Sorry for the late uploading ; n ;. I've been having pretty depressive thoughts and things like that lately. I haven't gone to school in 4 days, and I haven't really been in the mood for anything, even writing.
BUT ANYWAY ENOUGH ABOUT ME. Story time! Enjoy~~<3
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~~Dans POV~~
I let out a heavy sigh when I heard (y/n)s phone alarm going off at 5 am. Phil was the first to get out of bed, then he slowly got (y/n) and I up.
(Y/n) decided to have a quick shower before we left. I was debating on whether or not to get in with her, but ultimately ruled it out realizing it would make Phil extremely uncomfortable.
After we all had gotten dressed and looked somewhat presentable, the three of us headed down to the reception desk to check out.
The woman working there looked almost as tired and emotionless as me. We shared some lazy conversation before waving and exiting the hotel.
We had rented a car for the time we were going to be in California, it'd be a lot easier than taking the train.
(Y/n) offered to drive, as Phil and I were still getting used to the 'driving on the other side of the road' thing.
We all sleepily shoved our suitcases into the trunk and got in the car. I was sitting shotgun and Phil was behind (y/n) in the backseat, and we drove off.
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After about half an hour, Phil had fallen asleep laying his head against the inside of the car door. I couldn't blame him, I could've plopped down anywhere and slept like a baby.
"Y'know you can sleep too, Dan." (Y/n) smiled over at me.
"Hmm..?" I heard only half of what she said from being so tired. She giggled.
"You're going to pass out. Get some sleep." She occasionally turned her eyes towards me while driving down the dimmely-lit, deserted highway.
"No no, I'm fine. I want to stay up with you so you won't be alone." I rubbed my eyes and sat up straight to prove I wasn't tired, when I gave a big yawn.
"Dan, if you're tired, then sleep. I'm alright." She smiled over at me.
"I'm not sleeping (y/n). Not even if I wanted to." I reached over and grabbed her hand that wasn't holding the steering wheel.
"You're weird." She laughed at me.
"You're weirder." I chuckled back.
I needed something to distract myself from sleeping, so I got out my camera and decided to vlog.
"Hey guys." I started while rubbing my eyes. "It is currently 6:18 am, and we are on our way to Sacramento, California. Yaaaaay." I tried to cheer enthusiastically, but it came out sounding really weary.
(Y/n) laughed and I turned the camera towards her.
"You sound happy." She smirked over at me.
"I am, can't you tell?" I asked while sarcastically smiling at the camera.
"How about Starbucks to wake us up?" (Y/n) asked while pulling through the drive-thru.
"Sounds good." I smiled.
"Should we get Phil anything?" (Y/n) looked back at Phil, still asleep.
"Nah. You snooze you lose." I smirked as (y/n) drove up to the speaker to order.
(Y/n) got us both large size drinks, and got one for Phil just incase he woke up.
"Alright, I'll be up until Christmas." I held the hot drink up to my lips and took a sip, still recording on my camera. (Y/n) laughed as she took a sip of her coffee.
As we were pulling back onto the road, Phil started to wake up.
"Do... I smell... coffee...?" He questioned while stretching his arms.
"Yes you do Phil. You're lucky I was nice and made (y/n) get you one." I smirked.
"Oh please, you wanted to leave him at Starbucks, Dan." (Y/n) half glared half laughed at me. I smiled and poked her cheek.
I leaned back and handed Phil his cup. "Have fun drinking your cup of dirt and sadness." I laughed.
"Hey, black coffee is actually better for you than any other caffeine drink." Phil stated while taking a big gulp from his cup.
"Pretty sure that's not true Phil, but nice try." I laughed.
I continued vlogging for a bit, then decided to put on the radio. Once 'Centuries' by Fall Out Boy came through the speakers, I cranked up the volume and the three of us started singing along at the top of our lungs, and I was still recording.
I think we had a little too much coffee.
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Eventually the sun started to rise, and other cars joined us on the empty highway. It was still pretty early.
"How much longerrr??" I asked (y/n) impatiently. "My butt hurts from this seat."
"You sound like a nine year old. And we're like, halfway there. What time is it?" She asked me. I pulled out my phone.
"8:42."
"We will be there by 11:30, Dan. Be patient."
I groaned and squirmed in my seat, almost dropping the camera on the floor. Phil giggled at me from the backseat.
Phil and I spent most of the time trying to annoy (y/n) while she was driving.
I swear, if that car had an ejecting seat she would have pressed it four times by now.
I was busy bugging (y/n) with the classic 'Are we there yet?' over and over, until we passed a sign that read
'Welcome to Sacramento.'
I suddenly felt really nervous.
'I'm about to meet (y/n)s family.
For the first time.
What if I don't make a good first impression? Oh god, what if I make them hate me?'
I stared down at my feet, almost ready to throw up when (y/n) noticed me, probably as pale as a ghost.
"Dan? You okay?" She looked concerned.
"What? Oh yeah yeah, I'm fine." I tried to shake off the nervousness.
"He's probably nervous about meeting your family, (y/n)" Phil told her while leaning up to the front of the car.
'Dammit Phil.'
"Really Dan?" She turned to look at me. I nodded slowly, and she smiled.
"Don't be nervous. It's just my mum and brother, and my brother already likes you. You'll be fine. I've met your family plenty of times, and they all seem to not hate me."
(Y/n) smiled and placed one of her hands on my hand, which made me calm down a bit.
