Okay... I'm sorry about the length of time this fic has gone without an update.
I'll try to get the gaps down.
I now have a forum for anyone that wants a discussion about any of my fics (a link can be found on my profile).
Anyway, I think I will answer some reviews:
SakuraFish: Just because Sakura hasn't been saved from Zouken doesn't mean she has to be saved at some point... remember, one of the things about the Nasuverse is that there are many unhappy endings for everyone. You also mention that Saber ruins the fic for you, well, then all I can really say is that that is your problem, personally I don't dislike any of the characters in Fate/Stay Night (the worst I feel towards a character in it is Shinji and that's more because he isn't a particularly good villain). As for the bit at the end, that is just how it wrote itself, I didn't plan it out or anything like that, just wrote it and that was how it turned out... personally I feel that if I planned the conversation it would've felt even more unnatural.
Xenoguyver: (sigh) I thought I made it clear that this is a fic where Shirou and Yu are NOT the same character, so Shirou isn't going to be summoning Izanagi... at any point.
The 17th Immortal: Translations differ all over the place so I would say there isn't an 'official' name in English... so it is a 'take your pick' of different translations of a single word.
EternalKing: That is questionable given their... unique situations.
ezok: No, Shirou does not have a drivers licence.
Vegeta the 3rd: The thing you seem to be forgetting is just how hard it is to maintain a Servant without the Grail backing the magus up. Even if Saber has the power to completely outclass most shadows, using too much strength can endanger her existence.
Guest: yeah, I see what you mean, I honestly didn't realise it until you pointed it out but I do see exactly where you are coming from.
Reishin Amara: Ilya is dead (she had her heart ripped out by Gilgamesh) and Sakura is the same as she was at the start of the VN.
And that is all for now... so let's get on with the story.
Shirou had to let out a sigh as he walked through Junes.
Tohsaka had forbidden him from working during their stay in Inaba.
Which meant he would have to find something to do instead.
He certainly could spar with Saber but that tended to be rather draining for Rin and they really couldn't risk the tiny magus running out of prana, after all, if she and Saber both ran out… Saber would vanish.
He shook his head at that thought, they wouldn't risk it.
So he would have to find some other method of spending his time…
Oh…
By the Root…
She planned this on purpose didn't she?
Without any real work to get done and their training hampered by Rin and Saber's lack of prana, he would be forced into doing one of three things.
Join a club, work on his reality marble…
Or go on dates with them.
He would've felt annoyed at that if he wasn't so happy at the thought that he might very well go on another date with Rin and Saber.
Because thinking back on it, they had only ever actually been on a single date before they moved to Inaba… and that was back during the Grail War.
Most of the time, he was either working, training or helping out around the school, so whenever they did get together, it was mainly just a matter of having a meal or sleeping together.
To actually get some quality time together would be a new and most probably, a rather enjoyable experience.
Even if Rin started acting embarrassed again.
Seriously, why was she always so violent whenever she make a mistake? It wasn't like he laughed at her but she seemed to like blaming him for it.
… oh well, it wasn't like he hated it, it was one of those things that made Rin Rin and not someone that was like Rin but not Rin…
He shook his head clear of those thoughts, he would just let everything work out and that was that.
"Alright... now where is the reduced section," he muttered to himself as he turned his head to look for the little stickers that marked something as being of reduced price.
Even if Dojima-san was going to go over Rin's finances and her father's will to see if there was anything that could be done, he wasn't going to waste money carelessly.
"It's over by the meat counter," one of the assistants said from their place near the vegetables, "just on your left."
He noted that the boy was young, probably still in school if his estimate was right and that thought made him sigh in defeat... if Rin wasn't forbidding him from working, he could very well have been one of the people helping customers with their shopping.
"S-sorry, I didn't mean to upset you," the clerk said almost desperately and Shirou cringed at the fact that the other person had misunderstood the reason behind his sigh.
"Ah, sorry, I was thinking of something else," he said in a placating tone as he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, "and thank you for the help."
