Sorry I've been gone for ages. Btw I find it really difficult to write about other youtubers so bear with me.
*At the Hard Rock Cafe*
"Hey, wait a minute," one of the waitresses said. "You're Anthony from Smosh, aren't you?"
"Oh my god," another waitress said.
"Yeah I am," Anthony replied with a shy smile.
"Can we get a picture with you guys?" she asked, referring to the large group of youtubers. "We'll give you tour of the John Lennon V.I.P. lounge and let you eat there in return."
"That sounds like a great idea!" Kalel said excitedly.
"Yeah sure, why not," Sam Pepper added. The rest of the group murmured in agreement.
"Well in that case, follow me," the waitress said and she led them into the lounge. They were all blown away by the memorabilia surrounding them, from John Lennon's glasses to his journal. It was one of those atmospheres where you immediately knew not to touch anything. Everyone was really subdued at first due to the fact that they were surrounded by really valuable items; however, after the mini tour they felt a lot less awkward.
They eventually got their food, as well as taking lots of pictures with each other and the waitresses. Before they knew it, it was time to go back to the hotel. Just like they had done earlier, they all walked back to the hotel together before going off to their rooms.
On the way to their room, Anthony remembered that he wanted to do something.
"Hey Kalel, I'll meet you in the room in a little bit," Anthony said as they walked along the hallway.
"How come?" she asked him.
"I just wanted to talk to Ian about something," he replied.
"Okay then, I'll see you in a bit," she said and kissed his cheek before continuing down the hall. Anthony took the elevator to the floor that Ian was on and knocked on the door of his room. He was only waiting for a few moments before the door opened.
"Oh, hi Anthony," Ian smiled. "What are you doing here?"
"Can I come in?" he asked.
"Well you can..." Ian said hesitantly.
"What's the problem?" Anthony frowned.
"Nothing, it's just that Melanie's in the shower," Ian replied.
"Phew, I thought you were hiding a dead hooker in your room or something," Anthony chuckled.
"No, the dead hooker is at my house," Ian joked back and stepped aside to allow Anthony to enter the room.
"You're coming to Tyler's party, right?" Anthony asked.
"Yeah of course, I wouldn't want to miss that," Ian replied. "Tyler is such a party animal so it's gonna be awesome."
"Yeah he is," Anthony grinned.
"Plus, practically everyone is gonna be there anyway so it would be stupid not to go," Ian added. Anthony nodded in agreement.
"So, is Melanie going?" he asked nonchalantly.
"She doesn't really want to go because she doesn't know that many people there," Ian said. "Why did you ask?"
"No reason," Anthony shrugged. "So I guess I'll see you there at eight."
"You make it sound like a date or something," Ian laughed.
"I'm not your girlfriend Ian," Anthony retorted, as he had done many times before on Lunchtime With Smosh.
"Yeah but you wish you were," Ian smirked.
"Of course I do," Anthony said with heavy sarcasm. "Well I better get going now anyway."
"Okay, I'll see you at eight then," Ian said and led Anthony to the door.
"Yeah I'll see you then," Anthony nodded before Ian closed the door behind him.
And for some unexplained reason, he could feel butterflies in his stomach.
Later...
For the past fifteen minutes, Anthony had been scrolling through the youtube comments on their newly uploaded video and tweeting the fans. Looking at all the positive feedback always made him smile and it was a nice reminder that people actually cared about their videos. He was so distracted that he didn't even notice when Kalel came up to him from behind.
"Anthony, the party starts in about half an hour," she reminded him. "You should really start getting ready."
"Half an hour is plenty of time," he brushed her off. "Anyway, I'm already dressed for it pretty much. All I have to do is sort out my hair a bit and then I'm done."
"Okay then," she said. "I just don't want us to be late. We're meeting up with Meghan and Joey so we can go together."
"Hey," Anthony said, an idea suddenly forming in his head. "Why don't you go with Meghan and Joey and I go with Ian."
"Why?" she asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Melanie's not going and it would be kind of mean to make him go on his own," he reasoned.
"He's twenty five. I'm sure he's old enough to go to a party by himself," she said scornfully.
"It's called being a good friend," he argued. "Can't you think of anyone but yourself for once?"
"Are being fucking serious right now?" she raised her voice at him. "You barely pay attention to me. It's always about you, Ian and your stupid youtube channel! Sometimes we don't even get to eat together because you're too busy shooting a video. Do you know how hard it is to be the girlfriend of a youtuber as successful as you are?"
"You knew what you were getting into when we first started dating," Anthony said quietly, his voice quivering with anger. "I love you but Smosh has to come first. I thought you understood that."
"This isn't even about Smosh anymore!" Kalel yelled, raising her hands up in the air. "This is about you choosing your best friend over me all the time!"
"Like when?" he asked out of exasperation.
"When I wanted you to come with me to see the last Twilight movie you refused to come. Instead you decided to hang out with Ian."
"I'm sorry but I'm obviously gonna choose my best friend over a movie as dumb as Twilight," Anthony couldn't help laughing. His laughter was soon followed by a sharp crack as Kalel's palm made contact with his cheek.
"Ow!" he exclaimed, immediately bringing his hand up to hold his stinging face. "What the hell was that for?"
"For laughing at me," Kalel crossed her arms angrily. "I don't even see why I'm bothering to talk to you if you're just gonna be immature about it."
"You're the one who's being immature about it," he countered, pointing an accusing finger at her. "You keep saying that I'm choosing my best friend over you. Those are the kind of things people say when they're TWELVE."
"I just want to feel like I actually mean something to you," she said quietly and wiped a single tear from the corner of her eye as she walked towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Anthony groaned in frustration.
"To the party," she answered without turning around. "With Joey and Meghan."
And after that last word, she slammed the door behind her, leaving Anthony at a loss for words.
Meghan is "Strawburry17" on youtube just in case you were wondering. I hope you guys liked this chapter :)
