And here comes another chapter of Leafa's Thorn! I thought I might make this chapter come out a little bit early than expected because I really want to get this story done. I have gotten ideas from multiple readers and I'm pretty sure that writer's block is not a problem anymore lol. But anyway, I would like you to vote on the poll on my profile to tell me which story I should write next. This story will be ending in just a few chapters so I want to plan ahead of time lol. I got about 4 reviews for the last chapter and that's awesome! Let's do it again and review this chapter now! I would love to hear what you think of the story. Anyways, thanks for reading and here is the chapter!

Ch. 19

I woke up to see that Sugu and I were still cuddling from last night. I blushed and smiled, gently stroking her soft cheek. I looked over her to see that it was only nine in the morning. We had to meet Yukio at two, so that meant that gave us five hours to do whatever we wanted.

I leaned back down and Sugu tightened her grip on my bare chest, making me gasp for air slightly. You wouldn't see it just by looking at her, but she had a death grip like no other. I didn't mind, of course, and hugged her back. She sighed a little and her eyes fluttered open.

"Hmm…..? Oh…Good morning…"

She said, still half asleep. I smirked and played with her hair.

"Good morning."

She hummed and rested her face in my neck. But she suddenly gasped when she realized that she was crushing my chest.

"Oh my god! Sorry!"

"Haha, it's okay."

I laughed. She sat up and rubbed her fragile hands over my abs, tracing them.

"So…We have that mission today, huh?"

I sat up as well.

"Yep. You ready?"

"Yeah, do you think Asuna got the others to join us?"

I was about to respond but the opening of the door beat me to it. Sugu and I instantly covered ourselves with the sheets.

"Thorn, they said that they would come!"

I smiled nervously at Asuna.

"Okay Asuna, that's great…"

She narrowed her eyes at us and pointed.

"Are you two naked under those sheets!?"

Sugu and I looked at each other and nodded slowly.

"Ugh, well get dressed!"

She yelled as she slammed the door. We both let out our breath and looked at each other.

"Well that was awkward."

"Yeah, but at least it wasn't my mom who saw us."

I tilted my head a little at her.

"Where is your mom anyways?"

She giggled and got up from the bed, stretching.

"She had an important business trip to go on right before you got here."

"Does she approve of me, Sugu?"

She put her finger to her lip in thought.

"Well she seemed pretty approving about everything I've said about you so far."

I nodded and began making the bed. Sugu looked at me like I was crazy.

"What are you doing, Thorn?"

"Making the bed."

I said without looking at her. Sugu just shook her head and got dressed for the day. After about five minutes, Asuna came back in to see that we were now fully clothed.

"As I was saying, I got Lisbeth, Silica, and Agil to help us with the problem in ALfheim."

Kazuto came behind her and grinned.

"I also called Klein and he said that he would help as well."

I smiled and nodded my head.

"Thanks guys, it should be fun fighting with all of you again. So they know to meet us there at two, right?"

They both nodded as we all left the room and walked into the kitchen. We all sat down as Asuna began making us breakfast. I mean, I would help her, but it looked like she had everything handled. She was the best cook I knew. The smell of her cooking quickly filled the air and the question lingered on.

"Hey Asuna, what are you cooking?"

"Miso soup."

She said with a cheeky grin. My stomach rumbled as soon as she said that and I prayed that it would be done soon. My prayers were answered as she quickly poured the soup into everyone's bowls and sat down. The soup was obviously delicious in every way.

"Thank you so much, Asuna! This soup rocks!"

"Hehe thanks. I try my best when it comes to cooking."

She said as she took a sip of her soup.

"So, what does this video game place look like anyway? I want to know what kind of building I'll be diving in. It better not be a shit hole."

She joked. Kazuto laughed and took a spoonful of his soup as well.

"Nah, it's nothing like that. It was actually pretty cool because there were all of these computers with epic hologram domes."

He explained, giving emphasis with his arms. Asuna giggled at his ridiculousness.

"Haha, sounds like a cool place to hang out."

"Yeah, the only bad thing about thee place is that the desk lady is a real bitch."

The two girls looked at me and I nodded in agreement. My phone began to vibrate and I looked at who was calling me. It was my mom. I pressed the answer button and everyone got quiet. Her familiar voice made me smile slightly.

"Hello?"

"Hey Thorn! I just wanted to call and check on you. I can't believe your living in your own apartment without me. I miss you so much and I was asking you if I could come visit you sometime today."

I froze and Kazuto gave me a look that said, 'you never to her you flew to Japan, did you.' I laughed nervously and nodded.

"Umm….I don't think that is such a good idea, mom. I have a lot of stuff to do at work and I don't think I will have the time to see you today. But I will call you when I can, alright?"

I could feel the disappointment in her voice but it's not like I lied to her.

"Oh. Well that's okay. Just tell me when you're free, okay sweetie?"

Kazuto tried to hide his laugh while the girls made an 'awwww' sound.

"Okay I will. Love you, bye."

I mumbled as I clicked the phone off. I glared at the three and sat back down at the table. They continued to snicker while I started to play with my soup, embarrassed.

