Author note-Well hello again every one, I would like to say that I am very happy and surprised with the response this story has gained. I would also like to say that I regret how long it took to get this chapter out, but at least it's long. My goal for future updates will be between a 1-2 weeks. Oh, and I would also like to thank everyone who has reviewed and voted so far, you really have helped me come to a decision. Though I still haven't decided on all the Sekirei I will give Shirou yet so if you still want to tell me who you want with an explanation as to why id be happy to read it. However, I will tell everyone one Sekirei I have chosen and that Sekirei is Akitsu because of the overwhelming amount of votes I received for her. Everyone who voted for her I suggest you pat yourself on the back because the difference of votes between her and the second highest voted Sekirei was a lot. Now on with the story, please read, enjoy, and most importantly review and tell me your thoughts, thank you.
Previously on An Honorable Master
Swallowing the lump in his throat Shirou whispered "are you tr-rting to tell me that winging a Sekirei is actually some kind of," taking a moment to swallow Shirou finished his question. "That winging a Sekirei is actually some kind of alien m-ma-mating ritual."
Takami gave him a concerned look as she answered him "well I've never heard it described like that, but yeah that pretty much hits the mark Shirou," now Takami was really starting to get worried. Shirou had gone completely pale and was starting sweat. "Shirou you don't look so good," Takami said with real worry in her voice.
"Saber is going to kill me," with that said Shirou passed out and fell out of his seat. The last thing he saw was Takami running over to him in a panic.
Chapter three: And They Call Me A Monster
Groggily, Shirou began to open his eyes. Sitting up he noticed he was lying on a twin sized bed with two pillows. The bed sheets, pillows, and blanket were all a plain but clean matching white. Taking a look around the small private white room he noticed the only other furniture in the room were two matching dark brown nightstands on both sides of his bed.
Frowning, Shirou said to himself "Just how the he'll did I get here and better yet where is here anyway?" Shirou really didn't like his current predicament, waking up in an unknown place with no idea how you got there never was a good thing.
Feeling an itch in his arm he went to go scratch it only to feel something that wasn't supposed to be there. Looking down he noticed he had a needle in his arm that was hooked up to an IV drip. Wait, IV drip, white walls, plain twin size bed with white sheets, and huh...was he wearing a hospital gown? Then seeing a nurse walk in Shirou came to the conclusion that he was in a Hospital. The question was Just how the he'll did he get here though. All he could remember was talking with his mother about the Sekirei plan. Covering his face with his hand he let out groan. He had almost forgotten about those two important life changing details. Hearing the nurse call his name he tried to shake off his funk and see what she had to say. No doubt Takami brought him here, or maybe he should call her mother. Seeing her supposedly dead son pass out in front of her he could understand her panic.
"Good evening Emiya-San, director Takami will be happy to hear that you're awake."
Wait, did she say director Takami?
After writing something down on the clipboard attached to his bed the nurse quickly left the room.
After what seemed like an hour, but was only really ten minutes later, Takami came into the room,
"You know you really startled me there Shirou. You didn't seem like the type who would faint after hearing everything I had to say…even though it was a lot. However, when I brought you to the hospital I can understand why you did. Honestly though I'm surprised you didn't pass out sooner."
"Was there something wrong Takami?"
"I'd really wish you'd call me mom," Takami said with frown "but your damn right there was something wrong. After taking some of your blood to run a few basic tests… along with another paternity and maternity test," the last part she said in a lower voice mostly to herself, but still loud enough for Shirou to hear. "I found your blood sugar to be dangerously low. Really, it was no wonder you passed out. I then had you hooked up to some IV to get some fluids into you. That was bad but we did find some other interesting things in your blood.
That wasn't something that Shirou enjoyed hearing, sometimes there was more then just DNA in a magus's blood, and honestly he had no idea what was in his. Cautiously Shirou asked "what kind of interesting things". Shirou was praying that they didn't find anything to abnormal. The last thing he wanted was to be held in a hospital as numerous tests were done on ohm. Honestly he dint know what they would find if they did and with Avalon integrated into his body, who knows how miraculous his blood actually was. That was all Shirou needed for MBI to run some tests and find out his blood was some miracle cure to cancer and aids thanks to Avalon's power being integrated in it.
"Well we found that your blood has an unusually high voltage."
"Excuse me" Shirou asked with honest curiosity that really wasn't what he was expecting to hear, but it was better then what he thought she found.
