YouTube Rookie (J-Fred Fanfiction)

6 | Dropped Plate

With no lost body parts and no fractured bones, I reach the dining area. Joey puts me down on the counter.

"Joey! Really? No time to play now, play with each other again later." Amanda demands. "Get her off the counter, bro." Matthias adds.

"I got it. I'm not that short. Dooface." I snarl at Joey. Joey laughs and says, "To my height sweetie, you totally are."

I smell the burgers and gosh, do they smell delightful! I spot fries on the table as well.

Considering it's a bit too late for lunch for it's past 2 pm already, I bet everyone's so famished already. After getting down from that tall counter, I walk towards the feast, yes, there's literally more then 10 burgers.

I spot the seat supposedly reserved for me, which is in between Matthias and Amanda. Ofcourse, someone had to steal the spotlight again.

Joey drags Matthias on his chair and exchanges it with my chair as Matthias's screams like a child. Now, Matthias and Amanda are beside each other. "Hey! Why'd you do that for? I am peacefully trying to take my burger."

I see my chair got exchanged with Matthias's position, thus making me sit beside Joey. I immediately say, "I was going to sit between them, moron. Now I'm stuck with you."

Joey smiles and says, "Amanda, would you mind if me and Sab eat beside each other?" He turns to her and I shake my head as if to say 'no, don't make me sit there.'

Amanda replies, "Would you promise to not fight while having lunch, well actually late lunch? All the fighting would happen after, okay?" She eyes us both, so I turn to Joey the same time he looks at me.

"Promise," Joey claims. "The fighting would only be done after. Deal. Could you handle it princess?" he adds.

"Yes, duh! Why don't we stick to that promise even till after lunch? Good, yeah?" I ask pleasingly to Joey. Before he could speak, Matthias says, "Impossible, Sab; I tell you."

Joey laughs and says, "See? Not gonna happen." And like a child, I stick out my tongue at him. He pats my head like a dog afterwards and laughs. "Good girl," he mouths.

"Very good, children." Amanda jokes. "Okay, let's eat. Bon appetite!" she adds.

"Wait!!!" I too eagerly said. "Sorry, uhm, do you mind if I, uhm, bless the food?" I close my eyes trying to hide my humiliation.

Matthias and Amanda seemed in shock to what I just said. Automatically, I say, "Oh no, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have meddled. Oh, this is embarrassing. Uhm, go on eat," I scoot over the platter of burgers. "I'll just bless my own food."

I try to avoid Joey's look at me for I'm sure he'd be making fun of me again. Way to go, Sab!

"No, go ahead. Bless the food." Matthias says. "We we're just so surprised cause no one really volunteers to do so and uhm, well." he adds and then looks at Joey.

Joey looks at me as if he's so astonished by my small act and says, "Well, uhm, I get to do the blessing of the food. I have a huge faith as well. I'm Christian, and I love speaking about the Lord's word." In the background, the couple nods.

"I just never thought you we're too." Joey states. I reply, "Oh, I thought you we're weirded out by me. It's just always been a ritual to me, I guess."

I finally get to release the long breath I held. To my surprise, Joey asks, "Would you want us to bless the food together?" He seems so shy as well he could barely look into my eyes.

"We'd love that." Matthias's claims. I in return said, "Sure." and I smiled at him causing him to give me that amazing smile of his back.

Matthias takes Amanda's hand, then she takes Joey's hand. Matthias takes mine as we begin to bless the food. Joey then slowly took my hand in his and locked his fingers with mine. I slowly realize how ecstatic I felt when I realized Joey was going to lock his hands with mine.