Fate's Lost Love 2.0

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<p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3c/33/c7/3c33c7e15fd5ee3addba252e8424d2bd.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ 10 years later I was beyond words when I was summoned yet again to her </p>

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<div align='center' style='font-size: 150%;'>\ THANK YOU <3 \ </div> I want to take a moment to thank the people I know of who are contributing to the development of this story in visual format from both the platforms I participate in and the ones I post to. <hr> <span style="font-weight: bold;">3D Husbando</span> Orphoenix <hr> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wattpad</span> Lollipopgirl038 Beefbowls/Gudako's Hell GabrielPinky slayer537 <hr> <span style="font-weight: bold;">f95zone</span> Shay <hr> <span style="font-weight: bold;">tumblr</span> iwantadivorcekaren <hr> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Itch.io</span> Ariose Flowerella KimBerry NervousPenguin Uwubab orphoenix koaok Iruad Bea <hr> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Others</span> All the poeple on reddit who helped me with code as this progressed as well as all my silent fans. <button type="button">[[Proceed to the Intro|Intro]] </button>

<Center> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/84/98/638498f74349ca9bd8035b1cb9cf35d1.png" alt="Nature" width="800" height="500" alt="Two foxes"> <p class="cdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ccircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/65/3a/d9/653ad9378278e21cc5b40440ea68dd14.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Welcome Master! What name do you prefer to go by? <<textbox "$name" "Gudako">> Thank you Senpai! Shall we proceed so you can meet the servant you require? </p> </center> <button type="button">[[Next|Memories and Nightmares: Prologue]] </button>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/10/15/eb1015bd90ca3074f97e56537cc6a9ef.jpg" alt="Nature"> Told From Cú's Perspective</center> <div class="boxed">//It was late....1am to be exact....I had just finished my patrol of her ....no our apartment so I made sure to open her bedroom door quietly so I didn't wake her. As I had expected she was in bed with her back to me.// </div> <p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/89/1b/69891b75261f1c89bf8b6a65966a5440.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Such a temptress for one so young. </p> <div class="boxed">//I said softly to myself as I gazed lasciviously at her back which was conveniently exposed all the way to the top of her ass leaving everything from her lower back down barely covered. Just looking at her turned me on more than any woman I had ever been with. Dematerializing my clothing I slipped naked into bed to curl around her under the sheets not bothering to hide my raging erection which I slipped in between her thighs knowing it would wake her. A gasp and moan escaped her lips as she arched her back, tilting her hips so her sex grazed against my length giving me the invitation I desired. Bringing my lips to the base of her neck I bit down on the soft skin as one hand cupped her breast and the other slipped underneath her to roll her into my chest.//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Cú...please... </p> <div class="boxed">//Then her lips were on mine hungry and demanding. My hand was in her hair as my other rested on her hip and guided her as I rolled on my back. I wanted her so badly. She had become my everything. I wasn't a servant to her. I wasn't a slave or a sex toy or a casualty of war. I was a man and the man she loved. I groaned out in ecstasy as she mounted me, feeling her soft, tight body envelope me as she rode my hips deeply. I had been her first and I swore to be her last. When we won the Grail War I would make her mine. No other wish mattered. No other life mattered. With each thrust, my craving for her intensified until the desire to dominate her became overwhelming. Staying inside her, I flipped us so she lay on her back. Taking her legs, I placed them over my shoulders and began thrusting even deeper into her as I braced myself against the headboard. Her moans, her cries, my name on her lips, the I love you's, the fuck me's, her nails on my back, the tightening of her legs around my hips...it sent me into bloodlust. I craved more, I needed more, I dragged out more until I could feel the bliss of her release washing over me. I needed that too. Pulling out of her quickly, I put my head between her legs and drank the fluids her body released, the fluids I had created in loving her the way only I could. I licked her clit and her thighs clean before locking her hips with my arms as I wrapped them around her bent legs and clasping the opposite wrist of each hand. I would not allow her to move as I took her second orgasm. I caressed her clit softly, knowing it would be ultra sensitive. After a few moments, her legs spread wider and her moans increased. I then interchanged sucking her clit and penetrating her with my tongue causing delicate whimpers to emerge from her lips. Soon this became unbearable for her and she pushed her hips into my ministrations. Mentally smiling, I released one hand and slid two fingers deep inside her as I completely focused on increasing the pressure and speed of my tongue on her clit. Within moments, my hand was soaked as she tried to ride my hand so my fingers penetrated deeper. Her second orgasm was quick and as soon as it happens, I slid up her body and penetrated her again causing her to wrap her arms around me and tear at my back as soundless screams of pleasure escaped her lips. I love her. I am in love with her. I will die for her. She is my everything. She intertwined her fingers in my hair as she kisses me hard. I can feel her body shaking as she tries to cling to me. We are covered in sweat, both of us panting hard. I bite her neck down to her nipple giving it a good tug before rising to encapsulate her lips with mine. With every thrust we become slicker as our sexes meet and recede. By the wetness between her legs, the sounds coming from her lips and the shaking of her thighs I can tell she is close. Bringing my lips to her ear I whisper.//</div> <p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/89/1b/69891b75261f1c89bf8b6a65966a5440.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Cum for me Mo grá.. </p> <div class="boxed">//With one final scream we erupt together and she collapses on the bed. I lay down as well and pull her close to me making sure not to pull out of her. I need to feel her, every inch of her. She is mine for now and for always...... My eyes shoot open and I can feel the wetness on my cheeks. "Damnit!" I curse in anger and devastation. That dream is my most cherished memory and my darkest nightmare. In that Grail War I had lost her to my own arrogance causing me to sacrifice myself in order to save her. She was 16 at the time and I was her Lancer (Prototype). 10 years later I was beyond words when I was summoned yet again to her side. When I asked her what relic she had used she said all she needed was the earring I gave her as a gift (keeping one for myself to wear) and she still wore. She was 26 then and even more beautiful than before. We were still in love, though I was now her Caster. We practiced all kinds of magic together, bringing our spirits closer. We were even able to obtain and assimilate the philosophers stone, which she took into herself to enhance her powers and potentially give her immortal youth. I ended up losing her in that war too when we were betrayed by Archer Gilgamesh during our battle with Berserker Leonidas. Now it was 70 years later and it seemed my luck had run out. Summoned as Lancer, I found myself bound to a man I did not like, in a world I did not know, fighting a war I did not want without the one person I craved the most. When I tried to find you, all the records said you had died many years ago. When I went to your grave, something felt off though. I didn't feel your magic signature anywhere. Had you really died or had the stone worked and you faked your own death? Maybe something else happened and you were hurt or lost. Though I had an obligation to my Master, I had made a promise to you. I wasn't going to stop looking for you until I found an answer. When I did, I didn't know how to respond. You looked the same as when I last saw you, so the stone had worked. You had a different name though and you were colder. You also had a new spirit, one you seemed to be intimate with. It bothered me, but I had no doubt once you saw me you would become mine once again. It HAD been 60 years after all.// </div> <button type="button">[[Next|False Master]] </button>

