Fate/Stay Gakuen | Gilgamesh x OC: Hinako Suzuhana (AU)

(Autumn) Chapter 33

This chapter is dedicated to hen333!

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Original Published Date: October 2016

Edited Date: February 12, 2018

"Douji-senpai, I..."

She stops for a brief a moment and places a hand over her chest, feeling the beat of her heart. When she finally found the courage, she lifts her head and meets his scarlet red eyes and she has never met his look so lovingly before.

"I want to say thank you for everything that you've done for me. You might think that it's not much, considering that we only met four months ago and believe me, the start of this friendship wasn't as happy before. We're the same, in some ways, but we're also different. I envy you, you know?"

She looks away for a moment, trying to hold back the tears as she felt sadness again.

"I envy you because you still have your mother and you even have a little brother. Sometimes, I think to myself... Why was I fated to be alone? But, somehow, none of those thoughts matter and I'm beginning to understand that life is not all about happiness. I have to experience this kind of sadness in order to be tough. And also, I have you."

She returns her look towards her upperclassman and smiles a genuine and beautiful smile. He was taken back, his heart skipped a beat.

"I have you, my friends, and Souji-san. Ever since I moved here in Fuyuki, my life has been better. I am thankful for everything you and the others have done. Senpai..."

His face reddens and something within him intensifies.

"Thank you for reaching out to me. Thank you for everything."

October 11, 2016 - Dawn

Gil slowly opens his eyes as rays of sunlight seeps inside the room from his curtain-covered window. He has a slight pink blush painting all over his face as he recalls, again and again, the dream that he just had. It was about Hinako's heart-felt speech back in August, during the Tanabata festival. Even if he didn't dream it, he would have remembered it easily. After all, no one, except for his mother, has looked at him so lovingly and full of compassion like that.

"Big brother, breakfast is served!" Dio calls out from the other side of Gil's bedroom door. "You don't want to be late, right?"

Gil closes his eyes for a few seconds and releases a long sigh. He steadies his beating heart, returning it to its original beat. He didn't expect that he would dream of that night and the way Hinako looked at him - it was ever so loving.

October 11, 2016 - Morning