(y/n) POV
February 3rd 2027
I woke up this morning with a very nagging feeling in the back of my head telling me something. I took a moment to think and I realized what this feeling meant. Today was my last day here. I was sitting on my bed when Kazuto woke up.
Kazuto: Morning.
I was just silent, not even greeting him as I was deep in thought.
Kazuto: (y/n)?
I finally snap out of it.
(y/n): Sorry.
Kazuto: I know that face, what's wrong?
(y/n): I think today might be my last day here.
Kazuto: Oh.
(y/n): It's just a feeling.
Kazuto: But, are you sure about it?
(y/n): I am. This feeling has been lingering for the past few days but this is the strongest it's been.
Kazuto: So, this is your last day?
(y/n): I think so.
Kazuto: Shit.
(y/n): Yeah.
Kazuto: Should we let everyone know?
(y/n): Definitely.
Kazuto: Diceys?
(y/n): Yeah. Could you send it to everyone, I need a moment.
Kazuto: Of course.
Kazuto walked out and I took a moment to think. This is really my last day here. I guess this might be the last time I get to spend time with my girlfriends and my friends. I let out a sigh as I got up, took a shower, and changed into a black button-up shirt, some black jeans, and a black leather jacket, similar to Negans.
I walked out and met Kazuto and Suguha.
Kazuto: Ok, everyone's going over to Dicys.
(y/n): Thanks.
Sugu: (y/n)? What's going on?
(y/n): I'll explain when we get there.
Sugu: Ok.
All 3 of us leave and Suguha rides with me as Kazuto drives off to Dicys. I've been really quiet during the ride as my mind starts thinking. I don't want to leave but I guess I have no choice. We arrive outside of Dicys and me and Suguha hop off. We take our helmets off and then walk inside. Everyone was here waiting for us. Dicys was closed for the day, thanks, Andrew.
Asuna: So, now that we're all here, what's going on?
I walked over to a chair and sat down.
Eugeo: (y/n)?
I let out a sigh.
(y/n): I'm afraid I've got some news.
Sugu: What is it?
(y/n): I think today might be my last day here.
A wide rage a gasps came out as everyone took a moment.
Asada: What do you mean last day?
(y/n): I think I might be going home tomorrow.
Yui: (through microphones) Wait, home to your world?
(y/n): Yeah.
Everyone: Oh.
(y/n): Yeah. I'm sorry I have to leave you guys like this.
Sugu: No, it's ok. You can't control it, right?
(y/n): No. But the nagging feeling in my head is the worst it's been in the past few days.
Sachi: We understand (y/n).
(y/n): So, what shall we do then?
Kazuto: Have some fun before you go.
(y/n): Sounds good to me.
We started having a party for my last day here. We celebrated some and had some drinks.
Kazuto: How about some karaoke?
Everyone: Sure.
Asuna: I think we all know who should go first.
Everyone then looked at me and I let out a sigh.
(y/n): Why is it always me?
I let out a sigh as I got up.
Kazuto: I mean, you're the only person here with a good singing voice.
(y/n): Sachi could easily give me a run for my money.
I walked up to the stage and started choosing a song for karaoke. I found a song after a minute.
(song choice was suggested by @VladimirMagauzyan)
You never ever leave my mind
You never ever leave my mind
My sweet, sweet Madeline
Every time I look into your eyes
I feel like I'm alive and I can barely make a sound
Whenever you're around
You can find me hiding in the crowd
Next time you come to town Hey, hey, I've been waitin' all day every time I want to say hello
Every time I want to stay, I go
Can't ever find the words to let you know
Sometimes you play my mind a million times And every time I want to say hello
Every time I want to stay, I go
Can't ever find the words to let you know
Sometimes you play my mind a million times Wish I could somehow let you know
That all the way from here to Mexico
You're the one and only girl for me
Hehe tu es un, bonjour, oui oui And my tongue gets tied so quick
I get so nervous I'm feelin' sick
And turn into the world's worst Romeo
Every time I try to say hello You're so fine, been on my mind
Get nervous every time I see you hop online Every time I want to say hello
Every time I want to stay, I go
Can't ever find the words to let you know
Sometimes you play my mind a million times And every time I want to say hello
Every time I want to stay, I go
Can't ever find the words to let you know
Sometimes you play my mind a million times Every time I want to say hello
Every time I want to stay, I go
Can't ever find the words to let you know
Sometimes you play my mind a million times And every time I want to say hello
Every time I want to stay, I go
Can't ever find the words to let you know
Sometimes you play my mind a million times Every time I want to say hello
Every time I want to stay, I go
Can't ever find the words to let you know
Sometimes you play my mind a million times
I finished the song and did a small bow as everyone was clapping.
