Right Next To Me

Darcy's P.O.V

Just talking to Dan caused my belly to fill with butterflies. All I could do was admire him and pray that I wasn't annoying him in any way. I never wanted to be hurt by him anymore because I knew I wouldn't be able to handle it. My feelings for him just kept growing and growing and I couldn't stop them. But I didn't love him ,did I? Was that even possible? I hadn't experience love in so long that I could have been mistaking my feelings all along. None the less, I found myself asking the question a lot. Could I love Dan? My saviours best friend? By ex-bully? Seemed so weird to me...

"I think that tonight's show was quite good" Dan admitted proudly, finishing a slice of pizza from earlier.

"The callers were great!" Phil said and took Dan's plate, placing it in the dishwasher beside mine and his.

"You should come with us next time, yeah?" Dan asked and I shrugged. The thought of thousands of people watching me scared me a bit. It only struck me now that the kidnapper could see me and find where we lived. I pushed the thoughts aside, though they still lingered at the back of my mind. Some things, no matter what the circumstances, never left your head and you just had to learn to ignore them no matter how strong they are.

"Hey, let's watch a movie" Phil said as he wandered over to their dvd collection. I joined him and scanned the titles, trying to recognise any.

"THE LION KING!" I basically shouted and grabbed the dvd, admiring it.

"Sure" Dan laughed and I passed the case to him, allowing him to bend down and put the disk into the slot. I made my place on the couch after closing the blinds and grabbing the couch blanket that was always handy.

Soon the title screen came up and I found myself mesmerised by the song that played. Phil and I danced to it whilst we waited for Dan to grab the remote and sit himself beside me.

"Ready?" He asked. I giggled and nodded, more excited then I should have been.

The movie started and I quickly placed the blanket over Dan and I, Phil being snuggled up on the other couch. I stared at the screen, hardly blinking. Everything was just as I remembered from when I watched the film with my parents. All the songs and all the memories. What made it even more special was I was now watching it with my new family. My brothers, well calling Dan a brother would be odd, but it was true. Also, the heat radiating off his body from under the blanket was so lovely and I could smell him. I sound like a creep but it was true. He smelt like men's deodorant, coffee and my favourite, just Dan. You know when you go into someone's house and it smells different, like them? Well Dan smelt like Dan and I loved that.

"God, this bit always makes me cry..." Dan admitted, watching the screen as intently as I was. I was however distracted, my eyes now fixed on Dan whose eyes were slightly watery. The lighting made him look tanned, which he was, for a person that barely went outside unless it was for food. I turned my attention back to the TV , now becoming emotional myself.

Dan's P.O.V

The credits started rolling on the screen and I smiled over at Darcy who I hadn't noticed till now was asleep. Her eyes shut, chest rising and falling slowly. Phil had left halfway through the film, complaining he could hardly keep his eyes open. I got up and stretched before leaning down and placing my arms under Darcy's body. I lifted her up, the blanket still covering her ,and carried her carefully to her bedroom. Once she was in her bed I stood beside her, just admiring. Everything about her was beautiful, just perfect.

"Goodnight" I whispered and kissed her forehead, earning her to breath out heavily through her nose in her sleep. I chuckled and left her room, going back to mine.

Darcy's P.O.V

I could hear voices, low voices coming from outside my room. There was smashing and yelling and it only took me a few moments to get out of my bed and wander to the door. I opened it with ease, my eyes scanning the hallways for anything that could have been making the racket.

"Where is she?" A deep but familiar voice asked. I felt my heart thumping in my chest. Were they talking about me? Suddenly the face of the man I feared most was in sight, and he noticed me. His scruffy, demonic like features mixed with the dimmed lighting terrified me. It was him and he was as devil like as I remembered.

My palms become uncomfortably sweaty but my mind was too concentrated on what I should do. I was panicking, almost struggling to breathe.

"Found her!" His voice bellowed the echo thumping in my head. Suddenly my stomach dropped and I felt myself panicking even more. I was shaking, my limbs uncontrollable as I felt my world crumble and fall. They said I was safe. They said he was going to be caught. I was lied to yet again.

He stormed over to me, I being completely paralysed felt him roughly grab my arm and squeeze it, the pressure hurting. His nails were pushing into my am and I tried squirming away, never making eye contact with him.

