Most precious treasure - Mirage X Wraith {on going}

Chapter 1

Whenever we saw each other all we did was fight, but those were also wonderful memories.

„Another day another road", I told myself and went through the busy streets from Solace.

Just like any other day, I felt so exhausted to hang out with my colleagues.

They all came up with the idea, to spend the free days together.

We all received a small vacation since my group finished an assignment, earlier than the others.

Don't get me wrong, it was a lovely idea, but I decided to pass since I wanted some free time for myself.

These busy days gave me a lot of stress, which made me feel like, I really deserve to relax.

Such as reading my books that I've always wanted to finish, watching the new season from my favourite series or at least get my sleep schedule back.

Being a senior science pilot is not easy...

As I heard some loud laughter from nearby, I got back to my senses.

When I was in my thoughts, I didn't notice, that there was a small bar called „Paradise Lounge", located next to me.

Just to think of it, when was the last time I drank a little bit?

Since I have a few days off, it won't hurt, having a few drinks.

Besides, this will help me to relax a little bit from the stress, that I have gotten from the past weeks.

Without hesitation, I went inside and caught me off guard.

From all the bars that I have ever visited, this one is the cleanest and let's say „safest".

All the people weren't completely drunk, loud and disturbing, no they were just tipsy and having a great time together.

Seeing a few groups of friends together and having fun, made me smile.

The last time I went to a bar, men were approaching and bothering me, but here I feel more comfortable.

Not of my luck today, most benches were taken, so I decided to sit at the bar counter.

I sat on of one of the comfortable bar stools and nonchalantly ordered a mojito.

Still showing me his back, the bartender seemed busy with one of his orders.

The moment he was done, he turned around and I saw his good looking face.

Startled from his handsomeness, I just stared at him.

Meanwhile, he was placing my order in front of me, he noticed my gaze and he just smirked.

„Have you fallen for me?", still smirking, the bartender looked at me and confidently asked.

Shyly, I turned away from him, took a sip from my drink and ignored him.

He just laughed off and went to a customer, who was waiting for his turn to order.

Now and then, the cute guy checked up on me and was asking, if I needed something.

Every time, I tried to ignore him, just to hide my embarrassment.

When it felt like it was time to leave, he then again approached me, this time, less confident than earlier.

He told me something stupid and funny, that made me laugh.

„If you were a pork chop, you would be well done and I love pork chops."

He shyly smiled at me and then introduced himself.

„My name is Elliott, nice to meet you", he offered me his hand for a shake.

I recovered from my laugh, shook his hand while smiling.

Simply, I just said „Renee" and he acknowledged my name.

„What a beautiful name for a beautiful lady."

Before I went home, he asked me to come back to the bar to just hang out and I decided to give it a try.

So the next day occurred and I was for the entire day excited.

During work, my colleagues were asking me, why I was in a good mood today and I simply answered that I had a great morning start, which was a complete lie.

My day went really smoothly and on the way to the bar, I was pretty confident.

As I was on the front door, everything disappeared, leaving me a little bit nervous but still excited.

I took a deep breath, made sure I looked presentable and went inside.

There he was, the person that I have been looking forward to the entire day.

The moment he saw me, he smiled brightly and waved at me.

Automatically, I waved him back and went towards the bar counter.

Just like yesterday, I sat in the same seat and ordered the same thing.

When he was done, he asked me how I was and how my day went.

After finishing our small talk we had a good conversation going and honestly, I thought it's going to be awkward but luckily it wasn't.

It turned out to be a success, which was quite surprising.

After all, I don't know what to say after the small talk but we spoke a lot and I really felt comfortable with him.

Soon after, I realized he was really polite, funny and cute.

Yeah, so I realized hanging out with him is fun, so I decided to always go after work, to always visit Elliott.

It is now part of my daily routine now.

Weeks passed and we got really close, which made me really happy.

I am now his number one customer for always visiting the bar, but I am not here for the alcohol.

I am here to visit my best friend Elliott, just to spent time together.

Every day is a new exciting day for me since I met him.

From all the people that I have ever met, I felt the most comfortable with him.

Now to think of it, my real friend is actually Elliott.

My colleagues are just my work friends, but not like real ones.

How should I explain that?

It's just, they all think differently, such as having another taste in music, fashion or interests which is really hard to cope with.

Elliott is open for everything, which makes him the best.

Besides being understandable, we even tease each other and joke around which makes our friendship precious.

We are so close, that I don't want to lose him ever...