A/N: Ok so this chapter is the literal definition of rushed. As in I wrote 2/3rds of it today... oops

So if the writing is subpar I am very sorry. In other news, this fic is nearing 30 follows! Holy shit... I never thought I would have that many people activly enjoying my writing! Thank you to everyone who follows!

Shorter A/N because I really don't have to much to say sooooo into the chapter!

Beta: N/A

It was a beautiful morning, Rika felt, as she made her way to the (aptly named) Survivors school. Normally she would be walking with Keiko, however the young girl had to miss school that day. As she skipped down the path, the previous days festivites came to her mind. After Kazuto had woken up, everyone found out about the new Death Gun incident. They procceded to get pissy with him for doing everything on his own (and with a cute girl, as usual). Afterwards however they had a mini party celebrating 'Kazuto and Shino kicking ass'. Both teens had been cleared from the hospital, with Kazutos injury being far worse then any Shino had. The government guy, Kikuoka, had offered to give them the week off school. Both declined, wanting some sense of normal after what had happened.

Rika stopped in her tracks. Speaking of normal... Ahead of her was Asuna... without Kazuto. The sight was so irregular Rika had to pinch herself to make sure it wasn't a dream. Nope, all real. She did the only thing she could do.

"Hey Asuna! Wait up!" The girl halted an turned, a small smile coming on her face when she saw who it was.

"Hey Liz, I didn't see you back there. Wheres Keiko?" The shorter of the two girls came to a stop, breathing heavy, before speaking.

"She said she had some family stuff. What about you huh?" Asuna gave her a confused look. "Your boytoy. You two are never apart!" Realization took a moment as Kazuto was rarely refered to as 'boytoy'. However when it did Asuna spoke.

"Oh, he said he wanted to get here early. So he could work on some projects." The fact seemed to bother her, and now that Rikka thought about it he hade seemed somewhat distant during the celebration.

"Well, are you ok? I mean, does that bother you?" The question seemed to catch Asuna off guard.

"What? No, no." She proceded to give Rikka the fakest smile she had ever seen. "He's free to spend his time as he wants." The girl went silent after that, Rikka following as they finally came in veiw of the school

Bang! The gun went off.

Sinon could still see the bullet, spinning slowly in the air towards the unknown man. Could still remember the exact moment it went through him. The hole it made, and the splatter of blood behind him.

Bang! The gun went off.

The bullet moved in slow motion, a vortex of air surrounding it. The tip peirced the man in the post office, throwing him back with blood pouring down his face.

Bang! The gun went off.

Sinon but it down with a growl, slamming the button on the wall beside her. The machine came alive and dragged the target back to her. The center of the target was riddled wih bullet holes. Her hands went to the gun, a Glock 18c, and began to reload it. She pulled the 33 round magazine from the gun and dropped it into her inventory. Sliding a fresh one in, she pulled the slide release to chamber the first round. She set a fresh target and sent it to 25 meters.

As the pistol begn to buck in her hands, her mind wandered. The day after Johnny Blacks attack was a suprise. After all, she had killed another man, so why was she fine? In truth, Sinon was far from fine. When she had arrived home the Amusphere was on in minutes, Gun Gale loaded up, and over 10,000 rounds of 9mm amunition bought. She had been there ever since, two days having gone by and only logging out for food an bathroom. The reason for her newfound range time?

Sinon was terrified.

It wasn't the same as her trauma, that had seen her unable to look at a gun. It was the opposite. She needed the comfort of a gun in her hands, to make her feel protected. However, the man she had killed, the Laughing Coffin member, had been five meters away from her. And yet she missed two of her shots. So Sinon was practicing, firing her G18c on Semi-Auto with no bullet circle. In truth, the skill could be useful to her in GGO, As several powerful players had recently discovered the trick from SJ. However gaming and compititions were the last thing on Sinons mind. Protecting herself and the people, the person, she loved was the only thing she could consider.

