Chapter 9:The Gallian Chateau
October 1934 E.C.
"Oh, no! Where is it?" Karl frantically asked himself.
"Where is that tie?"
Karl was getting ready for his date with Lynn, and he couldn't find his tie. He searched all over his closet, but to no avail.
"Gah, I was supposed to leave five minutes ago! I hope Lynn won't be to mad."
He had set up a date with Lynn at the Gallian Chateau. It was a fancy restaurant on the wealty side of Fouzen, but it was only allowed access to political types and military higher ups. However, he was able to get himself a way in.
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Earlier that week
Karl was on his way home from work, he was just about to leave when suddenly, a man with blonde hair and a goatee stopped him.
"Hey, I hear you got yourself a gal recently." he whispered.
Karl was rather confused. "H-how do you know?"
"Never mind that, you see that lady you have there has some fine taste, you know, being her old man used to be a rich man himself."
"S-she does?" Karl asked
The mysterious man then gave Karl a brochure, on it said Gallian Chateau.
"If you want, I can give you access into this place." he said with a half smile.
Karl was surprised someone would just give him access into such a fancy place "R-really? T-thank…"
"With a price of course" the man interrupted
"P-price? What do you want?" Karl asked confused.
"Oh, nothing much, I recently noticed you got your pay from your boss."
Karl looked at the paycheck he was just given, it was his monthly paycheck needed to pay for food.
"B-but, I need this too…"
"Look, do you want to impress your lady-friend or not?" the man interrupted again.
It was a tough decision, and Karl knew it, but he cared deeply for Lynn, and if this would make her happy, then it would be worth it.
"Okay, here." Karl handed his paycheck to the man.
"Glad we can make this deal, I can also pay for everything else if you give me some of your savings too." he said with sly smile."
Karl let out a big sigh, "Okay, I'll have it for you later."
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Karl had to pay a heavy price, but it would be all worth it, if he could make Lynn happy. Finally, he found his tie hanging on the foot of his bed. He put it on along with a fancy vest he kept for such occasions. He headed outside and got into a car that he rented for the night.
Karl drove up to Lynn's house and knocked on the door, slightly nervous, he made sure his tie was straightened while he waited. Finally, Lynn opened the door, Karl was dazzled by her beauty, she was wearing a blue dress that matched her eyes, along with her mother's necklace.
"Oh, hi Karl! You look very nice." Lynn said with a friendly smile
"Oh, but your tie is undone, here let me tie it up for you."
Karl realized his tie was undone, he must've accidentally untied it while waiting for Lynn. He hoped he doesn't make another mistake like that tonight.
"So, where are we going on our date?" Lynn asked
"I-It's a surprise." Karl replied.
He walked her over to the car.
"Huh, I didn't know you had a car." Lynn said, slightly intrigued.
"Well, I'm only renting it for the night." Karl explained.
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As they drove, Lynn began to notice that they were entering the rich district, she was starting to be a little suspicious.
"Um, Karl, you do know we're in the rich district right?" Lynn asked.
"Yes, I know." Karl replied.
Soon, they finally got to their destination, and Lynn was shocked.
"The Gallian Chateau?!?" she exclaimed.
"Karl! This is where the nation's richer people go to, how were you able to get reservations here?"
"Believe me it wasn't easy." Karl said with a nervous chuckle.
As they walked towards the restaurant, Karl began to sweat, anything can go wrong at this point, he hoped that everything goes as planned. As they entered the building, they were greeted by a very regal atmosphere, there were candles on each of the table, water fountains in the lobby, and even a violinist was playing in the middle of the dining area. Both Karl and Lynn felt rather uncomfortable in this kind of place, being that they weren't born into this kind of lifestyle, but neither of said anything to offend the other.
As they walked in, a man with a well groomed moustache came towards them.
"I'm sorry, but I must ask you to leave, your kind isn't allowed here." he said in a very conceited voice.
"B-but, we have a reservation here." Karl tried to explain.
"I find that hard to believe, now get out before I…."
Lynn finally decided to speak out, "Please, just check the reservations at least."
"Fine, what is your name?"
"My name is Karl Landzatt, I asked for a table at 9:00."
The man looked over the list, after a few seconds, he looked up with a raised eyebrow and said,
"I do not see your name on here, Mr. Landzatt."
Karl's eyes widened, "B-but, I paid to get in here!" Then Karl started to raise his voice. "I gave up my monthly check to even get close to this restaurant!"
Lynn quickly turned her eyes to Karl, after hearing that, she began to feel guilty.
"Do not raise your voice at me you peasant! Be gone!"
As Karl tried to figure things out, he saw the man he gave his money to, he was wearing a fancy suit and tie.
Karl ran over to him and said "H-hey, hey! You there! You were the one I gave my money to remember?"
The man knew who was talking to him, he remembered him from the ironworks, he paid him to get him a reservation to get into the Chateau.
With a grin on his face, he said, "Whatever could you be talking about? I never seen you before in my life."
Karl was confused at first, but then realized what was going on, he was conned out of his money. He then slowly walked out of the restaurant, feeling ashamed of himself.
Lynn quickly followed Karl outside, she needed to know what was going on.
"Karl, what was going on? You said something about having to give up your paycheck to even get in here? Please tell me the truth Karl."
Karl felt like he humiliated Lynn, he felt like he had no right to speak to her, but he decided to come clean,
"I was told by that guy in there he would pay for everything if I gave him my paycheck I got from the ironworks, I even gave up some of my savings, but I guess I got conned. I'm sorry Lynn for ruining your evening."
Lynn was surprised Karl went to those lengths just to give her a nice evening, she felt incredibly guilty for it.
"Karl…" she said.
"You didn't have to go to such lengths to impress me. I would have had a great evening even if all we did was sat on a hilltop, looking at the stars."
Karl then felt Lynn's arms around him, he suddenly felt better, knowing that she didn't hate him.
"S-so, um, is that what you want to do next time?" Karl asked.
Lynn smiled, "It's a date!"
The next thing Lynn did surprised Karl, she planted and locked her lips with his. It was his first real kiss, he felt like all of his problems just melted away, he no longer cared for losing his money or whether he disappointed Lynn or not, all he cared about was what was happening right here, right now.
Sorry if this chapter wasn't as good as some of my other ones, my mind seems to be set on what's going to happen in the main story, I recently thought up so many new ideas for it. XD Well, anyway thanks for reading.
