Lifesaver

seven

PIPER'S POV

What the HELL just happend? Did i accept to have a date with Dan Howell? Well not a date, just coffee, but still. I was full of doubts about this. I mean, its Dan, im in love with this guy, i would accept everything from him. But im too scared that when he get to know me he would freak out. Because im not interesting. I have no clue what did Dan sees in my im sure im not worth it, im not good enough to even talk to him. I dont deserve such an amazing human being. 

My life is a mess, my parents dont speak to me because they think im a failure just because i decided to study Art instead of Medicine like the rest of the family. My friends think im some kind of weirdo because i like youtubers and kpop and i have a strange sense of art and humor, so they kinda stay with me because they think im funny.

Yet, Dan Howell was interesting in what i have to say. What the actual fuck.

We agreed to meet in a Starbucks obviously, and i was afraid of arriving too soon or too late, so i kinda stayed in a tiny plaza full of trees until i get to see him arrive. I was browsing in Tumblr when my attention went to a tall, kinda noodly boy who was entering the coffee shop. This is it. Im meeting Dan Howell.

The worst part of this is that he actually didnt know how i look like, so i was the one who had to go and present myself to him. It was embarrassing. How was i suppose to do that? Im already too shy when we send messages to each other, i dont want to know how ackward i can get when im near him. However, i went in. 

He was waiting patiently in the door looking to every girl that entered it, as if he knew how i look like. I approched him and say a faintly "Hey" and he turned around. God, he was beautiful. His incredible brown like autumn leaves hair falls perfectly over his face, his amazing caramel eyes were stunning, i couldnt help to stare at him for a few seconds. His mouth, now giving me a big smile, was perfect. Oh, that dimple, it will be the death of me. I tried SO hard not to be a total fangirl right now.

"Im...uh...im Piper" i thought i should clarify that because maybe he thought i was a random phan and that i wanted a picture or something. He studied me for a moment. Suddenly i felt really self conscious of what i was wearing. Blue shirt with white boyfriend jeans and a pair of brown boots. I thought i would look stylish but seeing him in skinny black jeans and with a kinda fancy shirt made me feel bad.

"Whats your favourite color?" He asked, still smiling but with that uncertain look in his face. He wasnt sure i was the same girl.

"Blue, and yours is black, but everyone knows that." Great, i sounded like a 16 year old girl.

He laughed. i felt more confident but still he wasnt saying anything.

"So...should i order our drinks?" I tried.

"Let me"

"I didnt tell you what i want..."

"Guess it will be a surprise for you. Let me know if i was right." He smiled and that dimple came up again. I cant help to smile back, because, god, he is adorable.

"Im going to sit in that table over there" i pointed. He nodded and went to the counter while i went to the table.

Five minutes later he was back with a hot chocolate for me and a pumpkin spice late for him. Obviously, i would get him that. I noticed mine had extra sprinkles of white chocolate. Nice touch.

"White chocolate sprinkles. Nice touch Howell" i tried to sound confident and kinda sassy and ironic as i was in the chats.

"Did i get it right then?" He looked at my with a confident look and i kinda die inside.

"10/10, i love hot chocolate. It reminds me of-"

"Winter, i know, when you were little you used to drink hot chocolate in winter days to warm you up, with your mom and dad watching a movie."

"How do you-"

"You told me, three years ago, on your birthday. You said your father made you breakfast and prepare a hot chocolate, and you felt that everything would be good again."

"Well that didnt go well..."

He looked me in the eyes, a deep look, like analysing if i was geing sarcastic or i didnt really care about that. 

"When i was eight we lived in south america for a couple of years. As you may know, in South America seasons are inversed. Summer is in january and winter is in june, so my birthday was in the middle of winter. Hot chocolate was my drink of choice, thats why it became kinda of a tradition for my parents to make me hot chocolate for breakfast. Then we would watch a movie cuddling in the couch and forgeting everything that was outside my house. Im sorry, im sure boring you,i always do this."

"No, please-"

"So did you read everything i send you?" I interrupted

He nodded.

"Oh, god, im so sorry"

"Dont be, i loved every sentence."