The next morning at ten when we woke up, we ate breakfast.
"I think I've slept here more than my own apartment." I commented softly.
Mark laughed and nodded. We had eggs and coffee/tea for breakfast. Then walked over and set the videos to upload. I ran next door and grabbed my tablet. When I got back Mark had his out also.
"See if he's awake?" Mark asked when I sat by him on the couch.
"He is, he just sent me this." I said as I showed him the message.
"That's great. Oh! Here he's calling." Mark said and we answered the call.
"GOOD MORNING SLEEPING BEAUTIES!" Sean yelled when we answered the call.
"We weren't drinking, so that didn't hurt but good afternoon to you." Mark said with a laugh.
Sean and I laughed too.
"Anyways, did you two finish editing yet?" Sean asked.
Mark and I both groaned, nodding.
"Yes, but it took for fucking ever!" I said with a sigh.
"Just so I have a baseline, and sorry in advance im on my tablet, how long did it take you two?" Sean asked.
"Where on our tablets too so don't worry. It took four hours for editing four hours for rendering because we went to sleep and we hope they'll finish uploading soon." Mark said.
Sean groaned, then sighed.
"Damn, I was hoping it wasn't going to take that long!" He said.
Mark and I laughed softly. After that the three of us laughed talked and just tried to distract from the fact that we were so very tired and editing is so very boring.
"Done! Rendering! Fuck yes!" Sean called when he was finally done.
"Alright so you both have to answer this. Are you two going to get exhibitors badges to Pax east?" Mark asked.
Sean and I kind of both tilted out heads, and ultimately just stared at him.
"What?" Mark asked us when neither of us moved to answer him.
"Would we even qualify for the exhibitors passes?" Sean asked him.
"Yeah, you both would. Especially considering you two both have over a million subs now." Mark told us.
"I'll have to look into that." I said softly, Sean nodding his head.
We talked more about the badges and what usually went on at conventions, because Sean and I hadn't actually ever been to one. A couple hours later I had to leave and Mark had a call to make so we ended the skype call because Sean was starting to fall asleep at his desk and I took off to my apartment. Once there I checked my YouTube and saw that my subs count had gone up again and so had my views. I turned my computers volume up in case I got a skype call then went about cleaning up my apartment. I finished cleaning up my apartment and getting dinner in around six, then went over to my computer and pulled up the site for the badges and filled the form out. It said I had one and I would get the badge in a week or so. I shut my computer down, I had my tablet charged for skype, and I already had my videos uploaded for that day. I pulled dinner out and ate. A little bit later I heard a knock so I got up to answer it. I looked out the peephole first and was glad I did. I slowly backed up and turned the lights off, I grabbed my tablet and ran to my room. There I skype called Mark.
"Hey what's up?" Mark asked worriedly.
"Go outside and get the guy in-front of my apartment to leave please Mark, I can't...just idk tell him he's got the wrong address or im not here or something please." I said quietly so the guy couldn't hear me. Not that he could pounding on the door like that.
"Alright, just take a deep breath ok? Im headed out now just stay on skype ok?" Mark said and I nodded.
I saw him get up and head to the door, once he stepped out I couldn't see or hear him anymore. I did hear a strange noise. Then Mark was back on skype.
"He ran?" Mark asked.
"Yeah but he'll be back...can I come over?" I asked trying not to panic.
"Definitely, doors open." Mark said softly.
I ended the skype call and still holding my tablet ran next door and went in without knocking. Mark was still at his computer when I ran in, closing the door soundly behind me. Mark stood and walked over to me.
"Alright who was that guy?" Mark asked as he once again led me over to the couch, by his computer, turns out he was editing another video.
"He's one of my less then pleasant ex's." I said quietly.
"Wait less then pleasant?" Mark asked.
"Yeah, he was fine when we were dating then I guess I made the stupid mistake of telling him how I made some money. Then he tried to make me give him what, at the time, little money I had, and when that didn't work he started just being an ass trying to make me stop making videos and just belittling me thinking that would help him get my money. Instead I told him to leave. He left...then started stalking me which was another reason for my move. I honestly didn't think he'd fallow me. Actually I wonder how he even got my address!" I told Mark still shaking lightly.
