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Deep burgundy eyes stared listlessly into the forlorn gray sky as a violent wind whipped the long low-blonde ponytail around. A chin rested on a bent knee, the other hanging loosely from the concrete ledge on which the blonde was perched, as the Enforcer watched the dark blue-grey waves heave onto the shoreline.
Breaths came out as small puffs of air; the blonde's cheeks kissed red from the cold air. The blonde shivered.
It's cold out today…..huh. She pulled the scarf around her neck loose, deeply breathing the frigid, invigorating air into her lungs.
"Gomene, Fate-chan!" An apologetic Nanoha clapped her hands together in earnest. "My meeting lasted longer than I thought it would, and I didn't get to finish my report in time! I'm really sorry!"
Inwardly, the Enforcer had a feeling that the meeting would run over. She smiled plaintively, holding up a hand in reply. "It's alright. The deadline for that is tomorrow isn't it? Don't worry about it; it can't be helped. Good luck with your report."
"I'm REALLY sorry, Fate-chan!" Nanoha apologized once again before scrambling off to finish her report.
Fate had simply smiled as she left her sight, sighing softly once the Instructor was out of view.
"It was finally an afternoon where we were both free…." Fate softly murmured as she lay down on the cold gray concrete, staring straight into the cloudy sky.
She closed her burgundy eyes. Well, work is work…I was pretty busy myself too…but.
She re-opened her eyes, resting her head on her hands. It's somehow kind of lonely…
"Nanohaaa…." Fate called out softly as she rolled onto her side.
Fate felt disappointment tug at her. Her rationale had reasoned with her; after all, meetings almost never ended at the designated time, but she still felt a slight bit of disappointment.
She felt a slight pounding her head. She slowly sat up, pushing herself up from the concrete. I should probably head home…it'd be no good if I caught a cold sitting out here.
The Enforcer stood up, brushing the dust from her light grey sweatpants, retying one of the knots on her red converse, folding up the glove part of her convertible mittens before shoving them into the pockets of her patterned dull-red ski jacket.
And she slowly made her way back to the main base dormitory.
"Tadaima~" Fate called out softly as the door to her spacious apartment slid open. It was empty, as she had expected: Arf had been staying with Lindy, helping out around the house as needed and up until recently, Fate had also been on a long mission, having to come back and immediately catch-up on the appropriate paperwork.
Fate sat down, pulling off her shoes in the entryway. She hung up her scarf and jacket, storing her gloves in the pockets for her next outdoor excursion. She shivered as she walked over to the thermostat, increasing the temperature slightly on its digital readout.
Fate went upstairs to her full-sized bed, grabbing the baby-blue elephant-print microfiber blanket Nanoha had given her for Christmas. She walked back down to the couch, content to curl up with the blanket as she watched snowflakes start to drift through the sky through the window.
She stifled a yawn as she snuggled deeper into the soft blanket. "Nano…ha…." She murmured as her eyes fluttered closed. Nothing save the low whirr of the heater and the sounds of soft breathing filled the silence of the apartment as snow continued to fall.
"Haah, I finally finished it…" Nanoha sighed heavily as she submitted the document with the push of a hovering lighted panel and closed the screen. She sat up from her desk, pushing the chair in with little effort. "Raising Heart, what's the time?"
The glittering red orb hovered next to her master, blinking as she replied. "It is 5:46 PM, my Master."
"5:46, huh." Nanoha thought aloud as she walked down the hallway, Raising Heart still hovering next to her.
"I wonder if Fate-chan has eaten dinner yet…" Nanoha still felt guilty for having to cancel her plans with the Enforcer. Nanoha first tried her mental link.
"Fate-chan? Have you eaten dinner yet?"
To which she got no reply. I'm pretty sure she should be around the base…
"Raising Heart, can you try and contact Bardiche for me?"
"Alright." The female device replied as she sent the transmission.
Bardiche blinked from his position on the coffee table. It glowed as it hovered over its master.
"Bardiche tells me that his master is currently sleeping in her apartment. He asks if he should wake her and ask."
