A/N: Thanks again for the reviews! I like that you like my story, and that
kind of like makes me like it when I write, so there's just a whole buncha
like flowing around. As I said, school's going to be holding me back from
cranking out chapters, but know that I'm trying. Personally, I'd like to
take this time to blame College Writing, work, and .hack//Outbreak. In that
order.
Chapter 4
School couldn't have dragged on any slower. The adolescent was thankful for this, for tonight was to be the night that she joined Talora and his friends.
Several times she had thought about simply not showing up. It's not as though she had promised him he'd be there - just promised that she'd think about it. She'd thought about it all morning and all afternoon. It didn't sound so bad...
I promise, all you'll have to do is follow us through a dungeon or two, hang out in the back and do what you normally do.
That all sounded good, but there were going to be two other people she didn't know there. She didn't want to be mean to any of them, but if they interacted with her, she would play her character perfectly. There was no reason for her to alter her way of playing The World just to suit the needs of others.
They way she saw it, she could just show up and then take off if she felt like it. He invited her to tag along, so what they were doing didn't really concern her. If she felt like leaving, why should they stop her? Every person in The World had their own way of playing the game. But she did owe him for the staff...
***
"Tsukasa, over here!" shouted a person from afar.
The young wizard turned towards the source, seeing Talora waving at him with three other people standing with him. Face set with confidence, Tsukasa strode towards the small group of what looked to be made up of Talora, a Twin Blade, a Long Arm, and another Wavemaster.
"Hey," greeted the blademaster. "part of me thought you wouldn't come." The silver haired boy shrugged.
"Nothing better to do." he replied. The swordsman nodded as he motioned towards the female twin blade.
"This is Raisequel," he began. "her real name's Yuri. She's been my friend for years." The twin blade stood there, her hands raised in the air and resting on her head.
"Nice to meet you..." Tsukasa barely heard the girl. He didn't know if it was his apathy or her's.
"Over there is Bogen," said Talora, pointing over at the second wavemaster. "he's our online friend that lives in America." Bogen smiled cheerfully.
"Looks like we'll be handling that magic today!"
"And last is our classmate Ryoji, playing as the long arm Cerenomos." The spearman smiled and raised his hand in a motionless wave.
"Hi there." he greeted.
"So, here's how the teams are gonna work out," began Talora. "Raisequal and Cerenomos will be with me and Tsukasa and Bogen will form their own party, that way we will be more organized."
"Good idea." said the blonde spearsman. Bogen ran over to his fellow wavemaster, brushing away the red hair that dangled out from underneath his cap.
"Lets exchange addresses!" he exclaimed with delight, much to the dismay of the silver haired boy. Tsukasa sighed as he gave his member address to another person.
Once Talora had confirmed everyone was in there respective parties, the group set off to the dungeon of the field they had warped into. With a sigh, Tsukasa followed at the back of the group.
***
"Damn," cursed the twin blade. "I'm out of healing potions." She turned towards the wavemasters party. "You know, you guys could help with the healing, don't you have spells?"
"Don't you?" quipped Tsukasa, much to the agitation of the twin blade.
"If you hadn't noticed, I used most of my SP on that damned monster I was fighting!" she replied fiercely. "You guys are on one party for back- up, that means you heal!" The silver haired wavemaster shrugged.
"Hey, don't blame your inability to stay alive on me. I'm pulling my weight around here," he stated. Bogen stood there, unable to reply even though he was being addressed as well. The twin blade chose this time to take notice of the redhead's quietness.
"Why don't you say something?" she inquired. Bogen swallowed a bit, carefully using the excuse he usually used.
"You know I'm a few levels behind you guys..." he said, his head bowed slightly. Raisequal approached him, her feet stomping out her angry steps. A string of complaints and questions all flew from her mouth as Tsukasa's grip on his wand tightened at the familiar situation.
His thoughts and the party's quarrling were settled by the sound of Talora's voice.
"Hey, Yuri," he called out, walking up behind her and clapping a hand onto her her shoulder. "Calm down, it's okay." The dagger-weilding girl turned around to face her friend, letting out a sigh and walking through one of the northern doors of the dungeon.
"I'm sorry, Tal..." he said, his shoulders slumping. "I didn't even think about it."
"Don't worry," he assured, turning his gaze towards Tsukasa. "Sorry about that, she's a bit..." he trailed off, not really able to find a friendly term for his friend's demanding attitude. The wavemaster just looked at him, letting him know he didn't wish to persue the subject any further. The blademaster walked forward, followed by Cerenomos.
