Note:

I want to apologize for the late update; I had a series of problems that took away all of my free time. First was a project at work that kept me busy, and after that I had some health problems that at one point almost sent me to the hospital, and it took me some time to recover.

I also want to thank Fenerath for his support and for being my beta. Also, thanks to Paxloria for the bedroom scene that you'll see in this chapter. She really did a great job. Also, if you also want to send me a love scene between the characters, send it to me by PM and if it fits the plot line I will use it and give you credit for the scene.


Suzune Ichihara P.O.V

"Amazing", was all that Suzune Ichihara could think after she left the second course class room at the end of the day.

Because it was a day for introductions, it was decided that the day would be divided into four parts to give each one of the teachers a chance to give an introductory class about their topics. From the beginning she was expecting an interesting day, but what happened was something that surpassed all of her expectations.

First was the class of Ito Sakura. While spirit magic wasn't her area of expertise, she knew enough to know that what Sakura was explaining was even more advanced than any text book that she had ever read. And from the reaction of Mikihiko from the Yoshida family, she was sure that not even families with a long tradition in this type of magic knew about what was being taught that day. The sight of the small tornado that appeared on her desk was something that really impressed her. But being more interested in the more scientific part of magic, it was the other classes that really caught her attention.

After Sakura left the room, promising that they would have a full class soon, it was the turn of Emiya Illya, and that was another big surprise. She explained about how Alchemy based potions could be used in the field of medicine, a fact that she proved by showing a little vial of the famed elixir. She then used it to restore the stem of a plant that was on the teacher's desk, allowing everyone to witness how the miraculous medicine repaired and restored any living entity. It was something incredible, that even up to this day kept surprising medics around the world. But what really caught her attention was the magic crest, because they alone did what she always dreamed about being able to discover, recording magic, but on a level she had never believed possible. Yes, she knew that AvalonTech had a line of products with magic sequences that could be activated by normal people, but those were simple and low level sequences. This magic crest, however, could record an advanced magic sequence and transmit it to others. Yes, bloodline compatibility is necessary, yet it was a great improvement. At the end of the class, just before they left for lunch break, Illya-sensei told them that the next class was going to be next to the teacher's parking lot.

The lunch break had a welcome change when Mayumi suggested that they have lunch with Tatsuya and his friends, something that she didn't mind, and she was sure that neither Mayumi nor Miyuki did either. For some reason, she could feel some sort of energy around those three. If that energy was going to blow up was something that she didn't know.

The conversation during lunch was focused on the classes that they just had. One think was for sure, Tatsuya's friends were really excited with their new teachers, and to be honest she couldn't blame them. They even invited Mikihiko to join them.

When it was time for the afternoon classes, all of them headed to where the teacher's parking lot was located, only to find that the only male out of their new teachers was waiting for them next to his bike.

"Hello everyone, and welcome to your first class on Reinforcement and Tracing magic." said the red head. "Now, why don't you all take a seat?"

"But sensei, there's no seats here. Should we have brought them here from the classroom?" asked a black haired girl.

"That won't be necessary." said Shirou as he raised his hand. Right next to the students, a line of chairs appeared, forming a semi-circle around him.

To say that Suzune was impressed would be an understatement. She had already seen some people practice Tracing magic before, but they only do small objects that broke very easily. This sensei however had just created a large group of chairs that looked strong enough to support the weight of the students. After a few moments where she and the others tested the chairs to make sure that they wouldn't break under them, all the students took their seats.

The explanation about Tracing magic was something that she had already read before, but when Shirou-sensei began to explain Structural Analysis and Elemental Sight, for a moment she could swear that Tatsuya almost fell out of his chair. She had to admit that the implications behind those two concepts in any research team would be of great help. She could also see their use not only in scientific investigation, but other fields like police work, in understanding a crime scene, and in analyzing buildings and objects to improve them, and many other uses.

