A:N So basically this is going to be a self-insert of sorts, but I'm hoping to create a fair and balanced story without making any of the characters too perfect or OP. Please enjoy and feel free to leave a review if you would like too. I don't own Sword Art Online nor any other Intellectual Property mentioned in this store. This is just fan work.

One quick note here, the first few chapters are designed to set the main character up. At the time of this writing there is at least five Pre-SAO chapters, and upwards of seven more may be added.

Gazing around his room as he thought about what to write next Blaze sighed, glancing at his phone. He'd just gotten done playing some Sword Art Online, Lost song, and had decided to work on his latest story, but soon got writer's block. Noticing an odd email, he opened it up, before everything around him became white. "What...What's going on?" He shouted, before blacking out.

Cold. That's the best thing he could state as he finally blocked his eyes open, staring at a strange lighting fixture high above him, probably about ten feet or so. Bars blocked said light, confusing him greatly. As he rose up, he noticed three things right away.

The first was that he was wearing short sleeves, something he never really did. Actually, it looked more like a gown than anything else. Second, he had long red hair. His hair was supposed to be more of a blondish brown, and much much shorter but instead, it was red, flowing down to his waist. Finally, he had breast. Not abnormally large breast like some of those girls in the anime did, but none the less, he had them.

Basically, he was a girl now. With that revelation, she simple shrugged, deciding to not dwell on this now. Rather, she decided it would be best to focus on what was going on around her. Turning around, she gasped as bars filled one side of the wall, with a skidding metal bar door.

Okay, this is a low ball trick. I'm going to wake up any moment from this nightmare. At this she was desperate, hating jail, even though in a society where criminals ran wild it was a necessary evil. But... but what if I'm not in jail. What if...if... She couldn't finish the thought. Slowly, she rose up, feeling the gown fall across her lower legs as she did so. Stretching, she made her way to the metal gates, and dared to peer out.

She noticed a uniformed guard. Japanese by the looks of it... I hope. She let out a small sigh of relief, though she was still incredibly nervous. And who wouldn't be, waking up in jail, mind you as the opposite gender. Still, she walked back to her bench and sat down, breathing a sigh.

I wonder how long I've been setting in here, she thought, before two officers opened her cell. "Okay girly, it's time for your interrogation," one of them, a man, gruffed, before grabbing her arm. "You...you don't have to be so...so rough... I'll come quietly," She got out, her voice trembling in fright. Letting a huff, he put the handcuffs on her, though he allowed her hands to be out in front, in a way giving her the benefit of the doubt. Blaze then allowed herself to be guided out of the cell.

This is so degrading, she thought, though she managed to keep her posture in a non-aggressive stance, acting partially submissive. I don't wanna tick any of these guys off, but at the same time I just want out of here.

Arriving in the room, Blaze was seated down rather roughly, before her left hand was handcuffed to the table to prevent her escape. Another uniformed officer walked in, and sat down.

"So you've finally woken up, haven't you?" He began before chuckling. She could simply nod, not sure what to make of it. "Appearing in thin air snark naked in the middle of Toyko caused quite a stir."

"Wait...what?" She demanded quietly, shocked out of my mind. He nodded before pointing to a tv and showing a video. As she watched, a naked girl with red hair did appeared in thin, air, and several different emotions came through her.

Confusion as to how this happened.

Anger and bewilderment as how she had come to be naked on camera.

And embarrassment, both in that it was definitely her and that this was her first time seeing a naked girl before.

She sighed and turned to him. "I...I had no idea. I''m really sorry about the trouble."

He nodded reassuringly. "To be honest, I wasn't sure to make of this. Now, do you know how you came to be naked, or to appear like that?" Blaze shook her head. "No, I'm afraid I don't." He then let out a gusty sigh.

"Do you know anything about your past?" He ask. This time Blaze let out a nod. "My mother kept me hidden away, though she made sure I had good people skills and knowledge. Several of my family members also communicated with me, but other than that, my time was either spend playing the Playstation, house cleaning or studying." She couldn't explain why she had these memories, only that they where definitely hers. Not his, so to speak, but still her memories.

He then passed her a card. "We don't know how this was made, buy you where holding it on your persons when they found you." Gazing quietly at the card, Blaze winched at the picture and the name. It's me... but there isn't a last name. hm... Hanoashi huh, a good name for a girl I suppose. Sliding the card back, she then tipped her head. "What will happen to me now?" She dared to ask.

