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Halloween parties aren’t normally a thing you normally do. At lease not since you were younger. Now you are dragged along with your friend to not only a party but a block wide event. One house had a haunted ‘barn’ maze set up in the large side lawn. There was a whole garage decked out as a witch hut where the drinks were being stored and handed out. There was one house specifically set up to entertain the teens. A projector was set up playing the horror classics. Lights, music, smoke effects where everywhere. Which is probably how you lost your friend with in the first hour of arriving.

Your hand clutched onto your drink of choice as you slowly walked around trying to find your unaccounted for friend. You admired the different themes and the fancy technical displays. Every time you thought you seen them it just ended up being a stranger. After a while of looking you just gave up and sat on the edge of a stone wall between the projector set up and the road that was packed with people dancing.

Someone dressed in the black gown and hooded mask of Ghostface, calmly leaned against the wall next to you. “Waiting for someone?” The deep voice confirmed that this was most definitely a male.

Your head tilts to look over at him. “Nah I lost my friend already. Not really used to all this.” You gestured to the surrounding area with the hand holding your drink, the liquid swirling around.

“Well we can’t just let you sit on a wall all night like some kind of gargoyle. Colby.” He stands up straight, his arm draping over your shoulders as he holds up his hand.

You shook his hand and introduced yourself before Colby gives you a nudge to get off the wall. You get off your perch and were instantly guided through the crowd and towards the witch hut where you run into a blonde wearing a signature stripped shirt the recognizable burn scar mask tucked under his arm as he got himself a drink. “Sam I adopted a vampire.” Colby jokes making the blonde turn to look over with a smile.

You introduce yourself to Sam and he passes a drink to Colby who stepped away from you to remove his mask. With both of them not wearing a mask you recognized the two from their ghost hunting youtube channel. “I see why you’re wearing the masks.” You comment looking between them. They looked at each other before turning back to you.

The three of you head off to the side where some picnic tables were set up for the food that was available earlier. You sat around one of the tables each with your own drink. “So you recognized us huh?” Sam looked up at you as he sips his drink.

“Honestly now that I know its you I would have known Colby by his name and face alone but I thought it was a voice changer or something. Not to mention I don’t really know too many people with the name Colby. Realistically I would have overlooked what you guys but I was watching your videos while getting ready to come.”

Colby chuckled and you three talked for a while before agreeing to walk through the fake barn maze. There was a small line which allowed small groups no larger than 6 in at a time. Colby and Sam put their masks into the drawstring bag that was hidden under Sam’s costume as you waited and you all were able to toss your empty drinks in a garbage right before entering into near darkness.

A winding path greeted you three where between the two and a half winding corridors were four automated animatronics that provided a good jump scare before opening up into the first room. The red and yellow lit room was decorated with fake hanging body limbs with the center having a table with delimbed torso. Just as you got around the corner a female whimper drew your attention to a caged area where a disheveled girl was locked inside pleading for you to help her. As you moved closer a chainsaw roared to life behind you as a leather face dressed man charged out of the hidden corner chasing the three of you out of the room and into the next section.

As you made your way through the last 3 rooms you have been positioned somewhere between the two. You swear Sam jumped a foot off the ground when he was caught off guard at the last jump scare. Your thoughts were confirmed when you left and Colby began to laugh and called Sam out on it. From there the three of you bumped into each other as you walked on to the next thing you were off to do, which was carve some pumpkins which really just became a but if a mess of pumpkin guts that was tossed about your table until your group was asked to leave.

The two put back on their masks and you gladly took videos of them going around scaring poor people passing by. When your friend finally texts to meet up, you took a group picture with the two who were enjoying making trouble scaring people and sent it with the location to meet up. Sam and Colby hid them selves and waited until your friend arrived popping out and gave your friend a good scare before the three of you exchanged numbers agreeing to join them on a future ghost hunt before you left with your friend.

“Told you, you would have fun.” Your friend walks backwards, their phone out and up.

