Hey all. This is my very first fanfic! I've had this idea in my head for quite a while now and hopefully you guys will like it. In the universe of my fic Asuna and Kirito are just frineds. Just assume that the status of Asuna is the same as the other girls who also like Kirito. This is a ShinoXKirito. Takes place after the Calibur arc. Any tips in writing are really appreciated since I'm new at this!

Disclaimer: I don't own SAO or any of its characters

Not much is happening for a girl named Asada Shino. It was a Sunday so she got the day off school. She had already finished all of her homework and projects so she is bored out of her mind. She considered logging on to ALO and do some quests with her friends but quickly dismissed the idea.

"I've been spending too much of my free time online. I should do more stuff in the real world" she thought

She was brainstorming for things to do when a certain boy entered her mind. The boy has black hair and onyx eyes. He had saved her from a life-threatening situation and was even nice to introduce her to his friends. As far as Shino is concerned, he is her very first true friend and the only one whom she can really trust. The boy was Kirigaya Kazuto, or Kirito. She thought of calling him and ask if they can hang-out but also rejected that idea when she remembered the "harem" that he has. Her asking him if they can hang-out might affect her friendshipship with the girls in a negative way.

"All the girls in his circle of friends like him to some extent, even his own sister"

"Well why wouldn't they like him?" she asked herself. He is very caring and has this hero personality that just admirable. He would do anything for his friends. Not to mention that he isn't bad looking. In fact he is quite handsome. Suddenly she realized that she has quite the dreamy expression on her face and quickly dismissed her thoughts.

"I guess I'm no exception. I am quite attracted to him" she remembered when they were in the cave back in GGO. She told him about her dark past and he was nice enough to open up his own dark secrets. She remembered when they both face Death Gun and how they managed to beat the villain together. She remembered when they shared that grenade so that they can end the tournament without fighting each other, she even hugged him during that time. She remembered when they retrieved the Holy Sword Excalibur, especially the moment she was giving it to him. She just wanted to tease him but she never intended to do it in a flirty way, especially since they are in front of everyone. God, the girls might choke her if she does that again.

Her thoughts were stopped when her phone rang, signalling a call from someone. She quickly reached for it to see who was calling. She smiled a little when she saw that it was Kazuto who was calling her.

"Hello?"

"Hey Shino." Kazuto replied in a somewhat cheerful tone

His cheerful voice just made her smile even wider

"Yes Kazuto? What made you call me?

"Well I was kinda wondering if you are free today? Maybe we can hang-out? It's really boring here in the house. I've got nothing else to do"

She giggled when she realized that he has the same problem as she has.

"That would be great Kazuto. You're gonna have to pick me up though" she enjoyed hitching a ride from Kazuto.

He laughed a little, "Okay then, I'm coming to pick you up right now." And with that he hung up.

"So were spending the day together huh?" She can help but feel a little excited with that thought.

"I wonder what would happen"

Later that day

Shino was waiting for Kazuto in front of the building of her apartment. After his call she quickly took a bath and got dressed. She was wearing a green, long-sleeve with white stripes and tight black shorts that are cut just above the knees. She also made sure to bring a white jacket since it's already quite late in the afternoon and the night might be cold. She waited for him patiently and smiled softly when she heard the familiar noise of his motorcycle.

"You're late. I've been waiting here for 15 minutes. A guy should never keep a girl waiting, especially if he was the one who invited her to hang-out in the first place." she teased him.

"Sorry, sorry. I got stuck in traffic which is why I'm late"

"Well it can't be helped" she took the opportunity to inspect him. He was wearing a black leather jacket over what she assumed is a black long-sleeve. His pants are also black.

"He really likes black." she thought to herself and giggled.

"So, let's get going?" Kazuto asked her to break her from her thoughts.

"Yes of course." she hopped on his motorcycle and they sped away from her apartment building.

"So what are we gonna do?" she asked Kazuto while they are speeding along the streets.

"Actually I don't know. I thought you might have ideas."

"How about watching a movie? I heard there's a great film that's similar to GGO. Why don't we watch that?" She hoped he would say yes since she's been itching to watch that movie when she saw the trailer.

"Sounds good. You really like guns and action, don't you Shino?" he teased.

"I don't like them. Guns are just things that are notable by me because of… you know." she replied with a slight frown

Kazuto then recalled her past. He was careful enough not to make her break down by talking about it but he was also trying to make her open up about it some more. He thinks it would really help her. He would do his best to try and lighten up the heavy load that she is carrying. After all, sharing the experiences that you want to forget can help you become free from them. He then recalled his own past, knowing that he has a similar one. Both of them have killed a person. Not because they wanted to, but because they wanted to protect the ones dear to them. Sharing his past with Shino had been a great help to him. It made him feel free from the clutches of his past. He knew that if he can make Shino do it then little by little he can overcome that painful experience of hers and one day be free from that dark prison.

They arrived at the nearby mall where they can watch the movie. Kazuto parks his bike and they went inside the mall to go to the movies. They were walking side by side as they went up the floors of the mall, casually talking to each other about random things.

However a group of people have their eyes on them. They saw them enter the mall together and decided that they should follow them to see what would happen. The group were people in Shino's class. They were quite intrigued about the girl when a handsome boy suddenly shows up to in front of the school gates to pick her up. When they saw the two walking side by side they automatically decided to follow them so that their questions about them would be answered.

When they arrived at the movies they got their tickets and were about to enter the theatre when Kazuto said that they forgot to buy popcorns, or any kind of food.

"Shino, I'll go buy something for us to eat. You wait for me here okay?" he asked her while scratching the back of his head. Mentally scolding himself by forgetting something so trivial.

"Oh, okay sure go ahead."