He smiled a bit. "In a few days, we'll set you set up with a representative, and you can make a few choices about your future."

She glanced at the handcuffs. "Do...do I have to sit in the jail cell till then?"

He shook his head. "If you can promise us you won't try to run, we can set you up in a cheep hotel room. Of course, it'll take us a bit of time to set everything up, so you'll have to wait until then."

Hanoashi was tempted to ask if she could stay in the lobby, but he seemed to noticed her unease about going back to the cell. "I know you don't like it, but it's for your safety."

Giving a sigh, she nodded. "I suppose I can manage that," She whispered, before being guided back to her cell, the guards once again handcuffing her for the trip. I'm not going to run you idiots! She mentally shouted, getting angry at being treated by a criminal. Yet deep down, she knew that if she wanted to get to that hotel room, she had to be cooperative. That still didn't mean she had to like it.

Sitting down on her bunk, she waited and waited and waited again. Why does time in jail have to be so damned slow! She thought angrily. Ugh! This is so unfair! I haven't done anything,... wait, why am I whining? Blaze doesn't whine, no matter how tough things get! Besides, it can't be much longer... her thoughts where interrupted by the door opening.

"Warden say's your free to go to your hotel. Quite frankly I don't believe your story but whatever." Hanoashi didn't respond, as she simply went along with him, not wanting to cause an altercation. This set-up better be worth it, she thought bitterly, as she was lead to a changing room.

"Get changed, I'm busting the door in three minuets." Hanoashi mentally snorted, but quietly went in, focusing on getting chanced. At least she knew how to put her bra on, and the other parts took no less time to fashion. A white tee-shirt and jeans, with white sneakers, everything being her size almost like they planned this. But then why throw me in a cell, then? She asked, before snorting to herself. Of course, they thought I was some sort of alien or something, I bet! She mentally chuckled at the notion. Bunch of sissies, as is any aliens would be stupid enough to want to interact with this sin-hole of a planet! Of course she had no way of being sure this was the same kinda of Earth as the one he had lived on, but she was assuming that it was.

She unlocked the door, causing the guard to flinch. "Gesus girl, you got dressed as fast as the guys do!" He muttered loudly. What, it's not like you gave me any make-up or an opportunity to shower or anything. Putting on a bra and clothes doesn't take that long when it's all your doing. However, she simply nodded. "I'm ready," she whispered softly, and yet again allowed herself to be lead down the hall. Speaking of which, what about beuity products? Being a guy up until nine hours ago, or maybe a bit longer, she wasn't sure about all this girl stuff, but at least she knew some things she would steer clear from. Make-up, eye shadow, lipstick, eww, She never looked down on those who wore make-up, even as a guy, but he never really saw the appeal of most forms of make-up, and that was bleeding into her current opinion as a girl. And I'll need to shave my arms and legs now, I'll have to look up how to to that. Right now her skin was well shaven and she found that she really liked it.

She breathed a sigh of relief as she exited the doors to the building and entered a car, a Jaguar by the looks of it. "Tomorrow I'll take you clothes shopping, but for the rest of today I want you to rest. By the way, I packed you a spare sleeping gown and a few essentials, plus some books so that you don't get bored."

Hanoashi smiled at him. "Thank you," she replied softly, looking forward to reading something after her recent ordeal. Anything, really! Heck, she'd even find a book on computer coding interesting. True, she had been an expert on building computers, but she had had sucked when it came to programming. Still, she doubted he'd have handed her a book on programming, rather she figured they'd be something maybe romantic or perhaps an adventure book.

"So, any idea what you'd like to do after you graduate?" He asked. Hanoashi shrugged, even though those words held a great deal of releif to her. "To be honest I haven't given it much thought. At one time I considered it would be cool to be a teacher, but... that still just something I've been considering."

"What kind of teacher?"

"Not sure yet, perhaps in the near future I'll have a better idea."

Her favorite thing about the ride was the air conditioning, to be honest. Even though the car was cool, it wasn't nearly as cold as the prison cell, and felt soothing to the young girl. Unfortunately, the ride was pretty short, and the girl found herself at the Santna Serea hotel.

