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Here you guys go, it's not a proper chapter exactly but Thanksgiving is here and I wanted to give you guys a little something. Also as a little chapter to give you guys backstory to the relationships between the siblings. Next update will take a bit since life comes first. Thanks for the reviews, nameless guest and Lea Angelique. Unfortunately I do not know if I can make KamuixElise a thing, I can see it happening in the story of Fates itself but I don't know if I can do it, personally for this story. KamuixHinoka and LeoxCorrin I can see myself doing but as for the rest I am unsure.

Also these are the ages of the siblings at the start of the story. Xander is twenty-one, Camilla is nineteen, Kamui and Corrin are seventeen, Leo is sixteen and Elise is fifthteen. The same ages apply to the Hoshidian siblings and Azura is nineteen also.

Chapter 3: A Family

Kamui's POV

Kamui sighed as he mixed a bowl of dough, while his siblings were laughing in the next room. He felt someone touch his shoulder and he smiled. Well almost all of them, he had a little help this time. He turned to smile at his big sister, Camilla. She nodded and added some more sugar into the bowl as he kept mixing the ingridients while she returned to work on something else on her end of the kitchen.

"You're learning well, Kamui. It's nice to have one of my siblings help out every now and then with the baking," Camilla commented as she took out a rolling pin and started flattening out some of the dough she already made. Kamui chuckled slightly and chose not to point out that she was technically helping him out since he was coerced into it. Plus she was doing it in hopes that he would spare her from cutting her hair in her sleep. She was correct of course, out of all of his siblings, Camilla was the one that had the easiest time getting out of his revenge, aside from Elise.

"It helps when you have a good teacher," Kamui said and he really meant it. It all started back when he was eight years old and could barely see over a table. They had servants but sometimes Camilla would cook especially if it was a special occasion. At that age, Kamui was practically glued to her hand similar to how Elise was glued to his. Camilla ended up showing him how to cook food and bake sweets. It stuck with Kamui ever since and unfortunately his twin and Leo liked to try and find ways to goad him into making cheese danishes for them. Elise was always spoiled by the sweets that he made though and he could never refuse her whenever she asked him for them. During his musings though he didn't notice his sister creep up on him and he grunted when Camilla hit his back in a sudden hug.

"You're so cute, Kamui!" Camilla gushed and Kamui grumbled as he tried to hold his grip on the bowl. When she let go of him, he sighed but he wasn't annoyed at her.

"Besides, it's more that the others can't cook…" Kamui added and Camilla covered her mouth to stifle a laugh.

Xander was a master swordsman and a peerless leader and a great older brother but…he wasn't the best at cooking. Don't get them wrong; he could at least make the food edible, just not…good. Leo for all his remarks and studious attitude was horrible at cooking to put it mildly. He gave Elise and Corrin food poisoning and Corrin threw up all over him. Kamui had to sit by their bedsides for It never made sense to Kamui how someone so invested and skilled with hand coordination could cut himself so much. Corrin could cook but the lazy girl would prefer sleeping over actually making something better than good. Elise hadn't started learning just yet since she was always more preoccupied with her games.

"Kamui, they're in the next room," Camilla chided though she didn't do a good job at sounding serious. They both laughed and Camilla ruffled his hair up before she turned back to her work.

"So what are we going to make besides the usual sweets?" Kamui asked as he finished mixing the dough in his bowl and brought it over to his sister. Camilla put the bowl in front of her and started pulling parts out and started clumping them together in the formation for a little pocket in the middle. There were already three other sheets full of them.

Camilla had volunteered rather quickly to help with the cooking after they came back. Though she commanded Kamui to make more than just a few sweets. They were making a lot more than usual, Kamui was wondering what the occasion was.

"We'll be making roast, a turkey and a ham. Then we will be making salads and we'll make sure that our siblings help us eat them. Then whatever else you feel like making," Camilla said cheerfully as she pointed towards the dead turkey and boar in the corner. Kamui nodded silently as he went to the other side of the kitchen and pulled out the cutting board and the knives. He went over to another cupboard and pulled out some spices for the meat and a bag to catch the blood and the parts when he starts cutting the animals. Then he felt someone tug on his cloak. He smiled as he turned to see Elise staring up at him cutely.