Nanoha smiled. "No, it's alright. Can you ask Bardiche if he'll let me in to see Fate? I'll make her dinner over there."
"Alright, my Master." Raising Heart flashed in acknowledgement as she relayed the message.
A dull tone sounded as Bardiche sent a reply.
"Sir." Bardiche's masculine-toned voice replied though the red orb. "Arigatou, Bardiche. Raising Heart too."
Nanoha had gone back to her own room to change into more comfortable clothes and was now standing in front of the door to Fate's apartment, quietly entering the apartment once Bardiche had opened the door for her.
Nanoha giggled softly seeing that the blonde was indeed fast asleep. "I guess I'll cook first then wake her up."
A short while later, an apron-clad Nanoha finished cooking dinner for the two of them and was now kneeling down next to the still-sleeping blonde on the couch. "Fate-chan~," the brunette called softly, to which the blonde murmured something unintelligible and rolled over to face the brunette.
"Fate-chaan~ time to get up~ Aren't you hungry?"
The blonde's fingers twitched yet she gave no reply. Such a sleepy beauty…ne? My adorable sleeping beauty though~
"Mou~, if Fate-chan's not going to get up, I guess I'll have kiss you~" Nanoha playfully whispered as she leaned in closer to the blonde's face.
Fate's hand twitched as she registered the soft sensation against her lips. She felt soft brunette strands tickle her face, the calming and familiar scent of her love fill her nose.
"Mn~n. Nanoha…" Fate murmured softly as her deep burgundy wine eyes slowly fluttered open to meet her girlfriend's purple-sapphire gaze.
"You finally woke up~. C'mon, let's eat dinner." Nanoha smiled warmly as she withdrew.
"Dinner…?" Fate slowly sat up, rubbing her eyes. "It's already dinner time, huh…" She yawned as she waited for the blood to flow into her brain. Nanoha smiled as she took one of the Enforcer's hands in both of her own, rubbing them soothingly.
"That's right~. It is dinner time, so let's eat dinner at the table together, okay?"
"Mn." Fate murmured as she continued to gather herself as she sat on the couch. Fate-chan just after waking up is just too cute to resist~!
"Here we go," Nanoha cheerfully called as she pulled her girlfriend up by the hand, a slight blush coming into her cheeks as the taller blonde embraced the brunette, sighing deeply in content as she replied. "Welcome back, Nanoha."
Nanoha couldn't help but smile as she closed her eyes, returning the hug. "I'm back, Fate-chan."
"Thank you for the food," Fate stated sated as she began to clean up the dishes. "Arigatou, Nanoha. It was delicious." She smiled sincerely.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it, Fate-chan." The brunette made to clean up her dishes also but the blonde shooed her out of the kitchen.
"You can go ahead and relax on the couch while I wash the dishes, Nanoha. We can talk after that."
"Eh, ah, okay…" Nanoha trailed off as she hung up the apron she had been using, padding into the living room, where the blonde's discarded blanket still lay. She smiled as she carefully folded the blanket, stretching herself out on the couch. She hugged one of Fate's stuffed animals that she kept on the couch as she stared up at the ceiling.
The sounds of running water and dish-washing suddenly stopped as Fate finished cleaning up. She made her way to the living room, where she found her girlfriend cutely hugging a cute plush giraffe.
She smiled as she sat on the couch, catching her girlfriend slightly by surprise as she was embraced and Fate snuggled into her.
"I missed you." The blonde softly admitted as she nuzzled into her girlfriend's neck, breathing in the calming scent deeply.
"I missed you too, Fate-chan." The stuffed plushie fell to the floor as the brunette's arms came around to stroke the long blonde hair. "I'm really sorry I canceled on you earlier."
The blonde sighed once again, losing herself in her love's scent. "It's alright…did you finish the report?"
"Yeah…" Nanoha trailed off as she rubbed soothing circles on the Enforcer's back.
"Is Arf staying with Lindy?" Nanoha softly inquired as she had noticed an absence of the red-haired familiar.
