Well for you who also familiar with Kara no Kyoukai idk if I can depict Mama Shiki well enough, honestly she seems like a gentle mom judging from the official art when she is together with Mana, I mean that official poster, the artwork of them taking a nap together on tatami floor while Mana sleeping peacefully, Shiki were adjusting a blanket for her only daughter beside her with such gentle smile... *melt*And also I also saw the one when they offering prayer at temple, and also that cute promotional poster of Shiki using some sort of VR while Mana reading a manual book for her(obviously not canon but still cute). I feel like Shiki is actually a good mother, plus she could cook, I got an info that from Type-Moon databook she is ranked 3rd or 2nd with great cooking skill just right below Shirō E/EMIYA, and at the same place with Kohaku. So that's that, I hope it's not end up too OOC. (Totally not biased even tho I just changed my username as Nihilistic Shiki because I'm all over her right now, defintely, yep, nothing to worry about my judgement. MOVE ALONG.)
Garden of Fate: Ingin
"Look! A shooting star again! This is awesome!" said Naruto pointing into the sky while laying down on a field of grass near Training Field, a place where he used to train with Team 7 in Konoha, his face are so carefree and bright with his smile never left him. Sakura who just sit beside him with her legs folded side way jush laugh at it, she never know Naruto actually liked a shooting star this much.
"You act like you never see one Naruto." said Sakura, Naruto just blushing slightly and give a sheepish smile and scratch his cheek with his index finger even thought it doesn't really itchy to begin with.
"It's not that Sakura-chan, it just that I'm now seeing one, together with you, with someone, it's totally new for me ya know, so I feel excited." Naruto reason his action hoping Sakura not going to tease him or something.
"You never see a shooting star together with anyone? not even once?"
"Nope"
Sakura now just looking at the star and see another shooting star, this time she is the one who shout and pointing it out for Naruto, "Look Naruto! That one is the different one, it has red tail unlike others."
"Whoa you right, I wonder why it's come with different color?" ask Naruto with excitement, this is the first time in many weeks he finally able to relax and think about something as simple as this, plus Sakura is accompanying him after her shift at hospital make it even more comfortable.
"That probably because it's temperature is colder, you know how fire with blue color is hotter than red one right?" answer Sakura make Naruto eyes wide and start to get his head up and glance at her.
"Wait really?! I never thought that!"
"What!? Naruto how stupid can you be?" ask Sakura jokingly and laughing out loud, Naruto while pouting end up laughing with her as well, he will cherish this moment, he think, then decide to finally reply Sakura's joke.
"Hey you know it's never my forte to be smart, and Sakura-chan you just way too genius even though Shikamaru still way above everyone else." said Naruto with wide smile and let his head fall back to the grass beneath him. His comment was followed by silent as he just lay down enjoying the cold wind of night and look at the sky once more.
"No Naruto, you wrong... I'm a fool." said Sakura out of blue replying on long forgotten comment from Naruto about how he says she is a smart girl, makes Naruto give her a puzzling look.
"What do you mean Sakura-chan?"
All Sakura feel right now is just a regret, she need a redemption but she never get a chance, it's been a week after they caught Karin, a week after Danzo's death, a week after her foolish act trying to kill her only love, a week after their confrontation with him, today was the first day when they both can finally rest after all those mess, and Sakura feel guilt over her best friend beside her right now for what she just causes.
"...Naruto, I'm really sorry." said Sakura with sadness all over her face.
"I made you bear such heavy burden, why you even agree promised to me to get him back...? He won't come back, by this time I finally accept it, I'm truly sorry for made you do all this pointless cat and mouse game, I never really treat you well, you should ma-"
"Sakura-chan, you doesn't sound like yourself right now, let's stop" Naruto said that with concerning look, he already up and sit facing to her.Sakura start to finally let her green orbs meet the blue orbs infront of her with teary eyes.
"Naruto you have to understand and listen to me for once, I can't bear this any longer, it's not about me and Sasuke, it's about you, I noticed on how pained you are back then between you and Sasuke on that bridge, and I don't want to hurt you anymore because you are my best friend, you've gone far for a promise you made for me, I don't wa-"
His hand now grabbed her shoulders and stilled her, their eyes locked and Naruto gives a serious look, Sakura just stared at him with pleading eyes.
"Sakura-chan... you don't have to feel that way, this is already more than a promise..." said Naruto now with pained look start to see that his teamates now start to leaking a tears but still trying hard to hold it.
"Sakura-chan, for me, you and Sasuke is like a family, my family, something I never had and I feel lucky to be with both of you, Sasuke is like a brother for me, and you are like a sister for me, that is something I always want to keep and cherish because I never have one before, a family... back then when I you asked me to bring him back while broke into tears, it's really painful to watch, I know too well on how your feeling is toward Sasuke, that's why to see you being hurt like that is what makes me hurt the most, and I was blinded myself but that time I finally understand and accept you with all my life, I feel like a failure..." Naruto start to broke into tears himself as he keep going cannot pent-up his feeling even further.
