You stared down at the gorgeous item you held in your hands and clutched it to your chest. The flower crown kirito made for you was a treasure. You made sure to not let it welt by buying a potion  that revives flowers if they die.

   "Get up (y/n) today's the big day we fight the boss on floor 48!" (F/n) said scattering your thoughts. You continued to stare at the delicate crown. "Yeah ok" you replied. You got like this before every boss battle. You have been fighting alongside kirito for a few months now but you always thought about all the horrible things that could happen. You have seen multiple people shatter away and watched them in horror as the blue shards would drift away and disappear. You couldn't control yourself when something tragic happened. You would often get very angry and try to take on the boss yourself but (f/n) and Kelin would have to hold you back while Kirito did it all. Kirito never liked you coming along. He would always say "(y/n) I don't want you to get hurt. Please just stay back." Those words just made you angry. You weren't going to just sit back while the people at the font lines were dying all over the place.

You touched the flower crown signaling a purple looking shape to pop up with words that said 'immortal object'. Everything here was fake. Even if we ever did beat the game the flower crown would disappear. So would the hill of memories and your moments with Kirito would all seem like a dream.

    Everyone was getting ready for the massive dungeon raid. You equipped your best gear and your familiar white sword and rested against a wall waiting for everyone else. Kirito was also all set and ready to go. He handed you a small bottle.

"Drink this just in case. It will increase your HP for the next few hours" he dropped it into your palm and you sipped on the liquid. It tasted like a mix of green tea and lemon juice. "Thank you kirito" you say with a depressed look on your face. He stared at your face clenching his fists together when he saw a single tear make it's way down your emotionless face.

Kirito's (POV)

  Why was this game so cruel? Does Akihiko Kyaba want to see everyone in this state. I hated him so much. The very thought of him made me angry. I stared at (y/n). She looked so calm yet she cried. I motioned for her to rest her head on my shoulder. She did as I suggested and continued  to release her emotions. I gently patted her head and felt her calm down. "Nothing's going to happen. We have so many people helping us. The tanks are the people that take damage and they never die because their HP Is pretty much maxed." I said trying to sooth her. She nodded into my shoulder as we all took out our teleport crystals and teleported straight to the dungeon. We all fought the wimpy minions and journeyed onward. (Y/n) had her (h/c) hair covering her eyes. She was trying to hide her anxiety. I worried for her. If any thing ever happened to her... There wouldn't really be any reason for me to live. She was the only light in this dark game.

We all stopped at a giant door. The bosses lair. The 2 giant doors opened and everyone entered waiting for the boss to appear. A snake like figure slid down the wall and into the middle of the clearing. "Attack!!" I heard a low voice shout.

Your (POV)

With no spirit you lunged into the battle. You slashed your thin sword across the scaly like skin. The boss shrieked as all the attacks it was taking. The boss had 4 Heath bars. You turned and saw kirito slashing the beast with all his power. You smiled a little watching him. He was so fast. Like a bolt of black lightning. You were lost in thought that you barely heard Kirito's screams  "(Y/n) watch out!" You snapped awake from your daydream. You felt two sharp stabs In your shoulder. "Unbelievable" was all you said until you fell down onto your knees. You watched your own hp bar drop into the red zone. One more hit and I'm dead. You didn't even care anymore. So what if I die. I won't have to watch others suffer anymore. You thought. You felt arms around your body and you were suddenly lifted up and carried to the side. "Drink this potion now!" Kirito almost thrust the bottle into your mouth. You pushed it away. "No" his eyes widened in horror. You noticed the purple icon on the side of your Heath bar. You were poisoned. You wouldn't last long. "Drink it! Dammit please drink it!" Kirito was flipping out. You loved him. You couldn't bear to see him this way but if you died he would surely forget about it anyway. "I-if you died..." His voice came out in rasps. "I would kill myself" now it was your turn to widen your eyes in horror. You glanced at your HP bar weekly 20/4000 remained. 12, 11, 10.. The poison was taking your life pixel by pixel. You squeezed your eyes shut and grabbed the bottle and gulped the sweet liquid down. You couldn't let Kirito kill himself. He had so much ahead of him. Your HP bar was maxed again. Your eyes felt hot and you felt tears roll down your cheeks. "Kirito... Don't say something stupid like that." You managed to choke out. He grabbed you and hugged you so tight. You felt his body shaking and felt virtual tears slide down your neck. I almost died. If I hadn't drank that potion I would have shattered away already. Forever. Your eyes squeezed out more tears at the thoughts. Behind you and kirito the boss exploded into trillions of shards. Everyone cheered. (F/n) and Klein didn't notice you and kirito as you two were behind a big rock so the boss couldn't see you. "(Y/n)?! Kirito?!" You heard Klein and (f/n) yell for you both. Worry clouding their voices. "We're here" you say your voice echoing through the dungeon. You quickly whipped your tears as they ran towards you. Kirito managed to compose himself also as they made their way towards both of you.  You grabbed the black swordsman'a hand. He was freezing. You were as well. "You guys scared the crap out of us!" Klein panted. "We are fine" you smiled at him hiding what recently happened. "That's a relief! (F/n) and I are going to the next floor to check out the next town! You guys in?" You shook your head. "Kirito and I are pretty tired from the fight. We'll check it out tomorrow" you say. Kirito had his back turned from everyone the whole time. He didn't want anyone to see him openly spilling out his emotion. "Ok cool. Well let's get (f/n)!" Your friend nodded quickly and they ran off to the nearby staircase leading to the next floor.

You glanced at kirito with your knees pressed against your chest. He was staring down. His eyes empty. He hasn't spoken at all since what happened. Both of you were back at the inn you guys managed to rent. "Are you ok?" You asked showing the concern in your voice. He shrugged and stayed motionless. You scooted over to him and pulled up your inventory. You took out the gorgeous flower crown. You held it in your hands. "You know kirito.... When I look at this crown. I see us.. Together forever. I cherish this item so much kirito you wouldn't even believe." You delicately placed the crown on his raven hair. He buried his emotionless face into his hands. "Do you know how hard it was to watch someone I loved about to die? I was ready to plunge my own sword into my heart." He sobbed into his hands. "Kirito I..." You couldn't speak. Before you knew it you felt tears steak down your face. "Kirito p-please don't cry" you choked out. You hugged him and pulled him onto his bed. You laid by him and gently brushed his cheek. He must of drifted off as you realized his breathing slowed and his eyes were no longer open. Though you still saw the streaks in which his tears had made down his face. He loves me. And I love him.

(This was a shorter chapter sorry ;w; I'll update it as soon as I can! If you have any suggustions of what could happen next feel free to comment :))