Chapter 3 Kiss...On-Screen

Chapter 3 Kiss...On-Screen?

Up until going to the café that morning, Danica's biggest headache was to unpack her clothes in her new house. But she was grateful that she did not take the time to settle in too much, because now she would not have to repack before moving into the Rose mansion.

"Dani, where are we going? Are we going back? What about my birthday wish?" Aziel had no idea what was going on. As much as Danica wanted to tell him the truth, she wanted it to be a huge surprise for him.

"Can you keep quiet for once and help me with this luggage?" retorted Danica, to which Aziel stuck out his tongue and ran outside, leaving her alone with the stuff near the hall. She huffed. "This kid."

"That boy came to the cafe after a long time, you know? It felt nice seeing both of you together once again," commented Stacy, who was standing behind her. "His idea wasn't totally thought out, but it got the job done, right?" She chuckled lightly. "He solved your issue within a few minutes. Living in a house full of celebrities-that is like a dream come true. That paired with hot celebrities, it's a win-win for everyone involved." Stacy winked at Danica.

Danica let out a sigh. "This will be torture," she mumbled under her breath. Living with her crush of nine years under the same roof, what could go wrong?

"Dani!" Aziel called out, which made Danica alert in an instant.

Hoping that her brother was fine, Danica dashed out with Stacy following her. "Aziel, are you okay?" she inquired and looked at Aziel. He had a big grin on his face.

"Dani, look. My favorite guy from the videos, Hernan Matias, is standing on our doorstep. I cannot believe he is here," he squealed, glancing at the tall blonde guy with his shades on.

Danica didn't follow his regular videos, but Aziel would watch those all the time. He was a big fan of Hernan.

"Good afternoon, Hazel. Did you miss me?" Hernan winked at her, taking steps towards Aziel at first. Once reaching him, Hernan took off his shades and bent down to Aziel's height. He gave a big smile and ruffled Aziel's hair, asking, "How are you doing, Aziel?"

"You know my name? How? Do you also know Dani? And why are you here? You wouldn't happen to be my long-lost brother, would you? Or are you here to adopt me? Please do. I'll follow you anywhere." Aziel's enthusiasm made Hernan chuckle.

"Well, something like that. I, along with some other people your sister knows, had been very close since middle school. We basically grew up together. Also, I saw you as a toddler, so you could say I'm like your long-lost brother," responded Hernan, patting his head lightly.

Seeing how Hernan carefully dodged a few questions, Danica was sure that Troy explained everything to him properly. Speaking of Troy, he was supposed to pick them, not Hernan. Maybe he was busy with his shoot, she thought. She would never admit it, but she was actually hoping for him to come.

"Wow! Dani, you never told me that you had such an amazing friend." Aziel put his hands on his hips and questioned, "Who are the 'some more people'? Do you have more famous friends I don't know about?"

"You will know soon," Hernan answered cryptically. "Why don't you sit in the car while I help your sister with the luggage?"

Giggling, Aziel ran towards the car. Hernan chuckled at his eagerness before looking back at Danica. He approached her and cupped her cheeks. "What's up, my hazel? Missed my attention?"

She rolled her eyes before slapping away Hernan's hand. He was back to teasing her like before. Probably, he was too surprised to be his flirty self when he saw her yesterday after such a long time. "Shut up, Blondie. Stacy will really think a chiclet like you is my boyfriend," Danica let out a chortle.

Stacy stifled a laugh. "Oh dear, I remember you guys doing this all the time. My memory isn't that weak."

"And," Hernan spoke up, putting his hands in the pocket of his distressed blue jeans, "Troy will kill me if we date."

"Why would I date a guy, who is not even interested in girls, in the first place?" She narrowed her eyes at him. "Besides, stop dragging Troy into everything." With a huff, she handed him her house keys. "Put my things in the car. They are inside. After getting everything out, hand the keys to Stacy. In the meantime, I will chill out in your car."

Hernan smirked as he watched the girl in an off-shoulder pastel dress getting inside the car. "She is still defending Troy. Some things never change, do they, Stace?"

"Not in their case, at least. You better call me every day because things are about to spice up in their lives," Stacy responded with a big grin plastered on her face.

###

Danica gasped seeing the Rose mansion. She had only ever seen it in the WhyNTube videos. After all, it wasn't owned by her former close friends three years back. Back then, everyone lived with their parents. There was a momentary sadness that she wasn't around during all those times when they started to live on their own in a new place. Yet, there was a profound admiration for them as well-the fact that even after graduating high school, the four of her friends stuck together.