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<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/25/a3/7425a3a10d596c28b1b2f35d346c6410.jpg" alt="Nature" width="800px" height="600px"></center> <font size="3"> <div class="boxed">Currently positioned at the far side of a small square table, Cú finds himself absentmindenly watching a croud he couldn't find himself vesting in as his assanign Master prattled on.</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/de/de/52dede6259e645ca2cefbedbeb6de2c9.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ So I don't care what you do until we are called to annihilate the singularities. Just make sure you come when I call Dog. </p> <div class="boxed">His Master said cockily causing Cú to give him a death glare which only seemed to amuse the man as he laughed heartily.</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>><div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/de/de/52dede6259e645ca2cefbedbeb6de2c9.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I promise you it could be a lot worse. </p> <div class="boxed">At that moment the busy common area got silent as a woman walked into the room with Emiya in tow.</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/de/de/52dede6259e645ca2cefbedbeb6de2c9.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You could be Life Bonded like that poor idiot is to HER. </p> <div class="boxed">Cú had been too wrapped up in his hatred of his Master to notice the change in demeanor of the room. It wasn't until he noticed the needy jealousy in the mans voice that he looked at the man's face before glancing up at the object of his desire. When Cú saw her his eyes went wide, his mouth got dry and his heartbeat started racing. It was her.....he had found her, but why hadn't he been summoned to her side instead of Emiya? Then he noticed the earring was gone. The catalyst that had brought them together the last time. She had sworn she would never take it off, yet here she was without it. When his master turned to Cú, taking in the Lancer's awe and disbelief, he gave a quiet chuckle.</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/de/de/52dede6259e645ca2cefbedbeb6de2c9.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You look like you've seen a ghost. She's popular and one of if not THE top Mage in the Order. But she's a mean one. Heart as black as the pits of hell. She's even been asked to test the Order's new Multi-Servant bonding experiment, but rumor has it she will only Life Bond again if she falls in love with the servant in question. </p> <div class="boxed">Cú tears his eyes away from her to look at his Master.</div> <p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/89/1b/69891b75261f1c89bf8b6a65966a5440.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Life Bonding. What does that mean exactly? </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/de/de/52dede6259e645ca2cefbedbeb6de2c9.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ It's a new process the Order came up with that uses a mages blood to determine their perfect Servant match. In the event that the pair is male and female, and emotionally compatible, they will have pieces of their circuitry exchanged bonding them magically for life. </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/de/de/52dede6259e645ca2cefbedbeb6de2c9.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ The Servant will then be accessible only to that mage for as long as they live. This is seen as a magical marriage. The Order hopes offspring that are Demi-Servants emerge creating a new breed of mage as well. </p> <div class="boxed">Cú turns to look at her as he attempts to keep his face blank.</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/de/de/52dede6259e645ca2cefbedbeb6de2c9.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I wouldn't mess with her if I were you. Even if she let you in, Emiya would get in your way. He is madly in love with her. They have been together almost 10 years now. And there is something odd about their relationship that no one can confirm. </p> <p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/89/1b/69891b75261f1c89bf8b6a65966a5440.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I always did like a challenge. </p> <div class="boxed">Cú said attempting to act nonchalant while his insides roiled in agony.</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/de/de/52dede6259e645ca2cefbedbeb6de2c9.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Just don't make me waste a command seal. </p> </font> <button type="button">[[Next|The Summons]] </button>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/06/5e/a1/065ea1c9a3d6cb6d27067f6db70d47cf.jpg" alt="Nature" width="800px" height="600px"></center> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/db/4b/78db4b872a957dc51362aac47b6eb585.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Do you know why we called you in here $name? </p> <div class="boxed">//The Grande Master asked as I closed the door to his office.//</div> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ My understanding is you want me to be a guinea pig for some new experiment. </p> <div class="boxed">//My voice seeping boredom.//</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/db/4b/78db4b872a957dc51362aac47b6eb585.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ That is correct. Do you know why we chose you? </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Because I have such a magnanimous personality. </p> <div class="boxed">//I gave him my biggest fake smile before crossing my arms in front of my chest.//</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/db/4b/78db4b872a957dc51362aac47b6eb585.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Cute.//His unamused voice carrying a tinge of distaste at my humor.// You happen to be the strongest mage thanks to your dabbling in alchemics. We figured you had the best success rate. </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Sound logic as always, Grande Master but you know I'm not interested in bonding with another servant if it isn't on my terms. </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/db/4b/78db4b872a957dc51362aac47b6eb585.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I am painfully aware. That is why I want to cut a deal with you. This research is vital to humanities existence now that we face extinction. If you... </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/db/4b/78db4b872a957dc51362aac47b6eb585.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ 1) use SERYPH to bond with a male servant deemed your best match 2) life Bond with him and 3) produce at least one child, we will let you life bond ANY other OR as many servants as you want. Your mana capacity, as far as we can tell, is infinite so you can't be held to the same standards of summoning as others. </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ And if the servant I want is already chosen or even bonded by another mage? </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/db/4b/78db4b872a957dc51362aac47b6eb585.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //The Grande Master shrugs.// Things happen out in the field all the time. I am sure you are more than capable of taking another Servants command seal. It matters not how you acquire the servant you wish to bond to. All we ask is that you produce a Demi-Servant. </p> <div class="boxed">I turn and look out the window. My heart never stopped aching for Cú. It had been 60 years since I lost him the last time and every day since had been a struggle. I had scoured through all the old texts and sought out every mage, sage, Buddha and witch I could to try to find a way to reunite us, but had found no solution. The only consolation was the extension to my life ingesting the philosophers stone had given me. Now I had the time to find the answer.</div> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'll do it, but The Order is not to interfere with my private life. I will breed and fight your singularities, but you are to stay out of my private life. </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/db/4b/78db4b872a957dc51362aac47b6eb585.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ That seems fair. Shall I take you to the lab? </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ No. I know where it is. //I turn and walk out// </p> <button type="button">[[Next|Earring Choice]] </button>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9b/33/44/9b3344407d46ed2b2e3a0e3f4e281649.jpg" alt="Nature" width="800px" height="600px"></center> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Please remove any magical items you might be wearing or carrying as it may cause serious malfunctions during the selection process. All you need to do is prick your finger and place it on the Dias in the center of the room. SERYPH will do the rest. </p> <div class="boxed">I nod and take off my rings, my necklaces and my bracelets (all magical storage devices I had infused with Mana - a technique I read about in some ancient alchemical text). I was about to step in the room when the tech stopped me.</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ "We need your earring too miss." </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ My earring? //My hand went to Cú's earring, the only gift he had given me and the one thing that had brought him back to me the last war.// Do I really have to take this off too? </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'm afraid so. It has a VERY HIGH mana residue and will most definitely disrupt the results. </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I see. </p> <div class="boxed">There was overwhelming trepidation in my voice, knowing with complete certainty that if I removed the earring that Cu had let me keep I would most likely lose the ability to guarantee his summon again.</div> <button type="button">[[Refuse.|Refuse: Summon Backfires]] </button> <button type="button">[[Remove the earring with the plan to steal if back when the doctor is distracted.|Try to Steal Back]] </button> <button type="button">[[Reach up and remove the earring.|Remove willingly]] </button>

