighed. "I ran out of things to say."

Right then, Dan, Phil, Taylor, and Emma came running out and knocked me over in a giant hug. I could hear the audience laughing, which made me chuckle.

"Would you guys get off of me?" I asked.

"No," Dan replied.

"Seriously?"

"Seriously."

"But what about the end?"

"Right."

They got off of me and helped me up before running off. I followed them, leaving Phil behind, who had apparently stayed behind.

And that's when The Internet Is Here started.

I love my life.