"Mn. She's helping Lindy-kaa-san around the house. I was on a pretty long mission until now too…" Fate murmured as she let her eyes drift closed.
Nanoha felt the weight on top of her increase as she sensed the Enforcer falling asleep again.
"Fate-chan," Nanoha softly whispered.
"…Mn?"
"Is it okay if I sleep over tonight? It's been a while since we've seen each other after all…I had a lot of things I wanted to tell you too…"
"…Mn~n….you don't even need to ask anymore, you know I'm always fine with tha~t…." The blonde drew out her words sleepily.
The Instructor laughed softly, sending vibrations through her body. "Nyahaha, I know, but still…"
"Nanoha is sil~ly…" Fate drawled, strenuously pushing herself up on her arms so that she was hovering over the surprised brunette.
Nanoha simply stared up at the Enforcer as sleepy burgundy wine eyes fluttered open, irises glazed by sleep…and something else?
"Mn~!" A blush ran rampant on the Instructor's cheeks, her purple-sapphire eyes squeezed shut as the blonde captured her lips in a soft yet sensual kiss.
The Enforcer lowered her body onto the Instructor's, bodies flush as she deepened the kiss, sparing the Instructor no time to process what was happening.
Fate relented when they parted for air, both of them breathing heavily with flushed cheeks. "Na-no-ha~" Fate's husky voice sent shivers down the brunette's spine.
She closed her eyes as the blonde leaned closer again, heartbeat pounding with anticipation. Yet all of a sudden, the weight from her body withdrew along with the blonde as she stood up from the couch.
"Let's catch up over some wine, shall we? It'll be relaxing, ne?" And the Enforcer walked off with a wink, an unmistakable sway in her hips as she quietly sauntered to the kitchen and then up to the bedroom.
A dumbfounded Nanoha simply gaped as her gaze never left the blonde. It was after the blonde had disappeared out of sight that she snapped back to her senses.
"…" Nanoha's throat felt dry, very dry. She licked her lips and swallowed in an attempt to wet her throat but to no avail.
The brunette shakily got up, body trembling slightly as she turned off the lights and made her way to the bedroom.
She cautiously padded up the stairs, holding her breath as she rounded the corner. Just like she had said, the blonde was sitting in the full-sized bed holding a single wine flute. She smiled warmly as she patted a spot next to her on the bed, uncorking the bottle after the brunette had made herself comfortable. Nanoha, a bit perplexed, watched as Fate elegantly poured the white wine into the flute, swirling it slightly to aerate the wine before offering it to her.
"Arigatou, Fate-chan." Nanoha accepted the flute gratefully. She was hesitant to take a sip.
"Fate-chan wa?" [What about yours?]
"II kara~, nonde mite." [It's fine/don't worry about it. Try a sip]
"Eto.. .hai…" [Ah, okay…]
The Instructor gently tipped the edge of the flute to her lips, throat swallowing as she drank from it.
The Enforcer watched intently as her girlfriend tasted the wine.
"How is it?" She asked with some concern in her soft voice.
"It's really good, Fate-chan." The Instructor sighed contently as she took another sip and slightly leaned back on the pillows.
"That's a relief…Ne, Nanoha?" The blonde fidgeted slightly, though Nanoha couldn't tell from where she reclined.
"Hm~?" Nanoha hummed as she currently had wine in her mouth.
"Mmph!?" Nanoha almost sputtered as Fate pressed her lips against hers deeply, a slender fair arm relieving the brunette's surprised hand of the half-emptied wine glass as she took her wine from her lover's mouth.
Fate withdrew from her girlfriend with a sensual smirk on her face as she licked what had dribbled from Nanoha's lips.
"Mn~n..it is really good. Arigatou, Na~no~haaa~" She huskily drawled into her girlfriend's ear.
Nanoha gaped speechless, as something inside of her broke free.
The Instructor slowly sat up as she watched the blonde empty the rest of the wine flute and set it onto the night stand, a predatory flicker as she watched the blonde swallow and sigh softly, leaning against the pillows.
