SAO Fanfiction 7

Hmmmmmm… Apparently I should start trying to "develop" Kirito and Lisbeth "emotional relationship". Like I should start having them have more "feelings". Haha, ok but for real, I don't know about you but I am not that much of an emotional person. Like if I was a therapist this would be how our sessions would go. You: "Hey, Doctor, I'm depressed." Me: *Looks up from some notebook* "Stop it." *Looks back down at notebook*. Like that would be it. Done. Not much. Still. Let's try.

Kirito stood at the door of Lisbeth's house. He was about to ask Lisbeth out on another date. He has already done this before. So why was he having such a hard time? All he had to do was to reach up and knock. Kirito stood there, not moving. It was like someone had paralyzed him with a Sword Art. Kirito swallowed back his fear and beat it down to the bottom of his stomach. He slowly reached up and knocked on the door. It immediately opened to reveal Lisbeth slightly smirking. "What do you need Kirito?"

Kirito tried to nonchalantly wipe his hands on his black coat. Needless to say Lisbeth's eyes lit up with laughter.

"Uhhh, I was just wondering if you would like hang out with me sometime?" Kirito looked away in embarrassment. His cheeks clearly turning red.

Lis stood there. Somewhat enjoying Kirito being uncomfortable. 'He looks so cute when he is flustered.' She thought. Naturally, he next thought was, 'Let's see how far I can take this.'

"Awww. You came out all this way to-. Wait, No flowers?"

Kirito looked confused for a second then realization dawned on him and his face fell, "Oh of course! How could I forget flowers!" He continues mumbling to himself.

Seeing she was losing him she quickly tried to employ some damage control, "Ok, ok. Yes I will go on a date with you. I will need to move some appointments around, my schedule has been really tight lately."

Kirito felt relief flood him and then he looked a tad bit agitated, "Really? From what?"

"Well, the shop has been picking up popularity recently and I have been basically meeting orders every day…"

"Oh, I thought that that place closed down. It's always so deserted and makes trash weapons. Thought the owner sold the property to make up on their losses."

Lis swatted him. "For your information, I have been doing pretty well! It's just all this stress… it's getting to me." Her eyes get a bit distant…

Jason changes the subject quickly, "So where do you want to go? A tavern, have some dinner?"

Ann shook her head a little bit to clear it, "Yeah, I would love to have a nice dinner. But my schedule is a little tight today. For the rest of the week for that matter. Next week ok with you?"

Kirito nodded his head grinning, "Yeah, sounds great. I will be here at 8 pm."

The next day Kirito found the best restaurant and made some reservations. Over the next week he spent most of his waking hours grinding mobs to make the money he needed to pay for his and Lis' food. It was tiring to say the least. Two days before it was time for the date he got as much sleep as he could. To make up for the lost hours grinding. Seven hours before it was time he went out and bought a new suit and some roses. Kirito also buys a book.

He walks up to Lisbeth's door and knocks. Confidence at an all time high. She opens the door wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt, which is way to big for her, that both look extremely low on durability.

Her eyes go wide when she sees Kirito. "Oh no! I forgot about the date! I'm sorry!" Lis open the door wider and motions him in, "Come in. I just need to change, it won't be long."

"You look lovely Lis." Kirito says smiling at her.

Lis blushes, "What? I'm still in my home clothes. I look like a wreck."

"No you don't. You look absolutely stunning. It's not about what you wear or what you put on. It's about who you are… and uh well…" All of his courage seemed to drain away from him like cockroaches running away from a light "you are very… beautiful." He mumbled to the floor weakly.

Lis softly chuckles and turns away to head into her room. Kirito, now thoroughly embarrassed, thought he saw her blush deepen. He wasn't sure. No, he was absolutely sure.

After a couple of minutes she came back. Kirito closes the book he was reading and looks up.

"... Wow." Is all Kirito can say. Lisbeth is dressed in a white summer dress that falls to her knees that seems to flow with every little movement. The whole dress is tied at the waist with a small black belt. The think straps on the dress come over the curve of her shoulders. She has a necklace and a pin to hold back her bangs. The necklace is a small hammer made out of a yellow mineral. The pin is just a piece of silver. Even though the whole outfit is simple she pulls it off elegantly which is enough to put Kirito at a lost for words.

Lis does a small twirl and winks, "Do you like it?"

All Kirito could help to do was nod. Then he noticed the necklace, "What's that? A hammer? What is it made out off?"

She fingers the pendant, "This? I made it. Took me a whole day. It's uh, gold."

"I love it."

Lis walks up to Kirito and takes his arm, "I think it is time we left. I am getting hungry."

She pulls him out of the house.

They got to the lovely restaurant, The Golden Palace, and take their seats after a short wait.

Kirito looks at the menu with contentment as he sees the prices. He knows he can cover both him and Lisbeth but who like losing money?

