Kirito x Asuna

Akemi at the top

~Kirito's P.O.V.~

"Damn thing..." I subconsciously heard myself say as I looked at the dirty mirror in the bathroom.

The bright pink mark above my exposed collar bone, made my appearance look shady and rebellious, the school uniform only added to the affect, making me look like an out-of-control teen.

"Ugh....!" I groaned, while I finally acknowledged all the bad luck that I had gone through today. Making a tidal wave of stress and worry weigh down on my shoulders. I threw away the used paper towel in the trash bin by the sink.

I don't think this would be visible if I had got out in the sun more...

I thought, examining the mark, trying to at least cover it up by tightening my tie or buttoning my shirt up. But the loose-wear of my attire, brought the shirt and tie back down below my collarbone. At this point, I realized how revealing my upper chest and neck were, compared to other parts of my body.

"Mmm...!" I sighed softly and looked back at my reflection. Although I tried to practically scrub the thing off, the redness from the pressure and severity of the rather rough paper towel, still showed around the edges. And even after all that, the color of the mark was still quite visible to anyone standing a good few feet away.

There's no point in hiding the fact that I have a hickey....

I thought slinking onto the sink, and listening to the consistent rhythm of the dropping water below me. All I could think about were the events that took place only a few minutes before.

"Silicia...." I said, softly touching the sensitive area on my neck a little too hard, making me cringe from the pain and blush from the feeling of someone actually doing this to me "This was all just an accident....right...?" Before I could dive into conclusions or, more accurately, guesses, I shook my head.

"No, now's not the time for that, I need to find another way to get this off...." A murmur escaped my lips, as I pulled out my mobile terminal from my front pocket. "The Internet is pretty reliable right?" I asked myself, in the quiet bathroom.

My reflection on the dark screen, showed a sense of worry on my face and anxiety mixed in my eyes. *sigh* I pressed the button on the side of the terminal and a striking color of Hazel pulled me back to my senses and away from my worries.

A certain chestnut haired girl with hazel eyes smiled cheerily, holding up a peace sign, a hint of blush on her cheeks were displayed brightly on the screen.

"Asuna..." My heart ached at the thought of her expression, when I told her how this exactly happened. I quickly looked up at the mirror again, checking to see if maybe this was all just a dream, a hallucination. But the mark that was there before, remained, untouched, "on Valentine's Day too..." I said, looking back down at the device in my hands.

"Hey, Yui?" I seemingly asked myself in the lonely bathroom. There were a few seconds of silence before a small tone rang out.

"Yeah Daddy?" A ringing voice, like that of silver bells, said after a flickering green light appeared in the corner of my screen.

"Daddy needs your help Yui" I talked quickly, yet quietly, hoping no one would need the bathroom and try to get in.

"What is it daddy?" The voice rang out, a curious tone in her voice made me reconsider if this was a good idea or not.

"C-can I get into my phone really quick please?" I added the please in, even though I rarely ever said the word, except for food.

"What's the password?" I could almost see Yui standing up straight, with her hands on her hips smiling widely.