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"I don't want to...no...please..." Sakura whispered to Shirou. She looked up with him bleating eyes. "Senpai...how?" She questioned. "How did he die?"

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Rin

Shirou frowned and said, "Come on.  Let Rider and Tohsaka handle that."  He rose to his feet bringing Sakura with him.  He pulled her close and said, "Don't worry, if anyone can find out what happened to Faust, it's Tohsaka."

Then he started to lead the girl with the long violet hair out of the room, leaving Rin with Vanguard and Rider.

"Well, bloody hell," the raven haired magus said in perfect English.

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Vanguard

"Wait." Vanguard called out calmly. Then, he stepped forward.

"Sakura, I need to speak to you for a moment. Alone."

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Sakura couldn't see through the tears as Shirou led her from the room, so she walked up and pressed herself against his back, leaning head head against his back.

Then, Vanguard addressed her, asking to speak to her alone.

"No." She said simply, continuing to follow Shirou. She didn't want to leave him, not now.

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Shirou

The redhead looked at the suit of armor and said, "This isn't the time, Vanguard."

Then he wrapped his arms around Sakura and continued to lead her away.

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Vanguard

Vanguard stood still, not flinching or budging. She was walking away, it was only natural. However, he couldn't help but be slightly annoyed at her exxageraed reaction. It was unfitting of her to show such sentamentality over such a thing.

Faust had sworn to protect her, perhaps he did so for a long time. But he ended up dying. That was a risk that was present from the beginning. There was no need for tears, there was nothing to discuss. Neither was there any need to shed tears over it.

Faust had died. Nothing more, nothing less. And at the very least, he died fulfilling his debt to him.

Even so, it would not be wise to press things further for the moment, so he stood silent.
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Sakura

Sakura ignored Vanguard and walked out of the room with Shirou, drying her tears as he led her to her room. She looked blankly at the pictures on the wall and thought about this. She didn't understand. This wasn't supposed to happen. She couldn't take it. So she broke away from Shirou and ran to her room, grabbing her stuffed Senpai from the bed and burying her face in it.

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Shirou

Shriou blinked as Sakura took off at a run.  He blinked and then called out, "Sakura, wait!"

Then he, of course, took off after her.  He found her in their room, clinging to the large plushie of . . . himself.  He blinked and sat down beside her, stroking her hair.  "Hey Sakura," he said in a soft voice.

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"Hi..." She said, still downcast. She held tightly to her plush and turned to face him, crossing her legs. "Faust's gone...you didn't really know him, did you..."

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Rider sat on the bed, listening to the conversation with a sad look on her face. She hated seeing Sakura like this. And, worse still, as Rin had pointed out, whatever killed Caster was obviously very powerful. Perhaps even more powerful than her and Vanguard combined. Without knowing who killed him or why, they could not be sure if Sakura herself were in danger.

After a brief discussion, Shirou suggested to Sakura that they leave her, Rin and Vanguard to work out what had happened. Rider agreed with the sentiment. Right now, Sakura was extremely upset. She needed love and comfort, and that was what Shirou was best at providing. She watched as the two of them left, a sad look on her face. She desperately wanted to be able to bring Faust back, to make things right again, but she knew there was nothing she could do. He was gone, and all they could do now was try to help Sakura recover from the loss as best as they could.

Before Sakura could leave, though, Vanguard spoke up.

"Wait", he called out, stepping forward.

"Sakura, I need to speak to you for a moment. Alone."

Rider glared angrily in his direction, astounded that he could be so insensitive towards Sakura's emotional needs. Of course, Sakura simply rebuffed him, and Shirou castigated him for his effort, before the two of them left the room together.

As soon as they had left, Rider turned to Vanguard, an angry look still on her face.

"Vanguard, Sakura is far too upset to talk to you right now. She needs to be with Shirou. If you have something truly urgent to say, then tell me and, if it is really necessary, I can inform her mentally", she said.

Then, she turned to Rin, putting on a softer smile.

"I'm sure there is no Grail War going on. I am Sakura's servant too, after all, if there was anything like that happening I would be involved. As for what killed Faust, though, I do not know. It would have to be someone powerful, though, even I would have struggled to defeat him in a straight fight."

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Vanguard

"No. Shirou was correct, it was not the appropriate time. Forgive me, I simply... no. Even then, I should have waited. It concerns Faustus, or rather, his unfortunate end. I hope there will be another time."

Then, he turned his back and looked up, speaking solemnly. He turned away, instinctively. As if to hide his face. And clenching his fists, he let his voice linger.

"It is unfortunate, Rider. To think that man would save me, only to die. To impose upon me a debt I could never repay... That imbecile."

Suddenly, he began to tremble. Sadness perhaps? No, simply rage. Scorn directed at his enemy, the one thing he could not defeat.

Faust could not defeat it either, sadly. That is why he would fight twice as fiercely.

"Unforgivable. Unacceptable. I will take that fiend's head. I won't let him, I won't allow him to sleep at ease as my master's tears shed." Spoke Vanguard with a voice devoid of life, devoid of emotion.
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Rin

Rin looked at Vanguard and smirked.  She said, "Good."

Then she pounded her fist into her palm and said, "And Sakura needs us to find his killer.  She needs to know what happened to him; not knowing is just going to agonize her and maybe hurt her more than she already is.  If we wait too long, we won't be able to find out what happened to him, and considering his power someone would had to seen it.  The supernatural's not hidden in this place right?  So we need to find what did it and you two can kill it for Sakura."

Is it horrible that I am using this as a chance to get out and explore the city?


Shirou

Shirou shook his head and said, "I'm sorry Sakura, I didn't really get a chance to know him, but I know that Tohsaka is going to find out what killed him."

His eyes darkened as he took her into his arms.  "And if its something truly dangerous, we need to stop it."

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Sakura wiped her tears on her shoulder and nodded. "Yeah." She said softly. He was right. Whatever had killed him needed to be stopped. And punished.

"Senpai." Sakura looked at him intently. "You can't do something stupid because of this."

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Shirou

He held up his hands and said, "No-no, nothing like that.  Not when we have Rider, Vanguard, and Tohsaka.  Plus, doesn't this city have protectors?  Maybe we can help them save as many as they can."

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"Maybe..." Sakura thoughtfully said. She wasn't sure, but...maybe. Just maybe. As long as he was safe. Safe enough, anyway.

Sakura leaned towards him, blushing slightly from their closeness. "But...sigh let's not talk about that right now, okay? I don't think I can think about that right now...it hurts Senpai. My heart. It hurts so much right now."

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