Now I am here with a SAO x KnB (/`^')/

What are the odds? Any who, I don't own either of the anime, or some of the scenes. But some of them will be mainly my idea.

Enjoy, and reviews are appreciated QAQ


It was that one day, where everything went downhill.

Kuroko was walking home, seeming much more happy then he would normally seem. He wasn't smiling, but he was pretty close to. Though his eyes were much brighter, since they were usually dull.

As he kept walking, he couldn't wait to get home. Slowly he looked around, finding the time by looking at one of those large screens in town that tell you the time and such for that day. It was almost time.

He and his friends had been planning for something for quite a while now, and it would be starting today. A certain game was about to begin soon, later today, and they were ready for it.

Only Kuroko, Akashi, Midorima, and Kagami made it into the beta, but even that was lucky. They ranked up, mostly together so they could get used to it. Especially with Kagami, who Kuroko's other friends were just getting used to.

They got pretty high ranks, and made it past what the other betas went to. Everyone else couldn't even pass floor ten, in a matter of months, but they made it to level 17. Way higher, and harder then what the other people went through. But with their teamwork and skills, they got to high ranks before the beta ended.

Kuroko would admit, it was fun. Playing that game just makes you feel alive. Probably because it's no normal game. It's THE Sword Art Online. SAO, for short.

It's no first person shooting game, nor is it where you can see your whole character move across a screen. No, it's like you're actually in the game. You can see, feel, hear, smell, taste, everything. It's like you live in the video game.

And Kuroko loved it.

Nothing felt better then swinging a sword skillfully, killing the beasts that come in your way, and earn points and experience. Playing the beta with Akashi and everyone was fun, he wondered what it would be like with everyone else.

Well, he would find out soon because the opening of SAO started in half an hour. Once Kuroko got home, he went to get something to eat from his kitchen, telling his parents that the game was tonight. They already knew about it, he just wanted to remind them.

After finishing his food, he headed upstairs. He had the headgear, just as all his friends had as well. They got it a while ago, just to make sure they all got it. Akashi may have helped a few of them, but Kuroko worked to get his himself.

SAO only started in a few minutes, and he got a text from Akashi. He asked if he was ready, probably sending the text to everyone to make sure they didn't forget. He replied saying that he was ready, before going to his bed.

A minute left.

Kuroko slowly laid down on his bed, as he already went through the body scan long ago. Putting on his headgear, he looked at the battery. A battery that never ran out, so he didn't have to worry. Then he checked the time. SAO was starting... Now!

Kuroko sighed softly, getting ready. He relaxed his body, before closing his eyes. He didn't do anything for a moment, before he smiled slightly.

"Link start!"

The headgear started immediately, checking all his senses, listing them off before the game started. As if going through warp speed, he waited excitedly as the game began.

A world formed around him. A big, beautiful one, that he was so familiar with. Just like everyone else, he spawned in the town square, which was surrounded by all the buildings and such of town. All around, he saw people spawning as well, looking around excitedly. He remembered his first time.

Immediately, he began running off. He had to go get the starter gear that everyone had to retrieve for whatever class they would start as. Whether it be a swordsman, a blacksmith, a store owner, anything.

Once he made it close to the game's store, which wasn't ran by anyone thankfully, he stopped. Looking in a mirror, he saw his same avatar that he used in the beta.

His hair was black, giving the natural feel to the Kuro in his name. It was slightly longer then his normal real life hair, but luckily it didn't get in the way when he fought.

His eyes were different as well. His left eye was normal black, just like his hair, only much more sharper. His right eye, golden, with a split like a cats eye. Okay, maybe he had a few suggestions from Akashi.

Who was he kidding, Akashi practically forced him to make his avatar like this. But he wasn't complaining, it wasn't so bad really.

Shaking his head, that reminded him. He needed to find Akashi and everyone. Though Aomine and Kise and them would take a little longer, to make their avatars.

Lifting his hand and slightly swiping it down, he opened his menu. He looked at the number of log ins, and there were already over 1,000 Online. Sighing, he searched in Akashi's name first.

He glanced at his own name, which had his full health bar under it.

