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A Cursed G Pt 20 (Hakuno, Gilgamesh, Emiya, Sakura, Ishtar)

Previous Part: One - HakuPOV / GilPOV, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

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Once again, they had a day off from duties at work and with classes.

Hakuno slipped out of bed early, rummaging through the kitchen a moment before noting that their breakfast options were lacking. She scribbled a note in Gil’s language for him, telling him that she’d be right back after a trip over to the store. Her shoes were slipped on and her coat wrapped around her person. Then she was setting out.

She jogged to her car, keys in hand when the figure moved before her.

“Hello again, mystery woman.”

Ishtar stood in her path, crossing her arms over her chest. Her clothing was rumbled, her hair was in disarray. There were a few leaves hanging in her hair.

“Well, to say I’m surprised is an understatement,” the woman began.

“Are you sleeping in my yard?”

“That’s not important! You have Gilgamesh!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Hakuno told her, moving to grab for the car handle and finding the woman shoving at her hand.

“The blond man you’re letting in your home-“

“My husband?”

“He’s not your husband! Trust me, if you think he is, it’s because he’s deceived you. The man uses women. He abuses their love and-“

“I think I’ve heard enough.” Hakuno motioned at the house. “If I find you here again, I’m going to call the police and let them take you home.”

“You think your police can take me? Besides, I’ll have them look into your precious husband. We’ll see who doesn’t know what when they’re through with you.”

And she’d thought that Rin was bitchy. All she could do was throw the woman a look for that.

She sounded catty, like someone used to getting her way and not getting it right now.

“We’ll just see then,” Hakuno told her.

A hand pressed to her arm.

Instinctively, perhaps only because she knew who the goddess was, Hakuno let that magic of hers flare. The two of them looked one another in the eye, both sensing what she was doing at the exact same moment.

“…How?” Ishtar moved a step back. “Magic isn’t supposed to exist in this time. It’s supposed to be gone.”

“Such a shame.”

“HAKUNO!”

Gilgamesh was running out, his jacket forgotten and his feet bare as he rushed forth. The robes were barely doing anything as the man opened those gates and-

“I will speak with you again,” Ishtar threatened, her person beginning to fade immediately as the man came running for her. “Don’t allow him close. He will kill you.”

Thank goodness a goddess who turned him into a cat was here to help her.

Gilgamesh slammed his blade into thin air where the goddess had been, cursing for a moment before Hakuno quickly yanked off her coat and wrapped it around the weapon. They couldn’t be seen doing that kind of thing. Gods, if any of her neighbors saw such lunacy…

Just because she called the Ishtar bluff didn’t mean she wanted to test her luck.

“What did she do?”

“Nothing,” Hakuno told him, but the man wasn’t listening. She felt herself yanked into his arms, with Gilgamesh looking around at the world around them and pulling her back to the house.

“You should have awakened me.”

“I was going to the store-“

“Hakuno, you are my woman. You don’t just go to the store.” The man cursed again, trying her door and finding it locked. She could already see the pissed off mentality coming over him, making him ball his fists in preparation for simply banging and banging on the door until it opened.

“I have the key,” she told him, quickly moving before him and unlocking the door. As it opened, she felt her feet lose touch with the ground, the man hauling her inside before slamming the door shut.

“Gil-“

The sword and the coat were dropped. Her shirt was yanked off a moment before the man was inspecting her.

The romance of being pinned to the wall was outdone by the sheer absurdity of having him stripping her down in her entryway. And there was nothing she could do since he was cursing and all but ignoring the words from her lips.

She just waited.

“What did she tell you?”

“That you’re a deranged lunatic who uses women and then abandons them.”

He waited.

How much time do you think I waste on idiots?!

“I didn’t get told anything else,” she added. “Gil-“

His lips found hers again, his mouth moving roughly. This wasn’t really what she was in the mood for this morning though. Food, getting her shit done for Monday, maybe some cuddling; that was all fine.

Kissing the living daylights out of her?

“Gil,” she tried again.

“You are being brought back with me,” he told her, stopping her from anything she could have said. “You were wise not to listen to her. She cannot do anything to me so long as you are with me. You are going to remain at my side and in my bed. You’ve already agreed to be mine and proven that you lo-“

“Gil, you sleep in my bed,” Hakuno pointed out.

The man laughed, the amusement not quite reaching his eyes.

“…Can I get dressed now?”

