Sword Art Online
After The Incident
~Chapter 20 – Halloween Special~
I smiled softly and squeezed the hand of my significant other as we walked down the street together, the streetlights softly illuminating the pavement under our feet. I looked over at her and smiled slightly as I watched her look up at the shimmering night sky in wonder.
We had just been at the dicey café together with all our friends, for the first time in what felt like eternity. Ever since I was captured by Sugou, I had felt a certain amount of longing and excitement whenever I would meet up with the others, and today had been no exception.
And now, me and Asuna was walking back home, hand in hand, as the shimmering starlight above our heads left a peaceful atmosphere in our trail. We didn´t talk to each other. I didn´t feel like I had to say anything to her. Just her being here with me was plenty for me, and I wouldn´t have it any other way
I felt a certain feeling of happiness and luck rise in my chest whenever I would look at her. I was incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful woman in my life. I had what some people spend their entire life searching for, and for some reason, fate had chosen me to be one of the few, to be together with one of the most kindhearted and caring people on the planet.
I smiled softly as I watched her, her smile growing ever so much by the second. I could feel her childish excitement radiate off of her as she tried to follow a shooting star´s path with her eye. She excitedly pointed up at the shooting star, jumping slightly in her place in excitement.
"Look there Kazuto!" She said excitedly.
She pointed excitedly at the sky with a sweet smile, the same smile that constantly made my heart melt, and make my legs feel like jelly. The same smile that had made me fall for her back in SAO. The white silent shine of a bright full moon reflected off of her chestnut colored eyes, and made the pale white skin of her face shine slightly as she kept stretching her finger towards the shooting star she wanted me to put my attention upon.
I found it a little hard to pry my eyes off of her facial features, but finally I snapped out of my trance. I smiled and followed her finger up onto the night sky, only catching a glimpse of a shining white light speed across the sky, towards it´s next destination, wherever that is.
I smiled up at the sky and took a deep breath, the small amount of exhaustion I had felt earlier disappearing from my body along with my exhale.
"Yeah, it´s beautiful isn´t it?" I asked softly as I looked over at Asuna.
She had clasped her hands together and closed her eyes intensely, trying to concentrate as hard as she could on what I knew was her wish. When she began relaxing her body again she sighed softly and opened her eyes, looking at me with a small smile.
"What did you wish for?" I asked softly as I took her hand again, squeezing it slightly as I felt it relax in the palm of my own.
She smiled heartwarmingly at me and sighed softly as she looked back up at the sky, her hair softly flowing in a sudden cold wind soaring through the street.
"I wished," She mumbled as she softly gripped at her shirt with her free hand "That we can continue to live like this forever"
I smiled softly and kissed her rather cold cheek, which then immediately warmed up a bit in a pink blush.
"That´s sweet" I mumbled silently as I looked up at the sky "My turn"
I closed my eyes softly and sighed softly as I began concentrating on my own wish.
Living like this, with Asuna by my side, was a dream come true for me. It was something that I was looking forward to with open eyes, and something I would fight forever to ensure if I had to.
That´s why I responded like I did to Asuna´s question as I opened my eyes back up.
"So? What did you wish for?" Asuna asked softly as she squeezed my hand.
"That´s a secret" I said with a small snicker, resulting in Asuna pouting as she puffed out her cheeks in an adorable manner.
"That´s so unfair Kazuto" She mumbled "I told you my wish"
"Well, I´m not telling," I said with a chuckle "so you should just give up"
I looked back up at the cloudless dark-blue sky.
I´ve heard once that if you tell your shooting star wish to anyone at all, your wish will never come true. I normally don´t believe in such superstitions. Normally I never really believed in much, without trying to find a rational explanation to the problem first. But, this wish meant so much to me, that I was willing to believe that even a dumb wish like this would protect it. That it would help me protect the lifestyle I had acquired.
I smiled softly and ruffled Asuna´s hair out of place a little, just to push her a little bit.
"Come on, we have to get home!" I said with a chuckle, beginning to walk as Asuna began to fix her hair back in place again.
"What did I tell you about ruining my hair!?" She yelled after me as she sprinted after me, soon, once again by my side.¨
I smiled mischievously at her and chuckled softly as we began walking down the street again, Asuna soon stretching her arm out and taking my hand in hers.
~At Kazuto´s home~
I smiled and yawned a bit again as we reached the front door to my home.
"Finally home" I muttered silently as I began kicking off my shoes "I don´t think my feet can take any more"
"Yeah, but," Asuna mumbled as she smiled at me "We did dance quite a lot at the café. The invitation DID say it was a Halloween dancing party after all"
"Yeah, but," I mumbled silently as we stepped inside "I didn´t expect I would have to dance with every single one of my friends"
"Yeah, that´s true" Asuna said with a giggle "But look at the bright side. At least we got to be real close when we were dancing, darling"
She was whispering the last few words into my ear as she kissed my neck softly. Her actions and words sent an excited shiver down my spine, and I smiled softly as I felt her breath tickle my neck a little bit.
