Ok, firstly I would like to say SORRY for the HUGE DELAY! Why did this happen? I'll explain

Gamecon and I had a discussion and REVAMPED THE PLOT, YES REVAMP. The original chapter 13 and 14 are PUSHED BACK, YES MORE CONTENT!

I've been toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo busy. I have a work load that's mad. A couple of mid term exams with assignments and other stuff. It was hard to write heck even look at the book to start.

But I got all that fixed now, so read and review! Thanks! I don't own Fate Stay night but I do have Saber's wallpaper .

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Chapter 13: The Lover's Dove

"What do you think?" Shirou asked as they enjoyed the moonlight.

Leaning against the railing of the old bridge, Saber said happily beside him "It's beautiful Shirou." The wind soared all around them, blowing their hair softly and cooling their tired minds. Up above in the high sky, the peaceful moon shone brightly in contrast of the night.

Shirou smiled as he hatched an idea. With his ankle now healed thanks to Saber, he started off into a run "Hold right here Saber. I'll be back in a jiffy. Keep your eyes closed." His footsteps quickly sped off and away from her.

Despite a slight irritation, she obliged as she heard his footsteps fade further and further until it could be heard no more. She could only hear the cool breeze around her, breezing her hair in a slow sentimental dance. The fresh air entered her nostrils, filling her with peace and solitude as though she was enjoying the mountain air.

As the moments passed by, her patience started to wear thin. She wondered as her irritation began to grow 'What's taking him so long?' Her annoyance grew by leaps and folds in an instant 'Is this some kind of prank of sorts?' Another moment passed by, adding to her anger. She bit her lip as a sudden possibility hit her in the head 'could he be kidnapped?!' Her eyes snapped open as her heart started to race in worry.

Her eyes darted left and right for any sign of Shirou. None however came within sight. Her mind started to feel the barriers of panic but her experience kept it from going all out. 'Oh no!' She thought in dismay. She turned for an end of the old bridge but then, something caught her eye.

She stopped as more of that 'something' fell from the sky. It was a small bead but they were uncountable in numbers. They made countless variety of dazzling colours. From red to purple to green, all of it blew lazily under the wind. They all glided as though it's a wisp, forming a continuous changing form of patterns as they freefall like snowfall. She was speechless from the beauty of that simple wisp. Then she was awestruck by a simple question 'this isn't nature's making… Where did this cloud come from?'

Seeing the falling cloud from above, she slowly turned up toward the sky. There was Shirou, standing on the curved metal supports of the bridge top. His eyes were closed in deep concentration. His arm was glowing white as it danced in the air, as though it conducted an orchestra. The cloud of tiny powder-like beads rained down from it as the wind gently pushed them down over Saber.

Seeing Shirou doing his magic, she could only smile. With her strong legs, she leaped up onto the top beside him. Hearing a thud of metal, Shirou's hand stopped glowing, bringing an end to the colourful wisp. His eyes opened with a faint smile "How do you like it?"

Saber held his hand tight as she answered with gratefulness in her voice "It's wonderful Shirou. I've never thought Tracing could do something that…magnificent."

Shirou explained with a smile "It can. All you need to know is only how."

As though she was possessed by the demon, her expression abruptly twisted to one of anger "But that still didn't give you the excuse to just leave like that! I thought you were kidnapped or worse, killed by another servant!" She gripped Shirou's hand tighter "the healing I gave you won't make your leg fully recover and you could have fallen while climbing up this bridge!'

Shirou winced as Saber's grip tightened to the point it hurt. She continued "I was so worried about you! You could have just vanished away in this big city! Even with my capabilities, I doubt I can search through every nook and cranny for you!"

Shirou felt guilty for making her worry. He answered apologetically "I'm sorry Saber. I'll make it up to you. It was time consuming to run and climb all the way up here."

Saber glared at him, now pretending to be angry as her worries were spoken "And how are you going to do that?"

Shirou turned his back on her before releasing himself into deep concentration. In a short moment, he was done and turned back towards Saber. "Remember this?"

