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with a dreamy far-off look and her nose stuck in a book; (OPEN)

Who:

croibhristeoir
Where: Bookstore.
When: Morning. November 7.
Summary: ~~Kattu is bored and Nao humors her by doing a Lancer and Saber log.~~ Saber tries to adjust to her new job: aka two knights in a bookstore. Customers and people coming to poke fun are welcomed.
Rating: PG
Warning: Moeshit.

[ The spectacles took some getting used to. There's that much at least as Saber curls up, legs hidden under her skirt. It was strange - a woman who knew combat inside and out spending her days at a less-paying job than the one before. In fact, she left it all for one reason. That reason stood at the register away from her a bit, tall, dark, and most definitely handsome (even if she would never admit such). When she moved in with Gilgamesh, her time spent with Lancer declined significantly..

So this was the best way. She went from a valet and from being Arthur to being a simple bookstore sales associate by the name of Arturia. There was no complication in her life now. It was liberating in a sense as a content sigh escapes her lips without her realizing it. An often occurrence that was too subtle for her to catch on. Lifting her hand, she pauses, the bad timing hitting her just as harsh as the cold wind through the door. The only problem she faced was the breeze that flooded the store every time the door opened. She kept from shivering in his presence (a knight never expresses discomfort), but the goosebumps were all too obvious on her bare arms. ]

This book is not as interesting as the last. [ Conversation such as this was a distraction from the cold. ] I do not understand why there are two people in love with the same woman.

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And if I was to ask you to allow me to accompany you the entire way?

Would your request not be negated from the start due to course we are on?

...ah, would it?

It would. If you were to ask something else to occur after the original task at hand, then perhaps it could be followed.

[ Completely oblivious. ]

[Thinking...thinking...]

So what you are saying is... If I were to request you stayed at the hotel with me tonight, what would you say then?

[ Sudden pause because whoa she did not think of that. It's true though - he could ask it of her and she would stay. Denying him was a task that was becoming more and more difficult as time went on. ]

I would stay at your side for as long as you wished.

In that case, might I ask that you remain with me tonight? If it's no trouble, of course.

[ A chill travels along her spine as she shivers slightly against his arm, blaming the weather and her lack of a coat on it quick enough in her mind. It certainly had nothing to do with the other knight's words. ]

It may be wise to with the cooler weather coming in. Plus, it is a dreadfully long walk from the hotel to that frivolous condo.

Yes, of course. Surely you know by now that you're always welcome there no matter the reason.

Then I shall.

[ Drawing in close, she tries to stay as warm as possible alongside him. ]

I'm glad to hear it.

[He didn't bring attention to the fact that she was obviously cold; if she was going to insist otherwise, he wouldn't push the issue anymore.]

Will that be all you ask of me for this eve?

I think so. I wouldn't want to trouble you too much.

And if I permitted you to trouble me. What would you ask of me then?

Hm...I'm not really sure, honestly. If I had much else to say, it would be expressing my gratitude for you granting me your companionship.

Companionship..

[ A simple word that meant so much to her right now. ]

You need not think of that.

It is of no small amount of significance to me.

[He smiled, heartfelt and sincere.]

But as you wish, I won't mention it again.

Diarmuid, do you consider us allies or something more?

[Ah...it took him a moment to realize she'd actually asked that. Once he'd properly processed it, the question actually caught him off guard.]

...I should hope it goes without saying that you are immensely important to me. My loyalty will never again go to one who does not deserve it, and my trust is sadly no longer a thing easily won.

[He spoke slowly, in a calm voice with each word carefully considered before he gave it voice. This question required a very careful answer, mainly because Diarmuid himself didn't know. Was Issei's suspicion correct? No, it couldn't be. He couldn't be in love with her, that would be terribly improper. Even as equals it would be improper--he'd had Grainne, after all. What would she think if he should someday give Arturia a declaration of love?]

[...She'd think him a womanizer. Just as Kayneth had.]

And though that's true, I have no hesitation or unease in placing my life in your hands should the situation call for it. To me, that is far more than the word 'allies' can properly convey.

[So of course he couldn't be in love with her. She would surely think poorly of him if he claimed such a thing, and that would be a fate worse than death to one who was betrayed twice over already.]

At the same time, I've come to realize we can't simply focus on fighting here. Times have changed, with or without the Holy Grail War. Here especially in this country and era, things are not what they were in your Britain or my Ireland.

So it would be wrong, to weigh one's relationships with everyone only as what they are in combat. We have...more value than that.

[It was a strange and foreign concept to think of himself not as a Servant contracted to a Master or a Knight of Fianna loyal to Fionn mac Cumhaill. Who was he supposed to follow now? Arturia? Himself?]

[Yes, that was exactly it. He was only Diarmuid and she was only Arturia. Titles, royalty, bloodline, country, class names...it was all worth less than the paper it was recorded on now.]

It's up to us how to define ourselves now. And it is in seeking that definition that I've realized I am...happy when I'm at your side, Arturia. Which is something I have not truly been in a very long time. Knowing that you are nearby is truly a relief in this place where so little is truly certain.

[An unusually gentle smile gradually broke out across his face, slow and sincere. Diarmuid's voice was quiet but strong, with no trace of anything but clear honesty within it.]

In answering your question...'allies' is too simple a term. You are my companion, my fellow knight, my friend, and someone I would care for and defend with all of what little I have. At any time and for any reason, you need only call for me and I would be at your side without question.

I can safely say, Arturia, that you mean a great deal to me.

Do you love me?

[ After all of those words spoken, that's what he receives in return. ]

[It was likely due to having left himself so unguarded and open that Lancer flushed a sudden shade of red at the question. he certainly wouldn't have done that if he was being more cautious.]

I-I...what?

Do you love me as though you would love your brothers back home, Lancer?

[ It was that simple to her. ]

O-oh--yes, of course I do.

Then I will love you just the same.

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