"It's not expensive or high class but it's comfortable." Hanoashi gave him a smile. "I'm just appreciative to have a place to stay, so I don't mind." She told him. As long as it isn't the jail cell, she growled inwardly, still ticked off over that stunt they pulled on her. Granted, she could completely understand their reservations, I mean she'd been frightened if a naked human suddenly appeared out of thin air too, but that was still quite the cruel thing to do to someone so young as herself.

Like many times beforehand, she kept up the grace to avoid venting her anger and disgust, opting to bide her tongue to avoid offending her host. Last thing she needed was to make anyone think she was a spoiled brat whom thought the world owed her. While it was true she never thought of herself like that, she was now trying to be very careful, as the journey to a more normal life in large part depended on her ability to show them that she could be calm, even in the most dire of circumstances.

As she lied down on her bed, having finally been left alone, she reflected on her new life so far. "This... becoming a female isn't too bad, but it is the other stuff I hate about it." She muttered, giving the door a glare worthy of death. She wasn't mad at the door, but at the man who walked out of it. Hell, even a holding cell would have been more preferable. And being jostled around like that, jeez. Rising up from her bed she walked into the bathroom, sighing in relief as she spotted a mirror.

Glancing over herself, she gave a small nod. She had pale green eyes, with medium-dark red hair, and a few light feckless. Her skin, though white, held a slightly red tint to it. Compered to her former body, which had a blondish brown hair color and dark blue eyes, this was quite the contrast, but not an unpleasant change. And oddly enough, being female felt completely natural to her, almost as if she'd actually been born female rather than turned into one just twelve hours ago. And what's up with those memories?

Stepping away from the mirror, she switched into her spare gown, taking her bra off due to her wanting to keep it fresh for later. I tend to sweat a lot at night, so... wait, what? How do I know that is still the case? Shrugging, she sat her old bra in the bag. Note to self, buy a sports bra tomorrow, she muttered darkly, not too sure she liked going without one. True, they might be a tad uncomfortable, but it was her first day as an girl and was still getting use to some of the differences. Sighing lightly, she curled up under the covers and feel asleep instantly.

Weak sunlight drove her awake as the gentle chirping of doves, or what she thought was doves, fluttered through the back noise. She stretched, before gathering her clothes and taking a shower. After she exited, she began to get dressed. "I wonder what beauty products I'll need to buy, and other stuff... and what about shav..." she paused, before going though my bag, spotting something odd. A box with a note attached to it. Opening up, I noticed what I thought was an illusion at first, because I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

"Dear Hanoashi, I'm sorry for what you had to go through. I kinda figured you where one of those who liked to keep yourself well shaven, so I went out and bought you this No-no Nexus-7 shaver. Hopefully, this will help you on your track to a normal life, and serve as an apology.

Sincerely, the warden."

Hanoashi was slightly confused, but smiled nonetheless. Well, I'm not sure this suffices for the ten hours of pure embarrassment I just went through, but it is greatly appreciated.

"P.S, I've also included a 30,000 yen gift debit card for you to use to set yourself up something nice for entertainment once you get settled in."

Her eyes widened, and she quickly found a small purse with a wallet it in, containing her ID card, said debit card, and about 2,000 loose yen. Well, this is defiantly a good start. Still, not going to make up for that jail stint, though. It wasn't her fault she suddenly appeared stark naked in Toyko. She was no threat to anyone. But what did they do? Throw her in jail. Although part of her could partially rationalize that response, the part that she could not was that it had to happened to her. And that she found it utterly rude what they did to her.

She shook her head to clear it, before heading back to the bathroom and getting changed. It wasn't long before she herd a knock on the door.

"Ready to go?" A familiar voice asked, and Hanoashi nodded. "Just let me get my purse and bag and...

"Don't worry about the bag, just get your purse and be dressed. We leave in five minuets," he called out. After hearing that, she was glad that she had showered already and simply grabbed her purse and headed out the door, making sure to lock her room.

They stopped at a restaurant for breakfast, her order being a simple sausage morning sandwich, and afterwards they headed to a shopping mall. "Now, we need to get you some fresh clothes to start out with. Here's another 30,000 yen, pick out what you want, but be sure to get clothes for different situations.

Needless to say, She spent her money fairly wisely, making sure that no piece was much over 2500 yen so as to conserve money. As she returned her cart to the Warden, he was at first shocked at how much she had selected then pleased when the total came to 27,987 yen. "Wow, this much, you've done well," he beamed gently at her, and for the first time, Hanoashi felt like the warden was honestly trying to help her for her benefit rather than simply as an apology for the whole jail cell incident.