Hiroken.

He came up with his own name. He didn't want to use his own name, so he decided to come up with a whole new one. Hiro, meaning hero in Japan, and Ken, meaning sword. That one was just for SAO, plus it sounded cool together.

He looked back, seeing almost over 2,000 more people log in. He sighed, as he saw the streets were starting to fill up quickly. He'd find everyone later, and with that, he ran into the store to get his free starter gear.


Kuroko was already out in the fields, fighting off the wolves the game had to offer for extra points to the starters. This is where Akashi told them to meet once they got ready with their gear, and yet Kuroko was the first one there. All well, it was good to get a head start.

He was already leveling up quickly, thanks to the wolves being in small packs that spawned a few minutes after you killed the last pack. He used his simple starters sword to block a wolf trying to bite him, and kicked it back, before slashing at it quickly. He watched as it glowed, then dispersed into tiny crystals, signalling it was slain.

A little box popped up, showing him how much experience and points he earned, if any items dropped, nothing special. Though he got a wolf's fang necklace, which was a very common wolf drop. Shrugging, he selected it, the necklace immediately appearing around his neck.

"Nice job, Tetsu." Someone said, and Kuroko turned around. He saw someone pretty tall, but for anyone else it would be average height. Their skin was dark, and their build was muscular as well. He could already tell who it was, but continued studying them.

Short dark blue hair on top their head, which was partially covered by a headband put on horizontally rather then the normal way. "Aomine-kun, you barley changed your character." Kuroko said, after he finished looking at Aomine.

"Me? Look at you, if Akashi didn't tell me your name in here, I wouldn't have known it was you!" He shouted, but he was smiling slightly. "Akashi-kun helped me with my avatar."

Aomine walked over, studying every feature of Kuroko's avatar. "Well he did a pretty good damn job. Though I still like your real looks."

"Thanks." Kuroko said, before looking around. "Where is Akashi-kun and everyone?"

"They'll be coming soon, Akashi said he wanted to make sure everyone logged in and met up here." Aomine said, sighing softly. "Hey, why is your name Hiroken?"

"Why is yours Akumashi?... Demon death?" Kuroko asked, tilting his head slightly.

"At least mine isn't Hero Sword!" Aomine said, before sitting in the grass.

"You shouldn't be too relaxed, we'll need to level up as much as possible. Plus, wolf packs will keep spawning every few minutes, so you shouldn't be sitting down."

As if on cue, a pack of wolves spawned, all snarling and ready for battle. Aomine just snorted slightly, but stood up again anyway. "I guess you're right. Come on Tetsu, show me the ropes of this game. Or should I say, Hiroken?"

Kuroko shook his head, getting out his sword again. Hopefully one of these wolves would drop a small dagger that would sometimes drop, it would be better then those starter swords. "You better pay attention, Aomine-kun. Or perhaps, Akumashi."


Everyone was soon settled onto a field, a little bit away from the wolf spawn. And by everyone, literally everyone was there. Kuroko, Akashi, Aomine, Kise, Midorima, Murasakibara, and Kagami. Kuroko already saw Kagami, Midorima, and Akashi's avatars.

Midorima wasn't that much different from his normal looks, though his hair was different. It was much more straight and soft, rather then the usual style he wore in real life. Instead of glasses, he had these little goggles that even Kuroko thought looked well on him. His name was Kenkyu, which ironically meant study in Japanese.

Kagami was a little different. He was still the same height and build, but his hair was still black and red, but instead of brushed down it was a bit spiky, and went in all different directions. His name was Kasaitora, which meant Fire and Tiger in Japanese.

Akashi wasn't really different. He kept his hair and eyes, but made his height a bit taller. He had named his avatar Kotei, which meant emperor in Japanese. How Akashi like.

Kise was a bit different. A lot different. His hair was silver and long, and parted to the left side of his face. Both of his eyes were a dark sparkling blue, but at least he still had his smile. His name was Naito, which meant Knight in Japanese.

Murasakibara wasn't different at all. He was a bit lazy with his avatar, and he didn't even change his name. He was just Atsushi though.

