A/N: Hey guys! So I just wanted to say that since the last update, this fic has hit 5k reads, which is actually insane! Thank you all so much for reading.
Also, I'm sorry to say, but this is going to be the second last chapter of this story. To be honest, I probably could've fitted everything into this one but I decided not too (mainly because I'm ocd and want there to be 30 chapters and not 29 lol) So yeah, I hope you enjoy this chapter and look forward to the last one next week! Now then, on with the story!
-All they could do now was wait.
Dan longed to be able to talk to Phil, to hear his comforting words and be able to comfort him back in return. He wished he could have his own body back, his own hands and feet and eyes and nose. He just wanted to be human again. For this long night to come to an end.
Surely the sun would rise again soon.
The two boys were sat alone on the riverbed. The excitement they'd felt about chasing Seamus away earlier had faded. And the exhaustion they felt was starting to catch up with them. Dan was lying with his head on Phil's knee as the two yawned in unison.
'I think it's going to be light soon, I can feel it' Phil exclaimed hopefully, as he gently scratched underneath Dan's chin. 'Are you ready?'
Dan let out a groan. He was already in so much pain. The remnants of the scars and bruises that adorned his body still felt like they were stabbing into him and they throbbed immensely.
He just had to get through this bit of pain, one final endurance on a night full of struggle and he'd be back to normal. That was all it was. One. Final. Challenge.
The only thing was, Dan didn't know if his body could endure any more pain.
Phil had been right, the sun was definitely rising now. Patches of light had started to emerge, peeking through the trees, and a slither of the actual sun could be seen on the horizon.
Phil got to his feet rather abruptly then, pulling Dan up with him and then turning to face him.
'Dan' He said suddenly, holding on to Dan's shoulders and looking at him in the eyes. Taking a deep breath, he continued to speak.
'You can do this. I know you've been through a lot, we both have, but I promise you, after this...' he reached forward and pulled the other boy into a hug.
'Everything's going to be okay'
Dan didn't get to have the moment he'd wanted to after that. A moment to stop and appreciate Phil's sentiment and hold him tight for a little longer. No. He was forced to let go as he began to be overcome with the agony he knew all too well.
He let out a howl of pain and tore himself from Phil's grasp. Dropping to the floor and on his hands and knees as his worst nightmare came to him once more.
As he cried out, he tried to think positively. He tried to think about how good it would feel to talk to his boyfriend again, to hold him properly again and to kiss him. Because despite the fact it had only been one night, to Dan it had felt like an eternity.
But the pain was still shaking him violently. He could hear Phil shouting from somewhere. Somewhere. He wasn't sure where. He didn't seem to be aware of his surroundings at all anymore, though from what he could hear, Phil appeared to be trying to comfort him.
The pain tore through his body like a hurricane, and it felt like it was going to rip him apart. It seemed that the further the sun began to climb, the more intense the feeling became.
'Breathe Dan, just breathe' Phil soothed.
Dan heard this very clearly. Which was lucky for him, honestly, because he had almost forgotten to inhale properly in his panic.
Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, filling his lungs with air before he released it again. This seemed to work as quite a good distraction for a while actually. That was at least, until Dan's bones felt like they were actually going to snap in half.
The pain sure was intense, but despite how much it hurt to change back, Dan couldn't help but think that it was almost cleansing in a way. He was transforming, from a hideous beast, a monster, back into, well, Dan.
And no matter how much he was reassured whilst in his werewolf form, that he wasn't a beast, that he wasn't a monster. Whatever he was, he still much preferred being just, Dan.
Looking down now, he could see his hands, his human hands. And pain was starting to cease. Slowly but surely Dan could feel the rest of his body returning back to normal. He took another deep breath as the final of the transforming occurred.
And then he stopped.
He stopped, and he stood. On his own two legs, he stood. He'd never been so happy ever before to stand on his own legs. He'd never been so happy ever before to look up and see...
'Phil' he spoke, using his voice for the first time in what felt like so long.
'Dan' Phil looked up lovingly at the other man.
With that, Dan ran over to his boyfriend and threw his arms around him.
And then he kissed him, he kissed him like he'd never kissed him before.
It may have been sudden, it may have been rushed but it didn't feel that way. The second Dan's lips touched the other man's, it felt like he had melted into him. He felt Phil weave his fingers through his hair with one hand, as he traced down Dan's back with the other.
Dan couldn't help the small moan that slipped out against Phil's mouth, he was just so caught up in the moment. They continued like that for a while. Phil's lips were so warm, as was the rest of his body. Dan never wanted to let go.
Phil pulled back slightly, still in Dan's arms, and then proceeded to kiss all down his neck. Dan let out a low hum of amusement and tilted his neck back invitingly for Phil.
He wasn't entirely sure that this display of affection wouldn't leave marks. But who was he to care? He was practically covered in bruises and wounds and scratches from the events of the night already.
He wasn't thinking about any of that though. Not right now. And as if he needed anything else to distract him from it right now, he suddenly felt the kissing stop, only to be greeted with piercing ocean blue eyes.
The very same eyes he'd fallen in love with on the day they'd met.
'I fucking love you Phil Lester'
'I love you too Dan Howell' Phil smirked. 'But can we go home now?'
Dan chuckled 'yes, yes we can'
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