Harry's eyes slowly opened. He felt something wrapped around him, and he felt more comfy than usual...When his vision finally cleared, he saw Asuna, smiling in her sleep as she held him tightly.

He smiled at the way she cuddled him so lovingly, and didn't want to move out of her arms or wake her up. He snuggled into her and sighed in content, wanting nothing more then to stay like this for as long as he could before Asuna wakes up.

It took fifteen minutes for Asuna to awaken. She let out a soft yawn, then looked down at the boy in her arms, blinked and smiled warmly. "Hi, sweetie." She said kindly. "Did you have a good sleep?"

Harry nodded his head without looking up. "Yes, miss Asuna." He said as he nestled into her, making her smile deeper.

'EEEEE, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!' Asuna thought.

"I'm glad to hear it. Are you still afraid, sweetheart?"

Harry shook his head. Ever since Asuna had found him, he had experience love, gotten to eat good food...As it turned out, this had been the best thing that had ever happened to him. Asuna giggled. "Good! Wanna go get some breakfast?"

"Um...Actually...Can we stay like this a little longer? ...You're comfy..."

Asuna smiled and rubbed his head. "Of course, but not too long because we have stuff to do today." Asuna replied gently, having planned some important things regarding Harry.

Harry was slightly disappointed, but he decided to take in as much enjoyment out of this as he could. "Okay..." He rested his head against her chest.

They stayed like that for half an hour before Asuna began to sit up. "Sorry, sweetie, but it's time to go now."

"Um...Can we sleep like that again tonight?" Harry asked.

Asuna giggled and closed her eyes as she nodded. " Yes. We can absolutely sleep like this tonight." Asuna said as she picked him up. "Now, let's get some food in us." Asuna told him as she walked out of the room and downstairs.

They both had eggs, bacon, and hash for breakfast before they headed out of the inn and into town.

"Um...Miss Asuna?"

"Yes, sweetie?"

"Where are we going?"

"We're going to get you better weapons and armour."

"B-Better weapons and armour...? But...I don't wanna hurt anyone..."

Asuna shook her head as they continued to walk. "You're not going to be hurting anyone, Harry, only hostile npc's." Asuna explained. "They're not real, living things. So you don't have to worry about hurting them."

Harry looked down. "I don't know..." He said softly. Asuna stopped walking and knelt next to him with a smile, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"It's going to be fine, Harry." She said gently. "I can't always be by your side, so it's important that you're able to protect yourself when I'm not there. Okay?"

Harry still wasn't sure as he stared into her eyes. He nodded his head with an uneasy look on his face. "Alright miss Asuna, I'll try." Harry told her.

Asuna smiled and patted his head. "Good boy." She said approvingly. "Come on, we're almost there."

Soon enough, Asuna had led her charge to the weapons store.

"Here we are." Asuna stated happily as she opened the door and let herself and Harry in. The walls were filled with a different array of swords and other weapons such as rapiers, claymores, broadswords, bastard swords and many others. At the front counter, a older looking green haired man with scars on his face and arms stood.

Harry hid shyly behind his caretaker's leg, shy to interact with the man behind the counter. Asuna tilted her head and giggled.

"Don't worry, sweetie. I'll talk to him." She assured.

She walked up to the man with a smile. "Hello sir, I need to get some armour for this child." Asuna said, gesturing towards harry.

The man looked at her with a stoic face. "Of course, any idea on what type of armor your looking for?" The smith asked.

Asuna thought for a moment. "Maybe some chain mail armor would work." Asuna told him.

"Right." The man nodded, calmly turning to grab the armour. He fished it off of the shelves and handed it to Asuna. "Here you go. Try it on first, and see if it works for him."

"Alright." Asuna said with a nod as she took the armor. She looked down at Harry. "Okay Harry, I'm going to put this over your head to see if it'll work." Asuna explained.

Harry nodded shyly, and allowed his guardian to slip the heavy metal armour over his tiny body. He felt the weight of the armour on his body. It felt weird...

Just then, Harry lost balance and fell over, causing Asuna to gasp. "Harry! Are you okay?!" Asuna asked with worry. Harry nodded his head as he struggled to get up, prompting Asuna to help him up.

"Okay...That won't work..." Asuna mumbled before turning to the shopkeep. "Do you have anything light, but still durable enough to protect him?"

The smith placed his hand on his chin and hummed in thought. Then his eyes brightened. "I think I have something, give me one moment." The smith said as he went through a box next to him and pulled out what looked like leather with patches of fur one the shoulder pads.

"Dire Bear leather armor!" The smith said with a triumphant smile.

Asuna looked at the Smith in confusion, not knowing what a Dire Bear is. "What's a Dire Bear?" Asuna asked him.

"It's simple really, a Dire Bear is like a regular bear found in the forest near this town, but more...well, dire.." The Smith told her. "They are one of the more dangerous monster on this level. They're quite nasty."

Asuna nodded her head. "I see, and how good is the armor?"

"Not only is the Dire Bear leather armor much lighter then the chainmail, but it's almost as durable and good at protecting you as chainmail." The smith explained.

Asuna smiled. "Perfect!" She said as she grabbed the armour. "Here, Harry...Try this." She slipped the armour on over his head.

