Kirisuna Oneshots

You Can Fly!

Kirito loved stars. It was an odd, out of character fascination for him, but he couldn't help it. The first time he met Asuna, he was convinced she was a shooting star. And when he was late night hunting in Aincrad, he often took small breaks to stare at the sky. They weren't real stars, of course, but he still loved looking at them.

They reminded him of the day he met her in the first floor dungeon. The moment he saw her dancing around the enemies with an angelic glow, for the first time since they were trapped in Aincrad, he felt hopeful.

And so every time he looked at the stars, even after they escaped that horror game, he thought of her. That was why he loved stars.

That was also why he was floating above the trees in an Alfheim forest just outside Undine territory. It was Asuna's first week after having made an official account, and he was going to teach her how to fly.

When she first mentioned getting back into ALO, Kirito was hesitant to agree with her choice. After everything that happened three months prior, he couldn't help but worry it would bring back unwanted memories. But so far she'd managed just fine, so maybe he was just being protective.

While he was waiting for Asuna to arrive, he noticed how clear the sky looked. And so, he activated his wings and flew above the trees to watch the stars.

After few minutes he heard a faint voice from below. It sounded like someone was singing—no, chanting. Wait a minute—

Just as he recognized the spell being chanted below, a large blob of water hit him square in the back between his shoulder blades. Startled by the sensation, the Spriggan deactivated his wings and went crashing through the tree branches.

Kirito braced himself for the impact of the hard ground, shutting his eyes. Surprisingly, the odd numbing pain never came. He opened his eyes to see Asuna's face, beaming down at him.

He looked around and realized she was holding him bridal style, much to his embarrassment. She giggled and touched her nose against his.

"You really are still a klutz," she teased. "I didn't expect you to fall like that. Good thing I still have my STR level from SAO, right?"

The black haired boy sulked and crossed his arms. "Yeah, yeah. Let me down, won't you?"

She nodded and dropped him, leaving him to just barely land on his feet. "Is this where we're going to practice?"

"Yeah, is that alright?" Kirito asked as he dusted off his shoulders. "It's the most private place I could think of, and the scenery's pretty nice."

Asuna tilted her head and repeated his words. "Private place? Why does it need to be private?"

"Erm—" He cleared his throat and looked away. In reality, he did have something special planned, but that was for later.

She hugged herself and stepped away. "You're not planning on doing anything to me, are you?"

"No!" He shouted, waving his arms frantically. "I swear, I'd never do anything like that!"

"Then why didn't you bring Yui?"

"That's—" because she insisted this was something that was between us. Of course, saying that would only make things worse, so he kept his mouth shut.

Asuna uncrossed her arms and laughed, striding over to ruffle his spiky hair. "I'm kidding, dummy. Of course you'd never do anything like that."

He smiled and closed his eyes, leaning into her warm touch. After a long comfortable moment, she poked his nose again.