*Dan's POV*

When I was thirteen, I made a mistake.

I fell in love with a faerie.

This particular faerie was a boy, which I'm grateful for because it made me realize I was bisexual. He was beautiful, with piercing green eyes and brown curly hair and a smile that lit up the whole forest. His name was PJ, and I loved him.

One day, though, I went into the woods eager to find PJ, to tell him that I was in love with him for the first time, but when I climbed the tree we met in every other day, he was nowhere to be seen. Confused, I scoured every inch of that forest, calling his name. I needed to see him, to tell him how I thought I felt.

Thought.

When I finally found PJ, it was dark. His back was to me, although I didn't understand why as I had yelled his name multiple times before I reached him. He seemed to be glowing subtly, which seemed odd. He'd never glowed like this before.

"Peej?" I said softly, stepping right so I could see him properly.

That's when I saw two black wings protruding from his sides.

"Oh, shit." I thought as my eyes widened in realization.

I finally managed to see what he was doing. In front of him was another person - or sprite, maybe, I don't know - whom PJ seemed quite invested in. His arms were around the person and the person had their hands on PJ's cheeks. Only after a few seconds of squinting at the two, I realized that it was another human right there.

Pj was kissing that human.

I grabbed hold of PJ's shoulders and spun him around, furious. He stumbled a bit, but then looked calmly into my eyes. He smirked. "Hey, hon, I wanted you to meet Chris. You know, my boyfriend?" He sneered at me. I couldn't move. I could only stare in horror. 

"But...I loved you, PJ." I managed.

"Peej? Who's this?" Chris said. I'd forgotten he was there. He looked just as horrified as I did.

"My boyfriend, Chris." PJ replied calmly.

"Wha-bu-why?" I questioned. Tears started dripping down my cheeks and Chris's face filled with anger. PJ just stood there, obviously proud of himself. 

"Cause I'm a faerie, dumbass," he laughed before shape shifting into his orb form and taking off. Chris and I stood there for a moment, staring at each other, until we both broke down crying. We opened our arms at the same time, as if we'd read each others' minds, and embraced each other. We'd both been under Peej's spell and we'd both been broken by it.

That night I walked home with red eyes and tear-stained cheeks. Oh, and my new best friend, Chris. My mum questioned the boy to my side and our post-crying faces. I lied, saying I'd met the boy just outside the woods, and that we'd gotten water in our eyes a few minutes ago. We went back outside so I could explain to him to wait on the roof outside my house until my mum went to sleep. That way, I could sneak out and hang out with him for longer.

Soon enough, mum fell asleep, and Chris and I trudged back to the woods. I led him into the fort I'd built four years earlier. It was a relatively small clearing, maybe four metres across, and it had a large tree as the centrepiece. Marlhy and I liked to climb the tree all the time and sit in the branches, talking for hours about whatever came to mind. There was a little tent thing I made from pieces of bark and leaves next to the tree, which is where I slept in case my mum and I argued and I left the house in a fury. I kept a sleeping bag in there for that reason as well.

Chris and I stepped into the base, sniffling still, and began to bawl again. I sat against a tree, he sat in the middle of the clearing. After we'd both let everything out, we started talking.

"Hi," I started, "I'm Dan Howell."

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*Chris's POV*

Dan and I had been sitting in this enormous tree, just talking about stuff. Turns out we were both thirteen, we both liked Muse and Fall Out Boy, not to mention we both had an internet connection, so we had plenty to talk about.

"And the...the cat...that farts rainbows!" I got out between giggles.

"Nyan Cat!" Dan grinned, "It's my guilty pleasure."

"Just like One Direction." I teased.

"Shut up," he retorted, still laughing.

Suddenly, Marlhy floated by, taking a seat between us in the tree. "You two are awfully happy, what's up?"

I remembered how PJ had hurt me again, and tears began to form in my eyes. Before I let them fall, though, I started to introduce Dan to Marlhy. "Marlhy, this is..." I couldn't finish my sentence, as Dan had said the same thing at the same time as me.

"I know Dan, Chris." Marlhy sighed. "Dan, I know Chris."

"I gathered." Dan said, melancholy once again.

"What's wrong?" Marlhy wondered out loud, "You were so happy before I showed up."

"It's Peej." Dan started.

"What about him?" Marlhy asked impatiently.

"He...he cheated on me with Dan. Or maybe he cheated on Dan with me, I don't know." I choked, before I began to cry. Dan followed my lead.

"Oh, guys..." Marlhy said sadly, bringing us both close to her. "I'm so sorry. I hadn't realized he was a faerie."

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