[Sakura's POV]
Kirito and I march along the sidewalk, on our way to a sword shop. I really need to upgrade. He opens the door for me and I smile. I walk inside, him following after me. "Hello?" I ask, seeing that there is nobody at the front desk.

"Just a minute!" A woman answers. I whistle while leaning on the desk. How long could this possibly take? "So, what sword are you going to buy?" Kirito asks, breaking the silence. "Hm.. I was thinking about the Lambent Height." I say. (Note this is the one Asuna uses.)

He nods. "I don't need a new sword, I actually like mine." He says. "Then why are you coming?" I ask. "Because I don't want you to be alone." He says simply. Honestly though, I think it's him that doesn't want to be alone.

Although he can be a bit of a loner at times. But who am I to talk? I'm a loner too and probably worse than him. I can try to make friends but eh, I've figured out that friends don't last long. No biggie though. Then I jump from my thoughts and reply.

"Oh, you love me!" I giggle, hitting his shoulder. He blushes the slightest bit. "Yeah, yeah, whatever." He chuckles, only to be interrupted by another shopper. "Excuse me." The girl with a cloak says, pushing past us.

We move out of the way and she knocks on the counter. "Liz? You in there?" The girl in the cloak calls out. "Huh? Oh, Asuna! Yeah I'm coming!" The girl named "Liz" responds.

Then "Liz" comes out and hands "Asuna" a sword. The same one I'm getting. Hmm... The name Asuna sounds familiar. I don't know, I've been in this game for what seems like forever. Asuna turns around and narrows her eyes at me.

I smile awkwardly. "Hey, I know you! Your Kiyoko!" She cheers. Why does everyone have to call me by my real name? "Y-Yeah.." I mutter, a bit ashamed. She takes off her hood. "It's me! Asuna!" She smiles brightly.

Oh! Now I recognize her! She's my friends cousin! We used to hang out a little bit when I went over to my friends' house. I haven't seen her in months but I knew she looked familiar.

"So how have you been?" I ask, in awe. "Great! I've managed to join a guild." She smiles brightly. "What guild?" I ask. "The Knights Of The Blood Oath." She explains. I nod. Reminds me of The Moonlit Black Cats.

"And who's this?" She points to Kirito behind me. "Oh, this is my friend Kirito, we're in a party, but both solo players." I say, turning around. "H-Hi.." Kirito stutters. He's to cute! And I ain't denying that.

"Well, nice to meet you Kirito. Hey, Kiyoko, I gotta go, let me send you a friend request." She says and does so. I accept it and reply, "Oh okay, I'll see ya later then!" I wave along with Kirito.

He seems a bit shy around new people. Eh, he'll warm up to her. He warmed up to me already. I think at least. Ya know it's kinda hard to tell with Kirito. "So, whatcha want?" Liz asks. "Same thing as Asuna. Lambent Height." I say.

She nods and goes to the back. "Nice family reunion." Kirito laughs. "Thanks. She's just a friend from the real world." I gesture towards the door. "I see." He nods.

"Okay, lucky for you, I wielded one yesterday when I was making Asuna's. So, here ya go!" She hands it to me. "Thank you." I grin and pay her the money. She takes it and says, "Have a nice day!"

We wave goodbye and walk out of the shop. "Okay now c'mon Kirito, I have to go try out my new sword!" I swing it around, then sheathing it. "Alright then." He nods and we start running over to a field.

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Okay so I might be doing little notes like this at the end of each chappie. I know this isn't a very good chapter, as far as interestingness goes. But hey, you know Asuna in the real world!

Dat's cool! Anyway, it's a part you need to know and so, yeah. Have a fabulous day I guess. Bye! -Josie