(y/n): Thank you, I'll be here all night.
Everyone wanted me to go again.
(y/n): So, it is more like a show of my singing abilities
Kazuto: Basically.
(y/n): Zuzu, really?
Kazuto: Yeah.
I sigh jokingly. I looked through the songs to find another song. After a minute, I found another song. This one would be for my girlfriends especially.
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you And everything you do Yeah, they were all yellow I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do And it was called Yellow So then I took my turn
Oh, what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know, you know I love you so You know I love you so I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh, what a thing to do
'Cause you were all yellow I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh, what a thing to do
And it was all yellow And your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know, for you, I'd bleed myself dry
For you, I'd bleed myself dryIt's true
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do
As soon as I finished, I looked at my girlfriends and they had soft smiles on their faces, they must have understood the context of the song. Everyone was cheering as I did a bow.
Eugeo: One more.
(y/n): *chuckles* Fine.
I chose one last song and it was a straight-up love song.
(y/n): So, this last one is for all of the couples, hey Andrew?
Andrew: Yeah?
(y/n): You have a guitar?
Andrew walked out for a moment and then walked back in with a guitar and handed it to me.
Kazuto: Wait, you can play the guitar?
(y/n): I can.
I tuned the guitar and readied myself.
(y/n): So, everyone who has a romantic partner, besides me, form up because this one is for you guys, and halfway through, switch if you have multiple partners.
Kazuto and Asuna formed up, Eugeo and Selka formed up, Tiese and Ronye formed up, and Keiko and Rika formed up. I started playing and singing as everyone danced.
Hey there, Delilah
What's it like in New York city?
I'm a thousand miles away
But, girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes, you do
Time square can't shine as bright as you
I swear, it's true Hey there, Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice, it's my disguise
I'm by your side Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
What you do to me Hey there, Delilah
I know times are gettin' hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good Hey there, Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
And we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah, I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame Hey there, Delilah
You be good, and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be makin' history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there, Delilah, here's to you
This ones for you Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
Oh, it's what you do to me
What you do to me Oh, whoa, whoa
Oh whoa, oh
Oh, oh
I finished playing and singing as I let the song play on repeat. Kazuto and Eugeo partnered up on the second playthrough of the song and I walked up to Sachi and offered her my hand. She took it gently and I walked us over to the dance floor. We started dancing together as Hey There Delila kept playing.
Sachi: You're really good at singing (y/n).
(y/n): Thanks.
I then spun her around and she laughed lightly as she came back in my arms.
Sachi: Wow.
I kissed her softly as the song ended.
Sachi: Thanks (y/n).
She walked away and I walked over to Keiko just as a slow song came on. I offered her my hand and she took it giggling.
Keiko: Such a gentleman.
I led her onto the dance floor and started dancing with her slowly. I started leading her through the dance and she was giggling and blushing.
(y/n): Having fun?
Keiko: Yeah. You're a good dancer.
(y/n): Thank you.
We kept dancing together, my hands on her waist and her arms over my shoulders as we kept dancing. Keiko had a small smile on her face as we kept dancing together. The song slowly faded away and Keiko leaned up and kissed me deeply and I kissed back.
Keiko: Wow.
(y/n): Yeah.