"Yeah, that was wonderful, I must admit" I said with a smirk as I turned around to look at her "Maybe it doesn´t have to end"
"Oh? I feel a suggestion coming my way!" Asuna said with a deep voiced chuckle as she made weird hand gestures, making her look like a fortuneteller.
I chuckled softly at her teasing behavior and decided to join in.
"Oh wow, your fortunetelling abilities are through the roof" I said in an exasperated tone "It´s not that late. Maybe we should just snuggle on the couch and watch a movie or two"
"That sounds… Interesting, at least" She said with a teaseful smile "Let me just get out of this stiff winter jacket"
"Alright" I said with a chuckle "Go get yourself comfortable. My mother should be asleep by now, and Suguha is still at the café, so we shouldn´t worry about being interrupted"
"Ok, but what are you going to do in the meantime?" Asuna asked, a tint of curiosity in her voice.
"I´m just going to go upstairs and get changed" I said with a smile as I began walking up the stairs "I might make us some popcorn when I come down too"
"Good to know" Asuna said with a giggle "Uhm, Kazuto?"
Her calling for me made me stop dead in my tracks and return to the living room.
"Yeah?" I asked softly.
"W-Well" She mumbled silently "These clothes… really smell after all that dancing and… Uhm, I don´t have any spare clothes…"
"Oh…" I mumbled in shy surprise, finally catching on to the situation "W-Well I could always lend you a shirt of mine"
"Y-Yeah, that sounds good" Asuna mumbled "But, would your clothes fit me? I mean, I already know you´re two or three sizes bigger than me from all our shopping dates"
"Well, only one way to find out" I said with a smile as I went upstairs, and began to change into my sleepwear.
I pulled on a black t-shirt and some grey loose pants, before pulling the covers off my bed and getting a spare blouse from my wardrobe. I walked back downstairs and smiled softly as I handed Asuna my thick warm blouse.
"Here, I´ll let you get some privacy" I said with a smile as I kissed her cheek and went to the kitchen to prepare the popcorn.
I smiled softly as I stood against the kitchen wall and watched the microwave´s timer go down, excitedly looking forward to the time I was about to share with my significant other.
When I got back in the living room with the bowl of popcorn, Asuna was sitting on the sofa, in my blouse and panties. My blouse was barely long enough to hide everything, and even still Asuna kept pulling down in it out of shy nervousness. I blushed a little and scratched my neck, feeling a distinct feeling of awkwardness falling over me like a fog.
"Y-You don´t have to hide anything you know" I mumbled, scared to sound like a pervert "I´ve seen you in your panties before"
"I-I know you pervert!" She exclaimed in a nervous tone "It just never gets easier. You know I´ve been nervous about… Stuff like that… Ever since before SAO"
Yeah, she was right. We had already discussed her nervousness. Sugou had been sure to harass Asuna, even before she had entered SAO. She had told me everything about what had happened, from when she found out she was promised to that snake, to how she constantly had to cope with his partly sexual and physical harassment.
"It´s ok Asuna" I mumbled as I sat down beside her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders "I know that what he did made you take a big blow to your confidence"
"Mmhmm" She mumbled silently as she rested her head against my shoulder.
"But, from my point of view," I mumbled silently, scared to death that she might take it the wrong way like she usually did "There´s nothing to feel discouraged about"
Asuna looked at me with a surprised and shy expression.
"Huh?" She asked in surprise.
"I mean, look at you," I said as I looked at her "You´re beautiful! Any guy in my age would kill to receive what I have, and girls would do anything to look like you do. In my eyes, there´s not a single flaw about you. You´re perfect, in your own special way. And I wouldn´t want you to change, or feel nervous about anything"
She looked up at me with an obvious blush.
K-Kazuto…" She mumbled in astonishment as she stared into my eyes.
"you´re perfect Asuna" I mumbled as I kissed her cheek "And it´s not only your outwards appearance that made me kiss you and fall for you, on that day with Kuradeel. What made me jump in front of you and save you was no longer a feeling of responsibility for your safety. It was a feeling of love. Your personality, your looks, it all ads up to the wonderful girl I once fell in love with, and still am in love with this very day"
I smiled softly as I wrapped my arms around her a bit tighter than before.
"So please," I whispered silently into her ear "Please don´t doubt yourself. You´re the best that ever happened to me. And I wouldn´t want to see you in doubt"
"Kazuto…" She mumbled again, her astonished expression replaced with a smile, and a few tears in the corners of her eyes "Thank you…"
She smiled and pulled me in for a passionate kiss, one that sparks run throughout my entire body, leaving my breath ragged. I smiled softly and felt my body heat up as I felt her tongue slowly creep into my mouth, and I felt myself get caught in the moment, fiercely fighting back with my own tongue.