The group of Shino's classmates saw this as an opportunity to interrogate Shino. They went out of their hiding area and flocked the girl.

"Hey, hey Asada-san!?" one asked

"Y-you guys! W-what are you doing here?" Shino asked them. She was quite nervous that they might see her with Kazuto. She's already had enough of them asking questions about her relationship with him. She only said that he was just a close friend and told them that he is not her boyfriend. They didn't believe it at first but when she replied the same answer all the time she knew they got tired and just accepted what she said.

But Shino knew for a fact that if they saw her with Kazuto going to the movies they would definitely ask her many questions.

"Nothing. We were just about to watch a movie. Care to join us?" one of them replied

"Asada –san can't watch a movie with us because she's with someone. Riiight Asada-san?" one of them asked her mischievously.

"Crap, they already saw me and Kazuto. I guess I'll just have to endure the questions at school." Shino thought to herself while blushing.

As if the timing couldn't be worse Kazuto suddenly showed up

"Oh great"

"Yo, Shino. I already got enough snacks for the both of us. I've only gotten one bucket of popcorn so I hope you don't mind sharing." He then notices the group of people around Shino and was also quite surprised to see Shino blushing. "Um, friends of yours?"

Shino didn't even need to reply since her classmates took the opportunity to interrogate Kazuto instead. "I hope he doesn't say anything stupid." She thought

"Oh we are classmates of Asada-san! We just happened to come across her here. You are her boyfriend right?" one of them asked him slyly.

Kazuto, upon hearing that this group of people thought that Shino was his girlfriend blushed a little and immediately replied, "U-um we are just close friends."

"Oh? But only couples share popcorn while watching movies"

"When did that became true?" Kazuto thought.

He then notices the time and it almost the scheduled time for the movie that they are going to watch.

"I-I'm sorry but we have a movie to catch." He quickly pushed through the group, grabbed Shino's hand and ran towards the theatre.

Shino was blushing madly because of the events that happened. "Kazuto grabbed my hand in front of my classmates! They would surely bombard me with questions tomorrow." She can't deny though that she is enjoying this moment. His hand on hers is a really good feeling.

They finally went inside to watch the movie that Shino has been dying to see. The movie is an action film full of guns and whatnot. Kazuto isn't fond of guns. He likes swords and melee fighting but guns, not so much. He agreed to watch the movie because Shino seems to like it. "As long as Shino is happy the I guess it's okay." While going through the entrance of the theatre he then remembered the scene with Shino's classmates. He really got flustered when they said that Shino was his girlfriend. The thought itself is able make him blush. "Shino... Girlfriend…"

His thoughts were broken when he heard his companion's voice. "Let's go Kazuto! We might not get good seats!" Shino said as she embraced his arm and tugged him along.

Kazuto blushed from her actions. He can't deny that he dislikes it. In fact, he quite enjoys her little antics. He remembered when she retrieved Excalibur for him and gave him a condition before giving it to him that he must always remember her in his heart whenever he wields that sword. He never broke that promise and even kinda enjoyed the fact that she made a flirty act without really trying to do it. In his opinion, she looks cute when she does that. He pushed his thoughts away when Shino found them some good seats and the movie started to play.

After the movie

"The movie was awesome! Don't you think so too Kazuto?" Shino asked. She was quite happy about the movie.

"It was good I guess. The action part wasn't bad and the story isn't either." He got his phone to check what time it is. He saw that it was already 7:30pm and that he promised his sister to be back for dinner.

"Shino I have to get going now. I promised Sugu that I would be back by dinnertime." An idea suddenly came to his mind. He remembered that Shino lives alone and that she would probably do everything by herself.

"Why don't you eat dinner at my house Shino? I'm sure Sugu has prepared enough for three people."

When Shino heard that Kazuto was inviting her to eat at his house she blushed a little. "He really is very thoughtful."

"It's okay with me Kazuto. Although it's a little embarrassing."

"Nah, it's okay. It's better to eat with someone than eating by yourself. Plus, I wanted to spend more time with you since just watching a movie is quite short for hanging out.

"O-oh. Well, alright then." They proceeded walking to the parking lot where Kazuto's bike was parked

Kazuto can't help but smile when he saw that Shino was blushing from his statement. He then remembered his previous thoughts. He thought of Shino in a more detailed way. She was a strong person who was able to face her fears. She was independent and can do almost anything on her own. He also finds the way she ties ribbons on her hair cute. Her glasses also adds to her cuteness. "Whoa, I can't believe I think of Shino this way." Kazuto then realizes that maybe he feels more for Shino. More than close friends. "I guess I like her huh?"

With this newfound feeling he asked her something.

"Hey Shino."

"Hm?"

"Can I change the status of this hanging-out?"

"Huh? What do you mean Kazuto?" she was quite confused about his question.

"I'll change its status… into a date." He replied with conviction in his eyes.

Shino was really shocked when she heard that Kazuto is making their time together into a date. A date and hanging-out have different purposes. Hanging-out is just spending time together with friends and basically having fun with them. A date is something more intimate and has the purpose of getting to know each other in romantic ways. While on a date the two people would try to become closer to each other but not as friends, but as lovers. For Shino to hear that Kazuto wants to date her is like a dream come true. She never thought of him liking her since she never saw him giving hints about that. But now she heard the very first hint. He asked her, while although it's a little indirectly, if they can go on a date! To give him a reply she embraces his arms and gently leans her head onto his shoulder.

"Of course Kazuto, from now on the time I spent together with you is part of our date."

Yey I finished it! The dinner chapter would be uploaded soon. So, how was it for my first time? I hope you guys will like it. Also, I would appreciate it if you guys can help me improve my writing skills. As I've said before, I'm new at this so hopefully you guys can help me grow as a writer. Anyways, hope you guys like it and wait for the next chapter!