The Swordsman and The Sniper: The Ribbons of Fate

This my first time making a fanfic, so please don't get too angry with me and my choices. I'll be open for suggestions for most of the story. Also, I don't hate Kirito x Asuna, I just wish that he'd hook up with Shino. Anyhow, let's begin.

Btw, this is rated M, and is a Kirito x Sinon fanfic :) Enjoy

1300 Hours...

'How'd I end up here?'

Kazuto scratched his head as he looked up at the skyscrapers soaring into the dark, gloomy sky. Neon lights glared at him from every building he saw, a light breeze slightly pushing his hair back. Sighing, he began walking down the path, ignoring the looks from passing men who wolf-whistled and called out, asking if he wanted to join their party

'This is what I should've expected.' Kirito grumbled, looking at his reflection as he passed a store window. 'After all, I do look somewhat feminine.' Sighing again, he wondered why he had decided to suddenly transfer to Gun Gale Online.

A memory slowly drifted into his mind and he remembered the last couple of days. He was talking to Asuna over phone and was about to hang up when he heard a male voice in the background, making him immediately tense up. Kirito knew he was slowly growing apart from Asuna, but he didn't think of her as the cheating type.

'I'll give her the benefit of doubt for now. I'm sure it's just another guy that her mother wants her to be with.' Kirito reassured himself, but he still couldn't help but feel a tiny bit suspicious.

'Umm... Kirito?' Asuna's voice was nervous. Something was wrong.

'Yeah, Asuna?' His heart began beating quickly, a cold sweat suddenly enveloping him. He knew something bad was going to happen, even though he kept telling himself nothing terrible would. After SAO, it seemed he had picked up a 6th sense of a sort, and as infuriating as it was at times, it had saved Kazuto multiple times.

'Come on,' Kirito heard the male's voice again who seemed impatient. So he wasn't wrong. It was another man that her mum must've hooked Asuna up with. 'Leave this loser, Yuki. It's time you told him the truth.'

Kirito's eyes widened as he heard those words.

'I'm sorry, Kirito.' He could hear Asuna sobbing now. His heart hurt. Why did it hurt? Why did he feel like his heart was being slowly torn apart?

Snapping back to reality, he realised he was shaking violently.

'A-Asuna.' Kirito's voice was shaking uncontrollably. 'What's he talking about?'

'I... I'm sorry, Ki-Kirito.' She was crying non-stop now, barely able to speak. 'I... I don't love you anymore, Kirito. I'm sorry.'

Kirito's heart shattered into thousands of blue polygons as he fell to his kness. He thought that Asuna and him would forever be together. But now? No, Kirito knew what to do.

Slowly but surely, Kirito responded. 'First of all, Asuna, don't ever speak to me again unless you intend to explain the situation, and second of all,' Kirito took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, his hand shaking slightly. 'My name is Kazuto, not Kirito.'

'Kirito, waii-' Her voice was cut out by the beep that ended the call. Kazuto had never felt a pain this intense, even when he saw Asuna die right in front of him. He closed his eyes, taking in everything that had just happened.

A couple minutes later, Sugu traveled up the steps towards her bedroom, intending to log into ALO to farm, only to hear someone crying nearby. Worried, she quickly traveled the distance to her brother's room.

'Onii chan,' Suguha opened the door as she spoke. 'Are you alright?' Gasping, she quickly ran to her brother who was crying uncontrollably. Kazuto was shaking violently on the ground, his hands clawing into his sides, sending fiery daggers into his ribs.

'Kazuto!'

Opening his eyes slowly, he saw Sugu grabbing him, forcing him into a hug. Her warmth spread to Kazuto, making him realize that he had worried her.

'Sugu, I-' he was cut off as she squeezed him even tighter than before.

'Don't. Talk.' she whispered, almost too inaudible to hear. She hugged her brother tighter, making him wince in pain. Kazuto, realizing that she had heard him crying, stopped fidgeting, and instead closed his eyes again.

After what seemed like eternity, Sugu let go and slowly stood up. 'Kazuto, I know something bad happened, and I won't push you for details, but...' She trailed off slowly. 'Whatever happened wasn't your fault!'

Jerking his head up, he looked at his sister who looked slightly embarrassed. Quickly, she left the room, shutting the door behind her, leaving Kazuto alone in his dimly lit room.

'Thanks Sugu,' he thought as he wiped his eyes. Standing up slowly, he flipped the light switch off and climbed into bed, instantly falling asleep as the warmth of his blankets enveloped him.

Snapping out of his depressing day-dream, he remembered. I haven't thanked her for last night yet, Kazuto thought as he continued his way through SBC Glocken. Without realizing where he was going, Kazuto accidentally bumped into a man who had just exited a shop.

'Oh, sorry about,' Kirito said sheepishly as he looked up, scratching the back of his neck nervously. He immediately regretted not paying attention where he was going when 3 more men stepped out of the shop, glaring at him.

An hour earlier – 1200 Hours...

In a dark dungeon that was hidden away from all natural light, a lone girl waited patiently laying on her stomach in an elevated position overlooking a long hallway, her PGM Hécate I sniper rifle resting on her back. The girl shifted ever so slightly from her position, still peering into her binoculars. When she was satisfied, she placed her binoculars in her inventory and grabbed her PGM Hécate I. Flipping up the cover from her scope and taking the safety off, she rested the stock against her shoulder and looked down through her scope.

'It should be here, right about... Now!' Sure enough, she heard the footsteps of the Mini-boss monster approaching. Smiling, the girl pushed her powder-blue hair out of the way as she took aim.

'This is too easy,' she thought.

ROOOAAAARR!

A 1 horned monster that rivaled the size of a Tyrannosaurus Rex came stomping into view, it's four legs creating mini shockwaves everytime it moved.

'This is to easy,' she thought. Breathing in, she focused her aim on the monster's head. Her aim redirected and settled right where she wanted it, the circle becoming smaller, smaller, smaller...

*Click*

BANG!

The whistling of a bullet could be heard, even if it was just for a split second.

The sniper's recoil made the barrel move upwards, but only for a split second. The first bullet had traveled true, flying straight into the center of the mini-boss's head, directly hitting the core of its massive horn. With a wail of anger, it screamed, sending a gust of wind in the girl's direction. Pulling back the bolt with a click, she loaded the next bullet and automatically aimed at the monster, and with ease, shot again.

10 minutes later...

With the sound of glass breaking, the sniper sighed and stood up, watching her adversary explode into thousands of blue and green polygons. Looking to her side, she sighed at the 7 magazines of ammo she used.

'I'll need to restock up after this,' she muttered. The menu popped up, showing her rewards with a small Ding!

'Hmm, a couple thousand credits, 2000 EXP, not too bad,' she thought.

Scrolling though, she saw something she didn't expect.

'PGM Hécate II,' was the weapon she earned after killing the mini boss.

Eyes wide, she clicked the accept button without thinking, and PGM Hécate II fell into her hands.

'It's... beautiful,' she murmured. Smiling, she equipped her new sniper and proceeded to exit the dungeon. 'This weapon will make me strong,' she said to herself.

The girl stopped, remembering her past, then continued on. She will become the strongest, and nobody would stop her. This world, Gun Gale Online, will know and recognize the player named Sinon, as the strongest player.

Soooo, what do you guys think? I ended up combining chapters 1 and 2 just to make the chapters longer and more enjoyable. Also, I just want to point out that I'm not a hardcore SAO fan, even though I am a huge weeaboo. Anyway, please review, follow/favorite and all that stuff, and I guess I'll see you in the next chapter :)

P.S - I also need a proof-reader and someone to help me flesh out ideas

-Striderm8