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Ch. 9

We all made it back to Agil's Bar and just rested for the moment. Lisbeth gave me the stare for taking all of the exp. but I just ignored her. Leafa and I were sitting together, holding hands, and talking about the fight.

"You were really cool in that raid Thorn."

"Nah…I was just doing my job."

She looked at me with a confused look.

"Job?"

"Protecting you."

I said with a smile. She made an "aww" sound and pecked me on the cheek. I blushed and looked to see Klein rolling his eyes. He leaned back into his chair and sighed.

"Ugh…why does every guy get a girl but me?"

Lisbeth smirked and jumped on his lap, making him almost fall out of his chair.

"What the hell!?"

"I'll be your girl!"

His eyes filled with fear as he pushed her off his lap and bolted out the door. Lisbeth just laughed on the ground and then stood up. Leafa turned back to me and smiled.

"I still can't believe you killed a boss all on your own. With your level, you should've got your ass kicked."

"Well you all helped but I don't even know how I did it. I guess seeing you get hurt like that unleashed a power I never knew I had. But it was pretty sweet how I leveled up so much!"

She nodded and took a sip of her newly served drink. I just watched her as a drop escaped its way down her face. I leaned my face on my palm and sighed lovingly as I stared. But I was suddenly blocked by a new message. I opened it and it said,

Attention!

You have an alarming notice

Outside of Alfheim online

Would you like to log out and check

It?"

I sighed and Leafa looked at me.

"I got to go for a minute, okay."

She frowned slightly and crossed her arms.

"Well try to hurry back. Okay."

I nodded and gave her a soft kiss. She kept trying to kiss me when I pulled away but I pressed the log out button and disappeared into the thin air. I woke up into my room and heard the siren sound of my phone ringing on the table. I took the Amusphere off of my head and set it on the sheets beside my pillow. I got up on my feet and clicked the 'answer' button on my phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey it's Jake. How's it going?"

"Really good! I love the game and it plays nicely."

"That's good. That's good. I just wanted to tell you that you're first check has been added to your account and that you will be able to spend it whenever you want. The next check will come the same day next week and then so on."

I grinned and I could tell that he knew it.

"Thanks so much Mr. Harrison! I hope that I am doing a good job so far."

"Haha. You're doing fine Thorn. Just don't forget that you have to write a report sometime or later. I'll check on your progress, maybe twice a week, and tell you any updates or problems that we found within the game."

"Alright. Thank you. Goodbye."

"Bye-bye."

I clicked the 'end' button and set the phone down.

"Account!"

I yelled and a holographic screen hovered over the phone screen. I scrolled down to see my new balance of sixty-thousand dollars in my account. I had already earned 10,000 dollars from previous jobs. I'm not completely poor! But my new check will really help me out. The apartment was about 1,000 dollars a month and the check would pay that off nicely. I can also buy plane tickets for Leafa and Kirito! I can't wait to see them in real life! I exited the screen and the hologram disappeared. I walked back to my Amusphere and put it back on.

"Link start!"

The familiar rays of light came at me and I appeared where I had left off. Leafa's eyes went wide and her mouth turned upward. I returned the smile and grabbed her hands, her warmth coming back to me like a slight flame.

"Leafa….I just got my check. We can meet each other in real life."

"Check?"

Her yes went wide and she gasped.

"Don't tell me you're like forty or something!"

I waved my hands in front of me and laughed nervously.

"Haha, no I'm sixteen!"

She sighed in relief and relaxed again.

"Go on."

"Let me explain. I got a job in the video game industry and the first job they told me to do was test out this game forever long I wanted." She nodded as I spoke. "They said they would pay me 50,000 dollars week if I played the game so I decided to check it out. And then I met you, so I think I will stay longer than I thought I would."

She smiled and blushed. I tightened the grip on her hands.

"Sooooo you're gonna stay on the game because of me"

I nodded.

"And I can come see you in America?"

I nodded and she gasped. She then stood up and left me with a confused face. She walked over to Kirito, who was talking to Asuna, and grabbed him by the back of his collar. She dragged him out and Asuna and I followed them. Once outside, she let Kirito go and we all waited for an answer from her.

"Kirito, we're going to America!"

He tilted his head at her.

"Huh?"

I decided to let Kirito in on all of the details and he nodded in understanding. Asuna poked my shoulder and I looked at her.

"Can I go too?"

"Sure!"

I said. It's not like I couldn't afford it. They all cheered but then Kirito stopped and looked at me with a serious look.

"Wait a minute. Isn't it like 10,000 dollars a ticket?"

I grinned.

"Got that covered. My Dad's a pilot and he gets a huge discount for flights anywhere. So it's like 1,000 dollars for each of you."

"Well that's convenient. When do we leave?"

Asked Kirito.

