Chapter 12

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Dan stretched as blinked his eyes open, staring up at his ceiling. He smirked when he remembered getting the reply done with PJ. PJ said he had a contact that could do it for them so they didn't have any evidence leading back to them. Dan was hesitant at first but PJ swore the guy was trustworthy and even a follower of Kira. PJ told him he'd wear a mask and threaten him, explaining he is Kira.

Dan felt more at ease everything was going smoothly, especially since he didn't have to constantly write in the death note all the time. For the first time in a while he had a bit of time to himself. He jumped out of bed, not wanting to waste the day and walked into the kitchen, rubbing his eyes.

He was startled to see Phil up and dressed with a few plates, pans and ingredients here and there. He looked up and grinned at Dan. "You're finally up." He chirped. "Sit down, we're having pancakes." Phil grinned.

"Oh?" Dan raised an eyebrow. "What's the occasion?" He smiled, taking a seat at the breakfast bar. 

"Well ... we've both been extremely busy recently and I think we should take this day for ourselves. We should go out and do some fun stuff, and I won't take no for an answer." Phil smiled cutely. Dan couldn't help grin, Phil was adorable. Besides PJ would be doing Kira's writing for a while so he had plenty of time. 

"Sounds great." Dan smiled, watching as Phil put the final pancake on the stack and walked over to him, plate in hand. He placed it on the counter and grabbed the maple syrup along with the sugar and some cut lemons. Dan grabbed a pancake and dropped it on his plate. He took the spoon and took a large spoonful of syrup, spreading a thick strip up the middle of his pancake. He then picked up a lemon and lightly squeezed. After folding up the sugary goodness he took his fork and cut a bit off. 

As soon as the sweet and tangy batter hit his taste buds he moaned in delight. "We should so make pancakes a regular thing." Dan said enthusiastically before eating another mouthful. 

"We should. How are those exams coming?" Phil asked, making small talk as he took his own bite. Dan shrugged.

"Not sure yet. I've taken most of them, I just need the results now." Dan explained. School wasn't a very interesting topic for him anymore. He used to like school a lot more but the whole Kira business showed him life was so much more exciting than worrying about exams. 

"Knowing you, you'll get full marks even though you study last minute." Phil chuckled. Dan grinned.

"What can I say. If there was a procrastination Olympics I'd win first place." Dan smirked.

"Oh, proud of that are you?" Phil giggled. 

Dan grinned, not replying and taking another bite of his pancake. 

Ryuk laughed, "You haven't been procrastinating much lately though have you Dan? The Death Note has been one of your main priorities." He mocked. Dan's eyebrows furrowed. Ryuk, however much of an asshole, was right. He had become a little obsessed with the Death Note and would have to calm down. He needs to keep his killing patterns normal and only kill criminals and people who get in his way if completely necessary.

After breakfast was finished Phil dashed off to his room to check his emails whilst he waited for Dan to get ready. When Dan was sure Phil was out of the room, he picked up at the plates and put them in the sink before turning to Ryuk.

"Maybe you should stay here for today. Nothing exciting but Phil and I hanging out today. You can play video games all day and eat the apples I got for you from under my bed." Dan explained, not wanting Ryuk breathing over his shoulder when he tried to have fun with Phil.

"Hehe whatever. " Ryuk dismissed, taking a seat on the couch and watching what was on the TV. Dan rushed to his room, grabbing a towel and stripping. He then ran to the bathroom to have a morning shower to start off his day with Phil.

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"So what did you have in mind for today?" Dan asked as they walked down the street. 

"First stop Starbucks for a hot chocolate then a walk in the park to get at least a little exercise and let some air into that brain of yours." Phil giggled, earning a flat look from Dan. "After that it's a trip to the arcade for some old fashion competition. Then we'll walk around the shopping centre and most likely stop in HMV to endlessly scan through the movies and CD's before our last stop at six with is the cinema where Big Hero 6 is playing." Phil grinned proudly

Dan felt this light flutter in his heart, Phil had gone to all that trouble for them to have a nice day together. Dan felt his feelings for Phil multiply. "Romantic." Dan tried to say as a joke but internally cringed when he heard the half hearted laugh from Phil who looked a little uncomfortable with the statement.

They arrived at Starbucks like planned and Dan scanned the options. He smiled when it was his turn. "I'll have a caramel Macciato please." He asked politely. 

"Make that two." Phil jumped in.

"£5.50 please." The barista replied.

