C-H-A-P-T-E-R [1]
Third Person POV
Ryan Higa was tired.
He had been in his room, up all night editing his latest vid for the week and was now currently uploading it. While he was waiting, he decided to check his e-mails and other social media outlets.
As he opened up his G-mail account, he noticed one unread mail. Upon clicking, it read:
Hey Ryan,
You are hereby invited to the most magical and most ridiculously awesome birthday party ever two weeks from now at my place. Be there or be square.
- Jenna
Ryan smiled, he didn't have to know which Jenna it was, since there was only ever one Jenna he knew that used the words magical and ridiculous, and it was that same person who managed to finally snatch the heart of our favourite ADD. Yes, Ryan Higa was indeed in love with Jenna Marbles.
Over the year since they had first met at Internet Icon, he and Jenna had gotten to know each other and had become very close friends, to the point that fans of both youtubers were already used to seeing Jenna guest star in one of Ryan's vid and vice versa.
But what really pushed him over the top happened a couple months back when Maxnosleeves had broken up with her. Jenna, having been really emotionally distraught and having nowhere else to go, had driven 5 hours straight from Santa Monica to Las Vegas, went straight to Ryan and cried her heart out.
*Flashback*
Ryan was just getting ready to head on up stairs and go to bed when he'd heard the door knock. It had been raining very heavily lately here on so as he opened the door, he thought it was just somebody hoping to get out of the rain.
Imagine his surprise when he finds Jenna Mourey standing there with her make-up smeared, not because of the rain, but because she had been crying.
"Jenna? what are you doing here at this time of night? wait before you answer that, better get inside, we don't want you getting all wrinkly as a raisin now do we?" he joked
all Jenna did was mutter a "Thanks" before stepping in to his home and hugged herself and shivered. She was freezing, she had ran out of gas on her way here and she didn't really feel like waiting there in the rain so she got her things and made a run for it
Ryan, upon sensing that she was in not in any mood for jokes quickly said
"Why don't you go sit next to the fireplace and start a fire? I'll get you some towels and some fresh clothes." his voice filled with sincerity, "You can just drop your things over by the couch" he finished as he made his way upstairs to gather the clothes and towels
"Thanks" was again the only response as she slowly put her bag down and went to the fireplace.
Ryan came back a few moments later with said clothing and towels and pointed her to the bathroom so she could change and freshen up. When She got out 15 mins. later wearing jogging pants and a plain T-shirt, Ryan had already set up two chairs by the fireplace and a small table between them with two hot chocolates ready for their sipping pleasure.
The two sat together in silence, the only noise coming from the rain slowly stopping outside and their mouths as they sipped the hot beverage.
Ryan was getting a little anxious, he knew that he should give Jenna some time to come around and tell him what happened, but because of his ADD he had trouble controlling himself from asking her. It was in that moment that Jenna put her mug back on the small table, stood up, walked over and sat on Ryan's lap and let her heart out
"Max broke up with me. After four fucking years together, he said he couldn't do it anymore. He told me that he had been cheating on me with a girl name Linda Walker and that he was only using my fame as the most subscribed woman in YouTube." with that, she burst out crying on his shoulder as he held her tight.
To say that Ryan was mad was an understatement. He was furious. How dare he do this to her? granted Ryan and Jenna had only met and became friends for only a year, but in that short span of time Ryan has really gotten close to his fellow youtuber. He had seen her smile and laugh and just have fun, he loved seeing that side of her. So carefree and Happy, and he be damned if somebody were to take that away from her. And yet here she was now, bawling her eyes out because the man whose job, responsibility, and duty, was her happiness had failed to do so. And all Ryan wanted to do was hurt him, make him feel the pain that he himself has caused to one of his closest friends.
And it was in that very exact moment that Ryan knew he had fallen for her.
"Why does this always happen to me? I've already been kicked out of my apartment haven't I? I've already had my fair share of fucking bad luck since I was born, and now I find out that the only person that's been with me since High School through thick and thin, the person i trust the most, my boyfriend of FOUR FUCKING YEARS has been cheating on me for the past two! Hasn't life fucked me over enough?" Jenna asked when she was out of tears left to cry. Now she was just silent.