"That's ridiculous. How could he have found you any ideas?" Mark asked softly as he stood.
"I have no clue how it's possible. I didn't tell anyone where I was going I didn't say in a video I didn't say anywhere. I just, I don't know what to do." I told Mark softly.
Mark walked over and sat next to me we just sat for a bit when my tablet rang.
"Hey what's up?" I asked when I answered.
"Watch out for Tyler...im sorry!" my niece told me.
"I know he's already been to my apartment, but the question I want to know is how the hell did you know where I was going?" I asked with my eyes squinted.
"I saw your map of California. That's all I knew im sorry." She told me.
"Its fine. I'll deal with it the best I can. Go to bed though its super late for you. I love you." I told her softly.
"I know but I had to tell you. I love you to." She said then ended the call.
Mark gave me a look. I just sighed.
"That was my niece. I can't stay mad at her plus knowing her, she wasn't thinking he could hear her and was complaining to my sister. So far no harm no foul." I said softly with a headshake.
I stayed for a couple more hours and we talked for a while. I had to leave and get some sleep. As we stood to go to the door, Mark turned to me.
"Do you want me to come over?" He asked.
"No, I think I'll be ok. Just so you know I'm locking my door from now on, so if you want to come over skype me first or text me ok?" I told him as I took a step towards my apartment.
"Alright I will, be careful." Mark said.
I nodded and knew he was going to stand in his door way until I went inside and locked my door. Once inside with my door locked, I toed off my shoes, and grabbed my tablet charger. I sent a quick message to Sean and then changed my skype status to invisible. My tablet rang a second later.
"What happened and woah cool room!" Where the first things out of Sean's mouth.
"My stupid ex found me, and Im also really sorry like I know its insanely early there but...I don't know, I just can't sleep yet. Also thanks it's my bedroom." I told him as I leaned back on my bed.
"It's alright I only had maybe ten minutes of sleep left anyways and I was already awake. So what happened?" Sean asked softly.
"I skyped Mark and had him come over and make the idiot leave." I said.
This wasn't the first conversation without Mark we'd had, the two of us talked a lot because we were almost in the same position. Except views and subs we really were. We got along great because we had a lot of stuff in common.
"So speaking of ex's, guess who's single." Sean told me softly and I could see it hurt.
"What happened?" I asked him softly.
"I don't know she just told me, uh last week actually, that it was over." Sean told me.
"Well then she obviously doesn't know what she's missing and losing out on." I told him.
He smiled and I saw as he thought about it. Then he nodded.
"Your right! She didn't, and honestly im almost glad she did that." He said with a thoughtful look.
I smiled softly. We talked until it was two am.
"Mmm, I should get some form of sleep." I said with a yawn.
"Alright I'll talk to you in a couple hours." He said with a smile.
We ended the call then and I set my alarm for ten. Then laid down for some sleep. The rest of that week and the next passed pretty much the same way.
I grabbed my wallet and slipped my shoes on as I stepped out the door feeling truly happy for the first time in almost two full weeks. I grabbed the mail from the boxes and knocked lightly on Mark's door. Mark opened the door a second later and waved me in.
"Do you know what today is?" I asked happily.
"Apparently a happy day?" Mark asked with a smile.
"Yes! They got the idiot I am free!" I said with a smile and a small spin.
Mark just laughed as I passed him his mail.
"So how about you? Any good news?" I asked as I started to split my mail into piles of importance.
"Yeah actually, the lawyer you gave me the number too, got everything fixed up, turns out the paternity test, actually does work wonders." Mark said with a happy smile, as he to sorted his mail.
"EE! YES ITS HERE!" I yelled happily.
"Ow, and what's here?" Mark asked as I ripped into the envelop.
"This!" I said as I pulled the badge out and waved it around infront of him.
"That's awesome!" Mark said with a big smile.
It was lunch time so we headed over to the diner to get some lunch neither one of us wanted to cook that day. We spent about two hours at the diner. As we were leaving we were talking about what to do now we were ahead on videos and we didn't figure Sean would skype us today.
"Maybe go window shopping?" Mark commented. I nodded it sounded ok.
