A/N: Didn't think I'd have another story so soon, did ya? This one, I decided to try a different style of writing, one I'm not really used to. Again, this was supposed to be a one shot, but then I just decided to make two perspectives, Einhart's and Vivio's. This story, probably due to the odd style of writing, is moving fast. That's fine, I like things moving fast, but hopefully not too fast. Anyway, again, I have gone with hurting the characters, which I indeed love to do. I already started on the second part, so it should be done today; I'll also finally begin work on another, quite overdue project. Also, I'm running out of cleaver titles for things, so this will likely be the last small project I do for a while, I need to get my priorities in order. With all that said, enjoy it, and please be gentle on my writing :).

-Kode-Dekka

I needed to become stronger,

I wanted to become stronger.

That is, because I had something precious to me.

Above all else, I wanted to become strong enough,

So that I could protect you...

But then you surpassed me...

You became stronger than me.

The thing I wanted to do most in this world,

I could no longer do.

My purpose was to protect you, and now its all gone.

So, tell me,

What should I do now?

Your Eyes, Which Pierce Through My Hart

"Nee, Einhart-san, are you alright?" You looked up at me expectantly, it completely caught me off guard; that's because, I had already become distracted, by thoughts of you.

"Um, yes, I'm fine, don't worry." So I told you. Vivio, you were still innocent, and could not see through my lies, which was fine, since I didn't want you to.

"Really?" Your multicolored eyes pierced through me, but you didn't notice it at all, the fact that I had lied to you. I smiled at you, so that you could be assured that nothing was wrong with me. You fell for it, you always did.

For now you backed off, not a moment too soon. If you had looked at me any longer, I would have exploded, I would not have been able to hold myself back, and would have assaulted you right there.

I loved you, so it was getting hard to swallow my feelings, especially when you looked at me innocently. But I remained quiet, I kept my distance from you, because I didn't want to lose you. I couldn't let you see my feelings.

I understood your situation; both of your parents were female, they were married as well and deeply in love. I understood that these feelings were normal. Still I could not risk it; if I told you how I truly felt, it could push you away from me. You saw me as a friend, that was fine. I didn't want to change things between us, not if it the feelings weren't mutual. If there was a rift between us, I wouldn't be able to stand it; so I endured.

For lunch, your parents prepared things for you, just like always. You were 16 already, and yet sometimes still acted like a child. Or maybe I was being too judgmental of you; after all, I did not have the luxury of such a warm family. Perhaps, I was jealous of you, that was probably it; though I didn't resent you for it, because I loved you so much.

You dipped you fork into the vegetables within your bento. It was the last thing left, you never did really like vegetables, even though they are so good for you. As a last resort, you offered them to me. I was stunned at first, but when you held out the fork to me, I could do nothing but accept your meal. I only realized it then, that your lips had touched that fork before me. I had heard about it, an indirect kiss; I had shared my first kiss with you, though you didn't know it. When I realized this, my face lit up. You asked again if I was alright, I responded the same way; and then I lied to you again, telling you that I didn't really like what you gave me. You apologized, even though it was me who should have done that; for stealing your first kiss, even though it was only an indirect one. I did apologize to you then, however, you would never understand why.

During training, you surpassed everyone. It was to be expected, you were of ancient Belkan heritage, the magic flowing through you was strong. Not to mention, you had two extremely powerful mages as your mothers. I was the same as you, I had the same Belkan magic running through me. I was glad, to be able to share the same magic as you; we were equals as well, in terms of strength and skill. As much as you were my friend, you were also my rival, but I enjoyed everything about our relationship, I'm sure you did too, I hoped so.

But at some point, little by little, you got stronger. Eventually, you passed me; somehow, I let myself be surpassed by you. Another see of envy was planted in my heart, but I still did not resent you, because you were my best friend. My feelings for you, they were far too strong to let this affect them. Eventually, we would go into the field of battle, one day; I hoped perhaps, that we would fight side by side. I wanted to protect you, my heart told me to always be there to protect you. But now that you were stronger, I started to wonder if you needed me at all. When the time came, would I be able to protect you? I didn't know the answer; until then, I would try my best. But for now, I wanted to get even stronger, so I endured.

