-your pov-

i began to speak as aksel and henry would ask me questions about myself, trying to get to know me better. occasionally alex would comment on something and make me laugh, but i wish he spoke more.

"yeah, new york is definitely a lot different than california, for sure. but i like it here, its feels like home, kinda." i said, taking a sip of my drink, looking over at alex who sat across from me, whose gaze i caught. we exchanged a soft smile, getting little butterflies in my stomach as we looked in each others eyes, "well these next few days are gonna be fucking epic. right aksel?" alex said with a smirk. "i cannot believe you actually just said epic in front of our guest." aksel replied which made us all burst into laughter.

i could tell that these next few days were gonna be possibly the best days of my life. i was planning to stay here in anaheim with ani for a week more, and i wasn't sure if the rest of her group would be staying too, but ill see.

"are you guys done? i kinda wanna nap before we all go and meet a bunch of people." ani said with a little laugh. we all nodded in agreement, and got up to leave. as we walked back, alex and i stayed a bit behind everyone else as we began to talk. 

-alexs pov-

"so, do you watch the reddit crew, like brandon's videos?" i asked her as we walked back to the hotel. i wasn't sure how she met ani, but i was very happy that ani convinced her to go. "yeah, i do," she said, "i watch your guys' videos all the time, but mainly ani's because she's my best friend, y'know?" she told me with a smile. i looked over at her and returned the small smile. 

"mhm, she talks about you to us sometimes. good things though, of course. she tells us you guys are really close." i said to her, and she nodded. "we are, she's been my best friend for a while but I've never met her in person. she's like my internet best friend." she continued to tell me. i loved to hear her talk, how she would explain things or the sound of her voice filling my ears to break the silence. 

once we got back to the hotel, we went up the elevator and to our floor. "hey, uh y/n, are you rooming with anyone?" i asked, biting the inside of my lip nervously, i didn't want her to think i was being weird or anything. "I'm not, actually." she said, laughing it off. "i came here by myself." she finished, and locked her gaze with mine. "you know, if you wanted, I'm not rooming with anyone either. we could share a room together if like, you didn't wanna be alone." i continue to tell her, seeing her face light up with a sweet smile as i spoke to her. 

she nodded, "that would be amazing, alex." i heard her say, as i smiled back to her. "alright, sounds great. my room is the one next to anis, and ill leave the door open so you can put all your stuff in." i said as we began to walk down the hall to our rooms. "okay, ill be there soon." she said as she walked into her room, and i continued walking to mine.

she seems like a great girl, and hopefully over the next few days i get to learn more about her. i don't know what aksel and henry think about her though, so I'm probably gonna have to ask them. 

-your pov-

i got into my room and closed the door, trying to contain my smile as i got my stuff and put it back in my suitcase, and then made my way back to alex's room.

i knocked gently before i entered and opened the door, "hey, its just me." i told him, my voice soft as i spoke to him. i closed the door behind me and walked in. "oh, hey y/n, uh i just realized i only have one fucking bed," he said with a laugh, "so i can like, sleep on the sofa thing if you want." he told me. i immediately felt bad. "alex, I'm not gonna have you sleep on the couch in your own hotel room." i told him, a bit of a laugh slipping in my words as i spoke as i felt a smile tug at my lips. "i really appreciate you inviting me to stay, but you need to keep your own bed." i finished. 

"no, y/n, wait!" alex said eagerly as i turned to walk out, feeling his grip on my hand pull me back to face him. "i don't want you sleeping alone, okay? this hotel is kinda sketchy," he began, "please, we can figure something out." he said. 

-alexs pov

i really wanted her to stay.

i tried to convince her that the hotel were staying in isn't safe and that she should stay with me just incase.

"oh, so you think because I'm a woman that i won't be safe on my own?" i heard her say. "no, no, no! y/n, thats not what I'm saying at ALL." i told her. "alex, you're so gullible. i was just fucking with you." she said with that adorable laugh of hers following. "oh, jesus you fucking had me there." i told her with a sigh of relief, laughing along with her.

"so, what do you say?' i asked her once again, with a sense of hope in my words.

"of course ill stay here, alex. i don't wanna sleep alone, of course. you know, with the hotel being scary and all." she said, a small smirk tugging at her lips as she finished her sentence. a big smile grew on my face and i let my grip on her hand get a little tighter. 

"thats amazing." i said, gazing into her eyes, almost getting lost in them as i had to snap myself out of it. "okay so, you can go ahead and put your stuff wherever, and ill just take the couch? or if you want-" i said before she cut me off.

"alex, ill just set my stuff down first and we can figure out who's sleeping where later tonight, okay?" i heard her say. i let that stupid smile of mine grow back on my face as i heard her words.

"you're too precious, y/n."

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