Thought I would adapt Tai’s story into something MMO-related, sorry Tai, couldn’t resist! XD

This is a one shot story by meh! You’d better love it because I wasted an hour on this! >O

I sat on my bed, my lost love’s diary in my cold hands. My tears seemed to never dry out, it wetted the pages of the diary. I tried to forget the events which broke my very soul but nothing could stop the tears flowing. Unable to remove the horrifying event from my memory, I closed my eyes and tried to sleep.

Maple Island
I had a strange illness which lasted for almost 4 years, I was unable to touch snails as they were toxic to me. I could only train my strength and dexterity on pitiful tiny mushrooms, even those were a little dangerous for me. Other islanders avoided me like the plague, making me a loner. I had no friends except for this pretty girl with shoulder length black hair. She was the only person on the Island to talk to me during my younger years, I had met her during a mushroom hunt.

She helped me to gather spores for a quest, even going to the extent of giving me some potions she had. Gradually, my loneliness went away, albeit slowly. People didn’t avoid me anymore, for she had convinced them that my illness was not harmful to others.

Her name was Clarissa, we were best friends from that moment on.

Henesys
It was my first test to become an archer, she was also to become one too. We passed the tests with flying colours, she helped me in killing slimes too, I helped her gather mesos. We were almost inseparable.

She grew prettier and cuter, and I would even blush when I was around her. Blasted puberty. She used to laugh when my face went red because of her, her laugh made me laugh too. Unfortunately, I knew I wasn’t for her. I wished she could be mine, but I felt she didn’t see me that way.

Kerning Party Quests
Clarissa called me during the night, she said she had separated from her Party as the leader of it was a dominating son of a Bain, he was also her boyfriend. She didn’t want to be alone, so I went to where she was, along with some newfound friends on Victoria Island. We did the Party Quest ten times in a row, the four of us had a blast completing them. Our spoils were very rewarding.

I looked at her fighting Green Mushrooms, her slender body, her determined face, her powerful shot. I still wanted her to be mine, but again, I felt that she didn’t want me.

Wild Boar Lands
We were training together, I couldn’t hold back anymore, I want to confess to her. I had this urge to confess until her boyfriend met up with us. She said happily that she had patched up with her boyfriend. My heart sank. I pretended to be happy, training with the both of them, as a best friend. My shot became sloppy and my technique had no power. She suggested I should take a scroll to Henesys and rest for a few days. I complied, knowing that a weakling could not survive in the harsh lands of Perion.

That night, I laid on my bed. Sadness welling inside. “She was never meant to be mine.” I said firmly to myself, it assured me. I slept soundly after that.

Ludibrium Party quest
I was there with Clarissa and her boyfriend, along with three other likeminded people, we were there to defeat Alishar, the monster which was plaguing the citizens of Ludibrium. We fought long and hard.

Suddenly, my illness flared up. I became almost useless fighting Alishar. Clarissa screamed for me to scroll back to the 101st floor of the tower, and wait for them there.

I complied.

I waited there for almost a week until a guard came up to me and told me that the whole party had died in the fight along with Alishar except for one person. That person was her ‘boyfriend’.

It turned out that he was her brother, she lied to me all along.

We went back to Victoria Island, bearing bad news to our party’s families. Upon hearing this, Clarissa’s mother showed me Clarissa’s diary. I was shocked, was I such a good friend that she would entrust me her diary? A rumble of emotions rushed through me. At last, I croaked, eyes going red. “Th…Thanks…” She gave me the diary. Told me to take good care of it. The rest was a blur, all I remembered was that I fell to the ground, with everyone crowding around me.

I felt like a loser.

That night, I read through her diary. She was trying to confess to me since we were novice archers. She pleaded her brother to pretend to be her boyfriend, everything with her ‘boyfriend’ was just a ruse to get me push harder and become more powerful, more healthy.

I read the last page of her diary, it was dated just before we went to confront Alishar’s tower.

“Dear diary,

I had the best time of my life with my best friend. All this years were filled with happiness because of him. He was a one of a kind archer.

I was confused at my own feelings however, I had took a liking to him during our Kerning days, I felt he didn’t see me this way, so I pleaded my brother to be my ‘boyfriend’ thus I never confessed to him. I just wanted to spend time with him, but it was stupid for me to use that ruse to spur him on. He didn’t even sound sad at all, so I though that he already has a girlfriend.

I don’t think I can take this anymore! I think I should confess to him after defeating Alishar! Yes, indeed! That would make a very romantic confession don’t you think? XD

I’ll tell him everything! How I pestered my brother to be my ‘boyfriend’, how I harboured deep feelings for him! He would be surprised!

<3 you, and him too! XOXO”

The diary ended with that. She was going to confess to me after slaying Alishar! How could I be so stupid as to save myself instead of protecting her?!

How could I!?

I glanced at my bow and arrows. I needed to be strong. I needed to move on.

I closed the diary.

I set fire to my house that night after. I laid her diary a metre from the burning house of sadness. I wanted everyone to know I loved her. I loved her so much.

Indeed, the winds blew the fire onto the diary. I stood there until it was burnt to ashes, then turned my back on the flaming house and walked calmly towards the center of the island, Sleepywood.

I promised her I would move on, and I will.

I’ve been busy playing MapleStory these few days. I’ve moved to Cassiopeia for a break from Aquila’s huge number of people [PIG BEACH WAS NEVER THIS QUIET I TELL YA’!]. Going to get my magician to level 30 this week, then get a job advance to become a fire/poison mage!

Again, sorry Tai, had to exercise my imagination. =P

EDIT: TY MR TAI D00D. =D