"Master, are you still working to contact Chaldea?" Okita asked from the door to your room as your were busy connecting some small wires and a few metal lives together.
"Yes, Akita." You smiled to her kindly from your table where you were working.
She stared at you and you giggled as she hugged you from behind like a child hugging their mother.
"I'll keep Master safe. I promise." She said and you chuckled, patting her head, which she liked.
It's been a few months since you were force rayshifted and have pretty much accepted your fate at this point. Currently it was day time and Ryoma had allowed you to stay in his building as long as you helped him with the investigation. This was his territory, considered neutral. You looked through your window and saw many citizens were living in this territory and had flee from the attacks of the Chibi Nobus. You frown, remembering the story of the Gudaguda Season 3 event from your previous life and knew that it was Nobuganda that was terrorizing everyone. Luckily much of the fighting is quite tone down during the day but there could be trouble.
there was a to talk of about 35-46 territories, each with different servants. Of those 46, Ryoma informed you that the territories of Cleopatra, Emiya(Archer),his, and a couple others of the servants that were summon this singularity that their territories were neutral and had alliances among each other. Okada Izo was the one to find you when it was originally supposed to be Okita Alter. You gave the name of Akita so you wouldn't get confused with the original Okita, was hostile with both of you when you've encounter her a few days ago.
"Oi! Brat are you here?!"
You groan loudly as you placed your tools down and heard footsteps towards your door of your room. The door slide open, revealing the obnoxious Assassin with scowl.
"Ever heard of knocking Izo?" You said and he rolled his eyes.
"Be nice to Master Assassin." Akita said and you raised an eyebrow at her voice suddenly going serious.
You heard them bickering a bit and looked the command seals on your right hand. They reminded you of Hakuno Kishinami's command seals. You sigh and looked over to the two, and shook your head. You took a straw, a tiny piece of paper, rolled it into a ball, put the straw in your mouth and shot the little ball at him. You sent a spitball at him.
You burst out laughing when it hit the center of his forehead and held your stomach, even Akita tried not to laugh. Izo slowly turned to you with his eye twitching and held his sword that was shaking, ready to kill you for doing that to him. You simply smiled to him, resting your chin on the palm of your hands as you had your elbows on the table.
"Seems not even a genius Swordsman could dodge a spitball. Oh the tragedy!" You dramatically placed your hand on your forehead and your stomach hurt from laughing so much.
"I'm thiiiiisss close to cutting you in half!" He said as he made a hand movement with his index finger and thumb, few inches apart, glaring at you.
"Sure sure, mister genius swordsman." You mocked with a smirk and he shook.
Akita stared you two then spoke.
"You two...fight like a married couple." She said and Izo and you froze, your ears turning red as a blush crept onto his face.
"Just kiss already scrubs."
"Shut up woman!" Izo yelled to Oryou, who flew in and to you.
"Do you have frogs?" She asked you and you handed her chocolate one.
"I can't carry real ones you know, but these chocolate ones should do. Thank Archer after this when we go buy some groceries." You said as she nodded and happily ate it.
"Hooo? Going into enemy territory without your servants?" Izo said and you saw Ryoma come in.
"She's our master, she could handle herself." He said and you nodded.
--
"Let's see...." looking at the list of food you had in your hands made you wonder many things. Currently you were between Emiya's territory and surprisingly Mysterious Heroine X Alter's.
The little Berserker alter was at first hostile towards you and the others when you accidentally crossed her territory but surprisingly after convincing her that you would make her Japanese sweets and stop by once a day to make them, she would spare you. You went to shop bender and purchase a few vegetables and paid, thanking the vender. As you walked, you noticed a tea house a few blocks away, and couldn't help but want to check it out. A few minutes later you arrived, opening the wooden door, a small bell rang. You looked inside, and couldn't help but admire the place. It was beautiful edo style tea house. The scent of tea, dango filled your nose until you heard light footsteps come your way.
