Pine Garden

[Aiden]

Mira

The ground exploded beneath the force of her impact, soil and rocks and bits of bark blowing off like shrapnel and bouncing harmlessly off her muscles. Mira's senses all sharpened as she sought her opponent in those precious moments after she landed, after she pulled that damned cloth away from her face. "What a damn trick...!"

But then Vega gave himself away, his exhaustion showing through, and Mira had a choice to make: trying to avoid the blow when her feet were already dug into the ground from her landing, or...

The bull fighter found himself striking home against muscles that were harder than iron, clenching at the point of impact as she adjusted the position of her torso just slightly so his nails slid across her side, tearing her tank top away there...!

And then, her left arm closed the gap between his limb and her ribs. Mira clenched the fight tight, tore her feet out of the ground, and shouted "ORYAAA!" as she spun him around in a tight semi-circle!

She released him into a tree.

[SINIB]

Emiya

Well damn it, she looks like she's about to cry, he thought, And why wouldn't she?  She has two people living inside of her and probably isn't even aware of it.

"Well, when's the last time you ate?  It could be low blood sugar as well," he asked.

Tsumiko

Tsumiko opened her mouth, but closed it without saying anything. She shrunk down.

"I don't remember."

She sounded really sheepish.

[Elf]

Emiya

He frowned at her and said, "Normally I don't advocate snacks before dinner, but since you don't know the last time you ate I don't want you pitching over again."

Emiya didn't really keep things like candy or sweets around.  He prided his pantry on the finest ingredients he could buy without being ripped off.  Everything was hand picked by him, and he was very picky about what he spent his money on food wise. 

Still, not that he'd admit it to anyone other than his cat, there were times where he would just want a bit of a Japanese pastery. Even if it was one he didn't make.  He opened his fridge and pulled out his last fish shaped pastery.

"It's chocolate, and has enough sugar and fat that it should stable you out without completely killing your appetite," he said as he handed it to her.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Vega

His eyes widened. Once more, the vice smashed into his arm. But how!? His technique was refined, and he felt his blow striking through! Her heart should be right between his fingers, and yet that mere peasant girl-

"GUAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" A force unlike anything in the world hurled him straight into a tree. On that moment, thunder cracked once more, and just as it cried to declare the beginning, it declared the end of this duel. Splinters expoded out of the impact, and his back lodged straight into the trunk, bending it backwards with a cough of blood.

His legs trembled. He tried to stand, but it was already over. His head fell backwards, washed away by rain and defeat.

And yet, he smiled. That damn wench, he could not understand how she was this strong, but he did somehow manage to find some relief. Did she not realize? Her head was suddenly a little lighter on the left than when they started.

"Hehe... I did not lose...haha..." He let out a last breath, and his world turned black. In his hand, a gleaming earring was snatched. Even if it was not victory, it was the key that would let him attain glory. Surely, this was no end.

Only the beginning.

[SINIB]

Tsumiko

Tsumiko's stomach grumbled, as if to agree on his point. The girl blushed.she bashfully turned away, taking the candt bar and biting into it. "Thanks..." She muttered

[Elf]

Emiya

He eyed her as she began to eat and nodded in satisfaction with a slight grin.

He looked at the timer and nodded to himself.  The cake still had a few minutes before he would need to adjust the heat in the oven.  Emiya looked at Tsumiko and asked, "Do you have a place to stay?"

[Aiden]

Mira

She almost relaxed until the sensation of being off balance, just slightly, reached her conscious awareness. Mira reached up and touched her ear, only to find a torn earlobe slowly closing beneath her touch. She gaped at the realization, and turned to her fallen foe with a bit of her shock visible. "You took my earring."

Mira marched up to him, heedless of how much of her tank top had been torn away to reveal the bikini underneath, and scowled. "Do you realize how annoying it's going to be to pierce this ear again?" She pointed at it. "Ugh." She shook her head, and held her hand out. "Fine, come on."

She grabbed his wrist to pull him up off the broken tree.

[SINIB]

Tsumiko

Still stuffing her face with food, Tsumiko nodded. "It's lonely, but I have a cozy little house."

[Elf]

Emiya

Those steel grey eyes met Tsumiko's with an expression that could only be described as a Mom Look. 

"Are you sure?" he said as he continued to look at her.  "If you need a place to stay, I could make room for you."

[SINIB]

Tsumiko

The girl shrank back into a cower. "No, no, I couldn't impose, and anyway, it'd be dangerous. I couldn't put you at risk, Archer..."

[Elf]

Emiya

Emiya walked to the oven and turned the heat down while the cake continued to bake.

He folded his arms over his massive chest and asked, "Why would it be dangerous?  I'm a big - grown man.  I can take care of myself."

[SINIB]

Tsumiko

Tsumiko waved her hands at him, sticky as they were with the traces of chocolate. "No, no, it's just, um. People, they come..."

She stopped as she wondered if she should tell him. Would go betray her, and try to kill her too?"

[Elf]

Emiya

I don't like this.  I don't like how nervous she is, Emiya thought as he looked at her.

He frowned and asked, "People come and they what?  Is someone trying to hurt you?"

She probably had to deal with Enforcers trying to seal her back home, dissect her like a frog to see what makes her tick.

[SINIB]

Tsumiko

"I mean, hurt seems a little soft..." She muttered. She crouched down on the floor, pulled up her hoodie, and held onto her legs, rocking a little bit.

[Elf]

Emiya

Emiya crouched on the floor in front of her and rested a hand on her shoulder.  He peered down at her and asked, "Tsumiko-chan, is someone trying to kill you?"