Here we go again!
"It would've been nice of you to tell me that not only were you expecting company but that she had no idea about any of what is going on. Now before I go and wake her up are there any other surprises I should be aware of?" Arveia asked pointedly.
As luck would have it, Sakura chose that exact moment to show up. She was about to greet everyone when she stopped short.
"Good morn-" Sakura started, "Sempai, what is wrong with Fujimura-sensei?"
At this everyone looked at Arveia.
"What is everyone looking at me for? Oh, of course, I see how it is. Suddenly I'm the bad guy for putting her to sleep. I didn't exactly see you tripping over each other offering alternative solutions." Arveia complained.
"Who are you? And what are you doing in Emiya-sempai's house?" Sakura said fixing Arveia in an icy glare.
"Whoa whoa whoa. Why all the hostility? I'm a classmate of Shirou's." Arveia protested.
"Don't give me that. I can see through that disguise of yours and don't think I haven't noticed that you've been using magic on me this entire time." Sakura continued.
"I am at a loss for words. Who is this person? And why isn't my disguise working against her?" Arveia asked.
"She is my sister, actually. I'm guessing she has probably already figured most of what we're going to tell her." Rin clarified.
"Why didn't you think to mention that she was your sister?" Arveia asked.
"That would be because I was placed under extreme pressure from the Mage's Association to keep her true identity secret even from her. They tend to take these things seriously since they are adamant that only one member of a mage family is made aware of their lineage." Rin explained.
"So, what changed?" Arveia asked.
"Well, I can hardly be blamed that she discovered how to use magic on her own. I couldn't just let a magic user wander out on her own. Who knows what might happen?" Rin justified.
"You've been teaching her magic?" Arveia asked.
"Well, yes. I know what you're thinking but Magi Law is very clear on this point. If there is any chance that the security of Magi lore will be compromised its protection is paramount. Strangely enough nobody from the Association has made a stink about it despite the contradiction between these two rules." Rin answered.
"S-sis, why is there a Dragon sitting at our table?" Sakura asked, stumbling over the unfamiliar term of endearment.
"I guess now would be as good time as any to wake up Fujinee and explain everything. Arveia, if you would be so kind." Rin finished.
At this Arveia placed her hand on Fujinee and woke her up, at which point she spring up and immediately attacked Arveia.
"Shirou, run for it! I'll hold her off so you can escape before she has a chance to eat you." Fujinee called out.
"Oh for the love of Pete! Not this shit again! Is that all we are to you? Giant lizards with a hankering for the flesh of the innocent?" Arveia protested loudly.
At this the entire group burst out in laughter at the comical nature of the entire exchange.
"What are you all waiting for? Surely, you don't want to her to eat you, do you?" Fujinee protested loudly.
"Firstly, she's not that kind of Dragon. Secondly, don't call me Shirley." Arturia joked.
At this Fujinee relaxed somewhat and everyone explained to her what was going on. She seemed to take it rather well, almost too well.
"Oh, that makes sense. Except for one thing." Fujinee said rather calmly.
"Yes, what is it?" Rin asked.
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MIND?" Fujinee yelled, sending the table spinning into the air, "Do you honestly expect me to believe that there is a such thing as magic? Not only that but that both Archer and Arturia there were created by magic?"
"That's not entirely true. We weren't so much created as we were called." Arturia elaborated.
"I have to admit, though. Having Arturia come out of a hole in the floor has got to be the best surprise I've ever had." Shirou added.
At this Arturia blushed and gave Shirou a peck on the cheek.
"That aside, you can't honestly expect me to believe that not only does magic exist but that you can perform it." Fujinee protested.
"And yet you didn't have much trouble believing that I was a Dragon. A creature that is not only supposedly a myth but also supposedly extinct." Arveia shot back.
"But that's…" Fujinee stalled.
"You did see me send our surprise guest through a wall with only my fist, right? Surely you're not suggesting that if I were a normal human I could send a person wearing full plate armor flying? A good 20 feet, into a solid wall and another 200 feet beyond that?" Arveia argued.