And with that, he found the other teen relaxing.
"Really? What were you thinking about?" the boy asked, curiosity dripping from his voice.
"That my girlfriend has forbidden me from working," he admitted with a sigh.
"What?" the other boy sounded confused, "did you just say you're girlfriend has forbidden you from working?"
The other teen sounded disbelieving but Shirou simply sighed and gave of a nod of confirmation.
"Dude, that is awesome!" the other boy definitely seemed to think it was a good thing, then again, Shirou was always the strange one in school, "you mean you don't have to work at all? Man, I wish I was as lucky as you."
"I like working," that seemed to make the other boy freeze before he started gawking at him.
"You like working?" it seemed that the other boy couldn't believe it, then again, from what he knew of typical teenagers, he was a bit of an oddball.
"Yeah," he admitted easily, "I guess I just like being self-sufficient instead of living off hand outs."
"Okay… bad parents?" he simply smiled at that statement.
"Orphan," immediately the other boy seemed to grow extremely uncomfortable, "my biological parents died about ten years ago and my adopted father a few years after that."
"…Sorry," he simply blinked at that apology from the member of staff, "anyway, I've got to get back to work, my dad will have my ass if I slack off any more."
"Ah, sorry about wasting your time then," and with that, he turned and headed towards the reduced section.
"It's fine," the other teen said as he started filling the shelves.
Shirou simply hunted down the reduced products and smiled at what he found.
XXX Mysteries Beyond The Fog XXX
"So… going over everything here, I would say that you are legally entitled to claim back most of what your guardian gave away," Dojima said as he sat at the table while Shirou was cooking dinner. He had been going over the contracts and statements for Rin's estate for the past several hours, he had even had a friend with more legal knowledge than him have a quick look at everything.
And it didn't take a genius to figure out that Kotomine Kirei had been acting outside of his authority.
"And what about practically?" he had to flinch at that question, he already knew she was sharp but this just further cemented that fact.
"Practically… getting a lawyer good enough to deal with all the legal teams you would be forced to deal with will be hell," he admitted seriously, causing her to sigh.
"Just how good are we talking about here?" she asked and he decided to give her his honest opinion.
"Honestly, to get through all the legal teams that will be trying to block your every move… there is only one lawyer I know of that could potentially help you," he hated admitting that but he wasn't going to deny that man's skill.
"His name is Sakahagi Futomimi… but getting him to work for you is not going to be easy… if possible at all," he knew the man, he had managed to get several Yakuza thugs off jail time due to his talent and charisma in the docks, the worst part was that those thugs were considered by many to be a guaranteed guilty verdict.
He hated the thought of asking that man for help, especially knowing how the man only did work for the Yakuza.
"Well, can I at least try to convince him to help my case?" he really didn't want to give her hope only for it to be crushed but he could tell from the way she acted that she wouldn't be so fragile when the man turned her down.
"…Alright, I'll get him on the phone… just don't say I didn't warn you when he says no," and with that, he went to the phone and pulled it free of the base and prepared the line, putting the receiver on speakerphone before taking in the ringing.
The line rung for several seconds before a voice that grated on his nerves spoke up.
"Ah, Dojima-san, to what pleasure do I owe this call?" the man definitely sounded amused, though he would probably sound perfectly normal to most people, Dojima simply hated the man for perverting the course of justice.
"I have someone here who could do with your expertise," he admitted before motioning for Rin to take over from him.
"Hello, Sakahagi-san, my name is Tohsaka Rin," she said in a no nonsense tone, Dojima for his part was simply happy Nanako was busy helping Shirou in the kitchen… even if the boy was the one teaching her about actually cooking… wait? Why was Shirou coming over now? "I recently discovered that my legal guardian for the past ten years had been ruining my estate illegally… I was hoping you could assist me in reclaiming what he gave away."
"I'm sorry, but I don't help people without the appropriate… connections," the way the man made that claim simply made him grit his teeth in anger.
