Fate: Bonds Beyond Humanity

Then Rias got on a long sales pitch telling Shirou all the benefits of being a devil, the longer life, the power, the prestige. After that she told him the benefits of becoming a devil for her, the value of his skills and how much the Gremory house would be willing to pay along with lots of benefits.

"No thanks."

"What?"

"No thanks. I don't want to be a devil." He would have shrugged but he was both helping someone and his muscles hurt. "I am fine being human. Nothing against those that become devils but I just have no reason to."

"But-but- You must have a dream right? Or a wish?" She didn't sound desperate but definitely sounded confused. "Tell me what it is and I will help you!"

For a solid minute Shirou stayed quiet, thinking. He never told anyone his dream did he? He never bothered. Once they were out of the cave they both looked up, it was a full moon tonight.

"It is silly." He admitted.

"Doesn't matter. Tell me and I will make it come true." She insisted.

"I.." It is there, under the gaze of the moon he takes out her arm and looks at her. "I dream of a world where everyone can smile."

Silence, just silence was her answer. The devil, Rias Gremory, was without words.

"You see… my dad, he saved my life once, I remember that memory clearly, he had the most peaceful smile, so simple and yet so beautiful. I couldn't help but ask, 'could I smile like that?'... I learned magecraft because I could help my sister with her stuff, not that she needed it. But I still can make things that others can use. A sword to clean boulders and save people, a medical tool that can heal the wounded, I even figured out how to make one to generate electricity."

Their eyes were still in the same place but Shirou had just one more thing to say.

"I enjoy helping people and what I want is to see everyone smile."

Rias… in that moment she knew that Shirou's dream was impossible, on so many levels and in so many ways that it was not even a joke. "But… you are living only for others… that is awful."

"Maybe." There was no regret in his voice. "But it is my choice."

"You are insane." She said but then she started to laugh. "Completely and utterly INSANE!"

There was no malice in that laugh, it was sincere, melodic and expected for Shirou.

"Fine." She says once she controls herself.

"Huh?"

"Fine! I shall make your wish come true, one way or another. You don't need to be a devil for this and you saved my life so I owe you one anyway."

"Hey! I didn't save you for a favor!" That annoyed Shirou but Rias just laughed more.

"Don't you want to bring smiles to people?" With that question Shirou nods. "Then let me do this, it is what makes me smile." She made a point to point to her mouth to show her smile.

"BUCHOU!" Shirou turns around and sees a blond boy with a beauty mark under his eye, blue eyes and dressed in a suit running towards them with a sword on his hip, for a second Shirou's eyes land on the weapon and he gets the full story behind it.

'Holy Eraser' was its name and its creator and owner was…"Kiba, slow down."

"Batchan told me you fought a stray and almost died." He was in full panic.

"She exaggerated, I am fine!" She tried to calm him down.

"You have no wounds but your uniform tells me otherwise." It was only when the blonde said that Shirou noticed Rias' state of dress, his face turned red and he turned around completely.

"That is no trouble Kiba-kun- Ah! Let me introduce you to Emiya Shirou-kun here. He has some skills that you must see." When she sees his back she asks. "Shirou? Something wrong?"

"Well… your clothes..." He was trying to be subtle.

"What?" She looks to herself. "It is just a little skin."

"Buchou, I recommend we take you for a check up. The nurse needs to know what happened." Distressed, the blond approaches but Rias is calm about everything and still wants to tease Shirou.

"Don't worry Kiba. Shirou-kun here took care of all my wounds." She holds his arm making him go redder. "Isn't that right?"

Shirou took a deep breath, he learned that if he gave in then there would be no stopping. "Yes I did. But she was bitten and scratched by rats." Best strategy is to throw the other party under the bus.

"WHAT? BUCHOU THIS IS SERIOUS! WE MUST GO!"

"Fine… I need to burn these clothes anyway." A sentiment that Shirou couldn't help but agree with. He looked to the moon and realized something.

"Excuse me Kiba-san but… what time is it?" Kiba pulls out his phone.

"Little past midnight."

At the new information Shirou's brain started to compute what happened. His phone broke, he fought a devil and he was late… really late. "I barely graduated to highschool and my sister is going to kill me."

Kiba is confused by the comment, Rias just laughs more and slaps her fellow redhead on the back. "Welcome, to the first day of the rest of your life."