I sat quietly as the bus rolled through the landscape of broken dreams and lost hope. Looking out the window I could not help but to compare the two worlds. Here are the abandoned buildings, cars, and homes that dot the landscape. In the world of Ingame there are no piles of garbage, no people begging, and no pollution in the skies. To compare the two worlds clearly showed which one was a shithole, and I was in it. I wanted to close my eyes and rest but at the last bus stop, three gangbangers had boarded the bus.

The idiots with the shaved heads and skull tattoos were slowly walking down the aisle of the bus, threatening people and generally being assholes. They would soon reach me, and I was looking forward to it. As soon as they arrived at my seat the big one started to speak, “Hey man look what we got here, a preppy wannabe, should we fuck this guy up, whadda ya think guys?” The smaller guy started to speak only to have the medium guy tell him, “Shuddafucupup, Beans,” The medium sized guy then looked at me and said, “I want his jacket it looks like it will fit me.”

The biggest idiot then told me to, “Give Burrito your jacket fuckwad, or we gonna fuck you up real bad.” I had been quiet till now but I was getting tired of these losers. I slowly stood and said, “Get lost and I am only going to tell you that once.” The largest guy looked at me surprised, I was sure that not many people told him and his dirty buddies to take a walk, and he did not like it.

Burrito spoke up, “Hey Bunuelos, did this la panocha just tell you to fuck off, let’s cut this Hijo de la chingada?” I am well read and have taken a couple of languages in high school, but I was not sure if these guys were swearing at me in a bastardized form of Spanish, or if they were just too stupid to put the words together in a cohesive fashion. It did not matter, I was done talking. I extend my hand and without thinking cast Dragon flame.

I do not know who was more surprised the estúpido perdedor or myself. The flame was weak and had very little heat to it, but the effect on the three gangbangers was immediate. Burrito yelled out, “Ayúdame a madre de Dios.” and began to back up the aisle as fast as he could. Beans just stood there for a second before twirling around and running after Burrito. As for Bunuelos, he turned pale and began to pray, “Líbrame del diablo, sálvame Dios.” Then he turned and ran back to the front of the bus.

I turned around and looked at the two people who were sitting on the other side of the walkway. The old lady was sleeping and the girl was looking at me with her mouth wide opened. She was about twenty and had full lips with dark hair and a full rack. She was very cute. I smiled at her and held my finger to my lips in the universal symbol that meant be quiet.

I made my way back to the bathroom and closed and locked the door. Taking off my sunglasses I looked at my reflection, the eyes with the burning irises in the center and the tattoo on the cheek. Pushing up my arms I could see the roses and thorns twirled around both my arms, not moving anymore but still etched in my skin. Pulling up my shirt I looked at my upper body, the few runic symbols that were visible were faded to a dull black.

My cheekbones seemed more pronounced now and my ears still had a bit of a point to them. I looked somewhat exotic, not quite like what I had looked like before going Ingame. My muscle tone was also excellent the VRP pod had done a great job; I was in better shape than when I had entered the VRP.

Dropping my shirt I held up my hand and called forth Dragon fire from my fingertip. Watching the flame flicker on my finger tip I thought about all the spells and abilities I had. If they still worked here I would be able to portal back to the Topland. I tried to remember the symbol for the T-loci spell from my interface and then mentally tried to push the button. Nothing, I was not surprised. That spell used a lot of mana and I could barely feel the flow of mana here in the real world.

Just the fact that I could do something gave me hope. I quickly tried everything else I had learned Ingame and was not surprised when only a few of the spells worked. I could enter shadows but it was not a complete stealth effect. My Dragon vision was also working although it seemed different.

I finally tried to shape shift and that did not go as hoped for. I found I could bring forth my claws from both the hands and the elbows but nothing else. If I had to guess I would say that this world of ours was a dry place for magic and what little was here was only enough to power the small stuff. I could live with that, just being able to do what I could gave me hope.

Going back to my seat I was surprised to see the cute Mexican girl sitting on the inner seat. I looked at her and she smiled at me. Sitting down I turned to her and asked, “What are you doing sitting beside me? You should be setting with you mother.” The girl smiled at me and then spoke up, “You are a very powerful man, I saw how you handled the pandilleros and I wanted to thank you. Guys like that make life difficult for me. But you used the la magia del fuego and kicked some el culo.”

As I looked at her she suddenly reached over and kissed me, then gently forced her tongue into my mouth. She then gently grabbed my hand and placed it on her breast. I could feel her nipple become firm and stand out from the thin fabric. Without thinking, I gently rolled it between my fingers. Her face pulled back as she moaned, then she reached down and undid my pants. Pulling the zipper down she reached in and pulled out my shaft. This was happening way to fast but my body was responding and it meant business.

She cast a fast look around and seeing that no one was watching she grabbed her shirt and pulled it up over her head. Her heavy breasts spilled out. The skin was the color of honey and her nipples the color of chocolate, she smelled nice with some modern scent that was not overpowering. She looked at me and said, para salvarme, and then bent down to lick my shaft. I continued to gently roll her nipple between my fingers as she began to go down on me. I could feel the tip of my penis against the back of her throat as she took me all in and then she slowly lifted her head.

