Chapter 15

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Phil sat on the couch scowling at the papers in front of him. He looked over every detail of the Kira responses and earlier killings to see if there was anything he missed. He bit his lip as his brain started to hurt for the first time trying to piece something together. Dan had been distracting him too much lately and he needed to get his thoughts in the right place. 

Just as he turned the page he heard keys in the door and panicked. He swept all bits of paper into a messy pile and hid them under the coffee table as he heard footsteps coming down the hall. Dan kicked his shoes off and walked down the hallway nervously. Quickly, he diverted to the kitchen and felt relief when he saw Ryuk sitting there eating an apple. "Ryuk!" Dan hissed, making the death god whip his head in the opposite direction.

"Finally you're back! It took you an awful long time to get milk Dan." Ryuk chuckled, eating the core of the apple.

"Rem said she needed to talk to you." Dan lied, hoping he'd take the bait. Ryuk cocked his ugly head to the side in confusion.

"Couldn't she come here?" He asked in boredom.

"Stop being lazy and get your ass out of here." Dan huffed.

"Fine fine, no need to be so bossy." Ryuk retorted and spread his black feathery wings before disappearing through the wall. Dan let out a breath of relief, he didn't need Ryuk pointing fun at him for what he was about to confess. Besides he wouldn't be gone for too long and when he came back he could give up ownership of the death note.

Phil listened out for Dan and when he heard the padding of feet once again, he looked up through his glasses to see Dan in the door frame. "Hey, where've you been all day?" Phil asked curiously, removing his glasses and folding them neatly. Dan seemed nervous as he shuffled from foot to foot in the doorway. 

"With PJ." Dan muttered, walking into the room and flopping down on the sofa. Phil felt the burn of jealousy fuel the fire in his belly. All thoughts of stopping Kira flew out his head once again as he tried not to glare at his lap. 

"Oh? What were you doing there?" Phil almost spat.

"Just talked ..." Dan trailed off, swallowing in terror. He was either about to lose his best friend, destroy any chance of a relationship or get Phil to trust him and show him he can change. However, something had been nagging at his brain which he wanted to make clear first. "Um Phil ... I just wanted to ask ... why have you been taking me out places recently? I'm not complaining but ... I'm curious as to why." Dan hinted, wanting to know why Phil had suddenly wanted to be close to him.

Phil tensed up and blushed whilst he internally cursed himself for not being discreet enough. Of course he tried too hard. "Dammit ... might as well do it and get it out the way ..." Phil thought to himself in panic. "I-I um ... well to be honest ..." Phil sighed before looking up and staring Dan in the eye. "I was a little jealous ... you've been spending plenty of time with him and ... well I was sort of scared he was going to take away our friendship." Phil confessed. It wasn't a lie but it wasn't the entire truth either.

Dan was surprised and a little confused. "He's jealous? Does that mean he ... likes me?" Dan blushed at the thought and swallowed. "Don't be ridiculous, he just said he missed being friends." Dan scolded himself. "Don't be stupid, nothing could split us apart, right?" Dan asked, although the answer terrified him since something huge could possibly split them.

Phil smiled to himself, "Right." He looked at Dan through his lashes in a way that made Dan's heart beat accelerate. 

"Fucking hell ... I really want to know if he has feelings for me." Dan thought in frustration and scooted closer to Phil, pulling him into a hug which surprised Phil. He tensed at first before wrapping his arms round Dan and resting his chin on his shoulder. 

"What's this for?" Phil chuckled.

"To reassure you that you're my number one ... before anything else." Dan sighed. He had to do it, he had to tell him. Phil immediately sensed something was off - he had been off ever since he walked through the door and fidgeted about.

"Dan what's wrong? You've been fidgeting ever since you came into the room and I know when something is bothering you." Phil asked, pulling away from the embrace and giving Dan a sincere look.

Dan felt his knees go weak. Phil was so close and his eyes were so intense. He couldn't tear his gaze away and his question totally flew out his mind. Dan studied Phil's pale and beautiful face which contrasted perfectly with his dark charcoal hair. His brows were furrowed in concern and he looked adorable overall. "How can one man be so perfect? ... I mean despite the fact he's been hunting me down to imprison me." Dan thought. His eyes dropped to Phil's lips.

"Just one wouldn't hurt ... before everything fucks up?" Dan thought to himself and let's just say it was very tempting. 

Phil's brows furrowed further when Dan didn't answer him and was confused as to why Dan wasn't meeting his eyes. "Dan? Did you hear me?" Phil asked in annoyance and jumped a little when Dan's eyes snapped up to his and held his gaze.

Something flashed across Dan's features but before Phil could make out what it was, Dan grabbed the back of Phil's neck. Phil gasped when warm lips were fitted on his own. His eyes widened to saucers and his whole body was tense and frozen in place. He panicked as the Kira case flashed through his mind and how Dan was a suspect and how it wouldn't benefit either of them ...

"But ..." 

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