Equis Art Online II

As the train chugged through the night, Kirito looked over at the other bunks. All asleep. Asuna included. A bunk was empty, being Aries, who was helping keep watch over Twilight. He slipped out of bed and into the main car. Sitting down on the sofa, he kicked up his legs onto the table, and he sighed.

"Poor Twi..." he said, looking down at himself.

"Kirito?"

Kirito turned to see Asuna standing in the doorway.

"What's up? Can't sleep?"

"Yeah." Asuna said as she sat down next to him, still clad in her PJs. She leaned her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Kirito sighed.

"I couldn't sleep either."

"Yeah. With Twilight still in a coma, who knows how she'll be?"

"Celestia says that she should fully recover, but how'd she get poisoned in the first place?"

"Good point. I mean, Aries was the only one there, and he knocked Blueblood out cold. So..."

"We're out of options." Asuna said, sighing. She then yawned, and Kirito followed suit.

"Come on. Let's get some rest."

As Kirito and Asuna settled themselves back in their bunks, the moon shone bright in the night sky.

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"We're here!"

Silica pranced towards the door of the house, followed by Pina, who was crowing excitedly. The rest of the group followed her in, and they took in the modest proportions. A large walk-in kitchen stood next to a main room, modestly placed with furniture. A seashell lamp hung up above them. Kirito and Asuna sat down on the large, comfortable couch, and sighed.

"Reminds me of the coastal house dad owns." Aries said, sitting down at the table.

"What does your dad even do?" Agil asked.

"He's a businessman, and always traveling. I rarely see him. He usually shows up for important things, like Asher's funeral."

"I see." Agil said. After a few minutes, Celestia joined them, along with Twilight, still in a coma.

"I've given her all the treatment she needs. She'll wake up when she's ready." Celestia said, sighing. "If there's any trouble, there's a doctor in town by the name of Tender Wing. He's already been briefed about what to do."

"Thanks, Celestia." Lizbeth said from upstairs.

"I should have a few food parcels arriving soon, to keep you fairies fed. Expect them later."

Celestia bowed, and walked out.

"Well, what now?" Aries asked, picking up a book from the bookshelf.

"Hey guys! There's a HUGE cache of swimwear up here!" Silica yelled. "Anyone wanna head to the beach?"

Everyone shrugged, so they walked upstairs and changed. After a few minutes, they were on the sandy beach. Silica dived into the water and began to splash around with Pina. Klein and Agil set up some chairs and began to sunbathe. Asuna and Kirito got a few chairs out and sat down, with Yui perching on Kirito's head. Aries and Leafa started making a sand castle with Liz and Alice.  The bright and sunny day made for a peaceful atmosphere.

"So, Asuna, ever been to the beach before?" Kirito asked.

"A few times, when I was younger. We never really had a lot of vacation time. Luckily, my grandparent's house was really the only vacation I needed. Speaking of, my grandparents really would have liked you, Kirito, had they been able to meet you." Asuna said, smiling.

"I hope so." Kirito said, and they both laughed. Klein gagged slightly at this, to which Agil punched him in the shoulder.

"Well, I hope I find my soulmate soon." Klein said.

"I know you will. You may have a head full of rocks, but you got a heart made of gold. That's what counts." Agil said, smiling.

"I guess."

As the sand castle progressed, and as time passed, Silica eventually came out of the water and wrapped herself in a towel, with Pina perched on her head. After a few hours, the group headed inside, warm, sunbathed, and tired, to see Twilight, awake and well, sitting on the couch.

"Twi! You're awake!" Silica said, hugging Twilight.

"I woke up a few minutes ago. I was wondering where you went. Seems you went to the beach?"

"Yep. Just got back."

"I see. I finally managed to find our how  I was injected. When Aries knocked Blueblood out, the syringe hit my hoof with enough force to inject. So, you could say it was an accident."

"That's good to hear." Leafa said.

"Yeah. We got anything to eat?"

At that moment, the doorbell rang. Aries opened the door to find a medium-sized crate, with a note attached.

Did I say parcel? I meant crate.

Celestia.

Aries giggled, and he pushed the crate inside. After opening it, they found a large selection of food, including some baked goods (Which Klein guessed were probably from Sugarcube Corner) and fish for the fairies. As they broke out and began to eat, the sun began to set in the sky.