I felt our two bodies fall and how she lied on top of me as we shared kiss after kiss, only wanting to feel our two presences get as close together as we could.
As we ran out of breath we parted from each other, we stared at each other for a moment.
"How about just snuggling on the couch, just you and me?" I mumbled silently as our noses softly brushed against one another as we put our foreheads together in rest.
"Yeah, that sounds lovely" Asuna mumbled under her deep breathing as she took both my hands in mine and kissed me again, before pulling me along to the couch.
I smiled and laid down silently, trying to nuzzle as far into the couch as possible to make room for Asuna. When I had laid down Asuna did the same, nuzzling her way up against me as I wrapped my arms around her waist in a loving and protective way. I leaned up a bit so my arm was supported by the couch´s armrest, resting my head in my arm so I could watch the television.
"So, there´s three movies in TV today" I said with a smile "Aaand, they´re all horror movies"
"W-What!?" Asuna exclaimed in surprise and nervousness.
I knew she didn´t cope well with horror and anything of the sort, but I just couldn´t resist her cute squeals and how her behavior changed. She turned into a child when she was frightened, a child that would squeal whenever she was scared, and she would cling to me in the cutest way. It was a complete 180 from her normally refined woman-like self, but I liked both sides of her for different reasons.
"Come on Asuna" I said with a chuckle "Just this once! I promise nothing bad will happen to you"
"You know I hate those kinds of movies" She mumbled as she clawed a bit at my shirt anxiously "Can´t we just watch Animal Planet or whatever?"
"And ruin the current mood?" I said with a teaseful laugh "Hell no! Come on, I´m right here for you!"
"Ok, ok, but just this one" She mumbled in defeat "And I will have to stay over tonight"
"That sounds like an offer I can´t resist" I said with a smirk as I switched channels.
I soon landed on the channel I had sought out, and smiled a bit as I reached for the popcorn bowl on the table, handing it to Asuna.
"Just make sure not to spill popcorn everywhere" I said with a chuckle "I know you jump in your seat when you´re frightened"
"Stop teasing me dummy" She mumbled through a pout as she took a handful of popcorn and gave me the bowl.
~About half an hour later~
I chuckled softly and smirked a bit as I looked at Asuna. She was desperately clawing at my shirt the longer and longer we got into the movie, suggesting she was getting more and more nervous. I smiled softly.
I had already seen this movie countless times with Suguha and Midori, so I knew when all the jumpscares would occur. It was only a matter of time before-~
"EEEEK!" Another squeal of fright emanated from Asuna, suggesting that the jumpscare had already happened.
I simply chuckled a little at her behavior, resulting in an adorable pout from her.
"How come you´re so calm?" She asked, narrowing her eyes in suspicion.
"I´m just used to horror movies I guess" I said with a chuckle "I´m not as much of an easy fright as you are"
"You don´t even get surprised by the jumpscares!" She yelled as she beat my chest softly "You´ve watched this movie before haven´t you!?"
"Maybe a couple of times" I said as I erupted in a laughter I had tried to stifle the last 10 minutes.
"You massive, teasing jerk!" Asuna squeeled in childish anger as she grabbed my body and pinned down on the couch as she proceeded to beat my chest lightly and playfully.
"Aow, aow, aow!" I yelled with a laugh, finding this situation rather amusing "I´m sorry, I´m sorry!"
"No you´re not!" She yelled, now smiling and laughing with me "You´re laughing and having an amazing time you jerk!"
"I swear I really am sorry!" I yelled with a delighted chuckle.
We rolled around on the couch, trying to overwhelm each other and take control over the other, playing like had we been young siblings. I laughed loudly as we suddenly rolled to the side and ended up on the floor beside the coffee table, but just kept playing with each other in a playful and romantic manner.
I laughed a bit as I finally managed to get Asuna away from me with a roll, pinning her down on the floor and grabbing both of her arms with my hands and pinning them above her head, using the rest of my body to render her immobile.
"Do you give in?" I said with a baited breath, chuckling softly as I stared down at her.
"Maybe," she said with a smirk "But only if you let go of my arms"
"Fair enough I guess" I mumbled with a smile, sighing softly and trying to catch my breath as I let go of her arms and got off of her.
She smiled softly and leaned upwards, softly kissing my lips in a passionate and romantic moment. I smiled a little and returned her kiss, not with hungry lust, but with slow, gentle passion. We had no need to be aggressive this time. We didn´t have to communicate through our aggressiveness. We had already told each other everything we wanted to say through our playful intimacy.
I smiled and sat there with her for a moment, with the perfect way to end a perfect evening.
A/N
Hey there guys! Hope you liked this Halloween special!
I know that it didn´t have much to do with Halloween, but meh, what will you do ;)
Again, hope you liked this chapter, and see you next time! Peace out!