A/N: Well everyone here is a new story that's mostly done. I just have to finish the last two chapters and it will be completed. I know I'm posting a new one before some of my older works... I'm sorry but my muse just took off with this one.

The chapters are short but sweet... I hope for the most part. I will be posting one every Sunday... some time. There will be 11 chapters total to this story. I'm starting it out as a T rating, but it may go up to an M rating for the last chapter. I bet you all saw that one coming. LOL!

Beta Read by Timmy Sprax, thank you for your help. ^_^

Warning: This story is YURI/Shoujo-Ai; if you don't like girl loving girl then leave.

Disclaimer: I do not own Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha I also do not make any money from my stories. I use the characters in accordance with fair use.

Hiding in the Shadows

By

Zona Rose

Chapter 1

Nanoha's POV

'I see you every day as you go by in your high-end business suit. Yes, everyday because you never take a day off whatever it is, that you do for work it requires you seven days a week. You go to work early in the morning and you go home again late at night, I have even seen you cut through some shady alleyways from time to time. You walk with purpose and conviction both to and from where you work. It has often made me wonder what it is that you do for a living that you are so dedicated.

You never see me because I'm always in the shadow as my blue eyes follow you. You are a beautiful woman with long legs, a shapely body, a well-endowed chest, and long delicate looking arms. Then there's your golden tresses that sweep down your back, your alabaster skin that begs for my touch, and then there are those sad Burgundy eyes that I would love to drown in some day.

The days have started to become cooler and the nights are starting to become uncomfortable however, you do not change as you continue to fascinate me every day. If I do not see you, at least once a day I almost feel the physical pain this still has me puzzled. Especially seeing how I don't even know who you are just that you're the business woman who walks by me every day, day in and day out.'

Pulling the cardboard box closer around me, I realize that I have not seen her this evening. As my heart longs to see her, my eyes slowly close, as I know I will dream about her again as I have every night since laying eyes upon her. I do not know how long I had been asleep all I know is I herd a scuffle down around the corner just out of sight. When the sound of the scuffle got closer, I saw three people come around that corner one of them being shoved against the wall with a knife to her throat and two new unsavory men leering at her.

As I continue to watch, my breath caught in my throat as I recognized the woman; her eyes are no longer sad, but they were also not scared they just looked at the man as if she had given up hope and she was ready to meet her end. That's when I noticed the knife to her throat had started to dig in to her alabaster skin creating a line of blood as a dripped down onto her suit.

I have to do something, but what if there looking for me; no it doesn't matter I have to save her because if I don't I'll never see her ever again. Without thinking, I was standing and then running down the alleyway as quietly as I possibly could. Aiming my shoulder at one of the two men, I tackled him up under his armpit, which catapults him a good five feet away crashing him into one of the dumpsters. I turned quickly and grabbed the hand that was holding the knife to her throat pulling it away in the process trying to hit him in the groin but I missed. The knife fell out of his hand in the struggle.

In the process, he ended up backhanding me I went crashing into the concrete wall on the other side and I slid down into a sitting position. The one that I had thrown into the dumpster was now standing up and walking towards me cracking his knuckles.

"Well looks like we have a brave little urchin here. Don't worry sweetie I'll make sure to save some for you too."

I heard a noise coming from the woman and I looked over to see the other man had his hands wrapped around her throat. He was trying to kill her with his bare hands seeing how he no longer had his knife.

"If the two of you know what's good for you, you'll leave us alone. I don't want to have to hurt you, so just leave and I will ignore this."

"Big words from a little girl like you don't you think?"

"This is your final warning I won't hold back after this. Leave now!"

"And just what do you think a little urchin like you is gonna be able to do to us. No sweetheart you're the one that's going to have to deal with the aftermath of sticking your nose in where it doesn't belong."

"Don't say I didn't warn you." As I stood up on shaky legs, I could feel it flow through my veins.

Without a moments hesitation I threw my left hand out into a punch hitting the man in front of me in the windpipe collapsing it instantly, he'll be dead in minutes. As his body collapses to the ground I catapult off from his falling chest, and land behind the other man punching him squarely between the shoulder blades, causing his hands to let go of her throat also slightly paralyzing his lungs so that he can't scream for help.

With my right hand, I grabbed his hair and start pulling his head backwards. I cut my blue eyes to the corner and look at his face the sheer terror on it was enough to satisfy me, as I jerked his head back I could hear his neck snap as the back of his head met his back I let his body crumbled to the ground in a heap.