<p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Looking at the doctor, I set my lips.// I made a promise never to take this off unless I was dead so, my apologies doctor, but I am going to keep the earring on. </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Looking at me with a pointed, sharp look the doctor replies with stern dissapointment// If it was anyone else I would insist to the point of refusing to let you summon until you relinquished the trinket, but seeing your report and aptitude, I will let it slide. Just dont' say I didn't warn you. </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I nod.// Ill take that under advisement. </p> <div class="boxed">//Reaching for the small knife on the side table, I slice it across my thumb so the skin breaks enough to allow a drop of blood to flow. With the blood pooled, I place my thumb on the pedistal whose underground database houses all the relics capable of summoning each servant recorded by Chaldea. Nodding my readiness, the doctor turns on the device and I begin the chant I had engrained in my soul to call back my love time and time again. At first it seems to go well. The floor around the dias turns blue and the room is surrounded in its soft light. As my heart beats faster and my excitement grows, the light begins to flutter and there is a crackling sound of wild magic. Continuing my chant, my eyes look around in mild fear as a sense of trepidation begins to overtake me.// </div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cd/e8/d4/cde8d46edadbb9f52a747766f98fdfba.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Mana signatures rising to unnatural levels ma'am. It might be a good idea to stop before things get out of hand. </p> <div class="boxed">//I am not going to stop. I waited too long to see him. All I need is just a little bit longer. Within moments of thinking that, the energy in the room begins to vibrate as the energy held within builds at an unnatural rate. The gound shakes slightly and the lights flicker on and off more aggressively.//</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ If this gets worse I am shutting it down! I'm not going to risk everything for a silly infatiation! //The doctors voice is stern and agitated.// </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ All I need is a little longer. Just a few more minutes and... </p> <div class="boxed">//Then a blast of mana erupts from the dias and I am thrown back with enough force to slam me into the wall several feet behind me.//</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ For the love of everything holy! //The doctor curses before jogging to my side as I groan; my hand coming to my head which foryunately showed no signs of bleeding.// I won't say I told you so. //The doctor says as he carefully reaches a hand up to slowly pull me to a standing position.// </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You don't have to. I'm fully aware of what you said. </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Sighing, the doctor just looks on in pity as i shake off his help.// I think we are done here today. Why don't you come back tomorrow when you have had a chance to cool off. </p> <div class="boxed">Not looking back, with a tear in my eye knowing there would be no hope for us, I left the lab. Tomorrow I would do exactly as he said, but hate every minute of it.</div> <button type="button">[[Return to the office the next day.|Remove willingly]] </button>

<div class="boxed">Kissing the earring before placing it with my other effects on a 1 inch raised tray, I watched the Doctor walk the items to the counter on the side before turning to face me.</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ We are ready whenever you are $name. </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Thank you. I should just need a moment. </p> <div class="boxed">//When the doctor leaves...//</div> <button type="button">[[Dart over to the counter and steal the earring, placing it in the pocket of my pants before returning to the spot in front of the dias of SERYPH.|Stollen Back and Backfires]] </button> <button type="button">[[Agonize over what to do until the doctor enters the room again and the opportunity is lost.|Backfires]] </button>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c3/a8/c0/c3a8c07e7ad5f971cb146816a554c8a1.jpg" alt="Nature" width="800px" height="600px"></center> <div class="boxed">Reaching up I remove the earring, feeling my heart sink and despair wash over me. I knew that if I didn't have this with me, the likelihood of me seeing Cú again as MY servant without a catalyst was very low. Bringing it to my lips, I kissed it before laying it with my other items and heading to the Dias. Saying a single prayer, I pricked my finger and held it to the Dias willing Cú into existence in my mind and heart. He was such an integral part of my life and heart I didn't know how we couldn't end up together. As the runes on the floor lit up and the room grew bright, I closed my eyes.</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Please bring him to me one final time //I whispered//. </p> <div class="boxed">A few moments later, I was greeted with a familiar, but unexpected voice.</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You called me Master? </p> <div class="boxed">Startled, I opened my eyes to see a familiar face I had run into on my last two wars.</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ "Emiya?" </p> <button type="button">[[Look confusedly at the Archer that stands before you.|Summon Emiya Outright]]</button>

