(a/n) - here is where i made the decision to drop everybody's age a few years, one because i didn't want to screw with my own continuity to fit in some of the craziness other omake writers were doing for their own works, so this takes place "earlier." two, i wanted to drop the age for the elementary school group to insert some chars from a manga i've been using to get into the childish mindset (and even then i probably failed). brownie points to whoever gets it.

Fate/School Days - 03

Shinta had just left for the second year area when Kumako's ahoge bobbed excitedly.

"More kids are coming!" she cried. The hyperactive girl bounced around happily in her old preschool uniform which still fit even after a year's worth of growing.

"Kumako... school," said the quiet girl by her side. Reiko had her bangs trimmed to a hime-cut, hiding the crest which had caused her so much grief in preschool the previous year.

"Yes," said Gekkou from her other side. "School is for us kids, there's obviously more than just us coming here."

"Oi~" a loud voice called from the gated area. "Is this the place for the first-graders?" A messy haired boy with smudges on his face walked through the gate like he owned the place, followed by a girl with long, light brown hair.

Kumako was over by the two in a flash, which caused the newly arrived boy fall backwards in surprise. "Hello! My name's Kumako! Who are you?"

The boy blinked up at her. "Kouki," he said from the ground. He settled in, unfazed by the dirt he was smudging all over himself and jerked a thumb over his shoulder towards his companion. "This is Rin."

The other girl waved shyly.

Kumako threw her hands into the air, "Yay! New friends already!" Equally heedless of the dirt, she reached down to grab Kouki's hands and hauled him up to his feet with seemingly little effort. She spun around and pointed towards the two now walking over at a more normal pace. "That's my brother, Gekkou and my sister, Reiko! Gekkou! Reiko! FRIENDS!" she concluded.

Rin slid to put herself between Kouki and the hyper brunette, but faced the other two. "H-hello."

Gekkou put a hand on his hip and the other rested against his chest as he took a pose he'd seen his mother do far too often. "I will gra... gracio... I will let you be my friends!" he proclaimed.

Reiko simply waved.

Kouki stared between the three, brunette, blonde, and ashen-blonde. "You're all related? You don't look very much alike."

"We all have different Mamas," Kumako said easily. "Our Papa is the same though."

Kouki's face took on a look of distaste. "Divorce?"

Gekkou looked offended, "Of course not! Father loves Mother very much!"

Reiko looked down and wordlessly shook her head.

Kumako simply looked confused.

"What's divorce?"

A few childish explanations later...

"Thats! Just! So! SAD!" Kumako bawled. "Why would your Papa leave your Mama?"

Kouki shrugged, "Beats me. But I hate him for it."

"I confess I don't understand why that would happen either," Gekkou said grumpily. "I could never see Father leaving Mother like that... nor would I think she'd let him..."

Rin jumped as she felt a sudden tug on her sleeve. She turned to see the goth-loli staring at her intently. "Y-yes?" she squeaked.

"Parents?" Reiko asked.

"Huh?"

"She wants to know what about your parents," Gekkou interpreted for her.

"Oh, I... don't know who my mom is," she said sadly.

"What about your Papa?"

"My daddy is grandpa," Rin replied matter-of-factly.

Kumako paused at that. "Huh?"

"I don't know the whole thing, but Rin's dad is dead," Kouki said. "She's got Daikichi, though!"

"I see!" Gekkou dropped a fist into an open palm. "Your dad died and is with your grandpa now... and this Daikichi is your stepdad!"

Rin shook her head. "No, grandpa is my daddy. Daikichi is Daikichi."

There was a pause...

"Your family is weird," Kumako concluded. The other two nodded.

(a/n) - if you haven't heard of it, the series is 'Usagi Drop' by Yumi Unita. i'd leave you hanging some more if i didn't drop the name of every major character in the series. as it is, if you really didn't guess just google most of the names and you'll probably find it... im horrible at puzzles.