Author's note: Here's a new chapter for you people, enjoy!

This chapter is will introduce a character that I have enjoyed being in the presence of Shirou. Shirou however would think otherwise.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Yugioh series or Fate series.

Chapter 3

Bastion woke up with a yawn as he rose up to rub his sleepy eyes.

The boy didn't like waking up early, but he had already made himself go to sleep fairly early every day in order to wake up early as well. This is influenced by the saying "the early bird gets the worm" as he wanted to be more alert during his classes and not be tired through any of them.

With that thought in mind, he trudged to the dining area where breakfast is served.

The food served at the Ra dorm during this period is common breakfast menu like eggs, pancakes, cereal with milk, and etc. Nothing extravagant, he knew this but the food does its job of filling stomachs to start the day.

However, there was a smell in the breakfast area that caught him off guard.

It was a surprising scent, one that is very refreshing and inviting.

Curious, Bastion walked to the source of the scent and is surprised at the sight before him.

There was Shirou calmly eating a plate of rice and eggs with cut lettuce and tomatoes. It was a simple looking breakfast really, but the way it looked prepared made him thought otherwise.

That, and there are the handful of chefs that prepared the food for the Ra Yellow students were huddled in a corner seemingly depressed.

"Shirou, what is going on?" Bastion couldn't help but asked.

The redhead noticed him and gestured toward a second plate of the same food he was just eating.

"Isn't it obvious? It's breakfast; here I prepared a plate for you so you better start eating." Shirou suggested as he moved the plate towards him.

Bastion slowly walked up to him and sat on the seat besides his dorm mate.

Shirou was watching him with an expecting look in his eyes.

Bastion grabbed a spoon and took in a bite.

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It was... good! No! Not just good but quite amazing. He couldn't explain the taste in his mouth as the food was on par of that prepared by a professional chef from a five-star restaurant if not better.

The boy savored the taste a little bit before swallowing it. He continued his breakfast eagerly as the redhead nearby had a satisfied expression that had a hint of pride and mostly happiness.

This went on for a couple of minutes before Bastion finally finished eating is meal. He wiped his mouth with a paper napkin and turned to Shirou.

"Shirou what is this? This food tasted than dinner last night." He demanded.

"I told you I would show you what I can do in the kitchen yesterday. Did you like it?" Shirou asked already knowing the answer.

"Like it? No I absolutely loved it! When did you learn to cook like this Shirou? You're an awfully skilled chef for someone your age."

Shirou scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Well, I've had years of practice since I was young and I picked up on it naturally. It also helped that learning to cook was reinforced the need to do so that I can cook since my dad is horrible with cooking. It becomes one of my favorite things to do."

"Well that's a good skill to have Shirou. You could go to being one of the best chefs in the world if you keep at it." Bastion praised him.

"I'm glad to hear that from someone other my family says that. I'm going to get ready now, so I'll get these cleaned up."

"Let me help a little, it's the least I could you cooking such an amazing breakfast."

Shirou nodded thankfully as the two went to clean up and go about their day.

Fate GX

Shirou idly moved his pencil to the side as he listened to his teacher's lecture on history, covering both relevant world history and that of Duel Monsters. He jotted down notes of notable things like important events and historical figures.

His teacher was a person that everyone could tell was a serious one. The way he dressed in formal wear, his glasses, and stoic expression spoke of how professional he is… or possibly emotionless. Shirou wasn't sure what he saw in the teacher's eyes.

This is Souichirou Kuzuki, the main history teacher for the entire academy.

"Duel Monsters is a popular game around the world that is lowly being integrated into societies of many countries. The popularity is on such a level that we have pro leagues for career duelists to compete their way to the top and a few academies as large as this establishment." The history teacher stated.

"Now are there any questions?"

A hand rose up from a student in blue.

"There are other duel academies?" The boy asked.

"Yes, there are four main subsidiaries as Duel Academy is the main branch. There are North Academy, South Academy, East Academy, and West Academy. Do not underestimate subsidiaries because they are not the main branch. Rather, they all produce formidable duelists due to their unique learning environments. I should know, I once transferred to North Academy temporarily to observe the environment there. The students there are continually dueling each other for the top ranking." Kuzuki explained.

