Chapter 3

Hey everyone I'm back with another chapter for all of you, so let's get started I do not own Sword Art Online in the Anime, Manga, or Video Game, I do own my Oc's and the idea of where the story is going, so everyone enjoy.

"Hehe...I guess it's time to head back right Kirito?" Nightmare questioned, as Kirito nodded.

"Yea maybe." Kirito agreed, they were about to leave, till they heard a scream.

"What the hell?!" Nightmare yelled looking in every direction, till he and Kirito looked from the direction they know where the scream came from.

"Someone's in trouble!" Kirito exclaimed running to that direction, with Nightmare following from behind, as they ran they saw a girl going to finished off by a bunch of mobs, as they were about to attack Kirito and Nightmare grabbed their swords and finished all the mobs of in only seconds.

*Girls point of view*

The girl turned around to see two boys one was wearing black pants, black combat boots, black finger less gloves, and a black coat with blue on his shoulders, and was wearing the shirt and chest armor that beginners wear, while the other boy wore blue jeans, black combat boots, black finger less gloves, a black coat with silver on his shoulders, and the beginners shirt and chest armor, both boys had black hair and black eyes, but the boy with the blue on his coat skin is light, while the other boys skin is tan, both looked at her with a bit of no emotion.

*No ones point of view*

when both Nightmare and Kirito turn to look at the girl she stared crying, while holding something, which made both boys curious about what happened here.

"Hey are you ok?" Nightmare asked the girl kneeling down.

"Piña, sh-she died to protect me." The girl replied, Nightmare's eyes widen looking around and once he finished his hair covered his eyes, while Kirito raised a eyebrow and saw a feather.

"Your a beast tamer are you? I'm sorry that me and my brother came late to save your friend." Kirito told her, while Nightmare was a bit relax but still felt bad.

"No it's ok." The girl replied still a bit in tears, still holding the feather.

"Does the item have a name?" Nightmare asked, then the girl looked at.

"P-Pina's heart." The girl whispered then breaking down, as both Kirito and Nightmare nodded.

"If that's the case then their might be a chance to save Pina, on floor 47 their is a planet in a feild dungeon that can revive a beast tamers pet." Kirito told the girl, as she looked with glee then frowned.

"But my level is so low that I won't make it." The girl replied softly.

"Well one of us could get it, but it will only work if the pets master is there." Kirito added, as the girl nodded.

"Alright then, when I'm at a high enough level I will go there and-" The girl started, till Kirito looked back and went into his menu.

"You only have three days, then the flower will be useless." Kirito interrupted.

"No way..." The girl declared thinking it will be useless.

"Here is some gear that will will level you up a bit, and with me helping you it will be possible, by the way I'm Kirito." Kirito introduced.

"I'm Silica, and how about you, and are you coming with us?" Silica asked Nightmare.

"I'm Nightmare, and no but I think I know someone who can help." Nighmare declared with a big smile.

"Who?" The two asked, as Nightmare grinned.

"Don't worry you will meet him tomorrow, I'll head back to the shop later." Nightmare replied leaving.

"Shop?" Silica questioned, as Kirito nodded.

"Yep, he owns a shop." Kirito answered, as Silica awed.

"Does that mean you work their to?" Silica asked, and Kirito nodded in a yes fashion.

"Yea, I help get the materials, and work at the desk,...even a waiter..."Kirito mummbeled the last part, while Silica laughed.

"By the way why are you helping me?" Silica questioned, as Kirito covered his eyes.

"If I tell you will you not laugh, anyway the reason is...you remind me of my sister." Kirito answered embarrassingly, with that they left to the nearest town as they did they saw two people coming towards them.

"Silica!" The two random boys called, as Silica backed up a bit.

"Hey Silica would you like to come questing with us?" A guy with a pink shirt asked.

"Uhh...I would love to but I already promise to questing with my friend here." Silica stated, as Kirito raised a eyebrow, but the two guys show a bit of a glare, then Silica moved as fast as she can with Kirito.

"Huh? Are they friends of yours?" Kirito asked Silica, but she shook her head no.

"No, people ask for me to join so I can be some sort of cheerleader or something." Silica explained.

"I see." Kirito replied nodding his head in understanding.

"Ow, by the way Kirito where do you live?" Silica questioned, as Kirito brought his hand to his chin.

"I live at floor 50, but I think I will stay here." Kirito answered, as Silica smiled.

"That's cool maybe we can get some cheese cake, it is really delicious on this floor." Silica claimed.

"Ow Silica! I see that you came out of that forest." A woman with red hair called out to Silica, then spoke again. "Ow? Where is your little...pet..." The woman questioned.