"Wow Tsukasa," said his "companion". "I've never seen someone be so straight-forward with her before. You're really strong." Tsukasa blinked. Strong? A cowardly little girl hiding behind this smokescreen of a person, afraid of everyone and everything in the real world?
"Yeah, sure." he replied, walking after everyone else.
***
"Hey," called out Cerenomos, tiredly walking to Tsukasa's side. "how come you didn't do anything when I called out for help? That guy almost got me." The wavemaster was forced to shrug again.
"Why didn't someone else? It had nothing to do with me," he said, motioning to the left. "I was busy with a big guy over there."
"Yeah but still..." He decided to stop, not wanting to demand too much of the new person. Tsukasa yawned boredly as he pulled out a sprite ocarina.
"Well, if you guys are done using me, I'm going back to town for tonight." he said. The female twin blade was fuming.
"But we're not done yet!" she yelled. Tsukasa smirked.
"But I am." With that, the wavemaster warped from the dungeon.
***
After that time, Tsukasa had met with Talora's group in The World two more times, each time ending with his warp from the dungeon. Talora never said anything about it, but Rasequal more than made up for the group's silence. Bye the end of the month, she had hated the wavemaster for his flippant nature and whimsical ways. Even though he was a high level, he didn't really play the game, he just stood around.
Tsukasa was a bit surprised when Talora had asked him to join them in the real world.
"Watch anime?" Tsukasa inquired, his eyes narrowed to sense any hidden motives.
"Yeah, Ryoji and Yuri will be there." Wow, that would make someone feel better. Go to someone's house with the fresh bruises she had recieved the other day from knocking over a bucket of water she had been cleaning with?
"I dunno, I'd prefer they not know me." he said, causing the blademaster to tilt his head in curiosity.
"But they do know you," he said. The silver haired wavemaster shook his head.
"They know this character." The real Tsukasa and the Tsukasa that resided in The World were two different people. Yet Talora persisted. Father would not approve, but a reason to go out wouldn't be to hard to find. And after all, chances to defy father didn't come very often.
A/N: *groans* Wow that sucked...I promise the next chapter will be bunches better, especially since it's the second to last. I'll be free from my writing class at the end of next week! I'll have more time to work on this story, as this chapter really sucked. Sorry for the long wait, please stick with me!
Chapter 4
School couldn't have dragged on any slower. The adolescent was thankful for this, for tonight was to be the night that she joined Talora and his friends.
Several times she had thought about simply not showing up. It's not as though she had promised him he'd be there - just promised that she'd think about it. She'd thought about it all morning and all afternoon. It didn't sound so bad...
I promise, all you'll have to do is follow us through a dungeon or two, hang out in the back and do what you normally do.
That all sounded good, but there were going to be two other people she didn't know there. She didn't want to be mean to any of them, but if they interacted with her, she would play her character perfectly. There was no reason for her to alter her way of playing The World just to suit the needs of others.
They way she saw it, she could just show up and then take off if she felt like it. He invited her to tag along, so what they were doing didn't really concern her. If she felt like leaving, why should they stop her? Every person in The World had their own way of playing the game. But she did owe him for the staff...
***
"Tsukasa, over here!" shouted a person from afar.
The young wizard turned towards the source, seeing Talora waving at him with three other people standing with him. Face set with confidence, Tsukasa strode towards the small group of what looked to be made up of Talora, a Twin Blade, a Long Arm, and another Wavemaster.
"Hey," greeted the blademaster. "part of me thought you wouldn't come." The silver haired boy shrugged.
"Nothing better to do." he replied. The swordsman nodded as he motioned towards the female twin blade.
"This is Raisequel," he began. "her real name's Yuri. She's been my friend for years." The twin blade stood there, her hands raised in the air and resting on her head.
"Nice to meet you..." Tsukasa barely heard the girl. He didn't know if it was his apathy or her's.
"Over there is Bogen," said Talora, pointing over at the second wavemaster. "he's our online friend that lives in America." Bogen smiled cheerfully.
"Looks like we'll be handling that magic today!"
"And last is our classmate Ryoji, playing as the long arm Cerenomos." The spearman smiled and raised his hand in a motionless wave.
"Hi there." he greeted.
"So, here's how the teams are gonna work out," began Talora. "Raisequal and Cerenomos will be with me and Tsukasa and Bogen will form their own party, that way we will be more organized."
