Haseo: C'mon, just one pic? I'll send one of me to make you feel better.

Silabus: I'm kinda scared. If that makes sense.

Haseo: Of what?

Silabus:... I might not meet you expectations?

Haseo: C'mon, I'm dating you for your personality, not your looks. One face pic isn't going to change my mind you. And, I want to add, if we're dating in the game then that means I want to date you in real life, you know that right? Just one picture?... Please?

Yuuichi let out a soft sigh before looking at himself in the mirror. In all honestly the only thing he was kind of scared about showing Haseo was his monstrosity of hair he had going on. He tried to look a little more like Silabus by bleaching his hair a nice light brown, and it worked! But that was almost a year ago so now his natural hair color, black, had came back. His hair was what he would call a 'sunflower' black on the top, light brown on the bottom and it was noticeable. His phone vibrated in his hand and he looked down at the new message in his email.

Haseo: *Sigh*... You're really going to make me say it? Fine... Pretty please?

With a smile on his face, Yuuichi sucked in a deep breath.

Silabus: Fine. But, you owe me a face pic after this. P.s. Don't laugh at my hair!

After sending the email, Yuuichi took a quick selfie and sent it to Haseo. Anxiously he went to his computer and sat down, looking at his phone, Yuuichi didn't have to wait long for Haseo to get back to him.

Haseo: Wow! You honestly don't look bad! I like the hair thing going on, and, don't tell anybody I said this, but you look really cute! Also, I can see that I'm not the only one trying to match my character as well. Here for your trouble.

Under the text was a picture of Haseo and Yuuichi had to admit, he was drop dead gorgeous, and something told Yuuichi, Haseo knew this. Like Yuuichi he too had dyed his hair to match his character, it was a nice silver in color and it was recent as well, or he just kept up with the treatment needed to keep it that way, as Yuuichi couldn't see any black roots from the picture. His eyes were a nice shade of brown that in the light made them almost amber in color. Though Haseo's hand was covering part of his mouth, Yuuichi could see a pit of silver sticking out, did he have a lip piercing? Silabus: WOW! Y-You look... Wow... Good wow... Realllly good wow...Yuuichi felt like a dork sending that to Haseo, but he did anyway and he could only wait for Haseo's response. He didn't have to wait long.Haseo: Lol, you dork. So are you going to log on or am I going to wait in Mac Anu forever for you?Silabus: Give me thirty : I'll be counting.

Yuuichi quickly put his M2D on and allowed himself to get sucked into 'The world' once more. The moment he warped in, he saw Haseo standing there, waiting. "You're late," Haseo joked with him.

"Am not," Silabus jokingly argued back with the rouge.

"Thirty-four seconds, not quite fast enough,"

"Lol, and I'm the dork?" Silabus could only laugh at him, Yuuichi made his character do a laughing motion at Haseo .

"Whatever, so, I was thinking you live in Sendai, right?"

"Uh, yeah I do." Silabus grinned, for a moment Yuuichi had forgotten that he gave away that information months ago to the rouge.

"Well, spring break is coming up, I was thinking maybe... I could come over to visit you in Sendai? If that's alright that is." Haseo sucked in a deep breath as he waited for Silabus's response.

"R-Really? I... I've never been asked that before..." Silabus breathed out weakly as he slowly absorbed the information the best he could.

"If you're not comfortable with it yet-"

"Yes! Come over! I'd love that!" Silabus found himself yelling out embarrassingly. His face turning a bright shade of red, Silabus quickly moved his hands to his face to try and hide the growing blush on his cheeks. Haseo only laughed at Silabus and gently pulled him closer.

"You're rather cute when you blush, you know that?" Haseo couldn't help but chuckle some more at Silabus. Suddenly he let out a bitter tsk. Silabus wondered if it was about him for a moment, but then he realized that Haseo seemed to be reading a short mail. "Damn, I'm needed by Pi, we can talk more later, alright?" Haseo told him gently and Silabus nodded happily, his blush slowly dying down. Right before Haseo went to warp away, he gave Silabus a quick kiss on the cheek before warping out. Silabus felt his cheeks heat up once more, and, like before, he could only cover his red face in his hands as he stood there.

"How could he just use Haseo like that? Like wow..."

