Fine Line Between Love and Hate | Dan x Reader High School

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AYYYYYY BEBE.

I want friends.

Pls. Follow and DM me on Insta (calymari) so we can be friends.

I've met some of my best friends on here.

Also, watching West Side Story in US history for the 50's unit and loving it. Now I can't stop listening to Maria, over and over again. Also my dad was contemplating watching some dumb comedy movie or Heathers which I haven't seen yet(I rly want to) and he chose the comedy.

LIVID.

JUST...LIVID.

Enjoy~

(y/n)'s POV

I peered up at 3 blurry figures, arguing at the end of my bed that next morning, my eyes and head throbbing.

"Well, we should wake her!" I heard Zoe say. Okay so Zoe's here.

"She's had a really rough night, let her sleep." Phil said. He's here too.

"We can't just stand here and watch her sleep." Zoe argued. I felt a figure sit down and place a hand on my blanketed calf.

"What do you think we're doing right now?" I heard Dan ask. Dan? I sat up quickly, startling all 3.

"What are you doing up?" I asked, looking over at Dan.

"(y/n), I'm fine." he said. He glanced at me, but I didn't look at him. Whether he remembers the kiss or not, I'm not talking about it.

"Okay, so what the hell are you 3 doing in my room while I'm sleeping?" I asked. They all exchanged glances.

"We, uh, just wanted to know if you were okay from the whole, uh..." Zoe trailed off glancing over at Dan's red shoulder. "Brad." she said. I sighed.

"Yeah, whatever. I'm not the one he punched." I said, brushing my fingers over Dan's purple jaw. He glanced down at my hand and then up at me, but I still refused to make eye contact.

"Yeah, but he did try to..." Phil started.

"Did what?" I asked, looking up at him as my hand fell from Dan's face. "Tried to take advantage of me? Yeah, but did he? No." I said, not wanting to talk about it.

"(y/n) we just want to make sure you're okay." Dan said. I made eye contact with him this time and he seemed taken aback.

"I am." I replied, shortly. This time he looked away, his face flushed and flustered. "Do you guys want to stay for the day or overnight or?" I asked, changing the subject.

"We can stay." Phil said. I nodded.

"You guys are cool with staying with my mom right? I need to go for a run." I said. Phil gave me an odd look, but he let it go. He knows I run when I want to think.

"Yeah, we'll be fine." Phil said, interrupting whatever Zoe was going to say to him. I passed by him to my dresser, giving his arm a pat. Good ol' Phil. I disappeared into the bathroom and came out in a form fitting jacket and leggings. I pulled on my sneakers and headed to the front door when Dan caught my arm. I turned to look at him, tightening my pony tail.

"Can I go with you?" he asked. I gave him a surprised look.

"Uh, yeah. We can walk to your house and you can get some clothes. We can just walk too, considering your condition." I said, gesturing to his suit. He nodded and scratched his neck awkwardly. He must really want to talk to me if he's willing to run. We left and walked to his.

"So, uh, last night." he said. I felt my face harden.

"Yeah what about it?" I asked, casually.

"I, uh, said some crazy things and then I..." he looked over at me, but I stayed focused on the pavement ahead.

"Yeah." I replied simply. "People can do really crazy things when they're on pain killers." I said.

"Yeah." he said, quietly. He seemed defeated. "When we were dancing, why'd you run?" I turned to look at him.

"I guess it was just a little too much for me, to be dancing with my ex-bully." I replied. He nodded and we both fell silent.

"(y/n) I'm sorry." he said. 

"Why?" I asked, sincerely this time. 

"I just didn't mean to upset you or anything and I would just really like to go back to normal." he said.

"That's fine, you didn't. Let's just...yeah." I replied. We arrived at his house and I followed him upstairs where he rummaged through his drawers for running stuff and clothes for after. Soon he disappeared into his bathroom and I stayed, sat on his bed. I didn't want to stand and disturb any of his things.

"(y/n)?" I glanced up at Adrian in the doorway.

"Oh, hey." I said, smiling.

"What happened to Dan?" he asked. "I noticed him pass by and his face was messed up." he said. I looked around Dan's room awkwardly and fixated on a childhood photo of him at the park. I stood up to look at it, picking it up in my hands gingerly.

"He fought a guy who was bothering me." I said. I brushed my hand over the smiling face in the photo. "He saved me." 

"Oh, so he won?" Adrian asked. I placed the photo down at looked at him in the doorway.

"I mean, he got knocked out and I kicked the guy, but I wouldn't have been able to without him." I said. "But yeah, he won." Adrian nodded and disappeared. I looked back over at the photo and smiled.

"You like that photo?" Dan asked. I nodded and picked it up again.

"You were a cute kid." I said. He put a hand on my shoulder, looking over at it too.

"Thanks?" he asked.

"You're okay now I guess." I said. He rolled his eyes and I chuckled. "Walk?" I asked. He nodded and followed me down the stairs and out the door.

Boring chapter.

I know.

Calm urselves.

Stay awesome!

~Calmari