A/N: This side story takes place before Prologue
Fate series and characters belong to Nasu and TypeMoon
"Why does everything seem and feel like a dream?" Ritsuka muttered to himself.
White pages with black written words he last saw turned into something strange before he realized it. The dark hotel room shared with his sister changed into an open field with blue skies and multicolored blossoms.
A scent of flowers whiffed in the air as a gentle breeze blew past him. As he strolled further down, Ritsuka sighed and murmured. "Yep, definitely a dream. This is nowhere a reality…"
"Well, do you think dreaming?" A calm voice chuckled at his perplexed position.
Alerted by the abrupt response, Ritsuka examined around for any surprise visitor. Yet, there's only him solely in this field of flowers and a solitary standing tower behind him.
With a sigh, he rested his right hand on his hips and rebutted, "If this were really a dream then I wouldn't be talking to you, maybe my therapist, in fact."
"But, you don't need one, do you?" The voice laughed again. "You're just a child who is particularly conscious of the world of dream and reality. A very cute and lost child, truly."
"Funny, that I am," Ritsuka rolled his eyes. He folded his arms and glared pointedly at the tower. "Now, are you going to tell me how to get out of here or we're going to continue this chit-chat?"
"Now, now, there's no need to rush, Ritsuka-kun," The voice assured in a light-hearted way. "You should've been sleeping instead of staying up late to read. A body that's not well rested would give many troubles in the latter days."
"I'm perfectly fine the next day when I—You knew my name… Who are you?!" Ritsuka realized when the strange voice called his name.
"Oh dear… A slip of my tongue I've done," A hint of panic laced in the mysterious voice. It went on before Ritsuka could allege any further. "Since you've caught me, you deserve a reward! I shall tell you how to leave here, Ritsuka-kun."
"Really?" Ritsuka hesitated, blue orbs narrowing with skepticism at the tower.
"Yes! After all, I'm the Master of this very land in your terms, Ritsuka-kun," The voice happily acknowledged. "Turn around and walk straight. Never stop to turn around, continue walking and you'll arrive at a gate build in stone circles. Stand right in the heart with your eyes closed, and you'll leave."
Blue orbs blinked with surprise, Ritsuka turned behind him at the seemingly limitless field of flowers. With a sigh, Ritsuka made up to trust its direction provided. He bowed to the tower and shouted, "Thanks for the direction! And sorry for being rude back there too. I'll take my leave now!"
Turned around and headed towards the indicated direction, a sole figure from the tower's window watched Ritsuka moving further from its view. "Hmm… A dream that drifted from the human's collective unconscious. A shame he won't remember this conversation, but…"
An expecting smile curved on its lips as it hummed to itself, "He is Humanity's hope with his sister too. Perhaps, things would become interesting, very soon. Now then, a cup of warm choco should keep me filled at the impending entertainment."
Stood and whirled around, the figure left the room with flower petals drifting out from the window of its room…
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"Come on, you idiot bro! We've got 10 minutes left hurry!" Ritsuko yelled at him, her feet stomping quickly in a haste to leave their hotel room.
Ritsuka zipping up the white coat and buckling its belt. "Can't you see my hands moving already? Why the heck you didn't wake me up in the first place?!"
"I did, you moron! I'm not the one who fell asleep like lifeless bodies," Ritsuko countered. She pointed at the clock on the bedside table and warned. "Come on, they already delivered our luggage to the headquarters. They will shut us out if we went passed their 15 minutes grace period!"
"Argh!" Forcefully shove his foot into the black loafer, Ritsuka rose up and yanked opened the door strong enough that the hinge nearly tore. "I'm done, let's go!"
"H-Hey, wait for me too!" Ritsuko panicked as her brother ran and left without her. Now, it's her turn to wear her pumps on swiftly and raced after Ritsuka to report to their first day of work.
Another side story for now...
I'm still working on the next chapter...
Hope you guys like it?
Thanks for the comments and kudos! :D
