"Rin, are you busy tomorrow evening?" Gerard asked her out of the blue.
"Not particularly. Why, do you need to reschedule one of our meetings?"
"No, I was wondering if you would like to be my escort to a party."
"What kind of party?" she asked.
"The kind were with a lot of rich people I where I would make a very poor impression if I showed up alone. I promise I'll make it worth your time."
"How so?"
"It's a surprise. Trust me and you won't regret it."
Rin pondered for a moment. "Well, alright," she finally agreed.
"Wonderful. Please wear a dress," he told her. "I can outfit you if you need something appropriate."
"I can take care of that myself, thank you very much," she snarked.
"Alright, alright," he held up his hands. "I'll pick you up tomorrow at your place."
"Fine. Now stop wasting my time."
-xXx-
The following evening.
Saber was worried. Something had changed in Rin's behavior. She was more tired than usual. Some evening she returned home and barely ate anything before collapsing into bed, exhausted.
Yet she was had also been less concerned overall, like she had made a breakthrough in the situation that arose at the Clock Tower after the scandal that forced Shirou on the run. However, as much as it should have been a good thing in and of itself, it was worrisome that Rin had not shared this development with her, likely, Saber knew, because she wouldn't have approved of whatever Rin had to do to achieve that.
Saber trusted Rin and her judgment, so she didn't push for answers. However, her concern kept on growing. Her extended silence on the matter did not bode well.
Asking would do no good, she already knew. If Rin didn't talk about it herself, she would evade Saber's questions masterfully. Thus if she wanted to do something, it had to be of her own initiative.
The opportunity presented itself sooner than she expected.
"Saber, I'm going out tonight."
"Oh?" the Servant asked. In the past few months, Rin only left to go the Clock Tower or to work with whatever project she had in town, twice a week, but was back for dinner each and every time. "I will prepare then."
"There's no need. I'll be attending a social gathering with a colleague."
"Will it be safe?" An very important question with Magi involved.
"Ah, don't worry," she smiled. "It's just a bunch of old geezers getting together to rub their wealth in each other's face. They only thing I'm risking is getting bored to death."
Well, Saber could relate to that. In the time of her reign she had to be attend to a number of such events. Indeed boredom had been the only enemy at the time.
But that wasn't everything there was to it. Saber already knew that Rin was hiding something. Not only it was the first time she went to such events after Shirou had left, she was also not specifying with whom or why she went.
Asking would do no good, she already knew. Contingency measures were required.
-xXx-
It seriously bothered Rin that Gerard was not the archetypical Magus or even just the asshole he she made him out to be. If he were, Rin could direct all of her frustrations at him, but he wasn't so she had only herself to blame for every trouble she stumbled upon.
At least, Rin hoped, taking part in this event would perhaps help her forge her own connections. They were not Magi, but wealth is a power of its own and the seeds of future opportunities needed to be planted whenever an occasion presented itself.
Thus she went to her wardrobe and begun sorting through her clothes in search of something appropriate.
-xXx-
Gerard parked his sport car under Rin's place. His watch read ten to eight so he was a bit early than expected. He got out of the car and popped a cigarette in his mouth as he waited for her, thinking about his plan so far.
Rin had grown to trust him, not like a friend yet, but surely as a respected coworker and business partner. Her sense of shame had been slowly eroded through pleasure and sheer force of habit. She begun showing eagerness in their relationship and if he kept playing his card like that he was sure she would seek him out outside of their agreement with enough time.
However, that wasn't his ultimate goal. He wanted to break her, debase her. He wanted to turn the prideful Magus into a cum-craving sow
But it wasn't easy. Strong-willed and resourceful, Rin was his most ambitious project yet. if he wanted make more progress he needed to drive her further into a corner, so that she could only dig herself deeper.
Deeper down into a road of his choosing.
He had to burn several favor he was owed and ask for a few more himself, but Rin would soon be receiving some very bad news that would force her to look for new solutions.
Like the experienced puppet master that he was, Gerard would present her with that solution before she even knew she needed it. This evening was another of such moves in that direction and another step toward Rin's self-debasement.
He was still grinning when Rin walked out of the building and his cigarette nearly fell from his lips at the sight of her.
She wore a red, backless dress that stopped right above her knees and a pair of red heels that made her legs look positively unending.
Gerard gulped. He had seen her naked already, but there was a huge difference between being exposed and showing off. Whatever the circumstances, Rin did not half-ass thing.
