Broken | A Dan Howell Fanfiction

Chapter 1: Alleyways

Raven's POV:

I walked through the bustling streets of London. People were chirpy and talking about how nice the weather was. It was the last few weeks of November, so the air was chilly but not too cold. I was wearing my black hoodie that I always wear, some black jeans and a dark gray t-shirt underneath. The ends of my hair were dipped in a crimson red color. I walked past an alleyway and saw two guys being forcefully taken by some adult guys wearing large coats and some sort of mask that covered their face.

"Let us go!" A guy with brown hair yelled while trying to wriggle out of the kidnapper's grasp. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a hunting knife. It was black with red accents on it.

"STOP!" I thundered and stood there, ready to attack.

"What will you do to us, little girl?" One of the kidnappers teased.

"Would you like a demonstration?" I kicked the guy in the head and he fell down unconscious, "Anyone else would like a turn?" The two guys who were being kidnapped stared at me with awe.

"Let's go!" A man driving a van yelled as the rest of the guys ran into the open van doors.

"You guys okay?" I asked while walking up to them and giving them a hand.

"Yeah! Thank you!" The man with jet black hair smiled at me. The one with brown hair didn't look the best. "Dan say thank you!" The black haired man tugged on Dan's sleeve.

"Thanks..." He muttered.

"Take off your shirt." I pointed at Dan.

"WHAT?!" He looked shocked.

"You're bleeding."

"No! Get away from me!"

"I have bandages though."

"Dan! She can help!" The black haired man nagged.

"No, Phil! She could be a creep for all I know!" Dan protested.

"I swear I'm going to kill Marquel," I muttered under my breath.

"Oh! How rude of us! Let me introduce us!" Phil pointed to Dan, "That's-"

"Dan and your Phil," I cut him off.

"You're a fan?" Dan cocked his head.

"Fan? No, you guys kept saying your names."

"Oh. What's your name darling?" Phil asked me.

"I'm Raven."

"Nice name!" Phil piped up.

"Thanks... Dan you still need bandages."

"I'm not letting you do that!" Dan said obviously a bit irritated.

"I'm going to help you!" I pulled his arm into the alleyway.

"Fine..." I took off his shirt and grabbed bandages from my pocket. I wrapped them around his torso where he was stabbed. I put on his shirt and reached for my burn phone.

"I'm calling 999 to send you to the hospital." I dialed the number and handed the phone to Phil.

"I gotta go..." I sprinted away before they could protest.

"RAVEN!" Phil called out to me. I ignored him and sprinted away. I didn't want the cops finding me out.  I turned a few corners and arrived at my flat.  When I opened my door, I immediately climbed into bed and pulled up my laptop and tried to find the closest hospital near me. Why do I even care about this dude I just met? I don't know. Come on Raven. Why are you opening yourself up? I called my burn phone just checking to see if Dan was safely in the hospital. Phil picked up the phone,

"Hello?"

"Hi, Phil. This is Raven. I was wondering if Dan is safely in the hospital."

"He fainted and is now unconscious because of blood loss. We are in the ambulance right now."

"Oh my god! What hospital?"

"St. Claire." (IDK if that is a real hospital or not)

"Okay. I'll be there." I hung up the phone and pulled up the directions to St. Claire. I walked out of my flat following the directions on my phone. It took me a couple of minutes but I made it. I saw the ambulance park outside the door and the doctors bringing an unconscious Dan on a gurney inside the hospital. What happened to you, Dan?

"Raven!" Phil spotted me and came over.

"Hey, Phil. Will Dan be okay?"

"I don't know. I hope so."

"When are visiting hours?"

"7 hours from now. He's going through surgery."

"Oh... I guess we'll be here for a long time."

"Yeah... you could come to our flat. It would be nice to have someone else there. Dan would like it too!" Phil's spirit lightened up.

"Ummm... you want me to move in with you guys?"

"Yeah!"

"Sure.... I guess."

"Go pack up your stuff and I'll text you directions. Actually, we should exchange numbers. And do you want your phone back?"

"Ummm... sure." We exchanged numbers and I collected my burn phone from  Phil and headed back home. I sprinted back home when I received a text:

P: Hey it's Phil!

R: Oh hey Phil!

P: Here are the directions to our flat: (I ain't no stalker so pretend there are directions.)

R: Thanks! I'll see you soon!

I took my burn phone and burned it, hence the name. I then went to work packing.

~TIME SKIP~

I took my suitcases and bid my apartment goodbye. I followed the directions on my phone and headed to their flat. After a couple of minutes of walking, I arrived at their house. Phil was outside, ready to bring me in.

"Hey, Raven! I'll show you inside." I followed him up the stairs and into their flat. He opened the door and I was greeted by geeky decorations and the sweet scent of cinnamon. 

"Wow! You're flat is even bigger than mine."

"Really? I thought our flat is small. Well, we have two people living here. "

"Yeah."

"Let's get you settled in shall we?" I followed Phil to an empty bedroom that just had a bed.

"I didn't know this was a three bedroom?!"

"Yeah. This is your room and you can do it up however you like! Dan's room and my room are down the hall. For Dan's room take a left and for my room take a right. The bathroom is straight down and hang a right as well."

"Okay thank you Phil!" He closed the door as he left. I stared at the empty room that had white bedsheets and white walls. It seemed like I was in an insane asylum.

"I think I can fix this up!" I smiled as I thought of my new life that was yet to come.