They Didn't Know (A Minizerk Fanfiction) {HIATUS}

Chapter 10: Pokémon N-Yes?

Josh's POV:

I knew it had been too long. There was a new craze going round. Pokémon Go. The new, real life game of catching Pokémon. Of course, being the huge Pokemon fans we all were, we knew we had to jump on the bandwagon. Well, when I say all, I mean everyone except Jide, who had made his hatred for the game very obvious. That didn't stop the nickname Jiddlypuff coming about though.

It's had quite a big impact on all of our lives, both for the better and for the worse. For example, it's got us out of the house and actually travelling to places. But because we've been out for hours everyday, it has affected our recordings, mainly the main channels. I haven't uploaded a FIFA video in nearly a week, oops. Vikk's in the same situation with his Minecraft channel. There's only Simon that's managed to upload everyday, how, I'm not sure, but maybe it has something to do with the fact that he goes out during the day rather than at night.

I think the main positive for me, though, has to be Simon. Not only has he left his room, he's left the house either with me and Vikk, or Ethan, or Tobi. And he looks so much better for it. His eyes aren't puffy anymore and the black bags are disappearing. It's also brought back his old personality, because he's become passionate about Pokémon Go, his passion for other games has come back, like GTA for example.

It's also meant that we've been out recording together, talking to each other. And we almost seem to be back to normal, at least, that's how it seems to me. When we've been out Pokémon hunting in the early hours of the morning, he's talked to me on and off camera, he's smiled, he's laughed, he's gone back to being my Simon... wait, he's not my Simon, that came out wrong. He's gone back to being my best friend Simon. That's what I meant. Anyway, he's also called shotgun every time I've been driving, and the one time I caught something and he said he was proud of me. I don't know why that means so much to me, but it touched me because its the nicest thing he's said to me since this all started.

Whatever happened to Simon seems to be forgotten when he's out Pokémon hunting. Even when it was just me, him and Vikk, it's not awkward, even though Vikk knows his secret, it's as if that doesn't exist when we're out searching. I haven't approached him about that since Vikk did, and he hasn't told me either, so he either is too scared to tell me, or doesn't want me to know. Hopefully it's the first option, and he'll gain the confidence eventually.

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Another recording session over, now time for another Pokémon hunting session. It was just me and Vikk going for now, but I was on my way up to ask Simon if he wanted to join us.

I knocked on his door, before walking straight in, knowing he would still be sat in his chair after ending the recording.

"Hey Si," I said, making it known to him that I was there.

"Hey Josh." he replied, turning around.

"Me and Vikk are going Pokémon hunting now, do you want to join us?" I asked.

"I'll pass tonight, I'm going out in the morning and I might meet Tobi, I'm not sure."

"Okay, that's fine, I'll see you later then."

"Yeah, see you." And with that, he turned back to his computer and I left to go with Vikk.

Simon's POV:

As soon as Josh left the room, I decided to start editing, knowing I needed to distract myself. Recently I'd been getting better, and I think going out everyday or every other day has really helped. But today, it seemed to hit me like a truck. It was as if as if my mind went "You know what? You've been having good days recently, let's reverse those good days and put all the sadness into one awful day." That's how it felt, as if it had all been piled up on me today and I feel like absolute shit.

Obviously, I hadn't let it show in recordings or anything, I'm so used to putting on a front that it happened almost naturally, which probably isn't a good thing. Also, I think recording with Josh had made me feel slightly better anyway, because he comes out with the most random stuff that never fails to make me laugh. I mean, today could have been worse I guess, but it could also have been a lot better.

You're going to have to tell him at some point. I know, and I will eventually, when the time is right. Well what are you waiting for? Him to outright say to you he accepts gay people? The longer you wait, the worse it will become. I know, I just need to find the right time to tell him. Aww are you scared? Is little Simon scared? No I'm not. Yes you are, else you would have told him by now. What are you scared of? The fact that you're gay, or telling him because you're falling for him. I don't want to lose my best friend. You will at this rate. You think he doesn't mind being lied to? Of course he does, and he's getting fed up of your shit and just of you in general. He isn't, he would have told me. What, like you've told him things? You're seriously expecting him to still tell you things when you can't tell him. Stop, please. Do you think he still cares about you? All you've done is lie to him. He does care. He does. You keep telling yourself that.

A/N: Extra long chapter to make up for my lack of updating. I promise I will get better.

See ya x