Friends and Rivalry

The world was still going on about the catastrophe, calling it an apocalypse or Armageddon caused by a meteorite. Lots of theories circulated in the internet but no solid confirmation.

Archer was getting irritated with all the ramblings going on and on by the radio. The only solace is that is his mother taking notice of his eyes when she was helping him getting ready for school, at the same time forcing him to wear kindergarten uniform.

A blue shirt with a firefly symbol close to the chest area and a yellow undergarment which is super uncomfortable.

Not forgetting the small bag and yellow cap on top of his head.

He never imagined he would see his form like this of a younger self.

Zelrecht cooed in his mindscape complimenting at how adorable he looks, making his eyes twitch.

His mother was crying rivers of joy and his father was taking photos.

He looks at the mirror and dreads the fact that Rin does not crossover in this universe to laugh her ass off.

When he was staring at the mirror his mother and he noticed simultaneously at the shade of eye color changing from gold to a combination gold and red shades.

His mother was amazed by the beauty complimenting to rubies and her father dismissed it as a quirk awakening side effects as some people grow a tail or horn even though one has emitter quirk.

Speaking of quirks, he is still researching the affects quirks has to the body. One of the Side effects he noticed is increased durability and for some reason increase in prana release in the atmosphere.

He was made sure by God that Gaia and Alaya was dead but what is the reason for such prana release in this world?

He asked Zelrecht but even he is perplexed by this phenomenon.

One thing he knows that. Wherever quirks came from those origin has nasty revelations.

But back to his dilemma of his eyes.

He cannot believe! He has Gilgamesh Sha Naqba Imuru. The amazing clairvoyance but he needs practice first. Then he needs to talk to Zelrecht about mystic eyes and abut this power.

For now, he is listening to radio and going to the boring place called school. But he has an annoying companion to alleviate his boredom nagging at his mind.

[ Zelrecht you do have your knowledge of mage craft right, so you can help me when I go through the knowledge in my mindscape]

{ Hmm I think I can give you pointers and make you a first rate magus compared to your past background. First you need to set up a workshop and at first go to a parallel earth to find someone to train that monstrous power}

[ Who will that be?]

{A person named Saiki Kusuo}

[Strange name]

{His name be strange, but just so you know he can alter reality comparable to Moon cell}

[ Just what kind of monster's jaw are you throwing me to!]

{Relax! Even though, he has such power he is not an evil entity. He is human but gifted with special powers due to certain gimmicks}

[That explanation is ass and you know that!]

{Don't worry! After you meet him, you will get along just well. Just try to impress the mother]

[Haa if you say so, but I am not trusting you old goat]

{SURE}

Archer was broken out of his talk in his mindscape when he felt the car was slowing down to a halt.

Ayako: Okay Shirou we have reached to you school where you can make lots of friends!

Hanzo: Also make a childhood sweetheart when you are at it.

Those lines earned a slap from the mama bear and a ear pull from her.

Shirou just rolled their eyes at their antics.

He looks through the window and looks at the children entering the school that has a signboard of a firefly and Sakura trees blooming at the sidewalks.

A bad memory latches on his mind of his past when he used to travel alone as the parents came to pick up their children.

Sure, there was Issei, Taiga and that bastard Shinji to be around and hang out together. But one of the days he was all alone in the apartment looking at the place he used to sit with Kiritsigu under the moonlight.

He came out of his trance when a hand reached out and patter his head and another set of hands looking at his outfit.

Ayako: Are you nervous my little honeybun, don't worry mommy will be there when we walk to the gate. Papa will come and take you home when you are done with school. Be friendly okay and don't cause trouble like that time when you punched that naughty boy.

Hanzo: He deserved that.

Ayako: Hush! Ok let's go okay!

Hanzo: I bought a flying camera so that it can take picture of us walking you to school the first time.

Ayako: Excellent! With a few rounds of photoshoot, we will be set!

All of them get out of the car along with the floating camera his father activated. This technology surprised him but not as much to the equipment of Chaldea.

His mother grabbed his hands and made him carefully wear his backpack which has his bento.

His mother and father grabbed both of his hands and walked to the school signboard to stand and take pictures close to it.

After a couple of exhausting photoshoots with his annoyed face at every session of photo, his mother pouted and complained.

Ayako: Mou! Why are you so grumpy! My fluffy ball, can you not smile a little.

[ Last time I smiled is when I said my final goodbyes to Rin]

Hanzo: Come on! He is just being chill, look at him he is not even phased about school knowing we will leave him here for a couple of hours.

