A/N: Ugh, I always suck at writing epilogues. I'm sorry this took so long to get out and even more sorry that it's on the short side. I put this off for a bit, then the SAO Movie was upcoming and I decided to wait until that was over, and boy was it AMAZING! I you have seen it, I'm sure you'll agree with me that the movie was worth the wait. If you haven't seen it, watch it the second you get the chance! Seriously, any SAO fan will love what they did with it.

Two months had passed since Sugou's plans had been thwarted. Asuna had finished her rehabilitation for the most part and was living back home. When she had heard about everything that Kirito and her friends had gone through to help her, she didn't know what to say. She had never been happier in her life.

And then it came time to explain Yui to her parents.

Asuna knew it was coming, and she dreaded it. She knew that her parents would be hesitant to accept the family she had made with Kirito and Yui. But to her surprise, they both said they would accept it. For now at least. It wasn't much, but for Asuna it was a start. She knew her mother would need some more convincing, but she would cross that bridge when she came to it.

"Mama. Wake up. It's morning."

Mmmm" Asuna groaned as she slowly blinked her eyes open. "Morning Yui."

Sadly Yui wasn't actually there with her, but thanks to some help from Kirito she was able to talk to Yui through her phone. Thinking back, having Yui there to encourage her might have been what helped Asuna get through her rehabilitation so quickly.

"You and Papa are going on a date today, right?" Yui asked.

"That's right." Asuna said. "You didn't tell him where I plan on bringing him, right?"

"Nope. I didn't say a word, just like I promised, Mama."

"Good girl." Asuna said with a smile.

"Mama, why do you and Papa have to go on dates?" Yui asked. "I thought you two were married."

Asuna giggled to herself. "Believe me Yui, if it were up to me your Papa and I would already be married in the real world. But right now, we're only married in-game."

"Why?"

Why. That was the difficult question to answer. The main reason, if Asuna was being honest, was her mother. But she couldn't tell Yui that. As stubborn as her mother was to being "high class", Asuna wanted her and Yui to have a good relationship.

"It's complicated, Yui." Asuna said. "Besides, we're a bit young to get married. What matters is that your Papa and I love each other, just like we love you."

Yui didn't seem to fully comprehend what her mother was telling her, but she went along with it. "Okay then. I hope you have fun Mama."

"Thanks Yui." Asuna said with a smile. "I'll be sure to log on and spend some time with you when I'm back."

Asuna left her room and walked out the front door of the house. Almost immediately after she got outside, Kirito was walking up to her home. The chestnut haired girl smiled happily as she waved to her boyfriend.

"Morning Kirito."

"Morning." Kazuto said as he leaned in and gave his girlfriend a peck on the cheek. "And by the way, it's Kazuto in the real world. It's not polite to call people by their avatar names here."

"Sorry. Guess I forgot." Asuna giggled. "You just always call me Asuna, so it's hard to tell the difference sometimes."

"It's not my fault you chose your avatar's name to be your real name." Kazuto countered. "I guess imagination was never one of your strong suits."

"Oh really?" Asuna said with a teasing grin. "Someone sounds like they don't want one of my homemade sandwiches for lunch today."

A cold sweat went down the back of Kazuto's neck as he feverishly shook his head. "N-No! Anything but that! I'm sorry!"

Asuna giggled at her boyfriend as she grabbed his hand. "Come on you. Let's get going."

Asuna led Kazuto through the city streets as they made their way together to the spot Asuna had picked for their date. After much walking, they two of them finally arrived at their destination. It was a large park, filled with fresh green grass and large trees. A small pond was in one area of the park, where ducks were swimming along.

"So this is that perfect spot you mentioned." Kazuto said as he looked around. "It certainly is big."

"I know, right?" Asuna said. "And doesn't this place kind of remind you of our home back on Floor 22 in Aincrad?"

"A little, yeah." Kazuto nodded. "Although I doubt there's any monstrous fish in that pond there for me to fish out."

Asuna giggled at the comment. "I still remembered how quickly you ran away when that thing first came out."

"Hey, he caught me by surprise is all." Kazuto argued.

"You were still adorable." Asuna smiled.

The couple walked over to a spot in the park and sat on the grass together. The warm sunlight bathed on them while the refreshing breeze blew past them. Asuna leaned her head on Kazuto's shoulder, enjoying the peacefulness of the moment.

"So, are you adjusting to the new school set up for everyone?" Kazuto asked. "I know it's probably not the type of school you're used to after all."

"Actually, I kind of like it better this way." Asuna admitted. "The school I went to before was so competitive. Everyone always wanted to prove they were better than everyone else. Even I was like that back then." She let out a sigh. "But my time in SAO taught me that I was wrong. I want to live my life differently now. I want to be able to make people happy, to bring smiles." She gave Kazuto a peck on the cheek. "But most of all, I want to be with you."

Kazuto smiled as he kissed Asuna back. "I want to be with you too. Forever."

Asuna smiled at him. "When Sugou showed up at the hospital room that night… and he told us he had Yui… I was so scared. I was afraid I'd never be able to see you or her ever again."

"As if I'd ever let that psychopath take you away from me." Kazuto said.

Asuna nodded her head. "I should have known you'd find a way to save me. Because you're my black knight in shining armor."

"To be fair, I had help." Kazuto said. "Liz, Silica, Klein, Sugu and your brother too. If it wasn't for them, I never would have been able to get Yui back and stop Sugou."

"Yeah. I'm grateful to all of you." Asuna said. "You're all the best friends I could ever have." She leaned in and kissed Kazuto on the lips. "And you're the best boyfriend I could ever have."

"I think your mother would care to disagree."

"She'll come around. Give her time." Asuna told him. "For now, let's just enjoy ourselves."

Kazuto laid down with Asuna on the soft grass. The couple cuddled together and closed their eyes. This was bliss. This was the peace they had worked so hard to obtain. And now, after all this time, they could finally enjoy it. No more fighting. No more dire situations. Just the two of them together, holding the one they loved.

And that was all they needed.

A/N: Again, sorry this was on the short side, but I want to thank all of you that took the time to read this story. If you haven't already, please be sure to check out my SAO OC story I Will Not Bow Again, as well as its two sequels Blazing Revolution and Blazing Generations.

Hope you all enjoyed this story. See you next time.