School's seriously been stressing me out, guys. I barely have time to write anymore and that makes me really sad because I adore this story. *Sighs* But on a brighter note, I brought my ACT score up! Anyway, here's the next part, a little pathetic!Ian-centric. I know this is fluff, but seriously guys, you should know by now that if it's from me, there's gonna be angst. I can't help it. I promise it isn't too heavy.

"There's a problem with this," Sohinki announced, poking his head up from the air mattress that he'd been attempting to blow up — for the past hour or so.

"Clearly," Anthony observed, dropping to his knees beside Sohinki, "you've been working on that thing for a thousand years."

With a disgusted expression on his face, Sohinki tossed the mattress down onto the floor. "There's a fucking hole in it." He stood up and pressed his hand to his forehead in exasperation.

Mari sighed, wrapping her arms around him. "Matt, it'll be okay. We'll just get a hotel or something."

Ian walked into the room, having just put Audrina in her crib and to sleep. As it would turn out, she was exhausted and shut her eyes almost immediately after Ian had settled her into her crib. "What's this I hear about a hotel?"

"Nothing," Anthony said quickly, "Mari and Sohinki are just being dumb because their mattress has a hole in it.

Ian chuckled. "Guys, it's fine. We have two double beds, plenty of room."

"Really?" Sohinki asked, "where will you guys sleep?"

Ian was ready to volunteer to sleep in Anthony's bed when his best friend interjected: "I'll sleep on the couch."

Needless to say, Ian was pretty disappointed.

Mari frowned. "Are you sure, Anth? Because we can totally-"

"No," Anthony replied, firmly. "You guys always give us a place to stay when we need it. It's the least we can do to return the favor. Right, Ian?" he asked, glancing at Ian.

Ian nodded. "Of course."

"I'll be totally fine," Anthony replied, "besides, we'll be going to LA soon, anyway."

Ian had forgotten about that. When Mari and Sohinki flew back to LA in a few days, they'd be going back with them to film for their Smosh Games channel. Which brought him to his next thought: what about Audrina?

Before he could ask Anthony about her, Anthony said that he needed a shower. Solemnly, Ian watched him leave the room and sighed. He let his attention float back to his friends, who stood next to him. Sohinki yawned and stretched his arms. "I think I'm about ready to go to bed, guys. Flying always makes me tired. Coming, Mari?"

She nodded. "Just give me a minute, okay?"

Yawning again, Sohinki made his way toward Anthony's room. When he was out of earshot, Mari sat down on the sofa and patted the spot next to her. Confused, Ian sat down beside her, shooting her a questioning look.

She smiled. "Don't act like you don't know what this is about, Ian. Look, I know the real reason you took Audrina in."

He frowned. "Dude…we took her in because she had nowhere else to go and no one else to care for her. It was the right thing to do."

"Was it?" she asked, "I get it, she might be one of your kids. The key word is might. Is it maybe possible that you just want a way to get closer to Anthony?" She smiled softly.

Ian looked away quickly, blushing furiously. He was angry at Mari for even bringing this horribly taboo subject up. He was even more angry at her for being right about it.

"Mari, Anthony's my best friend and my roommate. It can't get much closer than that, can it?" He didn't look at her as he said this.

She shrugged. "You tell me, Ian. I don't know how you feel. Only you do. And either way, it's great, what you're doing for Audrina. But you shouldn't try to force Anthony into it if he doesn't want to."

Ian knew there was a lot of truth to Mari's words, but he also knew that he did honestly love Audrina, regardless of how he felt about Anthony.

"Look, Audrina is gonna be staying with us for a while. When and if her mom comes back, is still up for debate, so I'm gonna be there for her, no matter what Anthony does. And hell…," he lowered his voice, "maybe I do have feelings for Anthony, but let's face it, Mari, he's hung up on Alyssa and well, girls in general. He'd never want me and honestly, I shouldn't want him, either. So, let's just forget about it, okay?"

Mari nodded. "I understand, Ian. But you shouldn't doubt Anthony so much."

"Huh?!" Ian demanded.

She gave him a small smirk and left the room.

Ian was floored and his heart began to ram in his chest.

Could Mari mean…? he asked himself, before shaking his head. No way. No way, he repeated to himself.

"What are you talking to yourself about?"

Anthony's masculine voice snapped Ian out of his little trance and he looked up at him. Fresh out of the shower, Anthony's hair was still wet and dripping down his face, neck, and chest. He was now clad in only black gym shorts and Ian could see his muscles pretty well.

"N-nothing," he stammered, tearing his eyes away from Anthony's abdomen.

Anthony chuckled. "What's the matter, Ian? Are you mesmerized by my rock hard abs?"

Yes, Ian thought to himself.

"No," Ian forced a laugh, "I'm anything but. What a boner kill."

Anthony pouted. "That's rude, douche bag. Anyway, you about to go to bed?"

Ian nodded, hopping off of the couch. "Sorry, forgot this was your bed for the night."

"It's cool," Anthony replied, "you don't have to go just yet, if you don't want to."

"Okay," Ian replied, "I just need to ask you something before I do. It won't take long."

Anthony propped his feet up on the coffee table. "What is it?"

"We're supposed to go to LA in a few days," he started.

"Yeah," Anthony agreed, "so what?"

Ian sighed. "Well, what are we supposed to do about Audrina?"

Anthony shrugged. "Well, I just assumed we'd bring her with us, wouldn't we?"

Ian was stunned. "R-really? You've thought about it?"

"Why wouldn't I?" Anthony asked him. "She's kinda gonna be a constant now and I might as well get used to it, like you said.I mean, if need be, Flitz or Wes can watch her during Game Bang and Mari or one of the guys can watch her during Game Time. No big deal."