<p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ $name, Is Cú not with you? </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ "No, sadly he is not. It would seem.....you and not him are my ideal match." My eyes grew sad, though I gave him a small smile. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //His eyes go wide.// So you DID actually summon me on purpose. I will do my best to assist you in your endeavors. //He walks up to me and smiles//. I may not be Cú, but I will protect you with my life and never fail to keep you safe. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I laugh bitterly// Be careful what you promise. That didn't work so well for Cú the last two times. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'm not Cú. </p> <div class="boxed">He reaches his hand out to tuck a strand of hair behind my ear, but his fingers linger on my cheek a second longer than they should have causing me to blush.</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'll grab my things and then we can head home. We need to begin training soon so we can become a perfectly bonded team ready to annihilate singularities. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //He nods with a smile.// I guess it will help that we have fought side by side before successfully. </p> <button type="button">[[Home]] </button>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0a/6a/f0/0a6af058a247cb584ec58a2fc65afaad.jpg" alt="Nature" width="800px" height="600px"></center> <div class="boxed">We walk in silence back to my suite. I was lucky having as much tenure as I did so I was able to have a descent sized living space on one of the top floors of the on campus apartments. I even had a balcony. When we enter I turn to Emiya and say, "Make yourself at home. You can come and go as you please. My room is here next to the kitchen. The only thing I ask is just be conscious of my privacy.</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I wouldn't dream of invading your space $name. I respect you too much. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Thanks Em. I appreciate your gentlemanly demeanor. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I head to my room and close the door.// What have I gotten myself into? //I sit down on the bed and put my head in my hands causing Cú's earring to sway a little. I absentmindedly stroke it as my mind wanders to happier times.// </p> <div class="boxed">//It was winter and bitterly cold. Cú had just gotten back from acquiring some rare materials I needed for the philosophers stone, but I was too cold to move so I was buried under flannel sheets and a goose down blanket. I found when he wasn't with me I was substantially colder.// <p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/89/1b/69891b75261f1c89bf8b6a65966a5440.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ >$name? Mo grá, where are you I'm home! </p> //Cú entered the house and immediately dropped everything by the door. As he walked up the stairs he dematerialize the top half of his Caster gear leaving his chest bare. He had been gone only a few hours, but it felt like eternity to be away from her so long. When he opened the door to our room, he saw just my eyes and nose poking out of the sheets staring at him, which made him bust out laughing and me to completely retreat under the covers. When he stopped laughing he spoke with a smile still on his lips.// <p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/89/1b/69891b75261f1c89bf8b6a65966a5440.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'm sorry you are so cold, but I can't help loving how cute you are buried under those covers. </p> //I peek my head out to stick my tongue out at him before sucking back under the covers. Still smiling, he dematerializes the rest of his clothing before climbing into bed under the covers next to me and pulling me against him. The minute my cold body touches his, I relax as his warmth radiates around me. I immediately snuggle into his chest tucking my cold nose into the crook of his neck.// <p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/89/1b/69891b75261f1c89bf8b6a65966a5440.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Did you miss me? //He says into my hair as he wraps his arms around me.// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I missed your warmth. It's so damn cold when you are gone. //I pout before nipping at his neck.// </p> <p class="dialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="circle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/89/1b/69891b75261f1c89bf8b6a65966a5440.jpg" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Oh is that all? //He says in mock disappointment before running his finger down my back making me shiver for entirely different reasons.// </p> </div> <div class="boxed">A knock at my door startled me back to reality.</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I thought you might be hungry so I made dinner. It'll be here when you are ready. </p> <div class="boxed">Though nothing that should mean anything, Emiya's gesture still threw me off. Cú never made a meal unless I was angry. He preferred to pester me while my hands were busy continually whining that he was hungry so Emiya's initiative was a pleasant surprise.</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Be out in a second! //I quickly changed into loose fitting sweats and a tank with no bra as I put my feet in my slippers before walking out. As soon as I opened the door, delicious aromas wafted over me and I started drooling.// Em this smells amazing! </p> <div class="boxed">//A knock at my door startled me back to reality.//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //He was standing by the chair he had set the food in front of.// Come sit. You need to make sure you are taking care of yourself. </p> <div class="boxed">//I smile and sit down ready to enjoy what looks to be an amazing meal made by a man I didn't know or love.//</div> <button type="button">[[Sit down to a pleasant meal.|Day 1]] </button>

<center><img src=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d7/a4/91/d7a4918698b2c828b8dab153323b4505.gif></center> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ That really was amazing Em. Thanks so much. //I slumped in my chair and closed my eyes.// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ It wasn't a problem at all. I enjoyed making it. </p> <div class="boxed">//I heard him get up out of his chair and then the clanking of dishes. Peaking an eye open, I see him taking the dishes to the sink where he begins washing them.//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'll do that in a moment, you shouldn't cook and clean. Just let me rest a moment. </p> <div class="boxed">//The faucet turns on and the sound of scrubbing can be heard.//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Damnit Em you obnoxious ass I know you can hear me I said I would do it. //I go to get up, but he materialized in front of me placing his knee between my legs and a hand on the back of my chair, partially pinning me in place.// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I heard you and chose to ignore you. When I want your help I will let you know. //He removed his knee from the chair before taking his hand away from its back. His eyes stay locked on mine until he turns to head back to the kitchen.// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Why don't you be a good girl and go take a bath and relax so you stay out of my hair. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I raise my eyebrow at him. I don't remember you being this sassy </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I've never been in charge of your well being before. Now go take a bath before I strip you myself and throw you in there with cold water. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //My eyes go wide.// So abusive. Maybe I should change spirits. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'd like to see you try. Besides, now that you have tasted my cooking you would miss it if you got rid of me. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I sense a challenge in that statement.// It WAS pretty good though. I guess I could keep you around long enough to see if you are just blowing smoke. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ How kind of you considering I saved your life at least once. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I look at him skeptically and he must feel my eyes on him because he stops washing and turns his head to glance at my confused face.// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You seriously don't even remember? That's harsh. Maybe I should look for a new Master. I try not to be hurt, but a little irritation comes out in my voice as I go back to cleaning the dishes. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Did you seriously? Save my life I mean. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //He stops and sigh as he turns his head to look at me.// It was the first time I met you. You were fighting Assassins Master and were in a pretty bad state. After I beheaded him, you collapsed and I picked you up to carry you to some place safer. That's when... </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ That's when what? //I say teasingly// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ It doesn't matter if you don't remember anyway. </p> <div class="boxed">//I can hear the pout in his voice and I get up to walk over to him. He is still facing the dishes with a slight pink to his cheeks//</div> <button type="button">[[Tap him on the shoulder and whisper in his ear.|Secrets 2]] </button> <button type="button">[[Brush it off and head towards the bath.|Bath]] </button>

