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Sorry this chapter is so short, the next one will be longer. I promise! Be sure to leave a review so I know if you guys like it!
I look back and forth between the man who attacked me and the boy who is defending me. The boy looks like he is just a kid, has to be around 15 years old. What can he do to that man? I ask myself as my worried expression catches the attention of the girl who is letting me lean on her.
"Don't worry, Kirito will be alright." She says, smiling widely at me. She helps me down on the ground as she starts looking through her inventory.
Without a word the man charges the boy, apparently named Kirito. The man swings his sword at Kirito's head but Kirito counters it. As their swords collide the man smirks.
"Well, you're pretty good, for a little kid." The man says as he breaks his sword's connection and thrusts it towards Kirito again, this time with a lot more force behind it. Kirito dodges his attack and shoves his sword at the man's chest, making the man jump. This causes Kirito's sword to barely scrape the man's arm.
The two keep fighting, appearing as if they are equal ground. Every now and then one of them will scrape the other, but not much more. I keep watching, my eyes glued to the fight, as the girl beside me finally finds what she's looking for.
"Got it!" She smiles happily as she pulls out a healing crystal. She brings the crystal closer to me but before she can heal me we hear a low, callous chuckle.
I look up at the man who had attacked me and see Kirito's sword sticking into his chest. The man's health is in the yellow and still going down. I jump up and run to where Kirito and the man are standing. The girl behind me is yelling something about healing me as I stop in front of the orange player. I notice his health is now in the red, and he smirks as he watches me with his cold, dark eyes. I quickly jerk Kirito's sword out of the man's body and toss to him. As he catches his sword he looks up at me, confused about my actions.
"I haven't healed you yet!" The girl yells, my mind finally making sense of her words. I equip another dagger and hold it up to the man's throat as I bring my other hand around to the back of his head to make sure he can't run away. I pull of the man's hood and just stare at him, his cold eyes seeming to stare into my soul. I gather my composure and press my blade deeper into the soft skin of his neck.
"If I ever run into you again, I won't hesitate to kill you." I say to the man, strength radiating throughout my words. "You had better run and tell all of your little orange player friends about my words too, so they know that I'm coming for them." I finish my sentence, my voice so menacing it surprised me.
I let go of the man's head and push him towards the forest. He looks back at me, remembering my face I guess, then he runs into the forest as I sheath my dagger. I slowly walk over and pick up my dagger, that the man had threw behind him after I had stabbed him, and placed it back in my inventory. I look up at the boy and girl who had helped me and saw that the girl had a look of surprise on her face.
"Why did you let him go!?" The girl asked, stepping forward but before she could reach out to me, the boy held up his arm, preventing her from stepping any closer.
"You know as well as I do Asuna, that people have their own reasons for the actions they take." Kirito waited a moment longer then slowly lowered his arm. To my surprise, Asuna didn't step forward.
"Thank you for your help, both of you." I say, nodding at both of them and slightly bowing. "My name is Akime, I'm glad you came along when you did but I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"It wasn't any trouble, I'm glad I could help." Kirito smiled as he stuck his hand out for me to shake. I shake his hand and sigh in relief because they aren't mad about having to help me.
"We are both glad to help!" Asuna adds, placing an emphasis on the word both. I shake her hand as well then I smile at them.
"Well, thanks again for the help, hopefully we meet again." I smile as I start walking into the town gate. I turn and wave at them as they wave back, smiling happily.
That night, as I lay in my bed at the inn, I can't stop thinking about the two kids who saved me. Kids...had to save…me. That boy seemed to know what he was doing, maybe he was a beta tester? I think to myself as I began to close my eyes, feeling sleep call out to me. Right before I completely fell asleep, I vowed to myself to become stronger and to never make someone protect me again.