CHILD MASTER
'THE SUMMONING'
A/N here goes the first chapter of this fic. Rin is only supposed to be six or seven at this point.
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The young mage sat on her western styled sofa as she finished watching an anime called Gakuen Alice Academy. Clicking off the television Rin hopped off the sofa and looked up at the clock mounted on the living room wall.
"It's time!" Rin cried gleefully as she picked up an old book and small styled sword.
Rin ran down the hall to the door which leaded to the basement and she carefully made her way down the long flight of steps.
Once in the basement Rin knelt on the ground and proceeded to open her book and hold her small sword in front of her. A red circle with various symbols in it appeared on the ground underneath her. It was time.
"Inform," Rin began reciting the words from the book.
"Your body belongs to me,
My destiny is relied on your sword,
And be attacked to the leg of the chalice,
If you accept that please reply soon."
Rin paused briefly before continuing the spell.
"I'll make a vow here,
I'll be the permanent well doer,
I'll be the one to appease all the evil,
The seven days you suffer from the Kotodama come down with the ring of restraint…"
Rin took another pause as she dripped a bit of her blood onto the ring currently glowing around her.
"The Guardian Of Scales!" yelled Rin as the circle rose of the ground and flashed out around her.
"I'm sure it worked…" said Rin smiling to herself.
Then there was a huge crash and the house shook as if an earthquake had hit.
"Heh?" Rin said, "ahh, it worked!"
Rin ran up the staircase and dashed to the direction of the loud boom. She threw open the door and her gaze flickered to her sofa and she gasped. It really had worked. Rin took a step forward as she examined the person currently lazily lounging on her couch.
She blinked a few times wondering if she was just imagining this guys snow white hair, nope she wasn't.
"Um hi there." Rin spoke up.
The mans eyes opened and he looked her.
"Are you my Master?" he asked.
"Yes, I summoned you just now." she said smiling.
"A girl of your age was able to summon me, Archer, spirit of the bow?" he asked.
"Uh yes," said Rin, he seemed to be surprised she had summoned him.
Archer's eyes widened, "well then little Missy, I suppose you are worthy of being my Master."
"Really!?" cried Rin happily eyes sparkling.
"Yes, the contract is complete as long as this is valid I will not betray you." said Archer standing up.
"Eh…" It was only then Rin realized how much Archer towered, literally towered over her.
"Something wrong Master?" he asked.
"Uh no, I uh so what's your name again?" asked Rin, turning pink.
"Archer, by the way Master you have yet to exchange your name." said Archer looking down at the small girl.
"I'm Tohsaka Rin," she claimed happily, "you can call me either."
"I shall call you Rin then, yes the name suits you very well, quite cute." said Archer.
Rin blushed furiously as she looked away from Archer.
"Rin you look like you have a fever, should I get you a drink?" asked Archer.
"N-no I'm fine…uhh…" Rin felt her head start to get spinney and she started to fall towards the ground.
"Rin…!" said Archer catching the tiny child in his arms before she made contact with the floor.
"A-Archer…" Rin mumbled.
"No wonder you're dizzy you just summoned me," said Archer laying Rin out on the sofa, "don't move and I'll be right back."
"O-okay…" said Rin, I didn't think I'd feel this icky after…
Archer returned to living room with a glass of water and a cold wet cloth.
"Here." he said handing Rin the glass.
"Th-thankyou." said Rin shakily taking the glass.
She can't even hold a glass without spilling its content he thought.
Archer gently held Rin's shaky hands in his helping her take a small drink.
"There, I think you should just lie down," said Archer taking the glass off her, "to have summoned me at such a young age you would be more worn out than an adult."
"I'm sorry to make you do this, you are meant to fight not do this." said Rin, eyes closed because of her current throbbing headache.
"Don't fret Rin, it's not a problem." said Archer wiping down Rin's forehead of sweat.
"I didn't think Servants were so kind." said Rin faintly.
"Yeah, well don't get used to it." said Archer.
"What's with that attitude…oww." said Rin opening her eyes.
"Look I'll do this just for now since you just summoned me and you are rather young," said Archer, "however I will not do it for longer than until dawn is that clear?"
"Yes, thankyou Archer." she said before drifting off to a deep sleep.
"I wonder where her room is." said Archer to himself.
The crimson warrior picked up Rin and headed up stairs to look for her room.
"I guess it must be up here somewhere." he said looking in various rooms.
He opened one door in particular and realized this must be her parents room, so if this is her parents room then were are they? he thought.
