Second Life

Second Life- Six

‘You are the most impatient person I have ever met, Jounouchi. You know, some of us have live outside of this game.’

After finally logging into the game at about 1o’clock, Jounouchi had started ranting at Heba about how long they’d been waiting for him, so they could start the mission. Needless to say, Heba was not happy, and the two ended up in a heated argument.

“Alright you two, Break it up! This just shows that things come up and not all things will go according to plan. And that’s fine. The important thing is we are all here now and ready to take action.”

Heba smiled at Atem and nodded in enthusiastic agreement.

“Atem’s right Jounouchi, so can we start the mission now?” Jounouchi grumbled but nodded nonetheless, turning in the direction of the mission administrator. Heba fell into stride with Atem as Seth quickened to walk with the put out blonde. “So…What did you have to do yesterday, Atem?” Heba looked up at the man curiously, flashing him a light smile, which was returned.

“I had a dinner to go to. What about you?” The shorter male nodded at Atem’s casual response before speaking up.

“I was just hanging out with a friend.” His small smile grew on his lips at that, and he saw Atem nod from the corner of his eye, as Jounouchi stopped before them in front of a large building. He hauled the door open and Heba followed the gang over to one of the desks.

“This is the mission room, Heba. Every village has one, but depending on the town you’re in, your missions will vary. Since Silver Springs is one of the major towns, this mission room is a lot bigger than those you would find in the smaller villages, naturally.” Atem explained. Heba nodded in understanding as their turn came.

“We’re here for the Silver Hunt mission.”

The stoic man at the desk nodded at Jounouchi and handed the boy what looked like an ancient scroll. The group gathered around the blonde as he unrolled it. “It says we have to venture into Silver Cave and find the treasure that’s buried inside, though obstacles will be thrown our way…”

Heba swallowed thickly, his throat contracting at the ominous mission spec. This didn’t sound safe at all. “Our reward is the treasure itself, apparently.” Jounouchi concluded and rolled up the scroll, before tucking into his pack. Once it was safely stored, the blonde grinned. “Come on then guys! Let’s go get started!”

“Is he this obnoxious in real life too?” The shortest one asked Seth. The brunette nodded wearily.

“Unfortunately. Sometimes he’s worse. He’s like a hyper puppy.” He spoke loud enough so that Jounouchi, who’d been lingering nearby, could hear him clearly, and he yelped indignantly, spinning around to glare at Seth.

Heba watched with amusement as Jounouchi rounded on Seth, starting another argument between them. He blinked, startled when a hand wrapped around his own, only to blush when he saw who’s hand gripped his. Atem began to pull Heba along gently, smirking at the bickering duo ahead of them.

“Come on you two. There’s plenty of time to have your lover’s quarrel on the way!” As expected, both boys straightened and shot back;

“We are NOT having a lover’s quarrel.”

Heba stifled a giggle behind his hand at Jounouchi’s tell-tale blush and Seth’s quirked brow, before focusing on their journey.

The headed into the woods where the giant had attacked them. He felt Atem tug him easily to the left and so he trotted along beside him. They went no further than a few feet before they reached a solid looking wall. Atem released the youth’s hand, Heba immediately missing the reassuring warmth it provided. He watched, vaguely bereft as Atem surveyed the wall for a moment, and then turned to face him.