Hello again! It's me and I'm back with another chapter. By the way I haven't been getting many reviews and I kinda need those for ideas on what I should do for the story and future stories. Basically tell me a story that you want me to write and I'll do it. Also tell me if you want to know more about my OCs Chase and Regan. And also since there are currently only 316 people who have read this I may slow down a little bit and take my time with these chapters. Anyways I'ma shut up and take a break.

Kirito's POV

'Oh my God. Is this really happening? Am I about to kiss Sachi? Is this some kind of cruel dream conjured up by Kayaba? Is this about to happen?' Kirito asked himself at lightning speed as he leaned closer towards Sachi. He felt his heat race and his face flush. His mind and body started to go numb as he got closer and closer.

'Just a little closer…' he thought.

Just as they were about to make contact something magical happened. Magically annoying that is. "HEY LOVEBIRDS!" Regan called out from above them.

"CHASE SAYS THAT WE SHOULD GET GOING, SO PACK UP!" she yelled.

Kirito and Sachi jumped back in surprise when Regan said this. They both glared at her in annoyance and looked away embarrassed.

Kirito thought, 'This must be payback for all those dates I ruined during the beta.'

He looked up for confirmation and only saw Regan giving Kirito an evil smirk before she walked off.

He shot an annoyed glare at her just before she disappeared. Kirito just looked back to Sachi and suggested that they get going before Chase had a fit and dragged them away himself.

Kirito sighs as he came to this conclusion and thinks that if they had waited a little bit longer he would have… 'No. I can't think about that right now. First we have to get back to town and find the others.' Kirito thinks to himself.

Sachi's POV

Sachi sighs as she flops onto her bed in her room. She had been so close to finally kissing Kirito only to have that chance ripped away. After Sachi and Kirito returned to town they went back to the inn that the Guild had been staying in. She got so many questions about where she was and why she left but she ignored them. She said that she was tired and retired to her room where she was currently. She stared at the ceiling and started to fantasize about a life with Kirito. Sometime down the road she dozed off into a restless sleep.

KNOCK KNOCK. Sachi jumped at the sound of somebody knocking on her door. She rose her head drowsily and wondered who would be at the door. She got up to answer the door and find out who disturbed her sleep. Before she made it to the door she realised something that she had missed. She was still in her underwear.

She squealed and quickly dressed. She was decent but couldn't do anything about the blush that was starting to form.

She quietly walked to the door to see who it was. She opened the door and found herself face to face with…

Kirito POV

Kirito rose from his slumber and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. His in-game alarm was going off. His hub clock read '4:30 A.M.'. It was time for his early morning training. This was a routine that he had started so that he could level and gain Col and items. Although it was more for his own sake than anything else. Kirito felt that if he sat idle for too long he would go crazy thinking of reasons he should be training. His main reason for concern was the recurring nightmare that he had lately.

Nightmare

He would be with the rest of the guild in a higher level dungeon than they normally used for grinding. Everyone but Keida was with him. The guild was trying to save Col for something that would benefit them all in the future but Kirito couldn't recall what it was. The group had just agreed that they had enough Col and items that they could cover the expenses. They were walking down a hall towards the exit when their treasure hunter Ducker found something. "Hey guys I think I found something. It looks like a hidden room." he called to them.

The team gathered around as Ducker opened the secret room. The wall disappeared to reveal an iron door that opened inward, showing a room with a single chest in the center. Ducker ran in even after Kirito warned him that it could be a trap. He opened the chest and the room turned red. The door shut behind them. Then monsters started to flood in. "Use your teleport crystals!" Kirito yelled.

Everybody tried but the room was a anti-crystal zone. The team was trapped. One by one the players fell. First Ducker, then Tetsuo, Sasamaru and finally, Sachi. Before she died She said something to Kirito but he couldn't hear her. Only he survives that fight. That's when he wakes up.

Nightmare Ends

Kirito had this dream every night. So he did the only thing he could and trained. He would grind one area until it was picked clean and go to another. He would do this until dawn, then he would go back to the inn to rest for a bit. He never told anybody about his nightmare. Not even Sachi. So he kept training. 'I'll have to tell them at some point though.' he thought to himself.

Eventually he went back to the inn to rest. Even after a short nap he was the first up. He went downstairs to have breakfast and wake up. When Kirito reached the bottom of the stairs he made himself a plate of food and sat down to eat. 15 minutes later Keida walked in yawning. He made himself a plate and ate. As he was eating Ducker, Sasamaru and Tetsuo walked in and helped themselves. The only Black Cat that was missing was Sachi and she was usually awake right after Kirito.

"Hey Kirito, go see if Sachi is awake yet. We should head out soon." Keida said.

Kirito nodded and started up the stairs. He slowly walked to her room and knocked. He waited and knocked again. Finally he heard a groan of protest. After a few minutes and a squeal of surprise Sachi opened the door. She had a shocked look on her face. Almost like she thought it was someone else.

"Goodmorning sleepy head! Keida sent me up to let you know that we should leave soon. Come downstairs if you want to go with them." Kirito said cheerfully.

"Wait what do you mean if I want to go with them? Does that mean that you're not going?" Sachi asked. 'She sure is perceptive isn't she? She always listens intently to what I say.' Kirito thought, impressed.

He smirked before he said, "Yea I'm taking care of business elsewhere today. I'm surprised that you caught what I was saying. Not many players pay as much attention as you do." he winked at the last comment, making Sachi's face flush.

"I'll be going to help out some people that I met at the beginning. They need held clearing an area that would benefit all players and I'm one of the regulars for them to call on. I may be gone for a few hours but it's nothing I can't handle." Kirito went on.

Sorry guys and gals but I'm going to leave it here because I'm out of ideas and need to brainstorm. All versions of reviews are welcome including flames so… talk to me people! I need to know what you want so that I can write. Those of you who have reviewed, keep reviewing and help me write this story. Alright I'm out, I'm going to wait until I get some ideas for this story before I write again so you may not hear from me for awhile. Anyways thank you for reading and I LOVE YOU ALL!