Black And White (Kirito Love Story)

Chapter 4. Warmth

(Writing this while drinking coffee... I love the the smell of coffee. ☕️ This chapter has more Kirito lovey dovey stuff in it. Picture is of Emiko and Kirito. I found it on google images, so i don't own it, nor any of the pictures)

Tears streamed down my face as Kirito and Miki looked at me in shock. So much mixed emotions swelling up in my heart. The emotions, the anxiety, the loss, the sadness, the pain, sorrow, anger, and the suffering, all at once, fill my heart with negativity.  The emotions were so unbearable, that I fell onto my knees and clutched my head as my breathing turned unnatural.

"Emiko!" Kirito and Miki said at the same time as they ran toward me. Miki took me in her arms as I sobbed

"Not again....  Not again... No more.. No.... M-More..." I shut my eyes tight

Kirito's POV

Miki looked at me with pleading eyes as Emiko clutched her head. I nodded getting the message and sat down in front of Emiko as Miki scooted out of the way. I slowly grabbed her shoulders, which took her by surprised. Her blue sparkly, yet sad eyes met mine. Just staring at her eyes gets me lost.

"K-Ki..rito..." She whispered shakily. I looked at her with concerned eyes and pulled her into a warm embrace. Her fragile, small body tensed, and soon relaxed in my embrace. She placed her hands on my chest, as well as her head as she tried to calm down. I felt something wet on my shirt, and realized she was crying.

I put one of my hands on her back, and one stroking her hair over and over. I could feel her heart slowly calming down against my stomach, and her breathing slowly turning back to normal. When she finally calmed down, she slowly drifted to sleep. When I was sure she was asleep, I turned toward Miki who had a small smile on her face.

"Um.. Miki. What exactly did she mean by 'not again'?" I ask. Miki sighed before looking at me, dead in the eye.

"Well... It happened when I was around seven, and she was six... Yeah." miki started.

Flashback (and the opposite of a time skip)~ (8 years ago)

Me, Miki, Mama and Pappa were watching TV in the living room. We heard noises, so we turned off the TV. Mama and Papa looked out the window and gasped. I walked towards them in confusion

"Mama? Papa?" I ask. Mama turned to me with a warm smile,

"Emiko... Miki... I need you two to go upstairs, lock the door and run out the window. Ok?" Mama said. I looked scared and confused as she said that. Anxiety swelled up my throat as she pushed us upstairs, in our room, and locked the door.

A few minutes later we heard banding, screams and shouts. I hugged Miki as we listened. I shut my eyes tight as the screams of Mama and Papa became louder. We hugged each other tighter as we cried. I couldn't take it anymore, so I slowly opened the door, ignoring Miki's calls and took a peak downstairs, making the greatest mistake of my life. All I saw was red staining the floor, a knife stabbed in Papa's chest, and mama lying in the floor, sleeping. My eyes were filled with horrid as the man looked at me. He was wearing all black, and had a ninja mask on. Tears streamed down my face as Miki quickly ran to my side. The man smirked and walked towards us, knife filled with Mama and Pappa's blood mixed together in hand, and will soon be mixed with ours. I looked around and found a katana hanging on the wall, for emergencies. I grabbed the katana and blocked the attack. Miki looked at me by surprised. I kept blocking his attacks, and moved farword, now attacking him, but he dodged. Sirens were heard outside, while we dueled. Policemen took him when he was about to attack me, and put handcuffs on his hands. He was sent to jail for a couple of years while me and Miki were sent to an orphanage for a couple of months. Until we got picked up by a nice couple, and we started over as a once again happy family.

End of flashback

(Still kirito's POV)

When Miki finished explaining, I looked at them in shock, feeling guilty and sympathy. All these years, they were fighting the scars that may never seam to heal. I look down at Emiko in my arms. She was sleeping peacefully. She looked so vulnerable and delicate, it broke my heart that someone like Emiko and Miki had to go through all that. Wait, I thought. Her smiles... Her laugh... Were they all fake...? Without realizing it, I had hugged her tightly, making sure that my embrace gave her plenty of warmth. I looked back at Miki who seamed to be smiling teasingly at my actions.

"I... Never knew. I'm sorry." I said sadly. She took me by surprise and giggled.

"It's ok, really. But, Emiko's the one who suffered more since she's the one who had to duel for her life. Man, think about a six year old girl having to duel a fully grown man..." Miki said. I looked back down at Emiko and embraced her yet again. I somehow wanted to get rid of her saddness. I wanted to heal her scars. But, I have no real power. Of course I can't do that. No matter how much I want to, there's nothing I can do but stay by her side and protect her, even if it costs my life. I'd rather have me die if it meant she'd live.

"Ki...ri...to..." Emiko mumbled in her sleep. I look down at her.

"Hey... Can you let her sleep with you tonight?" She seams more happy and excited when she's with you." Miki said. I blushed. Excited?

"Yeah... S-sure." I tried not to stutter, but she laughed and nudged me.

~ night time

I gently placed Emiko on my bed and brought the blankets over her, up until half her cheek. I slid in the covers, facing her. When I was about to close my eyes, I felt soft, warm arms wrap around me, and I could feel Emiko's head snuggling against my chest. Thank goodness she couldn't see my tomato face.

"Teddy..." Emiko mumbled. She must think I'm her tuddy bears... Wait, what? She still uses teddy bears? That's kinda... Cute... Wait, no, stop!

Without realizing it, I embraced her back. She snuggled closer to me, making my face even more red if possible. I could feel her soft breath against my skin.

"Comfy..." Emiko muttered. I blushed even more. I sighed in defeat and just let each other embrace each other as I closed my eyes, drifting to sleep.

Time skip~
Emiko's POV

I fluttered my eyes open to see a sleeping Kirito. His arms were wrapped around me as mine were wrapped aroun him. We were basically embracing each other while on the bed. It felt so comfy. He's so warm. And soft... I could feel his breath against my skin, causing me to blush

His eyes slowly flutters open as his gaze met mine. His face was red as a tomato when he realized what position we were in. He lets go of me, as well do I as he sits up.

"A-ah, sorry!" Kirito stutters. I giggle sitting up, then had a confused look.

"What happened last ni--" i cut myself off. Kirito looks at me with worried and sad eyes. My confused face turns into a pained expression. Soon, tears began to roll down my cheeks.

"Emiko." Kirito whispered. I burried my face in his chest, trying to control the tears. He embraced me back, makiing the hug more warm. I sniffed, biting my lip to stop the tears.

"Is it ok if.. We stay like this.. For a while?" I ask shakily. I could feel Kirito nod a yes

"Sure..." Kirito mumbled. I hugged him tighter as I burried my head on his chest, which took him by surprise. He hugged me tighter as well. We stayed like this for a few minutes. I made a gap, just enough to see his face.

"I'm such a crybaby." I chuckled bitterly (like coffee). Kirito looks at me with concerned an saddened eyes. He shook his head.

"You have every reason to cry, Emiko. After what you've been through, you should let it all out." Kirito said. I looked at him shocked.

"Did.... Miki tell you? About our past?" I ask. He nodded. I sigh. "No wonder you're saying those crazy things. Anyway, I'm sure I let it all out yesterday. So, let's get ready!" I forced a smile, letting go completely and got off the bed. Before I could let him answer, I ran to the bathroom to put my armor on.