"Pina died trying to protect me...but I'm going to bring Pina back Rosalia!" Silica stated, as the woman named Rosalia laughed a bit.

"That would mean you would have to head to the 47 th floor, and if I'm correct the item your getting is patina follower, but with your level and skill it will be impossible to do it." Rosalia countered making Silica a bit sad.

"Sure she can, it's not about level but skill, that is what determines it." Kirito said, making Rosalia glare at him for a bit.

"Ow? Don't tell me you are another boy suduced by her?" Rosalia exclaimed with a smirk, and left while laughing, and with that Kirito and Silica went to the cafe to get some cheese cake.

"Ugh...why does she have to be so mean?" Silica questioned, as Kirito stared at her.

"This is your frist vrmmo or mmo related game is it?" Kirito asked, as Silica nodded, then he continued. "Well in most games people try acting like a villain, and most people enjoy it, see our coursers there green meaning we did nothing wrong, a orange curser is when you make a crime, and lastly a red curser it happens when you kill a player, people would enjoy this in other games, but SAO is not a normal game." Kirito stated keeping his gaze down to the table.

"Kirito I know that you are not a bad person, even if people say you are." Silica told Kirito standing up leaning towards him, which made him smile a little.

"Heh, now that made me feel a little better." Kirito replied, then a Silica noticed how close she was to Kirito then blushed madly.

"Uhh...where is the cheese cake now? Hello can we have our cheese cake here?" Silica called, while Kirito raised a eyebrow in confusion.

*Back at the inn*

"I woundered if Kirito would think I'm weird if I wanted to talk a bit more?" Silica asked herself laying in her bed in a bra and underwear.

"*knock, knock* Hey Silica I just came if your still awake we could talk about the Dungeon on floor 47." Kirito asked through the door.

"Ow yeah, I meant to ask you about...it." Silica spoke, till realizing that she is in her undergarments, and once she open the door she is wearing a nightgown, then went to her bed with a red face. "Man that was close..." Silica muttered, as Kirito was looking at her.

"Hmmm? Is something wrong?" Kirito asked, as Silica shook her head in a violent matter, as Kirito raised a eyebrow and turning a cub on, as a map appeared Silica awed at it.

"Ahh...pretty." Silica admired the sphere, which made Kirito smiled.

"Ok, here we will take this path and-" Kirito stopped, and glared at the door, which he than ran towards it. "Who's there?!" Kirito yelled seeing a person run away.

"What's wrong Kirito?" Silica asked, as Kirito closed the door and sighed.

"Someone was listening to our conversation." Kirito answered, which made Silica surprised.

"But that's impossible you can't listen unless you knock first or if you are in here." Silica exclaimed with fright.

"No it's possible is you have a good listen skill that is high enough." Kirito explained, which made Silica look in fear.

*The next day*

"I can't believe Nightmare made me do this, to help his brother and some girl, ugh I hope he is not trying to set me up with a random girl, I already have the other guys doing that and I don't want him doing it as well." A guy looking around growled. "Makings me waste a day of, we have to get ready for a boss raid, that jack ass owes me, anyway where are they, Nightmare said his brother is wearing black clothes except his shirt, so where- huh so that's them, the girl does seem cute-" The guy said to himself but shook his head in a violent matter and tried to get his blush under control.

"Hey Kirito." Silica called, as he looked at her she continued. "Where is Nightmare's friend?" Silica asked, as Kirito had to think but before he could respond, a guy walked towards them.

"Are you Nightmare's brother?" The man asked, which Kirito nodded.

"Yea, who is asking?" Kirito questioned looking at the guy, he has a light tan skin, short black hair, blue jeans, black combat boots, a midnight purple shirt, and a black jacket with purple lining around his waste, and a big thick purple line that goes down both his arms that leads to his neck, and is wearing black finger less gloves.

"I figured he didn't tell you about me, I'm Phantom and he did tell you that I was coming here, didn't he?" The man named 'Phantom' asked.

"Wait you are the guy that is supposed to help us?" Kirito questioned, as Phantom nodded, while Silica watched the two with a smile.

"Well it's nice to meet you! I'm Silica." Silica introduced with a smile holding her hand up, as Phantom blushed.

"And I'm Kirito." Kirito stated bluntly.

"Nice to meet you Silica and Kirito." Phantom told them with a bit of a smile.

"Ok let's go." Kirito told them, as Phantom and Silica nodded, then walked of but no one notices a red hair woman watching them.

"Ok, now why did Nightmare send you?" Kirito asked Phantom in a whisper so that Silica could not hear them.