"Wow," he breathed out. "I mean…"
"Thank you," she said flatly, obviously flattered yet just as obviously not wanting to appear such. "And good evening to you as well, Gerard. Shall we go?"
"Yeah. Yes, of course."
He held the door open for her and a moment later they sped away toward their destination.
Neither noticed the blur hopping from rooftop to rooftop in pursuit.
-xXx-
The place where the party was being held was in the country side out of London. The mansion was as huge and as opulent as it got and Rin had a hard time not to gape. In size, the place was not unlike the Einzbern castle in the forest of Fuyuki, only a lot more lively.
Gerard moved the car toward the entrance and Rin schooled her features as not to appear the uneducated eastern monkey she often was compared to at the Clock Tower. When the vehicle stopped Rin descended with all the grace she could muster, pleased to see that more than a few heads turned to look at her.
She took Gerard's proffered arm and they walked into the illuminated halls of the mansion.
Rin knew she wasn't the most beautiful woman around, not by a long shot, but she still played her part well.
Red had always been a good color for her and she had filled up nicely since her school days. She was also the only Asian around as far as she could see, so she had an exotic flair the other women lacked.
Not that it particularly mattered, but she was still a woman and as such not a stranger to vanity.
They mingled. Gerard introduced her to his business partners and she hung to his arm all the time like the part she was meant to play, exchanging pleasantries. In spite of herself, she even had a couple of drinks, just enough to give her a pleasant buzz, but not so much to impair her judgment.
Everything went well and then Gerard introduced her to the master of the house. A fat, balding businessman by the name of Howard Ogdenson who eyed Rin the same way he'd probably look at a steak.
"Good evening Gerard," they shook hands. "I'm glad you could make it."
"Howard," the Magus greeted in return. "A wonderful party as usual."
"Thank you. And who might be this splendid creature on your arm?"
"Howard, this is Rin Tohsaka, a friend of mine from school."
"Pleased to meet you darling," he said kissing her hand.
"Likewise, sir," she replied politely.
"None of that now. Friends of Gerard's are my friend. Call me Howard."
"Very well, Howard."
They chatted some more and then went their separate way, but Rin could feel Howard's eyes on her back until they were out of sight.
"Ugh," she said once they were out of earshot. "I could feel him undressing me with his eyes."
"Yes, well, who wouldn't?" Gerard laughed. "But more seriously, that's good for you."
"I beg to differ."
"No, really. You know the jewels you buy for your experiment at the Clock Tower? He's the one providing them. Howard is the sole owner of one of the biggest mining companies south of the Sahara desert."
Rin's eyes widened. "He's not a Magus."
"No, of course not, he's just a filthy rich jewel importer who has taken a liking to you. It's not my place to tell you who to spend your time with, but for the sake of your future researches and investments, I suggest you keep him into your good book. I put a few words in your favor with him."
"Gerard! Is this the surprise you told me about?" she asked eye-wide.
"Yeah. I thought that you of all people could use knowing someone like him, unpleasant as you can find him."
Rin was stunned speechless. Her dislike for the man aside, which was purely skin-deep, being on a first name basis with a person who traded jewels at that level was more than godsend. Surely she would still have on the business relationship herself, but the kind of shoe-in Gerard just served her was not unlike winning at the lottery.
For once, her luck seemed to have turned for the better.
She was borderline giddy for the rest of the evening and she indulged in her drinks a bit more. There was definitely cause for celebration.
It was only later that her mood was ruined, when she caught a glimpse of a person who shouldn't have been there.
Dressed in a French maid outfit, serving drinks to the guests, along with similarly dressed maids, was none other than Saber, searching the crowd with her eyes. It didn't take a genius to figure out who exactly she was looking for.
Rin swore under her breath. She should have known that Saber wouldn't have been fooled for long. The Servant was too perceptive not to realize after a while that she was being fed half-truths.
She didn't want her to meet Gerard even if they weren't currently doing anything even remotely compromising. They were two parts of her life that couldn't come in contact with one another for any reason whatsoever.
Realizing that she hadn't been spotted yet, she pulled Gerard away from the main hall and into an empty corridor.
"Rin, what-" he protested, but she just dragged him away. She tried every door until she found one open. Pushing Gerard inside the storeroom she locked it close behind her and breathed in relief.