"LET ME GO!" I screamed.

I yelped as my eyes opened and I tried controlling my breathing which was quick and ragged. My heart was still beating rapidly in my chest as I looked around me, my surroundings suddenly more eerie than they should be. It was just a nightmare, but how come it all felt so real. I could still feel his grip on my arm and that made me panic.

I only realised now that I was sobbing, my eyes fresh with tears that I couldn't wipe away because I was too scared to move. I was in darkness except for the tiny amount of light shining through my bedroom window. Otherwise, I was in complete darkness and I was becoming unhealthily paranoid. Any slight noise caused me to grip my bed sheets tighter and my breathing would hitch. There was no way I would get back to sleep in this state and after glancing over at the bedside clock Phil had installed, I noticed it was only 2am. I remembered last night, I remembered watching the film so Dan or Phil must have put me to bed but now what was I to do? I was still crying and I needed to be with one of them. I slowly moved my duvet aside, sobbing slightly louder and feeling the grip on my arm still there. I tried shaking it off but the feeling stayed, making me cringe. I needed to be with Dan or Phil. I needed to feel safe because at that moment, I felt like having a heart attack.

I managed to get on my feet and shuffle over to my door. I must say, opening it was probably one of the most difficult things I had to do. I felt like I would come face to face with the man. I felt like I would be taken back to that bloody concrete room. I felt like I would never see light again but it was all in my head. Once it was open, I could only see darkness which was both a relief and a worry. Once my eyes adjusted, I noticed that Dan's door was open and his room was closed. Walking down the hall and opening Phil's door just wasn't going to happen and I already decided it was Dan I would go too. Before my head processed what was happening, I was sprinting towards his door, feeling safe once inside. The windows in Dan's room were larger than mine and therefor it took only seconds for my eyes to adjust. I wiped my teary cheeks and suddenly I became aware that my sobbing had become louder. Quickly I turned towards Dan's bed and saw him lying under the covers. I needed to talk to him .I needed to know I was safe.

"Dan..." I whispered. Dan pushed his eyelids together for a second and I hesitated to say his name again but I was terrified, my body shaking.

"Dan!" I said a little louder, my voice cracking as I let out another sob. Suddenly Dan's eyes opened and he stared up at me.

"Darcy- why are you crying? ARE YOU OKAY?" I shook my head and started bawling my eyes out again, standing in front of Dan.

"Shhh, it's fine love. Sit and tell me what happened" I did as he said, sitting beside him, the warmth of his bed already comforting me. I felt Dan sit up too and soon he was rubbing circles onto my back, whispering that everything was fine. Everything was okay and that he was going to keep me safe. The warmth of his bare chest, the soothing sound of his voice and the calmness of everything was relaxing me.

After a few moments, my sobbing had stopped and my eyes were no longer pouring tears down my cheeks. I was still hiccupping every now and then but I could at least control it mostly.

"It's alright Darcy, what's wrong?" He asked, shuffling even closer to me and wrapping his duvet over me to keep me warm. I wiped my cheeks again and swallowed the lump in my throat.

"I had a n-nightmare and It was horrible" I felt myself start to cry again but Dan wrapped his arms around me, holding me and comforting me. I felt secure, safe and loved. Being in Dan's arms like that just completely made my mind go fuzzy in the best way possible .Before I could further explain, Dan spoke again.

"It's fine I understand, I had one not too long ago as well. But just remember that it is all in your head and that none of it was real. You're safe okay?" Dan hugged me slightly tighter and I melted right there and then, completely forgetting about my dream. Dan kissed my cheek and let his grip on me weaken before he completely removed his arms and looked me in the eyes.

"You can sleep with me tonight okay? I'll be right beside you"

"Thank you" I said and smiled. It didn't take long for Dan to shuffle over and for me to relax against his pillow. His bed had the same "Dan" smell that I fell in love with and it calmed me down. It was like a sleeping drug, the more I got the more I felt I was dozing asleep.

"Goodnight love" Was the last thing Dan said before he stilled and all I could hear was the beat of my heart and Dan's breathing which to me was a lullaby. I fell asleep just minutes later, not feeling the slightest bit scared or worried because I knew Dan was right next to me.

I luff you

Stay beYOUtiful!!!

Baiii!!!!1