We eventually turned down onto a road with a lot of houses scattered down the sides, and (y/n) turned again onto a side street.
I anxiously pulled down the mirror from the sun visor and started to fix my hair and straighten out my clothes.
I was still combing through my hair with my fingers when (y/n) giggled at me.
"You're rediculous, Dan. You look perfect, like always, so stop worrying so much."
I was just about to say something when (y/n) pulled into a driveway in front of a house. It was a fairly big house, having 2 floors in total and what appeared to be an attic aswell. It was an old Victorian-style home, it reminded me of old mansions people used to have before the civil war.
(Y/n) parked the car and took the keys out of the ignition before looking over at me.
"You'll be fine." She smiled, then unlocked the doors so we could get out.
We were all just stepping out of the car when I heard the front door of the house fly open, and someone running towards us.
The boy had long shaggy (h/c) hair that swooshed over his face, the same shade as (y/n)s hair. Once he came closer, I saw he had the same (e/c) eyes as (y/n) aswell. He was wearing dark blue baggy jeans, along with a black zip-up hoodie and a Black-Ops t-shirt. I could hear the sound of his worn out red converse hitting the pavement as he ran.
"SQUIRREL!" He ran up towards (y/n) with his arms stretched out, ready for a hug. She smiled and crouched down a bit, taking him into her arms.
"Hey moose." (Y/n) tightened her grip on the boy before letting him go and standing up straight.
I slowly made my way over to stand beside (y/n), then she saw me and took my hand in hers.
"Nathan, this is Dan and Phil." She motioned for Phil to come stand beside us. "Say hi." She told Nathan.
I crouched down to look at him and held my hand out for him to shake.
"Hi Nathan, I'm Dan. Nice to meet you." I told him, trying hard to not sound like the most awkward person on the planet.
He didn't say anything, so I was just about to stand back up when he pulled me into a hug. I was suprised at first, but then hugged him back. After he pulled away, he went to hug Phil too.
"Okay, I just want to say how awesome you guys are and stuff and I love your videos and it's crazy that I'm even talking to you right now and you guys are really really cool." Nathan told us all in one breath.
"Well, thank you." Phil said smiling. "You're pretty cool yourself."
Nathan smiled at Phil, then turned to me with a serious expression.
"Alright, now that I've got that out of the way," he pointed up to me. "If you ever hurt my sister in any way, you will not live to see the sun come up, got it?"
He crossed his arms across his chest and stared at me. I smiled and looked back down at him.
"Don't worry, I'm not planning on it." I told him, then smiled at (y/n).
(Y/n) giggled and picked up Nathan from behind and started twirling around in circles. She kissed his cheek before putting him down, and he quickly wiped off his cheek.
"(Y/n), not in front of my friends!" He gestured to Phil and I.
"Oh please." She laughed and punched his arm lightly.
We were all stood there talking when a woman came out of the house and started walking down the driveway.
She had the opposite colour hair than (y/n) and Nathan, but they all had the same (e/c) eyes. She was wearing blue jeans with a white t-shirt, and looked maybe in her early forties. She was almost as tall as Phil, but considerably taller than (y/n) and Nathan.
'They must get their height from their dad.' I thought as I smiled to myself.
The woman came over and hugged (y/n).
"Oh gosh (y/n), how long has it been? Almost a year?" She questioned.
"I think nearly 11 months, yeah." (Y/n) smiled.
"Well, we're glad to have you back." The woman smiled and hugged her again.
"I wanna help with your bags (y/n)!" Nathan ran to the trunk of the car and pulled out (y/n)s bags, then ran towards the front door, with (y/n) following behind him.
I awkwardly turned towards (y/n)s mum.
"Uhm.. Hello Ms. (L/n). Nice to finally meet you, I'm Dan." I held my hand out for her. She smiled up at me.
"Ah yes, Dan! It's nice to meet you as well." She gratefully shook my hand and turned to Phil.
"And that must make you Phil?" She looked at him.
"Yes, I'm Phil. Nice to meet you Ms. (L/n)." Phil smiled.
"Oh please boys, call me Lily. Ms. (l/n) make me feel old." She cheerfully smiled at us, then motioned for us to follow her inside. Phil and I grabbed our luggage from the trunk and went in.
We met (y/n) inside, and she showed us where we could put our stuff. (Y/n) and I would be in (y/n)s old bedroom, and Phil would stay in the spare bedroom beside us.
The three of us were talking in (y/n)s room when Lily called us down for lunch.
Phil, (y/n), Nathan and I were sitting on the couch talking.
"Moose." (Y/n) called to Nathan. "Go get us drinks." She smiled at him. He groaned, but got up.
"I'm going to be thirteen soon, then you won't be able to boss me around." He told (y/n) as he left.
I smiled and looked at (y/n).
"Do you wanna explain what the moose and squirrel thing is about?" I asked her.
"Have you never seen the show Supernatural? Me and Nathan watched it all the time, so we kinda just gave each other those nicknames." She explained to Phil and I.
Soon after, Nathan came back in with 4 cups in his hands, but tripped over the coffee table and dropped all of them.
(Y/n) laughed.
"Oh yeah, did I mention he was clumsier than Phil?" She said to both of us. Phil sighed and laughed.
"This is going to be a looong trip."
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Sorry for the abrupt end there, I just realized how fricking long this chapter is and didn't know how to end it ; ~ ;
Anyway, please don't be afraid to comment and let me know what you thought!
ILYSM <3
~breanna