When everyone arrived, Akashi had told them to level up for a while, and to work on their teamwork. He also wanted to see how Aomine, Kise, and Murasakibara specialized in this game.

Now the sun was setting in the game, and they were all sitting around each other on the grass, studying each other and talking.

"This is really cool~ I never knew it would be like this!" Kise said, looking at his hands before slowly moving them.

"Just don't get ahead of yourself and charge into action." Midorima said, talking to everyone but mostly looking at Kagami and Aomine, who were glaring at each other intensely.

"I already know that. I hate dying in this game, it takes forever to respawn, and then you respawn all the way back to town square. Pretty annoying to get back." Kagami grumbled, remembering the Times when he died from foolishness. He soon learned not to charge into action.

"I won't die at all, watch." Aomine said, giving a confident smirk.

"Oh yeah? Well, neither am I!" Kagami said, declaring a challenge against Aomine.

"Akachin, why isn't this working?" Murasakibara suddenly asked, and everyone turned their heads to look at the giant. Akashi stood up from where he sat, and walked over to Murasakibara. "What is wrong, Atsushi?"

"I can't log out." He said, looking up at the redhead. "Am I in the wrong menu?"

Akashi watched as Murasakibara kept trying to find the log out button. Akashi hummed, straightening himself out before opening his menu. He scrolled down, and looked for where the log out should be.

Kuroko, a bit curious, opened his own menu. He clicked the little gear, and stared in surprise as the log out button was no where to be found.

"Maybe it's a glitch or something. Maybe it really is there but we can't see it..." Kagami said, and tried pressing on his menu, where the log out button should be. Nothing happened.

"This is odd..." Akashi said, studying his menu, swiping up and down slowly to see if the log out button was anywhere else.

Kuroko continued looking at his menu, before he saw his hand begin to glow a light blue. He closed his menu, and stared, before he realized everyone else was beginning to as well.

A moment later, after seeing nothing but black just randomly, he was in town square. Why were they here?

"A forced teleport..." He heard Akashi say, and looked over. Everyone was still together, which he was glad for. Making sure he stayed close, Kuroko looked around. The town square was being filled up quick with all the players, and soon the place was crowded, not leaving much room to walk.

A small shout was heard, and everyone began to look up to where someone pointed. Something, that looked like blood, began to escape from a dome like force field that Kuroko failed to notice before.

After a minute, it formed into a large figure. It looked like someone that was wearing a large red hood, never revealing their face. If they had one.

The hooded figure in the sky began to talk in a loud voice which was hard to miss. It spoke of how it was the creator of this game, and to not worry. Though the talk began changing...

"I know that a few of you have noticed that there is no log out button. It is not a bug." The figure said, and a few people shouted. It acted as if it didn't hear.

"No one can escape this game, unless you beat the game." It said, and now it caused a few screams and yells. "No one from the outside world can help you," It continued. "If they try to take your nervegear off, it will fry your brain, resulting death."

"You can't do that!" Someone from the crowd yelled.

'...We can't escape... unless we win the game..?' Kuroko thought in his head, frowning. He glanced at the rest of the group, seeing their shock but they didn't lash out.

"Over One thousand players have already died, and more will be killed. The only way to leave, is for someone to beat the game. Only then can you escape." It explained.

"Look into your inventories, I have a present for every player."

Kuroko looked around, seeing people open their menus. He looked at Akashi, who gave him a suspicious look before nodding. Kuroko hesitated before opening his menu.

In his inventory was a new item, called 'Mirror'. He clicked it, and caught a mirror that spawned in front of him. He looked into it, seeing his avatar.

A shout of surprise startled him and he looked around. People were glowing blue again, like when they teleported. He didn't watch long as the same happened to him.

When Kuroko opened his eyes, he saw himself in the mirror. His actual self. Blue short hair, blue eyes, everything. Quickly looking over, he saw everyone look normal again, if they changed their characters. Everyone looked like their real world selves!

He heard shouts of surprise everywhere, and he walked closer to Akashi and the group. "Akashi-kun, what's going on?"

"We were forced to look like ourselves. I don't see why.." Akashi said, and Kuroko knew that must have bothered him.

