The convention center the next day was packed. YouTubers and fans crowded the floor as they tried to get to as many meet and greets, panels, and events as they could. Thankfully, these twoawkwardgirls were not anyone's priority thus leaving them free to roam around as they pleased. "So that's it? He just kissed you and you walked away?" Kate asked. Nicole nodded. What else did her friend expect? Fireworks? Explosions? Butterflies? Ok, maybe she did feel all of those things, but it could've also been just gas. She didn't eat much at Bennihanas, but there were spices in that marinade so you never know.

"So what now?" Kate asked. Nicole shrugged. "I don't know," she confessed. Normally, Kate would get a little bit frustrated over this, but Nicole was telling the truth. Nicole had no idea where this was going. She was still trying to sort this all out in her head. Thankfully, the girls have been friends long enough for Kate to know when to stop prodding. As the best friend, Kate took it upon herself to help alleviate some of that pressure; and since they were a Playlist, distracting Nicole shouldn't be too hard.

So Kate dragged her friend to various booths to grab some merch, take part in some activities, and even see some of their favorite YouTubers. They even ran into a couple fans, which was nice. By the end of this little whirlwind run through, Nicole had a smile on her face and nothing about Ethan on her mind. With one job done, Kate looked around for the next friend to help. She'd promised Danny to meet him after his meet and greet, so off they went.

As they got closer to Danny's little area, the girls could hear the sound of singing. There was a crowd surrounding Danny that consisted of both fans and some YouTuber friends. As the girls got closer to the crowd, the tune began to get awkwardly clear. It sounded an awful like Happy birthday. But why would they sing that unless… Nicole and Kate exchanged surprised looks. Oh shit.

"Happy Birthday tooooo youuuuu," the crowd finished. Confetti was flung into the air as everyone cheered. Danny smiled and thanked the crowd. Kate made sure to stay far away enough to remain unseen. She'd forgotten Danny's birthday. Danny's birthday was today. Oh shit. Nicole looked to her friend whose little eyes reminded her of a giant squid.

Kate looked around for a hiding place. She needed to sneak off to think. As Kate was turning, she caught a glimpse of the boys nearby. Perfect. If she could count on anyone for an idea, it'd be Harry.

But before Kate could take a step forward, she was reminded of Nicole's presence. She couldn't just leave her alone! Especially when she was stressed out about Ethan! Kate frantically scanned her surroundings for a distraction; and fortunately, she found one in the form of a particular exuberant, charismatic blonde boy.

"Tyler!" Kate called out. Now, seeing Tyler alone at Playlist is like seeing the sun not shining so to say that this was a miracle would be an understatement. "Oh heeyy!" Tyler greeted.

"How are you?" Kate asked.

"Doing good. Just waiting for Georgiana to finish taking a snap with a fan. Speaking of snapchats…," Tyler shot Nicole a smug look.

Nicole was taken aback. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked. Tyler glanced over to Kate for a quick second before returning to Nicole. His mouth was curved into a pouted smile with one raised eyebrow. "I heard you had quite the night last night," Tyler alluded. Nicole took a moment to think about what happened last night. Ethan and her did kiss last night, but there was no way Tyler would know about that. Unless…

Nicole turned over to her supposed best friend, who was avoiding as much eye contact as possible. "Oh, hey," Kate looked down at her phone, "I've gotta go meet someone. Tyler, it was really great seeing you again. Text you later, Nicole. Byeeee!" Kate gave Tyler a quick wave before getting out of that situation as fast as she possibly could.

Nicole was about to call Kate out, but she missed her opportunity. But Nicole wasn't upset for very long, after all, they were staying in the same room. She'd have her revenge later; the planning would keep her calm for the rest of the day.

Georgiana caught up with Tyler and Nicole, and joined in on the teasing. "Are you talking about the snapchat from last night?" Georgiana chimed in. Nicole rolled her eyes and groaned aloud. "Who else has seen this stupid snapchat?"

Tyler and Georgiana exchanged awkward glances. Nicole had a bad feeling in her stomach, and she hadn't even heard their answer yet. "Well we kinda… showed the rest of the people at the after party," Tyler admitted.

