[center][h1]Wes Downgate[/h1][/center]

Wes was shocked. The desperation in her smiling face was palpable. So it was true. She really had tried to love the emperor. Love, not seduce or poison, but was discovered by Seimei, and chased out of the palace. Rejected. Her intentions had never once been impure, yet she'd failed to find what she was looking for. 

Wes gulped. How should he handle this situation? I mean, this was so sudden! They'd only met like ten minutes ago! Not to mention she was literally clinging to him because he was the first one to accept her. Was this even right? But if he said no, he'd trash his relationship with her forever, which could be disastrous for his chances of winning the Holy Grail War. 

Wes felt like dopeslapping himself after he thought that. [i]You idiot! This isn't about the Grail War, it's about her! She's a person too, that's way more important! But... what do I do? What do I say? You can't just say "I love you" and mean it after you've just met a person! At least I can't. But... I mean... I'm not[/i] averse [i] to the idea, and if I said no anyway I'd be breaking her heart...[/i]

Throwing all of himself into an all or nothing gamble, he reached over and embraced Tamamo, though his head only reached up to her chest. Holding her tight, he said "No. You're not wrong. In fact you're right. I summoned you because we're compatible. The Grail [i]wanted[/i] us together. So if this is really what you want, I have no complaints whatsoever. We'll give it our best shot. Whatever you want me to be I can be for you, Tamamo. And I promise, I'll earn your love for real some day. So uh," he added somewhat desperately, "please don't cry, okay?"

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