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hi guys! this is my first long story so hope you like it ^_^ i put it to rated T just to be safe enjoy!

Reaching you

Chapter 1: Bye Bye Fate-chan

~Nanoha POV~

Saturday morning, I always love weekend because there is no school and I can help my parent in the midoriya café then later if I have extra time I'll hang out with my friends. Today is an ordinary day no different from the day before and before that…. Is what I thought but today something different will happen… no its not like it was unexpected I actually knew that this day will come, I knew it but I still tried to ignore this day, I always thought that if I tried my best and make everyday a normal day then this day will never come… but who am I kidding I'm just fooling myself because no matter how much I want things to be the same, in the end, its not up to me to decide how things will turn out to be.

I snap out of my daydreaming when I heard a muffle voice crying harder and harder not far from where I stand. My family and my friend's family gather here today in front of her house. I'm standing here right behind my mother who currently talking to her mother. I tighten my grip on the teddy bear in my hand as I look slightly to my right to see my two friends talking to each other.

"Hayate-chan its okay don't cry" the girl with blonde hair smile, she reach out for her right hand then rub the head of the crying girl in front of her.

"please *hic* Fate-chan don't go… stay here with me and Nanoha-chan" a girl with short brown hair and blue eyes look up pleadingly to the taller blonde girl.

As Fate gaze at the pleading eyes of Hayate, Fate was about to say something when a woman with a brown hair just like Hayate move close to her from the back then put her hands on Hayate's shoulder. Hayate turn around with her tears flowing freely on her cheeks. Hayate's mother wipe away her tears then shook her head "Hayate don't be selfish your troubling Fate here… Fate should go where her parents are" her mother smile sadly then cupped Hayate's cheeks before Hayate wrapped her little arms in her mother's neck as she cry harder than before.

Hayate-chan, the girl with blue eyes and brown hair is one of my best friends. Although its only 2 years since I met them Hayate is always a crybaby as far as I can remember. She would cry on every little thing that she don't like that happen to her. Because of her weak personality she is very popular in school especially with the boys… being bullied of course. It's a good thing she is always around to protect her. Hayate is lucky that she didn't experience worst than those people that are bullied because of her overprotective personality towards Hayate.

Ah that's right I haven't said her name right? Sorry about that, the girl I'm referring to is that girl patting Hayate's head with blonde hair and burgundy eyes, Fate Harlaown. Fate-chan and Hayate-chan grow up together, Fate would always protect Hayate when she is bullied or cheer her up when Hayate would cry over trivial things. Because of Fate overprotective personality towards Hayate, Hayate would always follow her around, I guess Hayate see her as a big sister than a childhood friend. Anyway, Fate-chan would always go home with bruises and her mother, Lindy-san would always give her long scolding. Sometimes I get irritated in Hayate-chan's personality so I end up teasing her and making her cry but Fate would always give me a chop on the head and we end up fighting about Hayate.

~xX*Xx~

~Flashback~

"Fate-chan! listen to me your only making Hayate-chan worse… let her stand up on her own… she won't get over of her crybaby personality if you always there to cover for her… she would end up depending on you for the rest of her life"

"I'm sorry I didn't mean for her to be so dependent on me" Fate look down on her feet

"geez… Fate-chan… being kind to someone is okay but it has limits you know...if you cross the boundary kindness become pity don't you think its cruel to do that?"

"…what should I do then?"Fate look up with her puppy dog eyes

"aww … alright leave it to me!" i put my hands on Fate shoulder with overflowing confidence on my face.

the next day I start my plan and of course the plan is "tease Hayate-chan until she fight back!". Fate would always give this worried look when I make Hayate cry and of course Fate-chan could not interfere even if Hayate would beg Fate-chan to help her. I told Fate-chan she is welcome if she would help me with my plan but when I smile at her I saw her shiver in fear but I guess its just my imagination.

