Hey! This is chapter seven of my Sword Art Online Fanfic! I'm pretty sure the raid is in this chapter because I really don't have anything else to put before it lol. I hope you're ready because I'm not. I have to complete this in less than two hours and then it's off to bed. I just wanted to get a chapter in so you guys wouldn't get mad at me or something lol. PLEASE REVIEW THE STORY AND READ MY OTHER STORIES! OH AND ABOUT THAT POLL….IT'S PRETTY MUCH LONG ANYWAYS SOOOOO YEAH THEE POLL WAS KIND OF SULESS LOL. BUT WE HAD 4 VOTES LONG AND 0 SHORT SO THERE YOU GO. THANKS FOR READING!

Ch. 7

We walked into the inn to see all of the others getting ready. Lisbeth ran over to Asuna and whispered something in her ear. Asuna looked at me with a blushing grin and told me to walk over to her. I nodded slightly and reached her. We sat down and she put her hands on the table.

"Sooooooo…what did you want to tell me?"

She giggled a little and looked both ways before talking to me.

"I heard from a little birdie that you like Leafa, hmmm?"

"Would this little birdie happen to be Lisbeth?"

She nodded and I cursed under my breath. She laughed again and leaned on the table.

"Alright, now spill it!"

I blushed deeply as I started stuttering. She just crossed her arms and waited for me to stop.

"Well….I DO like her….."

"Ahh, so you do like her. Does she like you back?"

I looked at Leafa, who was talking to Kirito about something, and nodded.

"Sooooooo…have you confessed your love to each other yet?"

I nodded slightly and she stood up.

"Well congratulations!"

Everybody looked at us and I sank in my seat. Doesn't anybody have any fucking privacy in this place!? I stood up and walked over to Kirito and Leafa. She stopped talking to him and blushed slightly. He turned around and she started to walk off. He smiled slightly and I knew she had told him about it. He put his arm over my shoulder and grinned.

"So I hear you like my sister, huh?"

My eyes went wide and my mouth fell open.

"Sister?"

"Well, more like cousins but we're still related and shit. Anyways, she told me how you two almost kissed in the cave and I have got to say…..I'm impressed."

"Huh!?"

He walked us over to the corner of the bar and began talking again.

"I'm impressed because it took me and Asuna a little over a year to even like each other. Don't even get me started on how we first kissed. But you snatched her in about two days, haha. Did you guys kiss or what?"

I took his arm off my shoulder and blushed.

"Almost….Our lips brushed and then Lisbeth came in looking for us."

Kirito looked at her with a glare and shook his head.

'She always ruins it.' He thought.

He continued to glare at her for about ten seconds before I waved my hands in front of his face. He shook out of his thought and looked back at me.

"Anyway, during this raid, I think you should make your move and kiss her. She's never really had a boyfriend before. I mean, she did know this guy who liked her but he kind of just made her annoyed of him. And I can tell she really likes you and you seem okay to me."

I smiled as he said this and he patted my back.

"You ready?"

"Yeah!"

The whole group stood up from their seats and began their way to the front door. Once we were outside, we formed our wings and began to fly in the air. There was a huge castle floating in the air and my mouth fell open at the sight. Leafa giggled and took my hand into hers. We both blushed at her action but never once thought about separating. Kirito was in front of us and he turned his head.

"Alright guys, the raid of the day is on floor 8 and the dungeon is kind of long. So be ready everyone!"

We all cheered and flew into the castle. I got a message on my screen that said, "Aincrad." So I guess that was what the castle was named. Aincrad looked beautiful inside and looked way different then Alfheim. The monsters also looked somewhat different but still had minor similarities. I walked really slowly as I took in my surroundings so Leafa had to yank my wrist every five seconds. We started to run and reached a door that said "Floor 8 Dungeon." The two giant doors opened and we all walked inside, close together. The dungeon was dark and quiet for some reason. I didn't really see any threat but all of the others acted like something would come at them any second. I unsheathed my sword and a skeleton warrior suddenly appeared in front of us. There were about twenty of them and they all began to attack us with all of their might. We all touched swords with them and the battle started. These monsters were way more difficult than the ones in Alfheim. I was glad I was quick on my toes when they missed their target.

"Once you kill one, help someone else with theirs!"

