The Sniper's Guardian Sword
A/N:
Hey everyone! This is my first ever fan-fiction so i'm sorry if its not the greatest work you've ever seen but i thought it was about time that i start writing. this has been on my mind for a while and I've finally been able to put it into words. This Fic will be mainly be focused on Kirito x Sinon but this may change over time. I also believe that in the next few chapters there may be some mature content ahead but i have yet to write those chapters. Nevertheless, I hope you all like the Fic, please leave a review as it is very appreciated.
Kirito was reclining back, napping in his and Asuna's little log cabin on floor 22 of Aincrad. He was thinking back to the events that occurred in GGO only few weeks ago and how he was able to save Sinon from Death Gun. He couldn't just stand by and watch someone that he had only just got to know be taken away from him again. Not again. He opened his eyes and observed his dimly lit sitting room, illuminated only by the crackling fire in the centre of the room. He opened his menu and focused on the time in the top left of his screen. It was almost 6 o'clock, Asuna should have come online by now but then he remembered that her district's power had been cut off and she was unable to come online for at least the next few days. Kirito sighed and got up out of his chair, walking over to a window to watch the sun setting in the virtual sky. He admired its beauty, how its radiant glow began to fill the small sitting room with its yellow and orange haze, it reminded him of Asuna's long flowing hair. He sighed, scratched his head and opened up his game menu
"Let's see who's online, there must be somebody that I could team up with while Asuna is away…"
He scrolled through his friends list, scanning every player in alphabetical order he had on the list to see if they were online, he looked and looked but to no avail. He was about to give up until he reached the "S" section where he saw that a certain blue haired archer was currently online. Kirito thought about it and came to the conclusion that Sinon would be an excellent choice. He opened up his messages and selected the thread he had with Sinon, getting ready to type. He pondered on how to word his message until he got it.
"Hey Sinon, was wondering if you would be up for doing some quests with me tonight?"
He sent the message and closed off his menu, waiting for her reply, thinking about how dumb the message actually sounded when he read it aloud. He wandered into the cabin's kitchen, opened up his fridge and took out a bottle of juice that he keeps in there. He poured himself a glass and put the bottle away, while he was halfway through taking a swig, his menu lit up, signifying a new message. He choked on his juice and some went up his nose as the alert came up on his screen. Putting the glass down, Kirito opened up his messages once again to look at what she replied with. He was expecting to be turned down and rejected with her saying something like "Are you serious?" or "I don't need any help from you", but to his surprise, the message read:
"Sure, I'll be over in 5 minutes"
He was not expecting that at all, which could be shown from his shocked and wide-eyed expression. He sauntered back into the sitting room and sat back down only for the door to go moments later. He jogged over to the door to answer the trio of knocks that came beforehand. When he opened the door, the first thing that caught his eyes was the flowing blue hair and cat ears in the warm wind that was on his porch. As he looked down, he caught sight of the soft facial features that accompanied two bright blue eyes. He took a step back and took in Sinon's whole body which to him, looked absolutely stunning in the radiant glow of the sun.
"Um... Are you just going to leave me standing out here or can I come in?"
He was broken out of his trance by the surprisingly soft voice of the archer.
"O-Oh sure, come inside"
Kirito cleared the doorway to allow Sinon to come inside. She looked at him suspiciously, wondering why he was acting so aloof. Nevertheless, she shrugged her shoulders and came inside to the dimly lit cabin. She sat down on the sofa opposite the fire while Kirito came through with a drink for both of them. He handed the glass to Sinon as he picked his favourite rocking chair, close to the sofa. Sinon looked around the room, wondering why it was only Kirito who was present.
"Where is everyone?" She asked. "I thought that you and Asuna would be away on a quest by now"
"Asuna's house as no power for the next few days due to a power cut, Sugu is away at Kendo practice and both Liz and Silica went out for the day." Kirito replied. "So, I've been by myself tonight"
Sinon almost felt sorry for him but found it funny that he was finally without Asuna for once. She stood up and equipped her bow on her back.
"Well, you wanted to go on a quest, so let's go" She said more energetically than usual
Kirito was taken aback by her sudden outburst but got up too moments later.
He equipped his favourite sword and Excalibur that Sinon helped him to get a few days ago. He glanced at her, noticing how excited she looked, it was extremely unusual for Sinon.
Time-Skip
Kirito and Sinon arrived at the newest dungeon to be discovered in New Aincrad which was on floor 49. They were traversing through the dungeon as fast as they could. Kirito charged in with Sinon following behind him, covering his blind spots as she took out monsters with her bow. This tactic proved to be highly effective as they bulldozed through the dungeon, leaving nothing in their wake. Sinon noticed how aggressive and powerful Kirito was first hand, how he cut down each and every monster that came into his line of sight with no remorse at all. She never gets to see this side of him due to the fact that there are always other people around and they usually block the view. Yet in the melee, there was a certain beauty to him she thought. The way he was so precise with his attacks, how his swords cut through the air so gracefully. She was almost mesmerised by him. While she was caught in her own trance, a monster had managed to sneak up behind her and stab her directly in her abdomen and landed a critical hit on her. As she was an archer, she never really thought about increasing her HP at all, so it completely destroyed her health. She let out a distressed cry which echoed through the caverns of the dungeon. Kirito immediately turned around and saw that Sinon was in deep trouble, he quickly turned around and sprinted at almost Mach 1 to Sinon's side, blowing away the monsters that were crowed around her. He picked her up off the floor and had her in his arms, bridal style. Then he sprinted away from the scene, carrying her all the way to the safe zone. While Kirito ran, Sinon hung in his arms while her health was in the red zone, threatening to destroy her avatar. She looked up at him, blushing from the way that he was holding her, she thought about how weird this would look if someone else saw them or even if Asuna saw them, but she felt almost… Safe in his arms, thinking that no harm could come to her, no matter what. She wondered where this new found feeling arose from and why she was feeling it now. Then it struck her, she looked back up at Kirito, into his grey eyes and wondered:
"Do I… "Like" him?"
