After barely surviving the 20th Floor of Aincrad, Koharu spends the night thinking about how her partnership with Jaymes almost gotten him killed. He, however, sees it differently.
Months have past since Asuna's death and Kirito is still trying to pick up the pieces, helped by his close friend and long time clearer Yuuki the two bond and grow closer than a simple friendship . (AU with Yuuki being the same age as Kirito, not suffering from illness and trapped in Aincrad, (AYAU)