<div class="boxed">//I didn't hear Emiya sigh or see the frown on his face. It was clear I needed to talk about it but now didn't seem the time to venture into such uncharted territory since it would only provide a distraction during training//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Regardless, I rode the emotional train wreck I still was// Sixty years is a long time to hold onto feelings though. Yeah he was my first and I will never regret or forget that, but it's probably time to move on. Even if I do get to see him again, I'm a different person now and I'm not sure if the love we had is sustainable. </p> <div class="boxed">//Emiya stirs absentmindedly as he listens, which causes him to not notice me walk up next to him until I lean into his right side. He stops stirring then as I look up at him hesitantly. His eyes seem to search mine as if he wasn't sure he heard me right.</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You don't have to... //I begin to pull away but Emiya wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me against him// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'm here to serve you for as long as I can...but I'll only stay as long as you don't do anything too reckless that might get you killed. You're kinda cute for a woman well over 60 and I would never forgive myself if I left such an old lady alone to fend for herself. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //My eyes go big and I ball my fist up and punch him in the shoulder// "EM YOU ARE SUCH AN ASS!!!!" </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Careful old lady you might throw out your back. //He smiles and laughs as he attempts to finish cooking// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ EM!!!! //I whine// I don't look that old do I? //I pout feeling VERY insecure// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Turning off the stove, he looks at me with soft eyes and a gentle smile before tilting my head up// You are THE most beautiful woman I have ever seen and don't look a day older than the last day I saw you so long ago. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //My face blushes heavily// You're such a wretched tease. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Being a tease or not doesn't change the truth. Now have a seat since dinner is ready, despite your many interruptions. </p> <div class="boxed">//I stick my tongue out and he rolls his eyes before enjoying another incredibly pleasant meal//</div>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c3/a8/c0/c3a8c07e7ad5f971cb146816a554c8a1.jpg " alt="Nature" width="600x" height="600px"></center> <div class="boxed">//Nodding my readiness, the doctor turns on the device and I begin the chant I had engrained in my soul to call back my love time and time again. Drawing every so slightly from the magic held within the earring tucked into the recesses of my pocket, I create a lifeline for the man I love to find me within the endless void of spirits held within the dias. Making sure not to pull so much that I draw attention, I find it very hard not to reach absentmindenly to caress the cold reassuring metal hidden within the fabric folds. At first it seems to go well. The floor around the dias turns blue and the room is surrounded in its soft light. As my heart beats faster and my excitement grows, the light begins to flutter and there is a crackling sound of wild magic. Continuing my chant, my eyes look around in mild fear as a sense of trepidation begins to overtake me.//</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cd/e8/d4/cde8d46edadbb9f52a747766f98fdfba.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Mana signatures rising to unnatural levels ma'am. It might be a good idea to stop before things get out of hand. </p> <div class="boxed">//I am not going to stop. I waited too long to see him. All I need is just a little bit longer. Within moments of thinking that, the energy in the room begins to vibrate as the energy held within builds at an unnatural rate. The gound shakes slightly and the lights flicker on and off more aggressively.//</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ If this gets worse I am shutting it down! I'm not going to risk everything for a silly infatiation! //The doctors voice is stern and agitated.// </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ All I need is a little longer. Just a few more minutes and... </p> <div class="boxed">//Then a blast of mana erupts from the dias and I am thrown back with enough force to slam me into the wall several feet behind me.//</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ For the love of everything holy! //The doctor curses before jogging to my side as I groan; my hand coming to my head which foryunately showed no signs of bleeding.// I won't say I told you so. //The doctor says as he carefully reaches a hand up to slowly pull me to a standing position.// </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You don't have to. I'm fully aware of what you said. </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Sighing, the doctor just looks on in pity as i shake off his help.// I think we are done here today. Why don't you come back tomorrow when you have had a chance to cool off. </p> <div class="boxed">Not looking back, with a tear in my eye knowing there would be no hope for us, I left the lab. Tomorrow I would do exactly as he said, but hate every minute of it.</div> <button type="button">[[Returning in the morning, I do exactly as the doctor asked.|Remove willingly]] </button>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/51/05/bb/5105bb273e41143a14f34f37ee149825.jpg" alt="Nature" width="600x" height="600px"></center> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //No sooner had I resumed my position than the doorknob jiggled and the doctor entered the room.// How are you feeling now? </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Trying to wipe the look of suprise and intent written in bold invisible letters all over my face, I stutter a response.// G...good. Thanks. </p> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Good. Shall we begin? </p> <div class="boxed">//Stealing a quick glance towards the counter the earring remained stationary on, I look towards the dias and wonder how much mana it would take to be able to draw on the magic hidden within the metal from across the room.//</div> <p class="ddialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="dcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/c5/35/48c5358eb9f2ab43d6609398718b9dec.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Ms. $name? //The doctor asks with confusion; the look on my face more distress ridden than I had intended.// </p> <p class="edialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="ecircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Jumping slightly; having zoned out I reply// Yes, sorry. Just got lost in thought a moment. //Then with slow, even steps I ascended on the dias; my heart breaking slightly with each instant I get closer to a destiny I wasn't prepared to be a part of.// </p> <button type="button">[[Begin the summoning|Summon Emiya Outright]] </button>

<p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I tap him on the shoulder// Let me tell you a secret. //Then I cover the side of my face with my hand as if I was hiding my lips so no one could read them. He looks at me funny then lowers his head so I can whisper in his ear// </p> <div class="boxed">//whispers// Thanks for saving me even if I don't remember. //Then I kiss him on the cheek and his face turns bright red//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I giggle// I never noticed how cute you are Em. //I wink and smile// Guess I'll go take a bath per your recommendation.I//I turn and head to my room// No peaking! //I tease// </p> <button type="button">[[Head towards the bathroom with a small smile on my face.|Better Bath]] </button>

