Disclaimer: I don't own .Hack or anything about it. Don't sue for what I write though.
A/N-WARNING: To all who love my fanfic, this chapter will be much different than my previous ones. This chapter was requested by my friend Jasmine. She wanted to have a sappy, romance chapter with Balmung and herself. This is for you Jasmine, and for anyone who wants to get right back to action sequences, skip to my next chapter.
Chapter 8: The Angelic Romance
Prologue to chapter 8
Back in chapter 5 Balmung fought with Jasmine and her friends. During the fight Balmung shattered Jasmine's twin ninja swords, and eventually killed her. This chapter is taking place at the same time as chapters 6 and 7, so all the characters had a chapter to themselves. The story picks up as Jasmine is walking through Mac Anu.
Chapter 8
As Jasmine searched Mac Anu she felt as if someone was watching her. She was searching for someone who could give her some new weapons being that her last ones were broken. She cursed Balmung under her breath for doing that and killing her afterward. Thinking about this made her realize the way in which Balmung had killed her. He had grabbed her and in a way hugged her before killing her, which for some reason never sat right with her. Just way he had hugged, in a way it seemed like an affectionate, loving hug. Had Balmung hugged her because he had something for her or was it to throw off her guard? At that moment Jasmine heard a noise behind her, and as she turned around she noticed two objects that caught her attention. One was a set of brand new twin blade swords, very powerful ones at that, Jasmine took them and sheathed them in her shoulder sheaths. The other object was the most surprising to her, a white feather. Jasmine shifted her head upward only to see the strange sky that the game provided, and nothing else. It was one thing that she found the new swords, which was a very rare occurrence in "The World", but to find the feather was another for her. She began to think of Balmung again and if he was the one who gave her the swords and if he was watching her. She decided to log out and check the message board. Nothing caught her eye, but she had to be sure of something. She posted a new thread asking players to notify her if anyone saw Balmung, either through email or the board. Being only two servers were open to players, she figured the search wouldn't take long.
After a few hours, Jasmine checked her mail to see that only three people had mailed her, two were her friend, Jon and Kelly. Each email told her that they would be busy for a while and that they would unavailable for about another couple of hours. The last one caught her eye because it was from Balmung himself. The message was for her to meet him in Mac Anu, but the message had been sent soon after she posted her thread, and hours before she checked her mail. She checked the board only to see that many had spotted Balmung sitting in Mac Anu like he said he would. The last post though said that he had taken off, but he had left a message for the player Darkangel with the recorder. She quickly logged in and ran straight to the recorder. After quick player verification, the message was given to her. Balmung's message was that he needed to see her and that he would wait for her at Delta Secret Hidden Fort Walls. She quickly went to the chaos gate to enter to enter the specified field but when she tried to enter, she was rejected. It was a protected field that she figured was for privacy from anyone trying to get in touch with Balmung. It was simple to hack through, probably because he knew that only Jasmine, her friends, and Kite could open the field. It only took one virus core to hack the gate and Jasmine was suddenly floating through the gate. She was guided by her bracelet through what seemed like a different world between the fields. The bracelet started to fade and Jasmine saw where to exit this other world. As she entered the field, she didn't know why Balmung chose this field to meet her. It was seemed to be stuck at sunset; the sun of the field was stuck where it was. It made the whole sky seem beautiful and the ground was covered in flowers. Jasmine thought this was a little too strange for Balmung, because he was a hot head who didn't listen to them the last time they met. After walking for a while she saw a trail of white feathers, and she knew they were Balmung's angel feathers. She followed the trail until she saw a figure in the distance. It was Balmung and he was waiting by what seemed to be a lake.
"So you have come," Balmung turned to face Jasmine.
"What do you want with me," Jasmine asked, "First you smash my blades to dust, then hug and kill me, now you're stalking me? What do you want?"
"I needed to see you Angel. Come closer."
"What is with you, you freak."
"For some reason, I feel something whenever I'm around you. I can't explain it, but when I look into your eyes, I feel complete."
"So what your saying is?"
"I believe that I'm falling for you Angel."
"For one thing, the name's Darkangel, and I pretty much hate you right now."
"Is this about that fight earlier?"
"Of course. How could I ever love a man, who killed me?"
"I'm really sorry for that," he began to move closer toward Jasmine, "During that fight I began feeling what seemed like love."
"So that's why you hugged me before you STABBED ME IN THE STOMACH!!!!!!!"
"But if you hate, and despise me, why have you come here?"
"I came to..," she stopped mid-sentence, "I don't know why I came."
"You came because you secretly love me too." Balmung hit his mark, "That is why you were so surprised I killed you isn't it?"
"I admit that I felt something when I first saw you. And of course I was surprised you killed me, you hugged me which made me think you did love me."
"That's because I do, and I want you to love me too."
"How do you know this is how I really look?"
"Just something I saw in you, that made me think you would use your own face."
"Fine you made one good guess, what else do you know about me," Jasmine started to warm up to him."
