Joint Fiction ~ nioki-nainai and ElementalMiko12

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Author's Note: Hey everyone, Nao and Lyn here :3... This is our first joint Fiction. We hope you enjoy reading this half as much as we're enjoying writing it! We think we've already taken up too much of your time with reading this little note here so we'll let you get to it... Enjoy!

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Normal text = Narration
Italic text = Past events
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Take a shot
Chapter 1: Missed Shot

Fate slammed her fists down on the desk. "Hayate! I don't need a freaking partner!", Fate yelled, watching as her best friend stopped banging her head and playing an imaginary guitar, unplugging the earphones from her ears.

Hayate grinned mischievously as she walked over to her chair from the big overlooking window behind her desk to sit in the newly bought business computer chair. She crossed her right leg over her left knee, loving the feel of her new chair. "Yeah you do.", the short haired brunette told Fate while flicking some of her hair over her shoulder, before turning on the chair's massager; the company didn't know it yet, but this chair was definitely going home with her!

Fate shook her head furiously as she began her protest, "No I don't! I work better on my own; you...", pausing as her cheeks suddenly darkened a tint of red that almost matched her burgundy eyes, glaring at her childhood friend and Commander. "T-This is just another one of your stupid attempts to hook me up with someone...", Fate stated sharply, attacking the poor wooden desk in front of her again, as if it had done something wrong.

Hayate closed her eyes and shrugged her shoulders carelessly. "I don't know what you're talking about.", she said to her blonde friend, twirling a few strands of her brunette locks loosely around her finger as a distraction. She mentally groaned at the nice stack of paperwork on her desk that did nothing but continue to build all throughout the day.

Fate felt herself getting frustrated with her friend's matchmaking antics. Who the hell did she think she was? Cupid? If Hayate didn't stop meddling in her love life, she'd find the real Cupid and shove one of his arrows up her ass! Two for good measure!... 'I must be stupid to think that Cupid would trust this moron with a bow… plus Hayate can't be considered a Cupid, nor an Angel of Love.' Fate's thoughts soon got disrupted as she suddenly heard her friend starting to hum an upbeat tune, displaying how much Hayate really didn't care that her friend wanted nothing to do with her antics.

Cupid wasn't so sneaky... or devious. Fate bowed her head, "You're planning on making me do it despite what I say, aren't you?", she asked with a sigh as she stood upright, rubbing her temples in frustration. She already knew her friend's answer… so why had she bothered to ask? Was Fate trying to frustrate herself now too? Sighing once again, Fate found herself irritatedly drumming her fingers against the thick red expensive wooden desk.

Hayate smirked, confirming it for Fate; Fate's right eyebrow twitched in annoyance as her fingers paused from their rapid drumming tune. Fate's hand dropped against the nice desk. "Fine… Let's get this over with.", she mumbled, turning to walk out. How she hated her life right now…

Hayate shook her head at the long blonde haired officer. 'One day she'll thank me.', she thought, shoving her earphones back into her ears. Sound boomed and vibrated into her ear drums, as she soon found herself standing and dancing out of her office to follow her childhood friend.

*Boom*, the sound echoed throughout the room as a metal shell casing smashed through the target, hitting and lodging itself into the thick wall behind one of the many targets that lined against the wall. The shooter cursed seeing the shot off by a few centimeters before putting the police issues .38 revolver down on the small firing range desk before her. With that done, she sighed and turned to walk back to the wall where her group stood, waiting for a turn against the wall.

"Next!", Fate yelled in a bored tone from the sidelines. She wasn't even looking anymore… Her arms were folded in front of her and her forehead was resting on them. She couldn't believe this...

Hayate sweat dropped. "Who cares about their bad shots... They're all smokin hot!", she whispered back to her blonde friend who looked up at her for a moment, seeming far more irritated than when she was in her Commanding office earlier. With Hayate's mouth hopefully permanently glued shut for the day, Fate let her head fall again against her arms.

*Boom*, the gun sounded several times. The young female growled in frustration seeing the target. None of her bullets hit anywhere near the target. Fate didn't even have to look to know how that one turned out. She could tell by the sound alone that the girl hadn't hit anywhere near her target whatsoever. Fate couldn't believe they had people like this in the advanced course of the Police Academy. It was purely laughable…

Fate shook her head against her arms before looking up. "Definitely not. Next!", Fate yelled as she watched and judged the rest of the participants' shots. She couldn't help but notice their sloppy footwork and their shaken hands, either by the excitement of making it this far or with fear of finally holding a fully loaded .38 revolver in their hands, knowing they would have control over the life of another if picked. They had nothing to worry about; not in the current condition they were shooting.