Saber's eye turned wide as she saw a plush lion toy in his hands. Shirou handed it to her with a grin on his face. Despite her astonishment, her gaze turned from the toy back to Shirou "How did you remember…that I like this?"

Shirou smiled as he took a seat at the arch's side "I bought the toy since our date ten years back. Ever since then, I kept it as a reminder of you Saber. Your golden hair, your emerald eyes, and the strong swordswoman I love."

Saber felt so touched by his kind gesture. She blushed as she took a seat beside him. She rested her head on Shirou's shoulder as they continue to enjoy the moonlight and cool breeze "Thank you Shirou."

It was dawn. The sun soon arose to shine its orange hue across the vast lands it dominates. Nestled on a small tree, the birds chirped happily in the background. The sunlight quickly speared into Rin's room, right through the fringe of her eyes.

She was stirred awake as she rolled onto her back. She let out a breath of utter relaxation as she rose up to her haunches. 'What a beautiful day this is!' She thought cheerfully. Just then did her senses notice something very odd…This room she's now in….it isn't hers!

Her eyes darted around until she heard a breath. She turned towards her side to see Archer sleeping in a snooze to her surprise. She yelped before yelling him with a bat at the arm "Wake up!"

Archer's eyes snapped open in an instant. However, his voice gave telltale signs of boredom "What is it?"

Rin's face pictured one of deep anger and confusion "What am I doing here instead of my room?!"

Understanding the question, his eyes closed back "You sleepwalked into my room."

She raised an eyebrow "Sleepwalked?"

"Yea, you sleepwalked and not only that. You started mumbling about your dreams, love and desire."

She flinched as she sent a scowl 'Oh crap! What kind of secrets did I leak out?' She asked anxiously "So what about them did I mumble about?"

Archer answered as he lied back on the bed "Hmm…you started talking about how you miss someone so much. How much you love him etcetera, etcetera."

She felt her heart beating furiously in dread. All her secrets were spilled out to him. To him! The very one she wants those secrets to be kept from! She was in big trouble…very big trouble.

Archer blindly asked as she just looked on in horror "Why are you so quiet Rin?"

Rin blushed as she turned her face away "Umm…you do know all my secrets now. So…"

Archer let out a sudden laugh "I can't believe this!"

Rin twitched with a pang of anger "Believe what?"

Archer continued his laugh "You fell for my trick! You weren't mumbling any sort of secrets. I lied about that. You were snoring so loudly that I made them up just to get back at you."

Rin felt a vein pop as her angriness rose into a tide of silent fury "Why you…"

Archer gave a smug "So how do you like it? Cat got your tongue?"

Archer was replied with a clean smack in the face by a white pillow. Rin continued the barrage with menacing speed and power before jumping off the bed "I can't believe you were so insensitive!"

As she started for the door, Archer shot up to his rump. "The sleepwalking part was true though!"

Rin's reply was a perfect shot in the face with a Gand shot. With her deadly marksmanship, he plopped back onto the bed, the smell of burnt flesh filling the air. He squeaked to himself "Moral of the lesson. Don't lie to girls."

Later that day…

"We're finally here." Mark let out in relief.

Shirou raised an eyebrow "This is rather…early." The modern duo had arrived to their new home ahead of the arranged time.

Mark loosened his shoulders as he lowered the few large bags he carried "Hey, its only two hours and besides, the early bird gets the worm."

Jessica just gave him an irritated look "There's no worm to catch."

The door opened once more to the outside "Ah! We're finally here!"

Shirou gave a stare of surprise "Rin?! What on earth are you doing here?"

Rin gave a mischievous grin "Oh, I'm staying here along. It's been a long time since I've stayed here."

Shirou let his head down in a sigh 'Yea. That changes everything.' He lifted his face back up and asked "How did you prepare so fast? I thought you were busy and all."

Mark answered as he tilted his head and gazed the white fluorescent light above "Well since Jessica had classes while I had nothing to do at home, I thought of starting out ahead." He grinned "It was easy and was already done by lunchtime."