And then Shirou spoke up.
"Would I count as an appropriate connection Sakahagi-san," he couldn't stop himself from frowning at that question, of course he wouldn't be…
"Shirou-kun?" he froze, how the hell did his greatest enemy know his nephew, "what are you doing there?"
"Ah, Dojima-san is my uncle and Rin is…" he seemed hesitant to make the explanation however he failed to say anything before the man on the other end cut him off.
"Oh? Has little Shirou gotten a girlfriend at last?" the tone was far more teasing than he had ever heard the man use before and he began to wonder just what sort of relationship the two possessed.
"Yes…" and with that the man on the other end seemed to chuckle a bit.
"So, Tohsaka-san, you are with Shirou-kun?" the confirmation from the girl seemed to be all the man needed, "in that case, I will take on your case."
"Wait? What do you mean you'll take on her case?" Dojima couldn't believe it, his greatest enemy was going to help his nephews girlfriend because she knew Shirou?
"I will look at her case and help her… don't get me wrong, I won't be doing it for free but I will take on the case," that was perfectly understandable but even then, the man didn't usually take non Yakuza jobs… unless… did Shirou have a connection to a Yakuza?
"Why? What is your relationship with Shirou?" he was definitely worried now.
"He is the neighbour of one of my regular clients… and one of the best damn mechanics I've ever met, he's saved me and my client a small fortune fixing our cars and bikes," he found himself freezing at that explanation. Shirou lived next to a Yakuza member? And had fixed their vehicles?
"So, are you going to come to Inaba or do I have to post the documents to you?" Rin asked the man, clearly more concerned with the outcome that could occur than the fact that Shirou lived so close to a Yakuza member… oh… his mind focused on something that hadn't really made itself clear until then.
"If you could email me copies of them then I should be capable of going over the, just don't make any alterations or we could have some issues," the man stated calmly… and then Rin looked at Shirou with an almost panicked expression on her face.
"Ah, we don't have a computer," the red head admitted, causing a sigh to escape the man on the other end of the phone.
"Then get Dojima-san to do it, I know he has the required equipment at work," Sakahagi said with a sigh.
"I'll make sure I do," and with that statement, Dojima found himself hanging up the phone and was about to ask something before he was cut off by Rin.
"Emiya-kun… what's email?" he found himself nearly choking at that question, he never expected to see a teenager that didn't use email… let alone not even know what it was.
"Long distance, instant letter delivery done through computers and wires," that was definitely a strange explanation of what email was.
"Uh… I guess it's not something we'll ever bother with is it?" now that made the detective raise an eyebrow.
"Probably not," and with that he began to wonder… were the two technophobes?
"Shirou-nii, is the food ready now?" and with that the redhead was quickly heading towards the kitchen to check on the meal he was preparing.
And so he let out a sigh before looking at one of the quietest people he had ever met.
Saber was a strange one, that much was for certain. She rarely spoke unless spoken to first and she seemed to hold herself to a higher standard than everyone else, that combined with the regal air she had about her and he was pretty sure she was from a royal family of some kind.
Which begged the question of why she was in a relationship with a boy that had another girlfriend.
He quickly shoved those thoughts out of his head, he never understood women and trying to get into the head of someone like Saber was just asking for a migraine.
"So, Rin… this 'private investigator' you hired," he started, "I take it they were Yakuza."
The sigh he got in response was clear.
"Well, when you have them so close by, is it really a surprise I would ask for their help collecting information?" that just confirmed it, his nephew and at least one of the girls he was seeing had some involvement with criminal activity.
"How deeply are you involved with them?" he needed to know just how serious the situation was after all.
"When I appealed to the head for help finding out about you was the first time I had ever come into contact with anyone outside of the heads granddaughter," that didn't sound quite so bad but he still needed to know.
"And how did you meet the heads granddaughter?" he was definitely concerned about such a thing, after all, getting involved young was not good for the child.
"… She's my English teacher," he stalled at that.