Fate sighed. There was no way she could have a partner like that; this was just a test but in real circumstances, they couldn't afford to miss several shots like this, risking of hitting pedestrians or fellow officers, something which was bound to happen with such a state of mind.

How the hell did Hayate find these candidates in the Police Academy? And what the hell had she been drinking to even consider she'd pick any of them?!... But she already knew that Hayate hadn't picked these girls for their shooting skills… Fate sweat dropped. 'She totally picked these girls only for their looks.', she thought as she watched the next girl who seemed to be much clumsier than the rest. The guns small recoil hit her and she practically flew back into the wall.

She had yet to see one of them hit the target more than once in the past hour and a half; all failing due to trembling hands and horrible stances. Fate was tempted to find out who taught them and criticize them for sending their apprentices out to display such horrific skills of gunmanship.

Hayate and Fate quickly ducked under the table as the klutzy one of the group misfired again, though this time the shot headed directly for them instead of the target. The girl cried and apologized for her clumsiness, while Fate and Hayate slowly poked their heads over the metal desk that they had been sitting at before deciding it was safer to be under rather than above the desk for this one.

As the last contestant finished firing off rounds, Fate stood up and left the room without a word, shaking her head. 'Bunch of fools…', Fate thought as the metal door slammed shut behind her. She was sure the loud noise caused several of the candidates to flinch.

Fate ran her fingers through the top of her hair; that misfired shot had been so close that she had felt the wind rush against her head. 'To think I almost died by a fool's hand… great.', Fate thought while pushing open a door which had a small plastic sign that spelled out 'Firing Range' and smaller letters below it reading 'Official trained officers only.' She found herself feeling slightly glad that the participants were trying out in the Practice Firing Range and not in the actual one. At least this way she would see some real shooting while firing some shots herself, calming down and unwinding a bit.

Meanwhile in the Firing Range, several shots rang out as someone was testing the various weapons offered by the police department. Taking the next rifle in her hand, a .308 calibre sniper, Nanoha starts checking the provided weapon, ready to test it out. It's cool heavy metal barrel stretched out further than her arm length. It had a nice scope mounted on top of it, though she highly doubted she'd need it for such a close up target.

Sniper rifles really were the preferred type of weapon by the brown-haired woman; able to maintain close visual and hit precisely the designated target, and most of all, perfect to demonstrate her marksmanship. She found herself smirking as she propped the long gun against her shoulder and began making her way back to the desk area to put in a standard round. They wouldn't miss a bullet or two; if they did... oh well! She set the rifle's legs out placing them on the table; after taking in a deep breath and shouldering the gun.

Preparing to fire, she closes one of her eyes while placing the other against the rifle's LP II scope, slowly aiming at the center of the target. Ready to fire, the brown-haired woman suddenly hears the nearby door open, slightly getting her attention. Looking from the corner of her eye, she notices a tall blonde-haired police woman closing the opened door behind her. The woman's hair looked smooth to the touch as it bounced a little from the slightest movement.

As the long blonde-haired woman turned around; her hair twirled around her, brushing along her thighs. Soon the brunette found herself astonished by the blonde's beauty and her elegant grace. Raising her head a bit to get a clearer view of this person, a slight shade of red makes way to the brunette's cheeks, distracting her from the target. Her finger slipped, hitting the trigger; causing her to accidentally fire a shot. Smoke pooled from the guns heavy barrel and steamed in a fine line, tracing the bullets path.

Hitting the target a couple of centimeters from the bullseye, the brown-haired woman backs away a little in embarrassment, both from missing the shot and because she noticed that the blonde-haired officer was staring between the target and her. The chestnut haired woman's cheeks darkened a few more shades 'How embarrassing!', she thought. She could swear steam oozed from her ears when the woman's wine red eyes fell on her. She could still smell the faint scent of gunpowder swirling around the air in her vicinity.

