Phils pov

Dan was looking at me oddly but a sparkle shone in his eyes, even without the lights from the tree reflecting in them. He seemed to be silently questioning why I was giving him a present so early on.

"I feel kinda bad that I have nothing to give you until Christmas" Dan said and scratched the back of his neck. His cheeks heated up in that cute way.
"It's fine, honestly. I just wanted you to have this sooner rather than later" I said and handed him the small box, he took it gently and rattled it close to his ear. He ripped the paper off and exposed the velvet ring box "guess what it is?" I chirped at him, my mouth unbelievably dry.
"If this is an engagement ring I'm flattered but I'm too young" Dan said dramatically and held the ring box back out to me, flinging his head away so he was looking up towards the sky.
"Shut up" I laughed and shoved the box into his chest "just open it you spoon!" I was shaking all over and I don't think it was just due to the cold weather, I was worried about what Dan would think of it.
"Okay, okay" Dan said and lifted the lid up, inside was a small golden key. Dan's smile dropped for a second and his mouth hung open ajar, his eyes became wide as he scanned the present.
"wha-" He cleared his throat "what is this?"
"Its a key to an apartment I put a deposit on... our apartment" I told him, quickly adding the last bit on, Dan looked between me and the key, his mouth still lazily hung open
"Our?" He finally croaked out
"if you want it to be..." I said shyly, trying to guess what Dan was thinking but he was like a closed book on a high shelf.
"Phil" he mumbled and his lips twitched in a smile "this is too much, where did you get the money?"
"I've been saving up for years for no reason, you know just in case I needed something. I put that money to good use" I told him. You see every Christmas, birthday, even easter I would put half of my money aside and save it. Granted a bit of that money had gone onto new muse merch over the years but I still had quite a lot left "it's the apartment we saw online, I managed to haggle the land lady so we get rent a bit cheaper. She said it was because she knows how tough it is being a student" I let out a laugh to try and get the tension between us to die down but it didn't work. I looked into dans eyes and moved towards him. I held onto the bottom of his hands, my palms gracing the back of his hands. "Dan, I know it's a lot to ask but I would love it if we shared an apartment."

My blood was pumping so fast around my body that I was afraid it was going to come out of my ears. All I could think of was Dan declining my offer and giving me the key back. Then I'd have to either live in an apartment alone or-
"I'd love to Phil" his voice was low, it seemed to grace the wind before falling into my ears
"What?" I asked, although I had heard him. I just wanted him to say it again, I needed it
"Yes I'll move in with you!" Dan said a little louder, he was smiling now, so hard his dimple was showing. His eyes were wrinkling up around the corners "I'd love to! Im so excited, I need to tell my parents and ahh Phil this is the best present anyone has ever gotten me!" Dan chirped and pulled me into a tight hug. Dan kissed me on the cheek, I felt him hover for a few seconds before he leaned away. His face bright and flustered.
"We have a lot to sort out, when will the place be ready for us?" He asked
"Whenever we're ready really" if we move soon we could spend our first Christmas in our own place. That's when it dawned on me, I hadn't even known Dan for year yet. Sure we went the same high school but I didn't really know him before, I wasn't in enough to even notice him. Yet it feels like I've known him my whole life, I couldn't think of a time where I didn't have him there. I couldn't imagine us not being friends. But would his parents see it like that? My parents have been wanting me to move out since I was 16 so my dad could have a home gym to go to when mum goes out with her friends to what ever night club she goes. They didn't even look at me twice when I told them I'd put at deposit down, but maybe dans parents are different and they won't be okay with any of this? "Have you talked to your parents, you know, about moving out?" I asked
"Yeah yeah" Dan nodded "they think I'm too lazy and it'll teach me important life skills" he laughed that amazing laugh that made my soul fill with happiness "they said as long as I have enough money for rent and food I can move out"
"so does that mean, we're going to have an apartment together. Like for real!?" I asked quickly
"Hell yeah we are!" Dan fist bumped the air happily.

Filler kind of? Idk it's midnight and my eyes hurt but I promised a chapter so here it is :)
- Rach