Asuna was all alone, thinking about her beloved Kirito. Although it was a little bit hard for her to bear alone, she couldn't handle the pressure any longer. 

She grabbed her coat and she was about to put on her shoes to leave, as she spots her father. 

"Oh, leaving again?" He asked her as she nods, "Yeah, I'm going to be heading to the hospital again. 

Kirito must've been lonely and he needs me." 

"Well, how about we go together? I want to see this boyfriend you been mentioning about. " Her father suggested. 

As the days went on, her relationship with her parents hasn't been so easy. Her mother despises that the fact that her daughter has found happiness through the entire experience of SAO, the horrible life as she calls it, effect her emotionally , and they barely talk about it. 

As for her father, their relationship was a close one, and he didn't keen too much about his daughter's two years experience of the game as if he tries to be supportive father and keep his relationship close while being away in his busy meetings. 

They went to the hospital as Asuna and her father had given visitor passes to visit Kirito. 

They walked towards the hallway, as to seeing the name board above them said, "Kirigaya Kazuto." 

Asuna was shaking as she was nervous of being in the room, but her father touches her shoulder to comfort her and encourages her to go on. 

She took a deep breath, as to that this was going to be the first time that she has introduce Kirito to her family. 

They entered the room to see the black-haired boy who was still wearing his Nerve Gear, and still in his coma state. 

She took a deep breath, as she said, "Father, this is Kirigaya Kazuto. But in SAO, he was known as  "Kirito, the Black Swordsmen. " 

He was the most powerful swordsmen you'll ever seen. He always put others first, and he really is a humble person . 

He saved me so many times in our parties together, and thus we also had a little girl, an AI named Yui, who we adopted within in the game. 

I miss him so much." 

Describing how much Kirito meant to Asuna made her father filled with amazement and sorrow that his daughter had to suffer without him. 

"Asuna, I can see why you would care about him so much. He seems to be happy when he is with you. 

Without a doubt, I would like to meet him when he recovers from this, maybe he could show me how to wield a sword." Her father said. 

Asuna pictured the image on her mind, the excitement of Kirito and her father enjoying each other's company. 

She smiled a bit, "I'm sure that he'll like that, Dad. More than anything." 

"Aw, I didn't know you would be here, Shouzou." A voice said, which was unfamiliar to Asuna, but a familiar one to her father. 

There was a short, slicked black hair man with dark eyes wearing glasses and a business red tie shirt. 

She never meet anyone in her father's business, and it really was a shock to her. 

"Ah, Sugou. This is indeed a surprise. Asuna this is one of my business employees, Sugou Nobuyuki.

Sugou, this is my daughter. " Her father introduces her. 

She bows in being respectful, "Hello. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Yukki Asuna." 

When he heard her name, he immediately shakes her hand, "You're really " The Lighting Flash" Asuna?!?

It's a really honor to meet you in IRL." 

Her father was confused, "The Lighting Flash?"

Asuna blushes a little, "It's a nickname when I was in SAO. Every survivor in IRL know about each other's identities." 

But the feeling she had when she first sees Sugou, was a terrible one. She couldn't stop thinking about it. 

"Just who is he really, this Sugou Nobuyuki?" She thought in her mind, staring at the man strangely. 

"Can you give us a moment alone, if you may?" Sugou asked as her father seems unpleasant of the offer, but Asuna nods of confirming it was ok. 

He left, as the two of them was alone with Kazuto. She said, "Well, we're alone. Do you have anything to do with him?"

The man was silent for a moment, but then formed a sly evil smile, as he said, "It seems like you're not easily foolish like your father. 

I had to admit, meeting you in IRL was a little bit, let's just say, fate. Besides, everything I had done is to prevent anyone to find out about my intentions." He said, touching Kirito's skin, as Asuna was pissed off of the disgusting attention on her boyfriend. 

"Back away from him." She said, making a protective shield over the unconious body. 

"Oh, feisty. You really care for the boy, don't you?"

He walks pass her, as he whispers into her ear, "Just let you know, I'm the one who has Kirito's life on the line. You must make the right choice , my dear. " 

She shivers in fear as he leaves as Asuna looks directly at Kazuto. "Kirito." She said. 

That night, Asuna was having a dream. She was in SAO, in her cabin, with Kirito by her side. 

"This is nice." She said, but then everything was beginning to shatter, as she notice everything around her was gone, including Kirito. 

"Kirito! Kirito!" She yelled, looking for him, but he didn't reply back to her, as that he wasn't there in the first place. 

That was when she woken up from the dream, panting with sweat, as she felt tears had been formed while she was asleep, and she couldn't stop it from crying. 

"Asuna! Are you all -" Her father begins to ask her, as then he notices of the dispear in her, as he came towards her and comforts the young teen. 

"It's going to be all right, Asuna. Things will be fine, I know that Kirito wouldn't want you to give up. 

Don't ever give into dark temptations." He said softly. 

Asuna held her father closely, as though that it was helping her fall back to sleep. 

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The next morning came as though it was hard for her that night, she rubs her eyes, "I guess that I am a total crybaby, huh, Kirito?"

She combed her hair, as then she felt her phone had beeped. 

Being curious about it, she opens up the phone and to her surprise it was a e-mail from Agil, a close friend to her and Kirito back at SAO. 

It said, "Asuna, check this out." 

She opens up the file next to the message, and to her upright surprise, it was a photograph, but it was also someone important to her. 

It was a slight blurry image, but there was no denying the picture of who the person was . 

Quickly, she ran from her house, and went to the Dicy Cafe, where Agil works in IRL. 

The black man was stunned to see her in sweat. 

"Whoa. Asuna, you really had some fiery intentions don't ya? It's been a while. " Agil said. 