"...I failed to keep someone I deeply care, more than anything, happy and left broken... Because of my stupidity, seeing you crying that way makes me realize how stupid I am, it's never your fault, it was mine, that's why I hold my tears as hard as I can and promised to you that I will bring him back that day, I will bring him back, no matter what, at all cost, for you, for him, and for myself." his face now soften and he no longer looks pained with sadness or anger anymore, his gaze stay with the pinkette before him with gentleness, Sakura keep stare at him with shock now she finally understand how Naruto feel truly, he always hide it, that fool always keep everything to himself, until now he finally open up to her, but she still missed it, still don't understand him.
"Naruto why... why you think of me that high, why you care so much even that I always treat you unfairly since our day in academy, I'm not worth for all your feelings Naruto, why?"
"Didn't you tell it by yourself to me already? It's pretty obvious." said Naruto with gentle smile. Sakura finally cry, covering her mouth, she is now no longer trying to hold her tears with all her might that somehow still manage to slip away and flowing from the corner of her eyes, it's no longer bearable, as he finally make it clear for her.
"...Because we are bestfriend."
Sakura now overflowing with her emotion, a burden, pent-up emotion worth for ten years is now finally bursting out, she flung herself forward hugging a man that stand before her, a towering tall man that she still shorter than his shoulder, he have spiky blonde hair wavering in the air, a bright and sharp blue eyes gazing over her with gentleness, wearing black coat, orange pants, and high black boots, and of course... whiskers mark on his cheeks that she never admit but she always love about him.
"I finally meet you again, Naruto..." her voice are shaky, her breath are sharp as tears keep flowing down, she burried her face to Naruto's chest, hugging him as if there is no tomorrow. Naruto smile at her and patted her head, he almost in tears himself but he just too happy to see his sister back after a very long time.
"I'm so glad I can see you again too, Sakura-chan." said Naruto with shaky voice, but he try to hold back, firming his voice and lighten up. He give his brightest smile he can pull off, bringing a warm to the pinkette girl before him.
"Or should I say... Master?" said Naruto with smirk.
Sakura pay no mind, she almost swear that she will never let him go ever again, she give a brief smile. "Stupid..."
"Hey I'm smarter than before, believe it!".
She believe it.
o-o-o-o-o-o-o
October 6th, 2009
"Ramen?" ask Shiki towards Sakura in the kitchen, now she's cooking breakfast together with her saying that she want to help Shiki, and in the middle of that Sakura suddenly asking for Ramen.
"Yep, can we?" Sakura pleading even more.
"I won't let you or anyone else in this house have ramen right now, you need proper food for breakfast." said Shiki to her, this somehow make Mikiya in the dining table laughing quite loud that they hear it from the kitchen.
"Says the one who only eat strawberry ice cream whenever I gone." Mikiya's comment makes him got a glare from his wife.
"Don't remind me Mikiya, but why do you want ramen for breakfast anyway?" ask Shiki to Sakura trying to change the topic.
"I just really want to right now, besides it's Naruto's favorite."
"Ah... That servant, you somehow manage to summon someone you knew, never expected you actually have a friend who manage to get into that throne of heroes thingy." said Shiki while still cutting vegetable on kitchen's counter top.
"Pretty cool right?! And the fact that I without realizing it just used myself as catalyst is really makes me happy, because that way I learned that our bond is so strong that it's enough to be bring him here." Sakura excited that her bestfriend is now considered as legendary heroes, to be acknowledged by even God in this world as noble and granted a throne in after life surely some amazing feat. Sakura feel a little bit sad to learn Naruto at some point has died but she believe it's not necessarilly at the same time like how she is right now, since she learned that a summoned servant are do not bound by time, you can even call someone from future. It's put her a little bit at ease.
"You really proud of him do you?"
"Of course I am!"
"You really love him do you?"
"Definitely-"
*thud*
Naruto's figure suddenly show up and falling behind them, his face is all red like a tomato for hearing everything just now.
"Eeeeh? Since when you are here?!" Sakura shocked doesn't feeling his chakra signature at all for this entire time.
"Long enough to hear everything I guess." said Shiki now snickered under her breath.
"Am I still dreaming? Is this Tsukoyomi? Sakura says she love me, I don't mind if I die right now, no regrets" said Naruto now start to get up and say that all in fake tears try to tease his master. Sakura just blushing hard and then give a hit on the head making Naruto yelp and smoke come out from his head because of it.
"Awh c'mon we just joking, I know you love me." his comment makes Shiki and Mikiya chuckle while Sakura just smile at it, but she decide to move the topic to save her embarrassment.
"How come I don't feel you till the moment I heard your butt touching the floor?" ask Sakura with curiousity.
Naruto shrug his shoulder, "Eh, a perk for being summoned as Assassin class, have you learn it?"
"Ah... right, presence concealment, yeah my teacher here told me that." Sakura start to remember what Touko said when she explained about what is Holy Grail and how it works, that lecture was hell especially when she forced to keep control her breath to avoid cigarette smoke enter her lung, what an annoying teacher she think, but she managed, "But I'm your master."
"Double-edge sword I guess, by the way, did we actually get a ramen?" Naruto ask with sheepish smile.
"No, but if you both really want it then it's for dinner."
"Oh that's actually very nice." Sakura beamed towards Naruto with huge smile on her face, "We could buy the ingredients together while patroling for the first night of this Holy Grail War! I can show you the city, it's lovely I guarantee."
Naruto give his usual grin happy seeng her excitement, Mikiya who just observe them from dining room smiled at the event and decide to start to speak up, "You are indeed love each other."
"Of course, after all I am his only sister..."