"Well when I and another doctor were doing your blood work we found that your blood was highly charged with protons and electrons. My colleague was so curious he actual took a light bulb and tied copper wire around the base then put the other end in the vile with your blood and it lit up as if it were plugged in."
That definitely was interesting news to Shirou, though not surprising. The truth was that it was actually quite normal for a magus to have lingering traces of magical energy in their blood. Which he supposed could act like electricity when in its raw state. Some magi would even sell their Prana infused blood for extra cash when they were running low on funds. "Well I guess that is unusual huh Takami, but it's not anything to worry about right"
"Well as long as you stay away from water it should be fine, wouldn't want you to short circuit or anything," Takami said with a smirk.
"Haha, very funny," Shirou said with blank look
"Anyway I have work to do and other patients to look in on." Before finishing her monologue, Takami took a quick pause to exhale as she glanced down at her clip board. "Any way I'll be going now, and just so you know you can leave tomorrow morning at your leisure. Also don't worry about the bill, I'm not charging you."
Giving her a curious look before remembering that people were charged
"Wait, how long have I been sleeping."
"I brought you in at ten," then lowering her head to take a quick look at her wrist watch Takami said "so since its six now you've been out for about eight hours."
"I was sleeping that long?" Shirou asked believingly.
"Well that's probably because I gave you mild sedative. I didn't want you waking up in the middle of my exam," said Takami absent mindedly as she looked at her clip board."
"Well I guess that makes more…wait a minute," taking a pause to give Takami a disbelieving look before speaking in a bit of a growl "you drugged me and ran tests on me without my consent!" that tidbit of information that Takami just waved off like it was nothing annoyed Shirou quite a bit. The idea of being sedated and unable to defend himself while unknown people ran tests on him really wasn't sitting to well with Shirou now that he was comprehending what Takami was telling him. Then taking a look at his new state if dress his anger quickly faded away as he looked back up at Takami. "Oh god…please tell me you didn't change my clothes," if Takami was just another female doctor the thought wouldn't really bother him enough to go from being angry after finding out he was sedated and violated in some way, to feeling disgusted and a little uncomfortable about what she might have seen. Remembering that Takami was actually his mother…still something he had to get used to by the way, but again the idea of his mother stripping him and redressing him made Shirou feel a bit uncomfortable.
Looking at Shirou with a smirk Takami answered his question "don't tell me that you're actually the shy type Shirou. Honestly though there's nothing you should be embarrassed about, I am a doctor after all and I was the one who changed your dippers." Then glancing to the side as a light blush came on to her face she said "and there's also nothing you should be embarrassed about. As a doctor I have to say, you really do have a nice physique and as your mother I'm glad to know that you take care of yourself."
Hearing his mother tell him that he had a good physique didn't make him feel any better. The fact that he saw her blush a bit while saying that just made him feel even more uncomfortable. Shirou really felt like pulling the covers over his head right now so he could hide. Looking down Shirou groaned out "god, just kill me now." Shirou couldn't help but feel a disgusted shiver go down his spine. It's not like he thought Takami was ugly, the truth was, for woman in her early forties she didn't look it and she really was fairly attractive. Normally Shirou would feel a little proud of himself if an attractive older woman gave him such a compliment. Then again, Saber was technically a little over a thousand years old...anyway since Takami was his mother he couldn't help but be a little creped out by her comment. Even if they didn't have that mother son bond and he was still coming to terms with the fact she was his mother it was still creepy for him to hear her say that.
Resuming her speech Takami said "Anyway, Speaking of the exam," then taking on a more solemn and unsure tone Takami said "I saw your scar Shirou… the one over your heart and a matching one on your back…and as a doctor I have to say if it was caused by what I think it was then you shouldn't be alive."
Looking up at Takami with a frown Shirou responded "yeah, well I guess you could say that it's the remnants of a miss spent youth," he said lamely. Honestly though, this was the reason Shirou didn't like people seeing him without a shirt on and why he avoided things like water parks. People would tend to stare at him or become a little uncomfortable and the less subtle people would usually ask how he got the scar and how he was still alive which always lead to hard to answer questions. The truth was that it didn't take a genius to put the matching front and back scars together and figure out that he was somehow impaled through the heart.
"That's not a good enough answer damn it!" yelled Takami as she lost her timid attitude about the subject.
