Kureha had always Been close to her childhood friend Gale, however ever since he came to GGO she had been seeing him grow close to their new friends. Latley she had found him surrounded by many different girls.

"Hey Gale, how about we go on a material run today?" said Lisbeth from her workbench.

"I was going to fight some behemoths today and i need another photon sword weilder! Please tag along with me Gale!" said Yuuki eagerly while pumping her fist in the air.

"Gale, I need help shopping for some food for Pina. Could you help me carry it back home?" Said Silica nervous but bashfully.

"Sorry guys, but i promised Zaleska I'd take her out for dress shopping." Gale said lowering his Black Intelligence Oprative Gear's hood.

"Really? When did she ask you to go with her, Gale?" Kureha asked in frustration out of nowhere. "Yesterday when you went to the shop to buy more bullets for your SMG. She dropped by my house." Gale said brushing his Brown hair to the side.

"Why are you mad Kureha? You're not jealous of Zaleska are you?" Sinon asked crossing her arms and smirking. "No way! Its just I needed him to use his Photon sword to block some bullets from any snipers while I was doing a rare item quest today."

"Yeah, ever since Kirito taught me how to use a gun with my sword my Sword Barrier skill has made blocking bullets easy. Its like I can just walk through enemy fire now." Gale said rubbing the back of his head.

"I certainly have noticed your getting to be quite the GGO player in the rankings." Said a feminine voice from Kiritos apartment door.

"Zaleska?! When did you get here?" Asuna asked bringing in a plate of apatisers for the group. "I just came up the elevator. Say hello Daisy." "Hello, Everyone." Said Daisy bowing. A slight pout appeared on Kurehas face.

"Where's Rei, Gale? Is she with you today?" Zaleska asked looking around. "Oh she wanted me to let her clean our house today. She was very insistant." Gale said letting out a slight chuckle.

"Shes always so helpful to you, isnt she?" Kirito said examining his Nightsky MK4. "Thats why I spoil her so much I suppose." Gale said smiling. Zaleska then looked at Kureha who was still pouting and smiled. "You look upset Kureha. Is everything already alright?" She said putting her arms crossed over each other.

"O-oh, uh, yeah. I was just thinking about something I have to do in GGO today." Kureha said quickly. "Do you need any help when im done helping Zaleska, Kureha?" Gale offered smiling. "No and i'll be fine either way!" Kureha said storming out.

"Whats gotten ahold of her?" Kirito asked rubbing his head. "As oblivious to womens feelings as always aren't you, Kirito?" Said Zaleska giggiling. "W-whats that supposed to mean?" Kirito said scratching his head again.

"I hope shes ok..." Gale said slightly frowning.

The Reminant Wastelands: One Hour Later

Kureha looked over the cliffside at the Wanderer Eater as she placed a clip into her SMG. "I need to take it by suprise or else the the other bugs will swarm me." She thought to herself. "Why does Gale always have to be hanging out with Zaleska..." She continued to think. "Wait... why am i thinking about Gale being around other women?! I can't seriously be Jealous!?" She thought patting the side of her head frequently.

The clinking sound of her gun against rock caused the Wanderer eater to notice her precence which quickly began scurrying to her position. "Oh crap!" Kureha began to sprint quickly uphill but the Wanderer Eater caught up too quickly and stunned her with its stinger.

"Can't... move!" Kureha grunted out. As the Eater went in for the kill, a blinding blue light quickly picked Kureha up and in the blink of an eye placed her down in a cave a short distance away. "Who...?" Kureha asked as the light faded into a human like figure. It was quicky revealed to be Gale.

"Gale...?" Gale hushed her and continued to crouch behing the rock at the caves mouth. The stun effect began to wear off of Kureha. "You're lucky I learned Omni Vantus. Otherwise I wouldnt have been able to get in there in time." Gale said smiling and walking over to Kureha.

"Were you stalking me?!" Kureha asked sitting up. "No I was hunting a target out here for some extra credits after Zaleska went home. But uh..." Gale said pointing to Kureha's chest and covering his eyes. Kureha looked down to reveal a tear in her dress revealing her pink bra. "You Baka! Don't look!" Kureha said turning red and covering her chest. "Im sorry but the Eater mustve cut a hole in it. Here, Take mine." Gale said removing his black hooded cloak and placing it over her body. "Lets just wait for help. Im only a level 95 and that thing is a level 130." Kureha covered herself carfully.

"Gale...?" Kureha began to say looking at him from a distance as he walked twords her. "Yeah?" He said looking away from her and sitting on the cave floor next to her. "Thank you." She said pouting again. "No problem." Gale smiled and looked out the cave entrance from a distance. "Everytime I see you I think of when we were kids."

"Oh, uh yeah I remember." She said turning red and looking down at the ground. "Are you running a fever or something?" He asked leaning in and putting a hand on her forehead. "W-why do you care?!" She said becoming flustered. "Look, we should log out for the day. We'll just log back in and be in Glocken anyways." She said pulling away. "Ok sounds like an idea. Will you be online again tomorrow?" Gale asked. "Yeah. I'll see you at six." She said opening her menu. "Ok. Later." Gale said waving goodbye.

Kureha awoke on her bed and took of her headset. Sitting up, she held onto her knees with a red face. She simply said one word. "Baka..."