Sword Art Online

After The Incident

Chapter 6 – Blurred Lights

~Kazuto´s POV~

The next few moments felt like a dream. Everything I saw in those moments came to me like blurry visions. First I was being carried out to an ambulance, which lights were blurred before my eyes. Then darkness. Another blurry vision showed my girlfriend watching over me in a tiny room. Then darkness again. The next time I opened my eyes I saw a brightly lit room with an IV on my left side, and a heartbeat monitor on my right. I widened my eyes a bit as I realised this.

Had my condition really been that bad?

I looked around me with sloppy eyes and tried rubbing something out of my eyes. It was then that I realised I had an oxygen mask over my mouth. I tried speaking but nothing but muffled sounds came out of my mouth. I guess I was still weak from the treatment I had received.

At the far end of the room to the right, sat a nurse by a desk, and typed like crazy on a computer. When she realised I was talking she spun around in her chair with a surprised look on her face. Her expression would have made me laugh if I hadn´t been as weak as I was. She rushed over to my side and smiled.

"Mr. Kirigaya, please don´t move" She mumbled softly. "Your body need to recover"

I looked up at her with a nod and made another attempt of speaking.
"Can´t I at least… Take off the mask?" She shook her head at my question.

"If you were to pass out again it´s important that you can breathe" She said as she took a notebook, and began scribbling something.

I sighed a bit and nodded as I stared up at the white and grey ceiling of my hospital room.

"Contact… My family…" I mumbled softly, and the nurse did as told, but not before contacting several doctors, who soon were at both my sides, watching over me, keeping track of my condition.

It was irritating to see how they were buzzing around me like flies. I honestly wanted them to go away and leave me alone so I could begin looking forward to seeing my family again. But then again I knew they had kept me alive through this whole scheme, and for that, I was grateful. So I almost began feeling guilty for getting pissed at them.

Luckily they were soon finished checking me up, and as they were certain my condition had been stabilized, they removed the heart beat monitor, and the IV that had stood by me. To my happiness they also removed the oxygen mask, which made it a bit easier for me to speak.

"So, where is everyone? Like, my family?" I asked softly, surprised not to see Asuna by my side, like I had seen in the ambulance.

"Well, the Yuuki family went home after a couple of hours" She said with a stern expression. "Asuna-san fell asleep after watching over you a couple of hours, so her parents took her home"

I nodded a bit at this and sighed a bit. This didn´t surprise me the least. They always put their daughters safety first, so when she fell asleep, it´s not surprising they would take her home.

"Ok. How about my own family?" I asked softly "Like, my cousin and aunt?"
"They are already on their way." She said with a reassuring smile "I called them a couple of minutes ago"

I sighed and nodded in relief.

"Good to know…" I mumbled softly. "I think I should be with my family some more… "

It was true. Throughout the last year I hadn´t seen my cousin and aunt much. All my head had been filled with was my nightmares, how I would get through school, make New Sao, and be with my girlfriend. Several mornings I had almost flown out of the door because I had so many things to take care of. I had been very stressed, and it hadn´t just had a negative effect on me, but my friends and family as well.

I decided then and there that I would spend more time with everyone, and take a break from working on New Sao, and think less about homework and school. That could all wait. Now I had to be there for my family and friends, like they had been there for me. It was time for me to return the favor.

My train of thoughts was interrupted as the door to my room suddenly opened, revealing my cousin and aunt rushing inside, teary eyes and scared expressions on their faces. My aunt immediately hugged me close as she sobbed.
"Oh god Kazuto!" She cried as she hugged me close to her "never scare me like that again"

I nodded a bit and smiled as I wrapped her in a hug.

"I´m fine. Really i´m fine." I mumbled as she hugged me tighter and tighter. It was almost like she never wanted to let go.

Behind me stood my sister/cousin. She timidly stood and rubbed her arm as she watched her mother hugging the life out of me. When my aunt finally let go of me I looked over at my sister.

"Come here" I mumbled softly and she immediately obliged, hugging me just as close as her mother had just done.

I smiled a bit and wrapped my eyes around her waist, as she forgot everything about timidness and broke down in tears. I hugged her tighter and tighter, trying to calm her down with a couple of pads on the back of her head.

"Shh I'm not dead. I´m right here" I mumbled softly as she nodded a bit "I´ll be there from now on, ok?"

She simply nodded as an answer and kept holding me close, and I did the same. I owed her to be there for her from now on. So that´s what I was going to do.

She softly let go of me and wiped her tears.

"You really know how to attract danger don´t you? " She asked as she smiled a bit.

I chuckled a bit and sighed.

