PROLOGUE: FIRE AND ADOPTION
- THIRD-PERSON VIEW -
"Hell"
The City was burning in flames. Destroyed Buildings, shops, and houses. Screams of the citizens are everywhere. Dead bodies were scattered on the ground. Some were squashed by debris. It was literal hell. And in the middle of all that was two children walking in that Chaos.
Two children walk side by side holding each other. The little boy was walking aimlessly while holding hands and covering his sister's eyes. The little girl was holding her brother tightly while covering her eyes, but she was able to get a glimpse of dead bodies.
"Don't look." The boy said to his sister and covered her eyes.
"Mhm." She nodded as they continued to walk. "Uwah!" But she tripped and made a scratch on her knee. "Waaaahhhh!" Then she started crying. Her brother kneeled at her level.
"Shhh... It's okay. It's okay." He said while he was trying to calm her down. He tore his sleeve and wrapped it on her wound. "If we find some help, then we'll treat it quickly. So don't-"
While talking he saw a hand right beside her sister that must have what she tripped by. He was sort of panicking on the inside. Her sister notice his sudden change in an expression she turn her head to see what he was staring at. But was stopped by his brother.
"You know what I'll give you a piggyback ride." He said with a smile trying to make her look away from the corpse.
"O-okay." She said with a sad smile. She knew that he was trying to make her avoid looking at what he had saw. Her brother turned around and lets her ride his back.
"Come on." He offered. She nodded and rode his back, wrapping her arms around his neck. He stood while holding her legs. "You can sleep while I'm carrying you."
"Okay." As she fell asleep on his back.
He continued to walk while carrying his sister. He's been walking for hours as he began to feel dizzy. His vision became blurry and collapse on the ground. This made the little girl wake up and see her brother lying on the ground. She approached him and starts to shake him.
"Onii-chan? Onii-chan! Onii-chan!" She shouted trying to wake him up as her eyes starts to tear up.
But he didn't answer.
She was panicking she doesn't know what to do. She continued to shake him with much force, but he wouldn't wake up as her tears run down her cheeks.
"P-please please wake up." She looked up and starts to look around. "HELP! Somebody help! Please!" She cried for help. "Anybody!" But to no avail. "Mama! Papa!"
She continued to scream for help. As she exhaust herself and collapsed beside her brother. She was losing hope and accepted her fate.
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"H-y-re-you alright?" Someone spoke.
The little girl slightly opens her eyes as she saw someone coming.
"Thank goodness." Her savior said with a sad smile on his face. "Are you okay?" He asked and she nodded as her answer. He then starts to tear up as he smiled genuinely.
"My...brother..." She said weakly.
"He's still breathing. I'll take you both to safety." Reassuring the little girl. Then he carried the two red-headed children to a much safer area. "Just stay with me." As the young girl closes her eyes.
- ? POV -
"Excuse me, I need a doctor!" Said the stranger who save me and my brother. As I heard the "Wee-woo." (A/N: She's still a kid so she doesn't know what it's called.) Close by.
"Lay them here." A woman's voice.
I feel that the stranger put me on a bed and put something in my face. Then someone opened one of my eyes.
"Hold still." The woman said while checking my eye, then she stopped and walk away somewhere and starts to talk to a stranger. "The boy is fine. He didn't inhale much smoke, which is a good thing."
When they mentioned my brother, I half opened my eyes and start to look for him. It's blurry but it's enough. Then I saw him, his eyes were closed and was breathing with the oxygen thingy.
"Onii...chan," I said lowly.
"What about his sister?" The stranger asked.
"She'll live. But unlike him, she got too much smoke in her lungs." She replied.
"We need to take them to the hospital immediately." The woman said as she took me to a 'Wee-woo.' "You're going to be okay." She said to me.
I feel sleepy so I close my eyes and went to sleep.
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Beep
Beep
Beep
Beep
Beep
I opened my eyes as I heard a beeping sound and I see a white ceiling. I have a mask on my face. I look around and I now know I am in a hospital.
"I'm glad you're awake." I heard my Onii-chan's voice and I look for him.
"Onii-chan..." I started crying. He smiled and hugged me.
"Yes, I'm here." He hugged me tighter and rubbed my back.
"Wahhh!" I keep crying while hugging my Onii-chan.
"It's okay. It's okay."
I sniffled and continued to cry so hard.
- FEW MOMENTS LATER [THIRD-PERSON VIEW] -
While the two children sitting in the bed hugging each other. Some people coming at their room.
"So what do you know about this kids? Woof!" Said by a Dog head man named Kenji Tsuragamae.
"Well, Sir they are Shirou and Itsuki L/N. The boy is 09 years old and the girl is 03 years old." Said by his assistant.
"They are so young, but they are able to survive in that catastrophe?! Woof!" He said in shocked.
"Yes, their parents died in that villain attack." He explained.
"Poor thing. Woof!"
