SAO story based on Kirito x Sinon. This story will not effect my other story, The Swordsman and The Sniper: Ribbons of Fate, at all. Anyway, hope you guys enjoy.

'Link start!'

An onyx haired teen opened his eyes and smiled as he felt his body materialize. Kirito looked around at the plaza he spawned in, remembering every detail of the Town of Beginnings.

'Alright, lets do this!' Running off, Kirito ran out of the plaza, dodging new players who looked at their bodies with admiration. Turning the corner, he saw the exit to the fields and smiled. Today was a good day.

Sinon walked away from a NPC's store, unhappy with the choice she had to made. Throwing picks were the only thrown weapon currently available as throwing knives had to be player made. 'Damnit,' the powder-blue hair girl sighed as she quickly walked towards the fields. 'That cost me most of my col and their durability is shit.' Exiting the Town of Beginnings, Sinon passed the invisible barrier that protected the starting area and walked towards the fields. A flash of blue light appeared ahead of her and a Frenzy Boar materialized from it. Sinon groaned as she pulled out the dagger strapped to her back that hung from her waist in a leather sheath. Whipping it out, Sinon caught a glimpse at her avatar that she used in the beta, powder-blue hair, turquoise eyes and a pretty face. 'Time to farm.'

Kirito sighed as the Frenzy Boar in front of him erupted into thousands of blue and green polygons. Sheathing his sword, he heard a whistle behind him.

'Hey!' Turning, Kirito saw a violet-haired teenager standing a couple of meters away. 'You're pretty good at this, aren't you?' Surprised, Kirito didn't move as the stranger approached. 'You're a beta tester like me, aren't you?'

'Yeah,' Kirito responded, looking at the teen standing across from him.

'Wanna party up for a bit?' He asked casually, hands in his pockets. 'I'm sure the two of us could get to the second town, no problems.'

Kirito smiled as he raised his hand. 'Sure. My name's Kirito.'

The teen shook Kirito's hand and smiled. 'Julian. Let's go own this world!'

Sinon watched a red-haired man get thrown into the grass and sighed. His opponent? The fearsome Frenzy Boar. Walking towards the pig, Sinon pulled out a throwing pick and closed her left eye. With ease, she hurled the pick at the boar, hitting it directly in the head. With a yelp, the boar exploded into thousands of blue and green polygons. Swiping away the rewards menu, she stepped in front of the man and held her hand out.

'T-Thanks,' he groaned, rubbing his head as Sinon helped him to his feet.

Sinon sighed and started walking towards the ledge that overlooked the Town of Beginnings. 'You're pathetic,' Sinon said aloud to Klein. 'That Frenzy Boar is this games weakest enemy.'

'What?' Klein said in disbelief as he followed Sinon. 'I thought that was a mid-level boss or something!'

'That mid-level boss is about as strong as a slime in other games,' Sinon said with a smirk.

Klein stopped walking as his jaw dropped. 'You're kidding me,' he said in disbelief.

'I'm not.' Sinon reached the ledge and looked out at the sunset, admiring the beauty the virtual world had to offer. The Town of Beginnings stood proudly, shining in the dying sunlight.

'Woah,' Klein gasped as he reached Sinon. 'It's beautiful.'

'Yeah.' The two stood in silence, admiring the breathtaking view of the mountains and forest that rested peacefully in the distance. The game was alive and full of energy, filling more like paradise than a virtual world.

'Ahh, damn,' a male voice said, disrupting the peace. 'Somebody beat us here. That sucks.'

Turning around, Sinon saw two teens walking towards her and Klein, one with onyx hair and the other with violet hair.

'Tsk,' Sinon muttered. 'Kirito.'

Kirito stopped in his tracks and looked at Sinon, recognizing the girl from the beta. 'Sinon?'

'Hmph!' Sinon turned from the boy and looked at his companion. The purple-haired boy had the same gear as Kirito, the only exception being his shirt which was purple.

'You know these guys?' Klein asked Sinon.

'Only one,' she replied, pointing at Kirito. 'I don't know who that is.'

The purple-haired teen stepped back, grabbing at his heart. 'I'm hurt, Sinon,' he said, despair running through his voice. 'I thought one of the best players in the game would recognize her superior.'

'Now now, Julian,' Kirito said, barely containing his laughter. 'We don't want to hurt her feelings.'

'Shut up Kirito,' Sinon said angrily as she walked towards Julian and grabbed his shirt's collar. 'What do you mean by, superior?'

