Heyo, everyone! Merlin here! Here we go with another chapter of the story! This one is actually a lot longer than the other chapters! Well, not that much actually, just about 700 words more. Eh. I hope it's still enjoyable! Here we go with Rin's past!

The day had started like any other day. Rin woke up, got cleaned up and

got ready for school. After doing so, she made her way downstairs and into the living room in which she and her sister always had breakfast together in, she sat down in front of the table soon after, waiting for her sister.

"Mornin' Sis," Rin drawled out with a tired yawn, her only living relative giggling at the gesture, she really just wasn't cut out to be a morning person.

"Good morning to you too, Rin." Sakura's straight black hair whipped around as she bustled around the kitchen with a content smile on her face. "I noticed that the clocks in the house were all an hour behind so be careful when you summon your servant, okay?"

Sakura's warning forced Rin to wake up a bit more, blinking the remaining exhaustion away from her tired eyes. "Thanks for the warning, Sakura," she said with a grateful smile clear on her face, God bless her sister. She was happy that the girl had no interest in the moonlit world and was content to stay out of it, Sakura was much too soft for that world

Her kindness and forgiving nature had earned her the title of a doormat at school, they were just an important facet of her personality. She wouldn't be called a doormat had the students at school ever seen her angry though, Rin once had the terrifying displeasure of having to face an irate Sakura when she had walked in on her and her boyfriend sucking face.

Her thoughts were interrupted by Sakura setting a plate of eggs and bacon in front of her. Her eager smile widened as she proceeded to pour her a cup of tea as well. "You are the best sister in the world, Sakura. God save any who'd dare fight me on this." She praised jokingly with a teasing smirk.

Sakura smiled jokingly in return. "My~ If I was anyone else, I'd say you were hitting on me considering the constant praise you give me each morning." The mischievous glint in her eyes made the older Tohsaka pout slightly and make another jab.

Their breakfast continued with them making jabs at each other and laughing happily.

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Rin waved her sister off as they split paths, each heading for their classes. Rin's warm smile remained on her face as she spotted her best friend in the distance, making her speed up her pace.

She was happy to finally see her, it had been quite a while considering the girl sometimes had to leave school for an extended time due to medical reasons. Rin always worried about her, not only because she was her best friend but also because...no. Rin shook her head to rid herself of those thoughts, the two of them were Catholic and such a relationship would be badly seen by almost everyone they knew.

Thankfully, her forbidden thoughts were interrupted by her bumping into someone. She looked up to apologize, only to blush and stammer in embarrassment at the coy smile of the subject of her thoughts. Had she really been so focused on her thoughts that she'd bumped into the one those thoughts revolved around?

"My~ It is unlike you to be so lost in thought, Rin." Her unnaturally yellow eyes gazed at her with amusement, making her blush deepen. "Were you thinking of my wonderfully beautiful body once more?" A teasing smirk formed on Rin's current and only love interest as she took pleasure in watching the magus squirm.

"Please stop, Caren." Rin's words came out in a whiny tone that she only ever allowed herself to use around Caren and Sakura. "It's your fault for making me think of you that way." She poked her friend's stomach in annoyance, but also partially to enjoy the firm smoothness of it. Damn, hormones. They both knew that Rin had feelings of affection for her that went farther than simple friendship and they were both mature enough not to hide it from each other.

"It was simply a kiss, nothing too wild, I believe." Caren Hortensia, daughter of Kotomine Kirei and Maria Hortensia, said with a dismissive tone. "I would do it again if you simply ask. A more private setting would be required though." She specified with a wave towards the half-full classroom they had arrived at while they were talking.

Rin sighed in despair and covered her face to hide that damn blush that kept popping up whenever Caren teased her.

Her hopelessness increased at the familiar sound of her best friend snickering silently. God, she was worse than her father in some ways.

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Piercing blue orbs narrowed thinly in focus as her digits worked deftly to draw the magic circle required to summon her servant with incredible precision.

Rin revised the words of the incantation to reassure herself and calm her nerves. She had made sure that her sister went to sleep at her boyfriend's house for the night, though it pained her to give the boy more opportunities to do sinful acts with her adorable and innocent sister.

A pleased smile adorned her lips as she looked upon the completed circle, no imperfections to be spotted anywhere, a true testament to her genius-level of skill.

She twirled a strand of hair around her finger anxiously as she tried to calm herself, reminding herself what her father taught her.

'The Tohsaka family prides itself on the perfection of its work, Rin. But not only that, it takes care to be elegant while showing their genius.'

