*Dodging flying objects* Yep probably deserved those.
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So here are the results for the kitten's gender and name;
Gender:
Female-13
Male-4
Names:
Poof
Tora(3)
Flare*
Blaze*
Zeal(5)*
Stockholm
Benji
Shadow
Seth
Gleam
Bolt
Whiz
Otirik
Moonlit*
Kiriko
* - These names happen to be my favorite but I'd love to hear yours in the reviews. -SPOILER- The kitten's name will be revealed in the next chapter. -ENDSPOILER-
btw, I do not own Sao or any movie I happen to reference/quote to in this chapter.
Previously:
"I'll risk it." Kirirto said as his final answer. Kayaba smiled, catching on his train of thought.
"Well then, time to figure out a new identity, eh Kirito?"
Chapter Five:
A New Identity
Bonk. Bonk. Bonk.
Kirito banged his head against the desk and crumpled another piece of paper.
"Useless, empty brain!" Kirito muttered.
He'd been trying for the past couple of hours to figure out a new name for his disguise. He had tried and tried to come up with something similar to his username now but different as well. And it was driving him crazy. This was his list so far:
Kazugaya
Gayakazu
Togaya
Gayato
Kazukiri
Kirikazu
Otirik(So far this one was winning)
Irikot
Tokiri
Ikriot
Ikirot(This one he scribbled out immediately)
Toirik
"Muroow!" The kitten he'd saved climbed up his pant leg and jumped on top of his desk.
"Hey! Off, off!" Kirito tried to shoo the small bundle of fur away but it only latched onto him. Groaning in defeat he leaned back in the chair and stared out the window. How could he make such an obvious username to others except Kayaba. Or should he call him Heathcliff. Kirito didn't know anymore. He missed Asuna. He'd been wanting to write her another letter but Heathcliff had warned him that it probably wouldn't get to her. Kirito muttered some unkind words about the gamemaster before going back to his paper. Without turning around he called out,
"What do you want Kayaba?"
"Tsk, tsk. I was only coming in to see the progress."
"Like you actually care." Kirito mumbled.
"Hm?"
"I said that you'd rather eat dog than cat."
"Now that just isn't funny." Kayaba frowned.
Kirito fell back in his seat in surprise. Heathcliff chuckled. "Not so sharp after all, hm?"
Kirito gritted his teeth in annoyance and sat up. "I'm sharp enough to know that you aren't here to patronize me."
This time Heathcliff mumbled something, too quiet for Kirito to catch it all. He only caught a few words which didn't sound like he was very happy.
"Fine then. You caught me. I came here to ask who's been killing the monsters on this floor. I've only allowed you to be in the castle."
"Seems like you still need to be sharpened Kayaba."
"Answer me!" Heathcliff snapped.
"Do the math." Kirito retorted, getting up from the floor and picking his chair up.
"I'm considering putting you in chains and locking you up in a dungeon for those monsters to kill you."
"I'll think about it." Kirito resisted the urge to smirk at Kayaba's visibly growing frustration.
Then Kayaba took a deep breath and glared at Kirito. "Meet me in the throne room to discuss this. And possibly the aftereffects on our deal."
Kirito gaped. Heathcliff spun around, his new(Maybe old since it was rather similar to the one he wore at the beginning of SAO?) cloak flying out behind him and floating just above the ground. As he left, Kirito wanted so badly to punch or slice the gamemaster to smithereens but that'd have to wait. Kirito smirked as a plan to annoy Kayaba came to mind just as the man was disappearing from the hallway.
Kirito turned back to his desk and sat down to begin writing again only to realized his list and other crumpled up pieces of paper were gone.
"DANGITKAYABA!"
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Kirito was seriously considering announcing that boredom was the true enemy. Why? Well he could explain, very well in fact. After all, it was the main reason why he dragged himself to the throne room. Boredom, like peer pressure, was very persuasive and made you do things that you didn't want to do. Like walk himself to the stinking throne room.