Fate observed the target, happy to finally see someone actually hit them; even if missed by a couple of centimeters, this was probably the best shot she had seen throughout the whole day, especially after that farce of demonstration she was forced to attend earlier. She unconsciously brought her hand up to nurse the slight bald spot she'd gotten from the last ever so clumsy participant. Why couldn't that chick have shot at Hayate 'accidently', maybe then she'd pick participants who could do more than look pretty.

As Fate looked in front of her to see who had fired the shot, she noticed that the person was someone new; someone she had never seen before. As she approached the brown-haired woman, Fate smiled, happy to finally see someone else with good gunmanship other than herself. "Not bad, quite good in fact... Are you new here? I've never seen you before." Fate asked as she walked closed to the long haired brunette. Her long chestnut brown hair was pulled to the side in an off center ponytail; her deep blue eyes kept her mesmerized and unable to look away. Fate found herself feeling an odd urge to find out if her skin was indeed as smooth as it looked.

The fairly tall brunette blushed as she saw the blonde-haired approaching her, nodding her head. "Y-Yes. I'm Takamachi Nanoha. I'm h-here for an appointment. I arrived early and so t-the Commander gave me the permission to explore t-the department and c-come here until it's time.", Nanoha fumbled with her words, mentally hitting herself for acting like a little school girl with a crush. Nanoha's face only became darker as the tall blonde strutted closer.

'She's so cute while blushing... and Nanoha; I like her name... Wait... What am I thinking...', Fate mentally shook her head and continued after the beautiful brunette known as Nanoha Takamachi, "Ah, Hayate did... I see. Well I can say your exploration went well since you found the best place in this department... I'm Fate T. Harlaown. Nice to make your acquaintance Officer Takamachi." Fate introduced herself, stopping in front of Nanoha.

The brunette was in normal clothes; a simple royal blue shaded tank top with white wing prints pasted across her chest with the words 'Born to fly', written in cursive just under the wings. Nanoha's short white mid-thigh shorts had what looked to be slits, up the sides with the same blue as her top, filling the missing slitted triangle on either side of her legs. She also wore leg hugging white stockings that stopped just an inch or two above her knee, with her favorite pair of simple white and blue sneakers.

Nanoha nervously rubbed her hands before bowing gracefully. "Nice to make your acquaintance too Officer Harlaown.", Nanoha greeted before returning to an upright position, giving Fate a shrugging beaming smile as she closed her eyes for a brief moment while allowing her hands to link behind her back and her head to tilt slightly to the right. Nanoha missed the collective blush that gathered over Fate's cheeks which she quickly tried to cover by bringing her hand to her lips.

'She's so cute!', Fate thought, bringing her hand down as her cheeks slowly lost their darkened tint to reveal her smile while she approached Nanoha and took the rifle in her hand. "Nice shot you did there. You seem to be a bit stiff though. You should relax more. Take a deep breath before aiming and don't be nervous.", Fate said as she stepped behind Nanoha putting her hands in the right places, innocently allowing her hand to rest over Nanoha's. "Bring your feet apart just a little more.", Fate instructed her, feeling her heart pounding wildly against her chest.

'She's so warm.', Nanoha thought, feeling Fate's chest press into her back. She could feel nervous beads of sweat gathering at Fate's closeness.

"Good, now lean your back a little bit more against me." Fate instructed her.

"Ok.", Nanoha replied with a small smile as she did as she was told, mentally sweat dropping as she started to take aim. 'That's not the problem, I'm actually nervous because of you... I can't actually say why I missed... How could I tell someone I just met that I got distracted because I found them stunning... Better play along. Let's just make this shot a little better.', Nanoha thought, aiming like a centimeter or so off the bullseye, not wanting to hit a dead center.

Nanoha takes a deep breath and holds it, listening to her fast paced heartbeat, crashing endlessly into her ribcage under her tanned skin; when her heart stopped for a split second, she fired. A thick smoke ring shot from the barrel as the bullet went its course. As soon as the bullet hits the target, Nanoha fist pumps; happy that it hit exactly where she wanted. She immediately turned to Fate as she released her from her hold, smiling happily. "I did it. It's all thanks to you. Thanks for your advice."

With those words, Fate smiled and blushed, rubbing the back of her head; something that Nanoha found to be really cute.

Feeling embarrassed by the complement, Fate turned to face the target, eyeing the track the bullet took; watching as the fine and barely noticeable mist of smoke fogged up the room for a moment before dissipating. "You're really good. Some practice and you'll be perfect. Do you think you'll be visiting here more often?", Fate asked, tilting her head slightly back to look at Nanoha curiously.