"What do you think, Einhart-san?" The school was abuzz; in a week, there would be a dance. Even if it was a training academy, this place was still a high school as well, so such an event was normal. You wanted to go, but didn't want to go by herself, so you asked me. I declined.

"I'm not really good with things like this." You pouted, I both loved and hated that pout, it was hard to resist it.

"Come one, please~? It will be weird if I go by myself."

"Then why don't you ask a boy?" It slipped out, I didn't mean for it to. It was on my mind when you mentioned the dance; I thought 'isn't this normally an event where a boy and girl dance together?' Still you looked at me in wonder.

"Fate-mama says I should wait for a boy to ask me; and Mama, well, lets just say she wont be kind to any boy that does ask. Either way, it wouldn't work out. That's why, you and me should go together!" It was awful reasoning; but you were looking at me with a sparkle in your eyes, it was becoming harder and harder to say no.

"I-I don't really fit in with those kinds of things."

"Of course you would; since you're so pretty, the guys will be lining up to dance with you."

"I-I'm not..." I didn't really think I was very pretty, or not as pretty as you made me out to be. Again I was blushing, I couldn't understand, why did you have to be so nice to me? Either way, you were winning this argument, and you knew it.

"Oh pretty please? I promise you, there will be so many people wanting to dance with you, you'll have to beat them all away. I'm actually a little jealous."

"You're much prettier than me, so I'm sure more guys will want to dance with you." I did it again, said something I shouldn't have. You were surprised, and this time, it was you who blushed.

"Well, I don't know about that, ehehe~" You were embarrassed, but also very happy, and so I was happy as well. It was impossible, so I gave up.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

"Yes!" You pumped her hands in the air, I couldn't help but chuckle at your enthusiasm. However, on the inside, I was a mess. I wondered, if at any point in time, you would realize; the person I wanted to dance with the most, was you.

"Alright! There you go, both of you look very cute." Your parents looked at the two of us, dressed up with bright outfits, and showered us with praise. Hayate-san looked us over, but the way she gazed at us made me a bit uncomfortable. She looked at both Fate-san and Nanoha-san, then gave them a thumbs up.

"Both of them are S++ in the sexy department, they'll have guys all over them in no time." Fate-san slapped her over the head.

"You shouldn't put such ideas into their head." Hayate-san nodded, though she had a cleaver grin on her face.

"Right right, my mistake. The girls will be all-" Nanoha-san landed a punch on the top of her head this time. "Owowow~, I was only joking." It was a comical act, even I laughed a little. But then Nanoha-san became very serious all of a sudden.

"Vivio, Einhart-san, this is very important, so listen. Don't go alone with any boys, or girls for that matter. And if one of them tries to kiss you, hit him and run away; make sure you call me after, I'll set them straight." You looked at your mother like she was crazy, then you looked at Fate-san and Hayate-san, both of shook their heads and shrugged their shoulders.

"Mama, I'm not a kid anymore, just one kiss should be fine." You looked at me and winked, "Right, Einhart-san?" I was confused, blushing, and a stumbling mess. Nanoha-san took it the wrong way.

"Is there something you should tell me, Einhart-san?" I shook my head and waved my hands.

"Um, we never- I mean, we're not like that!" You were already bursting with laughter, watching my misery with amusement.

"Oh Mama, it was a joke, a joke! You always get so worked up about things like this." Nanoha-san huffed and crossed her arms.

"Hey, I'm just worried about someone taking advantage of you. Its a mother's job to protect her children."

"Now now, don't make fun of your mother, even if she is overreacting." Fate-san patted your mother on the head and consoled her.

