Safe And Sound •A Tobuscus / Toby Turner Fanfic•

Love Don't Die

(Stephanie's POV)

   Why have I not realized that my camera is still missing? All I can do is hope that Toby snatched it while I was down. I don't like not knowing where it is. Ugh. I take my guitar and start to play a song. I don't get the feel I usually get when I play. Why is life just now deciding to take a rough turn? I mean, Christmas is in a couple days. I should be happy, not depressed. I pull out my laptop and pull up my music library. A song that I haven't heard in a long time comes on. I listen to the lyrics and for the first time, they mean something. I feel like I'm on a cloud.I pull out my Lyric Journal and write them all down. I remember learning how to okay this song on guitar. I start to play it in sync with the music and smile.

   I need to do a cover for this song. I turn on the camera on my laptop and start playing. I pause the recording and put my guitar out of the way. I slip on my "Stay Soprano" shirtt and start vlogging. I explain what's been going on, leaving some minor details like my situation with Toby out. My audience doesn't need to know yet. I also mention the idea of doing a duet with some YouTubers and end the video. As soon as I post the video, comments started rolling in. "Do a duet with Tobuscus!" "Do one with Joey Groceffa!" etc. oh boy... That was a bad idea. I laugh and begin playing random chords.

   I hear a knock on my door. I get up and see Toby. I smile.

   "My Twitter just exploded with stuff about me and you doing a duet?" Toby says.

(Toby's POV)

   "My Twitter just exploded with stuff about me and you doing a duet together?" I ask/say.

   "Hmm... I wonder where that thought came from..." Stephanie says, letting me come in. she plops down on her bed and starts scrolling throng something on her laptop. I sit down next to her and look through the songs.

  I see one that looks cool and point to it, "What about that one?"

   "Safe and Sound? I haven't heard that song in forever!" Steph says, playing it. It's a very pretty song. Just as pretty as Stephanie is. Whoa, where did that thought come from? Absentmindedly, Stephanie starts singing the verse. Her voice is so pretty. I look at her. She glances at me and stops singing. Her face turns a deep red.

   "Why'd ya stop?" I ask.

   "You... Liked my singing?" She asks in shock.

   "Loved it. Your voice is beautiful," I say, looking into the same eyes that a couple hours ago was crying.

   Her cheeks go even redder. "Th-Thank you."

   I smile. "Your welcome. It's true." The song ends and plays the next one. I really like the beat of this one. Stephanie goes to change it but I grab her wrist. I loosen my grip, afraid I've hurt her. "I like this one."

   She smiles, "Same."

  I look at the name of the song. Love Don't Die by The Fray. "This one?" I ask.

   "I don't sing low very well. Maybe you could do the main part and I'll do back up or any part I could sing well?"

   "Sure. Lets try it," I say. She searches a lyric video up on YouTube and plays it. We sing together and at one point, Stephanie harmonizes. It sounds so awesome! Oh my gosh, how can one person have that much talent!? I mean, she's beautiful, humorous, and she has and awesome voice.

   When we finish, we glance at each other. Stephanie smiles at me. Something happens to new that hadn't happened in a while. A swarm of butterflies fly around in my stomach.