"What is it Elise? Is Leo being a bully again?" Kamui asked, half-serious. Leo was a good brother but he could be a bit…mean at times. When they were kids Leo used to make Elise and Corrin cry a lot since they didn't understand that was how he was. To put it lightly, Kamui and Leo didn't exactly get along when they were kids, mainly because of how Leo treated Corrin and Elise. Of course that was all behind them now but Kamui still kept him in check. Camilla and Xander were always busy with studies at the time so Kamui had to be the big sibling sometimes. Little Kamui was a good big brother and put Little Leo in his place whenever he found out that he was making his little sisters cry. Kamui gave him a black eye when Leo broke Elise's favorite doll and he pushed him into mud when Leo messed up Corrin's favorite dress.

It got better though obviously, Leo began to treat their sister's better and actually like them. Thus in turn Kamui and Leo started getting along better. Now Corrin and Leo got along very well to the point that Kamui thought Corrin looked up to him as much as she looked up to Xander. They took jabs at each other but now it was all fun and games.

"If I said yes, would you give me Leo's share of the sweets?" Elise asked cutely and Kamui laughed.

"Now Elise, it's not polite to lie," Camilla pointed out. Though Kamui reached over to one of the jars and pulled out a cookie to give to his little sister, who took it happily. Camilla heard them though since she sighed but she sounded happy.

"You're spoiling her again, Kamui," Camilla chided playfully. Kamui faked being insulted and tilted his head at his big sister.

"Who me? I have no idea what you're talking about. It's not like you don't spoil her yourself, or Corrin," Kamui pointed out. Camilla had a tendency to spoil Kamui, Corrin and Elise. Leo flat out refused to be coddled usually since his pride wouldn't allow it for whatever reason.

"It's because you're all so cute!" Camilla gushed as she pulled both Elise and Kamui into a big hug. Elise took the hug rather happily while Kamui was just thankful that he was too tall to get suffocated by his big sister now. When they all broke apart though Kamui turned back to his little sister.

"So what are you doing here, Elise? I imagine you want something else besides sweets?" Kamui asked. Elise flushed at his question and Kamui chuckled slightly at how cute she looked. She always flushed whenever she wanted to ask him something she considered embarrassing, though to him it usually equaled adorable. Like that time she asked him to give her a piggyback ride to the stables when she was only eleven or when she asked him to fix her teddy bear for her when she was eight.

"Can you and Camilla teach me how to cook?" Elise asked, shyly. Kamui's eyes widened and he shared a look with Camilla but they both smiled before they turned back to the youngest of their family.

"Of course, you can help Camilla with the Danishes and the cake!" Kamui said cheerfully and Camilla nodded happily but then Elise shook her head.

"Um…I want to…uh…" Elise mumbled shyly and Kamui tilted his head.

"What do you want dear?" Camilla asked as she knelt down so that she was at her level. Elise leaned in to Camilla's side and whispered something into her ear and Camilla laughed before she nodded.

"She wants to help you, Kamui," Camilla said happily and Kamui smiled at his blushing little sister.

"Are you sure? I'm going to be skinning and carving the meat. Do you think you can deal with it?" Kamui asked. Those were the same words that Camilla said to him when he started helping her. It was a bit much at first but he got used to it.

"Yes! I want to help you, Big Brother!" Elise said quickly and Kamui chuckled before he nodded.

"Alright then, go put on some gloves so that you don't get sick," Kamui said and his little sister ran off to go get her gloves before he could tell her that there were some in the cupboard.

"Elise cares for you a lot you know?" Camilla asked and Kamui turned to Camilla to see a surprisingly serious expression on her face.

"Well I look out for her like you look out for her, Corrin and I. I was attached to you all the time when I was younger. Elise clings to Corrin too," Kamui said offhanded as he went over and picked up the turkey and carried it over to the bag he set up. Then he placed the knives he was going to use next to the bag. Then he put a large pot filled with water over the fire Camilla started.

