Fate/School Days - Sidestory 2: Kumako
I had a new hero, and that hero was made of snow.
He was a hero because he was on TV, and everybody knew that being on TV meant you were all sorts of awesome.
He was even more awesome because he was brought to life through the Power of Love. The other kids on the TV (who were also awesome) demonstrated the Power of Love when they put that hat on his head.
Frosty the Snowman was the Ultimate Hero of Love!
...and Justice! Because Justice is also awesome.
I decided to show my appreciation for the TV Hero by acting out the way a proper Hero of Love and Justice would. I zoomed around the room, punching and kicking the air. I had to do it because Frosty wasn't here. It all fell to me to punish the invisible enemies!
Then I had the idea. The greatest, bestest, most awesomest idea ever!
We should bring Frosty the Hero here! Daddy could bring swords. Uncle Gil could bring swords... and candy! Akitsu-mama could make ice cubes for drinks! And.. and... hey Big Sister 'Yuki was here too! I quickly dashed over to her.
"Yuki-nee! Bring Frosty here!" I asked, very nicely, very politely like Mama had told me to. Still, for some reason Big Sis was covering her ears and making a face.
Well, Big Sis had always been a wierdo.
"What?" she asked quietly. Too quietly. I always have a hard time hearing Big Sis 'Yuki.
I showed her the proper volume to talk to me with as I answered. "Frosty!" I said with my bestest indoor voice. "The Snowman!"
She looked at me and tilted her head. Gawd, why was she so slow. "The one on TV!" I said very carefully.
"I know," she said, clearly not getting the message that she was too quiet. "But what do you mean by, 'bring him here'?"
I stomped my foot on the floor. Geez, sometimes Big Sis was so stupid. "Du~uh. Frosty is a Snowman! You make snow!" I waved my arms around the room. "Bring us snow and we'll bring in Frosty!"
"I don't think-" Big Sis was interrupted by Big Sis Karin. I beamed. Big Sis Karin always knew what I wanted. Even when I didn't know what I wanted. She was awesome like that.
"C'mon, 'Yuki. It's just a bit of fun," Karin said with a large smile. She knew. She understood the Power of Awesome.
"I don't think it's such a good idea," said Big Brother Gekkou from the couch. I made a face, Gekkou was a brat sometimes. He didn't get Awesome. "We're just going to make a mess and Gil-ojisan will get mad at us."
"We're not making a mess!" I said back to him, still using my bestest indoor voice. "We're making Frosty. The Ultimate Hero of Love and Justice." I thought about it some more. "And FUN!"
"You can't make Frosty," he retorted. "He's just a TV character. He's not real!"
Not real? Not real? Wait... but the TV said... but...
Big Sis Karin saved me, "No, that Frosty isn't real. Just like Father always complains about that one movie not being real. But we know there's a real Frosty out there somewhere, just like there's a real Father that's not on the TV either."
Gekkou's eyes widened, "Really?"
I looked at Karin hopefully, "Really?"
She nodded. "Indeed, we just need magic to do it! 'Yuki here has the magic to make the snow. But who has enough magic to make Frosty himself? Hmm?"
Oh no... I don't have magic. I can punch Frosty's enemies to death but I can't make him. I fail as a Hero of Love and Justice!
Big Sis Karin must have seen my expression because she suddenly spun towards Gekkou. "Gekkou-chan, making Frosty is your job!"
"What? I don't have any magic like that!"
"Hmm... if you say so I guess you don't..." Karin put her finger to her mouth. I knew that pose, she was thinking. "I thought you always had it in you, but I suppose I was wrong..."
Gekkou's eyes widened. "Wait, I really do?" He suddenly stood up and put his hands on his hips. "I- I mean, of course I do. Just watch, you'll see the best Frosty the Snowman ever made when I get done with him!"
I cheered happily, not noticing Big Sis Karin turning to give a thumbs-up to Big Sis 'Yuki.
'Yuki sighed and snow started to fall in the living room.
I beamed, this was gonna be awesome.
Meanwhile...
Akitsu shifted slightly as she sat on the couch, all but forgotten by the children around her. When Gilgamesh had left the house to do the grocery shopping he had left explicit instructions for her to watch the children.
She watched Kumako running around the knee-high snowdrift only to trip and fall flat on her face. She watched as she picked herself up with a giggle and continued her course.
She watched Koyuki concentrating as she summoned enough moisture from the air to freeze into the snow, no small feat considering it was a hot summer day. She felt a swell of pride in her chest as she watched her daughter at work.
She watched them all very carefully.
(a/n) - these last two sidestories were a prequel to one i wrote last month, it's on chronodekar's omakes fic at:
(/s /6957555 /220 /OMAKES_for_In_Flight) which was actually my first introduction for kumako, gekkou, and koyuki to the forums.
obviously some portions of the characters' personalities have altered slightly, i did try to keep changes to a minimum, however.