Title: Misfits of Aincrad.

Author: Knife Hand

Feedback: Constructive feedback appreciated, flames unappreciated

Spoilers: Nothing Specific.

Rating: R

Disclaimer: I do not own Asuna or Liz or Silica or Sachi or... I would buy them all but I am broke.

Summary: After the First Floor Boss Fight, Kirito deals with Kibaou in a different way. This leads to him meeting a number of Players who play SAO in their own unique ways. AU which diverges significantly from Canon.


Suguha, or as she was known here Rigu, finished leading the Two Handed Sword Drill and dismissed the class to whatever they were doing next. They dispersed, with some moving out of the Training Zone while others either joined the watchers or moved over to the Training Dummies to try out the moves she had been teaching them.

Her eyes immediately went to Kiki, who was still leading the offensive shield drills. She remembered when Kiki, or the Shield Maiden as some Players had started calling her, had approached her to teach Kendo moves to the Two Handed Sword Players, and those who wanted to eventually use Katanas. It had been just as she had finished her morning Kendo Training, which she kept up even being stuck here in the game, yesterday when Kiki had approached her to teach. Kiki had argued that knowing real world Martial Arts would be beneficial rather than relying solely on the Sword Skills that were created by programmers whose idea of exercise was going to get a soda from a vending machine, or by Kayaba himself. The addition of 'the bastard' to the end of Kayaba's name was starting to become automatic for some Players.

It had only taken two sparing matches with Players, both of which she quickly and decisively won, for the others to take her seriously as a trainer. That and informing them that she had placed third in Regional Kendo Finals the previous year, that and one of the students, a scruffy haired man with a red bandana around his head, stating that he would duel, not a training spar a full duel, anyone who questioned her training. He had been one of the sparing matches while the other was one of Heavies who had been in the Floor Boss Raids named Tor, who was now semi-famous for being given the Third Floor Boss' Last Attack Drop, Sky Cleaver, by Thomas after Tor's own sword had shattered during that Boss Fight.

As her students dispersed, and wasn't that a weird thought that she had students, she saw a figure in black approach her across the training ground. The first thing she noticed, besides the black clothes, was the hilt of a longsword sticking up over his shoulder. Most Players using one handed swords sheathed them at their waist, but a few sheathed them on their back, like most two handed weapons users. It was a few moments before she actually looked at his face. Kazuto?! No, wait, he was Kirito here.

"Can we talk?" Kazuto asked without preamble and nodded his head to a region behind one of the unused stands.

The small space behind the stands was private but still within the Training Zone.

"What you called here, Sugu?" Kazuto asked.

"Rigu." She replied. "Kirito, huh? I guess we had the same idea for the name."

"Yeah." He replied, running a hand through his hair. "What are you doing in SAO?"

Suguha sighed. She was not sure how she wanted to deal with this, so she figured to just get it over with.

"Mum got me the Nerv Gear and a copy of the game." She said, taking a big breath before continuing. "I missed my big brother. I was talking to mum about how you and I could be as close as we used to be. She suggested instead of trying to get you back into Kendo, I should try something you are into."

"I was not really trying to distance myself…." Kazuto began, before she interrupted him.

"I know." She blurted. "Mum told me. I'm not really your sister. I know we are just cousins, but I don't care. I missed my big brother."

Unable to restrain herself, she gave him a hug.

"Sugu… Rigu… I…." he said haltingly.

She stepped back and wiped her eyes.

"I know you are a loner." She said. "I don't expect you to hang around with me, but I do want to hear from you and spend some time together. What?"

The last was said in an exasperated tone as Kazuto had started to laugh softly.

"Sorry, you just reminded me of someone." He said. "Actually, come on and I will introduce you."

Kazuto led her back around and, as they emerged, they were met by a strawberry haired girl in red and white colours, with a mini-skirt instead of the pants that Sugu herself was wearing. The girl looked annoyed and was tapping her foot as she glared at Kazuto.

"Kirito…?" The girl growled.

"Asuna. I was just looking for you." Kazuto said. "I would like you to meet Rigu."

"Umm… Hi." Sugu said, to which Asuna simply raised an eyebrow.

"Rigu is my sister." Kazuto explained.

Asuna's entire demeanour changed from confrontational to friendly.

"Is he this much of a loner in real life?" Asuna asked.

"Probably more." Sugu replied.

"Come on Rigu, let's go to the inn and have a drink while Kirito does his training. What's your main weapon? I love my Rapier." Asuna enthused.

"Mainly One Handed Curved Sword but I also do Two Handed Sword. I was leading the drill earlier." Sugu replied as they began to walk back towards town, leaving Kazuto behind.

"Why the two different weapons?" Asuna asked.

"Katana." Simply said, which confused Asuna for a moment before she nodded.

"Umm… ok. That happened." Kazuto said as they walked away, before heading back to find someone to spar with.

TBC…

A/N: Ok, so this is the conversation set up in the last chapter, and I thought it needed a chapter of its own. I decided not to use Leafa for Suguha's handle, because that made sense for Slyph Sugu but not to SAO Sugu, so I used a similar method of forming the name Kirito used, only the middle of her names than beginning and end.

Also if there was confusion, Kazuto/Kirito and Suguha/Rigu will think of each other by their real names, and as this chapter it was from Suguha's perspective so outside the conversations she was thinking of their real names, but in conversation it was mostly their handles, except sometimes when they were talking to each other. For most of the story it will be Kirito and Rigu rather than Kazuto and Suguha.