Fate/ Dire Paradox (Jeanne Alter X Male Reader)

Chapter 40 - For better or worse

(This is a 18+ chapter. Avert your eyes if this makes you uncomfortable. Enjoy it!)

Stepping inside the apartment, I stretch my arms behind my neck. Though the numbness is still there it felt almost too good not to stretch. I am just worried that my little stunt may have done some permanent damage to my nerves.

I hope not.

"Hey... can we talk a bit first?"

"First?" I arch my brow, "I wasn't planning on going to bed any time soon or get busy with work," I then approach her as she sits on the edge of the bed, "You look worried."

"I am a little bit," she admits, "Although we both made our options perfectly clear as well as the possible outcomes... I still feel a little hesitant to let you go ahead with the plan."

Lowering myself next to her, she turns her body towards me, grabbing my hands, "Jeanne, if you don't-"

"Stop it," she sighs, "I know what I want. What I want is to be next to you till the day we die of old age and I can't have that without getting a physical body," she lowers her gaze to our hands, "And to get that I need you to risk your life. I don't want to be around you for a few months only to disappear."

I smile at her, "Then I will be careful. We will get out of this I swear... it would be rather cruel if we got this far only to fail at the end, right?"

She nods, "It would be."

I lift my hands to her face, lifting her head to face me, I then caress her cheek, "We will be fine. I promise."

"Even though you hate making promises?"

"For you, I'd do anything."

"A bold claim," she laughs, "That just means I get to get away with a lot more things if you have that type of mindset."

"I don't ever mind your little outbursts, our your short fuse, the times that you say you hate me more than anything, and the times where the only way to get to me is by beating me senseless."

"I am not that bad-"

I silence her with a long and passionate kiss, "I love every bit of it and I cherish each moment."

She nods with a bright red face, "Why are you being so affectionate..." she whispers to herself.

"Do you want me to sto-"

"No!" she then gives me a frustrated sigh, "I am just all over the place right now, and you trying to be smooth suddenly isn't helping."

I watch her ramble with a smile, "Jeanne, I love you."

She then smiles, with a nod, lifting herself she throws her arms around my neck, whispering into my ear as she nuzzles into me, "I love you too."

Breaking apart, I lift myself though as I wanted to offer her something to drink, she grabs me by my wrist.

"Jeanne?"

"I think...I...I." She stuttered, suddenly nervous.

"What's wrong?" I asked, concerned.

"P-please make l-love to me." She stammered.

Totally taken by surprise I ask her, "Wait... are you sure? You don't need-"

"Am I sure!? Are you screwing with me right now?" she lets go averting her gaze as she crosses her arms, "Honestly you idiot, I thought you would know but you have to force me to say something so embarrassing-"

She notices my smile, "What?! This isn't funny!"

I shake my head, "No," stepping closer I push her back onto the bed, she lifts herself as to rest her legs on the bed, "I didn't expect you to be so bashful about something like this."