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I forget to tell Elias that Wilbur is going to be joining me for the whole day, so when we show up at the store, and Elias is about to tell me by how many seconds or minutes I'm late, he gets confused very quickly.

Elias glances at me, pointing towards Wilbur with his finger. "You- how- I thought you were still-." He gets cut off by Wilbur, who only smiles at him. "Wilbur, a friend of y/n's. How do you do?" Elias hesitantly shakes his hands, glancing at me.

I only smile back, watching as Elias straightens up and clears his throat. "So, uh-." Wilbur suddenly cuts him off. "I'm here to film a vlog if you don't mind. It's for my YouTube channel." Wilbur smiles and Elias's eyes spark in recognition.

"Wait, aren't you Wilbur Soot? Friend of Dream?" Wilbur nods and Elias laughs. They start to act like old friends and I take that as my cue to leave them. I set down my things and get ready, pinning on my nametag.

By the time I've finished, the two are touring the store, and Wilbur is already filming. How the hell-. My thoughts are interrupted as the store door opens. I glance towards it, seeing an elderly couple walk in.

I smile at them and I bite my tongue as I run over to Wilbur and Elias. "Your jeans only cost 15 fucking dollars?" Wilbur exclaims, the camera pointing to the jeans and the tag. Our store name is on it, and I cringe, hoping Wilbur edits it out.

Elias laughs. I tap them both on the shoulder and they swivel around, and Wilbur points the camera at me. I smile and wave, before turning to Elias. "Can you two keep it down? We got a pair of elders over there by the shoe section, and I'm sure they would rather die without having to hear about how shocked you are about American money." I comment and Wilbur bursts out laughing before he stops himself.

I turn to see where the couple is, seeing them throwing glances in our direction. Wilbur quickly mumbles an apology and I head back to the counter, watching as he and Elias continue their tour. They're almost done when the couple comes up to pay.

I smile brightly as I hand them their clothes and the man whispers to me, "I'm sorry that you have to deal with the men over there." I wasn't sure how to respond but I offer a chuckle before they leave. 

Wilbur lowers his camera and Elias follows behind. "Are they finally gone?" He asks and I nod. "Thank god, Wilbur over here was about to ask them if they remember when the pilgrims first arrived." Elias rolls his eyes and I burst out laughing.

Wilbur glances between us two. "What? I'm genuinely interested." He responds, humor in his tone. Our short conversation comes to a stop when the door opens. It's a group of girls and immediately, they all gasp, running up to Wilbur.

Elias and I step aside, letting Wilbur have his moment with his fans. "It's so weird to think that millions of people are going to watch us on YouTube later," Elias whispers to me and I nod. "I mean, not to sound bitchy, but I've gotten used to it." When he glances at me in confusion, I elaborate.

"Cause I live with Niki, you know?" Elias now nods and we glance back over at Wilbur. "When we first came in the store, you thought he was my boyfriend, didn't you?" I suddenly ask quietly and I hear Elias's sharp intake. "Uh, no." He responds after a bit and I look at him, seeing that he's refusing to meet my eyes.

"You really did think that, huh? Elias, I'm not going to use the 'find a boyfriend to forget about him' card." I snicker and Elias sighs. "Hey, it's confusing when you see a tall and handsome man walk in with your co-worker with no explanation." I smile playfully at him. "You think he's handsome huh?" I ask and Elias glances at me, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Ew, no y/n. You're gross." I laugh quietly and we look at Wilbur again. This time, the girls are gone and he's focused on his phone. Elias and I casually walk back to him, and Wilbur looks up. "Where did you two go?" "Up his ass," I respond, nudging my head to Elias and he looks away, hiding a snort.