Special Thanks to Reishin Amara for Mordred's fate … (I was kind of sad with the original fate of Mordred)
Epilogue:
Shirou awoke just before dawn so he got up and checked the room beside him … what he saw was Saber sleeping soundly with illya and a little Girl that looked just like Saber. He eyed them for a second and smiled softly
"Guess I'll just cook our breakfast" Shirou said as he pulled the door a close
"I want pancakes, Shirou" the little girl said and Shirou nodded
"I got it … Mordred" Shirou said as he closed the door
As he walked towards the kitchen he started to remember what happened just after they arrived at the present time.
1 week ago (Shirou's POV):
[~]
We were standing in front of our house just standing there … I was carrying illya now wrapped with a cloth I traced …
"Yo! Long-time no see" Merlin called as he was standing in front of our just beside the door
"… Merlin?" I automatically blurted out
"Yes … although you just arrived right? For us it was a year … hmmm … so long-time no see might not be the appropriate thing to say" Merlin said
"If you have time to play around merlin I suggest you tell us you're purpose here" Saber said clearly confused and tired
"Always straight to the point with you … okay best you get out now … your father is getting angry" for a second Saber tensed up then a small girl peeked out from behind merlin … the girl looked a lot like Saber only younger about five or six years old although I was shocked … Saber expression was beyond understanding
"Father?" was its only word and Saber rushed to the girl
"Mordred" Saber said as he hugged the small girl which caused my brain to stop working for a second
"Mordred!" I exclaimed almost dropping illya
"Yes Shirou it is me Mordred" Mordred said as she looked at me for a second while hugging Saber
"B-b-b-but weren't you bigger?" I asked utterly confused
"This is a new body given to me by Vivian … seeing that I was dead for a moment and my body was unusable" Mordred answered
"I see" was all I could muster. After a moment, when the mother/father and son/daughter reluctantly let go Merlin spoke
"Well I have to go … Vivian only wanted to drop off Mordred as an apology for everything that happened" Merlin said and saber looked up
"Tell her I will be forever thankful to the both of you for this" Saber said and merlin nodded while smiling
And with that he was gone
[~]
Shirou's train of thought was abruptly stopped as he saw Tohsaka arrive at the kitchen
"Morning" She said while yawning
"Good morning" he answered as he set the food unto the table
"Sorry but I really have to help myself to some milk" she said while reaching for the milk, at that moment Saber showed up with Mordred holding her hands
"Morning saber" he automatically said
"Morning Shirou" Saber said with a smile
"Shirou are my pancakes ready yet?" Mordred said
"Hey! How dare you speak to onii-chan like that! Onii-chan tell her!" illya said
"I don't really mind … how about you illya do you want pancakes too?" Shirou said 'well ... after all we've been through things like this won't bother me much' Shirou thought. Meanwhile illya was muttering something while taking a bite out of her pancakes
"But really it was quite a shock when we arrived here after you told them about everything" illya commented while eyeing Tohsaka who was lowering her head
[~] A few days back [~]
Shirou and Saber decided to tell Sakura and Tohsaka everything after three days of hiding Mordred (being that tohsaka was still unconscious and Sakura wasn't able to visit due to Shinji passing away)
"So what is it you wanted to talk about Shirou?" Tohsaka asked
"Well … it's kind of a long story …" Shirou said scratching his neck … they were supposed to talk later tonight but the two insisted that they talk now 'and Saber is looking for clothes that would fit both illya and Mordred and since Mordred was asleep (still not used being in a childs body) only illya went with saber to shop … fine at least I can tell them a summary of what happened' Shirou thought
And so Shirou gave a 45-minute summary of what happened to them over the week and about the connection between Shirou and Archer and the final battle between him and Gilgamesh. After he finished his summary both girls expressions were of curiosity
"I see that would explain Archer's undeniable hostility to you" Tohsaka concluded
"Then Senpai can I just ask-"
"Father?"
Suddenly Sakura was cut off when a little Girl opened the door, she looked like she was still sleepy but when she saw the two sisters in front of Shirou the little girl immediately dashed off to her and Saber's room
"S-s-senpai who was that?" Sakura barely managed to croak out
"Shirou who was that! I thought you and Saber were only there for a week!" Tohsaka screamed
"W-we were!" Shirou tried to defend himself while waving his hands in a panic "I wasn't the father she was looking for!" just after Shirou said that he realized that the words he used would cause misunderstanding. A loud smash on the table was heard which caused Shirou to almost shrieked
"Don't you dare play with me!? That Girl looked a lot like Saber!? And I doubt that little Girl can get away with calling anyone father except you or Gilgamesh" Tohsaka shouted! And at that moment they heard the door open and illya and Saber arrived
"What … is … happening?" Saber asked as she saw the awkward position they were all in
[~]
"I said I was sorry I really didn't know that Mordred was turned into a little girl" Tohsaka said whining
"Well I was trying to tell you …" Shirou said
"I know … I know … by the way how did Fujimura-sensei take it?"
"Awful … she started bawling everyone until we finally managed to explain everything to her" Shirou said and tohsaka laughed
"I can actually imagine that" Tohsaka said with a smile
"SHIROU FOOD! … and I brought Sakura" Fuji-nee said as she entered the house
"Eh? Isn't it a Sunday?" Shirou said
"Well we have practice … and I need Food!" Fuji-nee shouted "I'll handle setting the able" Sakura said and Shirou gave thanks
As Shirou eyed everyone talking, laughing and having fun a thought passed him
'We passed through a lot of trials and pain … but … I'm glad everything worked out' he said as he saw Saber smile at him
[A/N]:
I figured I wouldn't dwell on it too much seeing that they would just act like they did two weeks ago (except for Mordred who just arrived) and i wanted a happy ambiance
Fun Fact (I think): the final battle was actually the first part written about Return to the Past. That was what gave birth to the story.
oh and i'm planning to renew my second story (fate) hope you all read it!
Fire lord 626: thank you! :P The final battle was actually revised about 3 times (excluding Mordred's fate) -
Aburg76: Thank you for reading … I do hope you look forward to it! :P -
TargaryenKurosaki: I was wondering where you were :P … -
Brightheart10: well … Tadah! -
Forevershine: at first I really was planning to 'off' Shirou (you know that smile he gave Saber just before using his version of Excalibur) … but changed my mind because … I'm Crazy for Happy endings! :P -
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ MY STORY! :D (curtains close)