Holding my bandages hand, nervous of what to truly say. "I... I'll try my best."
It was something I wouldn't have ever said, yet those words were the only thing I could say.
Hearing my answer, she was slightly disappointed but she didn't say anything and just left.
After arriving in my room. I laid down on the bed not being able to even fall asleep. "Was his ideal the right?"
*Knock knock* "Sakura?... Oh yeah you're running low on mana. Come on in." As I turned around towards my nightstand, opening the drawer to grab the cutter.
Sakura hugged me from behind, I could feel her chest on my back.
"Tell me Shirou... Why are you trying to protect me?" Her voice low as a whisper her head resting on my back.
"Uh..." 'I belong with you, I wanna be by your side.' closing my eyes with a sigh. "I'm protecting you because I need you." With those words I opened my eyes. All the time where she helped me, the times she was beside me. "Life without you is something I cannot imagine."
"Do you mean, I'm like family to you?, or do you mean, you want to be with me as a girl?"
Hearing that my heart hurt a little but I gently smiled. "What I mean is I'm in love with you."
"Umh." A small shock escaped from Sakura, her hug tightened. "Then... What's left me?"
I pull away from her hug. I turned and looked at her.
Her eyes were almost in tears. "Or... Or maybe I'm too impure for you. Just look at me. I know I am, I simply stepped in your room and I'm overwhelmed with desire. What's wrong with me?, even when by myself I can't stop this-"
I place my palm on her blushing cheeks to stop her mockery. "No you're not! You're not disgusting at all. You're beautiful Sakura."
"Oh... Shirou." She closes her eyes and I lean forward to a kiss.
[A/N: Sakura is 16 years old! The next scene's I won't write!]
"Since I'll be staying here. I should at least make breakfast!" Rin standing in the kitchen with an apron on.
"Uhmm.... Ok?" Looking at Sakura I couldn't help blush. It's the same with Sakura as she also looked away blushing.
After a few seconds of awkwardness Sakura stood up and helped Rin with the meal.
After the meal Rin and Illya left. Before leaving Illya gave a vague comment.
As Sakura and I did the dishes and laundry, we both sat in the backyard holding each other's hand.
'I wish these peaceful days could last more.' As we both looked at the blue sky.
Soon after Illya and Rin asked me to come to the dojo.
As they used their magic to help me to control my arm.
Time passed in a blink but after such a long time. With both of them helping, creating a sword was much less painful.
Leaving the dojo it was already evening. I can see Sakura folding the dried clothes.
Soon Rin and Sakura started making dinner. It was a simple porridge yet it tasted good. As we were eating dinner Rin pointed out in the news that the killings happened.
After the dinner Sakura and I slept together.
"Shirou!" By the shout, I was forced to wake up. "Get up and come with me!" Rin full on panic left in a hurry.
As I looked back Sakura wasn't next to me.
No it's not time to think about that! Wearing my clothes i arrived at the living room in a hurry.
It was still night. On the TV, there was news about a massive blackout and multiple people disappearing, vanishing.
'Don't tell me Sakura?!' just that second a knock was heard at the door.
Rin and I quickly ran to open it. It was Sakura on the door frame with bloodied clothes.
Before she could fall I grabbed her while Rin quickly left to grab the first aid kit.
"Sakura!" The realization hit me. 'Just don't look ignore it!' but my eyes drifted to her shadow. It was glitching. The same red and black... 'Don't even think about how much it looks like her!'
I didn't sleep only watching the news till morning came.
[News: this morning body count still continues to rise, now totaling over sixty. No estimate for how many has gone missing, but roughly forty buildings were affected.]
The news felt nothing more like a static noise by now.
Clicking off the television. "How's Sakura?"
"She's alive." Rin replies with a weakish voice.
Hearing that she is alive. I let out a small breath.
After a few seconds Rin mumbled, "At least."
Turning around. "Is there something wrong?"
Rin didn't look at me but was staring at the floor. "On the surface she looks fine but underneath... Her muscles are shredded. I don't know who did it but it's possible that the brain was Traumatized by the pain, I cannot say for certain she will be the same. We need to defeat Zouken and that shadow since we're running out of time." She walked to the door.
I also slowly follow her.
Rin in a weak voice asks me. "What if Zouken and the shadow aren't working together?"
***
The same burning city, the same ruin. As I kept walking mindlessly. "No!" Sakura standing on a rubble in front of her a massive sun spilling out purple, crimson liquid.
"Are you a traitor?, Will you betray who you used to be?" A figure with white hair. Standing next to Sakura holding a sword.
Two people I know walked past me.
"No, Stop!" I reached out my hands toward the rumble. "Don't hurt her!"
"If that's what you intend to do, You've already lost!" The white haired man raised the sword.
Before the man could slash, I released the bandage. Overwhelming information rushing in my brain. The sword he was holding got flung away by me.
The Sakura figure looked back at me holding a bow when she drew the empty bow, Swords were coming out of my body every second, piercing my flesh with a resounding noise.
And soon I died by countless swords growing out my body.