HOLLER. 》 Dan x Reader || Danisnotonfire

Chapter 12|| "Because I love you"

-DAN-

Sitting in the pouring rain at the bus stop, I see Y/N approach me. I quickly wipe my tears away, and I sniff slightly.

I look up at her and flinch as a raindrop lands on one of my eyelashes.

"Hey," she says. "you okay?"
I shift my attention towards the houses planted in front of me across the street and shake my head a little.

"I don't really know anymore to be honest." I squint up at the light gloomy sky.

It's silent for a minute until Y/N pulls out her phone. Hitting the home button, her screen lights up and a picture of a boy and her smiling is visible. The boy has blonde hair and he has a noticeable dimple on the side of his cheek.

I look up at her quickly, confused.
Who is he?
I never saw him before.
Is he her best friend? Why hasn't she told me about him? Is he her brother or cousin that she just hasn't told me about? Is he her boyfriend?

My heart drops at the thought of him being her boyfriend. I bite my lip hard, and start to fiddle with my thumbs.

"W-who's that?" I ask, still biting my lip.
"Who? Oh!" Y/N smiles down at her phone. "that's Simon."

"Simon?" I repeat, swallowing hard.
"Yeah," she smiles. "we've been um...hanging out a lot lately."

I look up at her.

"Is he...is he like...your boyfriend or something?" I ask nervously, knitting my eyebrows together.
"Wha-no! Nooo..." her cheeks turn a light shade of red, and she's smiling wide.

I'm silent for a second, then I speak up again.

"Do you...like him?" my heart stops as that question slips past my lips.
"I don't really know..." she stares at her lock screen, smiling.

Even though I'm sitting down, I feel my knees go weak, and my heart drops to my stomach again. My moth goes dry, and I swallow the lump that is sat in the back of my throat.

She doesn't know.

"Oh." I say dryly, my voice cracking.
"He's really nice and caring," she starts. "I don't know...do you think he would like me?" she turns to me with a hopeful look on her face.

I stare into her eyes, and swallow hard.

"Um...well yeah. I think you're...." I start to choke on my words.
"You think I'mmmm...?" she urges me on.

I stare at her and finally find the word I wanted to say. "I think you're extremely beautiful." I continue to stare into her eyes as I feel my cheeks turn bright red.

I watch as a small smile spreads across her face, and she looks down, tucking a piece of stray hair behind her ear.

"Thank you, Dan..." she bites her lip slightly still looking down at her screen.

The fact that she only cares about that stupid lock screen of her and Simon is starting to piss me off.
It's silent for a moment before I speak.

"Isn't your bus supposed to be here?"

"Yeah." she says, staring down at her screen again.

"What time does it usually come?" I ask, scratching my head.
"Yeah." she replies.
I knit my eyebrows together at her response. Was she even listening to me?

"Are you even listening to me?" I ask sternly.
"Of course I am..." she tears her attention away from that damn phone finally.

"Didn't seem like it. You kept staring at that fucking picture. Do you know it's rude to be on your phone when someone is talking to you?" I snap.

"Woah, Dan. Chill out." Y/N held up her hands in defense.

"No-no don't....DON'T tell me to 'chill out'," I feel my blood start to boil. "I-I just.....when did you guys become a thing?" My tongue starts to get tied.

"Not too long ago..." Y/N says quietly. "why do you care anyways?" she raises her brows. I could tell she was super annoyed.

Its silent for a minute, and we just stare into eachothers eyes. I feel my heart begin to race. I swallow hard, and I try to speak.

"I care because..." I bite my lip hard. "I care because I lo-"

Just then, Y/Ns bus pulls up. She stands up, grabbing her backpack, while giving me a sympathetic look.

"That's my bus," she smiles slightly. "Catch ya later Dan..." I watch as she hops onto the bus. The bus pulls away quickly, and I watch as it rolls down the street.

"Because I love you..." I whisper as a single tear slips down my cheek.