A/N: And it's Tuesday again. You know what that means! Oh. and by the way. anyone who wants to take the sex scene from the other chapter and make a lemon of it is welcome to, not saying anyone does but... Yeah.
Chapter 33.
Kazuto''s eyes flung open. He felt energetic. more than he should do for a morning, he felt happy, he felt amazing.
Jumping out of bed, he ran over to his calendar he had been crossing off for the past week. Just another week until he could take his angel to the most romantic city in the world! He sighed... One more place. Where could he take her today? He opened up his browser ok his computer, searching, new places in near me.
He clicked on the maps result and pinpointed his location.
"Ah, a restaurant... Jazz bands, a dance floor... Sounds great! I wonder what Asuna's favourite music is..."
"Jazz." The sweet voice came from his bed, he spun his chair to meet face to fave with his lover.
"Morning!" Asuna abruptly blushed and hid under the covers.
"What?" Kazuto asked, cocking his head.
"You're not wearing anything!"
"EH?!" He looked down and sure enough, he was just as naked as the night before. He got up and ran to the wardrobe, throwing underwear on.
"Better..." He breathed. "I'm all covered up!" Asuna peaked over the covers, her face completely red.
"Pass me my bra." She spoke quickly and quietly.
"S-sure." He climbed over her and to the side of the bed, looking down he found a pink bra and matching underwear.
"Thank you." She took them and twirled her finger in a circle, signalling that he look away.
"Really sorry about that. Not used to waking up naked yet."
"Yet?"
"Uhh..."
"Pervert." Kazuto nodded and gulped.
"So... Jazz is your favourite music?"
"Yup... As well as the casual electro. The Sao BGM is forever stuck in my head."
"Great." Kazuto made a mental note to book a place as soon as Asuna left the room.
"Remember about my parents though. I can probably get out of the house around seven for tonight's date."
"Yay..." He said, looking dull. Asuna turned to him with a regretful expression.
"We can't do anything about the suitors Kirito-kun... Anything you do to aggravate my Mum and we'll be forced to break up. And I will never leave you! Not even for my family."
"Thanks Hun... It just makes me feel so helpless. I want to smack their 'sophisticated' faces with the hilt of my elucidator." He said sophisticated in a sarcastic tone.
"But we can't."
"But we can't." Kazuto agreed.
"How in hell are we supposed to convince her to let me come to Paris with you."
"Not a problem. Leave it to me and your father."
"My dad?"
"I have... a secret relationship with your father. To keep an act in front of you mother he pretends to hate me. In reality. he is truly grateful for everything from Sao to Alfheim. He's gonna help us out with the suitor business, but he can't do much."
"That's... That's amazing!"
"You can't tell anyone though."
"Of course not!"
"Great." Kazuto nodded and kissed her cheek, she dropped the covers, revealing her light frame and her smooth skin.
Kazuto tried to keep his eyes up and locked with hers, but he couldn't help himself. He is a man after all, Asuna thought as she caught sight of his irises scanning down.
"Ahem." Kazuto flitted his head back up, blush rose to his cheeks as he apologised repeatedly.
"Good boy." She patted his head condescendingly.
"Sorry."
"It's fine." Asuna kissed his once more, then left for the shower.
"Want me to come in with you!?" Kazuto shouted after her, teasing.
"Sure!" Asuna replied, much to Kazuto's surprise.
Kazuto sat on his bed, wide eyed. Should he join her? He was just teasing, was she serious? Was it a joke? He shook his head. No need to be embarrassed, he had just done the most intimate thing a couple can do...
"O-ok!"
After swiftly booking the restaurant on the open page, he walked up to the bathroom door. He could hear her beautiful voice singing in the shower, and the loud slapping of high pressure water smacking against different surfaces.
He opened the door.
"A-Asuna?"
"Yes Hun?"
"Were you serious?"
"I was." She said, Kazuto couldn't see her face but he could tell she was blushing. He took of his final undergarment and placed it next to Asuna's. Stepping in the shower behind Asuna, he could see her shuffle slightly, her hands were gripping her shoulders, as if covering her breasts from sight. Kazuto chuckled, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed the back of her head. She tensed, then relaxed as she leaned more and more into Kazuto.
"This... This is lovely." Kazuto sighed, allowing the clear liquid to run down his back while he hunched over Asuna.
"It is." Asuna's cheeks were a rose red.
"I booked a restaurant for tonight."
"Great! All that's left is to convince my parents."
"Yep... Here... Let me wash you." Asuna stiffened and refused, but after Kazuto insisted a couple of times, she gave in. Kazuto poured shower gel into his hand and rubbed her back, kissing her neck every now and then, earning slight gasps from her.
As his hands got lower Asuna began to tense, but he stopped on her lower back.
"Don't worry, I'm not going any lower if you don't want me to."
Asuna gulped before replying.
"No... It's ok..." Kazuto nodded.
"No it's not." He turned her to face him, making her blush even more, they were both naked and she was conscious that all was in plain view. He rubbed the gel into over her chest and over her stomach. down her arms and over her neck.
"I said it's fine."
"If you are tensing, then it isn't." He had a point.
"Then let me clean you." Kazuto blushed.
"Er... Are you... Are you sure?"
"If the perverted Kirito-kun can clean me-"
"I wasn't doing it for that reason."
"-Whatever-Then I want to clean you." Their shower session lasted much longer than it should have, taking their time to rub shampoo into one another's hair and to kiss under the man made waterfall.
~Later on, Asuna had just left Kazuto's house, walking to her estate hand in hand with her lover.
Kazuto rubbed his interlocked fingers over Asuna's knuckles and his thumb over the back of her hand.
"This new suitor... What's he like?"
"Well... Tall... Blonde hair, hazel eyes, quite a muscular build. He works put a lot." Kazuto felt a slight twinge of jealousy.