"O-oh," Ian replied, "well…that's fantastic, Ant. I'm glad you're thinking about it."

Anthony grinned. "Yeah, whatever. So, is that it?"

Ian nodded. "Y-yeah, guess so."

"All right then," Anthony replied, yawning. "If you don't mind, I'm gonna go to sleep."

"Sure," Ian stuttered. "Night, man."

"Night," Anthony repeated, lying head his onto the pillow he'd propped onto the sofa's arm.

Ian turned off the light and headed toward his bedroom thinking of only one thing.

Progress.

"Ian!"

The sound of his name being called brought Ian out of a deep sleep later that night. He was surprised, but still, pleased to see Anthony hovered above him. His hair was messy and out of place and his eyes were, from what Ian could tell in the darkness, still woozy with sleep.

"Yeah?" Ian asked, yawning, "what the hell, man? It's like three am."

"I know and I'm sorry," Anthony apologized, "but look, can I sleep here?"

Even through his haze, caused by a lack of sleep, Ian was excited to hear that Anthony wanted to sleep in his bed. He scooted over and asked, "why?"

Anthony hesitated, putting one of his knees on the bed and leaving the other off. "Well, I…I meant can I sleep here and you sleep on the couch?"

Ian's heart fell. "Oh…why?" He tried not to act too disappointed.

"Alyssa's trip ended a little early," Anthony explained, "and she wanted to come visit me. So…like, is it okay if we take your bed?"

Ian wanted to scream. No, it's not fucking okay for you to take my bed and screw some chick in it. The only person you're allowed to sleep with in my bed is me!

But then he looked up at Anthony's pleading eyes and he knew he couldn't say what he wanted to.

"You better change the fucking sheets," Ian snarled, throwing the sheets and blankets off and swinging his legs off of the bed.

"We're not gonna fuck," Anthony said innocently.

"Yeah right," Ian snorted, jumping off of the bed. "Regardless, you're changing the sheets. And you owe me. My God, do you owe me."

Anthony grinned at him. "You got it, man. I swear. Dude, thanks so much, Ian. I really appreciate this."

"Me too!" Ian heard from the doorway.

Sure enough, there stood Anthony's latest girlfriend, Alyssa. She was clad in a blue sweatsuit and her shoulder-length brown hair was straightened perfectly. She surely didn't look like she'd just gotten back from a long flight.

But who was he to care?

Ian pushed past her and headed toward the living room. He stopped, however, when he passed the doorway of their old editing room. He remembered Audrina was in there and he decided he wanted to check on her.

To his surprise, the little girl was wide awake, clutching a purple rabbit. When she noticed Ian, she widened her eyes and stared at him, but didn't smile.

"What are you doing awake, Audrey?" he asked, gripping the bars on the white crib.

Audrina only gazed back at him.

Ian softened. "I guess you could ask me the same question, huh? Well, I don't really feel too much like smiling either, to be completely honest. You're just about the only thing I've got to smile about right now."

She blinked, never cracking a smile.

"I won't harass you about being apathetic tonight, Audrey, because I know that's probably gotten annoying. After all, it's only your first here. You should be chilled out, right?"

Audrina's mouth remained in a thin line, neither smiling nor frowning.

Ian's eyes drifted to the floor and he blinked, trying to stop a flood of tears that threatened to start pouring down his cheeks. He lowered his voice. "It kinda sucks to know that the person you love is probably with someone else in your own bed. You don't know exactly what that means right now, so let's just say I'm sad. I'm sad about Anthony."

Ian let his hand travel down to Audrina's face where a few stray strands of hair blocked her eyes and he absentmindedly swatted them away. "I know your mom hasn't treated you well, but I hope you're never sad, Audrina. Not this sad, at least."

Before he knew what was happening, Audrina had reached her tiny had out and grabbed his finger. She still wasn't smiling, but she had outrightly reached for him — yet again — and this brought Ian great joy.

But it still didn't change the fact that Anthony was with someone else.

Ian smiled and then chuckled. "Thanks, Audrey. I really needed that, huh? You know, I bet you're way smarter than any regular old baby. And I'm gonna teach you so much. Nineties kids stuff, 'cause you know that the stuff from this generation is all crap. You'll be a great kid, I just know it. And honestly, I can't wait. I know it's just your first night with us, but I know you'll be happy here. Believe me."

As Ian was talking, Audrina's eyes began to droop further and further down and eventually her grip on his finger subsided all of the way. As soon as Ian knew she was asleep, he bent down and kissed her forehead. "Night, Audrey."

He switched the light off and exited Audrina's room to go to the living room sofa. He flopped onto it, face down and recognized Anthony's scent in the pillow.

Fantastic, he thought to himself. Just when I thought I wasn't gonna cry.

There was a baby blue, flannel blanket resting on the couch and Ian grabbed it, wrapping it around himself to warm himself. Anthony was on that, too.

There was even a certain warmth to the sofa where Anthony had previously lay. It was hard to be in love with someone that didn't feel the same, sure. But it was even harder when they were everywhere.

Ian could no longer stop the tears and he buried his face in Anthony's pillow to muffle his sobs.

Needless to say, Ian didn't get much sleep that night.

Phew. Angst. Ha. Wow. Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed. Next time, we'll get some Lasershire (or Jovencorn, whatever the hell you wanna call it). And no, there will be absolutely no Iancorn. No offense to anyone who likes it, but I personally don't and I very much prefer Ianthony and Lasershire. So yeah, thanks again.

By the way, applying to colleges is SCARY AS HELL.