"Well I think it's good that you and your mom are close."

Sugu said in between laughs.

"Whatever, let's just go meet Yuki already."

I said. They all nodded and put their bowls in the sink. Since there were three of us, we couldn't take the bike. So we had to use Sugu's car. It was a red Mitsubishi 3000 GT. Sugu looked at me and could tell that I was impressed. The car was cool but it wasn't as cool as my mustang.

"I got in the passenger seat as Sugu got into the driver's seat. We waited for Kazuto and Asuna to get in the back and then we were off. On the way, Asuna made a few last minute calls just to make sure everyone was coming. She said that they said that they were on their way as well and that they would meet us in front of the building. In a few minutes, we drove off the interstate and into the driveway of the huge video game corporation. There were two cars there already. A black Nissan 370Z and a pink Honda S2000. In front of the cars were Agil, Lisbeth, and Silica. I smiled at their looks because there were little differences in how they looked in real life than in the game. I got out of the car and walked up to them.

"Hi, I'm thorn."

They smiled and crossed their arms.

"Well look at you in real life! I'm Rika and this is Keiko"

Lisbeth said as she gestured to herself than to Silica. Agil walked beside them and shook my hand firmly.

"And I'm Andrew, pleasure to meet you, Thorn."

I grinned and nodded. Sugu and the others caught up to us and waved to the three people I just now met in real life.

"Hey guys, how's it going? It's really cool of you to help us out with this."

Sugu said with a laugh. Lisbeth waved her hand through the air.

"Oh it's going great and it's really no biggie. This should actually be fun."

We all smiled and began to chat about the mission until we heard a motor sputter and saw a white Lexus LFA driving into the driveway. It stopped in front of us and Klein got out of the car. He waved at us and almost tripped on his way over to us. Kazuo and I snickered but I tried to keep my cool as he began to talk.

"So you're Thorn, huh? I'm Ryoutarou but you can just keep calling me Klein because I know that's a mouthful. So this is the place where were doing the mission?"

I nodded and led them in.

"Yeah, this is it. And your late as usual, dumbass."

Kazuto said with a smirk.

"Hey now, no need to be so harsh, Kirito."

Klein said to the smirking boy. Kazuto just rolled his eyes in response as we made our way to the front desk. The woman looked at us and glared.

"Thorn…"

I glared back.

"Aniston…"

We stared at each other before she finally pointed to the elevator.

"The elevator is that way…."

She said through clenched teeth. I nodded and gave her a big bright smile. Sugu leaned close to my ear as we walked to the elevator.

"Man, when you said that she was a bitch, you weren't kidding."

"Told you!"

I yelled as Kazuto clicked the button and we rose. The elevator came to a stop and we all walked into the room. Yukio turned around and smiled once he saw that it was us.

"Ahhh…..you're here! And you brought some friends, I see."

"Yep, so where do we dive in?"

"In this room here."

He said as he gestured to a large room filled with beds and Amuspheres.

"But first, I need you all to sign a contract saying that you agreed to do this and that we are not responsible for any injuries that you could possibly obtain during the mission. I hope that is okay with everyone."

I turned around and looked at the others. They simply nodded and we all signed the contracts. Yukio gave a sigh of relief and scooped up the papers in one swift motion.

"Okay, now that we have that settled. I'm going to need you to lie on the beds please."

We all nodded and rested our backs on the beds. He walked over to each of us and fitted the Amusphere over our eyes, making sure each fit right.

"Alright, A couple of nurses and I will monitor your status's and will do everything in our power to ensure that you guys are safe. If your heart rate gets too high, you will automatically log out and we can try again if you wish. Any questions?"

We all stayed quiet and he nodded.

"Okay, this is it. Everyone start!"

He didn't have to tell us twice as we all yelled, 'Link Start' simultaneously. My view of the real life ceiling disappeared and was replaced by a colorful sky. I looked around to see that we were on top of the Aincrad castle and right in front of the Ruby Palace. This meant that we were all on floor 100 and that the control system was just inside. I looked side-to-side to see that all of the others had appeared as well. Sugu's hair had changed to bright blond and her eyes a nature green. She grinned at me and winked in a flirty way, making me blush. It had been about a week or two since I saw her avatar, Leafa. Either way, she looked totally hot! I linked our fingers together and looked up at the Ruby Palace. The giant red walls towered over us like giants and ended with magnificent spires on top. A stairway appeared in front of us and led to two huge red doors. I tightened my grip on Leafa's hand and turned to everyone.

"Well….Here we go."

And that is the end of the chapter. I might just have the epic battle in the next chapter but I don't really know yet. I plan on making Kazuto super epic as well as Thorn! Just keep up with the story and please review! I updated so early because I got about 5 reviews like I wanted. So if you guys review and tell me what you think about the story, I'll have a chapter out in the nick of time. Again I ask if anyone would draw something from the story for deviant art because that would be totally awesome lol. So if you love SAO and can draw them PM me! Finally, please vote on the poll on my profile to tell me what I should write next! The current votes are

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