The Final String (Book 3 of the Red String Trilogy)

Chapter 1

Skyler's POV

"Now all I'm saying Tyler is that I think this crowd can cheer louder," I prompt putting a hand on my hip. The crowed erupts in screams and I feel on top of the world. Tonight we where in San Francisco, the third final stop on our tour across America.

"You know what Skyler, I think you're right!" The Tyler Oakley grins at me "What do you think Connor?" I turn to face Connor Franta who was in the middle of a conversation with someone in the audience. "Oh for sure!" he replies. The crowd goes ballistic and I'm sure it would hurt my ears if I wasn't so used to it. Tyler cackles his famous witch cackle and I begin to introduce our segment.

"Hey, great show tonight!" someone calls as I pass them backstage "Thanks?" I answer not knowing where the mysterious voice had come from. I throw my sweater on and push the back door open. A gust of wind hitting me and my ears suddenly ringing with the sounds of San Francisco traffic.

RING, RING

"Hello?" I ask my hair getting picked up by the wind. "Hey babe how was the show?" I can barely make out his words with all the static. "Amazing how was Ellen?" After the boys released their album things for them had gotten even more hectic. They barely stayed in the same place for more than 24 hours, Luke and I were just so busy now days we barely had time to talk.

"Sky we're breaking up" "What? You want to break up?" I ask heart racing. "No, no I mean the connection we have a bad connection/" "What's that I can barely hear you over all this static!" "Sky I-I'll call you back later when I'm back at the hotel." I bite my lip "Um... rain check? I'm going out with Tilly and the youtube crew tonight." "Ok, tonight... sounds good." "No Luke I said not tonight I-" "I have to go, Michaels calling I love you." I chuckle "Love you t-" The line goes dead.

I stop walking and stare the phone for a second, smiling. "Skyler!" I hear a new york accent call. "I turn around to see my friend Nick running towards me "Hey!" I grin. Nick was new to youtube also, we had met on the first day of prep for the tour and has collabed later that month.

The fans loved us together I could tell we just gelled as friends, although his accent was hard to understand at times and he never closed his mouth when he was chewing. It was still nice to not be the only new kid on the block (No pun intended.)

"So you going out tonight?" he asks me fixing his blonde curly hair "Yeah, told them I would." "Oh please don't pretend you don't love it."hHe laughs bumping our shoulders together. I roll my eyes "So any word from Natalie yet?" he asks me "Not since a text 2 weeks ago, I mean I don't blame her these three months have been like the honey moon period for them all over again. She's on cloud nine." "Yeah, well you'd think she'd call." "Can we just drop it?" I tell him shortly "Please." "Whatever you want princess." I groan "I hate it when you call me that!" "No you don't you love it."

The bar is packed tonight, and even though I'm not over 21 no one ever bothers to card me. "Look who decided to show up!" Tyler shouts from across the room a bud light lime in him hand. "Skyler and Nicky boy!" Nick laughs. "Honestly Tyler that is the worst nickname you've given me to date." "Yeah well I'm a little tipsy." I look around at the table which has Connor Franta, Hannah Hart, Lily also known as superwoman on youtube sitting around it.

"And you guys aren't so... Lily and I are going get you drinks" "Why me?" Lily laughs, Tyler ignores her and points at Nick "A beer for you?" He says "And what for the child a shirley temple?" I glare a him. "Woah, woah, woah!" Connor starts. "Don't knock the shirley temple!" "Ugh." he groans. "What are we twelve and a half?" "The way you hold you liquor? We might be!" Hannah comments. I laugh and Lily stands up pulling Tyler towards the bar.

"He is going to make a fool of himself in front of that bar tender..." Nick grins we all turn to watch Tyler's overly flirtatious flirting with the male bar tender. "Too bad he's cute too" Connor comments eyeing him. Hannah stops mid drink making an alarmed sound.