"Echoes of past events, nudge the tiller on my present course. I await its reflection in the future."

"Link start!"

Me and Onii-chan arrived at Aarun. Aarun is the biggest city in ALO. I was in my avatar form. In ALO, I'm known as Leafa. And Onii-chan is known as Kirito. But most of you probably knew that already. "So…Sugu. What are you up to today? Are you gonna clear some dungeons?" "Wait. Let me check something out real quick." He nodded at me as I opened up my menu. I scrolled at the bottom. There was a new update. "Onii-chan, look. There's a new patch in the game. It says that there's a new island called 'Xifos.' It also says that the areas there are exactly the same from the areas in the game…Sword Art Online." This caught Onii-chan's attention. "Really? Hmm…I guess it'll be interesting. Wanna go?" "Wherever you'll go, I'll follow~" I saw him open up his own menu and read the update. "Look. It has a map that shows how to get there. Doesn't seem so far. Let's go."

Fairy wings sprouted from our backs, and we flew off to Xifos Island. "Onii-chan? What did things look like in SAO?" I asked curiously since I never went in that game and had no idea what it was like. "Well, it's a lot like ALO, really. Lots of buildings and dungeons. Except that we are trapped in a floating castle in the sky. And we had to reach the top to escape." "That sounds really hard…" "Yeah. A lot of people died in there. Hundreds of people. " The mention of SAO made something in Onii-chan…snap. A lot did happen while he was in there. Memories, maybe. Especially that of Asuna-san.

"Didn't you say that you and Asuna-san got married in SAO?" "Yeah…W-why?" "Well, then a married couple would have their own house right? Did you?" "Yeah…She and I lived in a house. Why ask?" "Think we can visit? I think Yui would like that…Where is she anyway?" "Oh she's in my pocket, sleeping. Yui? Wake up~" A small Pixie, with long black hair peeped out of Onii-chan's pocket and flew out of it. "Good morning papa! Good morning Leafa-chan!" She said happily. Yui still didn't know that I was related to Onii-chan. Well…that's what I thought anyway.

"Yui. Does this place remind you of anything?" Onii-chan said to Yui. Past the clouds, we could see an Island. It was huge and had lots of cities in it. "It looks like Aincrad. And we're headed for the Starter City." Minutes later, we landed in the city. It was called Starter City for a reason. They sell basic items, armors and weapons. "Ahh. It's been a while since I saw this place." "For a starter city, it's pretty big in here." I remarked. Well, it did look big for a starting area. A lot of people were roaming around, talking, eating, drinking and what not. "Believe me, there are bigger places in SAO. But we're not gonna check them all out." Onii-chan kissed Yui's forehead and smiled. "I want to go to a special place. Come on, Sugu. Let's go."

We didn't stay in Starting City that long. Just took a quick tour of the place before we flew off to Onii-chan's "Special place." I think that he's going to the house he and Asuna-san used to live in. But all I'm seeing are a whole lot of trees. Maybe it was a tree house? My mind started to drift off and I was falling behind. "Sugu! Hurry up!" I snapped out of my trance and blushed, nodding at him. "I-I'm coming!"

A few moments later, I saw a small, wooden cabin on a small clearing in the forest. That must be it, then. "I can't believe it's still here…" I could see a tear run down his cheek when he saw the house. I can tell that it really meant a lot to him. We flew down and landed in front of the house. It was small, but it was a very beautiful house. Enough for about three people. "This place is beautiful, Onii-chan…" I walked over to touch the wooden wall. It looked new. The wood was actually pretty smooth. "Yeah. Lots of memories made in this house…And we found Yui near here when we were in SAO. So this place really is special. I wonder…"

He walked up the steps and went inside. The inside was even more beautiful. It had everything; a couch, tables, cabinets, a kitchen. But what intrigued me most was a board filled with pictures. I couldn't tell who were in the pictures, so I went to get a closer look. When I finally saw who they were, my eyes widened. "O-onii-chan! Look at this!" He walked closer to me and covered his mouth. They were pictures of him, Asuna and Yui. Together as a family. Onii-chan couldn't help it anymore and fell to his knees, crying, holding the board of pictures to his stomach.

Yui flew out of his pocket and retured to her normal size. I saw her crying too. They really did miss Asuna-san. "Mama! Mama!" Yui hugged Onii-chan tightly, and I decided to wrap my arms around the two. I couldn't help but shed a tear or two. It was an emotional moment. Especially for Yui and Onii-chan. I kissed Onii-chan's and Yui's foreheads and smiled reassuringly at them. Onii-chan looked up at me and smiled while Yui was still clinging to her Papa. "I'm glad you're here, Sugu. I'd be lost without you. Thank you…" "I'm always here for Onii-chan."

"We should live in here. It's mine, anyway. Right Yui?" "Hai! It seems they copied exact replicas off the original SAO. Some areas weren't completely deleted, like this. While the others were recreated." Yui replied. "I'm glad our old house is still here…You don't mind living here, right Sugu? I mean, it's not that far. Wanna stay here?" My face started to flush. Living? Together? With Onii-chan? We already live at our house together, yes. But this was a very different case. "Y-Yes of course! I'd love to, Onii-chan."

"Then it's settled. We'll be living here when we're in ALO." He smiled at me. Seeing him happy after all that has happened warms my heart. And ,hopefully, one day, I can be something else to him. Something more than a sister. "Well. Let's go back to Aarun. I want to…do something important." Onii-chan said to me, clenching his fists. "O…Okay, Onii-chan." I have a bad feeling about this.

I wanted to add some parts that would make Kazuto remember more about Asuna. And placing him in the world where he met his love? He's gonna break down eventually, which will be a factor in a future chapter. Thanks for reading ^^ please R&R. Next chapter will be up soon enough.

Quote from above was by Scorcher from the TV Show Adventure Time