LET'S DO THIS. Last time, Kirito was almost killed by Kuradeel, though he was saved by Asuna. And then, Kuradeel almost killed her, only Kirito saved her (Jeez, a lot of saving, huh?), and then it figures they had feelings for each other! YAY!

Chapter 8

A Promise

Kirito and Asuna had gotten to her house, and she had made dinner for the two of them. After they finished eating, Kirito did what he always did.

"Ah, that was delicious! Thank you, Asuna, as usual."

She smiled, and then pushed her chair out and got up suddenly, causing Kirito to look up. She walked over to the light and shut it off, but what was really odd was the next part. She went to her menu, and removed all of her clothes except for her undergarments, causing Kirito to blush intensly.

"Don't look! Well, not yet, anyway. This is weird. You better hurry up and get undressed."

Kirito shook his head violently. "N-no! I just meant I wanted to sleep in the same bed as you tonight..." He trailed off to let Asuna let think about what he had just said.

"Y-y-y-you... YOU DUMMY!" With a single swift punch, Asuna knocked out Kirito, which is remarkable considering they were in a safe zone.

OOO

Later, after Kirito had woken up, Asuna apoligized and went to bed. Kirito went with her, and looking at her still form, couldn't help but smile. He reached over and poked her face, waking her up, yet causing her to smile warmly.

"Sorry, did I wake you?"

"No, not really."

Kirito smiled. "Were you dreaming?"

"Yeah. I was dreaming that all of this was real, and that our real lives are the fake ones. I guess that's what happens when you are trapped in a death game for two years."

Kirito shook his head. "But you can't forget your real life. Asuna... There is a lake on floor 22 witha house or two around it,so how about we move in there and... We get married."

While this was shocking news, Asuna couldn't be more happy. "Yes!"

Kirito smiled brightly, and climbed into bed next to her. It was the best sleep they had in a long time.

OOO

Soon, they had brought up enough money to buy the house on floor 22.

Asuna was beeming with happiness. "It's so beautiful! The view is remarkable!"

Kirito, however, was focusing more on the other topic. "Yeah, but it cost us so much cor in order to purchase it in the first place. Asuna, once this game is beaten and over with, will we move on? Is... this only a part of this world?"

Asuna looked at him, and cupping his face in her hands, spoke. "No! These feelings I have for you are real, not the result of this game. Once we beat this game, I will find you, and fall in love with you all over again." (AN: SO F***ING BEAUTIFUL. I LOVED THIS SCENE SO MUCH.)

Kirito smiled, which was slowly becoming more and more often thanks to Asuna. "I love you."

Asuna smiled back. "I love you, too. Hey, how about we do something? We have the house finished up now, so we can actually have another adventure!"

Kirito smiled. "For right now, how about we try to go fishing? I've seen several people down there, and I want to try it out."

OOO

Link had finally arrived back with a ragout rabbit, as the little booger lucked out when it ran past a few wolfos which only noticed Link, so it took a bit longer than he thought, especially since the damn things had friends.

"You have no idea how long it took to catch this damn thing. Damn dirty wolfos..."

Zelda was at her oven when Link walked in. "Figures. It's not an S-class animal for nothing."

Link made a mocking motion with his hand, earning a knife being flung from the kitchen at his head, which he convieniently caught. "So, how long until it's ready?"

"Well, give it aroung fifteen minutes, then we can eat."

Link smiled, then held up the knife. "Might want to sharpen this. It couldn't even take of a health point this time. Doesn't Kirito know a good blacksmith, uh, Lisbeth was it?"

"Yeah, that and my rapier. You up for taking it out there later? She probably needs the money anyway."

Link nodded. "I can do it right after dinner."

(Since this part above is still behind Kirito's and Asuna's marriage, I'll give you all a little bonus.)

Link walked into Lisbeth's shop with Zelda's stuff, and who he found was the owner and a new friend.

"Kirito! Hey man, what's up!"

Kirito turned from the counter to see the green-clad man from before carrying a few weapons. Yes, when they are Zelda's, they are weapons.

"Oh, um, I'm just, uhhh..."

"Let me guess. You and Asuna?"

While he was expecting a violent outburst, he recieved only a surprised nod.

"Oh. Well then. Lisbeth, I have a few items for you to reforge."

She looked up from the counter to see Link for the first time. He wore a green tunic that was open in the front with a black lining and a high collar, a green beanie, a shirt of gold chain mail, a thin yet tight whiter turtleneck with a collar and a few threads holding it together, pair of beige pants without pockets, a pair of knee-length combat boots, and a peculiar sword and shield.

She didn't know what it was about him, but she liked it.

"What'cha got for me?"

She whistled when he put a Noble Rapier and several expensive knives on the counter.

"These yours?"

Link shook his head. "Friends."

She nodded and went to the grindstone in order to fix the weapons. While she did that, Link began talking to Kirito.

"So... What'cha doin'?"

Kirito quickly hid something in his pocket, which didn't go unnoticed by Link.

"You can't hide anything from me. What is it?"

Kirito turned red. "N-nothing!"

A smile crept it's way onto Link's face. "You finally proposed, didn't you?"

Kirito quickly exited the room, only to pop his head back into the room to say, "Yes", and then left before Link could say or do anything.

"Man, is he an odd dude or what."

And chapter 8 is done! We all love a good fight don't we? Well, too bad! Next fight will be a while away, but it will be there nonetheless. Until next time, OniHelix out!