Yuuki's heartbeat eventually calmed and she sank down into the tall grass of the field. She clutched at her chest. Why did she feel this way? Wasn't Asuna just a friend to her? She did find the Undine attractive and kind, but she hadn't really considered her as a potential partner. Then again, Yuuki didn't think about romantic relationships often.

"Well, I guess I might like to try falling in love at least once before I…" She couldn't finish her murmured sentence. Slowly, she rose from her sitting position and composed herself. She took a deep breath and released it, forcing a smile to her face. Even though she was a little bit scared, she wouldn't try to hide her feelings anymore.


Meanwhile, Asuna was confronting the unexpected confession (was it even a real confession?) much less calmly than her Imp friend. She turned over in bed, gazing at the glowing numbers on the digital clock on her nightstand. Many thoughts raced about in her head, the target of most of them being Yuuki. Asuna wasn't sure what Yuuki even meant when she had said that she liked her a lot. Was it just friendship? Probably not, based on the purple-haired girl's reaction. But if Yuuki had meant that she liked her romantically, Asuna didn't know whether or not she felt the same. She did feel a connection to her, right from the start. At that time she had been dating Kazuto, though, so she hadn't looked at anyone else the same way she had viewed him.

Besides, if Asuna and Yuuki ended up in a relationship, there would be no way her parents would approve. They didn't even like Kazuto. What would they think if their daughter started dating a girl? A hospitalized, dying one to top it all off? Asuna's face reddened. Relationships were so complicated. She didn't even know if she was ready for one so soon after she broke up with Kazuto. Asuna groaned into her pillow. She wouldn't get any sleep if this continued.

For now, I can just try to sleep, and deal with it later, She thought, It's not that uncomfortable, though, this feeling in my heart.


When Asuna next logged on to Alfheim Online, she was greeted by a cheerful Yuuki, who happened to be around the area she spawned at. Together, they walked through the streets of one of the lower level towns, browsing player and NPC shops. Yuuki seemed to be behaving like she usually did, if not a bit more clingy. Asuna wasn't bothered by the physical contact, but it reminded her of the events that occurred last night.

As they walked on, the people thinned out, and they reached a quieter, emptier section of the town. Asuna, realizing she could have more privacy to question Yuuki on what she meant after defeating the raid boss, pulled her purple haired friend into a side alley.

"About last night, what did you mean when you said...you know...?"

Yuuki tilted her head, feigning confusion.

"Err...What I'm trying to say is, do you like me?

"Yeah, of course!"

"Do you...Love me?" Asuna's felt color rushing to her cheeks, even though she was the one interrogating the other.

"Yup!"

Asuna was taken aback by her straightforward reply. "S- Since when?!"

"Uhm...Probably a while, I just never realized it."

The Undine no longer knew how to respond. Her face was beet red and it seemed as if she were trying to physically digest Yuuki's words.

"So, since I answered you, how about you tell me if you love me too?" Yuuki smirked, already knowing what to expect.

"Well, I...I..." It seemed impossible for Asuna's face to get any redder. "I guess so...? I mean, I don't dislike you, and I do think I like you as more than a friend...What I mean is..."

"Is that a yes?" Yuuki was grinning from ear to ear now, almost like the Cheshire Cat, only significantly less creepy.

It took a few seconds before Asuna responded, "I- Uhm...Definitely," She finished in a small voice.

Upon hearing this, Yuuki was elated, and wrapped Asuna in a bear hug. She was muttering something something along the lines of, 'How can you be this cute?!' And, 'Holy fudge, she said yes!'.

Thank god the alley was too dark for any passerby to notice the flushed smiles on both of the girls' faces.


A/N: I screwed up the grammar in the end. Yay.

/shot

The real A/N: I wanted to write a more light-hearted story that was still representative of Asuna and Yuuki's relationship. May add another chapter, but it's probably going to be short, fluffy, and have almost no plot whatsoever, because I could probably write a whole (cruddy) novel with just them cuddling or something.