"Hey it´s not like I want to" I said as we all laughed a bit. I then cleared my throat and looked at them with a serious expression.

"This near death experience has made me realize something" I mumbled as they looked at me.

"I haven´t been there enough for you guys. From now on I'm going to take a break, calm down, and be with you and the rest of my family some more. Sound good?" And I received excited and happy nods from the both of them.

We all hugged one last time before we began discussing when could go home.

"You may have been stabilized, but you need to stay here for a couple of days" Sugu mumbled as she looked at me.

I nodded a bit in response and sighed a bit as I looked at my arm that had been bandaged when I was knocked out.

"It´s not a surprise considering how I was treated" I mumbled in regret.

"Yeah. The doctors said you had lost 2.5 liters of blood" my aunt said worriedly.

"I'm sorry to ask Kazuto but.. what happened?" Suguha asked softly

"Well, it´s not easy to talk about but…" I mumbled as I began telling them exactly what had happened, from when I was kidnapped, to how I somehow managed to escape and make it home.

As I told them everything, I made sure to keep out the details about much pain I had gone through, so they wouldn´t worry as much.

"Well, what is important is that you´re safe now. " Suguha said with a cheery smile.

I nodded a bit and smiled back at her "yeah that´s true"

"Well, I need to get back to work but Suguha will stay here and take care of you ok?" My aunt mumbled as she kissed my forehead.

"Stay safe Kazuto" she said as she walked out after waving with a look over her shoulder.

The door behind her slowly closet shut, as I could hear how the click clock´s of her high heels made it´s way down the hall, and soon disappeared down the hall inside.

"You know, you have been out for three days." Suguha suddenly spoke as I looked at her in surprise.

"Really? It only felt like a few moments" I mumbled as I scratched my head wonderingly.

"Well the human mind is weird isn´t it?" I suddenly heard from the door once again, a deep and manly voice sounded.

In surprise, I yanked my head away from Suguha and focused on where the voice had come from. And in the door stood all my wonderful friends, smirking or teary eyed of worry. Everyone ran over and hugged me in a huge group hug, filled with happy laughter and silent sobbing.

"H-Hey guys watch my arm please" I said with a chuckle as I did my best to hug everyone back in the commotion.

"Good to see you guys" I said with a smile.
"We simply had to see if Asuna´s black armoured knight was ok" Liz said with a smirk.

I answered this with a pout and a blush from embarrassment.

"Hey guys uhm.." I mumbled softly "I know I haven´t been there for you guys lately and uhmm... I´m sorry..."

"Dude, it´s ok. We know how you have been working your ass off" Klein said as he cheekily thumbed up.

"Yeah. Everyone is just happy that you´re ok" Scilica said with a hapy smile.
I nodded a bit in response and smiled at everyone.

"Well from now on, I will make sure to be with you guys some more, ok?" And everyone nodded and hummed in agreement.

"Sounds good" Agil said as he put a bag on a nightstand nearby.

"Oh, and this is "Get well" gifts from all our friends. They heard about what happened" He said as he smiled at me.

"I really have the best friends in the world don´t i?" I said with a smile, and everyone chuckled or giggled.

"You bet your ass you have!" Liz said with a cocky smirk "So don´t go and worry them again, you hear me?" And I nodded in response "I won´t. That´s a promise."

"Hey, where is Asuna?" I asked softly and looked around "Shouldn´t she be here with you?"

"Sell Kazuto, she is still sleeping. She is exhausted from worry bro" Klein mumbled.

"Yeah I guess she is really worried." I mumbled a bit sadly "Well let´s not bother her anymore today. Let her sleep" I mumbled as I slowly sat up.

"good idea. Now, explain who the hell did this to you" Agil mumbled as he sat down beside my bed. I then proceeded to tell the story again, from the beginning once again.

"That bastard… Of course it´s Sugou" Liz said as she cracked her knuckles loudly.

"Well, let´s not worry about him right now" Agil said softly "We want to settle down and relax right now. Thinking of Sugou isn´t going to help us"

"I agree. I don´t want to think about him right now" I said with a serious expression.

"Well, were going to stay here as long as we can and keep you company! Ok?" Scilica said happily.

"Thanks Scilica. Thank you all" I mumbled as I smiled at everyone.

~A couple of days later, at the park~

I was standing beneath the thick branches of the giant Sakura tree in the park. I was currently waiting for my girlfriend. For Asuna. The first day after I was hospitalized she had called me first thing in the morning. The next couple of days we had only been talking over the phone, since she was busy with school and her social life. So she hadn´t had time to visit me in the hospital. And I knew she was sad about it.

