A/N: This is something that had been tormenting me for quite a while. I just couldn't put it into words. Naturally this is within MGLN StrikerS. Specifically in the gap of time between the prologue and the actual start of the story. I was thinking about making this 'M' but it didn't happen. My muse decided that she didn't want to share with you guys so this morphed more into a romantic piece. A bit sensual I will admit, and I think it's for the best. Thanks to Elder-master-sensei, the one who continues to beta my attempts at more challenging works. There could be still be a chance for more a more mature conclusion.
The night skyline had fully come into view. The twilight decorated the pitch black as if to invite more stars and constellations. To any it would have seemed a calm and fitting sky, a sky fit for many things.
"Fate-chan … it's so pretty." A soft sleepy voice rose from the lap of the addressed. Reddish locks cascaded over the legs of 'Fate-chan'.
"Yes, very much so…" The soft voiced Fate replied as she continued to stroke the head of her addresser.
"Nanoha, what do you think about, when you look up at the stars?" Fate had asked this question quite frequently over the years. The answer changed in words over the years, but had become plainer as time marched forward.
Nanoha's eyes opened as the question had dissipated her hazy perception. She rolled back onto her legs and smiled warmly. Fate often asked the same questions over the years. It was her way of reinforcing her mind. As to remind herself, she was indeed there with her friends and the person she cared about the most.
"I think about if the people I care about are looking at the stars and remembering all the memories from the past, good or bad." Nanoha responded with a smile as she continued to look into Fate's eyes even as the latter blushed slightly and returned the smile.
"Wasn't there something else you told me?" Fate asked as Nanoha dropped her head to the side a bit. She then moved on her knees and slid one leg over Fate's lap as she straddled it. Her soft hands touched the sides of Fate's head as she moved to kiss her forehead. She then continued to bend down until her soft breath touched the latter's ear.
"When my precious Fate-chan is away from me, I wonder if she thinks about me when she looks up at the stars. I wonder if she misses me as terribly as I miss her." Nanoha whispered as she touched her head to Fate's and closed her eyes.
"She does, she does so much." Fate said as she reached up to the other side of Nanoha's head and then turned her head slightly as she kissed Nanoha's ear.
"Don't worry Nanoha; you are always in my thoughts. And when I get lonely, I think of when we are together. I think about the soft feel of your skin and how you smell." Fate said as her arms wrapped around her love.
"You are so cute, Fate-chan." Nanoha said with a giggle as she pulled loose and then looked down at Fate. Sapphire pulsed as it gazed into Ruby. The expression had been enough. This was rare indeed.
"I see …" Fate said as her hands slid up to the first button. She felt hands slide over her own and paused.
"Please savor me … Fate. I want you to have a new memory." Nanoha said as she smiled. Her hands traveled down the sides of Fate's arms and back up to her exposed shoulders. Fate complied as she finished unbuttoning Nanoha's shirt. Only in the most private moments was Fate addressed without an honorific. This had been more so since they had become intimate. It was a sign of having grown up. Fate was reminded of this as her hands parted Nanoha's shirt and slid along the soft skin of Nanoha's back.
Nanoha sighed lightly as she could feel the strength in Fate's hands. The hands that she wished to hold her. The hands that she wished to touch her. Yet she remained in that position. She could feel her face warming up as Fate's hands slowly traced down her back until they reached that point.
"Ahhhhh…mmmmm" Nanoha closed her mouth as her hands began to grip Fate's shoulders. Her body had told her head to look up as the small of her back was traced over and over again. For some reason whenever Fate touched her there, she could not help but feel the shocks going through her spine. Touching her there could easily make all other efforts fruitless. Fate, having sensed this, moved on from the small of Nanoha's back stopping just before her panty line.
"Nanoha, May I?" Fate's eyes asked as a blush spread across her face.
The truth was that Nanoha's cries had done as much for her, as her fingers had done for Nanoha. The former smiled as she slid off and stepped back having taken Fate's hand and they just stood there for a moment. Until Nanoha reached around Fate pulling her bow out. The latter smiled and lifted her arms. Nanoha was only too happy to oblige as the dark nightie was the first to meet the floor. It had been followed by the shirt and two pairs of panties.
"Hold me… Fate" Nanoha asked as long arms slid around her and pulled her close. The warmth from Fate's skin dismissed any other thoughts or stresses as Nanoha leaned into her taller love.
"I could just stay like this forever."