Dan and Phil One Shots (2)

Time Controllers

I don't know what this is and if it makes sense but I hope it's okay.

Dan glanced down at his watch in annoyance. The second hand seemed to tick as quick as it possibly could and his time was running out. He stared down at his pretty much blank test paper, praying that at least one more answer would come into his head. Nothing.

"If only time could stop right now. I could totally just get up and look at everyone else's tests and they'd have no idea." Dan once again looked at his clock but the second hand was no longer moving. It had frozen. As if time had stopped.

Dan's eyes widened and he looked around at his classmates who weren't moving. One student had his head down on the table, another his hand frozen up in the air and one more had her pen perched on the test, ready to write but.. not writing.

"Fuck."(oops excuse my language but I didn't know how else to phrase Dan's surprise) Dan said aloud, not even caring about using a profanity. He stood up, his eyes never leaving his teacher who was mid-standing up. He slowly wandered over to one of the smartest students in class, Phil Lester, who had his whole test filled out and was leaning back in his chair. He lifted up the test gently, as if afraid to tear it.

He placed it down on his own desk and began to copy the answers, only altering a couple of words. Once he was finished, he put Phil's test back and sat back in his own seat.

"And how exactly do I restart time?" He thought and a couple of seconds later, the teacher's voice filled the air.

"Everyone hand in your tests." Dan's head jerked up (literally like a meerkat). What had just happened? Did he just... no, that can't be possible. The teacher stood by Dan's desk and he didn't notice until she obviously cleared her throat.

"Dan Howell." Dan handed in his test and the teacher looked more than surprised that the whole test had been filled in. "Well done." She mumbled before moving onto the next person.

Dan quickly glanced at Phil Lester, watching as he obliviously pushed his glasses higher up his nose. His stomach twisted when he realised that Phil had no idea. He wasn't even aware that anyone had copied his work.

-

Dan's test was thrust in front of him a couple of days later and he had to hold back a gasp. The letter A was scribbled over the front as ticks filled the front page. "Congratulations. That is a big boost compared to your D last term. Have you been revising?" The teacher seemed suspicious and Dan didn't want to give his game away.

"I-I-" Dan was utterly speechless; he had no idea what to say until he blurt out, "I'm as surprised as you are, Miss."

"I need to talk to you after class." Dan's stomach lurched with fear.

-

"Your tests looked suspiciously similar." The teacher said, folding her arms and looking at Dan and Phil expectantly.

"How? We sat across the classroom from each other. How on earth would he have managed to get up and walk across the classroom to look at my work without you noticing." Phil exclaimed, looking less than unimpressed.

Dan didn't say anything, just mustering a nod.

The teacher let out a huff. "That's true. I'll let it slide this time. Go." The teacher pointed at the door and Dan and Phil solemnly walked out of the classroom.

As soon as they were out of the hearing range of the teacher, Phil abruptly turned around, his eyes narrow. "How did you do it?" He blurted out, catching Dan off guard.