"Look Takami, its…just not something I like talking about alright," said Shirou with a tired a sigh. Truthfully he was actually very lucky, there should have been a lot more scars covering his body, but thanks to saber always being close by Avalon was always running at full power and healed all his would be scars. However, a wound from a heavily cursed spear of gae bolg's caliber tended to not heal as well as most wounds. The fact he was even alive or that the wound was even able to heal was a miracle in its self that showed just how powerful Avalon really was. After all, if Avalon could keep him alive and heal a wound as severe as being impaled through the heart by a cursed spear then there wasn't much that it couldn't heal.
"Well I suppose I can understand your reluctance…but I expect a full explanation one day," the woman said with no room for argument." Narrowing her eyes a bit she said "Well also discuss getting that tattoo on our arm removed; no son of mine is going to have something like that." with that said Takami abruptly turned around and left after saying "I'll check up on you later so don't try and sneak out."
Seeing her leave and the door close, Shirou fell back into the bed and looked around the room. "Well at least they brought my luggage," he mumbled to himself as he saw his suitcase in the corner of the room to the right of the door. Turning his head to the other side he saw the clothes he was wearing earlier pressed, packaged, and resting neatly on the night stand next to his bed. They were probably dry cleaned Shirou thought to himself. "Wait a minute, what did Takami mean by a tattoo?" Shirou said to himself curiously, then his eyes suddenly widened in understanding and he quickly looked at his right arm. Normally Shirou would always ware long-sleeved shirts so he didn't have to worry about any one seeing the very intricate tattoo on his right arm that started at his wrist and ended just before the start of his shoulder. Now Realizing that Takami and probably a few others saw his tattoo made him uncomfortable. The only other people who ever saw his tattoo were Rin and Saber. Rin because she was the one responsible for it and Saber saw it because of obvious reasons. "Damn," Shirou said as his frowned deepened "I really don't want people to see my crest."
Looking at the ceiling Shirou let out a weary sigh, he really didn't want to be here right now. "Since I'm stuck here I might as well think about what I'm going to do now." After everything that happened that was probably a good idea, taking a minute to sit back and wrap his mind around everything would do him some good. Unfortunately though, Shirou wasn't lucky enough to get a moments peace yet. Sitting up slightly, Shirou let his eyes narrow a bit. He could smell her, Karasuba was coming. After waiting a few moments Shirou saw the door to his room open up to reveal, unsurprisingly, Karasuba.
"Hey, hey, Shiro-Chan, I was surprised to hear that you were here but it seems like I really did get to see you soon after all." Karasuba said with her ever present little smile and closed eyes.
Disregarding what she had to say, his eyes drifted to the bottle of champagne she had in her right hand and too the two glass goblets she had in the other "what's the occasion? Wait, I know, you killed someone didn't you," Shirou said sarcastically to her.
Not expecting to hear him say that, Karasuba couldn't help but give him a questioning look. Then after a moment her expression turned to one filled with mirth. "Now what in the world makes you say something like that," she said with a smile.
Looking her in the eyes Shirou answered "you could call it a sixth sense I have, but I get the feeling your no stranger to killing…in fact I'd bet you'd actually enjoy it," he said with a frown. Then finishing, he said under his breath "and considering how willing you were to torture and kill me earlier today, it's not that hard to figure out," Shirou couldn't help but frown a little as he finished.
Hearing him give her such an answer Karasuba couldn't help but keep up her jovial look. Seeing her expression Shirou couldn't help but let his frown deepen as he noticed she seemed to get even happier when she heard what he said under his breath.
Setting down the bottle of Champaign and two goblets on the nightstand, Karasuba put her hands up in defeat and said with her ever present smile "well, you got me, and I have to say that I'm surprised that you aren't bothered by that. Though, I guess it's just proof that I really did pick the right Ashikabi. However, if I really did celebrate every time I killed someone, well," shrugging her shoulders as she took a pause before saying "it would get kind of monotonous."
"Hearing you freely admit that you kill people without a second thought isn't particularly reassuring. Especially now considering that were bonded to each other, I'm even surprised that you'd bother to come and see me here. It didn't seem like you were that interested in my well being earlier today," Shirou told her blandly.
Taking a few steps closer to his side Karasuba said "Hey, hey, Don't be so surprised, I don't want anything happening to you, your well being really is one of my top concerns now that you're my Ashikabi," looking him in the eyes her smile only grew "it's only normal for a Sekirei to be concerned about their Ashikabi."
