It's You

Routine

* Dans POV *

I closed my eyes and stretched my fingers over my piano. I began to run through my routine to prep for the performance. Starting with the B flat concert scale I worked my way up and down all the scales. I tried to block out the commotion around me and just focus on the notes I was playing and
making sure everything was in tune, but in the middle of the E flat scale I heard Phil's voice: "hey, yeah, excuse me, I'm looking for a Dan, Dan Howell, he plays piano." I tried to tune him out, and focus on music, but then I felt someone's hands on my shoulders. "Dan!" My fingers stopped moving and I looked up.

"Hey Phil," I said, trying not to look disappointed that I couldn't finish my routine.

"I'm so excited to be here! And hear you play! Yay!" He jumped up and down. He's so adorable.

"Don't get too excited, I'll probably mess up at some point."

"Don't think like that! I'm sure you'll do great!"

* Phil's POV *

"Excuse me?" A blonde girl pulls me off the side, after I finished talking to Dan.

"Yeah?"

"Are you Phil?"

"Yes..?"

"Oh my gosh! So nice to meet you!" She shakes my hand. "I'm Lauren. Dan's told me so much about you, if he hadn't already told me I would've known he really liked you just by what happened over there!"

What happened over there? All we did was talk. "What do you mean?"

"Well, it's just that he's very particular when it comes to piano playing."

"How so?" I glance over to Dan, who was currently looking graceful and playing the piano.

"He has a certain routine he goes through before shows and long rehearsals. I can't even interrupt him, and I'm his best friend!"

"What happens when someone does interrupt him?"

"Well...usually he gets very irritated. He's never actually flipped out at someone, but we all know to not interrupt him"

I look over at Dan again. His back is straight. His eyes are gently closed. His fingers moving quickly yet gracefully over the keys.

"I've got to go tune, you should take your seat."

"Yeah" I mumble, not taking my eyes off Dan.

I sit down just before the curtain opens and the orchestra is presented. I spot Dan immediately and don't take my eyes off him for the entire show.