Because I'm Different || Dan Howell

Chapter 17 - It's on like Donkey Kong!

I got into the steaming shower. It was finally the day. The day where I went bowling with all my favourite Youtubers and I was flipping out! I was so exited! 

I washed through my hair and body and rinsed myself under the raining water. When I had finished, wrung out my hair and grabbed a towel that was on a silver, metal towel rack. After drying, I got on my clothes for the day; a light blue crop top, black, denim jeans and a black leather jacket. I did my hair into a high side ponytail. I looked in the mirror. I didn't look too bad. The bruise had almost completely faded, but not quite. I had looked up some YouTube videos of how to cover bruises, earlier that week, and it consisted of 'concealer'. I lightly blobbed on dots over the bruise and rubbed it in. It was completely gone! I was shocked! Concealer...you are now my best friend!!

I jumped out of the bathroom, very exited, and ran into my room. Grabbing my phone, wallet and earphones, I ran out into the lounge and flopped onto the sofa, squealing. Little did I know that Phil was there.

"What are you so exited about?" He laughed. I bolted upright, composing myself instantly before saying:

"Oh...nothing," in an articulate voice. Wow...

He laughed again.

"I know you are exited about the bowling. I know I would if I were in your position." He winked. I stuck out my tongue and proceeded to check the time. 4:34. We leave in sixteen minutes so we can make it in time. Logging into Twitter, I checked across my newsfeed. Mainly a load of YouTubers tweeting about the bowling of which I all retweeted. 

"DAN! HURRY UP!" I called into the apartment. Two minutes later, Dan came into the lounge. I looked up to see him...and I could of drooled. He was wearing all black. A black t-shirt, black skinny jeans and a black, leather jacket, like I was. His hair was straightened into his normal side fringe and his face looked flawless as always. A smile laid across his lips...his lips...shit! Stop it, Sam!

"Ready to go Pixie?" He asked and I nodded. We all got up and went to the front door, slipping on shoes and went to The Annual Bowling Get-Together.

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We walked through the doors and the buzz was incredible. I wanted to scream with fangirliness but I couldn't. Every know British Youtuber must of been in the exact same room as me and I couldn't contain my joy and nerves.

Walking over to a table, I was spotted by a very cheerful Zoe. She squealed and rushed up to me, hugging me. I hugged back and we just kinda squealed jumping up and down for a bit. 

"Oh my gosh, how are you?"

"Oh god, I'm great, you? How has life been?"

All these questions and answers just fired out of us. I'm surprised my lazy brain kept up with it. It was about thirty seconds of talking before she dragged me off to one of the bowling booths (you know? The ones you actually do the bowling but I can't remember what they are called so I'm gonna call them booths). Dan laughed at my sudden expression of shock as she was so quick, grabbing my wrist and dragging me off. She showed me to a booth. In the booth, the people consisted of: Me, Dan, Zoe (presently), then, Louise Pentland, Tanya Burr, Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee (number 3, in a tree, doing a p- I'll show myself out...) and Tyler Freaking Oakley! Oh my god! Slayyyyy!

Tyler got up and hugged me, obviously seeing the fangirl in my eyes. I hugged back and he laughed. 

"Hey!" He said in his jolly voice.

"Hey! Sorry! I'm such a big fan of yours I can't contain my excitement." I blushed. He laughed his signature laugh again.

"I've heard so much about you." He started.

We chatted among ourselves. It was so cool talking to Tyler!! After about five minutes, the bowling ball dock (I have no idea! I'm so sorry!) started to whir and the TV screens showed up our names as scores. It was alphabetical order so first was Caspar. He went up and chose a blue bowling ball. 

"Jeez, these are a bit heavy." He laughed. Going over to the ally.

"Come on, Casp!" We cheered. I heard pins dropping down from all over the building. That satisfying clattering noise when you knock down the little, white posts. Some clatters were followed by cheers; being strikes. Some clatters were followed by laughter; being an epic fail. Caspar got down eight pins, making to two last ones be a spit. He only got one of them after and then it was Dan's turn. 

"Well done, Caspar. Good start." We all called and smiled. Dan got an immediate strike and went again (because that's the rules of bowling) and got another strike. Whhaattt?! He came back smirking to me. That smirk...

"Beat that." He laughed. Oh, it's on like Donkey Kong!

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We nearly finished and it was my go, then Tanya, then Zoe. All I needed was ten pins to beat Dan. I bowled the ball, knocking down eight of the pins; the last two a split. Damn it!

"You won't be able to do it!" Dan called from the seats.

"Thanks for the support!" I called back, sarcastically. He won't ever live this down if I loose to him. Breathing in, then out, I bowled my last ball towards the right side. It went crashing against the pin, spinning out and crashed into the other pin, knocking it down. There was a massive cheer from the booth as I turned around, bewildered. That was so freaking awsome! 

"Ha!" I said to a laughing Dan. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me into him, manically tickling me. I tried to break his grip but squirming but I couldn't.

"Dan! Stop!" I said inbetween laughs. Everyone aww'd.

"Are you two a thing?" Asked a curious Joe.

"No. We are just great friends." Dan said, still tickiling me and everyone aww'd again. I managed to break free of his trap of death and sat opposite him, trying to catch my breath but smiling nevertheless.

"I hate you." I smirked.

"Hate you too." Dan replied, sticking out his tongue.