Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragments (One-Shots)

An Infobrokers Secret

Argo, Sword Art Online's most well-known and beyond up-to-date info broker known in the game.

As she was walking to a city square with a nice miniature sitting spot for couples and survivors of the death games.

Argo walked towards one of the benches keeping herself well hidden inside her cloak as she slowly approached a casual but clad in black, boy with quite the weapon to be showing...Elucidator.

As Argo approached him he seemed to have noticed the figure coming his way as he stayed seated and did nothing to bring any attention to her...not even a wave...as she slowly approached the seat and sat down quietly.

Silence...dead silence aside from the small conversations happening around them as they sat on the bench not saying anything to each other.

"Oh come on kiribou...its not that bad is it?" Argo spoke to the boy she called Kiribou.

"A-argo...cut me some slack will ya...I am your most favored buyer for info as well as your most trusted out of your usual or not so usual regulars." Said the boy as he was looking ahead and around at the couples and people having their small conversations.

"Alright then...Ki-Ri-To enlighten me on such things that have happened on your end." Argo said wanting some sort of info she could probably sell off to someone about the boy whom she adressed.

Kirito kept looking around as he quietly sat there gathering his thoughts on what to explain to the whiskered girl.

"I guess... I'm just trying to figure things out for myself argo...things have just been troubling me for quite some time now." Kirito spoke to Argo as he brought his hands together and leaned forward onto them looking at the ground now.

"Heh...sounds like you have a "Love" problem of some sorts Kiribou." Argo said to be quite the tease to him taking full advantage of how Kirito said his words.

"A-argo...jeez...cut me some modesty...i mean for all it matters for...it could be you I'm interested in." Kirito said slowly realizing what he said without a second thought of the changes to happen as he froze in place.

Argo just sat there slightly in shock but also in quite a surprising reaction as her cheeks were flushed with a blush as she looked at Kirito.

"K-Kiribou..." Argo stuttered out as she was for once...flustered.

Silence once again fell on the two as they both racked at their brains for thoughts of what they could say next but contemplating them carefully.

"What do you mean...by interest...in me." Argo said still flustered by the sudden words she just heard.

Kirito sat there in silence still trying to come up with words to explain himself...in fact...he didn't even know what came over him to say such a thing to his info broker friend whom he might have just said that he had a love interest in.

Argo just sat there in silence as her cheeks were still flushed pink with a blush as kirito after his long thought process finally spoke up.

"Argo...its just that...well...I mean...its just." Kirito tried to explain himself but was tripping over his own words of trying to explain himself to argo whom now was actually processing the new "info" given to her and was undoubtedly trying to keep herself composed in front of him in public...though unbeknownst to said public...that she possibly and most likely was contemplating to tell him how she felt if this was in turn...a confession of his.

"Well...how I see it...is that...well... you're interested in me...to...an extent." Argo said a bit downtrodden by the factors that her first lover was a boy she had very much trust in for info as well as it being of all people...The Black Swordsman...of all people she was very much honored but also had a fear that possibly...just maybe...he was lying to cover up something.