"Good idea." said the blonde spearsman. Bogen ran over to his fellow wavemaster, brushing away the red hair that dangled out from underneath his cap.
"Lets exchange addresses!" he exclaimed with delight, much to the dismay of the silver haired boy. Tsukasa sighed as he gave his member address to another person.
Once Talora had confirmed everyone was in there respective parties, the group set off to the dungeon of the field they had warped into. With a sigh, Tsukasa followed at the back of the group.
***
"Damn," cursed the twin blade. "I'm out of healing potions." She turned towards the wavemasters party. "You know, you guys could help with the healing, don't you have spells?"
"Don't you?" quipped Tsukasa, much to the agitation of the twin blade.
"If you hadn't noticed, I used most of my SP on that damned monster I was fighting!" she replied fiercely. "You guys are on one party for back- up, that means you heal!" The silver haired wavemaster shrugged.
"Hey, don't blame your inability to stay alive on me. I'm pulling my weight around here," he stated. Bogen stood there, unable to reply even though he was being addressed as well. The twin blade chose this time to take notice of the redhead's quietness.
"Why don't you say something?" she inquired. Bogen swallowed a bit, carefully using the excuse he usually used.
"You know I'm a few levels behind you guys..." he said, his head bowed slightly. Raisequal approached him, her feet stomping out her angry steps. A string of complaints and questions all flew from her mouth as Tsukasa's grip on his wand tightened at the familiar situation.
His thoughts and the party's quarrling were settled by the sound of Talora's voice.
"Hey, Yuri," he called out, walking up behind her and clapping a hand onto her her shoulder. "Calm down, it's okay." The dagger-weilding girl turned around to face her friend, letting out a sigh and walking through one of the northern doors of the dungeon.
"I'm sorry, Tal..." he said, his shoulders slumping. "I didn't even think about it."
"Don't worry," he assured, turning his gaze towards Tsukasa. "Sorry about that, she's a bit..." he trailed off, not really able to find a friendly term for his friend's demanding attitude. The wavemaster just looked at him, letting him know he didn't wish to persue the subject any further. The blademaster walked forward, followed by Cerenomos.
"Wow Tsukasa," said his "companion". "I've never seen someone be so straight-forward with her before. You're really strong." Tsukasa blinked. Strong? A cowardly little girl hiding behind this smokescreen of a person, afraid of everyone and everything in the real world?
"Yeah, sure." he replied, walking after everyone else.
***
"Hey," called out Cerenomos, tiredly walking to Tsukasa's side. "how come you didn't do anything when I called out for help? That guy almost got me." The wavemaster was forced to shrug again.
"Why didn't someone else? It had nothing to do with me," he said, motioning to the left. "I was busy with a big guy over there."
"Yeah but still..." He decided to stop, not wanting to demand too much of the new person. Tsukasa yawned boredly as he pulled out a sprite ocarina.
"Well, if you guys are done using me, I'm going back to town for tonight." he said. The female twin blade was fuming.
"But we're not done yet!" she yelled. Tsukasa smirked.
"But I am." With that, the wavemaster warped from the dungeon.
***
After that time, Tsukasa had met with Talora's group in The World two more times, each time ending with his warp from the dungeon. Talora never said anything about it, but Rasequal more than made up for the group's silence. Bye the end of the month, she had hated the wavemaster for his flippant nature and whimsical ways. Even though he was a high level, he didn't really play the game, he just stood around.
Tsukasa was a bit surprised when Talora had asked him to join them in the real world.
"Watch anime?" Tsukasa inquired, his eyes narrowed to sense any hidden motives.
"Yeah, Ryoji and Yuri will be there." Wow, that would make someone feel better. Go to someone's house with the fresh bruises she had recieved the other day from knocking over a bucket of water she had been cleaning with?
"I dunno, I'd prefer they not know me." he said, causing the blademaster to tilt his head in curiosity.
"But they do know you," he said. The silver haired wavemaster shook his head.
"They know this character." The real Tsukasa and the Tsukasa that resided in The World were two different people. Yet Talora persisted. Father would not approve, but a reason to go out wouldn't be to hard to find. And after all, chances to defy father didn't come very often.
A/N: *groans* Wow that sucked...I promise the next chapter will be bunches better, especially since it's the second to last. I'll be free from my writing class at the end of next week! I'll have more time to work on this story, as this chapter really sucked. Sorry for the long wait, please stick with me!