Even though Servants could tell the general position of their Master it wasn't exactly a precise thing and she knew Saber wouldn't go around breaking doors open just to see if Rin was in a specific room, unless Saber thought Rin was in immediate danger and if she did she wouldn't have followed in secret.
"Well, I didn't think you'd be this forthcoming, Rin," Gerard said as he pushed from behind against the door, his firm hardness pressing against her butt.
Only then Rin realized how it must have looked like to Gerard. Dragging him forcefully into a storeroom and locking themselves in.
"W-wait... this isn't how it looks like..."
"You don't need to make excuses. It's perfectly fine to kill two birds with one stone."
She twisted around so that she was facing him.
"I'm telling you I'm not -hmmp," she moaned when his lips crashed against hers.
Maybe because of the alcohol in her body, maybe because she had grown used to his touch, her body reacted to him like it had been taught to.
Her heartbeat, already fast paced from the shock of seeing Saber, changed to a more sedated yet intense tempo, while Gerard worked his tricks on her. When he moved his lips to her neck, her protests had completely died down.
'It's perfectly fine to kill two birds with one stone,' she agreed, licking her lips. 'It's just making the best of the circumstances.'
Had she been more clear minded, more reluctant, she would have come up with a dozen plans to defuse the situation with Saber. As it was, she enjoyed Gerard's kisses on her skin far too much to bother.
'This… is really bad,' she considered, but her heart wasn't really into it.
With a swift movement of his hands, her dress fell from her shoulders and pooled at her feet, exposing the black lingerie she had picked for the evening.
Gerard took a step back to admire her beauty.
"You are magnificent, Rin," he told her breathlessly.
"Idiot," she whispered, face heating up even more at the compliment.
Again he kissed her and this time her arms circled his back, one leg sliding behind him to draw him close. The feeling of his hardness against her crotch sent a shiver up her spine even though there were still clothes between them.
His hands slid down her naked back and into her panties, grabbing her ass, roughly, like he owned it.
"Gerard," she gasped.
Her hand slid between them so that she could stroke his very hard cock. Even through his trousers she could feel it pulsating. The heat that radiated from it traveled from her palm and melted a knot in her chest. When she freed it of the confinement of his clothes, she was already salivating.
She went to her knees without thinking. Weeks of practice kicked in with ease. Her lips were already circling his manhood when she noticed her position.
She didn't feel troubled in the least.
The scent, the taste and the texture of his cock were all too familiar in her mouth and she accepted them unquestioningly.
Every movement of her head sent a pleasant twang echoing down her body, inflaming her core with every movement.
She allowed herself to stop thinking and just let her body drive her onward. When Gerard gathered her hair behind her head, she just pushed his cock further into her mouth.
With eyes half closed she savored the firmness that burned into her.
'How could merely sucking cock feel so good?' she wondered. But she didn't truly care for an answer. All that mattered was the heat that spread like fire from her womanhood. A heat that demanded attention.
Her fingers found her way between her legs, were the burning moisture from her pussy confirmed what she already knew.
'I want this.'
Pulling back from Gerard's cock, now coated with her saliva, she stroked it back and forth with a look of wonder on her face, all the while her finger danced above her panties.
She looked up at him and he looked down at her.
"Suck on it."
And so she did. Back and forth, with wet, slurping noises. Gerard guided her, holding her head in place and moving his hips in rhythm.
With both of her hands now free, she could caress her breast while she touched her pussy. She hardly even noticed moving her panties aside so that she could access her honey-spot directly.
'I'm so wet.'
Her pussy was drenched and burning from desire. She couldn't recall a time when she was that horny. There was something -someone- at the edge of her mind. A reason why she shouldn't have been doing something like that, right there and then, but it was too distant do cool the flames of her lust.
Gerard suddenly picked up his pace and so did Rin, with both her head and fingers.
'I'm going to cum!' She could tell that Gerard was almost there too, but at the last moment he stopped and pulled out.
Before she could ask why he pulled her hair lightly so that she would stand up, then he unceremoniously turned her around and pushed her against the door. Without needs for instructions she pulled down her panties, sending them down her legs and on the floor, stepping out of them with a small click of her heels against the pavement.
Slightly bent forward, with her hands against the door and her most private parts exposed, Rin wiggled his ass at him.
'Oh my God, I can't believe I just did that,' she thought in equal parts aroused and scandalized. ' I can't believe I really want him to... fuck me.'
