Hhehey, thanks for giving me a chance by reading this story. Keep in mind that this whole event takes place after Sao. The most important thing is: Kirigaya Kazuto doesn't know anything about his "biological" parents. This isn't completely off canon since I heard about this in an interview from the author. This will cause a lot of drama and tragedy, but I will focus this story on romance. Well I don't wanna waste your time any longer soo...

Disclaimer: I don't own Sword Art Online or any of the characters, they belong to their respective owner Reki Kawahara-sensei and A-1 Pictures. (I suppose)

The sun sent his light through the cracks of the curtain, brightening the room of a boy who only had his raven hair sticking out of the bedcover. As the shunshine hit his face, he gradually opened his eyes after rubbing the sleepiness away. He put the blanket beside and sat up, blinking and gazing drowsy around his room. With a slight twist he swang his feet over the edge of the bed and looked drowsily through the room.

Right next to him was his most precious place for him. His PC case was on the ground, toned stylishly in black and the buttons emitting a nice blue light. By the side of the case was where his grey table was. On top of the desk were his keyboard, mouse and the main monitor with two side monitors. Still in arm's reach, the Nerve Gear was weakly shimmering illustriously due the bright sunlight, the memories of his in-game time resurfaced in his mind.

When his drowsiness vanished completely he stood up and walked to his white wardrobe. Picking his usual grey, comfortable pullover and his loose grey trousers, he got changed and walked downstairs. Suguha, his little sister who attended Kendo since he could remember, served already everyone's breakfast. Everyone was defined as he himself, Suguha, his little sister, and Midori, his mother. His father Minetaka was on a very long a business trip which would last another five months before he could see his dad again. He was a really kind of a person and joked around often like his mother, they just fitted each other.

"Good morning"

"Good morning Kazuto." Midori responded in unison with her daughter. He sat down beside his mom and waited for Suguha to give him his plate.

"Itadakimasu !" They wished and started eating, in Kazuto's case inhaling the food. After finishing his bacon with eggs he went into the the living room and watched Tv

"Don't you have a date with Asuna ?" Suguha asked as she watched Kazuto sitting on the couch and checking his cellphone every minute.

"Not really, I asked her an hour ago but she didn't answer yet." He said with a cheesy grin.

"Well, you shouldn't care too much for other relationships if you yourself don't have one yourself." He threw back.

"What do you mean by that ?" Suguha narrowed her eyes.

"I am talking about the gentleman Nagata-kun." He teased causing Suguha to blush embarrassed.

"W-What are you talking about, Onii-chan ? We don't have something like that going on between us. He is just a mere friend !" She shook her hands in front of her, wanting to give his brother the impression of interpreting the whole thing wrong.

"You sure ?" Kazuto lifted an eyebrow, smirking cause of the funny reaction of his sister.

"Abso-" A vibration of his phone in his pocket interrupted Suguha mid-sentence. He took it out and looked at the screen. A box under the number showed a picture of Asuna with a lovely strawhat and a beautiful smile. Blissfully happy he answered the call.

"Yo Asuna !"

"Hey, Kirito-kun" the lovely voice reached him.

"Would you like to go on a date ?"

"I'd love to ! You have any plans what we could do then ?"

"I don't know, you have any ideas ?"

"Let"s have a picnic ! I will bring the food and the blanket !" She exclaimed lovely.

"That's unfair ! Then at least don't bring any money with you !" Kazuto hated it, when she paid for herself on dates and the more so when she paid for him.

"If you insist like that" Although Kazuto couldn't see her, he could just imagine her pouting too well.

"Then let's meet at the park in an hour, ok ?"

"Sure ! Love you..."

"Love you, too.. bye" Kazuto ended the call and let himself fall onto his bed. Not until then, he realised that he was pacing around the house and doing the most random things in the word while talking to her, ending up in his room. The notion of spending time together with his beloved one spread a huge, joyous and happy grin on his face.

He spent the next thirty minutes in the internet, checking the most relevant VMMORPG news and talking with Yui he which could do since last week. 5 months after Sword Art Online and about 4 months after Gun Gale Online he had managed to program a system for his PC which allowed Yui to appear on his screen whenever she wanted, if the computer was booted up of course. After some talking he said good bye to his daughter before shutting down his PC. He quickly changed into better looking clothes (which were black or at the very least grey ofc) and walked downstairs.

"Where are you going ?" Midori asked as she saw him on the last step of the stairs, sitting on the couch and watching some television.

"On a date. I won't be back for dinner, so don't wait." He replied.

"Okey, have fun my dear. But don't forget to bring her over soon. I have things I wanna talk about with her."

"Maybe next week. Good bye !" He said with a curious face, as he wanted to know what they would talk about. Then he took his purse, keys and phone before leaving.

