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The Continuation of My Dream

Author's Note : Hey there. It's kind of a shame, but it seems that you guys must think this is yet worthy of a single review yet. The only feedback that I've been getting is from a fellow fanfic author that doesn't read from this website. His only compliant, which didn't even qualify as one, was that I should use less dialogue and more descriptions, which isn't even that big a deal. I'll use both as I need to accordingly as he suggested. Now feel free and tell me anything else you pick up people. With that said, please R & R, thanks!

Chapter 5 : Mixed Reactions, Lovers' Heart to Heart, Withheld Feelings of Sisters

If the fact that Keitaro chose to break things off with Naru didn't surprise them, the plan to marry Arturia definitely floored the ladies like a bombshell. There were mostly looks of shock and disagreement, the only happy faces among them were Taiga, Lady Hina and Haruka. Arturia was awestruck with her mouth wide open, never expecting her love to say that he actually intended to marry her, even if not in the immediate future. Rin had a bittersweet smile on her face, as if she saw this coming. Sakura and Shinobu looked like they were both ready to cry, tears slightly showing on their faces. Mutsumi was trying to keep her composure, but even she showed a small frown.

Ilya grabbed one of Keitaro's arms and yelled in a dissatisfied tone, "No oni-chan! What about Ilya? Are you going to leave me alone?" Kanako spoke in a similar tone, her face almost like the two girls with purple hair, "Oni-chan! What about your promise to me to run the inn with me together?"

Said young man tried to get Ilya to relax on her strong grip on his arm and put his free hand in Kanako's as he replied, "Come on you two, don't be like this. I'll always be here for you Ilya, but like you call me, I feel more like your older brother than anything else (Gee, I wonder why). And Kanako, gomen (sorry), but I can only run this place with you until after I graduate Toudai, once I actually begin classes there of course. Besides, this place isn't an inn anymore. It's an all-female dormitory." He ended the last sentence with a sheepish smile, one that would've melted the hearts of all the young girls, if not for what he just told them. Strangely enough, as he looked at Kanako while he was speaking, his facial expression showed some reservation.

Su, the resident wild card, said something totally unexpected next, like a baseball from the left field, "Keitaro! How about you marry all of us? Then with you as a citizen of the Molmol kingdom, you're allowed to marry all the girls you want!"

This definitely floored all the others, who all facevaulted at her suggestion except Lady Hina. Keitaro got up and immediately yelled out a reply in an indignant tone, "I can't do that! Su, it's a nice offer, and I appreciate it, but I can only marry one girl, and I decided that it will be Arturia. Besides, even if I was crazy enough to take you up on your offer, some of you girls will kill me. And I can't ask Arturia to have to do that for me!"

Taiga spoke after getting back on her feet and said, "I certainly hope not Shiro. A man should only give his heart to one woman." Motoko, who also got back up, sheathed her blade once she heard that their kanrinrin wasn't perverted enough to accept her suggestion. Noticing the tension in the room, as both Sakura and Shinobu ran up stairs crying, with Rin and Haruka following them respectively, he stood up and said, "This is too much, I need some air. I'm going for a walk." With that, he walked out the front door, leaving the tension behind and mull over what just transpired.

A few hours later, we find Keitaro on a bench in a park, deep in thought with a slight frown on his face. 'Man, what a crazy day! First Fuji-nee, then Hina-obasan, Kanako and Mutsumi-san too? And then all that insanity about my decisions. I hate having to break it to Narusegawa like that, but with Arturia back, I can't stay together with her. Besides, she's always thought me to be nothing more than a pervert anyway, constantly berating and hitting me. I can understand that they were surprised that I want to marry Arturia, but why did some of them look so upset? Sakura and Shinobu were crying, Ilya and Kanako got so clingy, even Tosaka and Mutsumi-san looked kind of sad. What's going on?'

While our main character was totally spaced out, a female figure that came from next to him asked, "A penny for your thoughts Shiro? Or am I using that expression incorrectly?" Keitaro nearly jumped to his feet in surprise, but calmed down when he saw it was his blonde lover. "Oh Arturia, it's you. Guess Tosaka has taught you more than what a date is huh? Sorry for not keeping my promise to show you around, but I've just got a lot on my mind right now. These past few days have been crazy, and I don't know what to make of all of it. You're not upset that I said that I want to marry you, are you?"

Arturia blushed at the mention of that detail again, as she took his hand and responded, "Of course not Shiro, I would love to marry you someday. You just took all of us by surprise by bringing it up out of the blue, that's all. You never mentioned anything to me. I was glad that you still feel the same about me after so long. But to hear you say that you actually want to marry me, that made me so happy." As she finished, her face turned down a bit in embarrassment.

Keitaro took both her hands with his own and said, "Of course I would want that Arturia. When you left, I thought you were gone forever, and part of me died. I couldn't go back to Dad's place and face all of them, acting as if none of it ever happened. That's why I left. But now that you are back, I always want to be with you." With that, he pulled her into a hug, the second since the long-awaited reunion (In my opinion, it's about damn time. They belong together). He then noticed the familiar doll that he bought originally for her and then later to remember her by next to her. "So, I take it that you like it huh?"

