Hiryuu (POV)
Kazuto and I part ways and I head home but stop at a nearby coffee shop. As I sip my coffee my phone rings and it's Shino calling me.
Hiryuu- Hey what's up?
Shino (phone)- It's nothing I just wanted to hear your voice. Also, can you come over? I want to see you.
Hiryuu- Yeah. I'll be over at your apartment in ten.
Shino (ring)- Alrighty. See you then.
Timeskip
I'm currently in Shino's bed with Shino on top of me, cuddled on my chest.
Shino- So how'd it go with the professor?
Hiryuu- He said us SAO survivors are better off  forgetting what happened in that death game. It's got me thinking and as much as I don't like it, he does kinda have a point.
Shino- You did see a lot of horrible things happen in there. It was scary and sad. But like it or not, those memories of yours good and bad, within that span of two years is what shaped you to be the person that you are today. The man I fell in love with.
Hiryuu-.........
Shino- Talk to me. Tell me everything that's going on right now in your head.
Hiryuu-.........When a memory dies, the truth takes it's place. Losing a memory is more painful than losing any limb because memories cannot be amputated. In familiarity, we find a sense of security. When this security leaves, the unfamiliar remains. I may look calm and collected on the outside, but deep down, this has me terrified. I'll forget the hero I once was. Hiro the Samurai Speed Demon will cease to exist. Then I won't remember any of our friends. I won't remember you and the love I have for you. And then finally me. I won't remember who Hiryuu Matsukaze is. This is basically Alzheimer's. I'll keep getting worse and forgetting everything to the point where I don't know how to take care of myself and it'll eventually kill me.
She cuts me off by pressing her lips against mine for a long passionate kiss.
Shino- That's not going to happen. Not as long as I'm here. And even if it did happen, even if you forget me, I'll never forget you. Even if you don't love me, I am still in love with you and will always be. I'll be there right by your side to take care of you and give you all my love and more regardless. It's okay to be afraid. You can't be courageous without fear. But harnesses that fear and overcome it by doing something really really brave. I'll be there to help you along the way.
I pull her in for another kiss and things escalated from there and continued on until the sun dipped down below the sky and the moon's rise. It was a good night.
Timeskip
I leave Shino's apartment after getting a text from Kazuto to meet him at Meji Shrine. I hop on my bike and quickly make my way over there while bopping in and out of traffic.
Hiryuu- Yo what's up? Is there an event happening here or something?
Kazuto- No, but I got a hunch about something. Follow me.
I follow him into the wooded path that leads up to the shrine. A few minutes in and I get the feeling that we're not alone.
Hiryuu- Kazuto....
Kazuto- I know.
We quickly turn around to see the ghost girl but it's too late as she touches our Augma and everything goes black. After what seems like minutes, I come to only to find out that I'm in Hiro mode and that I'm standing outside the Ruby Palace on floor 100 of Aincrad.

Kirito stands by my side.
Hiro- You're seeing this too right?
Kirito- Yep.
We see the ghost girl leaning against the tail of a bridge ahead of us.
Hiro- Yuna am I right?
Kirito- Where is this place? Is it a dream? The virtual world?
Yuna- Dreams and the virtual world are the same thing more or less. The second you wake up, the experience becomes a fleeting memory.
Kirito- I guess.
Yuna- Here's a thought. Maybe it's all just a dream. Everything like clearing that death game and coming back to the real world. And what if you open your eyes, you wake up trapped in Aincrad again. Did you ever think about that?
Hiro-.........I have.......Never wished it was true. To be trapped in that god forsaken game again. Gives me the chills.
Kirito- By the sound of it, you're an SAO survivor too. Are you professor Shigemura's daughter? Are you still alive? Why'd you send us to your dad? What do you want us to do? Why would your dad want to steal Asuna's memories of SAO?! What's the Augma really for?!
Yuna sighs and starts to sing while staring at the sunset of this place.
Hiro- Wait a minute...
Kirito- That song......
Hiro- Town of beginnings. "The First Town" song.
Yuna- All I want is to go on singing. It's all I ever wanted.
Kirito- And I want to save Asuna.
Hiro- And I want to save everyone and prove to myself that I can be the hero I once was. So are you going to tell us or not?
Yuna- Getting your memories back and saving everyone isn't going to be easy. Your rank isn't nearly high enough to do it Kirito. Whereas you Hiro, you have the rank but lack the confidence to get the job done. Well don't just stand there. Wake up.
She snaps her fingers and suddenly I'm back in the real world. I jolt upright from my supine position. Kazuto does the same as a police officer staggers back from us.
Officer- Woah hey! You alright there guys?
Hiryuu- Yeah we're good.
Officer- Did you fall asleep playing that Augma game? Seems like everyone has one of those things these days. Careful you don't fall on your faces.
The officer strolls away leaving Kazuto and I alone to our thoughts.
Hiryuu- *mind*- She's right. Even she could see right through me. Ever since Yukki died, I hadn't been myself. I fled from my problems. I found solace with Indigo and AJ and they helped me to get back on my feet and get my mind right but even now it's still not enough. I'm still not the Hiro I used to be. Still not the Hiro who fought through that death game and freed everyone when he beat Heathcliff. I'm still not that Hiro who fought his way through ALO to save Asuna and countless others who were still trapped. I need to become the Speed Demon. I need to become the Samurai. I must become.........Hiro.
Indigo: That's the end of this one. Hopefully you guys enjoyed it. Later indigo fam. Peace.