~xX*Xx~

I remember before mom and Lindy-san said that we always argue about Hayate-chan like a parent would do for his or her daughter on how to raise their child. They said that I was like a strict father and Fate was a caring mother. I didn't get it before and at that time I saw it Fate-chan was blushing and when our eyes met she instantly avert her eyes making our parents laugh harder at us. I don't know what came over me but I suddenly felt embarrass and I end up blushing myself.

I was so engulf on daydreaming that when my father put her hands in my shoulder, my heart literally jump from shock. I heard my parents laugh together with Lindy-san in my reaction and because I was embarrass that I was caught daydreaming while looking at Fate I did what I do best. I glare and pout but it just made then burst out laughing again. Father is the first one that stop laughing then ruffle my head, I didn't complain but I close my left eyes from the touch. "Nanoha aren't you going to say goodbye to fate too?" my father ask as soon as he let my mess hair go. "but I already said what I want to say to her yesterday" I answer while fixing my hair. "Nanoha today is the day Fate and her mom would move away you should at least spend it with Fate before they leave" mom said standing near father. "Saying goodbye huh?" I look at the teddy bear in my hand then back to my two best friends.

"Fate-chan!" I run towards Fate then wrapped my arms around her neck. I don't know what came over me but I tighten my embrace on Fate-chan as if I won't see her ever again. Seconds later, I feel that Fate immediately relax in my embrace then wrap her hands around my waist then lean her head on mine. I totally forgot that our parents are watching us when I inhale fate's scent. I snap out of it when Fate-chan softly whisper my name and I immediately let her go.

"s-sorry Fate-chan" I blush as I look in Fate's eyes. Fate-chan smile at me but when our eyes met her eyes are full of different kinds of emotion but mostly sadness as if telling me to hug her again.

"its okay Nanoha-chan" Fate smile again

'why is it that her eyes are always sad' i thought as i stare back to those sad eyes.

Fate wave her hands back and forth in front of me as I keep on staring at her. I grab Fate-chan's hands and keep on gazing at her, Fate-chan is already blushing when I open my mouth "Fate-chan" looking surprise Fate-chan stand up straight "y-yes?" she stutter but I didn't mind "don't worry about Hayate-chan anymore because I will look after her…. so please just-" my voice tremble and my mind suddenly blank and I can't think of anything else to say as I look down on my feet. "I see… I'm counting on you Nanoha-chan" Fate say as she move closer to me then lift up my chin. This time Fate-chan is the one that wrap her arms on me "I'll contact you as soon as I get there okay?" she whisper on my ears and I just nod.

"Fate-chan don't forget us okay?" Hayate-chan said, Fate-chan let go of me then smile at Hayate-chan

"of course how can I forget my two best friends… come here you two" Fate hug me and Hayate tightly.

"Fate we should go now the plane might leave us behind" Lindy said standing beside their car not far from us. Fate-chan immediately let go then shout back at Lindy "yes mom I'm coming" Fate hug everyone then wave her right hand "bye!" Fate said with a smiling face before she run off to where Lindy stands. As if time suddenly slow down, I could hear every step Fate take as she move further and further away from me, my heart beats faster and faster as I watch her back. I suddenly feel the need to stop her and before I knew it my feet is already moving towards Fate. I clutch Fate's right hand making her stop then she look back at me. When I realize what I just did a blush suddenly spread on my face.

"Nanoha?"

"Fate-chan h-here" I lift the teddy bear I was holding in front of Fate's face then I close my eyes shut because of embarrassment.

"this is Alicia right?" Fate ask in confusion as she pull the teddy bear down to see my face.

"yeah… I wan't you to have it" I shove it in Fate's hands and give her a serious look so she won't refuse me.

I don't know when it starts but I always like stuff toys. It become a habit of mine to name my favorite things so I name this teddy bear Alicia. I always carry it around whenever Hayate, Fate and I play together. I remember one time they ask me to borrow it but with me being selfish and possessive with the things I like, I never let them play with it.