"True but you stopped clinging to my hand after you turned eleven. Elise is fifthteen now and she still clings to you. She doesn't cling to Corrin as much now, mainly you," Camilla pointed out and Kamui heard her start putting the pans of dough into the oven.

"What are you trying to tell me?" Kamui asked, cautiously. He didn't exactly like where Camilla was steering the conversation if his assumption was correct.

"Now I know you aren't oblivious or naive enough to actually not understand what's going on. What I am saying is that Elise cares for you as more than her big brother. She sees you as a hero and perhaps more if it keeps up," Camilla explained and Kamui blushed and didn't turn to face her. He never really thought about Elise like that, yes he could see that Elise adored him to the point that people might think it was a crush but he always thought she would want to distance herself from him like Leo did to Camilla. The thought that she would distance herself from him hurt him quite a lot.

"What if she does? I…I don't know how I am supposed to feel about it…" Kamui muttered. He cared for Elise as his little sister just like Corrin. Kamui never said it but he had a feeling that they weren't actually related but he didn't care since he grew up with them. Granted he had shown a bit more leniency towards Elise than his twin but why wouldn't he? She was the youngest and he wanted to protect her, especially after experiencing the messy life of the Norhian line of succession.

"I'm just pointing it, Kamui. You both mean so much to me and I really don't want you to end up hurting each other by accident," Camilla said and right as she finished, Elise ran back in with a pair of her nice riding gloves on.

"I'm back!" she exclaimed. Kamui smiled at her, all previous thoughts stamped out, except for the part on his unknown feelings for Elise.

"That's great Elise but I think you should use different gloves, instead of messing those up," Kamui said as he pulled out a more common pair of gloves from the cupboard. Elise flushed in embarrassment but she took the gloves from him readily and looked up at him expectantly. Regardless of what happened, Elise would always be his precious little sister that he would do anything to protect. If her feelings for him turned into romantic love like Camilla implied…well things would fall in place if they were meant to be. For now he cared more about her as his family and the mission from the king that was hanging over his head.

Corrin's POV

"I wonder what's taking so long. Usually they're done with the baking by now. Kamui is always done fast and Camilla is helping him," Corrin commented as she sat back in her chair. The dining room in the main palace was a lot more ornate than the one back at the fortress. Corrin preferred the fortress though since it was a lot homier. Maybe it was just the fact that Corrin was there for so long though. Unfortunately they were confined to the palace so Corrin didn't feel a whole lot different as opposed to before. Her twin was probably less than pleased though hopefully the prospect of a mission distracted him.

"Maybe they're eating them without us. You know how Elise can get past their guard," Leo hypothesized and Corrin gave him a "really" look. Xander seemed to be in the same boat since he shook his head. Elise was the youngest of them and it was well known that Kamui had a big soft spot for her, even bigger than the one Camilla had for her. Elise was the easily the sweetest of them all. Corrin wasn't able to resist her cuteness either if she wanted something. She was such a sweet and lighthearted girl in such a desolate looking place. She'd always taken a liking to Corrin and Kamui, especially the latter to the point that she thought Kamui could do no wrong. Corrin giggled at the way Elise was drifting into a sort of hero-worship of her twin. She could understand where she was going though.

"That is unbecoming of you, Leo," Xander said, amused. Leo was still a kid when it came to pastries. He tried to hide his love for the food of course but it never really worked. Corrin always teased him for that since he always tried to be the mature and logical one who was above such things. He'd always fall short as the mature/calculating one in Corrin's eyes though compared to her older siblings.

Xander was the oldest and he sure acted like it at all times, even when they were playing. He was always looking out for them all, even the ones who probably didn't need to be looked after. Corrin really appreciated him, he didn't coddle them, he tried to inspire them to learn things on their own but he would help them along the way. Unlike some of the stories she read when she was younger, Xander chose to help out directly in their training instead of just pushing them on the trainers or teachers. He also never really lost his composure unless something extreme happened. Corrin remembered that she and Kamui actually used to think that he hated them and would always avoid him when they were little kids. Of course they learned he was just like that because he cared. He was always serious because he believed he needed to be there for all of them. Though that tended to get embarrassing…Corrin still remembered how he barged into her room whenever she had a nightmare or slipped in the bath…she flushed bad at those memories.

