A/N: This is my very first fanfiction, so no harsh comments, please. But any views, follows, and reviews with constructive criticisms are welcomed.

Also, this fanfiction will cover details that were omitted from the anime. These details are from the fan-translated version of the light novels. Please enjoy!


Chapter 2: Telling them Everything


Asuna had been walking aimlessly for quite a while, and when she did manage to realize where she was, she stopped walking.

The first thing that came into her view was the magnificent Sakura trees and in the midst of the trees, was a Christian church. Then Asuna realized that she had somehow managed to find the church where Yuuki's funeral would be held, as Yuuki's relatives had described the Sakura trees surrounding the church during springtime.

She knew that she had been walking for quite a while with no destination in mind, so she was surprised she managed to find it.

But when Asuna realized the significance of the church, she pondered what she should do: keep walking, away from the church that would remind her again of Yuuki, or go inside it. After thinking for a while, she decided to go inside. She hoped that she wouldn't have to bump into anyone, but after looking at her cellphone for time, she realized it was 5 PM. By now, there shouldn't be much people inside, so with any luck, she wouldn't have to face anyone.

Asuna quietly opened the door to the church and soon found herself in the worship hall, which was thankfully empty. She slowly approached the altar and knelt down, folded her hands and started praying for Yuuki to have found peace along with her family.

After Asuna had convinced her mother to let her stay in the SAO Survivor's school, she and Yuuki had gotten very close, and at some point, Asuna got curious about Christianity and found herself wondering why the Konno family chose to keep believing in God even after the infection of the whole family. But this being such a touchy subject, Asuna couldn't bring herself to ask the question. But Yuuki, somehow realizing what Asuna wanted to ask, told her of the stories of the Bible that her mother had told both her and Aiko. At first, Asuna found it a little hard to believe the miracles that God had made happen in the Bible, but as she continued listening, she eventually found herself believing in the stories, as well as Yuuki's belief in God.

Ignoring the earlier thoughts that she had about God's existence after she left the hospital, Asuna continued praying.

After she finished praying, she thought: 'Yuuki. Are you at peace now? Have you met your family again, as well as Clovis-san and Merida-san? Have your mother's prayers come true? Are you by God's side now?'

As she asked these questions, she suddenly heard the door to the hall open. Startled, Asuna quickly got to her feet. In the doorway stood a middle-aged man and by the looks of his clothing, he was the reverend of the church. When he saw that there was someone in the worship hall, he gently asked her, "Is there something I can do for you, ojou-san (young lady)?"

Normally, Asuna would've greeted back, but right now, she really didn't feel like facing anyone. "No, it's alright. I was just leaving. Thank you." Asuna said, and quickly left the church, not wanting to be asked again.


Sunday, March 29th, 2026

Setagaya, near the Yuuki mansion

Asuna didn't have a very clear idea of how and when she managed to get herself back near her house in Setagaya. By about 6:30 PM, she had gotten off of the subway station which was about a 10 minute walk away from her house.

As she got off to the street leading to her house, she felt a drop of water land on her face. She looked up to see the previously clear sunsetting sky now suddenly filled with dark clouds, about to release a downpour. It didn't take very long for the rain to fall.

Around her, she heard people screaming and running to seek shelter from the rain, but she didn't bother doing the same. She kept walking towards her home in a depressed manner as her hair and clothes got soaked within seconds.

When she was at the point where the Yuuki manor was visible, she saw a figure with an umbrella running from the direction of the manor. When the figure got closer, it turned out to be the Yuuki family's housekeeper Sada Akiyo.

When she saw Asuna walking towards her, taking on the full force of the downpour, Sada ran up to her, shocked. "Ojou-sama!? Wha… What are you doing out here in such a weather? And you're soaked to the bone! Here." Sada said as she put the umbrella over her head. "Let's go. I'll come with you back to your home!" Asuna merely nodded at her kindness in a hollow manner and followed her towards the manor.

At this point, Sada thought something was off with her young miss. She hadn't smiled or thanked her when she had displayed her kindness. Usually she was always kind and smiling, and always thanking her even for the little things, which was one of the reasons she liked to work for the Yuuki family, to see this brilliant young lady's smile. Not only that, whenever Asuna saw Sada, she would almost always start a conversation of some sort with the latter, which Sada enjoyed quite a lot. But again, this time, such conversations were completely absent.

When she looked at Asuna to ask what the matter was, she stopped when she saw her eyes. They were red and puffy; which was a sign that she had been crying. Even though she was drenched, the signs were hard to miss. "Ojou-sama? Is something the matter? Did something happen?" Sada asked in concern.

Asuna merely said "It's… it's nothing, Sada-san." But the way her voice croaked clearly stated otherwise. But Sada decided not to probe any further, and decided to tell Shouzou and Kyouko about this. Since Asuna's parents and Kouichirou had arrived home not too long ago, her whole family was home together, which was a somewhat rare occasion, given their busy schedules. She thought they may be able to help her better. They were her family after all.