Dan reached into his pocket to pay but Phil outstretched his hand and handed the girl a ten pound note before he could reach his wallet. "Phil, you should have let me pay. You planned this great day for us." Dan tried to insist. 

"Don't be ridiculous Dan, besides it's too late." He smirked and moved them along to wait for their drinks. Dan opened his mouth to argue but then sighed in defeat. He'd be lying if he said he didn't feel flattered that Phil was being a gentlemen. He just smiled quietly to himself until their drinks arrived.

"Thanks again Phil." Dan grinned, wrapping his fingers round the warm cup as they exited Starbucks. 

"Don't mention it." Phil grinned brightly before leading the way. They walked in the park for half an hour talking about everything and anything. Dan felt his happiness swell in his chest, he hadn't done anything like this with Phil in a long time and he felt so grateful for it. He found himself walking close to Phil as possible and he was glad Phil didn't seem to mind.

"Arcade?" Phil suggested.

"Hell yeah, you're going down Lester." Dan smirked.

"You wanna bet Howell?" Phil grinned back, a little glint in his eye.

"You and me, one V one on the Just Dance." Dan challenged.

Phil shrugged, "Deal." He smiled and shook hands with Dan, feelings tingles when he held Dan's warm hand in his own. His cheeks tinted a shade pinker but if Dan asked he'd blame it on the wind. 

The finally arrived at the arcade and immediately made their way to the Just Dance game. Dan slotted a pound in before Phil could, he was determined to pay this time. Dan and Phil grinned at each other as they took their positions. Dan scrolled through the songs and stopped on 'Uptown Funk'

"Lets do this." Dan smirked, stretching his limbs.

"You're going down to China town." Phil grinned. Dan chuckled and pressed play, mentally preparing himself to make his limbs move in the right way.

"Doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh
Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh
Doh doh doh, doh duh (Aaaaaaow!)

This hit
That ice cold
Michelle Pfeiffer
That white gold
This one, for them hood girls
Them good girls
Straight masterpieces
Stylin', while in
Livin' it up in the city
Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent
Gotta kiss myself I'm so pretty"

Dan and Phil laughed as they hopelessly tried to move their feet to the right positions as the song built up to the chorus. They both laughed at their pathetic attempts at trying to follow the instructions on the screen. Eventually the song stopped and they both breathed out in relief, trying to regain oxygen. 

Their scores showed up on the screen and Dan cheered when it showed him in first place. "Eat my dust Lester!" Dan smirked. Phil just laughed and shook his head, not upset at all. He was happy just seeing Dan's smile.

After a few other games in the arcade and all the loose change vanishing from their pockets they moved on to the shopping centre. As predicted they gravitated towards HMV and stood at least an hour in the CD section looking at Fall Out Boy and Muse Albums as well posters. After obsessing over many things and listening to the demos on the beats headphones they purchased a CD or two along with a DVD for another night and a shirt with had a Fall Out Boy reference on it.

Dan sighed as they exited the shop and grinned. He was in pure bliss and he couldn't imagine the day going better. He looked over at Phil and couldn't stop smiling. The sky was getting darker and Phil mentioned they'd have to get to the cinema quick before it got too late. They rushed over there before Phil insisted paying for their tickets whilst Dan insisted on then buying the snacks which was a tub of popcorn, a packet of maltesers and a Diam bar. 

Both boys loved the movie. (Don't worry I won't do any spoilers) and Dan loved the animation. Especially Baymax and the main character - Hiro. When the lights came back on, Dan stretched out then slumped in his chair, just relaxing for a minute.

"This was a great idea Phil. Thanks for taking me out for today. I think it's helping me with the stress." Dan sighed, looking over at Phil with large eyes.

"No problem Dan. I had a great time today. We should definitely do this more often, maybe once a week or something." Phil grinned then winked making the butterflies in Dan's stomach have a panic attack. Why was he so perfect?

When they got back to the flat they slumped down, exhausted. "You look like you had a long day." Ryuk chuckled.

Dan was about to answer before clamping his mouth shut, remembering Phil was in the room. To be honest looking at Ryuk made this pain cross Dan's chest. It was the reminder that he had to wake up from his fantasy with Phil and get back to killing people. However messed up that sounded. He couldn't keep doing these nice things with Phil if he needed to stay focused on the whole Kira thing.

He shook those thoughts from his head however when he remembered they still had to finish the evening. "How about I order some pizza and we can watch that film we bought today?" Dan offered.

"Sounds great." Phil smiled.

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