Chapter 5: Congratulations-you're a father
"Hello there, 'Aiko' Yumi. My names Emiya Shirou. It's nice to meet you..." Shirou kneeled down to the girls height holding shoulders and smiled.
"Emiya Yumi"
The girl just stared at the red head, processing what he had said. "My...name is Yumi...Emiya Yumi?" She asked, pointing at herself, before pointing it at said red head, "And your Emiya Shirou." He nodded. "Papa?"
Shirou was thrownback with the unexpected response. The spectators stared in shock as well, including the one hiding, who nearly stumbled and given himself away. "W-wah, no-wait, no-it's uh actually...ahh" Shirou stuttered as he tried to figure what to say, which came to no avail. "Actually I'm-" He stopped himself when he looked at Yumi's face.
Her face was showed that she somehow already know what he's about to say next, but...she still hoped otherwise. Subtly biting his lips for a moment, he carried on "I'm...yea...I'm your papa, Yumi."
"YAY PAPA!" She jumped for joy. Literally, wrapping her small arms around Shirou's neck. Swinging her legs, her bare feet occasionally hitting Shirou-though it went unnoticed. Shirou wrapped his arms around, smiling. 'Strange, why am I suddenly feeling so happy?' It did feel sudden to Shirou, but for whatever reason he's feeling a strange surge of happiness. Though it doesn't really matter.
"Hey Yumi, do you think you can let go of papa now. He needs to talk to the onii-chan and onee-chan over there." Shirou pleaded for the girl to let go. Which she reluctantly did. "Thank you Yumi." Looking over to the-until now-ignored spectators, he walked over to them with Yumi in holding on to his hand. "I'm Emiya Shirou it's nice to meet you and thank you for looking after Yumi." Looking towards the girl, he told her to thank them.
"Thank you, onii-chan, onee-chan." The blue eye girl bowed towards the two.
"Don't worry about it, besides it was Yukine who looked after little Yumi." The girl with strange pink eyes told him.
"I see, well thank you Yukine-san."
The blonde looked away with a disinterested look, "It was nothing."
"Well thanks anyway and...um sorry, I don't believe I got your name." He gave an apologetic smile, whilst scratching the back of his head.
"Iki Hiyori."
"Well then Hiyori-san, if you ever need my help you can go to Ebisu Kofuku's Shop. I'm sure your god will know where that is."
"Wait you know Kofuku?" She shouted as if it was shocking news. Well it shouldn't be that shocking really, maybe they know Kofuku and she hadn't bothered to mention him. Well regardless... he nodded.
"Well I hope to you see again, Hiyori-san, Yukine-san." Waving goodbye, Shirou lifted up Yumi and proceeded to jump towards the building rooftops. With Yumi waving over his shoulders.
"Bye bye, onii-chan, onee-chan!" The little girl shouted as the two disappeared from sight. Yukine and Hiyori waved to her before she disappeared.
It was quiet an odd bit of events. They just met another god that just happened to know Kofuku. Though he doesn't really look one. In fact he seemed pretty normal. You wouldn't expect him to be a god, like you wouldn't expect a certain other god to be one either.
Though one thing confused Yukine. Didn't Yumi call Shirou onii-chan first. So why did she call him papa all of the sudden. He even admitted to it. However before Yukine can carry on with his thoughts.
"YO!" A male voice shouted from behind Yukine, before wrapping an arm around Yukine's neck, "How's it going Yukine, where have you been, I've been looking all over for you." The jersey wearing man said, before getting kicked in the face by Hiyori.
"That's a question that I should be asking you, Yato. Why did it take so long for you to get here?!" Hiyori scolded with the person, now named Yato, giving ridiculous excuses as to why he's late, like running into a black cat. Yukine only stared as the two had their little squabble. However he immediatley looked away when Yato addressed to him.
"Oi Yukine, why did you run away." Yato gave him a stern look, like he was looking at a child that did something wrong. Yukine still chose not to look him in the eye. Despite everythiing he says about the god being useless, said god still give him look that makes him feel guilty.
Seeing that Yukine isn't going to say anything Yato decided to let it go. "Nevermind then, let's go home." He said. But before leaving he looked in the direction of the god that just back to when the god suddenly got a pair black and white swords he wondered how he got them.