The granddaughter of a Yakuza boss was an English teacher?
"She's also Shirou's legal guardian," if he had been drinking anything at the time then he probably would've spat it out at that revelation, a Yakuza boss's granddaughter, who was also an English teacher, was his nephews legal guardian?
He was definitely beginning to get a migraine over everything that had happened over the past couple of days.
"And do you know how deep Shirou's involved with them?" he asked before hearing the boy himself speak up as he brought the meal to the table.
"I just fix their cars, bikes and occasionally go with gramps to golf or wrestling," gramps? Did his nephew just call a Yakuza boss 'gramps'?
And with that Dojima found himself wondering what he had done to deserve being put in this situation.
He felt the urge to interrogate the boy, to try and find out everything he could about the Yakuza he lived next door to, but in the end, he squashed that desire… he didn't want to believe that his nephew was involved in the illegal operations of a criminal syndicate… simply knowing the boy had any contact with them at all was bad enough.
So he bit down on his desire to know more about any dealings he may know of and simply let himself eat the meal that was now set before him… it had been far too long since he had eaten food anywhere near as good as what he was getting now.
XXX Mysteries Beyond The Fog XXX
The week passed by quickly for Shirou as he, Rin and Saber continued getting set up, with the house eventually getting hooked up the electricity grid after which they managed to get a boiler installed, meaning they no longer had to either start a fire and wait for the water to heat up, or go over to Dojima's house to use his bath.
That they dished out on a new kitchen as well was something Shirou was happy with, after all, he now had a kitchen easily five to ten times larger than his one back in Fuyuki and… well, given how much he loved cooking, it was perfect.
In the end though, he knew they would eventually have to finish up for the week and finally go to school.
And then there was Nanako's other cousin coming over later that day, just one day before school started. Shirou knew he was going to meet the boy eventually but for his first couple of nights, he decided it would be best to give him some room to settle in.
It certainly didn't change the fact that they were going to be starting their last year of high school the next day.
And Rin was definitely making sure their uniforms fitted properly.
"Hmm…" she hummed thoughtfully as she looked at herself in a full body mirror, taking in all the features of the uniform and how well it fit her figure.
Shirou knew she was trying to attain the closest image she could to perfection for her first day at their new school, she was most likely going to use her 'school idol' act again after all… though this time she would definitely not be considered the untouchable queen of the school, not when they had no intention of hiding their relationship.
That had probably been the hardest part of staying at Homurahara for the last part of the year, since they both had certain reputations, they had ended up trying to hide their relationship... albeit with questionable results.
Issei and Mitsuduri had both quickly realised their relationship... Sakura was definitely aware of it despite how much time she spent away but outside of them there were only minor rumours flitting around about the fact that they were seeing each other.
Nobody had managed to catch the fact that they were living together, even with the ever excitable tiger stalking the school but if they had, the rumours would've gotten much worse.
Plus they would've had to have Raiga get involved to make sure there weren't any 'issues' with the faculty... something they had already had the man do for their new school.
Sometimes being in the good graces of a Yakuza boss was incredibly useful.
"Emiya-kun... how does this look?" he just had to smile at that, there really was only one answer he could give for that.
"Weird," and with that response he found her facing him with narrowed eyes, clearly telling him that he had to be careful with whatever he said next, "I've only really seen you in your red top, uniform or pyjamas... so seeing you in something so different is kind of weird."
The sigh he received from the girl said it all.
"I should've known you'd say something like that," she definitely sounded defeated but ended up looking back at him, "but outside of weird, how do I look?"
And with that Shirou analysed every inch of her figure, attempting to pick out any imperfections that could be noticed without intense staring.
"Well, I can't see any imperfections," he admitted, causing her to release a sigh of relief.
"That's good, I want to make a good first impression," she admitted before grinning maliciously, "now... why don't you put on your own uniform."
Shirou found himself wondering what her smile was about and in a fit of paranoia that wasn't necessarily a bad thing around the little magus, he analysed his new school uniform for anything magecraft related.
