Author's Note: God, I am so sorry about how long this took… hopefully I'm going to start keeping up with my writing on here more and I can get addicted to something so productive.
*Chapter 2*
I try to imagine everyone around me suddenly vanishing, but then someone opens their mouth and speaks. Sometimes it's directed at me and sometimes at someone else. Half the time it's actually some mini-conversation between Zaboo and his girlfriend.
Tapping my fingernails on the ground I watch as everyone walks by with their new expansion and I'm stuck sitting here with a perv fixing my laptop.
"I mean, I can't believe he would just leave and give me the full responsibility of watching the whole guild!" Codex sat down next to me a few minutes ago and began babbling on about how Vork had given her leadership of the guild. Honestly, I'm not the advice dispensing type so I can't help.
"Okay, I'm not even in your guild so I don't know why you're bringing this issue up with me." I tell her as I glance over to see how the progress on my machine is coming.
"So you do like what you see?" Bladezz smirks wickedly and I still have to resist punching him.
"Obviously you can't see that my eyes are on my laptop which you are making absolutely no progress with. A blind chimpanzee could have it fixed by now." I glare at him and his eyes are still trained on me as opposed to the laptop he's supposed to be fixing.
"But you're having me fix it because you like watching me work." he shoots back, the smirk never faltering from his face. This guy is really just begging for me to snap his neck.
"Fuck you!" I respond and he simply continues to smirk and utters two words.
"Please do."
This completely sets me off and I wrench my laptop out of his grip. I stand and flip him the bird before beginning to walk away silently.
"Wait, please!" Codex gets up and runs after me hoping she can stop me. Probably so I'll just keep listening to her problems. This girl really needs a therapist. "I know Bladezz is an ass, I know Clara's bleach has gone to her brain, I know Zaboo is taking this girlfriend thing to an extreme that you don't even know, but I want you to give them a second chance. Please, we all have our negative traits, but we're all kick-ass when it comes to fighting together. The point is, we need someone to fill Tink's spot in the Knights of Good. What do you play as?"
"A ranger." I respond simply, still planning on saying no to her proposition of joining the guild.
"That's what Tink was, you could easily fill her spot!" she exclaims, looking as if she might hug me.
"One problem, I haven't said yes. My trust levels are awfully low right now so I'm really not up to joining a guild." I respond, continuing my walk away from the place as she stays right beside me then looks at me very seriously.
"Seventy-five gold transferred to you in-game if you join up for a month." she searches my face for any emotion, but I've got one hell of a poker face. Maybe it's because my dad is such a gambler.
"Seventy-five for two weeks." I shoot back, ready to bargain for this until I can take what I'm given.
"Eighty for three weeks." she obviously hasn't tried haggling before.
"Seventy-five for two weeks." I repeat myself and stop moving to watch her.
"Fine, whatever!" she holds her hands up in mock surrender and reaches her hand out for me to shake. "Seventy-five gold for two weeks with our guild. You have to actually participate in raids and get to know us."
"Deal, you break really easily when it comes to bargaining." I shake her hand before she has a chance to reclaim it. "Actually, you probably could've gotten away with sixty-five gold for one week."
"Great, now you should really let Bladezz finish with your computer." she hopes that now everyone will be cool with everyone else.
"Whatever." I sigh and walk back over to the group and handing the guy my laptop once again. Codex looks at us expectantly.
"What, you expect us to kiss and make up just like that?" Bladezz asks with a scowl as he resumes the work from before.
"No, just apologize to each other and move on." she instructs with a little 'go on' hand gesture.
"Not going to happen." I tell her simply.
"Then I guess in-game gold won't happen either." she shrugs and then I realize she actually may have me cornered once again.
"For a mousy little shy gamer you sure know how to corner someone in an argument." I tell her and then look to Bladezz. "Sorry I flipped you off."
"Thanks, I think." Codex looks a little confused and then looks over to Bladezz. "Now it's your turn. I'm not going to take no for an answer here."
"Oh no, it's not going to happen." He crosses his arms defiantly over his chest and settles down a little with his back against the wall as if the actions are going to give the words more power.
"No apology, no gold." Codex offers a little nervously, tugging at the hem of her shirt as she does so and shifting her weight from one foot to the other.
"How is that fair?" I growl as I turn to her with clenched fists. The fury in my eyes is probably intimidating, but she's trying so hard not to back down. Sensing that negotiation is futile, I direct my attention back to Bladezz and look him dead in the face. "Look you horny bastard, I don't care about this apology because it's just a few words. However, the gold that I am being offered in order to replace your dear friend in your guild is precious to me. So if you don't apologize to me right now, I swear to God I will shove my fist so far up your-"
"Oenone, that's not helping!" Codex blurts out and stamps her foot, receiving a satisfied laugh from the subject of my threat.
"Alright alright, sorry I'm such a horny bastard." Bladezz smirks and pats the ground next to him. "I'm almost done with your PC, I promise not to harass you anymore."
"Fine." I move to sit back down and find that Clara is running up to me and pulls me into a spine-crushing hug.
"Oh, welcome to the Knights of Good Guild!" she sways side to side and refuses to release me. I gasp for air a little as I try in vain to fill up my lungs.
Welcome indeed to the guild that may just be the death of my love of the Game.