Julian looked at Sinon and laughed. 'You seriously don't know who I am?' Sinon dropped him and glared daggers, making Julian laughed even harder. 'Sinon san, we all know that you were ranked the fourth strongest player in the SAO beta, but did you ever find out who was ranked higher than you?'

'Woah, woah, wait,' Klein said, walking between the two players. 'Sinon, you were the fourth strongest player in the beta?'

'Yeah,' she said. 'I know Kirito is higher than me, but I know nothing about this guy.'

'Wow,' Klein said, amazed at his luck. 'I was being helped by the fourth strongest player in the beta and I didn't even know.'

'Well,' Kirito said as he stepped forward. 'Julian and I?' Kirito looked at the blonde boy and smiled. 'We were tied for first place in the beta.'

'Bullshit,' Sinon said angrily as she stepped towards Julian. 'I can believe Kirito, but this guy?' She shook her head. 'He doesn't look like the type who could keep up with Kirito.'

'Really now?' Julian said, scratching his chin. Without warning, he pulled his sword from the sheath on his side and leaped at Kirito at an extreme speed. Kirito didn't even blink as he turned his back to him and pulled his sword out partially, catching the blade with a dull ring. 'Heh,' Julian said as he sheathed his sword. 'As expected of you, putting your points into strength and agility already.'

'Of course,' Kirito responded, letting his sword slide back into its sheath. 'Hey, Sinon, what level are you?'

'Why do you care?' She replied, folding her arms.

'Just curious,' Kirito said as he started walking back towards the town. 'I'm already level 4.'

'WHAT!'

'He's telling the truth,' Julian said as he joined Kirito. 'I just hit level 3 myself.'

'Wow,' Klein said in awe as the two walked away. 'So those are the two that were tied for the strongest player in the beta.' Shaking his head, Klein turned to Sinon who was looking at the sunset again, arms still folded. 'Anyway, thank you for the help today, Sinon,' Klein said as he opened his menu. 'I've got a pizza that's coming soon, so I'll be logging out. Seeya.'

'No problem Klein,' Sinon replied without turning around. 'Seeya.' Sighing as the sun slowly disappeared, she heard Klein scrolling through his menu.

'Uhh, Sinon?' He said nervously. 'Total noob question, but... Where's the logout button?'

'Seriously,' Sinon turned around and smiled as she opened her menu. 'It should be right here.' Tapping on settings, Sinon's smile quickly vanished as she looked for the non-existent logout button.

'So it's not there for you either?' Klein sighed as he checked the time. 'Crap! My pizza is gonna be here any second now!'

Sinon frowned as she sent a message to the GM. 'This could just be a bug, but I sent a message to the GM just in case.'

'Ahh, is this supposed to happen?' Sinon turned to look at Klein as he was slowly enveloped in a blue light.

Forced teleportation? What's going on, Sinon thought as she was enveloped in the blue light as well. Closing her eyes, she felt her body materialize in a new area. Opening her eyes, Sinon found herself in the Town of Beginnings at the plaza she spawned in. Looking around, she saw players teleporting into the plaza, wondering what was going on as well.

'Damnit,' Kirito muttered as he hammered his fist into the invisible barrier that surrounded the plaza. 'Any luck, Julian?'

'Nothing here,' his companion replied, emerging from the increasing crowd. 'You have an idea on what's going on?'

'No idea,' Kirito replied as he pushed his back against the barrier. 'We'll just have to wait and see.'

Julian laughed nervously as he looked up at the sky. 'I don't think we'll have to wait at all.' Kirito looked up as a red hexagon appeared in the sky. A crimson liquid began to drop from it as more red hexagons appeared, covering the entire sky.

'Is that blood?' Kirito gasped as the liquid began leaking violently from the sky. Two hands appeared from the hexagons as a hooded figure emerged.

'That is one hell of an entrance,' Julian murmured, folding his arms as the hooded figure hovered above the center of the plaza.

'Let's see what they have to say,' Kirito said as he looked at the figure in the sky.

'Hello players,' the figure in the sky said, his voice echoing across the Town of Beginnings. 'My name is Kayaba Akihiko, and I personally welcome you all to Sword Art Online.'

Sinon gasped along with everyone in the crowd. Kayaba Akihiko is here? She thought to herself.

'Now,' Kayaba addressed the crowd. 'You may have noticed that your logout button is missing from your menu.' Kayaba swiped open his menu and showed the blank space where the logout button was supposed to be. 'I assure you, this is not a defect. This is a feature of Sword Art Online which makes it unique.'

