~A few days later~

Your POV

"Come on, Y/N! The tour is over, it's our last night in Australia, get off your ass and come out and celebrate with us," Dan pleads.

"No, you two go have fun. I'm fine in here," I reply, keeping my eyes on the laptop screen. Suddenly, it closes and I'm lifted into the air. "Dan~" I whine and pound my fist against his chest.

"You can cry all you want, but I'm not letting go until you say you're coming out with us. Tumblr can wait."

"First, craft. And, fine, I'll go with you two. Can you put me down now?"

"But what if I don't want to put you down?" I roll my eyes. "Alright, then." But instead of putting me down he rocks me back and forth.

"Dan?"

"One."

"Dan, what are you doing?"

"Two."

"Dan!"

"Three!" He lets me go and I go flying. I scream as I fall on to the bed.

"Dan!" He drops to the ground laughing as I pout. "You're such a dick."

I roll off the bed and look at Dan on the floor, still laughing his ass off. "Come on, Dan!" I say in a mocking voice. "The tour is over, it's our last night in Australia, get off your ass and come out and celebrate with us." He stops laughing and glares at me.

He rolls his eyes and stands up. We quickly grab our phones, etcetera and walk out the door. When we reach the door to the hotel, we meet up with Phil.

"What took the two of you so long?"

"Sorry, Phil. Y/N was too busy looking at Johnlock edits and refused to get off her lazy butt."

"Um, excuse me? I'll have you know that I was in fact reading a pretty fascinating fanfic."

Dan chuckles. "And what type of fanfic was it?"

"Y/F." (your fandom. Phandom is excluded)

The boys both burst into laughter. "Of course you were, Y/N," Phil manages to say.

I pull a face at the two. "Come on, then. You wanted me to come, now I'm the one who's waiting."

~Mini time skip~

"How are your ears, Y/N?"

"I don't know, Phil. I think I might need hearing aids." The boys laugh. "I'm serious! Especially after last night's show. Damn, for such a small girl, she had some lungs."

"Who's this?" Dan tries to hold back a laugh.

"The girl I sat next to. I feel sorry for the woman sitting next to her. It looked as if that little shit was going to break her arm!" As if it were possible, the two laugh harder.

"Sounds like she had a good time," Phil and I nod in agreement and a large smile forms on my face. The affect Dan and Phil have on people all around the world is amazing. I've seen how happy people are to meet them over the past few weeks.

"Here it is," Phil's words bring us to a halt.

"Phil, are you sure?" I ask him, concerned. "I don't want you to feel sick."

"I'm sure, Y/N. A little bit of chocolate won't hurt me," he assures me in a calm tone. I nod and we open the doors and walk into Max Brenner.

I look around the place. My mouth waters. I've found heaven.

Chocolate everywhere!

Getting really excited, I drag the boys over to the counter and we look at the menu.

"I might have a cookie shake, please," Phil says to the woman behind the counter. She nods and Dan continues to look through the menu.

"What would you like?" He mutters into my ear.

"Hmmm, too hard. How about you surprise me?"

"Okay. You go grab a table." I nod and open my purse. "What are you doing?" Dan asks, confused.

"Giving you money." He shakes his head and pushes me in the direction of the tables.

"No. It's on me." I open my mouth to object but he cuts me off. "Go. This is my treat." I give up and sit at a table. I'm soon joined by the boys.

"What did you get me?" I stare at Dan as he sits down next to me.

"You did ask me to surprise you. You'll have to wait." I groan and turn to Phil.

"So you don't feel like a third wheel here, I'm going to stop talking to that asshole for once and see how things are with you. Hello, Philip."

He laughs. "Hello, Y/N. It's been a while. How are things?"

"Horrible," I groan sarcastically. "I can't wait to get home and get away from this bastard." I jerk a thumb at Dan and listen to him whine. "Anyway, how are things with you? Are you still in touch with Tess?" He blushes when I say her name.

"Yeah," he mutters.

"She told me some bits and pieces about that night. I'm disappointed. Nothing happened?"

"We watched anime."

I gasp, pretending to be shocked. "What a liar! Watching anime with Philip Michael Lester is a blessing and she said that nothing happened? Horrible woman." The three of us try to keep serious faces but fail miserably and burst into laughter.

We calm ourselves down and the waiter walks over with our orders.

"Cookie shake?" Phil raises his hand. "And I assume the chocolate fondue for two and the strawberry floats are for you?" He looks over at Dan and I. We nod our heads as he places our stuff on the table. "It's quiet tonight. We had a few people last night. Had two people with cat whiskers on their face." I choke on my drink and try hard not to laugh. I look at the boys who look embarrassed. The waiter gives me a strange look. "Well, you enjoy your night. And may I say, you got yourself a beauty there." He winks at me and walks away. Dan and I look at each other and blush.

"Did you hear that, Dan? You got yourself a beauty. Better watch out or the waiter will steal her." Phil smirks at Dan. Dan glares at him and Phil yelps. I slap Dan on the arm.

"What did I do?"

"You know what you did. Now lets have some chocolate."

~Time skip~

"Ughhhhh. So full," I groan as we walk out the door.

"Me too," the boys say in perfect synchronization.

"Well, that was creepy," I chuckle.

"Where to now?" Phil asks.

I look up at Dan, who looks at me. "How about a drink?"