After the clothing shopping was done, he offered to take her to a store of her choice and pick out anything she wanted under 8,000 yen. To his surprise, she asked to go to a retro gaming store, desiring to see if they had any cheep hand-held consoles. "Your a gamer, aren't you?" he asked, and she simply nodded.

She ended up carrying a fairly new 2DS with her, Fairly new meaning new top screen, bottom screen in good condition and new battery and charger. She bought a copy of Pok'emon X, Legend of Zelda Majora's mask and Ace Combat assault legacy, though she kept the rest of the money on her card in case she decided to come back. She also bought a 1,000 yen gift card to download a copy of Pok'emon yellow.

"You really are a gamer, aren't you?" He asked, and she smiled. "I use to play the Playstation one all the time, though that was about the only form of entertainment I had besides study books." She reminded him.

"Yet you went for the 3DS instead?" He asked.

"Games for the Playstation one are getting kinda hard to find. Some of the titles I had and some of the ones I think I'd enjoy where there, but they where about as expensive if not more so and I'm not too sure how long the disk or consoles would last." She explained.

"That's a good point," He commented, and they stopped for lunch, this time at an Arby's. She got herself two chicken sandwiches, while he had a chicken meal duplex combo. This time was also spend around conversations.

"If you don't mind me asking, what guided your decisions in buying those games?" He asked.

Hanoashi swallowed her bite and smiled. "Well, you remembered when you let me use your cell phone to look up the titles of games?" she began, before taking a sip of her apple juice.

"Yes, but how did you know which ones to go for?"

"Well, Ace combat looked somewhat like an arcade slash war game, so that was the first one I looked at. An aerial combat game looks fun, yet difficult to master, so that seemed like a logical pick. Pok'emon reminded me of Digimon world in the title, and that would have been my pick had I only been able to chose one. As for Maorja's mask, well, I decided that a good action-adventure game would be a good choice as well.

He nodded. "But why the card to buy Pok'emon yellow and why stop at that?"

Hanoashi was not fooled. She knew he was curious, but she also knew that he was, for lack of a better term, gauging her. Trying to see how her thinking process worked, and if she could think on her feet. "Well, RPG's take some time to complete, and I wanted to see what pok'emon was like in the early days. As for why I stopped after the 1,000 yen card," she paused for a second. "I also didn't want to spend all of my free spending money in one place."

He nodded, and finished his meal. Afterwards the two returned to the hotel, and Hanoashi smiled as she gazed around after he left. She wasn't allowed to leave the hotel still, but at least her life was rapidly improving.

I never ate out twice in one day before, even back in my old life, she realized. Heck, he had almost never ate out, but then she kinda found that she liked it more now for some reason. I wonder what all has changed about be? I mean, granted, I'm now enjoying wearing short sleeves now, yet when I was a guy I only wore long sleeves, but this feels kinda nice for a change.

Eventually, several days passed, with the Warden visiting her each day and taking her somewhere for breakfast and Lunch. During that time she would reveal more about herself, and they'd get to know each other. But today, that was not the case.

Today she was sitting in the main lobby of the social services office, waiting to hear what would happen to her. Only yesterday she had taken a grade placement test to determine what grade she'd be going into, and now she was going to hear the verdict. Once everything was in order, of course, until then she'd have to wait. At the very lease her patience, or rather ability to think of different things while waiting hadn't diminished during the transfer.

Rising up as her name was called into the court room, she shook off her fears and walked in, keeping her face as neutral as she could. While she didn't want to appear frightened, she also didn't want to appear geddy and overconfident, especially when she could be in for disappointment. Bowing before the judge, she waited patiently.

"Well, miss Hanoashi, we've gone over your test results and the opinion of the warden, and we've decided to give you a choice. You can either opt to live on your own, in an apartment, provided you allow a guardian to oversee your finances, or you can be adopted into a family. Ultimately, it is up to you on what you desire to do."

Hanoashi had to think on this for a moment, but after a few moments, she gave a nod of determination. "I...I'd like to live alone, if that's okay."

"Very well, we'll find you a suitable apartment in the next few days. I wish you the best of luck with your new life, miss Hanoashi."

The girl smiled gently, hopeful about her new future. Little did she know what that future would bring.