Broken//Phan

Ch. 4

A/N Just quickly I know that Phil is a few years older than Dan but for the sake of the story they are the same age.

[Phil POV]

I sit back in the uncomfortable chair, trying to get somewhat comfortable without startling Daniel. He fell alseep with his head on my lap, obviously exhausted.

It's been around fifteen minutes since the doctors rushed into Daniel's mum's room. Doctor Sivan, the doctor from the phone call, walks out and looks at my sadly but sympatheticly. He looks at me with his piercing blue eyes and slowly shakes his head.

"I'm sorry," He says quietly looking down at Daniel.

"I-I'll tell him," He just nods his head and walks away. I look down at him. His face looks pained and distressed. Beads of sweat are forming on his head as a few tears cascade down his cheeks. It hurts me to see him like that.

I brush his chocolate fringe off his face and kiss his forehead. I rub my hands up and down his arm and I stroke his cheek a bit. Not in a way to try wake him up, but in a way that is like saying "Hey, it's okay. I'm right here. You don't have to be scared."

Soon a tall figure walks near us and he glares at me, then Daniel, then me and he keeps repeating until he speaks.

"What the fuck are you doing with my son?" He says quite harshly.

"O-oh I.. I- well um--"

"You're not his boyfriend are you??"

"I-I-- No. H-he's just my friend" He snorts and as he walks into Room 2012 I hear him mumble.

"Pft. Friend. Ha! He doesn't have any. He's too much of a failure for one of them!"

I am left sitting here in utter shock.

[Dan POV]

"Pft. Friend. Ha! He doesn't have any. He's too much of a failure for one of them!" I was awake. I heard the whole conversation. I try holding back anymore tears built up inside.

Well my dad pretty much admitted to him that I am gay. There is no way he is going to like me now if he did like me before. That was the one thing that I didn't want mentioned when I moved here. It was one of the many many reasons I got bullied. Without noticing, I suddenly start crying.

"D-Daniel? Oh my god Daniel what's wrong!?" I flinch each time I hear my full name. It scares me because whenever someone is mad at me or is about to do anything violent they refer to me as 'Daniel'.

"P-p-please c-call m-me D-Dan... D-Daniel is s-scary to m-me," I manage to choke out, getting up from Phil's lap and sit on my own chair, curling up into a ball.

"O-okay, sorry Dan. But what's wrong?" I stay silent. He sighs. "D-did you hear w-what he said?" I choke and start crying even more. "Oh, Dan" He tries hugging me, but because of how were sat it's kind of awkward.

"I-- Ph-Phil.. I-I can't g-go b-back!" I barely know him, but I have this weird feeling around him. I actually feel safe.

"What if we go back to mine?"

"S-sure... B-better than m-my plan,"

After I calm down a bit we exit the hospital. I feel him take my hand.

"I don't want you getting left behind," he smiles at me. I try smiling but it doesn't work. Instead, I feel my cheeks grow warm.

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"No, Dan. I won't allow it,"

"But--"

"No Dan. You're sleeping on the bed while I sleep on the sofa." I look down at my feet. "Look, Dan, I'm sorry. I just wanted to give you the best." I look into his shocking blue eyes.

"Th-thanks Phil."

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[Phil POV]

I quickly open my eyes as I hear someone whimpering. I sit up from the sofa in my room and look at my bed. Dan is tossing and turning. He appears to be crying and sweating just like at the hospital. But this time he looks more distressed.

I nudge him a few times trying to wake him up. I can't just leave him in this state. His eyes shot open, looking the size of a golf ball. He breathes heavily. I grab his hand and he looks at me with those sad, chocolate eyes and starts crying. I hop on the bed and try to calm him down until he falls asleep again, this time resting his head on my chest.

He's so precious, what did he do to deserve this?