Alfheim 2

Chapter 5: New Friends

Suguha and Hiro were walking into the park as Suguha then said, "Hiro can you climb tree?"

Hiro has confidence in his answer, "Of course, I can climb fairly decent actually. Why?"

Suguha then pointed up in the huge tree next her and said, "Because my favorite spot is up here. Silly."

Suguha and Hiro climbed he tree up to nearly the peak as they sat on a large branch that was oddly shaped close to a bench which was strange. Hiro sat there and asked Suguha, "Why is this branch shaped like a bench? It is almost as if the tree meant to form this way."

Suguha answered, "Well, I'm not sure why. I was bird watching here a couple years ago and saw this branch and just decided to make this my spot for peace and quiet. It has a rather beautiful view of the city doesn't it?" She said that staring off at the city with the sun not that far above it.

Hiro was speechless as he too just stared at the view of the city. He then said slowly, "You know Suguha? I am not much of a talkative person really. I am most of the time just a cooped up guy stuck in my room playing VRMMORPGs all day long. Well when I 'm not at school that is. Here lately there hasn't been much to do. With us moving for the first time I really haven't had much time to adjust before mom told us to go out and make new friends."

Suguha stated, "Well, you know you have two great friends right? Your sister and me. I mean, I do consider you a friend. Although, I rarely know you and never have other friends to talk to around here. I kind of thought that we were is all."

Hiro blushed and said, "Well, I am a nice guy when you get to know me. Most people just stay away from me because I'm not 'normal'. I have this natural talent with swords that it scares people away for some reason."

Suguha was confused, "You seem alright to me. Your not weird, people think that my whole family is weird because we deal with kendo."

Hiro said with a smile on his face, "Kendo huh? Say Suguha?" Suguha then turned towards him and said, "Hmm?"

Hiro then asked, "Why were you in the Alfheim 2 Beta exactly?"

Suguha answered, "Well, I was put in because in the first Alfheim I was the one who traveled with Kirito to the World Tree so he could put a stop to Oberon who had in a way kidnapped this girl Asuna and held her captive still wearing the NerveGear in the game. I remember him going up to the top of the World Tree to save her but I don't know what happened up there because I didn't go up there all the way with him. Why were you in the Beta Hiro?"

Hiro answered. "I was told that my skills in Sword Art Online and Alfheim were beyond exceptional. My sword skills were recorded as the second best in the whole game with Kirito guy holding the top spot. I just played the games the best I could and next thing I know I was being called the Sacred Slayer of Alfheim because I defeated all the optional bosses by my third day in the game."

Suguha then said, "Wait! You played Sword Art Online? Did you ever meet Kirito?"

Hiro thought back and said, "You know I may have without realizing it. I dunno."

Suguha sighed and said, "Well before I realized who I was traveling with in Alfheim, I fell in love with him. I don't want to do that again though, I also didn't know that it was who it turned out to be and that he had someone special already."

Suguha shed a tear, as she wiped the tear away Hiro said, "If this conversation is making you uncomfortable, we can talk about something else if you want to?"

Suguha held back more tears as she said, "Yes please. How about your school life? You mind me asking how it is?"

Hiro thinking about it, "Well it's going great actually. I mean not in the friends department but in general it's pretty good. I have seen around in school but I just thought you never had time to talk is all."

Suguha finished with, "That's good. Well, I know we haven't been up here long but we should get home right?"

Hiro said, "Yeah that'd be correct." They descended the tree. At the bottom Hiro helped Suguha finish getting down.

Suguha and Hiro then walked back to her house as Suguha was walking to her door she turned around and said, "Hey Hiro. Do you want to maybe come over sometime and do something together?"

Hiro blushed and said, "Um, yeah. Just call or let me know somehow when ok? I'll see ya in school."

Suguha then walked into her house and said, "Hey mom. I'm home!" She then went to talk to her mom about how her day was.

Hiro went home and as soon as he got in the door Yui was all over him asking questions, "So did anything happen or what?"

Hiro just said, "Yeah, we became friends. That's it." He got ready and ate dinner and went to bed to get rested up for school tomorrow.

The next day after school Hiro was watching tv when he saw something come on about Alfheim 2, "Here coming in one week the sequel to the amazing 10 out of 10 Alfheim comes Alfheim 2! The makers of the first one was the ones who created this sequel to gather even more success in the gaming department. Be there at the release at Gaming Central to get the disc which allows you to download your own server which is required to play the game next Wednesday!"

Hiro then got a call on his phone which was Suguha on the other end saying, "Did you see that commercial? That was so cool! I'm going to get it! Aren't you going to get it?"

Hiro replied, "Of course I am! I am not going to sit here and say no after that neat Beta! You going the first day as well?" He heard a yes on the other end as he said afterwards, "Say, did you want to go get a copy together since we both are going to get it?"

Suguha on her phone blushed and said, "Uh... sure! I can come get you and we can go get it!"

Hiro finishes with, "Sounds like a plan! I gotta go and get to my homework ok?" Suguha said, "Yeah me too actually I haven't even started honestly bye."

Hiro finishes with a bye and then hung up, he got right ot finishing up his homework and thought about Alfheim 2 all the way up until the day before it came out. Little did he know, something was about to go down soon and he was going to get caught right in the middle of it. Find out in Chapter 6: The Release and the Kidnapping.