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

¦[The Truth...?]¦

{The Strings Of Trusts.}
Act 6.

|[January 11th, 2026. Early Morning.]|

Crowds of students. Girls walking in groups, and guys doing dumb things all boys do while running in the gates, like walking in a tonga line, for some unknown reasons. I'm not in the mood for this.

I don't know what I should think about. My uniform, the same as all boys, topped with a new branded coat mom got me. My hair, brown and longer. Glasses, thin ones. My bag... Things inside.

SAO Survivor school... Like the rest, I was put here by the government. Everything's harder and faster than most schools, since we lost two years in education.

Damn... Is there homework? I don't know. I just want to have recess this day. Scratch that, I just want to go home...

"Shinohara!"

That voice... feminine... I don't remember this one.

I turned my head around, seeing three girls running towards me and gasping for air. One had very long brown hair, one was the shortest and had pigtails, the last had short hair and was wearing a pink sweater.

Ah... Asuna, Ayano, and Shinozaki. I know the other two as Silica and Lisbeth in-game. The Beast Tamer and The Blacksmith. I haven't seen them in-game in a while. Not that I spend that much time with them anyway, they're really only around if Kirito's around.

"Good Morning..."

Asuna noticed my other hand, busy holding a crutch.

"Are you ok? I've never seen you use crutches before. And your tone sounds moody too, have you been sleeping late?"

"I don't need to be pitied, Miss Yuuki. I can take care of myself."

She was a little startled, her eyes wide open.

"Miss Yuuki? You can call me without honorifics, really!"

"I won't make reality and gaming the same matter again, I learned it the hard way."

"Huh? What are you saying-" She paused, "Something happened, didn't it? You never call me by my family name."

I looked away for a bit, gulping.

"Have you seen Yuuki in-game, lately?"

"Zekken? No... I never really see her that much. What's the matter?"

"Damn it..." I bit my lip, "She's not even online these past days, why did I ask that?"

"Is something wrong with her?"

I walked away, heading straight inside.

"Nothing, forget about it."

"Shiki- I mean, Shinohara!"

"...What's wrong with him?" Ayano, concerned.

"Is he upset over something...?" Shinozaki, sighing.

Why did I ask that? Damn it, that was a waste of breath. Of course she doesn't know, even if she does she still won't. Why? Because she hasn't been online for three days, damn it.

Now, I have to get over this piece of crap. Studying...

Oh? High School will be the most fun you have in your life? My ass. All we do here is study, homework, and eat lunch. Even talking to other students feels restricted, since we can't forget about our amazingly amazing fucking studies.

Some people don't care though, and I'm one of them. If I got a bad score, then so be it. I'll just need to focus on exams and homework. But today, I'm not focusing on anything. I don't want to. Not before I... I don't even know.