After a few minutes, they arrived at the Yuuki manor and got inside. And as they came through the front door, Kouichirou was about to head upstairs after finishing dinner, but when he saw Asuna come in with Sada, he immediately went to greet his little sister.

"Sada-san? I thought you went back home. What bring you back… Oi, Asuna! Guess who's home! How've you been…" Kouichirou started cheerfully, at first expecting her to be excited at seeing her brother again in such a long time, like she usually was. But when he took in her full appearance, he stopped midsentence. "A… Asuna? Daijyoubu nano? (Are you okay?) And you're soaking wet too! What's the matter?" But Asuna didn't answer his question and just proceeded to go upstairs, her hair and clothes dripping on the way.

At this point, Sada and Kouichirou just looked at each other with extreme confusion and worry. It wasn't like her to behave like this. "Sada-san. What's going on with Asuna? Did something happen to her?"

"I don't know myself Kouichirou-sama. I was on my way home just a moment ago when I came across the young miss. She wasn't even attempting to shield herself from them rain. And, I think she may have been crying too." Sada said in concern.

"Crying? Asuna…" Kouichirou said, looking towards where he last saw Asuna.

"In any case, I think I should tell Kyouko-sama about this." Sada said.

Then as if on cue, a voice said: "Tell me what?" Kouichirou and Sada looked towards where the voice came from. There stood Shouzou and Kyouko, wondering what was going on.

"I thought you'd gone home Sada-san." Shouzou said when he saw the housekeeper.

"Yes, on my way back, I came across Ojou-sama out in the rain, so I came back to see her home. But it's just that…" Sada trailed off. "Yes, go on." Shouzou gestured, so Sada continued. "Ojou-sama wasn't even attempting to cover herself from the rain, and she wasn't behaving like her usual self. And, I think she may have been crying…"

"Crying?" Shouzou and Kyouko looked at each other, wondering what could have happened to her to make her grieve like that, when lately she had been so cheerful and smiling ear to ear quite often.

Then, a thought occurred to Kyouko: "That boy… He must have something to do with this!" She said, her voice suddenly angry.

Shouzou then realized who Kyouko was talking about. "That boy? You mean Kirigaya-kun?"

"Who else would it be? He must have done something to her! I knew it was a bad idea to let her keep seeing him! I bet she's been with him since she went out today!" She replied as she started going upstairs towards Asuna's room.

But somehow, Shouzou doubted that that was the case. After the arrest of Sugou Nobuyuki and the collapse of Recto Progress, Shouzou realized that he had only judged Sugou by his skill and talents and lamented on how he had failed to realize Sugou's twisted personality. He had assumed that he knew Sugou well just because he was the son of a family friend, as well as having watched him grow up since he was in school.

So, not wanting to make the same mistake on judging people again, he had asked Asuna to tell him everything she knew about Kazuto after she had been freed from Sugou's grasp. And of course, Asuna had given him a positive feedback about him, telling him of their time fighting together in SAO, as well as how much he had risked to save her from the horrific plans Sugou had in store for her.

Also, after he resigned as CEO of Recto, he had a face to face talk with Kazuto, wanting to see if his side of the story was consistent with Asuna's. During that entire meeting, Kazuto had shown no signs of lying and showed no attempt to sugarcoat some of the mistakes he felt he had made in SAO. After the talk, any doubt he had on Kazuto had vanished. He knew from then on that Kazuto was an honest young man he could trust. Added to the fact that he had shown support for Asuna when he visited her during her rehab and their interaction together, he could tell that they genuinely cared for each other. So he decided that as long as he kept Asuna happy, he would allow Kazuto to keep dating her. It was the least he could do for the young man, for if it hadn't been for him, he would have unknowingly sentenced his daughter to a life of misery.

"Now, now, dear, let's not jump to conclusions. It could be about something entirely different. Let's ask her ourselves. Then we'll see whether it's what you think."

Hearing her husband reasoning with her, she sighed.

"Oh, alright, I'll hear what she has to say." She said as she continued going towards Asuna's room with Shouzou following suit.

Seeing this scene, Kouichirou sighed.

"Yare yare (oh dear)… Sada-san, please prepare some warm tea for Asuna and bring it up to her room." He said as he followed his parents up towards his sister's room.

"Hai, Kouichirou-sama." Sada bowed and went to the kitchen to do as instructed.


When Asuna had entered her house, she was surprised to see her brother home, as he had been away for a while for a business trip. Normally, she would have hugged him in excitement at seeing him in a long time, but in her grief, she couldn't even bring herself to respond to him, so she had wordlessly gone up to her room. When she entered her room, she didn't even bother turning the lights on, or change out of her school uniform which was completely wet from the rain. And because of that, her room felt colder than before.