"Whenever you want."

I replied with a smile. Leafa jumped up in the air and started yelling excitingly,

"Let's leave tomorrow!"

Kirito's face turned into shock but he quickly nodded in agreement. He looked at Asuna for assurance and she smiled, signaling that that was alright. Leafa cheered again and brought up her menu. About ten seconds later, I got a message with a number on it.

"That's my number to call me so CALL me."

"haha, alright. I will tomorrow. I will also send your tickets to your accounts digally so all you have to do is show the girl at the check-in counter."

They all nodded and Leafa grabbed Kirito's hand.

"We have to pack and get ready!"

And with that she gave me a short kiss and logged out, along with Kirito. Asuna looked at e after they disappeared and grinned.

"Well she is excited today."

"Haha, yeah. Are you?"

She looked at me for a moment.

"Hell yeah! See ya!"

I shook my head in amazement and looked up at the sky. I would finally get to meet her. I wonder what her real name is. I hardly believe it is Leafa but that would be pretty cool. I suspect her hair to b black because she lives in Japan but I've been surprised before. I don't mind though. I swiped my hand down and the menu popped up. I clicked the 'log out' button and the fantasy world left my eyes.

(Suguha's POV)

I ran out of my door and banged on Kazuto's door for about twenty seconds before he finally opened it. I gave him a look that said 'pack' and he got the message. I smiled to myself and went into the bathroom. I got the hair dye that my mom had bought earlier and looked at all of the colors. I saw one that said, 'sunshine blonde' and set the box on the bathroom counter. Kazuto came in and gave me a look.

"What are you doing?"

I looked at him and smiled.

"I'm dying my hair blonde for Thorn. If I don't look like Leafa, he won't love me."

He grabbed the box of dye and put it back into the drawer. I opened the drawer back up but he closed it again.

"Suguha, you don't have to look like Leafa for him to love you. That's ridiculous. If he really likes you, then he will like you for who you are in the real world."

I had to admit it, he made sense. I took my hand off the handle and looked in the mirror. I had let my hair grow out a little bit and it now came down to my hips. I still had my signature hair clips on the side though. I looked back at Kazuto.

"I guess…you're right…."

He smiled and left the room to pack. I watched him leave and sighed, taking out my brush. I brushed my now long hair and put it in a ponytail. I went back into my room and started to pack my clothes. I decided to bring some comfortable booty shorts to sleep in and weeks' worth of t-shirts. Knowing it was Alabama, it would probably be hot there so a coat or jacket won't be necessary. I finished putting all of my chosen clothes in the bag and zipped it up. I walked into Kazuto's room and saw that he was also ready to go. He looked up at me from the phone and said,

"Asuna wants to know when we're leaving tomorrow."

I snatched my phone from my pocket and yelled,

"Account!"

The screen hovered and my account appeared. I looked to see that there we're three tickets attached to it and looked at the times.

"10 in the morning, so we better leave at 7 or 8."

Kazuto nodded and started to talk into the phone again. I could hear the slight sounds of Asuna's voice coming from the phone and smiled.

"It also….says that we're in first class."

Kazuto looked from the phone with wide eyes and a slightly opened mouth.

"You serious!?"

I nodded and heard screaming from the phone. They continued talking as I made the account disappear. I walked out of his room and closed the door quietly. America. I am so excited! His name can't really be Thorn could it? I really hope he looks the same as he does in the game but I wouldn't care if he didn't. He is so sweet to be doing this! I walked back into my room and sat on the bed.

"Well bed, this is the last night I will be sleeping on you. I'll be in America."

I said proudly. But then I jumped to my feet.

"Wait a minute! What if Thorn wants me to sleep in the same bed as him!? I'll have to if he doesn't have enough beds! Oh my god Oh my god! Oh my god!"

Kazuto rushed into the room from all of my yelling and got into a defensive stance.

"What's wrong!?"

I looked at him slowly and tried to think of an excuse. I had none. So I was going to use the next best thing.

"God Kazuto! Don't you know not to piss me off when I'm on my period!?"

His eyes filled with fear and he ran out of the room and locked his door. I sighed in relief and sat on the bed. Oh well…..I guess it wouldn't be such a big deal to sleep next to him for a few days. I put my covers over my body and looked at the clock

8:47

I laid my head on my pillow and the lights automatically turned off. I looked out the window from my position. It was raining slightly, the drops hitting the ground softly. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Until Tomorrow.

And that is the end of the chapter! I had to really think about what was going to happen in this chapter and well….there you go. But I have school tomorrow and it is getting late so I am going to go to bed lol. Remember to review and tell me about how you liked or maybe hated the story in any way. I will try to make it as the best story you have read on Sword art Online. And by the way, I just got the hollow fragment game and it's so fun! But yeah thanks for reading, until next time!