YouTuber Academy

Chapter 18: Promotion

Dan almost managed to tear the door to the room right off it's hinges despite the fact that we were breaking curfew and that we could get expelled if we got caught outside at this hour. The two of them have been at each others throats for the past week and I could tell by the fury emitted by Dan that this may be the final straw.

The apartment was quite dark except for the light that shone from the living room, causing Dan to b-line straight for it. I rushed after him, knowing at some stage I may have to tear the two apart. All this... all this because of me... When I was accepted into this school I never expected that I would be in the position I'm in now... I never asked for any of this...

"What the fuck was that!?" Dan bellowed at a dangerously high level into the lit room before I could even reach it. When I managed to pull up next to Dan, he stood just inside the door frame, staring down the being that sat on the lounge reading a book. Phil raised his eyes from the words on the page and allowed them to look from me to Dan, not even phased by the words forced at him.

"I think I made myself pretty clear." Phil answered slowly, almost unaware at what the fuss was about.

"You can't be serious!" Dan continued, stepping closer, more exasperated than angry. While his face glowed red, mine went white like a ghost. I wish I were a ghost right now, then I'd be able to float away from this whole situation. "You've just completely fucked yourself over! Wait til the word gets around to all the other Vloggers... You could be thrown out!"

"That's really unlikely... Do you know how long that would take? The vote, the paperwork, finding a new leader...They wouldn't do it..." Phil thought out loud, allowing his eyes to wander from us as he thought.

"You're not taking this seriously..." Dan changed from anger to defeat in a matter of seconds, allowing his shoulders to hang. That was a strange change in manner. It was almost like Phil's calm demeanor suddenly transferred to Dan. Dan heaved a sigh before staring back at Phil. "You must have something in mind then... You wouldn't pull something like this if you didn't..."

Phil smirked, reassuring Dan's assumption. "I knew none of them would listen to my ideas...I may have taken it to a bit of an extreme to get my way but... hopefully it will be worth it."

"It better be worth it... or you're on the chopping block." Dan breathed with a slight frown.

"He won't be the only one." I decided now would be the time that I would chime in and remind them that I was here and involved in this situation too... without consent...The two sets of eyes met me, still pale from the shock of all the events that have happened tonight. "If the Vloggers slip up and manage to tip off the Let's Players that I'm now the 'Assistant' of the Vloggers Leader... I could be in even deeper shit than I'm already in... You've put me between a rock and a hard place here..."

"No knowledge of the Vloggers is spoken about outside of those meetings without huge consequences. Speaking of which..." Phil stood up, placing the book he had been reading to the side and walking closer to where both Dan and I stood. "You two broke that rule... Remember?"

Dan and I looked to each other quickly before returning our widened eyes to Phil, who had returned to that daunting attitude he displayed in the meeting. I guess it's the persona he created in order to keep the Vloggers in order, the Leader title getting to his head slightly.

"So, this is your punishment for doing so." Phil spoke in the same chilling manner as he gazed down at me. "You'll have to work along side me until further notice. What I say, goes."

His eyes then darted to Dan. "And you'll be her bodyguard."

"What?" both Dan and I exclaimed simultaneously.