So we had agreed to meet up after school first thing Friday. And it was 15.30 by now. I knew that the students at me and Asuna´s school was free 15.00 on the spot. And it took about 20 minutes to walk to the park from there. So she was a little late but not anything to worry about.

I was leaning against the trunk of the giant tree, a faint breeze wafting over me. This breeze sent several tree leaves through the air above me, and made the grass and flowers make a soft and calming sound around me. This whole scene reminded me of something from a romantic movie or something.

When I heard soft footsteps approaching I look up from my phone and smiled. It was Asuna that approached me. The breeze wafted her hair outwards from her head, making it flutter beautifully in the wind. She smiled a bit as she saw me, and approached me slowly. She stopped in her tracks and smiled as she watched me.

"Hey…" I mumbled softly I watched her, smiling at her.

"Hey you…" She mumbled back as she took another step towards me.

"I was scared you know…" She mumbled softly, and I looked at her with a sad smile.

"I know you were…" I said softly and sadly "I´m sorry for worrying you…"

She shook her head and ran before jumping into my arms, hugging me tight.

"I would rather worry this much then not live with you" She mumbled before pulling me towards her and kissing my lips softly.

I smiled and happily kissed her back, cupping her face in my hands as we embraced in the warm breeze surrounded us. I smiled as I felt her warmth once again, and I could feel how my own being heat up in her presence. These feelings. She was the one person in the world that could make me feel like this.

I smiled a bit and looked into her eyes as we parted away from each other. She smiled back before wrapping her arms around my waist and giggling, as she pushed me down in the grass.

"I missed you so much…" She mumbled softly as she lied on top of me.

I blushed a little as I stared up at her, and she giggled a little as she intertwined the fingers on our hands.

"What is it?" She asked teasingly and I embarrassedly looked away.

"W-Well it´s just… I have never seen you like this before" I mumbled as I could feel my face heat up.

She giggled more and grazed my not injured cheek with her slender fingers, creating a tickling sensation.

"Well… Do you want me to stop?" She whispered sugar sweetly as she brought her face closer and closer to mine.

"hehe uhmm I-I'm not saying that" I mumbled a bit as I looked her in the eyes.

"Well then…" She mumbled as she grabbed my collar and kissed me aggressively.

I immediately obliged and smiled as I kissed her back, but was surprised as I felt something different in this kiss then the previous we had shared.

Her tongue. She suddenly began to French kiss me! I hesitated a bit and blushed deep red, and she blushed a bit as she stopped kissing me and parted from me.

"W-What? Y-You didn´t like it?" She mumbled sadly as she looked down at me.

"N-No that´s… Not it…" I mumbled a little "I-I was just uhmm surprised you know?"

She looked down at me a little surprised.

"Huh? Surprised?" She said as she looked at me with a small smile.

"W-Well normally you don´t uhmm act like that…" I mumbled embarrassedly, not sure what to say.

"W-Well it seemed like the moment to do it so uhhh…" Now she was the one getting embarrassed.

"U-Uhmm c-can I continue?" She asked almost whispering, her cheeks bright red from embarrassment.

I could no longer speak from embarrassment and simply nodded, silenced by my embarrassment. She smiled a bit and nodded, before lowering her body, and letting her lips meet mine once again. I let my lips part a bit so she had a bit more room, and she smiled a bit as she immediately advanced, burying her tongue in my mouth.

The only way to describe it, is like an excited dance, body parts in between. Our tongues circulated around each other excitedly, pleading for their owners to advance more and more. Our body language was the same, as we tried to get as close to each other as humanly possible, enjoying each other's presence and warmth.

After several seconds we parted from each other, and she smiled down at me shyly.

"W-Well that was an uhmm experience" She said with embarrassment clear in her voice.

I nodded a bit and smiled "Y-Yeah it was… I-It felt good though…" I mumbled as I smiled up at her and she nodded.

"I missed you when I was hospitalized" I said with a smile "it´s sad you´re so busy with everything…"

She nodded a bit and sighed as she lied down beside me, before squeezing my hand a little.

"I know Kazuto…" She mumbled softly "But at least i´m free this weekend so we can hang out"

"That´s great" I said excitedly "U-Uhmm you want to go on a date this weekend then?" I asked a bit embarrassed.

I was still not that good at asking Asuna out, even after a year of dating her. I always needed to man up my courage if I wanted to ask her out, but the good thing is she thinks my shyness was cute.

Her face lit up in a blush and we both smile as she nodded softly.

"That would be great Kazuto…" She mumbled softly as she leaned over to me and kissed me ever so deeply.

I smiled and kissed her back softly, letting the faint summer breeze warm us as we lied in the soft green grass under the Sakura Tree.