By the time Shirou and Yumi got close enough to Kofuku's home, they started to walk instead of jumping from roof to roof. Though Yumi would have much rather carried on doing so, she went along with what her papa said. However, "Hey papa, can we do that again, it was so much fun and you can see so much from up there."
"Hai, hai, papa can take you jumping on roofs later." That sounds ridiculous when said out loud, though seeing the little girl on his shoulders so happy, just makes him want to do as she says. However it's getting very late so they need to go home.
Reaching to the place of their destination, Shirou made sure to not hit Yumi's head on the door way as he went inside. "I'm home." The redhead said as he set Yumi down from his shoulders. As he did, he felt Kofuku smash into him and putting him into a bearhug. Good thing Yumi was already on the floor, otherwise she might have gotten hurt.
"Shi-tan your home and you got Ai-" The Kofuku was stopped from calling Yumi; Aiko, thanks to Shirou slapping his hand over her mouth. Shirou himself seems to be shocked at his own actions and immediatly retracted his hand and coughing into, ignoring the look from Daikoku.
"Umm, Kofuku, Daikoku, this is my daughter Emiya Yumi. Yumi this Kofuku-san and Daikoku-san." Shirou introduced them as he mouthed to the goddess and regalia; 'just go with it'.
"It's nice to meet you, Daikoku-san, Kofuku-san." She greeted politely as she bowed. Kofuku walked towards Yumi, kneeling down to look Yumi in the eye.
"Hello, there Yumi. It's nice to meet you. But don't call me Kofuku-san. Call me Kofu Onee-chan." She told Yumi as she held this uncharacteristly serious face. Though Yumi looked unsure if she should and looked towards me. I only nodded to her.
"Um, OK Kofu Onee-chan." When Yumi said this, she was immediately bearhugged by Kofuku. Just like last time. Ignoring the constant words that Kofuku sprouted about how cute Yumi. Shirou went to Daikoku and asked.
"Not to be rude, but Kofuku seems to be reacting to Yumi exactly the same way as last time?" Shirou emphasised the exactly to get his point across.
"Don't worry, this is just how Kofuku react to anything cute. Literally anything."
"I see. Hey Kofuku-san can you let go of Yumi. We going to be eating soon." Reluctantly Yumi was released from the grip of death as she wobbled from being shaken so much. "You okay there Yumi?"
"Papa I don't need anymore hugs!" She drowsed as she fell on the floor. Shirou smiled at the girl, telling her to wait until he finished dinner.
He went to the kitchen and started cooking as he thought about what happened today. Specifically the moment when he turned Yumi into a regalia. As far as he knows, this is only possible for gods, giving the spirit a new life, whilst giving the god a weopon.
However Shirou doesn't ever remember being god. Maybe he became one. Is it possible to become a god? It is similar to the system for the herioc spirits. Once you get famous enough you can became a herioc spirit. So if a normal human can get famous enough to be thought as a god, maybe he can become one after death.
But, Shirou doesn't remember doing anything like that. But if he didn't, then how is he a god. He can't be a natural born god because his memories dictate otherwise. He doesn't remember doing anything famous enough to become a god. So that's out. Or maybe he did and he does have amnesia. Or maybe he was a god born in this world, then somehow got to his world and beause of the fire, he forgot he was a god and since he was in a different world;he had to obey different rules, so now he's back, he is god again.
Nah, that's too farfetched.
It was early morning and the sun was shining rays of light through the curtains of a room. Specifically Emiya Shirou's room, which was quite bland as far as rooms go. Sitting up in his futon he looked to his left to see a little girl with brown hair. His new adopted daughter; Emiya Yumi. He pulled up the sheets of the futon to her shoulders, noticing the white hakama that she was still wearing. 'Talking of which, we should buy clothes for Yumi.'
Adding a mental note to get clothes for Yumi. He quietly stepped out of the room and closing the door behind. Turning around he was startled by the sight of Kofuku and Daikoku, with Kofuku wearing a knowing look, whilst holding her chin with her thumb and index finger and Daikoku; holding a "I'm proud of you' smile. "Wow, Shi-tan you sure have taken being a father really well."
"Really? I don't think I did all that much." Shirou said, rubbing the back of his head with a embarrassed.
"Come on kid, your doing great as a father, despite being so young." Daikoku praised as gave Shirou a pat on the back. Still grinning with pride.
"Yea! Shi-tan played with Yu-tan after dinner, and when Yu-tan couldn't sleep in the dark, you let her sleep closer to you." Kofuku counted the times Shirou was being father.
