Forever Mine:

By: Taralynn Wakelin

The rain fell heavily outside; she sat on her bed a laptop on her knees. She smiled as she looked through the new pictures she had taken that day of the man of her obsession! The pictures showed him doing various, day-to-day things completely oblivious to her. She stopped on one of him laughing with his best friend and closed her eyes imagining herself with him instead. She opened her eyes and continued looking through the pictures stopping on one of him sleeping in his room. She touched his face and sighed; even sleeping he was gorgeous! She was so in love with him, others would call it obsessed, but not her! She knew that once they finally met he'd fall in love with her too and they'd live happily ever after! For now at least until the time was right she'd love him from a distance!

Two Days Later:

His head pounded, his whole body ached he coughed again as he buried himself further under the blankets. This was the worst cold he's had in a long time and he was completely miserable! He heard his phone begin to ring and put an arm over his eyes as he tried to make it stop with his mind. When that didn't work he reached an arm out and felt around on his nightstand until he found it, he brought it under the blanket.

"Hello?" He asked.

"Hey dude, how you feeling?" Came the much too perky voice of his best friend.

"I feel like crap! Thanks for asking!" He answered blowing his nose.

"I'm going to be another couple hours; you want me to pick you up some soup or something on my way home?"

"Yeah, that'd be awesome! Thanks man."

"So…I guess you didn't finish editing our latest video?"

"No, Anthony I didn't. Is that your not so subtle way of asking me if I could?"

"Well…I figured there's only a little left to do and you're stuck at home anyway! But if you're too sick I can do it?" Anthony said.

"I'll do it now, tell the guys I say hi! I'll see you later!"

"Awesome! See you later Ian." Anthony said hanging up.

After hanging up still holding his phone he put his arm back over his eyes and coughed he felt like crap, but he had work to do. He pulled the blankets back and sat up he put his phone down and grabbed his hoody. He put it on putting up the hood and stood he had left his laptop in his trunk, so he went into the kitchen and grabbed his keys before going outside. The sun was shining brightly so he pulled his hood down over his face as he went to his car and unlocked the trunk coughing as he did. He grabbed his computer; he shut the trunk locking it before he turned to go back inside. He stopped when he spotted the pink envelope stuck under one of his wipers on his car. He sneezed into his tissue before he picked it up and saw it was addressed to him; he looked around to see if the person who left the letter was still around, but saw no one. He went back inside and headed for his room, he got back into bed and set up his laptop before he decided to open the letter.

Ian,

I've been watching you for so long now! You are the

only one for me, and when the time is right we'll

meet face to face! Until then my love, you're forever mine!

-OXOX-

He smiled as he put the note back into the envelope, he put it in his nightstand drawer and turned on his computer not giving the letter another thought. Being Smosh both Anthony and himself have had their share of love letters from fans and he figured this was just another one.

Two Weeks Later:

It had been two weeks since he received the first love letter, but it hadn't been the last. Every day he'd receive a new letter from her left on his car in the same pink envelope. At first, he continued to think they were innocent, but they became creepier as the days past; talking of their love and describing things he had done the day before. He kept them to himself never showing Anthony or the others, he wasn't sure why he kept it a secret he just did. Until one evening, he was at Smosh Games Headquarters with the others filming an episode of Game Bang. They had just finished taping and they sat around talking, Ian was quiet lost in his thoughts when Mari spoke as she sat beside him on the couch.

"You okay?"

"What?" He asked as she broke into his thoughts.

"I asked if you were okay?" She repeated.

"I'm fine, just tired its been a long day!" He lied faking a yawn.

"Hey Ian toss me your keys." Anthony said smiling from his spot on the chair across from him.

"Why?"

"I want to grab my phone; I left it in your car."

"Why did you…"

"Alright, I forgot it! Happy?" Anthony said smiling as he cut him off. "Now give me your damn keys!"

"Fine!" Ian answered smiling as he tossed him the keys and he left.

"You guys want to order pizza?" Joven asked.

"When Anthony gets back I'll make a food run, who's coming with me?"

"I'm in!" Lasercorn spoke up.

"Me too!" Sohinki added.

"Cool, what's…"

"Why didn't you tell us?" Anthony asked cutting Ian off again, as he returned; Ian was confused until he saw the envelope in Anthony's hand.

"Tell us what?" Mari asked smiling, Ian froze he had never gotten two in the same day Anthony smiling showed them the envelope.

"Is that what I think that is?" Lasercorn asked smiling.

"Yep, it's a love letter for Ian!" Anthony answered as they all laughed.

"Its nothing guys! Who wants to go get…"

"If its nothing then you won't care if I read it out loud?" Anthony said.

"Actually I'd rather you didn't!" Ian said as he stood and tried to get the letter, Anthony held it out of his reach and opened it he began to read it to himself, but stopped and looked at Ian confused before he spoke.

"What the hell Ian?" Anthony asked making the others curious.

"What's it say?" Joven asked.

"Anthony don't!" Ian said begging his best friend.