Gerard needed no more invitation than t hat and brought his dick at her wet opening, rubbing the tip against the welcoming folds.
"Hmm," Rin moaned.
"What do you want from me, Rin? Tell me clearly."
"Gerard... come on."
"Tell me," he taunted, rubbing his dick up and down against her.
In her chest her pride protested, but the heat in her abdomen won by a great measure.
"... fuck me."
It was barely a whisper, but for Gerard it was enough. He grabbed her black hair like a bridle, pulling her head back forcefully while he parted her pussy with his cock at the same time.
The sudden yet dearly wished for penetration took her by surprise and a guttural moan escaped Rin's throat, her eyes nearly rolling back in delight.
'Even though it's so humiliating how he treated me, why does it feels so good?'
But there was no answer for Rin's unspoken question. There was only the searing sensation of Gerard's cock driving back and forth inside her, the feeling of her hair being pulled back like a mare and his other hand caressing her back and occasionally spanking her ass.
No one ever treated her so roughly. No one ever took her so completely. With every thrust she rediscovered her body. With every slap on her ass she felt more womanly than ever.
That's when the doorknob rattled. Rin heart nearly stopped. Through the haze of pleasure she managed to focus enough to sense Saber's presence close by. Very much close.
Was it her, behind the door? Was it her Servant, her friend, her lover just behind the thin wood frame?
Her body tensed, tightened but that only meant a more powerful jolt of pleasure shot through her.
The doorknob rattled again.
'Stop! Don't stop! Stop!'
She wanted to moan, to scream, to beg, but she couldn't afford to let out the smallest whimper. The only sound in the room was Gerard's thrusting to his heart content, while Rin's mind was being assaulted by too many emotions.
'Go away! Go away! Go away!' she begged inwardly. 'Go away and let me CUM!'
Her body shook all over and clamped onto Gerard's cock as the throe of her orgasm run over her. Gerard didn't give her any quarter and rammed with renewed vigor until he joined her in release. Pulling her bare back against his chest he turned her head to the side and joined their lips and tongues in a sloppy kiss, while his seed flooded her most sacred spot with searing heat.
Something melted inside of Rin. A knot that had been tied for a long time had come loose and Gerard presence filled her heart and mind completely. For a time there was only the two of them, unaware of the world.
Rin knew in her heart of hearts that no matter what happened from there onward, she couldn't bring herself to hate Gerard easily ever again.
The doorknob didn't move again and Saber's presence dimmed, however slightly.
Rin barely noticed it, and when Gerard started moving again inside of her, she forgot about it entirely.
-xXx-
Rin couldn't recall the trip back home. Saber wasn't home yet, but Rin was far too gone to notice or care. She took a hot shower out of habit and then stumbled into bed, tired beyond words and her mind completely blank.
Her body, utterly satisfied, fell asleep around the bundle of warmth that Gerard had left into her womb.
The next morning when she woke up, much more clear headed, she would be extremely conflicted about it all, but not matter what she thought to herself, not matter the excuses and all the rationalizing, the mark that Gerard had left inside her body and mind would not disappear ever again.
Last edit: 11/03/2015
AN: sorry for the long wait for updates. My life has gone through some big changes lately and I've been insanely busy and too emotionally invested in other things to write. I apologize to all the people who PM'd me that I didn't reply to. I've been away from everything related to this account and my the time I came back it had been months since you guys wrote.
With that out of the way, I'd like to answer some questions that came up in the reviews (either here on AdultFF)
1- Shirou's power level. Many pointed out that Shirou is strong enough to fend for himself against the Clock Tower's enforcers, and while that it's true at some level they have numbers and resources on their side, while Shirou is someone that would rather run instead of kill ten times out of ten. His entire character is built around the fact that he values other people lives and happiness more than his own, so no, he would not stay and kill every fucker after his skin.
2- Rin's money and mana issues. I'm not familiar with the UK living expenses and otherwise, let's just assume that the maths adds up for the sake of the story. As for Rin Mana, the point of her low reserves is that in order to increase her reputation and help Shirou she's taking ten times an ordinary Magus's workload of experiments while keeping Saber who leeches 70% of her mana pool.
3- Endings. In true Fate/Stay Night fashion, this story will have a Bad, a True and a Good Ending. What they are about you'll have to wait and see, but no matter what happens we'll see Shirou's fate in all of them.