Dan was hesitant on going to school the next day. He'd felt bad about yelling at Phil like that, cause even though he was a being an annoying prick, he was just curious. And Dan knew he had to apologize....just maybe not right now.

  He went as far as pretending he was sick, but his mum saw right through it and forced him out of bed.

  He was dragging his feet in the halls, prolonging his having to go to English. But he eventually reached the door, and headed inside. He couldn't chicken out now.

  He saw Phil was sitting in his usual seat, but when Dan sat down, he didn't feel him up like normal, just kept staring ahead and twirling his pencil through his fingers. Dan glanced over at him and sighed. He really didn't want to do this.

  "Hey, Phil?" He said, and Phil looked over at him to let him know he was listening to him, turning his head back to the front quickly. "Look, I'm sorry about yesterday, okay? Its just, you were asking quite a lot of personal things, and I'm not really used to opening up to other people about my life. And I'm sorry I kicked you out. I just....needed some time alone." He paused, staring at Phil's still blank expression. "Will you say something? Its not normal for you to be so quiet."

  "You can redeem yourself by kissing me."

  Dan sat for a moment, then shook his head, smirking. "You asshat." Phil was laughing, and he reached over to ruffle Dan's hair.

  "Good morning everyone!" The teacher yelled out, as he walked into the room, smiling at them weirdly. "Today will be spent working on your projects. Everyone find your partners, and ask each other, 'What would you do for someone you loved?' Great way to start this off. Let's go, chop chop!"

  There was rustling and scraping all around the room as people went to find their partners, and Phil turned in his seat to face Dan.

  "You never answered my question yesterday. About kissing anyone."

  Dan rolled his eyes at him, but decided to give him an answer. Its not like it was much of a secret.

  "No, I've never kissed anyone. Ever."

  "Well that's just horrid. How do you live, knowing your a kiss virgin?"

  "Shut up, and let's do some work for once. So um, what would you do for someone you loved?" He asked sarcastically, but Phil smiled wide and got this dreamy look on his face.

  "For someone I truly loved? I'd do anything. I'd give them everything they wanted and more. I'd be there whenever they needed me, hell I'd probably kill myself if it meant they were happy. I just....I really think that going through all that hell would be worth it, as long as you both love each other."

  Dan couldn't hold it back, and he burst out laughing, causing Phil to snap back from his fantasy world and look at him quizzically.

  "I'm sorry." Dan gasped. "Its just, your logic is so.....forgive me, but its so stupid."

  "What do you mean?"

  "Phil. Why in God's name would you want to go through all that shit, for one person? It sounds so crazy. Its not gonna last forever you know."

  Phil smiled at him, not seeming at all fazed by Dan's shoot down. "I don't think you've ever felt too strongly about anyone, Dan. If you ever found someone special, I think you'd understand what I'm going on about."

  Dan looked down at his hands, processing Phil's words. It was true, he'd never had someone he felt extremely close to. He'd always thought that it was pointless, because its not like relationships last forever. There was never a need to make close ties with people. But after only a few days with Phil, he was seeing it differently. Maybe having a close friend, even a serious boyfriend or girlfriend, wasn't terrible.

  "But why devote yourself to something, if one day its just going to leave? Whether by choice or by force. It seems like too much effort to be putting into one person." Dan asked, and Phil laughed at him.

  "It doesn't matter. You're not supposed to be thinking about when its going to end, its all about living in the moment. As long as you're happy with where you are, the future becomes sort of hazy."

  Dan stared at him, this eccentric, energectic boy that could be so quiet and serious when he wanted to be. He was such a paradox, but it suited him in a way. Dan found it quite exciting to be around, because he'd been on his own for some time now. Having someone bargenin and shake up his life....it was fun.

  "I guess its.....a possibility. Maybe."

  "And what about you, Daniel? How far would you go for someone you truly deeply loved. Not in a familial way, either." 

  "Never thought about it." He admitted, scratching his neck. "I mean, I don't really believe in the whole 'love' thing, so that's probably why-"

  "What do you mean you don't believe in love?" Phil interrupted. He was gazing at Dan with fascination, leaning forward in his seat with his chin resting in his closed fists.

  "I mean, I don't believe in it, I don't think it exists. I feel that people get so caught up in their own needs, and the things they want, that they try and make up an excuse for it by calling it love. Media doesn't help either, it just encourages them that there's someone out there, made specifically for you. And people believe, and do the stupidest things cause of it."

  "We can't help it." Phil said. "You can't tell me that there isn't one person, not even a person maybe a thing or an idea, that you went through all kinds of crap to get or to achieve. Its the same thing with love; you do absolutely everything you can to get that person, no matter the consequences. And its all worth it."

Dan sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "I just don't think its worth all the trouble just for one measly human being."

"Yeah, well most people aren't depressed like you, Dan." Phil replied, and laughed.

  They didn't say anything else to each other after that. Dan proceeded to doodle aimlessly in his notebook until the class ended, and was going to leave before Phil grabbed his arm and turned him around.

  "You're a very difficult person, you know that?" He said, but he was still smiling. Dan just stared at him, choosing not reply. He didn't move though, as Phil leaned over and kissed him.

  But not on the cheek this time, no, right on the lips. For at least three seconds too. In the middle of the classroom. With people. But then he was gone as always, out the door before Dan could properly react.

  Sure, Phil had always been handsy from the start, but Dan never would have thought he would surpass boundries like that. You don't just go around kissing people like that, it was weird and very irrational.

  But even then, Dan couldn't prevent himself from thinking of it for the rest of the day, and blushing slightly every time he did.

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  "Why the hell did you do that for?"

  It was after school, and Dan had searched the halls endlessly until he'd found Phil, on the second floor. He'd been all wound up the whole day, and he didn't like it one bit.

  "What do you mean?" Phil asked, genuine confusion in his eyes.

  "I mean.....in English, why'd you.....why did you kiss me?" He stuttered, looking at his feet nervously.

  Phil smirked, closing his locker and leaning against it. "You still thinking about it? Does that mean you liked it?"

  "Shut up. That's not....." He blushed deeply, because in all honesty, he had liked it. "That's not the point-"

  "So you did like it."

  "Would you shut up? You can't just go round locking lips with anyone you want, you know."

  "But you're not complaining, are you?"

  Dan sighed heavily, rolling his eyes. There was just no getting through to him.

  The halls were starting to empty out as people left for home, and soon enough it was just Dan and Phil, and maybe some teachers. Phil didn't seem as if he was leaving any time soon, and Dan wasn't done with him yet.

  "I have this thing about personal space, and you really test those limits." Dan said, trying to keep up his confidence facade, but Phil was staring at him, so hard like he was drilling holes inside of his face. "I just think you get a bit irrational at times and-"

  "Dan." Phil cut him off, standing straight and placing his hands on either side of his Dan's neck. "I'm really sorry if I make you uncomfortable, but you're way too fun to play with."

  Dan swallowed anxiously, because Phil had come quite close, and he could feel his breath on his face and his body practically aligned with his own. It made him nervous for some reason, but something else stirred in his stomach, the urge to.....touch him. And so he did.

  He reached up, pressing his hands against Phil's chest and pushing him back so that he was between Dan and the row of lockers. Curling his fingers into his shirt, he leaned up and crashed his lips against Phil's.

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a/n: Whoa, slow down there Dan.

Is this going too fast? I think it is.