Forever By Your Side (Kirito x Reader)

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He stands up and stretches, "Yeah."

"A real match with protective gear?"

He thought for a moment, "We could stop short of contact...I mean, I'd feel bad if I hurt you right off. We still have Grandfather's gear, right? Let's do it in the dojo."

She turns to him, "It's been two years, but you sound pretty confident, don't you? I was top eight in the middle-school nationals. Think you stand a chance?"

She looks at him with worry, "Also, are you sure you feel up to it? You shouldn't overdo it..."

He smiles and sits down, "I'll show you the results of the rehab I've been doing at the gym every day." He then smirks and crushes the bottle.

~

They both were in the dojo and bows to each other. They had the gear on and stands up, got into their fighting stance.

Sugu starts laughing at the stance Kirito made. "What kind of stance is that?"

His stance was the one when he got ready to fight back in the game. "It's okay. It's my own style of swordplay."

She hesitates but got along with it. "Let's go."

"Okay."

She looks at him and decides to aim at his head. He runs and tries to strike her. They both try to hit each other but dodges them. Sugu tried to hit him but Kirito dodges the attacks.

Their kendos clashed together until Kirito looses his grip and they backed away. Sugu notices that and hits his head, declaring her as the winner.

He stumbles a little and she walks to him with worry, "A-Are you okay?"

He puts his hand up and then rubs his head. "Man, I lost. You sure are strong, Sugu. You'd put Heathcliff to shame."

"Are you really okay?"

"I'm fine. Besides I got hit and smacked in the head many times before..." He said as he remembers a certain (H/c) hair girl. "Let's call it a day."

He swipes the kendo and puts it away on his back. Sugu looks at him confuse and he realizes it's not his sword. He rubs his head and laughs awkwardly.

"D-Did I hit your head too hard?"

He waves his hands, "N-No, it's years of habit.."

~

They went outside and washed off. Sugu was still washing her face as Kirito walks by.

"The footwork was one thing, but those attacks...Guess I can't recreate my sword skills without help from the system..." He said and Sugu was done washing off.

"I have to say you surprised me. Since when have you been practicing?" She asked and he smiled.

"Oh, you know...But it is kinda fun after all. Maybe I'll take it up again...kendo." He crosses his arms and smirks.

She looks at him with happiness, "Really? Seriously?"

He smiles at her, "Sugu, will you teach me?"

"O-Of course! Let's train together again!" She said with excitement and he pats her head.

"When I regain a little more muscle, okay?"

She nods and looks at him, "Actually, I've also..."

Sugu trails but turns away, "Nope, I think I'll keep it a secret."

He raises an eyebrow, "What's up with that?"

He follows her with a pouted face. They went inside their house and Sugu asked, "What are you doing today?"