Then came the explanation for Reinforcement magic. She then understood just why their sensei had asked the class to be outside when he proceeded to Reinforce the bike that had been next to his side all class. She had to admit that she was impressed. Just as Shirou-sensei said, the version of Reinforcement used by Thaumaturgy users was different from the one used by Modern Magic. While Modern Magic users only Reinforced the molecules of the target object, Thaumaturgy users Reinforced the concept of the idea behind the target. He demonstrated it by Reinforcing the bike, and the way that that machine changed could only be describe as magic. Even if the outside changes were small from an engineering point of view, she could tell that it was now twice as good as before, and the pure power that everyone could feel confirmed it.

(AN: Imagine the bike that Saber used in Fate Zero)

When class time with Shirou-sensei ended and they had to go to the next class, she could see how many of the boys were excited by the demonstration, and how many of the girls were for the sensei.

But it was the last class by Rin-sensei that was the jewel of her day, literally. She gave an explanation about runes, and how she used them to create different elements even when she just drew the runes in the air with her finger. She also spoke about how the combination of runes could create even more complex magic and how this magic could be stored in crystal structures. The fact that each explanation was followed by a practical example only made the class better.

Rin-sensei had created a small stream that watered the plant that Illya had used for her earlier demonstration by drawing an "L" in the air and saying the world 'Laguz'. That act alone was something amazing for her, but when Rin-sensei had asked for a volunteer for the next demonstration, something inside her made her raise her hand. When Rin asked her to come to the front of the class, she was surprised again when Rin took a small crystal from the desk and asked her to hold it for a moment. Following Rin's instructions, she did it, and for a few moments nothing happened. When she was about to ask the sensei if everything was ok, the crystal began to glow, and then she began to float in the air. After a minute she was on the ground again.

Turning to look at Rin, she saw that the sensei was looking at the class and beginning her lecture. "What all of you just saw was a magic sequence linked to a set of instructions. In this case, the instructions were 'When someone holds the crystal for five seconds, activate Flight magic to levitate one meter in the air. After one minute, return to the ground.' While Flight magic was discovered a few years ago, it normally requires someone to control it. But as you can see here, it's possible to link magic to a set of commands with the use of Runes. This was demonstrated by how Ms. Ichihara didn't know what was going to happen after she held the crystal, yet the magic activated and followed the instructions anyways. This opens up a new world of possibilities."

Suzune couldn't agree more to that. Her dream was to create a new power source to help to change the role that magicians had in the world, and she knew that it would depend on the ability to create sequences and commands for those magic sequences. The fact that that set of skills belonged to a magic system that she didn't have access to felt like a great burden had just fallen on her shoulders.

After that, Rin-sensei told them that for all of those that hadn't yet joined a club, they had a special presentation in the gym after classes.

When the class ended, and the students left the classroom, she remained in her seat for a few moments until a familiar voice called her attention.

"So Rin-chan, what do you think about the new teachers and their classes?" asked Mayumi as she got close to her friend.

"I think that I wish that I was born as a Thaumaturgy user." was Suzune's reply.

"So you really enjoyed the class?" joked Mayumi, until she saw the serious look on her friend's face. "Are you serious?"

"Mayumi, you've known my dream since we met, and know how important that is to me. Now I just saw the tools that I need to achieve that dream, and they're out of my reach. You can say that now I understand how the second course students used to feel before the arrival of AvalonTech."

Looking at her longtime friend, she could understand what she was talking about and how she felt. "Don't worry Rin-chan. Something tells me that one way or another, you'll see your dream come true, and you will be part of it." answered Mayumi while she smiled at her friend. "Now, why don't we go to see this special demonstration in the gym?"

Nodding her head, Suzune followed her longtime friend to the gym. Little did she know, that the surprises of the day had just begun.


A few minutes later in the Gym.

Over the course of the day, news about the demonstration by the new second course teachers had 0been the main topic of discussion among the students. That had gathered a lot of them who were eager to see what they could do. The second course students because there were hoping that they would see something they could learn, and the first course students because they wanted to be there to try to deride the demonstration to prove that no matter what happened, they would always be superior.

Little they know that their feelings of superiority would be completely destroyed little by little starting that day.

After a few minutes of waiting, the students saw the four teachers arrive at the gym with exercise clothes on, before moving to the center of it. Then, raising a microphone, Shirou began.

