Note:
" Speech." = Regularly Speaking.
' Speech.' = Internal Thought
" Activation." = Magic/Np/Skill used.
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Fuyuki City
Matou Residence
February 1
Sakura stretched her arms and stepped out the bed, as sunlight illuminated the room.
This morning had been a relaxing one for her, then again ever since Rider arrived not one day went by where she could be bothered by anything.
No troubles. No one dictating or forcing her to do anything.
Even Grandfather kept his distance from her, something she was quite thankful for.
All thank to the young man infront of her, who happened to be sitting infront of the window with a massive White Tiger, sprawled on the ground, beside him.
A smile crept on her face as she looked at her new friend, any doubt she had about him had been cleared last night.
"What are you looking at, Ankit-San?" Sakura walked beside the Divine Beast and ran her had across its soft fur, causing the said creature to release a satisfied sound.
"Looking at the rising sun, it a small habit of mine." Rider turned towards her offering a bright smile, one she had grown used to seeing. " And don't coddle him, he will get lazy."
In response the Divine Beast, Sers, growled at its partner. Whereas Sakura just chuckled in response, scratching the beasts chin.
Rider observed his Master playing with his partner, debating whether he should ask what's on his mind or not.
"Is there something wrong, Ankit-San?" Sakura felt Rider intensely observing her, contradicting his relaxed demeanour.
"What have you decided to do Master?" Rider immediately got to the point, not hiding anything. " I may not personally desire the Holy Chalice, but knowing whether you desire that thing would be very helpful."
"I-I don't know." Sakura turned away, looking away from Rider. "I need some more time."
Hearing his Master Rider nodded, he didn't expect her to have an answer so quickly. Especially considering she knew what wanting that Chalice would entail.
"I would come to a conclusion quickly master, just yesterday I felt a large surge of Magical energy surging." Rider said looking out the window, recalling that sudden burst. " Which was most likely another servant being summoned, leaving only one left to be summoned."
Sakura flinched at Rider's words, feeling the brief peace and warmth in her life soon to fade away. She wanted to say they should stay out the war, preserving the peace she had always longed for.
And the possibility of losing the person who brought this peace was daunting to her.
The word spoken by the Priest last night was still fresh in her memory.
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Flashback
Third POV
"Ahh, The holy grail. An omnipotent wish granting device, who would reject that." Before Rider could answer that, a different voice interrupted the Master-Servant duo.
Sakura realised her mistake, she physically spoke this time rather than speaking telepathically like she has been doing after she entered the park.
Looking at the source of the interruption, she saw a rather tall man in his mid twenties wearing a cassock, with a smile adorning his face that unsettled her.
She looked towards her servant, who seemed very relaxed as though he already knew the stranger was coming.
An assumption solidified as Rider placed his hand on hers, to assure her.
"Ah, how rude of me. Let me introduce myself, I am Kirei Kotomine, the overseer of this Holy Grail War, Master of Rider."
While she wasn't one who was very knowledgeable about the war but that statement alarmed Sakura, for one single fact.
How did the priest know what class she servant was? She didn't notify his class or his name in her sentence prior.
'It must have been Zouken Matou.' Rider mused to himself, guessing what his master must be thinking.
She turned towards her servant, who simply placed placed his hand on hers, reassuring her.
" Why are you here?"
"As the overseer of this Holy Grail War, it fall upon me to explain the way of this war to those who are ignorant of it." The priest gave a smile, which sent a shiver down her spine. "So that an ignorant master wouldn't violate the rules of the war and cause a mess like it did previously."
"Previously??"
"I am sure you have heard of the Great fire incident 10 years ago." The more priest spoke the more dread she started to feel. " That was an incident caused by an unworthy Master."
The priest continued on to explain the way the war was supposed to occur and how the Holy Grail "manifested itself power".
Of how all other servants must be defeated for the Grail to truly manifest.
Flashback End
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But deep down she knew, she had desire for the Grail herself. The grail could give her the thing she forever wanted, the grail could fulfill her desire. And then she would have had her family, who would love her.
She wouldn't have had been sold to the Matou, she wouldn't have had to endure her grandfather action. She wouldn't need to tolerate her brother's…
*Sigh* Rider sighed as he looked at his Master, who had a troubled expression. Rider understood he had clearly triggered something from her past, one that best be forgotten.
"On a second thought, we can just wait till everyone has fought each other and then swoop in." Rider said hoping it would encourage Sakura, fortunately for him it had the effect he desired.
"Thank you."
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A\N: The story may have a few holes, I will end up correcting and re writing as I move forward.
And do drop a review on how it was.