Defeated (D.J.S)

No more secrets

3rd person

It's been about 30 minutes of Isabel just sitting there with Daniel, comforting him.

Not that she minded. She felt better in that hour of being with him, than she had in the couple months without him.

Isabel had stopped humming and just closed her eyes as she embraced him in her arms. He hadn't moved from the position he had been in since he first started crying.

Any physical interaction with Daniel made Isabel's heart flutter and created a bubbly sensation in her stomach. And it didn't even have to be a kiss or anything. Just the small things like hugs or even just high fives caused a ripple effect that went throughout her entire body.

So when Daniel started shifting, and placed a kiss on her neck as he moved from the position he was in, you better believe she felt a little woozy.

He moved his face from the crook of her neck and sat up in order to look directly at her. His perfect face was centimeters from hers.

"Hi." He whispered. His eyes puffy from crying, and his cheeks a bit flushed. His hair was still messy, but it was swayed in one direction due to Isabel combing through it with her fingers. His mouth slightly curved into a small smile and his eyes seemed to have more blue in them than before.

"Hi." Isabel whispered back. Her lips parted slightly as she smiled back at the young man in front of her. Her short, dirty blonde hair now had a few strands that had fallen out of the braid she had put in. Her eyes holding a sparkle that only showed whenever she was with Daniel.

Every hair on her skin was on edge. All it took was one person to lean in. One person to get over their fears and take that next step. But neither of them could do it. For fear of hurting the other person again.

Daniel leaned back slightly, but not much, as he brushed a strand of hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear. He let his fingers rest behind her ear as he cupped her cheek and rubbed his thumb across it.

He opened his mouth as if he was going to say something, but then he closed it quickly. His eyes searched Isabel's, like he was trying to find the right thing to say.

"Thank you. For coming all this way. For not leaving. For not judging me. And just...for everything." He trailed off, getting a bit emotional again. The girl nodded as he took his hand off of her cheek, placing it in his lap. Isabel gently grabbed his hand back, holding it with both of her smaller ones.

"Of course. I'll always be here. Whenever you need me. I'm never leaving you, okay?" Isabel said in a gentle voice.

"Okay." He breathed out, smiling. "But you mean never again, right?" He asked, giving a mischievous grin as he tried to lighten the mood.

"What do you mean?" Isabel asked, confused.

"I mean, like, you won't leave me AGAIN. Because you said you're never gonna leave me... but you already left me once..." Daniel said nonchalantly, looking at Isabel innocently.

"Wha- But. I-" She huffed slightly in frustration with herself. The guilt was starting to return. "Daniel, I'm really sorry. But y-you have to understand my situation! I had no clue that-" She starts to explain anxiously.

Daniel put his other hand on top of hers, to where they were holding each other's hands. "Isabel. Isabel, stop-" He says while laughing.

Her face contorts, and she stops talking. Her expression showing how perplexed she was.

"I was kidding! I know you didn't really know what was going on. No one did. I honestly just wanted to see what you'd say." He exclaimed as he grinned, showing the adorable gap in his teeth.

Isabel clearly wasn't on board with the joke. Her face now showed how annoyed she was.

"That. Was. Not. Funny!" She said, in-between the playful hits she gave him on his arm. Obviously she wasn't actually mad at him, but she wanted to show how serious she was, on him never doing that again.

"Ouch that hurt!" He yelped, holding his left arm. This made Isabel burst out in giggles and he laughed along with her.

Daniel stopped laughing after a moment and just smiled as he studied the girl in front of him. Her giggles filling the room as she held her stomach. The blue in her eyes brighter than ever. Her hair was all over the place, but to him she was still the most beautiful girl in the world.

(Right next to his mom and Anna, that is).

After composing herself, Isabel realizes that Daniel had stopped laughing. She lifts her head to look at him, only to find he is already looking at her. Her laughs subside, and she smiles at him.

"What?" She asks shyly.

"Nothing. You're just gorgeous." He shrugs, a small smirk forming on his smug face. She just giggles and covers her face with her hands.

"Lies." She mutters into her hands.

"Not lies!" He insists, gently taking her hands off of her face. The girl does her best not to laugh again, biting the corner of her lip as she tries to control herself. It was another nervous habit she had.

"Don't." He says in a lower voice than normal. "Don't do that."

"Do what?" She smirks, biting her lip again, and inching closer.

"That." He says lowly as he moves closer to her. Now they are inches away from each other, again.

As Daniel goes in to close the gap, Isabel quickly puts her index finger on his lips to stop him. He looks at her confused.

"No sir. I'm sorry Daniel... but I just- I can't kiss you, until things with you and Jess are officially over." She says blatantly. Daniel groans as he throws his head back slightly.

"But Jess and I were never really a thing!" He whines, like a child who didn't get a lollipop from the doctors office.

"Mhmm. And yet the whole entire fandom thinks you two are a thing." She says, crossing her arms.

"Well... it wasn't my fault!" He argues, throwing his hands up in defeat.

"I know, I know." She sighs. "Wanna explain to me what really happened now?" She asks softly, being careful of not making him cry again.

He takes a breath and nods his head slowly, as he gets ready to tell her everything.

"Promise me, no more secrets, please?" She pleads, sticking out her pinky finger.

"No more secrets." He says, locking the promise.

A/N:

Ma hearttttt! 

Would y'all be mad if i'm the end Dissa didn't work out...

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IM KIDDING. Don't kill me, gosh! But seriously... 😳

n e wayyyy- go stream wonder by shawn mendes or I will stop writing chapters 😌 

who am I kidding. I will never stop writing chapters 😂 

BUT STILL GO STREAM WONDER. AND FALLIN.

before I go :) Please stay safe! Because as the U.S and everyone around us has seen, even the president can get this shit. So please be careful out there and please wear a mask! I know many people who have been affected, and some have gotten through it, but some have sadly not. So please please pleaseeee be respectful and responsible when you're out and about. Thank youuu! 

Love,

~Ari