[ You don't minch words do you father]

{Wow and here I thought you were blunt}

Ayako/Shirou: Shut it!

Shirou accidently blurted out surprising his parents.

Hanzo: My my already being rebellious, you are going to give gather a heartache.

The bather ended when Aiko Takakura the main caretaker came and let her presence known.

Aiko: It seems this is your first time taking your child to school. It is almost time for classes to start, I know it's hard but a child needs to tread his path alone to learn something. Ara~ are you not the little troublemaker.

[ Troublemaker? Bruh look at the mole kids action and then talk about me being a troublemaker]

Ayako: Oh you are miss Ayako-san who is the main caretaker. Then I leave my child in your care.

Hanzo: Please make sure he doesn't go out to aggravate children.

Aiko: Yes yes! I remember the first time. Some children are pretty grumpy about it being kinked and punched while they try to look closer. They are children Afterall curiosity always brings out the best and worst in them.

Ayako and Hanzo can only scratch their head and cringe at those words. Remembering their time of shenanigans.

Ayako gets down on her knees and rubs her child's head and looks at her son closely. She brings him to her bosom and remembers how a crybaby he was while trying to bathe and feed him.

Now he is growing up to take his steps for his journey of his life.

She wonders what steps he will take from here.

She can only watch as time passes by as she grows old with her idiot husband.

What type of back would she see when he reaches his full potential.

Ayako: Be careful okay mommy will be sad if you get hurt. Aiko-san I leave him to you.

Both Hanzo and Ayako bows with Aiko doing the same.

Shirou looks at the loving gaze and something wells deep inside him he has long forgotten.

Comfort and Protection.

It has been a long time he has felt the feeling of love.

But mostly motherly love he has forgotten along with that fire.

He can't cry not here.

He once again feels to reach out his hands, but covers his eyes with the cap pulling down like a natural action.

Aiko: Oh my! Don't cry we have toys here and lots of yummy food to eat. Come now lets take some lessons and have fun in the playground.

Hanzo gets down and rubs his son's head.

Looks like his little boy has a soft spot inside him.

Hanzo: Don't worry champ I'll come and pick you up in a Jiffy. The best part in a school is to have fun. Maybe we will have ice-cream on the way back.

Shirou quickly recovers and return a stern gaze to his father.

Hanzo: That's my boy. One needs a little courage in a journey.

Ayako: Aiko-san idf he feels uncomfortable just make sure to give us a call.

Aiko: Don't worry I will make sure he is comfortable here.

Ayako: Be brave my shirou mama will come back and pick you up.

Hanzo: I took leave from my work so I will be ready to be here when you need me champ.

Aiko: Then leave it all to me.

Ayko: Be sure to eat all your veggies in your bento.

Hanzo: Yup! Listen to mommy or she is going be scary bear next time you see her.

Then he receives an elbow from his wife making a humorous atmosphere return to the place.

Aiko: Ok let's go little one, it's time for class.

Ayako and Hanzo waves as Shiro goes along with Aiko. He turn around and gives a wave at his parents making their minds rest in comfort.

When Shiro is faraway his parents get a worried expression on his face.

Ayako: Is he going to be okay Hanzo.

Hanzo: Of course, he is our boy after all and a Fujimura never back out from a challenge.

Ayako: You know I am not talking about his school.

A silence goes through the area.

Hanzo: That sword I looked out for from my sketches I made is not a normal sword.

Ayako: Then what is it. Does it provide him with additional power like he showed when he faced the child?

Hanzo: I am not sure but to my guess whatever our sons quirk is. It's not normal and so is the sword.

Ayako: What is the origin of the short sword.

Hanzo: Have you heard about the tragic tale of the Black smith Gan-Jiang and his wife Mo ye.

Ayako: Yes you bring several historical books of weapons and their stories when you make a game. If I remember when I have read them during my pregnancy to clear my boredom, I think I is kanshou if I guess.

Hanzo: If I give two cents of my guess shiro may also have Bakuya.

Ayako: The blacksmith that made that sword from the fires of his wife's burning corpse. To remember her, he kept one but soon it was found out by the emperor and was later executed for it making one of the sword black in the decoration.

Hanzo: Now one of them fell on our sons laps just like that.

Ayako: I hope it is not a bad omen, I can't let my family know of his strange quirk.

Hanzo: They won't I assure you. I made the registry so that it seems unamusing.

Ayako: Now for that I can give a sigh of relief.

Ayako clenches her husbands' hands for the bad memories she has of her family. She does not want to go back there anymore.

Hanzo: I wonder.

Ayako: Hmm?

