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Chapter 20

The phone rang in Dan's ear, as his leg anxiously bounced. He was sitting on his bed, not wanting Phil to listen in on whatever odd conversation would occur. It's not that he didn't trust his friend, it's just that it would be like eavesdropping to have Phil in the same room.

The ringing stopped, and Dan was greeted with a "Hello?"
"Hey, Louise! How's it been?" Dan asked, very glad that he had the right phone number.
"It's been pretty good. What brings you to call me out of no where? I haven't spoken to you in such a long time! You should come to London soon and meet me so we can catch up!"
"Yeah, we really need to catch up, because I haven't even told you that I moved to London," he said. Through the phone came a scream that nearly broke his eardrum. "Geez, Louise, are you trying to deafen me! Keep your fangirling down!"
"I'm sorry, this is just so awesome! I've missed you, and I'm so glad that you're here now!"

The conversation lasted about an hour, ending in the two exchanging addresses and agreeing to meet up the next day at a café. Dan hung up, satisfied with the conversation, and the fact that he had two friends at once. He left his room, to find Phil on his phone, laying on the couch.
"Yeah, I think Dan may have plans anyway, it should all be good." A pause, for the person on the other end to respond. "Okay, that sounds great! See ya," Phil hung up, noticing Dan in the doorway.
"George?" The slightly taller boy asked.
"Yeah, we're gonna hang at his house tomorrow. He has his own house! It's small, but still an accomplishment," Phil smiled.
"Well that's good, since Louise and I meeting up tomorrow, we're both occupied!" Dan said, sitting on the couch, which meant sitting on Phil's legs since he was sprawled out on the couch.

(Random A/N: I got the random urge to listen to P!ATD, so now that's a thing I'm doing. IM TAKING BACK THE CROWN, I'M ALL DRESSED UP AND NAKED-)

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The next day, the boys got ready for their day of pure socialness. Phil wore one of his normal collared and patterned shirts. Dan dressed himself in his normal shade of dark clothes. He decided not to straighten his hair, a reoccurring trend he had fallen into recently. He found that if he cut his hair shorter on the sides, the bushel of curls he got as result was quite fashionable.

The two nearly ran into each other on the way out. They decided to walk to the street together before Dan got into his car and Phil waited for George to come pick him up. The were met by a chilling January air. Their breaths came out in little clouds that lingered in front of their mouths for just a moment.

Now who shall we follow first on this fine day? Dan meeting with his high school friend, or Phil, hanging with his potential love interest?

Let's go with Dan first.

Dan got into his car, which was also cold. He ignited the engine, and turned the heat on, and plugged his phone into the aux chord. He chose the Panic! At The Disco radio from spotify, and was greeted with This is Gospel. (The song that just popped up on my P!ATD playlist. IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME GOOOOO)

He drove past Phil, waiting out front, and gave a quick wave before putting his focus back on the road.

Once Dan made it to the café where he was designated to meet Louise. He parked his car and headed into the cozy place, greeted with a blast of comforting warm air as soon as he opened the door. He walked to the end of the line, glancing around the small place. He didn't see Louise anywhere, so he turned forward and glanced at the menu. He just settled for a latte and a muffin. Just as he sat down, he saw Louise come through the door. Her eyes flitted around the room, searching for her friend, and finding him, basically shouting his name,
"DAAAAN!"