Saturday
"Okay Skye. Ready to head to the studio?" Ian asks Skye early in the morning.
She groans. "Can I ever get any sleep?"
Ian chuckles. "Not in Sacramento."
She sighs and wraps her thin little arms around Ian's neck and he picks her up and carries her into the living room.
"Good morning, Skye," Anthony calls from the dining room table, eating oatmeal.
"Mmmm," she mumbles in reply.
Anthony chuckles. "Someone's tired." She nods and Ian sits down with her on the couch. "You'll get used to it. Ian and I have to do this almost every day. You can sleep in next week."
Skye groans and lifts her head up to look at Anthony. "Can I have something to eat, too?" She asks.
Anthony nods. "Sure, I'll make you something." He then gets up and searches the fridge for something to make Skye. Vegan, of course, since Ian had also mostly converted since his marriage (there are some exceptions, for example when he wants a taco).
She rests her head back down on Ian's shoulder and yawns. As the child falls back asleep, Ian lays her down on the couch and walks over to his husband. "Anthony," he begins. "What are we gonna do?"
Anthony closes the fridge and looks at Ian, confused. "About what, babe?" He goes to the stove and begins making Skye some oatmeal.
Ian sighs. "School. She'll never be settled in school if we keep having to take her to Sacramento for a week out of every month. And we can't teach her ourselves! There's no way we're smart enough and..." Ian runs a hand through his hair. "We should've discussed this before we adopted, goddammit."
Anthony turns back to look at his husband. "Ian, bear," he begins. "She'll be okay. We're gonna figure something out. She's gonna grow up happy and healthy and a very smart child. You know how I know?"
Ian sighs. "How?"
"Because she doesn't have our genes," Anthony replies, chuckling. He gives Ian a small kiss on the head. "Trust me, Ian. We're all gonna be okay. You'll make a great dad." He smiles and turns back to the oatmeal on the stove.
"Alright, I guess I'll take your word for it," Ian says.
"Why were you so worried about her schooling, anyway? I mean, I get it, but why that specifically? And why did you overreact so much?"
Ian sighs. "I just wanna be a good dad, Anthony. And I love this girl like no one could."
"I know. I do, too. We'll make good dads, Ian, I promise. Despite everything, our love for Skye will propel us. Everything is going to be fine."
Ian smiles and turns Anthony to face him. "You're the only one who knows how to make me feel better." He kisses Anthony on the lips, and he returns the kiss.
"Of course I am," he giggles. "I'm your husband."
Ian rolls his eyes playfully. "Whatever."
Anthony chuckles. "You know you love me."
Ian smiles in reply and kisses Anthony's cheek. "You're lucky I do."
As Anthony finishes making the oatmeal, Ian wakes up Skye. "We have to leave soon. Better eat quickly."
She groans in response.
"Skye! Don't you want your oatmeal? It's the only thing you're gonna get until lunchtime," Anthony calls from the table.
Skye groans again but sat up. "Do I have to?"
Ian shrugs. "I'll eat it."
This wakes her up. "No! My oatmeal!" She runs over to the table and sits next to Anthony in order to protect her food.
The couple laughs. "Jeez. I didn't realize you liked oatmeal so much," Ian comments. Skye giggles and begins eating her oatmeal.
"So here's the plan for today, Skye," Anthony begins, watching as Skye makes a mess on her face and pajamas. He stifles a laugh and continues. "So we're gonna head over to the studio and record a video for Smosh Games-"
She interrupts him and says, "What's a Smosh?"
Ian actually bursts out laughing. "Sorry that I'm laughing, but you're the daughter of two of the most successful YouTubers in the world and you don't even know their channel."
Anthony rolls his eyes. "That's why we recorded that video of us eating, remember? That video was uploaded to our YouTube channel, Smosh. We can show you, if you want, but it'll have to wait until after the shoot at the studio because we're running late."
Skye nods and takes her last bite of oatmeal. "I'll go get dressed now," she says, running to her room.
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About half an hour later, Anthony pulls into a parking space in the garage beside the studio. "We're only fifteen minutes late," he tells Ian.
He nods and helps Skye out of the car. "Let's go," he says, grabbing Skye's hand, before they all run to the elevator.
They arrive upstairs and Skye is immediately fascinated with the large lobby. "What is this place?" She asks, staring at the ceiling and noticing her echo.
"Later, Skye. We're already late," Ian replies, pulling her along.
Finally, they make it to the studio, panting. "I was wondering when you guys would show up," Mari chuckles. She looks down to Skye and grins. "Hey there, girlie! Didja miss me?" Skye chuckles and peeks behind her, noticing Lasercorn, Joven, Sohinki, and two other people that she doesn't know.