"Good afternoon. It's good to see so many faces here. As many of you already know, we're the new Thaumaturgy teachers that, as you already must know from the articles of AvalonTech, is an old Greek word that means 'Creation of Mysteries'." Looking around at the students, he continued.

"The reason for asking you to come here is to give a practical demonstration of the knowledge that you will receive in ours classes. To see true Thaumaturgy in action, and that also includes combat lessons. While it's true that we're seeing how the role of magicians is changing in society, it's also true that this world is still hostile to us magicians, and it's necessary that you learn to use your unique magic to protect yourself and your loved ones."

At these words, some of the Course One students sniggered in the back. Seeing this, Rin chose to take over.

"We know that in the past you had trouble when you tried to practice offensive magic, but that was when you unconsciously tried to use Modern Magic, and that was the reason why you had problems. Now, it is time for you to learn your own type of magic. In the past, it was said that 'to be a Magus is to walk with death'. That may have been true then, but now I say that to be a Magus is to be ready to fight for your life, and I'm not talking about just on the battle field, but by giving your best in everything you do, in your work, and with your family." finished Rin.

"But you have to know that there are no competitions, titles, or trophies in this fighting style." said Shirou, taking over again. "So, if you're looking for a place to show off your skill and get some praise from them, you're looking in the wrong place. Because pride is like words, both are useless on a battle field."

Many of the Course Two students didn't know what to think, because even if they couldn't use Modern Magic to defend themselves, they still had some pride due to all of the training and hard work. Now the new teacher had just told them that in order to advance, they needed to drop that. The silence ended when a second year student asked a question.

"We will really improve our magic and be able to fight like Shirou-sensei?" asked Mibu Sayaka, caching the attention of one Kirihara Takeaki.

"Our intention is to help you to find your own and unique fighting style with your magic. About my own fighting style, it is different, because by not having any pride in my blades, I can adapt to any other style. So the best that I can do for you is help you to develop your own style,"

"Do you really believe that we can improve our combat magic?" asked Mibu again.

"We wouldn't be here if we didn't believe so." answered Shirou.

"Then please allow me to join you." was Mibu's reply.

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" was heard from a group of students wearing Kendo uniforms.

"Kirihara-san?" asked Mibu.

"How can you agree to be part of this joke? You are already part of a club that follows the traditions of the blade, and now he is asking you to turn your back to it! How can you even consider this?!"

"Emiya-sensei is not asking me anything, he just presented me a choice that I agreed to take. As for the club, you can consider this my resignation." said Mibu.

"How do you know that he's speaking the truth? Especially with all the bad rumors about him." Turning to face Shirou, Kirihara continued. "The rumors said that you paid off your opponents in all those tournaments, because there's no way that someone like you could have defeated all those experts! In fact, I challenge you to a duel to prove that all this is a waste of time!"

"Are you sure that you want to do this?" asked Shirou, as nothing was happening.

"This time your money will not save you!" was Kirihara's replay.

"Ok, if you insist. I had already planned to give a little demonstration, but this is just as good." finished Shirou as he headed to the center of the gym with a practice sword, something that Kirihara also did.

Mayuki, who just saw the entire incident, was about to say something to stop it when a hand on her shoulder from Tatsuya convinced her not to.

"This will be over in a second," said Kirihara with confidence. But when he saw how Shirou didn't even bother to take a fighting stance, it only made him madder.

"What are you doing? Take this seriously!"

"I've been ready since the moment you challenged me." was Shirou's only reply.

"I'll teach you a lesson!" And with that, Kirihara started the match by launching a strike with his sword. The form and style were perfect, and would make a winning point if it was a competition.

Or if his opponent was there to receive the attack.

Shirou just avoided the attack as if he wasn't even trying. Kirihara turned to attack him again, but ended with the same result as none of his attacks or techniques hit Shirou. As the duel advanced, many Course Two students began to cheer Shirou's name. When the voice of Mibu joined the cheer, the anger inside Kirihara began to grow.

"STOP PLAYING AROUND AND FIGHT!"

