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Kazuta woke up when the train ride was over. She blinked confused and looked at Asuna. "We're here already?" Asuna smiled and nodded. She grabbed her bag and helped her sit up. "I thought you were going to wake me when we got food. I haven't eaten all day." Kazuta said holding onto her arm as they walked.
"We tried waking you but you wouldn't open your eyes. We'll go to a restaurant here in town." Asuna said smiling. Kazuta nodded and looked at the others. "When we get to the vacation home. I will explain everything that has happened." Asuna nodded encouragingly. She went and got one of her families car. She had messaged the grounds keeper that tended to the home while they were away. He opened the door for them and thanked Asuna as she tried to tip him but the man denied.
"Enjoy your stay miss Yuki." He said and walked back to his home. Kazuta climbed into the back with the girls and relaxed as it was a bit squished but enjoyed having her friends so close. "Agil there's a restaurant down the street. Let's stop there and eat, then Klein can get groceries." Kazuta nodded and sighed. "I didn't bring any clothes."
"We'll get you some we can share mine for now." Asuna said smiling. "Sorry Asuna but your shirts will be way too small." Lisbeth said shaking her head. If Kazuta is up to it we can hit a few tourist shops and buy her some t-shirts." Asuna frowned about to protest.
"I'd love to walk around and do some shopping. I just slept for seven hours I need to walk around a bit." Kazuta said smiling. Asuna sighed. "Okay."
Silica hummed as Agil parked. "Let's go I'm starving the food on the train wasn't that good." She said and got out of the car holding her hand out for Kazuta. Kazuta took it and looked around smiling. "Hurry." She said smiling.
Klein smiled. "I'm not that hungry so I'm heading to the grocery store." He said waving to them. Agil sighed. "I'll come with you. Let the girls have their time. Kathy will be picking me up in the next couple of days." He said smiling at them.
Asuna nodded. "I understand thank you for coming with us. Any time you want to come out and visit you're very welcome to." Asuna said and gasped as she was pulled into the restaurant.
Kazuta sat on the side of the booth she could look out the window. The other's filed in and looked at the menu. They all talked about what sounded good and ended up getting a bunch of meals to share to see what was better. Kazuta drank her tea going quiet as they joked and giggled. She had missed out on almost two years of being with her friends. They soon noticed and smiled at her making Kazuta blush.
"Yes?" Kazuta asked.
"You got really quiet Ki..Kazuta. We are just worried about you is all. We want you to join in and smile with us." Silica said happily. Kazuta smiled and nodded.
"I'm sorry you all have changed so much and I wasn't given much information about the outside world except he made me watch my own funeral. That was the last news story I had. How are things going in the world? School? Jobs? I don't know what any of you are doing?"
"Well they all gave us amazing offers to go to the school just for SAO players. We all attend." Lisbeth said smiling. "We usually all hang out at Agil's bar and used to talk about you. The good times. How you gave other's hope."
Asuna nodded. "Then when we were last together I had everyone meet at the bar. Many people were mad at me but then I showed them the pictures. You saved a lot of people Kazuta, and they all want to support you. I know you missed out but we will catch you up."
"Yeah and we can help you study to get your GED so you can go to college or get a better job." Silica said and gasped. "Kazuta don't cry."
Kazuta blinked she didn't know she had been crying and wiped her eyes. "I'm sorry I didn't, know. I appreciate all of you." She said softly.
"We do have a surprise this weekend all of us will be coming out here. To have a party we haven't officially thanked you for saving everyone Kirito." Asuna said and then tensed up.
"It's okay I still prefer Kirito. That won't hurt my feelings." Kazuta said smiling. She leaned back as their server put down food. She thanked them and started to dig in trying a little of everything. The most she was excited for was Asuna's cooking. After they finished eating they walked down to the tourist shops and bought Kazuta some clothes that would fit and the guys caught up to them.
"Ready to go? Don't want any of the meat to spoil." Agil said smiling. "We got some whiskey and some sparkling cider to make the talk easier."