He grunted.
"Jealous?"
"Should I be?" He said coldly.
"Of course not Kazuto!" She said, kissing him.
"Although I understand. I would be the same if you knew some other pretty girl."
"I do."
"Who!?"
"Lisbeth."
"You liar, she's not your type."
"She isn't. Haha. you got so worked up. I would never, ever leave you for anyone, there is no need for worry or jealousy."
"I know... To be honest the new suitor is a bit of a Dic- and idiot."
"You can say dick you know." Asuna blushed.
"I... I can't."
"You didn't have a problem last night."
"I was filled with pleasure! I didn't know what I was saying!"
"It's ok. I got to see the kinky side of you."
"Pervert."
"Of course. I'm a guy."
Asuna punched his shoulder lightly. Soon after, they reached the doorstep.
"Well... See you for dinner." Asuna said. She kissed him, lingering on his lips for a few seconds, then walking inside. Leaving Kazuto alone on the doorstep.
The door opened again as Kazuto walked away, Shouzou stood, beckoning Kazuto forward.
"Kazuto!"
"Mr Yuki?" He walked up to him, looking around for anyone that could possibly see them.
"I understand you want to take my daughter out tonight?"
"Yes..."
"I have a plan. No way is Asuna going to be able to convince her Mum, not after the stunt you two pulled. However, if you can do something to help your cause in the next few hours before the dinner, I can make sure that it's enough to convince her by rewarding Asuna myself. She will agree with me."
"What am I supposed to do? Give her money? Do the laundry?"
"No, I mean something that will show how much you love Asuna to Kyouko. Come in and speak to her. Maybe you can help Asuna convince her by using bargains."
"O-ok Mr Yuki. I owe you if this works."
"You owe me nothing, you saved my daughter and I am eternally grateful, you're also a great boyfriend. I just wish my wife would see that."
"Me too... Me too." He brushed past Shouzou politely, sliding his shoes by the door. He took a few deep breaths, something he always did before facing his final obstacle. His final boss. He could almost see the ten health bars appear above her head as he caught sight of her, but his elucidator was his tongue, and his dark repulser his bargaining abilities. Actually, He thought, it helps to think of her as a boss. One health bar for every point closer to Asuna I get.
"Mrs Yuki?"
"What is it?" She said coldly.
"Has Asuna told you of our plans?"
"She has. And you are not taking her out. It's as simple as that, so just leave." This wasn't going to be easy. Kazuto inhaled and exhaled a couple more times.
"I apologise for taking your daughter out like that... But I can't stand it anymore Mrs Yuki. You're controlling your daughter's heart, she will never be happy if she marries a man she doesn't love, and I'm not saying she wants to marry me..." He saw Asuna's eyes glance at him from behind her mother, sending a message saying 'Of course I want to marry you!' But she said nothing, lest she release the wrath of her mother. "But love is what makes her happy Kyouko, not love, not power but love."
"Many of my suitors are very lovable people. I think she would drop you straight away for one of my more sophisticated gentlemen. They can financially support her too."
Kazuto switched his tactics.
"Great sophisticated gentlemen you have chosen Mrs Yuki. May I remind you that Sugou tried to molest your daughter in front of my eyes? Oh and he also tried to alter her memory, kept her locked in a cage and kept her in a coma for a number of months."
"I am aware! But she shall not fall for a monkey such as you!"
"What have you against commoners!? So what if you're a high class family! None of it mattered in Sao! I bet Asuna felt free, free from the suitors and the grasp of control you have over her!"
"I made her who she is today! I made her happy!"
"Well so have I!" Both of their faces were contorted with rage. Pure rage. Asuna couldn't stand it anymore.
"YOU BOTH JUST NEED TO MAKE UP AND SHUT UP ABOUT MY LIFE!"
She ran out of the door.
Kazuto instantly dropped his expression to sadness, following her pout the door.
"Wait Asuna!" Kyouko sat down in the nearest chair to think about what had just happened.
"What Kazuto?" Kazuto stopped. He stood. He was shocked, Asuna was never angry at him, for her to us we his real name in such a tone...
"I'm... I'm sorry..."
"I'm not angry at you... I just need a couple minutes to cool down, ok?"
"Of course..." Before he left he wrapped his arms around her waist and pecked her cheek. Asuna tapped her elbows with her crossed arms as he left, enraged at her mother and the way she spoke about Kazuto.
Kazuto sat with Shouzou for the next half hour. Sipping coffee in silence, allowing the caffeine to power him for the next (inevitable) argument. He could hear the clock ticking, the logs under the fire crackling. He could smell his coffee, see the rising and falling of Shouzou's chest. He placed the coffee on the table and made his way to the front door.
"Kazuto..."
"I know... I should leave... But I can't. Not yet." He closed the door.
Asuna was still standing in the afternoon breeze, her hair flowing behind her.
"Asun-"
"Kirito-kun!" She ran into his arms, weeping.
"Wha-? If you were this upset you should have told me!"
"I don't want you to fight... But I don't want to be controlled by my mother anymore... What should I do? What can I do?"
"Nothing..." He replied grimly. "...But." He had an Idea.
"I will convince her without losing it. Would that be ok?"
"Impossible... Thank you for trying though." Kazuto nodded, kissed her forehead and told her to await his return.
He calmed himself before entering the kitchen.
"Mrs Yuki."
"Enter."
"Let's try this again." He bowed politely. "I wish for permission to take your daughter out tonight."
Kazuto saw her suck in her breath for the rant, he prepared himself.
A/N: What did ya think? Good conflict? Needs work? Let me know in the reviews! Also, I had forgot that I mentioned Paris in one of my chapters, so thanks to an anonymous guest! You know who you are!