“Yeah, yeah.” You roll your eyes seconds before your head is bunched between your shoulders from the flinching reaction of two ‘Boos’ on either side of you accompanies by a Freddy Kruger and Ghost Face masks.

You turn playfully hitting the laughing guys on the shoulders as the turn to scurry away.

“ You win, you lose, there’s a chance you have to take becau-“

An abrupt break of the car gets you out of your daydream. You hold on tight out of reflex to the car door as you quickly take off your headphones in the verge of screaming. After two seconds that went by in slow motion you hear Sam and Colby laughing their asses off while the car takes up to normal speed again. You were sitting on the left back seat and turn your head to see Corey, eyes extremely wide open, and both hands hanging on for dear life to the car door. You look back to the shotgun, Sam, still laughing his ass off, and understand that you are in no danger and that it was all a joke to scare Corey, who was asleep.

Y/N: Jesus fuck guys!

COREY: You jerks you almost gave me a freaking heart attack I swear to God.

Y/N: Did you even record it?

 COLBY: You know what Y/N? Sometimes the best pranks are meant just for us.

You start to mock Colby as he talks, you do that when you can’t come up with a comeback – which doesn’t happen often-, or when you want to make Colby laugh – which is a constant mood in your life-.

SAM: I think we are close now

Close to where? You might ask. Well this story starts about three months ago, when, after a couple months of living in LA unemployed, you went to a job interview to become a video editor for an “online video creator”, in other words, a youtuber. The pay was enough for you to get by, and you would be doing what you love. The story got really interesting for you when you got to the interview and realized that, if you got the job, you would be editing for Sam and Colby, as well as their separate channels. Even though you were freaking out inside you nailed the interview and long story short, you got the job.

Little by little you started to get along more and more with the boys, not only Sam and Colby, but also with the whole gang. After a month and a half, you started appearing in some of their videos. It became a running joke for them to address you as their editor, asking you to put crazy effects in the video, or just talking shit about you. You decided to add to the videos reactions of you while editing. The fans started to love you and wanted more of you in the videos. Today was gonna be the second time you were officially in a video, the first time being a basic-ass YouTube video absolutely irrelevant for the narrative. Of course, people had started to ship you with Colby, which wasn’t unexpected, all you had to do was:

1.  Be a girl.

2.  Address/talk to Colby somehow in a video.

3.  Look at him during said video.

Fans would ship a seaweed with Colby, you weren’t surprised that happened. What fans did not know – and you didn’t want them to – is that you actually liked him. Really liked him. Cantstopstaringatyou kinda like him. Maybe loved him. He obviously didn’t know this either, he is technically your boss, and your job was more needed than romance. Besides, you were kind of confused since you usually never liked babyfaced-hairless-fuckboylooking guys like Colby

So there you were, accompanying the dynamic duo and Corey to explore an abandoned psychiatric hospital. You had asked to come since you love exploring, especially paranormal places, and they thought that you would bring more views since people really liked you. The hospital was an hour and a half away from Sam and Colby’s place, which was kind of a long ride, Colby was driving.

 Y/N: So Sam, tell us a little bit about this hospital, what is up with it.

SAM: Oh well, the usual, psychiatric haunted hospital were people hear things and feel people observing them and all that, nothing particularly new.

Y/N: Please don’t make it sound any more exciting or my cranium will explode. (you say sarcastically)

SAM: Well, its juts the same thing over and over. It’s just that something different happens in every place we go to.

Y/N: Okay so I think it’s time for you guys to tell me… how real are your videos? Do I have to like, pretend I see shit or…

 They all chuckle

COLBY: Well we exaggerate everything, specially Corey. Like… we hear any sound and we are all like “omG WhAT wAs tHat” you know?

SAM: It also depends on the video, I have faked things in the 3AM challenges ‘cause nothing would happen otherwise and the video would be useless. But we usually don’t fake things in the exploring ones.

Y/N: You know I could expose you right now with this info right?

 Sam laughs and then looks dead serious at you

SAM: I would have to kill you then

COREY: Queen Mary was real tho… (says while staring blankly out the window)

Y/N: I know…

Everyone turns to look at you, even Colby through the rearview mirror.