Fate sighed as she swallowed the wine and leaned back against the soft pillows, closing her eyes and gently covering them with her arm.
"So, Nanoha, how have things been going lately?" She inquired softly as she lay languidly on the bed. She stifled a yawn as drowsiness from her afternoon excursion prodded at her. She lifted her arm from her eyes, letting it lay prone above her head.
Said brunette kept silent, sheets rustling softly as she made her way onto all fours, crawling closer to the unsuspecting blonde, who was waiting for a reply.
"…Nanoha?" Fate called softly, having felt the sheets move next to her. Fate made to roll over onto her side to face the brunette, but she found herself unable to move. "Nn?"
The Enforcer found resistance, a slight pressure on her wrists as she made to roll over. She suddenly noticed a depression in the mattress between her legs and to the side of one of them.
The blonde slowly opened her eyes, slightly widening in shock as she registered the form of her girlfriend hovering over her on all fours, her wrists gently yet firmly pinned in place by her girlfriend's wrists, the long brown hair cascading gently on and mixing with her own.
The Enforcer's voice was slightly scratchy as she looked into her girlfriend's unreadable yet somehow intimidating expression.
"Nano…ha?"
"!" Fate took in a sharp breath and closed her eyes tightly as the brunette smirked and pressed her body into the Enforcer's, the brunette's moistened lips near the blonde's ear.
Fate gasped as Nanoha moved her leg closer in between her own. "Fate-chan is too cute, you know~?"
Nanoha's husky voice reverberated in the blonde's head as the brunette nuzzled into the blonde's neck, wetly kissing one of the Enforcer's weak spots.
Fate's eyes snapped open as she gaped for air, for words, neither of which she felt she could get.
"I...ah….a….ahh~" The broken syllables turned into a soft moan as the brunette's hand let go of her wrist, softly tickling its way to her breast, where she applied a gentle pressure; the brunette's head moved to the Enforcer's ear, audibly lickling and nibbling on it.
The brunette smirked at the reaction. "Faaaaaaaa~toooooo~chaaaaaan~" She called lazily as she gazed at the adorably dazed expression on the blonde's face.
"I…"
The brunette lowered her head closer with every word.
"…love…."
The Enforcer held her breath as the air quivered on her lips, heart pounding madly in her chest.
"…you…"
Fate barely had the chance to register the last word before lips filled with desire pressed strongly against her own.
Her eyes fluttered closed as she gave herself to the kiss, to Nanoha. She slowly opened her eyes as they broke for air, a thin string of saliva still connecting them.
A child-like embarrassment blushed over the Enforcer's expression as she timidly held out her hands to the Instructor. She averted her burgundy eyes timidly.
"…kiss….me?" She asked in a small, quavering voice.
The brunette smiled warmly as leaned back down to kiss the blonde, gently at first, yet deepening the kiss as the blonde's soft lips parted to oblige her prodding tongue. Fate felt her whole body heat up, countless shivers run up and down her spine as Nanoha murmured softly into her ear.
"…oh we'll be doing much more than that, Fate-chan~"
A/N: Konbanwassu, YH desu *bows*. It's been a while…huh…how has everyone been? I've been pretty busy/dead myself, which is why the fanfics have not been written into existence…sumimasen! This fic was officially started on the last day of spring break so like march 31st or so and I just got some time (and the urge) to finish a chapter-like thing. Likely to be a second lemon chapter, but that might have to wait until 2-3 weeks from now, as finals are in two weeks….yeah…my muse isn't able to give me much more on the author's notes at the moment aside from what I've typed….so yeah… read and/or review?
Hope you enjoyed your stay!
Matta ne~
-YH
p.s. for those of you who have checked out/read USN4, it looks like (from the reviews I've been able to skim) that we might have a lemon coming up? I'm working on how to get there at the moment/thinking through it (time skip?) hmm…but just as an update/to let you know if you were curious, if not…well…it's there…