Hey guys! It is time for another chapter of Thorn's Legacy! I've been talking with my team of "story thinkers" and I can say that this story will turn into a pretty dramatic, violent, sexy, and tragic story. That's all I'm going to say so you can think whatever the hell you want but I'm not going to spoil anything. The last few chapters will be VERY long because I can't tell you! Just letting you know haha. So school's been a bitch of course. I'm taking the ACT this tuesday again, got a boatload of homework, and I need to focus on my studies for a little while but I'll still be writing. Uhh please review and comment on the story and if you don't I'll beat you up. Finally, thanks so much for reading and here is the chapter!
Ch. 18
(Thorn's POV)
We all got back to the real world after our little fake battle in the game. I got to say it was pretty good! Miles is pretty good too which kind of makes me suspicious for some reason. I've noticed that he acts a little weird sometimes but he looked like he was in his element just then. A little too much in his element if that makes any sense. Maybe I'm just a little peeved that I lost but still. I might just ask him about that little skill of his so he can teach me some stuff or I could get some information of why he's actually here because I still don't believe Mr. Harrison when he told me that he sent him to check on us. Why would he even do that? He's trusted me so far so it doesn't make sense.
"Thorn? Come on, get up! What are you doing?"
I jumped in place as I looked up at my beautiful girlfriend through the lens of the Amusphere headset. I sighed and took it off, Setting my feet on the ground beside the bed and fixing my hair in its rightful place. She smiled and wrapped her arms around my waist.
"That was so much fun. I can't wait for this game to come out. Then I can kick your ass all the time on it."
She whispered in my ear before pecking my cheek. My face turned only a slight red since I had gotten used to Sugu's affectionate behavior. Acting like I was getting up, she let go of my waist and started to get up as well until she found herself on the soft bed again. Her bright eyes blinked a couple of times as she tried to figure out what was going on but I was already on top of her. What can I say? We never get to just kiss anymore! I leaned in and pressed my lips to her soft ones. Once she regained her consciousness, she closed her eyes and laid her hands on my broad shoulders. I slipped my hand on her hip and pulled her closer to me as she started to hug me in embrace. Damn, she sure knew how to clear a guy's mind.
"T-Thorn...We have to...Ah…."
I slipped my warm hands under her shirt and rubbed her soft white tummy slowly as if I was giving her a massage. She bit her lip gently and laid her head back onto the bed.
"...N-Nevermind…"
She murmured with a loving sigh following it. My hands found the bottom of her c-cup breasts and just before I could just...make Sugu's world, Arkady knocked on the door and walked in the room. Suguha and I turned our heads to look at him and he put a smirk expression on his face as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Sinon, Kazuto, and I are going out for a little drink. You guys want to come or…"
He stopped and waited for a response. I looked at the girl below me and shrugged my shoulders before retracting my hands from her body. She sat up and patted her red cheeks as she looked away from Arkady. He chuckled and swung his hand to the outside.
"Well come on if you're coming."
He turned to leave and I grabbed my girl's hand, following him out. Suguha looked confused as we walked out of the house with the others. I asked her what was wrong and she nodded her head towards the door.
"Isn't Miles coming?"
Arkady shook his head and stuffed his hands in his pockets.
"I asked him but he said he didn't drink, and he said he just wanted to rest so I left him alone."
She nodded her head in understanding.
"Okay...and what about Asuna? Where did she go?"
She asked, turning to Kazuto. Her black-haired cousin smiled and rubbed the back of his head.
"She said something about going into ALfheim. I think she needed to either get something important or she was really close to leveling up. She told me that when we come back she would have a snack ready for us. I love her so much~"
He said in a daze as his stomach growled. His cousin rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to me. She stared into my brown eyes and I narrowed them at her. She giggled and wrapped her arms around my arm, clinging to me as we walked to the closest bar. Girls are weird...but you don't see me complaining do you? Sinon was doing the same thing with Arkady and we secretly bumped each other's fists.
"This is it right here."
Kazuto said with a smile as he opened the door for everyone. We thanked him and the girl at the front looked up from her iphone 10. She took the pen that she was chewing on out of her mouth and gave us a smile. She was probably like twenty-six years old and all of us guys were staring at her giant breasts. There was no way she was from here.
"Hey honeys, how many?"
"Uhhh...five please."
Kazuto said after he counted the group twice. She nodded and turned to her left.
"Right this way guys."
She sounded extremely swedish. That would make sense. Her hair was blonde and she had blue eyes so yeah. She led us over to a table that seated all of us. She set five menus in front of us and leaned on her left foot while putting her hand on her hip.