This conversation was a mess. They were both a mess. All she really wanted to do was go out, get something nice for them to have at the house in the mornings, and then relax today.

Life was immensely difficult.

“I will be prepared to go with you in a few minutes,” he told her simply, sealing their lips together in another of those deep kisses of his. “Do not leave this time without me.”

“I left a note.”

He glanced to the note on the fridge, that smile finally reaching his eyes.

“…What?”

“You wrote it in my tongue.”

“You can’t read Japanese, Gil. Of course I did.”

The man pulled the note down, taking it with him as he headed for the bedroom.

Had she written something wrong? While she wasn’t the best at writing, she had still felt confident enough with his writings to know how to write be right back, I’m off to the market.

Her clothes were all disheveled now, thanks to him.

Such a state didn’t seem to be a problem for Gilgamesh, who came back in another of his button ups. His hair had been slicked back while he’d been away. His jewelry…

“What’s that?”

“You have been running around entirely deprived of any jewelry these passed few weeks.” Gilgamesh placed the necklace around her neck, latching it into place for her. “As Ishtar’s pathetic appearance has made me see, I’ve not been treating you enough as someone I have chosen for myself. I’m rectifying such matters now.”

“I don’t need jewelry.”

“And that’s precisely why you need it.”

That didn’t make any sense.

When had Gilgamesh ever made sense though? She shook her head before grabbing her coat and putting it back on.

Gilgamesh kept his arm around her to the car.

This time, when she went to get in, there wasn’t a goddess to get between her and the vehicle. They backed out and headed off without issue. What’s more, the moment they made it to the store, Gilgamesh’s hand was firmly in her own.

He’s lost it.

Ishtar had been a menace and cursed him to begin with, so it wasn’t like she thought he was overreacting. It was simply that the goddess wasn’t here and there was no signs of her heading their way. There was no need for him to go this overboard with protecting her.

She made their trip at the store quick.

What’s more, she took the time to pull into the coffee shop again, watching Gilgamesh be all too happy to walk into the place and order their drinks.

“Hakuno,” Gilgamesh glanced down at her, motioning for her to come closer. “When we get home, I want to know what’s left in this wedding process.”

Of course, he did.

She sighed, welcoming her coffee and turning away.

They went home, curling up on the couch and looking at their research together again.

All the books and pages that Gilgamesh had been marking during the week were laid out across the table. The collection of texts and drawings were spread out, leaving them both to begin the process of preparation.

“I don’t think I’m drawing this right.”

Gilgamesh leaned over her, shrugging. “I don’t believe the drawings truly matter. It’s the magic and effort that needs to be done that matters.”

Right.

She tried to use a few bursts of magic here and there, but…

Was there something that they were missing?

Her attention went back to the books again, reviewing what she was seeing in the texts and comparing it to their other notes. With the reading and reviewing, she began to pace a little.

They’d managed to save Gilgamesh from being trapped in the body of a cat.

Time travel shouldn’t have been that impossible in comparison.

What was she missing?

Maybe blood?

There was a lot of mention of blood in these texts. Here, she’d figured the authors were just a little morbid for some reason but…

She glanced over at Gil, debating the thought.

“Hakuno,” Gilgamesh motioned her over, pulling her onto his lap when she came. “We’re going to attempt this once again.”

“It wasn’t working before.”

“I will allow you to borrow some of my energy for the process. Perhaps the problem isn’t what we’re doing, but to what amount of power we’re using.”

So…

Like a flashlight with only one good battery?

“Alright.”

They both focused this time, the king letting his own magic move. Strangely enough, there was something nice about his magic mingling with hers. It felt warm. The feel of his person pressed against her own was making her lean into him more. Her eyes closed and her focus was zoned in on the magic alone for a moment.

“…Gilgamesh!”

“My king!”

Hakuno opened her eyes, staring through the king’s Gates to see two figures looking back. The green haired person waved happily, running down from the large throne as the woman nearby lost her hood in her need to rush towards them.

“Enkidu! Siduri!” Gilgamesh laughed, hugging her closer as Hakuno tried to move out of the way. “Excellent! Then my plans have worked!”

“What are you doing there, my king?” the woman shook her head at him. “Come! Let’s get you-“

“I am marrying my woman here,” Gilgamesh told them, making them all pause.

“Oh?” The green haired person smirked. “What kingdom are you in?”