Kirito tells the server that they will have some wine for the table as they decide on what to order.

As he turns from the server he catches Lis looking at him slyly, "Going extra fancy I see. Do they even have wine in SAO?"

Kirito shrugged, "I don't know. The waiter didn't say anything when I told him to get some wine."

The wine came. The waiter poured the wine in both of their glasses. He left them to decide on their food. Kirito thought he should make a toast. Well that is what he read he should do. "To not only surviving but thriving!" He raised his glass.

"Here here." said Lis. They clinked glasses and took a sip.

Shortly thereafter the waiter came back. Lisbeth ordered some lamb and a mug of mead. Kirito got steak and some ale.

"Oh, I almost forgot." Kirito said as he went into his inventory and pulled out some roses. "Here, thought you would like them."

"Roses? Why does everyone give roses? Do all men get advice from the same old book?" Lis partially complained partially teased.

Kirito countered, "Oh so you are used to getting roses from men?" He quickly deletes the book, Women: A Guide for Men. Feeling a bit bad, he just got that yesterday.

"Well I do run a business. That means almost endless lines of men trying to get a deal for my works and services." Lis said casually.

"Oh, must be some challenge turning them all away."

Lis just shook her head, "Nah, I have a trick. I also have you to keep them at bay," she looks at Kirito, "Whenever one of them comes in and tries to give you something I remind myself of you."

The food came then. They ate in silence for some time, just enjoying each other's company.

Half-way through the meal Lisbeth suddenly speaks up, looking down at her food, "I'm sorry for being so cold at the shop the other day… I was still in my merchant state of mind and I saw you just as another man trying to steal a deal. While I'm at the shop I have to stay in the sort of mindset or I risk losing my money… That's my trick. Being so cold that no offer will change the price…" she trails off.

Kirito takes a second to remember what she was talking about, "What? Oh, no it's ok. I could afford it. No worries. I understand."

She looks up, "Really? You're not mad?"

Kirito looks baffled, "No. Why would I? You run a business. You need to make money. I would probably do the samething thing if we swapped positions."

The res of the meal was fairly uneventful, they talked about minor things. Nothing big.

So they set off home. Only a tad bit tipsy.

Asuna walks down the road, heading home after a late night at the guild meeting. She was about 5 minutes from her home when she heard someone call out, "Asuna! Fancy seeing you here! What are you doing out so late?"

She turned only to see the boy she loved, Kirito, walking hand in hand with her best friend, Lisbeth. 'Oh God. Why them? Why now at this hour?'

Her face paled a bit, "O-h nothing. Just walking home. Guild meeting. You know how it is… What are you uh two doing t-together at this late hour?"

Lis gushes, "Oh Kirito just took me on the best date ever! We went to The GOlden Palace, and the food was amazing! We're just walking home now!"

'Deep breaths Asuna. Is ok, this is just one date. Nothing will come of this. Just keep your composure until they leave.'

Asuna tries to smile for her friend but is comes out pained, "Oh that's n-nice, you must have had an amzing d-date."

'Keep a straight face. For your friend and so you don't embarrass yourself… I don't know if I can take this. Seeing them together.'

Asuna feels the tears coming on so when Kirito turned around she decides to use that as a distraction, "I should uh probably g-go, it's getting pretty late," she says with a wobbly voice and hurried off before Lis could say anything. Tears brimming her eyes.

Kirito turns back around, "Huh, could've sworn I saw something. Hey, where did Asuna go?"

"She ran off when you turned away. She said something about getting home before it got too dark."

Kirito nodded, "Yeah, we should get home too." They continued meandering back home.

The moon has almost completed it's cycle when then finally get home.

Lisbeth turns to Kirito, "Thank you for today. It was wonderful." She drags Kirito into an embrace.

Sensing his chance, Kirito pulls back a bit and looks into Lis' eyes. She looks back with intensity. They both lean in and seal the kiss. The kiss lasts for 5 seconds. Too short if you ask Kirito. Way too short if you ask Lis.

When they release they stood there for a bit. Just holding each other in an embrace. "I don't want this to end…" said Lis. "Don't worry. I will be back."

"Goodbye" whispers Kirito. He kissed her forehead, and just like that, he is gone.

Hey hey hey, MERRY CHRISTMAS! I'm back! Just wrote this chapter. Took 5 hours. Was inspired by some comments giving me ideas and feedback. I don't remember their names and don't care to check. You can look at the comments yourself. It's 2:51 am. Started at like 7 or something. Tell me if it was good or bad. Tell me where it was good and where it was bad. I had to go to multiple friends that happen to be girls so I could make the date at least a little bit real and stuff. Oh and one little part in this chapter is inspired by a part in a book. I won't tell you what book or what part but still. It's there. Comment, subscribe, like and share or whatever shit you can do on this site. I don't remember and I am going to passoutttttttttttttttttttt

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