NOTE: I do not own Sword Art Online. This is simply a fan fiction from an avid fan of this epic anime.
Author's Notes: Well, it has been a week (I guess) since I've started writing this fan fiction of mine. To those who made a review on this, I really appreciate your comments and suggestions. I hope you will continue to do so for the succeeding chapters of this story. You might notice in this chapter that I used some lines from SAO itself, as I find them fit the story line.
Well, enough of pep talks... Let's get down to business!
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Chapter 2: Dream
As soon as Asuna reached their lovely home, she immediately went to their bedroom, and took her afternoon nap.
Not long after, she dreamed of the time when the three of them played in the green meadow near their lovely cabin in SAO.
After a long afternoon of playing with Yui, Kirito and Asuna got tired and sat under the shade of a nearby apple tree, watching their daughter jump after a butterfly hovering over her. Not long after, Yui's attempts to catch the butterfly were unsuccesful, and upon realizing this, she abandoned the poor butterfly. She then sought for her parents' whereabouts. Spotting them beneath the apple tree, she cheerfully ran towards their direction.
Yui cannot contain the extreme happiness she felt, and with that, she shouted, "Mama, Papa, I love you!"
She engaged both her parents in a very tight hug, one that shows her deep appreciation and love for them.
Asuna sweetly smiled and hugged their little girl. "We love you more, Yui-chan, more than anything else. We'll be together forever."
"Right! We'll always be together, Yui-chan," Kirito lovingly told his daughter and tightly hugged her.
It has only been a few days since they've known her, but it's as if Yui has filled in a deep void in their hearts. Her presence certainly made their stay in SAO feel like home. Asuna could not be any happier than this; simply being with her husband and daughter made everything perfect.
As if to mock Asuna's happy train of thought, a sudden disturbance in the air occured, causing the birds residing near the area to flee. On cue, Kirito stood up and assumed a defensive stance, ready to attack anyone who dare hurt his family.
Without warning, the ground beneath their feet caved in, and in an instant, all three of them fell into the deep abyss.
Before everything dissolved into oblivion, Yui was able to give Asuna and Kirito a warning.
"Papa, Mama, be careful... Something bad is coming."
"Yui! Yui-chan!" was all they could say as they watched their daughter disappear before their very eyes.
"YUI!"
That piercing scream woke Asuna up. Panting and drenched in sweat, she desperately tried to calm herself.
Was it real, or was it just a dream? Asuna could not stop asking herself as she tried to recall what transpired in the dream.
"Papa, Mama, be careful... Something bad is coming,"
Yui's final words echoed in her mind. What could she have meant by her warning? As she was deep in her thought, she nearly missed the phone ringing.
Asuna hurriedly went to the living room and answered the phone. "Moshi-moshi, Asuna desu."
A few seconds elapsed before the voice on the other line spoke.
"Sashiburi Titania."
That voice! Asuna could barely contain her gasp as realization dawned upon her. It couldn't be HIM! That's impossible.
"Have you forgotten me, my dear Titania? Tsk... Tsk... My, my, that would be very bad then, after all that I have been through." Sugou continued to say with a smirk.
"S-Sugou-san..." was all Asuna could say. This can't be happening!
"Well, it seems that you remember me then, Asuna. How are you then? I've heard that you and that hero boyfriend of yours got married last fall."
Recovering from her initial shock, Asuna quickly retaliated with a snide remark, "You've got no business to do with us, Sugou-san. Better stay away, or else..."
"Or else what, my dear?" Sugou could barely stop himself from laughing upon hearing the panic in Asuna's voice. "You will take me to the police? Have me imprisoned for a hundred years? Let me just inform you that I've JUST escaped my tiny little cell, and I will never be going back again... Not until I exact my revenge on your dear husband!" A wicked laugh escaped his lips as soon as he said those words.
Sugou hung up, leaving Asuna clutching the phone's receiver in a tight grip.
Terror and panic were the only things that Asuna felt at the moment. Now that Sugou's on the loose, Kirito would be in grave danger. Surely, he has his revenge planned out from the moment he stepped out of his prison cell.
What about their daughter? Will Sugou do anything in his power to destroy their family once and for all?
Returning the receiver, Asuna weakly sat on their sofa, one hand touching her slightly swollen belly. She was already on her fourth month.
With tears streaming down her face, Asuna lovingly whispered to their unborn child, "I won't let anyone harm you, my little girl. Mama will protect you."
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Outside, the weather seemed to match Asuna's predicament. Heavy rain fell, with flashes of lightning and claps of thunder accompanying it.
The dark figure looming outside did not seem to mind this at all. A scary smile slowly spread across his devilish face.
"It's payback time."
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