The Breaking Point - Kirisuna

Asuna's POV:

A whole day had passed since Kirito dove into ALO.

Me and Yui never left his side. My daughter's head rested on my arm as she sat slumped in her chair.

I squeezed Kirito's hand, praying harder than I've ever.

I can't do it anymore.

He's always getting trapped with me having no ability to save him. There's always an extreme environment to endure with all the odds against us. Every other year, I lose him in some way and he doesn't even confide in me before he makes these decisions. He's so impulsive it infuriates me.

What do I do if seeing him on this table, connected to machines, is the last time I get to see him? I would be taking care of Yui alone, our home would feel so empty.

He may feel differently, but I don't think I could move on from an instance like that.

I love him dearly, but the rage that filled me kept me distracted. My future felt like it was being taken away from me for the umpteenth time. Or at least like it was up in the air, no telling how the year would be. First the other Kirito dies, now this one's life is again at risk. Not to mention everyone else experiencing this terrifying phenomenon.

"Activating protocol log out message.".  A crew  member rushed to the panel to fulfill the order.

"It's activated, sir, but he's not engaging the message."

There it was.

My heart sunk to the pit of my stomach.

"Send it again!". The crew mate did as told.

"He's still not engaging!"

"Ma'am, we need you two to step out the room." A worker came up to Yui and I.

"Wait. Is he okay? Why can't we stay? Don't you know who we are?!" If these were Kirito's last moments, we should be here for it.

"We know who you are. He wouldn't want you to see this anyways. Gentlemen, escort Mrs. and Ms. Kirigaya out the room."

Two big burly men in uniform grabbed me and Yui by the arm to drag us out the room. When we were out, my knees gave away. I plopped on the floor with no strength left in my body.

Yui held her hands out to me as to help me get up off the ground.

"It's okay. Everything is going to be okay. Daddy always makes it through, even if the odds are impossible."

"That's the thing. He thinks he's invincible, like he's a god. Kirito is human and there's only so many times you can play with life before life humbles you. One day he may not win, and we'll be left to deal with the aftermath."

"Mommy, don't say that. I've watched Daddy from the sidelines since the day I was created. I've never seen willpower as strong as his especially when the matter involves other people. If there's not a way, he'll make one. I've seen him do it for all of us. I trust him, don't you?" Yui's faith in him was unwavering.

Mine should be too. Should.

Maybe I was being selfish. He came out on top in SAO. Won against... the guy who shall not be named, in ALO. Was trapped in the Underworld for over 200 years and came back... I SHOULD have more faith in him.

It was the fact that he told me he'd never leave me alone again. That we could fight together because he had me to protect him. Leaving me to watch him suffer all the time, it felt like he was the one who didn't have faith in me. He didn't need to be a solo player anymore, he has me.

"You're right. Let's go sit in my office."

I led us around the building that I knew well by now. I shut the door behind us and sat at my computer. Yui sat in the chair on the other side of my desk.

The sound of my own breath rang in my ears. Silence left no room for other words to be said. We were too worried to speak.

Hours passed. Yui was already asleep so her battery wouldn't waste. My eyes fought to stay open.  I was contemplating on taking us home but I couldn't bring myself to go back without my fiancé.

The day started off much differently than this. It's poor Yui's FIRST day. Us three left to go to the park, one of us may not be coming back.

My head rested in the crook of my elbow. I twirled a pen around on my thumb, anything to stimulate my mind to keep me awake.

I glance at Yui, who made sleeping on a table seem amazing. 'She could really be in an ad' I giggle in my mind.

The hum of the office lights was hypnotic. My eyelids became ten pounds heavier, I could no longer open them.

My pen dropped from my hand.

'Asuna. Stay awake. You gotta keep yourself awake!' my mind said. My body, however, disagreed.

My stomach then growled. Wow, I was basically being deprived of everything. Still, I was too tired to get up. Too worried to bring food to my mouth. That reminded me to get a mini fridge for my office. Now I know.

Just to think. Kirito hadn't eaten either. His life was on the line and I had no way of even knowing if he was okay or not. I left my phone at home so I couldn't check his heart monitor either.

Suddenly the image of the app appeared in my head. Kirito's heart icon was on the screen, beating steadily. The heart then turned grey and the beating stopped. The sound of the heart beat even stopped

I jolted my eyes back open and the battle of keeping them open continued. The fear of returning home to a dead heart beat had joined the fight.

Please be ok. I need you to stay alive. I'll never forgive you if you break our promise, Kirito.

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A/N: oooooo. Is this a 3 parter???? Stay tuned to find out ;).