Hey everyone~ Me again, and kinda cheating this chapter for you all!

We're given seven prompts to do over the span of seven days, as you're all aware, and to post a chapter a day based off those prompts. Well... I'm using this to combine both day five, and day six together into one chapter as a double-whammy. I'll add one final prompt of my own choosing at the end to make up a seventh chapter for you all~

You've waited so long for something from me, so I wanna do this for you all as a thank you for waiting for me to get better~

The reason as to why I did it this way? It gave me context to pull this chapter off, and be prepared for the feels in this one.

Chapter five, dropping live~ =^.^=

~Chapter 5~
~Now, and Forever~

"The rain still isn't letting up, huh?"

It was an unusual occurrence for everyone who were stuck in the world of Sword Art Online; the fact that it had officially been nine months since the start of the game and this would be the first time in which everyone had been forced to stay indoors.

All of the remaining green and orange players had received a message directly from Kayaba, himself, warning the players about a small hiccup in the system. As such, the small glitch in the data happened to form itself into that of a heavy downpour of rain for a full week. Kayaba had gone out of his way to provide shelter for the players he had messaged at the local taverns, as a token of apology.

Say what you want, he's not a complete dickbag.

Thankfully, both Kirito and Argo were nowhere to be seen in any of the local resting places. They had gotten a tip from Asuna about a cabin somewhere in the woods back on the twenty-second floor; one she originally had her eye on but decided to take a different one for herself not too far away, that suited for one person living there.

It was quest-locked but it allowed players with enough Col to buy themselves a house, and Asuna got a little investment as thanks from both Kirito and Argo for everything. She smiled at the two but tried to not linger too much on him, lest her still-raw emotions would get the better of her.

So that brings us to where we are now; both Kirito and Argo having made themselves cozy in their new home. Argo still lets loose a chuckle when she thinks on the fact, still stunned she'd find anyone who'd want to live with her. Yet she looked over to Kirito and couldn't help the smile grow on her face. She could leave the cloak off for once, allowing her full frame to be admired without restriction.

Thanks to Liz's connections, Argo had managed to procure some blonde hair dye for herself; paying the blacksmith with some of the stashed ore that she kept on her from the mission that brought her and Kirito… together…

"You've got that look, Saka-chan," Kirito quipped with a small grin, turning his face away from the window over to her. "It's either you losing yourself in something, or you're thinking of something to prank someone~"

"Then ya better hope it ain't you!" Argo reported back, a grin on her face as she shook her head. Though a more natural smile came through, stretching the whisker marks on her cheeks as she did. "Nah, just thinkin' back to how we met is all~"

"Who'd think we'd end up like this, huh?" Kirito asked, leaning back on the sofa that the two had gone shopping for. Argo knew where to get some of the best furniture in the game but she had absolutely no decorating taste whatsoever. As such, it was left to Kirito to step in and attempt to make something work for them both.

"Still can't believe it, yanno?" Argo hummed in response, agreeing with him. She disappeared for a quick moment, excusing herself as she did, before returning back with two mugs of hot cocoa for them both. Turned out that Argo loathed the taste of coffee, and she preferred something sweeter to drink. "Here ya go, Kii-bou~"

"Thank you. And yeah, I share the sentiment there with you. I didn't think I'd end up with a girlfriend while trapped in this world," Kirito thanked, taking a small sip of his drink after speaking. "It feels so surreal when you think about it, and just how much has happened to us all."

Argo didn't give a verbal response to his question, settling for a soft hum as she joined him on the sofa and leaned into his side. She pulled the blanket she had wrapped around her tighter to herself, before dragging Kirito's hand to settle around her waist. Kirito smiled, pulling her tighter to him in response as the two watched the fireplace burning slowly.

"Hey, Kazuto-kun?" Argo spoke softly, tilting her head up to him as she spoke. "Do you regret being with me?" she asked, a twinge of uncertainty in her voice as she dropped the accent around him. The fact she used his real name showed this meant a lot to her.

Placing their mugs down on the table in front of them, he gently pulled Argo onto his lap and allowed their bodies to meld together. His eyes widened slightly, finding himself speechless while he looked at her face with the fire outlining her in a soft orange glow. Allowing a content smile to grace his face, he leaned in slowly to capture the lips of his girlfriend.

Argo purred into his mouth the moment they kissed, letting her arms snake around his neck to pull herself tighter to him; eyes fluttering closed as the two continued, a remarkable warmth washing over all of her for how at peace she felt right now. Her fingers slowly raked his hair, grasping it every so often when their tongues would rub against the other.

They stayed this way for a good while before the need for oxygen prevailed, the two pulling apart slowly to regain their breaths. Argo purred contentedly as her eyes fluttered open to reveal a half-lidded, sultry look. Kirito kissed her once more before cupping her cheek, watching her nuzzle it affectionately.

"Not a chance, Hosaka-chan. I couldn't imagine myself being with anyone else, not even your sister," he knowingly spoke, rubbing her cheek when she tried to shy away from him. "It's okay~ You've done so much more for me than anyone else, you know? You've turned me into a guy who's growing all the more confident as each day passes by. Given me a new outlook on life, and on everything that I do.

You've opened up my eyes to a life that I would never have imagined existed, and now that I've tasted just what this life has to offer me? I never want to leave it. I never want to leave you, now and forever," Kirito spoke without hesitation, wiping the falling tears from Argo as she listened in awe of the man before her. "I…"

Argo let a finger rest over his lips, before moving it aside to kiss him once more. The two relaxed in each other's arms as they explored the depths of this feeling they both felt for one another, knowing roughly what this feeling was. She wasn't dumb, she knew the next words out of his mouth. She also knew just how hard those three words would be for him to say, given how he grew up; in the same manner that she would struggle to say the same words back.

