Playing With Fire || d.h

3. Third Wheel

Dan's POV

"Don't fall in!" Yells Phil as (Y/n) heads to the bathroom. I fall back into the couch, looking at the ceiling. What a day.

"She's super cool," says Phil dazedly.

"Yeah," I reply, still looking at the ceiling. "Did you know she's a YouTuber? That's why she moved here."

"Oh, that's awesome! We could collab or something!" Phil says excitedly. God, that dude just radiates positivity.

I sit in silence, reflecting on everything that's happened in the last twenty four hours. Suddenly, (Y/n) reappears into the living room. I take this moment to soak in everything about her that I hadn't been able to realize today. Her disheveled (y/h/c) hair, her smudged eyeliner, how she can look absolutely stunning, even in just a t shirt and skinny jeans. She's casually beautiful.

"Um... I should probably get going," she says slowly, as if it's her first time talking. Must be the alcohol. "I mean, it's getting late, you probably want me out of your hair."

"Oh, stop!" Exclaims Phil, his voice slurring as well. Damn, I've never met a worse couple of lightweights. "You're welcome anytime you want!" 

(Y/n) smiles weakly. "Thanks, a lot. Thanks for hanging out with me on my first day being here. I'll see you guys later." She turns on her heal and walks out the door. A few seconds later, I can hear her apartment door open and close from across the hall. What am I going to do?

Your POV

The next morning, my alarm goes off at 8:00 am. I set an alarm last night, knowing I needed to film a video today. I'm used to waking up earlier so I can film, edit and upload a video in one day. I take a shower, blow dry my hair, and do my makeup. I throw on a plain red shirt, and my favorite pair of mom jeans. I set up my camera and tripod in front of my bed. I would put up my ring light, but I realize the natural sunlight coming through my bedroom window actually gives a nice effect. I press the record button on my camera, and start talking.

"Hey, guys! If you couldn't already tell, I'm in a different place right now! Actually I'll probably be in this place for awhile, as it's my new apartment. I finally moved to London!" I talk a little bit about my awkward landlord, how scary the tube is, and how amazing it is being around so many different people. However, I decide not to mention the fact that I met Dan and Phil, as I didn't know if they would be okay with that or not.

"Hopefully, with me living in the city, I'll be able to produce some more diverse and interesting content. With that said, I should get going before I bore you guys any more, and I'll see you on the flip side." I end the video, download it to my laptop, and hunker down to start editing. After two hours and three cups of instant coffee, I'm finally content with the video I've made. I open up YouTube on my laptop, and start uploading the video. I check out how many subscribers I currently have. 276,480. Not bad, considering I must've gained at least 5,000 subs since my last video, two days ago.

I decide today's probably the best day to go grocery shopping, considering the only food I have with me is a tub of instant coffee and a half-empty bag of goldfish, and don't have any other sort of household necessities. I make a list of all the oils, condiments, seasonings, spices and all other food staples that I need, along with all kitchen utensils, toiletries, cleaning supplies, and other sort of household supplies. Good thing I had a lot of savings, since I didn't really pack anything I would need. All the groceries I need, I'll just figure out when I get to the store. I check Google Maps, and realize the closest supermarket is only a fifteen minute walk, so I can just walk there, and take a taxi for the ride home.