Sword Art Online: Faithful Hymn

Chapter 34: Crossroads of Destiny

"A cat person? Seems like we've got a bunch of things in common, Yuuki." I softly say to her while we lay on grass, in the fields. It's been a while since we descended from the heavens. We haven't don't anything special in particular. The only thing we've done so far is laying next to each other, looking at the clouds in the bright sun as we question each other about a variety of things.

"Yeah, only the more reason to be besties right?" says Yuuki while she looks at me with beautiful red eyes. The actually really remind me of Yuna's eyes, although her eyes don't possess the special 'spark' Yuna carries. Probably meaning some kind of metaphor in my own fantasies for where my heart lies.

"Precisely! Also, you're the most famous player, so why didn't you receive notifications during our fun time?" I ask her, even though the answer is obvious. I just had nothing else in mind to ask about, since we covered most things already.

"Well, I've disabled direct messages on my player profile. That way no one is able to message me!" she says, turning her head towards me again. I smiled at her as response again. Five seconds later, I could feel something laying itself in my right hand, the same direction Yuuki is laying. It tightened its grip around my hand, allowing me to feel the soft shape. I look at what it could be, seeing that Yuuki placed her hand on mine. I then quickly look back at Yuuki, who shows her glinstering eyes to me. Deep inside of her eyes, I could see the spark that I refused to see at first.

Am I starting to like Yuuki?

"Does this fit into your bestie principle?" she says softly at me, smirking at me at the same time. Truth is, I honestly don't know the answer to this. I really like the feeling, but... you know. It feels like I'm cheating on Yuna.

"Y..Yeah" I say with doubts, while she just assumes I stutter out of embarrassment. I then hear her move herself, feeling her purple colored chest plate onto my arm.

"Hey, Shoji. Ever since I've seen you at your school, I saw something within you. I don't know what it is, but it's the same thing I've seen within Asuna when I was looking for the perfect party member to help us beat a certain boss. Although this is not the warriors strength I feel within you. It's something different, something that feels more warm.."

While I don't really know what Yuuki means, I know that it's meant to be very positive. I turn my body to her, just like she already has done. We are so close to each other now, with our faces a hand's reach away from one another.

"Yuuki..."

"I just need to express to you that... that..."

Yuuki greatly stutters. I know what she wants to say, although if she says the one thing I fear, it might get troublesome for the relationship I currently bear.

"That... I really like you Shoji!" she shouts, having trouble to tell her message clearly to me. And it's exactly the one thing I feared. I like Yuuki, but I'm just uncertain whether that love I feel for the girl could match the love I feel for Yuna.

"Yuuki. I..."

I stand up out of uncertainty. Yuuki follows, holding my hand while I stand up. She looks at me with uncertainty, as well as showing troubled eyes. God, I want to love her as much as she loves me, but I just can't...

"I know... Yuna has your heart, I know." she says with a sad voice, only before she shows her happy face that she usually carries. "Who knows what the future will behold, right? Maybe someday two girlfriends are legal or anything, right?" she jokes at me, laughing at the same time.

"Anyway, it's time for you to find your beloved one. I'm sure that Asuna has made her call, so go and save your beloved..!" she encourages me. She is very right though. We had so much fun together that I honestly almost forgot about the entire problem. I then raise my left hand, pressing the logout button. Lots of blue light appear around me, preparing me to leave the VRMMO world. It sure was a pleasant experience experience, for a change. Yuuki helped me see that VRMMO also got its bright side, and I can't thank her enough for it.