He didn't find anything.
And so he decided to put it on knowing that whatever Rin had planned, he would be falling for it willingly.
"Hmm..." the humming the dark haired girl made upon seeing him wearing the uniform was... unsettling but not unwelcome, "well... I have to say that your new uniform looks better on you than your old one."
He noted how she was hiding her mouth with her hand as she said that and how her eyes seemed to fixate on him and finally understood why she had wanted him to wear it.
"Tohsaka... stop being a pervert," uniforms were for school, not foreplay.
Then he noted the way her eye was twitching and realised just how stupid his statement had been.
"I mean, these are for school," he tried to defend himself before letting out a sigh upon seeing her just twitch more, "just let me get out of this so you don't put holes in it."
And with that he prepared to receive his punishment for being an idiot.
XXX Mysteries Beyond The Fog XXX
Narukami Yū couldn't stop himself from letting out a sigh as he stepped off the train at Yasoinaba.
This was the fifth time he had transferred schools in as many years. Honestly it was just plain annoying when he failed to so much as make friends because he was always late to getting into the pre-established social circles that always existed at his old schools.
He was fully expecting to simply repeat all the previous years he had done, simply sitting around with little to do.
The fact that he was seventeen years old and had never dated yet because of constantly moving schools only strained his relationship with his parents even further towards breaking point.
And it wasn't even like they were ever there for him to confide in or help him if he ever needed anything.
Sometimes he felt like an orphan, always waiting for someone to show up and take him away from his loneliness... the difference was that he didn't have a chance of being adopted, he was stuck with people who were never there for him.
At least he had finally gotten off that damned train... the only interesting thing that had happened the whole ride was that strange dream with the man with a big nose and the woman with grey hair.
"Hey over here," he immediately turned to look at the person that had called out to him and started walking towards him.
He was a middle aged man with messy black hair and stubble dressing his chin. He was also wearing grey shirt with a red tie, as well as black pants and had a matching jacket slung over his shoulder.
The fact that there was also a little girl wearing a pink sweater and black skirt hiding behind him wasn't particularly important at that moment.
"Well, you're more handsome in person than in your photo," the man said with a jovial smile, "welcome to Inaba, I'm Ryotaro Dojima, your mothers younger brother... I guess I'll be looking after you while you're here."
Ah, so this man was his Uncle Ryotaro, he'd heard about him off his mother but couldn't recall ever seeing him before.
"It's nice to meet you," he responded with a smile, earning a small laugh off the man.
"Heh, you probably don't remember, but we've met," he began to strain his memory at that statement before hearing the man continue his statement, "I've changed your diapers before, you know."
Ah, so that explained it.
With that out of the way the man brought the little girl to a more visible position before continuing with his explanations.
"This here's my daughter, come on Nanako, introduce yourself to your cousin," the man said with his jovial tone still in place.
"H-hello," the little girl said with a small blush on her face, "m-my name is Nanako."
"it's nice to meet you Nanako-chan," he decided to respond with a smile as he realised the little girl would most likely be someone he could get to know for a change.
"Heh, well then, let's get going," the oldest of the three said with his smile still in place, "my car's over there."
And with that the man and his daughter started walking off, with him quickly following up the rear, passing a girl that seemed rather unfriendly.
"Hey," he stalled upon hearing her speak up, turning to see her bend down to pick up a piece of paper, "you dropped this."
"Thank you," he retracted that previous opinion, while she may have looked unfriendly, she probably wasn't a bad person.
"Whatever, all I did was pick it up," she responded as she handed him the piece of paper... a note he had made for himself with his uncles address on it.
And with that the girl started walking away.
"What's wrong?" looked like Uncle Dojima was wondering what was holding him up.
"Nothing," and with that, he continued on his path to the car.
The drive itself was pretty quiet and Yū found himself nearly nodding off again since neither his uncle or cousin were really talking.