"You are a bit of a hot-head like me, but you can be caring when you want to be," Balmung came closer to the point where he could touch Jasmine.
"So you know a lot about me because I'm a lot like yourself is that it?"
"That, and I could see it in your face and actions with your friends, or did you forget that I was stalking you," he reached out and stroked Jasmine's arm.
"Even though I know that you didn't touch my real arm, it's still strange."
"You still feel the butterflies in you stomach right? You still ask questions inside you head, right?"
"Yes, but I don't know the answers to these questions, and what the best is."
"Then let yourself accept the answer from the heart, not from the head." He moved closer.
"I'm not sure if I could...," she was cut off.
Balmung embraced her before she could finish her answer, and kissed her. Jasmine was surprised at first but then lost herself in the moment. The two stood there in an affectionate embrace. They were locked together passionately for what seemed like an eternity to them. Unknown to Jasmine, Balmung had started using his wings and after their kiss she noticed she was off the ground. Balmung took them over the lake nearby, while still holding Jasmine in his arms.
"Are you crazy you stupid angel?"
"I might be for falling for you."
"At least the scene is very romantic. You must have put a lot of time into this."
"I had just to show how much I care about you."
"How come you put the protection for this field anyway? Was it to make sure that no one would interfere with us?"
"That was the exact reason, so no body in the world could keep us from having this moment."
"To think, the angelic knight and the Darkangel in love together. Some would think it's fate."
"It is fate that brought you here to me and it's fate that we spend our lives together. Not just in this game, but in the real world too."
"Oh, Balmung, I want this moment to last forever."
The moment lasted but a second, but they were together for hours. The two lay in the grass together, when their silence was broken by the chime of an email message. It was from Kelly and David. They had written saying that they were ready to go see Helba and talk about her offer.
"Is that your friends?"
"Yes, they want me to go see them."
"What is it you want though?"
"I better go see them, when should we meet again my love?"
"I'll mail you, or you contact me when you have the chance."
"Very well, I shall see you when I can." Jasmine disappeared from the field with a depressed look on her face.
"The angelic knight, in love with the Darkangel," Balmung chuckled to himself, "Perhaps it is fate that draws me to her."
Chapter 8 End
A/N: I know this stuff is very mushy being that my other chapters have so much action in them with this one having none. I only did this because my friends asked me to and since I thought give a shot at writing romance. That and I got paid for doing this. Nothing beats cold hard cash (). If you think it sucks then whatever, otherwise just go on to chapter 9 and just forget I ever wrote this. Leave reviews if you want, but don't shoot me for trying something new. LATES people.
A/N-WARNING: To all who love my fanfic, this chapter will be much different than my previous ones. This chapter was requested by my friend Jasmine. She wanted to have a sappy, romance chapter with Balmung and herself. This is for you Jasmine, and for anyone who wants to get right back to action sequences, skip to my next chapter.
Chapter 8: The Angelic Romance
Prologue to chapter 8
Back in chapter 5 Balmung fought with Jasmine and her friends. During the fight Balmung shattered Jasmine's twin ninja swords, and eventually killed her. This chapter is taking place at the same time as chapters 6 and 7, so all the characters had a chapter to themselves. The story picks up as Jasmine is walking through Mac Anu.
Chapter 8
As Jasmine searched Mac Anu she felt as if someone was watching her. She was searching for someone who could give her some new weapons being that her last ones were broken. She cursed Balmung under her breath for doing that and killing her afterward. Thinking about this made her realize the way in which Balmung had killed her. He had grabbed her and in a way hugged her before killing her, which for some reason never sat right with her. Just way he had hugged, in a way it seemed like an affectionate, loving hug. Had Balmung hugged her because he had something for her or was it to throw off her guard? At that moment Jasmine heard a noise behind her, and as she turned around she noticed two objects that caught her attention. One was a set of brand new twin blade swords, very powerful ones at that, Jasmine took them and sheathed them in her shoulder sheaths. The other object was the most surprising to her, a white feather. Jasmine shifted her head upward only to see the strange sky that the game provided, and nothing else. It was one thing that she found the new swords, which was a very rare occurrence in "The World", but to find the feather was another for her. She began to think of Balmung again and if he was the one who gave her the swords and if he was watching her. She decided to log out and check the message board. Nothing caught her eye, but she had to be sure of something. She posted a new thread asking players to notify her if anyone saw Balmung, either through email or the board. Being only two servers were open to players, she figured the search wouldn't take long.