He opened the door and took a deep breath, filling his lungs with the breeze of spring. The weather was perfect for a picnic, blooming blossoms filling the air with their scent and pollen, the sun heating the stone ground beneath his feet, and the wonderful atmosphere overall. He walked the usual way to Asuna's houshold to the midpoint and turned left instead of walking straight at a certain junction.

Passing the small stone entrance of the park, he looked around the park to find a certain person. The park was provided with swings, benches, a slide and ping-pong table. In short, it was for kids, however Asuna and Kazuto loved to meet here since it was the middle of their houses and it was somehow reassuring to be here. Since a new park opened up near this one, almost everyone went rather there than here, leaving this place almost unvisited.

When he didn't find Asuna among the few persons, he sat down on a bench and put his head back, looking at the ocean blue sky, almost fully devoid of clothes. He stared another few minutes into the fascinating scene before him when he felt two arms hugging his neck from behind.

"Did you wait long ?" She whispered lovely in his ear.

"Ye-No, no actually not." He went for the no-road, like Asuna would tell him everytime she was too late and he answered with "yes" to her question. She grinned slightly and put the basket down beside him.

"Should we get going ?" Asuna asked.

"Yeah, lemme take this." He grabbed the basket swiftly before Asuna's hand could reach it.

"Thanks" Asuna pouted sweetly.

Kazuto stood up and adjusted his shirt with his free hand before taking Asuna's hand. They walked to their favourite picnic place they had been two times before. Though they couldn't spend as much time as they wanted to, they were glad to have each other at the moment.

Arriving at their destination Asuna looked amazed and astonished around the place. Beautiful flowers and tall grass surrounded "their" hidden picnic place. Putting down the blanket and content of the basket Kazuto sat down while Asuna smelled at each kind of flower, what she had done in their previous picnics here too. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear while inhaling the scent of the rose in her other hand. Kazuto didn't left this scene unnoticed and smiled at her girlfriend heartily.

"What is it, do I have something on my face ?" She asked with a hand on her cheek.

"So adorable.." Kazuto mumbled to himself but loud enough for her to hear it and get her to blush. She sat down next to him and lay her head on his shoulder. Kazuto pecked her head and stroked her hair.

"You know, Yui is missing you since you can't talk to her in real life like me or can't log in very often." He said causing her to move her head away from his shoulder to meet his gaze.

"I know and I am very sorry about that." She said with a slight hint of sadness.

"So I thought about something." He smiled thriumphantly and surprising Asuna.

"Could I get your cellphone for a moment ?" Asuna opened her brown leather purse and searched for her phone, before handing it over to him. He took out his phone too and put it next to hers.

"Turn around." Kazuto said with a grin.

"Why?"

"Just do it. It will be worth it." Asuna gazed at him for a moment before giving in and facing off. She could hear him using her phone since the phone gave a nice melody when he unlocked it, the code of course known to him.

After a few minutes of patient waiting Kazuto gave her phone back and beckoned him to talk. Asuna neared the phone to her ear and listened carefully.

"Hello ?"

"Hello, Mama" A lovely voice reached her ears. Asuna's jaw opened and closed as if she couldn't the right words. She would recognize this voice from everywhere. It was his cute little daughter Yui.

"Y-Yui ?!"

"Yes, I am Yui, Mama!" Yui assured her.

"But how ?" She asked in a wavering voice as she glimpsed over to Kazuto who was presently smiling at their conversation.

"Papa worked really hard these past few days to allow me meeting you in real life, although I can't see you, I can hear you at least." She explained.

"I am still working on voice calls" Kazuto threw in, which was responded by a chuckle from the two girls.

"So how are you ?" Asuna asked.

"I am really fine, though a bit sad you couldn't log in lately, but now I got to hear you so everything is fine."

"Wanna have a mother-daughter evening tomorrow ?" Asuna asked, grinning.

"Of course !" Yui cheered loudly.

"I am currently on a date with Papa so I will talk to you later, ok Yui-chan ?" Asuna wanted to continue their picnic, as nobody could stop her from talking to Yui for too long, when she was in her flow.

"Have fun !" Yui said before the call ended. Asuna turned over to Kazuto and gave him a crushing hug from the side to his neck. He responded with one arm laying around her back and brushing her hair.

"Thank you a lot! That's just wonderful." She pecked his cheek and tightened the already suffocating hug.

"Don't mention it." He said as his stomach grumbled all of the sudden. Asuna giggled before slapping her hands together and calling out "Itadikamasu". She gave one of five sandwiches to his boyfriend.

Kazuto's mouth watered as soon as he saw the divine sandwiches which were made by Asuna. He loved them even more in real life than in Sword Art Online. Sometimes he even had dreams about sandwiches, which he thought were even too crazy for him.

He unwrapped the packing of the sandwich and took a big bite. The aroma bursted out in his mouth cavity and the portion slid down his tongue. 'I can't handle it, it's too delicious' he thought as he displayed a satisfied expression.

