saber is about to die, needs food badly; (CLOSED)

[ex_cashcow493]

Date & Time: Backdated to February 19th
Location: Unit 704
Characters: Servant & Master
Summary: After "training" with her fiery lookalike, Saber's exhausted most of her prana and needs to hide away under the protection of her Master, Shirou Emiya
Warnings: None. Sorry, no dragon fights.

[ Shirou may have noticed it. In fact he would have to be a horrible Master to have not taken note of his Servant's crippling pact; while it was already so damaged due to their circumstances, it may be easy to assume she was in danger. Saber never called upon power as she did today, but there had to be a good reason.

Before Shirou can run out of his unit to hunt her down though, he'll find her collapsing in the hallway on the way back to her unit. It may have been hard to tell if she was coming to him specifically or if she meant to retreat into her own home however. ]

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[emptysword]

Saber!

[Yeah, that yelling, coupled with the sound of several clanging silverware announced Shirou's arrival as he just rushed towards her without pause. And also cradling her within his arms aw yeah.]

What happened?

[ex_cashcow493]

[ Oh Shirou, it was horrible. Her opponent survived EKSUKALLYBAA. She is no longer the top dog in canon. ]

Shirou. [ Even though she's exhausted, she manages to say his name with no trouble. ] Nothing more than a spar.

[ Yeah, she doesn't just bust out her Noble Phantasm for a SPAR. Her armor falls apart and fades into nothingness as she lays there in his arms in nothing more than her dress. Even her feet are bare, a sign that she was too tired to even call forth her boots. ]

[emptysword]

You wouldn't look like this if it was just a spar!

[At this point he's just lifting her up, in order to get her to his room as quickly as possible for her to rest on his bed.

Light. Just as always, but that's not something he should be worrying about right now!!!]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ There's enough fight in her to squeak at being carried. ]

Shirou, I can walk. [ After she crawls around on the ground a bit. ] As for the spar, it was with... a honorable opponent.

[emptysword]

[There's a SIGH as he put two-and-two together while still heading towards his own room. Not that hard when your loved one was a king, you know.]

In other words, you two had a duel instead of a spar.

[Even with their sort of scrambled together pact, he can still tell that Saber's reserves is running pretty low at around this point.

Unfortunately the only thing he can do right now is to just prepare her food since the more knowledgeable one is currently well.

Not here.

And no he's not going to let her get out of his grip, nope.]

[ex_cashcow493]

You should have known this would happen as there are other Servants here besides myself.

[ Once she comes to the realization that there's no escaping his hold, she'll slump against his chest fully. This was alright so long as no one else saw, right? Her pride and dignity as his knight... ]

I was able to confirm something myself so it was well worth it.

[emptysword]

[Well, with Gilgamesh the way he is, it's really improbable for him to challenge her since he hasn't really had the reason to go after her yet.

Which left him with the other Servant he had personally met.]

The other Saber, right?

[He opened the door, and wasted no time in laying Saber on his own bed.]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ She's mad at Gilgamesh too, but let's not have that conversation here. With ragged breaths, her weak body falls into the bed the way he places her. ]

Yes.

[ Bitterly adding on: ] She insulted someone dear to me.

[emptysword]

...Ah.

[NOW everything starts to click a bit into place as he now realized that the state of exhaustion she was in was truly caused by...]

So you did it, huh.

[last time she did it she kinda disappeared in front of him man, so don't mind him as he looked really concerned right now.]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ Reaching over with a weak hand, she'll try to take his to reassure him that she's still here. Not much of a girlfriend, she does make an effort to show it when she can. ]

I did. [ A pause. ] Shirou, are you angry with me?

[emptysword]

N-no, I'm not.

[He grabbed her hand with both of his, it's still warm, so that's a good sign, isn't it?]

I'm just worried about you, Saber.

[ex_cashcow493]

The rules are different here, Shirou.

[ She reminds him to comfort him, not to downplay herself. ] I was without you for a while and still was able to survive. Furthermore, if one dies here...

[emptysword]

I'd rather see you breathing than you dying in front of me, you know.

[There's at least a tired smile from him as he said that.]

Just make sure to be more careful the next time you spar, alright?

[ex_cashcow493]

I lost my temper.

[ She admits even if it may shatter his perfect vision of her. ] I will make my amends when I can, but I, I could no longer hold back once she spoke ill of him.

[emptysword]

He must've been really important to you, huh?

[It would explain how she lost her temper to the point that she saw it fit to unleash her Noble Phantasm, at the very least.]

[ex_cashcow493]

In her world, she fought Sir Gawain.

[ She tests Shirou's knowledge with that name alone. ]

[emptysword]

...Family.

[It didn't take him long to get to that answer, really, considering he's known several of the Knights that comprised the Round Table.]

...Now I understand.

[ex_cashcow493]

[ She said that he brought ruin to her name. That alone was enough to earn her ire, but she'll apologize later. There was no need for her to pull out her Noble Phantasm. ]

I am afraid she may know of my identity now, Shirou.

[emptysword]

Look, we can worry about that later, alright? For now, I'm just glad that you're safe.

[there's a sigh as he gently squeezed her hand that he's holding, a tired smile on his face.]

[ex_cashcow493]

Of course I am safe. No harm can come to me in this land.

[ She has AVALON. Even if the other Servant tried to inflict a mortal wound upon her, Saber would have healed instantaneously. ]

Or have you forgotten?

[emptysword]

Of course not.

[How could he forget? The very sheath that protected him throughout most of his life, as well as being the very item that saved him in that fateful fire.

If anything, while he might not still be able to save Saber now, he can't deny that even before that fateful night, she saved him nonetheless.]

But even so, I'd rather see you smiling brightly rather than being injured.

[ex_cashcow493]

[ That's about the time she'll try to hide her face with her free arm in hopes that he won't see how red it's growing. ]

I have been acting selfishly in this land. Putting forth it more than your own well being... I hope you could forgive me for behaving rashly.

[emptysword]

It's alright, really.

[If anything, being selfish once in a while is alright, as long as it doesn't lead her to adopt the YOLO lifestyle.]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ What about the "You Only Live Once But Since You're The Forever King It Kind Of Lasts A Really Fucking Long Time" lifestyle? ]

No, no it is not. Please do not reward me for my poor behavior, Shirou.

[emptysword]

It's alright for someone to be selfish some of the times.

[Even if he's being hypocrite considering his dreams for the future.]

[ex_cashcow493]

Very well, it is acceptable for others to be selfish.

[ Not her. She's a king, damn it. ] I have a duty to this land and to... well, the warriors of old have cried out their pleas for hope.

[emptysword]

I know.

[considering her position as the once and forever king, being in this land of course caused burden for her no matter what.]

That's why I'm going to help you.

[it's the very least he can do, to be honest.]

[ex_cashcow493]

You are going to help me?

[ Pulling back her hand from him, she watches the boy with great interest. For Shirou to go out of his way and say that sort of thing... ]

Is that a promise?

[emptysword]

It is.

[For as long as he lives, he'll do anything to save her from the fate she had entrusted herself in.]

[ex_cashcow493]

... Thank you, Shirou.

[ Hiding behind her pillow, she just watches him with her eyes peeking up over the edge. ]

For your offer to help.

[emptysword]

No worries, after all, we're all in this together ever since we met.

[There's that smile again as he brought her hand he was holding and actually kissed the back of it.]

What kind of boyfriend I'd be if I didn't help you?

[the question is where the heck is he learning to be this smooth.]