"Good luck, and fight well." The figure said, before slowly disappearing the same way it appeared. Kuroko looked at Akashi, and he nodded. He then turned to the group as Kuroko watched.

"Look, we need to go to the next town," Akashi whispered so no one overheard. "We need to level up quickly. You know the other betas will move on too."

"And we will need new weapons soon." Midorima commented, getting a nod from Kagami.

"Then it's settled. We will go to the next town now, and fight any hostiles you see." Akashi said, and they each headed out quickly. They separated into groups, since one big group was difficult to run with and also a lot of attention.

Kuroko ran with Kagami and Murasakibara, Aomine and Kise were together, and Akashi was with Midorima.

As they headed to the next town, they fought of any mobs they saw to get experience. Kuroko was still shocked by the game creators words. They were stuck until someone beat the game?


It's been a month since SAO started.

The gang had created a party, and never let anyone in, unless they needed the help. They weren't cruel of course, and helped anyone who begged them.

They made sure no one knew that some of them were betas, as they don't want to be treated higher or have anyone jealous. They were all fighting together, they needed to work together to end the game.

Aomine came to the group one day as they were sitting in their room in an Inn.

"People have information of where the first boss room is." Aomine gasped out, as if he's been running.

Kuroko didn't comment about how you don't really feel exhausted, but left it be. Aomine would learn soon.

"Where? Who has the information?" Akashi asked immediately. He was irritated that it wasn't in the same spot as the beta test, much more hidden.

"Some person down at the stage. They will tell everyone where the room is and their plan." Aomine said, calming his breathing.

"Then let's go now." Akashi replied, and got everyone to stand up to go. Kuroko was a bit excited. They would face the first boss once again, just like they did in the beta test.

He remembered what it was like, and Kagami almost got killed, but Akashi was a good leader and they defeated the boss. They got a lot of experience but no boss drops sadly. It was random at times, especially for bosses.

They made their way to the stage, Aomine leading the way to where he saw the people. They were a bit late, but Kuroko was sure they didn't miss much.

They sat down together as a group, watching the man down at the stage talk. He was explaining that his group found the first dungeon for the floor, and that they would need others to help them. They had to go in groups, which Kuroko had no problem with since he already had a group.

"I got something to say!" A random player said as he stood up, and Kuroko narrowed his eyes suspiciously. The player jumped onto the stage, facing the audience.

"If there are any betas here, show yourself!" The player exclaimed angrily, catching Kuroko off guard. "The betas have left us behind," The man continued, and some people murmured.

No, we're right here. We want to help...

"They took all the good hunting grounds and went on into different towns!"

That's not true, we're here with you...

"So if any are here, come down here and help us out by giving us your items!"

Kuroko clenched his teeth, and almost stood up in anger to confront the man. He knew nothing. Though Akashi reached over, grabbing his arm. Kuroko looked over in surprise, and Akashi shook his head silently.

Kuroko stared for a second, before looking down. He needed to calm down. Sighing, he slumped down where he sat. He continued watching the man, who had given up when no one walked forward.

"...Well, we head out in an hour. Meet me back here in one hour!" The man who gave the information said with a smile, and soon everyone dispersed.

Once their group was far enough, Kagami let out a frustrated growl. "What does he know? We left these people behind? We are fighting on the front lines to save these people!"

"Careful," Akashi said quietly, glancing around. "We don't want anyone to know what some of us are."

Kagami frowned but said nothing more. He was angry and wanted to lash out of course, but he knew Akashi was right.

"In time, either we will or someone will beat this game. It doesn't matter who does it. Whoever does, will save everyone." Akashi murmured quietly, his eyes distant.

Kuroko watched him, and wondered if Akashi wanted to beat the game to become the hero. He wouldn't mind, but he knew that he wouldn't want to be a hero. People would rely on you too much, and Kuroko knew everyone had limits.

Big groups were walking towards the location where the dungeon was said to be. Kuroko looked around without turning his head, wondering if they looked like an army or something by the order they were walking in. They were being led by the man who gave the information, and he was kind and made sure everyone was okay.