"And I am the ultimate brother."
"That's great, a lovely pair in the morning, sorry to break it but the sun is getting higher, Sakura please wake up your little sister, I don't want you to be late like yesterday." said Shiki now finally done with their breakfast and start to handing it to dining table, Naruto decide to join the group on the table while Sakura go upstair to take Mana.
"Yes mom." for Sakura, today is gonna be the best day she ever had in past 10 years. After Sakura finally back to the dining table with Mana, they finally enjoy their breakfast together. For Naruto this is a very welcoming feeling, a warm atmosphere of having breakfast together with family, his muses gone when Mana asked who he is and why he is here, he end up saying all stupid and unnecessary things, joking like how he could be Sakura's boyfriend but decide to turn down the idea because Sakura will end up become a terrible wife in future since she always cook a horrible food, and Mana will never will be his sister-in-law, everyone laugh at his joke including Sakura, now they are end up mocking each other and end up having Sakura upper hand for manage to tease him more, ah his joke end up backfire him, but he doesn't mind it at all, he think he feel blessed, such a peaceful and warm morning, remind him of that time when he trapped in Madara's illusion together with Sakura, but this time it was real and not a mere illusion.
"Well since you have Naruto with you today, I think it will be alright for him to walk you to school right? I have other business to do today so I can't drive you there and your father also have a job he need to do." said Shiki to Sakura who now giving her a questioning look.
"What business?"
"I need to collect someone's debt, this man called Mitsuru Kamekura really tricky one, so I have to go myself."
"W-wait mama! Mitsuru Kamekura? You mean that Mitsuru Kamekura?!" Mana suddenly jolt up from her seat with excitement. Shiki doesn't know what's up with her biological daughter in front of her right now but she sure is looks like just chugged alot of sugar in one sitting because of her hyperactive, but then realization suddenly striked her and start to understand what she mean, how could she forget a favorite book that her daughter always read, that Vampire's Tear book.
"Aaah right, well I don't know yet."
"I want to come too!! Please!!" Mana pleading to her mother with her puppy eyes, Shiki just smiled at her and decide it won't hurt for her to absent from school once in awhile.
"Prepare your belonging then, we have a trip to Mifune."
"Well then 'Assassin'..." Sakura now look at Naruto with smirk, she rest her head on her hand by putting her jaw on her palm, she start to activate her clairvoyance magic and assessing her servant parameter, she look through his class skills and found out that his riding skill is B, sound promising, she continue, "...Looks like you can drive quite well thankfully."
"Wait I can? What do-... Whoa okay no matter how many times it happened to me already, this is still very trippy, I suddenly feel like I know how to drive from foreign source straight to my head right now." said Naruto just got an information from throne of heroes, his eyes wide but he then smile brightfully and put his hands behind his head, "Oh yeah, I could drive almost anything."
Shiki looking at Naruto for a brief moment and ask "Anything?"
"Yep."
Shiki then smirk and give him a key, "Then you can take this, it's been in garage for quite long time and no one use it anymore, might as well give this to you as present now, be careful on the road."
o-o-o-o-o-o
*VROOM!!*
"Naruto slow down a bit or we got us into trouble!!" Sakura now hugging Naruto's back and closing her eyes not wanting to see what lies ahead, her school bag fluttering because of the wind as she is now sit on a backseat of red Softail Heritage Springer Harley Davidson motorbike, Naruto as the driver pulled the gas too carelesly and now speeding at 120km/h. But as Sakura scolded him to slow down he finally comply.
"Sorry Sakura-chan it just exciting, I mean there is no such a thing back in Konoha, and this is awesome." said Naruto who now already switched with civilian clothing, he wear an orange t-shirt, black leather jacket, dark blue jean, and brown leather boots.
From the side of the road people saw them with concern and distasteful eyes after they finally slow down so they can see them clearly, Naruto was oblivious on what around him while Sakura just looked down in embarrassment, "Great, as if my pink hair isn't enough already because on how uncommon and weird it is here thag it's enough to draw too much attention, now people will look at me as delinquent... or treat me as a girl who have relationship with delinquent."
"What? How is that so? You are far from what people call delinquent Sakura-chan!" said Naruto protesting on how unfair people judgement is toward her while still being dense that he play a major role on why Sakura will be seen that way.
"Nevermind it! turn left on the next crossection! And drive calmly! No more speeding like that ever"
"Oh well, alright." Naruto now stay on 30km/h with that it's not too fast or too slow and she won't be late at school herself. After he take the turn he finally see the academy where Sakura spend most of her time studying, he don't know why Sakura even take school again in this world but she said it's a chance for her to learning about where she is and how people live here, which something Sakura gladly take it considering the huge benefit she get, on top of that her surrogate father Mikiya insist her to go to school as well ever since she got adopted as Ryougi's.
They finally stopped at the front gate and Sakura step down from the bike, a bunch of students who also just arrived stare at them with wide eyes, Sakura Ryougi the popular girl from first year arrived with motorbike? one of student who assessing them is Issei Ryudo which happens to be a Student Council Representation, eyeing them with sharp look.
'Ryougi-san arrived with unknown man... wait he is blonde... and blue eyes.. is he a foreigner? That motorbike...'