Kirito yelled in between the clinging effect of his black sword. I dodged another attack from the skeleton and decreased its health by half. It seemed to be getting stronger by every attack as its health went down. The skeleton monster slashed its sword and it got me in the chest. I couldn't believe how much it hurt compared to the other world. I yelped in pain and Leafa looked at me with worry. I recovered quickly and killed it with the quickness of my sword. I ran over to Leafa and helped her with her enemy.

"Hey Thorn, you okay?"

"Yeah, I didn't realize that it hurt much more here than in Alfheim."

She nodded and killed the skeleton. She turned to me and touched the spot of where I was cut. I looked down at her hand and rubbed it gently. She looked at me with sadness in her eyes and I frowned,

"It broke my heart to hear you scream in pain like that."

I gasped and grabbed her hand.

"Leafa, I will be alright really. I was just caught off guard. But now I know how much it hurts so I can take it."

She hesitated a smile but she soon couldn't help it. I put my hand on her face and kissed her cheek.

"There's the smile I love."

She blushed and smiled at me. I couldn't help but stare at her for a few minutes but realized that the others were looking at us. We both blushed and turned to them,

"Shut up!"

They all snickered and continued down the dark path of the dungeon. We looked at each other and shook our heads. I leaned in her ear and whispered,

"Is there never privacy in this damn place?"

"No. Never."

I groaned and she pushed me ahead. We were already like a couple, which I actually liked the thought of. I turned my head around and gave her a sheepish grin. She just rolled her eyes and followed the others, deeper inside the dungeon. We walked for about ten minutes before we saw a room lit up on the right of us. We walked inside slowly and the door behind us slammed shut. It was a trap and we all knew it. The room was lighter than the others but still had the dark feel. We all readied our weapons and waited for something to happen. Suddenly, the room turned a bright red and a snake slithered from the roof. Its fangs were the size of cars and venom dripped from them like a hose. I gulped and so did the others. Its level was definitely higher than mine and equaled that of the group, except Kirito. It gave a giant roar and started to slither towards us. But it didn't go fast for some reason. Leafa turned to me and grabbed my face,

"Leafa, what the hell…?"

"I'm not going to get killed by this thing before I kiss you."

I gasped at her words and smiled. Her eyes sparked like a lake reflecting off the moon's light. She brought in her sweet breath and leaned closer to my face. We both closed our eyes as our soft lips touched and our hearts raced. We had finally kissed and I felt like the luckiest guy in the world. Nothing else mattered at the moment. Not even the killer snake stalking its way towards us. We separated for a second and looked in each other's eyes. Tears began to form in her bright green irises and I brought our lips together once more. I brought my tongue against her lips and she knew what to do. She opened her mouth slightly and I entered my tongue. The sensation of our tongues touching created an extra heartbeat. It wasn't a rough kiss. It was a gentle kiss, as soft as a feather pillow. And it was perfect. Leafa was perfect. She moaned in our kiss from pure ecstasy and brought her arms around my neck. I brought my arms around her waist and we could've stayed like that forever. Suddenly dying didn't seem so bad at the moment. Kirito poked my shoulder and whispered in my ear.

"It's really awesome on how your kissing her and all, but there's a 100 foot snake coming right at us and I really don't want to get my ass beat."

Leafa and I separated from our soft kissing and blushed. We grinned at each other and got out our swords for the fight. We stood, side by side, and readied ourselves. I looked at Leafa and said,

"Hey Leafa?"

She turned to me and smiled slightly,

"Yes?"

"Does this mean we are a couple now?"

"Hehe, I guess we are, huh. But if we're gonna be a couple, I want to meet you in real life."

She said with a smile. I smiled as well and she sighed in relief. Money wasn't really an option. With the 50,000 dollars coming in every week, I could fly to Japan whenever I wanted. I could move wherever I wanted and just shift to the American Video game Embassy in Tokyo.

"So….does that mean we can meet in real life?"

I looked at her and pecked her on the lips.

"Yeah…I'm looking forward to it.

And that is the end of the chapter! I really hope you have liked the story so far. But them meeting in real life still awaits! PLEASE REVIEW THE STORY GUYS! IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE A LONG SUMMARY OR ANYTHING. You can just tell me that the story is good or something lol. I think I will upload the next chapter this weekend and I really want you guys to read it, like it, and review it! If you have a request for a story, just PM me and tell me what you want lol. I will try to satisfy you the best I can :D Anyway, if you like Naruto or Attack on Titan, I have stories for those too. Their mostly with my OC in them. Thanks for reading guys!