So we headed out to the stores. We just spent hours looking around the stores, we went into the game stores and tried the demo games, then headed off to find other stores.
"...so he was like 'noo don't do that!' and im like 'well now I have to do that!' and I did it and he was right I died." I said with a laugh as we walked past a toy store.
I back stepped as soon as we got past it.
"MARK! Come here quick!" I called to him.
He walked over and I pointed at what I saw. His jaw dropped and we both walked into the shop. The sales lady tried to be annoying but we ignored her.
"Is that? Really?" Mark asked.
"I have to get one!" I said with a laugh.
"Let's get four." Mark said.
"Why four?" That was my question.
"One for Yami, one for Jack, one for you and one for me." Mark said.
I shrugged and grabbed two of the box sets, Mark grabbing another two. We continued to wander around and we found a Night-owl Norbert. We grabbed a couple of those, and a couple sets of the single 'icons' when we saw that Norbert came with the box set, and then before we were broke headed to the register.
"Nice choices, can I ask why you choose them?" the cashier asked.
Mark and I looked at each other and laughed. The cashier gave us a confused look.
"You don't go on the gaming side of YouTube do you?" I asked him.
"No?" he asked like he was worried it was the wrong answer.
"That's why we chose them." Mark said with a laugh.
The cashier nodded and passed us our bags. We laughed as we walked out of the toy store.
"I can't believe we found those!" I said still laughing.
"Me either!" Mark laughed along with me.
We wandered around the store for a couple more hours then decided to head home. When we got to the building my phone went off.
"That's Sean, he wants to skype." I said as I pulled my phone out.
"Tell him to give us five minutes!" Mark said with a little laugh.
"I did, want me to just come over?" I asked as we made it up the stairs.
"Yeah just drop your bags off first." He said.
I ducked into my apartment to set the bags on my couch then headed over to Marks when he was ready we let Sean know that he could call.
"GUYS! OH WOW I HAD THE GREATEST DAY!" Sean yelled when it connected.
"Yeah?" Mark asked.
"YES! It was amazing! Do you guys even know what happened today?" Sean asked.
I waved my arms around and bounced around.
"OOO OOO ME ME! I KNOW I KNOW!" I called.
"What is going on?" Mark asked confused.
"Tell him!" Sean yelled.
"Today was the Irish creators day and Sean got to be on a panel!" I told Mark.
"WHAT? That's amazing! Congrats dude!" Mark told him.
"She didn't even tell you the best part! The reason why I was on the panel." Sean told him.
"Why were you on the panel." Mark asked.
"I got voted number one YouTube page in Ireland!" Sean said bouncing around.
"DUDE! THAT'S AMAZING!" Mark yelled happily.
"I had to do a newspaper article today too that was interesting and the guy is coming to do the picture at some point, it's all really weird!" He told us still bouncy.
"Hahaha so much different than a couple years ago huh?" Mark asked him.
"Yeah!" Sean told him.
"Kaley?" Mark looked at me.
"Huh?" I asked.
"What are you doing?" he asked me.
"Looking at random pictures people are posting from the Irish inventors day panel." I told him.
"Did they get any good ones?" Sean asked.
"They got plenty of ones with you staring at the ground, and clutching the mic like it was a life line." I told him showing a picture I found to him.
"I didn't think that would be that noticeable!" Sean said.
"Apparently it was." I told him.
The three of us basically spent that night laughing and joking around. Right before we went to disconnect we started talking about conventions.
"I got my pass! Today it came in while I was at the panel thing and when I got back it was here." Sean said holding his pass up.
"I got mine today to!" I said as I held mine up too.
"I've had mine for a little bit." Mark said as he pulled his out of the drawer and held it up.
"Mark I understand you can't be around us all the time, so I have this to say Sean I will make you a deal we stick by each other and not get lost horribly!" I said with a laugh as we all sat down our badges.
"I agree to that one hundred and ten percent!" Sean replied.
We all started to laugh at that. Then we ended the call and me and Mark said good night and went to bed. The rest of that week ended normally and November passed slowly into December. Mark and I ended up spending all of Christmas together filming videos and things. We even managed to get a short skype call from Sean, it was short though, he had gone home for the holidays.