Issei keep assessing his kouhai up and down, her uniform are all wrinkled, her hair also messy and everywhere which then he see the foreign man start to tidying up her hair with his hand. Then as if he just striked with lightning he screamed but closed his mouth right away, his eyes wide agape and his leg are shaking, he panicked.
'No it can't be, Ryougi-san will never do that, wrinkled uniform, messy hair, a grown up foreign man with motorbike, that get up also... no it can't be... did Ryougi-san... DOING THAT WITH GAIJIN?! IS IT FOR MONEY!? ARRRGHH' Issei now smashing his head to the school gate over and over starting to pick other students who were just walking towards school look at him weirdly.
'No!! Ryougi already known as a wealthy family, she need no urgent for money, then... IS THAT SHE JUST INTO THAT KIND OF MAN?! IS JAPANESE TEENAGER LIKE US IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR HER?! Oh god!!' at this moment Issei start to have nosebleed 'This can't be happening, too many witness, the school reputation gonna be at stake.'
As if God are trolling at him now the girls start to chatter and gossiping about Sakura Ryougi's arrival at school right now, in flash the chatter spread like a wildfire, Issei at lost with this, he approach the girl who just gossiping around and ask them to cut it out but Murphy Law kick in, stood beside him, Shinji Matou, with smug face plastered in his face looking at Ryougi.
"My my my my! Sakura Ryougi, I didn't know you are such a who-" Shinji cannot finish his sentence as Issei snapped and hit the back of his head so hard it makes Shinji fainted instantly.
'Targe neutralized' Issei muses while fixing his eyeglasses.
Sakura who just shift her attention from Naruto to the voice of Shinji, witnessed on what Issei just did, she give confused look on what actually happened, Issei just shook his head and then whistle nonchalantly pretending he know nothing, Sakura decide to let it go and face Naruto again.
"Naruto, you can do hiraishin like Yondaime right?" ask Sakura.
"Yeah, why?"
"It's unlikely to have you around at school with me, I mean you are grown up." said Sakura, this makes Naruto look at her dismissively.
"You know I only one year older than you right?"
"I mean you are grown up physically, though I doubt mentally" Sakura snickers as Naruto protested with grunt, "You looks like 26, while I'm barely 14 you know, so you can't attend school as well, and since I can't really be alone in the middle of the war, I would like to have a back up ready anytime."
"Alright I get it, where do you want me to plant the seal?"
"Just put it on my palm" said Sakura putting her hand infront of him, for other students who just see their interaction and cannot hear what they said, it looks like as if Sakura asking for something with that gesture, then Naruto put his hand on top of Sakura palm as their palm connected Naruto made the hiraishin seal on her palm. But for other students it looks like they start holding hand for a moment make the girls squeal quitely while Issei is at his limit wanting to faint.
"Alright, done." Naruto rise his palm and Sakura look at her palm now bore the seal on it, she smiled, at this moment more students already gathered in front of the gate stopped and looking at them. They saw how Sakura's face is smiling at her palm who just holding the man in front of her makes the girl squealing even more while most of the male student felt like their heart just broken. Sakura Ryougi, one of the cutest newcomer in Homuhara Academy, the one who made a name through entire school by the moment she set a foot to that school solely because of her appearance, the infamous unusual pinkette with emerald eye, fair white skin and small feature, just taken by some foreigner.
Naruto give his bright smile to Sakura and responded with another bright smile. Naruto then decide to start the motorbike once more and a loud engine starting up, he said to Sakura, "I'll go look around this city in mean time, other servant might already summoned as well."
"Oh before that please go back home first, I left some money in my room, please bring it and buy a phone" said Sakura.
"Eh, why do I need that?"
"Because so I can contact you whenever and where ever I can, I have no idea why I can't link ourself as master and servant, and you can't even use astral form makes it hard for us, you really like a broken servant." said Sakura giving him a pout. Naruto gives apologetic smile for the inconvenient he caused to her, after all it's not fully his fault.
"And a note for my email is there somewhere in my room, just look for it on my bookshelf." said Sakura tightened her bag on her shoulder.
"Roger that, Princess Sakura, now off I go." and with that he winked and speed up leaving her behind, Sakura just sighing with his antics, calling her Princess, what the hell, but she digress and decide to finally go towards school. What she did not expect is that a bunch lot of students actually staring at her when she turn, most are frowned while some are having blush on their cheek, Issei however crying over Shinji's body. Sakura didn't realize she's been a center of attention in this past minutes and now she start to feel flustered. That day a new gossip around her are going around the school.
o'o'o'o'o'o
Naruto bought a flip handphone with the money Sakura gave him and send a message to Sakura's e-mail to let her know his, so she can call or message him anytime, Throne of Heroes does pretty neat job at filling his head on how things work and he glad for that. Right now he enjoying the wind hitting his face on top of motorbike he ride right now strolling to the city looking for something interesting, the war is not officially starting anyway and he haven't see any unnatural power with his sensor, so he just being laid back right now. He decide to send a some bunshin and make them use presence concealment to look out for anything related to the war instead.
He decide to visit a dock nearby, he park his motorbike, resting his helmet on the bike and start to walk toward the ledge, staring into the sea in front of him he start to remember about the deal he made with her just so he can be here after Sakura told him how broken he is as a servant, he is incomplete and there is nothing much he can do about it. He feels lucky with the deal and finally stand set his foot in this world but at the same time he is also feel guilty, a dilemma.
