Fate/Stay Night – 20

As Emiya walks home from visiting Kotomine, he thinks about what the priest told him. Goldie only had one real way to stay in this world as long as he did: he attacked humans and used their souls to replenish his mana. Kotomine promises to investigate Goldie, and gives Emiya some advice concerning Saber. Once she obtains the Grail, she'll have no reason to keep on living as a Servant, as her wish would have been completed. In order to keep Saber in this world, Emiya would have to use his last command spell and force her to drink from the Grail. Herein lies Emiya's problem, as Saber must not be allowed to have the Grail, but it's the only thing that can keep her in this world. Emiya finally realizes something that we've known for quite a while. At first, he fought with Saber for the sole purpose of stopping the Holy Grail War before more people got hurt. But now it's different. He's fighting to keep Saber with him, because he's in love with her. Aw.

When Emiya returns home, Rin asks if he was at Kotomine's place. When he tells her he was, she shrugs and doesn't ask what he was doing there. She comments on the fact that Saber, the most powerful Servant, was the most incomplete. Emiya says that Saber should have never become a Servant, and Rin notes that Archer had said the same thing. Oh noes, foreshadowing time! They mull over the prospect that Archer could have been one of Saber's knights, although Saber never seemed to recognize him. Rin asks what their next move should be, and Emiya decides to go on a date with Saber, which sends Rin into a fit of laughter.

After Rin calms down, she actually wishes him luck, and teases that she likes ("suki", translate that as you will) them both. Looks like that's the end of any more Saber x Rin action . Rin then lays out a strategic plan, and likens a date to a battle, which makes Emiya rather confused. Saber is eventually called in, and Emiya invites her out, which makes her confused. Emiya tries to explain, and Rin finally tells Saber that a date is meeting with your lover in secret, which makes Saber blush. Ilya shows up to try and tag along, but Rin takes her out with a karate chop to the back.

Emiya and Saber escape the clutches of the killer crazy cute loli and head into town. Their first stop is a clothing store, where the saleslady tells them they can open the packages if they want to. Saber takes the words literally and rips a sweater in half. Oops. Next up is a Star Wars-esque movie, complete with lightsabers. Emiya uses the darkness to try and hold Saber's hand, but just as he's about to, she raises her fist and starts to play along with the on-screen action. They then hit up the aquarium, where Saber says that it's unnatural for the normally free fish to be trapped in a tank with nowhere to go, although she is dazzled by the beauty of it all. After lunch, where Saber discusses the advantages of teabags over the better tasting leaves, the pair continue shopping and end up at a store that sells plushies. Saber finds a lion and takes a liking to it. Emiya starts to laugh, because he thinks that a lion would suit her. Saber gets uncharacteristically flushed, and shoves the lion into his hands before storming out of the store.

The pair wanders around a bit more, until they find the remains of a ship near the pier. Saber says that it's her fault that the ship sunk, because she was forced to use her Noble Phantasm in a fight on board. Nobody was hurt, but Saber still seamed a bit distressed that she had destroyed the ship. As the day winds down, Emiya and Saber watch the sunset from a bridge overlooking the river. Emiya suggests that they go on another date later, but Saber turns down the offer, and refers to her "Servants are weapons" mantra. The conversation eventually drifts towards Saber's wish and Emiya's desire to keep her in this world. He says that she's not suited for fighting, that she never actually wants to even if she's always ready to. Saber takes offence to this, and says that the only reason she exists is to find the Holy Grail and to undo her selection as King. Emiya insists that she lives for her own sake, and Saber lashes back that he never thinks about himself, but puts others, especially her, before him. Emiya gets angry and Likens her wanting to change the past to a child's selfishness. This sends saber into emo-mode, and she says that no mere person could ever understand her. Emiya gets fed up with Emo-Saber, and tells her to do whatever she wants before running off. Does this guy have any backbone at all? And what's with the always running away from Saber? She's hot! The answer? Emiya's gay. That's gotta be it.

Emiya returns home by himself, and resolves not to apologize to Saber, because he cares about her. Oh, he's not gay, he's just an idiot. My bad. Emiya is suddenly awakened by Rin the next morning, only to discover that Saber hadn't returned home. He runs out of the house and finds her exactly where he left her. She was still there because, although Emiya had given her permission to do whatever she wanted, she couldn't decide what she wanted to do. Emiya grabs her hand and starts to lead her home, but they're interrupted by the one person they're trying to avoid: Goldie.

I gotta tell you, I love this new WordPress thing. More screenshots, more space to type…I could go on, but I won't. Anyway, things sure are shaping up between Emiya and Saber, eh? I wanted more lion plushie and less Emo-Saber, but the plot has to progress somewhere. The previews for next week don't look too good, as both Saber and Emiya look a little…beat to a pulp. With all this foreshadowing on how Emiya and Archer are related, we might just get a little taste on how badass Emiya can actually be. I'm such a tease :p.