Pine Garden

[SINIB]

Emiya

Emiya scrunched his face up as Sakura attacked his nose again.

"I swear, I'm going to have to use note cards to remember who calls me what," he grumbled to himself.

Sakura

"You'll have to use your smartphone, so Rin will never figure out how to find it."

[Elf]

Emiya

"Or she could blow up my smartphone, and before my contract's up.  Which means I'd have to pay out the nose to buy another one," Emiya said with a shake of his head.

He smirked and said, "Those cell phone contracts are almost as bad as contracts with Humanity."

[SINIB]

Emiya

"Or she could blow up my smartphone, and before my contract's up.  Which means I'd have to pay out the nose to buy another one," Emiya said with a shake of his head.

He smirked and said, "Those cell phone contracts are almost as bad as contracts with Humanity."

Sakura

Sakura blinked. "Right. I'm used to stealing them."

She cleared her throat. "Just take little Tsumi on a hunting contract, easy money, easy bonding experience, gets out her latent agression, everything works out."

She clapped. "Take me home, Shirou. I'll need my real body to form the contract."

[Elf]

Emiya

"Or Rin just starts Tracing gold bars like there's no tomorrow," he said with a grimace.

He frowned a bit at the thought of taking Tsumiko on a job.  "She could get hurt though.  I know she can handle herself, but I'd never forgive myself if she got hurt."

At her words about the contract he felt heat fill his cheeks.  "Ah, okay then. Let's go," he said, as he coughed and looked away.

[SINIB]

Emiya

"Or Rin just starts Tracing gold bars like there's no tomorrow," he said with a grimace.

He frowned a bit at the thought of taking Tsumiko on a job.  "She could get hurt though.  I know she can handle herself, but I'd never forgive myself if she got hurt."

At her words about the contract he felt heat fill his cheeks.  "Ah, okay then. Let's go," he said, as he coughed and looked away.

Sakura

"Don't baby her. She'll get really really mad about that attitude."

She sighed. "She may be only eight years old, but she's been through more than most people go through in their lifetimes. Several times over."

She patted him on the back. "Look, let her help you."

[Elf]

Emiya

"I know, but I can't help it.  I just want to make sure she's safe, and happy," Emiya told Sakura as he led her back to home.

"And because she's been through so much I want her to have an easy time of it, you know."

******

Emiya was struggling to keep his heart steady and his breathing even.  In his experiences with contracts, with someone like him, the easiest way to set them up was through Tantric Rites.  If it had been Sakura's normal body he wouldn't have a problem, but this was Tsumiko's body with some of his parts added for good measure.

He locked the door behind them and asked, "So, how . . . how are we going to do this?"

[SINIB]

Emiya

"I know, but I can't help it.  I just want to make sure she's safe, and happy," Emiya told Sakura as he led her back to home.

"And because she's been through so much I want her to have an easy time of it, you know."

******

Emiya was struggling to keep his heart steady and his breathing even.  In his experiences with contracts, with someone like him, the easiest way to set them up was through Tantric Rites.  If it had been Sakura's normal body he wouldn't have a problem, but this was Tsumiko's body with some of his parts added for good measure.

He locked the door behind them and asked, "So, how . . . how are we going to do this?"

Sakura

Sakura suddenly vanished into a puddle on the ground, and Tsumiko awoke. Or well, her body did. She sat up in bed and rubbed her head. "Owwww..." She moaned. "I hate it when Rin does this..."

[Elf]

Emiya

"Do need some water or aspirin?" Emiya asked with a blink.

He scowled and gnashed his teeth.  "I knew her drinking that much was going to hurt . . ."

[SINIB]

Emiya

"Do need some water or aspirin?" Emiya asked with a blink.

He scowled and gnashed his teeth.  "I knew her drinking that much was going to hurt . . ."

Sakura

Sakura waved her hand at him dismissively and shook her head. "No, this isn't that bad. It'll be gone in a bit. Crest stuff." She moaned, sitting up and holding her head in her palms. "Maybe some water would be nice though, thank you."

[Elf]

Emiya

Emiya nodded and quickly went to the kitchen.  He came back with a glass of water and handed it to Sakura.  His hand reached out to carefully stroke her hair. 

"Rin used to talk about how sometimes she would want to cut off her arm because her Crest acted up so much," he said in a soft voice as he sat beside her on the bed.  He eyed her and asked, "Are you going to be up to make the contract?  We can wait if you're not able to."

[SINIB]

Emiya

Emiya nodded and quickly went to the kitchen.  He came back with a glass of water and handed it to Sakura.  His hand reached out to carefully stroke her hair. 

"Rin used to talk about how sometimes she would want to cut off her arm because her Crest acted up so much," he said in a soft voice as he sat beside her on the bed.  He eyed her and asked, "Are you going to be up to make the contract?  We can wait if you're not able to."

Sakura

Sakura raised her eyebrow. "I've put Rin through a lot worse pain than that, you know." She downed the whole glass in one go, handing it back to Archer after. "I made her experience my training."

She chuckled, playing with her old, ragged ribbon. "This? This is nothing."

[Elf]

Emiya

Emiya froze slightly at Sakura's words before he took the glass from her.

Ice formed in his gut.  He knew the animosity between the sisters was harsh, but he wouldn't have expected Sakura to put Rin through the same torture Sakura herself had been through.  I need to find a way to get the three separated and have them live through the process.  Then find a really good therapist for all of us, he thought.

He flexed his hand and nodded.  "If you think you can go through with it, I'm ready."

[MissingMandible]

Thorra

Thorra furrowed her eyebrows and curled her toes back, clicking her tongue in annoyance. "How complicated." She finally said after a moment's thought. "So it won't be easy to find her after all."

Mothra:

A sad smile graced Mothra's features, "It won't be."

She leaned her head back on the couch and closed her eyes. Yeah, it won't be. Exhaustion was kicking in, the sun has set, and there's nothing they could do right now. Th.e idea of sleep was creeping into her mind. Opening her eyes, she leaned forward again and took another sip from her glass. "I-I think I'm gonna head to bed here soon. D-do you have a place to sleep tonight?"

Thorra

Thorra nodded. "Yeah. I was planning on sleeping there on the table, where I am right now."

She pointed at the hammer.

[Bern]

Amanda

"Of course you can! The faster you learn the better, and there's no better way of learning than doing it."

Thud.

She just bumped her hips into Eru.

"Relax princess, there's nothing worse than twitchy fingers in the kitchen. And we have a dragon to feed now, so you gotta learn how to handle the meat. And for that matter, you can't call yourself a proper lady if you can't even do that much."

[SINIB]

Emiya

Emiya froze slightly at Sakura's words before he took the glass from her.

Ice formed in his gut.  He knew the animosity between the sisters was harsh, but he wouldn't have expected Sakura to put Rin through the same torture Sakura herself had been through.  I need to find a way to get the three separated and have them live through the process.  Then find a really good therapist for all of us, he thought.

He flexed his hand and nodded.  "If you think you can go through with it, I'm ready."

Sakura

Sakura nodded. "It's fine." She held out her finger, and then suddenly sliced off the tip, holding it in front of his face. Already, he xould see her body healing, the miniature swords working to repair her and close the wound.

"If you drink this it should be enough."