Hearing her say that Shirou just gave her a blank stare, she couldn't really believe he would buy that, he could practically feel the sarcasm rolling off her. "You're so over flowing with concern that I can practically see it oozing out of you," Shirou stated bluntly.
Karasuba couldn't help but snicker at that "you really are amusing Shiro-chan."
Shirou really hated that childish nickname she used for him. "You know, you really showed a lot of concern for me when you made me your Ashikabi and then just left without filling me in on what just happened," Shirou stated a bit heatedly.
"Hey, hey, don't be so mad Shiro-chan, you have a really scary look on your face right now, I find it...quite appealing actually," she said as she opened her eyes a little and took a few more steps forward so that she was now face to face with him thanks to the hospital bed being a bit high, and the fact he was sitting straight up helped too.
"You know if Takami didn't tell me what you actually did and the implications that went with it I wouldn't have had any idea about what I was suddenly involved in," Shirou growled out, he really hated how she just smiled at his plight.
"I'm sure you would have figured it out sooner or later," Karasuba said as if it was an insignificant matter.
"You were hoping I would get attacked by another Ashikabi and to see how well I could handle myself weren't you," Shirou said as he narrowed his eyes.
Hearing that, Karasuba let a full blown smile appear on her face "well aren't you a clever little boy."
Shirou couldn't help but bristle at that. He really hated her condescending tone.
"So, Karasuba, I have a question for you," Shirou said in a more serious tone.
Looking at him with that little smile of hers she said "well, ask away then."
Getting right to the point he asked his question "why did you pick me. Takami told me that when a Sekirei meets their...partner, their body reacts and they're compelled to let themselves be winged by said person, but you don't seem like the type to partner with someone so quickly. It's true that you're the only Sekirei that I've met so far, but, well, you just...seem different."
"I reacted to you, isn't that enough of a reason?" Karasuba then slowly leaned in closer to him so that their faces were only a few inches apart. "Do you really want to know?" she whispered.
Without flinching from her sudden closeness, Shirou answered, "Yes."
Straightening back up she told him "alright then, when I first walked into the room at the airport I saw you stiffen when you saw me. You completely ignored Takami's presence and let your eyes follow me. When I noticed that, I knew that I made you nervous." Smiling a little more at him she continued "you knew I was dangerous when you first saw me. Do you know what that told me?"
Frowning, Shirou asked "what did it tell you," honestly, Shirou never even thought she noticed that he tensed when he saw her. Damn right he was nervous though, you don't sense...well in Shirou's case smell something with that much blood and power coming off them very often.
"It told me you have unusually keen instincts. Like when a rabbit stares down a wolf, the rabbit knows it's in danger. Somehow, you knew I was dangerous," smirking a little she finished her answer "you were just like a nervous cute little rabbit watching a wolf circle it."
"I'm not buying it," Shirou said blankly "you're trying to tell me that you decided to make me your mate because you could tell I was afraid of you and figured I have good animal instincts? You can't be serious," Shirou told her with a deadpanned expression, he just couldn't believe she would make such a permanent life changing decision so carelessly.
Smirking a little at hearing him call her his mate she said "Well did I mention your roguishly good looks."
Shirou tried not to get angry when he saw her hold in her laughter after saying that. He really hated it when people mocked him.
"What's the real reason, I deserve to know that much at least. Takami also said
That Sekirei were supposed to obey their Ashikabi so why don't you just answer me!" Shirou said with a little fire in his voice. He really was starting to hate how she didn't take this seriously. He just wanted a straight answer damn it.
Opening her eyes completely to look at him, Shirou figured he was finally able to get Karasuba to take him seriously. That was until she took a few steps back and began laughing so hard she had to hold her sides.
As she calmed down she wiped away a few tears from her eyes thanks to laughing so hard. Straightening her back she took on her usual appearance. "You really are a riot Shiro-chan. Thinking that I would take orders from you, now that really is funny."
Frowning at her response and feeling as if he missed the joke, Shirou asked "If you take orders from the guy in charge of M.B.I and Takami, then why won't you take them from me." Shirou said a bit heatedly. If they really were a part of some war…or game that resembled the Holy Grail war with him in the master position again and her in the servant position then he would need her full cooperation, and if her loyalties lied with M.B.I more so then with him then he doubted things would end well. Also with the fact that they were supposed to essentially be married thanks to some kind of alien mating ritual he was hoping for a little more loyalty and co-operation from her anyway.
