In the year 2025 Chaldea Security Organization has completed the Second Grand Order postponing Humanities destruction yet again. With the second singularity completed, they still have more questions than answers. Another companion has also joined th...
I had been home now for what had felt like months, but really had only been back for a week and over this past week I had spent most of it lying in bed staring at the ceiling into space. During that entire time Mashu had stayed by my side arguing that she needed to stay to protect me despite my protests to the contrary. Now every time I left the house whether it be to walk the dog or get the mail, Mashu was now at my side. Refusing to let me leave the house without her, no matter where I went. That meant she followed me everywhere around the house, and I swear that she would have followed me into the bathroom if I hadn't told her not to follow me in. With that said I was grateful that she was deeply concerned for me, but even I needed personal space... Although compared to what Scathach had said on that day in my room when we were alone, I suppose I should be grateful that somebody cared about me at all. Meanwhile Rin had left the following day that she had dropped me off. Saying that her job here was done and I was no longer her problem. However there was something she had said to me before she departed that was nagging at me...
"Well, I'll be taking my leave now...." Rin said before she stopped at the door and paused for a moment. Rin then swung around and faced me with a serious look in her eyes. "I'm leaving everything in your hands now, so don't go and let all my hard work go to waste. You got it!" Rin said pointing her finger at me sternly, before turning around and proceeding to head out the door.
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That had been a week ago, and here I was still laying in my bed looking up at the ceiling as I reflected on what she had said. I knew what she meant, but I hadn't even gotten started on going through all of the files she had given me. My briefcase still sat on my desk untouched where Rin had placed it down a week ago, I just hadn't been able to bring myself to start going through it all. It was so much to dissect, it all sounded so surreal at face value. Some crazy scheme by one of the highest ranking officers at Chaldea to go behind her bosses back to betray her and everyone else there at Chaldea. Just so she could get her hands on the Holy Grail that had been in our possession. All for what? So she could go back in time and destroy the roots of humanity and thus destroy humanity itself, all so she could reach the Root, the thing that all magi strive to reach. Unbelievable... I guess what Lord Acton said over a hundred years ago will always remain true no matter the time or person....
My eyes blinked rapidly as I left my thoughts and returned to reality. I pulled my hands back from their resting position on my chest and pushed myself up to the sitting position with a minor groan. I had gotten a little too comfortable lazing around in bed doing nothing this past week, I needed to get off my butt and start looking at those files I had nearly been killed over. There was no time for me to laze around in bed all day when there was so much to read through, so I would be ready to make my case to Olga in a few months. My eyes wandered off to my right where I saw Scathach laying in her chair with her arms across her chest and her eyes closed. I saw black cables coming out from underneath her hair leading down to a phone at her side; she must be listening to music as she took a cat nap. As my eyes wandered downward I saw the pink hair of Mashu as she rested the side of her head on top of her arms on my bedside. Mashu was fast asleep, which came at no surprise. She had been attentive to me over the past week and a half, getting very little rest. Even though I repeatedly told her that I would be fine without her help, she didn't take no for an answer. She was all tuckered out it would seem. I couldn't help but smile as I reached out and patted her on the head for all of her hard work, even if I didn't need it, she still did her best. Mashu really was such a sweet young girl, unlike the girls I knew back when I was her age. Mashu didn't react to my touch and continued to breathe in and out calmly as she must be in a really deep sleep. I could almost lay here forever just watching her sleep calmly, it was almost a bit soothing, like a cat purring in your lap. I shook my head: "No, No Chris. You can't stay here in bed all day, even if it is really comfortable. Those documents aren't going to go over themselves." So with that in mind, I was now committed to getting out of bed and starting my work. The only problem now was actually getting out of bed; my body didn't want to move as it had grown comfortable here in bed. There was also Mashu resting on the side of my bed while Shadow lay on his side on the other, so that was also an obstacle to overcome. I pulled my legs back slowly towards my chest and out from under the covers where I then proceeded to slowly bring my legs over Mashu's head to avoid hitting her. With my feet now planted on the ground I pushed myself upright and brought my hands up to my face to rub the sleep out of my eyes. As I finished this ritual I turned and faced Mashu to see that she had apparently been undisturbed by my movements and was still soundly sleeping on the side of my bed. I couldn't help but smile at her; she really had worked hard these past few weeks. I reached over and patted her on the head affectionately which seemed to cause a satisfied moan to escape Mashu's lips. This caused me to chuckle as I pulled my hand back towards my mouth, after a momentary pause I began to push myself off the bed. Eventually I finally got myself into the upright position where I stretched my arms and legs, only to wince as pain still tingled in my left arm whenever I moved it too much. Even though the wound had been fully healed, it still ached from time to time, and the limp still hadn't fully gone away in my leg. My hand gripped my shoulder as the pain eventually began to subside. "Owe..." I murmured and turned around to face Mashu slumped up on the side of the bed. I imagine it couldn't be that comfortable in that position.... So I took it upon myself to correct this predicament as I leaned down grasping Mashu's waist, who was still sound asleep, and I pulled Mashu up onto the bed. Mashu was surprisingly light compared to all the other times I've had to lift Mashu up, but then again Mashu wasn't wearing a truck ton of armor. As I was pulling Mashu up onto the bed a familiar feeling returned to my shoulder. I ignored it though until Mashu's entire body was on top of the bed.
