I just want a bit part in your life

Dear Shirou,

I want to express my feelings more clearly than I can in person. It's not that I'm particularly inept at saying what I want to say: rather, when I see you, I am overcome by feelings of Rewrite this part. embarrassment. Embarrassment's a good word. Not I-want-to-jump-you-now. Embarrassment.

We've known each other for several years now and been best friends for almost as long. I've spent many a time with you in the student council room aimlessly chatting about nothing. And all the while, my face would be about as red as a streetlight, you absolute idiot why didn't you notice?! Rewrite this. I miss those times. Fine, that works.

What I mean to say is that my feelings for you lie somewhat deeper than friendship. I know that they are only returned as such, but I still needed to express what you couldn't figure out through three and a half years of hinting. Rewrite this.

I felt the truth had to be known. I hope this does not lower your esteem for me in any way.

Love,
Issei
...rewrite that, too.

Shirou, Archer, it really doesn't matter who cooks for me today. If you can't come to some agreement, I'll just head back to the temple and have one of the monks make something.

Kid, you're going to have to wear something other than your heisting clothes eventually. For one thing, you can't sleep in them.

Haruto... yes, Archer is a spirit, but he isn't out to get you. Please treat him with a bit more respect than that.

Honestly, you all. [He chuckles fondly.] What am I to do with you?

((Issei's fondest wish is to have everyone he's in love with love him back, so now he lives in Shirou's house and has a harem. Kaito and Haruto are free to point out that they're definitely not there with him at the moment, to which Issei will D8.))

I'm not going to cheat on him. Not with Kid, not with Shirou. I would never cheat on him, even with a person I loved, because I also love him and you don't cheat on people you love.

But apparently, you can't love two or three or four people equally! You can only love one the most. And of course that person isn't the one you're dating. You're being disloyal just by dating anyone at all.

And if you love two people, you're fated to cheat on them. There's no such thing as self control! If you have to love more than one person, you might as well just never date anyone for your entire life to keep yourself from harming them! Who cares if you're unloved forever, if they're safe from you?

In fact, why don't you just go ahead and DIE FOR THEM?! It's the only way to prove that your love isn't just a selfish emotion, it's the only way to date them and not eventually betray them! Go ahead! I know I would!

'Take what you want from me, strip me bare, send me into certain death.' If you can't even respect my loyalty, which is the entirety of my being, how can you respect me at all?!

((Hakuba really made Issei flip out with his assertion that Issei couldn't love two people at the same time. Replies will be voice, he's not well enough to type correctly.))

Issei let out a sigh as they left the dining room. "I apologize for my father and brother's behavior," he said, blushing slightly. "They have very... open personalities. It's an admirable quality, when they aren't talking about things I would rather have them hide..."

Really, were all of those embarrassing personal stories about him necessary? Issei loved them dearly, and all, but honestly. He had to talk to this person again.

"They only said such things because they wanted you to relax and feel comfortable with us," he admitted, "so I suppose I can forgive them for that. Now that dinner is over, how would you like to spend your visit?"

[Issei is scowling at the camera. Any fearsome effect this might have had is nullified by the fact that a) he's blushing and b) he's wearing a schoolgirl outfit. Including a skirt. (No, I don't have a better reference picture.)]

Nakamori. Could you please come get your clothes? They're much more suited for you than for me, and I... don't seem to be able to remove them myself. [Any minute, he might start flailing, but right now his tone is just one of exasperation.] I expect the community has something to do with this, unless someone enjoys changing people's clothes while they sleep.

I... kissed Haruto.

And he kissed back.

...And it was really, really nice.

Does everyone feel this giddy afterward?

((Reference thread, made canon by agreement.))

For the record: I am not currently employed at a maid cafe. Any belief I had that I was employed at one came from the virus. I have no desire whatsoever to work there.

I also violently despise Koizumi Akako, who brainwashed me again. And I am exceedingly grateful for the Valentine's Day virus.

[Locked away from anyone the labors are directed at.]
Nine labors completed, six left. More than half, at last.

Hopefully the replacement motorcycle will somewhat abate Rider's wrath, but I don't want to take chances. And since I'm not very good at this whole 'stealing' thing, honestly... I guess it's the 'look for Kite in the digital world' task next. Does anyone know who that is?
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((Rider's motorcycle has been stolen, and Akako has been kissed.

Remaining tasks, for the curious!

1. Go into the digital world and find Kite.
2. Steal Dark Nation from Rufus. (Issei's planning to do this during the wedding, when he hopefully won't be home.)
3. Sneak into his palace and steal Joyeurse and Swordbreaker from Larsa.
4. Defeat Allen in poker.
5. Steal Chuck Bass’ scarf.
6. Steal Cori’s cat and survive the hellhole he lives in.))

That's... six labors completed. Two more and it'll be more than half.

And Kuroba is alive.

...yes, it's a good day.

I suppose if I'm ever going to steal the Grave of Maria, it would be now, since everyone is still angry with Cross' son and that might distract him. Except I don't know how I'm going to steal anything taller than I am.

I meant to ask Kid, but - well, it's better to wait a while, if I ever do. I doubt he wants to go heisting any time soon.

((Arcueid, you said you wanted to interfere? Or, Ada could offer her training now? Or something?))

If anyone wanted to know something about bullet wounds?

They hurt. Tremendously.

Two labors down, thirteen to go. I think I may have to recuperate before attempting the next labor, which is... obtaining Vanessa's collar, I suppose? Probably wants it for science.

((I hope this is okay, Haibara-mun?))

If my life would stop being interesting, I would really appreciate it.

Firstly - Koizumi, when I say that I will never fall for you, I of course mean without magical intervention. Your ability to enslave me was never in question.

Whoever or whatever was responsible for the virus - thank you for the rescue, even if it was unintentional.

Archer, thank you for the offer of rescue. I'm sure you would have done it had the virus not interrupted... By the way, I stand by what I said. You look horrible in green.

Minazuki, thank you for the concern. Same to you, Heartnet.

Bertie, wasn't it? I presume there is no actual wedding for me to attend. And please don't repeat a word of what I said to you to anyone. Please?

Kid, I enjoyed our outing.

...how long is it going to take me to raise ten thousand yen? I hope that person doesn't go away anytime soon...

EDIT: Well, it couldn't hurt...

- I _____ Issei.
- Issei is _____.
- Issei likes to ______.
- I want to _____ Issei.
- Issei can ______.
- Someday Issei will ______.
- Issei reminds me of ______.
- Without Issei, it will be _____.
- Right now, I bet Issei is thinking about _____.
- Issei makes me want to _______.
- If I could spend the day with Issei, I'd _____.
- Issei is made of _______.
- If I could be Issei for a day, I'd ______.
- Issei's alter-ego is __________.
- I want to give Issei ______.