I can't believe I only got one review for the first chapter! I was so sure that I would get more. How am I supposed to know what you would like to see more of if you never review? You guys are killing me here! (not literally)

Asuna: is it my turn?

Me: yep.

Asuna: Roza does not own MR or SAO. She only owns the idea of the game, Amelia, and the second OC coming up in the third chapter.

Me: (grumbles under my breath) way to spoil the surprise.

Chapter two: Kirito

"I can't believe they did this again. But this time, there are more dragons that are more dangerous. Before, I only saw one," I grumbled as I walked around the beginner's center of Dragon's Realm with my friends.

"At least there are more skills and items available this time around," Asuna said. I looked over at her from the corner of my eye. Ever since we broke up, she has been distancing herself. It took every person with NerveGear pitching in to convince her to play this game. Now I wish we hadn't.

"There are a lot of new players. Even the ones who weren't in the other games," Klein pointed out.

"Everybody wants that prize money. I've already seen five guilds buying basic equipment," Recon said.

"Maybe we should…" Sugu- my sister- started.

"Iggy, Gazzy! I swear, if you do not appear right now, and I mean right now, I'm gonna…!" My friends and I blinked as a girl with dirty blond hair spit out threats. I've never heard a girl or… anyone really sound almost exactly like… Asuna.

"There is no way they're coming, Max," another girl, this one with mocha skin and brown curly hair, said. 'Probably won't if they know she means business,' I thought.

"I see them! They're flying!" a smaller, blonder girl exclaimed, pointing up. I looked up, but I only saw two birds. A collective gasp ran through the courtyard; I looked at the five people (there's a guy with black hair and another guy with blond hair with the girls) in time to see them snap out wings- actual wings- and shoot up into the air.

"I didn't see that avatar," Lisbeth said in awe. All the other avatars had wings similar to those in ALO.

"That's because there weren't any avatars like that," Agil pointed out.

"Kazuto, look out!" Sugu said as she tackled me.

I was about to ask her why she did that when two guys with wings similar to the other five crashed on the ground where I had been standing. The others landed as well; the dirty blond (presumably the leader) was scowling.

"Max, I… I can explain," the smaller of the boys stammered.

"I told you not to buy this game! But you did it anyway! And now look what happened! You got yourself trapped!"

"We're going to win, Max. not only are we going to get out alive, but we're getting out rich," the other crashed boy insisted.

"You better," the dirty blond growled. Asuna chose this moment to step forward. She never really liked watching small kids getting picked on by the older ones.

"You're being a bit harsh, don't you think?" The other girl looked my ex up and down with a scowl that made me pull Asuna behind me to protect her.

"How I act with my flock has nothing to do with you. Now…."

"Max, she's right. They just wanted to have a little good fun," a voice said. My friends and I stepped back as a cobra wrapped around the guy with black hair's waist. The snake turned into a girl with longer black hair, her around the boy's waist.

"You. You stay out of this. You're ruining the Flock. I should've never let you into the group."

"But you did. And now you regret it because I am better than you."

The two girls stared at each other as the rest of us stood there awkwardly. The Max girl glared at the calmly smirking other. With a huff, Max flew away. The shapeshifter smiled at me and Asuna.

"So, anyone want to make a guild?"

~Max~

Ugh, that girl gets on my nerves! And I can't kick her out because the others will outvote me. Stupid shapeshifter with more charm than Fang.

"Hey, Max is it?" I turned my head and saw that girl who approached me when I was in a feud. Now that I'm calm(er), I realize there is something familiar about her.

"Yeah, that's me," I said, stopping to hover and talk to her.

"I'm Asuna Yuuki." I shook her hand. "I like your wings. Are they real?" I looked at her. 'Is she serious?'

"Is that what people do in games? Ask personal questions after only knowing the person's name?"

"Pretty much. Not like we'll see each other again in the real world." I just hovered there, looking at her. "Has anyone ever told you it's rude to stare?"

"Hasn't anyone ever told you it's rude to probe?"

"I'm not probing, I'm asking." She crossed her arms over her chest.

"And I'm not staring, I'm studying." I crossed my arms as well. As we hovered there, I realized what seemed familiar about her. The way she acted, the way she blatantly said or asked something. It reminded me of… me.

"Look, our friends are creating a guild. You and I were voted guild leaders, but only if you want in. Otherwise, it's me and that Amelia shapeshifter." I laughed at the tone in her voice when she said Amelia's name.

"You don't like her either, huh?"

'She has her good sides, but she gets cocky too easily. Too bad the guys outvoted Sugu, Lisbeth, and I in trying to boot her out."

"Welcome to the club." I followed her as she flew back to the others. "Yes."

"Huh?" She looked back at me.

"My wings are real. So are my friends' wings." She smiled and nodded to me.

Thought that would be a nice ending to this chapter. SAO meets the Flock, you know? The similarities will begin to show more in the next chapter. Check out my new forum as well: Vipers vs. Venoms. It is an MR forum. Reviews are greatly appreciated.

-RozaCourt