"How did you know my place, Ben?" I reluctantly said clearly to him, with my untamed messy hair, and dirty smelly oversized white t shirt, dry lips and darkened eye bags. This would be a disaster if he sees me like this, my title on being a legendary author turns out a disgusting flea who rarely blends in towards society. If that is the case...
"Wait a bit!" I immediately changed my clothes into a gangster like clothes, revealing ones to the belly and short skirt that is a character of a certain anime I recently watched. This is more like a cosplay rather than the normal ones. I then pack all the garbage towards the storage room and cleaned a bit, sorting the wires of the game console. I slowly opened the door and see Ben being a bit surprised.
"Why are you here...?" I wondered but I suspected that Louis got something to do with this. Scanning his attire, he wears a simple white sleeves with a tie and a black belt surrounding his waist and a dark brown pants with a glossy black shoes.His expression shows normalcy and naivete but I know he wasn't ordinary. I don't even know his intentions besides Louis planning to befriend a fellow author.
"So what were you doing inside?"
"You haven't answered my question, why are you here?"
"I apologize, I just want to meet you." He smiles innocently as in his hands appears to be an expensive golden ramen package. "You might like this since Louis told me you like spicy ramen."
I blushed a bit and then felt ecstatic having this once in a year meal, my favourite even. I feel at ease a bit to Ben.
"You can enter."
As he entered, he sees a normal room filled with closet, game consoles, merchandise of certain anime characters and many green colored water bottles.
"What's this?" He slowly reached the green bottle. I immediately blocked his path with fierce looks like a cat under stress.
"Don't touch it!!! SHAAAAAHHH."
"I get it, I get it. So you play too. I'm a player myself."
"What... Type?"
"Any kind but I am no competent player, they suck the fun of it." And so my heart and compassion for games has shattered into pieces as I rage and attacks by punching him in the face. "Why... It hurts."
"Don't underestimate or insult hard working players!" My full sentence was intact for once coming from another person. This rage of mine controlled me somehow forgetting I am an antisocial NEET.
"I'm really sorry if I make you mad. How about this?" He showed me two tickets from a newly popular arcade where any games are present for a high price. How come he has this?
"No I am sorry, I made a big deal for someone who is right. Sometimes we forget the fun of it. But you know winning from harsh battle games is fun too you know.
"I understand, how about we go out somewhere just to clear the heavy air right now." I didn't realized he was asking out on a date with men but I couldn't be cruel, especially when he gave me these one of the two tickets.
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At the middle streets it was quite hot today, many busses and cars patiently waiting for the stoplight to pass by, a greyish hue towards the whole street was uncanny as if it triggers the rain to drop.
Many vendors settled as continuing their short business near the Y28 atrium. Many things are there with varieties of things to sell like hats, sculpture, scarf, t shirt, pants, skirts, shoes, and more. Puddles forming and rain starts to assemble in one small puddle, we soon head out towards the China Town.
"It really is pouring, my suit is all wet." Ben glances towards me and turns out I forgot that mines also wet, a see through gangster dress. I then uppercuts Ben to forget from seeing my body. Ben then offers his heavy black coat. "I apologize, I haven't thought that you are extremely exposed to the rain."
"I feel sorry for him for making trouble towards him." I then held Ben's hand gently crossing their fingers of each other as overlapping of each of it turning it's warmth unto ourselves.
They went towards the coffee and bakery stop. I began eating all the sweet free donuts while Ben asks for a cappuccino with two glace donuts.
"You really like donuts huh, Anna?" The sweet aroma that spreads inside the coffee shop, many decorative cakes on the display, including cheeze rolls, brownies, and more.
3 hours later, they were already finished and stuffed.
"Do you want to go to the movies?" Pondering a lot, this guy really wants to spend time together.
"I don't see myself liking you, Ben. You may be the same level when it comes to story written Novels but I am a loner, I don't get along with people like you." A cold harsh reality, I finally said it to him. He may be sweet, nice, kindhearted person but I prefer to be alone.
Ben' shock and rejection took a toll on him.
"Why are you going such depths just to be my friend?"
".... Why not? You are a great friend when it comes to thinking about other's well being. I saw you pretty much every day when you were boarding to a train. Just by judging your actions, you seem to be cute when you were changing expressions. It was entertaining.
"Entertaining??! What in the hell are you talking about? Are you a stalker?? Nevermind about the arcade, we can do this tomorrow or so. I am so tired.
"Oh okay..." Ben was actually disappointed about her argument and actions. Ben is good looking, a working author at best, and sometimes work for theater, acting as the main character or bad villain, many was touched by his gestures up to until he shakes the whole crowd by his captivating scene. But I never knew any of it until she looked him. She was shocked and guilty of all ai said to him.
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It was May, Anna continued to rise from the ranks of a certain game called slimegirls. As I keep on competing with each strong formidable players. I defeated them eventually until he showed up.
"Unknown 101" which was it's name, I prepare my controller, nice and smooth, as the bell rings. I charge and attack but he completely dodges, up until the end he completely destroyed me, the 30 day winning streak.
Then a strange message came. It was from Unknown 101, daring me to fight once more in an arcade.I guess we have to settle things as I wear my serious Jojo reference face.