"Who are they?" She asks, pointing and Wes and Flitz, who get up and walk over to her. She has to tilt her head all the way up to see their faces.
"Hey there! I'm Wes and I like candy."
Skye giggles. Flitz gets down on his knees and smiles at her. "I'm Flitz, and we're gonna be tighter than a pair of skinny jeans on Joven's legs, if ya know what I mean."
"Not really," she replies, but giggling anyway.
"Well, now that everyone knows each other, let's begin shooting, shall we?" Anthony interrupts.
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"GAME BANG!" Everyone shouts. Skye sits in the front on Anthony's lap, looking confused.
"Hey everyone! This is Game Bang where we play video games then laugh as our friends have to humiliate themselves because they're losers," Lasercorn says to the camera, laughing.
Anthony pats Skye's leg and starts to speak. "And we have a new member in the crew, as you can see here."
Skye waves to the camera, less shy than she had been in the lunchtime video.
"Some of you probably met her in the Lunchtime Episode from Monday, but we're introducing her on all the channels, so this is her big debut on Smosh Games!" Ian says.
"Tell everyone your name," Anthony whispers in her ear.
"I'm Skye," she says, waving again.
"Skye is Ian and my daughter," Anthony tells the camera. "We actually got married almost exactly six months ago." Ian looks over at this, smiling and Anthony blushes. "I'll be posting the wedding video soon for you all to see."
They all turn to Sohinki to continue the actual video.
"So today we're gonna be playing a game so simple that even a six year old can understand," he says. "For obvious reasons."
"We're gonna play a game?" Skye asks.
Sohinki turns to her. "Would you like to?"
She nods eagerly.
"Well we're gonna play a random game called Spelunky, which we got for free at the Xbox Arcade because we're cheap asses," he continues.
"Well whatever this game is, Imma beat ALL OF YOU!" Joven declares.
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After a game session, Skye has bonded with everyone and therefore isn't so disappointed about being in the bottom. "Ready to get slimed?" Joven asks her, standing beside her. She nods, actually excited.
"Will you hold my hand, Jovie?" She asks him. He awws and nods, gripping her hand firmly. Mari, who also ends up in the bottom, grips her other hand, and Skye allows it without hesitation. Ian and Anthony adore the sight and take a picture to be posted on their Instagrams later.
Wes and Flitz, who sat out of the Game Bang, come by to watch the sliming.
"Alright! Ready?" Lasercorn calls out. All three losers nod. "RELEASE THE SLIME!"
They close their eyes and lower their heads as the buckets of green and blue goop pour onto their heads and their plastic coverings.
"DAAAAAAMN!" Mari shouts afterwards. "THERE'S SO MUCH IN MY HAIR!" The boys standing back are all laughing their heads off. Even Skye joins in their laughing fit as Joven slips and falls on the slippery goop.
Skye starts pulling chunks of slime out of her own hair and still can't help but laugh. "How are we going to get that out of her hair!?" She can hear Ian complain, still laughing nonetheless.
Mari walks over to Wes and Flitz and hugs them. "Damn it, Mari!" Wes shouts, now pulling slime chunks out of HIS hair.
Joven gets up and walks over to do the same to Lasercorn. "NO!" He protests, and starts running around the room. Skye walks over to Ian like a ninja and grips first Ian's legs, who groans in disgust.
She then goes over to Anthony and hugs his legs and he freaks out, screaming "AH!" as he runs around the room.
The whole room has turned into a mess, but that doesn't stop the cuddling sessions. Ian and Anthony have taken up a spot on a couch and are cuddling with Skye in their laps, all a big gooey mess. Joven has his arms wrapped around Lasercorn as he starts to clean up the room, and though he has a wife, he doesn't deny Joven his moment.
Joven had confessed his love for Lasercorn shortly after Ian and Anthony had announced their engagement to the crew, but that was another story.
Soon, Ian and Anthony are a sleeping mess on the couch while Skye helps everyone else clean everything up.
"So did you have fun?" Wes asks her. Skye nods eagerly as she picks up a big glob of slime from off the floor. "Good. Do you want to go out to ice cream with me when everything is cleaned up?"
Skye gasps. "Ice cream!?"
Wes grins and nods.
"Absolutely positively yes yes yes!" she shouts, doing a twirl of happiness.
Wes laughs. "Who else do you want to go?"
Skye thinks for a moment. "Joven and Lasercorn!"
"Very well." Wes walks away and Skye eagerly anticipates her ice cream social with the boys.
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