"And also the Hero's Commission would like to take them both in." He continued.
"What?! Why are they so interested in both of them? Woof!"
"W-Well Sir, I think it is related to their quirks."
"Their quirks?"
"Uh yes."
"Can I see their file?"
"Here."
He handed the file to him, and Kenji looked in their file.
Shirou L/N
Age: 09 Years old
Birthdate: Oct 20
Quirk: Trace on
He can create weapons out of thin air with his photo-graphic memory. He produces replicas of the original and reproduces them, but these replicas degrades the quality.
Drawbacks: He uses his nerves to create them. Resulting his hair and eyes turn gray as a result of overusing them. And creating replicas drain a lot of stamina.
(A/N: I did a lot of thinking for his quirk.)
Itsuki L/N
Age: 03 Years old
Birthdate: Dec 06
Quirk: (Not Available)
"This isn't good." Tsukauchi groaned. "Even though the girl hasn't manifested her quirk yet. It is possible that she will also have a strong quirk. Woof!"
"I guess so." The dog sighed. "What should we do, sir?"
"For now let's see those kids. Woof!" Kenji said before they enter the two red-haired children's room.
"Good morning, Woof." He greeted them. Shirou nodded in acknoledgement while Itsuki buried her face on her brother's chest. "My name is Kenji Tsuragame. What about you young ones?"
"I'm Shirou L/N." The little boy replied.
"I-Itsuki..." His younger sister replied.
"How are you two doing today?"
"Doing fine, I guess." Shirou answered.
"How about you?" He gestured the little girl. She tense up when he spoke to her. Then, she turn her head to face him.
"I-I'm... g-go-od..." She stuttered while trying to avoid eye contact.
"Glad to hear that." He smiled to them in order to lessen their hostility.
"U-Um... where's Mr. Stranger?" The little girl asked.
"Mr. Stranger?" He wondered.
"He-He's the one who saved us."
This got him curious.
"Could you describe what he looked like?"
"He-He has a black hair and black eyes and wears a long black coat."
'This person sounds familiar.' "Is he a hero?"
"Nuh-uh. He doesn't look like a hero and also he doesn't look like a villain." She shaked her no.
Then he looked at his phone and starts to search for him. When he found it, he showed it to the girl.
"Is this him?" Showing a picture of the same description she gave.
"Yes! He's the one." She beamed.
"Well, I know this person. He is indeed a good guy."
"Can I meet him? I want to thank him for saving me and Onii-chan. Pretty please!" She begged.
"I would like to meet him as well." Said by her brother.
"We'll try to contact him."
"Thank you, Mr. Dog!"
"Thank you very much, Sir!" The siblings said in unison.
The two officers left the two kids, going back to the office.
"Tageyama." Kenji called out his assistants name.
"Sir!" He saluted.
"Contact this person and bring him to my office."
"Eh?"
"I think I have the solution of protecting them from the Commission."
- ONE DAY LATER AT THE POLICE STATION -
Kenji was in his office doing his paperwork, but he was interrupted by a knock on the door. The door opened revealed to be his assistant popping his head.
"Sir the person you asked for is here." His assistant said.
"Let him in." He replied. Tageyama lets the visitor in. The visitor has a black hair and black eyes. He wears a black suit, black coat and a gun strapping in his waist. "Leave us." The assistant left the two alone. "I'm sorry if I brought you here in a short notice."
"No, its fine." The man in black replied.
"Please have a seat." He offered and the man sat on one of the chairs.
"My name is Kenji Tsuragame. It's nice to meet you. Woof! Mr...?"
"Kiritsugu. Kiritsugu Emiya."
"Right, Emiya." Kenji holds a file and reads it. "Your part of Special Forces, right?"
"You've read my file." He replied with no emotion.
"Indeed." He puts down the file and stares at him while clasping his hands. "I've been wondering. What is a Special Force doing in Fuyuki?"
"I was in the middle of my Day Off with my family. I live somewhere around the forest outside of Fuyuki. I was resting and then I saw the city erupt in flames. So as a soldier I went there looking for survivors." Kiritsugu explained.
"Mhm... I understand. I have a request for you."
"What is it?"
"Do you remember the two kids you save in that "Fuyuki Fire"?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"I would like you to adopt them."
"Can I ask why?"
"Both of their parents had died in that villain attack, that means they will be put in orphanage, but that's not all. The boy has a powerful quirk that the Hero's Commission have taken interest on him including the girl. The girl, however, hasn't manifested her quirk yet, but there is a chance that she has the same capabilities as her brother."
"Well that make sense. The Commission can't pass this opportunity. They won't hesitate to take them in and become lab rats. As if they are soldiers."
"So that's where you come in. I need you to adopt them both."
"Why me though? There are others, who are more better than me."
"Well the girl you saved couldn't trust anyone besides her brother. And you were the one who saved them." He paused. "You have a family, right? I think it would be better if you take them in."
