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Setting is at the end of episode 24, shortly after Saber destroys the Holy Grail.
This is my first story, ever, posted on any site, so reviews and suggestions for improvements are highly welcomed. Also, if it isn't any trouble, I would like readers to 'mark' my story against a total score of 30 (15 for language, 15 for content). This will give me a more realistic grasp on my current writing skills, and allow me to further improve them.
On another note, this story is basically an excuse for fluff between Shirou and Saber, but I am in the middle of formulating a plot, however, this is my first time writing a multi-chapter story, so bear with me here. Till then, enjoy the prologue.
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Author's Disclaimer: I do not own Fate/Stay Night. In other words, I do not own the original intellectual property
Prologue
He took in the sight before him. Drinking up every moment of it, savoring every second, knowing that this beauty before him, will soon disappear…
She looked beautiful, with the sun to her back, she looked almost like an angel with eyes as green as emeralds and hair as gold as a wheat field. As a matter of fact, she was his guardian angel, one that protected him, come heaven or hell. He will always remember the times they had together, and was thankful that he had at least one last chance to bid goodbye to his guardian angel.
She looked onto him with keen eyes, because deep down in her heart, she knows that she loves him. And yet, it seemed a task akin to that of lifting a mountain to express her feelings for him. He had during made the first move by initiating a 'date', and such a technical abbreviation hurts her head. However, she should at the very least do something to reciprocate the feelings he had shown towards her…
She tried to suppress her despair, and yet at the same time willed herself to summon the courage to say those three words, before time ran out. She tried immensely, but faltered as she locked into his eyes, eyes that bored deep down into the depths of her very soul. She willed herself once more to smile, trying at the very least, to have a good image of herself imprinted in Shirou's memory.
"Shirou, I need to tell you something before I go…" Shirou noticeably perks up at this, and he gazed at her expectantly…
Summoning up her courage, she slowly opened her eyes….
"Shirou…" She could have sworn time stopped there and then.
"… I love you…" She tried to convey her feelings to him in that simple sentence alone.
Shirou smiled gently at her. That was good enough for her, and she let herself be dragged back to her own time.
Saber opened her eyes, and soon regretted that action. The intense rays of the sun hurt her eyes, and her body ached of wounds she received in battle. She was resting at the foot of a tree, and a familiar figure stood watch over her. Could it be Shirou? It was not possible; she knew she was back in her own time. She squinted her eyes, and she recognized the figure. It was her most trusted knight, Bedivere. She would have let out a sigh of relief if her lungs had permitted it. Bedivere was muttering something incoherent, and she silenced her.
"Bedivere, I saw a dream for awhile."
"A dream?"
"Yes…. I do not see dreams often, and it was an invaluable experience…"
"Then please, rest without worries…" Bedivere urged her. "If you closed your eyes, you will see a continuation to your dream.."
"The continuation… of my dream? Will I be able to see the same dream again?" Will I be able to see Shirou once more?
"Yes. I have experienced it before. If you wish strongly for it…" I wish for it with all of my heart… would that suffice?
"I see, you are very knowledgeable… Bedivere, please take my sword, and throw it into the deep lake from which it came…" My life ends here…
Bedivere left at once upon receiving her new orders, and Saber was left to contemplate the last few moments of her life.
Did I… fulfilled my oath and duty as King of Britain? Yes, I'm confident that I did…
Am I… really without emotions? No. I'm sure that I harbor feelings for him, I might seem emotionless, but deep down, I know that, I have not discarded my feelings…
Do I… have any regrets with this life? No, he taught me that… and so I must, at the very least… live these last few moments of my life for myself, and not for other, irrelevant people…
Will I… ever see him again? ...I have no answer to that… but how I wish it is so…
I can hear galloping not far off… Bedivere must be returning… And indeed, she has returned.
"King Arthur, as you have commanded, I have returned your sword to the Lady of the Lake." Eventually, all things must come to an end…
"Be proud of thyself, for you have obeyed my command, Bedivere." I am grateful to you...
"Bedivere, my slumber this time… might be a bit longer…" A slumber which I expect never to wake up from…
Saying that, I closed my eyes… it was time to let go now… Shirou, will you be at the other end?
"Do you behold, King Arthur, the continuation of your dream…?" I heard Bedivere asking, before the darkness engulfed me.
"Welcome to Avalon, King Arthur."
A/N
Yep, this was basically a more detailed and in depth episode 24, and how I perceived it. I just hated the way Fate/Stay Night ended, and I intend to change that ending in this story. Also, on another point to note, all of my knowledge are based on the anime and wikipedia, as I do not have the game. Hence, I welcome anyone to point out any technical mistakes I make during the story.
I already have written the draft for the first chapter, but I would like to view reviews by you readers so as to have some improvements, before I post it online.
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