~I Want You~

I Want You

'I Want You': part 18)

Daniel wiped away his tears and cleared his throat. "come in" he said, sitting up quickly.
To his surprise, Oliver entered the room with a big smile on his face. "Hey little brother" then he stopped smiling. "What's wrong, Dan? Have you been crying?"
Daniel did his best to look away from him. "No, i haven't"
Oliver sat down beside him on the bed. "Daniel" he said in a comforting voice. "come on, what is it?"
Daniel attempted to change the subject. "What are you doing in LA anyway?" Oliver smiled. "I came to see you perform tomorrow night"
This made him feel somewhat better. "That's great, i'm glad you came"
He patted him on the shoulder. "Daniel, seriously though, what *is* bugging you?"
"i'd rather not talk about it now" he replied, sounding slightly mad.
Oliver narrowed his eyes. "Is it serious?"
Daniel threw his hands up in the air. "For God's sake, Oliver, i told you i don't want to talk about it!"
Oliver stood up from the bed. "Alright, alright. I'll be staying in room 118, so if you wanna talk to me, just drop by, ok?"
Daniel smiled wearily, feeling guilty for pushing him away like that. "I'm sorry, man. I didn't mean to yell at you, it's just that these last few days have been very stressful for me"
Oliver smiled. "It's ok, Dan, I understand....now, you sure you're alright?"
Daniel nodded. "Ya, i'll be fine. Thanks"
"Alright then, see you later" he said, leaving the room. Lying back down, Daniel sighed. (Should i tell him about Darren?) he thought.
Was Oliver trustworthy enough to keep his secret, and listen to him without laughing at him or mocking him?

Ben's loud laughter broke the unusual silence.
Darren looked up from his soup. "Ben, do you *have* to be loud like that? I was actually enjoying that rare moment of silence"
Ben frowned. "I was just laughing because of how silent we all were, that's all, mate"
"I wonder where the girls are" said Karl, looking at his wrist watch. Ben rolled his eyes. "Do you *ever* stop thinking about that dumb blond?"
"Nicole is *not* dumb, and i was wondering where *both* girls were, not just Nicki!"
Darren sipped his soup loudly.
"Darren, where are your table manners?" said Ben in a mother-like voice.
Darren almost choked with laughter. "Ben, do you realize how much you sound like my mum?"
He shuddered. "That is *not* a good thing, mate"
Darren shook his head. "no, it's not....anyhow, you both ready for tomorrow night?"
Karl nodded confidently. "Ya, i think i am, but what about Dan? He's been so distant lately"
Darren quickly looked at him. "What do you mean? Dan's been acting fine lately"
Ben shook his head stubbornly. "No, he hasn't, Darren. Don't you *ever* notice anything about him?"
"Ben, i notice *everything* about Danny, so tell me, what has been so strange lately about him?"
"Well, did you see him that night in Atlanta during our show? His mind seemed to be anywhere but here on earth. He looked really dazed, very unlike him"
Darren went to speak, but Ben proceeded:
"And right *before* the show? He was staring into complete oblivion while everyone else was as nervous as hell! Now, *that* is strange"
Darren looked at Karl then back at Ben. "It isn't all *that* strange, Ben. What if Daniel had *other* things on his mind?"
"Other things? Like what? We're in concert, what else is there to think about?"
Darren sighed. "He's always been a deep thinker...."
Ben's eyebrows shot up. "Oh! And did you see the way he was staring at you during the show?"
Darren shrugged. "Dan and i usually look at eachother during our shows...nothing new"
"Well, the looks he shot you were a *little* more than just casual, i'd say....he was staring at you as though he were about to rip your clothes off" he said laughing. "He was practically drooling for you, mate"
Darren just lowered his head slowly.
Ben nodded at Karl. "See, i knew he'd flip out"
Then Darren looked at Ben with a frown. "I have to leave" he said, quickly standing up. "This conversation is going to end right *now*" he said, then left briskly.

dear me, touchy touchy..