#quest a

 Morning came quickly.

 Even if Kaito had been sleeping so quietly in his bed in the inn, it felt like he had merely blinked and the sun had come up. He still felt tired and he wanted to go back to sleep.

 Before he had the chance, however, a message appeared out of nowhere. Kaito jumped - as he was stiil in his half-asleep daze and thought he was at home - and leaned up. (He was disappointed to realize he was still in Sword Art Online, but he pushed that aside.)

 Ivory chirped hungrily and Kaito pet her wings. "Hold on," he said. "I'll get you breakfast in a second." Ivory cooed approvingly and jumped onto his shoulder.

 He glanced at the message and raised an eyebrow. Valentine's Day Quest? Oh, shit... He forgot about Valentine's Day. His mood instantly darkened. Valentine's Day... He instantly thought of Aoko.

 Kaito wanted to do something for her this Valentine's Day, but he was instead stuck inside a video game. He rubbed his eyes, because they were itchy all of a sudden.

 Ivory sang and brought Kaito out of his darkened mood. "Thanks," he whispered to the bird and she chirped again.

 He read over the details to the quest, reading about a King Cupid who needed to be defeated. He had about eleven days to do the quest, but he figured that it was because they needed the first extra days to prepare, then they had to go find him.

 Maybe it would keep his mind off Aoko for a short time. He smiled sadly for a moment, and was about to click accept when he found one line he had completely missed.

 [Partner: Sachi]

 He blinked and smiled. Sachi would be working with him!? "That's great!" he said out loud, then blinked and glanced at Ivory. She purred and Kaito blinked, then pouted. "Quiet," he muttered, and Ivory chiddered, almost like she was laughing.

 Kaito pressed the accept button. He still felt a little depressed, but the idea of releasing his depression and rage on a monster seemed like a great way to get him back on his feet.

 He jumped off his bed and opened his inventory to feed Ivory. She pecked at the bread crumbs. He wondered for a moment if he should feed her something else. Maybe she was getting bored of bread. "Do you like ramen?" he asked her as he began towards Sachi's house.