Y/N's POV

Emily and I walked arm in arm down the sidewalk, so we didn't lose each other. I hated walking these streets, they made me feel uncomfortable. Random peoples bodies brushing up against mine, people's breaths mixing in the air causing a terrible aroma.

After walking a couple of blocks, we finally reached Starbucks. We ordered our drinks, and waited to pick them up. While standing there waiting for our names to be called, two familiar faces walk through the door. I bump Emily with my elbow and motion my head in the directions of the familiar figures.

"Oh my God!" She whispered.

"I know! What do we do?" I panicked.

"Act natural! Just be on your phone, and casually look up and see them, and we'll see from there!" She whispered to me.

I nodded my head in response. The Starbucks was quiet, so we kept our voices down. I did as Emily said, and checked my phone. A minute or two later I look up and "casually," look over at the line where they were standing. As I scan my eyes over the line, my eyes meet a familiar pair, Ethan's.

I casually grin and wave, he does the same back. Grayson then turns around and waves at us too. Emily saw what'd happened and was already making her way over to talk to them. As I was about to walk over as well, our names were called.

"Emily! Y/N!" The barista yelled.

I thanked the man, took our drinks and headed over to them. They'd already ordered and were waiting for their names to be called.

"Hey guys." I said trying not to be my awkward self.

"Hey, Y/N." Ethan said.

I waved at him.

"Do you guys want to go get lunch together?" Grayson asked at random.

"Sure!" Emily exclaimed. I could tell she was falling for him.

I smiled at her, then looked back at them. "Sure." I smiled.

"Okay, sounds good. Where's a good place to eat around here?" Ethan asked.

"There's Ruby's." I said.

"I don't know what that is, but it sounds good." Grayson giggled.

"Oh, I love that place!" Emily said.

"Grayson! Ethan!" The barista interrupted.

"Excuse us." They said brushing past us.

Emily clapped her hands and jumped up and down while they weren't look, but began acting cool when they turned back around. I sipped my drink as they walked over, grinning at Emily.

"To Ruby's?" Grayson asked.

"Yeah, let's go!" Emily said walking towards the door.

As we stepped out Grayson held the door for us, and we were on our way. It was only 2 blocks away, so we just decided to walk. Grayson and Emily talked the entire way, while Ethan and I awkwardly walked behind them.

"So Y/N, where are you from?" Ethan piped up.

"Oh, um originally Kentucky." I replied awkwardly. "You?"

"New Jersey." He replied.

I nodded my head, taking a sip from my drink.

"How old are you?" He asked trying to build up a conversation.

"I'll be 17 in April." I said. "You?"

"17 in December." He said. "Don't you go to school?" He asked

"Homeschool." I replied.

"Do you live with your parents?" He asked confused.

"No, uh- it's just Emily and me. My parents and I were never really close, and they, for some reason, allowed me to move out." I said not wanting to go too much into detail about my past.

"Oh, I'm sorry." He said awkwardly.

"No, no it's fine. Don't worry." I gave him a reassuring smile.

Before we could endure farther into this awkward conversation, we finally arrived at Ruby's. We got a table for 4 and were immediately sat at a booth.

I slid into the booth, dragging myself along the red fabric of the seats. Ethan slid in next to me, Emily across from me, and Grayson next to Emily. The table was silent for a little until I piped up.

"So what bring you guys to the infamous L.A.?" I asked in a dramatic voice.

"Our jobs." Grayson said bluntly.

"If you don't mind me asking, what do you do?" I asked curious as they were only 16.

"YouTube. We're YouTubers." Ethan said, looking over the menu.

My heart raced, I'd tried to forget about my YouTube past. Thoughts flooded my mind, reminding me of all the hateful comments I got in school and online. I brushed them all aside, in hopes of not scaring away my new friends. Were they even my friends?

A/N

Aye chapter 2! You're learning about your YouTube past, and maybe you're learning about the twins. Hopefully you guys like this!

Love you guys,
-Gabi❤️