Author's notes:
-The scenes used in this will be all the ones with Sinon and Kirito in them, interacting together like a soon-to-blossom couple. I won't plagiarize, instead I will re-imagine their inner monologues.
Chapter 1 Time: Episode 4.
Kirito decided not to break up with Asuna right now. After all, he had an investigation to go into Gun Gale Online and make contact with this "Death Gun" fellow. Besides, he really didn't know what to say to her right now, much less how to explain why he wanted to break up with her. But the hardest hard would be what to say to Yui.
Yui, who had decided to become their daughter after seeing the strong bond between the two of them. It will certainly be a herculean task to explain to her why he felt it wasn't working out with Asuna.
So he went into the hospital, exchanged a few words with the nurse who would be monitoring his body while he full-dived (the same one who was in charge of his rehab), and said: "Link start!"
The first thing he noticed in GGO was his avatar's body. He looked like a girl, and it wasn't an insult. He really looked like a girl. So much so that a dude offered to buy his account, and even tripled his price when he told him that he was a dude. After that, he just wandered around trying to find the governor's office, and a weapons shop. He got really lost though. So when he saw another player with short blue hair who looked like he could be friendly to him, he walked over tapped his shoulder and said a simple "Hey..." before the person turned around, and he realized his mistake: The "he" was a "she"!
"Can I help you?" she asked, as he thought Crap, she thinks I'm trying to hit on her. Then he remembered that he looked like a girl, and decided to use this to his advantage for now. Switching to his best impression of a girlish personality, he answered:
"Yes. It's my first time playing. I'm looking for somewhere to get cheap weapons and a place called the governor general's office."
"Alright, I'll help you. Follow me." she replied. As they chatted on their way to the store, Sinon couldn't help but be impressed with this new player. She only started playing today, yet she wanted to enter the BOB (Bullet of Bullets) already!
It was a good thing that she had a converted account though, otherwise her stats would be too low for such a feat.
As they chatted on their way to the store, Kirito felt bad about pretending to be girl. He would eventually have to 'fess up, and he was worried that would not go well. At the same time, he felt happier than when he first entered the game half-an-hour ago, something making his heart rise with a new found hope.
Eventually, they entered the store. Sinon started to explain to him in details about weapons in GGO, and was getting a little mad that he was half-heartedly paying attention. But she figured it was a lot of information for a new player to take in.
When she learned he barely had any money (none beside the starting amount) he offered to lend him some. But instead, he asked about ways to make lots of money quickly. She suggested nearby casinos, though she did warn him that it probably wasn't the best idea.
But five minutes later, she stood with her jaw on the floor, making no effort to pick it up. And she wasn't the only one. That new player (whose name was Kirito she learned) defeated on her first try an supposed-to-be impossible reflexes game called "Untouchable!". When she asked her how he had done it, she answered: "I predicted the prediction lines."
And she wasn't done being impressed. When she realized they had ten minutes to rush to the office before BOB registration closed, he managed to drive at high-speed a buggy, a vehicle known for being extremely hard to handle.
Sinon felt a confusing emotion rise inside her, one that could have been called love. This was unlikely though. She was straight, and Kirito was a girl. But then again, if it wasn't love she was feeling, what was it?
As for Kirito, he felt a mixture of excitement, awkwardness, and happiness, as Sinon hanged on to his waist while he drove like a madman through the streets of SBC Glocken, the capital and starting city of GGO.
Citations: "Crap, she thinks I'm trying to hit on her.", "Yes. It's my first time playing. I'm looking for somewhere to get cheap weapons and a place called the governor general's office." (originally "Yes, It's my first time playing. I'm looking for somewhere to get cheap weapons and a place called the governor general's office."), and "I predicted the prediction lines." (originally "Isn't this game's point to anticipate the prediction lines?") are taken from the Crunchyroll subtitles.