COREY: How can you know?

Y/N: I don’t know I… It feels real I guess.

The car stops, you look out the windshield and see nothing but trees.

Y/N: Is this it?

COLBY: Yes, it’s about half a mile through the forest.

Before going out to explore, Sam and Colby shoot the intro, giving Corey and you facts about the hospital.  

We get to the main wing without much difficulty, there was a hole in the fence so in case of having to run away from cops we would be fine.

COREY: Omg it’s so cold tonight

Y/N: Actually I thought it was gonna be colder. This sweatshirt is super warm. (You say referring to the XPLR hoodie that Colby let you borrow for the video)

COLBY: Looks really good on you.

Your brain just short circuits and it takes you a full couple seconds to react. You decide that the best thing to do is to make funny gestures as if you were posing for a photoshoot. Surprisingly, it makes Colby laugh. Everything was being recorded but you weren’t worried about it since it was you who was gonna be editing it HEH.

You explore the ground floor, where nothing paranormal really happens, although everything looks creepy as fuck. When you get to the second floor you feel as if the air is getting thicker.

SAM: You okay Y/N? (Says pointing the camera at you)

Y/N: Yeah its just… the air feels heavier here

 COREY: Yeah I feel it too

 Y/N: Maybe we should try and contact something here

 The guys look slightly surprised about what you just said.

 COLBY: Yeah let’s do it (says kind of excited). Do you wanna do the honors Y/N?

 Colby takes the spirit box out of his bag. Corey obviously acts as if he was against it. You sigh, a little scared, and take it. You turn it on – it’s not the first one you have ever used -. You take a deep breath.

 Y/N: Hello?

 The only sound in the whole hospital is the static of the box going through the radio channels, but you feel like you can hear everyone’s hearts beating.

No answer.

Y/N: If there is any entity here with us, please make yourself known.

[?]: Tell him…

Everyone jumps and screams, your eyes wide open, there are some swears from Colby, while Corey does the classical tuning-around-and-pretending-to-walk-away. You glance at Colby for a split second without even realizing, getting the feeling that the entity is talking about him. You make a gesture for everyone to shut up.

Y/N: Tell who?

 No answer. You all look at each other in confusion

 COLBY: Tell who?

[?]: You (says a female voice) tell her (in a male voice right after) ”the brown eyed girl” (right after landing in that part of the song, the radio goes back to static)

The entity is talking about you. Colby freezes. Sam gasps deeply, he knows Colby is in love with you, and can tell that you love him back. Can this be it?

Colby looks up, your eyes meet.

 COLBY: (Looking at you dead in the eyes) What do I tell her?

Your blood freezes. A sudden loud thud makes all of your head’s turn

 SAM: We need to go NOW.

 You all start running towards the exit, you were really far from it, after a little while, you all stop to check if anyone is following you. There is not a sound around.

 SAM: What do we do?

COLBY: It doesn’t seem like anyone else is in here.

COREY: So what the hell was that thud?

Y/N: Maybe it’s just a fucking thud for once you know? (You say irritated)

Corey looks back at you surprised and a little hurt by your answer.

Y/N: Sorry… I’m just a little freaked out.

COREY: It’s okay… me too. 

SAM: Should we keep on exploring? Should we go?

Y/N: Let’s keep exploring, if we hear another inexplicable sound we take off.

SAM: Okay sounds good

 You keep exploring for another while, nothing weird happens, just the usual painted walls with satanic symbols and dirty walls that make it seem as if there are shadows behind you.

You all exit the room you were in, with less hope to find something each time, and not really wanting to try the spirit box again. After almost a minute you realize Colby is not there.

Y/N: Where’s Colb-

A loud noise interrupts you as if something really heavy has fallen. The loud thud is followed by Colby’s screams. You start sprinting towards the source of the screams, the last room you had gone into. Everyone follows right behind you. When you enter the room you see a wardrobe over one of Colby’s legs. You run towards him.

Y/N: Don’t move Colby stay still! (you yell)

Colby looks at you with terror in his eyes, begging for help.