Camilla was like the perfect cross between an awesome big sister and a mother, at least that's what Corrin thought since she didn't know what having a mother was like or a father for that matter…she didn't consider the king her father either just like her twin, just not to the same degree as Kamui. Camilla had always been there for Corrin when she needed a kind hand, when she was little she was a bit of a crybaby and she was always clinging to her twin or Camilla. Her big sister was always so…caring like she would do anything if they asked her it was scary sometimes. She used to ask them who/what she had to kill/break in order to make them happy. She even taught Corrin how to cook…not that Corrin ever felt like cooking though…

"You really need to control your little desires, Leo," Corrin teased as she poked her brother's arm. He flinched and glared at her before he flushed and opened his book up and started reading though Corrin thought he just did that to get away from the conversation. Leo was always trying to act older than he really was, but to Corrin that honor would always belong to her twin. When they were kids, Kamui had to be the older sibling since Camilla and Xander were always studying or training. Though in Corrin's opinion perhaps he was the true older sibling while Xander and Camilla tried to be the parental figures.

When Corrin was off playing in the courtyard, he was training or studying so that he could protect her or read stories to her. Whenever they wanted to play with him though he'd drop what he was doing, he never complained if they messed with him, usually. When Corrin, Leo or Elise wanted to eat, he learned to cook even though they had servants. If Leo was bullying Corrin or Elise he'd be there to put him in his place. He learned to sew so that he could fix their favorite stuffed animals if they were damaged. If they wanted more dessert, he gave his up for them, even Leo. Kamui was a giver, like Camilla. That was why Corrin cared for him so much, he was always there to help her out, and she could only pray that she could do the same for him.

"It's alright, Leo. I'm sure there will be plenty of treats for you when they're done. I can only assume that they're making more than usual if they're taking this long," Xander explained and Leo brightened up.

Corrin adored Leo despite how it might have looked to people outside. Despite the fact that he was a bit of a snob he was her little brother. Aside from her twin, she liked spending time with Leo the most. Even when they were kids she liked being around him, the same arrogance in his intelligence is what drew her in. He got along with Camilla and Xander well enough back then. It was the younger bunch he had problems with. Leo always bulled Elise and Corrin back then. Corrin remembered that Kamui ended up beating him up for it a few times, always the protective one. He never hurt him badly though, surprisingly.

Leo might not be as mature as he thought he was but he definitely was smart, smarter than Corrin thought could be possible. He wasn't evil as a child though despite what some of their servants might say, he was just acting how he was raised. After all, Leo was raised without any family or parents for a time so all he had were books. He couldn't use a sword or an axe like the rest of them could. He wasn't kept away from them but he was taught separately from them at least in the beginning. It wasn't until he discovered that he could use the tome Brynhildr at ten when he started sharing lessons with the rest of them.

Corrin remembered how he would ask Camilla to help him read more advanced books or when he would actually sit in when Kamui read stories to Elise. Those were the few times he would not be a snob to them when he was a kid. That was why Corrin could never hate him; despite all the bad things he did to her and Elise and how cruel he tended to be to Kamui. She admired his ability to make something for himself despite being kept away from his family for a good portion of his childhood. She never stopped trying to get close to him and it had paid off. Now Leo had no problems with her presence and he had openly showed that he enjoyed it actually. Corrin wouldn't lie if she said that she felt a bit…more than comfortable with Leo now.

"So what are you reading, Leo?" Corrin asked. Leo seemed surprised by the question but he smiled and closed his book and showed her the cover. The title of the book was called "The Grandmaster and The Berserker Rider". The cover of the book had a drawing of a black haired swordsman and a chocolate haired Pegasus rider holding hands as they leveled their weapons at the darkness drawn around them. It was an old book that Corrin and Elise loved.