Jessica gave him a scowl "Yea and he didn't even give me any time to take a nice bath and relax. He pushed me back out the house with our things the moment I came home. And here we are."

Shirou shook his head in a smug "Well, your rooms are on the upper floors. You'll know which one's unoccupied."

Mark gave his thanks as he heaved all the bags back onto his aching shoulders and headed deeper into the large mansion. Shirou offered "It's about time for dinner. So would you two like to join us?"

Jessica accepted it gratefully "Yes we do."

Rin let out a cheer "Perfect!" She then tossed a suitcase at Archer "Put them into the room." Archer rolled his eyes as he reluctantly complied. She added a deadly warning into her tone "No peeping through my stuff!"

Shirou raised an eyebrow at Rin who's already starting her antics "Don't you think that your home's safe and near enough? By the way, you didn't have to be harsh on him."

Rin gravely explained "The circumstances are a lot more dangerous with more deadly servants around." She then gave an evil look "Besides Shirou, men will be men. You know that."

Shirou thought of rebuking her but none came to his salvation. Saber nodded quietly in agreement while Jessica seeped out a faint smile. With a sigh, Shirou turned for the kitchen "I'll go make dinner now."

Jessica followed on his heels "I'll help out."

"Cheers!" They rejoiced with a cling of glasses. At the table before them was a feast to behold. There was a culinary mix of Japanese, Chinese and Western food delight. From vinegar rice to soft boiled eggs. From roast chicken to fish, the list was endless.

As Shirou took a sip of tea, he noticed something odd 'Hmm? Where's Ilya?' He looked around him but noticed she isn't to be found. 'Argh, where did she wander off to now?' He leaned towards Saber beside him. He whispered into her ear "Saber, where is Ilya?"

Saber answered coolly as the rest started to eat "She went out before you came home I believe. I'm not sure where it may be though." She then reached for some minced meat as Mark and Archer argued over some tepanyaki chicken.

Informed, Shirou went deep into his thoughts, blanking out his surroundings 'I already told her that we all are having dinner tonight.' He felt a tinge of annoyance 'She should come at least of courtesy to our new housemates.' Looking down at his bowl of rice, he felt an odd tingle. One of anxiety and sinisterly eerie…

As the night went on in the sleeping city, there are many others who are still awake. A young woman stared off at the vast regal city as the wind blew against her purple hair in a breeze. Donning a pair of boxy looking glasses, she muttered to herself "I never expected to return here again."

The lights of the city were divided in tandem conflict. It was cold dark at the epicenter of the city. In contrast, the city's edge was light bright and vibrant by lights of the nightlife.

She wondered in astonishment at the city's change from the peak of a skyscraper. The moon glowed brightly in the chilly backdrop of the sky. With a twist of the wind, she smelled something amiss in the air. It wasn't natural for it to be in the air. It can only be of one source, a living being. She strained her senses beyond the periphery of her eyes. Feeling the movement of air behind her, she turned to see a figure disappearing under the shadows of the building itself.

At a run, she leapt into a freefall in pursuit. Armed with her chained nails, the moonlight abandoned her as she entered the towering skyscraper's shadow. As she freefall, the shadow made its appearance known. A small knife swooshed through the air for her. It easily went past her with a twist of the hips.

She replied with the throw of a steel nail back at the dark shadows. With a noisy ping in the silent air, she felt her attack blocked away from its invisible target. Another knife shot out from the darkness again towards her. She flexed her neck left, leaving a big margin for the tiny sharp weapon to fly past. She twitched a lip 'Such a way to treat a lady.' She swung another nail from the right toward the shadows.

Again in a block, knives keep flying out in tandem motion. She would either dodge them simply or parry them away with her chains. Then she would reply back only to again be done the same. This went on for the few long seconds as they reached closer to home ground.

All of a sudden, the knives stopped coming. With half a dozen floors left to go, she grabbed hold onto a windowsill and hung tight. The air was silent except to the sounds of the breeze. With the battle of projectiles came to an abrupt end, she turned back for the rooftop.