"Dad... I need the bathroom," he found himself smiling slightly at that, trust a little girl to need to go to the toilet during a car ride.
"Well, I need to get some fuel anyway so we can stop at the gas station," Yū for his part didn't say anything, he was too tired after such a long journey and didn't feel up to making small talk.
"So... are you looking forward to starting a new school?" the grey haired teen couldn't stop the sigh from escaping his lips and it was clear the older man noticed, "look... I know it must be difficult for you but if you ever need anything, Shirou and Rin will probably be able to help you while you're there."
"Who?" he had to admit, he had never heard those names before.
"My other nephew and his girlfriend, they recently moved here to get closer to me and Nanako," that immediately made him frown, they had recently moved... did that mean they were living together? "you'll probably meet them soon, they decided to give you a couple of days to get used to everything before they meet you."
Yū simply kept his silence as the car came to a halt at a Moel gas station and exited the car.
"Nanako, can you go to the toilet by yourself?" the oldest of the group asked, earning a nod of confirmation from the little girl as an attendant rushed over.
"It's in the back on your left, you know way left is? It's the side you don't hold your chopsticks in," the attendant said cheerily and Yū found himself once again zoning out.
"I know... geez," and with that the little girl ran off.
"Are you taking a trip?" the attendant asked easily.
"No, we just went to pick him up, he just moved here from the big city," Dojima admitted just as easily and the attendant seemed to take note of that.
"The city huh?"
"Fill up my car while you're at it, regulars fine," and with the attendants chirpy reply, the oldest man muttered a single sentence before leaving, "good a time as any for a smoke."
"Are you in high school?" Yū found himself the centre of the attendants attention, "does it surprise a city boy to see how little there is out here? There's so little to do I'm sure you'll get bored fast, you'll either be hanging out with your friends or doing part-time jobs... speaking of which, we're actually looking for part-time help right now."
And after taking a few steps towards him the overly friendly attendant continued their spiel, "give it some thought why don't you? We don't mind if you're a student."
And with that, the stranger held out a hand and he gave it a quick shake, "oh, I should be getting back to work."
And then Nanako returned and he found himself feeling dizzy.
"Are you okay?" the little girl asked, "did you get carsick? You don't look too good..."
He quickly came to the conclusion that spending nearly eight hours on a train and in a car was not a good way to spend the day.
And then Dojima returned and immediately noted his condition.
"What's wrong? You okay?" the man asked sympathetically.
"I'm just tired," he admitted as he felt the effects of the trip once again pour into his being.
"That's understandable, it must have been a long trip for you," the oldest of the group said calmly, "why not take a little walk, get some fresh air? Just let me know when you're ready to go."
"It's fine," he just wanted to get into the place that would be his temporary home for the next year so he could get a decent rest.
"Alright then, let's go," and with that they returned to the car and made their way to the house he would be staying.
XXX Mysteries Beyond The Fog XXX
Yū had to admit, the house was a rather simple one but at the same time it wasn't the type of house he usually got to see given how often he was moving to new cities.
It was a simple two story detached house, nothing special but given how he was usually living in apartment blocks, it was a rare sight for him.
The house clearly had a decent sized sitting room with an open plan kitchen that was only separated from the sitting room by a dinner table with plenty of clutter littering it.
He found himself frowning slightly at that… he liked cooking and had been hoping to get a decent space with which to work with but it looked like he was going to have to make do with what he had.
So he soon found himself seated at the small table in front of the Television with a tray of prepacked sushi in front of him and a can of soda in his hand.
"All right, let's have a toast," his uncle said calmly before they raised their drinks and had a gulp of their respective liquids.
"So... your mom and dad are busy as always... they're working oversees now aren't they?" the man asked, so he gave him a nod of confirmation, "I know it's only for a year but getting stuck in a place like this because of your parents... it's rough being a kid."
He wouldn't say it out loud, but he was more than happy to be in a rural town, it beat being transferred to some massive school with a ludicrous commute or having to learn a whole new language before he could work on the same things his classmates were.