The words that had been drilled into her head soothed her, not because of the words themselves but because of who was the one that said them. The memories of her father were what always made her feel confident, imagining his proud gaze on her back.

A small smile graced her lips as they slowly parted, the words of the summoning spell leaving her lips in a composed and measured tone.

The bright red glow of the circle filled the room, a feeling of giddiness invading her mind as she felt her connection with her servant snap into place. The bruises on her hand glowed as well, changing into her command seals for the war.

Her eyes widened in amazement as she looked upon her servant, a charming smile on his face. Golden strands framed his face softly, contrasting his muscled and generally masculine appearance.

A shining silver armour, subtle engravings on the chest plate that gave it a sort of elegance. His sole presence seemed to light up the room both literally and figuratively.

He seemed like a man of honour and dignity, which made it even more gratifying when he bowed in front of her in subservience. "Servant Saber, Sir Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table." The Knight of the Round revealed with a proud smile. "My loyalty is yours, master, as long as you do not make me defy my code of honour and chivalry." The man immediately set limits with his master, the only one that could convince him to go against his morals like that was his King.

"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Sir Gawain." Rin tried to contain her excitement but failed to contain a grin that managed to give even Gawain shivers. "We're gonna have some fun."

The Knight of the Sun suddenly started regretting answering this call.

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The cool autumn breeze caused Rin to shiver slightly, pulling down her miniskirt to cover herself up a bit more. She sighed and turned to look at her servant pleadingly.

Gawain simply looked at her with a deadpan. "No. Please, pardon my bluntness, master, but I am not letting you use Galatine as a portable heater once more." He was still slightly perturbed by the efficient way the Grail imparted knowledge to him so that he could easily use modern terms in conversation.

Rin pouted ever so slightly, giving up on trying to heat herself up. They were currently on the rooftop of her school, waiting for a certain someone to come join them.

She'd received a letter from an enemy master while at school, though from reading the contents of the letter it didn't seem like they wanted to remain enemies. Truthfully, even though she was sure that she could win the war with only Gawain, having a meatshield for her servant in case any incidents occur would be very helpful.

Her thoughts were interrupted as her command seals started acting up, signalling the arrival of the master that thought it would be a good idea to try and contact her.

"Who knew that the one my master was so interested in would be such an adorable lass." A masculine voice resounded throughout the rooftop as a servant slowly materialized in front of them, a feral grin and beastly red eyes facing them.

The appearance of the servant was immediately followed by the sound of the door to the roof opening to allow passage for the master.

"I thought I told you to wait for me to come up, Lancer." A familiar voice called out.

Rin froze in absolute shock and denial, refusing to believe the identity of who was standing before her.

Gawain looked at his master in worry, turning to direct his rage at the master-servant duo standing in front of them. "What have you done to my master, scoundrels?!" His sword was immediately pulled out as he dropped into a threatening stance, knowing that there was no way for them to win against him.

The reason for that was very simple, the sun was shining brightly. No clouds, nothing. Just the sun, shining down on them and increasing his power to absolutely tremendous proportions.

"Oi, oi, master! This guy's power just skyrocketed!" A blood-red spear appeared in what appeared to be servant Lancer's hand as he prepared to retaliate against the Saber.

Powerful flames licked the handsome knight's sword in a show of strength as he prepared to strike down the vermin standing before him to protect his master's life from what he assumed to be a threat to her.

"S-Stop, Saber!" His master's voice stopped him from attacking the strange duo, making him grunt slightly to show he had heard her.

"Thank you for stopping your servant, Rin. Lancer is quite powerful but I believe your Saber would have defeated him very easily." Her soft voice spoke with mirth as Lancer let out a sound of indignation.

"What are you doing here, Caren?" Rin asked angrily, a feeling of betrayal filling her heart. She knew what her friend being here entailed and she did not like it one bit.

A coy smile stretched across her lips. "I am hoping to make an alliance with my friend in this Holy Grail War so that we both may survive. Lancer and I do not have a wish, so you two may have it all to yourselves." She explained smoothly.

Rin looked at her incredulously, a bit offended that she'd actually think that someone like Rin would fall for that. "I'm not stupid, Caren! I won't fall for your tricks so easily. I may lo-" The Tohsaka scion stopped herself from continuing, an angry blush covering her cheeks.

Caren smiled softly and approached her slowly to show she wasn't a threat, not acknowledging Saber's slight shift in stance. She lifted her hand to stroke Rin's cheek, making the girl blush even harder and slap her hand away. Caren sighed and twirled a strand of hair around her finger idly. "I promise that I am not lying, Rin. I work with the Church and they asked me to help you win the war due to their inclination towards your family." She spoke softly.

