𝓜𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓲𝓪 - 𝕊𝕒𝕞 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕓𝕪

𝐵𝒾𝑔 𝓈𝓂𝒾𝓁𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓀 𝑒𝓎𝑒𝓈 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝒾𝓃

"So, Ivy, you're a fan?" Sam asks, quickly glancing over at me and then back at the road.

"Yeah, obviously, you guys are great. I've been watching you since your Vine days. I'm only like 2 years younger than y'all so I grew up with your channels." I say, not wanting to come across as a super needy/weird fan but still excited to be hanging out with the guys.

"Damn okay, so you were there for the embarrassing shit as well," He says, laughing and blushing slightly.

"Yep, but since I'm close to your age I was embarrassing as well," I say, trying to put him at ease more. "My favourite videos are by far the ones with Jake and Corey though. You're the mum friend, trying to keep the kids out of trouble, Jake is the literal child who needs constant supervision otherwise he'll get arrested for something stupid, Corey is the weird cousin who matches Jake's energy but gets scared about everything, and Colby is the emo family friend who's chill but vibes with everyone." I say, smiling.

"That's... pretty accurate actually," Sam admits, as his car pulls into my friend's parking lot. "So, we'll see you tomorrow? For the research?" He asks as I get out of the car.

"For sure. Would I be able to get your number? Then I can contact you if I need to, you seem like the one who'd be most contactable anyways." I say as he nods and pulls out his phone.

"You can have my number, but you have to swear to not leak it, pinky promise?" He asks seriously, holding his pinky out to mine. I link pinkies with him and promise, and then I save his number in my phone. He pulls out of the parking lot as I wave goodbye to him, then walk over to my car. I turn on the radio immediately and blast music as I drive to my apartment. I get out and lock the doors, before running into my apartment.

"Hey, Roxy, hey girl," I say as I unlock the door to my apartment and step in. My boxer cross lab puppy bounds up to me and runs around my legs, almost tripping me over. "Jesus, I'll get your food in a second, let me put my stuff down first!" I laugh as she keeps trying to lick my legs. I put my purse and my jacket down on the counter and give Roxy her dinner, then go to my room and pull out a suitcase to start packing. Before I do though, I shoot off a quick text to Sam confirming that it was him and telling him I didn't know what to do with Roxy while I was gone, because my only friend who lived in LA is allergic to dogs. I cross my fingers that he has a solution, and start packing my luggage. I pack some leggings, fitness tops, shorts, a spare pair of sneakers, socks and undergarments and a jumper. I don't wear jumpers that often so I figure I'll be fine with having one. I then go to my bathroom and pack a quick toiletries bag and a small pouch with waterproof mascara and lipgloss in it. My phone vibrates on the nightstand and I pick it up to see Sam calling.

"Hey, Sam, what's up?"

"Well, I talked to the guys about your dog. Is she okay with other dogs?" Sam asks, and I can imagine him anxiously biting his lip over the phone, which makes me hold back a laugh.

"Yeah, she's only a puppy but I've been training her, it'll probably be good to have her around other dogs actually," I say, looking over to where Roxy is lying on her back repeatedly throwing a ball into the air with her paws and then catching it.

"Great, okay, so Corey's girlfriend Devyn can take care of her while we're gone, she already has a dog Navi so she's very capable," Sam says, and I sigh in relief.

"Okay, that sounds great. Thank you, sorry to be a bother."

"You aren't a bother, call me if anything else comes up," Sam says, and then we end the call. I think about packing my carry on bag, but decide that I can do that tomorrow. I look at the time and realise that it's 9:30, and I would usually go to bed later but I want to be up relatively early tomorrow to run some errands. I crawl into bed and press the remote to turn the lights off after putting my phone on charge, and I let myself fall asleep.

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I wake up, feeling more refreshed than I normally do since I usually go to bed much later. I look at my phone and check the time. 7:30, damn that's earlier than usual. I see a text from Sam, saying good morning and the address of the trap house, since I didn't drive last time. He also said to bring Roxy over today, since Devyn was staying in the trap house with Corey anyway, so it gave them time to get acquainted and I could still see her on Friday night and Saturday morning. I quickly get up and go take a shower, allowing the warm water to relieve my tense muscles and get lost in my thoughts. 20 minutes later, I step out and get changed into a comfy but nice outfit for filming.

I go back to my room and sit down in front of my mirror to do my makeup. I decide to do something more natural today, so I do concealer to hide my eye bags, a light peach-coloured eye shadow, some brown mascara and clear lip gloss. After I'm done, I go and pack a bag for Roxy, with a leash, food and other things I think of. I put that bag by the door with my luggage and go to pack my carry-on. I decide to get food and drink at the airport, so I pack an empty water bottle, a jacket, my spare phone charger, and my outfit for Saturday. When I'm done with that, I look at the time and see that it's 10:30, which gives me 2 hours til I have to go film. I think I'm going to go into town to get Starbucks and look into protection things for the trip.

After deciding this, I say a quick goodbye to Roxy, lock my apartment and run down to my car. I pack my luggage, carry-on and Roxy's bag in the boot, then get in the driver's seat. On the way to Starbucks, I turn on the radio and my favourite song comes on, so I sing along.

"'Cause we are living, in a material world, and I am a material girl.
You know that we are living in a material world, and I am a material girl."

I turn the radio down, as I roll up to the Starbucks drive-through window.

"Hi, welcome to Starbucks, what can I get started for you today?" The nice lady at the drive-through counter asks me.

"Hi, can I get a grande white mocha frappuccino with one pump of hazelnut syrup, one pump of vanilla syrup and caramel crunch topping?"

"Yeah, sure, drive-through when you're ready." She says, and I drive up to the next window to pay. I pay for my drink and then sit in front of the waiting window.

"Thank you, have a nice day!" I say as I take my drink and drive away. I park in a spot in town, grab my drink and get out of my car to go shopping. I lock my car and just wander down the street, remembering how the last time I did this I was knocked on my ass by Jake and now I'm going on a trip with my favourite YouTubers. I end up outside my favourite crystal shop and go in to look at everything. 

"Ivy, darling, back again? You were here only yesterday!" Miranda, the owner of the store, says.

"I know, I know, but an unexpected paranormal trip has come up and I want to prepare. Not like I don't have enough crystals, but now I have an excuse." I say as she laughs. She goes back behind the counter to tend to another customer, while I walk over to the crystal selection. I decide to get enough for the guys as well, as they never use enough protection, and get to work. I grab 4 selenite crystals, to cleanse and charge the other crystals, green aventurine, which would hopefully count for something green and also bring us luck, amethyst, to help activate our spiritual awareness,  Clear quartz, to ward off negative energy, and black obsidian for protection. After I've grabbed 4 of each crystal, I buy them all and go into the craft shop next door, grabbing 4 small green pouches and putting one of each crystal in each of them to make sure they fit. I buy the pouches, put the crystals back in and put all 4 pouches in my bag, ready for the research filming.

Thanks for reading!

Love you lots,
Nikki <3

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