It was at that moment, when Kirihara was about to attack again, that Shirou made his first move in the match. Advancing faster than Kirihara had time to react and while he had his sword up for another strike, Shirou thrust his own sword next to Kirihara's neck and moved his body to the same side while he applied pressure downwards, forcing Kirihara to his knees.

"A battle between magicians, no matter if they are Modern Magic users or Thaumaturgy users, is always to the death. Those of you who want a peaceful life, you still have a chance to follow that life. But those of you who want to follow the path of the battle need to understand that there is no such thing as honor or dirty tricks in a fight to the death. If you die, you lose, and you win by being the one that survives. Getting upset by some words in the middle of a fight is a fast track to death." said Shirou loudly enough for all the students in the gym to listen to him.

As Shirou released his lock on Kirihara and began to leave to where the girls were waiting for him, the Kendo club members moved to help Kirihara to stand up. Kirihara rejected their help however, and focused his vision on the back of Shirou, who was walking away. Feeling angry from the humiliation that he just received, he stood up again.

"This isn't over yet!"

"There is nothing else to prove. You've proven that you have great talent, but you still need time and experience to mature it." was Shirou's reply.

Using his left hand to activate his CAD, Kirihara activated a spell sequence and soon a yellow glow was present on his practice sword as he stood up.

"Kirihara! That's enough, this has gone too far!" said Mayumi from her place, but this time it was Ito Rin and the other girls that stopped her from advancing.

"It's ok, nothing bad will happen." said Rin.

"But that's a lethal spell!" added Mayumi.

"We know Shirou, and we know that that level means nothing to him." answered Ilia.

"How can you be so sure? His life is in danger!" continued Mayumi.

"Because he is the man that the three of us love." was Sakura's reply.

Before Mayumi could say anything else, the voice of Shirou was heard.

"Sonic Blade, a lethal B rank magic spell. Are you sure that you want to continue with this? From experience, I know that this will not end well for you."

"I don't need any of your lessons!"

"To the contrary, I believe that you do, especially this one. If you are not ready to face the responsibility of your spell, then you should never use it." and with those words, Shirou proceeded to reinforce his own practice sword and then remained still. He waited for his opponent's movement, something that he didn't have to wait too long for.

Kirihara didn't waste any more time, and lanced himself against the red haired man that remained still. The crowd couldn't believe what they were seeing, especially because Shirou looked like he felt that the boy coming at him with killer intent was not dangerous at all. However, all those thoughts ended in a single move when Shirou, for the first time in the match, stroke his opponent´s sword when he was a step away from him, disintegrating it into splinters. The strike was so fast, so clean, so precise, that even the people that did not practice Kendo or any other sword discipline could understand that what they just saw was the mark of a true master. No, it was the mark of someone who was beyond that level.

Kirihara couldn't believe or understand what just happened, he could only see what was left of his practice sword in his hands. But before he had the chance to move, he felt a small touch on his shoulder. He didn't need to look to know what it was. A sword, his opponent's practice sword, was on his shoulder, proving the point that if this was a real fight, he would be without his head at that moment. It was then when he heard Shirou speak from behind him.

"The real power of the Sonic Blade is the speed and frequency of the vibrations that allow it cut through metal. But that is also its weak point, because if someone manages to interrupt the spell rhythm, it will cause the spell itself to end up destroying the user's blade, be it made of wood or steel, as all of you can see." Removing his sword from Kirihara's shoulder, he turned to look at the other students that were present in the gym. "Even if it was different from what I had in mind, this ends my part of the demonstration. Now it will be Illya-sensei's and Rin-sensei's turn to show you other aspects of Thaumaturgy."

After Shirou said this, he began to walk to where Sakura was standing. While passing by Illya and Rin, Shirou saw that they both had a little smile that told him that he wasn't sure if what was about to happen was a good idea.

When the two future Mrs. Emiyas arrived to the center of the gym, Kirihara had already left it in the company of the other members of the Kendo club. For a moment, it looked like they wanted to start a fight right there, but a hard look from Mayumi told them that that was not a good idea.

"Well, that was interesting. Now for the main event, you will see a demonstration of hand to hand combat between Rin-chan and I." said Illya.

