A/N: Not good at action so I'm sorry if this isn't any good, saying this now.

Disclaimer: This sad author unfortunately doesn't own Sword Art Online.

"I know that look on your faces, I don't like that look…" Liz said as she began to take a few steps back, away from the competitive aura from the couple.

"Okay Kirito-kun, since you say I'm so stubborn, I propose a challenge! First one to lose most of their HP after 10 minutes or dies first is the most stubborn!" Asuna stated to Kirito who nodded in agreement to her terms.

"Alright, but I'll warn you, I've improved since the last time we've dueled and I hope your prepared to lose!" Kirito said as he gave a look of determination to win. Asuna pouted at his words, but said nothing for she was determined to make him eat them. All three of them quickly went outside and flew to an empty city square to begin the duel which wasn't hard to find since the city was still mostly empty from the one-sided fight between Lyfa and Recon.

The square was a bleached shade of white with the tiles shining from the gleam of the sun. The four marble columns at the end of each corner showed obvious signs of damage from the way there were chunks of marble missing from the top and the sides. The tiles were no exception for they were the same with the broken parts lead to the middle of the square.

"Looks like people duel here a lot…" Liz said to Kirito and Asuna as they both walked to the middle of the square to prepare their fight, trying to lighten the competitive mood that overtook them.

"Let's just hope we don't end up destroying the entire square by accident, right Kirito-kun?" Asuna asked him.

"I'm just hoping I don't get flung across it since I know a certain someone has a history with that." Kirito said, eyeing the columns carefully. Following his gaze, Asuna was about to reply with a question until a memory flashed in her mind, Floor 74's teleportation gate.

"I make no promises, Kirito-kun." She said with a playful smile which only helped Kirito in shuddering at the mere thought of her doing that again. Liz noticed this and made a mental note to ask what they were talking about later and began to think about the duel.

'I wonder if they would let me record the fight with those recording crystals I got from Agil a while back…' Liz thought as she eyed the columns to put the crystals on with her devious smile growing as she quickly flew to Asuna. She quickly asked the Undine and got immediate approval since it was perfect to record her soon-to-be victory.

'Liz sure doesn't waste time in trying to humiliate others…' Kirito thought as he saw the blacksmith put the crystals on the columns opened his menu to send a quick message to Klein.

Hey Klein,

We are going to run a little late, a small detour, but we'll get there.

I'll explain to you later when we get there but we'll see you and the others at Agil's shop.

-Kirito

Kirito quickly closed his menu and looked to see Asuna in her menu, sending him the request for the duel that he received moments later after seeing her. He accepted and put it for Normal mode with a 10 minute timer. Both of them stepped away to be away from each other and wait for the time to count down to the beginning of the duel.

"You know you could back down now." Kirito said to Asuna smugly, in which he managed to break the concentrated look on her face as it was replaced with a pout.

"The same could be said to you too, Kirito-kun." Asuna replied as the focused look she previously had resurfaced. Kirito couldn't help but smile at her competitiveness since it was one of the traits that he shared with her. As the timer continued to count down, the couple unsheathed their new swords and quickly got into a fighting stance for the duel.

"Good luck! Make this fight look good, everyone is going to see it when we go to Agil's shop later!" Liz said as she sat on a stone bench on the sidelines with her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands. Asuna thought of the possible reactions that Kirito might have at losing and she was enjoying the thought of it.

3... 2... 1… START

Asuna quickly ran towards Kirito and sent a barrage of jabs with her rapier. All of which were blocked just as fast as she sent them. Kirito blocked all of them but did nothing on the offensive. Asuna noticed this and as she jumped back slightly to see if Kirito would do anything, she saw that he remained in the same defensive pose that he started with.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you attacking?" she asked as she retook her own defensive pose. She looked him in the eyes and saw the conflicting emotions in them.

"Well... I feel like I'm breaking my promise if I attack you…" he said as he lowered his sword slightly. A smile couldn't help but form on Asuna's face as she remembered this.

"Kirito-kun this is just a duel and it's us fighting! We both know that this is just a fight for pure competition. It's okay to attack me, okay?" she told him as they started to walk around each other in a circle. He thought about it for a bit.

'She's right… this isn't the same as when we were in the cave or when we're fighting other players… this is just for fun.. Okay!' he raised his sword and gave Asuna a nod to say that he was alright to continue.

They both continued to circle each other until Asuna dashed again to strike. Kirito quickly blocked all of them again but just before Asuna dealt the last of her jabs, Kirito jumped over her and landed behind her and he was about to strike her when Asuna blocked with her blade. Both blades quickly clashed and they remained like that for a bit.

"I hope you're ready to taste defeat Kirito-kun." Asuna said as their blades continued to clash.

"The same goes to you." Kirito said in response just before they separated. This time, Kirito began to attack, sending slash after slash but none of them making contact with Asuna. This continues back and forth for a few minutes and neither of the HP has fallen in the least bit. Just as Asuna thought that one of her strikes was about to hit, Kirito's sword was there to block it and vice versa.

'When did they get so equally matched in fighting!?' Liz thought as she could barely see the movement of both of their blades. They started to circle each other again and they both jumped at the same time to get a last strike in as they both knew that the 10 minutes were about to be up. They both neared each other with their blades aimed at each other's necks.

As their blades neared, an excited Liz was at the edge of her seat to see up close which of her friends she would get to humiliate for the rest of the day. As both of their blades were about to reach their targets, both of the hands wielding them stopped just centimeters before hitting. The couple was in the exact same position to hit the others throat with the edge of their sword. They looked at each other and waited to see which of them would move first, but before they could continue they heard a yell of anger.

"Oh come on! That is not how a duel can end! I wanted to see which of you I can make fun of for this!" Liz said as she dejectedly slumped in her seat.

At the mention of the end of the duel, both Asuna and Kirito looked up to see the timer with a few seconds left reach 10 minutes and stating their duel as a tie. They looked back at each other and lowered their blades and stood back, sheathing their swords while Liz pouted in her seat.

A/N: Like I said, I'm not good at action scenes. Happy April Fools day people, mine sucked! Sorry about any errors and see you next week!