Hearing a voice just off to his left, Silabus turned his head to see two women standing there, both looking rather peeved at him, were they talking about him? As if one of the women, a beast, read his mind, she spoke loud enough for him to hear,

"To just play with Haseo's emotions to get higher, better, items, SMH."

Silabus only shook his head just like the female beast, and turned around. He didn't need to justify himself to them. These rumors need to die down soon, they were going to be the death of him other wise. With a simple shrug, he decided to see how Gaspard was doing with the shop, but as soon as he turned around, he ran into a familiar, and growingly annoying, face. Atticuole.

Silabus only wanted to go past the NPC, but of course, it wasn't that easy. Atticuole only put a hand on Silabus's shoulder and felt the need to push him back a bit.

"Just leave me alone," Was all Silabus could groan out as he once again tried to get past Atticuole, but once more, he was pushed back.

"How cute that you need a moon tree member to protect you on the boards." Atticuole slightly tapped Silabus's chest and Silabus only rubbed his head.

"I have no clue what you are talking about," Silabus confessed to the man.

"Oh please, Atoli, that moon tree bitch-"

"Watch your mouth. That girl is my friend and I won't stand here and let you talk about her like that, you jackass." Silabus found himself snapping rather meanly at Atticuole, he normally tries not to curse, seeing how small children like to play 'the world' just as much as the adults do, still, it just rubbed him off the wrong way.

"Oh, getting testy are we, not so peaceful after all? Think you can take me in the arena? Or even in a field? Please!"

Silabus was suddenly met with a harsh slap to the back of his head, with a grimace he rubbed his head.

"You're a wimp who hides behinds his friends, who are more famous than you, I might add, I'd destroy you in a heart beat." At the end of Atticuole's little bravado speech there seemed to be some sort of glitched out nose coming from his mic, Silabus couldn't ponder too much on it though.

"What's going on over here?"

Hearing a saving grace, Kuhn, Silabus just relaxed and shook his head at Atticuole. Kuhn walked up to the two of them, one hand on his hip as he sudden narrowed his eyes at Atticuole.

"You're not giving my friend any trouble, are you? Atti?" Kuhn questioned as he crossed his arms, Atticuole actually seemed to back down a little at Kuhn, before shrugging,

"Just having a nice little chat is all, and also, I rest my case." With that Atticuole stalked past them with ease before warping off.

"Thanks, Kuhn." Silabus sighed out as he turned and clutched onto his arm, Silabus could only frown as he made sure his face was away from Kuhn's. Even though Atticuole was just trying to get under his skin... was he right? About always hiding behind his more famous and powerful friends?

"Ah, that Atticuole, has the brain of a nine-year-old... are you alright?" Kuhn asked once he realized Silabus was no longer facing him, putting on that 'ol Silabus smile, Silabus turned.

"Never better!" He lied with a smile.

"Anyway, so I heard about you and Haseo-"

"How much did you make?"

Kuhn instantly started to fidget and started to sweat, he then rubbed the back of his head. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Gaspard told me, how much?"

"Dammit. Alright, a lot. Lets just leave it at that,"

Silabus only grinned and shook his head at Kuhn. "You're lucky you're my friend... anyway, anything on the agenda today?"

"Not for a while... hello beautiful!" Kuhn called out to a passing harvest cleric who just giggled at him and kept on walking on by.

Yuuichi made Silabus make a sweat-drop motion at Kuhn before laughing out a little.

"Go on, I know you want to," Was all Silabus had to say for Kuhn to suddenly go chasing after the harvest cleric saying a bunch, a bunch, of pick up lines all while running after her. Now alone, Silabus looked around debating on what to do. Looking at his friends list, he saw that Gaspard and Atoli were both busy so that just left him, well, he still had all noobs in his friends with that he could hang out with, however upon scrolling down his massive friends list, Silabus only realized that they were all way below his level, normally he's okay with that when training them, but when hanging out with people it's not as fun when he one-hit kills the monsters they need for experience. With a bit of a shrug, he decided to help around the Home for a bit, there was always something to do there.


Haseo let out a bit of a tsk as Pi logged off, they had went to hunt for some AIDA seeds found in an area, but, they came up rather short when they got there and found nothing, not even in the outer dungeon. In the end it kind of ended in a bit of a yelling match between the two, nothing too new there. Getting to Mac Anu, he got ready to go to Breg Epona, only to stop when he heard some giggling to his left. Turning, he raised an eyebrow at two girls,

"Can I help you?" He questioned them, he was still slightly pissed off at the AIDA thing, so he wasn't exactly in the best of moods right now.