She let out a huff for disrespect of her opponent. 'This is such a cheesy way to win this.' Upon reaching the roof, she rose back to full form before staring off into the night sky. She wondered annoyingly 'What's the point of having such a fight just to end it in such a way?'

As soon as the air cools down, it began to heat back up with rising tension. She twitched as she felt the presence of another behind her again. She slowly turned with a grin on her lips "Well well, what do we have here today?" The presence of the other gave her a shock of a lifetime "I can't believe it…"

"Ah. What a beautiful morning." Shirou let out a breath of peace. He felt rejuvenated from the grand dinner last night. Knowing it would be seven in the morning without the glance of a clock; he got up and prepared breakfast.

With the smell of oil in the air, he hummed to a tune as he casually cooked some eggs on a frying pan. He stopped upon the noise of an opening door. With a hand on the pan, he turned to see hair messy disgruntled Rin. Despite her bad looking mood, he said cheerfully "Morning Rin."

With a sleepy look, she reached into the fridge for a glass of milk. Shirou asked as the eggs on the frying pan began to turn white "What happened to you?"

After a gulp from the milk, she answered "Bad headache. The sake must have gotten me."

Shirou gave a laugh "See, I told you that'll happen when you grabbed the whole bottle last night." He was amused last night when Rin grabbed a whole sake liquor jar and drank it entirely, all because of a simple dare. Every action has its consequence and that consequence is what he saw before him.

Despite the amount of annoyance he was, Rin ignored him before slowly stepping out of the kitchen and out of sight. Just then, Shirou felt a pang of uneasiness and revenge 'She's so going to get back at me for this.'

In spite of the dreaded comeback, breakfast turned to be quite…uneventful. Saber still ate a lot and now without Taiga around for competition, she ate even more. Rin was dead sleepy with her headache still stuck inside. Ilya however wasn't present for breakfast, dead asleep in her room. Mark and Jessica however were relatively quiet as they ate.

After a hearty breakfast, they were off to their respective routine. Rin let out a yelp of relief "Thank goodness I already finished my studies!" before plopping onto bed.

Dressed in a business white and blue striped shirt with a pair of black pants, Shirou said as he and Jessica stepped outside of the mansion's gate "We'll be off now."

Beside Saber, Mark said "Ok, I'll keep the house in one piece."

Saber added with a faint smile "Stay safe, it's a lot dangerous now."

Shirou gave a grin "Of course we will. Ta ta." With that said, he closed the door shut.

A glass door opened as Shirou stepped into a large corporate building. Its exterior walls were decorated in black marble tiles. Its front doors were decorated in reflective gold paint. On top of the building was the company's name, also stenciled in gold 'Gentech Corporations.'

Inside the skyscraping building, the interior took a twist of its own. The floors were tiled in buff colours. A large pair of elevators waits to his right. An exquisite brown wooden table gleamed in wait for any guests with its young staffs. However, he just made a turn for the elevators, ignoring them completely. With the push of the golden buttons, he was in the elevator and up to his destination of choice.

He stepped into another room, now dressed with a lab coat on him now. The room was filled with scientific equipment of all kinds. From simple to the complexity beyond an average man's proportions, they were there across the entire lab of three floors. A spiral staircase and an elevator linked the three floors together with their white marble flooring.

The surrounding workplace was empty of life except to say for another man. A fellow scientist turned to see Shirou's arrival. "Hey Shirou. Where'd you been?"

The scientist was of the fifties in age. He had a black moustache with short messy hair, white hairs intermixed within. His spectacles were round and transparent, revealing his black corneas. Despite the messiness of his hairstyle, his lab coat was fined pressed and creaseless. He was one of Shirou's senior scientists. Despite working in a supposedly serious and high technicality environment, he was a very cheerful and outgoing person.

Shirou cheerfully answered "Ah, Doctor Furisaki. Twenty stories with a bike ride aren't easy nowadays."

