I used root for username but put in the incorrect password. That would explain it. I was thrown off by this process of setting up Kali, because the first time that I had installed it, I had to use the iso file, along with the long winded setup process which allowed me to create the username and password(there was no default).
Thanks for the help, I appreciate it. As I said before, I'm a complete noob when it comes to VM's. Thanks again.