"That's right, and she was always so impulsive and outrageous as a teen, I wonder what happened."

"The outrageous one is you, Hayate-chan!" The two of them started fighting, Fate-san could only sigh as the two of them shouted words and insults at each other.

"Come on, I'll drive you, that will give them time to settle things." We nodded and followed your more rational mother out the door.

While we drove to the school, you engaged me in conversation, though I didn't really listen. I was nervous, I didn't like being around so many people, I would have much preferred it if it was just you and me.

Fate-san interrupted you, I guessed that she had something to say. "Vivio, Einhart. Even though Nanoha overreacted, her heart was in the right place, she just wants what's best for both of you. Its okay to want to touch someone and kiss them, but we would both prefer it if you did it with someone you really like, do you understand?" We nodded, and you seemed to think deeply about it. But you were back to your old self almost right away.

"Don't worry Fate-mama, I'm not a child. Besides, I have Einhart-san here to protect me, right?" She looked at me again with expectations.

"T-That's right." 'Even though you can protect yourself, you don't need me.' I thought.

"Okay, I'll truth both of you."

We pulled up at the school along with the other parents. Fate-san took time to talk to them, before leaving us on our way. You were excited, and almost bouncing around; you practically dragged me all the way inside. I didn't mind, I was just happy to touch you.

It was as I expected. Lights flashed, music blared, and all the other teens were on their feet dancing. It was hot and sweaty, I didn't really like it. But then you wanted to dance, so I endured it for a little longer. I didn't really know what I was doing, neither did you; the two of us made fools of ourselves, but you were laughing and smiling, and I soon found myself smiling as well.

Eventually the music slowed down, moving in a direction that I didn't expect. Just like I thought, guys came at you one after another to dance, you turned most of them down. Others, you only slow danced with them for a short time, however you looked kind of bored. While I was alone, a few guys, and even a couple girls asked to dance with me, I declined them all.

I kept thinking to myself: 'Please come over here. Please look at me, ask me to dance'. It was dumb, there was no way you would look at me, not when you were getting so much attention.

But you did. For a moment, your eyes locked onto mine. You were saying something in your eyes, but I didn't really understand. When you saw that I didn't, you tried something else.

"Einhart-san, would you like to dance?" I heard your voice in my heart, it was a strange thing, I don't think I could ever get used to it. I thought about it carefully; I wanted to, I wanted to dance with you so much. But I was scared, if I touched you for even a moment, I might lose control of myself.

"Its fine, I'm a bit tired." You looked back at me, you seemed disappointed, but I stood by my decision. You danced with some more guys; and while I wasn't looking, you disappeared.

When you left my sight, I went into a panic. I tried calling to your heart, but you didn't answer me. I tried again, but still no answer. I looked all around the dance floor, but didn't see you anywhere. I wondered if maybe you got into trouble somehow. Even though you could protect yourself, its possible that you would let your guard down. If that happened then... I didn't want to think about it. I was supposed to protect you anyway, and yet I was running around like an idiot looking for you. I finally decided to look outside of the auditorium.

I found you, it didn't take long, but I did. You were with a boy I didn't know, but I'm sure went to our school. Your eyes were closed and the two of you were close together. You were kissing. I stood there watching you, entranced by the action. At the same time, I felt my heart split in two. It was a pain that I wasn't familiar with, but all I knew is that it hurt to see you do this with that boy.

In the end, an unknown sound alerted you, and the two of you jumped. When you turned around and saw me, your eyes opened much wider than I had ever seen. The mysterious sound persisted, and you looked at me strangely. Right away, you got up, and made a motion to explain yourself. Out of an instinct that I never experienced before, I turned away and ran from you. I didn't know why I was doing, I just couldn't bare to see the two of you together anymore.

When I got outside, it was quiet. All I had was the weird sound that followed me out of the school. I finally understood when I felt the wet entrails that slid down my cheek.

That sound, was the sound of my tears...