"Wow. Am I still dreaming or what? This is too cool to be true. Dani, pinch me," Aziel let out in awe, poking his sister who just smiled at him. The mansion was huge and beautiful with blue tiles covering the roof. The fountain in front of the entrance gave it a refined look from the outside. The golden painted walls screamed that it was going to be a week filled with thrilling adventures.

"If I pinch you, you will wish I hadn't," she informed him.

He giggled and ran to Hernan. "Can you give me a tour of this mansion right now? It seems familiar. Do you live here? Oh my god, is it the Rose mansion?"

Hernan looked amused at Aziel's over the top antics. He clapped his hands and said, "Fine, let's go for a house tour. I will answer all of your questions on the way." He grabbed Aziel's small hand and glanced at Danica who was still standing on the porch. "Hazel, why don't you go inside and meet Troy first? He must be waiting for your arrival."

"F-shut up, Blondie." With that, she walked inside. Danica couldn't curse in front of a kid after all.

As soon as she stepped in, she immediately knew it was the familiar living room, where Troy had shot most of his vlogs. The cameras were strategically placed in every direction, and Troy was recording something, wearing his mustard-colored merch which had the label 'Stones Forever.' He is busy shooting his video, that's why he couldn't pick us up and sent Hernan, she assured herself.

"Hey, Stones. Welcome back to Troy's Reels. Today, I am going live since it's been decades since I made a live post. No, actually just three months, so don't come to kill me just yet," Troy spoke to the camera, which an unfamiliar man was holding. Danica guessed it was Troy's cameraman. "In today's live video, I will be pranking my twin, who is my annoying sister Gabrielle Kingston. She will walk by the living room within a few minutes with her boyfriend, Trevor Bennett, and all hell is about to break loose."

A small smile formed on Danica's face at the mention of Gabrielle. She was dying to congratulate her closest friend for finally being able to confess her feelings to Trevor. She was ecstatic to see the trending topic two years ago when news broke that they were together and glad that her ship had sailed. After all, she shipped those two of her best friends ever since high school. But soon she gasped hearing that Troy would prank Gabrielle. She was well aware that Troy's pranks were always dangerous, especially for a celebrity figure like Gabrielle, who had had shootings every day. Little did she know he actually had something really horrible planned for his sister.

Hearing the gasp, Troy turned to look at Danica and winked at her playfully. She looked around a few times only to realize she was the only one standing in that place, near Troy. Her breath hitched realizing that her old crush had just winked at her. To prevent any words from escaping her mouth, she bit her lips.

She stood there like a statue, waiting for Gabrielle to come, also trying not to stare at Troy who had gotten way more handsome over the years.

Meanwhile, Hernan was enjoying the little kid's company. He showed Aziel around the house and promised to shoot a vlog with him. After the mansion tour, Hernan entered through the front door along with Aziel. He smirked seeing the time on his wristwatch; it was 4 o'clock, which meant it was time to see Gabrielle getting pranked and he would love to have Aziel watch it too. After all, he would get to witness a live prank between celebrities.

Everyone jumped into action as soon as they heard the sharp clicking of heels coming from the main hallway, indicating the arrival of Gabrielle. Gabrielle and Trevor walked into the living room, hand-in-hand, making their way towards the main door. As Trevor's eyes were wandering around in boredom, he caught one of Troy's men standing on the second floor with a bucket in his hand. He also noticed the surrounding cameras, especially the cameraman standing near Danica and Troy. He immediately understood what was going to happen.

On the other hand, Gabrielle was busy talking on the phone, so she failed to notice any of the traps and Danica. "Yes, I'm heading out right now," mumbled Gabrielle, as she continued walking straight ahead, unwittingly about to fall into her twin's trap.

Knowing he would have to teleport in order to stop Gabrielle in time, he let go of her hand and took large steps towards Danica behind Troy's back. He couldn't let whatever the bucket contained fall on his girlfriend's perfectly styled hair, especially when she had to go to shoot within an hour-he would hate to see her suffer. Without a doubt, he was willing to sacrifice his former best friend for the sake of his beloved girlfriend, so he reached out to Danica and mumbled in a quiet, apologetic voice, "I am sorry for this, Danica."

Danica furrowed her brows. Before she was able to face Trevor who appeared behind her out of nowhere, she was pushed towards Troy. Gabrielle had almost reached Troy, so the man on the second floor poured the liquid out of the bucket.

Danica's chest collided harshly against Troy's at the sudden push, making their lips touch. The pink hair dye from the bucket was now spilled all over Troy and Danica while their lips remained connected to each other. No one was sure why they were so shocked. Was it because they kissed or because they kissed on-screen with almost two million viewers watching the live stream of the famous WhyNTuber, Troy Kingston?