YouTube One-Shots

Laurex (Lauren X Alex)

Lauren's POV

I wake up to my alarm buzzing hard in my ears and making my pillow vibrate. I turn over and groan at the knowledge that I am now forced to get out of bed and shower. I unwilling raise my body up and hang my legs off the bed as I grab my phone and swipe across the cracked screen to take the vibrations away. I slip my light-weight slippers onto my cold feet and pull my hair into a tight ponytail before I tie the ribbons of my night gown and walk towards my bathroom. I stare hesitantly into the mirror pulling on my nose to clear a view of my horribly clogged pores. I drag my drowsy body over to the toilet.

Wrapping my towel tighter around my body and returning to the mirror with a hairbrush, I pull harshly through the knots that have built up in the nest upon my dry scalp. I spray on some of my vanilla scented perfume and then slip into some track pants and a cropped jersey which were neatly set on my dresser last night. I place my laptop into my half-packed backpack and slip on my Converse before I walk into the kitchen to go and make myself some very unwanted but very needed breakfast. I pull my phone out of my pants pocket and tap gently onto the Uber app.

I hear a honk outside and grab my neatly placed bags and pull my suitcase down the stairs and across the bricked ground as I head towards the smiling gentleman holding the trunk open for me.  As I step close enough for him to grab my bags, he does and places them neatly into the open flat space of the trunk. I thank him and then slip into the back-seat of the car and Immediately harshly tap on the virtual keyboard upon my I-Pad screen making sure all my tickets are processed properly and my check-in at the hotel has been sorted through before I get there.

Alex's POV

Upon arriving at the airport I am suddenly surrounded by fears I never imagined I'd ever have, I continue to drift off into day- dreams as the line for check-in only grows longer and slower by the dragging minute. I am forced to stare at the motionless acts and groans of the people in front of me, I'm stunned by the fact that none of them have died of a heat stroke yet. I uncomfortably shift in my shorts and pull on the v-neck of my tang-top with my sweaty palms. My skin feels flushed and my socks moist with the sweat laden on the soles of my Snickers, I shake out my leg in order to prevent numbness within my stubborn knee. I sigh as the lady in front of me shifts a few inches forward indicating that another 5 minutes have passed and someone had finally been given the chance to put their bags through to the plane. I stare up the broken fan on the high ceiling of this chaotic building then stare back down at my vlog camera and wonder if it's even worth it to make my viewers gaze at another hour of me still standing in the same position as I had been in the previous time I recorded. I'm about to put my camera into my [probably] overweight carrier bag when my eyes shift to a girl talking to a camera as well. A large smile stretching across my face I retract my motion and continue to unintentionally stare her, she must have noticed me because as I continue to keep a steady gaze on her she shifts her bags closer to my line.

"Hey." She begins, smiling, " I'm uhh...Lauren. You vlog to?" She says gesturing towards my camera tilting out of my hand.

"OH.." I begin to stutter.."I'm....uhhmmm.....Alex?"

Lauren's POV

I giggle slightly when realising that he is nervous, not wanting to grow the awkward tension between our staring, I raise my camera into the air as I flip on a huge smile I adjust the scrolls on the sides of the device while I figure an angle to place it so that it captures both myself and Alex.?!

"Hi babes. So your girl is still stuck at this freakin airport. And the lines are just getting longer. But you know.. we're doing fine, considering the circumstances....😂😂...anyway.
I made a frieeennnd!!"

"Hi guys! I'm Alex!" He cheerfully waves and smiles widely at the camera raised above us.
"What it is! What it be! What it do do?!" He says giggling, I laugh out loud at whatever that was. After I put the camera down, I ask him giggling, "What was that?" "haha it sounds hilarious"

"OH...ahaha. I say that every time i start a vlog. Sorry!" He covers his cheek and chin with his hands shyly. I giggle a little before turning back around to see the line growing slightly shorter. I notice him starring at me from behind, I blush. I turn my face completely hoping to hide it, he is adorable! How does he do that? I don't  just blush for anything. This is embarrassing.

Alex's POV

I couldn't help but stare at her magical smile. She begins to blush which brings a subtle smile to my face as she turns around and there is silence between us, it's peaceful even though we're surrounded my chaos her presence makes me feel calm even though we've just met. She adorable and she makes my legs jiggle, I've never been this crazy about a girl after only a first meeting.

We eventually are able to get out of the line and we decided to get lunch together. She ordered a large steak and onion rings, I was happily surprised that she didn't order just a salad. I decided to order a chicken burger and some fries.

Our food arrives and I dream into her widened eyes as she watches the steak being placed in front of her sizzling. She squeezes a lemon across the meat before she realizes I've been starring at her the entire time. She does the same shy blush and shies away from my gaze. Before I can stop myself I'm reaching across the table and grab her hand as I place her knuckles under my lips and gently place a kiss on them.

lauren's pov

I stare at him in hard shock! And for some reason I didn't feel the need to pull my hand away. So I didn't! I couldn't help but stretch a smile across my face without intending too.
Instead he shyly pulled his hand away and smiling he said
" Oh my apologies." Why was he speaking so formally? "I don't know what I was thinking!"

"No. It's okay" I began to reply faster than I should have, "Really. It was quite adorbale actaully."

He tucked his his chin into his shoulder before lifting his burger to his mouth and taking a large bite into it.

Alex's POV

I managed to quickly change the subject to something about chickens and dinosaurs. How? I have no idea!

After about and hour or so we begin to leave the restaurant and head to the boarding section. Where we happily find out our seats are only a seat apart.
We decide to negotiate with a lovely gentlemen who agrees to let Lauren have his seat next to me.
We talk and chat all the way till the flight lands. And after taking our bags and rolling them along the long tiles of the airport, Lauren slides her fingers through mine and we walk over to the Uber I had ordered.
The lady harshly throws my bag into the trunk of the Corolla and I grow in frustration at her behaviour. But just as I'm about to say something I'm cut off by Lauren who sternly puts her body before me and points harsh fingers at the driver.

"Excuse you ma'am! But we have paid hard earned money on those bags and the belongings inside. So I would appreciate if you showed some respect. Take his bag out of your car and gently place it next to us. I'm calling another. You can go!"

The lady does as she's told and shrugs annoyed as she climbs into her car.

Lauren turns back to me and as she smiles I know I've made a good decision about my next move.

THE END

Authors note
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