The student that asked the question seemed satisfied by the answers.

Shirou took interest in this information.

'Huh, I forgot about there being branches to the Duel Academy. To think North Academy has a survival of fittest thing going on. I'm glad I'm not investigating over there, it would get old very quick if I have to duel people every day, challenges or not.' Shirou mused inwardly.

The rest of the class went by as the teacher, a certain blonde girl, and a dark-haired girls with twin tails glanced at him when he wouldn't notice for their own reasons.

One feels the curious desire to know why someone is hiding.

Another feels something nagging at the back of her mind.

The last one is wondering what he is up to.

Fate GX

Shirou was walking to his next class when he came across two boys in particular.

Jaden and Syrus.

"Hey Shino, how's it going?" Jaden greeted him.

One of Shirou's eyes twitched. How could he get his name wrong? It's a common name!

"Good and my name is Shirou by the way. Please don't forget that."

Jaden held a hand behind his head sheepishly. "Sorry, I forgot your name was and just said what came to mind."

"Apologies accepted, say… why is Syrus looking ill?" Shirou asked curiously.

Said boy's face was looking a little green.

"Ah well you see, I think Syrus probably ate some bad fish. He did comment on it last night." Jaden explained.

"And you didn't check the food or do anything beforehand?" The red-haired boy asked incredulously.

Jaden started twiddling his fingers in a slightly guilty manner. "I didn't think there was anything to it, but I'll make it up to him by taking him to see the nurse. She gotta know what to do right?"

Shirou shook his head in disbelief. If a food tasted very off, it's a warning sign to not touch it anymore right away.

"You do know the way to the nurse is the other way right?"

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"Ah… this building is big?" Jaden could only come up with one excuse.

The redhead sighed and told the boy to follow him, mostly in fear that they'll never make it to the nurse office soon enough.

They arrived at the nurse office as two females were inside.

One is a young adult with dark red hair that sticks out in a bunch on the right side of her head. She wears a white jacket with blue trim as a variation of the school girl's uniform. She wears a pink shirt and pink skirt underneath with a fairly large belt buckle. She also wears a pair of earrings and blue boots. Her eyes are gray and her body would be fitting for a model with a large bust.

The other is a younger teenage girl with long light grey hair styled in a ponytail and golden eyes.

Shirou didn't look any further because he recognized those feminine features anywhere.

"You, what are you doing here?!" He demanded while pointing at the girl, with a tone noticed by others as fear.

Said girl wore the standard obelisk uniform with a red scarf tied around her right arm. Though her beauty isn't on the same level as her senior nurse, she would still be considered quite pretty in eyes of an average boy.

The girl spun her scarf around and snatched Shirou in it before he could run away. She spun the boy to right in front of her.

"Now, now, don't you know pointing and yelling at someone is considered a very rude gesture?" She said in a condescending manner as if chiding a child though her smile says how much she enjoyed this positon.

"I see you are still carrying that scarf and what are you doing here of all places?" Shirou asked again.

"Since you asked so nicely, I'll tell you." She started sarcastically. "I'm here under Miss Fontaine's apprenticeship program so I can become a nurse since I've excelled at academic studies quite a bit earlier than those my age. It's nice seeing you again Shirou, how's your sister?"

"She's fine…" Shirou answered reluctantly.

"Oh, is he a friend of yours, Caren?" Fontaine asked curiously.

Caren turned back to her mentor with a smirk as she wrapped an arm around Shirou's shoulders. "Yes, we go back a long way. We met when I was twelve and Shirou was eleven. He was such a shy kid back then."

"No I wasn't." Shirou insisted.

"He didn't have any friends besides me." Caren continued with a dramatic sigh though everyone could tell by that point she was just playing around with him.

Fontaine turned to the other two boys in the room. "Do you boys need something?"

"Yeah, Syrus ate a bad fish last night and he isn't feeling well. So could you help him miss?" Jaden asked.