The bartender welcomes Asuna and she said, "Well, what's this about, Agil? The e-mail you sent to me, how did you get it?"

"We'll get to that, but first, take a look at this." Agil said, tossing her a Virtual Game. 

"A MMORPG?" Asuna asked, looking at the console. 

"Yeah, it's a popular one. A MMORPG called "Alfheim Online." Also known as "The Land of the Fairies." He explained, "The fairies have the ability to make you fly." 

"Alfheim Online. Wait, why you showing me this?" Asuna asked. 

"There was a couple of players playing in the game and one of them snapped a picture within AFO."  

Both of them looked at the picture, being very curious.

"Wait a second, if that is really Kazuto, why in the heck is he in a virtual game like AFO in the first place?" Asuna asked. 

The bartender shrugs his shoulders, "I'm pretty clueless as you are, Asuna. I was pretty shock and surprised to see Kirito in there as you are." 

"So, where is this picture taken at?"

"The World Tree. It's like in Aincrad. That massive castle that was supposed to be in SAO. " The bartender replied back. 

That was it. It was the most news she wanted to hear since she discovered that Kirito was in his coma state. 

She looks at the game again as Agil sees the sparkle in her eyes. "Do it. I know you're not going to stand here and not do anything aren't you?"

She asked, "Is it all right if I take it with me? I think I should try it out and seek out Kirito." 

"Go ahead, I'm not stopping you, Asuna. You and Kirito has something special bond drawn to each other. 

Be careful out there, and also I want you both back here safe and sound, you hear me? And once you do get him out, we should held a celebrative party for all the SAO survivors here in the Dicey Cafe." He said. 

He held out a fist out and Asuna smiled at her friend, as she bumps it back, "I will bring him back, no matter what!" 

She immediately went home and close out the door to her bedroom to give her some privacy. 

Next to her desk was the Nerve Gear. The same Nerve Gear she has been using for the two years of her life. 

She puts the game inside the console and she puts on the Nerve Gear into her head. 

She said, "Link Start!" 

The vision came and she then notices the starting positions she had been given and had to chose an avatar to start the game. 

She decided on her race, Sylph and her Avatar named be "Erika". 

With that, she was going to Sylph Territory, but something happened. On her way there, she was coming down into the forest, face-planted into the ground. 

"Ow. That hurt." She said. 

Erika looks at the forest surroundings, "Man, that is some landing. Wait, I was supposed to go into the World Tree, where Kirito is. " 

She begins to scroll down the screen to look at the map, as she also looks if there is a log off section, mostly it was a PSTD moment for her. 

"Thank god. There is a log off switch. That was scary, I thought that I might be stuck again. " She mutters. 

That was when something clicks into her mind. 

"Oh man. " She said. 

She scrolls down her manual to look for a partical item, "Please be here, if I converted from SAO, all my stats would be here, including.." 

She notices the item she was looking for. She was hesitant at first, mostly because of remembering of that day with Kirito. 

She immediately touches it, as she watched it glow so brightly, that she had to cover her eyes for a slight moment. 

Then, just for a slight moment, the light fades, to reveal a girl wearing a white little dress, and it was so recognizable for Erika to know who she was. 

The girl opens her eyes, as Erika beams with happiness of seeing her again. She said, extending her arms out, "Yui, do you recognize me? Do you know who I am?" 

Yui begins to smile at her, "Of course I do know who you are. I'm happy to see you again, Mommy." 

"Yui..." Erika said, as she recalled all the happiest memories she had with Yui and Kirito living together as a family. 

"Mommy! Mommy!" Yui said, happily embracing her mother's arms once again. 

Erika said, relieved that she was able to convert the AI to another game, "I guess that miracles do happen. " 

The two girls sat in a log nearby. 

Erika asked, "Yui, you know where you are?"

She said, "No, I don't, Mommy. " 

She said, "Well, we're not in SAO. We're in a different game called, "Alfheim Online." 

"Let me see your character states, Mommy." Yui suggested. It took her a minute to analyze the data in Alfheim Online. 

"It appears to be that this game is a copy of SAO. The character traits had been combined together, from being converted here." 

Erika said, "That would explain a lot of that almost all of the things I've done in SAO has been saved in my profile." 

"I think it is best to delete any items in your log in, so the server wouldn't suspect any bugs in the system." Yui added. 

Erika did as she suggested as the items had been deleted. 

"Wait, how you programmed in the game? " Erika asked. 

"Oh, I'm being programmed as a navigation Pixie. " She said, as she transformed into a tiny fairy. 

Erika was impressed by this discovery but she knew what she was meant to do in Alfheim Online. 

"Yui... I think your Daddy is here, in this game. He's in major trouble." Erika explains, as Yui was shocked. 

"Daddy's here? What you mean by he's in trouble?" Yui asked.  

"Well, Kazuto is in the real world, but he is not awaken up from it. He's in a coma and he's somewhere in this game, in a place called , "The World Tree. " 

I don't know where it is exactly, but I am not going to give in so easily. " She explains. 

That was when she hears a swords fighting overhead, as that a boy and a girl was trying to deflect the enemy's attacks. 

"Mizuki, wait up!" A boy said, as a green -boy said, who was trying to get her attention. 

"Recon , watch your back!" She said, as the boy was surrounded , and was set off in an different area and was separated from her. 

The soldiers seems to surround her, as she had no other one to help her. That was when the soldiers laughed at her. 

"It seems you're all alone." 

That was when Erika came into the scene, as she asked, "Mind if I take over this fight?"

The girl was stunned to see her. 

"Who are you?" She asked. 

AN: 

Mizuki is an OC and is going to be Erika/Asuna's companion for helping of searching for Kazuto. 

Leafa will help out as well, but she will appear later.