"But that's not all. We're also here to demonstrate two new innovations of AvalonTech." added Rin. At these words, many of the students were now more curious about the two beautiful women that were wearing exercise clothes.

(AN: The same ones used by Luviagelita Edelfelt and Rin in the final episode of UBW, with Illya using Luvia's clothes)

Taking a step forward with a microphone in hand was Sakura, who was to provide the rest of the explanations to the students from the edge of the gym. A white light appeared for a moment before it then disappeared. It was after that that Rin raised her hand as if it was a pistol, and then, targeting her sister, shot a dark red energy ball that many of those present recognized as a big Gandr at her sister. For a moment, many believed that they were going to witness a tragedy, when suddenly the energy ball impacted a magic barrier just in front of Sakura. After everyone could see that she was fine, she proceeded to explain what just happened.

"As you can see, there's a magic barrier that was set up to protect the audience in the gym from any stray attacks that could come from the combatants." That attracted the attention of all the students, because even if magic barriers were nothing new, they always need a person to cast the spell. So if AvalonTech had managed to create a barrier that only needed a magus to activate it… that was something amazing to them. But before they could say anything, Sakura continued with her explanation.

"The second innovation present in this gym is the Coliseum Bounded Field, a special barrier that can also rewrite the information of the space inside the barrier in order to provide different landside challenges. Unfortunately it has a limitation of only 15 minutes, but that also means that for 15 minutes the people inside can use their full power, and don't have to worry about the damage done to the gym." as Sakura was saying these words, the shape of the terrain around Rin and Illya was changing until it took the shape of a medieval room with a big circle in the ground and four rock pillars. "Now, as the final part of the demonstration, Rin-sensei and Illya sensei will show you a demonstration of hand to hand combat using the Reinforcement spell of the Thaumaturgy magic system." Soon, all eyes were on the two women.

"I hope that you haven't forgotten our little bet Rin." said Illya as she took a fighting stance and the green light of her magic circuits became visible.

"Of course not, I just hope that you keep your part after I win this." was Rin's reply. Her magic circuits also come alive as she got ready for the fight.

What happened next was something that would become a legend inside the halls of the First Magic High School. As the two most beautiful sensei that had ever gone there charged against each other, the interchange of kicks and punches was so epic that even with the barrier, everyone could hear the impact. At one point, it looked like Illya had taken the advantage when she managed to throw Rin into the air against a pillar. But Rin managed to turn in the air and land feet first against the pillar, and used it as support to jump back to where Illya was. The fight continued to the point that soon the ground and the pillars were destroyed.

(AN: Just imagine the fight between Rin and Lluvia with Illya instead of Lluvia)

When the limit of 15 minutes was over and the demonstration had to end, there was still not a clear winner. That didn't matter however, as the students stood up and began to cheer for them for that incredible show of skill and power. And just as they left the center of the area, the place changed back to the layout of the gym.

"Well, it looks like we need to find another way to decide that." said Illya, with emphasis on 'that'.

"It looks that way, but don't worry. I'm sure that it will be fun for all of us in the end." was Rin's reply.

Next to Sakura, Shirou, for some reason, felt a chill run down his back. From the way that Illya and Rin were looking at him, he had a strange feeling that he knew the cause. For a moment, he thought about asking Sakura what that was all about, but when he saw that she had the same look in her eyes, he decided to remain silent.

"I can't believe it. I've never seen a demonstration like that even within my family." Mayumi said in low voice, with her eyes still focused on the two women that were walking toward them. Without realizing it, at some point she had taken the hand of the person next to her when the sound of two fits crashing against each other scared her.

"I'm glad that you enjoyed the demonstration, but aren't you taking it a little too much?" asked the person next to her whom she had been hoping was her friend Mari. Instead, she found that the entire time it was Tatsuya's hand that she was holding.

"I'm sorry Tatsuya-kun! I was just surprised by the power that they showed!" Mayumi tried to excuse herself with a blush on her face.

"Really? And here I was hoping that our last night together was so special that you wanted to be closer to me." Tatsuya answered with a joking tone that was rewarded with an even redder blush from Mayumi.

