Cry's heart pounded erratically in his chest as he watched people step into the airport one by one. Both fear and excitement battled in his brain for dominance over what he should be feeling, but neither took complete control. His head was split between please don't be the next person and he's got to be the next person! Mark should appear from that hallway any moment, he can't back out now! Cry's breath caught in his throat as he spotted Mark pulling his suitcases into the airport. He looked a bit tired, but excited. It was sort of weird seeing his friend in real life and not on a screen. Mark was looking around, trying to spot Cry. Cry snapped out of his daze and headed toward his new guest, against the will of his body and subconscious.
"Hey Cry!" Mark laughed and strolled towards him, lugging his suitcase behind him. They high-fived.
"Hey Mark!" Cry chuckled with a mix of nervousness and joy in his voice.
"So how've you been?" Mark asked. This isn't the place to catch up. I need to get out of here first Cry thought.
"Before we catch up let's get out of here." Cry motioned towards the exit door. Mark stared at him with a look of confusion for an instant before nodding and following his friend towards the door.
"So umm…its…" Mark rambled as they reached Cry's car.
"Weird to see me in real life?" He finished his sentence for him. Cry opened his trunk before lifting his friend's suitcase into it. Mark sat in the passenger seat and Cry sat behind the wheel and started the car.
"So are we heading back to you're place?" Mark asked.
"No Mark. We're driving to my mansion obviously!" Cry sarcastically answered and Mark chuckled in response.
"So we have so much to catch up on! Hey have you…" Mark rambled on for a little while. Under his mask, Cry was smiling the entire time, amused at his friend's enthusiasm.
"…Hey I didn't know that you wore a mask in real life." Mark could see Cry inhale quickly and tense up on his grip on the wheel. Oops… wrong question.
"Sorry Cry…I didn't mean to…"
"It's ok Mark! I'm fine!" Cry hastily answered. He didn't want to discourage his new guest before they even got to his apartment! Once Mark got a better look at him, he seemed a little distressed. He noticed Cry's hands shaking faintly on the wheel. He must've been really stressed out from picking me up. With his mask on it must have drawn a lot of unnecessary attention to himself just to pick me up. Poor guy. Mark was touched that his friend would go through such an ordeal just to see him.
"Thanks for picking me up Cry." Mark turned and genuinely smiled at his friend. Cry felt his hands stop trembling and his breathing had returned to normal.
"No problem Mark." Cry answered. Even though he was wearing a mask, Mark could tell that he was smiling. He was always good at telling what Cry was feeling even without seeing his face. The two continued to chat casually about upcoming games and possible collaborations. Before they knew it they had arrived at Cry's apartment. Cry took out the key, unlocked the door, and walked into his home.
Mark was quite impressed at how well kept the place was. He had initially expected to arrive in a mess, but it was quite clean for a single guy living on his own.
"Nice place Cry! Thanks so much for letting me stay with you for these few weeks! It really means a lot."
"Well it's only clean because you were coming. I didn't want to displease the great Markiplier would I? And it's no problem, that's what friends are for." Cry motioned to the couch in the living room, "I hope you don't mind sleeping on the couch" Cry chuckled.
"Nah, it's great! Thanks!" Mark placed his suitcase by the couch. He continued to unpack his computer, microphone, and other recording essentials.
"So what do you want to do? I got an Xbox. We could go out and do something, whatever you want." Cry suggested while Mark finished unpacking.
"Well, I'm pretty hungry. Can we go get something to eat?" Mark stretched and patted his stomach.
"Sure. I'll order some pizza. What toppings?" Cry grabbed the phone.
"Just cheese is fine. Thanks! Hey, mind if I take a shower?"
"Knock yourself out."
While Cry dialed the phone to order the pizza, Mark strolled to the bathroom. It was a simple room with a shower/bathtub, a single vanity, and a toilet. Reaching into the shower, he turned the dial so that the showerhead spouted hot water onto the bottom of the bathtub. Mark undressed himself and stepped into the steaming shower. The almost boiling hot water rolled smoothly down his form and he stood there a couple minutes just savoring the relaxing feeling. Mark felt so much better now that the initial awkwardness of first meeting Cry was over. He began to wash the dirtiness of the airport off of his skin and hair using already placed soap and shampoo. Mark briefly rinsed off and stepped out of the shower. He flinched as the cold air hit his soaked body and grabbed a towel. Looking around the bathroom, he noticed that he forgot to bring clean cloths in with him. Shit! Mark didn't want to put on his dirty cloths, he realized that he had been dripping water on them the entire time and now they were drenched. He tied the towel around his lower half and exited the bathroom.
Cry was sitting on the couch with an Xbox controller in hand; he was playing Worms. Mark walked stealthily to the side of the couch, just out of Cry's peripheral vision, where his suitcase was located. He hurriedly unzipped the bag, which was a huge mistake because Cry heard the loud zipper.
"Hey Mark do you wanna play Wo-" Cry turned to face Mark and was shocked to see him half-naked standing only feet away. He felt the space under his mask heat up instantly and his words were cut off mid sentence. For a gamer Mark had a pretty nice build, which made the moment that much more awkward.
"Why…wha-…um uh. Mark go put some cloths on." Cry bashfully stuttered.
"What? You can't handle all of this sexiness?" Mark placed both hands on his sides and swayed his hips jokingly, but this only embarrassed Cry further.
"Shut up and go put some cloths on!" Cry's face grew hotter and his voice cracked slightly.
"Ok fiiiine." Mark groaned and grabbed his clean cloths before returning to the bathroom. He closed the door to the bathroom and snickered to himself while he put his cloths on. This was going to be a fun trip indeed.
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