Family (A Dan Howell Fic)

.:Breakfast at Tiffany's:.

It was 8:30 am when I looked at the clock in the hall. I actually slept here all night. My neck and back hurt alot. I looked for my phone. Oh, it was upstairs. I didn't need my phone.

Who was I kidding, i NEEDED my phone. I also remembered I couldn't go inside. Even if I had my keys, I still really don't want to.

Am I seriously procrastinating going home? Wow, new low. I bet Lexi had saw me here, dribbling on my arm. I can picture her instagram right now. "@Alyssa.Burr partied too hard. #Drunkie." It was similar to that last time, when I had fallen asleep reading, by the pool in our comlex.

I was still wearing Phil's Gengar shirt and sweatpants which went all the way to my chest. No socks, no shoes. My hair was dirty and I felt the stiffness of the dried tears on my cheeks. I was a mess. Last night was a mess.

What was I supposed to do now? I tried to brush my hair with my fingers and went down to the office to get my mail. Even if Dan or Phil were to find me, it wouldn't be for a few more hours.

I didn't have my mailbox key, but the everyone at the front office knew me, I could use their spare. I knocked on the door, but no one answered. It was even too early for them. I looked throught the window blinds to see if anyone was inside.

I turned around to see Dan and Phil walking down the stairs and then made eye contact with them. Dan tried to run back up the stairs but Phil took him by the collar.

"CchhKk! Phil!?" He chocked. They turned around and had a quick conversation. They looked as if they were about to go somewhere for breakfast.

Both of them turned around at te same time and walked towards me. I unconsiously make a discusted face but quickly changed it to just a 'sleepy' face. I was tired.

Phil stepped forward and reached out for a hug. "Hi Aly!" We hugged and Dan looked confused. "Dan has something to tell you." He said as if we were 5 year olds fighting.

"Dan?" he coaxed.

Dan looked at his feet and then into my eyes. He took a deep breath, but didn't speak. I could tell he didn't want to do this. Or didn't know what to say. I could see his "please forgive me" look in his eyes.

Working with the kids at the orphanage, I knew he needed a hug. So that's what I did. I walked up, and hugged him with my arms around his neck. He slowly patted my back and then actually hugged me.

"I forgive you." I said quietly, loud enough for the both of them to hear.

"But I didn't apologize y-"

"You didn't need to. I know how you feel."

"Dan?" Phil says once again.

He didn't say anything. He thinks I'm weird.

"Thank you." Dan finally says.

Phil makes the 'keep going' hand gestures.

"Oh, we're going to go to breakfast with some other youtubers, would you like to join us?" He says way more comfortably, but still not steady.

"Um, I'm kind of not ready." I look down at my clothes.

"We can go upstairs first." Phil says. I nod. Dan jogs over to the elevator and we go up and to my flat. We were silent the whole time.

"Um, I'll run upstairs and get your things." Dan says. I smiled and he stayed in the elevator. As soon as it closed we walked towards the room, Phil had my keys. We stop at my door.

"Thank you for getting him to apologize." I tell him.

"It actually wasn't my idea, and he didn't exactly apologize."

"He wanted to, and it was Dan's? Why did he try to back out?"

"Well after you left, he was immediatly sorry. He told me how sorry he was. I left him alone and when I went back to his room, he had gotten out the 'good wine'. It's not that good, but you know. He was slightly intoxicated and called his mum and told her EVERYTHING. Then he promised to apologize today, or she could release a 'cult' of moths on him."

"Well he was drin-"

"Yea, but then she called back this morning and she told him she would still do it."

"Oh."

"He really is sorry. He was a bit of a crush on you."

C R U S H. He had a crush on me.

"But don't tell him I said that." He nudged me.

We both laughed and I forgot about everything for a second.

I unlocked the door without remembering the 'event' that took place.

I stood in the doorway. My smile dropped faster than light. I saw ash, I smelled ash, It was in the air.

I covered my mouth, starting to tear up.

"Alyssa..." Phil tried to comfort me.

"No, I'm fine. It's just the first time actually seeing it." *sniff*

"Let me go get my things."

Phil walks around my flat as I walk into my room to change.

"Your flat is way different than ours, I mean the set up is completely different."

"Yea, that's what I thought when I saw yours." I sniff again.

Dan knocks on the door and lets himself in.

"I'm going to leave your things on the, um..." Dan says.

"You can just leave it on the chair." The chair was the only thing not covered in ashes or the dust of the fire extinguisher.

"Alright."

"What do I wear?"

"What do you mean?" Phil asks. He is alot more comfortable around me.

"Like is it a fancy breakfast? Breakfast at Tiffany's style?

"Um, maybe like if you were to go to the cinema or something."

"Alright, lest me see..." I look at all my clothes and try them on one after another.

"Who will we be meeting at breakfast?"

"Um, Im not sure, but Louise invited us, so I'm guessing her and Matthew. Maybe Alfie and Zoe? But she invited a ton of people. Like a get together to catch up."

SO I AM GOING TO MEET MY FAVORITE PEOPLE OH MY GOD.

"Really?! Oh my gosh, I've always wanted to meet them!" They didn't answer me.

I come out in an appropriate outfit for the freezing weather.

"Here you go." I give Phil his clothes.

"Thanks, let me go put these upstairs, I'll meet you two in the car, ok?"

"Yea." We say in unison. We also blush in unison.

We silently head to the car and wait. I get in the back, finding my moist top from yesterday. Dan leans on the front of the car.

Phil comes out and Dan gets in, then Phil who is driving.

"May I ask where we are going?"

"Um, i think it's a place called Lina's Cafe." That was probably the first tme Dan had optionally answered me. Here's the adress. He handed me his Smsung and smiled at me. I smiled back and looked at it.

"I think I'd been here before as I child."

"Really? Is it nice?" Dan asked.

"Yea, beautiful, It's like a little French Cafe."

"Aw that's nice." Phil replies. "Typical Louise."

We all laugh.

"I'm really excited to meet them." My hand shook as I was giving Dan his phone back.

"Yea, I can tell." Dan says.

Dan is starting to talk to me like he does Phil. I'm happy we're genuinly ok now.