Mayumi knew that Tatsuya was going to try to get even with her, but she never expected that she was going to be the one that gave him the opening to do it. That really hurt her pride, but before she could say something to save face, a sudden chill in the air could be felt.

"President, Tatsuya-kun; what is this that I'm hearing? I don't believe that this is proper behavior between members of the Student Council." came the voice of Miyuki. She was so focused on the demonstration, that when it ended and she heard what her brother and the president were saying… well, let's just say that she was not happy.

"It's not what you think Miyuki-chan! We can explain!" tried to answer Mayumi.

"I would love to hear the explanation." was Miyuki's cool reply.

"Maybe it'll be for the best if we take this conversation outside." offered Tatsuya. He was just thankful that the attention of everyone was still focused on the two beautiful amazons that had just met with the other two new teachers.

The following explanation didn't help calm Miyuki, but on the other hand, when Tatsuya promised her to spend some time with her after class, that made the trick. Unfortunately, now it was Mayumi who was looking at him with dark eyes.

'I see that my luck with women is just like Shirou-nii.' thought a defeated Tatsuya.


The class day was finally over, and for the first time many of the students couldn't wait for the next day to come so they could begin to learn more about their type of magic. The fact that three of the new teachers were incredibly beautiful had nothing to do with that.

Those same teachers were currently heading to their car in the teacher's parking section of the parking lot in the company of their red haired boyfriend.

"So, Tatsuya is going to have some coffee with her sister?" asked Shirou.

"Yes. I believe that it's time for them to have a little chat." was Sakura's reply.

"I have to say that I'm surprised about how calm you are about this Sakura." stated Illya.

"What do you mean?" questioned Sakura, but before Illya had the time to explain herself it was Rin who responded.

"We know how you can be a little overprotective of Tatsuya, so the fact that you allowed him to go with his sister alone is kind of a surprise."

"I don't want to judge Miyuki-chan for the actions of her family." was the simple answer that made those present nod their heads with a little smile at Sakura's words. But when they were about to open the doors of their car, she continued. "Besides, she was present when I delivered my message in their clan complex, so she knows the consequences of doing something stupid." added Sakura with a dark aura that made the others present have a sweat drop behind their heads.

"Talking about that message, are you sure that we did the right thing? You know, about the demonstration?" asked Illia.

"It had to be done." answered Rin.

"In a confrontation, one of the key points is getting as much information as you can on your opponents. By this time, you can be sure that the Yotsuba are using all of their resources to try to get all of the information that they can about all of us, especially after Sakura's demonstration. That's why it's necessary to lead them in the wrong direction about our true abilities, because you can be sure that as we speak, they're having the security video of the gym hacked, and it's being studied by their analysts at this moment." answered Shirou as he turned on the car. With that, all of them left the school grounds.


Meanwhile, in a coffee shop near the school.

A very calm Tatsuya, and a very nervous Miyuki, were waiting for their order to arrive at a table next to the far corner of the café, with a bounded field ensuring that no one could hear what they were talking about.

'Come on, say something! You've been waiting for this moment for so long, and now you can't think of something to say?!' thought Miyuki.

"Are you feeling well?" asked Tatsuya, attracting the attention of Miyuki.

"I'm fine Oni-sama." was Miyuki's reply.

"I believe that you shouldn't call me that. It could attract unwanted attention." said Tatsuya.

"Do you really believe that? We've been apart for so long, and now that we've finally met again, I was hoping that we could start all over."

"Miyuki, part of me is happy that you believe that, even though we never were close as kids. But by now you must already know the truth about my past, and that what you're asking from me can't happen. Not when I don't know if, when your mother gives you an order, you will do something against me or my family."

"I could never hurt you, and mother would never do something to hurt you or me!"

"That may be true in your case, but have you forgotten that it took her almost ten years to learn what happened to me? How can you say that she cares for me after that, and all that she said and did to me?"

For a moment, Miyuki remained silent. She was trying to search for a happy memory of her, their mother, and Tatsuya as a happy family. But when she found nothing of the sort, she could only say, "I feel it in my heart."

