ADOPTED BY PHAN

CHAPTER NINE

Well you guys really wanted some Skyris action so . . .

As soon as Phil and Iris enter the lift, all worries fall behind her as one thought takes over:

What if I see Skye? She must be in town if Dad and Daddy saw her. What if I see her? What if-

"Iris? Are you alright?" Phil asks as the elevator doors open to the main floor. "You seem quite anxious."

Well of course I'm anxious, Daddy. There's a possibility of running into the most beautiful girl I've ever met and am developing strange feelings for. I just want to be normal.

She fakes a smile instead of voicing her thoughts. "Oh, I'm just a little worried about things going wrong, that's all!"

"Don't worry, Iris. I won't let anything go wrong." Phil reassures her, putting his arm around her in a half-hug and giving her shoulder a reassuring rub, before quickly letting go to open the main doors. The doors that lead to the outside world of London.

Iris absentmindedly crosses her fingers, just hoping to see the one person on her mind.

"Want to go to Shake Away?" Phil asks, looking down at her. "Wait, why are you crossing your fingers?"

"Oh, uh . . . Just a thing for good luck." She smiles up at him before changing the subject. "Let's go to Shaking Way!"

"Yeah-" Phil begins, dragging the vowels. However, their conversation is cut short when they hear the screams of teenaged girls.

"Oh my god! Is that AmazingPhil?"

"Holy shhh- that's definitely Phil."

"Katie! Look! Phil fucking Lester!"

"Who the hell is that little girl-"

Iris clears her throat to speak in a squeaky little fangirl voice. "Oh my gosh! AmazingPhil! Will you sign my boobs?" She grips his arm with enough force to tell him; go along with it.

"She's touching him!!!"

"Wait a second, is that Iris?"

Every single girl in that group turn in unison to ask the white-blondie the same question: "Who?"

"What are you guys? Owls?" The girl asks. She then starts making her way towards Phil and Iris, ignoring her group of friends.

Shit.

"Didn't I meet you a few hours ago?" Phil asks in a friendly manner. He hands Iris some cash behind his back, absentmindedly telling her she's on her own.

"Yeah, that was me." She says. "And little Green Eyes here," - she sends Iris a playful wink and gestures towards her - "is the YouTuber I was telling you about.

"Awesome! I'm in a bit of a rush right now, but it was nice seeing you again. And nice to meet you Iris!" Phil excuses himself, acting as if his own daughter is a stranger.

"So, Iris; my friends and I were just about to go to Shake Away. Wanna come?" Skye asks, staring into Iris' pupils. She hates seeing the amount of pain they hold, especially because she believes the prettiest of eyes have seen the worst in life.

"I'd love to come." Iris says, snapping Skye out of her daze. A light blush falls upon the blond's cheeks, causing Iris' face to heat up as well. Skye grabs her hand and pulls her over to her group of friends. Little do they know that the other desperately wants to intertwine their fingers, too.

"Everyone; this is Iris." Skye introduces her with a goofy grin.

"I figured. I could tell by that massive smile on your face that this is the girl you never never shut up about." Jokes a tall girl with green hair and a vertical lower lip piercing

"Shut up, Katie." Skye's face flushes a deeper shade of red.

"What?" Iris asks, completely lost in the conversation.

"What?" Skye's friends repeat back to her.

Skye rests her forehead against her palm, sighing and mumbling, "And now they're parrots."

Iris finds herself laughing. Skye is so naturally funny. And cute. No! Shut up brain! You like boys, not girls!

"Iris; you alright?" The green-haired girl - Katie - asks.

Iris forces a smile. "Yeah, I'm alright. Shall we go to Shake My-Way?

Skye laughs, causing Iris to blush. Her laugh is so adorable. No it's not. Yes it is. Stop it. You stop it, you know you're gay. No I'm not. Yes-

"Earth to Iris?" Skye waves her hand in front of Iris' face, dragging her back into reality. The brunette cracks a genuine smile, and Skye returns in. And as if on cue, the wind blows Iris' hair, so Skye makes her move; tucking the dark strand behind Iris' small ear. She let's her hand linger a little longer before deciding to place it on her cheek. Iris leans against Skye's palm, enjoying the warmth it gives off.

And the touch. You can't deny it Iris, you're falling for this girl. Skye and Iris sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N--

"Hey! Skye! Could you put your gay on pause? I'd like to get my milkshake before next Christmas." Says a boy with tighter jeans than Dan and Phil.

"Says you, Floyd! You're almost too gay to function!" Katie shouts.

"Shut up, You!" Floyd throws back at her. Everyone begins their own conversations as they make their way to Shake Away. Leaving Skye and Iris in their small embrace.

"Why are you staring at me?" Iris asks with a smile, noticing Skye's lingering eyes.

"Because you're beautiful."

Their eyes meet, before Skye breaks the contact and looks at Iris' lips. She bites her lower lip out of habit, and that just about does it for Skye. She places her other hand on the other side of Iris' face, leaning forward. Their lips are just centimeters apart-

"HEY!"

A wild Dan Howell appears.

As soon as Dan heard from Phil that Iris was with Skye; he bolted out the door. Little was Iris aware that Dan was on their tail all along, until he caught them just inches away from kissing.

"HEY!" Dan shouts from afar. He was in a panic - like one of those think fast! moments - and really doesn't want his daughter in a relationship. Yeah, he's that kind of dad. However, it's worse for people to find out he's Iris' father, so since he just brought all the attention to himself, he has to push it away without pushing Iris, too.

Iris catches his eye and realizes he's just as mortified as she is. She let's out a soft laugh and turns back to Skye. They're still inches apart. Skye's friends are already out of sight, so Iris decides to excuse herself with the truth; "I guess that's my calling, I'd better go."

"What do you mean?" Skye is completely and utterly confused.

"My dad," She replies, nodded her head sideways, in Dan's direction.

"That's your dad?!" Skye basically shouts. Her voices is naturally quiet, though. Iris doesn't have to worry about anyone hearing that.

"Yup."

"Oh my god! Does that mean your other dad-"

"Yes, my other daddy is Phil." Iris answers Skye's question nonchalantly, but there's still a smile on her face.

"Daddy?" Skye laughs.

"Yeah; Dad and Daddy!" Iris laughs along, her tongue poking out the side of her mouth; that's just one of the many things she's accidentally picked up from Phil.

"I have to tell-"

"No! You can't tell anyone!" Iris nearly shouts.

"I was going to say my cat, but okay. My lips are sealed!" Skye mimics zipping her lips shut.

"I'd better get going," Iris points her thumb in Dan's direction.

"Alright, well I won't be back in London for another two weeks, so until then," - Skye pulls Iris into the best hug she's ever gotten. The embrace lingers a little longer, but Iris doesn't notice or care. - "Message me." She says with a smile, before hesitantly kissing Iris' left cheek. When she pulls back, she barely audibly whispers into her ear; "I'll miss you."