"I don't know you, so don't act like I do know you, I would like to since Nightmare said that you have amazing skills, but the reason he sent me here was so that you won't die, he said you have a way of causing trouble." Phantom answered him also whispering.

"Ugh...I'm older than him and he acts like a big brother." Kirito muttered, as Phantom laughed.

"What are you guys laughing about?" Silica questioned tilting her head, which caused Phantom and Kirito to smile.

"We were talking about how Nightmare watches over Kirito." Phantom explained, which caused Kirito to sigh, and to smile more.

"That nice I wish-Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!" Silica yelled, when a vine wrapped around her leg and a monster lifted her into the air over its mouth, then Silica got ready to speak again. "Aaaahhhhh, Kirito, Phantom help me! But don't look!" Silica yelled, as Kirito covered his eyes, and Phantom turned around with his eyes closed.

"That's a problem that is hard to do." Kirito claimed, but Phantom ran backwards and jump as high as he can, while jumping on the monster with his eyes closed and cut the vine holding Silica, while falling down he opened his eyes landing on the ground doing no damage to him.

"Yyeeeeeehhhh!" Silica screamed killing the mob but was falling down, till Phantom caught her in bridal style, causing her to blush.

"Hey, you ok Silica?" Phantom asked in a nice-calm and consuern voice.

"Yes thank you...umm c-can you put me down please?" Silica asked, which made Phantom raise a eyebrow, until he noticed how he was holding her and blushed.

"Eeehhhh sorry!" Phantom called quickly put her down.

"It's ok..." Silica replied blushing a deep red.

"Um...are you guys done with your lovey dovey moment?" Kirito asked, while the two blushed deeply.

"Let's just move on." Phantom told Kirito blushing, while Kirito chuckles.

"Hey Kirito? You said that I remind you of your sister. Can you tell me how she is like?" Silica asked, as Kirito's eyes widen with surprise.

"That is interesting, I would actually like to hear about yours and Nightmare's real life selfs." Phantom stated, which made Kirito sigh a bit.

"Alright, well when my and Nightmare were younger things were not best for us, in other cases my grandfather sent me and my sister to Kendo, after 2 years of it I wanted to quite, that's when my Grandfather beat me down really bad, that is when my sister stopped it and told our grandfather that she will put in enough effort for the both of us, and with that she went to the finals of a Kendo compitishion." Kirito told them as Silica gasp, and Phantom was a bit shocked then thought of something.

"Wait that explains about you and your sister. But what happened to Nightmare?" Phantom questioned, which caused Kirito eyes to show sadness.

"Nightmare...tried to do Kendo, but me and my sisters grandfather would always stop him, saying he would only disgrace us, and that he would be worthless and weak." Kirito answered, then breathed before continued. "But still Nightmare would not give, but me and my sisters Grandfather wouldn't either, so he sneaked of and watched us, and practiced by himself in secret, he just really wanted to get close with me and my sister." Kirito finished, while the two were shocked and surprised.

"Wait you said you and your sisters grandfather. Why did you not add Nightmare?" Phantom questioned.

"In blood and by birth parents we are never related, he is my adopted brother, but he acts like my brother, but he knows this fact which makes us a bit alike." Kirito answered, which made them both confused.

"What do You mean a bit alike?" Silica asked with confusion.

"My sister is actually my cusion, but she does not know anything about the truth of me and Nightmare's birth and where we are from, but it makes me feel bad that they do all this." Kirito told them, as they both look sadden by the news.

"Kirito maybe your sister...err cousin really loves Kendo." Silica told him, as a Phantom nodded in agreement.

"Besides it seems that Nightmare just want to try and get along with you and your sister/Cousin, cause that is what it sounds like." Phantom added, which made Kirito smiled.

"Thanks, I really needed that, anyways let's hurry to that flower before the monsters come back." Kirito exclaimed, as Phantom and Silica nodded, and walked away fighting all the mobs in their path, it was all to easy for Kirito and Phantom, but they let Silica kill the mobs, until she got over powered, but when Kirito was about to charge in Phantom came to protect Silica before he knew it, they did this till they reach a shrine, and as they got close to it a flower appeared.

"Is this it?" Silica asked looking at the flower in awed, which caused Phantom to show a nice genuine smile.

"Yep, all you need to do is pick it up, and that's it." Kirito answered, as Silica just picked the flower up.

"Hey, maybe we should head back to town before all the monsters respond." Phantom suggested, which made Kirito and Silica nod, and as they headed back Silica was looking more hopeful to get her friend back, which made Kirito and Phantom smile at the act, till Kirito stopped walking and his face got serious, then Phantom also gotten serious looking at the trees.

