Online Romance: Chapter 6

"Are you sure about this? You should know that if you leave you can't work here anymore. I won't allow such impudent behavior to happen here in my office." a tall dark haired man stood by the entrance in a cubical, it seemed to have belonged to a worker in the large room. The man wore a very expensive looking suit, which matched him well. His eyes following the smaller man's movement. "Don't do this. What is more important that you would throw your job away?"

The other male, stopped gathering his things, and turned to face him. He had short, dusty blonde hair. Green eyes meeting blue. He was not as tall as the other, but he was around 6". He did not wear a fancy suit either, but he wore a plain white office shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to the elbow, and a dark pair of pants with black shoes to go along with the poorly dressed outfit. He was handsome with handsome features. He smiled, "I'm afraid you won't be seeing me around then. It was grand." then he picked up a brown briefcase filled with papers and such, and a coat which was slung on the chair.

Other employees were watching from nearby cubes, some were pretending to work near that cubical to hear what was happening.

The taller man sighed, he looked at the back to the smaller man's. "You're making a mistake Balmung."

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"Sir?" a female's voice broke into the man's thoughts. "Ticket please."

"Yes, of course." Balmung reached into his inside pocket and pulled out a slip of paper and handed it to the girl. She tore off a piece and handed it back and smiled and left the compartment.

Balmung sighed deeply and leaned back into his chair. Currently, he was in a train and was going on a slightly long ride. He didn't know if he was fired. That did no longer matter. There were several occasions when he thought he found.. love. Wow. Kind of hard to believe that he was in it again. And to someone he never met. He heard of stories like these. Mostly in young teens meeting an online boyfriend and are never heard of again.. and they are usually found in an alley or dumpster.. He shook off the feeling and smiled. He wasn't like that. He knew that Kite was younger. Several years younger.. but love knows no age limit and bounds. But if Kite were to refuse him.. he would leave and know that he tried.

Just thinking about him filled him with butterflies.

"Hello and thank you for choosing us as your transportation. We will be leaving shortly and we ask you to stay in your compartments for safety reasons. And for whatever reasons you may need to leave your compartment please return as quickly as humanly possible. Please enjoy your ride and the snack trolley will be making it's rounds as soon as the train is in motion. Have a good night!"

After that was said, the train's engine started.

Balmung looked out the window in his compartment. It was nearly late in the evening. Over the months they spent together in the game, at first Balmung didn't give the teen a chance. He looked lost and confused. But all new players were like that. And after watching him from afar, eventually he learned the wrong in his ways, and joined Kite's party. They then had a common goal. To defeat the threat on The World and to save their friend, Orca. But now that the game returned to normal, and that Orca is fine, what now? He was 20 when the game 'Fragment' began test play, the early version of the World. Soon after he met Orca and they became friends fast. Then a couple years had gone by. The World had evolved rapidly. Then some strange events and rumors began occurring around the World. But it increased after he met Kite..

The train started to move after the whistle blew, signaling its departure.

How old was he anyway? Maybe he should have asked him that.. Now he was getting nervous. He had hoped that he wasn't under 16.. then he would be called a.. pedophile. Balmung blushed and coughed. If he was too young, then he won't approach him. Easy. He could wait several years when Kite is old enough. Now he sounds like a pervert.. A cradle robbing pervert.

Balmung's heart nearly jumped after there was a knock on the door. And a woman peered in the compartment. She smiled when she saw that he was a young man, and alone. She was around his age and quite attractive. She cleared her throat, "Would you like to purchase some snacks? We have a wide variety, and we have a selection of peanut-free goodies as well." She wore a simple blue dress, with the company logo embedded. Her hair was neatly braided and she wore eye liner.

"Sure."

"Great. What would you like?"

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Balmung sighed. He stretched and leaned back. He ran his hand over his stomach and smiled. His compartment was littered with garbage, mostly chocolate bars and chip bags. He didn't have much money and the girl gave him a special discount for just.. being cute. He did use his charm to get what he wants sometimes. No harm done really. But what he didn't expect to happen was that there was a knock on the door again.

"Yes?" he sat up and started to tidy up by failed to in time, that same girl with the trolley peered into the compartment.

"Oh. Am I interrupting? I'm sorry. You were alone last time and I just finished my shift. Would you like some company?" she smiled at the last part, as if trying to charm him the same way he did with her when he bargained for the snacks.

Balmung crunched the wrappers in his hands. "Sure."

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Lori, the young women was sitting in the opposite seat that of Balmung's. They talked of their jobs and things of interest. It seemed that both of them had a lot in common.

"Balmung. That's an interesting name." she smiled. She had beautiful white teeth. Well, her father is a dentist so it's no wonder why her mouth hygiene is good.

He picked the remains of some chips from in between his teeth. Not very gentleman-like. But she didn't seem to mind. "I guess my mother want a name for me for others to remember."

"Unlike my name. It's too common."

"I think that it suits you and it's a very dignifying name."

Lori smiled and slowly shook her head. "You're just saying that so I won't feel bad."

"No, it's true. But it really depends on the person if they like their name or not."

Then they both laughed. Both talked in the evening and soon it was in the early morning hours.

"Look at the time. It's nearly 3 in the morning." Lori looked at her wrist. Her watch was black. "I better be heading back to my compartment, I'm getting a little sleepy." She yawned. She waved her other hand and then she smiled. "Sorry." Why do people apologize for yawning?

"It was nice meeting you, Lori." Balmung reached and offered his hand in a handshake.

She looked at his hand and frowned, but hid it with a smile. She stood and shook his hand. "Likewise, Balmung." Then she opened the door, and with one last look, with hopeful eyes she left.

Balmung sighed. He kicked off his shoes and tried to get in a comfortable position. Lori.. She seemed very nice, and also she had a great sense of humor. He almost forgot the reason why he was on that train in the first place..

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A/N: Ooooo! Oh nos! It was going all good in the beginning, right! Then that stupid girl had to show up! Damn her! Making him forget about the love of his life! Well.. we'll see what happens.