Nanoha nodded, hearing nothing but her heart pounding in her ears. "I'm not sure, but hopefully yes. It kind of all depends on the appointment I have today.", Nanoha told her, fidgeting with the hem of her shorts after putting the rifle down on the desk.

Fate smiled as she intertwined her fingers and started gesturing nervously with her thumbs. "I see... Well, if things go well and if you'd like... I could always meet up with you every now and then, and give you some tips or show you some tricks...". Feeling somehow anxious, Fate started rubbing the back of her head timidly, "I mean, there's no need to accept if you don't want to." Fate stopped for a second to take a deep breath and released a heartfelt sigh. "What do you think?", she asked nervously, feeling hopeful that her offer would be accepted.

Nanoha grinned at Fate's behavior as she nodded her head. "I'd gladly accept your offer. Thanks Officer Harlaown." Nanoha accepted, smiling at Fate's adorable habits. Nanoha's eye's locked on Fate's for a long moment, analyzing every light and dark shade of red put in to make such beautiful alluring eyes. It was at this moment that Nanoha noticed that those beautiful yet dulled lonely eyes now possessed an almost ecstatic sparkle into them.

Fate smiled broadly, happy that Nanoha accepted her offer. "You can call me Fate if you like.", Fate offered, feeling so much happy that even if she were to be shot right now, the pain she would be feeling would still be unable to remove that smile she had which seemed to be permanently glued on her face. Fate outstretched her hand, ready to seal the deal.

A slight shade of red made way on Nanoha's cheeks. "Okay F-Fate. You can c-call me Nanoha.", she told Fate, smiling brightly as she clapped her hand into Fate's slightly rougher one... Her touch felt tough, yet soft in the brunette's hand. 'She's so gentle...', Nanoha thought.

Somehow Fate has taken a liken to the brown-haired girl's cute blushing face. Wanting to see it more, she decides to playfully call her name, knowing that this would surely make her blush. "Will do ~ Na-no-ha.", Fate said giving the brunette a teasing wink.

Nanoha instantly blushed. 'I know she's teasing me and I still blushed... Ah, but two can play at this game!...' As the blush faded away, Nanoha mischievously grinned as she took the gun back in her hand. "So what's next, Sen-sei?", Nanoha said, giggling behind her hand as she watched Fate's face light up like a Christmas tree again.

Fate suddenly burned up, turning around to hide the blush. 'Sensei... She called me sensei.', she thought as she started rubbing the back of her head again. As she fake coughed a little, hoping that this would remove the blush, Fate swiftly turned back to continue, "Well then...", but she soon stopped as she found a grinning Nanoha staring at her. 'It was on purpose too...', she thought as she started chuckling thinking of what had just happened. "Touché Nanoha.", Fate responded.

Hearing that, Nanoha started giggling as she placed the gun back down. "So Fate, is there any reason why you came here? I mean, I'm sure you didn't come here to teach me. I don't want to interrupt you." Nanoha told her as she leaned back against the desk with her arms crossed over her chest.

Fate gently smiled at Nanoha. "You aren't. There's no need to worry. Actually, I came to relax a bit. Shooting calms me down and so I thought I'll fire a couple of quick shots. Had a pretty rough day so far. I was forced to follow a meeting I didn't want too." Fate sighed as she remembered how Hayate ignored her and continued. "One must follow the Commander's orders.", Fate told the brunette with a slight smile.

Hearing so, Nanoha lent the gun to Fate. "The Commander; is she a good person? She seemed to be a gentle person. She allowed me to visit here, even though I don't have the permit." Nanoha pointed out, touching her cheek in wonder. Nanoha watched Fate's right eyebrow noticeably twitch; as her devious cunning friend popped into her head.

Fate chuckled as she took the rifle in her hand. Wanting to make a quick shot as time was coming to an end, she swiftly gets into a perfect stance, preparing to fire. Fate closes one eye while placing the other against the rifle's scope. Aiming to make a perfect shot, she took a deep breath as she focused for the shot. Hitting the trigger with a slight tap, the bullet darts to the target, hitting bullseye. Placing the gun down, Fate smiled; happy about the perfect hit. "Ah, that's typical of Hayate. She always grants a pretty girl's wish..."

