I WROTE SOMETHING! OMG

Yes, it's short, but most of my chapters are and for that I eternally apologize.

Guest- Glad you like the story and keep reading :D

Cosmos- Lol. As you will see, my cliffhangers are what I enjoy the most. Am I evil? Yea, probably.

Alice- You would think that but I'm attributing it getting stuck instead of bouncing off to a few things. One, the game Hollow Fragment. While not totally canon, it shows them having to make a house from materials, where wood I can only imagine is attainable through trees. Two, I'm also basing it off of the Alicization arc where cutting down trees is… well a big thing if you've read it.

I don't own SAO or anything, but what I would do if I did… *Drools*

Talk?! No! Not talking! I don't want to talk! Having a 'talk' leads to bad things and will only hurt! I began to feel myself flip out a bit. "Um… Kirito?" I asked before he could begin.

"Yes?" he looked at me confused.

"Um… how do I say this," I put a finger to my lips with my head upturned, feigning innocence as I became resolved. "NOPE!" I jumped at him, forcing him to lie back as I hovered over him. Bringing my fingers to his side, I began to stab mercilessly, trying to find a tickle spot. His reaction to my antics was… less than what I hoped for.

Sitting there, half confused and half serene, he began again. "Silica… you should know that you can't be tickled here." Dammit… Stupid videogame. "And we can't avoid this," he began, trying to push me back up.

"That's what you think!" I glomped him again, keeping his shoulders flat with my palms. Smiling softly, I brought my lips to his and kissed him deeply, enjoying every sensation, all the while knowing this was basically the end of my arsenal besides running away. I felt his tenseness and resistance melt away as I mouth assaulted the barriers he was trying to put up. Yes… it's working… Now… I began to muse over it. How to keep it permanent…? My eyes widened as I stiffened into his mouth for a brief second at my thoughts. Well… he is… a guy.

I gulped lightly as I grabbed his hands which had halted the fight they were putting up. Slowly, I brought them to my body and placed them…all the while extremely scared and embarrassed.

Continuing to kiss me, I felt Kirito's hands conform to my chest and squeeze lightly, sending a shiver down my back, forcing me to pause my mouth for a moment.

A moment too long.

I felt his eyes snap open with the eyelashes brushing my face as he quickly retracted his hands and shoved me away by my shoulders before getting up and standing a few feet from me.

I, on the other hand, had landed on my butt, holding myself up with my hands resting on the edge of the fireplace. Reflexively I turned my gaze from him and covered my chest with my arms, now completely embarrassed and ashamed. My heartrate in the real world must be skyrocketing…

The man in black stood there, avoiding my gaze as I avoided his and caught his aesthetic breath. After a moment he spoke again. "Silica…" he began. "We… I… You can't do that." He proclaimed sternly.

I CAN'T do that?! I can DO whatever I damn well please! Suddenly enraged at what he was implying, I stood up and marched over to him. Poking a finger into his chest, I grabbed his attention. "I may look young but I'm NOT a child!" I've never spoken this way to anyone before…He must have really affected me to act this out of character… "Yes. You are older and are better at this death game than me, but DON'T act like I can't make my own decisions!" I began to yell at him, infuriated with how much him saying that hurt me. With how much it made me feel inferior. With how much it showed me that I couldn't even make this Male standing in front of me attracted to me… sexually.

His head bowed lightly as I finished my ranting, eyes boring holes into his forehead. "I'm sorry…" He whispered, wounded at my words. And just like that, my boiling anger froze. "I didn't mean to imply any of that. I just… Look, I'm trying to talk to you okay? You're about to turn green in a few hours. I need to get back to the front lines for the boss fight we are having this week. So I'm making a decision about us." His voice became firmer as he forced the words out of his mouth.

Decision…I wondered, slightly terrified. Maybe terrified isn't the right word.

"Take a week. Okay? Sleep and eat at the inn. Play with your admirers. Enjoy the fact that Pina is back. Gorge yourself on cheesecake. Do whatever you want, but I won't be there." He won't?... Is he breaking…

"When that week is over, we can meet and talk, or you could just send me a message if you want, and then you can make your decision."

Decision…? I stared wide eyed as the comfort and feelings I've come to rely on came crumbling down on top of me, threatening to drown me.

"Most of all though, really consider who I am and what that would mean if you wanted to stay around me."

Finally my voice returned. "What… you are?"

Taking a deep breath, Kirito looked at me and asked, "What do you know about the beaters?"

Taken aback by the question, I thought carefully. "They're the players that don't care about anyone?"

"Ah. Well, I guess that's the gist of it. A beater is a beta tester who hacked the game to get information no other player has and won't share with them."

"Wait…" I mulled over his words carefully. "Are you telling me,,, you're one of the beaters?" I could deal with that… right?

"No, Silica. I'm not a beater…" he paused for almost ironic dramatic effect, though it didn't make me feel any better. "I'm THE beater."

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I'm a mean writer…