"Hey, hey, no need to get so angry. However, maybe I should clear up a few things about myself and our new partnership. First things first, no one gives me orders. Not Takami not Minaka and definitely not you. I do what I want, say what I want, and go where I want when I want. Minaka doesn't give me orders he asks me if I want to do whatever little task it is he has for me. Then I decide whether or not I want to do it. Though seeing as how you are my Ashikabi I may be more inclined to take any request you have, but it all depends on my mood really," she said with a shrug. "You should also keep in mind that even though I can't kill you since you're my Ashikabi it doesn't mean I can't hurt you if you annoy me, so treed carefully Shiro-chan. You wouldn't want a broken arm now would you?" Karasuba said cheerfully.
Shirou couldn't help but frown while listening to her "do you always threaten people."
"Only the ones I like, the ones I don't I just kill."
Shirou's frown only deepened, he honestly believed her when she said that.
"Is there anything else I should know about you for the sake of my health?"
"Well just don't do anything to piss me off and you should be just fine."
"That's a pretty broad area to cover."
With a laugh she turned around and walked towards the door. Before exiting the room she looked over her shoulder towards him and said "you really want to know why I picked you?"
Seeing Shirou nod she continued.
"It's because you're the first human who didn't scream or run away when I pointed my sword at you. You stood strong and even had the backbone to throw a knife and fork at my head." Her smile widened a little as she said that "whether or not I reacted to you didn't matter to me, I planned on making you my Ashikabi either way. Though the fact that I did react to you only showed that I really did make the right decision. But the real reason I chose you is because if I really do need something as worthless and weak as an Ashikabi, then I might as well have one that has a pair of balls on them. Anyway, see ya later Ashikabi-kun… Almost forgot," Karasuba said before she walked over to the night stand and picked up the champagne bottle. She then pulled the cork out using her teeth with a loud pop. After letting some bubbles fizz out of the bottle a little she poured herself and Shirou a glass and put the bottle back on the table. Then Handing Shirou his glass, which he hesitated a bit before taking because of being unsure as to why she brought it here. Karasuba then clinked her glass to his and said "to our new partnership," she then downed the glass in one shot. Taking that as a challenge Shirou did the same thing, he didn't want to be showed up after all. Smiling at what he did, she set her own glass down and with that Karasuba left the room and shut the door behind her.
Seeing her leave without even a good by Shirou let out a sigh, really, why did he always, always get caught up in these kinds of messes? Even worse, why did he always get stuck with strong willed women, or in Karasuba case, strong willed and homicidal mass murder? Man was he tired.
Walking down the hospital hall to the elevator, Karasuba stopped in mid step when she saw the elevator door open and reveal her superior.
Walking out of the elevator was a gorgeous woman with lavender hair that reached to about mid back and her bust looked to be about a large B, similar to Karasuba's bust size, maybe a tad bigger. She was also wearing the same uniform as Karasuba and even had a sword strapped to her waist that looked to be a long sword like Karasuba's. She herself was also a good two or three inches shorter than the gray haired killer. The only real difference between the two was instead of having Karasuba's patented playful smile this woman had a blank look on her face and cold eyes. All in all she gave off a more threatening appearance then Karasuba did.
Letting her smile widen a bit, Karasuba walked up to the new women.
"Hey, hey, now what are you doing all the way over here Miya, shouldn't you be waiting for new orders at M.B.I tower like the obedient little dog you are."
Stopping in front of Karasuba and tilting her head up a little to look her in the eyes she stared at her with a look of indifference as she responded coldly, "You should watch that mouth Karasuba, you're the only wild dog here I see."
Ignoring the jibe, Karasuba asked "So why exactly are you here Miya? You normally never leave the tower unless ordered to by Minaka for a mission."
"I do not take orders, I give them and I came here because I heard you were winged," Miya stated.
"Wow, so news really does travel fast like they say. So what, you want to see my Ashikabi," smirking a little she continued "you're not going to kill him or anything are you. After all, if you heard about him being my Ashikabi then you also heard that he's Takami's long lost son." Taking a moment to smile a little as she thought about that she then said "That really was an amusing little reunion the two had earlier."
Flinching slightly, a move Karasuba didn't miss. "That wasn't in his file," Miya said quietly with a frown as she averted her gaze to the side.