Amazed by the shot, Nanoha stared at the target until Fate's words got imprinted in her mind, causing the chestnut haired girl to burn up. 'She thinks I'm pretty.' Nanoha shook her head, staring at the target again. "That was a great shot." Nanoha complemented, eyeing Fate's perfect bullseye.

Fate smiled, nodding her head, "Thanks.", but soon Fate's smile disappeared and turned into a frown. "It's already time... Regrettably, I need to go now. I have some work I need to attend to. It was nice meeting you Nanoha. Hope we'll meet again soon." Fate told her with a sad tone coating her voice.

Nanoha nodded her head, feeling sad that Fate had to leave, while hoping that they'll truly meet again. "Same for me, and thanks for your advices. Bye Fate." Nanoha told her, watching as she turned to leave.

Fate paused in front of the door as she gripped the handle. "Bye Nanoha", Fate said as she tilted her head back to look at Nanoha one more time and beamed at mere idea of seeing her again.

Nanoha watched as the blond-haired officer closed the door behind her; soon having her mind filled with thoughts. 'I hope we meet again... Fate... I like her name... and she's really beautiful... She was so cute blushing... and she's good at shooting too...', Nanoha thought to herself, feeling the blood rushing to her cheeks; her whole face was tinted red as the little sweat she accumulated evaporated off her cheeks.

As the blond-haired police woman made her way back to her Commander for the second demonstration, thoughts started to pile up in her mind. 'Nanoha... Nanoha... She's so cute... I wonder what's this appointment she has with Hayate... Maybe I should ask Hayate about this... but wait... if I ask her something like this, she'll let her imagination run... But still... Nanoha... her smile... I can't get that adorable smile out of my mind... and her cute blushing face... I hope I see her again...', she thought, as a wide beaming smile slowly appeared on her face.

Seated at her desk, Hayate watched as her childhood friend slowly entered her office, sitting at the chair in front of her without saying anything, with such a smile that she couldn't just ignore it. She was definitely sure that the blond-haired would still be angry at her, yet in front of her there was just a spaced out Fate, smiling for no apparent reason. Curious to know what had happened to her, the brunette decided to ask. "Fate, what's up?...", she asked, but no response was received. " Fate?... Fate, are you hearing me?", she asked again, but still no reply. Seeing so, Hayate stood up and walked to Fate, sitting on the desk, right in front of her. "Fate?", she called while snapping her fingers in front of her friend's face.

Surprised to see Fate in this state, Hayate chuckled. 'Seriously, what happened to her?', she thought, wanting to know what was causing her childhood friend to smile that way. "Officer Harlaown", she suddenly shouted, causing the blonde to jump on the spot. Her wine red pupils shrunk in surprise for a moment, before her mind drifted off a certain long chestnut haired girl to her best friend, who was standing in front of her with an amused look.

Fate felt her heart wanting to jump out of her chest from the surprised. "What?", she shouted as she took a deep breath to calm down; her eyes returned to their normal size, but her cheeks reddened considerably! She'd been so focused on thinking about Nanoha that her brain hadn't registered where she was until Hayate shouted like that.

"What, you say? I should be saying that. What's wrong with you? I've been calling out to you, but you kept ignoring me. Tell me, what's on your mind?", Hayate asked curiously as she poked Fate's shoulder playfully, before leaning to sit back against the top of her slightly messy desk that was littered with paperwork, various note's, files, and her laptop PC. Hayate's right leg crossed over her left and she crossed her arms, stubbornly awaiting Fate's explanation for those goo goo eyes she previously had going on.

Fate slightly blushed, remembering that charming smile Nanoha had. She immediately shook her head, not wanting to let her friend know what happened earlier or what she was just thinking about. "Nothing... N-nothing happened.", she replied too quickly, tilting to hide her blush as it darkened to dangerous levels when Hayate gave her an all knowing look.

Hayate grinned, noticing the blood collecting in Fate's cheeks causing a blush to accumulate upon her friend's face; even though she tried her damndest to hide it. "It's because of a pretty girl, isn't it.", she stated half-jokingly, but soon received a confirmation as Fate's face only darkened. "Jackpot. I'm right, am I?", she asked, wanting to receive a more direct confirmation. She watched Fate nervously play with the hem of her skirt.