Hanzo: I AM THE BONE OF MY SWORD. What does this signify?

Ayako: A sword is not made up of bones but something philosophical.

Hanzo: Haa let's just hope my little boy figures it out.

Ayako: Yes, let's hope.

With those words they now look at the small back of their soon marching to his adventure.

!!!!! Inside the hotpot of a mess called Kindergarten!!!

What did he expect when he came to get some well taught education? Children battling with legos. Paint smearing on each other's face and most of all.

Back stabbing each other with crayons and make a comical acting of falling over and screaming why?

Now he is sitting in the corner making a sword with legos so that he can bash this rascal whenever one tries to smear paint on him.

He is using his Minds eye to look out to his surrounding for any danger.

This makes him remember his grueling times of warzone and he likes it.

A smile crept on his face.

No less than five minutes he was introduced to the class and left to his own devices with miss Aiko assuring him to relax. Three grunts came and surrounded him.

He thinks to himself.

Boy do they look ugly.

One has a face of a beetle.

One has a face of a mantice.

Another one with wings and two horns on his head with red skin making him stand front as the boss.

He has no need for names,

He is going to name them Ass Crack, Mephisto and Splitter.

Mephisto: I rememeber! You punched Goro out like a sack.

Ass Crack: Yeah! He punched me in the face while I was trying to measure him up.

Splitter: He kicks like a bull.

Three of them looks with intense gaze not noticing the lego sword in his hand.

Mephisto: I am going to make this simple, you are new so you will be our underling. If you follow me you will have lots of fun.

Shirou: I refuse!

Mephisto looks at him with narrow eyes and raises his one hand to signal underling to throw lego at him.

Not knowing he is going to receive the greatest ass wooping of his lifetime.

Ass Crack: Get him!

Splitter: Take this!

Both throw legos hidden in their shirts towards shiro.

No sooner they threw it, they received them back right in the face and bellies.

What shiro did is simple.

Reinforce his eyes and lego sword and swing it like a baseball bat.

Voila two people down and one to go.

Shiro: Here I was expecting more of a challenge and I only get grunts. So Mephisto what's the plan.

Mephisto known as sagara just pissed his pants. He did not see his movements at all! Then like any child would do in an unfair situation.

He started to cry.

Shiro just rolls his eyes and throws away the lego sword to the wall breaking and falls over causing Sagara to stop in confusion.

No sooner than crying happened some caretakers and Aiko rushed over looking at a stunned Sagara.

Mikiko and Sabo standing up rubbing their belly and a lying flat on the floor Shiro.

Aiko: My goodness! What happened here!

Sagara was shocked and scared at what to do as miss Aiko always drops the iron fist and takes away pudding for lunch.

Aiko: Haa! How many times do I tell you! No bullying new students. Bullying is a bad thing.

Sagara: But!

Aiko: No excuses! I am not giving pudding to all three of you!

This caused all of them started to cry.

Archer just opens the eye and looks at the fiasco.

He knows it is petty but he still enjoys making a plan come together.

He knew some grunts will come thanks to the eyes he has and it would have been violent with quirks in the fray if he did not plan such retreat.

He smeared some crayon before hand so that he looks like the victim.

Aiko: Poor child first day at school already attracting trouble. Don't think for a second, I didn't notice what you did. I have cameras if every angle in my phone.

Looks like you will grow up into quiet a fox.

Shiro opens his eyes and frowns.

Looks like he didn't account for the cameras. One of the reasons to train his power.

Two hours pass with all the lecture and lunch after study sessions with alphabets and poems.

One of the troublesome bullshits he listened to how people are characterized to villains.

One of them was a racist example of a dangerous animal of a human form shown to them terrorizing people, causing some mutated children to feel like an outcast.

Other examples were shown with emitter quirks but he sees that this society is biased against mutated people.

He has half a mind to throw caladbolg the ministry of education's office.

Not even showing a mutated person as a hero causing children to have misunderstanding.

Evil is no born but made.

He is now walking outside looking at children playing outside.

A peaceful atmosphere where all get along.

As he walks, he unknowingly steps on something gummy and looks down and sees a sticky substance.

He grimaces and lifts his foot seeing the elongated string of gum causing him to be frustrated.

He looks for the source and soon finds a petite brown skinned girl playing with her hair, if you can call it hair in the first place.

It is completely made out of dough!

He walks over to warn her not to throw it around. He calls to her but gets surprised at what he sees.

The girl is taking her doughy hair and making a castle inside the sand box and eating some of it causing him to cringe at this display.

This will be a fateful encounter to make him escape the Hill of Swords.