Things Change (a danisnotonfire fic)
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*3rd Person*

Putting her name tag on, Leah grabbed her keys and called to Ruby to wait up. As she locked the door, she sighed. Another day, another dollar. Right?

The two left the flat and went into the cold air. It was always during this short walk Leah asked herself "Where did I go wrong?" One day, she was had her life planned out, set in stone. The next, she'd ruined it by dropping out and buying a dingy flat that she would, in a month, share with her friend.

And she couldn't even remember the damn persons name. From 2nd grade to uni, she had a best friend. But who? Ruby tossed Leah a Starbucks hat. "Alright, here we go again" Ruby said, yanking open the door for Leah and going behind the counter.

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The day was going good. A good crowd of nice customers. A few minutes before Ruby and Leah were free to go, two men came up. Leah went up to them and plastered a smile on her face.

"Welcome to Starbucks. What would you like?" She asked, and looked at Ruby, who was waiting to start making what they ordered. The man with brown eyes spoke up. "Uh, the regulars for Dan and Phil?" He tried. Leah raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, I have no clue what you're trying to order" she said. The other man spoke up.

As Leah got their order, the one with brown eyes kept looking at her. When they were done, Leah grabbed the cups. "Dan and Phil?" She asked, and brown-eyes came to get them. He read her name tag, and his eyes went wide.

"Leah....?" He asked. She, still holding the cups, nodded. "That would be me" she said, putting the cups down. Brown-eyes seemed to get oddly excited. "I'm Dan" he said, smiling. She tilted her head. "I would assume so, you're picking up coffee for yourself and this 'Phil'" she said.

Dan looked defeated. "Dan Howell? Leah Jackson?" He tried again, and her face changed. Memories came back to her.

They were in second grade, and Leah was new to the school. Dan was told to show her around during recess. That was the blossom of a friendship like no other.

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Leah was about to turn 16. Her parents went on a vacation without her, so she was spending the whole month with Dan.  She was sitting on the bed, attempting to prank call people. It didn't work, and they were laughing. Dan brought out a gift, and it was a friendship-necklace.

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It was uni. Leah was crying. Dan was there, rubbing her back. He was leaving. He found a new best friend. She promised to say in uni for him.mSuddenly Dan vanished and she was there, in a packed room. She was leaving.  She'd broke her promise left the necklace in the trash.

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Leah snapped out of it, and scratched the back of her neck. She took the sharpie and wrote her number on Dan's cup. She silently handed it to him. Or, tried to. He was taking a selfie with a random girl. She was beaming.

Leah raised an eyebrow when he turned. "Oh...I'm pretty popular now...With that YouTube thing?" He said. She just nodded. He took the coffee and sat back down. Her shift was over.

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Sitting in the coffee shop, Dan was thinking. He turned to Phil. "That was Leah. Remember, my friend?" He said, and Phil nodded. "That was her...working at Starbucks. She dropped out. She must have. Law doesn't equal Starbucks.." he said, biting his lip.

Phil shifted. "Uh...what's the point, here?" He asked.

"Nothing. Let's-" he noticed the number on his cup, and he put it into his phone. "Let's go" he said, throwing away the cup.

A/N-  Okay so this is a little idea I came up with. And, I never put their Starbucks order because I've never been oops. Enjoy!

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