Archer let the thought vanish and he opened another door and realized he finally found her room. Pulling back the covers on her bed Archer gently put Rin on her bed careful not to disturb her, drawing the covers back over his infant Master.
I better stay with her just in case she wakes up he thought.
Archer looked at her and suddenly thought wait were am I supposed to sleep?
He looked at Rin again and quietly laid beside her, looking at his Master Archer began to drift off to sleep.
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The distant sound of rain pit-pattering down on the roof could be heard in Tohsaka Rin's bedroom her Servant's eyes shifted under their lids before Archer rubbed one eye with his hand and stretched.
"I wonder if Rin is awake yet." said Archer absently to himself.
He felt something squirm against him and Archer drew back the blanket to find Rin happily nestled against him. His eyes widen as Rin began to open her eyes, she yawned and looked up.
"You're so noisy." she said still half asleep.
"Ehh…how long have you been sleeping like that?" asked Archer, he had never been one to engage in physical contact unless in battle.
"Well it was late and I got scared because a big lightening bolt struck I was going to wake you but I thought you'd be tired so I thought it'd be okay if I just stayed near you." explained Rin.
"…"
"Are you mad Archer-sama?" asked Rin.
"No I'm not mad and…wait what did you just call me?"
"Nothing, so Archer you didn't hear the storm last night?" asked Rin.
"No, I've always been one to sleep deeply." he said.
"Uh-huh, say can you make me breakfast?" Rin asked sitting up.
"I think you are misunderstanding the means of a Servant." said archer.
"Please…" begged Rin giving Archer her best puppy dog eyes.
"Fine," said Archer gruffly, "what do you want?"
"Anything as long as it's warm." she said following Archer downstairs.
Archer stopped in the kitchen and Rin ran into him from behind.
"Do you have to walk so close to me?" asked Archer.
"I'll go wait in the lounge room then." said Rin sadly, walking slowly off to the living room.
Archer sighed, "hold on, you can wait in here."
"Yay!" cried Rin, happily sitting up on the bench watching Archer cook.
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A few cooked fish and tofu later Rin and Archer were sitting up the table eating their breakfast.
"Archer this is yummy!" said Rin as she proceeded to scoff down her fish and rice.
"Don't eat so fast you'll choke." warned Archer finishing off his bowl of rice as he waited for Rin to finish her own breakfast.
Rin placed her chopsticks in her empty bowl and turned around in her seat to look out the window. The rain was still pelting down.
Rin sighed, "now I can't go outside."
"You can amuse yourself indoors can't you?" asked Archer from where he stood at the sink in the kitchen.
Rin pouted as she pressed her face against the window, looking out to the street. There was a family walking quickly up the street, a mother, a father and a young girl. Rin frowned at the scene, her family had never been a whole like that. She turned away from the window and looked back at Archer, she smiled and giggled before dashing up to her room.
A few moments later Rin returned to the kitchen holding a pack of cards. She tugged on Archer's trail and he blinked before looking down at her.
"What's the matter Rin?" he asked.
"Ahh, I was hoping you might want to play Sevens with me." she said fiddling with the small deck of cards.
"Heh, Sevens?" said Archer confused.
"Uh-ha, let's play together!" smiled Rin.
"…" Archer looked at the small girl, well she is only young so I suppose it's only natural she'd want to play, but I'm her Servant, I'm not in charge of her if she wants to play.
"So will you play me?" asked Rin clutching the packet in her tiny hands.
Archer sighed, "fine, but just one game."
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Five games later…
"I give you my compliments you're good Rin." said Archer while examining his cards.
"Thankyou, your move." she said.
Archer looked at his cards then to the pile, he had no moves to make.
"You're stuck aren't you?" asked Rin.
"Don't be stupid," he said, I can't loose to my infant Master.
"You can't move." said Rin in a sing-songy tone.
"Of course I can." he said.
"Then move." said Rin.
Archer was about tell Rin what for until the front burst open ripping the door off it's hinges.
Archer stood up in front of Rin and she clung to his leg.
"A-Archer…" she said shakily.
"It's alright Rin, just stay behind me." said Archer firmly.
Archer and Rin looked at the figure standing in the door way it was shadowed, so Archer was unable to recognize it.
"Servant Archer, Spirit of the bow." the figure said, from what Archer could tell the voice was female.
"What do you want?" asked Archer.
A Servant, thought Rin.
"I am here to battle with you."
Rin gasped.
To be continued…
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A/N sorry for the ending, wanted to make a cliffy, teehee, any way I'll update as soon as I can. In the meantime please read and review.
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