Furisaki answered with a laugh "Oh come on. You're a young man. You have youth inside you and besides, you took the lift."

Shirou trudged past him as he headed deeper into the laboratory for his workstation "Sure, sure. I'll get to work right away."

Furisaki's voice faded as the distance climbs "By the way, do me a favour and check out with Finance on our lab budget will yea?"

Shaking his head in amusement, Shirou turned around. Furisaki had a great tendency for asking the less senior scientists to do errands for him. He asked "Anything else doc?"

"Get the lab report about the magnetic pulsator on my desk and deliver it over to the head department ok? The deadline's today."

"Ok, you got it."

Another glass made transparent door opened to allow him to enter the Department of Finance and Accounting three floors below the laboratory. In contrast to the quiet lab, it was chaos. Staff were bustling from place to place, some calling others with cell phones on the move. Those who aren't will be busy at their desks, handling paperwork or computer based data. Yet all that became quite casual to Shirou who was used to doing such errands.

Ignoring the chaos, he headed straight for the head department's office. 'If we need the facts, he should have it.' He slipped into the room through the small doorway.

"I don't care what your excuses are!" The chief of Finance and Accounting was a man of moderate height. His build was average and with a pair of sharp edged glasses, his face is one of forever seriousness. Synchronized with the outside chaos, the man too was busy with a phone call. The chief continued his rant "I want it done in the respective deadline!" He turned to his side and noticed Shirou. With a quick hand, he grabbed a pen and scribbled something onto a spare piece of paper among the numerous documents piled in a mess.

He handed it to Shrou before continuing his conversation "No! No! There's no more money for your project!"

Shirou read the note in the noisy background 'Find Shizen Fukusawa. Settle your matters with him.'

With a silent nod, he turned for the door. "If I took some from other projects, that's unfair to them!" With that, the door slipped shut, sealing the conversation into that sole room.

Shirou let out a sigh as he walked briskly for the other end of the department. Shizen Fukusawa is an accountant in the department. Despite being hired only a few years ago, he had great respect from his colleagues thanks to his 'genius' like performance. He could calculate and remember things on a fly as though they were as simple as ABC. He also was well acquainted with the company's financial condition besides the CEO and the head department of finance.

Shirou bit his lip lightly in uneasiness. Yet he was very…

Shirou stepped beside a simple grey office desk. Shizen wore thick black rimmed round glasses with as school boy's hairstyle of jet black. Dressed in a plaid shirt and pants, he looked up to see Shirou, almost menacing-like to him. "Err…hi" He squeaked

In a formal tone, Shirou requested "I need to know how much's left in Laboratory B's budget."

Shizen beamed in a lame kind of way "Oh! Of course! There should be approximately half of it left. Let me check." He opened a big thick file and methodically flipped through its contents. Shizen's social skills were horrible to the level of a typical nerd.

Shirou felt queasy in wait 'This is going to take a long while.'

His geeky voice asked "So…how's your day?"

Shirou answered in a direct dead bored tone. "It's fine for a morning."

Shizen kept his eyes on his file "Oh…How's breakfast?"

Shirou kept the tone "Enjoyable."

Shizen stopped a page full of tables and numbers "Aha! Ok, here it is." He read it thoroughly "Hmm… labbie bee still has half left. Like I said, half" Before Shizen could say another word, Shirou was gone.

"Doc, budget's still good with half left." Shirou called out as he stepped into the lab. The big laboratory was more noisy and occupied with the arrival of more working scientists.

From one of the many lab stations, Furisaki said enthusiastically "Great! We could use that good cash to pay for those tests we need!"

Shirou entered another corridor, leading to a row of rooms working as personal offices. Entering one with its messy paperwork, he grabbed the thick report and took back off to settle the other half of his errand. On his way out, Furisaki said "Head tech's not in today! Drop it over to the boss!"

With an instant full turn behind, Shirou was flabbergasted "The boss?! You sure that's ok?"

Furisaki replied with a nod "Uh huh, the boss's cool. I did this myself once. Just knock the door, drop it in and bye bye."