<center><img src=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/9e/73/1b9e7347cba4aafe9914dfe04e680b8b.gif></center> <div class="boxed">//As I lay in the bath, my mind began to wander to the days Cú and I used to spend "bathing" together. It would start out with me just beginning to relax, when he would either enter mostly or completely undressed with his shit-eating grin OR materialize naked on top of me kissing my neck if my eyes were closed. Thinking back, there were few TRULY relaxing moments WITH Cú. Most turned sexual or involved him teasing and pestering me, especially if he was bored. It was weird to feel I could actually enjoy a bath knowing someone of the opposite sex was one room over. I was definitely NOT used to having someone respect my space. It felt odd, but not in a bad way. After 20 minutes in the tub, I got out and dried off. I definitely felt more relaxed. Finally dry, I put on an oversized nightshirt and a pair of short jamma shorts before heading back into the living area.//</div> <button type="button">[[Looking around the room surprized by what I find.|Tease]] </button>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6e/29/1e/6e291e0dfe5cc51d70eae7eb602329d3.jpg" alt="Nature" width="800px" height="600px"></center> <div class="boxed">//Emiya wasn't there, but the dishes were all done and put away. He also cleaned off the counter and stovetop as well as wiping down the table. I looked around in awe.//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'm definitely not used to a productive companion. //I say more to myself than anything then jump when a voice speaks in my left ear// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'll take that as a compliment. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I jump with a start and turn to smack his shoulder.// Don't scare me like that! Defeats the purpose of the bath. //I scowl// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Careful or your ever so pleasant face will stay like that. //His tone was serious and there was no smile. I look at him skeptically before sticking my tongue out at him// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ There's that petulant child I remember. I knew your maturity was a facade. //He walks over to the couch and turns around to face me while leaning on it// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Better start enjoying that couch because that's where you are gonna stay with that mouth of yours. //I clap back at him// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You say that as if I have even the slightest desire to sleep with you. //He crosses his arms in front of his chest still looking at me// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Your little blush in the kitchen tells me you might. //I smile with more confidence in my charm than I probably should// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Snorting in derision he replies// That's only because you have no sense of personal boundaries. Did you even ask if I minded you being that close? //There is cruel judgement in his words and by the sharp look in his eye I can tell at least one if not both of us we're on tenuous ground// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Is that what you think? //He turns with a devilish look in his eye// Don't be sad when I win. All I have to do is just make bad food. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //My eyes go wide// YOU WOULDN'T DARE! </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Oh I would. I won't poison you, just make it so you don't want me around anymore or at least not cooking. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ If you do that I will turn into the most HEINOUS cunt you have ever met. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //He looks at me unamused// I'm a master at ignoring people. Besides, isn't that already what you are if the rumors are true? </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //My eyes go wide and my heart clenches// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Capitalizing on my silence he jabs again// Didn't realize the rumors or hate to admit they are true? You can't be surprized. You never paid attention to anyone but Cú. I don't fault you. It's important in a solid Master Servant relationship, but anyone with eyes could see you were in love. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //His eyes get sad for a second, which I find confusing. Before I could ask about it, he speaks up// You were incredibly brave, selfless, filled with vibrant emotions...beautiful. Any servant with brains would want to be paired with you. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Blushing at the same time I am unexplainably hurt, I try to interject but he just continues// Let's hope you don't destroy what little faith I have in you. </p> <div class="boxed">//Squinting my eyes in frustration, I finally get a word in// I can't help who I fell in love with. I also shouldn't be judged for that either. If the Society of Mages and the Chaledea Security Organization hasn't lost faith in my, I have little concern over where I stand in that venue. Though I desire your trust it isn't essential. Now if you would excuse me, I would like to get some rest. //Having no other choice, I head to bed//</div> <button type="button">[[Turn and enter the bedroom|Restless]] </button>

<center><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/10/15/eb1015bd90ca3074f97e56537cc6a9ef.jpg" alt="Nature"></center> <div class="boxed">//I lay in bed a while longer as I am more restless than usual. I had stopped sleeping well after losing Cú the last time, but this felt more anxious than that. I tossed and turned a while longer before deciding I may need some liquid slumber. Getting up, I quietly entered the kitchen. As soon as I stepped into the living are, Emiya's voice broke the silence//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Can't sleep? </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Seems not. Figured I would have a glass of wine to see if that doesn't help. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ That will just dull your circuits. You need to be in perfect form tomorrow if you want to stand a chance against me. //His judgemental tone grating against my already frail nerves// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ And what do you suggest oh magnanimous one. //I say snarkily// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //He tilts his head to look at me with one eye open// Come lay with me. There isn't enough room to violate you so you should be safe. //Then he turns back to his original position as if the request he just made wasn't completely ludicrous// </p> <div class="boxed">I bite my lip. It had been a while since I slept well, and he seemed sincere...[~Temporary Fin: Still Developing ]</div> <button type="button">[[Take him up on his offer|Couch]] </button> <button type="button">[[Politely refuse and go get some wine|Table]] </button>

<center><img src=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/9e/73/1b9e7347cba4aafe9914dfe04e680b8b.gif></center> <div class="boxed">As I lay in the bath, my mind began to wander to the days Cú and I used to spend "bathing" together. It would start out with me just beginning to relax, when he would either enter mostly or completely undressed with his shit-eating grin OR materialize naked on top of me kissing my neck if my eyes were closed. Thinking back, there were few TRULY relaxing moments WITH Cú. Most turned sexual or involved him teasing and pestering me, especially if he was bored. It was weird to feel I could actually enjoy a bath knowing someone of the opposite sex was one room over. I was definitely NOT used to having someone respect my space. It felt odd, but not in a bad way. After 20 minutes in the tub, I got out and dried off. I definitely felt more relaxed. Finally dry, I put on an oversized nightshirt and a pair of short jamma shorts before heading back into the living area.</div> <button type="button">[[Looking around the room, I am surprized by what I find.|Tease 2]] </button>

<div class="boxed">//Emiya wasn't there, but the dishes were all done and put away. He also cleaned off the counter and stovetop as well as wiping down the table. I looked around in awe.//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'm definitely not used to a productive companion. //I say more to myself than anything then jump when a voice speaks in my left ear// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'll take that as a compliment. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I jump with a start and turn to smack his shoulder.// Don't scare me like that! Defeats the purpose of the bath. //I scowl// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Careful or your ever so pleasant face will stay like that. //His tone was serious and there was no smile. I look at him skeptically before sticking my tongue out at him// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ There's that petulant child I remember. I knew your maturity was a facade. //He walks over to the couch and turns around to face me while leaning on it// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Better start enjoying that couch because that's where you are gonna stay with that mouth of yours. //I clap back at him// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You say that as if I have even the slightest desire to sleep with you. //He crosses his arms in front of his chest still looking at me// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Your little blush in the kitchen tells me you might. //I smile with more confidence in my charm than I probably should// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ That's only because you have no sense of personal boundaries. Did you even ask if I minded you being that close? //He is flustered and trying to backpedal which makes me laugh// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Awwww poor Em. Do you like me just a little? </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //He turns// I have never disliked you. Although being stuck with you now may change that perspective. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I give a sharp laugh// I bet I ditch you for your lack of life-changing cooking long before you leave me for my personality. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Is that what you think? //He turns with a devilish look in his eye// Don't be sad when I win. All I have to do is just make bad food. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>> //My eyes go wide// YOU WOULDN'T DARE! </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Oh I would. I won't poison you, just make it so you don't want me around anymore or at least not cooking. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ If you do that I will turn into the most HEINOUS cunt you have ever met. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //He looks at me unamused// I'm a master at ignoring people. Besides, you can't make me do anything I don't want to AND you won't use command seals to force me to do anything because you aren't that type of person. It's part of why I have so much admiration for you. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Now it's my turn to blush// I had no idea you thought highly of me. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ To be honest? You never paid attention to much other than Cú. Not that I fault you for that. It's important in a solid Master, Servant relationship, but anyone with eyes could see you were in love with him. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //His eyes get sad for a second, which I find confusing. Before I could ask about it, he speaks up// You were incredibly brave, selfless, filled with vibrant emotions...beautiful. Any servant with brains would want to be paired with you. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I blush harder and get shy// Don't be stupid Em. I just treat you with the respect you deserve. To me you are a person not a Servant. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Well whatever I am to you, I hope you never regret summoning me. //He smiles then hops over the couch to lay down as he closes his eyes and puts his arms behind his head// I'll be here if you need me. Get some sleep, we have training in the morning. </p> <button type="button">[[Turn and enter the bedroom|Restless]] </button>