Kazuta nodded and grabbed onto the clothes bags, but Klein stole them from her. "No my lady I shall take care for these for you." He said and winked at her. Kazuta blushed and flicked his nose before getting into the back of the car. He chuckled and got into the passenger seat. Once all inside Agil started up to the vacation home. When they pulled up to it they gasped at how large it was. The inviting double bay windows on the side of the hose showed a beautiful look into the forest. Kazuta walked into the kitchen and started to put things away in the fridge. She tried to keep her mind busy as everyone cleaned and set up their rooms. They wouldn't let her help besides putting away the food.
Once they all finished they sat around the fire. Kazuta's hands trembled and grabbed her glass of whiskey. She had never had something so high in alcohol content. Sugou usually let her drink wine, but this would be her first. She cleared her throat. "When I made a move for the world tree I made it to the top, but there is no city. It was a lab where they experimented on the trapped SAO players. Sugou, no Oberon the Fairy King was keeping Asuna trapped in a large bird cage. When I arrived he started to molest Asuna but I couldn't I couldn't beat him. So I made a deal. If I gave myself to him completely that he would let everyone go and he could do whatever he wanted." She finished her drink coughing a bit.
"I was forced into wearing women's clothes he changed my avatar, and while I was left in the cage my body was stolen. By the time he came back he showed me an news show saying that the SAO players had all woken up and that I was missing. He then raped me, viciously, apparently players could hear me screaming. He made monsters and gave them my pained screams." Kazuta couldn't look them in the eyes and filled his cup again.
"He pulled me out of the game so I could see my body's condition. He had toys inside me so he didn't hurt me while playing in game. He sedated me and dressed me in pink little doll dresses. Handcuffed to a wheelchair." She trembled hating she was getting excited and took deep breaths to calm down. "After he force fed me he put me back in bed and sometime during that night he mentioned something about surgery. I don't remember what it was. I was forced into the game and heard news of my body being found. I was given therapy but I think they only wanted data on my mental condition. After that was the first time Oberon beat me with a cane, telling me I need to become his woman." She swallowed. "That's right it was only to change my voice but when I woke up I had breasts and everything was done. I might tell this next part out of sequence, I was heavily abused; mentally, physically, verbally, sexually, and spiritually."
Kazuta started to pace. "I couldn't move. I was completely under his control, healing, everything. I had been under for many months enough to have almost healed. The doctor who did it tried to steal me as well. Sugou stopped it. At that point I had started having feelings for him, but I still wanted to escape. I tried many times and then came the months where I was tied to a pole and he beat me relentlessly. I broke. He broke me and then when I had become compliant he let me see Asuna at some point. And you first met me, girls. Asuna quickly figured it out, and we kissed. He saw...he hurt me so badly. Especially in game. The horrors he made me experience. He would push my body into unexplainable positions. He told me if only he could do this in real life. He would put on shows and get money as he live streamed my torment showing it as me, no as Kirito. He made millions off of me. Forcing me to watch back what he did to me in game and forcing pleasure upon me. If you want you can see exactly what he did, you have to pay for it of course." She said shaking.
"I was forced into cat play ears, tail, collar with a bell. He would get so mad if the bell didn't ring when I moved." Kazuta said swallowing. "He would torment me by making me have virtual children and then deleting them when I got attached because I would pay more attention to them. He was a monster in game."
"He threatened that he would take Asuna anyways and force us to be his pets. I was terrified." Kazuta said and caught the eyes of her friends tears started to stream down her face. "I am broken still. I have no proof to convict him. They changed me I don't have finger prints. They cannot prove I am Kazuto. I cannot go back to that life. Please I am sorry if my story was too much to hear. Forgive me. I don't feel well." She said and rushed to the bathroom puking into the toilet shaking.
Klein looked at Agil and could see he was looking ready to puke too. The girls had run after Kazuta. "We have to do something."