Fate reluctantly reach out to accept it and she accidentally(I think so) brush her hands in mine. I can feel my heart jump and beat faster from the sudden touch. I think it's the same for Fate-chan because she immediately take the bear and smile sheepishly at me.

"are you sure I can have it?"

"your going far away from here right? So I thought if I give you Alicia then you won't be lonely anymore"

"thank you Nanoha-chan I'll treasure it"

"Fate-chan"

"hm?"

"i… I don't really like saying goodbye so instead of goodbye…. See you again… Fate-chan" I smile at Fate but I knew it tears are forming in my eyes.

Fate move closer to me then touch my left cheek then she smile but as if remembering something she remove her necklace then remove one of the two pendant before she lean more at me and encircle her arms at me to put the necklace on. I slightly shiver when her warm breath tickles my expose neck and whisper something on me before the warmth suddenly disappear and she run off and get inside the car. I still stand there as I tighten my hold on the necklace Fate give me while watching their car further and further away.

Our parents didn't say anything, they just walk back into our house leaving me and Hayate behind.

"Nanoha-chan that's Fate-chan's necklace right?" Hayate said looking straight on the necklace.

"yeah but this one is only half of it… Fate-chan remove the crescent shape pendant and take it with her" Nanoha look at the star shape pendant in her hands. Its transparent glasslike body sparkles under the ray of the sun as it dangle on nanoha's neck.

"she must be worried about you because you give her alicia"

"she didn't need to do that… stupid Fate-chan" my voice sound harsh but I couldn't care because I can't contain my emotions anymore.

"I see… but you know your amazing Nanoha-chan you didn't cry at all" Hayate pat my back as if trying to lift up the gloomy atmosphere.

"not really" I look down as I grit my teeth

"but you were able to smile until…. The…. End…. Nanoha-chan?"

Hayate immediately reach for her handkerchief and wipe the tears that are falling down on my cheeks. I didn't realize I was crying until I feel the soft cloth of Hayate-chan's handkerchief. I tried to wipe it myself but the tears just won't stop.

"nyahaha I'm stupid huh?... I cry after Fate-chan left… really stupid"

"Nanoha-chan"

"it won't stop falling … what is this geez so embarrassing" I sit down and then covers my face trying to stop myself from crying. Hayate smile at me then sit beside me as she sooth me by rubbing my back.

"its okay Nanoha-chan just let it out" I try to muffle my cries but Hayate-chan's words are not helping at all

"Hayate-chan" I said with my trembling voice, I look up then look at Hayate-chan and I knew it she is crying herself.

"mou why are you crying too?" I reach out my hand then wipe Hayate-chan's face. She is such a crybaby.

"b-because mom said that when a friend is sad you will also feel sad so i… I sniff" I smile sadly but didn't said anything. I try to hug Hayate-chan to make her stop crying but I end up crying more. How could I not cry when Fate-chan whisper something like that?

"see you Nanoha-chan… I'll miss you"

She said it with so much love that I feel pathetic inside. My heart is filled with regrets and sorrow as reality hit me when her warmth disappear from my arms, from there I realize that Fate-chan is really going to leave this place, it hurts when I can only watch her go away it feels like my heart is tearing apart, it really hurts but what hurts the most is the fact that I just realize, all this time I was deeply in love with Fate-chan.


Next chapter the story will jump 7 years later.

i know there is some wrong grammars there and i can't properly put names to who's talking when i put " " there. sorry about that but i'll try my best to improve next time. the story is AU so its not connected to the original magical girl lyrical nanoha and the character here are a little OOC especially hayate(laugh) but don't worry she will become more hayate-like in the next chapter. please review, the more review the faster i will post the next chapter.

for those who are curious:

- i didn't give any name to hayate's parents because they didn't need to have one(laugh)

- hayate and nanoha and fate are all 9 year old kids here

- the idea of the star and crescent shape pendant on fate's necklace came from mizuki nana's song astrogation(i was listening to her song while writing this chapter). Shooting star & Crescent moon