"I'm sorry, but I'm not willing to take that risk. Not now that I have a new life that makes me happy, especially for someone that had never shown any interest in me." answered Tatsuya. However, after seeing the sad look on Miyuki's face, he continued. "But I am willing to give you a chance. I don't know where that will take us, but it would be for the best if we keep your mother and the clan out of this, and focus only on us."

For Miyuki, those words where the equivalent of winning the lottery or even better, because that gave her a hope for something that she considered impossible.

'I still have a chance' thought Miyuki with joy. "Sure Oni-sama."

"You're not going to drop the 'Oni-sama', are you?"

"Nope." was the playful answer of Miyuki.

And just like that, the two siblings began to talk about everything, from personal taste, to future dreams. It was when the afternoon sky gave its place to the night stars that the two of them agreed to leave it there, and promised to continue at another time. But before they stood up from the table, Tatsuya had one last thing to say to her sister.

"Miyuki, listen to me. I know that the Yotsuba is gathering information about the Emiya Clan, that's to be expected, and you do not need to tell me anything about that. But you must promise me that if they ever try to do something, you must not participate in any attack against us. Just leave the mansion and go with some friends away from there, but more importantly away from your mother and aunt."

For a moment, Miyuki was surprised by her brother's request. Even after seeing the power of that Sakura woman, and the demonstration of the other teachers, she was sure that a conflict between them could be avoided. Even then, with the all the members of the Yotsuba, they would have the advantage.

"Oni-sama, I can assure you that we do not want any problems to happen between us and the Emiya Clan."

"I hope that you're right, but I'm worried because the Yotsuba are ruled by their pride, and they may try something stupid. Believe me, Sakura was only playing when she went she paid you a visit, and while I don't care about what could happen to the Yotsuba, I don't want any unwanted attention on us."

With that said, their meeting was over and both left that location to where Honami was waiting for Miyuki, something that was expected by Tatsuya considering her role as a Guardian.

After saying their goodbyes, each took their own way home.


Later that night, in the Emiya mansion

Tatsuya arrived on time for the family dinner, something that none of them like to miss because Shirou was the cook.

After the normal conversation where they shared what they did during the day, each of them left to attend their business.

Little did they know, that another surprise that would change the dynamic of their family forever was about to happen that very same night.


Kiritsugu's and Iris's bedroom

It was late, and Kiritsugu was glad that he could finally relax and get some sleep.

When he entered his bedroom, he noticed that it was too dark to see clearly. However, there was enough light coming in from the hallway to make out the shape of his wife in the bed. Not wanting to wake her, he quietly turned off the light, shut the door, and made his way carefully across the room to the closet. Once there, he grabbed one of the blue satin boxers he liked to sleep in, before feeling his way to the shared bathroom to take a quick shower and prepare for bed. When he was done, Kiritsugu climbed into bed and gently hugged the woman lying under the bed sheets.

Suddenly the lights turned on.

Startled, he sat up and turned to see his wife standing by the light-switch. Kiritsugu turned back to the woman in his bed and saw that it was Aoi. For a moment his mind froze, not understanding.

Then he did.

'Oh shit!' he thought.

Aoi rolled over and gave him a welcoming smile. "Are you ready to come to bed Kiritsugu? It's not nice to keep me waiting."

He panicked, not knowing what to say, but knew he had to say something. He jumped out of bed and turned Irisviel to try to somehow explain. "Iri, it's not what you think-" But before he could say anything else, Irisviel beat him to it.

"I know what this is, Kiritsugu. After all, Aoi-chan and I planned it."

Seeing confusion replace the panic on Kiritsugu's face, Irisviel continued. "We chose to take a page from our children's book, and stop pretending that we were completely happy with our situation. Before, we were only living half lives."

"I always felt something for you," said Aoi, sitting up and clutching the sheet to her chest, "but I was afraid of losing your and Iris-chan's friendship. That's why, despite all of my teasing, I kept my distance and forced myself to be satisfied by only being your friend. But when Iris-chan approached me with her idea, I just couldn't say no. Don't forget Kiritsugu, though I may be a Magus and a mother, I am also a woman. A beautiful, passionate woman, and I have needs only you can satisfy."

