Fates Supports/Avatar(M) Hinoka

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Avatar: Hm? Was that a whinny just now? Oh, I think I see Hinoka. It must be her pegasus I heard...

(Avatar leaves)

Hinoka: There you go... Feels good, doesn't it? Oh, don't get your feathers all ruffled! It just makes it harder to brush you... We've been partners for a while; it was so long ago that I chose to be a sky knight... Hm?

Avatar: Oh, sorry, Hinoka. I didn't mean to interrupt you...

Hinoka: Hi, Avatar. It's not a problem at all. What can I do for you?

Avatar: Well, I overheard you talking about when you decided to become a sky knight... I'm actually curious why you did it.

Hinoka: I don't know if it's a story I should tell you. ... No, that's wrong. Now that we're reunited, I can share it with you. After you were kidnapped, I was so mad, I didn't know what to do with myself. On several occasions, I snuck out of the castle, thinking I could come save you.

Avatar: Really?!

Hinoka: But I was always stopped, either by castle staff, Ryoma, or even Mother herself. I was just so angry that those Nohrians had stolen you away from us... And I was mad at myself for not being able to do anything about it.

Avatar: Hinoka...

Hinoka: As I got older, I realized that I was trying to do the impossible. I was so young; there was no way I could walk through all of Nohr and save you. And then one day I saw a pegasus flying...

Avatar: So that was when you decided to become a sky knight?

Hinoka: Indeed. That decision has driven almost everything I've done since then. It's really made me into the person I am today—much stronger and determined. I suppose I should thank you, Avatar, even though I wish you'd been spared it.

Avatar: I'm the one who should be thanking you. If things hadn't turned out exactly as they did, I'd have needed you to save me! Thank you, Hinoka.

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Avatar: Hello there, Hinoka. Tending to your pegasus again?

Hinoka: Indeed. He's always been my partner on the battlefield, after all. It's important that I show him my appreciation whenever I can.

Avatar: You were still quite young when you decided to become a sky knight, right? It's obviously a dangerous job... Did anyone try to talk you out of it?

Hinoka: Oh, definitely. Many people did. Your mother more than most.

Avatar: What? Even my mother? She was worried for your safety, even though you weren't related?

Hinoka: Indeed. It even surprised me how strongly opposed to the idea she was. She tried all manner of things to convince me to change my mind. Begging, bribing...

Avatar: How did you respond?

Hinoka: Well, I was still a very young girl... Ryoma and the others accepted her as Father's wife and our new mother, but I... I didn't do that very easily. As a result, I was cruel to her—more cruel than she could ever deserve.

Avatar: Oh, no! What happened? What did you do?

Hinoka: I told her that she wasn't my mother and had no place ordering me around. Of course, I apologized later, but it's impossible to take back what was said. I still remember how her face changed right as the words left my mouth. I'll probably regret having said that for the rest of my life...

Avatar: That was years ago, though! I'm sure she forgave you long ago. You were young and didn't know any better. I think you can forgive yourself...

Hinoka: No, it's better that I continue to carry this burden with me as a reminder, I think.

Avatar: Hinoka...

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Avatar: Is that Hinoka's pegasus over there? Hey there. You're a lucky one. You probably know this, but Hinoka is pretty great. She's strong and she's brave...and she's really determined. At the same time she's so kind and caring. You couldn't have asked for a better rider.

Hinoka: Avatar? What are you doing here?

Avatar: Gah! H-hello, Hinoka! I didn't see you...

Hinoka: You jumped a foot in the air, Avatar. Why were you so startled?

Avatar: No reason! No reason... I'm fine, I just wasn't expecting you to be there. I was...wrapped up in talking to your pegasus about you.

Hinoka: You were? What were you saying to him?

Avatar: I was telling him how lucky he was to have someone who cares so much. Even though becoming a sky knight has really defined who you are... you were just as caring a person before.

Hinoka: ...

Avatar: I'm incredibly grateful for how much you've cared for me. I feel like I need to give a little back, too.

Hinoka: Avatar...

Avatar: You've worked so hard to support me. I want to be able to support you too.

Hinoka: Heehee... When did you learn to be so direct in your words?

Avatar: D-don't tease me! I'm serious!

Hinoka: I know, Avatar, I know. Thank you. I'm blessed to be your sister.

Avatar: And I'm thankful to be your brother. I hope that you'll lean on me for help whenever you need it.

Hinoka: Of course.

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Hinoka: You know, Avatar showered me with all those nice words, but... I don't think I'm as wonderful a person as he seems to believe...

(Pegasus whinnies)

Hinoka: Remember how angry I was after he was kidnapped? It's impossible to deny—even you wouldn't obey me back then... They say pegasi only listen to people with pure hearts... I can't even count the number of times you threw me as I was learning to ride. Heehee... Even then I had probably fallen for him and just not realized it. I can be pretty scary when I lose something I love...

Avatar: H-Hinoka...

Hinoka: What the—?!

Avatar: Were you talking about...me, just now?

Hinoka: I...um... You were listening? It doesn't matter! Just...forget everything you heard, OK? That wasn't meant for you!

Avatar: No. I don't think I can forget that.

Hinoka: But why...

Avatar: Because hearing it... It made me really happy to hear you say that.

Hinoka: What?!

Avatar: Never in my wildest dreams did I think that you felt that way about me. And while I am glad to know it... no matter how much we care about each other, we're siblings. It would be best if we just buried these feelings and never let them out.

Hinoka: I didn't think you shared the same feelings, which is why I didn't tell you... Well, forgive me for not sharing this truth with you before now.

Avatar: What are you talking about?

Hinoka: The truth is...you're not my brother. My blood brother, anyway.

Avatar: Huh?! What do you mean?

Hinoka: After you returned to Hoshido, Mother... Queen Mikoto gave me this letter. She told me to read it if—in light of your return—I ever worried about who I loved. I didn't know what she meant then, but a few days ago I realized she meant you. In the letter, Mother writes that you aren't Father...King Sumeragi's child. Since we also have different mothers...

Avatar: This is...a lot to take in all at once...

Hinoka: Thinking back, we all knew that Mother had prophetic powers. She must have given me the letter because she knew I would fall in love with you. The letter also talked a bit about her and Father's relationship...

Avatar: What did it say?

Hinoka: Mother wrote that she came to Hoshido after asking my father for help. When she arrived, she had a baby with her. He had been born in her homeland. That baby was you, Avatar. Father knew that you weren't his child, and yet he raised you as his own... Such was his love for Mother... Your mother, that is.

Avatar: Even knowing the truth, I can't think of him as anyone other than my father. This begs the question, though... Who is my father by blood?

Hinoka: I can't help you there. Mother didn't say anything about him in her letter.

Avatar: I see... Still, this means that you're not actually my sister...

Hinoka: I'm sorry, Avatar. Maybe I shouldn't have told you...

Avatar: No, I'm glad you did! I'm shocked, to be sure, but now that I know the truth, I can be honest, too. Hinoka... I love you. I love you more than anyone else in the world.

Hinoka: Really? Are you certain? If you are... Well, there is no one I would rather be with than you.

Avatar: I am. And I feel exactly the same way.

Hinoka: Avatar... I never dreamed this would happen. It makes all those days I spent planning how to rescue you all the more meaningful. I'm so glad that we feel the same...

Avatar: We'll never be separated again. Ever. I'll always be by your side.

Hinoka: Me too. I promise to always protect you.

(Confession Scene)

Hinoka: You never left my mind since the day you've been gone...Never leave me again.