EXTRA CHAPTER: RED STRING OF FATE
"A chance live again and be back to the human world?"
"Yes, a rare opportunity, right?"
"I am not interested," the King of Heroes said as he looked at the empty space.
"That's too bad. The King of Knights will go there. Don't you want to join her?"
"Saber?"
"Yes."
"Hmmm… she's the most precious treasure that I don't posses. Since she is going to their world I have changed my mind."
"Wow, that was fast."
"I am sure that she wants to go there to be with that red trash."
"Huh?"
"I will never allow her to be with him. That red trash doesn't deserve my treasure."
The man did not comprehend Gilgamesh, but still he gave him a ring and allowed him to travel in time and space.
I will have you King of Knights, and whether you like it or not you will be my queen.
xxx
The old woman stared at the sky as she reminisced her last date with the man she loved. She was sitting beside the tree as if she were reliving every moment she spent with him. Many years have passed since she watched the most beautiful fireworks display she has ever seen. After he left, she decided to wait for him, even if she were not sure if he would come back or not. All she knew was that her love for that man didn't change a bit even if he was not around.
"This tree here is bigger now," she said as she smiled.
"I guess you are right," the lady with long black hair answered.
"So, may I know what you are doing in this place, young lady?" the old woman inquired as she stared at the beautiful girl.
"I just want to see this place before I go to Tokyo University to see if I passed the entrance examination. How about you, oba-san? Why are you here?"
"Oh, me?" the old woman smiled as she continued, "It's the anniversary of my last date with my love."
"Your love?"
"Yes, but he is away from me. But no matter how far apart we are I know in my heart that we love each other. We made a promise under this big tree that we will love each other forever no matter what happens."
The young lady was surprised with what she heard. Then she looked up at the sky.
"So, you are still waiting for him, right?"
"Yes, I am. I'm not sure if he will come back though," she answered sadly.
Then a cold wind blew, causing some leaves from the tree to fly away with the breeze. Suddenly, an old man appeared with a bouquet of roses as he walked toward the old woman.
Tears ran down to the woman's cheeks when she saw her lover whom she wanted to see for a long time. He was now old, his hair was white, his skin was loose, and his posture was no longer attractive, but still his smile could take her breath away.
"I am back," the man said as he gave the bouquet of roses to the old woman.
"Welcome back," the woman answered as she hugged her lover.
The young lady smiled as she watched the lovers reunited; she couldn't help but feel happy for them.
The old woman looked at the young lady as she spoke, "I think that you will have your happy ending as well my dear. I can see that there is something important in this place for you, even if you didn't tell me."
"Yes, well actually…" the young lady hesitated at first but she decided to tell her story, "I ate dinner here with the man I like, and we watched fireworks display here too. But he is now gone."
"Gone? You mean he is dead?"
"Well…" the lady thought of how she should answer the old woman, but she decided not to reveal the truth about her love, "He is not dead, but he is far from me. And I think that it is impossible for us to be together again."
"Believe… just believe that he will come back."
The young lady nodded because she decided to believe that a miracle could happen. She wanted to see him again even if she had to run a million miles. She loved that arrogant man so much that she decided to wait for him even if she knew that her dream of being with him again was impossible.
"Yes, I will believe. And thank you so much for your advice. I am certainly hoping for you two to be happiest couple in this world," the young lady answered as she turned back.
"By the way, may I know your name?" the old woman inquired before the lady completely left the place.
"My name is Tohsaka Rin, madam," she answered as she smiled.
"Rin, you will be happy, and I assure you that you will see him again."
Rin bowed her head to the couple as she walked away smiling.
xxx
Rin graduated from high school. As everyone expected, she was their class' valedictorian. She decided to take the entrance exam at Tokyo University.
The cherry blossoms bloomed a week ago, but its beauty was still the same.
Rin looked for her name in the passers' list; she passed. The people who passed the examination were all happy as they hugged each other and jumped like there was no tomorrow, but Rin was silent as she thought of the person whom she wanted to share this joy with. That was when she noticed a guy with greyish-white hair that was walking his way to a building.
Archer…
Is that you?
Were you able to fight our destiny?
Did you make another miracle?
Even if she wasn't sure if it was him, she still decided to follow him to see if it was Archer. Since the man was walking fast she couldn't keep up with him. But still she continued running, not caring about the world anymore because for her Archer was her world. She reached the hallway, but the man was now gone. She was not sure if he was just an illusion.
"I guess I'm thinking too much," Rin mumbled to herself.
She didn't realize that she was crying.
I want to see you.
I want to be with you again.
I want to live the rest of my life with you.
"No running in the hall way!" a man shouted authoritatively.
Rin didn't turn to her back because she was wiping the tears in her eyes; she heard footsteps walking toward her.
"Silly girl," the man said as he smiled at the girl.
His voice…
I know it is him…
Rin continued to cry, though she wasn't sure why she was crying. Her knees weakened so she knelt to the floor.