So, she would show him.

She lifted herself up slightly while continuing the kiss, not hesitating when she deepened it further between them in order to fan the flames that were growing inside her. She felt his hands lower themselves onto her rear, bucking into him with a loud moan of approval of the act. Her own hands clawed at his front, slipping under his black top and rubbing the skin underneath.

A part of her was scared. Scared of the fear of rejection. Scared that she wouldn't be enough for him. That she wanted to prove herself useful to him, and that he would only want her for what she could give him. He… didn't care about that. He wanted her because of who she was. Not for being Argo. Not for being the Info-Broker of Sword Art Online.

But for Hosaka Yuuki. And only her.

She gently broke the kiss between the two of them, her mind finally aligning itself with her heart as she leaned back. Giving him a nervous smile, with a blush to match, she slowly slid her tube-top from her frame and allowed him to see a part of her that only her mother and her sister had ever seen. She watched his eyes glanced down, mesmerized by her and giggled in response to him drinking her like a man dying of thirst.

"Kazuto-kun," Argo softly spoke, gently pulling his own top off his frame and letting her return the favor back; admiring how each muscle seemed coiled ready to spring into action right now. Her hands massaged his front while her eyes drifted back up to his own with unrestrained need. "I…"

A single finger to her own lips prevented her speaking further, Kirito understanding exactly what she was trying to say. His hands pressed her tighter to him, her own actions allowing his own libido to slowly warm up in response to how they felt right now. She gasped, her breath hitching as she felt him where the two held each other tightly and allowed a flirty grin to settle on her face.

"Is that a rare loot drop I feel between my thighs, good sir~?" she asked rhetorically, another purr of approval as he kissed her once more. Any doubts she had about him were now laid to rest; she understood him, and all that his actions were trying to convey to her. They were genuine. They were real.

They were exactly the same as hers.

She let herself slowly grind against him, using leverage with her arms around his neck to move against his growing libido. Her own libido started to kick in, the friction slowly causing the heat between her legs to slowly seep into the rest of her body from deep in her core. The two pulled apart once more before she took huge gulps of air from how long they kissed that time around.

"K-Kazuto-kyun," Argo half spoke, half moaning to him as she showed him what he was doing to her. How badly she wanted and needed him right now. "I-If we go any further… then I won't be able to stop myself," she warned him, throwing her head back the moment his hands moved from her rear up to her naked chest to massage her breasts.

'Guess that's my answer~' she thought to herself, throwing herself back into another kiss with him as the two continued deep into the early hours of the following morning, exploring one another's body fully until neither of them could handle any more.

~KArgo Shipping Express~

The first thing that she could feel, the moment she woke, was an incredible feeling of contented peace. That alongside the warmth that settled inside of her from what she and Kirito got up to last night, not being able to restrain herself and wanting all of him. The thought alone allowed a beaming grin to appear on her face, nuzzling the naked torso of her boyfriend for that added warmth.

She couldn't ask for more than this; a cabin in the woods, away from the eyes and ears of everyone and everything. The heavy rain that continued to fall outside bouncing against the wooden walls and roof of their home added a spine-tingling warmth to her.

The warmth of the fireplace still present in the front room as the two of them slept on the rug just in front of it. She always fantasized having passionate sex in front of the fireplace for as far back as she could remember; the fact that she got the chance to live it out only made the sex feel so much more for them both.

Neither wanted to move away, nor move apart from the other. So they grabbed the blanket she wore last night and threw it over themselves before sleeping. So now she laid on top of him, still connected at the hips, and coming to understand just what this feeling truly was.

That right here, and right now?

This is what it felt like to be undoubtedly in love with someone.

She knew it wouldn't always be like this, and that the real test starts now between them both. But if they remember how they felt last night, and this morning throughout the hardships and difficult times? Then she would have no doubt that it will be a love to last their lifetimes.

She felt him stir awake from underneath her, moving her arms to prop herself up for him and sitting up on his hips. She felt his morning wood nestled neatly against her, allowing a playful smirk to take over her face as she moved herself against it. His eyes snapped open in surprise before settling into a contented smile.

"If this is how I wake up in the morning? Then I truly don't deserve you," Kirito confessed, earning a snort of amusement from her as she continued her actions. The subtle shift of her hips allowed him to enter her once more, the joined shudder as they connected once more. His hands moved to her thighs, stroking them slowly before he spoke his next few words.

"I love you, Hosaka Yuuki."

Tears fell from her eyes, leaning down and placing a loving kiss on his lips. Eyes meeting one another, a beatific smile graced her frame and glowed in delight before losing themselves to carnal pleasures for the rest of the day.

"I love you too, Kazuto Kirigaya. Now, and Forever."

~Chapter End~

I feel so content after writing this one! Told y'all to expect the feels! xD

It feels like such a grounding chapter to write between the two; that this is where they cement their feelings for one another and that they both truly feel the same away with one another. It's also a little treat to give you some wholesome lewd action since it just feels like something that the two of them would do. Argo is naturally flirty as it is, despite her insecurities mind you!

But there ya go! Days five and six out of seven knocked out at once for this combined chapter! Have a wonderful night, stay safe, and stay foxy as always~ =^.^=