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Author's Note:

This is definitely the fastest any of my stories have ever hit 1k views thank you so much! 

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Between the laughter and chatter of the people around them, the sudden sound of taiko drums caught Taylor and Karlie's attention. They perked up and grinned at each other.

"Let's check out the performance" Karlie said and pulled Taylor by her arm into the direction of the stage. Karlie knew how to use her height to her advantage in crowds of people and led the way.

Instead of going for coffee, they had decided on a cherry blossom festival in Brooklyn at the last minute. Karlie had insisted that the weather was too nice to not spend it outside, and all Taylor wanted was to spend time with Karlie, anyways.

They found an empty bench and sat down to watch the performance. Taylor bopped her head along to the beat and tapped her feet on the ground, enjoying the music. Her eyes were glued to the movements of the men and women beating the drums. She was so focused, she didn't feel Karlie's intense stare that was on her all along.

"Wanna grab something to drink?" Karlie suggested when the performance was over, and Taylor nodded.

They bought matcha lattes and sat down on a bench underneath a cherry tree. Taylor couldn't shake off the feeling of being on a date with Karlie. Neither of them had called it that, and she was sure that Karlie wasn't even interested in girls and much less in her, but when she saw all the couples around them, she couldn't help but feel strange. Get over yourself, she scolded herself. She's just being nice.

She was pulled out of her thoughts when suddenly a teenage girl appeared in front of them, looking at Karlie with her eyes so wide and full of disbelief Taylor almost laughed.

"Excuse me, you're Karlie, right?" the girl asked, her voice high-pitched.

Karlie smiled at the girl. "Yep, that's me." She got up and placed her beverage on the bench. Taylor watched the interaction that followed.

"Oh my God, I'm such a huge fan, I watch your channel all the time" the girl started rambling and blushed. "Can we take a picture together?"

"Thank you, and of course" Karlie smiled again.

The teenager's mother took their picture, then smiled warmly at Karlie. "I watch your videos, too. I tried your pumpkin loaf recipe once and it was amazing."

"Oh, thank you so much."

The family went on their way again and Karlie sat back down. Taylor looked at her with wide eyes. "Wow. Does that happen often?"

Karlie shrugged. "Yeah, from time to time. It's not like I'm super famous or anything. But I love meeting subscribers." She smiled and took a sip of her matcha latte.

"Wow." Taylor reiterated. "That girl looked super star-struck, though."

Karlie giggled. "I know. I have no idea why that happens, though. I'm just a normal girl."

Yeah, a super normal girl with millions of subscribers and the most gorgeous smile the world has ever seen, Taylor thought. She felt her ears become red. She was too scared to accidentally say a thought like that out loud and embarrass herself, so she pushed those thoughts aside.

She then realized she still had to respond. "I was kind of star-struck too though, at the party." She said it as quietly as possible, but Karlie still heard her, and a wide grin appeared on her face. Taylor blushed.