Covering her mouth in mock surprise Karasuba spoke in feigned shock "don't tell me you actually came here to kill him because you didn't think he had any importance to M.B.I."
Looking at Karasuba with narrowed eyes, Miya said coldly "I came here to see what kind of man it would take to wing such a vile creature as you."
"Come now Miya don't try and butter me up with flattery."
Giving her a disgusted look Miya responded, "You truly are a disgusting creature Karasuba and if I truly wanted to kill you I would gut you like a fish as easily as I would any other creature, to think that I would need to do something so dishonorable and cowardly as to kill your Ashikabi would bring me down to your level. Now stand aside." Then putting her right hand on the hilt of her sword Miya gave Karasuba such a haunting look that even she took a step back and dropped her playful smile. Miya then finished and said "or I'll make you."
Regaining her composure and letting an even bigger grin appear on her face Karasuba opened her eyes and put her own right hand on the hilt of her sword "come on Miya, don't tease me."
Right when Karasuba stopped talking the next thing that could be heard was the sound of someone sheathing a sword.
Now walking down the corridor about ten meters behind Karasuba, who now had her head and whole upper body tilted to the right by a good half a foot was Miya, who was re-sheathing her sword.
Looking over her shoulder she gave Karasuba who was looking back at her the same haunting gaze she did earlier, it was a look that promised death. This time however, it seemed as if the lights in the hallway dimmed as a transparent dark purple aura appeared around her. "Next time...I really will kill you." Turning her head back around Miya began to walk off and then everything seemed be right in the world again.
Straitening her posture Karasuba covered the left side of her neck with her right hand and when she took it off she saw a small line of blood on her hand from the paper cut like wound on her neck. "I almost didn't see it coming" Karasuba whispered to herself, letting a shiver run down her spine she spoke with her normal playful grin on her face "ooh so scary…and people call me a monster."
As Karasuba entered the elevator she let her playful grin fall as she opened her eyes and let an unusual scowl adorn her face. "Just wait Miya, when this silly little game is over I'm going to kill you," then letting an evil littler smirk appear on her face she continued "after all, I have something you don't. Thanks to my cute little Ashikabi I finally have a norito and I can't wait to use it on you, you superior little bitch!" With her last line said the elevator doors closed on her.
Walking down the hall way Miya came to an abrupt stop as she looked at the name on the clipboard next the door.
Finally feeling like he could relax, Shirou laid back in his bed and let out a weary sigh, something he felt like he was doing too much of recently.
After a few minutes of feeling like he could finally relax, he then quickly shot up out of bed as if someone hit him with a cow prod. Sitting up in bed with his eyes wide open and mouth agape he couldn't help but feel completely shocked at what he wasn't just smelling, but sensing, it felt as if the very atmosphere was all of a sudden flooded with raw prana, even the hair on his arm was standing up. The smell was even more over barring then Karasuba's. What really caught him off guard and made him truly nervous was that this creature smelled just like Karasuba, except the scent of honey, power, and blood were all at least doubled. However, there was another scent that he couldn't really decipher. Since he only ever met one Sekirei so far being Karasuba he took the guess that the honey scent he was smelling may be a common scent amongst Sekirei, but the power and that other scent gave Shirou the feeling that the owner of this scent may be a little different from a normal Sekirei. Just what in god's name was coming closer to him, this power he was sensing was truly ridiculous. Then just as suddenly as the power came it disappeared just as suddenly and randomly as it appeared, only the high levels of residual prana in the air was the only confirmation there even was such an enormous influx of power.
Even though the power was gone it didn't ease Shirou's nerves .The Sekirei may not have been letting out her power anymore but he could definitely still smell her getting closer. "Damn it, can't I even get a minutes peace today without having something new pop up!" Shirou said to himself because this really was getting ridiculous. He's had more life changing events happen to him in the last, approximately 30 hours then he'd care to think about.
Seeing the door open Shirou prepared himself for the worst, even though he remembered that Takami told him that this game, and he used that term lightly, was still in the begging of stage one and fighting was rare right now, yet he still wasn't going to take any chances. Sitting up and ready to trace twelve swords for a trace bullet if needed he watched the door open to reveal an attractive lavender haired women who was slightly shorter then Karasuba enter the room. Seeing her clothes made him curious though since she was wearing the same clothes as Karasuba. Shirou wondered if it may have been some kind of uniform all Sekirei wore. Not letting his guard down, Shirou watched the woman close the door behind her and stop three feet before the right side of his bed.
