A/N: We did it! We made it a year! I'd like to thank all of the people that have reviewed so far and have stuck with this story through thick and thin! You guys are so awesome and amazing! As promised there is a surprise but I won't say till the end of this chapter! *evil laugh* Also, we passed 70,000 views! Again, THANK YOU! I don't know what I would do without you guys!

"Nagata-kun, I have a question for you." Midori started, making Kazuto and Sugu wince slightly since they knew that her question was most likely going to be embarrassing.

'So things are getting interesting but in a bad way for Sugu... I shall hope for your survival.' He thought as Shinichi straightened himself up again, his nervousness evident in his voice as he said that he would hear it.

"How was it that you asked my daughter out?" She asked him, receiving an automatic blush from the couple, both of them looking anywhere but one another or Midori. Asuna and Kazuto were trying their best to not laugh when they heard the question, both having heard how it was that Shinichi asked Sugu out with a marriage proposal.

"I-I um... I asked her out when we were alone and when I felt the time was right!" He said with confidence, making Kazuto slap his hand to his mouth for force his laughs to stay inside. Asuna bit her lip to keep hers inside while Sugu put her hand to her forehead as her face turned all red.

'That's the farthest thing from the truth!' The three of them thought as Midori stared at Shinichi, trying to see if he was telling truth based on everyone's reaction. She could tell that he thought he was telling the truth but based on the others reaction she thought she should the only other person she could.

"Suguha I think you can tell me the story with more detailed so why don't you tell me?" she asked her daughter, making her get a nervous sweat despite the cold that was only a few feet away from her.

"I-It was kind of a 'spur of the moment' kind of thing so I don't remember s-some of it." she told her, hoping that her mother might drop the topic. Midori narrowed her eyes at them and sighed, looking at Kazuto a few seconds later.

"She learned from your experience." she said with a dejected tone, making Asuna blush beside Kazuto as she remembered that time.

"W-Well did you really think that it was going to be that easy." he replied, running his hands through his hair while answering.

"Good point but the two of you could have at least made it interesting!" she told the new couple, who continued to blush from the other side of the couch. Before Midori could ask them another question, the light turned back on, bringing a sigh of relief from them. Asuna looked towards the window and saw how the snow was now lightly falling on the ground.

"N-Now that the light is back, who wants some tea?" Sugu said as she shot up from her seat and walked to the kitchen Shinichi following her saying that he would help her. Kazuto took this opportunity to turn to his mother, a questioning look in his eyes.

"Okay so what are you REALLY planning?"

"What? Can't a mother be curious?" She said, not convincing either of them that that was the case.

"Fine… No fun at all… I'm trying to embarrass them obviously while also finding out about them like what I did with you guys." she said, bringing another blush to Asuna's face.

"J-Just what did you find out when you did that to us?" Asuna asked her boyfriend's mother, the nervous tone in her voice obvious to all.

"That you are an amazingly sweet girl and that Kazuto worships the ground you stand on." she told them bluntly, making Kazuto turn red faster than he could think.

"H-Hey you don't have to put it like that you know…" he said, pulling on the collar of his shirt a bit to cool down, Asuna trying not to laugh at his reaction as she squeezed his hand lightly.

"But if I hadn't worded it like that then I wouldn't have seen that reaction!" Midori said to them, laughing as she got up from her seat and walked to the hallway.

"If Suguha asks, I went to my office. And tell her to loosen up! She acts too much like her father." Midori said as she left the room and walked to the other side of the house.

"Does Suguha act like your dad?" Asuna asked Kazuto, whose face was changing back to its normal color.

"I think so since she tends to take after him when it comes to stuff she finds embarrassing." he answered after thinking about it for a few seconds. Sugu and Shinichi returned after a few seconds with a tray of tea and some cookies, both of them looking considerably calmer than when they left the room.

"Where's Oka-san?" Sugu asked as she sat back down next to Shinichi after setting the tray down on the table.

"She went to her office. She also said to stop acting like dad." Kazuto told her before drinking some of the warm tea. Sugu immediately turned red and fidgeted with her hands.

"I-I don't act like him... much." She said, bringing an idea to Kazuto's mind to tease her, turning to her boyfriend.

"If you truly want to see her embarrassed, you should get some mistletoe and-"

"Onii-chan you don't help!" Sugu said, throwing a pillow at him for the third time that day, cutting him off.

"I never said I was helping! I was only giving a harmless suggestion…" He said before receiving another pillow to the face.

"Why is your aim so good today…" he said as he rubbed the part of his face where it hit, everyone else laughing at his face. Asuna moved his head to face her and kissed the part of his forehead where the pillow had struck.

"Better?"

"Way better." he said, grinning at her.

A/N: Hope you guys liked the chapter! I'm sure some of you guys noticed the surprise already if you follow me. I put up a new SAO fanfic! Thank you for supporting this story for a year! You guys are amazing and awesome! Now I shall go study. I have finals tomorrow and must study.