Chapter 2

Emiya Shirou silently woke up from his bed and made a sleepy yawn. He glanced around his simple room. A small table by the wall on his right and above it was his school uniform for today.

"I wonder if Sakura is here already." he thought groggily as he stood up and walked to his closet to change his clothes.

In the kitchen, Sakura Matou fixed her violet hair as she added some seasoning to the boiling pan in front of her. She smiled as she added some final seasoning to the food that she was cooking.

"Sakura-chan, I can tell from here, what are you cooking, nyan~." Another person, sitting in front of a table, across from the kitchen, said in a merry, delightful tone.

She was holding a book with the title 'The British Monarchies,' in her hand while she grinned from ear to ear.

"Ah, Fujimura-san, there's no need to guess. I 'm cooking your favorite, deep fried tofu with eggs." Taiga Fujimura shouted in joy for her guess was correct despite Sakura's words.

"Good morning you two." Shirou said before he entered the kitchen. Sakura greeted him cheerfully while Taiga quickly dived into her book, ignoring him. The boy glanced at her and her booked and blinked in a surprise manner.

"Fuji-nee, isn't too early for you to read a book?" Shirou asked as the woman smiled and showed the book that she was reading. "I am preparing for battle against you all dimwits!" she said in a fiery tone.

Shirou made several blinks again and then made an loud eh. "We're gonna have a quiz on British Monarchs…wait, isn't that subject supposed to be in 'World Literature'."

"Actually, no, Senpai." Sakura sat down beside him in an elegant manner. "I think it's because of the new transfer student, the famous one from England." she thought as Taiga turned on the T.V. behind her.

The T.V. showed a recorded interview of a famous morning talk show host and a man in an elegant business suite attire. "Oh it's 'Good morning Fuyuki-time...wait, ah! It's the transfer student." Taiga exclaimed as the two also darted to the T.V.

"Whoa, he's the new transferee. Who's he?" Lord Ardrice F. Defensor, what a weird name Shirou thought as Sakura explained. "Oh according to wikipedia, he's the 13th in line to the throne of England and the current head of the Noble House of Defensor. And um," she paused as she made a side-glanced to her left, "he's currently a bachelor and one of the youngest and richest men in the entire world."

Shirou whistled in amazement. "Oh so he's your type, eh, Sakura. You seem to know him more." Sakura's face immediately turned super red and quickly hid her face with her hands.

"Ah-no, senpai. I'm-well-just curious." she explained, poorly, making Shirou laughed heartily at her. His focus shifted back to the T.V. and began to wonder.

Why would a very rich and important man go here? And what is he doing here anyway? Shirou silently watched the noble man, eyes filled with curiosity.

Homurohara Academy - School gate

Shiro and Sakura walked along the sidewalk and were both chatting cheerfully. "I wonder what's he doing here?" Shirou asked as Sakura answered him. "I think it has something to do with his royal studies?" She tilted her head, confused to her own answer.

"Hm…? What the-" The two of them suddenly stopped as they both saw the Gate of the school. The gate of Homurahara Academy was jam packed with Media and security guards. News vans lined up the road beside the school as reporters from different news stations were standing in front of cameras.

"Senpai...there's media press on the gate."

"I know."

"Isn't this a bit exaggerated." Sakura commented as Shirou glanced at her and was about to talk when his eyes saw an elegant limousine drive by their side. Shirou saw through the window a familiar face that he saw from the T.V. earlier this morning.

The limousine stopped and the door opened and the familiar young blonde and green eyed noble appeared first followed by another person, a man much taller than him with an unusual spiky red hair and blue-teal eyes. Both of them were wearing the Homuhara academy uniform.

The media quickly went pandemonium as the noble man and the other man quickly walked towards the entrance.

"Why did you choose this school, Your Majesty?"

"How's the Queen, Your Majesty?"

"Is it true that World War 3 will soon happen?"

"Is it true that you're looking for a girlfriend here in Japan?"

Such questions were thrown at the noble man but he just answered them with a glancing smile and small wave of his right hand. The media began to follow him but then they were eventually stopped by the guards...and a single teacher wearing a sharp yellow-striped blazer and green skirt.

