Chapter 11.
*KATIE'S POINT OF VIEW*
"And the most epic video of last week was"
I yawned and stretched out above my head.
"The nurse scare wins!"
I froze in my stretching position and opened my eyes puzzled. I knew that was Toby as he wasn't beside me in bed anymore. But who was he talking to?
"But look on the bright side, you're about to be crushed by huge rocks"
What the hell was he talking about?
I decided to get up out of bed to see what was going on. I didn't want to wear the same clothes as yesterday so I went through one of Toby's drawers and took out a shirt. I looked at what was on it to see what I would be wearing for today. It had that stony text on like his other shirts I have seen. Why did he have the same shirt multiple times and what the hell was 'Tobuscus'? I had to ask him.
I quickly used the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. Luckily I had a few necessities in a bag from my stay in the hospital which Toby kindly fetched for me and I made full use of them. Pulling on leggings I had in the bag I exited the room to find where the voice was going from.
"That is a terrible place to try and take a nap!"
What the hell was he talking about? I eventually found the room where Toby's voice was coming from. I gasped at the sight. Toby was sat in front of a white sheet talking to an expensive looking camera. What was he doing?
Toby noticed me but didn't say anything, just carried on talking to his camera. Evidently he didn't want to be interrupted so I stayed silent and went and sat on the chair nearby mesmerised by whatever he was doing. Eventually Toby ended his talking, stopped the recording and came over to me.
"How did you sleep?" he asked oblivious to my confusion. "Um, great considering I was in your arms all night" I mind absently replied. "The feeling is mutual" Toby said smiling and kissed my forehead.
"What are you doing?" I questioned him eagerly "and why do you have so many shirts saying Tobuscus on them?" Toby laughed at my questions as if he was thinking of a private joke only he knew the answer to. He went back to where he was filming and dragged the chair from there over to beside me and plopped himself next to me.
"I was actually thinking last night I should tell you what I do for a career" he admitted to me. "Err, what?" I said confused to the extreme.
"Well, you know the website YouTube yeah?" he asked me carefully. I nodded. I wasn't oblivious to the internet.
"I work for them. I upload videos on to my channel and my fans watch them, like them and favourite them. In return YouTube pays me along with the adverts that appear on my channel. I also get sponsors and companies wanting to work with me and in return they also pay me".
I struggled to take all that in. "...Fans?" I quizzed him.
"Yes, believe it or not I am a bit of an internet celebrity. Can't get enough of Tobuscus!" Toby laughed pulling his head back comically. "Tobuscus?" I questioned unknowingly. "What does that mean? I notice ALL your shirts are just versions of that logo but with different coloured backgrounds!"
Toby grinned. "Like I said, I have fans. And a YouTube channel. My username is Tobuscus. It was a nickname I had in school and I have stuck to it ever since. Seeing as I have fans I made merchandise, like the t-shirts you have seen of mine and in return my fans buy them".
I couldn't take all this in. Toby was famous? A good idea sprung in to my head. "Can I see your channel?" I wondered and Toby nodded enthusiastically and sprung out of the room to retrieve his laptop. He returned quickly and placed it on his lap. He typed in his YouTube link and then passed me the laptop.
Two hours later I was still sat in the same position with Toby beside me. I had watched loads of videos on the Tobuscus channel, which I soon learned was called a main channel and watched what he called lazy vlogs on his Toby Turner channel. I had soon learned plenty of YouTube terms, gasped at how many subscribers and views he had and giggled at his twitter where he had thousands of mentions from fans complimenting him...mostly fangirls. I soon realised that Toby was quite the little internet celebrity and I found all his content hilarious. Not only did I get to learn about him but I also learned about other YouTubers such as Olga Kay, Jacksfilms, CTFxC and the Shaytards and realised a lot of these people I was being introduced to were his close friends.
"Do you ever get to meet these fans of yours?" I asked him. "Of course!" Toby exclaimed with his arms open wide. "Sometimes people see me in the street and ask me for a photograph or an autograph. But there are conventions called Playlist Live and Vidcon where thousands of fans and YouTubers meet to do panels, meet and greet and basically have tons of fun!" I couldn't take it all. It sounded like the best job ever.
I also got the chance to watch Toby's recent lazy vlogs which were done whilst I was in hospital. Although he never mentioned the events or even me at all, looking at the comments made me realise that his fans certainly could tell something was wrong. Despite that Toby never addressed the questions and carried on as normal. I then realised he did not do one yesterday and his fans were freaking out as he usually updates regularly.
"You need to do a lazy vlog right now" I stated to Toby "your fans are starting to freak out!" Toby grinned. "I was actually going to ask you about that. Would you be in my vlog? I think it is time my fans met my new hothothothot girlfriend" he joked and winked dramatically. I fidgeted. "Your...girlfriend?" I stumbled. Toby got the wrong idea about my reaction and blushed a lobster red; biting his lip. "I...err...after last night I thought we were...err...together or something. Sorry I got the wrong idea". Toby quickly stood up and turned away ashamed. I stood up and placed my hand on his shoulder. "I would love to be your girlfriend Toby. I wouldn't have shown my scars and told my background to anyone. Furthermore you stuck by me every day when I was in hospital and it proved you cared and I learned to care too" I shyly explained. Toby turned around and faced me. "Really?" "Yes" I confirmed to him. "And yes, I will be in your lazyvlog".
Without hesitation Toby leaned down and kissed me on the lips. It began as a gentle kiss we both shared but it soon turned more energetic and passionate. It was like his own heart and mine were finally being brought together to fit with one another like a puzzle piece by pure fate and they collided with destiny. I pulled back and admired Toby who was grinning back at me. "I...I love you" I told him with a twinkle in my eye.
"I love you too Katie. Now let's go film ourselves a lazy vlog!"
*AUTHOR'S NOTE* If you're interested I got that commentary from Toby's Cute, Win, Fail video called Dubstep Grandma. Please review even if you only have a word to say or an essay! Thanks.
