Ā Ā Ā ā¦Crap. Ā She lowered my guard and lured me in. Ā I walked right into her trip without taking a single step.
Ā Ā Ā āComing Illya.ā
Ā Ā Ā The living room sprawls out as a land of death as I find myself armed only with fresh food as a defense. Ā A wrong move here and this dinner date might become less than civil.
Ā Ā Ā Setting the plates down, I take my seat beside her and begin distributing the portions appropriately. Ā Illya should be fine with the steak and a single serving of the rest of the dishes. Ā Thereās a bit too much food here for two people, so Iāll have to box most of this up, assuming I live long enough to.
Ā Ā Ā āDoes everything taste alright?ā
Ā Ā Ā I canāt betray my growing anxiety here. Ā Iāll just have to treat this meal as though nothing is out the ordinary. Ā Itās the only chance I have to protect the house.
Ā Ā Ā A sound of joy leaves Illyasviel as the sibling of hers decided to finally join her at the table properly. Of course, the food was a plus, but the fact that Shirou had taken a seat next to her was probably the thing that made her happiest.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Moving to sit just a bit closer, Illyasviel does not bother with Japanese tradition of thanking before a meal and picked up her utensils to dig without hesitation. She gave the wide variety of food a chance, trying a bit of everything before taking the time to focus on eating her steak, every now and then taking a bite of the vegetables that had been cooked for her.
Ā Ā Ā While there were definitely food that she disliked, there was few unless she wanted to be troublesome. Fortunately, the display on the table had nothing that would fall into that category.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Shirouās question came during the meal - thankfully after Illyasviel had given everything a try. Or she might have given him an odd look. ...Not that the anxiety behind the tone wasnāt something worthy of such a look.
Ā Ā Ā āEverything is fine, Shirou.āĀ
Ā Ā Ā Dinner was fine, the house was fine, and nobody was dead... yet. How much moreĀ āeverythingā being fine would Shirou want? Probably more than Illyasviel can imagine. She tilts her head slightly, as she had sat closer to him in the beginning of the meal, enough so that her head lightly touches at the side of Shirouās arm before she pulls herself upright again, continuing her dinner.Ā
Ā Ā Ā ...Their dinner, that is.
Ā Ā Ā āI wonder if we have time for anything else tonight before I have to go back.ā