YouTube Rookie (J-Fred Fanfiction)

5 | Are you single?

"So, let's start with the brainstorming? Good, aye?" Matthias's asks me as we all sit calmly and well-behaved in their living room.

Amanda shakes her head and says, "No, no. Rushing into that already? Let's get to know Sab more first." She looks so nice and so sweet, I think she's an angel.

Bryan makes way in front of me and offers his hands as he says, "Hi, you must be the YouTube Rookie. I'm Bryan, Matthias's..."

Before he continues, I follow him up right away with, "Brother in Law cause you married Sarah and have 2 gorgeous little angels, Ariana and Bella and you're part of Team Edge. Right?"

With his eyes in awe, he says, "Woah!Yeah, that's me." Amanda chips in and says gleefully as she claps her hands, "See! She's amazing!"

Bryan pats my shoulder and says, "Nice one, Sab. So, where you from?"

"Her mother's womb." Joey butts in; I glare at him. Bryan instantly tosses the couch pillow on his face and says, "Wow, it took such a smart ass to figure that out." Joey screams, "Watch it! My nose, man!"

Matthias's laughs so squeaky and says, "I apologize for my brother's incapacity to behave normally. Seriously, where you from anyway?"

"I'm from the Philippines; half Filipino that is, we just migrated 6 months ago and we decided to live here ever since..." I found myself unable to continue. I felt weak yet I tried to hide it.

Everyone seems to think I was purposely finished with my sentence and that nothing bothered me, so Matthias's started saying, "Oh! Really? Amanda's Filipino too." Amanda immediately comments on how I should've mentioned it on the entry and so I just laugh with them.

But in the corner of my eye, I see Joey just staring at me, as if he was still studying me. I bet he knew there was more to the sentence than I could've told.

Not wanting to ruin the moment, I nod and laugh in with them. Bryan asks me, "So, are you like 18? How old are you?"

"Well, I'm 19, turning 20 in a few weeks. And, yes, I'm a soon-to-be college girl, well here." I reply. Matthias's immediately teases, "Oh? Not so much gap from Joey's age, huh. No wonder you two have alot in common." Everyone laughs again as I blush.

Joey states, "Hey, Sab. I'm 22. You're a bit too immature for me tho." He smirks the smirk I'm already learning to despise.

"So, you moved here, why?" Amanda concernly asks. I don't wanna spill too much drama onto them so I say, "Oh, just a new environment. And, job opportunities for mom."

Over in the other couch, the boys are play fighting each other. Me and Amanda both laugh at them till Matthias's struggles to form his words due to Joey, "So, Sab, Joey was wondering..." Joey immediately shouts, "I do not! Don't you go flattered, princess. Matthias shut up!!!"

Amanda keeps saying her 'awweee's in the background as Matthias struggles to continues. Bryan laughs and says, "I'm holding him. Got this. Go!" Matthias frees himself from their knotted selves and says, "He's asking if you're single!"

He bursts into laughter as well as Bryan, causing Joey the advantage to pull Matthias's leg and cause him to fall. They all laugh then Joey sits beside me and whispers, "Well, are you?"

I don't know why I feel this way. The zoo in my stomach, the indescribable thing I'm feeling. Why, Sab, why?

His icy blue eyes pierces through my eyes as if he's trying to read my mind. Well, I know he doesn't mean it that way. Ugh, you're making a fool of yourself again.

"What's it to you?" I take time to reply and I guess that is a nice comeback. Huh, beat that you handsome annoying giant.

"Yeah, what's it to you, Joefish?" Matthias dreamily asks. "Nothing," Joey says, "I just had to ask for you guys. You we're the ones who wanted to know anyway."

Brian chuckles, "Oh really? Us now?" Amanda says, "You say so, Joey." And the three exchange eyebrow language and smiles.

"Okay, okay, enough with this interview. Can we talk about the video already?" I ask pleadingly.

Matthias's says, "Oh, we're still gonna roast you later, Sab." He laughs. "But first, why not we have lunch first? Yeah?"

"Yesss! Food! Finally, let's go." Joey says. Bryan apologetically says, "That's too bad, I'll catch up with you guys soon and it's nice meeting you, Sab. I just promised my girls I'd treat them for lunch today. Im'ma pick them up now. So, see yah!" And he just swiftly heads out the door.

"Come on, Sab. I made burgers." Amanda says. "Okay, will follow!" I reply.

I first check my bag to reach for my phone when humongous hands stop me midway of my zip.

"Didn't you hear? Let's go. Amanda doesn't like to be kept waiting, princess." Joey adds.

"Okay, okay, you're so demanding. I was just getting my phone, you moron." I annoyingly say.

"Why? Got to report to your boyfriend soon, huh?" he assumingly says.

"Ew, what? No. I don't have one. If you mean boyfriend as in my older brother, then yes." I defensively say.

"Well, let's get going then." Joey takes my arm and drags me. As I walk and stare at my phone at the same time, Joey stops in the middle of the way which makes me bump into him again.

"Uhm, ouch?" I say. To my surprise, he says, "So you are single, huh. Thanks for answering my question, sweetheart." And I see the smirk grow again on his face.

"Uhh, I did not even notice that. Ugh, you moron. You don't need to know that." I say.

"If I applied to become your boyfriend, would this overly gorgeous and humorous intellectual human being be accepted?" he slouches down so we'd be face to face.

"You wish." I mouth.

As revenge, he drags me then carries me like a rag doll to the dining room.

He then whispers, "We'll see about that."

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Author's Note
So far, how's the book? Please share with me your thoughts. Thank you again, lifechangers!