Ehehehe…. *raises Hylian shield to avoid getting stuff thrown at him* Oh come on I had college… can I at least not get bruised? :D *gets hit with an RPG* Apparently not… Anyway today commentating with us… *blocks a pitchfork* Is Dovahkiin from Skyrim! :D Now for Dovahkiin's true purpose :3

Dovahkiin: FUS RO DAH!

All the attackers fly back.'

Chigusa woke up very groggily. Her hair a mess from rubbing into the pillow in happiness and a half grin plastered on her face. She looked around the room once more and sighed in happiness. Everything that happened wasn't a dream, she was really living with Ryou. The man behind Haseo. The one who stole her heart. The one who saved her from her mother. She could hardly believe it. It felt so real yet so much like fantasy at the same time. She felt like that she was somewhere in 'The World'.

Rolling out of bed, she walked to the door and opened it slightly, poking her head out. Ryou was still sleeping sound asleep on the couch, making slight snoring noises here and there. Instantly her face heated up, and her heartbeat quickened. He looked so cute when he was asleep, especially since his perma-scowl wasn't present. She stepped out and got into the bathroom and started to brush her teeth and get ready for a shower. Assuring the water was at the right temperature she climbed in and took the element into her soul, soothing her.

She was living with Ryou. With Ryou. She smiled and continued to wash up. She had never thought it would be possible, that he would never agree or that something would happen, yet she was there. And nothing in the world would be able to make her leave. For the first time in a long time, she felt happy outside the virtual world. Happy to be alive. Alive… she looked down to her wrist where several small scars covered the surface of her skin. She ran her fingers down them and felt their cool touch. Mementos of her failures, but she felt like that she would never have to add another one.

She looked to the side to grab some soap, but then realized that all Haseo had was axe. She smelled it and then started to wash herself thoroughly.

Haseo woke up to the sound of running water. At first he thought some hobo snuck into his apartment again and was about to get his kendo stick, but then he realized that Chigusa had moved in with him yesterday. He frowned and scratched his head. He hoped the Hobo wasn't around anywhere. Not thinking about that thought, he went to the bathroom door opened it carefully and stuck his hand in grabbing his toothbrush. Chigusa didn't notice him, and he was half tempted to look through the translucent shower curtains for a better view, but he shook his head and left. No matter what, he wouldn't stoop that low. He started to brush his teeth, apply deodorant, and don some work clothes. He then left the house to go to his job.

On the way to the car, the events of the night before came flooding back, the most memorable was at rainbow bridge. He blushed when he thought about her head on his shoulder and got into the car. It was enough that her character model was really cute, but he didn't realize she would be that cute in real life as well. Those thoughts made him stop and think. Why was she getting picked on all the time? She was pretty enough to hang out with the popular girls and be someone really popular. Her personality was desired by a lot of guys, a smart, passionate, yet naïve girl who would do almost anything for her friends.

He sighed and got into the car to head for work. Promising himself to observe her when they got to school after the summer was over. Then he turned his mind towards other things, such as the one thing other than the world he was good at. Running a retail store.

===========================================-Meanwhile in 'The World'-============================================

Kuhn and Pi woke up in suspended in the air. They both looked around to see a lot of floating bodies, and a mass of buildings. A closer inspection revealed most of the bodies to be of an extremely old character model. More specifically, a Wavemaster from R:1. Kuhn then started to move just barely, too weak to fight off the floating. Pi as well wasn't all there. After about 5 minutes of struggling, Kuhn gave up and turned to his comrade, and friend.

"Hey Pi… I've noticed this for a while, but don't those… things look a bit familiar?"

She nodded and crossed her arms. "They aren't monsters, and they aren't NPC's so that means that they are players… however I can tell that these are all just copies of data…but the data is really old. From R:1. The Character model is a Wavemaster."

Kuhn closed his eyes. "Wave masters were a really good class. But I was talking about the actual character itself. Meaning… I think I've seen it before."

The tribal grappler took a closer look at a nearby one and squinted her eyes, until it clicked. "No way!" Kuhn looked at her in confusion. "I know what characters these data were replicated from. He was the very first dot hacker. His name was Tsukasa, he was the keeper of the Guardian and the one who woke Aura from her slumber."

Kuhn's eyes widened as well and looked at her. "But where could we possibly be is so many copies of him are floating around? They aren't even supposed to exist in R:2."

Just as the Steam Gunner finished his sentence, a feminine voice echoed throughout the area. "Pieces of data, lost and forgotten, but each from a greater power. One greater than the epitaphs, and the power of the bracelet. The power of Aura rests within the player behind Tsukasa."

Both epitaph users looked around in confusion. "Who's there?" Pi demanded.

"My apologies, I seem to have forgotten my manners. My name… is Helba."