[x] Ask her why she brought you here in the first place
[x] Ask her about the kiss she gave you
“Actually, now that I think about it, there's a bunch of things that I want to ask you.” You say, making up your mind on what exactly those things are.
“Go ahead then. I'll reply as best I can, time permitting.” You think you see what would appear to be an impish smile on her face as she says this. But upon looking again you see no such hint. Must have been your imagination.
“Well then.” You think that it might be best to ask about the romantic incident later. “I wanted to ask you about why exactly you brought me here.” You pause for a bit and gauge her reaction. She seems to be expecting you to say more, as she looks at you with an intense look. She doesn't really look like the usual Kaguya. It's as if she's transfixed on something else. You feel a sense of hesitation within you, as if this isn't a question to ask her. You nervously add, stuttering. “Well, i-its just that you haven't really told me why it is that you brought me in the first place clearly.” You nervously laugh and rub your hair with your hand. “Aha, well you see it's that I'm a bit dumb. So you have to state it clearly for me. I thought that it was because you wanted to meet me. And I totally wanted to meet you! But it makes me wonder if there's another reason. I mean with all that's going on...”
Man you look like a jackass now. A blithering, idiotic jackass. You have no idea how Kaguya is going to react to your comment. You look at her. She still has that strangely scary expression. However it soon softens up and she's back to her usual self. Your heart is beating fast, but you feel more relieved to see that she's apparently normal now. Kaguya starts to speak, with her normal tone of voice.
“Well there's a good question Shirou.” Kaguya starts to fidget with her hair slightly as she answers your question in a serene tone of voice. “It's definitely because I wanted to see you. I'm sure you understand why. There's a bond between us that words alone cannot begin to describe. Despite our small differences and disputes at times we have a very strong link.” She pauses slightly, looks at you for a bit and adds. “i know that you're feeling a bit nervous, as I'm sure that if you try you could probably tell what I'm feeling as well.”
Know what she's feeling? You feel more confused as she's losing you quite quickly.
“I don't know how to explain it better, but there's just an empathic link between us that's unique.” Kaguya adds confidently. You don't really know if what she's telling is true or feasible, but you can feel the confidence radiating from her. Maybe what she's saying is true. “And well... I don't know if that's reason enough to have brought you here. But I'm sure you're enjoying it. And that's what counts in the end, right?”
That sounds about right to you. But there's something else that's missing. And you feel that Kaguya is withholding something from you. You could probably explain the link between you via similar personalities or some other logical reasoning. Maybe the emotions thing just means you're really good at reading body language? Still, you try to ask once more to see if she'll tell you everything.
“Still, that may be. And yeah, I'll admit I've had fun, but there's something you're not telling me. I can feel it. Maybe it's that empathic link you claimed we had.” You say with no doubt in your voice. You're surprised a bit at what comes next. It's... coldness. You feel like an inescapable void is in front of you. This ain't the buddy you know. But just as sudden as it came, it disappears. But its effects on you include a sudden clouding of your judgment. You, however, think that more than coldness it was a feeling of overwhelming sorrow. You sit there confused as Kaguya continues to speak.
“I won't lie to you, Shirou.” Kaguya adds, speaking in a composed manner. “there may be another reason. But I'm afraid that if I told you now without confirming it, it'd be irresponsible of me. It's just a hunch at this point. And I really want you to focus on getting through this ordeal.” She makes a bit of a sad face. “Please believe me on this.”
Well, it looks like she's telling the truth. How do you know? You don't really. But you've always trusted your buddy before. So you can be fairly certain that it is so. At the very least, you want to believe with every fiber of your being that it's so. You think that it's appropriate to change the subject now. While not the most appropriate change, you want to ask this anyways.
“Say Kaguya, if you don't mind I'd like to ask another question.”
“Go right ahead, I think there's still time for one more.” She replies, completely recovered from the previous point.
“Well, it's about... that time we, uhh, kissed.” You can feel yourself blushing a bit as you say that. Why the hell are you getting so worked up about this? Well, sure, it WAS Kaguya that you locked lips with. That certainly merits some response, but there's something more to it. “What was all that about, anyways?”
Kaguya seems to genuinely ponder your query for a moment.
“Well, now that I think about it, I don't know.” She plainly says with a sort of dumb look on her face. She's got her index finger on her chin, and it looks like she's trying to recall what she was thinking at the time. “I know that I said at the moment that it was retribution, but I don't remember what I was thinking about.” She takes off her finger off her chin. You can't help but follow the delicate finger with your eyes all the way to its final destination, on the edge of the table. You aren't even looking at her face when she says the next bit. “Why? Is it something that you want to try again?”
“Hmm, not really. I was just curious.” You nonchalantly reply.
“Oh I see. Well that's okay too.”
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Wait WHAT? Did she just say what you think she said? You quickly back into attention and look at her. She's just got her usual smile on and you can't really believe she just said something so embarrassing. Man, you weren't even paying attention.
“Well, uhh, it's not that. What I meant was that err- really? You'd kiss me again!?” Your sentences are short and incoherent. This is all you manage to say that remotely makes even a lick of sense.
Kaguya giggles a bit at your blabbering mess of a state. “Well then, I guess we won't know now, will we? It's just as well. We can't afford to get sidetracked now. We've both got things to do now. So let's get to it.”
She urges you to get up and does the same. She leads you to the door, and shows you out. You, still kind of confused, can't help but to dumbly follow her lead.
As she closes the door she says a few final words. “Good luck, buddy, we need to do our best. Maybe we can continue where we left off some other time.” She closes the door and you're left in the hallway. Well, now you've got a mission and a purpose.
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>>6569 I don't think my comment warrants that. It's direct enough.
>>6564 I'm glad at least one anon picks up on some of the subtleties. I may have to kill you know before your insight grows too big and you become anon's messiah.
