Alice- While I agree it is wildly played out, I am attributing his change in character to the altered background I gave him, having to suffer much more with no one to turn to. I am also running off of self-experience and the emotions that go with such actions. But that's neither here nor there. I know this is a harsher universe, but that's where the plot comes from. His original character would not be this way, but this isn't the Kirito we all know and love.

Anyway, so many people were a bit confused as to what happened with the girls and what made him this way. I believe this and the following chapter will explain it.

Enjoy

2 Hours Later

We were lying in bed on top of one another, our panting and heart rates having already returned to normal. I kissed up his chest lightly while I traced my nails down and around his stomach, my own nakedness being barely hidden by the blanket that covered me. Eventually I brought my hand up to his chest and lay my head on his pectoral, my breath on his skin causing him to shiver. Onii-chan's hand wound around my back and caressed my skin lightly, stroking my side.

"Hey, Onii-chan," I started softly.

"Mm?" He mumbled out. Such a guy. Trying to fall asleep right after.

"...What were we fighting about?"

He was silent for a moment, thinking. Then his silence continued and I figured him passed out.

"Onii-chan?" I tried again.

"The girls from SAO."

"...right."

Shifting position again, I laid on his arm, looking him in the eyes as he turned to face me. My hand found itself drawing up his side while his wandered to my chest and idly played with my nipple.

"So... let's get this straight. You had 3 girls in the,"

"Four" He corrected. "One... was an old friend. She became a business associate though.

Starting again after smacking his arm for interrupting, "So you had THREE girls in the game. All at different times you became friends with them and... then what?"

"I... we just stopped talking." He pursed his lips in contemplation as his fingers paused. Aw. It took a few moments before I realized he wasn't going to go on.

He resumed as I started talking again, "How about we try them one at a time, shall we?" I lightly shuddered but kept my mind on the task.

He nodded. "Well, first there ..." His face scrunched again. "Well not first, but... Anyway, I found this girl in the woods, the cute pig-tailed one with the cat ears and tail you met. Her AI friend had died and... She almost did too."

"But...?"

"I... helped her," he replied sheepishly.

"You saved her life!?" My voice perked up as my eyes widened. Sugoi...

"Uh... something like that. Anyway, so I helped her revive her friend the next day and we hung out a bit afterwards. But then, like, Silica, that's her name, became all nervous around me. I guess because I had lied to her about what level I was? When she found out I was going back to the front lines, she looked sad then simply said, 'Okay, Kirinii-chan, maybe in the next life.' Then she smiled weirdly..."

"And?"

"And that was it. I left. I didn't see her till today."

I perused over his words, thinking carefully. Maybe...? He's... Eh. "Okay. Let's go to the next one."

"Well, the pinkette, I needed a new sword and she was supposed to be the best smith in the game or something. That's what another player told me anyway. Anyway, she made me go with her to find the ingot we needed. So we went and got stuck in this dragon pit after... we got caught in the wind." His voice faltered here, making me think he was hiding something, but I let it go. "So we had to camp in the nest until we could find a way out in the morning. I think she got cold because she wanted to sleep closer than I thought and hold my hand." Shrugging at this idea, he went on. "In the morning, we got out and she was all happy until Asuna showed up; that's the other girl we met. At this point, Liz, the pink haired girl, got up and left. So, chasing after her, I found her crying. You know me... I was never good in social situations, not like that. So I told her that Asuna was the one who referred me to her shop and that I'd definitely be back. Plus I'd bring Asuna with me. I thought seeing her friend would cheer her up, but no... So... I hugged her, and left her alone."

I blinked quickly at the last sentence or two. No... no... there's no way...

"And for Asuna, we were hanging out and actually getting along. She used to kind of hate me, you know? But one day we became civil associates catching a murderer. Then she became my temporary chef. Then we actually kind of became friendly. I thought she could be the girl for me. She was my speed, she was beautiful, and most of all, she didn't mind my beater status." He perked up at this while I felt a twinge of jealousy jab at my insides. "But one day, in a trap by this red player... I had to kill someone, right in front of her. Something she couldn't do herself. That's how much I knew she despised it, the ruthless killing of another person, and how much she would despise me if I let her see me again. So I left her. She was in tears, probably from the sight of me ending someone's life. Seeing that, I knew she would never want to see me again, let alone be...with me." He sighed softly at this.

There is a way... he's seriously... Oh my god...

My eyes were wide, almost angrily so. When he finally noticed, his mind coming back to this world, he looked at me in question.

"Sugu...? What is it?"

Sitting up, ignoring my very nude state revealed to him, I climbed atop him, much like the position we were in 30 minutes ago, and began to beat him with my fists. "Onii-chan you DUMMY!"