"My name is Julia and I'll be your waitress today. Can I start you guys off with a drink first? We have a special today where we are giving each group a tray of alcohol for free so a group can have a fun time. It's usually slow this day of the week so not a lot of people know about it."
She told us with a chuckle. I thought about it and looked around. There were three Japanese businessmen across from us that were piss-ass drunk. They were literally hiccuping and falling all over the place with their loosened ties and under influence expressions on their faces. I really didn't want to look like that so I turned back to the waitress and opened my mouth but Arkady spoke before I could say anything.
"We'll do that if you don't mind. We'll take vodka."
He said with a grin on his face. I gave him a glare and irritated look but I guess it was okay since it was free. The others didn't seem to have a problem with it. The waitress cleared her throat and nodded.
"Of course I'll have to see your I.D.s..."
We all rolled our eyes as we gave her our phones and she scanned each one of them with her own. Technology had advanced so much that your age and license were now embedded in your phone and they were also waterproof so it wasn't like you could lose it by dropping it in the fucking toilet. Our phones also had a tight case on them so they weren't going to break any time soon. She gave my blue phone back to me and then she gave Arkady's red phone his back. She scanned Sinon's light blue one and then Kazuto's black one; all of them scanning successfully. That was until she got to Suguha's green phone. She scanned it and it made an error-like sound. She clicked her tongue and gave it back to Sugu.
"Sorry sweetie, you're too young. The drinking age in Japan is 18 and it says you're 17 so you'll just have to get a soda or something."
She said depressingly. I rubbed the top of Sugu's hand with my own as she groaned. She huffed and crossed her arms.
"I guess I'll just get a glass of milk or something…"
"Okay...A tray of vodka and one milk. Thanks guys!"
Julia said with a smile as she walked away. Sugu leaned her head in my side and pouted.
"I always get left out of shit."
She muttered sadly. I rubbed her shoulder and gave her a kiss.
"Don't worry, I'll make you really happy when we get back to the house."
I said with a blush. Not the best thing to say but I got the point across. Her face immediately brightened as she sat straight up again. I chuckled under my breath while Sinon rolled her eyes in disbelief. She turned her head to Arkady and scooted closer to him.
"Are you gonna make me really happy when we get back to the house too?"
He blinked in confusion.
"I don't know...I'm feeling a little tired."
He told her as he stretched her arms out. She glared at him and he laughed before giving her a hug and whispering something in her ear. Knowing him, it was probably something dirty...And of course he would fucking order a whole tray of vodka because he's Russian. If he wants to have a drinking competition, how fair is that!? Whatever, maybe I can watch...and drink some of Sugu's milk; and not the milk she ordered, know what I'm saying? Okay I'll stop! Julia came back a few moments later with a tray full of tiny shot glasses. There were so many! She set them down in front of us and gave us a wink before swinging out her pen and holding up her tablet.
"So are you guys ready to order any food or…"
"I think we'll have to wait before we do that."
Kazuto said jokingly. Julia smiled and nodded as she turned to walk away.
"Just call if you need me."
I looked at Arkady and shook my head.
"You ordered a tray full of fucking vodka dude! And you're going to drink them all since I'm only gonna have like one or two shots. You-"
He clicked his tongue and waved his finger at me.
"No, we're gonna have a drink off with each other. You, me, Kazuto, and Sinon. There are one, two, three...thirty glasses here and I bet you I can kick all of your asses in a drinking competition! I am Russian after all."
He said proudly, puffing out his chest. I rolled my eyes and smirked.
"And I'm from America, you know, the country that won the war against Russia a few years back…"
Well I didn't really mean to hit under the belt like that but it's true. He rolled his eyes and wrapped his fingers around the first glass. He nodded his head at the glass in front of me and I did the same. Kazuto and Sinon joined our actions as Suguha sat there next to me and watched.
"Ready. Set. Go!"
Arkady yelled as he downed the first drop of Vodka. It ran down his throat and he set the glass on the table. I drank my first glass and the drink flowed down my throat quickly. It fucking burned! Jesus! Kazuto did his and then his face twisted up in disgust as he hesitantly took the second glass. What a trooper. Looking at Sinon, she was taking her time with a nonchalant look on her face. Okay…
"Number 2!"
Arkady said as he drank his second glass. I did the same and so did Kazuto. I'm definitely going to throw up by the time this is over...I drank the third glass and then the fourth without any problem. But on the fifth that's when I started feeling tipsy. I looked at Kazuto and he downed his fourth glass. He then shook his head and backed away from the table while his cousin laughed at him. I turned my brown eyes to the Russian in front of me and I noticed he was drinking way too quickly. He was already on his sixth glass, but he was starting to look like he was feeling bad. I drank my sixth one and by the time I drank my seventh, he had finished his eighth. He set his hand on his ninth glass and his words came out in a slur.
