So this is my first fanfiction. I hope you guys enjoy it. The beginning of this chapter follows the anime. But I assure you, the end of this chapter is not cannon. So hope you enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: Sword Art Online belongs to Reki Kawahara and Aniplex. So not mine!

Finally. They had done it.

Both Asuna and Kirito had bested the first boss, Illfang the Kobolds Lord, they had received many cheers from the players.

But, as always, one person had a problem with this. In Kirito's case, it was Kibaou.

"Why did you let Diabel die?" He asked Kirito.

"Excuse me?" Kirito asked.

"You knew the technique the boss used! If you told us about that up front, he wouldn't have died!" Kibaou's voice was thick with emotion.

This elicited mutters and whispers from the crowd.

"He must be a beta tester!" One person yelled. "That's how he knew all the boss's attack patterns!"

This only caused more trouble to stir.

"Other beta testers are here too! Show yourself!" An accusing finger was pointed at the whole crowd.

People began to uneasily glance at each other.

"This is bad..." Kirito thought. "At this rate..." He didn't want to think about what would happen if they turned on each other.

He had to... To take the blame. For Diabel.

The black haired teen gulped.

"Hey, come on!" Agil tried to persuade the crowd that beta testers were fine.

A laugh came out of nowhere.

Was it who they thought it could be?

The crowd opened way for the mysterious player.

"A beta tester?" Kirito asked after getting up.

"I wish you wouldn't compare me to those newbies.

"W-what?!" Kibaou stuttered out.

"Most of those thousand beta testers were beginners. They didn't even know how to level up." Kirito began to explain.

Kirito praised them then. "You guys are better than they are." His back hair was covering his eyes.

He suddenly stopped. "But I'm not like them."

"I made it to floors higher than any of them ever had."

"The reason I knew the boss's skills..." Kirito began. "...was because I faced monsters with higher katana skills then them."

"I know a lot more. Way more than any information broker."

They let this settle in.

"That's... That's cheating!" Kibaou yelled.

"A beta tester and a cheater... That's a beater!"

"A beater..." The stormy eyed male pondered. "I like it."

"That's right. I am a beater." Kirito selected his Coat of Midnight.

Kirito made his way through the crowd.

Asuna ran after him.

"Wait!" The chestnut haired female called after him.

The black haired male stopped.

"You used my first name in the battle." Asuna said.

"Sorry for using it. Or did I mess up the pronunciation?"

Kirito pointed to the HP gauge and Asuna saw his name.

"Ki...ri...to..." She began. "Kiri..to..? Kirito?" She finished.

"So that's your name. But... What are you going to do?" Suddenly Asuna felt sad. She didn't was to leave this boy. He was... Kind, smart, and handsome...

Kirito didn't respond but went to dissolve the party.

Asuna ran up and stopped Kirito's hand before he dissolved the party.

"I still want to party with you... Kirito-kun..." He heard from behind him.

The stormy eyed boy stopped and felt his cheeks heat up.

Kirito...kun..?

Was that her new name for him?

"I... uh... alright..." Kirito said to Asuna.

He closed the menu screen.

"Come on... Asuna-chan..."

The honey eyed girl blushed too.

Kirito walked toward the final door.

"You coming?" He asked turning around to face the girl.

"Yeah." Asuna ran after him as the door closed.

The duo walked outside as the door closed with a clunk.

"Sooo... now what?" Kirito asked.

Asuna pondered this. "Well..." She began slowly. "I guess we can level up and then join the front lines..."

It sounded like a plan.

Kirito thought about the best spots to train. He did a whole lot of that anyway.

"Well..." He began opening up his virtual map. "We could start off here," he pointed toward the upper right corner. "The location has decent monsters to farm experience from. Besides," Kirito smiled at Asuna. "...the drops are good enough that we wouldn't have to buy anything from the shops for a while."

Asuna was genuinely impressed. Kirito really knew his VMMORPG's.

"It seems like a good plan. Thank you Kirito-kun," she beamed at the former solo player.

Kirito felt the heat rise to his cheeks. "I-it's nothing, Asuna-chan."

But Asuna soon became serious. "We still need a name for our guild."

"A-a guild...?" Kirito was truly confused now. He didn't think that she was actually serious about staying with him. Then he smiled. He wasn't alone.

"It sounds like a plan."

Well, I hope I didn't write badly. It is only my first fanfiction. But I'm a bit uncertain. If you guys want me to continue this story I will. Otherwise, well I'm not sure. So thank you guys anyway! I hope you all enjoy.