Kirito was scowling at the floor when Kayaba arrived at the throne room doors.
"What in the name of Aincrad are you scowling at?" He asked Kirito.
"Nothing." Kirito answered immediately, looking up. "So do we do all of our talking of deals in the throne room or is it just your way of ordering me around because there is seriously no reason to have a discussion in the throne room. No one's-
Kayaba lifted a hand to silence him. "I'll answer that after this."
Kirito reluctantly followed Heathcliff into the throne room, taking in the sights once more. Kirito halted in the middle of the room to wait for Kayaba to sit on his star ruby throne. Once he did, there was an awkward silence.
"Ahem. Now then onto pressing matters. Are you going against my rules of leaving my palace?"
Kirito groaned and was very tempted to walk out at that minute. Ever since he agreed to that stupid deal Heathcliff started scolding and criticizing every little thing that Kirito did. But he restrained himself from running his sword through the paladin.
"Do you know what boredom does to people?" Kirito asked Kayaba.
The man was silent but nodded for Kirito go on.
"Boredom makes people do things to get rid of that boredom. Very easy in fact, if you're okay with bending the rules." Kirito smirked.
"And this bending of the rules by you have just cost you the ability to choose what you're new avatar looks like and the privilege of just you naming your avatar."
"So what now. You even going to show me what I'm going to look like?" Kirito's mouth began to form a frown.
"No, that'll be a surprise for later. No I had an excellent idea for your new avatar's name." Kayaba stated, looking curiously at Kirito for any reaction.
Kirito's face morphed into confusion and curiosity. "I'm listening…"
"SAO Ka. What do you think?"
"S-A-O ka… Why Sword Art Online ka?" Kirito asked, trying to decipher it.
"Well, you'd pronounce it sa-ow-ka first of all. And it means Sword Art Online, for the game you've been trapped in, Kayaba Akihiko, me the person who made the game and is allowing you to play once again." Heathcliff only then realized Kirito glaring. "What?"
Initials, huh? Well since it will be MY name, i'll add something to it. Kirito thought, trying to come up with something.
"Can I add 'kiri' to the end of that?"
"No."
"'To'?"
"No."
Tense silence filled the room.
"Can I just add my own stinking initials to the darn name?"
"Of course!" Kayaba gave a slight smirk at Kirito's frustration.
"So the whole name put together would be, Saokakk(Sa-ow-kack)?"
"If your initials are k and k then yeah. Not to hard to say is it?"
Kirito sighed. "You were waiting for this weren't you?"
Kayaba gave no answer. Kirito gritted his teeth in frustration. Then he spun around and began to walk away. Kayaba didn't even try to stop him. But the sound of a snap echoed in the room. Before Kirito could turn around, his avatar broke into fractals and everything went black.
When he woke he was surrounded by trees. He raised a hand to his forehead that was pounding and close his eyes. Couldn't the man give warning to when he was going to transport him somewhere? Kirito snapped his eyes open. He was an active player again. What did he look like? Was he near Asuna? Where was he?
Kirito looked around at his surroundings. It was a small clearing in the forest with a trickling stream. It was mainly dark so either it was night or there was so much foliage that the sun couldn't get through. Then he heard shouts. Kirito looked around frantically for a hiding spot, not caring that his sight was better than it was, and found a dense bush. He crawled under it, waiting for whatever happened next and hand on his sword on his back.
Okay, okay. I know I didn't update as soon as promised but the story is just now getting to the mainish story idea. So I (hopefully/really really want to) will start updating chapters faster but I am in high school now and I'm getting a lot of homework as well as other things such as clubs, church, sports, etc. Fun and not fun at the same time. So yeah, I plan on getting some writing done on weekends like I originally planned for this story to be expecting chapters on weekends. If I don't update, PM me to bug me about it.
Until later my fellow fanfictioners!
Next Chapter:
Chapter 6
Re-meeting the World