By Your Side (Kirito x Reader 'Virtually With Him' Sequel)

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Kirito's POV~

        (Y/n) and I made our way over to a couch-like seat but were stopped when an unfamiliar player got infront of us. He wore a long gray cape and a metal skull mask with glowing red eyes and it covered all of his face. (Y/n) paused behind me, a faint expression of fear and anger present for a moment. I put my attention back on the cloaked figure and he turned to face us. "Are you two the real ones?" he asked in a monotone voice. "Hm?" I questioned. "Death Gun." (Y/n) muttered behind me. 'This...this player...is Death Gun?' I thought, fear slowly creeping into me. "The name. The sword skills. The avatar. Are you two the real deals?" he questioned once more. After a pause of silence and he turned to walk away. I caught a glimpse of something on his arm. 'Laughing Coffin?!' I questioned as I recognized the black tattoo visable through the cloth that wrapped around his arm. 'He's one of us. An SAO survivor...but who...is he?' I wondered as glimpses of different players from my time in SAO played in my mind. He broke my train of thought as he turned and said, "Either way, I'll kill you...both." and then he walked away, leaving us behind.

       When we finally sat down, my SAO experiences were coursing through my mind. Just as my mind hit a certain memory, (y/n) voiced the question. "Could he be from...the time when we fought the Laughing Coffin guild?" I thought back to that time.

        Laughing Coffin. One of the top PK-ing guilds in SAO. Sure there were many others but LC had grown rapidly and were causing major trouble for others so the KOB gathered front liners and guild members and we planned an attack on their guild to try and convince them to stop. They had attacked us, not willing to hear us out. In the end, more the 10 players from our side were slain. Many players from LC were killed too, ready to die rather than surrender. Two players had fallen due (y/n) and my blades. 'Could they be one of the players that we had killed?' I thought but (y/n) dismissed that as she said, "There's no way it could be a deceased player." True. I dismissed that idea.

       Sinon came over after she had won her battle. "What's wrong with you two?" she asked, concerned. "Oh, we're fine." (Y/n) told her. She didn't look convinced but she turned away from us. "Don't die in the next battle. You two still owe me." She said and tried for a smile. Then blue surrounded us again and fought our next battle.

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Your POV~

        After letting Kirito win the F-block battle and us all advancing onto the next battle, we logged off for the night as we waited for the battle that started two days later, on December 26. 'How long will it take Kirito to find out who Death Gun is?' I wondered as I sweat dropped then shivered as I thought about Death Gun. "He's a lot creepier in real life." I muttered. Just then, my phone rang. Kirito was calling me. "Hey (y/n), could we hang out tomorrow?" he asked, nervous. I giggled at the question. "Of course we are!" I told him like it was obvious. We talked a bit more then after saying, "See you tomorrow~!" We put down our phones.

        "I'm gonna spend Christmas with Kirito~!!" I said happily, only audible for anyone in my room to hear as I hugged my pillow. "A dream come true~!" I heard snickering outside my door and flung it open, face red. My sisters were running down the stairs. "It'll be fun tomorrow with two new love birds~!!" Channing called. My face got redder as I called, "Please don't mess with us tomorrow!!" The only response was giggles as I walked downstairs to get something to eat. 'But still~! I get to be with Kirito for Christmas~!!' I thought and sang cheerily as I made a sandwich.