"You know, its common curtsy to knock before entering," Shirou stated blandly to the new occupant. He noticed that she didn't even flinch at his words much less seem to care about what he said, but seeing her up close and looking at her eyes Shirou started to get a bad vibe from her. Those eyes she had were cold and calculating and that didn't sit very well with Shirou. Shirou had only ever seen a few people with eyes like that and all of them were cold ruthless killers. Considering the power he felt from her earlier he wasn't sure if he could hold his own against this creature if she became hostile, Shirou really wished he had Saber with him right now...hell, he'd be happy if Karasuba was still here right now.
Brushing off his comment Miya asked him, more like stated actually "you are
Karasuba's Ashikabi correct," she asked him in a monotone voice.
Straight to business huh, Shirou thought before saying "yeah, I am Karasuba's...Ashikabi," answered Shirou as he mulled over the word Ashikabi and remembered the kind of weight that the word actually held. He wasn't going to get used to his new relationship with an alien mass murderer any time soon, but he had to admit that she was very attractive at least, which always was a plus.
"I would like to know why," Miya said.
"Excuse me?" asked Shirou.
"I would like to know why you agreed to be...that vile creatures Ashikabi," said Miya with a slight scowl.
Taking a guess that she was talking about Karasuba, Shirou couldn't help but sigh as he realized that he wasn't the only one who felt that Karasuba wasn't a modeled citizen.
"Alright just...slow down, can't you at least tell me your name and answer a few of my questions first?" Shirou asked his rude guest because really, she could have at least told him her name and what her position in all this mess was.
Miya couldn't help but frown at him, really, just who did he think he was to demand something from her. Normally both humans and Sekirei...excluding a hand full of them, would trip over their own feet trying to fulfill her request. She may not have been as bad as Karasuba and just kill someone in the middle of the hall, but usually people preferred not to get on her bad side for the sake of their immediate health.
With annoyed tone she answered him "I...suppose I could."
Well at least she was willing to talk, that was a good sign Shirou thought before asking his first question "Just who and what are you and why do you have the same outfit as Karasuba?"
"My name is Miya and we have the same uniform because we are part of disciplinary squad and I am the leader of said squad," Miya said almost mechanically, but Shirou did catch a hit of pride in her voice when she said she was the leader.
"Disciplinary squad, what's that?" Shirou asked her curiously.
"The disciplinary squad is a group of elite Sekirei who enforce the rules of the Sekirei plan."
Mulling the information over, Shirou figured that the disciplinary squad was the equivalent to the roll the Vatican church played as a proctor in the grail war. Shirou couldn't help but agree that it made sense; you can't just start something like the Sekirei plan unless you have the power to enforce the rules. Judging from the strength he felt from Karasuba and the Sekirei named Miya in front of him, he had no doubt that with them in M.B.I.s control the CEO Minaka wouldn't have trouble enforcing his game onto the unwilling. Then finally Shirou came to the realization that his Sekirei was part of this games enforcers, now that would definitely have a lot of advantages along with a lot of disadvantages depending on where her loyalties lied. Also realizing he had not only the leader of said group in front him, but possibly strongest Sekirei. Having her in front of him Shirou thought that now was probably the best time for him to gauge the strength level of these type Sekirei more accurately by using Miya, so, he asked his next question.
"If you're the leader of disciplinary squad then are you the strongest Sekirei or are there others stronger then you?" Shirou asked curiously as he decided to use the power he felt from her earlier as a measuring stick for any other Sekirei he met if she really was the strongest.
Feeling a little insulted at being asked if there were stronger Sekirei then her
Miya answered in a tone that had no room for argument "I am the strongest Sekirei."
Shirou nodded slightly as he heard that, honestly he was happy to hear that. The idea of Meeting a Sekirei that surpassed the power he felt from her earlier didn't sit well with him and he had a feeling she was still holding back earlier. Having an idea of where Karasuba stood in terms of power amongst her kin, Shirou wanted to ask his next question anyway just to be sure, "Where does Karasuba stand in terms of power amongst the Sekirei."
Frowning a bit at the question Miya answered "out of all one hundred and eight Sekirei there are only a handful of those that I would consider strong enough opponents to take seriously and..." Scowling a bit at what she was about to say Miya finished her response "your Sekirei would have to be at the top of that short list."
