"It's not my fault people recognize me!" Mark whines.
"Well what the hell are we supposed to do? Wait it out?" I exclaim, rubbing my temples.
"Wait.... I have an idea. Mark, your fanbase probably consists of 12-16 year old girls who OBSESS over you, am I right?" Tori points at him.
"Well you don't have to say it out loud.." Mark pouts.
"Perfect. Okay, Kale, you're going to text mark this emoji when the coast is clear. I have a plan!" Tori shouts, pointing in the air.
"First off, why does the emoji need to be a red heart? And what exactly are we doing?"
"Uhm... No reason?" Tori says guiltily. "Anyway, you'll find out once we get down there." She takes my hand and pulls me from the room. I eye Mark in defeat as he chuckles points to his phone.
Tori and I take the staircase at the end of the hall down to the first floor lobby. On the way down she explains what we're doing.
"Okay Kale, all I need you to do is scream at the top of your lungs. Can you do that for me? Like, you've just seen Harry Styles from 1D take off his shirt three feet away from you."
"Oh, I can do that." I say confidently.
We reach the lobby chock full of curious, and Mark-hungry teenage girls. Tori leads me to the front doors, and tells me to hold them open.
"Okay ready? Scream in 3....2.....1....-"
I let out the most fangirly scream I can muster.
"OH MY GOD GUYS- I JUST SAW JACKSEPTICEYE IN THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET! HES REALLY THERE!" She winks at me to text Mark. I hesitantly text him a red heart and wait.
The crowd turns, and as soon as one girl exclaims "OMG LETS GO" the rest of them follow like a flock of geese. I turn to Tori, wide eyed.
"Tori how- and who is 'jacksepticeye?"'
"Let's just say I've done my research on gaming YouTubers."
Before I can question her further, a surprised Mark steps into the lobby.
"H-how did you manage to clear it so fast?"
"Tori is actually a goddess that's why." I say. She flips her hair in agreement.
"Well then, let's get to the convention! It doesn't start until tomorrow but- I have some people I'd like you both to meet." Mark gestures for us to follow him to a rental car that's been set up.
We climb in and I admire the swanky leather interior. Mark looks totally unphased by everything around him. Meanwhile Tori and I are literally snap chatting ourselves pretending we're filthy rich.
Arriving at the convention center, I'm greeted by security guards questioning our every move. Mark gets us in with him, and he leads us to a small chik-fil-a that's built into the building. It's practically empty since the center is sectioned off for Vidcon, but in the distance I see a green haired man sitting by himself.
Mark jogs over to the man and gives him a hug. Just as I try to follow Tori suddenly grabs my arm. "K-kale that's... Thats...."
"Tori what? Spit it out."
"That's Jacksepticeye." She says, face beet red.
"Tori, are you okay? Who is he?"
"He's dreamy is who he is. Im in love. He's Irish. I can't handle it." I burst out laughing and drag her over to where the two men sit. I tap Mark's shoulder.
"I- Oh, right. Sean, these are my two neighbors Michaela and Tori. They're replacing Bob and Wade for right now." The green haired man nods and eyes us up and down.
"Nice to meet you both!" He exclaims with an Irish accent so thick it could choke you. Tori squeezes my arm. I take a seat next to Mark and Tori next to Jack. The conversation is fluid and easy going. The two guys talk about their work and use words like "algorithm" and "AdSense" which makes no sense to either Tori or myself.
"Mark, so we're still on for tonight, right?" Jack says.
"Tonight? Oh- crap I forgot." I eye Mark. "Oh- see Jack invited me and my two friends to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate another Vidcon. But since Bob and Wade aren't here I don't think I can go." Mark says half to me, half to Jack.
"Oh don't worry about them, take your beautiful lady friends here instead! As long as they have something nice to wear." Jack chimes in with a big smile, and a wink towards Tori. Tori squeaks.
"Oh hell yeah, thanks Sean! Michaela are you up for it?" He eyes me, hopeful.
"Yeah, why not. I could use some good food." I say shrugging. "Thanks!… Sean?"
"My YouTube name is Jack but my actual name is Sean. Feel free to use whatever works for you! I'll see you three tonight at 8. Nice seeing you Mark." He takes his leave, and we quickly follow behind.
We reach the hotel once again, luckily, no mobs are to be seen. Tori and I flop on to our beds. We have a couple hours to kill before we should start getting ready. Suddenly Tori gets up.
"Kael I can't fuck this up he's really cute. I want the dick Kael I NEED TO LOOK SMOKIN'." I giggle, rising up.
"Well then, let's go do some shopping. I'll call an Uber."
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Warm Undertones. ~ M.F
Fanfiction"As his warm, chocolate eyes meet my ice cold ones, I knew something had to be done."
