We arrive at Disney, finally. What should have been a 20 minutes drive turned out to be one of the most emotional 90 minute one.
I hate reminiscing. It sucks. So does everything. Wow I'm such a ray of sunshine.
Dan and I are still in the same position, but we have to move to get out of the car. I lift my head up, to see Dan deep in thought. He looks weary, and confused. He snaps out of his deep thoughts and smiles at me. He grabs my hand and pulls me out of the car, following the others.
Zoe comes over to us and whispers in my ear "hashtag daspen is coming true, and you can't stop it!" She runs away, over to Alfie, who has a quizzical look on his face. I see her giggling as she pulls him to the entrance, everybody following in a crowd.
Dan and everyone else had already arranged that he and I would wait for everyone else to get here, since I'm not a massive fan of theme parks, and I wouldn't mind missing a tiny bit of time.
He pull me closer to him and encased me in a hug, wrapping his arms around my waist. He is an amazing hugger. I'm lucky.
"Are you okay? I was really worried back there" he says into my hair. I guess it smells good or something.
"I'm fine. Look, I'm sorry about what I said. I really didn't mean it. I was just annoyed with everyone's questions and I took it out on the first person I thought of, and that was uncalled-"
"Stop. You can't beat yourself up about having quick reactions. I know you, and there's no way a tiny comment like that would get in the way of our friendship."
It's at this point that I realise how much I love Dan. I don't know if he feels the same way, but I know how I feel. I remember being sixteen and that kiss we shared. It was amazing, but we agreed that we couldn't let anything like that happen again, we were too close, and if we did let it happen, we could lose each other if it ended.
"I love you." I say. Wait.... SHIT.
"I love you too." What? Dan loves me?
"Like a sibling?"
"No. I... I love you. A lot." Dan stammers. He really does love me, and not like a sibling.
"Me too. I mean, I love you too, not that I love me, that makes me sound like-"
"Aspen. I know you didn't mean it that way." This boy genuinely understands me, and that is the best feeling ever. Being understood completely.
He looks down at me with that same look from 2 years ago.
I look up and suddenly we are leaning in to kiss.
"HEY THERE YOU GUYS ARE" Tyler shouts as he runs up towards us.
What a cockblock. I love Tyler, but his timing is impeccable.
We reluctantly break away, and I try to take my hand away, but Dan tightens his grip and just puts our hands behind our backs. It's these little things that just make me want to faint, almost fangirl. I squash the inner fan and try to look less uneasy as we almost got caught in whatever this is.
"Hey, T!" I say, trying to force a smile, but as soon as he squeals and runs over, a genuine smile interrupts and pushes its way onto my face.
"It's been so long! I missed you!" He stretches his arms out.
"Tyler it's been about 12 hours." Dan looks over.
"Can't a girl miss her friends?" Tyler pretends to be offended.
"I'm just gonna butt out of this and go ahead" A small voice behind Tyler shocks me.
"Oh my god, sorry Troye! I forgot not everything is about my melodrama!" Tyler giggles and steps away to reveal the human squish.
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Since we were kids (Dan Howell)
Teen Fiction"Did you miss me?" "Miss you? You're a jerk, you didn't even say goodbye." ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. Aspen and Dan were best friends from birth until they were 8. And then Dan moved away, no goodbye, no contact, just gone. Without a trace. Six years later...
