Prolog: The Past

"Brother, are you really going to stand in line that long?" The boy placed his spoon down. The two were at dinner together, a treat the boy decided his little sister deserved.

"Yeah," He whispered as he went back to his food, "I'm excited to play it. It's been forever since I played a MMO," It was true. Back when he was in middle school, the boy had taken up video games and online games. Now he wanted to try Sword Art Online.

"I wish you good luck!" He was surprised. His little sister wasn't a big fan of video games. They use to joke about that being the end to him. He picked up his spoon again. When he entered high school two years ago, at age fourteen, he had stopped playing games in an attempt to make friends. He had made a couple, but they weren't gamers either. No one supported his love for games. For some reason, Sword Art Online had caught his attention. He knew he wanted to play it right away. The game was coming out in two days. He had to get it and the gear to play it. He smiled and played for their meal. Then they left to go home.

The next two days went by quickly and during both of those days, she felt like it was a bad idea for him to play. Before she could say anything, he was out the door to go wait in line. She sat in the doorway all day, waiting for her brother to come home. She was worried about him. Her parents thought she was crazy to wait for him to come home. They didn't really care about their children, that's why the oldest one left home at age twenty. She decided she would close her eyes for one second. She was getting really sleepy. In the end, she ended up asleep.

"Hey sis!" He whispered to her when he got home. The fourteen year old was laying in his way. With a smile, he placed his boxes down and picked her up. Even if they were two years apart, she was still really light. He watched her sleep as he made his way to her bedroom. He could wait to play his new game, just a bit longer. He placed her in bed and then covered her up. He attempted to leave, but in her sleep, she had grabbed his arm. He smiled and pulled up a chair. Then he sat down and took her hand. He fell asleep next to her.

When he woke up, he ran straight for the boxes in the front of the home. He was excited to get into the game. He hoped he didn't miss much. He took the boxes and ran into his room. Then he got everything ready. It took him a bit to ready the gear. He was so excited that he didn't read the manual. If he had read it, it might have kept him alive.

When his sister awoke, she felt really happy for some reason. She looked around slowly and then gasped when she noticed that she was in her bedroom. She guessed that her brother had brought her to bed. With a yawn, she got out of bed, not knowing that today would be the day her brother would be forgotten. She made pancakes for her whole family and served them. Her parents took their helpings into the living room, so she ate alone. She could hear the TV from the living room. She paid no attention to it until she heard the name of the game her brother was playing. She got up, knocking over her drink she had poured and then went to the living room. She watched the TV from the doorway, taking every word in.

"No one knows how to return the victims. Everyone who can be on the case is on it. If you daughter or son is playing it, doctors recommend transferring them to hospitals,"

Her eyes widened and she ran into the kitchen, picking up the phone. She called the nearest hospital.

"Yes, my brother is playing Sword Art Online," She nodded, "Iris Lovada," She told the person on the phone, "Yes ma'ma," She hung the phone up, hoping that the ambulance would come in soon.

She slept in his hospital room every day. The only time she wasn't in his room was during school. She had a lot of work to do. She found her mind on her brother every second. Others were being affected by the game; even some of the students were absent because of the game. The world was becoming depressing. She hated that game now with every bit of hate she had. She would find herself writing Sword Art Online for test answers. Her teachers were getting worried.

One morning she woke up to the doctors around his bed. With panic, she jumped up and ran over. The lines on his screen were different that morning. The doctors let her though.

"I'm sorry Miss." One told her, "There's nothing we can do for him now. Your brother is dead," Her eyes widened as she fell to her knees. He couldn't be dead, her older brother, her Nii-san. Her tears covered the ground. She took his hand in hers, hoping to fill its normal heat. It was official, he was dead. She allowed them to take his Nervegear off and take him away. She swore that she would get revenge for him, even if it meant entering the game in his place.

This is one of the things I'm posting on two sites. One here and on Quotev. I do not own Sword Art Online.