More Than A Rat

Author's Notes: Hey guys, another chapter indeed made without the help of reviews. I do not in any way own Sword Art Online or it's characters.

Kirito sprinted down the street of floor 48 as the girls were chasing him

Damn, will they ever let up? I've been running for 30 minutes now...

As if by magic, a decent sized rock appeared on the ground and Kirito tripped over it.

Of all things to be stopped by... A rock? Seriously?

When the girls had caught up to him, Asuna held him as the rest of the girls took turns slapping him.

"You just had to rub it in all of our faces that Silica was the first to kiss you..."

"What do you mean?! How did I rub it in?"

"Well, let's see... If the fact that you said that you thought she had no interest in you wasn't enough, you make it worse by running."

"I thought you guys would give up eventually..."

After 5 more minutes of torment, Lisbeth and Asuna left back to their respective building and left Kirito with Argo and Philia.

"So what now?" Kirito said while rubbing his cheek.

"Now, we go find an inn to stay at."

"Well, there's one not too far from here"

"We know that..."

"Well then let's go!"

Kirito led the girls to the inn and walked up to the counter.

"3 rooms plea-"

"Hold on a second Kirito, would you mind if I slept with you again?" Argo asked nervously

"Oh, a-alright" Kirito stuttered

"I'm fine with sleeping in the same rooms as you guys if it saves money." Philia stated

"One room with 2 beds please."

"That'll be 200 col please!"

Kirito handed the NPC the money.

"Thank you! Here's your key! You have room number 5."

The NPC handed Kirito his key. They found their way to their room and entered.

"It feels good to have an actual place to sleep after having to sleep in a sleeping bag for months." Philia said relieved

"Thank you again for all you two have done for me."

"Hey, it's no big deal. We're in this together."

"Wait, we never got me a new weapon..."

"We can do that tomorrow. No rush, right?

"Yeah, you're right. It can wait for tomorrow."

"Alright then, goodnight." Kirito said as he took off his coat and shoes.

"Goodnight you two." Philia said as she and Argo took their armor off revealing a blue shirt underneath Philia's armor, and a dark gray shirt under Argo's cloak.

As Argo slipped into bed with Kirito, she felt something that she hadn't felt in a very long time. Love.

Kirito noticed Argo looking at him and was surprised that she was actually smiling.

"What's with the look?"

"Oh, nothing." Argo said as she quickly looked away.

How am I supposed to tell him about my feeling towards him? What if he rejects me?

At the same time as Argo was thinking this, Kirito was thinking something similar to this.

I know that she likes me, but what if it's just as friends? Will she ever tell me how she feels? Is she scared that I'd reject her? I could never do that. Not to someone like her.

Kirito quickly drifted off to sleep. So did Argo.

The only problem was that Argo had a dream. A bad one. She dreamt that Kirito hated her. That when she confesses her love for him, he laughs in her face and asks if she's serious. Not being able to accept what the dream suggested, she quickly awoke

"No! That can't be true!" Argo said as she awoke

Hearing this, Kirito quickly woke up too.

"Argo! What happened?"

"Sorry, it was nothing. Just a bad dream, that's all."

"Argo, it wasn't 'just' a bad dream. What happened. Tell the truth."

Argo panicked, should she tell him? What if that dream was true?

"I-I- I love you Kirito." She said with tears streaming down her face.

"Why are you crying about that Argo? I've known for a while. I was just waiting for you to make the first move."

He knew? Well, then again, the signs that she's been showing towards him, like sleeping I. The same bed we're a bit obvious.

"The thing is Argo..."

Oh no, is this going to end how I think it is

"... I love you too."

When Kirito said that, Argo completely broke down because of how happy she was.

"So, what happened in the dream?"

"I dreamt that when I told you about how I feel about you, you'd just take it as a joke and throw me aside. I couldn't bear the situation so I had to wake up."

"Well, I'm all yours now Argo. There's no need to cry over it. Now, let's get some sleep. Don't want to wake Philia up."

The 2 fell asleep just like they had after the fight with Nicholas The Renegade. Cuddling each other with their heads so close. If they were any closer, they'd probably merge.

When they awoke, the 3 got breakfast at the inn and headed down to Lis' shop.

"Morning Lis!"

"Oh, hey guys. What're you looking for?"

"Well, since you all got caught up in attacking me, we forgot to have you forge Philia's new weapon."

"I think I still have a few crystalline ingots from the dragon. I can make you a dagger out of that"

Lis found 15 more ingots of crystalline in the back of her shop.

"What stats are you focused on?"

"I'd prefer agility, durability, and strength."

"Alright! I'll get to work then."

After 12 hits to the ingot, it started to take shape.

"Woah, this is something I've never seen before!" Lisbeth exclaimed

"What's it called?" Philia asked

"'The Elucidagger' one of a kind. The handle looks just like Kirito's Elucidator."

Philia picked up the odd looking "dagger". To her surprise, it had 2 handles which led to the bottom of the blade.

"Wait a second, I have a knife like that!" Argo said

"Can I see it real quick?"

Philia handed Argo the knife and she skillfully opened the blade with one hand. She held the handle that didn't have the latch and swung it around her finger. It opened revealing a blade similar looking to Kirito's Elucidator.

"Woah! Mind teaching me how to do that anytime soon?" Philia asked excitedly

"You think that it was cool? You're in for a show then girl."

Argo spun the handle like she had before, but this time, she moved it to her other hand and back before coming to a stop with the blade open.

"Wow Argo, I had no idea you were this skilled with knives!"

"Thanks for everything Lis, now, would you mind making Argo a new set of claws?" Kirito asked

"Really? But I don't really need a new pair."

"Hey, what if it turns out being better than what you're using right now?

Lis struck the metal 16 times causing a pair of claws to form from the metal.

"Wait a second, 2 claws? I thought you're supposed to only get one from crafting!?"

The claws finished forming revealing one of the best looking things Lis has ever made.

One claw's blades were obsidian purple with a thin white outline on the top portion of the blade and a frost blue outline on the bottom part of the blade. The other claw looked similar except that the bottom outline was a deep red.

"What're they called?"

"Karambit Claws - Fire and Ice. Another one of a kind item."

"Thanks a lot Lis! You've been a great help to everyone."

After they left the shop, the 3 headed to the next meeting for the floor boss.

Author's Note: Elucidagger? Really me? I'm so creative... Anyway, I don't know why I didn't say this before, but reviews with constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.

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