Don't Let Me Go

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"Shit, I'm late," Mark looks around the airport, phone in hand. He looks down at the screen, another text message from his friend Felix: Where you at, bro? I don't know about you, but I'm I'm hella recognizable! I got fans swarming me so bad I can't move!

Mark chuckles lightly and looks around again. Follow the screams of fangirls and the great PewDiePie is never far. He continues through the airport quickly, trying to keep himself from being recognized so he can save his dear friend in need. He checks his phone again, checking for any new messages from Jack, showing he's landed, but there's nothing from Jack other than the last message letting Mark know he was boarding the plane. Mark puts his phone in his pocket again as he finally finds Felix being surrounded by people. Mark chuckles and pushes his way through the crowd. He smiles at Felix, "Need some help?"

Felix laughs and hugs Mark, "My knight in shining armor!"

"Hey!" a familiar voice giggles, "You can have your bromance later, I'm starving!"

Felix pulls away and turns to where Marzia is standing just outside the fan circle, a smile on her face and her hands on her hips. She very politely asks the fans to go away, and to Mark and Felix's surprise, they do. Mark smiles and hugs Marzia, "I wasn't told you were coming!"

"Surprise!" she giggles, hugging him back, "Felix doesn't go anywhere without me!"

Mark chuckles and pulls back, "Glad you guys could make it on such short notice."

"Wouldn't miss it for the world!" Felix replies.

"So, who all is coming? Just us and Jack?" Marzia asks.

"From overseas, yeah." Mark replies.

"Are you having a big party?" Marzia smiles, "I did get you a present."

Mark shakes his head, "Not really having a party, I just want to hang out with some friends for awhile. You didn't have to get me anything, really."

"So, lunch." Felix puts an arm around Mark, "When and where?"

Mark rolls his eyes, "We'll go eat once Jack arrives. Tyler, Amy, and Ethan are going to meet us at whatever restaurant we pick, along with some other friends of mine."

"Hey, guys!"

Mark turns and smiles, seeing Matthew, Stephanie, and Nate walking up to them.

"I told you guys I'd call you when we decided what restaurant to go to." Mark says.

Nate shrugs, "Well, we went to your house to wait and Amy sent us here."

Matthew walks up to Felix, holding out his hand, "It's great to finally meet you in person. I'm Matthew Patrick."

Felix shakes his hand, rolling his eyes, "I know who you are, MatPat."

Matthew chuckles and Felix laughs. Marzia hugs Stephanie, "It's great to meet you!"

Stephanie giggles softly, hugging her back, "You, too. You know, it's true what they say."

Marzia steps back, "What do you mean?"

Stephanie smiles, "You're adorable!"

Marzia laughs, shaking her head. Nate smirks, "We should get out of here, this many YouTubers in one place is going to start a fangirl war."

They all laugh then Mark crosses his arms, a smile on his face, "You guys can go back and wait at my place. I still have to wait for Jack's plane to land."

They all nod, smiling and waving as they leave. Mark goes to one of the waiting areas and he pulls his phone from his pocket, checking again for any messages or missed calls from Jack. He smiles, seeing Jack's new message. His smile turns to a frown upon reading it: Plane got delayed. We're kind of stuck in Florida at the moment. A guy got real sick and now some people are hurt.

The message had come in a few minutes ago. Mark calls him, tapping his fingers against his knee as he waits for Jack to answer. Jack's familiar voice fills Mark's ear in the next moment, "Hey, we're still grounded. We're waiting for air marshals or something to come get the sick guy and the people that got hurt."

"What happened?" Mark asks.

"Not entirely sure, the sick guy is in the first row, I'm close to the back. I didn't see much, but apparently the guy threw up on the passengers next to him and everyone started freaking out. He got aggressive and broke a stewardess's arm, some other people got hurt, too, but I don't know what happened. The pilot grounded us in some Florida airport and now we're stuck here, waiting until air marshals come get the sick guy and the people he hurt. There's no telling how long we're going to be stuck here." Jack explains.

Mark runs a hand through his hair, "Can you just get on another flight?"

"I already asked, the stewardess told me that the pilot wants everyone to stay in the plane until the marshals arrive. She said the plane should be heading to LA again as soon as the injured people and the sick guy is taken to a hospital." Jack sighs, "Sorry, Mark. I don't think I'll be able to make it in time for dinner with everyone."

Mark shakes his head, "No problem, man. You just get here when you can. My phone's always on, so let me know when your plane leaves the airport. I'll be here to pick you up as soon as you land."

"Okay, thanks. I'll see you as soon as I can, I guess." Jack says.

"Be careful," Mark replies.

Jack laughs softly, "Don't worry, I will. I'll let you know when something happens. See you later, Markimoo."

"See you later, Jackaboy." Mark hangs up. He groans softly and leaves the airport. He calls Felix, who answers instantly, "Who's car did you take to my place?"

"We took yours and Matthew's. Do you need someone to pick you up?" Felix replies.

"Yeah, Jack's plane got delayed. He won't be here for awhile, he says to go to dinner without him." Mark states.

"I'll come pick you up. I'll be there in a few." Felix hands up.

Mark sighs and runs a hand through his hair again as he looks around. As long as Jack's here for my birthday, everything'll be fine.