Accel World (fanfic)

Restoration

It's so boring...

*gragh*

I came to see a fight not a one sided beat-down

"Man, talk about a curb stomp" I commented

Taku is fighting kuroyukihime right now and I gotta say, she ain't pulling any punches.

"What's wrong? When you are challenged into a duel you are supposed to go all out. That is the rules that govern this world." She said

"Why are you doing this" Taku asked "You dropped out of the kendo tournament, why?" She asked 'Taku quit kendo? Shame really he was really good at it' I thought "To atone for what I've done" Taku said as he peeked my interest "I've done horrible things to Haru and chiyu and I want to make things right" then Kuroyukihime lunged at him but Taku used his Pile driver to block her attacks

"That's not all is it? You plan on uninstalling Brain Burst for good" She said "What choice do I have? Unless I have Brain Burst, I only feel guilt" He said angering me "and what about Haruyuki and Kurashima? You're bestfriends, they already forgave you and want you to forgive yourself" She said "They care about you, but you just took their feelings and stomped them to the ground" she said provoking Taku

"Then what am I supposed to do!!?" Taku said begining to fight back "Tell me!!? How!? This pain, this guilt!! Tell me how can make it go away!!?" He said lashing out and used Splash Stinger

"You can start by facing it" she said confusing him "what?" He asked "All this time you've been running away from all of your mistakes, not correcting it" She said

"No, I'm not" Taku said "You are, much like your kendo placement. You throw away you're dreams like that will make things right"

She said as she began her combo of attacks forcing Taku to go on the defensive as he receive the full force of her attacks.

"Stop it..." Taku said as he gritted his teeth "stop what?" Kuroyukihime asked "Stop acting like you know me, when you don't even know a single thing about me!!!" Taku said as he pushed her back and launched his spike at her but jumped back just in time

"But what about Haruyuki? Aren't you his best friend" she asked "He speaks highly about you, he also hates it that he had to fight his best friend"

"It doesn't change the fact that I hurt Haru and that he and Chiyu hate me" Taku said as Kuroyukihime sweeped Taku's feet and pointed her blade at his neck.

"You can come down now, Akuin" she said looking up at me while Taku bore a shocked expression

I dropped down, Kuroyukihime withdrew her sword as I held out a hand for Taku.

"Come on get up, and stop hanging your head down" I said as I pulled him up "A-kun..." Taku said recovering from his shocked state "You gotta look up. High in the sky where Haru always is" I said as I punched his shoulder "wouldn't want Haru be alone right? Not again" I said as I looked at him with determination and hope as he chuckled at me "You haven't changed since Akuin" he stated "I might have, but who says its a bad thing right?" I said as we shared a laugh

"We forgive you Taku. Me, Haru, and Chiyu we all forgive you that's what friends do, we forgive each other" I said "and I think its about time for you to forgive yourself" I told him as he pondered for a bit

"I'll give you some time to think. Go for now me and Black Lotus have something to talk about" I said catching her attention as Taku nodded and burst out.

"What is it you want to talk about? It better be important" she asked "Let's get out of this gaudy place first" I said as I challenged her to a duel and changed the stage