"You WHAT?!" Nicole exclaimed. Georgiana and Tyler should've been a little taken aback by Nicole's ear-piercing shout, but they were holding in their laughter instead. Maybe it was how light-hearted they thought the situation to be or maybe it was because they were still a little drunk from the night before. Either way, this raised Nicole's stress levels to an all-time high.

The after party mostly consisted of everyone that from the dinner party, plus about 10 more other people. In other words, a large chunk of the most influential, respected, and popular YouTubers in the world saw Nicole kissing Ethan. Or rather, Ethan kissing Nicole. Now at this point in time, fainting would be an acceptable response. But Nicole's mind was so blank that all she could do was stop and stare back at these two well-meaning people.

Tyler tried reassuring her. "Don't worry, don't worry. They all thought it was super cute, nobody said you looked bad. In fact, Georgiana said your makeup still looked great, so it's all good!"

"Yeah, and it's just a snapchat," Georgiana said. "You have no idea how many popular YouTubers have been caught making out with someone; all caught on Snapchat. They mean nothing after a day or two." Nicole felt relieved at this. She'd be out of the spotlight by the end of this convention, and then she could go back to being a meek and small YouTuber in the vast community. Then Georgiana added, "Although, I must say, that kiss between the two of you- that wasn't just any kind of a kiss." Tyler nodded in agreement with a smug smile.

Nicole couldn't help but subconsciously agree. Of course they were right- it wasn't just any kiss. It was a special kiss, both for Nicole and Ethan. A kiss this special meant it was the beginnings of something new, something that'd change the two of them. But that's not what she wanted it to be. No matter how many feelings were stirring inside of her last night, Nicole just wanted it to be a kiss. She didn't want all of these feelings and possibilities attached. Just one of those kisses that two close companions shared just for the hell of it, and didn't think about it afterwards. Or at least she thought that's what she wanted.

She rolled her eyes as a response again. She had a feeling there was going to be a lot of eye rolling happening today. "You guys are overreacting."

"Mmhmm, sure. Alright, well you have to fill us in with the rest of the details. What happened right after the kiss?" Tyler said excitedly.

Well, let's see- her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend caught the two of them smooching in the middle of the hallway, leaving everyone basically speechless. And then she ran, like she always does, back into her room. Pretty eventful.

After thinking about it for a little while, she figured the best answer would be to reply with, "Nothing." Disappointment slowly crept onto the two's faces.

"Nothing?" Tyler asked, to which Nicole shrugged. "So you guys didn't keep kissing? You didn't talk? He didn't… I don't know, ask you out or something?" Nicole shrugged no again. Granted, she didn't give him the opportunity to let anything else happen, but that was unnecessary information.

Tyler groaned exaggeratedly. "I don't know what's up with you, but when someone kisses you the way he kissed you last night, you don't just go and brush it off. You better pursue that shit, boo boo, because that doesn't happen every day!" Nicole rolled her eyes once more before smiling politely.

Georgiana then said, "Well, we should get going now. We have some panels that we need to get ready for. But the next time either of us see you, we want to hear some kind of progress, yeah?" But before Nicole could answer, Tyler cut in, "In fact, if we see the poor guy, we'll send him your way. That way you don't have to worry about finding him. K byeeee!"

The two YouTubers skipped off before getting mobbed by some fans and end up being late to their own panel.

Meanwhile…

Harry, John, and Julian watched the Danny's celebration from afar. "Did we get him a present?" Julian asked. He looked between the other two anxiously. "Ethan and I did, we'll put your name on the card," John informed. Julian sighed in relief. Granted, he could've probably made something with some art supplies, but the best projects required time and planning and he didn't want to rush it. However, Julian still felt a little bad over not contributing to the present. "Oh hey, have you wrapped it yet?" Julian asked.

John shook his head. "I'll wrap it! What is it?" Julian asked.

"Just some lighting equipment."

"He is into those colored lights," Julian replied.

"Ha, you're one to talk," Harry interjected.

