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A/N: 99% of this minnie chapter was taken 'word for word' from the end of the first episode of SAO. I felt it was a good place to start since it's where the idea for this story stemmed from.

FYI: I will focus mainly on the budding relationship between Kirito and Klein. This is a Yaoi fic, so it is one of those don't like, don't effing read kind of deals! This will not be an exact retelling of the story, I will, therefore, meander off topic to please my own smuttish desires! ;)

(Town of beginners)

'We can do this!' Kirito thought to himself. If he and Klein left now, they'd be ahead of everyone else, and would be able to help each other level up that much faster.

"I can't leave them." He heard Klein say as Kirito toggled through some of his gaming windows.

Kirito stopped, and stared blankly at Klein before considering the obvious.

'If it were just Klein….but two more… perhaps even one more…'

"Sorry." Klein said. " I can hardly ask you for anything more, can I?" He joked.

Kirito continued to stare after him with a blank expression.

"Don't worry about me. Go to the next village." Klein tried telling him. "I use to run a guild in my last game."

For some reason, that last bit of information didn't seem to reassure him of the situation.

"Besides, I can use what you taught me to get by!"

Kirito thought frantically for a moment before making a decision. "All right." He agreed, feeling a bit defeated before trying to brush the moment off. "Then let's say goodbye here."

Kirito turned his back on his new friend. "If something happens," he added as he started walking away, "send me a message."

"Will do." Said Klein

"Goodbye." Kirito offered him his last farewell.

"Kirito!" Klein's reserve seem to crumble as he called out his name.

Kirito stopped in his tracks, but he refused to show him any weakness by turning around.

"You were actually pretty cute you know. That's exactly my type." Klein yelled after him, mocking his earlier ensemble.

Kirito chuckled. He was going to miss Klein.

"Oh yeah, and that unkempt face of yours suits you ten times better!" Kirito yelled back before taking off in a run. Halfway down the ally, Kirito stopped in his tracks and looked back, hoping to still see Klein standing there waiting for him to return to him, but he was gone.

Continuing on the path he chose, Kirito wondered whether or not he'd see his new friend again, and hoped with every last pure vessel of his artificial being, that Klein lived long enough for them to see each other one last time.

*New chapter should be up shortly*