"You would be a great wife." Kazuto let the words slip between his lips without thinking. Asuna blushed at his sudden praise and tried to cover her reddened cheeks with her hands. Later he noticed what he told her, followed by an awkward but in some ways romantic silence.

"Jeez, Kirito-kun! You should think before you talk."

"Hehe you're right, I am sorry." He smiled sheepishly while rubbing the back of his head.

"But you know, I still mean it!" Asuna's cheeks darkened at least 10 shades of red, which Kirito of course noticed. The cuteness of his girlfriend overwhelmed him and he couldn't restrain himself from hugging her tightly any longer. He gently wrapped his arms around her body and pecked her forehead.

"Let's just continue our picnic" He whispered as he loosened his embrace. It took some time but Asuna's cheeks assumed normal colour after several minutes. After they finished the sandwiches, they cleared the mess they had done and took the same route they walked when coming here, hand in hand.

Kazuto's heart ached as he had to let go of Asuna's hand and say good bye in front of her huge luxury mansion. Presently, it was almost midnight. They had decided to go to the cinema. On the way back they discussed the romance film they had been watching. The lamps on both sides of the streets lightned up the dimness and threw large shadows on the ground.

Asuna hugged him and leaned forward for their last kiss that day. The response was a gentle hug from his side. They closed their eyes and let themselves melt into the literally breathtaking kiss. They parted, panting lightly for fresh air and stared at each other in the eyes.

"Guess, I have to let go of my sweetheart now." He said with a slight sadness in his voice as he tucked a strand of her chestnut brown hair behind her ear.

"Good bye, hun!" She kissed his cheek briefly.

"Hun? I didn't know you were into nicknames." A teasing grin appeared on his face. He added quickly "I like it!" receiving a faint blush.

"Good bye"

As soon as he arrived at home he walked quietly upstairs to his room, carefull not to wake up his family. Since he didn't felt the slightest hint of tiredness, he booted up his computer and surfed the internet. After ten minutes of boring search for an interesting topic on a blog, but still not tired enough to go and sleep, he clicked on a link which was posted on a blog, and was redirected to the National Registry site.

As everyone else would do in this boring situation, he typed his name in the search bar. Then he found his own profile with information about him like name, birthdate and family. Adress and phone number were naturally not given due the privacy rights.

Everything was alright with his profile so he searched for Suguha's and Midori's. Something odd was written there. Next to his name was a small coloured number. He moved the mouse over the small number to show a headline. Updated 2008 ? 'That must have been as I was new born' He thought.

Since boredom still prevailed in his mind and the sleepiness was almost non-existant, he typed in the name Kirigaya to may be able to find relatives he didn't heard before.

There was an entry which attracted him the most. It was erased, from this website but the curiousity led him to search for them. He tipped Kirigaya into the Google search bar and pressed enter. The first suggestions were really strange. 'News reports?' He curiously clicked the on the blue text to read learn more about that.

[12th December, 2008

11:56 pm Japanese time, an accident occured on the bridge Kuroshima-Kaikyo Bridge. An american trucker nicked off while driving, causing his truck to get on the wrong side of the street. Unfortunately, another car of the family Kirigaya, was at the wrong time at the wrong place, so the truck crashed into them. The ambulance and police arrived at the place of the accident too late to save the two persons in the car. The trucker fleed but it is assured that he will be tracked down. The damage done is estimated to be around two million yen (around 15000 dollar). It came to light that the victims were a married couple with a new born baby, luckily absent.

-News Royal]

Wasn't he new born around this time ? He shook his head to get the idea out of his head. He found a link attached to the article, it was told to show the family in the National Registry. He gradually moved the mouse to the link, afraid of the upcoming.

Mother: Deceased

Father: Deceased

Child: Kirigaya ... Kazuto

He felt a black hole appearing in his heart and swallowing his very existence.

Blank.

Tears hit the keyboard and splashed over the desk. Kirito froze in place, the only thing seeming to work in his body being the tear ducts that shed more and more tears like a waterfall. The time seemed to stop, but before he could react, morning sunrays pierced through the curtains.

"Kazuto ..." A wavering woman's voice entered his ear.

"Why..." He rasped lowly. "Why"

DAT CLIFFHANGER THOU !

No, sorry for that ending, it has his reasons. Mainly that you keep reading this story ^^

Since you can't copy links from here I would suggest you to search for "Kirito young/child" in Google pictures. There should be a photo of the small Kirito-chan sitting in front of the computer with totally blank eyes. I was told that this scene was after the he found out about his parents so you can imagine it like that ;) Also this is were the idea comes from.

I will continue the story if I get... decent attention with this story?!(including reviews, favs and follows) I really spent much time and effort into this so I want to be assured that you guys actually read the story.

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