"It's just..." One girl tried to tell him, but she started to giggle once more. Honestly, what was with her?

"... Does Silabus's hair really look like that in real life?" her friend decided to ask for her, both of them then busted out laughing holding on to one another for support.

"... What?" Haseo asked them in a dangerously low voice, instantly their laughter died down once they realized he wasn't messing around and didn't find their question very funny. Did Silabus post our pictures up? That was suppose to be private between me and him! Haseo snarled in his thoughts.

"... T...The picture on the board? Is that really him? With the half black, half bleached brown hair? I mean-"

Haseo got closer to the player and with the same low, bitter voice he only asked her one question, "What picture? and what board?"

The woman gulped nervously.

"The forums... and...the one of him, just his face, taking a selfie?" She fidgeted nervously as she wrung her hands against her dress.

"Was there another picture?"

"N-No...Just that one."

With another bitter tsk leaving his mouth, Haseo logged out, he needed to see this for himself. Going to the forums as quickly as he could he saw it, the very first one it was only titled,

Silabus

But it wasn't made by Silabus, no, it was made by another player by the looks of it. Scrolling down, Haseo read it, it was nothing but hurtful lies about Silabus, that alone made his blood boil, but then Atoli got involved chastising the player for the hurtful things he was clearly making up. Right after their little argument, Haseo saw it, the picture of Silabus, well, Yuuichi, the one he had sent to Haseo earlier in private.

Atticuole,

Look at this loser! He's actually trying to be his character by the looks of it! Does he even have a life outside of this game!?

So many questions swarmed Haseo's mind at once, he didn't know what to say, the first thing was, how the hell did this 'Atticuole' even get that picture?! Haseo sure as hell didn't send it to him, and he had to beg Silabus to even give him a face reveal,so Silabus didn't send it to this bastard either!

Finally with itching fingers, Haseo hit the reply button and started to type. Haseo,

I don't know how you got this picture, but, I will only say this. Take. It. Down.

and delete this thread, or I WILL be coming after you.

Hitting the send button, Haseo instantly logged back into 'the world', Silabus needed to know about this, and Haseo needed answers.


Haseo walked into Canard and paused at the site, Silabus seemed to be...pacing in place? It looked like it for a moment, but watching his boyfriend pause,move his arms down, and back up, and then move his hands around in a sudden motion in a weird circular motion, then move to the left and then seemingly put something down, then finally move back to the right, only made Haseo raise his eyebrow.

"... What-"

"AH!" Silabus jumped suddenly and over Silabus's mic Haseo heard a sudden... 'splash?'

"...Are you washing your dishes?" Haseo could only ask with a sudden laugh, he couldn't help but laugh at that.

"... Maybe... I know where everything is by heart and I didn't have much to do, but I didn't want to log off so I hid in Canard and did them, I do this a lot more times than you think... please don't tell people I do this, that's the last thing I need right now."

Silabus watched as Haseo's face suddenly turned serious and Haseo crossed his arms rather attentively.

"I wanted to ask, that picture you sent me today, the one of you, you didn't send it to anybody else online did you?"

"No, I would never, you are the only to ever see my real face, why?"

Silabus turned clearly to pick up a dish and Haseo was debating on his words before finally just coming out with the truth.

"I don't know how, or why, but somehow it got on the forums."

There was a loud 'crash' from Silabus's mic as he turned sharply, eyes wide.

"WHAT?!" He demanded loudly clearly mortified.

"Like I said, Silabus, I really don't know how it happened but it's on the forums, I would never send it to other player if that makes you feel any better. I already told the guy who posted it-"

"Who posted it?"

"Some player named...A...Att-"

"Atticuole. Son of a bitch!" There was now a 'thwack' on the other side of the mic as Silabus made a sudden hitting motion, no doubt, that was him hitting a rag against something in his kitchen in anger.

"You know him?"

"He's been giving me hell for the past week now with those stupid rumors, how the hell did he get that picture?! Oh god. This is going to...No... No...I'm not sitting here, not this time." With that Silabus actually stormed out of Canard in a fashion Haseo has never, ever, seen before.

