Chapter 20 is here everyone, hope you enjoy it!xxxooo

Yukki Manor, outside of Tokyo, Japan, 17th January 2027

''And...There, that should do it!'' said Silica happily as she fixed the cherry blossom flower crown on Asuna's head while, Lizbeth, Silica, Klien, Sinon, Suguha, Gonishi, her mom, dad and Kouichirou where sitting opposite her with a big pile of presents next to her, since her daughter was going to be staying at the manor for a while, Kyouko decided to throw her daughter a baby shower in anticipation of her future grandchild's arrival and invited all her friend over as well, she also made sure that there was double security around the property in case Sugou's people attacked, armed men in suit's ties and shades patrolled the grounds ready to protect the Manor and the Yukki's with their very lives, she looked at Asuna with a content smile, Sugou will never get his hands on her, never.

"So Asuna" said Lizbeth "Any idea if its going to be a boy or a girl yet?" She asked.

"Not a clue" Asuna shrugged "Its still to early to tell, besides I would rather it be a surprise for the both of us" she smiled.

"Are you sure about that?" Asked Sinon with a raised eyebrow "It'll be harder to choose a wallpaper color for its room if you wait, right Gonishi?" She turned to only find him gone she then found him by the large pink towering cake, cutting himself a big slice and munching on it.

"Whd yo shay bae?" He asked mouth full of cake.

"Never mind" Simon rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's greed.

''You could just pick out a unisex color like yellow or green'' Klien suggested.

''Ugh, I hate the color Yellow'' said Lizbeth in disgust.

"Oh, oh, can you please open my one first Asuna?" Pleaded Silica "the little one on the table" she pointed to a small blue parcel on the coffee table, Asuna opened it and found a little flower patterned pacifier.

"Thank you silica, this is lovely" Asuna thanked her.

"That's not all, press the button on the front" Silica instructed, Asuna pressed the small button on the front of the pacifier and it glowed blue, Asuna looked surprised.

"I read that the color blue help's with sleep so If the little one gets fussy, just press the button and it should calm it down" Silica smiled.

''Nerd'' Gonishi coughed into his hand.

"Aw that's so thoughtful thanks" Asuna smiled.

"Wow!" Yui said from the little camera pod on Asuna's shoulder, she got that from Yuuki after she died so Yui could see the real world "it's so pretty mommy!"

"Yes it is" Asuna responded to her " Your younger sibling will love it"

Lisbeth's gift was next, she opened it to find a sword hilt mobile with a mix of black, white and red patterns.

"To symbolize both you and Kazuto in SAO, I made it myself" she explained proudly.

The next gift was from Suguha and Kouchirou, it contained a green and red rattle.

"Erm, no offence Suguha but-" Asuna said curiously "don't you need this for your baby?" She asked, Kouichirou announced that Suguha was pregnant back on new years eve.

"Oh yeah, the sonogram results came back" Suguha said, Kouichirou held her hand "we're having twins!" He revealed happily making everyone gasp in excitement "we don't want them fighting over the same rattle, It'll be a royal pain!" The couple chuckled.

Kliens gift was a pair of red baby pajamas "those were mine but I figured my Godchild would need them more" he said, Lizbeth felt touched by his consideration.

The second to last present was from both Sinon and Gonishi, it was a mixtape of popular lullaby's, Gonishi was a traveling DJ and Sinon was the singer for his tunes and they were dating as well.

"Been working on that since we got back from our Christmas tour in Korea" Sinon said with a smile.

''It's got all the classic's on it, including some my personal favorite's from when I was a baby'' Gonishi added holding Sinon's hand.

The last gift was from her parents ''Hold on a sec'' Kyouko said as she and her husband got up and exited the room for 5 minutes, they came back in pulling in a pure ivory white cot with silk sheets and a pillow, Asuna was holding back tears of joy ''Oh mom, dad this...is...just beautiful!'' she cried happily ''Where did you buy that?'' she asked.

''It was yours'' Kyouko said with a smile, Asuna's eyes widened in surprise.

''We kept it in storage after you grew out of it in case you had a child of you own one day'' Shouzou explained with a smile, Asuna didn't know what to say.

''Thank you so much all of you'' she said ''I just know my child is going to have the best aunts, uncles and grandparents ever!'' she added happily as they all gathered or a group hug.

''Hey, don't forget about me, I am going to be it's big sister after all!'' said Yui, Asuna smiled at her adopted daughter's cuteness.