"Hello there miss. Would you like a table?"
You turned and eyes widened looking at the beautiful woman with long purple hair, a pink kimono with flower patterns but was partly hidden away to frilly apron she wore. Her purple eyes with rectangular pupils and red glasses looked at you kindly despite her tall height, you smiled kindly and did a light bow.
"Yes please a---!!" You didn't even get to finish your sentence when you heard a cup shatter and looked over her shoulder and saw Izo looking at you with wide eyes, holding a newspaper and a small sweet on his table.
Medusa sighed and walked over to him and gave him a light SMACK.
"You're paying for that cup. Miss, you may accompany him. I'll get you some tea." She smiled and led you to sit across Izo.
You did a small bow thanking her and turned to Izo, who had scowl on his face as he picked up the shards, but was just making it worse. You rolled your eyes and bent down, picking them up carefully.
"Oi, you shouldn't be doing that." He said and you had finished picking them up and placed them on a small plate.
You had a small cut on your finger but sucked on it quickly to keep him from seeing it.
"No worries. I've dealt with worse...literally." You muttered as you looked out the window and sighed.
"What do you mean?" He said.
You gave him a blank look and had small sad smile.
"If watching your entire family cry and desperately try to keep you alive count, I guess that's something." You muttered softly, some part of you hoped he didn't hear but another part of you did hope he did hear your words.
Footsteps approach and Medusa placed a small tray of Japanese snacks and cute parfait in front of you along with a cut of jasmine tea.
"Thank you." You said and she gave you a warm smile but then turned to IOS.
"Be nice to her." She said and just groans but got another SMACK on his head.
He huffed and turned to you, who took a sip of your tea.
"Are you still trying to contact Chaldea?" He asked suddenly and you blinked but nodded.
"Of course. I have to get home eventually. But we also need to beat Nobuganda. At this rate.....she's gonna get betrayed. That isn't her exactly." You said and he raised an eyebrow.
"Hoooooo?? You seem to know more about this than you look." He smirked and you flinched.
"I....I wouldn't say I know that much. Just hunch." You slightly stuttered and he just smirked.
"You know...." he leaned in and whispered in your ear, "You're bad at lying."
You just laughed nervously and gave him a crooked smile.
"I don't know what you're talking about." You chuckled as he leaned back and just smirked at you.
"Well, I got to go now!! It was nice talking to you!" You said and quickly left money on the table left the small teahouse.
Izou just smirked and you felt you were doom. As soon as he doo to the cafe closed,you bolted and hurried over to Cleopatra's territory because you knew damn well she wouldn't allow Male servants to enter unless she herself allowed them to.
-- Cleopatra's Territory: Shrine --
"Mouuuuu!! Caesar-sama is here too!! I never thought he also be summon!! I love him but that body of his..rraahhh!!" Cleopatra paced around her fancy outside bed she had position for herself for sunbathing outside of her shrine.
He Territory was modified to look a bit like Egypt but with a mixture if Japanese style. The whole place you can see literally different buildings covered in gold and it bloody hurt your eyes. For too much gold dammit. You listened to her rant and once she was done, you handed her a cup of iced lemonade to help her head cool down. Sometimes you asked yourself if you are cursed. When you first encountered the queen, she was a bit bitter towards you but after you hearing her rant and gave her some advice on how to improve her relationship, she declared you her comrade and friend. That is how you were able to get to join the alliance of territories.
"I recommend giving the man a chance Cleo. It's not everyday the man you love comes back to life." you said as you took a small sip of your own lemonded .
"I guess.....but to hear you say that, has a man snared your heart also?" And at cue, you spit out your lemonade and began coughing.
"So I am right." She smirked and gracefully down on her bed to heat you.
"No, no!! Of course not." You quickly argued and she just smiled.
"Who is it? As Queen I demand to know. You are in my territory~" she sang you glared but sighed.