"*Oink* Things are going to get really interesting. *Oink*" Death Grunty laughed loudly. Haseo only blinked before deciding, he should probably follow Silabus. Leaving Canard, Haseo went to follow Silabus but couldn't find him, narrowing his eyes he went to his friends list and found Silabus to be offline.

"He must of went to check it out for himself... How the hell did Atticuole get that picture?" Haseo only breathed out softly.


To: Atticuole

From: Silabus.

Subject: Take it down.

I don't know how you got that picture of me, and you know what? I don't want to know, I want you to take it down.


To: Silabus

From: Atticuole

Subject: Re: Take it down

Aw, how cute. If you didn't want it put up publicly then you shouldn't have put it online for people to see, sweetheart, ; )


To: Atticuole

From: Silabus

Subject: Re: Re: Take it down.

I didn't put it 'online' I sent it in private to my boyfriend. Take it down.


To: Silabus

From: Atticuole

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Take it down.

How do you know you're 'boyfriend' didn't send it to me? Hm? So quick to take that out of the question?


To: Atticuole

From: Silabus

Subject: He would never!

How dare you! He would never do something like that!


To: Silabus

From: Atticuole

Subject: Re: He would never!

Ah, you're right, I'll give you that much, but there you go again, hiding behind your more famous friends for help instead of dealing with a problem yourself seeing how Haseo decided to threaten me now.


To: Atticuole

From: Silabus

Subject: Re: Re: He would never!

And he should! This involves him as much as it involves me now! TAKE. IT. DOWN.


To: Atticuole

From: Kuhn

Subject: What the hell is wrong with you!?

Listen, I normally try to not get involved in the petty shit online, but you've taken this too far with that picture, take it down, now.


To: Atticuole

From: Gaspard

Subject: You can't do something like that!

I don't know if that really is Silabus's real photo or not, but if it is then you can't just go posting that on the forums! and stop making fun of him! He's a really good guy! and one of my best friends! Take that picture down!


To: Gaspard

From: Atticuole

Subject: Re: You can't do something like that!

Okay, one, him being your best friend is just pathetic even for him, especially seeing that he's nineteen. Do you even know that?


To Atticuole

From: Gaspard

Subject: Re: Re: You can't do something like that!

Of course I know! He told me his real age you know!... wait, how do YOU know how old he is?


To: Gaspard

From: Atticuole

Subject: Send him a message for me.

Tell Silabus, he should really update his email password.


Yuuichi was shaking with rage as he looking at Gaspard's latest email, the beast had decided to email Atticuole himself and came back with information that just made Yuuichi do something he's never done before. Punch his wall. He was pretty sure he had more or less broken his hand on his wall, but, he needed to do something about Atticuole this has gotten far beyond hateful rumors at this point. Now, Atticuole was personally attacking him in every turn. The fact that Atticuole had Yuucihi's email of all things in his possession made Yuuichi feel cold and numb as he thought about all the private emails Atticuole had personally went through at his leisure.

Hearing a 'ping' of his email going off, Yuuichi honestly dreaded to see who had messaged him.

To: Silabus

From: Atticuole

Subject: my my...

Oh, my my look at this emails you sent Kuhn! I wonder what would happen if I were to post these on the boards? What would people think if they learned the Silabus that is dating the famous Haseo, had a huge crush on Kuhn AND got rejected?

Yuuichi felt his eyes go wide and instantly he started to type.

To: Atticuole

From: Silabus

Subject: Re: my my...

Please. Just. Please don't.

What do you want from me?


To: Silabus

From: Atticuole

Subject: Re: Re: My my...

Hmmmm, I want to make this interesting.


To: Atticuole

From: Silabus

Subject: Re: Re: Re: My my...

What do you mean?


To: Silabus

From: Atticuole

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: My my...

A bet. An Arena battle to be more exact. One on one, me vs you. You win, I'll do as your little boyfriend asked and delete the whole thread. You lose, these emails go public.


To: Atticuole

From: Silabus

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: My my...

If I am to do this, I want to add one more thing. If I win, you get the fuck out of my emails.


To: Silabus

From: Atticuole

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: My my...

Deal. See you at the arena.

Ok now the reason why i added so many line breaks in this chapter is just so you guys could read the email's more easily as they went one after another.