'How am I suppose to say this to her...?'
He doesn't know, what he know very well is the very reason why Sakura enter this silly competition, Holy Grail. She want to make a wish to go back to the time when she vanished in that battle with Kaguya to fix everything and make up for the lost, Naruto haven't told her anything of what happened after she 'died' as he have no heart to tell her on how he has failed so many things after that, the horrible life he have to endure just after that time, she will be burdened even more and probably will have even more reason to get the Holy Grail.
And yet he will be an obstacle, Naruto hate when he have to hide something from his sister as big as this, but he have no choice, he keep contemplating everything but now as she finally in his grasp, near him, with him, he must trying to find a way other than the grail no matter what.
Without realizing it because contemplating way too deep, the sun already in the west, the sky start to show it's orange hue, he decide it's about time to leave, his bunshin still patroling knowing by the lack of sudden new information going through his head. As he turn his body his phone ringing in his pocket, he pick it and open it.
*flip*
From: orangehokage1010@nasumail*com
Subject: Sakura-ojousama!
I got it! Now I want to stroll around the city see you later, behave at school! (OwO)*
'Ah, Naruto finally got the phone, that's great.' Sakura muses as she flip open her phone, now she's on her way to cafeteria to eat luch, because her mom, Shiki, have to go to Mifune city early, she doesn't really made a lunch for them, so for now cafeteria food will do, not like she ever had problem with money anyway.
"Sakura-chan!" a pair of hands grabbed her shoulder from behind with intention to surprise her, but Sakura just smile nonchalantly and grabbed a hand on her left shoulder with left hand.
"Good afternoon, senpai." said Sakura without glancing to said girl and start to grab her hand with hers and keep walking together holding hand.
"Aaah why is it so hard to surprise you." said Ayako Mitsuzuri with little pout, but smiled back accepting Sakura's hand and hold it in their walk to cafeteria.
"Lunch at cafeteria for today, Sakura-chan?"
"Yeah, senpai always lunch at cafeteria right? let's have a lunch together." Sakura now finally face her and smiled at her.
"Mhm, of course!"
When they arrive at cafeteria, they both finally let each other hand and start to grab their lunch, Sakura decide to buy a ramen and lemon water while Ayako buy chicken cutlet over rice and tea. They sit facing each other and put a tray on the table. Sakura tied her hair in low pony tail then split her chopstick and finally start to eat. Ayako also start to eat her meal as well, but then she decide to start a conversation...
"So Sakura-chan, are you still virgin?"
...With a bomb.
Sakura almost spurt out ramen she just put in her mouth but manage to hold it back by putting what already inside her mouth back to the bowl, she manage to avoid death and mess... for now.
"W-what was that?!" Sakura blurt out while her face is as red as tomato, her hands flailing up and down beside her still shocked with her senpai question.
"Why are you asking this out of sudden? Is this some kind of joke?" Sakura's voice is low but high pitched, she clearly embarrassed and start to sweating a bullet because Ayako's question.
"Oh wow, for the first time in forever I manage to surprise you, Ahahaha! You actually pretty cute when you surprised like that." Ayako winked to Sakura, but then she continue with her lunch, "Well if you are not aware, there are big gossip going around about you this morning, Sakura-chan." Ayako said nonchalantly.
"Wait what? There is a gossip talking about my virginity?" Sakura ask with even lower voice she almost whispering, her head turned right and left looking at student around her, but what she met is that people avoiding eye contact with her.
"Uuuh sort of, lot of students saw you arrive at school with this foreigner man with huge motorbike."
'Ah... Naruto.' Sakura deadpanned, first day she finally reunite with him, and already made a huge mess all over place, what a joke.
"Well I saw him myself from the the archery compound this morning since it's close with the school gate, I peeked and I have to say he is pretty damn handsome alright, is he your boyfriend? I never know you are into older people as well."
"What? N- wait what do you mean 'as well?' senpai?" Sakura ask with confused look, as if she expecting herself to misheard what her senpai just said.
"Nevermind it! Now we are getting off track Sakura-chan! answer it." Ayako panicking now backed up her posture with nervous face as she start to sweat.
"No, he is not my boyfriend, he is my relative from overseas, there is no way I have that kind of relationship with him, let alone doing that with him." Sakura lied about Naruto's identity because rules are rules, she need to cover it up, she can't just blurt out he is her servant and in the middle of magical war where 7 people try to kill each other right?
"So about my first question?"
"My sacred place still intact thank you, please no more of this okay?" thinking that she finally cleared that one out, she finally start to eat her ramen again, she slurp the noodles, but Ayako decide it's not done yet and ask another question...
"So are you into incest?"
...With a nuke.
Sakura now really surprised by her question finally splurt out her noodles all over place making students around her look at her weirdly, on the other hand Ayako Mitsuzuri laughing hard content of what just happened.
"Strike two! What a wonderful day."
"For the love of god, senpai..."
"Hey don't blame me, you are the one who shows such cute smile while staring at your palm after he hold your hands." Ayako said while rising her hand in defeat.
Sakura decide that going to school with Naruto is a really bad idea.
o'o'o'o'o'o
Sakura just finished her school now sitting inside cafe after ordering a chocholate matcha drink, she waiting for her order, she look through window, the sun start to come down slowly and the sky start to change it color, she decide to contact Naruto. She open her flip phone and write a message to him.
