Warnings: This is shojo-ai not Yuri the likeliness of much of every ones favorite citrus fruit is slim not impossible but I'm thinking I'm going to stay on the bright side of tasteful so if you're looking for something a little more sexual I'm sorry to disappoint you v.v Oh and last warning my grammar and spelling my nature is horrid so sorry oh and basic disclaimer all things are owned by cyber connect 2

As the last monster fell hard to the floor so did most of Alkaid's HP

"I have to get stronger"

she told herself taking the last of her healing items. Even after the few months since she came back from the coma the level gap between herself and Haseo even Atoli made her feel weak.

"What I'm I thinking this place is way to above my level I can't do this by my-"

She was cut off by foot steps behind her. She turned to see two people a silver haired girl in a snow white dress next to her stood a scary looking twin blade. As they came into better view she recognized them as Aura and Azure Kite. She had met them in Canard they went to see Haseo often and Alkaid was one of the few that Knew them and knew they were A.I.s

"Well hello Alkaid. Isn't it a bit high a level area for you?" Aura said words stilted with sadness as always. Azure Kite just stared attentively at Alkaid silent as always.

"I need to get stronger. Strong enough…." as Alkaid sentence began to fade Aura added to it. "Strong enough for Haseo?" her voice sounded inquisitive a struck a chord in Alkaid that made her blush.

"No…I mean not it's so I can like…" Alkaid became flustered and struggled to make out a clear escape. Aura laughed at her foolish attempt to hide her feelings. "No need to lie I won't tell him and here let Azure Kite power level you while we can have a chat."

As the two watched Azure kite kill the fields monsters with ease it left them time to speak. Aura loved to speak with people. As Alkaid sat bored on the rock she turned to Aura disparate for conversation. "So where are the other knights?" Alkaid felt weird asking an NPC a question.

Aura turned to Alkaid with a sad look but with a deceiving smile she seemed alright. "Balmung is helping Haseo and Atoli with canard work and Orca is out addressing data bugs again. They are so tireless and perfect knights aren't they?"

Alkaid was perplexed by her emotions they appeared almost real. "Ya Haseo likes having the strongest help so Balmung I guess is a better choice than me…" she was tearing up at that realization. Aura just smiled at her sadly. "I was in love once so I understand your feeling a deep loneliness that won't leave you. I understand."

Alkaid looked on shocked at the A.I. "Loved how?! Who?!" she asked in an almost spasm. She had just realized exactly how insensitive that statement was but aura appeared unhurt.

Aura just looked up at the sky with her azure eyes as if gathering her thoughts. "His name was shugo. He was a twin blade like you. I don't think he ever realized exactly how much he meant to me I even made a child from data between us. Half of his personality half of mine my dear Zefie so gentle." Her words rang out sadly with great loss but Alkaid wanted and needed to know.

"So where are they now?" she couldn't stop herself this was a sad tale it must have a sad ending. Aura began to whisper just loud enough for Alkaid to hear. "Shugo no longer plays the world. We at one time emailed each other a lot but now he never answers…..as for Zefie oh my precious Zefie. She died in the fire. The CCcorp sever she lived in was one of the first to go in CC corps server room."

Alkaid started to notice the clear. Aura was crying. Her speech was clear but tears began to flow from her eyes like a river flowing free. "My wonderful Zefie is no longer with me or anyone."

As much as Aura was not "real" to Alkaid her words, the pain of losing her child, her tears they were vary vary real, and so she did what any human would do to help another grieving person; she held her. Though Alkaid could not feel her touch or her warmth, Aura could feel hers. She lived in this world and if Alkaids touch could be of some comfort then so be it.

Azure kite watched from the side lines almost laughing at some semblance of irony. "If I were human." He thought, "I would be jealous, but because I'm not I only care she is comforted. Our Aura that we have sworn to protect. Oh Aura you and twin blades." Azure Kite retracted his blades laughing at the first joke he had ever made. Maybe he was more human then he thought.

Author notes: Well that ends the first chapter hope you enjoyed I plan to make this a weekly thing but if I'm ever late bare with me. As for the question Im sure some of you are thinking "why AuraXAlkaid who would ever do that?" Well that's right that is why I did it. At first I thought HaseoXAlkaid But with that I would just be doing what others have already done better. Next was AlkaidXAtoli (you may be noticing a pattern in my choices) and well that turned up mostly blank their personalities even if they had those kinds of feelings for each other neither would tell the other and that proves problematic. Then after trying to think of the unimaginable I came up with it AuraXAlkaid Aura herself is mostly honest in all things and has an open personality so she made the perfect candidate to be emotionally aggressive. Well enough from me see you next week