Never Lose Hope (Septiplier/MarkiplierxJacksepticeye)

Chapter 1: Simple Yet Powerful

Jack's P.O.V:

I smiled in content upon seeing the final product of my video I had just edited. Feeling happy with today's progress, I glanced to the displayed computer time, raising a brow when I noticed it was four-fourty PM. I hadn't yet to publish this video, for I already had planned my videos I'd upload today. I leaned back in my comfy computer chair and picked up my phone sitting beside my computer.

I started with checking through my Instagram and reading comments and seeing who liked my pictures; a lot of people, obviously. I chuckled to myself when I noticed Markiplier had liked a photo, and continued to scroll down my notifications until I saw a set of familiar faces in a photo that had been commented on.

I paid no attention to the comment, however; instead, I looked at the photo itself, tapping it to enlarge it and bring up the page.

It was a picture of Joanne - my girlfriend - and I from one of the times I went to Korea to meet her, and we were both leaning on a table outside, where we had eaten some of the most delicious Korean food I thought I'd ever tasted.

The memories of her giggling and kissing my cheek, embarrassed by me taking a photo flooded back, and I let a lonely smile reach my mouth.

It was times like these I really noticed just how lonely these empty, yet, furnished rooms could actually be if I thought about it. Oh how much I yearned for human companionship; I was also pretty sure without Skype or comments on videos, I'd go insane.

I then frowned, realizing just how much I wanted to call the beautiful lady I fell in-love with just to talk and tell her how I feel.

I snapped out of my lonely trance, and started to read the comments left on that image by my fans. There were very mixed replies of jealousy and others, finding the image very lovey and cute. I then proceeded to read the most recent comment, the one that had lead me to look at this photo.

'Omg u 2 should do a video 2gether :)'

I laughed at the thought of it; especially with how mixed my girlfriend felt about the whole 'YouTube Career' and my online persona, and I knew she mostly didn't care as long as I was happy and didn't force or drag her into anything she didn't agree with or want to do.

Although, I never did ask her if she'd want to be seen by my fans.

I thought longingly, still feeling the ache that lingered in my heart, when I made a decision. I was going to ask her a question, and I would accept her answer, no matter what it be.

"What's the time in Korea..?" I muttered to myself, my voice surprising me slightly due to the extended silence that held place before. I then remembered to count a bit, and it was something like twelve-fourty AM there, seven or so hours ahead of my own time.

I grinned to myself while I opened the Skype program, listening to the inflating sound it always made when you signed in.

I hit the 'call with video' button and prayed that she'd answer, desperately. Luckily, to my delight, there was a friendly giggle, and a lightly-accented voice to greet with,

"Hey babe!"

We talked for about half-an-hour when it occurred to me just how tired she was, her dark bangs falling over her face as she yawned and stretched her cute, petite body. The sadness leaked into my brain when I became aware that this may be my last few minutes before I had to respect her wishes and let her sleep, so I did some working out in a new tab of Google Chrome; like how much money I had and how fast it would be before there was an appropriate flight from Korea to Ireland.