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« on: October 27, 2013, 10:16:24 AM »
Shirou's head snapped to the left, in time to see Rider approaching. Though his initial reaction was to reach for a weapon, he quickly realised that despite being extremely biased against him, Rider wouldn't do anything unnecessarily cruel whilst the twins were around.
"Shirou, I will be going after Satoshi soon, so I won't be here to keep Kiyoshi safe from you. So, please be careful with how you act around him and towards him. He idolises his mother, and he doesn't seem to get that you're nothing like his father, despite sharing his name and genes. If he finds out that you murdered his mother in cold blood it will destroy him. So, please don't let him find that out", she said bluntly, spitting it out as if she was addressing someone below her. Before he could reply, she turned in an unnaturally smooth motion, her lavender hair drifting gracefully through the air behind her, before stalking off.
Anger welled up in him, and he quickly called after her, "That'll only happen if you keep screaming it out at every chance you get." It was childish of him, but he didn't care at that moment. With a sigh, he turned back to the twins and said tiredly, "Shall we get going?" standing up as he did so.
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Shirou had to admit, Forest had a nice house. Much better than the glorified loft he was staying in at the moment. If he cared more about creature comforts, he would seriously consider moving in, Rider-be-damned. As it was, Shirou simply continued his survey of the building, noting down possible entry points, potential weapons and its feasibility as a base in his head. He quickly checked on the twins, before turning to follow Forest on her grand tour. Strangely enough, whenever she saw him, the vampire seemed to gain a slight spring on her step, almost unnoticeable, but there. What was that about?
They turned the corner and entered what appeared to be a kitchen. Or what was left of it. Shirou bit back an almost instinctive melodramatic gasp of horror as he stared at the mess. Forest seemed to be having a similar reaction, understandably. He walked forward and patted her on the back, unsure of what to say in the face of such a disaster.
He heard Archer offer to help clean up the kitchen, and almost volunteered straight after him. He hesitated though, before saying, "I'll make sure the twins and the kids get settled, then I'll help you out with the kitchen." He patted her on the back once more, before walking away.
He was quickly approached by the dark Archer though. He stared blankly at him, pushing down the familiar surge of hatred which occurred whenever he met an Archer. The Servant smirked, before saying mockingly, "Look, you've made so many people happy that you've come, and not just those twin magi. Even that vampire has fallen under your simple charm." Shirou looked at the Servant questioningly, but Archer had already walked away towards a waiting figure. A familiar figure, twin tails swaying as she listened to Hakuno. Rin.
The sight of his old friend, alive and sane, every bit the school idol she had once been, stirred up a wave of bitterness within him. He gave a small wave, a sad smile plastered on his face, before continuing on his way.