The head nurse nodded as she ushered the blue-haired boy sit on a patient bed. "Caren, I'll take care of this by myself for once. It's a common case I have encountered before. Why don't you take this moment to catch up with your friend?" She turned to the sick boy. "Now why don't we start with telling me how you feel?"

The group gave them some space as the two began to talk.

Jaden decided to leave Shirou and Caren alone for the moment. He went on to his next class, unfortunately, he still forgotten where to go.

"Shirou, I must say that it is great to see you again." Caren smiled at him.

Shirou relaxed at he heard the sincerity in her voice. "Yeah, it's been a while hasn't it?"

"Almost two years."

"I… heard about your mother. I'm sorry."

Caren's expression was crestfallen. "You need not apologized. You couldn't have done anything after all. Everyone knew it was coming eventually."

"I know but, it doesn't make it any better. She is a wonderful woman for a mother. Remember when we first met, both of our mothers took us and Illya to a costume store to dress up in?" Shirou has a look of reminiscence.

Caren chuckled lightly. "Yes, mother enjoyed Irisviel trying to make the most of her remaining time. They got along so well. I do remember that… and you didn't want to until you little sister told she wanted to play dress up with you. You could never say no to her as far as I recalled all our time playing together. She says what she wants and you would give in right away without any resistance."

Shirou laughed as well before becoming silent for a moment. "So you chose the career of a nurse?" He inquired.

"I wanted to be to help people in my own way and to prevent slow deaths like my mother suffered through. I wanted to see the relieved looks on patients and that they know everything is alright." Caren stated as she put smiled a little and placed a hand in front of it at the end of the sentence.

"You know… causing other people harmless misery is an unusual habit right?" Shirou deadpanned.

"What could you ever possibly mean, my old friend? Aren't I'm a saintly person like my father?" Caren's eyes twinkled with amusement.

"I can't believe you adopted that trait from your father." The redhead sighed exasperatedly. "At least you didn't take up his liking of mapo tofu, I still don't understand how he can eat the stuff he make. That, and isn't it a little unethical to torture people going to confessions by making them guilty?" Shirou questioned.

Caren was surprised by that. "How did you know about that? Father never let anyone know he has a recording voice for all of his sessions."

"My dad visited Kotomine one time and found out about it fairly quickly since he's good at what he does. By the way, I heard how Kotomine opened up a ramen noodle restaurant for serving mapo tofu in his wife's name." Shirou stated casually.

"He always wanted to do something with his life that he could be proud of, mapo tofu was the answer." Caren replied.

Shirou cringed at the thought of the restaurant being successful. He looked at the time. "Oh well, looks like our time is up. I guess I'll see you some time later?"

Caren fanned herself in a teasing manner. "Oh my Shirou, are you perhaps asking me out on a date? You know there will be gossips between a love struck student and the lovely nurse assistant, right?"

Shirou blushed. "That's not what I meant and you know it!" Then he calmed down and gave a serene smile. "I'm serious though it's nice to see you again."

Being unwrapped from the red binding, Shirou walked off as she went back to check on Fontaine's progress with Syrus.

Fontaine already dealt with the problem by making Syrus taking a pill and rest for an hour before returning to class.

Meanwhile, a white-haired man who looks to be in his late twenties sighed while materialized as a spirit on the rooftops.

He muttered, "Now I'm a playing card for a children trading card game. How demeaning, I went from a Counter Guardian/Servant to a card. Is this my punishment for trying to kill my younger self multiple times?"

He sighed again, "Screw my E-rank luck."

Notes

The red scarf is just a normal scarf for now so I don't have any other plan for it besides an accessory to make Caren stand out from other girls in term of appearance.

Also, Kotomine is a good person in this universe. Rather than causing extreme misery to others, he causes a little misery in people's lives as he enjoyed every second of it.

I've always liked the idea of a good Kirei Kotomine as he is capable of it in any universe. It's just that this problem was not addressed in the best manner or always too late. That and his fight against Kiritsugu in Fate /Zero was simply amazing.

Guess what Kirei does on the internet in his spare time? Hehehe…..