"All of you Media circus, don't y'all realized that this is a school," she shouted as she pointed her right finger up and spoke in thick english. "None of you shall pass!" she then quickly turned to the Noblemen who had stopped beside her.

"Good morning, your Majesty. We're very sorry for this mess." she quickly bowed down but the young nobleman quickly smiled. "Oh there's no need to address me formally, Sensei. You can treat me as one of your students here." he said as Fujimura quickly ushered them to the school.

Fuji-nee had really over done it. Shirou sighed while he walked up the stairs to his class room. A couple of girls walked passed beside him and overheard their conversation.

"There's prince in our school, did you see him, he looks so cool!" the leading girl said as the others joined in. Shirou only blew his nose to the issue, for him those issues are nothing.

"Really, this morning is so annoying. Who cares if a Prince enrolled here." A familiar voice made Shirou stopped and looked to his right. The familiar face of his 'former' childhood friend, Shinji Matou, greeted him. The boy's face was stuck in a light frown.

"Shinji, good morning to you too." Shirou smiled but Shinji looked away and sighed. "I'm surprised you weren't late. I was thinking you got stuck up by the gate. Those damn media vultures…" he exclaimed in an irate manner making Shirou frown.

"Shinji, he's our classmate." he explained but Shinji only brushed it off. "Yeah and thanks to him, I almost got a tardy slip." he said, hatedly.

"Making everyone's morning worse again, Shinji?" another voice answered. Shirou looked to his left and saw his other friend, Issei Ryuuou. "Ah, Issei, good morning."

"Good morning, Shirou. Is Shinji, bothering you?" Issei asked as Shirou looked at Shinji. "Nope, he was just happy to see a new transferee here." Shinji clicked his tongue in rate and walked away but then he paused and glanced towards Issei with a mischievous smile.

"Careful Issei, as far as I know, British royals love conquering for power. Better check your position in the Student body, you might not wanna lose it." Issei frowned at his comment but Shinji just walked away, laughing lightly to his foul words.

Homurahara Academy - Faculty Room

Ardrice and Lion-O in disguise, quietly listened to Teacher Fujimura who was discussing the policy of the academy. The two appeared to be listening to her but deep inside the Master was talking to his Servant.

"How's the Polyjuice Elixir, Lion-O. Can you still breath?"

"Yes, Ardie. Though I have to tell you, that you humans have small lungs." Lion-O commented. The Thundercat king was disguised in a human form. His pointed ears were gone and were replaced with a normal, human one. His sharp fangs were transformed into normal, white teeth.

"Yes, and also Lion-O, we humans are not used to getting up at three in the morning just to give a brand new haircut to someone...how's your hair?" Ardrice glanced at Lion-O's newly cut hair...which he cut after he woke up three in the morning.

"Very good, Ardie. For an amateur that is. Now I am combat worthy. I don't like long hairs in battle you see." Lion-O explained as Fujimura ended her explanation.

"Ok then, now we just have to wait for the Student body, vice president Tohsaka, she'll be the one to guide you throughout this school." Tohsaka? Ardrice titled his head for the name was very familiar to him.

"Good morning, sensei." The voice of a woman made him look behind. A pair aqua eyes greeted him as Ardrice stared at the girl with long black hair tied in a flanking twin pigtails by a pair of black ribbon. She was clothed in a Homurahara uniform and a long red coat over it.

'Tohsaka-san, can you please guide Ardrice and Leonis to their class room?" Fujimura said happily as the girl named Tohsaka bowed to her.

"Well then shall we get going, Sir." She directed the words to Ardrice who only replied with a smile which hides her thought about her.

Homurahara - school hallway

This woman...is one of the descendants of the Three founders. Ardrice thought with alertness as she followed Tohsaka along the corridor. There were students in the hallway and all of them were looking at Ardrice and Lion-O. Some whispered and giggled to their appearance while others waved their hands in greeting.

Ardrice only flashed his smile at them before the girl called him. "Sir, if its ok with you, can I ask why did you choose to go here in Fuyuki City?" Tohsaka glanced at him, her aqua blue eyes screamed in curiosity.

