editing ; e.n.

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Belle's POV
Leo and I were giggling to some stupid joke that he made. The waiter came back to our table. He left the bill and Leo instantly went for it. "You don't have to. I can pay for myself." He shook his head, taking his wallet out. "But I want to." He said sweetly. I smiled at his gesture.

He payed and we left the restaurant. We got into his car once again and he started driving. We stopped in front of a florist. I furrowed my brows but followed him out the car. He grabbed my hand and pulled me around the store. He had grabbed a bouquet of tulips and ran to the cash register. He payed and quickly handed them over to me.

I giggled, taking in heir fragrance. "Thank you." He returned the smile. "Don't mention it." We got into the car again and he started driving home. "I really had fun today." I smiled. He smirked. "So, do it again sometime?" I chuckled.

"Yes, do it again sometime." He started playfully cheering and I couldn't stop laughing.
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I walked into my apartment, taking out my great grandmother's vase I had been saving. I put some water into it and followed it with the tulips. I put the vase on the coffee table and glanced at my phone. It was blowing up.

It was all texts from Ethan. My eyes widened, I almost forgot. I messaged him very quickly as I ran out the door, asking him for the address. I got on the nearest bus and sat down.

As I got closer my heart started thumping against my chest. The bus stopped at the closest stop near the address. I got off the bus and started running. I reached the address and walked to the door. I knocked and after a moment it opened to reveal Ethan. I smiled, panting. "Sorry. I didn't check the time." I caught my breath and he shook his head.

"No, it's okay. Come in." He moved out of the way and I walked in. I looked down, realizing he was only wearing socks and saw multiple pairs of shoes, it was a sign to take off mine. I took my flats off and followed Ethan.

We entered a room with four people sitting at desks, a tv mounted on the wall, a washroom to the side, and a dog. I tried to go up to the dog but it started barking at me. I hid behind Ethan. He chuckled. "Chica," a deep voice said, "no. Wrong." Ethan pulled me in front of him. "Guys, this is Belle." I smiled, looking around at the group. A man with Asian features and tan skin stood up, motioning us to follow him.

We walked into another room and sat down. "I'm Mark, nice to meet you." The man and I shook hands.
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"So, you do have experience in animation and other computer stuff." I nod. "I've done it for a while in the past professionally." Mark ran his fingers through his hair.

"How would you feel about editing videos? Like YouTube videos." I was pensive. Is he a YouTuber? That explains why he seems so familiar. I've done editing but I knew I wasn't the best. God knows how bad I actually am. "Um, I just need to tell you I'm not good at it." He chuckled.

"That's why there's me, Ethan, and everyone else. We could teach you! How much do you know right now?" I looked down at my hands. "You could show us. Only if you'd want to." I looked up at him, nodding. I decided to see how much I remembered. He motioned me to follow him, so I did.

As we entered the room again, everyone turned to me. I hid behind Mark this time. He walked me to a desk and I sat down. He pulled up a video and I began editing it.

After about forty minutes I was done. I smiled as I took off my headphones, setting them down on the desk. I heard heavy footsteps approaching me. "Done?" I turned my head to see Mark, I nodded. I got off the chair for Mark to have a seat, he sat down and played the edited video.

After Mark laughing uncontrollably at the video, I took it as I did a pretty good job. He took the headphones off, composing himself. "Guys!" Everyone turns to him. "You need to see this!" He plugged in speakers and played the video.

Turns out, everyone loved it. I felt fur brush up against my leg. I look down to see Chica sniffing me, I bent down and pet the golden retriever. Chica started licking me, I giggled. "Damn, Belle!" I looked up at Ethan. "That was actually really good!" Colour flooded my cheeks and I smiled.

"Well, I guess that settles it." Mark stood up, putting his hands on his hips. I was anxious none the less. The next few words that would slip out of his mouth would make or break my future. I started to play with the hem of my blouse. "Welcome to the team!" He cheered, wrapping his arms around me. I stood in shock.

Everyone got up, joining the group hug. I giggled, putting my arms around them. After a while, we broke apart. They all told me how Mark, Ethan, and Amy, Mark's girlfriend, had YouTube channels and a little bit about how YouTube creating works. As I was about to sit at a desk, Ethan quietly said something to me, "Welcome to Teamiplier."

Teamiplier, huh. It feels good to fit in.