Hey everyone. McKenzie here. So I'm starting a new story, and it's really clichè, but I've had this idea for a while now, and I decided to put into words after I watched Mark play The Static Speaks My Name, and it kind of got my gears turning. Personally, I know how it feels like to want to take your own life, because I've attempted suicide before. And it's not something that comes and goes. But anyway, if anyone needs someone to talk to, and you don't feel comfortable talking with people IRL, feel free to PM me.

Without further ado, here is Camera Start.

One

Angel With A Shotgun

June 17th, 2012

I adjusted my camera nervously. Jesus, why the hell did I decide to do this? A couple hours ago, I made a bet with my friend Adrianne that I could watch all three episodes of Boku no Pico without puking, and, well, let's just say that I failed... horribly. Due to losing, I had to create a YouTube channel and make an introduction video and post it.

I fixed my camera and pressed 'record'. I cleared my throat awkwardly. "Um... hello, Internet," I greeted, waving toward the camera. "My name is... uh..." I paused, "...Alectrifying." I said, wondering where the hell that came from. "And, well, this is my YouTube channel. I'm not sure what kind of videos I'm going to make, but I'm sure it'll come to me," I said, sounding like an idiot. "God, I sound like an idiot. I'll probably end up deleting this video in, like, an hour," I joked awkwardly. Why am I so awkward? The world may never know. "But, I'm kind of new to talking to most people I'm not comfortable with, y'know?" I asked, tucking a piece of my dusty brown hair behind my ear. "So, I doubt anyone's watching this video anymore, but fuck it. To the five percent that's still here, here's a little something for you." I cleared my throat, but with a strange and sudden burst of confidence.

(I'm an angel with a shotgun, shotgun, shotgun,

An angel with a shotgun, shotgun, shotgun.)

Get out your guns, battle's begun.

Are you a saint or a sinner?

If love's a fight then I shall die

With my heart on a trigger.

They say before you start a war,

You better know what you're fighting for.

Well, baby, you are all that I adore.

If love is what you need, a soldier I will be.

I'm an angel with a shotgun,

Fighting 'til the war's won,

I don't care if heaven won't take me back.

I'll throw away my faith, babe, just to keep you safe.

Don't you know you're everything I have?

And I wanna live, not just survive tonight.

Sometimes to win, you've got to sin.

Don't mean I'm not a believer.

And major Tom will sing along.

Yeah, they still say I'm a dreamer.

They say before you start a war,

You better know what you're fighting for.

Well, baby, you are all that I adore.

If love is what you need, a soldier I will be.

I'm an angel with a shotgun,

Fighting 'til the war's won,

I don't care if heaven won't take me back.

I'll throw away my faith, babe, just to keep you safe.

Don't you know you're everything I have?

And I wanna live, not just survive tonight.

Oh, oh whoa whoa oh whoa

I'm an angel with a shotgun.

Fighting 'til the war's won.

I don't care if heaven won't take me back.

I'm an angel with a shotgun,

Fighting 'til the war's won,

I don't care if heaven won't take me back.

I'll throw away my faith, just to keep you safe.

I waved to the camera. "Thanks for sticking around, guys, if anyone even did. Oh, and instead of calling by my huge stupid name, you can call me by my real name, Alexa." I said with a smile. "See ya later, everyone." I finished before hitting 'stop' on my camera.

I guess that wasn't so bad.

"Did you do it?" Was the first thing I heard when I walked out of room, coming from my best friend, Adrianne. Adrianne was pretty much you're average emo, expect she wasn't depressed and she didn't cut her wrists (no offense to emos). Her jet black hair was left unbrushed as usual, as was her electric blue highlight. Her ocean blue eyes looked at me curiously and suspisciously.

"Yes, I did it," I deadpanned.

"LET ME FUCKIN' SEE!" She yelled as she shoved me out of the way and ran into my room.

She plopped into my computer chair. She scanned the screen intensely and groaned loudly after a split second.

I walked up beside the chair. "Adri, you know that my internet has its shitty moments."

"BUT WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE NOW?!" She yelled (again).

Twenty-three years old and she still does this shit. "Sometimes I feel like I'm more than your babysitter than your friend," I stated, annoyed.

Adri glared at me. "Well, you have your bitchy sarcastic moments all the time!" She said. She swiped my glasses off my face and did a painfully terrible impression of me. "Oh, look at me! I'm Alexa! I'm such a bitch all the time because my best friend is so much awesomer than me!"

I felt a headache coming on. "Okay, for one, it's more awesome, not awesomer. And two, can I have my glasses back? I kinda need 'em to, y'know, see."

Adri tapped her chin thoughtfully. "How about... fuck you."

Right after that, she ran away and I chased after her the best I could without falling on my face and/or running into a wall, both of us completely forgetting about the video.

June 18th, 2012

I woke up sprawled out in my bed that morning, with Adrianne lying facedown on the hardwood floor, snoring, and my, luckily, unbroken glasses (thank God) lying on the nightstand next to me. I picked them up and put them on before remembering something. The video. I walked to my computer and pulled my YouTube channel, my eyes widening to see that I was pouring in views, likes, and comments, and even getting a few subscribers.

"Whatcha doin', dude?" A voice said.

I screamed, almost falling out of my chair, before seeing that it was only Adrianne. "Holy fuckin' hell, Adri, you almost gave me a goddamn heart attack!"

She raised her hands in defense. "Jesus, sorry, dude, calm yo tits." She looked at my screen over my shoulder. "You never answered my question."

I turned to her. "Sorry, what was it again?"

"What're you doing?" She asked.

"I'm checking my YouTube channel." I answered.

Adri looked at the screen more closely before her eyes widened. "Jesus Christ, Alexa, what'd you do, flash your tits or somethin'?"

"No, you retard!" I yelled at her.

"Then what the fuck did you do?" She asked.

"I, um, kind of sang...?" I answered, suddenly feeling self-conscious.

Adri's eyes widened some more. "LET ME SEE THIS SHIT!" She yelled, shoving me out of my chair and onto the ground.

She skipped to the part of the video where I sang. "Jesus, Alexa..."

"What?" I asked, worried.

"Do you know what this means?" She said, looking at me directly.

"What?" I repeated, even more worried.

"We can make a living off of this, dude!" She said with a huge smile on her face.

I was confused. "What do you mean?"

"Making videos! Vlogs, gaming, all that shit! Alexa, if you're a YouTuber and you get enough subscribers, you'll get offered a partnership, where you can make money, just by making videos!" Adri explained.

I blinked. "Really?"

"Fuck yeah, man!" She yelled happily. She held out a hand to me. "What do you say, Ms. Azarin? Wanna be business partners?"

I looked at her, then her hand, then back at her again. Finally, I smiled and took her hand, getting off the ground, and shaking it. "You have a deal, Ms. Hendersen!'

At the time, I had no idea how much YouTube would affect my life.

And it helped me find most of the people I know today.

Thank God, that took forever. I would have had this posted a couple days ago, but when I was more than halfway done writing it, the website malfunctioned on me and I lost everything I had (even though I saved as I went along). So that sucked, but at least I have it here now! Although I'm still kinda pissed...

But anyway, please follow, favorite, and review! I worked hard on this, so it would be greatly appreciated.

This chapter is more like a prologue, but I thought that it would be good to start here.

Also, the titles of each chapter will be song titles most of the time (probably). The title, along with the song that Alexa sang, is Angel With A Shotgun by The Cab. It's a really good song, and I really recommend listening to it, along with the Nightcore remix. （＾_＾）

Anyway, I'll see you guys later!