"You can call me Ardie, Tohsaka-san, and my friend here, Leonis. From now on, I'm one of your classmates." Ardie said making Tohsaka smiled in relief, she seemed to suddenly relax. "I'm kinda nervous on how to address you, Ardie and especially your friend Leonis, I don't know if he's noble too."

Leonis made a short laugh. "I am a nobleman too, Tohsaka. But, just call me Leonis." The three stopped in front of classroom with a label, 'Class 2-C'.

"This would be your classroom. I guess this is where I bid you good luck?"

"Well, we'll see each other again. Ms. Tohsaka." Ardrice said and extended his right hand. "Please Ardie and Leonis, call me Rin so you can call me easily if you need me." Ardrice held Rin's hand and the two shook their hands before Rin walked away.

"Lion-O, she's rich in magic circuit, no doubt about it." Ardrice said while she watch Rin's receding back.

"Yes," Lion-O added as he opened the door for Ardrice. "And she's also a Master."

Homurahara Academy - Roof top

After the bell rang for lunch and refusing dozens of lunch requests from girls who wanted to dine with them, Ardrice and Leonis finally reached the rooftop without being seen by anyone.

"Whoa...sure thing that you're a chick magnet, Ardie."

"And so are you Lion-O, did anyone tell you that you're handsome even in your cat form." Lion-O darted his eyes to him. "Just joking, you look terrible." Ardrice laughed loudly as Lion-O pouted to his words. The two walked towards the edge and looked down below the school ground.

"So, Rin Tohsaka is a Master?" Ardrice began and Lion-O only nodded. "Yes. But I don't know his servant. I just felt the immense mana inside of her." Ardrice closed his eyes and began to think.

"Which is why we'll leave her alone, for now." I don't want her to target me. I must see her servant in action first...then I'll act. Ardrice glanced at his watch before he spoke. "In another topic, did you sense the bounded field in this school."

Lion-O's eyes scanned the school ground below, activating one of his skills. "Yeah. It's strong. The magical energy...they are being attracted here."

"Magnetized from nearby leylines." Ardrice corrected as he pressed a button on his watch, a small holographic map of Homurahara appeared on his wrist. "There's not much activity but...this bounded field seemed to attract the life force of every student here in this academy."

Lion-O quickly looked at Ardrice, concerned to his words. "Wait, shouldn't we warn them."

"And spoil our chance to catch whoever built this shit?" Ardrice countered in a simple tone. "Lion-O, I hate to say this but...in war, you can't finish it without collateral damage." Lion-O's eyes slowly hardened. He realized what his Master had just said.

"Understood, Ardie." It's war after all. He thought and closed his eyes. "But there's a way to make whoever the person who made this Bounded field to appear." Ardrice smiled as he took several steps before he stopped and kneeled on a certain spot in the middle of the roof stop.

"Thank God for third-rate, no good, Magus. This Bounded field is poor and built by a loser Magus." He pressed his right hand on the floor. A light appeared together with it was a magic sigil, drawn in several, trigonometric shapes.

"He he, Ardrice says hello. Alchemy Form No. 6, Disintegration." Ardrice chanted as the magic sigil zapped and then suddenly disappeared. "One Magic sigil down, an hour delay to the growth of bounded field." he said proudly and faced Lion-O.

"And this is how to prevent Collateral damage." Lion-O stood still, dumbfounded to what he just witnessed, and then laughed as he realized what his Master had done.

"Really Ardie...you really are a funny Master after all." Ardrice wipe his right hand to his uniform and then said to Lion-O. "Say, Lion-O let's go back here tonight. We need to search for more magic sigils"

He looked up to the sky and added to his Servant. "Even though I said it before, I also don't want any innocent people to get involved in this war."

Lion-O stared at his Master as he absorbed his words before he answered him with a calm, understanding grin. "Me too, Ardrice. Me too."

Homurahara Academy - Nighttime

A shadow quickly leaped across the gate of the school. Lion-O, back in his form, silently landed on the ground, while he was carrying Ardrice by his arms. The school was completely different at night. It became more foreboding and sinister.

