The Wrong Way Around [Phan]

Chapter 40

Phil's Pov

I woke up to see an old looking man staring down at me, smiling, but looking slightly worried.

"Hello, Philip," he said. "That was really quite a dramatic way to go, don't you think?"

Then I remembered.

Crap. I should have been dead.

Well, by the looks of it, I was. But I really hadn't wanted to wake up again. Even if it was in heaven.

I sat up and looked around the room. It was huge, but just plain and white. No furniture or anything. Then something caught my eye in one corner of my room.

There was a pale young girl standing there. She looked to be about 14, with her long blond hair in a high ponytail and wearing blood red skinny jeans with a hoodie, which I soon recognized to be One Direction related.

"Ah," said the man in front of me. "I see you've noticed our... guest." He glanced at her nervously. Then I saw quite possibly the best thing I had ever seen in my life. Or, afterlife, I supposed.

Dan.

Dan was right next to the girl, looking a bit beaten up, but aside from that, quite fine. At least, I hoped.

The angel helped me stand up, and led me over to the corner.

"Philip, meet Elizabeth, otherwise known as-"

"Satan," the girl finished for him, reaching out to shake my hand. "It's great to finally meet you, Phil. You know, I really was quite a fan until my untimely death and sentence to hell."

I smiled a bit, slightly terrified as I took her hand a gave it a small shake. "Now, why don't you tell him the great news?" she said, turning to the angel.

"Really, I think you should-"

Suddenly, the girl's hair burst into flames, and her eyes turned completely black. "Really, though, I think you should," she said to him.

"Ah, right, well... Philip, I have some bad news... you see, you and Daniel  are a very rare case... soulmates, you see. And you actually managed to meet each other. You're only the third couple in the history of the Earth to pull it off, as a matter of fact. So... Satan here-"

"Elizabeth," she corrected him angrily.

"Right, yes, Elizabeth here decided she wanted half of the couple. And, well, we'd already basically reserved you a spot here, so... Dan's going with her. I'm sorry." he finished lamely.

I stood there in shock for a second.

After a few moments of silence, I quietly said, "no."

"What was that?" Elizabeth snarled.

"No," I repeated, louder this time.

"What do you mean "no"?" she sneered at me. "There's nothing you can do!"

"There is," I said simply. "I have one life left. I want to give it to Dan and take his place with Satan."

She didn't even correct me using the wrong name, just stared at me in disbelief. The angel, on the other hand, now had a huge smile plastered on his face.

"You know what that means," he said to Elizabeth, still grinning.

"What does it mean?" I asked, slightly confused.

"Giving another your own life is a great act of kindness and love. So great, in fact, that it means you cannot possibly enter hell. Plus, a request like this cannot be denied, which means Daniel will be returned to the real world with one more life, neither of you will be going to hell, and, Philip, I will give you an extra life to go with him."

The devil was furious. "You know I'll get you back for this. I always do." she threatened him.

"Rules are rules," he said to her simply, still smiling.

And with that, Elizabeth disappeared.

"Now," said the angel, turning to me and Dan. "I have a few things to explain..."

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Sorry I'm ending the chapter there, but I've been writing for the past three hours, and I'm kind of running out of ideas for tonight. I'll get the next chapter up as soon as possible. See you guys later!