"Yeah, I guess. Wait, how did you know the last par-" Shirou wasn't able to finish his sentence as Kofuku started pushing him towards the kitchen.
"Okay Shi-tan, I'm hungry now. Go make us some breakfast and I want pancakes pancakes." Said Kofuku, as Daikoku looked on with amusement.
"Oi, oi, let me talk wil-" Again he was unable to finish, finally reaching the stairs in which he fell. Reaching the end of the stairs with a few back pains, he stood up and looked at Kofuku who was sticking her tongue out, whilst bonking her head. Basically saying, 'oops, sorry about that'. Shirou didn't believe it at all. He sighed, "Fine, I'll go cook breakfast."
As he went to the kitchen, Daikoku stood beside Kofuku on top of the stairs and asked, "That was completely on purpose wasn't it." Which the pink haired goddess replied with a happy nod and acknowledgement. "And were you spying on them?"
"How couldn't I, Yu-tan was just too cute." The binbougami pouted as Daikoku sighed.
"Well it was pretty amusing to see him fall." And with that he walked downstairs with the bubbly pinkette following him.
Waking up from sleep, the brown haired girl rubbed her eyes as she rose from the futon. Opening her eyes she the room of 'Papa?' Noticing that her father is gone she looked around the bland room wondering where her father.
Fortunately the door opened to reveal Shirou wearing an apron. "Good morning Yumi." The redhead smiled walking over to the girl "Did you sleep well?"
"Good morning papa! And I slept great!" She cheerfully answered with a smile, jumping up to her father.
"That's good. We'll be having pancakes for breakfast and after that we're going out shopping for clothes." He told the girl as he held her hand and walked to the kitchen. On the table were pancakes that were layered on top of each other with butter on the top. As well as a bottle of syrup. Sitting down the two joined the goddess and her regalia who was already eating with gusto.
The girl grabbed a fork and immediately started eating. Shirou did the same although much more slower paced. "It's yummy." The girl said with her mouthful, "All the food you make are the best papa."
"Yumi, you shouldn't eat with your mouthful." Shirou scolded. "And you only ate my cooking a few times."
"Yea and they were all delicious!" This time it was Kofuku who interjected and as Shirou noted-much to his dismay-talking with her mouth full.
"Don't you start doing that as well. You're supposed to be Yumi's role model." Although thinking about it she isn't the greatest role model. She is kinda greedy. 'No offense to Kofuku-san.'
"Anyway Shirou, when are you going to start teaching the kid borderline?" Daikoku spoke up and asked. Which Shirou replied with a confused, 'eh'. Which was replied with, both Daikoku and Kofuku, looking at him with an 'are-you-serious' face.
"Shi-tan, you do know what a borderline is right." Kofuku was the one who said it this time. Still staring at Shirou, whilst Yumi stopped eating and started to look between the two.
Smiling with a sheepish smile, the redhead scratched the back of his head, whilst giving a shake of his head to say no. "Well, I guess, I can blame you; since uh...you know." The blacked hair man said as he carried on to explain. "Anyway borderline is the main ability that is completely exclusive to regalias. Generally it can be used as a barrier against phantoms." Swinging his arm in a horizontal arc he created a mini borderline as a demonstration. Yumi looking at it with amazement and awe. "However it can be used as a way to attack and it can still be used whilst in our reagalia form."
'So borderline is like a bounded field somewhat.' The goldened eyed boy thought holding a hand to his chin. 'The two do have some similarities.' Whilst the two do have some similarities, bounded fields can do a lot of different things depending on what you want. Borderlines are primarily used to go against phantoms. However they do seem more offensive.
"Well since Shi-tan doesn't know it, Daichi can teach Yu-tan instead." Kofuku suggested.
"Um sure, but after we went shopping." Shirou said
"Wait we're going shopping?" Kofuku asked before Daikoku grabbed hold of her collar.
"When he said 'we', he meant him and Yumi." Daikoku scolded slightly. Whilst Kofuku pouted, saying she wanted to go shopping as well, flailing her arms around. Shirou and Yumi just looked on as Daikoku kept his hold. The latter of which turned her head towards her father.
"Papa. Why are we going shopping?" The little girl asked.
"Well you do need to wear clothes besides that white hakama." The father said to his daughter as he wiped a bit of syrup on her face. "After that we can get some icecream."
