Bed and Shower

The two lovers made out with each other while enjoying the afterglow. Opening his eyes, Shirou noticed the time on his clock and remembered it was a school day. "We need to get going, or we'll be late!"

"Oh," Sakura moaned as she remembered school to. "You're right."

"We could get a shower together," Sakura suggested. On hearing that, Shirou's mind was filled with thoughts of banging Sakura against the shower wall. Sakura seemed to realize that too. "Or maybe not," she said.

"You go first," Shirou offered. Sakura nodded, got up, and gathered her things. As she was about to open the door, Shirou spoke up.

"Sakura?"

"Yes, sempai?" Sakura asked.

"I...I really enjoyed last night," Shirou said, a little embarrassed. "I'm glad you did. So did I, semapi," Sakura smiled as she opened the door.

Sakura closed the door to the bathroom behind her and placed her bag and clothes on the counter. She saw herself in the mirror and paused at what she saw. I'm smiling, she realized. It had been a long time since she had actually smiled.

Sakura was about to step into the shower when she felt something on her hand. Looking down, she saw her command seals reappearing. So it worked, Sakura thought. That wasn't the only change she noticed. She didn't feel compelled to have sex to feed the crest worms in her. What she did this morning was because she wanted to.

Opening her bag, Sakura took out the notebook and a pen. Opening the notebook, she wrote:

Sakura Matou can make her command seals visible or invisible at will.

After a moment, Sakura looked at the back of her hand again and willed the seals away. Faster than they appeared, the command seals disappeared. I can't let Shirou know I am a Master, Sakura thought as she put the book away. I will have to tell him soon, though.

While Sakura was in the shower, Shirou was cleaning up and getting his clothes out. A few moments after Sakura left the room, there was a knock on the door. "Shirou," Saber's voice said from the other side of the door before it slide open.

"SABER!" Shirou exclaimed as he scrambled to cover himself. At the door, Saber stood there calmly, not really concerned that she might see Shirou naked.

"We need to talk, Shirou," she continued.

"A...about what," Shirou asked as he covered himself with the sheets.

"About Sakura," Saber answered. "Is she someone important to you?"

Shirou's face blushed. "Where did that come from?" he asked.

"I know what you and her did last night," Saber answered in her normal stoic tone.

Hearing that, Shirou's face grew redder. "I see," he said, looking away.

"The reason I am asking this, is because if she is that important to you, we will need to keep her safe," Saber explained.

"Wait... Are you saying that Sakura could be in danger because she and I..." Shirou asked.

Saber nodded. "Some Masters have targeted the loved ones of other Masters." As she said this, her mind went back to that moment ten years ago.

"And to prevent that, Shirou, I would suggest that Sakura should live here, where I can protect her."

"You're right, Saber," Shirou agreed. "I'll talk to her about it."

"Good," Saber said. "Sorry for intruding."

As Saber started to close the door, Shirou turned to look at her. "Saber," he began. "I'm sorry for putting more on you with this."

"You need not worry, Shirou," Saber replied. "It's a Servant's job to protect their master. But thank you."