Rin looked at Archer as she followed him out of the house. When they were outside the mansion she saw a motor cycle parked in the pavement. She stared at it for a while, clueless of where it came from.
The motor's colour was red. It had cool style and looked like the latest model of the racing cars for the season. Rin was not the kind of girl who likes motor cycles, but still it caught her attention.
Archer walked towards the motor cycle and sat on it as he entered the key to the hole to make it move.
"Hop in, Rin," Archer said as he put helmet to his head and offered the other one to Rin.
Rin just stared at him. She had never ridden a motor cycle before and had heard that most accidents on the road are caused by rude motor cycle drivers. Since Archer was a Servant, she was clueless if he had enough skills to drive. If he were a Saber or a Rider she wouldn't worry because those two classes of servants have the ability to ride anything. But an Archer has a different ability, and driving isn't it.
"Do you expect me to ride that thing?" Rin asked, pointing at the motor as she raised her right eye brow, a sign that she didn't like the idea of riding it.
"Sure. Don't you trust me?" Archer asked sarcastically, annoyed that Rin didn't trust his driving skills.
"I don't trust you. Well, if you show me your driver's license, then I will ride that thing," Rin answered Archer, almost laughing as she was sure that he didn't have a license. How could he? He was a Servant, and things like driver's licences don't concern him.
But instead of being pissed, it was Archer who smiled at her. He took his wallet and looked for something in there. After a few minutes of searching, he found what he was looking for. He walked towards Rin and smiled as if teasing her, then showed her an ID.
Rin couldn't believe what she just saw. Indeed, Archer had just showed her his driver's license.
"B-But how?" Rin asked in amusement as she took the driver's license and looked at it closely.
"Because I know how to drive," Archer simply answered as he offered a helmet to Rin.
"You've got to be kidding me," Rin said as she gave back the driver's license to him and took the helmet. She put it on her head, then followed Archer as he sat on the vehicle.
Rin put her hands on Archer's shoulder.
"By the way, Archer, where did you get this motor? Don't tell me you stole this?" Rin asked.
But instead of answering, Archer showed the ring to her. Rin remembered that Archer could ask anything from that ring. Then the truth struck Rin.
What if he got his driver's license from that ring?
But before Rin could protest, Archer started the engine of the vehicle and made it move.
xxx
Archer was driving so fast that Rin closed her eyes and hoped for the hell ride to be over. She put her hands around him and leaned her head on his back because she was so scared that they might encounter an accident. Yes, it is true that she had jumped a building with him before, but riding a vehicle was a whole new experience, and she was not sure if she could concentrate on using her magic if ever something bad would happen.
Rin was unaware that Archer was smiling as he imagined his Master's expression.
Even if Archer was driving fast, something caught Rin's attention and she just couldn't leave the person that she saw.
"Archer, stop," Rin calmly said as she looked in the direction of the child.
After hearing Rin's order, he stopped the vehicle. He was planning to ask Rin why they should stop, but she was gone and went to the child before he could even ask her.
Slowly, Archer walked toward where Rin was and saw a child who was crying. Rin was patting the little boy's back and asking him some questions like what his name was, where he was from, and who his parents were.
The boy answered them all and told Rin that he was lost.
"I was following a beautiful butterfly, and when I caught it I just realized that I was lost. I let the butterfly go and started to cry," the boy explained, then continued crying.
"Archer," Rin said as she stood up and looked directly to his eyes, "Let's look for his parents."
Archer just looked at Rin; he was indeed surprised with her actions. For him, Rin is the kind of girl who doesn't care about other people. She is a selfish girl who only cares about herself, and helping that boy is out of character for the Rin he knows.
"Rin, are you sure you want to help this little boy?" Archer asked sarcastically.
He wanted to spend the rest of the day with her and helping that boy would surely be a waste of time. But when he saw Rin's determination, all he could do was sigh and follow her.
Rin looked at the boy and smiled at him, "Don't worry, little boy, we will find your parents."
xxx
They went to the town where the boy lived. It was a big and beautiful place. They searched for his parents in his house but they were not there. Rin thought that maybe his parents were looking for the boy as well.
This is not good. I do think that it might take us hours before we could find this boy's parents, and I'm sure that Archer will be mad at me.
Rin stared at Archer and noticed that he was bit annoyed. She could understand him, but she thought that the boy's safety was more important than a date.
