A/N: A Cat-Lover's Life is a completed commission at 16 chapters long over on HF or QQ. Will be posting one chapter a day until it's completed here as well, or you can go to either of those websites to read ahead.

Themes: Loving Sex, Cat-People AU, Dom/Sub

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Cats loved Asuna. It was important to understand that, in order to understand how her life had gotten to this point. Because, put bluntly, those of the feline persuasion had always been attracted to her, almost magnetically so. This wouldn't be a problem under normal circumstances. But when one lived in a world where one in every twenty-five hundred people had very distinctive cat-like features that came with cat-like instincts… well, then you kind of got an idea of what Asuna had dealt with all her life.

Normal cats were fine. It was the cat-people that caused problems for her from a very early age. There'd been times when ears atop heads had twitched in her direction the instant that she entered their vicinity. There'd been an incident when she was younger were a cat-woman had very nearly tried to walk off with her. And there'd been no end to cat-men who had less than pure intentions for Asuna.

It'd run her parents ragged and eventually led to Asuna growing up as a shut-in. It wasn't long before she ended up foregoing regular schooling altogether in lieu of homeschooling. But that had only caused more issues, because neither of her parents was inclined to give up their careers for her. A private tutor had been arranged for ultimately, one without any such cat-like features.

A pair of cats were purchased for her as kittens to give her companionship, but while she loved her pets dearly, they couldn't make up for the loss of interactions with children her own age. She'd not been able to do any of the normal things children would do, her entire life had ended up indoors, away from crowds, away from people and the possibility of running into cat-people specifically.

So yeah, to say Asuna was a bit… socially stunted would be an understatement. Perhaps that was why she'd turned towards games as soon as she had the financial freedom to do so. It'd taken a fair bit of cajoling, but eventually her parents had provided her with a stipend for entertainment after she'd managed to talk her tutor into convincing her parents that a girl her age needed more than just a couple cats and lessons to grow up well-rounded and well-adjusted.

Asuna had promptly used that stipend to buy everything she would need to begin her forays into that elusive, wondrous place known as the internet. Suffice to say, she'd learned a lot there. Probably too much. But it was much safer to meet people online then in real life, given her condition. And even if Asuna was older now, well… it was fine, right?

Regardless, the internet led to MMOs of all sorts, until finally… SAO came along. Sword Art Online promised to be the ultimate escape, and to say Asuna leapt at it would be an understatement. A virtual world where she wouldn't have to deal with her parents or reality anymore? Unfortunately, no one had bothered to tell her about the fine print. Namely that while the original VRMMO hadn't necessarily supported cat-people avatar, once there were ten thousand souls trapped in the game, Kayaba had decided for the sake of authenticity to make sure everyone had their original bodies.

Thus, cat-people. Specifically, mostly cat boys and cat girls, since the average age in Sword Art Online was something between fifteen and twenty-five or so. Regardless, the end result was the same… or was it? At first, Asuna had been a little panicked. Her early experiences in life had traumatized her a fair bit, and it'd been a long time since she'd interacted with anybody with cat-like features as a result. Seeing cat ears and tails spread out through the main plaza when Kayaba had given them all back their original bodies had caused her to flee.

But as time went on and the game continued, people died and Asuna… Asuna ultimately decided she didn't want to be afraid anymore. Fuck, she couldn't afford to be afraid anymore, and she knew it too. So she stopped worrying so much. She reinvented herself, so to speak, and she worked her ass off, grinding and learning how to make the game work for her, instead of against her.

That had led her to meeting Kirito and experiencing that nightmarish, hellish first boss fight. People had died in that battle, but Kirito and her had survived. More than that, they'd won. Given that simple fact, the knowledge that Kirito was a cat boy didn't worry Asuna as much as it might have. And when he stuck around after the battle with an insistent need to remain near her, she'd felt something warm blossom inside of her chest, rather than feeling fear.

It helped that Kirito was a cute cat boy. He was both fierce and adorable, all at the same time. The kind of guy who would cut a chump for daring to wolf-whistle at her, but also loved getting his ears scratched as he rested his head in her lap after long days of grinding out experience, levels, and gear. Asuna would be lying outright if she said she hadn't developed a fondness for the over-protective cat boy. And he'd most certainly developed a fondness for her.

But her attitude seemed to mean all the difference in how he approached that fondness. As a child, the cat-people who had harassed her into seclusion had treated her like she was nothing more than a toy to be played with. She'd been small, young, and shy. She'd not known how to fight back. But years of growing up online had given Asuna a hell of a lot more confidence. It didn't matter who she was in real life… so long as she could be who she wanted to be in the digital realm.

Kirito had a philosophy similar to that as well, though also twisted in its own way. His attitude had influenced her, even as her confidence and her skill with her rapier led to him treating her more like a fellow warrior than a toy. They had a mutual respect between them, and as such, it was easier for Asuna to accept and even apply Kirito's way of life to her own.

Treating this death game as real life and finding enjoyment where one could… one might think that idea was insane, but the more Asuna utilized Kirito's suggestion, the more she had to agree with him. They weren't going to stay here forever of course. They had every intention of escaping, of getting out some day. But for now, it was just the two of them. All they had was each other, and they might as well embrace that and find the happiness in the little things.

Maybe that was why Asuna had led Kirito out into the woods, to a clearing she'd scouted beforehand. He thought they were just exploring, but once they actually made it to the clearing, Asuna opened her menu… and began to un-equip her armor right then and there.

"… A-Asuna?"

Looking up, the young woman finds Kirito staring at her with wide eyes, frozen in place as his nostrils flare, his cat ears twitch, and his tail flicks back and forth behind him. It's clear he doesn't know what to do, as she reveals more and more of her pale skin than he's ever seen before. In the end, only her underwear remains… but to remove that, Asuna has to turn off the maturity filter in the game's settings.