“One called Fuyuki. It is located outside of our realm. I will require preparations to be made in Uruk while I am here. Enkidu! Inform the advisors about my woman and begin the preparations of a collection of fabrics. My woman’s shape is similar to that of Siduri.”

His woman.

How the hell did he know Siduri’s shape, anyway?!

“Siduri,” Gilgamesh looked over at the woman. “As my attendant, I will require notices and-“

“I understand, my king.” Siduri informed him, bowing. “May I say, I believe your woman has a chest a bit more prominent than my own.”

“Make adjustments as you see fit.”

“Wait-“

Hakuno went to speak, but the two on the other side of the rip in space and time were already calling to others for things.

“When will you be coming here?” Enkidu asked.

“A month’s time,” Gilgamesh replied. “I have informed the humans here that I would permit them to see me claim Hakuno in this realm. Once we are done with that, I will bring her home with me.”

For a short time!

She opened her mouth before finding the being turning around.

“Siduri!” Enkidu laughed a bit. “Watch Uruk! I need to be there for this!”

They needed-

Hakuno found the being tumbling through their path, shocking her enough to close the path between their time and that of Uruk.

The being all but fell onto them. Their body smushing her against Gilgamesh’s own as they landed. Their laughter echoed with Gilgamesh’s own.

“Ah! It’s colder here,” the being told them.

“My friend,” Gilgamesh laughed, smacking the being ‘s back so loudly that it cracked. She was still stuck between their persons, finding herself smothered as the two spoke.

“I thought you were dead.”

“I have never been that easy to kill! However, Hakuno has provided assistance.”

“She’s lovely.”

“She makes fools for friends, but perhaps, with you here, I can finally disconnect her from that white haired pest.”

“Guys!” Hakuno squirmed between them.

“So we’re enjoying your wedding her to yourself?”

“In a month. During that time, you can enjoy this modern age with me. There’s a contraption that allows your hair to be dried after a bath. There’s also methods of collecting texts in smaller forms and sending information over various kingdoms without traveling an inch.”

“Oh?”

Gilgamesh motioned at the television. “There’s plays on the portrait too.”

“I need to see this-“

“GIL! ENKIDU!”

The two glanced down at her.

What the hell was she supposed to do with two of these guys hanging around her house? Gilgamesh she could explain. The man was supposed to be her fiancé. He’d explained how they’d met and everyone was unsuspecting.

But Enkidu-

“Since you are here, I need someone as my best man,” Gilgamesh told the being. “You will need to fulfill this task.”

“I suppose that’d be fine.” The being pulled her hair into their hands, playing with it idly. “What will I need to do for this?”

“Hakuno will fill you in. Let me grab something for us to drink while it’s explained.”

Why was she explaining this?!

The being ran their hands into her hair, leaning over her a little with a growing smile.

“…I um… Hello, Enkidu.”

“Hello, Hakuno. I see you’ve fallen for my king.”

“I am trying to get him home to you and Siduri.”

The being just hummed, hugging her a little. “Perhaps, but Gilgamesh is quite a stubborn being. I doubt there’s anything you can do to make him listen.”

“So, you know he’s stubborn?”

“Terribly.”

Thank-

The door was being pounded on.

I swear, if I live through this, I’m going to go life in the woods.

Hakuno could see her phone lighting up, Emiya calling her no doubt to make sure she was available.

“Hakuno-“

“Gil, make Enkidu inconspicuous!” Hakuno pushed the being the king’s way, hurrying to the door with her phone to her ear. “Emiya-“

“Hakuno!” Sakura was on the other end of the line. “Emiya and I came to check on G! We figured it might be nice to bring some cat food we found and Emiya needs help studying!”

Shit!

“They want to see G!” Hakuno hissed towards Gil.

“Open the door and let them in.”

Let them in?

SHE DIDN’T HAVE A CAT!

Gilgamesh looked at her panicking, the phone in her hand and laughed. The man moved forth, pulling the door open just in time for a fluffy golden cat to leap into her arms.

The green eyes looked up at her a moment before Sakura was cooing away.

“So the pest is doing better,” Emiya growled.

“You both are audacious, coming without being invited,” Gilgamesh countered. “Hakuno and I were just brushing G out and enjoying some research.”

“Gorgeous!” Sakura cooed to the cat. “I was so worried about you this week. I’m glad you’re well. You’ll need to come with Hakuno to school next week!”

The being, in cat form, meowed happily before cuddling against her.

She could already see Gil shooting the cat a warning look.