You have Mail
TO: Lanah
FROM: Derek
SUBJECT: my beautiful, beautiful girl!
We need to meet up again! I'll be at Mac Anu at :. I miss you and your cute little face! .
Besides I still need to collect on my bet!
Heh heh, hope to see you there!
V walked along side Lanah, "so where are we going?"
"Mac Anu, in Delta server, its where you buy things and stuff!"
"Tell me more about your friend"
"He's a really nice guy, always has lots of g.p. to lend me!" she giggled "and he might know about Tiffi! He's a busy body" she winked "and he knows a few contacts."
"Is he your hero or something?" The boy seemed to smirk beneath his mask.
"No way! He's just my big brother!"
"What's his name?"
"Derek! I told you about him before." she smiled up at him as they walked into the bustling town. "I know the place where he hangs out! Follow me!"
V followed Lanah to a bridge in the centre where a hooded figure stood only a pair of eyes showing.
"Derek!" she ran up and hugged him
"Lanah!" a fun voice rang out, "what can I do for you cutie?"
"Awww, you are too sweet, my new friend and I are starting a party and need a bit of help with our quest!"
"Who?" the voice became dark and menacing
The longarm stepped forward and bowed, Lanah giggled in between them "Derek this is V!! How funky is his name?"
Derek pulled back the hood to reveal himself. He had blonde spiky hair and stunning blue eyes. Round his head was a blue headband tied at the back. He had a cheeky, yet all knowing smile. All the girls turned and stared at him giggling.
Lanah grinned "V this is Derek, we're very close, like brother and sister!"
Derek put his arm around her "Brother and sister that still bathe together?" he asked suggestively. Lanah giggled and punched him in the ribs "He's so silly!"
V bowed to Derek "Nice to meet you"
"The pleasure is all mine" he bowed in return not breaking his stare into the petite P.C.'s eyes.
"How cool is it? V is one of those Longarm character, you should check out the weapon, it's super strong, V saved me!" Lanah called out as she was skipping around the bridge.
Derek smirked and took up V's hand "I am Derek the Twin blader" he said softly bending to kiss the hand.
V snatched his hand back "Wh-what are you doing?" he asked
"Boys! Guess what I just traded…"
"Boys?" Derek's head snapped up to the longarm "what are you talking about?"
Lanah broke into hysterical laughter "The great love master couldn't tell a boy from a girl?"
"But…But!" Derek's eyes lost there softness "I'm not wrong!" he barked "She's a girl!" he stomped his foot like a child and pouted, still staring at V intently. People started to turn to see what the commotion was about.
Lanah rolled her eyes "V…just tell him"
V shrugged "You're making a scene" he said bleakly and walked off, leaving Derek standing there very red faced.
"Derek c'mon!" Lanah grabbed Derek by his hood and dragged him after the longarm "V! V! Wait up!" she called out to him. When they finally caught up Lanah was breathing heavily. "V, why'd ya run off like that?" she huffed "Derek's real sorry for being such a bone head" she nudged Derek who was dusting himself off mumbling.
"It's all inconsequential" The boy sat down cross legged on the ground in deep concentration. "Derek" he started
The blonde turned around "You can't fool me" he scowled, pulling his hood back over his face.
Lanah smacked him across the head "you are being rude! We have some questions" she smiled sitting next to V, Derek followed.
"Have you heard of a girl named-" V asked.
"Derek!" Lanah wined "can we borrow some G.P?" she asked
"huh? Why? What's your adventure…ladies?" he replied
V shuffled where he sat "Well that's what I was tyring to ask you, we need to find-"
"Hey, that's right! I needed to ask you if you've heard of a secret scenario in that field you showed me on my first day in 'The World'?"
He shook his head "what kind of scenario?"
"He showed you that place?" V asked, Lanah nodded "No wonder it was filled with high level monsters"
"What?" Derek scratched his head "not in the newbie field, it's barely got level 1 monsters, are you sure you were in the right place?"
Lanah nodded getting up on her knees "It was, but there was a giant hydra! And then a whole hoard of them came at us! I was so terrified" she was leaning in close to Derek, who pulled his hood off again grinning cheekily
"Do you need me to hold you until you calm down?" he asked putting his arm around her
"I would love that, big brother"
"Big brother? Way to kill the mood" Derek sulked, pulling the hood back over
V cleared his throat "Children?"
"Sorry!" Lanah beamed "So any way after V valiantly killed the first one, I was hit and killed, obviously we didn't have any antidotes or anything so it was game over!"
"that can't be right, you're right here"
"well that's where it get's weird! I was floating in the dark and a voice spoke to me then I was awake!"
"That's weird"
V nodded "so you haven't heard of it before?"
"nope!" he smiled "but I sure am glad that Lanah's cute face was saved"
"Awww you are so sweet"
"and her sexy-ow!" Lanah hit him hard on the arm.
"But that's not the only reason we came to see you, silly V got all distracted from his own adventure!"
"what?" Derek asked
"Tiffi, I need to find Tiffi. Do you know her?"
Lanah grinned "you have so many female contacts!"
Dereks jaw dropped "What?"
Lanah's face shone with recognition "Oh…now I remember!"
"You know her?"
Derek laughed "What player hasn't heard of 'Princess Tiffi, The Cerise Maiden"
"I-I don't understand, princess?"
"Yes, she has been touched by Aura and marked as the princess" the boy said solemnly "She is the one who has been deemed to watch over 'THE WORLD' in Aura's wake"
V shook his head "Aura, wait…that's on the…who is she?"
Lanah giggled "you don't know? Wow, how could you not know them!"
"I've heard of her, from a friend"
Derek sighed "Aura is a goddess for want of a better word…she is the game, and for a long time she looked after 'THE WORLD'."
"I see…" V looked deep in concentration, still unable to comprehend what he was being told. "Please, can you help me find Tiffi. It is very important to me"
Lanah smiled gently and put a hand on his shoulder "Of course we will, after all, we're a party now!"
"Right! But first" Derek spoke from under his hood "Lanah owes me a date!"