"Well....he's....a servant....an...Assassin class....he's like puppy when he gets angry and when he yells...it's like he's barking....." you mumbled as you twiddle with your fingers.
Cleopatra frowned lightly to know that the one you like is an Assassin servant, the fact he may be snaring your heart already, but she carefully listened.
"When I first saw him...I honestly thought he was cute. But, I got know his personality and he's very cocky but still kind and caring in a way." You said.
"But honestly that he keeps saying that he is "Genius Swordsman!!'" You mimicked his hands and cocky face as he yelled that and Cleopatra was holding in her laughter, "Is pretty much getting on my nerves!!" You huffed.
--
Sneaking into any territory was easy as dealing a single blow on his victims to end their lives. Izo wore his scarf to cover his face as he was in the shadows waiting for the right moment to strike the Egyptian Queen down. He sneaked into her shrine and waited.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
That girl was a terrible liar. He could tell she knew far more about the situation than anyone, she was just not saying anything. Teasing her was too easy and he enjoyed the flustered faces she would make. The only thing that irritated him was how fast you always made a combat back at him. You easily picked fights with him and never backed down. That he liked about your attitude.
He heard some chattering and looked from the edge of the area he was hiding behind and eyes went wide and he saw you talking to the Queen with huge grin on your face. He's never seen you that happy before. With eyes narrowed, he moved a bit closer to hear the conversation.
--
"And then I grabbed him by the neck and suplex him into the bathtub!! Take that you bastard!!" You acted as you had someone by the neck and then bent backwards a bit to show you threw someone over your shoulder.
Cleopatra was laughing and holding her stomach from laughing so much.
"My friend you have the man snared!!" She laughed and you raised an eyebrow as you sat back down normally and she giggled.
"Men like women with a feisty attitude. Meaning you are gonna give him a fight for your love." She giggled and you just shrugged.
"I mean.....I've never had any romantic feelings towards anyone. I don't think I have feelings for him." You said as you ran your fingers through your hair.
"Really? Then how did you come to like the man?" She asked and you grinned nervously.
You can't say you fell for the man because of a mobile game!! But....in honesty, you actually grew to like him despite how cocky he is. The voiced valentine's scene made your heart ache, remembering the words he said when he got drunk. You smiled warmly.
"I guess...despite him being how he is.....it's that sweet side of his that made me...I guess I do like him." You smiled and Cleopatra nodded.
"Can you tell me who this man is?" She asked and you shook your head.
"I doubt he likes me back. I think this a small secret I will keep to myself." You smiled as you place your fingers on your lips.
She sighed but understood.
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Izo's mood suddenly dropped like a stone. He left the shrine and decided to head back to shop where the others were. That conversation put him in a sour mood. Hearing you speak about romantic topics made his stomach turn. In the end, many would just abandoned you. But hearing you talk talk that you like someone...it...irritated him. He question himself why it irritates him. Too bad the problem can't be simply cutting it.
"Izo how many times have I told you to not make fun of my height?!"
"Ha? Calling me by my first name? I thought you were also Japanese?"
"I was raised in America okay!! Stop resting your shoulder on my head!!"
"Nah. This is—-!!!!"
WHACK
"Ghhaaa!! You!!"
"I may be tiny but I can still kick your ass!!!"
He chuckled a bit. He's returning to the shop.
——-
"I'm back!" You yelled out in the shop and like a rocket, Akita zoomed over to you with a worried look on her face.
"Master I was worried!! I thought you were only going to buy groceries!" She said and you chuckled and patted her head, despite her being taller than you by....a lot...
"Sorry. Went to talk to Cleopatra. Problems of those married can be a bit of a handful but it was nice hearing her talk. I trust today you will be the one cooking? Today is the test to see if you have mastered Udon." You said and her eyes sparkled and she nodded.
You handed her the bag and left to your room to write in your journal a bit, but the scent of smoke hit your nostrils and you instantly knew it was Izo. You quickly walked to your room but didn't make it far when he called you out from his room.