"Well, there's…" Fujinee protested.
"A perfectly logical explanation? Yes, there is. I'm a Dragon and I can use magic. The alternative is simply absurd, is it not? That a normal 18-year-old high school student can throw a suit of armor around like a toy? Aren't we forgetting about physics?" Arveia retorted.
"Ok, fine, I believe you. So, what now?" Fujinee relented.
"Well, unfortunately, you're going to have to stay here for now." Rin picked up.
"What? Why?" Fujinee protested.
"Well, unfortunately, now that our visitor has seen you, you've become a target and it would be very irresponsible of us to not protect you." Rin explained.
"While we're on the subject just who was she and why did she seem to know all of you intimately?" Fujinee asked.
"Well, you see the truth is… she's my daughter." Arturia admitted grudgingly.
"WHAT? DAUGHTER? JUST WHAT WERE YOU UP TO THAT LED TO THIS?" Fujinee screamed, all her sensibilities offended.
"It's not like that!" Arturia protested.
She then explained that Mordred was her adopted daughter.
"Wait, how were you even able to take care of her at your age? I'm having trouble believing that you would have the money to." Fujinee questioned.
Arturia looked questioningly at Shirou who simply nodded for her to continue with her explanation.
"Well, you see. I'm not entirely from this time originally. You may know me better as King Arthur." Arturia said quietly.
"Well, that would… WHAT!?" Fujinee did a double take.
"This is just getting ridiculous. First you tell me that magic is real and now you're telling me that not only was King Arthur was a woman but that she is sitting at my dinner table?" Fujinee protested.
"What's so hard to believe about it? Do you honestly think that we would make something like this up?" Shirou asked.
"You know, I just have to wonder. Are you sure this isn't just some elaborate prank?" Fujinee replied.
"If only it were, trust me. I wish it were only a prank and Shirou and I could just live in peace. I just want to be left alone for once in my life." Arturia started to cry, her shell starting to crack.
At this Shirou just grabbed her and held her in his arms.
"Oh, dear. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to doubt you, you just have to admit it's quite a bit to take in." Fujinee immediately apologized.
"We understand, but if you'll just allow the proposition to stand that she is indeed King Arthur you'll find it explains quite a bit." Rin jumped in.
"For example, it'll explain why exactly why King Arthur never had any children despite being married to Queen Guinevere for as long as 'he' was. It would go a long way to explain the affair between her and Lancelot." Rin added.
"It was my fault. I made her live a lie and she had no choice in the matter. I can't believe she put up with it for as long as she did. She undoubtedly felt cheated of so much, children least of all. I can understand why she did it, I probably would've done the same." Arturia wept.
"It's ok. It's not your fault. I think I understand, you were forced into a political marriage." Fujinee said, comforting Arturia, "I believe you. If for no other reason than I know you're not dumb enough to think I would believe such a ridiculous story."
"There's just one thing I should mention. None of what we said regarding magic can leave this room. It's strictly need to know and we're already taking a huge risk telling you all this. Technically, I was supposed to wipe your memory and send you home on your merry way. For obvious reasons we can't do that and it would've been horrible of us to." Rin concluded.
"Well, I guess it's a good thing that school is still closed down after that huge gas leak. Though, I'm guessing it wasn't gas leak since there was no good explanation for why it happened." Fujinee admitted.
"You would be right. Arveia, would you be so kind as to escort Fujimura-sensei to her house to pick up what she'll need since she'll probably be staying here for a while?" Rin asked.
"I'm perfectly capable of walking across town by myself. My grandfather is a legitimate businessman, after all*." Fujinee protested.
"Yes, we are all aware of what Old Man Fujimura's chosen occupation is. I could be wrong but doesn't the fact that Legendary Heroes are walking around like its no big deal kinda screw with the natural order?" Archer cut in.
"I suppose you're right. You promise she won't eat me?" Fujinee asked worriedly.
