"Asada-san!" Shinkawa shouted on the top of his lungs. Shino unlocked the chain of her door but her lean, long legs were immediately pulled down by Shinkawa. He puts both his hands on either side of Asada's head and shouted her name over and over, as if he was a bloodthirsty animal in a frenzy. "Asada-san, Asada-san!" Shino couldn't think of anything else but that event that changed her life. That time when she... Killed someone. She remembered how traumatized she was. How often she got bullied and had her fears used against her. How she hated her life and pushed everyone away from her. But one memory stood out.
When Shinkawa was there for her, through her hard times and even in GGO where she attempted to conquer her fears. Shinkawa was dear to her, as a friend. But now she found out she was a target, of Death Gun, of Shinkawa. All her good memories with him, shattered. All good memories she ever had past the moment she killed that man, is broken. She shed a tear and surrendered. She looked down on the floor with her eyes closed and prepared for what could be another traumatizing experience. Another fear that would make her re-live everything she's already outlived. Shino was shaking; trembling with fear. The frenzied eyes of Shinkawa wasn't going away. She stopped struggling.
As Shinkawa slowly lowered his torso into Shino, she heard the door slam open and a black-clad teen comes rushing through. He seemed familiar but it just rose as another fear for Shino. She didn't know this person yet. He knees Shinkawa in the face and proceeded to punch him repeatedly on the face. Shinkawa was bleeding and Shino didn't know what to do. The boy in black held Shinkawa down and screamed, "Shino, run!" Shino stood up beside the door, shocked at what she saw. It was Kirito. Kirito came to save her. Unlikely events became likely. Her eyes widened as Shinkawa pushed him off. He returns Kirito's punches until Kirito was on the defensive. He then stands up and takes a peculiar needle from his pocket. "Kirito!" Shino screamed in fear as Shinkawa stabs Kirito with the needle, which supposedly is what he was going to use on Shino. Shino had to act quick, she saw her radio and quickly grabbed it. She looked at Shinkawa's crazy face once more and dropped the radio on him. He flopped like a dead fish.
Kirito groans from the pain he just received. Shino raised his shirt up and saw the liquid running down. "Kirito... What's that?" She asked. "Oh, it's the electrode I used in the hospital." He replied. "Well it saved you! Idiot, idiot, idiot!" Shino cries and hits Kirito's chest with her fists. She stops after a few hits and calms down. She took a tissue and wiped the dreaded poison off of his chest. "Finished your tantrum Sinon?" Kirito asked arrogantly. "It's Shino! Asada Shino!" She answered abruptly. "But... If it's Kirito-kun, Sinon's ok. I mean, you did get used to calling me that name." Shino continued. Kirito smiles and pats her on the head.
Shino made a cute sound as she got shocked by Kirito's movement. "Kirigaya Kazuto." Kirito said. "So, Kirito. You're so easy, Kirito-kun." She replied. Kirito frowned as he remembered Asuna saying the exact same thing in SAO. He smiled and forgets this memory, they were history after all. Kirito couldn't keep up with their relationship's pace. Kirito laughs and stands up, taking Sinon up with him. They both nodded their heads and carried Shinkawa out of Sinon's house. Sinon insisted that they bring him out outside of his own house in case something bad happens to him outside while he's unconscious. They left him on a bench outside and they both ran back to Sinon's apartment. Both of them sat on the bed as Sinon didn't really have much space in her apartment, nor anywhere else to sit in and talk. She made coffee for both of them and talked for a while.