It was a shame, however, on how drastic her measures would become.

Kazuto looked at his phone and sighed. His thumbs flew accross the keyboard, sending off the message with another sigh. He was on a street corner, in Chiyoda Ward. The very same one he had waited for Shino on one week prior. Which was exactly what he was doing now, as the clock ticked another minute. It was then he heard a soft chime come frome his bag. Unzipping it, he pulled his Augma out and set it on his head. The device wasn't as common place as when it first came out, thanks to the Ordinal Scale incident, however Kazuto and his friends still used it to comunicate from in game to IRL as well as talk to Yui. Currently it was being used for the former, a short messge showing on his HUD.

"Sorry, lost track of time in game. Will be there soon.-Sinon"

Since when does she play so early? The question was a valid one, as Shino -or Sinon in this case- rarely logged on before noon, and it was ten in the morning. After another twenty minutes she finally came running up.

Kazuto gave her a lazy wave when he saw her, pushing himself off the wall he was leaned on. She stopped a few feet away, bent double and breathing heavily. Kazuto noticed that something was, off, about her. For one, she was wearing sweats and a T-shirt. Very casual for a Cafe she had always tried to dress up for. Two was her face. Her eyes looked shallow, while her skin looked somewhat paler then normal. That added on to her cause for lateness made him realize what she had been doing.

She hasn't logged off in days...

That fact alone was enough to shock him into silence. Shino was unaware of his internal workings and simply glared up at him through her polymer glasses.

"Are you just gonna keep staring or say something?" The words shocked Kazuto into action, and his mouth opened before he could stop it.

"Wow you look like you got hit by a bus."

The sound he made as he hit the pavement was the most satisfying thing Shino had heard in days.

The three (Counting Kikuoka) were sat around the same table as before. And just as before, they ordered on the governments tab. It was about the only good thing to come out of the meetings, at least form Kazutos point of view. Speaking of which...

"Are these going to become regular meetings Kikuoka, because I don't appreciate having to drive out to Chiyoda constantly." The question was the first real words spoken at the meeting, with only traditional greetings beforehand.

"Don't worry Kirito, this is the last time, I swear." The older teen didn't look convinced but let it go, while the younger of the pair was still immersed in her cake. Kikuoka took a moment to push his glasses up before speaking. "I just called you here to make you and Miss Asada aware of the security around your homes." Kazutos mouth thinned at that, no doubt predicting what came next.

"Seeing as the JSDf cannot afford tho waste resources, our men will be pulled back from the 24/7 surveillance." Kazuto was visibly upset with thi turn of events, but before he could argue Kukuoka held up his hand to stop him. "I can't change this, despite how much I want to. Fact of the matter is the higher ups think your safe. However there will still be constant police patrols, so you won't be completely unprotected." Kazuto yeilded with a grumble about stupid governments, but spoke again a moment later.

"If thats all you wanted to tell us why did we have to come in person" With that Kikuoka just grinned.

"Two reasons, one because I felt it more appropriate to tell you in person. Two, I really like the food here."

No you can't hit him. He is a government agent. Despite the logic, he still wanted o punch the man in the face.

The group all got up to leave, heading towards the door. Shino, who had been silent the whole meeting, tripped and landed on Kikuoka, correcting herself as fast as possible.

"Sorry about that, must still be tired from my run over here." Kikuoka just laughed.

"No worries Miss Asada. I'll see you both another time." And as they went their seperate ways, Shino slipped her hand into her pocket.

Along with the stolen phone.

A/N: 0-0 thats probably not good.

So I decided to start this chapter with some characters I have basically ignored (Mostly because I still haven't found a way to break Kirito and Asuna up yet). After that I was hit with some major Writers block and ended up being inspired by another fanfic writer to make the next scene (Couer al aran for you rwby fans).

Now As usual I'd love to see what you all thought about this chapter so please leave a review! Until next time.

Next chapter: Oct 23 at latest