To: orangehokage1010@nasumail*com
Subject: meet up
Meet me in Ahnenerbe cafe, it's few blocks away from my school, right now.
She then close her phone and wait. Her order arrive and with that she start to dig it, she wonder if there will be any interaction tonight, I hope this war is not really that heated up. Few moment later Naruto finally show up and enter to the cafe and start to seat right in front of her.
"Hey, how's school?" said Naruto with wide grin on his face, looking at her innocently.
"...I don't want to talk about it, anyway any news?"
"Nothing much, on my way here my bunshins found 2 masters though, one of them are quite far from here, the other one was attending the same school as you but she gone to school without her servant so I think she is harmless by that time." said Naruto.
"Ah yeah... I feel the surge energy she emit at school, she conceal it well with naked eye but not so much with it's presence, she is my upperclassmen Tohsaka Rin." Sakura said while remembering her ecounter with Tohsaka at locker shoe, she sips her chocolate matcha, she doesn't know how she feels with the fact they are going to be an enemy, Tohsaka is Ayako Mitsuzuri's best friend after all, and she also befriend with her as well.
"What are you drinking?" Naruto ask her with curiousity.
"Chocolate matcha, want some?" offer Sakura still holding her cup, a sound of bell from the front door distracted her a little bit seeing who just coming in, to her surprise she fou-
"Yeah sure." as Naruto said that he grab her hand and try to sip the drink from her cup while still holding her hand, his action make Sakura taken aback, she didn't expect Naruto to do that. Then her face turned horror as what she found at the entrance who just walked in is 3 people she know all too well, and they know her too well too, Rin Tohsaka, Issei Ryuudo, and Ayako Mitsuzuri walked into the cafe, they staring at each other, Sakura eyes wide for being seen in her state, with Naruto holding her hand drinking a chocolate from her cup, and the three of them also frozen to see Sakura with the man from that morning, their eyes wide agape as well along with their mouth, Issei's eyeglasses is reflecting a light make his shocked eyes hidden well beneath it.
"...A-ah wrong cafe, let's go back." said Rin followed by awkward laugh by Ayako, their cheek are rosy, blushing from what they saw, they start to drag Issei out from cafe.
"Aaaah!! Waiiit!! hold on why you suddenly left like that?!" Sakura called them three make them sweating and nervous, Sakura's face is no better as she is as red as if she looks like she got a sudden fever, heat rising to her head. She then slapped Naruto's head with her free hand.
"And that's not what I meant when I offer you a drink you dolt! That's it we leaving."
Her slap make Naruto let go her hand and yelp, Sakura then drag him out leaving the three standing with guilty look, feels like they just ruined someone fun.
Sakura pinched Naruto's side make him winced in pain ordering to hurry start the bike and leave, Naruto comply without question after Sakura demand him like that with scary look. Sakura then turn around facing the three friend she had in academy, the three of em stiffened and nervous didn't know what Sakura gonna do.
Sakura end up bowing at them. Quite low they cannot see her face.
"I'm very sorry!" said Sakura apologising.
And with that she climb to backseat of motorbike who now are already turned on and kicked Naruto's leg telling him to gas right away. Issei, Rin, and Ayako then got left behind, standing confused in front of cafe, they are sweating a bullet on what they just saw.
"N-next time, let's do our group work at the temple." said Issei broke the silence between them, Rin and Ayako just nodding fast agreed with their friend offer.
"...And she said she's not into incest." said Ayako with deadpan.
i.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.i
Sakura sitting in the corner of parking lot, hugging her knees and burried her face to her arms, Naruto don't know what to do with her end up nervous himself staring to the little girl in front of him.
"You really feel upset over that? I really don't understand girl..." said Naruto.
"I'm sorry really, I didn't know, c'mon Sakura-chan cheer up."
"...I don't want to go to school tomorrow." said Sakura with such depressing voice.
"Pull yourself together Sakura, you are 26 year old in real time." Naruto deadpanned as he said that.
"My hormone also regressed together with my body okay?! Uwaaaah." Sakura now crying loud pulling attention from people who also walking by in parking lot, some even have a phone ready on their hand preparing to call a police anytime soon to report a pedophile in action. Sakura who's crying way too loud right noe make Naruto really panicked, he end up picked up Sakura who still crying and put her on the motorbike.
"I'll go grab all ingredients for tonight's dinner and also buy you some fruits jelly and syrup-coated dumplings you really love, I will get a lot of them so please stop crying or I won't give you any at all, I'll tied you in chair and torture you with savor all of that treats, deal?"
Sakura suddenly stop crying by bitting her bottom lips and holding her tears, her lips still whimpering but for Naruto at least she tried. Well time to do shopping, better not make Sakura wait too long in parking lot, but Sakura's hand halted him from running to the market, he turn around to see Sakura once more with still a teary eyes.
"...Do you have the money?" ask Sakura with shaky voice
Naruto face palmed at this, he almost rushed into market without any money in his pocket, "Right... I don't have money at all."
"..Okay." Sakura then reach her bag and give the money, "Don't go too long, and I want strawberry flavoured Häagen-Dazs as well for mom..."
"On my way." and with that Naruto finally run in a flash.
o'o'o'o'o'o
"Hmm... Sakura-chan." Naruto asking for the pinkette attention to him.