She left and I walked over to Rika.
(y/n): *offers my hand* May I have this dance?
Rika: *giggles* Yes, you may.
She took my hand and I pulled her up as another romantic song came on. We started dancing with each other, both of us pressed against each other.
Rika: Wow. I didn't expect this.
(y/n): *chuckles* I aim to please.
Rika: This is nice.
(y/n): Yeah. *sighs*
Rika: What is it?
(y/n): Just trying not to think about tomorrow. I wish I wasn't leaving so suddenly.
Rika: Hey, it's ok. We understand.
(y/n): Ok.
We swayed with the music more and after the song was over, Rika kissed me deeply and I kissed back. We broke apart and both of us walked back and I walked over to Suguha and offered her a hand. She took it without me having to say anything. I pulled her onto the dance floor and we started dancing together.
Sugu: Is there anything you can't do?
(y/n): Who knows?
I twirled her around and her back was to my chest as my hands were on her waist. She moved her hands behind my head as we kept dancing.
(y/n): Comfortable?
Sugu: Yep.
I kissed her cheek and then twirled her back around so that she was facing me. I smirked and then dipped her and held her leg up at her knee. She was blushing as I was smirking. I pulled us both back up as the song ended. She kissed me quickly and then left, probably out of embarrassment. I walked over to Asada and she started shaking her head.
Asada: I don't dance.
(y/n): I can teach you.
Asada: I-
I grabbed her hand and led her onto the dance floor. I placed her hands over my shoulders, interlacing her fingers together on the back of my neck, as I placed my hands on her waist. We started swaying to the music together in our own little world.
Asada: Thanks (y/n).
(y/n): No problem.
We kept dancing together during the small just like this. When the started ending, both of us leaned in and shared a quick kiss and we had our foreheads touching.
(total Stranger Things fan here too)
Asada: That was nice.
(y/n): Yeah.
Asada walked off and I walked over to Yuuki. She walked over and dragged me onto the dance floor. We started dancing together and I let out a chuckle.
(y/n): Eager, are we?
Yuuki: *giggles* Yeah.
We kept dancing together and she was so excited, it was way too cute.
(y/n): Cute.
Yuuki: *blushing* What?
(y/n): How excited you are.
Yuuki: *blushing more*
I kissed her softly and she kissed me back. We broke apart after a minute.
Yuuki: *giggles a little* How do you keep surprising me?
(y/n): *smirks* I'll keep surprising you as always.
We finished dancing together and Yuuki walked off as Alice walked up to me.
(y/n): I do owe you an ending to our dance during the gala.
Alice: I guess you do.
We started dancing together at I bit of a fast pace together, tearing up the dance floor as a faster-paced romantic song came on. Both of us were smiling widely as we continued together. We ended the song with me holding Alice up in the air as the song finished, both of us breathing a little heavily.
(y/n): Wow.
Alice: Yeah.
Both of us then leaned in and kissed deeply as I pulled her closer to me. We broke apart and both of us were smiling as everyone clapped for our dance together. I let her down but she was still close to me.
Alice: Me and the girls wanted to talk to you about something, come with me.
(y/n): Ok.
Alice took my hand and then led me to the store room of Dicys. We both walked into the back and my other girlfriends were there.
(y/n): Hey guys.
Sugu: Hey (y/n).
(y/n): So, what did you 2 want to talk about?
Sugu: Umm, we wanted to give you this.
Suguha handed me a silver locket in the shape of a heart with the design of eagle wings as the doors.
(y/n): It's beautiful.
Keiko: Open it.
I opened it up and there were many small pieces of paper inside. I opened it up and it was a small note from Alice. I read it and it told me why she fell in love with me. Tears welled up in my eyes.
Asada: There are notes from all of us and extra papers for others that you'll meet later on. It was all Suguha's idea.
I read the rest of them and let out a couple of tears as I paced the papers back in the locket and closed it.
Rika: There is also something on the back.
I looked at the back and there was an inscription on the back in Italian.