His group was split off since they all had different skills. Aomine, Kagami, and Murasakibara went with the other people who were focused on power. Akashi and Kise went with people who were more of speed. Midorima was with the group of rare archers, as this game was better to use swords, but there was still bows and arrows.

Kuroko was with the front line, who were a balance of every skill.

Kuroko had his armor on which wasn't much, but it definitely wasn't the worse. Compared to a month ago, this was like gold to him. It's this or no armor, and he wasn't an idiot.

Kuroko continued walking, seeing the large doors up ahead. So they really did find the dungeon. Well, at least it wasn't a trap to kill players.

"Alright!" The man said, looking at the large groups. "Make sure you are all prepared! We go in one minute!"

Kuroko saw everyone getting out their armor or favorite weapons. He did the same, taking out his sword which was placed on his back. He had gotten a better sword since the beginning, but he hoped he got a better sword in the future.

Next, he closed his eyes. He silently hoped that no one would get killed, especially his friends.

Opening his eyes, he saw they were all ready to leave. They began moving again, and the doors opened, revealing a big room that was made with colorful glass. Inside a big beast waited that reminded Kuroko of some kind of hog.

It reminded him of the beta, and he hoped it was the same. If it was, then...

Right when he thought it, little warriors spawned around the boss, all equipped and ready.

"Remember your formation! Protect yourself and watch out for your comrades' backs! We are in this together!" The man said words of safety and encouragement, and Kuroko knew he was a good man. He saw that some people were actually relaxing, looking determined.

Then, the fight began.

Kuroko was left to face the little spawns as the power and speed ones faced the big boss. Kuroko couldn't focus too much on the boss fight, focused on facing his opponents and not dying.

With his sword, he continued slashing through his opponents while he dodged their weapons. He was quick, he knew that, but not as fast as Kise.

Even though they were fighting for their lives, that if they die in the game, it's over, Kuroko felt... Alive.

Every time he wielded a sword to fight off the enemies, he felt adrenaline rush through his veins. He could feel the wind fly around his whole body as he jumped at a monster, piercing his sword through its chest, making it turn blue and shatter like glass.

Kuroko fought hard, knowing that one slip up could endanger his life. Or everyone else's. Suddenly the ground shook as the boss roared, and Kuroko looked over. His health was in the low orange, and he was beginning to pull out a large sword.

Kuroko's eyes widened as he recognized the sword from the beta. He had to get everyone away now. Before even Akashi could shout out anything, Kuroko beat him to it. "Everyone, get back! That sword is-!"

A startled yell ripped through the air as the boss jumped, his sword slashing a few of their men. They all flew back, and Kuroko stared in shock as some of their healths disappeared, making them shatter. Never to respawn again.

Kuroko saw the man that lead them into the dungeon fly back after getting hit with the sword. Surprised, he rushed over, swiftly dodging monsters. He was sure he had a healing potion or something somewhere, he couldn't let someone die!

Before he reached the man, he heard a familiar shout and looked back. Kise flew through the air, and Kuroko almost jumped into action to save him. He looked back at the man, wondering if he could save both.

"Go.." The man said softly, knowing he had no chance left, his health falling rapidly. "Save them all."

Kuroko stared in shock as the man shattered a moment later, officially dying. He stood still for a moment, before looking around for Kise. He was being treated by another remember, and his health was being replenished as he drank a healing potion.

"Akashi!" Kuroko heard Aomine shout and he looked over, seeing Akashi just barley dodge the sword to the boss. Kuroko frowned, his mind whirling as he tried thinking of what to do. His friends lives were at stake, every ones lives were at stake.

His frown turned into a growl, as he held his sword tighter. Taking a deep breath, he quickly ran towards the boss. "Kagami-kun, come on!" He yelled to get his attention, which he rarely did.

Kagami followed Kuroko, knowing he must have had a plan. He just hoped he wasn't an idiot and was charging head in without a plan.

The sword came crashing down, but Kagami ran up and tried blocking it with his own big sword. Kuroko ran around quickly, jumping up into the air. He focused hard, seeing his sword glow light blue as he concentrated on his power.