"Stubborn Rin, stop crying now," the man said as he helped Rin to stand up.
But Rin couldn't control herself; she was so happy that the only thing that she could do was to cry. Indeed, it was tears of joy. He was able to make a new miracle.
I…
I don't know what to do…
I've been wanting to see him for the past few months, and now that he is here I'm acting stupid…
He was the only person who could make her cry that way; he was the only one who could complete her.
My heart…
It's beating so fast again…
Because he is near me…
"How long are you planning to cry there? Don't tell me you want me to carry you again?" he inquired with his usual sarcastic tone as he laughed at her.
Rin still couldn't look at him. She was scared that he might vanish again; she thought that maybe she was just dreaming. She slapped her right cheek to see if everything was real.
"That must have hurt," he said as he touched her face.
That was the exact line that he said last time…
Rin finally looked at him. He was indeed Archer: his enticing eyes, his greyish-white hair, and his sarcastic smile. Rin continued to cry again as she hugged him.
It was the happiest day of her life. He was now back to her arms, the man whose smiled could take her breath away.
"Are you real?"
"Of course I am, silly girl," Archer answered as he patted her back.
"How long will you be here? Another twenty four hours?" she inquired as she tried to stop crying.
"This time I will be by your side forever."
"How did this thing happen?"
"I sacrificed everything I have to be with you again: my existence as a Counter Guardian and Heroic Spirit, and all my magic circuits. I will not be reincarnated as well, so this is the only life time that we can be together. I decided to sacrifice everything for you because after our twenty four hours together I realized that I will never be complete without you by my side. I also did twenty-four unimaginable tasks. I think even Hercules couldn't beat that since he only did twelve when he was alive. Don't ask me to tell you the whole story because just thinking of those tasks makes my head hurt. And since I cannot use magic anymore you should reconsider using your Gand on me because you can kill me and this time I can't come back to life again. There is no magical ring that can give me everything so I guess I will have to study to get a good job for our future. By the way, since you are going to study psychology, I decided to take that course as well so that I can watch you always. We are classmates in this school."
Rin laughed slightly as she looked at his eyes, "I love you, Archer."
Finally, she was able to tell him how she felt about him. She blushed a little as she stared at him.
Archer was so surprised with what Rin has said that he didn't know how to respond. For the second time he blushed. He looked away from Rin, but she turned his face to her as she laughed.
"You look cute now that you are blushing, Archer."
"Hey, that was my line," he answered, still blushing.
Both of them laughed together as they walked away from the building holding each other's hands. When they were outside the buildin,g a boy screamed at them.
"Rin-san! Your husband is revive from the dead!" the boy ran as he grabbed Rin's hand, "He may be a zombie now! Let's run before he turns you into a zombie like him!"
Rin smiled at the boy as she spoke, "He is not my husba…"
But before she could finish what she was saying Archer covered her mouth using his right hand, and he was the one who talked with the boy.
"What is your name, boy?"
"I'm Satoshi! And Rin-san will marry me when I grow up!"
"Did she agree with you?"
"No, but I never leave her side when you are not around."
Archer looked at Rin as if he were asking her if the boy was saying the truth. She nodded as a sign that the boy did not lie.
"Well then, Satoshi, thank you for taking care of my wife while I am gone."
"Eh...but she was supposed to be my wife in the future."
"But I am her husband so she will never be yours."
"But since you are old, you will die soon. So snap out of it. She is yours now, but when you die I will be her husband!"
"Why you…!" Archer grabbed the boy and played with his hair, but Satoshi was fighting back.
Rin was laughing as she watched the two people fighting over nonsense things, but she stopped them.
"Who wants some ice cream? My treat."
The boy ran toward Rin and held her hand, grinning at Archer, "I want some ice cream Rin-san."
Archer walked toward Rin and held her other hand, "I don't like sweets, but since its your treat I will join you two. I don't trust this little boy, so I must protect you from him."
Satoshi glared at Archer, but Archer just smiled at him sarcastically.
The three of them walked their way out of the Tokyo University holding each other's hands.
They looked like a family, except the son wanted to marry his mother.
In your life, you will meet an estimate of 30,000 people from the moment you are born to the moment you die.
From that number, isn't it amazing that God has destined a person whom you will spend the rest of your life with.
There is an invisible thread that connects you to that person; it is called the Red String of Fate.
And that thread is tied to your pinky finger and to hers.
So no matter how far apart we may be…
We will always be connected…
Because fate will find its way for us to be together…
And now that I am back, there is one thing I promise you…
That is…
I will be by your side for eternity…
xxx
Special ending because of the reader's reviews…
Always remember that everyone deserves a happy ending. But before you can have your desired ending, you have to work hard for it. Everyone deserves a happy ending but not everyone will have it if he doesn't work for it.
Once that you find the person whom you want to spend the rest of your life with never let that person go. And make her/him believe that you deserve her love and that you can make her/him happy for the rest for eternity.