When Rin was a child during the fourth Holy Grail War, there was a psycho killer Master who summoned a Caster. Because the Master was crazy, he was able to summon an evil Servant. This team was looking for children and killing them just for entertainment. So many children were missing during that time, Rin's closest friend being one of them. Tokiomi Tohsaka decided for Rin and his mother to live in a different house because he knew that their lives might be in danger if the other Masters decided to attack his place. Rin was a noble child with high dignity and couldn't just let her friend die. Even if she knew that it was dangerous, she still decided to save her friend. She sneaked out of their house and rode a train. When she arrived at the station, she heard some noise that brought a chill down her spine. She was so scared that she wanted to run away, but since she was just a little girl she knew that there was nothing she could do. So she decided to scream so that other people could save her if ever she was in danger, but before she could scream a hand stopped her and she lost consciousness.
Her experience was different from this child's, but for some reason she knew exactly how scared that boy was. So she decided to help him.
"Archer, we will search all over this town and we will never stop until we see his parents," Rin commanded.
He was annoyed, but still he followed Rin's order. He drove all over the town, but still they couldn't find his parents. It was already 11 am; Archer had only 13 hours to stay in Rin's world.
The child lost his hope, so he told Rin and Archer to leave him in his house because he was sure that his parents would be back there soon. Rin disagreed; she thought that maybe some bad guys might take advantage of the child if they left him alone in front of his house.
"Rin," Archer said confidently, "I think I know where his parents are."
"Really?"
"Just trust me," he said as he sat on the vehicle and asked them to follow him.
xxx
They arrived at the police station and saw the boy's parents. The mother ran toward the child and hugged him while the father talked to them and said thanks. Both of the parents were relieved, and the police officers in the station were happy as well to see the boy.
"Thank you so much again," both of the parents said with bowed heads.
Archer saw Rin smiling as she watched the boy hugging his parents. This time Rin's smile was so beautiful that he couldn't help but admire her. She looked so peaceful; the wind blew her long black hair which made her even more beautiful. Archer realized that Rin could look like an angel.
She's so beautiful.
That's why Archer decided not to bully Rin anymore; he just wanted to make her happy for that day. He knew her past and the things she had been through, and making her happy instead of teasing her and making her blush became his goal. He wanted to make her smile like that again before he left her forever.
I want you to be the happiest girl this day.
The boy walked towards Archer and whispered something in his ears. After hearing the boy's message, Archer answered back, and both of them laughed.
The boy kissed Rin's right cheek before he went home with his parents.
"So, Archer, what were you two talking about earlier?" Rin asked as she rode the vehicle with Archer.
Archer smiled at her and said, "He told me to take care of you because I'm so lucky to have you as my girlfriend."
Upon hearing what Archer said, Rin couldn't help but blush. Fortunately, she was wearing her helmet, and she was sure that Archer didn't see her blushing or else she would lose their bet. She tried to make herself calm before she asked him her next question.
"And what did you say to him?"
This time Archer started laughing as he said, "I told him that you are my wife and not my girlfriend, and that I will take care of you forever. I was just kidding, but the boy said that when he grows up he will wait for me to die, and then he will marry you. He made me laugh, and both of us were having fun talking about you."
You got to be kidding me!
Even if it was just a joke, Rin could still feel her heart beating so fast, and she was sure that she was blushing. Even though she was wearing a helmet she still covered her face with her hands.
Why am I feeling this way? I know that he was making fun of me but…
I told him that you are my wife and not my girlfriend, and that I will take care of you forever.
Why am I feeling something weird in my heart?
How can you make me feel this way stupid Archer?
Rin couldn't talk for a while. Then she heard her stomach's cry for food.
This time Rin gathered her strength and asked Archer, "Where are we going now?"
Archer showed her a check, then answered, "I know that we will be spending money so I decided to ask for money from the ring, but instead of giving me money this thing gave me a check. So I guess we should go to a bank first before we can eat."
What the hell? A check!
Archer started driving the vehicle very fast without even thinking if Rin was scared. Again, she leaned her head on his back and put her arms around him as she closed her eyes and hoped for the hell ride to be over.
Why do I feel something strange when she holds me like this and leans her head on my back?
"By the way Rin," Archer said as he was driving, not caring whether she could hear him or not, "You are beautiful."
"Huh?" Rin shouted because she couldn't hear him.
"And I am glad to be your date on this Valentine's Day," Archer continued as he smiled.
"I can't hear you!" Rin answered back as she closed her eyes.
Both of them were not aware that they were feeling something for each other. Not just admiration, not just a simple crush, but something that was beyond that.
To be continued…
