Unending - a Sword Art Online Fanfic (being rewritten)

Chapter 36: Family Time (Part 1)

And I'm back again. If school has already started for you, sorry, it hasn't for me, so yeah... Anyway, I will try and get the rest of the chapters out in the next couple of days or so, hopefully... Anyway, enjoy!

Also, warning, there is a LEMON section in this chapter. They are necessary to understand the story, though you can skip through to the end of each one and not miss much

Kirito's POV:

Kirito led the war party through the camp that had been set up next to the town on level 22 after the first floor was invaded. He had done his best not to, but knew that he was unconsciously staring back at his daughter and her... "husband," as she was calling him. He had appeared accepting of it back in the town so as not to lose his cool at the news, but he knew that the quiet that he had created was temporary. If nothing else, he knew that Asuna would go nuts when she heard this news, and he knew that Akari's cousins weren't too convinced either, given their expressions when he had taken his daughter's marriage in stride rather than freaking out. But he would have to hope that they wouldn't do anything stupid on their own.

Utsumi's POV:

Utsumi stayed back as her uncle Kirito reported in before dismissing his men. She watched Akari closely. From what she could tell, Akari had to be under a spell or something to love this evil prince right? "I mean, there isn't any other explanation. Akari couldn't have actually fallen for him... right?" Utsumi had been so sure when she had first seen it, and Nagano had been quick to agree with her conclusion, but now that she had been watching Akari and the prince more closely, she wondered if maybe it might not be so impossible.

"Utsumi." Her uncle said.

"Yes."

"Your father is here to take you home for the time being."

"Thank you Uncle Kirito." Utsumi said with a smile.

"With pleasure. You take care of yourself."

Utsumi ran over to her father and was scooped up in a big hug. He spun her around in his grasp before putting her back down.

"So glad to have you back safe and sound." Her father said. "I missed you."

"I missed you too dad." Utsumi replied. "Now let's go home, I'm tired."

"Sure thing kiddo, however, we have to show up tomorrow for a meeting with your uncle and the rest of the family tomorrow, so don't go getting too comfortable now."

"Yeah, sure." Utsumi said as she and her father headed off. Now that she was back in her father's arms, she could smile again, truly smile again.

Nagano's POV:

Nagano watched Utsumi head off towards her house with her father. Great, there went the only one who seemed to take his claim of a potion or item enchanting Akari seriously. Now what? He pondered this. He knew that the prince would never admit to having done such a thing willingly, so how could he be forced to? Better yet, how could Nagano force the enchantment to break?

Nagano was thinking so intently on this question that he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings. Which went badly for him very quickly.

He was brought back out of a half-formed idea in his head by being grabbed into a back-breaking hug by none other than his mother.

"Hey mom." Nagano said.

"You could be happier to see me." His mother said.

"Sorry, I was in deep thought." He replied.