"I believe that I now understand what ours kids meant." said Irisviel. "Aoi-chan is like the sister that I always wanted, and I want her to feel the same happiness that I do. So the two of us decided to follow our girls' example, and take hold of the destiny that we both desire." she concluded. She raised her hand and brushed the straps of her nightgown from her shoulders, letting the silk slide down her body to pool around her ankles.

Dazed by the unexpected situation he suddenly found himself in, he idly noted that the white-haired beauty wasn't wearing panties.

Aoi let go of the sheet and wrapped her arms around the shocked man that she had so long desired. With a sharp tug, she pulled him down to sit on the bed, pressing her body against his back.

It was at that moment, when he felt her plentiful breasts against his bare skin, that Kiritsugu realized that the dark haired woman was naked.

"We know that you have questions," said Aoi, "and you probably have a few things you'd like to say, but that can wait until tomorrow. Tonight, you are all ours."

Hips swaying, Irisviel walked over to her husband, parted his knees so she could kneel between them, and then leaned forward to wrap her arms around his waist. She gazed up at him with a seductive smile.

"Kiritsugu, there's no need for you to think about anything tonight." Her smile widened and a naughty glint appeared in her eye. "In fact, we're not going to give you the chance to think at all. All you're going to be allowed to do tonight is feel, and you're going to spend the rest of the night making us feel too."

Aoi raised her hand and turned Kiritsugu's face toward her.

"Love us now, talk about it tomorrow."

So saying, she captured his lips in a passionate kiss even as Irisviel reached to pull down the waist of his boxers.


While all this was happening, in GAA territory

In a private chamber, seven figures in spiritual form stood in front of each other. While six of them were talking, the last one was secured with golden chains that he couldn't break.

"Finally, those mongrels left us alone. To think that they believe that these chambers are at my level! They surely don't know who they are dealing with!" said an arrogant blond in golden armor.

"Who cares? I'm more concerned about what's happening here." was the answer of a tall man in a cape.

"Oh, so you realized it? It seems that you are something else," said one of the two women present in the group, with a dress that looked like it came out of medieval times.

"Measure your words woman, or you may lose your tongue." was the hard answer of the man in cape.

"As funny as all this is, we're nowhere close to find out what happened here." said a man carrying a spear and dressed in an old, but elegant type of ancient armor.

"They don't know what they're doing." said the other woman of the group who was dressed as a man. Her face couldn't be seen because the hat that she was wearing was inclined to the front.

"That much is quite evident if you consider that no sane Masters would summon their Servants as a group." said the last member of the group who was using a tunic that also covered his face.

"Is it only me, or have any of you realized that while we do take part of their mana to maintain our existence in this world, we are not bound by any command seals?" asked the first woman.

"That opens a new world of possibilities for us that we need to take advantage of." said the golden armored man.

"And who named you the leader? Or even better, why should any of us should follow you?" asked the man in the robe.

"You'd better show yours betters the respect that they deserve, or you may not survive to learn that lesson." was the threat of the golden warrior.

"And who is going to teach me? You?" was the reply of the man in the robe.

"ENOUGH!" said the last man present in the room who had remained silent until now. With a strong hit from his sword on the ground, he attracted the attention of all those present. The sight of armor with a northern style could be seen under his cape. "The only thing that we know is that something went wrong with the ritual. Will this be positive or not to us? We don't know yet, but I propose that for the moment we wait and see, and when we get the information that we need from these ignorant fools… then we will see what we will do"

"Interesting idea, but while we wait, what should we do?" asked the woman with the hat.

"You don´t have to, but I, at least, had realized that the ritual was incomplete. While I had the knowledge of the machines that exist here, I didn't know how to use them. It could also be the same with the knowledge of the magicians that appear to control the power of this world. We don't know their limitations or their type of magic. There are many things that we don't know, but something I do know is that only fools make decisions without proper knowledge."

Before anyone else could add something , the golden warrior intervened.

"Let these mongrels play their games for now. When we get bored of them, we'll dispose of them. After that, each one will go their own way."

The others remained silent for a few moments before they simply nodded their heads. After that, they left their spirituals forms to become visible to the normal world, before heading to their respective suites.