"Perimeter check. All clear. No one's here. It's a good thing that the school had imposed an early dismissal curfew for the students." Ardrice said while he accessed the map on his watch. He was clothed in a black long-sleeved shirt, pants and black combat boots. A bulletproof vest was covering his upper torso and a black beanie cap on his head, to cover his blonde hair.

"Hmm…" Lion-O was clothed in his battle gear. His pale royal blue armor glowed pleasantly to the night together with his blue cape. "The bounded field appears to be much thicker. I thought we delayed its growth."

"Yes, we did. But it seems the owner had added more." Ardrice scanned the building in front with alert eyes. "Which means we pissed him off and this is his response."

The man took out his gun. A magnum .357 revolver. "Let's move," he ordered as the two walked towards the dark building.

Ardrice stood by the stairs, inside the building on the third floor. He had finished both of the floors beneath him. "Lion-O, it seems there's more sigils than I thought."

He said as he looked behind and his Servant climbing up the stairs.

"Indeed, he didn't like your greeting, Master." He said as the two looked up to the final floor above them. "Ardrice, do you think this is Rin's doing?"

"Probably, there's only one way to find out." Ardrice then climbed up the stairs, towards the rooftop of the building.

On the rooftop, Ardrice quickly walked towards the same spot where the sigil was earlier this morning. He kneeled down and ran his magic circuits again.

"Whoa, the sigil change." the bright light appeared again and showed another magic sigil. This time enclosed in many trigonometrical shapes. "But still third-rate. Alchemy form No.6, Disintegration." the magic sigil, burst into nothingness again.

"Well. That's it, I can't believe it but, it's definitely Rin's, because the sigil changed to a complex one. Only she can do it here, for she's the only Magus I detected here in this school." Ardrice announced proudly to Lion-O whose face went suddenly stern.

"Heh, what makes you think that I am a half baked Magus, Ardie?" Ardrice's smile disappeared. The two looked above them and saw two figures standing on top of a water tank.

It was Rin with a straight, serious face, and beside her was a tall man with white hair and red clothes with a red skirt-like clothed over his black pants.

"Ardie. Its Rin." Lion-O raised his left forearm, summoning his golden gauntlet and his sword. "And she brought her servant!"

Rin smiled at the two as she leap down to the ground and stood in front of them, together with her servant. "Good evening Ardrice...and Ardrice's servant. I'm sure 'Leonis' is a fake name, am I right?"

"What are you doing here, Rin?" Ardrice pointed his gun at her. "And how do you know I have a servant?" Rin grin to the serious voice of Ardrice.

"It's simple. Your Servant is so, unusually, strong that even I could detect him from miles away, he's spewing mana as we speak. Second...I know you, Defensors, your family is pretty famous in the world of Magus. Your family's thaumaturgy is the famous Advanced Conversion Alchemy, which they've learned by killing a lot of innocent people."

Killing innocent people? "Ardie what did she mean-" Lion-O stopped after he glanced at Ardie and saw the boy's face, etched in a very ugly foul frown.

"Shut up, you know nothing!" he pressed the trigger of his gun, a loud pop echoed followed by a loud clash of metal hitting each other.

What the-! Lion-O watched as Rin's servant blocked the bullet with his left sword that possesses a color of black and white. It then disappeared as fast as it appeared.

"Saber-class!" Lion-O exclaimed as Rin's servant cast a smug smile at him. "No, I'm an Archer." the servant said making Lion-O clicked his tongue and muttered hard. "Whiskers! Archers should use bows not swords!"

True Identity: Lion-O

Class: Beast

Class Skill:

-Independent Manifestation (?)

- Authority of the Beast (?)

- Magic Resistance (EX)

-God's Resolution (?)

Personal Skills:

- Charisma (A)

- Instinct (B)

- Luck (?)

Noble Phantasm:

- Unknown/s

Hello everyone! Whoever likes my fanfic, thank you! So what do you think will happen between Lion-o and Rin's servant. Looks like Lion-O debut is about to start. What skills will Lion-O unleashed? Stay tuned for more and remember, you can leave some reviews if you like :)

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