"He won't get away with this. I'm going to make her some broth and get her some sleeping pills. I knew she was strong but surviving all of that...and I'm sure she didn't tell us even half of it." Agil said getting up and started to make a beef broth obviously shaking in anger.
Klein frowned and grabbed the discarded glasses taking them to the sink to wash. "When we go home we should take the whiskey..." He said and Agil nodded.
Kazuta curled up on the floor crying and trembled feeling their arms around her. "I can't do this. Take me back. I have to go back to him I can't live without him. He's the only one..."
"That isn't true Kazuta. We all love you and accept you for who you want to be. Whatever that is. Sugou doesn't want that. He wants you to be a doll he can control and love conditionally." Asuna said and caressed her cheek. "Come on wash your mouth out and lets go curl up on the couch."
Kazuta nodded numbly and slowly got up with their help. She rinsed her mouth out and leaned on Asuna as they walked to the couch. There was the bowl waiting for her and a cup of ginger tea for her stomach.
"There's some sleeping pills if you need it." Klein said softly setting the tablets down. Kazuta took them after inspecting the bottle they came from. "Asuna I need my other medicines." She said and took the pills slowly drinking the broth and tea.
"Let me go get those for you." She said going into the kitchen and getting the medicines for her. Kazuta set up the syringe and pinched her stomach before injecting it. She rubbed her stomach and took the other medicines.
"I thought you took pills for your estrogen?" Kazuta shook her head. "It was easier to get the right dose this way." Kazuta said smiling.
"There. We should turn in it's been a long day for everyone." They nodded and Kazuta finished her food and drink. She slowly walked down to her room and changed into a night dress. She looked at herself in the mirror at the vanity and brushed her hair.
'He's going to find you and when he does it will be much worse.' A voice in her head rang out. She covered her mouth to stifle a scream dropping the brush. She hid under her covers of the bed and shook her head. 'He won't! He can't!' She yelled inwardly. She jumped as there was a loud knock on the door. She pulled the covers down trying to remain calm.
"Kazuta? Are you finished getting ready? We want to say goodnight." Asuna said softly before peaking her head in.
"Come in I'm dressed." She said not realizing they could see all of her bruises on her shoulders. Silica teared up as she walked over and touched the bruises. Kazuta froze and looked at her lap. "Sorry let me cover up."
Lisbeth shook her head. "These are just temporary battle wounds my friend. They will heal." She said climbing into bed.
"Let's have a sleepover." Silica said clinging to Kazuta.
Kazuta smiled. "Of course, I don't want to sleep alone." She said smiling and laid down. Asuna grabbed the remote for the lights and dimmed them down to a warm glow. Lisbeth grabbed extra pillows and blankets before laying down in the bed as well. Asuna climbed in on Kazuta's other side resting her face between her shoulder blades. Kazuta smiled at them.
"Never had a sleepover like this before." She said smiling and looked at the other's who nodded smiling. The quietly chatted and talked about the fun things they could do out here. "But Silica and Lisbeth aren't your parents worried?"
"No I live alone my parents travel everywhere for work." Lisbeth said smiling.
"I told mine that a friend needed help after getting hurt. They work in the medical field so they understood." Silica said smiling. Kazuta sighed and smiled.
"I'm glad I have you all still." She said softly and slowly started to fall asleep.
Asuna watched Kazuta fall asleep and yawned quietly. "Kirito always protected us. Now it's our turn." Asuna said softly and smiled before falling asleep herself.
Agil smiled and looked in on them. He shut the door and looked at Klein. "We should get some rest as well." They headed to their own rooms after getting ready. Klein swallowed and pulled out his phone. He found the site Kazuta mentioned and sighed watching one the videos. He shut it off after 3 minutes trembling in anger and disgust.
Kazuta has escaped for now and slowly trusting her friends again. But will her mental state stay intact. Follow along in the next chapter. I loved your reviews! Let me know what you think. I was glad to see you review Dark Reaper! And ClaireR89 I hope you enjoy next year's chapter.