"Okay. I can believe that. Only because it's you saying it though!" She made clear that she only believed her words because it was her saying them, she didn't want her to think that she'd just trust anybody like that. "But I can't believe that your servant doesn't have a wish! Don't you need one to be summoned in a war?!"

The Lancer servant decided to speak this time, considering he was the target this time. "You don't need to worry, little miss. My wish is getting granted by me just participating in this war." His feral grin returned to his face as he twirled his spear. "My wish is to get some good fights while I'm in this war. That's all there is to it, I've got no regrets."

Gawain seemed to nod in approval. "It is an understandable wish for a warrior, though it might be a bit barbaric." He said this in a praising manner but managed to insult Lancer at the same time, making the spear master's eyebrow twitch in annoyance.

Caren, sensing the incoming fight, decided to intervene before the two could start killing each other. "Now that that's out of the way, how about we officialize this alliance?" She said with a small smirk, eager to see her friend's reaction to how she would officialize this.

Rin sighed and pushed back a loose strand of hair back behind her ear, nodding in agreement. "Okay then, you can come to my house so that I can write down a Geass Contract."

Caren giggled slightly and waved her off. "Don't worry about it, I have a much better idea that will take a lot less time." She said with a sly smirk as she leaned forward and caught Rin's lips in a kiss.

The two male servants sputtered in surprise, Gawain turning away to give them privacy, much to his dismay as a full-blooded male, while Lancer kept looking with a perverse grin, feeling no shame at all.

The gem-user blushed bright red but leaned into the kiss without hesitating, enjoying the moment. The Chibi Rin inside her head was currently doing a victory dance with steam coming out of her ears and an atomic blush.

Caren finally broke the kiss and smiled at Rin coyly. "This was a better way to seal the deal, no?"

Rin looked away and huffed, trying to hide her red cheeks. "S-Shut up! It's not like I'd been waiting for you to do that for months now, idiot!" The girl mentally cursed herself for falling back into what her sister called tsundere tendencies.

What an adventure this war will be thought Gawain with a small smile as he silently chuckled at his master continuously denying her want to kiss again.

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"Are you okay, Saber?" Gawain was snapped out of his silent contemplation by his master, smiling gently at her presence.

"Ah, hello there, master. How did you know I was on the roof?" He asked, trying to sound like he normally did but failing miserably.

Rin raised an eyebrow and sat down next to her servant and friend, though she'd never admit it. "Please don't try to dodge the question, you know it's useless." She said blankly while cleaning her nails.

Gawain chuckled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head. "My apologies, master. I should have known not to underestimate you." He said with a small smile.

Rin scoffed in amusement, trying not to preen at the praise. "Yes, a big mistake coming from you, Gawain. Now, tell me what's on your mind, I can't have my servant feel down during battle, can I?" She elbowed him with a smirk, telling him to go on and just spit it out.

Gawain nodded slightly, a dark look entering his eyes. "I know it may seem hard to believe, but I do have my own regrets in life. Things that I would change in a heartbeat, had I the choice. Sir Lancelot's maddened form simply...reminded me of those failures." Tears stung his eyes but he held them back, he was a knight before all else, he could not allow himself to be perceived as weak by his master.

"A wise man once said, people cry, not because they're weak. It's because they've been strong for too long." She said with a soft smile, patting her friend on the back.

Gawain chuckled, though no humour was to be found in his voice. "Wise words indeed, my master. I'd love to meet the man that said them one day." He said with a small smile as a single tear trailed across his cheek.

Rin gave an exaggerated sigh, placing her hand against her forehead in the classical 'woe is me' fashion. "I'd love to meet Johnny Depp too, but we can't always get what we want sadly." An amused grin spread across her face, matching the one that Gawain sported.

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Risky Move Spotted! CarenxRin? WTF, Merlin? Are you crazy, Me- Yes! I am absolutely bonkers! Bahaha! I don't care if you enjoy that or not, tis my story and I'll do whatever the hell pleases me! Mwahahaha-

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*awkward cough* Sorry about that. It seems my power as a writer had taken over me for a moment there. But seriously, you guys know that I like to go outside the box with my ideas and you've had an amazing response to it up until now and I hope that you'll stick with me for the rest of the story. If you didn't like it, I'll tell you that Caren will only appear in Rin's other flashback episode and then will never be seen again in person. BUT! Caren has a very special connection to the story that is a big part of the plot. Congrats to anyone who figures it out!

Aaaanyway, that's it for today folks! Merlin, ou- Dammit, Cath Palug! Stop kicking me!