For a moment, she just looks into Kirito's eyes, smiling at the cat boy. His pupils dilate a bit as he realizes what she's about to do, and then she's almost viciously pressing down on the button hovering before her. The filter disengages, and her bra and panties disappear a moment later as she stands before Kirito, completely naked. After a moment, she turns away, clearly intending to walk deeper into the beautiful grove. But before she takes a single step, Asuna makes sure to look back over her shoulder at Kirito, placing one hand on her hip as she cocks an eyebrow in his direction.

"Well? Aren't you going to join me, Kirito?"

She makes sure to put just the right inflection into her tone as she does so, a suggestive one that has a visible effect on Kirito, and she doesn't just mean his breath hitching. Then, she walks deeper into the grove, sighing happily at the way the soft green grass feels beneath her bare feet and between her toes. It doesn't take long for equally bare feet to follow her, and then a body slams into her back and takes her to the ground as Asuna laughs merrily.

Turning over, she smiles as she looks up at a flustered Kirito, his cock already unbelievably hard as it rubs up against her, his claws digging into the grass on either side of her head. He's blushing deeply, red as a tomato as he stares wide-eyed back down at her.

"Asuna… you shouldn't tease me like this."

Spreading her legs wide, the brunette merely widens her smile even as she reaches down between their bodies and takes hold of Kirito's thick, hard pecker. She strokes it with both hands, before ultimately guiding it to her entrance, where she's already wet, already moist… where she's waiting for him.

"I'm not teasing, Kirito. I know how you feel about me. I feel the same way."

He swallows thickly in response to that, and Asuna lets out a little sigh. The cat boy has always been very careful not to overstep his bounds, but she figured this at least would see him finally letting loose. Ah well, in the end she doesn't mind guiding him directly to water if he can't quite find the well himself. Still holding his cock to her entrance with one hand, Asuna reaches up with the other and grabs a fistful of Kirito's hair, dragging the boy down to her level and kissing him squarely on the lips.

His eyes widen a bit more, and then drift shut as her tongue invades his mouth and his rises to meet it. Their tongues intertwine and, in that moment, Kirito's resistance, his fears, they all begin to crumble… so of course, Asuna lifts her hips and pulls his cock the first few inches into her. The cry that leaves her mouth as Kirito takes her virginity causes the cat boy to try to rear back in fright at the possibility that he's hurt her, but Asuna stops him from doing so with the hand in his hair, holding him in place even as she uses his length to break through her own hymen.

When he continues to squirm, Asuna pulls away from his lips and looks him right in the eye.

"Kirito. I want this. Please… give it to me."

Her words, spoken with every ounce of need that she can muster, finally break through to the cat boy. He's still blushing, but he stops trying to pull back from her. After a moment, he even gives her a small nod, as he begins to push down deeper into her. Asuna's breath hitches as Kirito's length pushes deeper inside of her. A moan leaves her lips and she arches her back as he fills her, inch by inch. It feels good, now that the initial discomfort is gone.

But then of course it does. She wanted it, and she knew Kirito wanted it to. There was something undeniably right about giving her first time to the cat boy. His first as well, if she understood correctly. Neither of them had had the best life back in reality. Games were their escape, even if this particular one had become their prison.

However, as Kirito makes love to her right there in the beautiful grove she'd picked out specifically for just this occurrence, Asuna can't quite bring herself to wish it any differently. Would she have ever even met Kirito if not for Kayaba's madness? Maybe, but would she have ever known his true identity? Would she have ever been able to get the confidence she needed to be with him?

It was funny, in a way, her first time being with a cat boy after an entire life living in fear of their kind. But now that she was here, now that she had Kirito slowly sliding in and out of her as her insides clenched around him and she moaned for more until he covered her lips with his own… it all felt so damn right.

This was where they were meant to be right here in this moment, the two of them. This was what they were supposed to be doing. Asuna didn't know what to really call it. Fate? Destiny? It didn't matter. She wasn't even sure she believed in either of those things. All she truly believed in was Kirito and the knowledge that together, they just simply worked.

So long as she had him, she was sure she could be happy. But that didn't mean she was going to become some docile housewife. With a sudden grin, Asuna hooks her legs around Kirito's waist and flips them both over, a move he himself had taught her during one of their spars. The cat boy yelps, but before he knows what's happening, she's already on top of him, and now he's the one on his back as Asuna rights herself and begins to bounce up and down on his cock.

To his incredulous look, Asuna just grins down at Kirito as she runs her fingers along his chest.

"You were going too slowly, Kirito. Now, grab onto my hips… and hold on tight~"

He does as she says, and a moment later Asuna is bouncing up and down on his cock with a bit more force. In truth, she has no more idea of what she's doing than he does, but she DOES have a better idea of just what limitations her body has. Because of this, where Kirito was clearly afraid of breaking her, Asuna throws caution to the wind as she rides him faster and harder than before, moaning loudly into the open, fresh air as she tosses her head back, just luxuriating in the moment.

An orgasm hits her a second later, and Asuna cries out as her pussy juices run down Kirito's length, making her passage all the slicker, and riding his member all the easier. Her inner walls grip down on Kirito's cock and he grunts before a moment later she milks his release from him as well. The sensation of the cat boy's seed painting her insides fills Asuna, even as she drops face first onto his chest, resting a cheek right below his chin as he instinctively wraps his arms around her.

They lay like that for a time, just the two of them. And all is well. All is peaceful. But then, of course it is. Asuna had been very meticulous about clearing this area of monsters earlier. Nothing and no one is going to bother them anytime soon. It's just them, together… at last.

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