Shirou shrugged anxiously "Well…if you say so."

Shirou felt nervous and curious at the same time. He never actually met the CEO. Not even a glimpse in the past two years. Only a few people know his real name or how he looks despite the success he had been, creating such a billion dollar high technology company. No interview, no articles, not even a picture of him could be found in the newspapers. Shirou thought 'This is going to be your chance Shirou, a chance to solve this riddle. You'd be telling your kids, I saw my boss.' He felt awkward at such a thought 'Ok, that's kind of stupid…'

The grey doors of an elevator opened with a ping. Shirou coolly stepped onto the red carpet flooring as he entered the executive floor. Inside were two strong shiny brown modern doors with golden handles. By the side was a brown matching office table for the CEO's secretary.

The spectacle wearing lady secretary asked "Do you have an appointment?"

Shirou answered "No, I'm just dropping a report off for him."

The secretary eyed him with a breath of contempt "You wait here while I check on the CEO." With the pull of a phone receiver and a dial, she was in a call. Seconds later, she spoke "Sir, one of the scientists wishes to hand you a report." Listening intently, she bobbed her head in agreement "Yes sir, I understand." With that, she placed the telephone receiver back into its place.

She then pointed to the door "You have five minutes. You're lucky today that he's free for the moment."

With a nod of appreciation, he reached for the door and knocked. With a second of silent interlude, he quietly opened the door.

Inside, it was typical to a rich man's office. It had dark red carpeting with a sofa and coffee table to his right. A big bookshelf lay to the left with a large painting on the wall beside him. In his view, a majestic desk with a tall black flexible office chair. To its left, a plasma display screen and a small table bearing flowers in tiny pots on its back. Behind it was a big tall open window.

The sunbeam towered over the chair, casting a shroud of darkness over its occupant. Disappointed to this discovery, Shirou stepped closer to the epicenter of the room.

A deep voice spoke "What report do you bring forth to me young man?"

Shirou stuttered at first "I uh…" With his experience taking over, his face resolved itself in bravery "I'm here to deliver the report from Laboratory section B regarding the magnetic pulsator research sir."

The voice hummed for a bit "I see. Just leave it here on the table and I'll have a look at it later."

Shirou came forward and gently placed it on the table before him. The dark silhouette hardly moved an inch. Yet it spoke again hard and strong "That is an interesting tattoo you have there."

Shirou twitched in surprise. He gazed at the reiju on his hand. His mind went to overdrive in a flash "Uh…yes it is."

His boss was not happy "Why do you have a tattoo considering that you are a highly professional and ethical scientist?"

Shirou bit his lip. He's in big trouble now. How is he going to cover this up without telling about the Holy Grail war? That'd be suicidal for him. 'Think of something Shirou! Your job and life's at stake!' His mind started to blank out in panic… until a single thought of Saber came to his salvation.

Shirou grinned "It wasn't me actually." He lied "It was a friend of mine who forced it onto me."

The voice answered as though it was raising an eyebrow "Your friend I assume is a girl?"

Shirou let out a nervous laugh "Yea, it is. It's only temporary and should be off in a few days."

The voice wasn't amused. "I see, what's your name young man?"

"Shirou Emiya sir."

"Emiya… I see. Carry on with your work then. I have other matters to deal with now." With a short bow, Shirou turned and was out the doors.

Shiro let out a sigh of relief as he reentered the lab once more. Furisaki asked as he stepped in stride beside Shirou "So young sport, how did it go?"

Relieve was in his voice "All done now. The boss took it well without any problems."

Furisaki let out a smile "Thank you very much Shirou. You've been a great help for me during these couple of years."

Shirou could only return the smile "No problem doc. always glad to give a helping hand."

Furisaki gave a frown of worry "You know, Shirou. You help people too much in this whole company. You need some time for yourself and all."

Shirou shook his head in disagreement "Not really. It's just what I can do to help the people in need." He gave a smile "And besides, it's my business to care."

"Alright then, if you say soooo…"