Julian smiled guiltily. The boys returned their attention to Danny and his now long line of adoring fans. Put a cute boy in front of a camera and girls are sure to follow; especially if said boy actually had a brain and passion for films. Harry looked on thoughtfully. Lighting equipment was a good present, but it wasn't great. He could definitely do better.

And like how lightning hit Ben Franklin, it suddenly dawned on him. "A flash mob! That's it!" Harry exclaimed, "Everyone likes flash mobs!" Harry whipped out his phone and began searching up flash mobs. Both John's and Julian's eyes widened at the remark. "Hold on, what?!" John exclaimed.

"Danny wouldn't like a flash mob," Julian tried to explain.

"Everyone likes flash mobs," Harry corrected.

"No, I don't think that statement's entirely accurate," John replied.

As John and Julian were frantically trying to change Harry's mind, Kate made her way to the group. "Hey guys!" Kate cheerfully greeted, "So what'd you guys get Danny for his birthday?" she nodded over to other side. She placed her hands on her hips and attempted to act nonchalant. "Just some lighting equipment," John answered.

"Oh, ok, cool cool," Kate nodded eagerly.

Kate's anxious jittery movements were making the guys feel weird. She was even breathing weird; it was as if her brain was running all sorts of equations that she was panting from exhaustion."You alright there, Kate?" Harry asked.

"Me? Yeah! Totally! Just, you know, really excited to be here," Kate replied. She shot them an unnerving grin. Julian winced. This is probably how people felt when they saw slenderman.

"Did you forget it was Danny's birthday?" Harry surmised. Kate scoffed loudly. "Psh, whaaat? No! I mean, how could I forget his birthday? We're such close friends! I mean, that'd be, psh," Kate rambled. Her eyes wandered around the room aimlessly. The guys shared knowing looks. "Relax, you could just put your name on the-" Julian began.

But before Julian could finish, Harry quickly jumped in. "Actually!" Harry interrupted, "I have an idea on how you could make it up to him." Kate nearly jumped on the poor boy. "How?" she hastily asked. Harry grinned at his comrades who just stared on in confusion. He leaned closer to Kate. "There's this restaurant nearby. I heard it's pretty good and it's not too expensive either. Sooo why not take him out to lunch?" Harry proposed.

"That's such a good idea! Ok! Do you guys want to come?" Kate asked.

Julian opened his mouth to give a resounding yes (he was always down to try new things), but before he could Harry interjected once more. "Love to, but we can't. We have some meet and greets to attend to. You know, busy YouTuber things," Harry excused. He reversed back into his friends and placed an arm around each one. "Aw," she responded.

"But you go on ahead. Have a good time," Harry encouraged.

"Ok!" Kate immediately perked up.

It would've been better as a whole group, but this would be alright. Danny and her didn't get to hang out much anyways. She figured it'll be nice to catch up. "I probably should go ask," Kate said. She looked over to the fortunately dying crowd. This would be the perfect time to tell him. "Maybe we'll do something together tonight?" Kate asked. Harry nodded vehemently. His friends followed suit. Kate flashed the boys another smile. "Okie dokes, see you later then!" she piped. And with a twirl of her little skirt, she went off in Danny's direction.

After she was out of earshot, the boys turned to Harry in awe like he was some intelligent, handsome Roman emperor. "Nicely done, Harry," John complimented. Harry grinned. He did do a good job didn't he?

"So I guess that's your birthday gift, huh?" Julian asked. Harry shrugged. It was a pretty good gift. Danny gets one-on-one time with Summer? And she was going to pay for his dinner too? Man, he was smooth; so smooth, in fact, that there should be a waxing salon in his name. "Harry's Hairless Harem - taking you from muskrat to model in minutes." Nice ring to it, no?

But what if it didn't turn out so well? You never know in situations likes these. The dinner could turn sour real quick. Plus, was it even enough? After all, Harry did sort of forget to get Danny a present. "I should probably still get the flash mob just in case," Harry thought aloud. He brought up his phone to look up any nearby flash mobs; worse case scenario, he'd just tweet something out and plan a make-shift one instead. Upon hearing those words, Julian and John immediately lunged forward."NOOO!"