pretend ; graser10

chapter three ; teasing

Olivia

I picked up my phone from the coffee table.

"Hey, mom. I'm going upstairs now!" I exclaimed.

She smiled at me and went back to scrolling on her phone. Oh, parents...

I ran up and plopped on my bed, opening Kik.

Ivy : Helloooo!

Z : Hey! I was waiting for you to come on!

Ivy : You were? xD

Z : Yeah, I wanted to ask something...

Ivy : Shoot. :)

Z : Do you ever feel alone or left out in a group?

I contemplated on what I should tell her. Obviously. I always feel out of place everywhere I go.

Ivy : I do all the time. Especially in school and friends. :(

Z : Well, I have these 2 friends and they always talk about these inside jokes idk about. It's very uncomfortable...

Ivy : I have that situash everytime. It's not just you... there was this time I was gone for about a week and everyone was suddenly taking about some joke they made up. I asked about it but no one even replied. Feels terrible, really...

Z : It does. :(

Z : It's real hard.

Ivy : What things don't you like? What ticks you off?

Z : Errr. Privacy invasion? Sometimes sarcasm and jokes, when it gets too harsh. When you work hard for something and it just disappears or whatnot. I'm usually cool most of the time.

Ivy : Hard work without getting credit. I hate those. :( :( :( Gah. D:

Z didn't reply for a few seconds and when she did, I laughed hard.

Z : Did you just say 'situash'? xD I wouldn't be surprised if I'm talking to Rusher right now LOL.

Ivy : Guess I did. :P Wow, I didn't even notice that...

Ivy : Well, if I'm TCR then you're def Graser! You two are too similar! cx

♔

Zach

All the color from my face drained. Did she know?

Ivy : Well, if I'm TCR then you're def Graser! You two are too similar! cx

I didn't know what to reply so I just laughed at it.

Z : LOL I'm flattered. ;)

Ivy : Hahaha. c:

Z : Okay back to topic! :P I hate inside jokes sometimes too... Sometimes cuz most of the time I make the inside jokes. :s

Ivy : Do your friends mind?

Z : Sometimes we fight and stuff but they're still my best buds. :D

Ivy : Awwwe. Das cute. ^~^ Your friends seem amazing.

Z : They are... :) You're amazing, too. ;D We are friends, right?

Ivy : Nah.

Ivy : Jks love ya.

Z : Luv u 2 bæ. ;)

Z : I will hug you when we meet at PAX.

And all my fans, too. Not just her... Uhm.

Ivy : Will we meet at an airport? We might have the same flight. Mine's still on the 29th since I'm just going to the meetup.

Z : Aw, I'm going to PAX itself. I fly on 28. :( We'll meet at the meetup, hopefully. We should assign a shirt color!

Ivy : Teal or blue green? I have lots of shirts that color. Plain.

Z : Alright! :)

Z : So you're going to fly out to Washington just to meet them? :o That's some dedication...

Ivy : Well, yeah. And I also plan to go shopping and checking out tourist spots until Sept. 1. :) Plus, I promised some fans that I'd tell the Cube members about them.

Z : Should we explore together? :D

Ivy : Mmm. Okay! If you're not busy with your best friends!

Z : We can all go together?

Ivy : Won't I be out of place? I won't know inside jokes. :c

Z : You won't, promise! I'll keep you company.

My phone went off then I went to iMessage.

Tomahawk : Do you wanna join the stream? Hop on ts.

Me : Kk wait.

I went back to Kik afterwards.

Ivy : You better! D:

Z : Don't worry about it. :) I'm going for now. Someone's on the phone for me.

Ivy : Bye!

I tossed my phone on the bed and went on my Mac, to TeamSpeak. A lot of people were there. Straub, Devon, Tomahawk, Kevin and some more.

"Hey."

"Graser! What took you so long? Talking to a girl?" Tomahawk teased.

I stayed silent and when I was about to speak, someone screamed. It was Devon.

"Graser has a girlfriend!"

My face went red, I'm pretty sure. Why am I being so flustered? I don't like Olivia...

Who said anything about Olivia? My subconscious commented. Damn.

"I - I don't!" I stuttered. Fuck, they're gonna notice.

"Your fans are gonna be sad, bro." Straub said, his Aussie accent ringing.

"I don't have a girlfriend..."

Kevin then spoke up. "No use in hiding it from us now, bud."

"Ey! Shut up, I don't!"

They laughed hard. "Sure..." Tomahawk snickered. "Look at the chat, they're all going crazy."

"Shit, I forgot we were on stream."

"Yeah, good job. You just cussed." Devon pointed out.

"Fuck." My hand flew up to my mouth. "Damn it, I did it again."

"Calm down there, Graser. That's three strikes!" Straub shouted.

I groaned. "Sorry, I'm tired. I shouldn't have went on the stream... I might go already."

"No! The fans don't want you to go yet, though!"

I sighed, checking the side chat. "Fine..."