"Okay," I agree. We make our way to the closest bar and walk in. Men and women who can hardly stand dance around or sit at their tables and chat loudly. I watch as one woman stumbles to the bathroom, looking as if she's going to throw up. I nervously look to Dan who grabs my hand and reassuringly squeezes it.

"How may I help you?" The bar tender asks. We tell him what we want and go sit in a booth. I shift uncomfortably as I catch an old man's eyes on me. Well, more on my breasts. Dan notices my discomfort and pulls me closer to him.

The bar tender soon comes to our table with our drinks. He stares at me in Dan's arms and nods. "Better keep 'er close, son. Some real dir'y bastards come 'round this time of night."

"Thanks for the tip." The bar tender smiles at us and turns around.

"Have yerselves a good night."

"You okay?" Dan whispers into my ear. I nod and pick up my -drink of choice-, taking a large swig.

~Time skip~

"I'm going to head back to the hotel."

"Are you sure?" Dan asks, his voice slurred slightly. Phil nods and we part ways. Dan grabs my arm. "Come on." We run until we reach a large river. He sits down on the edge and pulls me down with him. I take in the surroundings. There's a large ferris wheel to our right and the QPAC is behind us. The water sparkles underneath the stars and the lights of the buildings create the perfect background.

I feel Dan put his arm around me and pull me close. "I wish every night could be like this."

"Cloudless?" Dan looks down at me and chuckles.

"That would be nice. But no." He sighs and looks into my eyes. "I wish... I wish that every night could end with us alone by a river side, you in my arms as I watch the reflection of the stars in your eyes, our background music being the sound of each of our breaths and the water crashing against the bank and then return to a bed that the two of us share so I can hold and protect you as you sleep. And, of course, we must have at least one dance to our song before we run back home."

I smile. "How very romantic of you, Daniel. Although, I believe this may be all the result of alcohol."

"And why's that?"

I look away. "Because no one wants to sit with me by a river, or look into my eyes for more than a second, or dance with me, or share a bed with me."

He leans in and places his lips to my ear. "I do," he whispers. He then stands up and pulls out his phone. After fiddling around with it for a few seconds, he then places it on the ground and reaches out a hand. I grab it and he pulls me up.

"Dan, what are you doing?"

"We're dancing to our song before we run back to the hotel." He bends down and taps his phone then quickly stands up. He places his hands on my waist. I roll my eyes and wrap my arms around his neck.

(Play Arms by Christina Peri)

I never thought that,

You would be the one to hold my heart.

But you came around,

And you knocked me off the ground from the start.

You put your arms around me,

And I believe it's easier for you to let me go,

You put your arms around me and I'm home.

I stare into Dan's eyes as we move back and fourth. I'm stuck between two possible scenarios. One is that Dan might actually mean all of this. And the other is maybe his drunken mind has taken over.

I look away from his eyes, unable to stare into them any longer after thinking that this could just be the result of alcohol.

"You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm just.... thinking."

"About?" I look back into his eyes which are full of concern.

"Nothing to worry about."

He nods. "Do you know what I'm thinking?" I raise an eyebrow and he smirks. "I'm thinking about how beautiful you are." I blush. "And how much I love you." I stare at him in shock. "And how you're going to react to this." Before I have time to ask any questions, I feel something warm against my lips. Oh my God. He's kissing me. Daniel James Howell is kissing me!

I freeze for a moment, honestly stunned, until I return the kiss. It lasts for a while until Dan pulls back and the warmth leaves.

He rests his forehead against mine and stares into my eyes. "I love you." I blush. "C'mon." Dan picks up his phone and grabs my hand, pulling me in the direction of the hotel.

"Wow, the danisnotonfire, actually running. Can't believe it."

"Oh, hush you. The quicker we get back the longer we can snuggle." I smile. He's so adorable. But... he's also kind of drunk.

We get to the hotel and rush up the stairs and into our room. I barely have enough time to catch my breath before Dan's lips are back on mine and his arms are wrapped tightly around my waist. I kiss back until the thought crosses my mind again.

He's had alcohol, Y/N.

"Dan," I try to say between kisses. He doesn't stop. I pull back. "Dan, please." He lets go and looks at me with concern.

"Y/N? Are you okay?" I shake my head and walk over to my suitcase to grab my pyjamas.

"Kiss me when you're sober. You're obviously not thinking clearly." I walk into the bathroom and shut the door, leaving Dan in shock behind me.

I look in the reflection.

C'mon, Y/N. You can't let him ruin everything for you.

Dan's POV

I watch as Y/N walks to the bathroom, speechless. I don't know why I'm so surprised. Of course she's going to think it's the alcohol.

I pace around the room until I hear the door handle turn. She walks out with her head down. She looks at the bed awkwardly and I understand that it's probably not the best idea to share a bed with her tonight.

"I-I'll sleep on the couch." She nods and makes her way over to the bed and climbs in. I sigh and take a pillow and walk over to the couch.

"Goodnight, Y/N." No response. I turn my lamp off and get myself comfortable.

There's a long silence until I finally hear, "Goodnight, Dan. I'm sorry." I stare at the wall. She shouldn't be the one apologising. This was my fault.

I will make it up to her. When we get back to London. I'll take her out on a date. And I won't drink.

I just need her. I need her to love me as I love her. And I need her to know how much I love her.