"Just vote released from the hospital. Meet you at your place at eight to take you somewhere." You read the text Mark sent me aloud. It was already five in the evening, so you had three hours to get ready. "What do I wear on a sort-of date?" You rummaged through your closet, tossing different outfits onto the bed. Mayhem gave a short bark, then padded out of the bedroom and to the living room. "Classy or casual?" You contemplated wearing a dress, or a nice t-shirt and jeans. You shrugged and dumped the dress back onto the bed and you slipped on a black t-shirt, royal purple flannel, dark blue denim jeans, and a pair space converse you found in the back of your closet that you had received when you first started working at Nasa. Your hair was neatly brushed, your bangs pinned back with a simple black barrette. You then hastily ate a ham sandwich, then dashed into the bathroom to apply some makeup, brush your teeth and put on perfume. By the time you felt ready to go, it was only 7:30. "Yes!" You sighed in relief, then made sure Mayhem had enough food and water for the night. "I'll be back soon bud." You assured him as you sat down on the couch by him and caressed his soft fur. He whined and laid his head on your lap as you continued petting him. With a smile, you grabbed your bright red PlayStation controller off of the coffee table and began playing grand theft auto five until you heard a knock on the door. "Just a sec!" You quickly paused the game, even though you were in the midst of police cars, and you jogged to the door and opened it. "Hey." Mark gave me a little wave and flashed me a grin. His faded blue hair had been re-dyed, making his hair a cobalt blue shade. He was dressed in a white t-shirt, light blue denim jeans, and black tennis shoes. Mayhem ran over to the door and gently butted Mark's leg with his head. "Aw, you're so adorable!" Mark exclaimed, then got down on his knees and began petting Mayhem. "Yeah, that's Mayhem." I introduced him. "No way, I recently played a game where I adopted a German shepherd-" "called Mayhem, I know." I giggled with amusement. "That's where I got the name for him. I adopted him a long time ago, but I couldn't ever decide a name, so I called him Mayhem." You explained. "He's just the cutest!" Mark continued to gush over the German shepherd puppy. "Oh, sorry." Mark apologized and quickly stood back up, then brushed some of the dog hair off of his jeans, though most of it stayed clinging on. "You're fine." You assured him with a small smile. "I'll be ready to go soon, I just need to turn off my game." You darted back over to the t.v and unpaused the game. Almost instantly, the police cars that were swarming you ran you over, killing you in a flash. "You play that game too?" Mark inquired. You felt your cheeks heat up as you nodded. "You ever play with friends?" He gestured towards the other black PlayStation controller that was left abandoned on the coffee table. "Not really, none of my friends really like it." I shrugged. "I'd be happy to play with you." He offered. Without a second thought, I agreed and went into the kitchen to scrounge up something to drink after I ordered pizza from pizza hut. When I returned, Mark was sitting on the couch with Mayhem laying his paws on his lap. I handed Mark a can of mountain dew as I hit the start button. "Uh, how do you set up multiplayer?" You asked sheepishly. You handed him your controller and he showed you how and in a few minutes, you were both stealing cars so you could try and take a jet or helicopter from the military base. "I bet you ten bucks that I can steal a jet first." Mark challenged you. "Oh you're on." You tightened your grip on the controller in determination. "Come on!" You urged your vehicle to move faster as you ramped off of a hill and over the fence to the military base. Mark's car was in pursuit almost directly behind you. "Crap, go away freaking army dudes!" You shouted at the screen as two army jeeps started chasing after your car. "Hahaha, I so got this!" Mark boasted with pride as he drove his car to the nearest jet, which happened to be right in front of you. "Don't you dare get in that jet!" You teased Mark playfully. Suddenly, one of the army guys shot Mark off of the jet right before he finished climbing in. "What?!? No!" Mark groaned in annoyance. Smugly, you clambered into the jet that Mark was about to steal and you flew out of the base. "You owe me." You smirked as Mark slapped a ten dollar bill in your hand. "You know what? Get ready for revenge!" Mark laughed manically as he fired a rocket at you. The rocket barely missed your jet by an inch. "Oh come on!" Mark fumed. You burst out laughing as you continued flying. "Wait no!" You yelled as you smashed into the side of a mountain. You and Mark were quiet for a moment, then both of you started laughing until you couldn't breath. "I still won." You reminded him proudly. "You probably cheated." Mark pretended to pout as you reached for your soda. Mark reached for his at the same time, causing your fingers to brush against Mark's. You tried to not notice that Mark noticed their fingers touching as well. Abruptly, he grabbed your hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. You looked in his chocolate brown eyes and for a moment, you thought you saw something flicker in them. You felt yourself almost involuntarily lean in towards Mark, and he did the same. Your faces were less than an inch apart from each other when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" You awkwardly jumped up from the couch and sprinted to the door. You paid for the pizza, then flopped back down on the couch. Mark stayed at your house until it was almost eleven. The two of you played video games, talked, and Mark even recorded a video that was a hot sauce challenge with you. "I had a great time (Y/N), I hope we can hang out again soon. See you tomorrow!" Mark bidded you goodbye after he played with Mayhem for a while. Once you heard his car drive away, you gave a quiet squeal of joy. You had come so close to kissing your favorite YouTuber. Once you had calmed down, you took a shower, blow dried your hair, then immediately went to sleep.