The Lets Player and I (working title)

Chapter 4

"Emile, if you say what your thinking, I will punch you." Jon warned once he and the others got up to the elevators.
"Aww, Jon, you kill all the fun though. After all, you still bring up his name to me, so why can't I bring up Pokey to you?" Emile whined as he hit the up button on the elevator.

"Okay, Steve." Jon jeered at Emile, looking frustrated.

"..uhh..am..am I missing something?" I asked, looked from one boy to the other.
"Steve is a name of a creature in a video game that Emile has played on his channel, and since he said 'Steve is a trooper', no one has let him forget it including Jon. In a romhack, Jon was trying to do something, and he had to have the enemy of Pokey from Mario assist him. He shouted at the Pokey to move faster, and Emile hasn't let Jon forget." Masae clarified, stepping between the boys as if an actual fight would actually go down.

"Well..I might want to stand over here.." I said casually, moving closer to Masae and Reese and away from the feud that seemed to be brewing with the boys.

"Don't worry about it too much, Meg. This is how they show they care about one another..Its kind of like a sibling relationship. Tim is the older brother that is wise and doesn't get involved with the arguments. Emile is the youngest and likes to mess with the one closest to his age, which in this case is Jon. Jon is the typical middle child who can be relaxed one moment and flip out on the sibling that's annoying him the most at the moment. Sadly, that tends to be Emile." Tom explained, looking from Tim to Emile to Jon. 

I looked at the 'RunawayGuys' and started to see what Tom meant. Sure,  I don't have any siblings of my own, but I have witnessed siblings reactions throughout my travels. They do care for each other, it was just a boyish way to express their feelings without seeming any less tough. Then again, I can see Jon throwing a punch at Emile if he isn't careful..Maybe that's why he always offers as a prize to people after Emile makes a pun on stage during one of these events. I just shook my head as the elevator appeared.

"What?" Jon asked, noticing my head shake as we all migrated for the open elevator.

"Oh nothing..Just thinking what Tom had said. It works really well..Scarily well... You sure your not blood related somewhere along the line?" I inquired, looking to see if I could spot something similar about each of their features to link them as relatives. 

"Hell no...No offense Tim, but I don't think I'm related to them." Jon stated straight out, not giving the others a chance to answer.

"Geezz..Thanks Jon." Emile said sarcastically, but still smiling at his friend.

"No problem, buddy." Jon sneered and smiled back at him.

"Well, Emile is an only child..Have you felt like you have gained brothers, dude?" Tim asked with a smirk.

"Yeah..Who would of thought right? I mean, I just did this because Jon made it sound fun so its really his fault." Emile admitted with a chuckle, scratching the back of his head.

I giggled as well and looked at the small group around me. I don't know if Tom was part of this family as of yet, but I could truly see Reese, Masae, Emile, Jon, and Tim all being family in one form or another. I could tell that despite all the teasing and the poking fun, they all really cared about one another. It was sweet to see a family unit like this. I never really had anyone apart from my papa since I was really little. Sure, I had Masae, but I only saw her once every two years typically, even then it would only be for a day and half. Here, I could see despite the distance separating them, they stayed in contact and checked in on one another. Masae told me stories of when a friend of hers was sick, she and another friend looked after him. Now that I've met them, I could see them giving up anything and everything for each other.

"Earth to Meghan Parker. You still with us?" Masae asked, waving her hands in front of my face.

"Hm?" I asked, shaking my head for a moment, realizing they were walking off the elevator and waiting for me.

"Oh...Sorry, I kinda drifted off."

"No worries, we just didn't want you left behind." Reese said, grabbing my hand and pulling me along.

I smiled at Reese and just glanced at the group again. I may have just met them, but somehow I was already included in their group. I had a feeling that this year would probably be enjoyable in more ways than one. Sure,  I was going to go to conventions, but I thought it was just going to be Masae and I. Now I at least had a handful of friends to hang out with during them, and a new friend back between the conventions.

I felt at home for the first time since I left Phoenix back in 2000 and left Emmy behind. Here's hoping that these friendships last for a long time. 

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So..Its been a while since I updated this story :P but hey, sooner than I have with my HP series am I right? Lol, dont' worry. Its not like Chamber of Secrets, I know what I want to do with this story. Just college life is gotten a lot crazier. I moved states, and looking for a job at the same time..Yeah its fun to be me :P anyway, I hope you all are doing well and I will try to update before christmas :) I hope you lot are well and still alive with my lack of updates :P DFTBA my friends :)