Buwhahaha! Do you think your filthy flames will stop me? I'm afraid you are terribly mistaken! Thanks to those who reviewed! It really means a lot to me..

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Online Romance: Chapter 7

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Balmung had stepped from the train onto the platform. The girl, Lori, was an incredible women.. but Balmung had something more important to do.

It was mid-afternoon. The weather was great and Balmung was in the mood for something to eat. With bag in hand, and jacket over shoulder, he roamed around looking for the nearest restaurant. After running into a small dainty looking place, Balmung sat himself into a booth near a window. A waitress offered him some coffee and went back to ordering other people's orders.

He was here.. In the same city. Quite amazed with himself he sighed. Suddenly his stomach started to get an odd sensation. He was getting nervous. Was he really doing this? It only hit him that he was going to see the one who made his heart beat faster.. the one who took his breath away, the one who—he could go on forever.

But the reality was that he planned on seeing Kite.. and talk to him about his feelings.. and.. go from there.

He wanted to do this. He didn't want to live a life with regret and the possibility of losing the one for him. He was going to find him, go up to him and give him a great big kis-

"Would you like to order something to eat?"

Balmung jumped in his seat and yelled "I wasn't doing anything!" A slight blush on his cheeks, he was a little paranoid now since he arrived.

The poor waitress blinked. "Okaaay. I'll give you more time to think on what you want."

Watching the women leave, Balmung looked down at his forgotten coffee.

'Does he want to see me? I wonder how he will react.' He brought the cup to his lips and blew on the coffee, cooling it down before gulping it.

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Kite stood in front of his mirror. He was wearing his school uniform. His grades were slipping and his parents were starting to worry about his future.

He knew he was being selfish and shutting everyone out when all they wanted to do was help.

Straightening his jacket and fixing his class tie, Kite picked up his book bag and left the house. Both his parents were gone already to work, but they made him breakfast and left him a note saying that they were going to be out late and that they loved him.. but he didn't leave the house until the lunch hour was over.

Kite wasn't the most gorgeous guy around, but he did manage to get a few looks from girls from different schools. His eyes were the most distinguishable. They were a deep piercing emerald and were nearly flawless. His hair was brown and spiky, much like the same hair cut as his character in The World, but his hair did not spike up in the back but remained down. He wasn't as tall as his other male classmates, but he was roughly normal height for his age.

Walking in his normal route to school, Kite was still in a daze. His heart was still broken, but he did his best to push that out of his mind. All remained was a dull ache in his chest. There was something missing…

Kite sighed. He didn't want to go though this emotional ride again. So he looked around hoping to keep his mind off of certain problems while walking and passed a few gaming shops.. Faded posters of The World were displayed on the windows. He sighed in frustration and looked ahead and continued towards school.

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Rose fixed her skirt and huffed. She skipped afternoon classes and planned on going home early. Her grades were near the 90's so there was no danger of her failing. She waited for the light to change color to cross the street. The thing is, she really hated waiting! This certain light was starting to get on her nerves. She stood there for at least a good minute and the damn light didn't start flashing!

"This is such a pain!" she whined. Her skin was tanned and her hair was dyed black. Her original hair color was probably a light color. She wore a sophomore year uniform and her foot started tapping on the pavement. "Oh for Pete's sake!"

She looked from right to left. Maybe if she runs really fast to the other side without getting hit by a car..

Suddenly something caught her eye. To her left someone walked by her and went to the light post and pushed a button… he looked familiar.

The light finally started to change!

"Oh! How dense can I be? I didn't bother looking for that button!" Rose smiled at the other person.

"Yeah. Sometimes I do that too." He smiled at her.

'Wait a minute.. his voice.. sounds familiar..' Rose waited till the light changed and allowed her to cross, but she slowed down a bit and waited for the younger teen to go ahead of her. 'I think I know him.. or seen him somewhere before. But I can't put my finger on where and when.. hm.'

"Oh well." Rose watched the teen take another direction and she took hers. 'He's cute!'

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Balmung had left the restaurant and climbed into a taxi.

"Where to sir?" the cabby asked, looking into his rear-view mirror.

"Um. A hotel please. Any will do." He relaxed into his seat and looked out the window as the cab turned with the traffic.

Balmung yawned. He didn't get much sleep on the train, so he figured he'll get some sleep at the hotel. And finding Kite isn't going to be easy.

"New here?"

Balmung looked from the window to the back of the head of the driver. "Yes. I am."

"You looked lost when you got in. Are you here on business?"

Balmung shook his head and smiled. "No."

"Ah. So you got some family here?"

Again, another 'no'.

"Meeting old friends?"

Balmung thought on this one for a moment before answering the man.. "Yeah. A good friend."

"It's nice catching up on old relationships." The driver smiled.

The lights turned from green to yellow then to red. The cab slowed to a halt and waited.

Balmung looked out his window again and looked at the many people who were waiting for the light to change. Amongst them someone caught his eye. This person stood out from the rest, must have been her dark hair and skin. She looked a little mad at something.

The light changed and the cab soon started again. The girl was swept into the crowd of people and Balmung lost sight of her.

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"Thank you." Balmung waved to the driver. After taking one last look at the cab, Balmung turned to see which hotel that he was dropped off at. Nothing real expensive or too shabby, but it looked comfortable. He went to the front office to get a room.

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A/N: Ooooh yeah! Nothing will stop me from writing this fic! NO! Not the puny flames which the people threw at me! NO! Not my personal life getting in my way! NO! Not the.. look! A cookie! 3

I would like to thank the people who reviewed and thought my story is good. And to those who flamed me.. poo on you! XD I think it's amusing reading those kind of reviews.. yes, it is funny. And I get a hoot on the kind of people who hate this pairing to take the time and read the first chapter or whatever chapter and be disgusted and write crap about it and about me. I love joo!

Oh, the story is coming to an end! I don't know when though.. a few more chapters maybe..?