She continued to suck on me while gently squeezing my balls. After a few moments, I whispered to her, “I am going to come.” I wanted to warn her as I knew not all women enjoyed swallowing or getting a facial. She looked up at me and smiled then began to suck on my shaft and lick the head until suddenly she took it all in as I came. I sat back trembling for a couple of minutes as she swallowed and licked me clean.

Reaching up she then pulled my head down to her breast. I took her nipple between my teeth and gently bit down, as I reached under her skirt and found her wet spot. Slowly I pushed my finger into her and began to massage her g-spot; she began to moan as she rocked her hips against my hand. I continued to pleasure her as the bus rumbled down the road only stopping after I had made her bite her lips together to muffle the soft moans as I felt her body convulse against me as she achieved an orgasm.

We cuddled for a few moments after the fact and then I went to the washroom and cleaned myself up. Coming back I saw that she was sitting with her sleeping mother again. She smiled at me and then went into the washroom to clean herself. After several minutes, she emerged looking fresh and came as sat beside me again.

“You are quite the machismo hombre, I have not had pleasure like that in a long time.” She said with a grin. I grinned back at her and replied, “It is I who should be thanking you that was great. But why, here with me, I mean the sex was great but those el idiotas would not have been too much a problem for you. I would have dealt with them if they had gotten out of hand. Also, I hate to ask this but what is your name?”

“My name is Sofía and as to why there is no why I just wanted to thank you for saving me. Like many women, I am attracted to a powerful man, and when I see him in action it makes me hot. Perhaps it is my Latino blood.” I nodded at her; I knew what it was like to have hot blood.

We cuddled and slept the till she arrived at her destination and then with a kiss she was gone along with her mother. The three el idiotas had disembarked several stops back along with the remaining passengers and the bus was empty but for me. I closed my eyes as we rumbled down the highway only opening them when we stopped at the city terminal. I left the bus carrying my sports bag and made my way through the terminal to the street. I sighed as my tummy grumbled; I could really use a Gluzzie breakfast special right now.

I slowly walked through the city heading to the orphanage; I wondered how Rebecca was doing. I was not sure what to tell her when I saw her; the truth would not cut it. Everything that had happened, that was still happening, no one would believe it.

As I made my way through the city, it was apparent to me that this place was a dump. The mega high rises towered above the ground, each housing thousands of people. They were little cities of their own with food courts and shopping malls on the first two levels. Worn out and dirty, they were home to gangs and drug dealers, not a safe place for the people living in them.

People are stacked like sardines in a vertical can, I thought as I passed a police car roaring down the street. I have to get out of here, as soon as I get my payout; this place sucks the life from a person. After walking for a couple of hours I arrived at the orphanage and entering my passcode I walked into the main entrance. I made my way to Rebecca’s office and stood there and watched her. She always kept her door open, both as an open door policy and for safety concerns.

She was sitting at her desk typing something; with her lightly curled hair hanging down past her neck. She had high cheekbones and a winsome smile with her full lips. She was slender with average but firm breasts and lean powerful legs. As I watched her I realized that she was an attractive woman, something I had never thought of before. In some ways, she reminded me of Ama, in the sense that she was very competent in a female package. I also knew she loved children and cared about all of us at the orphanage.

I decided then and there to use some of my money to help her; I wish I could somehow get her into the game. Oaktree and Rebecca would make a hell of a pair. It was what the poor children of the Kradula needed. I just did not know how to bring it about. Suddenly Rebecca looked up and saw me there, giving me a surprised smile she asked, “What are you doing here Tor, you are supposed to be at the summer camp for at least another month.”

It had been a month of real-world time, half a year of Ingame time. I had lost any sense of time and I knew that it flowed differently in the different realms I had been in. Giving my head an internal shake I smiled at Rebecca and said, “The VRP had a problem with the interface, nothing serious but once you pop out you can’t get back in. So here I am back to tie up loose ends and make my way in the world.”

Rebecca had stood up and walked over to me, putting her hands on her hips she looked me up and down and said, “Damn you look good, it must have been a good experience for you. Come here and give me a hug.” Opening her arms she grabbed me and gave me a squeeze, I gently squeezed her back, conscious of the feeling of her breasts pressed against me. I could feel a subtle difference in her hug, it was not orphanage counselor to emotionally drained kid, but rather a woman hugging a man.

As I released her I could see that her face was somewhat flushed and she took a second to compose herself. What the hell, I could not understand why women were finding me so attractive. Looking at Rebecca I watched her lick her lips and then she spoke, “Your room is just as you left it, I hate to say this but you have only four more months here than the tender mercy of the state ends and you will be on your own. What are your plans?”