Ryan was speechless. She was right, He knew that behind her attitude, behind her antics, behind her weirdness is just a broken girl. A girl who has already had more than enough of her fair share of misfortunes, who now just wants to live a simple happy life. Having nothing else to say, Ryan told her the only thing he was sure of
"Well look at it this way, you're so rock bottom that the only way you can go now is up" he said, making her smile a bit "and besides, don't you know what to do when life hands you lemons?" he asked
"I know I know, you make lemonades" she said, finally giving in.
"What? Heck no, you make lemon pie and shove it in life's face!" he said, giving her a dramatic face to add to the effect. This proved effective as it made Jenna laugh.
"Thanks Ryan, You've always been there to cheer me up. I truly am thankful" she said
"Right back at you" he replied "Wait a minute, where's Marbles and Kermit? Don't you always go everywhere with them?" he asked her
"Oh shit I totally forgot all about them! I'm sorry Ryan but i have to go" she replied as she hurriedly got up and started packing her things
"Go where?" Ryan asked, worry written all over his face
"Back to my car, I ran out of gas a few block back so I just ran here. I left Kermit and Mr Marbles back in there so now I have to go before something bad happens to them
"Okay but you sure you don't need my help or anything?" Ryan asked as they were already back at the door
"Yup, don't worry about me, I can take care of myself you know" Ryan knew all too well that she had the brawns to back that statement up, but that was for another time
"Okay well good luck and have a safe trip home I guess" he said
"Yep, thanks again Ryan" she said, followed by a quick peck on the cheeks before running off into the night
Unbeknownst to her that this night would be the night that her life would slowly but surely get better
*End Flashback*
"A party eh? Sounds fun" Ryan said to no one in particular "Now if only I knew what to get her? Maybe something that could also show her how I really feel about her? Oh well guess I'll figure things out tomorrow" He smiled to himself as he yawned and closed his laptop, set it beside him on his bed, said his prayers, and began to sleep.
Little did he know that he was being watched and had heard everything he had been saying.
- Ryan X Jenna -
Laina Morris was currently scaling down the side of a house. She was not happy.
"Stupid freaking roommate making me do this" she grumbled as she silently made her way down and across the lawn to a car parked across the street
"How'd it go?" asked the driver as Laina got on
"How'd you think it would go? He's wondering about what to get you for your birthday" She decided to leave out the itty bitty detail that with it might also come a confession of love. Because no matter how mad she gets, Laina is not one for being a spoiler
"Honestly though Jenna, I don't see the need for you to drag me all the way out here in the middle of the night. You could have done this on your own well enough" Laina said as Jenna started the car and started driving
"Because Laina, I would only be able to get visual. And knowing Ryan, he'd probably think aloud so it would be better if I also had audio just to see what he was thinking. I won't be able to get close enough and I can't think of a better stalker than you" she answered back
While it was true that the whole thing was just a persona, they didn't call her "Overly Attached Girlfriend" for nothing
"I know but how did you even know that he would check and read his e-mails only now? That goes beyond even my skills" Laina asked bewildered
"Because I sortofkindahavehiswholedaytodayroutinememorized" the blonde replied a little too fast
"I'm sorry, could you repeat that please, I didn't quite catch that last part" the brunette said, with a little smirk already forming on her face
"Oh shut it Morris, I know you heard me clearly" Jenna said, as she looked away to prevent her from seeing the blush slowly forming on her cheeks
"My my, now why on earth would you go and do that?" Laina teased
"Come on, are you really going to make me say it?" the blonde whined
"You bet your ass I am" the brunette said proudly
"Fine I'm obsessed with him okay. I Jenna Marbles, am completely head over heels in love with Ryan Higa" finally stated
"Took you long enough" Laina said with laughter "Now get us to the nearest motel" she then deadpanned
"Motel? Why?" Jenna asked
"Are you forgetting? It's a 5 hour drive from here back to California and I do not plan on taking turns driving the whole way there. We are staying at a motel for a night and you're paying. You owe me one for tonight" she finished
"Aww come on Lai-" "Oh no, don't you awww come on Laina me. Do you know what time it is? It's 1:30 in the morning, do you really expect me drive at this hour?" she said
"And don't you tell me that you're broke, we both know how much money you really make" the brunette finished
"Urgh fine!" the blonde said, admitting defeat