"Well, as long as you're here, you're a part of the family, so make yourself at home," he felt himself internally sighing at that... not in a negative way but in relief that his uncle was clearly an easy going guy that wasn't going to make him do too much.
"Thank you for your kindness," he decided to respond, it was only the polite thing to do after all.
"C'mon, there's no need to be so formal," and with that the man gave a glance at his daughter, "look, you're making Nanako all tense."
And then the girl looked down in embarrassment at being singled out.
"Well, anyway, let's eat," and with that, they started to dig into their plates, "I know it's not much but when Shirou and his girlfriends come over next time, you'll get something a lot better."
And then the man's phone rang and he pulled it out with a complaint about the hour.
"Dojima speaking," the dark haired man answered calmly before listening for a while, "yeah, I see... So where is it?... all right, I'm on my way."
He wondered what was going on when the man turned towards the table.
"Sorry, but I gotta go take care of some business, go ahead and eat without me," and with that the little girl stood up, "I don't know how late I'll be, Nanako, you help him out okay?"
"Okay," and with that the man proceeded to leave the house with one last call about the weather and laundry, which Nanako responded by mentioning that she had already brought the laundry in.
After that, the little girl almost immediately turned on the TV before going back to her food.
"So... what does your dad do?" he decided to ask, wondering if the girl could tell him anything that might explain his sudden disappearance.
"He investigates stuff. Like crime scenes," she admitted before stating it simply, "my dad's a detective."
And then the television changed to the local news, which he noted was just some scandal about a politician cheating on his wife with a reporter.
"This is boring," Nanako said after a little while and Yū had to admit, he agreed with her.
So when she changed the channel, he wasn't even remotely bothered.
And then there was immediately an advert for the supermarket chain Junes.
"Every day's great at your Junes!" clearly his cousin was a fan of the jingle, one that he honestly didn't think was that impressive, before she turned to him and asked a simple question, "aren't you going to eat?"
And with that, he immediately started to devour his dinner out of embarrassment.
As soon as he had finished his meal, he simply decided to do one single thing that made sense to him.
"Goodnight," and with that single word, he went upstairs, ready to recover from the long trip.
XXX Mysteries Beyond The Fog XXX
Shirou quietly wondered how his cousins other cousin was doing.
From what he had heard, the other boy had an even longer trip there than he, Rin and Saber had... though unlike them, he had all his stuff sent ahead before him so he would've had room to stretch his legs.
But an eight hour train trip was still exhausting.
That was one of the reasons he was planning on giving the other boy a few days to recover instead of introducing himself straight away, that would probably have simply made things even harder for him to adjust to life in a small town.
At least he, Rin and Saber were used to the quiet residential district of Fuyuki, the other boy may very well not have that sort of experience to fall back on.
"Emiya-kun, are you ready for bed?" he found himself getting pulled out of his musings by Rin asking him a strange question given the time.
They usually stayed up for at least a couple more hours... longer if they had something they had to do.
"What's wrong Tohsaka?" he found himself asking, earning a blank stare off the girl who was currently half undressed.
"Saber's allowed back in bed," she stated bluntly, "you have a week to make up for."
"Rin!" he almost laughed at Saber's cry of embarrassment from within the bedroom.
"Alright, just let me get ready," well, it would be nice to wake up to the warmth of two bodies pressed against him again.
And on the first morning at his new school as well.
He guessed the only thing he could really say about the situation was simple...
Life was good.
And that is all for now.
The whole part about the lawyer... I could see Kotomine making getting back what he gave away a living hell, so now Rin is getting a Yakuza lawyer thanks to Shirou's connections.
I know I've been going through the start of the game nearly word for word dialogue wise, but I felt it was necessary not for the plot... but for showing my characterisation of Yu (since he is a silent protagonist he is open for interpretation).
And like I said at the start, I now have a forum for discussing anything related to my fics and the link can be found on my profile page.
So... since that is all...
Shadow out.
