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Chapter 10: Family
The three days that followed the Kayneth's and Diarmuid's deaths, Danny felt less stressed and more focused on his objective than previously.
It wasn't that he had stopped being a workaholic, quite the contrary.
He might have enjoyed spending those days trying to enjoy life away from the dangers of the Grail War, but plans were still something Danny was not going to forget and let untouched.
So much had to be changed, updated or outright removed as the scenario of this conflict was not the same as canon and so easy ones turned in complex ones.
Example: If Irisviel and Kiritsuko had left their daughter back to the Einzbern Castle, Danny would have just killed the Magus Killer and taken the Lesser Grail under custody.
Harsh? We are talking about someone who easily killed innocents to protect innocents because of simple dumb math.
Life cannot be evaluated by the being itself but by the actions of the person, something the woman seemed to have never heard about.
Sadly the young man thought awkward to execute such operation with Illyasviel in the midst.
The girl was naive and innocent in that moment but FSN had showed how ruthless the young albino could be, especially if she somehow get hold of someone as strong as Herakles.
Apart from planning the death of people, the Master of Caster and Berserker had started to approach the shy and adorable child that he had taken custody of.
Sakura was.. interesting.
The first day had been quite a silent one as the girl had been told about her uncle's demise.
Danny had decided to give her a bit of space to stomach the bad news and let Berserker look after her in case she decided to do something dangerous.
Thankfully her mood started to get better as she commenced to interact with Sasha.
If there was something he was sure of is that a traumatized child on the first steps of recovery can be helped only by a fellow child.
The red-haired girl had turned out well from the ordeal caused by the deceased Ryuunosuke and, while uncapable of grasping the different experiences and pain suffered between her and Sakura, she recognised the need to be there for her.
The plum-haired girl had been quite fidgety about the sudden attention she had started to receive from her 'older sister'.
The former Matou had never been one to appreciate being touched by someone, no matter how she was attached to them, yet she had started to enjoy the company of the more open Sasha.
It was toward the end of the second day that Danny saw something curious.
While it didn't seem much particular in a normal situation, Sakura and Sasha were his special children.
The younger girl had started to cling on her sister, wary of anything and anyone else but Sasha and Berserker.
The interactions between him and the girl were still scarce but started to get less awkward and Sakura started to look calm in his proximity.
The third day was a funny day.
Saturday morning went as any mornings went usually with the trio eating their breakfast.
Still that day Danny had decided to get Sakura outside as he wished for her to grow once more accustomed to the outdoor.
The walk was filled by Sasha's comments about the park and Illya, while their guardian looked around the streets, feeling watched by someone...
Finally the gates of the park were on sight and, without much alert, Sasha squealed at seeing something already and she dragged a surprised Sakura in a quick run inside the natural site.
It didn't take long for Danny to eye a familiar woman with her daughter.
Just as he approached the Einzbern, the children had already gone to the close playground, leaving the woman alone.
"She seems happy. Sakura." She said softly, knowing that Danny was just few feet from her.
"The girl still doesn't trust everyone and I don't blame her after knowing of her story."
She looked interested, her red eyes now glinting some of her curiousity. "That horrible?"
Danny sighed as he sat in the bench close to the woman. "Kerry had it easier."
Her eyes widened a tiny bit but she seemed to understand the privacy now.
"Why isn't Saber here to protect you? She is usually there to throw glares at me."
The woman smiled as she looked at the three girls laughing while using the swings.
"Kiritsuko needed her for some plan and I promised my wife I wouldn't have put myself nor Illya in dangerous situations."
The thin line in Danny's face turner slightly upward, curious how she had managed to calm the overprotective woman. "How did you manage to avoid being stalked?"
Her smile, once motherly and now sickly sweet, sents shivers in the young man's back.
"While my dear Kiri is forced most of the times to sleep away from our bed, she still can be punished to the couch when she has the opportunity to finally sleep with me. Let's just say she will respect my authority in this decision."
A giggle threatened to leave Danny's mouth, understanding the amusing cruelty of the usually soft Irisviel.
But it was the pleased look in her beautiful complex that broke the restrain and caused the young man to laugh at the tale.
The Einzbern tried to refrain herself to join the laughing but not even her hand could cover her giggles.
Soon the two calmed down and Irisviel looked saddened. "Kiritsuko is still going to try and kill you, Dan."
Danny looked confused and curious, the former because of the news and the latter because of the nickname.
"You are a good person, of that I'm sure, but Kiritsuko has her hand tied about your implications about the Greater Grail being compromised. She cannot access the cup in special ways like the Church or the Mage Association can."
The young man grimaced. Kerry was independant from both the groups and was technically an outsider, so many possible actions were quite impossible without being affiliated to the big two.
In the end the man merely scoffed. "I will wind it so nobody innocent dies."
She looked uncertain, her eyes alternating to look at him and the ground. "Kiri is not going to hold punches."
A sigh left his mouth. "I would be disappointed if she did."
The somber atmosphere lasted for few minutes, before the children returned back to the parents.
"Mama, I'm tired.." Illya proclaimed while yawning.
A giggle left Iris' mouth, the woman taking the ten years old child in her arms as the girl started to place her head in her chest, tired but happy.
"Papa." Danny saw Sasha looking at him with her arm spread and sighing he took her in his arms.
The remaining girl looked uncertain to what to do as she was unsure she truly wished to commit to that action.
In the end the look on both her newfound friend and sister won her hesitancy.
She spread her small tired arms looking at his guardian. "P-Papa?"
Danny almost melted at her needy tone and without doubt took her in his arms, close to the close-eyed Sasha.
"It's... quite calm now." Irisviel whispered, a small yawn following.
Her head slowly placed itself on the man's shoulder. "Iri-" He paused as she started to snore softly.
Danny looked around and sighed in relief as nobody else was in that part of the park to see the scene.
Still the barely restrained reaction from Caster, while grating to hear, felt unimportant at the moment as he realized something.
This happy moment was not going to happen anytime soon because of the war and ruining this to both the children and the woman felt quite cruel to him.
In the end he just inwardly shrugged and closed his own eyes, enjoying the calm breeze singing in his ears.
AN
Fluff chapter!
Yesterday there was a blackout that lasted about three hours and I had been unable to write anything.
Later this day I will put the update for today, as this one is the yesterday's one.
Review Q&A!
Guest Q: At the moment Kiara's and Kerry's yandere senses are tingling like mad.
Fenrir-kun: Yep!
BlueXtreme: Danny plead the fifth.
Matze96: If said Servant is still receiving prana to sustain his body. Kayneth and Sola were the batteries to his survival and regeneration, without them he was pretty much doomed. anyway.
merendinoemiliano: Thank you!
MWkillkenny84: But this mean no Lord El-Melloi II..
fafnir1404: Or Harem.
Fenrir of the North: The gun was enchanted by Caster.
Shin XIX: Read above answer and Kayneth was certainly not a Magus ready to be fought or killed by cowardly ways. That's why he's defined the 'easiest target'.
eNervFlinC: Payday 1 Hoxton 'Secret' Mask but with Japanese Navy Flag replacing the French symbol.