"Yo. Heading to get rest?" You can can already tell he was smirking as he took a small puff from his pipe and you simply spoke from the other side of the door.
"Yeah. Getting some rest." You said.
After what happened earlier, you did not want to speak to him right now but fate always has other plans.
His door opened and you looked over to him with a calm yet blank face. Bastrad still had that smirk of his but he motions you to come in.
"Coming in?" He asked.
You shook your head very fast.
"No, nonononononono!! A girl can not go into a guys room!!" You said and his smirk just grew.
"Guess that means you're a child." That made pissed and stormed in.
"So, what did you want to say?! Come on, say it!" You said and he looked down at you, a few inches from you.
How you hate being short.
"You're a bad liar you know that? How much of the situation do you actually know?" He said and your eyes went a bit wide.
You coughed and looked him in the eye, while he looked down at you.
"Enough to know that you will not betray us, no one will leave you, and that we have more than one alley." You said.
He frowned.
"No one will leave me?" His frown turned to that of him gritting his teeth and glared at you.
"I don't think you understand my words (Y/n). What do you truly know about the situation?" He said and you didn't back down.
You really looked like you were trying to pick a fight with him but you weren't. You walked closer to him till your noses were only a few inches apart and you grabbed his face and looked him directly in the eyes, which caught him completely off guard.
"I will not leave you. I will not abandon you. I may know more of the situation but I am not allowed to speak it. But I will definitely not leave you behind!! You're my servant, my partner, my friend!! You may not believe me now but give, no, my order as your master is that you and the others take down the true culprit of this singularity!" You declared a bit too loud that you didn't notice that Ryoma, Oryou, and Akita looking through his door with wide eyes but Ryoma had a proud smile.
Izo's face turned red like a tomato and you just noticed what you just declared and quickly let go of him.
"J-Just make sure you listen t-to me when the time comes!" You stuttered, you ears turning red.
"Ahem." Ryoma said and you shrieked, making even Izo jump.
"Ryomaaa!!! You bastard, how much did you hear?!" He yell and the Rider just chuckled and turned to you.
"Well Master, what are your orders?" He said and you grinned and nodded.
"We're gonna beat the true Mastermind, we need as many allies as possible. The Nobuganda that has been terrorizing everyone is not real. The ones we need to beat first are Okita, Li, and a few others!" You said and the others cheered.
You were more than happy to be here but then remember what day it was today. Tonight, you were gonna surprise him.
- Later at Night-
You made sure everyone was asleep and picked up the small present you had in your room. You walked over to Izo's room and lightly knocked but no answer.
"Izo it's me." You said and opened his door.
You had to keep yourself from screaming because he was shirtless and was drinking sake.
"Hmmm? Yo. Didn't think you would be awake at this time." He said with a light chuckle and you kept your eyes averted and walked in, closing the door.
The man noticed how you were wearing a nice yukata, even though he knew it was your yukata for sleeping. He also noticed that your a bit wet and scent of peaches was going from you. He had to keep himself from raising an eyebrow once he saw you sat across him. He got a bit better look at you and saw you nervously looking down at your hands, where he saw a small box in them.
"Ummm....here!!" You suddenly had raisers your hands with the box a bit close to his face while keeping your eyes shut.
"Happy Birthday and Happy Valentine's day!!" You said and he blinked but a smirk came on his face.
"Hooo? I didn't think you know about my birthday. But what is this..Val-entines??? Day?" He asked and he carefully took the book from your hands.
Your hands were so small...delicate. he opened it and inside was some chocolates the shapes of small little dogs and also, a handmade bracelet made of black and metal beads of the one in the middle was a dark blue gem. He took it out and looked over to you, who kept looking back and forth at him and your hands. He just noticed that your face was a bit flushed.
"D-Do you like it?" You asked.
He plopped one of the sweets into his mouth and liked the taste. It paired well with sake he was drinking.
"Thank you." That made you looked at him in shock.
