Temporary Farewell

At the end of the hall, a relatively large door stood with the sound of someone familiar behind it.

"Come on! There aren't any snacks here?" Damon's voice broke through the concealments of the door.

Let's hope it can't be louder than the sound of a waterfall or else the confidentiality of this will be burnt to the ground.

"Damon?" Shin's voice was filled with utter surprise, not a single drop of hatred in the ocean for Damon. Why'd he put all the blame on me?

As I chuckle softly in self-pity, Shin looked at me, once again suspecting something.

"I didn't plan this," I whispered to him as Felix held the door open for Aurelius' entrance and my own.

Aurelius stepped in first and through the gap from the open door, I could see a guard with bright teal hair behind Damon as they both lowered their head slightly as a greeting.

Taking a single step inside my field of view increased to see a ghostly pale hand with nails as sharp as the sword pointing at me from the door boy. That hand... that unmistakable hand of an unforgettable douchey vampire.

Instantly I flung my arms back for Shin to stop. Fay was behind him so she stopped as well. This... I know I've made my peace that she could go to Grail if she so desires, but... she's a person dammit, not a thing.

"Why is he here?" I asked Felix.

"The vampires' representative?"

So if I stay, Fay will have to see him...

"If I leave now, will you fight me?"

"Yes." He answered clearly without any hesitation.

I wanna give my spiel about how friendship is more powerful than forced loyalty and how the mind might forget, but the heart always remembers, however, I have my doubts that Fay will come out of this room with us.

Glancing back at Fay I find her with a confused expression as to why I stopped.

"Give me a second. I won't run," I push the blade away from me and walked back from the door a little to look at Fay and Shin.

It's her right to go... it's not my place to keep her with me... there's blood on the handkerchief she keeps covering her mouth with. The reason we came to the capital was because of her sudden pain. What if it didn't disappear as she said? What if she was only tolerating it and not telling us? What if Grail and make that stop?

Gently I placed my hands on her shoulders, "Uhh... I don't really know how to word this. Grail is in there."

The realization that she'll see him face to face really overwhelmed her. She looked stunned, happy yet sad at the same time. The realization that she could go back to her master seemed to make her smile, but tears glittered in her eyes, rolling down her face slowly.

Without another word, she hugged me tight suffocating my stomach, with the height difference.

"The pain from that might have to substitute my presence for a while," She stood back. Looking at Shin, she gave him a hug too, "Incompetent maniac with a hero complex,".

The moment Shin heard that his eyes lit up and smiled.

"Robotic amnesiac," Shin pushed her away, blushing a little. Isn't that cute when it's a little too late?

Fay smiled lightly, "I really do wish Alfie was here. Although, this won't be a goodbye. I will see you. That is a promise,"

"You ready?"

"After we walk into that room, we may no longer be allies," Fay looked down to the ground a little. Even when she's sad, the formality of her words are still so... fantasy.

"But hey!" Shin shouted, "We're still friends,"

Chessy as hell... although sometimes too much cheese still makes it a decent food.