Buried of the Remembrance || SAO Fanfic ||

Chapter fiften: Bonds of Regret

Alice's POV

I got off the elevator and walked to my sacred place that I could be contemplating on my actions. The 80th floor where this place was the home and now the creation of my sword. I walked up the hill and sat down underneath the tree. The scene keeps repeating in my mind. I slapped Eugeo, my anger got the better of me. Just seeing Eugeo distraught face aches my chest, I don't know why...

I honestly don't know what to do anymore at this point. I don't know how to "fix" this. I leaned my back against the tree and continued to just be lost within my thoughts.

I tried to think what caused me to lose my temper. Have I been that desperate to save Kirito, the hero of the underworld? Eugeo's best friend and the loving boyfriend to Asuna. I knew that this "mission" would be risky. I am starting to think that Kirito is gone for good. The gentle, kind and awkward swordsmen. He's gone. Now we have the cruel, loner knight who is imposing him. I don't know if I should hate him for taking Kirito, our Kirito. Or try to get used to him and even try to get myself to forget the real him.

I suddenly heard footsteps as I didn't bother looking at someone who is approaching to me. "What do you want lady Fanatio?" I asked in a stern tone in my voice. I couldn't care less if I should be speaking in a respectful matter..

"I been looking for you. The general told me that you were with Kirito but from the look on your face, I assume it didn't go well?" She asked. I didn't respond nor look at her.
"I'll explain why I'm here then-" I stood up interrupting of what she is going to say. "Please leave me alone. I am not alright to be on duty at the moment." I answered as I walked down the hills.

"Alice, is everything alright?.." Fanatio asked as I continue to ignore her. I opened the door and walked out, closing it on my way out.

"Should I go ahead and see Eugeo?"

"Does he even want to see me?.."

I walked up the stairs, probably to floor 95 to get some air as my mind continues to just wander around of my thoughts about Eugeo. Can I even approach him?...

Eugeo's POV

After seeing Kirito finished his steamed bun and started walking away from me. I felt a bit happy. "Wait Kirito!" I got his attention and he turned his direction towards me. "What is it?" He asked in a stern tone. I felt my hand twitched when he spoke to me. "Do you want to try and training with Kiyoko together? I-I can train her some of my techniques and you can watch." I ask him and he continued to look at me.

"Alright then, Criminal." He answered and turned around, walking away from me without looking back. Kirito actually said yes. I can't believe it...

I look at Kiyoko as she is still reading her book, I approach to her. "Kiyoko, mister Kirito said that I can be your mentor. I hope we get along!" I smiled at her as Kiyoko blinked for a moment then she closed her book, laying it down on her lap. I didn't expect Kiyoko offer a handshake. "Okay. Mr. Eugeo." She said and I shake her hand.

Then I remembered that I haven't thanked her yet for lying to Kirito that we barley trained yet. "Oh and thank you for aiding me there for lying to Kirito. We haven't trained much since you were only interested of trying to carry my sword.." I thanked her as Kiyoko gave a small nod.

"But I will get to wield a sword like yours, right?" She asked and I nodded. "Of course!" It's been awhile since my voice has been energetic. Alice and lady Asuna would describe my voice to being tired most of the time even being gloomy all the time..

"Mr. Eugeo?" I heard my name and snapped out of my thoughts. "O-Oh uh Kiyoko! You can go back to your room. I will come pick you up when it is your training time." I said as Kiyoko gave a small nod then walked away from me.

I sigh in relief, to be honest I was honestly tensed up even worried of making Kirito more annoyed or hating me a lot.

I wasn't excepting Kirito to say yes. I already annoyed him so what made him change his mind?..

"HEY! What are YOU doing here?!" Someone shouted and I turned my head to see who it is. "I could explain!" I answered back but the knight that is tall and a thin stature, maybe dark blueish eyes and long pale purple hair. The person who can made my day be more worst then it already is. It is Eldrie. "I don't care criminal! You are trespassing here in the axiom church! Aren't you tired of breaking any more laws?!" He pulls out his Frost Scale Whip and attempt to hit me but I dodged and ran to the left side.

"You tried to escape your cell, you fought all the other knights here including myself. You even killed lady pontifex!" He shouted then tried to whip attack me. Before, Kirito and I fought him with only chains. But now, I have my sword. I still have an advantage now..

I pulled out my blue rose sword out of the scabbard to block the attack. However his whip wrapped itself on the sword then dragged me up to the air.  "Perhaps you actually need to be executed here! Your "friend" won't be there to save you this time!" I tried to maintain my balance even though I'm floating in the air, gripping onto my sword as tightly as I can.

Eldrie threw me to the water fountain and I grunted in pain, the impact made my back suddenly pop. My legs twitched as I couldn't move them. Why do I always get thrown into the fountain!?

I still felt my hand is wielding the blue rose sword still and I heard Eldrie's footsteps approaching closer to me. "How are you even still alive? Are you just some son to the god of Vecta? Here to ruin the peace of the human territory?" He said then I immediately sat up, ignoring the pain and slammed the blade into the solid marble ground of the fountain.

"Enhance armament!" I shouted as my sword started to glow then a big circle that is bluish white appeared underneath it. "Bloom blue roses!" Eldrie is now on high alert, gripping onto his whip. The path got to eldrie though as it started to entangle in fast growing thorny ice tendrils. "You criminal! Let me out this instant!" He shouted at me as I glared at him. "You should've have let me explain first.." I mumbled under my breath and his armor slowly starts to freeze the person who is trapped.

I have forgotten that I was infiltrating the axiom church and nobody knew that a criminal is still in their area. Maybe some of the intergity knights saw me because I ran away from Alice.

Eldrie is completely frozen now, it will probably melt though by someone if they saw him. I had my hand reaching to my injuries, healing them with the sacred arts. I can feel my body is now at ease and I stood up as I sheathed my sword.

I walked out of the fountain and I sigh annoyed that now my clothes are drenched..

I should probably go ask Eydis if she could explain to the other knights that I'm not here to break any rules or anything. Even though I'm known as a criminal here.

I just want Kirito back. Is it that hard to achieve it at all...

Author note: Hiya. I may be alive from writer's block. Yes I know I took probably two weeks off of writing my story. It is because that I was having trouble on writing more "scenes" with Alice, Eugeo and Asuna because I don't want to have Kirito just be angry all the time soooo yeah! Thanks to my friend, Aira for trying to assist me on writing this chapter. •^• - scarlet

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