"Hmm." Kiritsugu hummed.
"She trust you more, Emiya and she's looking for you to thank you for saving their lives."
Kiritsugu thought of it and Kenji waited for his answer.
"I'll do it." Kiritsugu said. "I'll adopt them."
"I'm glad." Kenji sighed in relief. "Here are the adoption papers for those two." He handed him the papers.
"Thank you. I'll talk to my wife first, if she's okay with it."
"Right, you can take your leave now."
"Excuse me." Kiritsugu bowed and went to the door.
"One more thing." Kenji said stopping Kiritsugu and he faced him. "Why did you choose to become a soldier instead of becoming a hero, with your quirk like that?"
Kiritsugu got confused in his question.
"Because I don't think I would fit in their ranks and I don't need fame." He replied.
"Why not become an Underground Hero like Eraserhead?"
Kiritsugu sighed and answered. "Just like I said I don't fit to become a Hero and being a Hero is so much work."
"Alright, I won't push you." He puts his hands in the air in surrender. "
Kiritsugu went to the door and left Kenji alone.
- KIRITSUGU POV -
I pulled out my phone and dialed Iri's phone.
RING
RING
RING
RING
RING
"Hello, Papa?" Instead of Iri it was my daughter's voice.
"Illya? Why did you answer the phone? Where's Mama?"
"She's right here. She's just not used to hold a phone."
(A/N: Fate Zero reference.)
"Mou, Illya-chan don't say that it's so embarrassing." I heard my wife's voice on the other side of the phone.
"Could you pass the phone to her? I need to talk to her."
"Okayyyy." I waited for few seconds.
"Hello, Kiritsugu?" Then it's Iri who answered this time.
"Iri, I've got some news for you."
"Oh, what is it?"
"What do you feel like adopting?"
"..." She did not answer, which made me nervous.
"Y-You don't have to take care of them, if you don't want to I'll-"
Mumbles
"Huh? Could you repeat what you said?"
"YESSSSS!" She screamed and I put my phone away from my ear. "Yes, Yes, Yes, YES! I would love to." These made me smile. "When are you going to adopt?"
"Today, I've got the adoption papers and I'm on my way to the hospital."
"That's great! Is it a boy or a girl? I am good with either of them." She said excitedly.
"Both actually, they are two of them. A boy and a girl."
"Well that's even better! I want to meet them both! Are they younger than Illya?"
"Yeah, they both are." She giggled at my answer.
"Huh? Mama, what's wrong? Why are you screaming? What did Papa told you?" I heard Illya asking Iri.
"Illya-chan you are going to be a big sister from now on. You will have a little brother and a little sister." She told Illya.
"Ehhhh?! Really?! I'm going to be a Big Sister! Wow, I always wanted to have siblings. When are they gonna come here? I wanna know. Please, please, plsssss." Illya said with excitement.
"Hehehe. We'll meet them later." Iri giggled once more.
"Yey!" Illya said happily. "I'm going to be a Sister! I'm going to be a Sister! I'm going to be a Sister~!" She started singing. I could have sworn that she is dancing right now.
"She's dancing, right?" I asked.
"Fufufu. Yes she does." Iri replied.
"I'll call you back okay."
"Sure, see you later. Bye."
"Bye." I ended the call and got in my car, driving my way to the hospital.
- ONE HOUR LATER AT THE HOSPITAL -
I parked my car and went inside. I asked the receptionist to where the two kids are. She told me the room number and I followed it. I found the room, I knocked the door and I waited for someone to answer. Someone answered so I went in. When I got inside I saw the two kids I saved that day. I was very glad that they are doing well.
- ITSUKI POV -
Someone came in and I saw it was the one who saved me and Onii-chan. He approached and wave at us.
"Hello to the two of you. Do you remember me?" He asked.
"Mhm." I said.
"You're the guy who saved us." Onii-chan bowed his head. "Thanks for saving us, Mr...?" Then he look at him.
"Kiritsugu. Kiritsugu Emiya." The man answered.
"Ki-ri-Ki-ri-Kiri-sugu?" I asked while trying to say his name.
"Haha. You can call me whatever you want." He chuckled.
"Then I'll call you Kiri-san!" I said while pointing at him then Onii-chan and Kiri-san started to laugh at me. I bend my head. 'Is there something funny?'
"Well "Kiri-san" it is." He stopped. "Say, would you like come with me and be part of my family?" Me and Onii-chan looked surprise and we look each other and back to him. "I've heard what happened to you both and I want to help you as much as I can. If you let me that is."
Me and Onii-chan think and look each other. Onii-chan smiled and I smiled as well. I look back at Kiri-san. "We loved to go with you!"
Kiri-san smiled and he stood up. "Then we should get pack. The doctor said you both are already discharged." I helped Kiri-san and Onii-chan as well. When we pack everything, Kiri-san take our bags.
"We're going home."