The Secret Youtuber

Chapter Seven

"Yo!" I say, walking into Alex's house. Straub throws a couch pillow at me as I walk in, and I jump back and fall into Sean.

"Shut up! We're watching your video!" Straub yells and stares at the big screen before him. It's my face reveal video. Of course.

I feel my body begin to shake. Fear. I take a seat on the couch and stare at the ground. I wasn't supposed to do this.

"What's wrong?" Liam asks, looking at me.

I jump at the sound of his voice. "Oh n-nothing." I reply, forcing a smile. "Just remembered that I need to go to the store." I say, standing up.

"Let's go!" Straub says, jumping out of his seat.

"All of you?" I ask, and they nod. "Alex, are you coming?" I yell and he walks into his front room.

"Why not." He shrugs and smiles.

"I'll drive!" I shout, taking Seans keys. I run outside and get into the car. I wait for everyone to get in, and then I drive to the store.

Sean turns up the music, which is some song by Alicia Keys. I think it's called No One, but I don't know. This song is older than last years lasagna. But everyone sings along with it. Including me.

"Why do you even have this song?" Straub asks, laughing.

"Uh.." Sean says, turning red. "It must've ended up there.. somehow.." He trails off and looks outside. Straub laughs even harder, and now we're all laughing except Sean.

"Ew Nickelback!" Liam groans as the next song comes on. He reaches up from the backseat and skips it.

"I liked that song!" Alex pouts.

"And now we know whats wrong with you." Straub says, and we all laugh.

The next song is Bottoms Up by Trey Songz. Man, Sean really loves old songs! Liam tries to rap, but fails. I laugh. "Dude, I bet I can rap this whole song." I say, and they all bet me. I do it flawlessly. Okay, maybe I was addicted to this song once, but I was like...thirteen!

I park the car in the lot and we walk inside the store. Alex grabs a cart and Mitch hops inside of the basket. "Onward!" He shouts, pointing in front of him. Alex turns red and covers his face, but I can tell that he's laughing.

"Fine. Fuck off then, pal." Mitch says with a frown. He hops out of the basket and crosses his arms. "I'll hang out with Floxie, then." He mumbles, walking over to me. He links his arm with mine and sticks his tongue out at Alex.

"No one loves me today." Alex says, pouting. He's joking, but even I want to give him a hug!

"Aw, cheer up buddy. I love you today!" Liam smiles, patting Alex on the back. "You're a lovable robot when I feel like loving you." He adds.

"I'm gonna stick with my fruity brother." Sean says, waving to Alex. Alex and Liam head off, and Mitch and Sean follow me.

"You know, you guys can get stuff too." I say, grabbing a bag of chips and putting them in the cart.

"No way!" Mitch says. He runs off, and neither Sean nor I know where he's headed. We can only hope he's not doing anything illegal.

Sean and I shop together, him getting what he wants and I getting what I need. We turn into the sauce aisle, and a little old lady smiles as she sees us.

"My, you two sure do make a beautiful couple!" She says, laying her hand on my hand. "Hope your baby turns out beautiful." She adds, patting my stomach before walking off.

I turn to Sean, who's just as bright red as I am. "Apparently we're having a child." I say with a laugh. "What do you want to name it?" I joke, and he puts a hand on my stomach, trying not to laugh.

"La-" He says before  we both burst into laughter. He composes himself--well, not really-- and continues. "Laura is a beautiful name." He says, laughing as he speaks.

"I'm really quite offended!" I say, still laughing. "Am I big enough that people think I'm pregnant?" I ask. I'm not one to usually care about my weight, but it hurts when people assume that you're pregnant.

"Not even!" Sean says, turning serious. "You are not fat. Even if you were, who cares? You'd still be you!" He shrugs before walking off.

We walk down another aisle together and Mitch runs back to us, two six-packs of Red Bull in his arms. "Guys, I've found heaven." He says, placing them into the basket. The same old lady from earlier walks down the aisle and sees Mitch.

"My! Is this your child? He is very disrespectful!" She says, looking at Mitch.

"No! He's a friend of ours." I answer her quickly.

"Well, tell his mum that he stole a six-pack of those... drinks from a lady's cart!" She says, wagging a finger at Straub. He's trying to look serious, but he falls into loud laughter. The lady gets very offended, and hits him in the back of the head with her cane. "How rude!" She huffs before waddling off.

By this time, Sean and I are nearly falling over. We're laughing so hard, and I begin to cry from laughter. "Naughty naughty boy, you!" I say, wagging my finger at Mitch. This only makes him laugh harder.

In about an hour, we finish shopping. We got anything and everything when it comes to snacks. I'm pretty sure they're out of potato chips now as well. And red bull. And I'm pretty sure Alex bought a ton of pizza.

We go back to our houses and unload all of the goods, and everyone ends up at my house. We sit on the couch and watch movies for the rest of the night, and Alex is generous enough to order us all pizza. We ended up ordering five pizzas, and two of them were just for Alex.

I bring out all of my blankets and everyone gets into a comfortable position. I'm bundled up in a comforter and I'm sitting on the couch beside Sean, and Alex is on the recliner next to Sean. Liam is on the other end of the couch, and Straub is sitting on the floor, bundled up in a blanket and eating pizza.

Liam chooses a horror movie to watch next. I roll around in my blanket, trying to find a comfortable spot. As the movie progresses, I begin to get more tired. I'm constantly yawning, but no one knows because all you can see is my eyes, due to me being in a blanket. I lean into Sean, and he puts his arm around my waist, pulling me into him. I feel safe. I slowly doze off to sleep.

Only to be awakened shortly later. Sean is carrying my into my bed, blanket and all. He lays me down in bed gently and I look up at him. He smiles at me when he realizes I'm awake. "Thanks Sean. You're the best." I say sleepily. He pulls the blanket on me and tucks me in.

"Anything for a friend like you." He replies. "Night Flox."

"Call me Ainsley." I say before he walks out.

"Is that your name?" He asks, holding onto the door handle.

"Ainsley Parks. Don't wear it out, mister!" I say, pointing at him. He laughs and leaves the room, closing the door behind him. I fall asleep for the second time.