AN: Well, I'm sorry about the wait guys... HAPPY BIRTHDAY KADEN!!!!


The guy sat there looking annoyed at my now fading scream. I could tell that he wasn't happy about me attempting to break the sound barrier. His friend however looked extremely amused.

"Are you done yet?" The red-eyed guy asked, standing up straight and crossing his arms over his chest. I could tell by the way he looked that he was the impatient type who probably hadn't had a girlfriend and never would. Hell, he reminded me of me.

"I dunno." I retorted, hopping up. "Are you done being an ass?"

From beside us, the blue-haired guy whistled and chuckled, eyeing the both of us as we faced off. We stood like that for about three minutes, neither of us backing down or stepping up. We probably would have been there longer, had Redeyes companion not seperated us.

"Calm down. Both of you. No need to get angry with each other when-" He broke off and looked away, obviously saying something that he shouldn't have said.

"Right." Redeye nodded and stepped back. "Name's Haseo, and this is Kuhn." He pointed to Mr. Bluehair, who winked at me. I only rolled my eyes, barely holding in my displeasure. Even when I'd been playing under better circumstances, I'd hated dealing with in-game perverts.

"Okay, you're Kaden...right?" Haseo asked.

"Mhmm..." I nodded, doubting that I could keep the venom out of my words.

He nodded a bit, then started in on a lecture of the basics, obviously not enjoying it. He also didn't seem to mind looking at my face, for he often spoke to me with his back turned. I didn't mind this all that much, for each time he was turned away I mocked him. Yes, it was childish and practically unheard of behavior for someone who was nearly twenty years old, but seeing as how I'd grown up with a younger sister and childlike parents, it was pretty much all I knew. Besides, it seemed to amuse Kuhn, taking away from my hatred toward his earlier flirty self.

"Yoooou know..." I began after Haseo ended his long winded speech. "I already knew this stuff."

"You mean I wasted ten minutes of my time explaining this to you?" He asked, fury burning through his eyes.

"Yup. Pretty much. But it wasn't a total waste...I was pretty entertained."

Haseo eyed me before growling something about hating me and stalking off toward the Chaos gate, barely managing to motion for us to follow. Kuhn chuckled a bit and patted my head.

"You're not half bad, Kaden."

"Mm... how do you two know my name?" I asked, walking slowly toward the chaos gate.

"Well, the caption above your head says it all." He pointed and smirked. "Are you sure you're not a noob."

"Yeah, positive. After all, I was put into a coma."

"But that could happen at any level." he pointed out. "Besides, you're level one, so how would I know any better."

"Maybe I'm a noob now, but I wasn't before..."

Kuhn looked away, then back at me.

"What happened."

I started to answer, but Haseo interupted us, shouting about us being as slow as Gaspard. I reminded myself to keep this comment in mind, wondering how in the world he managed to keep any friends at all. Before I could ask though, a pop up hit my screen, signifying a friend request from, who else, Haseo.

"Aww, the sad little boy wants a friend?" I asked, accepting it.

"Shut it Kaden, I'll PK you."

"No you won't, Kuhn will protect me."

With that I leaped onto Kuhn and giggled for the first time since I'd lost Ella. Even though it hadn't been that long, it was unnatural for me. I always had something to laugh about.

"Actually, I think I'm on Haseo's side. He's stronger than me soo..." Kuhn slipped out of my grasp and winked. "Sorry."

"Mean." I muttered and looked at the Chaos Gate. "Let's get this show on the road then. The sooner we start the sooner I can kick Haseo's ass.