<div class="boxed">//I walked over to the couch. When I was standing at its edge, I opened my mouth to protest and found myself yanked down in between Emiya and the couch back so I lay on my side wedged comfortably. There was no place for my head but his well sculpted chest nor my hand except around his stomach so that is where they went//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You sure this is ok? You aren't uncomfortable are you? //I ask slightly insecure// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Just shut up and go to sleep. //His right hand then moves to my head, which he uses to stroke my hair// </p> <div class="boxed">//His hand is so gentle as it brushes over my crown and down the length of my hair, his breathing so even and relaxing as my cheek rests on the curve of his peck, his body so warm and reassuring as I tuck between him and the back of the couch that I'm sure I fell asleep instantly when I closed my eyes//</div> <button type="button">[[The next day.|Morning]] </button>

<p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Giving one sharp dismissive laugh, I tear my eyes from his.// You're funny. Everyone knows the only person you ever gave a shit about was Ren, and I'm not her, so there won't be any angrily submissive cuddles from me. Besides, I don't like red I like white. </p> <div class="boxed">//Then I head towards the fridge, pulling out the bottle of white and pouring a large glass before putting the bottle back and going to sit with my back to Emiya at the small dining room table. No further words or insults were spoken. I imagined none needed to be. I had said my piece. Besides, where did he get off trying to be comforting? If everyone knew all I cared about was my lost lancer, then this arrogant ass had no chance. Polishing my glass off faster than was wise, I got up with a slight sway before depositing the glass in the sink. I was almost dissapointed Emiya didn't crack a joke at my lack of stability, but his eyes were closed. Rolling my eyes, I shuffled back to bed, closing the door upon entering as if that thin wooden barrier was enough to block out the force of the man on the other side just by the nature of what it was.//</div> <button type="button">[[The next day.|Morning Alt]] </button>

<div class="boxed">//When I awoke the next day it was noon. I woke up slowly humming pleasantly as my hand registered the sculpted chest underneath me. Without opening my eyes, I ran my hand up and down its surface until Emiya spoke causing my eyes to shoot open//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Good Afternoon $name. I take it you slept well? </p> <div class="boxed">//I look at him wide-eyed like a deer in headlights//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Don't get up on my account. This is actually rather comfortable. </p> <div class="boxed">//My face blushes//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Awwwww does $name like me just a little?" //He teases causing me to sit up and start attacking him with the cushion from the other side of the couch// </p> <div class="boxed">Unfortunately, I wasn't paying attention to where my hips were or how my body was moving, but a few seconds later Emiya yanked the cushion out of my hand, grabbed my hips and slid me a few inches down before placing the cushion in front of him.</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Kindly be mindful of where you put your body? Though you aren't unattractive, parts of me can only tolerate so much stimulation before things get awkward. </p> <div class="boxed">//I blink for a second before realizing I am currently straddling Em on the couch and my hips were just...and then his hands... I could feel the heat in my body rise as I briefly registered his strong, firm grip on my hips pushing me down his body//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I scrambled up, the heat of my face making me feel almost feverish// Sorry about that. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //He sighs// It's fine, I just need a second before starting on lunch. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I grin mischeviously// Guess that means I can do it and you don't have a say unless you want to embarrass yourself. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Emiya growls// Don't you dare! </p> <div class="boxed">//I slowly inch closer and closer to the kitchen watching him. His face has the most adorable scowl on it and I can't help but smile, which causes him to turn his head and pout//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Damnit $name why won't you just let me take care of you like I want to! You are so difficult! //I stop slightly startled by the honest frustration in his voice// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Staring at him with a mixture of confusion and surprize, my heart flutters a little// Em...why do you want to take care of me so much? I'm quite capable of doing it myself. </p> <div class="boxed">//Finally able to stand, he gets up and walks past me towards the kitchen. When he is one step past me he stops//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You sure about that? You can't even remember I saved you. If I wasn't here you would just continue to sacrifice your health and happiness. //He then continues walking into the kitchen as I stare wordlessly at his back// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //It takes me a moment to collect my thoughts// Can I help you at least? </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I can hear the smile in his voice as he replies// I don't see you as being the type to take directions from someone else. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You seem to think you know a lot about me for someone I've only met a handful of times. //I look at him quizzically as I cross my arms in front of my chest// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I was instructed to watch you the last two Wars to see if I could find anything useful to use against you. Despite never invading on your private moments, I feel I do have a rather complete working knowledge of you. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ And what did this research uncover? //Now my interest is piqued// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You're ambidexterous, but do most things easily with your non dominant hand, you favor your dominant ear causing you to tilt your head the opposite way if you can't hear something, you can't see dark shapes head-on at night so you look to the side of object to see them... </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Ok, ok I believe you. Most poeple don't pick up on those things. I doubt even Cú noticed those things. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Emiya adjusts the temperature of the food on the stove// Unlike him, I am not guided by what's between my legs. He's more reactionary than anything and far too laid back to really comprehend the intimate natures of others. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I smile sadly// That was one of the things I loved about him though. He never got caught up in the emotional nuances and baggage of others. He was just blunt and to the point, while saying it all with that stupid smile. If I had to be honest he was more like an overgrown child, but his feelings were real and the most intense I have ever known. </p> <button type="button">[[Smiling sadly to myself, I sigh.|Insight]] </button>

