Fate/Clusterfuck (Fate/Stay Night)

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[] [A young girl with snow-white hair]

Thanks to @Armoury for the beta!

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Your eyes snap open, and the first thing you feel is… confusion. As you find yourself staring up at the roof of a four poster bed. You had seen one before, in a museum, but had never laid in one. That in itself was unusual. Beyond that the room you were in was… odd, it wasn't Japanese in the slightest. Floral pattern wallpaper, marble pillars holding up the roof. A wood burning fireplace decorated by a gilded mirror, and little stuffed animals placed around the room. It was, in appearance, the room of a little princess. In a castle straight out of fairytales.

"Grhm." You grunt. Your mind feels… clouded, and your body feels heavy. You could feel your blood moving through your veins throughout your body.

Your nose twitched again at the smell of pancakes, and you turned your head to see… a little girl. She was wearing a purple dress and a white skirt, and between that, her bright red eyes, and her snow-white hair there was something… otherworldly about her. Not in any horrific way, or what you felt from time to time on Circe's island. No, this was like she had been plucked from a storybook and put in front of you. She was sitting on a wooden chair, a small smile on her face. Just beside her on a little table was a plate of steaming pancakes and… orange juice?

"Good morning, Shirou." The girl says, her voice soft and pleasant.

Was it… morning? Your eyes glanced towards the end of the room towards the windows, where, indeed, soft rays of light were coming in. Then you jerked yourself up in a sitting position, your mind snapping back into focus. How did she know your name? Where were you? Why were your hands tied up!?

You stare down at the ropes binding your wrists together. Your mind whirring, the last thing you remember was… getting kidnapped by the woman with purple hair. Before that there was… Rin showing up with a servant, and you… Your memories were a blur, a mess of images and sounds all crashing into each other as you try to desperately push through the haze.

You shake your head from side to side, then turn your focus onto the little girl. "Do we… know each other?"

The girl smiles a touch wider. "I know you, Shirou… Emiya. Do you know my name?"

You stare at her. She rather stood out, it's not a face you would easily forget. But you didn't recognize her.

"I don't." you reply. Then you move to adjust yourself on the bed, but find the bindings on your hands make the task rather difficult. The ropes were tight, far too tight for you to break. "Why am I tied up?"

"So you can't run away of course! That wouldn't do at all." the girl replies, smiling beatifically. "Do you not like being tied up?"

"I… can't say that I enjoy it," you reply.

The girl giggles. "Well, I could just throw you in the dungeon as we do the rest of our enemies."

You don't know if she's kidding. Frankly you are afraid to ask. This whole situation was… surreal. You tug your wrists again, but the rope barely budges. When you last were… conscious, Rin was in danger, as was Caster.

The girl's eyes flit to the ropes. "Even if you broke free you would never get away from the castle, we're surrounded by miles of forest in all directions. Why don't you just give up and eat breakfast? Or is your servant that important to you?"

You take in a breath, then parse your situation. When you were last conscious, Rin was being chased off by a… second servant of yours? You were still unsure, your house was partially demolished. Then you were kidnapped, and if the sequence of events were what they appeared to be… "She is. Are you the master of the servant who kidnapped me?"

The girl blinks, then nods. A look of surprise flitting across her face before she gets out of her seat to give you a curtsy, her fingers delicately lifting up her skirt as she bows her head towards you.

"Illyasviel von Einzbern." Her head then lifts, her eyes meeting your own. A rather expectant look is on her face. The standoff lasts for several seconds, before she drops the skirt, standing straight once more. "Do you know who I am?"

You shake your head slowly.

The girl's eyes widen, and a manic twitch goes across her face for a moment before she closes her eyes and lets out a slow breath. She shakes her head from side to side, the glittering white hair waving around her. Then she smiles once more, unlike before however, this smile was obviously forced. "That's… fine. Please eat, I will be back shortly."

Then without another word she walks past the bed and out the door in the room, the wood hitting the frame with a slam. You stare after her for a moment, then turn your head back towards the plate sitting on the table. You had no idea where you were, who that was, why you are here… but you are damn hungry. You wanted to go after the girl to ask what was wrong and if you could help, but she seemed… a little upset. And you had enough practice avoiding people that were upset at you for reasons you didn't understand. It usually ended in pain, physical or emotional.

Scooting across the bed, you gingerly grab the fork with your bound hands and take a bite.

It's… good.

You aren't sure why that surprised you. A fairly loud portion of your mind was screaming at you for stopping to eat when there was a chance people needed you. But… your stomach aches, mana drain? You weren't sure, all you knew was that the food was ambrosia that was quickly wiping away the pain your stomach was announcing.

"Surprisingly calm, aren't you? Is that bravery? Or just a brave face I wonder." A soft voice speaks up just a few feet in front of you.

You snap your head up as the purple-haired woman fades into view. Literally. Her expression was flat, with a blindfold over her eyes to make it doubly hard to read her. You jerk back, the fork clattering down onto the floor as your back hits the bed.

That causes the woman to smile. She steps forward, leaning over you, her purple hair blocking your vision to either side as she hovers just a half foot or so above your own face. "Interesting…"

You don't respond, instead you ball your hands. You doubt you could do much, but at the very least you could get a jab into her stomach then run if she planned on killing you.

The woman leans back again, one hand moving to her hip. "Are you worried about your servant?"

You pause, staring up at the woman. It wasn't a question you expected. Frankly, you didn't know what you did expect. This had been so far a very weird morning. But you also didn't see any point in lying. "Yes." You answer.

The woman smiles wider. Then take another step back. "Then allow me to make you an offer. I can guide you out of the castle. But after that you are on your own. Or… you can stay here. Illya means you no harm after all.

You highly doubt that, but you don't say that aloud. "Am I really supposed to believe you'll just let me out of here?"

The woman flicks her wrist up, and with the sound of snapping fibers the ropes around your wrist falls away. Cut cleanly through. "I am not letting you do anything. I was asked to bring you to the castle, what you do after is of course up to you. Though Illya will be upset if you flee."

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[] [Flee]
You have to help Rin and Caster.

[] [Stay]
You feel like this is a trap.

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Once again sorry for the short length, today was the first time in a while that I was able to eat, brain is still... fuzzy.