Oh now this is interesting!

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Pressing her knees together as she waited on a bench at the park, her breath became visible in puffs as she felt the cold giving her a long shiver. Was November ever this cold? Just two days ago they had received the first snow of the year, but records show snow had not appeared in November since fifty years ago.

“So cold, but it doesn’t stop anyone from going out.” Kagome sighed with a smile as she rubbed her cold hands together. Her eyes observed the families, couples, and individuals walking around biggest park of the city.

A small display of Christmas lights was already up, and in the next two weeks, the rest of the display would be available. It definitely gave the couple-y vibe. When was the last time she even did teenager things? Her life had been one fight after another since entering the Holy Grail War, and her personal life had been completely ignored. And here she was determined to focus on school ever since she got done with her mission in the feudal era.

She sighed again, thinking about her grades. ‘Okaa-san is going to have questions if she knows…’

“One cafe mocha.”

Kagome blinked at the white cup with a warm sleeve around it before eyes traveled to the smile. “Thank you, Lancer.” She spoke, taking the hot drink into her hands. The warmth of the cup made her sigh contently now feeling her hands enter heaven. “I’m surprised you knew about coffee.” She laughed.

As Lancer held his own cup of cafe mocha, he took a seat next to his Master. “I think you tend to forget that us Servants are given the knowledge of the world we are brought into for the war.”

“Ah,” she nodded, “that’s right.” Sometimes she was surprised he knew more than her in some political and social affairs.

Watching him take a sip of his drink from the corner of her eyes, she then put her sights back on the couples enjoying the cold night. This was out of the norm for both of them. Usually their lives were chaotic of nothing but one fight after another. Perhaps it was due to teaming up with Kiritsugu that she felt safe.

She shook her head lightly; she knew better than to keep her guard down even with that kind of pact.

“Relax.” Lancer’s tone softened.

Kagome turned to see him looking around the area.

“I’m keeping my guard up, but you are using energy just trying to sense everything around you.” Lancer chuckled. “I wouldn’t want my Master overexerting themselves.”

She blinked; she observed. If anything, it was him who always overexerted themselves.

Kagome scoffed back, “if I am going to relax, then you should, too. See,” she made a small gesture to get his attention to the couple on the other side of the side walk who were taking pictures together, “look how relaxed they are.”

Lancer blinked, “they are a couple.”

“Ah,” Kagome lowered her drink from her lips, “right. Ha-ha, guess we can’t be like that-” Noticing his palm waiting for her, she looked back to his eyes. “Um, what is it?”

“You want to take pictures don’t you?” Lancer smiled.

Heat rose over her cheeks as she shook her head with a nervous laugh. “A-Ah well, I didn’t necessarily mean that-”.

“I don’t mind. We can be on a date if you like. Besides, I have come to enjoy our time together because you just never know when it will be the last.”

Kagome blinked again noticing he was still waiting for her to give him her cellphone. Chuckling back, she dug it out from her purse before placing it on his palm.

“What if we suddenly need to leave because of enemies?” It was a terrifying thought, but something she needed to think about to be prepared.

“Then I’ll try to finish the job to come back to our date.” He smiled.

“You better not be planning that you go by yourself.” She gave him a light punch on his arm. “I’m coming with you.”

Nodding back at her decision, knowing there was no reason to argue back with her, he turned on the screen of her phone. But if there was something he was willing to keep secret was his doubts on making a pact with Kiritsugu. Saber was a warrior who kept her word, but her Master was a different matter.