Disclaimer: I don't own anything .hack/ based, I'm writing this for several reasons, one is to make my own online/offline ending to the G.U. series, the second is because I see a lack of this pairing, and the third, I think it'll be fun to get back into making fanfics (Sure, I did only one years ago but that's besides the point I say!) Haseo and Alkaid pairing time! Also, on a note, I noticed that some fanfics have Ryou with black hair though if you check out .hack/G.U.+ is bleaches it. Also, I'm adding a classic .hack reference for a good laugh.

Contemplation

Ryou Misaki sighed as he leaned back in his chair, deep in thought. He had just read the e-mail from CC Corp. about the marriage event and realized how confused his feelings were. Thinking back on things there were two girls who had become special to him as he tried to awaken Shino from her coma, though the thought of solving these feelings never crossed his mind until the e-mail. Another e-mail suddenly sounded as he quickly checked it.

Sender: Silabus

Subject: Canard

Hey Haseo, some of the players in our guild were wondering if you would like to come on a quest. I told them you might be too busy but they wanted to meet the man who saved 'The World'.

Ryou sighed a bit. "Well, guess I have nothing better to do so why not?" Ryou slipped on his M2D and logged in, remembering that the guild was no longer in Breg Epona due to Zelkova wanting to make sure he'd come back for return visits to Tartarga. As his silver PC appeared he quickly rushed straight to the guild, not wanting to get any unnecessary attention from the locals. Upon entering the guild Silabus was seen talking to a group of players.

"Now, now, calm down. Remember that Haseo might very well be busy, after all he has a life outside 'The World' like everybody else," Silabus said, trying to calm down the newer members of the guild. Ryou smirked seeing that Silabus was at least thinking about how he might be busy.

"I'm here now Silabus so I'll take it from here," Haseo said as the crowd of new players instantly charged over to him. 'Maybe I should have just logged out for the day...,' he thought, realizing that he would have to go on a few quests considering the number of players.

Haseo sighed as the last of the players logged out. He burned out of the quests after the second run through but he had to do five more afterwards.

"Thanks Haseo, you're a life saver," Silabus said, smiling brightly. "By the way, did Alkaid send you the same e-mail as she sent me?" Ryou thought about how he received a new e-mail over an hour ago but since all the new players were dragging him everywhere he never got a chance to read it.

"Not really, though I'm exhausted so I'll log out and check my e-mail before calling it a night," Haseo said. Before Silabus had a chance to react he logged out and removed his M2D, taking the time to stretch while the desktop loaded. "Now let's see what's so important," He opened up his inbox, yawn after realizing how late it was and simply close the inbox again. "It could probably wait. AIDA's gone and 'The World' is thankfully a normal game again. I'll read it after I get up," He powered down his computer and slowly dragged himself to bed, thinking of how tomorrow would be another day of his classmates ridiculing him as a netjunkie.

Ryou had received a message from both Alkaid and Atoli, inviting him to a dungeon area in the Sigma server. They had already reached the lowest level and they had been arguing the whole time on which way to go.

"This time we're going left!" Atoli proclaimed, grabbing Haseo's hand, though before she could pull Alkaid grabbed his right hand.

"Nu uh! We're going to the right! That's where all the monsters are!" Alkaid argued. Haseo felt like they would eventually tare him apart if this kept up.

"Hey, calm down and just pick one already," Haseo said, trying not to get too involved. He soon found out he should have stayed silent,

"You have to choose Haseo!" Atoli looked up at Haseo, pleading in her eyes.

"Yeah, I know you'll choose my way!" Alkaid winked, causing Atoli to panic.

"W-Well... I'll just go this way then!" Atoli said as she walked off to the left, leaving Haseo and Alkaid.

"If that's how it's gonna be then I'll go to the right! I know you'll come with me Haseo," Alkaid said as she ran down the right tunnel. Haseo was panicking, looking down both tunnels before his eyes shot open.

Ryou looked around, seeing only his room, realizing he'd broken out in a cold sweat. "Man, talk about a nightmare. I'd never want to be in that type of situation," Ryou mumbled to himself, trying to gather his thoughts. He checked the time and saw that his alarm would have gone off soon anyway so he went to the bathroom and began washing his face. He then remembered the e-mail from Alkaid and quickly powered on his computer as he dried his face.

'Don't let this be an invite to any areas,' Ryou thought, remembering the dream as he highlighted the message.

Sender: Alkaid

Subject: Move

My parents just recently told me we're moving so I won't be logging on for a few days. I only have a couple of hours before we leave so if you wanna go to any areas or something let me know because I won't be on for a while after today!

Ryou sunk into his chair. 'I should have read this last night,' he thought. 'That dream though, it had to be related to how I feel towards them.' Get up, he started getting some toast ready, knowing he'd need to start getting ready for school. As he ate he thought about everything he had gone through in the world and realized one thing, the despair he felt from losing Alkaid had left a new hole in his heart until she returned to help him in the fight against Cubia.

Author: Rate, comment, suggestions will be taken but I have lots in mind for this fanfic and I mean lots! Not to mention I told a friend of mine that if he likes this I'd do one based on Haseo and Atoli.