SAO: The Rangers Black and Blue

Hi, Yui makes an appearance! Sorry if this chapter isn't great.

Also sorry REALLY short chapter, part 2 will hopefully be in the form of a bonus chapter though.

I was considering not having this because I'm not sure how to write it but once I decided that I would have ALO, Yui would be necessary character so I decided to write this.

Chapter 25: Morning Dew Part 1

(1st person, Kirito, November 2nd, 4:32pm)

"Well, do you think we should get it?" I asked Sinon referring to the beautiful log cabin we were standing in front of.

"Yes! It's awesome!" Sinon said excitedly.

We walked up to the house and pressed 'buy'.

We had a ridiculous amount of money so we were able to afford this house fairly easily, even though it was one of the more expensive houses everywhere except Selmburg, which was more expensive.

The house was a cozy cabin with a beautiful view of the giant lake near the center floor 22, the only floor so far where the main settlement wasn't in the middle.

We walked into the cabin and onto the porch, which had a quite sheer drop-off into the water.

We leaned on the railing and Sinon... leaned a bit farther then I think is safe "Careful, it would be a rather stupid way to die you know." I said.

"I don't plan on falling and if I did I would probably survive." she said but still got into a safer position.

"So what do we plan on doing in this time?" I asked Sinon, whose idea it had originally been.

"We could go walk in the forest." Sinon said, I had heard that there was some form of 'ghosts' there that were not a type of monsters, could be interesting to see.

"Okay." I said, going into my inventory and removing all my 'armor' and weapons, leaving me in comfortable clothes.

The monsters on this floor wouldn't really be a problem anyway.

Sinon did the same, but she also decided to put on a nice pale-yellow sweater I hadn't seen before, well I hadn't seen Sinon wear a sweater before in SAO.

"When did you get that sweater?" I asked.

"I forget, a little while ago. Do you like it?" she answered.

"I think it's nice, but for a sweater being warm and comfortable is more important I think." I said.

"Thanks." she said and hugged me.

I hugged her back, wishing for this moment to continue, just Sinon and me.

We stood there in silence for seemed like a while, though it was probably just a few minutes.

Eventually Sinon let go and I let go of her.

"Well, let's get going?" I asked.

"Sure." Sinon answered and we started walked out the door and started walking in the direction of the forest.

It only took us a minute or two to get there.

It was beautiful and eerie at the same time, with the trees stretching up high blocking out almost all sunlight.

After a few minutes walking Sinon said "Can I ride on your back?"

"Isn't that a bit childish?" I asked, though truly I had no objection.

"It's not like there is anyone around to see us anyway." she said.

"Okay, if you really want to." I said, leaning down so she could get on.

Sinon climbed onto my back and I stood up "Okay hang on but try not to choke me." I said as Sinon hugged me and locked her legs around me to hang on.

We walked along the path and I said "I heard from some of the NPCs and players around this area that there were ghosts in this area of the forest."

"Like astral type monsters?" Sinon asked in a hopeful but slightly spooked voice.

"Nope, there was a carpenter player out in these woods to get wood and he saw a ghostly pale girl in a brilliantly white dress that seemed to glow slightly." I said.

I could literally feel Sinon shiver slightly.

Sinon turned to the side and then froze.

"You okay?" I asked.

"G-ghost." she muttered and pointed to the right.

I looked over and saw what looked like a little girl in a ghostly white dress.

Then suddenly she collapsed.

"I don't think that's a ghost." I said and put Sinon down.

Then we ran over and saw a girl who looked to be about 7 or so.

She was collapsed on the ground, unconscious.

"Is she okay?" asked Sinon.

"I don't know, the it is strange that she doesn't have a cursor. Let's take her back with us and wait for her to wake up." I said.

"Sure." Sinon answered.

I picked the girl up gently and there was no harassment warning and no quest log update so she wasn't an NPC.

"Let's go back?" I asked.

Sinon nodded and we set off on our short way back.

Once we got back we set her on one of the two beds and let her sleep, hoping that she would wake up sometime soon.

"I guess we're sleeping in the other bed." said Sinon and I nodded.

"What should we do the rest of the day? We should stay home incase she wakes up, so we need to pass the time somehow. Do you know how to play go?" I asked.

"I know the rules, but I don't play very well." she answered.

"Okay, I'll teach you then." I said and went into my inventory to take out a go board I bought sometime back and the stones as well.

Sorry that this chapter is really short, I'll try to put up part 2 as a bonus chapter, but I really need to get some sleep.

Please don't hate me!

Anyway, cya me oouuttiiyy!