He began slashing at the boss as fast as he could, knowing Kagami couldn't distract it for long. When the boss lifted his sword and swung it at Kuroko, the swordsman closed his eyes, waiting for it to hit.

He heard a loud clink and saw Murasakibara blocked the sword with his own. Kuroko noticed Aomine running from below, slashing at the beast with swift speed and enormous strength. The beast was almost slain, almost there...!

The boss roared, turning quickly so his sword swiped everyone away. Kuroko winced as he felt the power of the sword. He was just barley in the Orange. Though he didn't give up, knowing they were so close.

Standing up, he quickly thought of a plan before running towards the boss himself.

"Tetsuya, don't be an idiot! Get back here!" Akashi yelled, but Kuroko ignored him. He wouldn't have anyone else die before his eyes.

The beast roared once again, and brought his sword down to crush Kuroko. Kuroko slowed down just go a second so the sword landed on the ground in front of him. He jumped on the sword, running up it quickly. Jumping in the air, he frowned as he focused all his energy again.

With a small battle cry that he didn't know where it came from, he brought his sword down, the sword piercing through the top of the boss's head.

It roared in defeat as he began to fall, but it shattered before hand. Kuroko fell to the ground, landing on his feet, but fell on his knees. He panted slightly, feeling the rare exhaustion that you felt in the game. He... did it.

He saw the Congratulations in front of him, and he looked at the boss drop that was so rare. With a shaky hand, he clicked the accept button, accepting the item.

Just then, Akashi and Kagami ran up to him to make sure he was okay.

"You idiot! You could have gotten killed!" Kagami yelled, completely worried about his friend.

"Tetsuya, it wasn't right to act out like that. You could have gotten killed by that boss by doing it alone." Akashi quietly scolded, sighing.

Kuroko looked down, before standing slowly. Kagami helped him stand, and he looked up when he heard a familiar voice.

"You're a beta tester, aren't you? You knew what that sword was!" The man from before yelled, some gasps erupting. "And our leader... You let him die!"

No, I tried saving him...

"And the rest of you!" The man continued, looking at Kagami, Akashi, Murasakibara, and Aomine. "You all must be beta testers as well!" Well, half of it was true.

Kuroko slowly moved away from Kagami, his eyes hiding behind his hair. "No," He said, catching the man off guard. "They aren't Beta testers." He lied, looking at the man straight in the eyes. "I am."

"I knew it!" The player accused again, frowning.

"So what if I'm a Beta tester? What does that have to do with anything?" Kuroko asked, frowning.

"You are a cheater, taking all of the good hunting spots, knowing the game already. You left all these people behind so you could get all of the good stuff for yourself." The male player said, growling.

"...A cheater, huh?" Kuroko asked, not saying anything else about what the man accused.

"Yeah, a... a Beta tester cheater! A.. Beater!"

"A Beater?"

"Is he really a Beta Tester?"

"Why is he here then?"

Kuroko heard the whispers among the crowd, but he didn't care. They didn't know anything.

He just walked forward, walking through the crowd that moved for him, as he walked towards the exit that would take him to the next level. "Tetsu.." Aomine murmured as Kuroko walked by.

Kuroko stopped at the steps, opening his menu. He scrolled through it quickly before selecting something. His clothing changed, his shirt being replaced with something that looked like a black hoodie, but really had light but strong armor underneath. A mask that most would call a ninja's mask was around his neck, and he looked at the group.

"You want to call me a Beater?" He asked, shrugging as if he didn't care. "Being a Beater isn't too bad."

"But... It's cheating!" The man protested.

"I will accept the name because you will remember the person who you named Beater beat this game and save everyone." Kuroko said, even though he had no thoughts of being the hero. He wouldn't be able to beat this game, he knew.

Seeing the surprised look on everyone's faces, Kuroko decided it was his chance to leave. He will meet Akashi and everyone in the next town on the second floor.

Kuroko put his hood up, which he knew he would enjoy because it had a special ability. It lessened one's presence, just like how Kuroko is in real life. Lifting his mask, Kuroko quickly left the dungeon. If it meant being seen as a cheater, then he would do anything to save everyone from dying.