Phan Phluff

Swing

"Mum!" Dan called, slipping on his shoes, "I'm going to the park!"

"Ok hon, let me know when your on your way home. Oh, and can you take Alli with you?" His mum replied.

He internally groaned. He was going to the park to meet up with Phil. Phil was his best friend and his crush, and he had been planning on asking him out today.

"Fine..." he said, "ALLI! GO GET YOUR SHOES ON!"

Dan's 4 year old sister came running into the living room a few moments later. "Yay Danny! Up?"

Dan smiled. He couldn't help it. He bent down and scooped the toddler up in his arms before heading out the door, calling one more goodbye his mum.

"Danny?" the child questioned. Dan hummed in response.

"Why we going to park?"

"I'm gonna meet a friend there. You can play while I talk to him, okay?"

"Ok! What his name?"

"His name is Phil. You haven't met him before, but you'll like him. He's nice." Dan felt a slight warmth spread to his cheeks.

"Do you like Phil?"

"Of course I do, he's my best friend."

"No!" The four year old said, clearly annoyed.
"I mean do you like like him?"

"Well," Dan hesitated. "Yeah. I do. But you can't tell him that, okay?"

"Ok Danny!"

Dan smiled again and put the toddler down as they had just reached Hyde Park. The small child immediately grabbed Dan's hand as they began to walk to where the two boys were supposed to meet. Eventually, Dan spotted a familiar head of black hair sitting on a bench, playing games on his phone.

"Phil!" He called, letting go of his sisters hand.

Phil turned around and smiled when he saw Dan. He got up off the bench and walked over to him, greeting his friend with a hug.

"Hey," Phil said.

"Hey. Uh Phil, this is my little sister Alli. She had to come with me." Dan stepped to the side to reveal the little girl.

"It's okay," Phil smiled at Dan again, then turned his attention to the toddler clinging to Dan's leg.

"Hi Alli, I'm Phil."

"Phil?"

"Yup!"

"I call Dan Danny. Can I call you Philly?"

"Sure"

"Yay!" The child came out from behind Dan and hugged Phil. The older boy simply laughed and hugged her back.

"What do you want to do?" Dan asked when Phil had returned his attention back to his friend.

"I don't care, what do you want to do, Alli?"

Dan smiled. He liked the fact that his sister and his best friend were getting along.

"Swing, Danny! Swing!" The girl cried out.

"Alli, there aren't any swings at this park."

"No!" Allie rolled her eyes and pointed to Dan's hand. "Swing!"

"Oh. Um, okay. As long as Phil doesn't mind." Dan said.

"What?" Phil asked, obviously confused.

"I grab her one of her hands and you grab the other. Then she jumps up and we swing her with our hands while we walk."

"Ok!"