Bad Boys (A Dan and Phil story)

Ten

It was growing dark, and I was growing kind of nervous, especially since I was walking by myself to this place Dan and Phil want to meet me up at. I didn't even know what this place was. They had only given me the address.

I went into the small town and began looking for the address. It made it seem like the area was somewhere in town. But it wasn't. In fact, it was nowhere near the town. It was actually near the middle of nowhere, a couple miles from town.

I ended up having to get a cab to take me to the place. Even the cab driver was unsure of where to go, because he had told me the address I was given was abandoned.

Why would Dan and Phil give me this address?

Or was it all a trick??

I knew I really couldn't turn back now, and for some reason I didn't want to. So I just had the cab drive pull over at the abandoned building and drop me off before he drove off.

I looked at the building, noticing a light turned on. If the lights were turned on, how could it be abandoned?

Just then, I noticed Dan and Phil lean out of the opened window and wave to me. I was actually relieved to see their faces.

The two of them then came downstairs and met me at the front entrance.

"Hey Emma!" Phil exclaimed happily.
"What is this place?" I asked.
"We live here!" Dan responded.
"You guys live in an abandoned building?" I asked.
"It's not abandoned, it's fully functional thanks to a friend of ours." Phil explained. "We only see him once a month so he could give us the proper supplies for the month in order to live here. But besides you, he's the only person that believes our story and trusts us."
"I'm guessing he doesn't live in town?" I asked.
"Nope." Dan responded, shaking his head. "And were honestly glad. Neither of us would probably be here if he was taken in and brainwashed just like everybody else."
"Alright, well, enough about that! Let's go inside and show her around!" Phil stated.
"Right, come on in!" Dan said.

I smiled as I followed them inside of their apartment. The first floor was mainly empty and that was the only "abandoned" part of the entire building.

Dan and Phil then went up the stairs and into the main area of their apartment complex.

"This is basically our living room area." Dan stated. "Where the two of us just chill and play video games and such."

They then went past the kitchen and bathroom area and went down the hallway. There were two bedrooms. One was Dan's room, which had grey carpeting, and mainly black furniture with black, grey and white checkerboard bedding. Then, there was Phil's room, which was much more colorful and vibrant with blue, green and purple bedding.

"I'll be honest, Emma. I kinda don't sleep in my room." Dan confessed. "I normally sleep in here with Phil, especially when I have panic attacks and crisis'."
"You get crisis'?" I asked.
"Let's not start with that." Phil responded.
"Yeah, please." Dan agreed.

I just stood there silently and nodded.

Finally, they took me into the last room at the end of the hall, which had another sofa and a large desk with a large computer, keyboard and several video games, tablets, etc.

"Is this another gaming room?" I asked.
"Actually, it's a place where we film videos and such." Phil said.
"You make videos?" I asked. "You mean, to put on the Internet?"
"Well, yeah... but because of where we are and stuff, and especially our living conditions, if we uploaded this stuff onto someplace like YouTube, it would probably make things worse." Dan explained.
"Or make things better." I explained. "If your videos become popular enough, the two of you can finally move out of this apartment, get an actual house and maybe move out of the town!"
"You think so?" Phil asked.
"It's worth a shot." I nodded.

I went on the computer and looked through several files with videos of them. There were only 3 folders. Dan, Phil and DanAndPhilGames. But there were hundreds of videos in each of them.

I first decided to look at Dan's videos, which had many relatable content on it. Then I looked at Phil's, which showed many expressions of him that I had never seen before and was actually enjoyable. Then, I looked at the gaming folder. It had everything from Sims, to Five Nights at Freddy's and Impossible Quiz.

I looked at the two of them and smiled.

"You need to upload this stuff as soon as possible!" I told them.
"Are you sure?" Phil asked.
"Definitely!" I assured them. "I guarantee you these videos will get you someplace!"
"I hope so..." Dan said.

I then looked at the time, it was almost 9:00. I knew by the time I got home, it would be 10. Phil and Dan decided to give me an extra bike that they had stored away in the downstairs area of the building. They also took me back home to make sure I made it back safely.

As soon as I got home, I put the bike in the backyard and entered through the back of the house and made my way upstairs. As soon as I flopped on my bed, I got a text from Dan and Phil.

How are these names for our YouTube channels? Danisnotonfire, AmazingPhil, and DanAndPhilGames

I smiled and responded back.

Perfect! :)