The former Servant returned the embrace, but moments later she released it and said in a calm tone, or at least as calm as she could with a shade of red, after seeing what he was referring to. "Yes, very much. I did like this thing, but I had no idea that you actually bought it. As far as the situation goes, I understand Shiro, but that's not the only reason I came to find you." "Anything for you," Keitaro had a look of confusion on his face as he continued by asking, "What do you mean though?"

Arturia continued, "Don't get me wrong Keitaro. I love you, and I always will, and I'm glad that you always want to be with me, but I am not the only one who has those feelings towards you. Much as I hate to admit it, ever since I returned to this time, and even before that, both Rin and Sakura have shown signs of feelings for you. Despite what they may say or do, and while I want to keep you all to myself, they have been trying so hard to find you, as they looked empty and sad, like hollowed shells without you around. Even Ilyasviel, whose actions have been questionable in the past, has shown great concern for you. It wouldn't be right for you to leave their feelings unchecked."

Keitaro said, "But I-" The ever confident and fierce former king cut him off as she continued, "Please Shiro, I'm not yet finished. Besides them, while I don't know any of the other girls that you have met that well, they seem to show signs that they hold deep affection for you as well. I know that your feelings for me will never change Keitaro, and I am happy for that. But it would not be right to ask of you to love me alone when so many others care for you as well. So I will not hold it against you if you decide to pursue relationships with others also. I do advise that you choose carefully though, as I notice that some of them have been doing nothing but harm towards you. The one who attempted to attack you yesterday, for example, is one that I would not approve of."

Keitaro had his jaw dropped as he tried to absorb what his love just told her. He couldn't believe that she of all people would condone the crazy idea that Su came up with, granted not to the same extreme degree, but still. He wanted to defend Naru, but he knew she was right, and the way she was speaking in made him decide against it. "But that's crazy! I don't love Su, so I can't marry her. And if I don't do that, I can't marry more than one girl. Besides, I only lov-"

Arturia gave him a slight glare for his self-denial, interrupting him, and said, "Shiro, don't lie to me. I know that your feelings for me are real, and I don't doubt it for a second. But you've also grown fond of some of the others, have you not?" Keitaro only nodded in reply, he forgot how scary the former Servant can be just by a look when she wanted to be. She continued, "Well then, consider what I've suggested. As for the issue of polygamy, things may not be as grim as you think. Just go talk to the one you call Su and see what happens, she just may surprise you."

Keitaro couldn't help but laugh at the way this conversation went, "Man is this nuts or what? If I actually go ahead with this, Fuji-nee's going to kill me!" Arturia replied with a smile, "Don't worry. Whatever happens, we'll go through it together. Now, let us return to the inn. I believe it is time for lunch." Keitaro only nodded as she held his hand and they walked back to the inn together, talking about all kinds of things in his life since they last saw each other along the way.

When they got back and walked in the door, the room became quiet, as this morning's conversation still lingered on everyone's minds. Lunch was tense, as everyone ate quietly. Naru and Shinobu still haven't left their rooms, with Kitsune later filling in the details to the conversation after she ran upstairs. Sakura, after Rin consoled her as best she could, was convinced to come downstairs to make the meal. Despite this, the former Master's mind was distracted, so the food she made was still good, but was missing the usual flair that it had. Besides the three older ladies, the other women were thinking about what to do, now that their object of affection has made his choice of both action and love.

After the meal was finished and the plates were being cleared off, Keitaro stood up and said, "Obviously, what I said to all of you this morning didn't exactly please some of you. So I think I need to talk to all of you individually about this. Ilya, Tosaka, Sakura, after the table is cleared and the dishes are taken care of, can I speak to you in your room please? And the rest of you, I'll talk to each of you, so please wait and don't pry." The three girls nodded as the rest of the residents did also, wondering what he had in mind as they helped clean up. After that, the four headed up stairs to the room that Rin and Sakura were staying in, Keitaro holding Ilya's hand, leaving the rest of them to wonder what would happen next.

The four sat down around the little table, and Keitaro started by saying, "Before I start, if there's anything that you'd like to say to me, please do." Ilya glomped her brother figure (Close enough to be called brother. Hell, they're adoptive siblings since one's the man's real daughter, granted by an artificial process while the other his adopted son, not that Keitaro knew) and said, "Ilya loves Shiro, so Shiro marries Ilya instead, OK?" Rin simply held a blush on her face and looked away with a "Humph!" Sakura was fighting against spilling her tears as she said, "Sempai, I've-I've loved you for the longest time, for as long as I can remember. When I saw you jumping against that bar, fell down, and just got back at it again, I was awed by how you wouldn't give up. That's why I get up in the morning and come over every day to cook, because it makes me happy to see you happy too. I know you're marrying Saber-san, but please, before you do, I have to let you know how I feel. I love you Shiro!" As she finished, Sakura hugged Keitaro and hung on like he was a life preserver, as if he would disappear if she let go.

