A/N: I can't really say I'm all to proud of this chapter. It was pretty difficult to write. But it gets the job done I suppose. Oh, and I'm sorry, but I hope I didn't butcher the Australian dialog too much. I've never done it before;;
Chapter Song Recommendation:
L' Homme aux Bras Ballants - Yann Tiersen
Amalgamating Flesh & Pixels
Chapter 3:
E. Aster Bunnymund
The next few days went by uneventfully. Jamie invited me to come on more dungeon searches with his friends. Real ones this time.
I think his friends actually started to like me some time through are misadventures though. There was one dungeon that had really high leveled dragon hiding away in it and I had to step in and help the group out, since I usually stick to the sides and let them rack up as much EXP as they can. I helped out with their Health and even killed the dragon (in record time too might I add). They all actually thanked me and told me how great I was.
It really made me feel great about something for once. You can say I really felt like I was on top of the world that day. I even kept the pranking down to a minimum, because I mean it wasn't like I was going to go a whole day without doing something, that is totally not me.
Jamie and his friends, which I later learned they were on a school break, had to go back to school so they weren't going to be online very much for a while. I mean I have high school to go to, but I always have time to play.
I was at the moment wandering around the outskirts of town, a town which I soon discover is called Burgess Town. Jamie hangs out around here a lot. It's kinda funny, when the regulars around town noticed how much more often I was beginning to hang around there they started leaving, but would only return to me still lingering around. I played a few trick here and there, but soon we just grew into this neutral relationship, so I don't bother the pedestrians anymore.
I was sitting in a tree above a small grassy area where these rabid beavers kept spawning. There was a huge group huddled around the bottom of the tree all of them jumping and, definitely not succeeding, in trying to get me. I held my staff underneath my armpit, holding it like a rifle and shooting ice blasts at them and watch them scurry around as they see one of their brethren turn into an ice cube. It was a simple way to get EXP, not a lot of EXP, but hey, if it walks like a duck.
I was getting ready to blast another beaver when something quickly flew past me, nearly knocking me off into the rabid mob at the foot of the tree. I would have fallen off if I didn't have such awesome, cat-like reflexes. I hung to the branch I was previously sitting on and looked around for what pushed me.
It must have been that thing from a few days ago. I let go of the branch and before falling into the angry beaver pit the wind swiftly carried me off in the direction of the 'blur'.
I flew after it, intent on catching whatever the hell this thing was. At least finding out what it was exactly. Was it another player just being a total douchebag? Was it some weird creature?
I stopped off at another clearing. Oh, not this again. I will get you, whatever you are. I was getting ready to take off again and continue my search when someone cleared their throat behind me. I spun around quickly only to face a black silhouette by a tree, staff in rifle-position ready to fire. From what I could make out, this guy was tall.
"Arvo, didn't hurt yerself did ya?" The figure slowly moved from the shadows and into the light.
He was no creature, but he might as well have been.
I leaned against my staff as I stared at the other, "Bunny? Is that you? Are we at the stalking stage of our relationship already?" I teased and just grinned when I saw his fur bristled up and he scowled at me.
"Rack off, ya drongo!" He held his boomerang at me. I think he's trying to be intimidating. Doesn't he know it's extremely difficult do that when you're a giant rabbit? "You and I both know you shoulda stayed outta the way that Easter and if ya had, then maybe you wouldn't have your MP restricted."
His character was a tall, 6-foot?, anthropomorphic rabbit. He had a brown holster that wrapped around his torso, holding one of his weapons, a Boomerang, the other was in his hand, paw?. There were matching gauntlets that covered his forearms. He had blue-ish gray fur and a white belly, typically rabbit looking, but the tribal markings that raced over his upper arms and thighs were a darker color. There was also a floral looking marking on his forehead. He was a Druid class. You could tell because Druids had this 'earth-y' look to them, like hunters and stuff. And his voice just dripped with an Australian accent.
I'd be lying to everyone if I said his voice wasn't nice sounding. Of course, that is something that would never ever be said out loud. Ever. Especially to Bunny.