I thought for a moment before I replied and then spoke up, “I am hoping to do some stuff with computers and Gnet. Hopefully, it all works out if it doesn’t I am not sure. I made a contact Ingame and he gave me a number to call, so I will be doing that sometime soon.” She nodded at me and then spoke, “Tor, to welcome you back I am going to take you for supper tonight. Against the rules but it is pretty minor compared to a lot of the stuff that happens here. Be ready by six okay.

I nodded, Rebecca had taken me out several times in the past for birthdays and celebrations, and she was more like a close elder sister than someone who worked for the government at the orphanage. I nodded and said, “I will be at the front gate at six and will see you then.” Turning I left her office and made my way to my room.

Using the pin pad to unlock my door, I stepped into the small room and turned on the air conditioner unit. The room had a somewhat musty smell that most teenage boy’s rooms probably had, I was neat and tried to be clean but I could probably find a dirty GI stuck on the floor of the closet if I looked. I sat on the desk and reached into the top drawer, and pulled out a pack of smokes.

My emergency stash, I would have to replace them I thought as I ripped the cellophane off. I emptied all the smokes on the desk and through the package in the wastebasket. I then put the smokes into a smoking case I had bought at the five dollar store.

It had always annoyed the hell out of me that the government forced the tobacco companies to put pictures of people dying on the packages, or of rotten teeth or guys with a breathing hole in the neck. I understood as I am sure most smokers did that it was bad. But smoking was no worse than the MacDonald’s “Heavy users.” It was what they called the customers who ate that crap more than three times a week.

Why did they not have pictures of obese people dropping dead with a heart attack, or sitting at the table with a fry hanging out of one side of their mouth, and drool dripping down their lips as they stroked out. Or someone choking down that last piece of chicken at KFC as they swelled their one-gallon cola drink trying to wash the grease down as they sat scrunched up at those tiny fixed tables with the plastic chairs that could not move. What the heck, I had better things to think about I thought as I lit my first smoke.

I wanted to find out why women were literally willing to hug, suck and fuck me. This stuff only happened on those Gnet porn sites where women would do anything to total strangers, just because they asked. I absently rubbed my forehead where Gaiatoci’s tears had landed as I thought about this. Suddenly I could briefly see a list of the buffs that I had acquired; only Ama’s and Gaiatoci’s were not grayed out.

It suddenly made sense to me as I recalled Ama telling me that we were now joined and that women would react to me because I was linked emotionally to a succubae. Glad that I had worked that out, I stretched out on the bed after setting the alarm for five p.m. I had to get ready for a dinner date by six. I awoke as the alarm went off and had a shower and shave, then splashing some Pour Monsieur, Eau De Parfum on I dressed casually but with care.

I knew I smelled good and was hoping that my black pants and shirt would be set off by the black and silver summer coat I put on. I had always believed that if you look good it helps you to feel good, and when you look and feel good you have a good time. I was too poor to have really nice stuff but what I had was the best I could buy at the local mega mart store.

Looking at the mirror I thought I looked good and with a self-depreciating smile, I left my room and walked to the entrance.

Rebecca was already waiting and as I entered her car she smiled at me then sniffing the air she reached out and pulled my head toward hers. I could feel her breath warm against my neck as she took a deep breath in. “You smell great Tor,” she said with a tiny flutter in her voice.

“Let’s go, I need to go home to change before we have supper.” I nodded and sat back, she was driving one of the Chinese import jobs, battery operated and supposedly fully green. We did not make too many cars anymore, they had been crap and when they finally improved it was too little too late. Now we had crap cars from India and China to rest our behinds in.

Once we arrived at Rebecca’s apartment complex we took the lift from the parkade to the sixty-ninth floor. Exiting the lift we walked to her suite and then once she unlocked the doors entered. “I am going to get changed,” she said with a smile. Make yourself at home. I slowly walked around the small apartment looking at the pictures on the wall as I heard the shower start. After a few minutes, I heard the shower stop and a moment later her bedroom door open.

“How do I look?” She asked with a throaty tone in her voice. I turned and looked at her and my jaw dropped, “You look great,” I spoke with a suddenly dry mouth. She was wearing a low-cut gown that revealed her firm breasts more than it hid them. Her areolas were clearly visible with the nipples firm and poking through the silken fabric.

I watched as she walked over to me smelling fresh from her shower. Standing in front of me she put her hands on her hips and then asked, “Do you really think so?” I nodded and then followed her as she grabbed my hand and led me to her bedroom. Standing in front of the bed, she turned to face me and then somehow shrugged and let her gown fall to the ground.

“How about we eat in,” she asked with a smile. I stared at her body hungry to taste her and feel her and hear her. I knelt down in front of her and pulled her panties down, gazing at her bush shaved and trimmed with one landing strip down the center. Starting at Rebecca’s knees I began to kiss the inner part of her thigh, at the same time reaching up and gently touching her.

Hearing her moan as I kissed and licked my way up her leg as I felt her hands grab my hair and then pull me up to her. As my tongue began to swirl around her lower lips, I heard her say, “Welcome back.”