"The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now."
"Hyaa!" I brought down my blade upon the dragon's head. We were in a dungeon and we reached the end of it, and the dragon was the boss. It had white scales and large, sharp horns on its head. And it has great control over red lightning. 'The Dragon of Fate.' The whole area came with the new update. It was a pretty difficult fight. But it was all worth it since we got some pretty high-class items. "Well that was fun." Lisbeth said, leaning against the might beast's carcass.
"Looks like they're making the new updates more challenging these days since a lot of us are getting more experienced." Silica added. I poked the dragon's head curiously using my sword. It was huge. One of the biggest monsters in ALO if not the biggest. "Well we should head back now. Nothing else to do around here." I said as I spread my wings. "Seconded." Lisbeth and Silica said before taking off and heading back to Aarun.
We decide to go back to Lisbeth's Blacksmithing shop. "So what are you going to do? You know…about Kazuto-san?" Lisbeth asked. Something in her tone was a bit off. There was a hint of…longing. "I'm not entirely sure…B-but I'm certainly not leaving it at that!" Silica nodded. "You must not come on too strong. Show acts of love little by little…" "Screw that!" Lisbeth interrupted. "I'm gonna make a totally fool-proof plan so that Kazuto-san will definitely fall for Sugu~" "I think she just has to be honest with her feelings…" I raised a hand. "U-um…"
Lisbeth placed her arm around my shoulder and gave me a thumbs up. "You're in good hands, Sugu-chan. Me and Keiko here will help you out. Kazuto will definitely fall in love with you. I promise!" I just hope I really was in good hands, for I had no idea what will come out of all this. Rika can be very unpredictable at times…
"I have to get back to Onii-chan, you two…I'll log off now." "Alright, Sugu. Go and tend to your man!" Lisbeth said, laughing. "H-He's not my man! Not yet at least…" I whispered the last part to myself. "He will be, Sugu-san. Me and Rika will help you." "Thanks, you two. I'll see you tomorrow." I opened up my menu and logged off the game.
It was now 5:37 in the afternoon. It's my turn to cook tonight, and I'll have to get started soon. I got up from my bed and looked for Onii-chan. "Onii-chan? Onii-chan, where are you?" I searched his room, the living room, the bathroom…everywhere. Then I finally came across him. He was in the backyard, sitting on the grass, facing the small pond. I sighed in relief and walked towards him. "Are you feeling any better, Nii-chan?"
"Yeah. I took a really long nap. Had some more instant ramen. And sitting here also helped." He patted the grass beside him and looked up at me, smiling. I smiled in return and took a seat beside him. "Onii-chan?" "Yeah?" "Do you miss her? Asuna-san, I mean…" "Well, yeah of course. But she's somewhere better now. I can't save her like I did in ALO, though, I wish I could. She really is gone. She's watching over us now and all I can do is move on."
I leaned against his shoulder and looked down. "You know that I'll always be here for you…right? I'll go wherever you'll go." I felt his hand ruffle my hair, like always. I looked up and was greeted by Onii-chan's sweet and tender smile. "Thank you, Sugu…That means a lot to me." He leaned down and placed a kiss on my forehead. I wanted to feel his lips on mine, like last night. But…now really isn't the right and appropriate moment for that. He didn't even know. "Let's get back inside, Nii-chan. I'll make dinner." "Okay."
After having dinner and helping Nii-chan with the dishes (He hasn't completely recovered from his hangover), I took a hot bath, got dressed and plopped onto my bed, looking up at my ALO poster once more. A lot of thoughts raced in my mind that moment. Thoughts about last night. Thoughts on what I'm going to do. Thoughts of what Onii-chan feels for me. It was making my head spin so I just decided to relax, and I slowly drifted off to peaceful slumber.
I found myself in a dark place. There were no walls. All I could see was myself and a small, floating light. I had no other choice but to follow it. It kept moving the opposite direction, away from me. I got curous and walked faster. The light moved faster now, and I began to run. I ran as fast as I could until I cupped the light in my hands. I started having flashbacks of everything that has happened.
Onii-chan getting trapped in SAO. Finding out he was my cousin. Onii-chan escaping SAO. That spar he and I had. Meeting him in ALO without even knowing it. All the adventures he and I had in ALO. Finding out Kirito and Onii-chan were one and the same. Me and Onii-chan fighting those gaurdians in the base of the world tree. Saving Asuna-san. Witnessing Asuna-san's death. The moment he and I shared last night.
Then I saw a glowing figure in front of me. A woman. She had Orange Brownish hair and Hazel eyes. Her smile was sweet, gentle and loving. She looked like a young mother figure. "A…Asuna-san?" "Hello, Sugu-chan." I ran to her and wrapped my arms around her. Her embrace was warm. It reminded me a lot of Onii-chan's warmth. "I'm here to talk to you, Sugu-chan."
"W-what would you like to talk about?" She giggled and patted my head gently. "I know how you love Kirito-kun, Sugu." I felt my cheeks flush out of embarrassment. Even Asuna-san knew! Was I that obvious? Apparently, yes. Yes I was. "W-hat about it, Asuna-san?"
"I know you're nervous about your feelings. But your feelings are deep and true. I'm sure Kirito-kun will realize that and return those emotions." "But…But I don't know what to do…" "Love always finds a way, exists even in the darkest of moments. It will always shine through. I love Kirito-kun, truly. With all my heart. So please, take good care of him, okay? Make him happy. I trust you." "W-wait! Asuna-san! I have so many questions…!" "Good luck, Sugu-chan." "Asuna-san!"
I gasped and hugged my pillow to my chest. I sat up and looked around. I was in my room. It was 12:31 in the morning. Asuna-san came to me in my dream…That was a little scary. But I'm glad she was in my dream. Love always finds a way… I won't give up. I promise, Asuna-san. I will take care of Onii-chan and make him happy.
Asuna makes an appearance! This is the 7th part of my SAO fanfic "Chance." Next chapter will be the Special Guest appearance so please look forward to it! I hope you guys liked this chapter. If you have suggestions for me, please PM me. Please R&R. Add to your favorites if you liked it. And follow if you want to keep updated. Thank you for reading~
Quote from above was by Bill Cosby