"You can come out now, I know you are their." Kirito called out as Rosalia came out behind a true looking at them with amusement.

"Well you must really have a high detection skill?" Rosalia questioned, as both Phantom and Kirito glared at her.

"I guess so, leader of the orange guilde, the Titans hand Rosalia!" Phantom exclaimed, which made Silica shocked, but Rosalia just kept a smug look on.

"But she is a green player!" Silica exclaimed.

"True, but she can lead other green players into a path so that the orange players can ambush them." Kirito explained, as Rosalia just laughed.

"To bad you won't be able to revive that dragon, and all this way for nothing." Rosalia claimed.

"No you are wrong, I knew that you would follow us and tried to take the Pinina flower." Kirito told her, as she smiled and let out a laugh.

"And you still did it anyway, but Well done on finding out about the guild, but I believe me and my guild will take that flower now." Rosalia claimed, snapping her fingered, as a army of orange players came out from behind the trees, which frightened Silica, but made Phantom and Kirito looked unimpressed.

"Hey, Silica get your teleport crystal ready, and wait for my signal." Kirito told her, as she nodded getting said crystal out, but was shocked to see Kirito walking towards them.

"Don't worry I'll watch her." Phantom told Kirito, as Kirito nodded then continued walking.

"Kirito!" Silica called, which made the Orange players to just stand.

"Wait goes by the name Kirito, wears black, one handed sword, no Sheild, no it's the solo front line player, the black swordsman!" A grunt called out, which made the other members but Rosalia shocked, it even made Silica shocked.

"Ow please, what would a front liner be doing here in a low floor like this, now go take care of him." Rosalia questioned then turned into a command, as the Orange players came and attack Kirito on all sides.

"I got to help Kirito...otherwise!.' Silica thought, till she saw Kirito's health went back to full in a instant.

"About 700 points of damage..." Kirito told them, which made the grunted confused, then Kirito showed his level, and health, then spoke again. "My level is high enough so that I can do some self healing, we can be here all day and you couldn't even get me close to death, my client was apart of a guild that you people took out, and killed, that leader wanted you guys done for, but not dead, no he wanted you all in jail." Kirito told the Orange player guild.

"So what if you hurt me then you will be a Orange pl-" Rosalia started, but stopped when Kirito brought his sword to her neck.

"I'm a solo player, I don't mind spending a few days as a Orange player." Kirito told her as she dropped her weapon, and after with those events, they went back into the inn.

"Hey Silica I'm sorry that I had to use you to get that guild to come out." Kirito told her, as Phantom just looked out the window.

"It's alright Kirito, you did it to help people and I can't blame you for that, besides you helped me on an amazing adventure." Silica replied with a big smile, which made Phantom and Kirito smiled.

"Ok! How about we revive Pina?" Phantom asked, as Silica and Kirito nodded, and with that Silica got out Pina's heart, and the flower and a tiny drop of water fell on the feather which then glowed and what was the flower, is now a blue feathered dragon.

"Wow, heh, I guess it's time for use to head back, right Phantom?" Kirito stated, as Phantom looked at Silica, then back at Kirito.

"You go on ahead I'll be at the shop in a bit." Phantom replied, as Kirito raised a eyebrow in confusion, but just shrug.

"Alright, bye Silica I hope we can meet again sometime." Kirito told her with a smile on his face, as she nodded.

"Yea me to." Silica replied, with a smile, as Kirito left Phantom had a bit of a blush and tried to relax all of his nerves.

"Ummm...Silica you know if you want, I could help you to get into the front lines, since I am one of the best their, and with that I can help you level up." Phantom told her with a faint blush, as Silica looked at him in surprised, and confusion.

"Why would you do that?" Silica asked a bit wide eyed with a tiny blush.

"Well from how you were today, I would have to say that you would be great in the front lines." Phantom answered, as Silica was now extremely shocked.

"Really?! I don't really think so." Silica admitted, then Phantom hold her hand, but no one noticed Pina waking up.

"I think you will do fine Silica..." Phantom told her in a soft voice.

"Thank you...Phantom-kun..." Silica said slowly, as they leaned towards each other till their lips touch, and they kissed as the sun setting light hits them, and Pina looked happy.

"I love you Silica." Phantom told her in the most softest voice ever.

"I love you too Phantom-kun." Silica replied, as they kissed again.

To Be Continued...

Now that Phantom joined the party, and him and Silica confessed their love what will happen now? Who is the last person Kirito, Nightmare, Blade, Punisher, and Phantom are working with? Who will be the next couple? Will Silica appear again? Find out next time, peace everyone!

Alternet Journey