A big BBQ in the backyard of the manor followed by the swimming pool, Asuna was tanning in a white and red bikini next to her mom who was wearing a green one piece swimsuit holding a tanning mirror, Louis was grilling burger's, hot dog's, chicken leg's and shrimp on the BBQ, Klien, Kouichirou, Sinon and Gonishi were playing vollyball in the pool while Lizbeth, Silica and Suguha were cheering for both teams by the poolside, after a while they all sat down by a large table having lunch, Cheeseburgers, Hot dog's, Grilled Chicken, Shrimp and salad.

''Your wine madam?'' Nazio asked Kyouko as he held out a silver tray with a glass of red wine on it, she took it before serving the other guest's their beverages.

''So Asuna?'' Lizbeth asked her ''Have you and Kazuto decided who's going to babysit yet?''

''It's us isn't it?'' Klien asked hold Lizbeth close.

''Well we er...'' Asuna thought.

''Oh, Oh pick me pick me!'' Silica put her hand up excitedly.

''Erm...''

''Move over short stuff'' Gonishi gently pushed Silica away ''I'm your guy, I'm more experienced'' he smiled proudly.

''Since when?'' Sinon asked him.

''I have a little brother you know'' Gonishi said.

''Fair point'' Sinon shrugged.

Everyone started to argue about who should be babysitter for Asuna's baby until-

''Guys! just fucking calm down okay?!'' Asuna shouted making everyone shut up ''Me and Kazuto don't even know if we are going to have a babysitter'' she explained calming down.

''But then who's going to help you in the struggle?'' Silica asked, Asuna raised an eyebrow.

''What struggle?'' she asked.

''She's right'' Shouzou admitted ''Raising both Kouichirou and you was really stressful for both me and your mom'' Kyouko nodded in agreement.

''Having a baby is a lot of hard work and responsibility'' Klien said as Gonishi flinched at last word as if it was a bad word.

''Don't say that Fucking word please?'' he said covering his ears.

Yep, Eighteen years of looking after someone else is tiring, Right Gonishi?'' Sinon asked as her boyfriend recovered.

''Yeah, you've got to feed it'' he said biting into a burger.

''Change it's diaper'' Sinon added.

''Bathe it every night'' Silica said.

''Read it bedtime stories'' Klien said.

''Sing it to sleep'' Lizbeth added.

''Did we mention the crying at night?'' Kyouko asked ''You used to do that a lot as a baby'' she added.

''Your going to need all the help available if you and Kazuto are going to spend any time to yourselves at all'' Shouzou warned.

''But having a child has it's perks in a relationship too'' Gonishi said ''Before mom was pregnant with little Sora, she and dad were going through a divorce, they figured that they could switch custody of me every month, when they found out they were expecting another child they canceled the divorce, My little brother saved mom and dad's marriage, that's why I love the little tyke so much'' he finished smiling, Sinon gushed at her boyfriends words.

''Gon Gon thats...So sweet'' she said holding him close, they kissed.

''He's right'' Kouichirou said ''A baby is only going to further strengthen Kazuto's and Asuna's bond even more then it already is''

''Well, thank you guys for you consideration but, I think me and Kirito are going to be fine'' Asuna said thankfully.

''Where is Big brother anyway?'' Suguha asked.

''Business trip in Shanghai'' Asuna lied, her parents also knew of the situation and did not get involved in the conversation.

''Straight after one in New york?'' Klien asked reaching for a hot dog.

''It came a short notice'' Asuna made up smiling.

''Oh never mind'' Sinon said ''Happen's with our tour notices all the time, price to be famous I guess''' she added holding hands with Gonishi.

After a fun filled day, the afternoon sun told all the guest to take their leave, they all said good bye and left in their own individual vehicles leaving only Asuna and her mom and dad in the Manor as the security let them out one by one passed the front Iron gate, as they drove out they passed by a delivery van on the other side of the road, the driver was smoking a cigarette, as the last car left, the driver held a walkie-talkie to his lips.

''This is Homecoming to Royal Flush come in, over'' he said.

''Rodger Homecoming, reading you load and clear mate, over'' John said on the other side.

''Royal Flush, the magpie has flown I repeat the magpie has flown, over'' the driver said.

''Rodger Homecoming, proceed with phase one, over'' John said.

''Rodger that Royal Flush, Proceeding to main gate, see you on the flip side, Hail Oberon'' the driver said before starting the engine.

''Hail Oberon'' John replied before hanging up as the driver made his way over to the gate.

End of chapter 20, Hope you are enjoying the story so far, more on it's way but until then, Cheerio!xxxooo