Kirito's eyes narrowed as he took in what the creator of SAO said. 'I don't like where this is going,' he said to Julian who nodded.

Kayaba continued on. 'When your health bar reaches zero, your avatar will be wiped from the Cardinal system which in turn will make it impossible to respawn. Once this happens, the Nervegear will send a radiation wave that will destroy your brain, instantly killing you.'

Murmurs rose from the crowd as Sinon's eyes widened. 'No way, this can't be happening.'

'Now, you may be thinking that I can just wait for someone from outside to take the Nervegear off of me,' Kayaba said as he opened up a window with a news report, showing a death toll of a couple hundred. 'Despite warnings, many have already died by not heeding my warning.' Closing the menu, Kayaba raised both of his arms to the side, addressing all the players. 'From now on, there will no way to revive a player that dies.' The players began yelling, all hope taken from them.

'You've got to be kidding me,' Julian said, his eyes wide open as he stared at the creator in disbelief. 'I want to believe that this is some sort of sick joke or something.'

'No,' Kirito said angrily. 'He's not fucking around, Kayaba is telling the truth. The man wouldn't lie.' Looking up, Kirito glared at Kayaba, wondering what his true intentions were.

'However,' Kayaba spoke again, gaining everyone's attention. 'There is hope.' Clicking his fingers together, a diagram of a floating castle appeared, revealing 100 floors total. 'There are a total of 100 floors in Aincrad,' Kayaba explained as he tapped on the first floor. 'This is where we are right now, the lowest floor in Aincrad which happens to be the first floor. In order to escape Sword Art Online, you must clear all 100 floors and defeat the final boss.'

Players began to lose control, yelling questions at Kayaba or talking to themselves as despair took over.

'I can die here,' Sinon murmured to herself, eyes wide open as memories of that fateful day began swarming her mind. She remembered opening her eyes to the sight of her hands drenched in blood, holding a pistol aimed at a man with a hole in his head. 'Noo,' Sinon murmured to herself, holding her head in her hands. 'This can't be happening...'

'A final gift,' Kayaba said as he began to disappear into the red hexagons that slowly sucked in all the dripping blood. 'Check your inventory, I've left a surprise for all of you.'

Julian frowned as he opened his menu and checked his inventory.

Mirror?

Clicking on the item, it materialized and appeared in his hand. He saw himself in the mirror frowning, purple hair covering his eye. As he looked at himself, he heard Kirito yelp and looked over as his companion was enveloped in a blue light. 'Kirito!' Julian shouted as he reached out to him, only to be enveloped in the same light.

'Now, I wish you luck players. Make it to the 100th floor and beat this game, Sword Art Online!' Kayaba declared as he vanished into thin air, taking the bloody red hexagons with him.

Kirito dropped his mirror and looked at Julian who mirrored his movements.

'Julian?'

'Kirito?'

The two teens shook their heads as they saw their real life bodies in game. 'Now's not the time to be amazed,' Kirito said to Julian who's avatar had completely changed. 'Let's head to the next town right now.'

'Right,' Julian said as he ran out of the plaza with Kirito, still taking in the complete change of his avatar.

Sinon looked in the mirror as terror washed over her. She became Sinon in the virtual world to become strong. So why the hell did she look like herself in the game? The shattering of a mirror woke her up from her thoughts. Looking up, she watched two teenagers run off out of the plaza, one with black hair and the other with blonde hair.

'I should get going as well,' she said to herself as she ran out of the plaza. Just as Sinon left, Pandemonium broke out. Players screamed as everyone began panicking, finally realizing what Kayaba said. I will not die in this world, Sinon said to herself. I will be strong.

Alrighty then, I know that I have another story, and I will continue it. Don't freak out, I just happen to have an idea for an SAO story as well. Anyway, in this, it will be Kirito x Sinon, so don't worry about it. Also, Julian is a character that I made up going off of a photo I found (if you want, I can show it later on). In this story, Kirito and Sinon are both beta testers, but Sinon dislikes Kirito as he beat her in the beta, being ranked 1 with Julian. I didn't mention Klein during the speech with Kayaba cause why not. He's fine, don't worry. He'll make a guild with his friends soon, so he'll be fine. Also, the next chapter for The Swordsman and The Sniper: Ribbons of Fate should be out in a day or two, maybe three. If you're lucky, maybe a couple of hours. Anyway, hope you guys or gals, I'm not assuming genders here, enjoy this story.

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-Striderm8