caught my eye ( michael sanzone )

| chapter four.

chapter four best friend

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EVERLY AND CLAIRE HAD JUST PULLED into the Hype House driveway, as Everly turned the car off and the twos laughter died down. The pair of friends had been conversing and joking about the recent tiktokroom post about Everly and Michael — the thought of the two together, already making the two snicker.

"The comments were absolutely brutal Eve! They didn't hold back! Like who are you guys!" Claire laughed out, as the two exited the car and began walking up the long long driveway. "I mean the Michael comments I get, but they snatched my weave with my comments! I've been helping the house for ages like where's my hype?!" She sarcastically replied as the pair's laughter could be heard from the living room of the said house.

Connor, more commonly known as Paper, turned to his housemates and said, "Tweedledee and tweedledum have arrived." Everyone softly laughed as Ryland put his arm up and replied, "I think that's me and Nick, but shawtys are close." As he had finished his sentence, the Sanzone boy had walked in from the kitchen, confused about the chatter and laughter going on around the house and asked, "What's happening?"

Connor looked at Michael and let out a laugh as he looked to the door, "Your best friend is here." Michael rolled his eyes as the door opened and revealed a very puffed out Everly Pope and Claire Hara. The entire house and everyone online had not let Michael live down his DM slide in after Everly's post, and it made him aggravated at how much she didn't care — though, she was just a sarcastic person (hence why, her and Ryland got along so well).

He still thought she was super cute though, but he didn't tell anyone that

"Michael," The blonde called out as she put her camera up to her eye and spoke, "you've caught my eye." Everyone laughed at the joke as Michael once again rolled his eyes, but a soft smile fell upon his face as the pair of friends walked past him. Maybe her sarcastic and joking nature was a good thing... damn, she's hot, he thought to himself as Alex walked in with his vlog camera.

"Oh my god! No way! In the flesh! Meve!" He screamed out as everyone turned to him confused, "What the fuck is a Meve?" Michael asked as Alex looked at him, but then directed his camera back and forth between Michael and Everly.

"Oh hell no! I'm not being shipped with that!" Everly screamed out from her seat next to Connor, as Michael put his hand up to argue and replied, "Have you seen yourself! No way in hell would I date you!"

The bickering continued as everyone in the house watched on in entertainment, all of them knowing that it was an act — though, some parts seemed more real than others (like the part where Michael said that Everly was pretty but retracted that statement). Alex turned his camera in his direction and whispered, "The sexual tension is unreal."

  "Shut up Alex!" Both Everly and Michael called out, which caused everyone to laugh once again as Alex finally turned his camera off and Everly prepared her camera equipment to shoot some photos.

  As time went on and she got some shots of specific groups together — like Ryland, Nick and Chase, or Kouvr and Alex, or Claire and Connor — she could feel someone's gaze on hers as she turned around to be met with Michael's stare. "Can I help you Baldy?" She asked as he shook his head, "How do you know everyone?" He asked, as she continued to flick through her photos on her camera.

  "Connor and I have been family friends since we were babies, he also helped me some stuff recently... that's why I've been at the house." She answered, avoiding Michael's gaze as he watched her intuitively — trying to decipher the mysterious girl in front of him.

  "What... stuff?" He warily asked as she laughed at his awkwardness, "That's for me to know and for you to fin-"

  Everly was interrupted with a frenzy of text notifications from her phone, as she pulled it out and her eyes widened as she looked at her lock screen. Standing up frantically, she quickly packed up her stuff as Michael watched her confused, what the fuck, he thought. Running to the door with all of her equipment, she yelled out to the house, "Family emergency! Sorry guys! Claire find a ride home! See you soon!"

  And with that, Michael was even more confused. But she still caught his eye.