Asuna sat down on her bed and took out her cellphone. She then started looking through the pictures taken from the phone, as well as ones she had downloaded from the Amusphere for the memories' sake. After a while scrolling down to find the specific pictures she was looking for, she finally found the ones she had been looking for: The ones that were taken with the Sleeping Knights as well as Yuuki in them.

She looked at the pictures that were taken during the last three months: The barbecue party, the flying race with her friends, Yuuki being crowned the champion of the ALO dueling tournament, the trip to Kyoto, as well as other pictures taken during the various adventures they all had both in the real and virtual worlds. Then finally, she arrived at the last picture: The one taken in front of the Monument of Swordsmen on the 1st floor of New Aincrad with herself and Yuuki smiling towards the camera with a victory sign. Seeing the picture triggered Asuna to remember fond yet painful memories of that day as well as earlier today. Soon, several tear drops were falling onto the screen of her phone.

"Yuuki… Yuuki…" Asuna moaned as she started to weep again.

Then she heard a knock on the door and her father's voice call out.

"Asuna? What's the matter, sweetie? Sada-san told us that you've been crying. What's going on?" Asuna however didn't answer. She knew that she couldn't avoid telling them about what had happened today forever, but that didn't mean that she was in any hurry to tell them about it either.

Then, she heard her mother's voice.

"Asuna, we know you're in there, young lady. Open the door and tell us what's wrong." When Asuna heard her mother's voice, she was surprised to hear it laced with genuine concern. It had been such a long time since Asuna had heard concern in her mother's voice. So, she relented and opened the door, with her cellphone still in her hand. But, for some reason, as soon as Asuna opened the door and faced her father, mother, and brother looking at her with worry, she immediately lost control of her emotion and started to cry openly. She threw herself into Kyouko and continued to cry. As she did, her phone dropped to the floor with a loud clatter.

At this point, Shouzou, Kyouko, and Kouichirou were desperate. As far as they all could remember, Asuna had never cried like this. Of course, they had all seen Asuna cry at some point when she was younger, but something about her current grief felt very different.

"Asuna. Asuna, what's wrong? Did that boy do something to you? Is that it?" Kyouko asked her daughter in a slightly frantic tone, starting to get desperate to get to the bottom of her turmoil.

When Asuna realized who she was talking about, she shook her head vigorously. "No… It's not Kazuto-kun…"

"Then what is it? Please, Asuna, tell us." Shouzou said, equally concerned.

"A friend… a friend… passed away…" Asuna hiccupped, finally giving her family an insight to the source of her grief. The other three Yuuki's looked at each other in stunned silence.

"A friend? Who? One of your friends from school?" Kouichirou asked. Instead of answering, Asuna only pointed towards her dropped cellphone. Kouichirou picked it up and saw the picture of Asuna and Yuuki together. Of course, he didn't recognize the purple haired girl, so he showed the picture to his parents to see if they knew her. They also shook their heads silently.

"Asuna. Would you like to talk to us about this friend of yours? We'll listen if you want to talk about it." Shouzou said softly.

Asuna looked up at her father in surprise. She didn't mishear what he just said, right? "R… really? You'll listen?" Her father nodded in response. Kouichirou also agreed to stay and listen. Kyouko hesitated for a second to respond. She had some more work she had to do before the end of the day, but she knew that if she ignored this and just went back to her work, it would only serve to strain the relationship between her and Asuna, which was only starting to recover a few months ago. Not only that, with Asuna in distress like this, she knew she wouldn't be able to concentrate even if she did decide to go back to work. "I suppose this is important too." Kyouko said quietly.

"But before anything, go and wash yourself and change your clothes too before you get sick. You're soaking wet." She ordered her daughter.

Asuna nodded, feeling a bit better at her family's decision to listen. In all honestly, Asuna had thought that even if she told them about Yuuki's passing, they would only stay to comfort her for a little while and then go back to their work. She hadn't really expected them, especially her mother to agree to listen to her. In any case, she was glad they did.

So, Asuna pulled herself together and went into her room to get some change of clothes and then headed to the bathroom. On her way, she thought: 'I'll tell them everything. On how I met Yuuki and how we became friends. This might be an opportunity to finally open up to my family. So Yuuki, please lend me your strength.'

With this new determination in mind, Asuna went on.


A/N: That's it for chapter 2. I finished this chapter quicker than I expected, but for the next few chapters, it may take a bit longer to upload. But make no mistake; I plan on finishing this story, so please look forward to it. Please leave a review if you liked the story so far. Any constructive criticisms are welcomed. Also, the more views, visits and reviews I get, I'll feel more motivated to see this story to the end.

For the next few chapters, it will be about Asuna telling her family about the events of the Mother's Rosario arc. Stay tuned and I hope you enjoyed!