He smiled to you kindly and your eyes widen a bit but you smiled back.
"Care to join me?" He said and you nodded.
He handed you a sake cup and served you and you stared at the liquid in the cup. One, this could badly because you have never drunk alcohol in your life. Two, just one sip you be wasted. Three, should you try it? Mmmaaaybbbeeee??
"You not gonna drink?" He asked and you snapped out of it and grinned nervously.
"That's not it. It's just....I've....never drank alcohol before...sooooo...." you averted your eyes and he tried to keep himself from laughing.
You died at young age so...you never got to experience such thing.
"Well this is your first so enjoy!!" He laughed you took a deep breath and chugged the liquid down.
"Oi idiot not like that!!" He said and you coughed but grinned.
"I'm still sober so I ain't dying." You grinned and suddenly he was having a few second thoughts about letting you drink.
- Two Hours later -
"And then I delivered the final blow!" Izo said as you laughed and hiccup from drinking sake.
The man was rambling on about different events in his life, drunk and so were you. It was safe to say, both of you were wasted.
"Izo, Izo, now now. Don't jump around so much boy. " You sounded like Shuten when you are drunk but unlike the drunk oni, your voice was a bit on child side but who cares?
"Oi, don't make fun of me!" He said and back and you just chuckled.
"Izo ,Izo, you yelling like that reminds me of a cute puppy barking!" You giggled and he gawked at you.
"Who are you calling a dog?!" He said and you giggled louder.
Taking another sip of your drink you smirked.
"There it is!! The cute little bark!! Ahaha!!" You laughed and he glared at you.
"You're so cute. Cute cute cute.....makes me want to hug you!! Ne...Izo I'm gonna hug you." You giggled and hugged his head to your chest which sent him to stuttering mess but stop when he heard you began to sing.
In the span of time
we live out our lives
Calmness sweeps us off our feet
In the end, we're left
with memories kept
Locked away, as they spiral
down and fade away from thee
As for me, I'll sing the song of now
For that's all that I can do
Though my memories escape me
They're a part of my heart,
just as I have thought of you
al-a-re la-ye
al-a-re la-yo
al-a-re la-ya-a
al-a-re ya
al-a-re la-ye
al-a-re la-yo
al-a-re la-ya-a
al-a-re ya
In the span of time
we live out our lives
Calmness sweeps us off our feet
In the end, we're left
with memories kept
Locked away, as they spiral
down and fade away from thee
As for me, I'll sing the song of now
For that's all that I can do
Though my memories escape me
They're a part of my heart,
just as I have thought of you
al-a-re la-ye
al-a-re la-yo
al-a-re la-ya-a
al-a-re ya
al-a-re la-ye
al-a-re la-yo
al-a-re la-ya-a
al-a-re ya
al-a-re la-ye
al-a-re la-yo
al-a-re la-ya-a
al-a-re ya
al-a-re la-ye
al-a-re la-yo
al-a-re la-ya-a
al-a-re ya
al-a-re la-ye
al-a-re la-yo
al-a-re la-ya-a
al-a-re ya
al-a-re la-ye
al-a-re la-yo
al-a-re la-ya-a
al-a-re ya
You were smiling down at him kindly that honestly make him sober up completely. There was always a sad look on your eyes for some reason. What he didn't expect and it made his eyes go wide your actions. You gently placed your lips on his. It was few minutes and you stopped and smiled to him.
"Happy Birthday and Happy Valentine's Day Izo. I love you." You said kindly and fell asleep on his chest.
The man was in complete shock at what just happen and slowly everything was processing through his head.
"So the man you were talking about....was me...." he whispered and he couldn't help but cry few tears.
But he smiled and gently lauded you down on his futon and laid down next to you.
"Thank you." He whispered and you instinctively hugged him to your chest, which he glad accepted.
Suddenly, he didn't feel so cold or alone anymore.
( To be continued......)
Happy Valentine's everyone!!!