"It's from Kamui's shelf actually. I…never really sat in whenever he read it to Elise so I decided to ask him if I could borrow it," Leo said shyly, his cheeks flushing a bit. The book wasn't as advanced as most of the books the dark mage read but it had certain flair to it. It was a story based on the journey of an amnesiac found in a field and a clumsy Pegasus Knight. It was an adventure and a romantic story. It was cute in Corrin's eyes since the amnesiac had to compete with a prince to get the Pegasus knight's affections only to claim it in the end. It was a little weird since it also involved their children from the future coming but the plot was good regardless. Better than those things Camilla liked anyway… Too bad it was completely made up though. Corrin had checked and she had never found any mention of the two in history before.

"That's odd. I thought you were above fairy tales?" Corrin teased and Leo flushed again before he glared at her again.

"Well…I…" Leo stuttered to find a correct answer and Corrin wrapped her arm around him and pulled him into a hug.

"It's ok, I know you just want to experience some childish things," Corrin teased and Leo grumbled but she noticed him smile and not push her away.

"So how far into the story are you?" Corrin asked as she leaned her head onto his shoulder casually. Leo shifted in his seat and Corrin heard Xander chuckle as the dark knight readjusted his book.

"I'm still in the beginning chapters after Edge met the Shepherds," Leo answered evenly and Corrin resisted the urge to giggle when she felt him wrap his arm around her. It was different from when her twin or Camilla would do that. It felt a little…warmer?

"Food's ready!" Elise shouted as the door to the kitchen burst open. Corrin and Leo both jumped while Xander just gaped. Corrin blinked for a few moments until she saw what her big brother was surprised about. Elise's dress was covered in blood! There was an embarrassed looking Kamui and Camilla behind her, both holding multiple platters of food. Wait…multiple? Food? The aroma of turkey, boar, mashed potatoes and stuffing hit Corrin's nose like a hammer. She also spotted all her favorite desserts in her twin's arms.

"Elise what happened?!" Xander shouted and Corrin shook out of her food induced state and returned to her little sister's condition. Elise looked down at her dress and scratched her head, nervously before she giggled.

"Um…well I was helping Kamui carve the boar and I guess I got hit by the blood…" Elise said slowly. Corrin looked up at her twin who just shrugged.

"She insisted that she help me out," Kamui answered and then Leo stood from the table abruptly and pointed an accusing finger at Elise. Corrin flinched and followed his finger and her eyes widened when she saw Elise holding one of the Danishes Leo loved in her hand and it was half eaten.

"I knew it! You were sneaking in to get the sweets before the rest of us could!" Leo accused and Corrin deadpanned. Elise just smiled sweetly and took another bite out of the cheese Danish and stuck her tongue out at him. Kamui sighed and the next moment Leo was pelted by one of the sweets he desired so much.

"Happy?" Kamui asked cheekily and Elise covered her mouth to hide her giggles while everyone else held their breath. Leo glared for a few moments before he picked up the Danish he got pelted with and then his frown broke into a smile and he laughed, actually laughed, not chuckles or small chortles, a full blown laugh of joy. That set the entire room off, the entire room was filled with laughter from the ever stoic Xander to the carefree Elise. At this moment they weren't royalty or soldiers/commanders, they were a family.

"Excellent as always, brother!" Leo said cheerfully as he took a bite out of the Danish as Kamui and Camilla set the food on the table.

"Of course, did you expect anything less?" Kamui asked as he took his seat. Elise claimed the seat right next to him and Camilla chose the other side.

"A fine, meal. What's the occasion?" Xander asked as he looked over the feast prepared for them. It was literally all of Corrin's favorites.

"Oh, I thought it was fitting since our little Kamui and Corrin are finally out of the fortress," Camilla responded though Corrin could hear the slight tremor in her voice. Camilla probably wanted to say that they weren't going to be together like that very soon. So this was a happy memory to carry just in case.

"Well let's hurry up and dig in then!" Corrin boasted happily. She'd cherish memories like this always; she might not be able to remember anything past the age of six but that didn't matter anymore. Not when she had new memories like these…

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!