"YAY! ICECREAM!" The girl excitedly shouted as she jumped up and down. Shirou smiled as he felt swirl up inside him. It was strange. He felt strangely happy. It wasn't something that he can put words into and he can't really understand it. But, it was nice. 'Anyway, I think we should go now.' Taking Yumi's hand telling her that we were going now. "Daikoku-san, would you mind washing the dishes for me? Me and Yumi are going shopping now."
"No problem, Shirou!/No wait, take me with you." Both Daikoku and Kofuku said at the same time, respectively. As the father and daughter left the house.
Shirou was being dragged around as he let his daughter have free reign in what she buys, trying on the clothes when she can. She was always jumping around, with happy smile on her face. Right now she's wearing a peach pink zip-up sweater, with slight bit too long sleeves and a blue t-shirt under it. She also had a white skirt that went down to her knees. She had had striped socks and pink trainers
Finally finishing their clothes shopping they walked around the mall as Yumi looked around in awe. Pointing at everything new to her. Asking curiously about the things she saw. As they walked, unnoticed by them both, a boy with blonde hair and amber eyes stared at them from across the building. He had a frown on his face as he watched them leave the floor.
Still holding Yumi's hand, Shirou bought an icecream cone for them both. Yumi taking the chocolate flavoured one, whilst Shirou had a vanilla one himself. "Papa, can we go shopping again? It was really fun." The girl asked cheerfully taking a moment from her icecream.
"Maybe next time Yumi." Shirou smiled, "Anyway what would you like to eat for dessert today."
"Can we have pudding, papa? I saw this pudding on a menu and it looked very tasty."
"Sure Yumi. I'll make it for you."
"Thank you, papa." She thanked her father as she started to skip happily. Which Shirou couldn't help but smile at. He started to feel the same odd feeling earlier. But before he can ponder about it he heard someone call him. Looking around he saw a brown haired girl, with the pink eyes.
"Iki Hiyori-san right?." The redhead asked.
"Yeah, it's nice to see you again Shirou-san. But have you seen Yukine-kun." She hurried, presumably because she was looking for Yukine.
"You mean the blonde boy, with the amber eyes right. Sorry I haven't seen him. Have you Yumi?" He shook his head and then turned towards the child besides him. Who also shook her head. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." She sighed, looking down, with a worried look on her face.
"What happened?" Shirou asked. Leading her to explain that Yukine ran away for some reason and that she's been looking for him, for a while now. This left Shirou with a slight dilemma as he wanted to help Hiyori find Yukine. However he also needed to take Yumi back to learn how to use borderline. So instead he reached a compromise. "Hiyori-san if you want help, you can find me in Kofuku-san's place. But I need to Yumi back, so I can't help you right now."
"It's alright and thanks for the offer. Well bye." She waved goodbye as she went on with her search for Yukine.
"Come on, let's go Yumi."
"Okay, papa." Yumi said as she walked with her father.
Sitting in the patio of Kofuku's house, Shirou looked on as Daikoku explained Borderline to Yumi. Taking a mini phantom, he demonstrated by creating a borderline 3 metres in length. From what Daikoku told him, this was a fairly average size borderline, that any regalia can use after enough training.
"Okay Yumi, to create a borderline you need to put two fingers like this," The black haired demonstrated putting his middle and index finger together, Yumi nodding at his every word. "After that all you have to do is swipe your arm sidewards and it should happen." Daikoku demonstrated again creating a decently sized borderline. "Go ahead, give it a try."
The blue eyed girl nodded with a determined face. She looked at her hand for a small second, before she put the index and middle finger together, to make the same motion as Daikoku did.
Only nothing happened.
"Nothing...happened." Yumi said in downcasted voice, disappointed that nothing happened.
"Don't sweat it kid, barely anybody can get a borderline first try." The tall man explained. "It takes time and a lot of practice to get a decently sized one." Turning his head towards Yumi, he noticed that she seemed even more down after that statement, but before he could encourage her to carry on someone beat him to it.
"Yumi, you shouldn't give up on the first try." The redhead now standing up and walking towards the girl. Still keeping a light smile. "No matter how many times it takes, don't give up. Even if others tell you should. Besides papa believes that you can do it." Shirou encouraged, putting his hand over the girls head-ruffling her hair slightly and giving her a smile with his eyes closed.