"As Arturia pointed out before, I'm not that kind of Dragon. I'll be more than happy to explain why on the walk over." Arveia promised as she walked towards the door with Fujinee.
"Do you think they'll get along?" Arturia asked quietly.
"I can't imagine that meeting a dyed in the wool dragon came as any small shock. But you said it best; she's the kind of person who is trusting of other and yet exceedingly hard to fool. It wouldn't surprise me if they came back the best of friends. I mean she's practically adopted you, even if you didn't have the best of introductions." Shirou assured her.
"I suppose you're right." Arturia whispered.
"Are you ok? You seem to be disturbed by something. What is it?" Shirou asked, concerned.
"I don't know. I don't know what to do, I feel like everything is falling apart and I can't do anything to stop it. Like fate is playing some elaborately cruel trick on me. Pulled Caliburn from the stone and became King, country falls apart. Win the Holy Grail War twice, Grail becomes corrupted twice. Finally get my chance to make a wish and it's granted, Kotomine comes back from the grave. Not to mention the fact that you've nearly died twice in recent memory. It seems like fate is insistent that nothing I do should ever end well." Arturia pined.
"It's not your fault. You've always been too willing to accept the blame for things beyond your control. I know how you feel, you feel rundown, worn out. But aren't you forgetting something?" Shirou retorted.
"What is that?" Arturia asked quietly.
"I'm still here aren't I? If nothing else you've been able to protect me this whole time. And let's not forget that somehow your scabbard is still keeping me alive despite all evidence to the contrary. Doesn't that prove that fate isn't completely out to get you?" Shirou comforted her.
"Oh, Shirou. You truly are my scabbard, you always seem to know exactly what to say. I don't know what to say other than there is nothing I could ever do to deserve you and how wonderful you make me feel." Arturia blushed.
"If anything I'm the undeserving one, which just goes on to prove my point that someone is looking out for us." Shirou smiled back.
"Can you promise me something? Promise me you won't let anything happen to you. I just can't live without you, life would stop being worth it if you died." Arturia begged him.
"Anything for you." Shirou promised.
At this Arturia beamed and wrapped her arms around Shirou's neck and slowly drew herself closer to Shirou. She and Shirou came close to kissing each other but kept pulling back as if being served a delicious dessert and trying to decide where to begin. Finally Arturia leaned into Shirou and tentatively kissed him, liking what she tasted she pressed her lips further onto his to get more of it. Moaning in delight at the taste of each other's lips they then briefly wrestled their tongues around each other in an effort to taste more of the other. In the end they both got what they wanted and slipped their tongues into the other's mouth and delighted in exploring the entirety of it.
Desperate for more contact, Shirou wrapped Arturia in a tight embrace who, in turn, locked her legs behind the small of Shirou's back as they pulled the other as close as they could. They both pulled apart for air and were breathing heavily as if they had been running, despite this they soon continued to make out and moaned into the other's mouth. It soon became clear that neither of them wanted this to end anytime soon as it had been quite some time since they had been intimate like this. And end soon it did not as Arturia pushed Shirou on the floor and intensified the passion of her kissing as he did likewise.
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At this exact moment Fujinee and Arveia has just left her house with a few bags of clothes and some bags of grocery from the nearby store.
"So, I'm still a little confused. You're telling me that not only are dragons not extinct but that they actually never ate people to begin with?" Fujinee asked incredulous.
"Actually, that's not entirely true. Dragons are mostly extinct and as far as I know I'm the last of my kind. And it was only recently that some of my kind changed from eating humans to eating animals. It was actually the unwillingness of some dragons to make this change that led to the near extinction of our kind." Arveia clarified.
"So, exactly how did you and Arturia meet?" Fujinee asked.
"You see, the reason our kind was nearly exterminated was that despite our strength we do have our limits. The village near which I had made my lair had gotten it into their heads that the villagers that had been kidnapped by bandits, slavers or what have you had actually been eaten by me. So a few of them tried to kill me, they didn't fare so well and so eventually Arturia made her way to my lair intent on killing me." Arveia explained.