"Number nine!"
He started to grip the glass but then suddenly his face hit the table and he just stayed there. My eyes widened and I looked at Sugu.
"Uhh...What just happened?"
"Nothing. He just got knocked out haha."
Sinon said amusingly while taking her fifth glass. I was starting to get paranoid about drinking. On one hand I could drink more shots and beat Arkady but...I kind of just wanted to not get knocked out but...I might as well make it a tie. I drank my eighth glass and let out a sigh, laying my head on Sugu's shoulder.
"Good job Thorn. You did awesome."
She said to me while rubbing my abdomen. I felt myself smile as I leaned into her. I could fall asleep right now and Sugu's breasts acted like a really good pillow. I was starting to feel really drowsy and Kazuto was too busy throwing up in the bathroom haha.
"I'm on my ninth glass."
"Huh?"
I asked, confused. Glancing at Sinon, I saw there were eight empty glasses next to her and only two full glasses left on the tray. Holy shit, she's gonna beat us. I watched her as she calmly drank the last two shots and wiped her mouth.
"I win."
She said with a smile. I grinned and bowed my head to her like she was a queen.
"Number nine! Wait a minute, where did my shot go?"
Arkady questioned as he shot up from his unconscious state out of nowhere. Sinon and Suguha started to giggle at each other while I walked around the table and put my hands on his shoulder.
"Bro, your girl beat us both to it. We both got eight while she got ten and Kazuto got four."
Judging by his face, he seemed both crushed to learn of his defeat but also ridiculously proud of his lover for being a good drinker. He laughed and rubbed his cheek against hers affectionately.
"Aww, my girlfriend's a badass!"
She blushed as Kazuto came back with a sickened look on his face.
"You okay?"
I asked. He nodded and cleared his throat.
"Yeah, I should've just stuck with milk like Suguha. Do you guys still wanna eat something because Asuna has food prepared for us back at the house. She texted me while I was down on my knees puking my guts out…"
"Now that I think about it, we probably shouldn't order any food…"
Arkady chuckled. So we sat there and talked for a few minutes like we would at any other place. Sure I just drank eight shots of vodka but I was feeling okay...for now…
"So did any of you guys notice that Miles is kind of suspicious?"
I commented casually. They shook their heads except Sinon.
"I have actually. I was wondering how he had those skills back when we were fighting in the virtual battle. I mean he's pretty damn good if he has skills like that but I would've heard about him if he played Gun Gale Online and that's like the only gun VRMMORPG right now."
"Exactly!"
I said, happy that someone was thinking the exact same thing as me. The only problem was that I didn't have the strength to keep on with the conversation longer.
"Look I'm not saying that we should ask him about this, but I think we should all kind of just watch him. I don't know why but I just have this feeling that he's not who he says he is. I'm weird like that haha and I'm a little drunk so I have no idea what I'm saying. Do you guys want to go home now?"
"Yeah…"
Everyone said in unison as we stood up from the table and left a tip for Julia. She smiled and thanked us as we left the bar. That was pretty fun if I do say so myself. Suguha had to basically drag all of us the whole way home because we were all really drunk by now. I'm serious, my vision was blurred and I felt extremely "free". When we all got home, Asuna was waiting for us with a smile on her face. Apparently she had made a classic bento box for all of us. Gotta lover her! We all practically ran to her and she gave us each a bento box filled with japanese cuisine.
"Wow...You guys look really drunk."
"We know…"
We said back to her as we ate. She laughed and leaned on the counter.
"I met someone new today."
We all stopped eating and looked at her.
"What do you mean?"
"I met someone in ALO who heard about our game and wanted to join the team if she could. She's really strong and I heard from some people that she's possibly the strongest player in ALfheim. I was pretty impressed so I 'dualed' her and she put up a real good fight! I thought, 'why not' because she could really help us with the new game and she also said she knew a lot about the medical field. It would be cool to have a system of healthcare in the game. I don't know what it would be but it would still be cool. What do you think Thorn?"
Asuna asked me, since I was the head of the team. I shrugged my shoulders and smiled.
"It's fine with me. What's her name?"
"Her name's Konno Yuuki."
And that is the end of the chapter! Dang, I'm glad I got this done! I actually started yesterday and I just finished now so that's faster than I usually write. Yeah, this one was just a fun chapter for relief and the next might just be another one with relief. Cough cough RELIEF cough cough. You know what I mean? No? Okay, that's fine. Please review and comment on the story because that's why I do all of this. Just hearing your feedback and ideas is the only reason I do this! So don't be afraid to do so. Finally, thanks so much for reading and I will see you next time!