My body is trembling as I slowly stepped back away from her; I'm terrified that I could also hurt her if I'm not careful. Without hesitation I pivoted and runaway leaving her behind knowing, she is no longer in danger. I run until I end up in the park my body is trembling still, so I make my way over to some bushes and climb underneath them and hope that this subsides by the time the sunrises.

I was hiding in the shadows again wondering if she was going to pass by today after what happened to her last night. When I saw her walking down the sidewalk with a turtleneck on to hide her injuries on her neck. When she passed every alleyway, she seemed preoccupied in looking in each one as if she was looking for something or someone.

When she came to the alleyway that I was hiding in the shadows, our eyes met and locked. She actually stopped in mid step and stared at me, I gently shook my head no and work my way back further into the shadows. She stood there for a few more seconds and then moved on as if nothing had happened.

It was like this for approximately two to three days, our eyes would lock, and she would hesitate in her step but keep moving. Until one day, she decided to stop and leaned against the wall as if she was just taking a break in her commute to work. That's when I heard her angelic voice and I knew she was talking to me.

"Is there any way I can repay you for saving my life? I can give you some money, some clothing, or place to stay during the cold winter months. I want to thank you for saving my life. Please, let me help you."

"You're thanks is not necessary, seeing you every day is more than thanks enough."

"I can give you a job with my company that way it's not a handout. It would at least be enough to get you off the streets especially as the winters are so harsh here. It wouldn't be an easy job, your boss would be a very hard taskmaster, but she's fair. At least consider it that's all I ask."

With that, she stood up straight I heard some rustling and something fall to the ground and then she walked off as if nothing had happened. As I looked down at the ground, where she was standing there stood a lunchbox. I had never remembered her taking a lunchbox to work before does this mean she made it just for me.

As I picked it up it was still warm, as if it had just been freshly made. My heart started doing a strange rhythmic beat just thinking that she had made it for me. As I looked closer to the box, I saw business card so I picked it up and turned it over, and in her beautiful handwriting, she left a message.

If you decide to take, my offer go to this woman and handed her this card and she will get you a job. Fate T. Harlaown

Turning it back over I saw the name of Signum Needes, Vice President of the Testarossa Corporation.

I held the card to my chest and then slipped it into my pocket. Then not wanting my meal to get cold I started consuming it, enjoying and savoring every morsel. For a businesswoman, she sure knew how to cook a mean meal.

For the next three weeks, she makes me a meal and nonchalantly dropped it off the same way as the first one. None of the lunchboxes had been the same; one day it would be fish or pork, but then she would throw in those little sausages and make them look like little octopus. Then her chicken or beef teriyaki was absolutely mouthwatering.

Today was no exception except she seemed to be limping today. "Are you all right?"

"Yes, I'll be fine I just had a little run-in with someone nothing to worry about."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'll be fine. But thank you for asking."

"Okay, if you say so."

"Have you thought anymore about my offer? I would really like it if you were off the streets before this coming weekend we're supposed to be getting a bad snowfall and the temperatures are supposed to go below freezing. I really don't want you out here."

"I'll consider it if you tell me how many times you've been having these run-ins with people. I also want to know if it's the same type of men like that night."

"You drive a hard bargain… sigh… All right I've had at least four run-ins since that night, and all of the men seemed to be like them they want to hurt me in a very bad way."

"Sounds like you need some protection. You have security at your workplace maybe they can send a detail to escort you to and from work."

"We do, but I don't want to have anyone else risk their lives for me. Although if I had a new employee that was living with me, I would have a personal escort to and from work now wouldn't I."

Smiling I looked up into her face, the look in her eyes said that she was very sincere in her words, but I still had doubts in my heart if this is the right thing to do. I just might end up putting her in more danger than she already seems to be in.

Smiling down at me, she hands me the lunchbox and then slowly walks away. Maybe it's time I become a shadow instead of hiding in the shadows. Although there still is that chance that I could put her in even greater danger than she's already in. As I slowly ate the food, she made me I finally came to a decision that I would at least try to work for her company; maybe just maybe I'll find a way of protecting both of us.

A/N: Well everyone that is the end of this chapter. ...So wait do you think so far? Does it sound good? Tell me in your reviews, I love getting them.

Until next week, enjoy the read.

In Love & Light,

Zona Rose };-