"What happened?" Fujinee asked.
"You have to ask? By virtue of my being here, you can probably guess that we made some sort of agreement. I agreed not to eat anyone and she agreed to smooth things out with the villagers. Little did I know was that this was only the start of my headaches." Arveia continued.
"What do you mean?" Fujinee was rather curious about this.
"Well, I don't know what Arturia told them but soon afterwards the villagers were practically begging me to take their treasure and female virgins. That's right, female virgins, that part of the tale was not made up. I'm a female dragon for pity's sake, if I didn't do some of the clean up around the lair I'd be bored out of my mind." Arveia complained.
"What did you do?" Fujinee asked.
"I finally gave up fighting with it and decided to play along with their wishes so they would leave me alone. It worked for a little while but this managed to backfire in spectacular fashion." Arveia added.
"How?" Fujinee prompted her.
"Well, I didn't have much use for treasure and the female virgins they sent me were nearly useless around the house. So I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone. I shared my knowledge of housekeeping and paid them for keeping things tidy around the lair with the treasure I got from the village. So after a month or two I sent them back on home with a rather sizable amount of gold and valuables. Soon, the position of 'sacrificial virgin' became the most popular one in the entire village. As it turned out that when I sent the first group home the treasure I gave them went to enrich their dowry. This and the fact that it was quickly noticed that they were masters around the house, well they were the most sought after women in the entire kingdom after word got out. This led to a mutually beneficial arrangement where the village would 'pay' me to educate their daughters in proper housekeeping and in return I sent them home with a sizable donation to their dowry." Arveia revealed.
"Seems like you did pretty well for yourself in the end." Fujinee said.
"I did but it still didn't make up for the fact that my mate was missing." Arveia complained sadly.
"Mate? What happened to him?" Fujinee asked.
"I don't know, he went hunting one day and never returned. I was crushed and had a hard time moving on but I didn't have just myself to worry about." Arveia stated.
"You mean the girls from the village, right?" Fujinee asked.
"There were them but I also had my children to worry about. They were all I had left of him and I wasn't about to let anything happen to them." Arveia said, entering a explanation of the chain of events that led her to meet Arturia again.
It was at this exact moment that they opened the door into the dining room of the Emiya mansion.
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Shirou and Arturia had completely lost all sense of time and thus were shocked by what happened next.
"Ha ha ha. That's… Oh my!" Arveia stopped short.
"Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Isn't it a bit soon to be working on giving me nieces and nephews?" Fujinee protested.
At this both Shirou and Arturia seemed to notice the two observers. This and the fact that they noticed their own state of disarray caused them to quickly restore their clothing to a decent standard as well as make them blush profusely.
Fujinee was about to continue her rant when Arveia put a restraining arm on her shoulder.
"I'm sure they weren't doing that, why don't we leave the two love birds alone? Surely you were young like that once. I know I was."
"Well, that's true but…" Fujinee sweat dropped at the inescapable logic.
"But what? What's the worse that could happen? Even if they were, I'm more than sure Shirou would take responsibility." Arveia said, fixing Shirou with a serious look.
"Oh, all right. I'm just going to get settled in." Fujinee surrendered walking off with Arveia.
"Um…" Arturia blushed.
"That was a little awkward." Shirou filled the silence.
Arturia didn't say anything.
"Shall we continue somewhere more private?" Shirou asked.
Arturia surprised herself by agreeing immediately with a seductive voice.
Shirou was about to get up and found himself held down by Arturia who begged him not to push himself.
"I'm feeling a lot better, besides how weak would I have to be not to be able to make it from here to the bedroom? You don't weigh that much." Shirou protested.
Arturia was only left with a confused look, which Shirou took full advantage of. He picked her up in a bridal carry and was rewarded with a surprised squeak. Despite her initial shock she found she enjoyed it and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder.
Laying her down on the bed, "Shall we, my love?"
"I can hardly wait, my beloved." Arturia surprised herself in response.
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