The Inscription: "In memoria di Amy,
Caro (y/n),
Voglio che tu sappia quanto ti amo e quanto sei speciale per me. Sii te stesso, perché sei straordinario proprio così com'è. Ti amiamo profondamente. Questo ciondolo è un promemoria del nostro amore e del nostro sostegno costante. Ogni volta che lo guardi, ricordati che siamo qui per te, pronti ad amarti e sostenerti in ogni passo della tua vita. Non dimenticare mai quanto sei amato.
Con affetto,
Amy"
Sugu: It means, "In memory of Amy,
Dear (y/n),
I want you to know how much I love you and how special you are to me. Be yourself, because you are amazing just as you are. We love you deeply. This locket is a reminder of our love and our constant support. Whenever you look at it, remember that we're here for you, ready to love and stand by you in every step of your life. Never forget how much you're loved.
With love,
Amy"
(can't take credit for this one, ChatGPT helped me out once again)
Tears welled up in my eyes as I looked up.
(y/n): How did you-
Sugu or Asada: I spoke to her during my time with you in The Underworld. That was from her after I told her about the plan. That way, she, along with us will always be with you.
I hugged (Suguha or Asada) tightly and let out a quiet sob.
(y/n): Thank you.
She hugged me back as I buried my head into her neck. I stopped hugging her and moved away.
(y/n): Thank you, all of you.
Sugu: No problem.
I put on the locket and then moved it under my shirt.
(y/n): I'm always going to have this on me, always.
I smiled at all of them. We all then walked out and spent the rest of the night having fun together.
timeskip brought to you by Chibi (a/n) being surprised this is ending so soon
Febuary 4th 2027
I woke up and Kazuto wasn't in his bed. I got up and put on a clean set of clothes. I then felt something behind me. I turned around to find a portal behind me. I let out a small sigh as I knew this was coming. I put my phone in my pocket and then put my locket on. I then quickly scribbled a note telling Kazuto and Suguha goodbye. I placed the note down on my bed and then got teleported out of there, guess I only had 60 seconds.
December 6th 2022
I jumped up from my couch at home. Immediately checked my arms and the scars were still there.
(y/n): So, that did happen.
I rolled my sleeve down. I'm home, back to my world. I pulled my phone out and checked the date.
(y/n): December 6th, 2022. Only a month passed?
Every time I looked at it, it stayed the same. I then went down to my messages app and opened the group chat for everyone. I renamed it SAO group chat and then quickly shot them a text.
(y/n): Hey guys.
I got a quick response.
Kazuto: Hey (y/n).
(y/n): Oh thank god you remember me.
Suguha: Worried?
(y/n): A little.
Keiko: So, how much time passed in your world?
(y/n): Only a month.
Kazuto: Really?
(y/n): Guess the time that passes in my world depends on how long it takes me to watch the show.
Kazuto: Guess that's real lucky.
(y/n): Yeah.
Yuuki: Hey (y/n), a portal also opened up in ALO and I gave it a few things.
I got confused and looked around. I found my Assassin sword and a pair of hidden blades. I walked over and saw that there was a note. I quickly read it.
The Note: I hope you enjoy being at home again, here is your sword and hidden blades back. -Yuuki.
I shoot Yuuki a quick text.
(y/n): Thanks Yuuki.
Yuuki: No problem (y/n).
I then walked over to my closet and noticed something different. Above my door handle was a small button. I pressed it and something flipped over, showing the name Sword Art Online. I opened the door and was met with a portal. I closed the door and pressed the button and it flipped over, saying closet. I opened it and it was my closet. I quickly shoot everyone a text.
(y/n): So, it turns out I can come back.
Everyone was happy that I could come back. I walked over to my room and put my hidden blades and sword up. I laid down in my bed and continued to text the others for a while.
That's it. It's over. Sorry it's a little short, I've been having a bit of writer's block. I'll keep this really simple because I'll talk more in a separate chapter. Bye guys, for the final time in SAO.
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