"What is it?"
"Your mom really can cook, that ramen was holy..." said Naruto with silly face, Sakura just give a stoic face towards him, he keep saying that over and over she swear he probably end up marrying a ramen.
"Yeah yeah, focus back to the task at hand will you? Have you got any news?"
After dinner at Ryougi's Household, they are now standing in one of tall building in fuyuki looking around for any activities related to the Holy Grail War, tonight there are high chance the first battle could be conducted, and they like to know who are their enemy, if not then they could be the one who initiate the first battle, after all they have the upper hand, unlike other masters who obviously weaker than their servant, Sakura are a superhuman ninja that is on par with a servant already. Naruto told her that because of certain rule by the grail he already been watered down, but he still pretty strong, so technically they are win on number since it's like 2 servants fight 1 servant. Sakura still wish they don't have to be the first one to initiate so they can get much more info on the enemy.
"Hmm all my bunshin already disappeared before dusk, and as far as we can see, nothing happens, let me try using sage mode." said Naruto as he start to close his eyes, he gather nature energy as much and as faster as he can, just in few seconds orange tint formed around his eyes and now as he open his eyes, the blue orbs replaced with yellow with a black strip in the middle resemble a frog's eyes. His eyes now darting from one place to another until he locked to certain place, he sense 2 unnatural energy signature are start to closing to each other.
"I found two servant about crossing path, it looks like they are gonna fight at your school."
"Alright let's observe them Naruto." said Sakura.
"Alright remember to mute your chakra so you won't be detected Sakura-chan." Naruto remind Sakura about the technique he use as presence concealment that he taught to her few minutes ago. Sakura nod telling him that she understand it then they start jumping towards Homuhara school from one building to another building in flash.
By the time they are there, they hide themself behind the trees nearby and start ro mute their chakra, what they see is a man in blue tightsuit holding a red lance, while the other one is a man with red suit with white hair.
'So they must be a servant' Sakura muses but then her eyes divert from the two servant towards someone behind the man in red, it was a girl, she recognize her as she is also her friend, she is Tohsaka Rin.
'I see so that servant in red must be hers, let see what servants, a legendary heroes here are actually capable of'
o'o'o'o'o
"Nice to meet you both, it's about time to finally meet with my opponent, I've been itchy wanting to fight." said the man in tight blue suit with ancient motive around it as well, his eyes is red matching with his weapon that resting on his shoulders have a color of blood, his weapon seems like a long spear giving his class identity clearly.
"A servant of spear, you must be lancer." said Tohsaka pointing out the obvious.
"You got that damn right, then what are you?" ask Lancer to the man with white hair, tanned skin, red coat, and black pants in front of him.
"How about you find out by yourself?" as he said that a swords appear on his hand, it was a short sword in black and white it's motive representing a taijitu, yin and yang.
"Hooo, I'm eager to do that, well then shall we?" Lancer rotate his spear and prepare himself with a stance.
There was a moment of silent between them as the servant in red glance back to his master, Rin Tohsaka have no idea why he summoned a sword instead of bow and arrow.
"Listen, you won't get any support from me so from here and now please give all you got." said Rin to her servant, this makes him smirk and start to release a huge prana around his body, air swirling around his body because of the potent energy he about to release, and after a brief silent, he's gone leaving a crack beneath him, the servant in red move very fast that it's hard to track by human eyes.
Lancer taken aback by the speed of servant in red shown off, his attack is not direct make him have to turn his body to stop a surprise attack from behind, a sound of steel are heard the blade of servant in red meet the red lance of lancer as he manage to block it in time. The servant in with dual sword added more power constantly trying to make lancer guards down and slashing at him in rapid succession under a second, as Lancer manage to keep up blocking all the attack of super human speed as well, the servant in red pulled back in flash once more and manuvered himself around making him reappearing behind lancer.
Lancer forced to block his attack once more as his opponent manage to throw a 5 consecutive slash in seconds, feeling enough of this, Lancer start to move faster, he twirl his spear and start rotating it trying to slash his oponent in breaking neck speed, but the servant in red manage to block them with his sword, as Lancer added huge power for the next swing mean to be a finishing blow, his opponent manage to dodge and try to attack his lower body, but lancer in swift redirect his spear rotation momentum downwards and manage to block the servant in red slash, with quick kick to his lance which in upside-down position, Lancer bring his lance swing forward very fast aiming to hit the archer slashing him from below but his opponent jump and block lancer slash with both of his sword by forming an X.
Using the power lancer give in that attack, the servant in red letting his throw upward and as he is in the air he throw both his sword with percisions, lancer side stepped and advanced towards him, his move is fast and swift like a wind, even faster than his opponent, he about to strike him down by already put his hand over head prepared to deliver a powerful downward slash with his spear, but to surprise him, the servant on red summon another exact weapon and about to attack Lancer before he can deliver his fatal blow, but Lancer did a quick thinking by sliding his spear down making it's spear body block the attack. A huge spark made as their weapon collided.
In this brief moment both manage to assessing each other, but then the servant in red manage to add even more power on his clashing blade, with a war cry he made Lancer forced to fly backwards by the power his opponent deliver leaving a huge gust of wind and smoke covering Lancer, and yet the servant in red not done yet, once again he throw his blades towards the smoke of where lancer suppose to be, a sound of steel collide can be heard along with spark behind the it, and with that the debrish and a smoke of sands now gone with a huge gust of wind made by Lancer's swing.
