(...What's going on?)
When I open my eyes, I find myself in a Shinto temple, surrounded by lots of people, many of whom I recognize. When I look at myself, I'm dressed in a dark-colored Haori jacket and a gray Hakama.
"Damn it! Why is Senji getting married first!" Matsuda seems wound up.
"There's been a mistake! It's some kind of conspiracy!" Motohama can't believe it.
"Senji! I'd love to have a little sister!" I can see Fuji-nee in tears, next to her is her father and members of the Yakuza.
I keep turning my head to see Chiyo, the members of Maken-ki etc... everyone I know is here with me.
(But what's going on? Wait... this looks like a marriage... my marriage?!)
As I see a Shinto priest approaching me, my brain starts to race, trying to figure out why I'm here, I start to shake and sweat, I'm scared, I turn to the other side, to see my "family", their faces don't exist, they're just children's doodles, fidgeting but above all even without eyes, I can feel their stares piercing me. I look at the ground, unable to take it anymore.
(So... who am I getting married to...?)
"Senji, everything's fine, so lift your head." A familiar voice comes from beside me.
Looking up, I can see Rias Gremory, her hair and make-up probably done for hours. She's wearing a long-sleeved white kimono, an Obi and a long coat. I'm stunned by her beauty.
(If she's next to me, in those clothes... is she the one?)
"President, you're so beautiful!" Akeno praises Rias.
"Live a long and happy life." Koneko said calmly.
The Shinto priest begins the ceremony, but my head is elsewhere, in panic.
(So this really is the marriage of Rias and I... There's no doubt it's a dream. Why am I dreaming this in the first place? I've never done one before! Is it stress?! Maybe it is. Or maybe the situation with Erina has got me thinking too hard? It's already more likely, but to get to this point...)
"I would have said both, plus the fatigue and mental load you have right now."
Suddenly, everything disappears, giving way to this desert, a graveyard of swords. I turn to see the huge red dragon staring back at me with calm eyes.
"Ddraig... thanks for getting me out of there, that was... weird..."
"Too bad, I wanted to see the rest but well, you don't look ready for that so better stop there for now." He said mockingly.
"Hey, I can hear it in your tone that you're making fun of me. But you're right, it's ridiculous the way I'm reacting... Maybe I should have been proud? After all, Rias is really beautiful, strong, intelligent... Nah, she deserves better than me."
"...Hmpf..." Ddraid blows his nose, creating a cloud of sand, forcing me to cover my eyes.
"Hey, what was that for?" I ask, pulling the sand off me.
"...Nothing."
"..."
"..."
"Um..."
"It won't be long before you wake up, but first I'd like to have a private chat with you."
"Privately?... Now that you mention it, I don't feel his presence."
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FanfictionSenji Emiya, a young man troubled by the traumas of his past, enrolls at Kuoh, a school famous for training the country's best heroes and shinobi, to become what he promised to his adoptive father: a vigilante capable of saving everyone. Follow the...