SAM: (Frozen) What happened?

Y/N: Sam help me lift it up! Corey you pull him out on my sign. (You say almost screaming)

You and Sam lift the wardrobe on three, its really heavy and when it seems like you are about to lift it enough for Colby’s foot to get unstuck, your arms give out a bit. To your surprise, the wardrobe does not fall back on Colby’s leg. Thanks to Sam you manage to lift it enough for Corey to drag Colby out, who instantly helps him up. Colby is almost crying. Both Sam and you let go of the wardrobe, making a huge thud as it hits the floor.

SAM: Let’s get the fuck out of here.

Both Corey and you put Colby’s arms around your neck and walk as fast as possible. You manage to get to the car in no time, with your hearts pounding, your lungs burning and your eyes watering.

SAM: I’m driving.

Corey helps you put Colby in the back seats.

COREY: You sit with him, I’ll go in the front.

You nod rapidly as you get in next to him. All the doors close within milliseconds appart as Sam starts the car and hits the gas.

You tear up a bit, waiting for your heart to stop racing. You wipe out your tears as they come out, trying to hide them.

COREY: We need to go to the hospital.

COLBY: I’m okay guys (with a shaky voice) It’s not broken.

SAM: You don’t know that!

COLBY: I’ve broken bones before and it is not fucking broken we are not going to the hospital.

SAM: What the hell happened?

COLBY: I don’t know... I just stayed behind cause I felt something in the room and next thing I know I am on the floor with a wardrobe crashing my leg.

A few seconds of silence go by until the guys notice you are upset, although you are not crying anymore.

COLBY: …Are you okay Y/N?

Y/N: ARE YOU STUPID WHY WOULD YOU WANDER OFF LIKE THAT? (voice shaking) YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. (You start to tear up again) WHAT IF THE FLOOR GAVE OUT? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA- I- (you stutter) FUCK’S SAKE.

 Colby takes your hand and caresses it softly trying to calm you down.

 COLBY: I’m sorry.

You wipe out the few tears and breathe deeply as you look away from him.

COLBY: Thank you Y/N, thank you guys… really. That was very scary.

Y/N: Thank Sam… if it hadn’t been for him the wardrobe would have fallen right back on your leg… My arms gave out on me.

SAM: What?

You look up at Sam, confused. He takes his eyes off of the road for a second to look at you. You demand an explanation with your eyes.

SAM: I… my arms gave out midway… I thought you lifted it…

Y/N: What? 

You all look at each other with your mouths half open, looking for an explanation from the others. No one says anything. 

COREY: We need to look back at the footage as soon as we get home.

You all nod in response.

COLBY: You are drooling on my shoulder. (Says with a soft smile)

You manage to open your eyes and lift your head to face him

Y/N: You’re welcome.

You say while using your sleeves to wipe your chin. Colby just stares at you with a huge smile on his face and the sweetest eyes you have ever seen. You quickly look away and sit up. You had seen that look before in other people, in other guys you had been with, guys you had never loved but really wanted to. Until you learned that falling in love with someone is something you don’t choose, that it doesn’t matter how bad you want to love someone, you don’t have a say in it. That’s why those looks freaked you out, because they reminded you that you didn’t feel the same, that you never would.

But this one freaked you out the most, because this time you did love him. And you didn’t ask for it, you were never looking for it, and it made you mad. It made you mad that all those years you wanted to love someone so badly all you felt was emptiness inside. And it would have been so easy if you had loved those guys, it would have. And this… this was about to get so complicated. There was no turning back after tonight and, you knew that.

-

You all enter Colby’s apartment, awfully quiet, you get your shoes off and you lay down all the equipment, the only sound in the room being your sighs.

COLBY: Let’s check the footage guys. (Says while putting the SD card in his laptop).

Still, quiet, you all sit around Colby in the couch.

Y/N: I’m scared. (You say after a long silence)

SAM: Me too, Y/N.

Sam and you both knew that you did not lift the wardrobe, you couldn’t have.

