The Sword's and Void's Paradox

*Author's Note

Hello everyone, this will be my second chapter to be uploaded for this calm day right after the storm (midterm examinations). Thanks to all the reviews coming. I'll consider having this story a slowly but surely development since this is updated weekly. As for Louise's character, don't worry for her tsundere part. Hope you enjoy both of the chapters.

Again I OWN NOTHING…

Chapter 3 – The Beginning of the War

Sakura POV

After Shirou explained to me the circumstances that the girl with the pink hair, whose name is Louise, is having right now, I can't help to think that they are both hiding something from me. I look at closely her as we are having our breakfast, something came to my mind. "Come to think of it, she reminded me of Nee-san."

"Okay then, I'll wash the dishes and Louise, please help Sakura dry them." Senpai instructed us. I have no choice but to dry the plates with the help of this girl. I noticed that she took a lot of time just to clean a small bowl which makes me more annoyed deep inside.

"Louise, let me take care of that, you can just rest and watch televisions." My anger inside escalated exponentially as Senpai said those words.

"Louise, take good care of the house while we're away for school, I'll be back before dinner time. Eat the food on the table for your lunch. Okay then, time for us to leave." Senpai said as we bid farewell to Louise.

Louise POV

As they go to their school, I have no choice but to stay because first of all, Shirou told me so, for this is the only way for me to repay his kindness and second, I have no place to go aside from his house. "Well, I guess I have no choice but to stay here."

Shirou POV

"Senpai, there's a blood from your right hand." Sakura notify me with a pale look on her face as we left the house.

"Don't worry Sakura; I guess it is just a small cut from the kitchen before." I said with assurance.

Tohsaka Residence, Fuyuki City, Japan – 1 Day before the Holy Grail War

Rin POV

The alarm clock just wakes me up mercilessly this morning. Just like my normal routine every morning, I start my day by getting ready to school. As I go down the road, I noticed that there were no people around. "Something was strange."

A few minutes later, I arrived at school one of the students greeted me. "Good morning Tohsaka."

"Ah, Mitsuzuri-san… Good morning also" I greeted her back.

"It is rare to see you early in this morning Tohsaka."

"Early!? It must be one of those days."

Then I remembered suddenly, after opening the chest that my father left to me which took me all night just to crack the code, weird things happened. All the clocks in my house suddenly adjusted themselves an hour early. I only found a gemstone and a broken catalyst inside of it. "Ugh, father what are you trying to make me do?"

"Uhm, Tohsaka, may I ask you a favor? Can you come to the archery club with me to watch me practice since the clubs opening are coming?" She pleaded.

"Hmm… I guess I'll come since it is very early." By the time we are inside the dojo, I heard someone opened the door. "Good morning, Fuku-Kaichou. Ah… Good morning also… Tohsaka-senpai."

I frown inwardly by the time I noticed her. "Sakura…"

"Uhm… Mitsuzuri-san, I guess I'll go to my classroom now since you already have a company and I think I'll just be a distraction to your club's practice."

I left the dojo rapidly. After those events, I find Shinji Matou in front of the school's shoe locker entrance. He's trying to hit on me early in the morning. As a payback, I humiliated him in front of everyone by saying to him that I'm not even interested on him even a little.

As I continue to go to my classroom, I bumped into the Student Council President, Ryudou Issei. "Ugh, Tohsaka… What are you doing too early? You don't even have any class activities as a reason to go early." he said as he looked me disgustingly.

"I just felt like it." I replied.. Suddenly, someone opens the door. "Ah… Issei, it's already done." The guy with a red hair, Emiya Shirou, said happily. "I'm so sorry for the trouble Emiya-kun for fixing the air-conditioner" he said apologetically.

"Don't worry Issei, it's alright. Besides I like helping everyone who is in need." I heard Emiya-kun said those words before passing through as I proceed myself to go to the classroom.

"It's rare to see you early, Tohsaka." He said while I walk away to them. "Is that his way of saying good morning?" I muttered while walking.

Emiya Residence, Fuyuki City, Japan – 1 Day before the Holy Grail War

Louise POV

I tried to memorize the layout of this house by walking around it but my plan failed in the end. "Everything in here is pretty weird. This is really a completely different place from where I came from." I muttered as I laid down the bed and sleep again for the whole day waiting for Shirou's arrival.

By the time I wake up again, I heard people inside the house already. "Ah, Louise, how's your day?" Shirou said as he sets up the table.

"It's alright, nothing unusual happened. I just slept whole day." I replied with a sleepy response.

"Hey, Louise, it's bad for your body to oversleep especially for a whole day." Fuji-nee reprimanded.

"Anyways guys, time for dinner." Shirou interjected. With that said, we took our dinner and another day here in another world had passed.

Tohsaka Residence, Fuyuki City, Japan – 19 hours before the Holy Grail War

Tohsaka POV

I prepared all the things that must be done before I summon my servant here in the basement.

"It's almost 2 am, the time that my mana will be at its peak. Okay, now all things are set, I'll do my best to summon Saber for this war."

"Let silver and steel be the essence.

Let stone and the archduke of contracts Schweinorg be the foundation.

Let black be the color I pay tribute to.

Let rise a wall against the wind that shall fall.

Let the four cardinal gates close.

Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Kingdom rotate.

Fill, Fill, Fill, Fill, Fill,

Let each be turned over five times, simply breaking asunder the fulfilled time

Let it be declared now;

Your flesh shall serve under me, and my fate shall be with your sword.

Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail.

Answer, if you would submit to this will and this truth.

An oath shall be sworn here.

I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven;

I shall have dominion over all evils of all of Hell.

From the Seventh Heaven, attended to by three great words of power,

Come forth from the ring of restraint, protector of the holy balance!"

As I saw the commands seal in my right hand, only one thing comes to my mind. "Oh yeah!" Then I looked around to find my servant. "Huh!?" "Where's my servant?"

BOOM!

I heard the explosion upstairs so I hurried myself to look what happened. "Damn this door, why can't it open!?" I complained as I ram my body to open the door.

By the time the door opens, I see the living room is in a big mess. In the middle of it where the sofa is located, there's a man with red clothes and white hair sitting upon it.

*AN

My midterm exam for my student seems to be terrible I guess. I'll update as soon as I finished checking my last 70 papers. It sucks to have problem solving exam I guess…

Anyways, time to go home for now…

Bye Bye….