*One Month Later*

Your POV

"....I've spent every day with Mark since the night we made it official. I don't think I've ever been this happy. I'm having the time of my life. Even better, I told (YC/N) about wanting to stay, and she spoke to Arin who said we're perfectly welcome to stay the entire summer. I think you'd really like him, mom. I think Dad would have really liked him too. I'm so excited for you guys to meet, anyway we've been chatting forever it seems. I'll let you go, I know you gotta get to work, so I'll call you in a few days...." -- "Okay, love you mom." I hung up the phone from chatting with my mother. It was nice to catch up with her. I've been so busy lately that I haven't really been calling.

(YC/N) was in the shower, and what better way to waste the morning then to screw around with the piano. I hopped off my bedside and ran to the studio space. 'Lately is seems all I wanna do is sing.'
I dragged the keyboard over to the stool near the middle of the room, and set the mic up at a comfortable level, turned on the keyboard and sung my heart out. *Cue Media*

"I've been down but now I'm blessed.
I felt a revelation, coming around.
I guess it's right, it's so amazing.
Every time I see you, I'm alive.
You're all I got, you lift me up,
The sun and the moon light, all my dreams are in your eyes."

"And I... wanna be inside your Heaven,
take me to the place you cry from
when a storm blows your way.
And I... wanna be the earth that holds you.
Every bit of air you're breathing in, a soothing wind,
I wanna be inside your Heaven. "

I hear slow claps coming from the door way. I look up to see (YC/N) is out of the shower, and listening. I continued to play.

"When we touch, when we love,
The stars line up , the wrong becomes undone.
Naturally, my soul surrenders,
the sun and the moon light, all my dreams are in your eyes"

"And I... wanna be inside your Heaven
take me to the place you cry from,
when a storm blows your way.
And I... wanna be the earth that holds you.
Every bit of air you're breathing in, a soothing wind,
I wanna be inside your Heaven."

I look back up to see everyone standing in the door, watching. (YC/N) looked as though she wanted to cry. Seeing that, made me feel as though I did.

"When minuets turn to days and years,
if mountains fall I'll still be here,
holding you until the day I die.
I... wanna be inside your Heaven.....
take me to the place you cry from,
WHEN A STORM BLOWS YOUR WAY"

"And I... wanna be inside your Heaven"

"Take me to the place you cry from,
when the storm blows your way"

"And I... wanna be inside your Heaven,
take me to the place you cry from,
when a storm blows your way.
And I, wanna be the earth that holds you.
Every bit of air you're breathing in, a soothing wind,
I wanna be inside your Heaven."

I stood up, from the keyboard, it was pure silence, until (YC/N) broke it.
"Arin, gimme a camera. (Y/N) Do that again!" She demanded. I couldn't hide my smile, it felt great to hear Miss. Hard-to-impress say she wants me to do it again. I took a deep breathe and sighed before taking a seat back on the stool. I look up from the keyboard to see Arin standing there with a camera. There was a blinking little red light and I realized what they want me to do They want me to do my audition tape. Although it wasn't the song I initially wanted, this felt right.

"Hi, my name is (Y/N) (YL/N) and I'll be singing Inside Your Heaven by Carrie Underwood."
I placed my fingers back down on the keyboard, and opened my mouth. This time by the time I finished singing, (YC/N) was actually crying. "When are you gonna tell him?" Suzy asked. I was a little confused, "What do you mean... tell who what?" (YC/N) whipped the tears from her rosy cheeks and squealed "You're in love!" 'Love...' the word made me smile like no other. "What are you talking about.. I'm not in love...?" I cried to play coy, but I don't know if I was doing that because I didn't want anyone to know, or if I was trying to convince myself otherwise. I just looked down at my feet and my heart felt like it had wings as I mentally reminisced memories I shared with Mark. I flushed before admitting, "Okay, okay... I love him. You're right." A calm stillness filled the air, as warmth filled my heart. 'I'm in love, with Mark Edward Fischbach!' I could really only beam with delight at the thought.
"Yuck, this is so sweet I can feel myself getting cavities" Arin piped before walking off. Suzy chased him, saying something along the lines of "Shut up, you dick" and "You remember what it was like when we fell in love, don't you?"

(YC/N) walks in the room and pulls another stool up beside me. "So are you gonna tell him?"
I slouched in my chair, and leaned my head against the keyboard. I thought long and hard before finally finding the right words-- "I don't know." It was a vague response and clearly not what (YC/N) was expecting based on her puzzled expression. "I don't know if i can. Saying those 3 words, although small are powerful. There's no going back after you make that choice to say them, and it's not something you should say lightly. I'd be in a more venerable state then I already am, especially if I'm the first to say them." I began to tear up thinking about the possibility of confessing my love to Mark and it not being returned. "What if he doesn't feel the same and we wasted all this time for nothing? What If...." I was cut off. (YC/N) wrapped her arm around me an held me. "I know falling in love is scary but love means to give someone your heart and giving them the power to break it, but trusting them they won't. Do you trust him?" I tried my best to whip my tears, I swallowed my pride and in a hushed tone replied "More than anything." Our chat was interrupted by a knock on the door door stairs. "(Y/N) Mark's here!" Arin shouted. I jumped up, and ran to the bathroom. I looked myself in the mirror, trying to fix this mess of a face I made when I decided to start crying. It took me a minute to calm myself. 'You're over-thinking. Things have been going great with Mark, you have nothing to worry about. You love him, and if he doesn't yet, maybe one day he'll love you in return." I convinced myself things were fine, before going to the bedroom to grab my tote bag with my overnight stuff.
'Love is giving someone your heart and the power to break it but trusting they wont...' those words were burned into my mind while heading downstairs.

His voice greeted me followed by a smile and then a kiss. "Well hello baby." -- "Don't you treat me like one of your angel statues, Mark Fischbach!" I pointed my finger, and pressed it firmly on the tip of his nose. "Boop." I giggled, and smirked. "I see you've finally watched some of my videos." -- "Well I figured it was about time. I watched one of your amnesia playthrough's last night. Not sure which, but you scream like a bitch." He smirked at me, and took my tote bag from my hands. We headed out the door, and it was locked behind us. "So, what's on the agenda today?" Mark thought about it for a moment, "I was actually hoping we could just kick back at home today. Maybe order out, watch a movie and then maybe later...." Mark began to rub my leg.. It gave me chills, I turned my head to say something, but he continued "I'd like to do a live stream, together. We've been together a month already, and I don't want the fans to feel I'm keeping a secret. I think it's high time to break some hearts and let the fan girls know I'm off the market. How does that sound?" I was relieved to see he wasn't playing at the sex thing. I already feel bad enough making him wait, I'd only feel worse if he pressured me. However, I couldn't get passed how easily he said 'time to break some hearts.' That, kinda worried me, like it was no big deal he'd be crushing some poor girl... but then again, there was a fine line between dream and reality. 'These girls dream of one day being with him, where as for me he's my realtiy, and I'm his.' I shook the thought off. Thinking of it like that soothed me.
"That sounds like a great idea" I said in approval, and we began to head back to Mark's.