<div class="boxed">//I woke up extremely irate with a pulled muscle in my neck. I had tossed and turned all night; not something that would bode well in dealing with the esteemed cynist//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Don't you look like hell. //No punches pulled, and even a dimissive up and down glance as I walked out of the door to see Emiya rising from the couch he was seated on// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You still look like my worst nightmare so it's not like you are winning any pageants either. //I snap back before heading towards the kitched; and act that causes him to bridge the gap between our bodies before picking me up and plopping on the couch via the back// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ With an atitude like that there is no way in hell I'm trusting your hatefull ass with a knife this early. Just sit there and be angry. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ But I'm starving and need coffee. So just stay the hell out of my way and... //I say angrily; rising only briefly before his steely gaze forces me to sit back down// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I don't see you as being the type to take directions from someone else anyway and there is no way I would let you cook by yourself. You might kill us both. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Galring back, I retort// You seem to think you know a lot about me for someone I've only met a handful of times. //I look at him quizzically as I cross my arms in front of my chest// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I was instructed to watch you the last two Wars to see if I could find anything useful to use against you. I never invaded on your private moments though, but I feel I do have a rather complete working knowledge of you. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ And what did this research uncover? //Now my interest is piqued// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You're ambidexterous, but do most things easily with your non dominant hand, you favor your dominant ear causing you to tilt your head the opposite way if you can't hear something, you can't see dark shapes head-on at night so you look to the side of object to see them... </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Ok, ok I believe you. Most poeple don't pick up on those things. I doubt even Cú noticed those things. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Emiya adjusts the temperature of the food on the stove// Unlike him, I am not guided by what's between my legs. He's more reactionary than anything and far too laid back to really comprehend the intimate natures of others. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I smile sadly// That was one of the things I loved about him though. He never got caught up in the emotional nuances and baggage of others. He was just blunt and to the point, while saying it all with that stupid smile. If I had to be honest he was more like an overgrown child, but his feelings were real and the most intense I have ever known. </p> <button type="button">[[Losing myself in thought, I neglect to see Emiya's reaction.|Insight]] </button>

<div class="boxed">//I didn't hear Emiya sigh or see the frown on his face. It was clear I needed to talk about it but now didn't seem the time to venture into such uncharted territory since it would only provide a distraction during training//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Regardless, I rode the emotional train wreck I still was// Sixty years is a long time to hold onto feelings though. Yeah he was my first and I will never regret or forget that, but it's probably time to move on. Even if I do get to see him again, I'm a different person now and I'm not sure if the love we had is sustainable. </p> <div class="boxed">Emiya stirs absentmindedly as he listens, which causes him to not notice me walk up next to him until I lean into his right side. He stops stirring then as I look up at him hesitantly. His eyes seem to search min as if he wasn't sure he heard me right.</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ You don't have to... //I begin to pull away but Emiya wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me against him// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ I'm here to serve you for as long as I can...but I'll only stay as long as you don't do anything too reckless that might get you killed. You're kinda cute for a woman well over 60 and I would never forgive myself if I left such an old lady alone to fend for herself. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //My eyes go big and I ball my fist up and punch him in the shoulder// "EM YOU ARE SUCH AN ASS!!!!" </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Careful old lady you might throw out your back. //He smiles and laughs as he attempts to finish cooking// </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ EM!!!! //I whine// I don't look that old do I? //I pout feeling VERY insecure// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //Turning off the stove, he looks at me with soft eyes and a gentle smile before tilting my head up// You are THE most beautiful woman I have ever seen and don't look a day older than the last day I saw you so long ago. </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //My face blushes heavily// You're such a wretched tease. </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Being a tease or not doesn't change the truth. Now have a seat since dinner is ready, despite your many interruptions. </p> <div class="boxed">//I stick my tongue out and he rolls his eyes before enjoying another incredibly pleasant meal//</div> <button type="button">[[Finishing the meal, we clean up in silence.|Sparks]] </button>

<div class="boxed">//After that first night on the couch, I could no longer fall asleep in my own bed alone. I had tried to drag, bribe, and threaten Emiya to come sleep in the bed with me, but he refused. <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ It's not what you really want. You are just lonely and I am being too nice. </p> That just left me one option: fall asleep on the couch with Em only to find myself in my bed in the morning alone. It was frustrating to wake up alone when I had fallen asleep so happily curled up and warm against him. I hadn't realized how lonely I was at night until I started falling asleep on Em. He never complained either, just pulled me down next to him as soon as I got within reach of the couch. Problem was, my body started to know when it was being moved as I got less and less sleep deprived. I swear it was so bad that Em would just THINK about moving me and my body would begin to stir. Sadly that just meant I woke up on the couch and not in my bed WITH Emiya. It wasn't that I wanted to do anything because I didn't, but I knew we would be more comfortable sleeping in my bed. Damn his sense of propriety. Today, like every other day for the past two weeks, I would wake up slowly. When I gained coordination in my fingers, I would trace them over his chest in intricate patterns as I felt his breathing turn into pleasant hums. I loved the feeling of his ripped chest vibrating from my touch. As the patterns got wider and more intricate and he began to shift next to me, he would raise his hand and begin trailing it through my hair. It was then my turn to sigh as my hand would come to a stop leaving just my thumb running back and forth. It wouldn't take long for my stomach to kill the pleasant air to the morning, causing us to pull apart so Emiya could make breakfast. I was amazed at how quickly I had accepted Em into my life. I found myself searching him out during the day, just wanting to share the same space with him. He was a constant, a stable and reassuring presence I began to realize I didn't want to live without. I was also surprised how easily his presence overrode my feelings for Cú. I wasn't sure if it was because we had been apart so long or if it was because there had never been any substantive moments with Cú due to 90% of our relationship being about sex. Whatever the reason, the memories of Cú that filled this place became a dull afterthought each day Emiya and I spent together. Though still in love with Cú on some level, my heart became more and more open to the idea of loving someone else. With that being said, I knew I had to do something to make the best of the situation I currently found myself in along with the enexpected emotions I seemed to be feeling.//</div> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ //I look over at him to see his eye half squinted and a skeptical look on his face// That sounds an awful lot like a date. Are you asking me out? </p> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ That would require me being interested in you on a less professional level. //He smirks as he stares at me eating// </p> <p class="fdialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="fcircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/16/fe/6316fe5d46323e10aa8e14979b18afb8.png" alt="Nature"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Well whatever your motives, it would be nice to have a change of scenery. You should probably shower and change into something more casual as well. </p> <div class="boxed">//Giving him the stink eye that he blatantly ignore, I finish off my plate before rising and heading towards my bathroom. Once clean, I rummage through my closet for something attractive to wear. After a few frustrating moments, I select a pair of flared jeans and a black button down tank blouse that has a thick silver chain at the shoulders. I leave the top two buttons undone to expose my collar bones and a small amount of cleavage. Putting my hair in a messy bun, I brush on mascara and apply lipgloss before swapping out my purse for a smaller one with a chain handle that matches my top and head into the living area. Emiya opted for a black denim jean with his usual boots, a thick black belt with a silver buckle and slim fit white tee. His look of surprise is unexpected until I realize he has never seen me even half way descent.//</div> <p class="adialogue"><<nobr>> <div class="acircle"> <img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/29/49/ca2949922770f230d6ccfb356a7a8cb3.png"> </div> <</nobr>>\ Shall we go? //I ask politely// </p> <div class="boxed">He opens the door for me and follows me out.</div> Further Progress Pending