Our Memories Will Live On Forevermore. ~Yuuki Konno X OC Fanfic~

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{An Eternal Oath Of Love And Life.}
Act 4.

|[January 12th, 2026. Afternoon.]|

{Asuna}

The streets of Nishitokyo has become like a second home to me at this point. I've passed this path many times even before SAO. The highway on my left, cars blazing through making loud noises all the way to the orange colored walkways I'm currently walking on.

On the right, small stores and people walking out of the entryways leading inside towards the other many restaurants hidden inside the walled complex. Most of them also lead to one of the best malls in this area, though I never really went there since the one in Central Tokyo or Shibuya are way bigger and better.

Though sometimes me and the other girls hang out inside one of the cafes after school if we're bored.

Currently, me and Shinohara are heading towards the train station. It's still quite a ways, but Yuuki seems to enjoy looking at the surrounding buildings and eye-catching banners from the many shops we passed by. I bet just looking at other people mingling around already makes her ecstatic.

I can't imagine not seeing another human being for three straight years, or even worse, she hasn't seen the outside world since then. How can she not go crazy? I would've, to be honest.

Actually, I think she's already crazy now. Those zooming lens noises constantly ringing in my right ear was just white noise at this point, I don't mind though. As long as it's still working, I'll take her anywhere she wants to.

For years she endured the HIV virus in her body, but despite the best efforts from the doctors in many forms of medications and therapies, it still won't let down. It sounds... almost fake when you think about it.

Usually antiretroviral therapies work like a charm, as long as they take their meds correctly. She could've lived a normal life, despite still having the virus inside her.

But... I guess her problem's genetic, and really hard to get rid of. She's still young too, and too much cocktails and drugs would surely affect her negatively. And can even cause her a horrible death too... jeez, I shouldn't think about that.

It's... really sad. I just hope that somehow... miracles can exist. A cure perhaps, technology has come so far yet we still don't have a cure for this virus.

She is amazing... like Shinohara has told me about, multiple times already. Living for this long, and keeping her chin up even with all that. I've never met someone like her in my life, ever.

"Asuna! What's that, what's that? To your right!"

Her upbeat voice came, like a child looking around a toy store. I giggled and looked, it was a music store. With a big window, too. Sure are a bunch of stuff on display... Keyboards, Flutes, Guitars, and all of them are so colorful and neatly lined up together behind that same big window.

"Woah... I've never seen this many music instruments before. They all look so cool and pretty at the same time..." Yuuki awed, zooming the lens constantly.

"Hmm. You're right. I've never really been the musical person myself, so just looking at these things is just fascinating!"

"Riiight? I was thinking the same thing!" She uttered, "Man, what I wouldn't give to try one of those."