Harry allowed Asuna to slip the armour over him...and blinked when it didn't cause him to fall flat on his back like the other one did. It was even kind of comfortable...

Asuna watched as harry admired the armour. "So how does it feel?" Asuna asked curiously. Harry looked up at her with a smile.

"It's so comfy and warm. And it doesn't cause me to fall." Harry said excitedly.

Asuna giggled. "Well then it's settled!" She placed 100 cor on the counter. "We'll take it!" The man smiled and nodded.

"Have a nice day!" He said as Asuna led Harry out of the building.

"So now what, Miss Asuna?" Harry asked. Asuna smiled.

"Well...I'm going to teach you how to fight. You have your sword?"

Harry looked around timidly. "I-I don't know." Harry told her.

Asuna looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean? Everyone that is in this game had a basic sword to begin with." Asuna explained. "You should have been able to equip it from your menu."

Harry looked at her in confusion. "Menu?" Harry said in a confused manner.

Asuna blinked, then smiled and knelt beside him.

"Okay...First, you take your right hand..." She grabbed Harry's right hand and held it up for him. He blinked in surprise when his menu screen popped up. Asuna giggled. "Now, you touch the bar that says "inventory"." She moved Harry's hand so he did so. "Then, you just pick your sword." She touched Harry's hand against the sword icon, and his sword appeared in his hand.

Harry was so shocked when the blade appeared out of no where, he dropped it in surprise. Asuna giggled as she picked up his sword and put it back in his hands.

"And that is how you use your menu and get to your inventory." Asuna told him.

Harry nodded, still stunned by what had just transpired. Asuna grabbed his hand and led him off.

"Now come on. Let's go find some boars so you can get some practice in."

Harry nodded as she led him through the safe zone and towards the exit, towards the field that Asuna first found him. They found a spot that had a few boars, perfect for teaching Harry how to fight and defend himself.

Once they were within sight, a boar took notice of them, and with a snort, got ready to charge. Asuna placed Harry on the ground and stood beside him.

"Just do your best." She said gently. "I won't let it hurt you."

Harry looked very nervous as he nodded and slowly walked towards the boar. His arms were shaking as he held his sword and the boar stomped it's hoof on the ground, preparing to charge at him.

'I...I can do this...It's not real...' Harry thought as the boar squealed and charged at him.

Timidly, Harry held out his sword. Squeezing his eyes shut, he swung...

...And missed, getting rammed by the boar. He yelped as he was hurled onto the ground. He breathed heavily as his life bar showed that the hit took a fifth of his life away.

Harry's eyes widened at the life bar, and the boar was making another dash at him...

SLICE!

Asuna had grown furious at the boar when she saw it hit Harry, and she felt nothing more than an immense desire to slice it in half. So she did so, before turning to her charge in concern.

She knelt down next to him and helped him up. "Are you okay Harry?!" Asuna asked as she looked at the spot that was hit. All Harry was able to do was nod his head, too shocked from being hit to say anything.

Asuna looked at him sadly and hugged him tightly. "Oh, sweetie..." She breathed. "You're scared... Maybe you're not ready for this yet..." Asuna stood. "I'll take you back to town, and-YIPE!" She yelped in surprise as a boar rammed into her from behind, causing her to roll down a nearby hill and fall flat on her face, her butt sticking straight up in the air.

Harry was horrified that the lady that had been so nice to him was sent down a hill by a boar. "MISS ASUNA!" Harry yelled as he glared at the boar, who was still targeting Asuna and ignoring Harry. Harry picked up his sword and pointed it at the boar, unknowingly activating his sword skill and dashed at the boar. He stabbed the sword right into the forehead of the boar, killing it and making it shatter.

Harry stared in surprise as the boar disappeared. He had done it. He had defeated his first enemy...

Asuna had gotten into a sitting position just in time to see Harry defeat his first enemy.

When the last of the boar disappeared, Asuna stood up and clapped her hands. "You did it Harry!" Asuna yelled out as she ran to Harry and gave him a hug. "Your first kill, I'm so proud of you!"

Harry blinked, then smiled widely and hugged her back.

"I did it!" He said, joy and excitement evident in his voice. "I really did it! I won!"

While they hugged, a screen popped up in front of Harry, scaring him. Then, words appeared that said, 'Congratulations, you obtained 30 cor for slaying a Frenzy Boar.'

Harry looked at the screen in confusion before the screen disappeared.

"Wh-What was that, Miss Asuna?" He asked shyly.

"It's money, sweetie." Asuna replied with a closed-eyed smile.

"I...I won money?"

"Yes! When you defeat enemies in this game, you earn money from them." Asuna explained.

Harry just stared at her in awe, He had never been allowed near money before now.

"Really? I can get money?!" Harry asked.

"Of course." Asuna replied warmly. "We have to pay for things somehow."

"Wow..." Harry breathed.

Asuna smiled and ruffled his hair.

"Here's an idea, how about we get something really good for dinner to celebrate your first kill?" Asuna asked him, earning an excited nod from Harry.

"Okay miss Asuna." Harry said as Asuna picked him up.

"Then let's get back to town before it gets to late."

Asuna, with Harry in her arms, walked back to the Town of Beginnings to get something special for their dinner in celebration of Harry's success.

Harry spent the whole trip back snuggled into her chest. He loved being held by her so much...