"N-no, it's n-not. I t-told y-you it's n-nothing.", she stuttered as her face started to darken with darker shades of red. "C-Come on. W-we have work to do, r-right. The s-second demonstration should s-start s-soon. Let's get g-going then. W-we have n-no t-time to w-waste." Fate told Hayate, wanting to slap herself in the face for stuttering so much in front of Hayate of all people.

The brunette mischievously grinned. "Oh Fate, you're right. We should get going... Ah, but make sure to check that sudden speech problem you have... Since there's nothing on your mind that is making you nervous, I wonder what your problem could ever be... Make sure to check it out.", she said in a playful voice giving her a wink as she stood up to make her way out of her office.

Fate eyed her brunette friend, knowing that her friend since childhood was too crafty when it comes to these things. Knowing that whatever she said would be used against her by Hayate, she remained quiet and slowly chased after her to view the second group demonstration. She could already see from Hayate's body language that this was far from over...

As the two arrived at the Practice Firing Range, the long-haired blonde suddenly beamed at the view of one certain long-haired brunette, who corresponded the same joyous feeling, but also with a slight shade of red tinting on her cheeks.

Hayate grinned slyly, raising her eyebrows up and down several times, elbowing Fate at the side. "What's this Fate? I see, I see... Ah, it seems there's no need for the demonstration then, right Fate?", she said with a teasing voice. She looked at her friend, finding her staring at the long-haired brunette, eyeing her as if this young candidate was her most precious rifle, passed down to her by her adoptive father Clyde. Hayate chuckled at her behavior and slowly made way to the long-haired brunette, stopping right in front of her. "Hello again Officer Takamachi. I have one small question just for you which I'd like you to answer.", Hayate stated, mischievously smiling as the long-haired brunette's expression changed into a curious one, as she raised an eyebrow at her questionably. "Would you like to become the partnerof this spaced-out blonde knuckle head behind me?", she said, slowly turning her head to slightly view Fate.

Fate immediately glared at Hayate for the blunt question she asked. "Hayate!", Fate whined as her cheeks darkened, almost matching her burgundy eyes. She wanted to know the answer, yet at the same time she feared what the long-haired brunette would reply. Her palms began to sweat profusely, awaiting Nanoha's answer.

Nanoha instantly nodded her head. "Yes! Yes, I'd love too... I mean, I would be honored to work with Officer Harlaown.", she replied pausing for a second as shades of red made way on her cheeks. "That is if Fate doesn't mind.", Nanoha added quickly, holding her hands up in a defensive position to try and keep some space between her and the Commander who'd asked the question.

Fate's eyes widened a fraction in surprise before her expression turned into one of total happiness from the answer, with her lips changing into a sweet and attractive smile, while her eyes sparkled out with utter joy.

The Commander couldn't help but chuckle; leaning more forward into Nanoha's personal space, giving the girl a sly look. "I have to ask, how did you know Officer Harlaown's full name if she still hasn't presented herself?", Hayate asked all knowingly, trying to make the off centered chestnut haired give up everything that Fate wouldn't earlier.

The question caused the two to get flustered. Hayate was a cunning one when it came down to these things. Something as small as already knowing each other's name had surely caused her imagination to go wild with random assumptions of how the two came to meet before the demonstration. The short haired brunette decided to ponder this later and instead focus on stealthily gathering information from the hot brunette that seemed to have her childhood friend riding on the Cloud Nine Express-Line.

The long-haired brunette nodded her head once again as she started to explain. Nanoha lightly scratched her cheek nervously. "About that, I met Fate... I mean, Officer Harlaown some minutes ago at...", Nanoha started.

Before Nanoha could finish the sentence, Fate interrupted her. "Officer Takamachi, there's no need to answer that type of question. Our Commander tends to be extremely noisy sometimes.", she stated as she eyed Hayate from the side, wanting to tell her childhood friend to stick her big nose out of her life... and possible love life.

Hayate chuckled. 'I will know eventually. You can't hide something like this from me. Fate~', she thought as she stared at Fate, smiling impishly. She then turned to Nanoha. "Welcome to our Department, Officer Takamachi. From today on, Officer Harlaown will be your partner. Hope that you two become good partners.", she saluted, causing the two officers to smile and salute back. 'Good partners and hopefully more... I knew I'd find someone. My plans are always a success.', she thought as she smiled back at the two, feeling somehow proud of how today played out.

End of Chapter 1

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