Dan's POV

As I ate my breakfast, Dad went upstairs to take the loo. I was scared that he will see Phil and kick him out, don't get me wrong I still dislike the guy, he is creepy, weird, and childish at times, but he seems like a guy I would be friends with, he likes MUSE, Pokemon, and likes to play video games. Phil seemed very familiar but I can never get where that familiarity came from, was it his eyes? Those eyes that capture you, eyes where you can never get out of, eyes as blue as the ocean- woah where that came from?! I don't like Phil, I'm straight, and will always be straight.

I stood up and placed my dish in the sink and went upstairs. I went passed my dad and went towards my room. "Dan!" Dad called. I turned around and responded. "Don't leave the t.v on next time and keep the air mattress, why was it out in the first place?" Dad asked. I panicked slightly but tried to keep my composure. "Ade, woke me up last night and asked if he could sleep with me for a while. That's why the mattress is out." I answered. Dad nodded, believing me and went back downstairs. I sighed and went in, closing the door behind me. I looked down to see Phil on the floor crawling out from under my bed. He looked up and smiled towards my direction. "Hey Dan!" Phil waved. I sighed and rolled my eyes. I sat down and got out my laptop. I felt a weight beside me, I turned to look at him. "What do you want?" I asked. "Well I told your brother that I'll make a video for my channel but, I forgot to bring my laptop. May I use yours? Don't worry I promise I won't break it." I hesitated before I agreed. His eyes sparkled and tackled me down. He hugged me and thanked me, he placed both hands beside my head. He looks so beautiful, the way his straight raven locks fell perfectly down his head matching his snow white skin, his soft porcelain like skin and his soft pink plump lips. I realized how awkward our position is and called out Phil. He didn't respond. "Phil!" I said louder. He snaps out of it and layed down beside me.

Silence filled the room, the birds singing, cars passing by, the occasional kids playing outside are the only things I can hear. It was peaceful, this silence does not disturb me, it comforts me. I slowly close my eyes and let all my worries drift. Then I saw the color blue. There it is again, it slowly changes colors. From pure blue, to turquoise, to blue green, to blue with specks of gold and green. I don't understand how I felt seeing them. Is it comfort? Is it happiness? Is it peace? Or is it lo- no can't be, that can't be it. I stood up and went towards my PS1. I plugged it in. I handed Phil a controller, he stared at me with confusion. "Don't you know how to use it?" I asked irritation filling me. "I-I do! I just forgot how old this used to be." Phil explained. "What do you mean 'old this used to be'"? I asked. This came out just a year ago and it is the hottest game console ever, what does it mean when he said 'old this used to be'?. "Oh it's nothing, c'mon let's play." He grabbed the controller and sat up. I just shrugged and sat down next to him. Mario Kart was already in the disc drive and I pressed play. I selected my Mii character while Phil chose Yoshi. The race was on, the track I chose was rainbow road since it is one of my favorites. Phil immediately falls down the track not even halfway through it causing him to place in tenth. I laughed and continued playing trying to keep my place in first.

I won the race, obviously, and Phil became so whiny. "Unfair! You cheated!" Phil whined. "Skill is not cheating, maybe if you weren't falling all the time you would win." I answered. "We should do an all or nothing." Phil suggested. "That's only for tied games Phil, just accept that I won." I got up and I felt a tug on my wrist. I looked down. "Please... I really need this." He pleaded. I saw a shine in his eyes and slanted brows, he pouted and held on my wrist tight. I agreed and sat back down. He smiled slightly. I let him choose the level and he chose Bowser's castle. We raced for a while and Phil was catching up. We were halfway when suddenly I saw my place in the race and I was in second. I was dumbfounded, I asked Phil when he caught up. He didn't answer. Final lap and Phil is still in first. I grabbed a mystery box and got a green shell. I was near Phil, I could easily hit him with this shell. I threw the shell and he moved towards a tunnel not hitting him. I grunted. I can't see Phil anywhere, I looked at the map and saw his icon going half the track. What?! Is this a glitch he found out?

He came across the finish line and celebrated. I lost. I looked towards him, he notices and asks what. "How did you do that?" I asked. He looked at me confused. "I mean how did you win, you were behind me then suddenly you're way ahead of me." I elaborated. "Aaaaahh, well I got through a shortcut." "Shortcut?" "Ye! A shortcut. There is one for every course in the game. I tried using rainbow roads shortcut, but the track is to thin. They are hidden across the course and only the lucky ones get to know where they are." Phil explained. I was dumbfounded, I thought I know everything about the game but it seems that I'm not. "How did you stumble upon them?" I asked. Phil looked at me for a while and sighed looking away from me. "A friend of mine showed me those shortcuts, he showed me them while we were playing the game. It's funny, he looks exactly like you." Phil answered. Suddenly, a sharp pain struck my head. It hurt so much I screamed. I fell on the ground and groaned, I felt someone hold me and hear them ask me questions, but I couldn't answer or hear them, it's to painful. Pictures were flashing of me and someone in my room playing video games and us laughing. Then all faded into darkness.