"My dearest Ian." Anthony began reading out loud, Ian sat on the couch his face in his hands. "The time is getting closer my love, then we'll be together forever! I know you'll fall as deeply in love with me as I have for you, we're perfect for each other! Our love must remain a secret until we're ready, others might try to keep us apart and I won't let anything or anyone come between us! You're so called friends continue to make me angry the way mock you, but it'll stop once we're together! Until then you're forever mine!" Anthony finished.

"Its nothing guys!" Ian spoke knowing all five were looking at him. "They're only harmless letters!" He said as he looked at them.

"They? How many have you gotten?" Sohinki asked.

"I don't know guys!" Ian said trying to get them to drop it.

"Guess!" Anthony said.

"Three…four…I don't know!" Ian answered frustrated.

"Ian this is serious! You have a…"

"Don't say it Joven, and I mean it!" Ian said upset. "This is why I never told you, you're making a big deal out of nothing!" Ian said standing.

"Ian what if she's dangerous? You hear about this all the time in the news! Dude this is serious!" Lasercorn said worried.

"They're just love letters guys! Its nothing to worry about okay? Can we just go home and forget this ever happened?" Ian asked.

"Alright, fine! Come on lets go!" Anthony agreed, he'd let it go for now, but once they were home he'd talk to him some more this was serious.

After getting their things they left the building together, Ian locked up and the six of them began walking to their cars together. As they neared their cars they heard an engine rev, before headlights shone on them instantly blinding them. Suddenly the car raced towards them without slowing or trying to swerve to avoid them. As the car neared all six managed to get out of the way, the car took off out of the parking lot and disappeared.

"What the hell was that?" Anthony yelled as he stood checking himself for injuries.

"Is everyone okay?" Mari asked as they all stood.

"Yeah, I think so!" Ian answered looking at his scraped elbow the others nodded. "Who the hell would try to…" Ian trailed off seeing a pink envelope laying on the ground, he looked at Anthony. "Did you drop the letter?"

"No, its right here in my pocket, why?" Anthony answered showing him. "Ian what's wrong?" He looked at the spot where Ian was looking and saw the letter, he went and picked it up he quickly opened it and read it out loud. "Ian, our love was supposed to be a secret until we were ready to share it with the world! Your friends are trying to keep us apart and I told you I wouldn't let that happen! I will have you Ian, even if I have to get rid of your friends; especially Anthony! If I can't have you NO ONE will! YOU'RE FOREVER MINE!" Anthony finished and looked at Ian who looked like he'd pass out, he met his eyes and spoke. "Still think its nothing?"

"Lets go back to your place and you can show us the other notes?" Mari suggested gently, Ian nodded.

Awhile later they were at Ian and Anthony's, they sat around the living room looking at the letters she had left Ian; there were now 17 including the three he had gotten that day. While they read them Ian began to pace, he had thought they were innocent love letters he never imagined they were from a psycho! Once they had read each letter they looked at each other, then at Ian none of them knew what to say; their friend was being stalked! Mari watched Ian silently for a few minutes before she spoke about calling the police, it was the only thing she could think to do.

"We need to call the police!"

"What do I tell them? Some crazy, psycho is leaving me love letters? They'd think I was crazy!" Ian said as he stopped pacing and sat.

"Ian's right, they're only letters! Last time I checked leaving someone letters isn't a crime!" Anthony added as he sat beside Ian and put a hand on his back.

"She tried to kill us tonight! What about that?" Joven asked.

"They'd need proof it was her!" Lasercorn answered.

"Who else would do it?" Sohinki asked frustrated.

"This is completely insane! Some psycho is stalking my best friend and there isn't a damn thing we can do about it!" Anthony said upset.

"There's got to be something we can do?" Mari said frustrated.

"Until she hurts or…kills me there's not a damn thing we can do!" Ian said getting up, he went to his room and lay on his bed starring at the ceiling.

"We'll go, call if something happens okay?" Mari said.

"Okay, thanks guys!" Anthony said walking them to the door.

After they left Anthony went around the house making sure everything was locked, after checking twice he went to the fridge and grabbed two beers before going to check on Ian.

"Hey man, I brought you a beer!" Anthony said as he went into Ian's room.

"Thanks!" Ian said sitting up taking the beer.

"You okay?" Anthony asked as he sat beside him.

"I feel like I'm stuck in some cheesy horror movie!" Ian answered.

"Why didn't you tell me about the letters?" Anthony asked gently.

"I just figured they were like all the other letters we get you know! I never knew they'd turn into this!" Ian said as he drank his beer.

"I won't let her touch you Ian, I promise!" Anthony said seriously.

"She'll do anything to get me; including hurting you and that's what scares me!"

"Everything's going to be fine, I promise!"

"How can you promise me that when we don't even know what she's capable of? Hell she already tried running us over!" Ian said.

"It's late, try to get some sleep. We'll talk more tomorrow okay?" Anthony said.

"Okay, night Anthony."

"Night Ian." Anthony said as he left and went into his room he got changed and turned off the light before he got into bed and thought of Ian. He hoped they'd figure out a way to stop her before someone got hurt.

TBC…