As the servant in red land, they stand still and stare to each other.
'That's pretty impressive' Sakura muses, 'I could see all of that attack and percisions, not a single move are sloppy or waste, it was meant as a deathly blow and all of that just happened under 10 seconds'
"Yo old man, I'm impressed but I think now I know what you are, there is no one can throw projectile in such scary percision without seeing it's target like that in any class except you..." Lancer smirk with wide eyes as if trying to penerate his opponent with glare.
"...Archer."
"I'm flattered Lancer"
"Hah, cheeky bastard, I hate to break it ut my master just asked me to end this fast, so let me ask you, from what region that give a birth of heroic spirit of bow but use sword pretending to be a knight?"
"I wonder, on the other hand your identity is too easy to recognize, there are only few spear wielder that has such beast agility and and power, there are only 3 renowed heroic spirit that use your iconic spear, adding your savage characteristic than it only leave one person, I got your name." said Archer.
"Hah! Your flattery touched me Archer, in that case, how about I take your heart?" as Lancer said that he take a stance, his left leg move behind me, he turned his body to the side, lowered his left hand and rised his righr hand cocked and gripping his spear firmly, a huge prana with malicious killing intent start to emit from his spear, the spear glow in bright red flaring around like a fire.
As they are now back on their stance they all heard a sound of breaking twigs, everyone suddenly shift their gaze towards the sound. Sakura and Naruto could see a brief of light brown, and then glance back to the school yard.
"A student at this hour?! Wait where's Lancer?" ask Tohsaka panicking, Lancer indeed has gone from where he stood before.
"He going after that student, after all they just witnessed us, he probably going to eleminate him." answer Archer make Rin's eyes wide in shock, she knows the rule as well but when she isn't going to stand around too without knowing that one of her closest friends could die right now.
"Hurry and after them Archer!" with that she got carried by Archer and jump into the school building in one leap. Meanwhile on nearby tree Naruto and Sakura just heard what happened can't stay low any longer as well.
"Sakura-chan, he about to kill innocent kid just because they witnessed the war, we have to save them!"
"No need to tell me, hurry Naruto!"
And then they off with body-flicker try to move as fast as they can hoping they are not too late.
o'o'o'o'o'o
On all his life, Shiro Emiya will never cross a mind for witnessing such terrific battle on his school yard, he was fell asleep while fixing the computer in the lab, but got woke up by a noise of colliding steel, when he find the source of the voice, all he witnessed is a battle of two people in incredible power and human speed, but what scare him the most is that spear, that spear is screaming like a thousand people in agony, a blood red spear flaring like a hell fire, he backed up, unfortunately he accidentally broke a twig leaving a loud noises making the beasts he saw shift their gaze towards him.
His eyes met with the red orbs of the man with spear, his eyes clearly emitting blood lust makes her mind screaming at him to run, and with that he run inside the building, as fast as he can trying to save his own life from the man with spear, as he run he could hear a faint voices of girl, is there a girl here?! This make him distracted thinking someone might be in danger even more than him, as he turn back, he was met by the man with spear, his bloodshot eyes staring at him apathetically.
"Sorry kid, but it has to be done."
*Stab*
To Be Continued
Holy f 9k words... no wonder my fingers hurts so much, mah god. AND YET I HAVE OMAKE, OH WELL, I WANT TO ADD MORE NOTE AND STUFD BUT MY PHONE ARE LAGGING AT THIS POINT SO OH WELL, AND ELLINRIDDLES YES IT IS IN ENGLISH, THANKS RO YOU WHO PUT A KNIFE ON MY NECK FORCED ME TO DO THIS EVEN THOUGH MY ENGLISH SUCKS, review are very welcome, I still haven't got any beta reader btw, but yeah suggestion and criticism as welcomed I just wish no one end up giving hate speech and mask it as "critics" tho, anyway here the omake
:OMAKE:
Sakura walk to nurse office in her free time at school wishing she could help any student that got sick or injured back to health, but when she's there all she found was a girl with long dark purple hair having conversation with one of teacher in the Academy, Taiga Fujimura.
"Excuse me..." said Sakura as she enter the nurse office.
"Ah Sakura-chan!" said Fujimura.
"Hai?" both the girls answered the call and they both then surprised.
"Ah right, you both have a same name but different surname, it was meant for Ryougi-chan over there sorry."
"Ah it's quite alright, Fujimura-sensei." Matou reply to her.
"Yes, and also what is it Fujimura-sensei?" ask Sakura
"It just perfect timing, I know you are already famed at this school about your knowledge on medication, and Sakur- Matou-chan here are trying to learn it so can you help her Ryougi-chan?"
"Why of course I would gladly help!" says Sakura Ryougi start to walk her way towards her fellow Sakura.
"Alright then I'm counting on you!" Fujimura then walk away leaving them both together, but she stoped at the door and turn her back.
"Ah before that, Sakura-chan."
They both then shift their gaze to their sensei didn't know who she just called, our pinkette then decide to ask it.
"Which Sakura, Fujimura-sensei?"
"Sakura with the huge bust not the flat on- oops"
as that word leave her mouth, the floor beneath the pinkette cracked with crunching noise.