Not being surprised by the answer Shirou felt a little better about his situation. If he really did have to participate in this secret war at least he was partnered with one of the strongest Sekirei. One that was strong enough to even make the strongest Sekirei regard as a serious opponent. Though the obvious fact that the strongest Sekirei and his own seemed to be enemies given the way Miya referred to her didn't sit well with him, at least the two were on the same side though, so any possible hostile confrontations were hopefully not any time soon.
"You seem strangely comfortable with all of this," Miya pointed out as she watched him think about what she said.
Being pulled from his thoughts, Shirou turned his head to her. "I'm actually pretty used to things like this...though maybe not exactly Ike this, but at least similar situations."
Giving him a curious stare Miya asked "what kind of situations."
Deciding to choose his words wisely Shirou answered, "Let's just say I'm used to underground battles...I guess you could call it a legacy of a misspent youth."Shirou had a feeling he would be saying that last line a lot more in the not so distant future.
"You know, you aren't what I pictured you'd be," Miya said as she tilted her head to the side a bit, like a dog would when they didn't understand something.
"Well, what did you expect," Shirou said with a frown. Was he really that unimpressive to her?
"Well, I...expected someone a little more...vile. I don't know how to explain it but I feel strangely relaxed and comfortable in your presence," Miya said as she gained a confused expression and let her eyes soften a bit while she looked to the side.
Shirou had to admit she looked rather cute like that then shaking his head slightly in an attempt to rid the thoughts he heard Miya say something.
"Why would someone like you agree to be Karasuba's Ashikabi?" asked Miya as she looked at him with confused eyes.
"I never agreed to it, she just pined me down and forced herself on me. Now keep in mind that she did that after she put a sword to my throat and expressed how willing she was to torture and kill me in case I was a spy. She then left without even explaining why she suddenly kissed me or what those wings of light that appeared were when she kissed me. The only reason I'm in the loop is because Takami filled me in on what I just became involved in," Shirou told her blankly. Truthfully, if he really was told beforehand then he would have refused to be Karasuba's Ashikabi; he really didn't need to deal with all this. He couldn't even imagine what Sabers reaction was going to be too when she arrived. If he was lucky she wouldn't kill him, though he had a bad feeling on how his new...technically alien wife would react to Saber and vice versa. "Oh god," Shirou whispered as he turned pale. He just realized that he never mentioned Saber to Karasuba. Putting his head in his hands he let out a groan, he really hoped Karasuba wasn't the jealous type; he really wasn't sure how a Sekirei might react to their mate already having a significant other. Takami did say that Sekirei became extremely attached and protective of their Ashikabi and even if Karasuba wasn't the norm she was still a Sekirei and she probably did feel something for him. Takami also said that a Sekirei can change drastically depending on their Ashikabi and how strong their bonds become. If what Takami said really was true then who knows just how close him and Karasuba would become and how much Karasuba might change towards him because of that. For all he knew she could do a 180 on him and say that she actually loves him like Sekirei normally do towards their Ashikabi according to Takami. Though, Shirou had a feeling that that was an unlikely scenario and the idea of someone other than Saber telling him that they love him in that way made him feel uncomfortable.
"I see, that does sound like something she would do," Miya commented offhandedly. Looking at Shirou Miya said "thank you for your time and answering my questions Emiya-san, but I think it's time for me to leave," giving him a curt nod she said "good night," before hastily leaving the room and closing the door behind her.
Shirou lifted a curious eyebrow as he watched here make a hasty retreat. He wasn't really too sure about Miya, when she first came in she had an all business attitude along with disturbingly cold eyes, but as their conversation progressed she seemed too loosen up a bit. Shirou couldn't help but notice that unlike her rude entrance she left with a polite far well, she even used his name…wait Shirou didn't remember giving his name. You know what though Shirou just didn't care right now. He flopped down on his bed and hoped that that was the last surprise of the day for him because god was he tired, mentally least. Deciding that he might as well get some sleep he closed his eyes and decided to start counting sheep.
When Miya closed the door behind her she immediately leaned against the wall and grabbed the left side of her chest with her right hand as she took deep breaths. "This isn't possible…I'm not even a true Sekirei," whispered Miya to herself as she frowned deeply and looked rather confused with her situation, shaking her head she stood up straight and walked off. "If you were still here I'm sure you could tell me what this feeling is…Takehito, I really do miss you," Said Miya solemnly to herself before disappearing around the corner.
CHAPTER END
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