"Yawn..." Looking at the rising sun the boy smiles. "It should be 6 o'clock."
He gets up from bed and stretches lightly. "Good thing I started the warmer before I slept."
The small house was warm and cozy, as if calling him back to bed.
Yet the boy didn't look back.
He goes to the bathroom, washing his face with cold water to clear his sleepiness, and ruffles his hair.
The boy walks back to his bedroom after carefully making his bed.
He made sure the bed was just right.
After even checking the height and the corners of the blanket, he was proud of it to the point tears would follow.
"You know what they say. 'You made your bed, now you must lie in it.'" without a second thought he sits on the bed destroying the beautiful corners he spent 20 minutes straightening.
The growling of his stomach made him jump off the bed to the kitchen.
He ate a large loaf of bread he'd brought at eighty percent off, about to expire.
Once he's full, the boy gets ready to leave.
He left the house without even checking the locks.
But he made extra sure nothing could get inside not even a stray cat.
his expression turning dark, with a cold voice that shouldn't belong to a child for his age.
Using a slight amount of magical energy in his voice. "Fermeture. Procédure Trois." The shed glowed mystic symbols for a brief moment.
Satisfied it won't open, he left.
---
He waited impatiently outside a large traditional Japanese house.
"Did he already go to school?"
After a few more minutes of waiting, he sighs and goes off towards school, the streets still empty in the early dawn.
"These streets are nice before rush hours."
He followed the path until the school came into view.
Looking at a few club captains preparing their clubs, the boy didn't see the person he was looking for.
As he was entering the school a female voice called out.
"Oh, Ryouma? You've come earlier than usual."
Ryouma smiles sheepishly. "Shirou promised me a bento - no way I'm missing that!" The genuine smile is so bright it almost blinds her.
"If you can wake up early for 1 bento box, why not join my club? I'll always give you my homemade bento." The girl's voice was high as if she knew Ryouma couldn't decline her offer.
Bowing down. "I have to refuse, Mitsuzuri-sama. There is no universe where your cooking can beat Emiya-kun."
Mitsuzuri's lips twitch. Not only had Ryouma refused her, he declared her cooking inferior to nonexistent.
Mitsuzuri sighs. 'Well, I have to admit it - Shirou's archery might even surpass mine, and his cooking is leagues ahead.'
Ryouma not realizing what he said just waves his hand. "See ya later Mitsu-sama."
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Ryouma goes around yelling Shirou's name all over school.
Then he bumped into a woman, while she barely moved, Ryouma fell on his butt.
"Hey... Ryouma watch where you're going?" A mature feminine voice called him.
Ryouma looks up and sees one of his teachers. "Good morning Tiger-senpai!"
Fujimura-sensei's arm arcs in a blur, striking Ryouma's head with a half-moon swing.
*Thud.* Ryouma touched his forehead as red liquid began pouring down.
There was an awkward five second pause, both of them blinking at each other.
Without another beat, Ryouma lost consciousness.
The student president and Shirou turn around the corner, only to find Sensei doing CPR on a bleeding Ryouma.
"...I'll get the mop. You help Ryouma to the nurse's office."
Shirou nodded. They were getting used to the sight before them.
With Taiga-sensei's help, Shirou carried Ryouma to the nurse's office.
"Taiga-sensei... why did you attack Ryouma?" Shirou was curious about what made Taiga-sensei try to kill a student.
Taiga explained what happened. Shirou started to sweat slightly.
Shirou remembered a joke he once told. (Taiga's name sounded like 'Tiger' in english.)
Coughing nervously, Shirou examined Ryouma. Nothing serious, no real cut that could even cause bleeding.
"Shirou... Will he wake up?" Taiga was nervous about Ryouma.
Shirou sighs, opening a bento box.
The smell instantly brought Ryouma back to consciousness.
Playing up his death scene, he gasped "Ah... Shirou." *Cough. Cough.* "Your bento will be my last meal. What a noble life."
Shirou instantly saw through the overly exaggerating act. While Fujimura cried thinking Ryouma was dying.
"Hey Ryouma if you keep this act up, I'll give your bento to Taiga-sensei."
Fujimura Taiga still crying. "I'll eat it for you." *Sob. Sob.*
Ryouma shot off the bed like a bullet. Bowing on his knees. "Shirou please! I'm sorry."
Taiga's expression reveals her confusion.
"Wait... that was a prank?" Ryouma looked up at the teacher.
Bowing even lower. "Sorry sensei!"
Fujimura-sensei looked at the blood and how it was done.
Just as she was thinking too hard. The student president came in holding a ketchup.
"Ryouma, stop pranking sensei!" With that Issei and Shirou left.
Ryouma started sweating as he was waiting for his punishment.
"Hmmmm... Since you're one of the best students I'll forgi.... You thought I would say that right! Your punishment is... sharing this bento with me at lunch!" With that she left taking the bento with her.
Ryouma could only blame himself for pranking that Tiger.
After washing the ketchup from his hair, Ryouma stepped out of the nurse's office and immediately bumped into Tohsaka Rin
"Oh, Tohsaka? What are you doing here?"
Rin didn't answer, only stared at him. She could feel the magical energy from him.
Her eyes narrowed. Ryouma laughed nervously, trying to hide from her heavy gaze.
"Well sorry gotta go!" With that Ryouma left towards his class.
Rin only stood there, as if monologuing to herself.
Ryouma arrived in his class.
He slumps into his seat, already dreaming of bento long before class begins.