See, Bunny and I had a history together. Well, it wasn't so much a history as it was a chance encounter a while back. It was a few years ago, sometime during the year when The Game was first released. It was an Easter Sunday and from what I've gathered, Bunny's favorite day of the year. The Game was having all these different events to celebrate the holiday and Bunny was the person who was in charge of all the events. It seemed only natural that I join in and add my own little flare to express my joy for the holiday as well.
My 'expression of joy' was a winter wonderland that covered most of the land that Bunny just happened to in. He was holding an Easter Egg Hunting Tournament right where I decided a little more snow had to be at. Majority of the players in the area seemed to enjoy my little gift. Which they better have because I spent a lot of MP trying to do that one move (seriously, I had to buy like 6 Mana Boosters just to do it and those thing are not cheap).
Afterwards Bunny confronted me and gave me one hell of a scolding (all of which I paid absolutely no attention to, but I did enjoy listening to that really amazing voice of his. [Side Note: He sounds extremely hot when he's angry]). So you could say we were acquaintances. Acquaintances on bad terms.
It was just snow; the guy needs to buy himself a fun bone and utilize it every once in a while, sheesh.
He grinned when he saw my look of exasperation. He really had to bring that up?
"At least I'm not all butt hurt about one spring day getting a visit from a little snow. Can't you turn that grudge down even a little bit?"
He scoffed, "A little snow? That blizzard you set out near shut down the server! And no, my irritation won't be turned down because you can't take a little heat every once in a while." He replaced the word grudge if noticed. Why did he do that? Because he always said he never held grudges and that they weren't good for you, but I guess that didn't apply to giant hypocrites. Plus that pun was just plain awful.
"Not even for a friend?" I batted my eyelashes at him in feign innocence at him.
"You aren't my friend." He ground out through his teeth. Oh look, I'm grinding down on those last few gears. You can tell when you are because his right eye twitches. That also happens when he's sees something really weird.
"Oh, wow, Bunny I am hurt. Straight through the heart." I mocked getting a blow to the chest and leaned on my staff.
"What heart, mate? I dun believe ya have one unless you're referring to the black frozen substitute." He smirked. He thinks he's won. I know we were just bantering, but wow, that one was pretty cold. No pun intended.
"Oh, okay I see how it is. Fine. I didn't want to be friends with a giant Kangaroo anyway. Not to mention a Kangaroo who tells really bad jokes. You have any idea how lame that would be?" I took a few steps back. Wait for it…
"Kangaroo? Why you little-" He leaped at me both paws extended out as to grab me. He would have grabbed me too, but I was prepared for this kinda thing and the wind had already lifted me off into the air. I floated high above where Bunny was glaring up at me laughing.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you over all your grumping!" Hey, what's he- Oh, shit!
One of his Boomerangs flew up at me which I dodge. I spent a few longer celebrating because when I looked back down I hadn't anticipated Boomerang #2. I yelled out when the Boomerang hit my hand and I clutched it to my chest successfully knocking my staff out of my grasp, sending it flying in some odd direction. I could just hear my HP Bar go down.
I squirmed around trying to grab my staff as I fell from the sky. I reached out my hand and I was just about to grab it when another Boomerang flew out once again knocking it out of my grasp. That fucking douchebag! There wasn't enough time to grab my staff seeing as how I was about to meet the ground. Here goes half my Health.
I waited to hit the hard ground. The ground never came, but strong fluffy arms did which near about scared the snow out outta me!
Bunny landed firmly on the ground and when I looked up at him he caught my staff in one hand. Show-off. He then proceeded to dump me on the ground along with my staff.
"Gee thanks, that was very gentlemanly of you." I said as I rubbed my nose from where I landed on it and stood up grabbing my crook as I did.
"Maybe now you've learned ya lesson." He responded snidely as he walked away from me and was getting ready to take off to wherever it was giant furry assholes went.
I made a face at his back. But I'm Jack Frost; there was no way I was leaving without a parting gift. So what did I do?
"Ah! My tail! I can't feel my tail!"
I heard a yell out in the distance as I flew off and laughed what I like to call my 'Mission-Success' laugh, but to anyone else it would sound like maniacal laughter. They were pretty much the same thing.