Seeing the way they reacted as Arturia said they would, Keitaro said, "Wow, I never knew that you two felt this way." He turned to Ilya and rubbed her hair with his hand, as he continued with a smile, "Ilya, I'm glad that you care about me. I care about you too, but in a brother-sister kind of way. Don't worry though, I won't leave you alone. You can come live with me even after I get married OK?" Ilya replied with a smile and a nod as she continued to hold Keitaro.

He turned to Sakura and said, "Sakura… I had no idea. I thought it was strange that you would come over and cook us breakfast every morning after I recovered from that injury, and sometimes dinner too, and I always felt bad. But every time I said something, you said that you didn't mind, so I didn't read too much into it. I knew there was some reason, I just never imagined that you had that kind of feeling for me. But to be honest, I've come to care about you a lot too. Part of me missed you after I left, a part that made me regret leaving you without saying anything." Hearing that her love was actually returning her feelings, Sakura finally let her tears pour, only this time they were ones of joy.

Finally, he turned to Rin and spoke, "As for you Tosaka… where do I begin? When I first ran into you, I wasn't sure what to make of you. You seemed so calm and collected, yet turned out to be so scary and tomboyish when we started talking to each other," Rin stuck her tongue out at that comment, as he continued, "When I was so sure that I died, I didn't know what happened. I got back up and the wound that Lancer gave me was gone. I can't tell you how grateful I am when I found out yesterday that you were the one who saved me. And that was only the first of many times to come. You even left Archer behind so that Saber and I could escape. You also helped Saber get her strength back," The two blushed at this, as they both thought of the kiss that Rin forced on him. "When you kissed me, I was totally taken by surprise, so I didn't return it then. After that, you stuck with me through every battle, until Kotomine attacked you. When I thought you were dying, I was so sad. Part of me felt like I would die with you if you di-"

He was cut off as Rin took him in embrace as tears began to pour out of her eyes as well. "Baka (Idiot), I wouldn't die so easily and I didn't. Don't go thinking about dying like that. I, I-I love you too, baka."

After a few minutes of quiet embrace as they let their emotions show, the girls finally stopped crying and regained their composure. Rin asked, "Shiro, now what? You know how we feel, and you seem to return our feelings, but what about Saber? And Fujimura-sensei? They'd both have your head for actually trying to build a harem. Oh and, what about that hyperactive gaijin? Are you actually going to marry her too?"

Keitaro waved his arms around in panic as he replied, "Rin-chan please! Don't call it that! That term is so vulgar, and you're not servants to me or anything. I like to think that it's more of a big family. Besides, Arturia was actually the one who suggested that I talked to you all." Now THIS got their attention, with Rin showing a blush at what Keitaro called her. He continued, "As for Fuji-nee, I don't really know. There's no doubt that she'll have a cow about this, but Arturia said that we'll get through it together, and that's good enough for me for now. Besides, it's not as if we're getting married right away. Let's just start seeing each other and see where we go from here. I'll talk to Su later to see what we can do about the citizenship thing."

Sakura took one of Keitaro's hands and said, "We'll help you too semp-Shiro. We WILL get through it together." Rin took his other hand, and Ilya hugged her brother, only not as forcefully this time. Keitaro smiled at this, and he nodded.

Arturia : You made me agree to allow Shiro to have a harem? (A powerful aura surrounds her body)

Protoman 0 : (Sweatdrops and began backing up) Eh-he. You're not going to kill me are you?

Arturia : (Transformed and looked like she was about to slash at me with her sword, when she suddenly reverted back to her normal state, walked up to me and kissed me on the cheek with a blush on her face) Be glad that you made me come back to life and plan to have me marry him, that was to thank you for that. Feel fortunate that I am forgiving you for forcing that on me, or you would not be living.

Rin : There's also the fact that he finally let Sakura and I be together with Shiro. It's about time baka.

Sakura : Nee-san (Big sister), be nicer to Yuuki-kun (I'll refer to myself as such in all my fics despite my user name, since I like the name over my real name). He did do us a favor after all. Arigato gozaimasu (very much)!

Protoman 0 : No need for thanks, and it's fine Sakura-chan. Rin-chan being nice and friendly wouldn't be the real Rin-chan anyway. (At my comment, she stuck her tongue out at me.)

Whew! It's good to be author sometimes. And for the record, no I don't have a crush on her. It's an infatuation at best, and it's not because of her looks. While she is a looker, I'm more interested in her personality than anything else, because she's so independent for someone who's centuries old, a trait not commonly shown in females back then (Women back in that time period would most certainly be strong-willed to survive in that society, but not so outwardly outspoken if you know what I mean). My favorite Fate girl's actually a tie between Madea-chan (Caster), Dusa-chan (Medusa / Rider) and Rin-chan, although Sakura-chan has hell of a singing voice, if her voice actress performance in her character song was any indication.