COLBY: So I guess we are jumping straight to the part where I almost die.

SAM: Yep.

You take a deep breath. Colby starts the video a minute or so before the wardrobe landed on him. You are exiting the room and you can see Colby stay behind, really still, in the room.

COLBY: See? This is where I felt something.

COREY: Why didn’t you say anything?

COLBY: I don’t know I… I froze.

The video keeps going and its just the three of you walking really quietly and looking at what was around you, getting your head in rooms close by but not really entering. You look behind and, as you start to ask for Colby, the screams start. Everyone sees your face when you hear him screaming and how you sprint towards the room. Colby turns to look at you, starting to understand what you had figured out already a while ago, that you loved him. You feel his eyes on you but keep yours on the computer. Now’s the part where Sam and you try to lift the wardrobe.

Your heart skips a beat.

Right when your arms and Sam’s give out you can see how the wardrobe lifts a few centimeters on its own. Neither Sam or you are touching it. It’s just a split second, but, even though the camera is laying on the floor, you can clearly see it.

Y/N: Holy shit… (You say out of breath)

No one says anything else for a few seconds, Colby keeps replaying the video and manages to pause it right when the wardrobe is levitating.

SAM: Oh my god…

Suddenly you realize something: no one is recording this reaction. This is as real as it gets, this has happened, and it has happened to you guys.

COREY: Guys I really don’t want to go home after this. Devyn’s out of town and I-

SAM: You can stay at my place tonight.

Corey whispers a “thank you”. All of you stay silent for another while. Colby suggests ordering some food and try to chill for a while. Everyone agrees, deciding to talk more about it in the morning, and this time, record the reaction.

-

Sam and Corey say goodbye for the night, giving you a big hug. You know Sam offered Corey his apartment to leave you and Colby alone, the idea seemed nerve-wracking. It’s just the two of you and a tense silence now.

COLBY: Thank you again, Y/N.

Y/N: You really scared me tonight Colb-

COLBY: Stay the night.

Y/N: What?

COLBY: Please…

You look up at him, trying to hide how your hands were shaking.

Y/N: If I stay… I don’t think I will be able to help myself from kissing you.

You feel your heart in your throat, he had to know, you had to tell him. Colby steps closer to you, really slowly.

COLBY: That’s the point.

He leans to kiss you, you want to let go, you want to kiss him, his whole body.

But you pull back. He looks at you, a little confused.

Y/N: And then what, Colby? We spend the night together, we fuck, we have amazing sex, or even mediocre sex, or maybe it’s a disaster and we just laugh at it, but then what? I work for you.

COLBY: I don’t know Y/N I’m just as scared as you are. What if tomorrow you wake up and realize that there’s nothing else you can get from me but sex? That you don’t like me anymore, that you will never love me?

Y/N: I ALREADY LOVE YOU COLBY THAT’S THE FUCKING PROBLEM HERE.

Colby’s heart skips a beat, but the only thing you hear is your own heartbeat in your head.

Y/N: Colby I… I don’t know if I am ready for a relationship where literally millions of people will be commenting on. I already have issues dealing with a normal-plain ass-classic relationship. I don’t know how to do this.

Colby steps a little closer to you and caresses your cheek.

COLBY: Imagine that the worst thing possible happens, that fans hate you, that they start hating me, that after a month we realize we are not good for each other, that it is going nowhere. Imagine we start something and it all ends up going to shit.

You look into his eyes, trying your hardest to fight back the tears.

COLBY: Now imagine yourself in your deathbed, would you regret having tried?

Your lips are almost touching, and you can’t help but close the gap between them. You kiss passionately, god you were dying to taste his lips, and its just as good as in your dreams, even better. His hands running through your hair and getting tangled with it, a little smile forms in both of your lips, but you keep kissing. After a few seconds you pull away, both of you out of breath.

Y/N: It’s really bold of you to assume that I am dying on a bed and not in one of your fucking videos.

He breaks out laughing, your heart melts. He pulls you close again and kisses you soflty

COLBY: Let’s go have mediocre sex.

Y/N: Fuck yes.