Kirito x Asuna

"No matter how much it hurts..."

~Katsu's P.O.V.~
Slipping out of the room during the sky's flash of light and a growl from the heavens made me feel like a secret agent escaping slyly out of a rival's building. I grinned to myself after I slowly turned the corner with brisk footsteps echoing through the silent hallways of the already-abandoned school. Not particularly keen on seeing Aki chase after me in need of questions, I hurriedly moved my rather short legs in a huff.

3:15, Damn...

The distance between my feet and the ground slowed down, as if gravity threw its laws out the window and made me accelerate faster than a normal girl my size and age. I ran briskly to the nearest window, slightly slowing down to open the latch. As soon as my fingers pulled the weight up, a sudden burst of oxygen and air flowed in through my nose and to my mind, making my thinking average rate speed up by two fold.

30 minutes to set everything up...who the hell do they think I am?! I can do all of what they ask in half that time...

Complaining about how long my missions usually take is annoying and troublesome. If any of these snot-filled pigs found out about me, it wouldn't be something to celebrate.

My muscles contracted, after I nimbly jumped off the ledge and into the crunchy leaves beneath me. Not giving enough time to completely recover, I quickly once again, used the remaining strength in my legs to dash past the corner and into the busy streets.

Your soul will be so sweet...Kirito
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~Asuna's P.O.V~

Walking back to the main entrance of the school building, after getting my study books, I held Kirito's valentine present in my hands carefully.

Maybe I should have stayed with him...

I unintentionally whispered to myself. It had already gotten this late and the weather outside wasn't helping my mood. The echoing off of the wide hallways brought me back to reality and my questioning turned to regret as I shook my head from one side to another, trying to shake the thought of ever crossing my mind.

"What am I saying?! I'm the one who did this to us, so I shouldn't be complaining."

Momentarily scolding myself like a mother to her child, I thought about the series of events that had happened today and felt a sense of nostalgia. It almost felt as if the beginning of this day held favorable promises that every couple wanted to be indulged in, but the eight hours of solitude from everyone and awkwardness around Kirito, only proved the evil evidence that the two weren't anything more than "friends".

"Everything was perfect until..."

Not being able to utter the next words out of my mouth, my mind had already registered what I was going to say, and instead of turning it into words through my throat, it had done one worse and a shared a faint memory of a girl smiling happily, Akemi. This time, I didn't deny the horrible wanting and desire for his touch, his voice, his smile, and the burning in my throat.

A silent tear trailed down my already saddened face and hit the floor with a light "tap".

One after the other, my footsteps followed the destined trail of little puddles of sadness. The barely audible "tap" slowly turned into a crescendo of "pitter-patter" as the facade, the strength, and the will to move on, disappeared without a hint of ever coming back. My hands hit the hard wooden floor underneath me while the rest of me followed suit.

"idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot"

Like a never ending song of despair, I continued the words with harsher ones as my tears become more harder to keep inside. The dry wood beneath me turned to a damp one, and the bridge of my nose was the only part of my body not in contact with the floor.

"Asuna...I love you..."

A memory flooded around me as the dark scene around me turned into a bright one. A boy clad in black, the only color not matching his attire was his finely tanned skin and his eyes, a small shade brighter than his hair, throwing a make-shift, but surprisingly reliable, fishing pole into a small lake before him. A girl, comfortably snug in a misty yellow sweater, while happily watching the boy with laughter in her eyes as the fishing hook caught onto the back of the boy's shirt, revealing his lean frame.

This is what I wanted, what I dreamed of...

Another image of Akemi flashed into my mind, making the memory of the couple wash away.

But not like this...

Picking myself back up off of the ground, I realized what a kid I was being, not to mention selfish. I quickly wiped the tears from my eyes and huffed a quick reminder to myself.

You made this decision, you have to carry it out no matter what!

I thought, shutting my eyes and clenching my teeth, trying to make pain part of the equation, along with my anger.

"No matter how much it hurts..."

I murmured, relieving my eyes from the pressure, letting the dim light flood into my eyes. Shaking my head to clear the thoughts of reconsidering my decision, while I bent down and gathered my fallen things spread out across the floor.

Denying gravity's grip on my body, I slowly lifted my vision up to a scene I thought I would never have to see.

Slim fingers greedily gripping dark hair in a huff, while the other hand pulled it's victim closer. The two only connected by their lips, leaving me to stand shocked and traumatized at the identities of the two. The light brown haired girl pushing a charcoal haired boy up against a nearby wall, their lips in sync with the other, breaking apart only for a few seconds to catch their breath. Akemi and...

"Kirito..." I gasped.

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OH HELL NO!, DRAMAAAAA~

sorry, I had to say what all of you were thinking, or screaming.

I'm sorry for the cliffy, and the KiriKemi (Kirito x Akemi) XD So if you're feeling the pain of your OTP going down the drain, DONT PANIC, because the whole reason I've wrote the one-shot and lemon was for this reason. You read some KiriKemi and hate me, because its supposed to be a "Kirito x Asuna" (I put air quotations around that because the whole point of this book wasn't just a happy happy Kirisuna book. I want drama, character development, and a really good plot, and I'm pretty sure you want some too) Well, you just go back two chapters and read the one shot and lemon and feel Kirisuna, so don't quit on this book!

Now that my ranting is over, I'm sorry for the short chapter and not being so active. I hope you'll forgive me for that

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