After a few hours, Jasmine checked her mail to see that only three people had mailed her, two were her friend, Jon and Kelly. Each email told her that they would be busy for a while and that they would unavailable for about another couple of hours. The last one caught her eye because it was from Balmung himself. The message was for her to meet him in Mac Anu, but the message had been sent soon after she posted her thread, and hours before she checked her mail. She checked the board only to see that many had spotted Balmung sitting in Mac Anu like he said he would. The last post though said that he had taken off, but he had left a message for the player Darkangel with the recorder. She quickly logged in and ran straight to the recorder. After quick player verification, the message was given to her. Balmung's message was that he needed to see her and that he would wait for her at Delta Secret Hidden Fort Walls. She quickly went to the chaos gate to enter to enter the specified field but when she tried to enter, she was rejected. It was a protected field that she figured was for privacy from anyone trying to get in touch with Balmung. It was simple to hack through, probably because he knew that only Jasmine, her friends, and Kite could open the field. It only took one virus core to hack the gate and Jasmine was suddenly floating through the gate. She was guided by her bracelet through what seemed like a different world between the fields. The bracelet started to fade and Jasmine saw where to exit this other world. As she entered the field, she didn't know why Balmung chose this field to meet her. It was seemed to be stuck at sunset; the sun of the field was stuck where it was. It made the whole sky seem beautiful and the ground was covered in flowers. Jasmine thought this was a little too strange for Balmung, because he was a hot head who didn't listen to them the last time they met. After walking for a while she saw a trail of white feathers, and she knew they were Balmung's angel feathers. She followed the trail until she saw a figure in the distance. It was Balmung and he was waiting by what seemed to be a lake.
"So you have come," Balmung turned to face Jasmine.
"What do you want with me," Jasmine asked, "First you smash my blades to dust, then hug and kill me, now you're stalking me? What do you want?"
"I needed to see you Angel. Come closer."
"What is with you, you freak."
"For some reason, I feel something whenever I'm around you. I can't explain it, but when I look into your eyes, I feel complete."
"So what your saying is?"
"I believe that I'm falling for you Angel."
"For one thing, the name's Darkangel, and I pretty much hate you right now."
"Is this about that fight earlier?"
"Of course. How could I ever love a man, who killed me?"
"I'm really sorry for that," he began to move closer toward Jasmine, "During that fight I began feeling what seemed like love."
"So that's why you hugged me before you STABBED ME IN THE STOMACH!!!!!!!"
"But if you hate, and despise me, why have you come here?"
"I came to..," she stopped mid-sentence, "I don't know why I came."
"You came because you secretly love me too." Balmung hit his mark, "That is why you were so surprised I killed you isn't it?"
"I admit that I felt something when I first saw you. And of course I was surprised you killed me, you hugged me which made me think you did love me."
"That's because I do, and I want you to love me too."
"How do you know this is how I really look?"
"Just something I saw in you, that made me think you would use your own face."
"Fine you made one good guess, what else do you know about me," Jasmine started to warm up to him."
"You are a bit of a hot-head like me, but you can be caring when you want to be," Balmung came closer to the point where he could touch Jasmine.
"So you know a lot about me because I'm a lot like yourself is that it?"
"That, and I could see it in your face and actions with your friends, or did you forget that I was stalking you," he reached out and stroked Jasmine's arm.
"Even though I know that you didn't touch my real arm, it's still strange."
"You still feel the butterflies in you stomach right? You still ask questions inside you head, right?"
"Yes, but I don't know the answers to these questions, and what the best is."
"Then let yourself accept the answer from the heart, not from the head." He moved closer.
"I'm not sure if I could...," she was cut off.
Balmung embraced her before she could finish her answer, and kissed her. Jasmine was surprised at first but then lost herself in the moment. The two stood there in an affectionate embrace. They were locked together passionately for what seemed like an eternity to them. Unknown to Jasmine, Balmung had started using his wings and after their kiss she noticed she was off the ground. Balmung took them over the lake nearby, while still holding Jasmine in his arms.
"Are you crazy you stupid angel?"
"I might be for falling for you."
"At least the scene is very romantic. You must have put a lot of time into this."
"I had just to show how much I care about you."
"How come you put the protection for this field anyway? Was it to make sure that no one would interfere with us?"
"That was the exact reason, so no body in the world could keep us from having this moment."
"To think, the angelic knight and the Darkangel in love together. Some would think it's fate."
"It is fate that brought you here to me and it's fate that we spend our lives together. Not just in this game, but in the real world too."
"Oh, Balmung, I want this moment to last forever."
The moment lasted but a second, but they were together for hours. The two lay in the grass together, when their silence was broken by the chime of an email message. It was from Kelly and David. They had written saying that they were ready to go see Helba and talk about her offer.
"Is that your friends?"
"Yes, they want me to go see them."
"What is it you want though?"
"I better go see them, when should we meet again my love?"
"I'll mail you, or you contact me when you have the chance."
"Very well, I shall see you when I can." Jasmine disappeared from the field with a depressed look on her face.
"The angelic knight, in love with the Darkangel," Balmung chuckled to himself, "Perhaps it is fate that draws me to her."
Chapter 8 End
A/N: I know this stuff is very mushy being that my other chapters have so much action in them with this one having none. I only did this because my friends asked me to and since I thought give a shot at writing romance. That and I got paid for doing this. Nothing beats cold hard cash (). If you think it sucks then whatever, otherwise just go on to chapter 9 and just forget I ever wrote this. Leave reviews if you want, but don't shoot me for trying something new. LATES people.
