Testarossa-Harlaown

By Major Mike Powell III

"...What did you say...?" the 18-year-old blonde asked the reddish-brown haired girl before her. The redhead of the same age sighed sadly and closed her eyes.

"What you heard, Fate-chan. I...am in love with Hayate-chan." The girl opened her blue eyes and looked at Fate, whose burgundy eyes were welling up with tears. The blonde closed her hands into fists and stepped back.

"But...but how? How did this happen, Nanoha?" the blue-eyed girl sighed again and looked away to avoid Fate's sad and hurt stare.

"It happened not too long ago, when you were sent away in that mission that kept you away for six months. I...I missed you, Fate-chan. I missed you...so much. And...Hayate-chan was there for me. She answered my calls at ungodly hours, she let me spent days, even months at her side...and turns out she didn't do all that just because she's one of my best friends...but because Hayate-chan was in love with me...and I...I realized I learned to love her." Nanoha explained, turning back to look at Fate, tears rolling down her own cheeks.

"But...but...!" Fate tried to counter. "But I...I loved you..." she ended up whispering softly. "I was going to tell you that when I got back from that mission. Why...why didn't you wait for me?"

Nanoha shook her head, a sob escaping her.

"I loved you too, Fate-chan...but...it's just that...I waited for you! Damn it! HOW did I wait for you!" the redhead cried out, closing her fist and placing it over her chest. "I waited for you for YEARS, Fate-chan! I dropped hint after hint!" she cried.

"Hints? What hints?!" Fate countered. Nanoha shook her head, a sob escaping past her lips.

"What? Didn't you EVER notice?! How many times did I take you by the arm or the hand when we walked?! How many times did I kiss you on the cheek whenever I saw you?! HOW DIDN'T you notice that, whenever we had sleep overs, I asked to sleep with you, I TOLD you I loved you and cuddled up to you?!"

Fate's wine-red eyes widened as she was finally hit with the pure and honest truth coming out her beloved best friend's lips.

'Beloved best friend that will never be mine now...'

For a second there, Fate wanted to blame this on someone else.

She wanted to blame a certain brunette that was sitting on a bench not too far from their current position.

But she soon realized that the girl's only sin was to love and take into her arms a person Fate loved but also hurt badly.

Hayate was innocent.

This was Fate's fault and no-one else's.

"But...but then...why did Hayate waited so long to...?" 'Take you away from me'.

"Hayate-chan didn't try to win me over because I was in love with you, Fate-chan. And she, as the good best friend she is, respected and trusted you to confess to me. She was confident that you would finally realize I was in love with you. And then you left...and she just decided enough was enough. She just stopped denying her heart's desire. So...I'm sorry, Fate-chan. But...I love Hayate. You had your chance, and you didn't even see it. So..." Nanoha turned to leave and go over to her girlfriend, but the blonde's hand on her wrist stopped her. She turned around and saw her best friend's desperate but defeated look in her eyes.

"Nanoha...Ok, I...I know that, well...I lost you, even if I never had you, but...still, I love you and Hayate very much...so...can we still be best friends after all?"

Nanoha smiled and took the blonde girl into her arms and held her tight. After a few seconds, she let her go.

"Of course, Fate-chan. Best friends forever. But for now, me and Hayate-chan have plans. So, see you later. Take care."

And with that said, Nanoha leaned in and kissed her on the cheek before turning around and walking away, without looking back.

Fate let out a shaky sigh and sat down on the grass, leaning her back on the thick trunk of the tree behind her, under which shadow she and Nanoha had been arguing.

She wrapped her arms around her legs and leaned her forehead on her knees.

'What am I going to do now?'

Fate sighed and remained under the tree, looking up to see the sunlight leak through the leaves, letting the warm summer breeze calm her down.

About an hour passed by in silence and the sun had begun to set under the horizon. It was a beautiful sight, but Fate wasn't in the mood to appreciate it.

It had taken hours for her to gather up the courage to call Nanoha and tell her to meet her in the park, and so, it was pretty late when they met there.

Fate's cellphone's buzzing in her pants pocket brought the blonde back to reality. She took it out and flipped it open to see a text message waiting for her.

Fate-chan! Dinner's ready. I hope you had fun! 8D Kaa-san

That made Fate's lips curl upwards into a small smile.

'Lindy-Okaa-san.'

The woman who had given her so much...a job, a home, a family.

The woman who had let her in her home, who welcomed her into her life with open arms, who had given her the love and appreciation she so desperately craved from her real mother...

Fate sighed.

'She must probably thinks Nanoha and I'...she thought bitterly. 'I better get home before she starts teasing me.'

The red-eyed girl got up, stretched her limbs and began to walk the familiar path back home.

To be continued...

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A/N: HEADS UP, MARINES! OFFICER ON DECK!

(Salutes) As you were, people.

Now, I consider myself a pioneer. I wrote the 1º threesome fics here in the english MSLN section.

I wrote the 1º Arisa/Nanoha/Suzuka and I wrote the first 2 Nanoha/Hayate/Fate.

And now, here I am, with yet another visionary project.

Hopefully, I won't let anybody down.

So, I know, the angst is kinda heavy here, but it was for the sake of NanoHayate. LOL And also for the sake of...well...I won't say the final pairing yet, 'cuz y'know, we're just gettin' started. LMAO

So! Read'n Review, people! That's a goddamn order!

I'll update once I get 5 reviews. That ain't much to ask, eh?

'til then. Dismissed!

Semper-Fi! Carry on!