Hearing those words from her father, she gained the spirit to carry on. She faced the ground again and made a swiping motion, saying borderline with each swipe. Each attempt was fruitless-without the bright light that accompanied the technique. Despite this she carried on. Not wanting to let her father down. This carried on for hours with Yumi not ever wavering. Shirou was already inside cooking dinner. He tried to invite her in, but the girl refused and continued.
"Borderline!"
Nothing happened.
"Borderline!"
Nothing happened.
"Borderline!"
Nothing happened.
"Borderline!"
Still nothing happened. Yumi gritted her teeth slightly in fustration at another failed attempt.
"BORDERLINE!"
Then a small line of light appeared, barely 3 inches. 'Something happened?' She thought in surprise. Not sure if her eyes were playing with her she did it again. And a borderline was created twice as large as the last one. She did it again and again and again and again. Each one one larger than the last, until the borderline was the same size as the one Daikoku made. 'I did it.' The blue eyed girl thought. 'I did it. I did it! I DID IT!'
She celebrated in her head, happy at her achievement and jumped in joy. Smiling whilst she did so. "PAPA! PAPA! PAPA! PAPA!." She ran to Shirou that was still working in the kitchen dragging his arm to the patio. "Papa, look." She smiled as she prepared. "Borderline!" Creating another line of light that reached either end of the patio. "See, I did it papa!" She turned her heads towards the red head, before being lifted into the air and being put into a hug by said redhead.
"That's amazing Yumi!" The father praised, beaming with pride. "I'm so proud of you!" Shirou span around, holding Yumi in his hands-both of them cheering. Yumi smiling at the praise that her father was showering her with praise and the former feeling like the proudest and happiest father in the world.
Daikoku and Kofuku, walked in seeing the father-daughter duo; still spinning. Coincidently coming in at the same time as the borderline faded. 'Yumi...created a borderline of that size in only a few hours!?' The taller of the two mouthdropped, as the pinkette jumped into the fray of the parent and daughter. Hugging the latter and squishing her face against the child. Giving all the praise she can. Daikoku smiled, 'Well done kid."
However, as the laughter calmed, with Shirou sitting on the floor with Yumi in front of him and Kofuku-still hugging latter. Heard the footsteps of someone approaching and noticed a girl with brown hair, in pig tails, pink eyes and a pink hoodie. She was also gasping for air, probably from the running that she went through. She bowed her head. "Please go help Yato."
Omake: How bad is Shirou's luck.
"Hey Shirou." Daikoku said, whilst he two was doing their washing up the plates bonding time.
"Yes Daikoku-san." Shirou responded.
"You know how Kofuku is the goddess of poverty and thus bad luck." Shirou nodded. "And this bad luck affects everyone." Shirou nodded again. "Everyone, except you. So just say how it already how much good luck do you have." Shirou just froze for a second. Then he looked at Daikoku with an extremely confused face.
"I don't know what you mean. I'm pretty sure I have a hell of a bad luck." The redhead said in confusion. 'Just ask archer, he can vouch for me.'
"I don't believe you. I mean how else would you explain the times you, dodged a firetruck. Didn't fall into a ditch. Didn't have 5 million plates fall on your head. As well as accidently being sent to the moon-that poor bunny."
"Well yea, I guess that it is pretty wierd, but I'm sure I have terrible bad luck. If I had to rank it, it would be F-rank."
Then out of no where a wild Kofuku appears. "Or maybe Shi-tan has such terrible luck that my good luck killer can't affect him because his luck literally cannot get any worse, and thus have no good luck to kill." The two only stared at the pinkette and then started grumbling that it seems about right.
Author's note: Well then. With this I kept my promise and have presented you with a chapter before the 19th. Sorry the omake isn't longer, couldn't think of a good one. But never mind that what do you think of Yumi callin Shirou Papa? Yeah I really wanted to make Shirou a father. As well as create parralels between someone else called Emiya and has adopted someone.
Now someone of you are confused at the fact that Shirou is presented as a god, but the title is called regalia of swords. In fact some of you-you know who are- came pretty close to figuring out what Shirou is exactly. But still not quite there. So I'm going to give you hints to figure out the mystery that is Shirou. Who said the title was refering to him. Also one more thing I never did talk about a corpse did I?
Well happy guessing, I'll see you later. I'm off to revise for mock exams. :-(
Also, last thing, promise. Can you give me ideas on omakes I'm running low.
That's all, see ya.