I Swear I'm Not A Furry

Crazy

*Trigger warnings, slang terms, and abuse*

Rhyan's POV

The car ride was mostly silent, but that was to be expected considering what had just happened only minutes before. My mum beat him often, but I just couldn't take it this time. I couldn't just watch my baby brother being hit repeatedly, and the words that spilled from her venomous mouth.

"You faggot."

He couldn't handle this anymore, and dammit, I wasn't going to let him sit in this house and be treated this way. He's my only brother, he deserves so much. I wish I could protect him with my everything. I wish I could give him better than what our mum ever did. I wish that he wasn't so broken, and even though he likes to pretend that he is fine, I can see through his broken smile and fake laugh.  

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I pulled out my phone, desperately searching for a contact that contained one  of my friends numbers'.  

"Brad."

"Thomas."

"Steve."

"Nick."

And then my eyes ran over a specific number.

"Phil Lester."

Phil was one of the most caring and accepting people that I have ever met, and I didn't think that he would mind having Dan over for the school week. He couldn't stay with our mum, and I wouldn't have let him even if he tried his best to convince me. I thought that he would be safe with Phil, that he would protect him from the people that beat him up whilst he was at school. I couldn't do it, and the thought makes me want to scream, but Dan was in grade 11 and so was Phil. I didn't go to their school, I didn't even live in the same house as Dan. I live on campus at university, which is why it was such a huge shock when Dan said that our mum hit him almost every night. God did i need him to be safe and out of this house. So I decided to ring up Phil.  After around the 3rd ring he finally picked up.

"Hello?" He sounded confused, but it's not like I didn't understand why. Sure, I talked to Phil pretty frequently but nowhere near enough for me to just call him at 8 o'clock at night, for no reason, except this time there was a reason.  An extremely important one at that.

"Hey, how are you?" I asked hoping for the awkward atmosphere to evaporate.

"Pretty good actually," he yawned. "How are you doing?"

"I wish I could say that i was doing well, but I'm doing quite the opposite." I sighed, I wish Dan was okay. Phil's line went quiet for a second before he mumbled out "Wha-what's up? Is everything alright?" his speech sped up. "Can I do anything?

I didn't want to have to put him through all of this stress, and I wouldn't be mad if he declined my question.

"I have a super crazy question," I let out. "And it's asking for so much."

"What is it?" he sounded even more worried now, I wish grandma was still here. I miss her so much. " M-my mum is abusive, to my brother, Dan. I was calling to see if you would be willing to let him stay with you, just for this week. My mum is getting worse, she keeps drinking, she drinks so much. And she hits him." I whispered. A tear rolled down my cheek. "He can't stay here."

He was quiet for a moment, probably thinking of a way he could say no in a kind and polite way.  He spoke up again.

Phil's POV

I've heard of Dan on multiple occasions, I have passed him in the hall a few times. I've heard what the kids scream at him and I've watched him run off to god knows where, with puffy red cheeks and clouded eyes that looked like liquid gold in the right lighting. He really was beautiful, his ears and tail matched the color of his hair perfectly. He's absolutely adorable, and I don't think I could ever turn down an opportunity to let Dan Howell stay at my house. Ever. When Rhyan said those specific words over the phone, I wanted to physically hurt someone. How could someone want to harm such a delicate person?

I didn't even realize that I'd let a tear fall down my cheek until I sniffled and wiped it away.

"I'm so sorry," I breathed. It hurt so much hearing this. Especially knowing it was Dan. I haven't talked to him, ever, but I had a whole week and even more if he grew fond of me. "Neither one of you should have to go through this." It was true, neither one of them deserved this. Hell no one does. So I did it.

"He's welcome to stay with me, I'm sure my roommate won't mind. She does her best not to talk to me." I let out a tiny giggle at the thought of Sara's reaction when Dan showed up at the front door of our flat. I heard a sigh of relief come from across the line.

"Phil. You honestly have no clue how much that means to me." he spoke. "I'll never be able to thank you enough." i knew it was coming. "Thank you so much, thank you." I giggled before responding.

"It's not a problem, really. I think I'll enjoy his company, Sara is against the thought of having an actual conversation." he laughed which is always a good sign, but then he gave me a warning. "I think he will too, but just know that Dan is very shy," he accentuated that word, shy. "He's also kind of skittish, so just be- just be Phil. i really think he'll take a liking to you."

With that I told him I would text him my address, and we told each other our 'goodbyes' which ended up in Rhyan just thanking me a million times before I just decided to hang up the phone. Now all I had left to do was wait for the beautiful boy who was actually half cat.

Damn, this is bound to be crazy.

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Heyo!! So here is chapter two, its a bit longer than the last. I'm hoping they get longer. I really hope you're enjoying it so far. If you could give me your opinion on it I'd be super thankful. Thank you for the reads so far!! it means a lot. See ya tomorrow! (maybe)