A/N: Hey all, this was something floating around in my head, and I had some free time, so I figured, what the hell, lets write a story! This is my first time ever putting something of this nature online, so please be gentle with your reviews (-/\-) All comments a criticism is welcome, I really would like to create a story worth reading, since I do enjoy reading everyone else's stories! I'm a music fiend, so I'll let you guys know what I'm listening to as I write, it definitely has an impact. Check them out, if you get a chance!

Music: Portions for Foxes- Rilo Kiley, Dreams- Youngblood Hawke,

RIIIIING, RIIIIIING

RIIIIIING, RIIIIING

RIIIIIIIING, RIIIIIIING

"uuhh, Hello?"

"MORNING SLEEPYHEAD!"

"Gahh Hayate!" From under a tangle of covers, Nanoha blearily opened one eye to look at the clock. "For the love of god, it's only 4:30am! W-H-A-T T-H-E- H-E-L-L?!" Nanoha was seriously pissed. It had taken her forever to fall asleep the night before, nerves getting the best of her. After all, it wasn't every day you started your first day of residency.

Her best friend Hayate sounded not only wide awake, but completely serious, lacking her usual teasing tone. "Weeeeeellll I was excited, and I couldn't sleep, and I figured you had to be getting up soon, and it was either this, or I show up in person. And much as I would love to jump you naked, I can't be getting distracted on day one."

It took Nanoha a minute to process everything that was said. Way too early for this…. "Remind me to smack you for that when I see you, and for….WAIT DID YOU JUST SAY JUMP ME NAKED? YOU KNOW YOU'RE JUST A FRIEND, I DON'T THINK OF YOU THAT WAY!" Nanoha sat bolt upright in her bed, wide awake now and blushing furiously. Sure they had fooled around when they were kids, but that time was long past now.

Hayate started laughing and her voice resumed its normal teasing, playful tone. "HA took you long enough. You're awake now, right?" Hayate knew she was in for it once she met up with Nanoha, but the reaction was priceless. Not to mention the ridiculous amount of blushing that was sure to happen later, once they met up. After all. She wasn't going to let this go that easily.

"Yes, I'm awake, but that doesn't make me want to kill you any less. If anything, I think I'll head to the hospital BY MYSELF this morning." Nanoha grinned internally, knowing while it was mean, Hayate would be putty in her hands after that.

"NO YOU CAN"T DO THAT TO ME! After all, what's a promise between best friends and I don't know what I'd do if you weren't with me on day one…." Sniffling could be heard through the phone and Nanoha was starting to feel a little remorseful. "Ok, well I guess we can still go to breakfast before we walk in. Mom and Dad might kill me for skipping out on them, but…." "Thank you, thank you, ohmygodohmygodohmygod I'm so sorry, I will never tease you like that again….you're just so cute when you get flustered."

Nanoha couldn't help but let out her signature laugh. "Nyahahaha, aaaand that was short lived. I suppose if I'm being dragged up this early, she must be quite a girl." "…Who said anything about a girl?" Hayate sounder rather miffed that her secret plans were that easy to figure out. "Hayate I know you too well to think it could be anything else. We've been friends forever, of course it's about a girl."

"Well excuse me, miss know it all! Fine, it is, but it's strictly recon only. And the place is supposed to be awesome anyway, so it's really a win/win for you. You get to see my smiling face and have a great breakfast before our first day." Nanoha laughed again, knowing the mischievous brunette had her pegged.

"Alright fine, but I have to get ready. I'll call when I'm done." "You're the best!" Nanoha smirked, "I know" as she hung up. She rolled back over in bed, staring at the ceiling. Day one. What she'd been waiting for her whole life. Not that college then med school had been terrible, but this was it! Day one of her Neurology residency. Not that she had set out on studying the brain, but in med school she became fascinated by how it could control so many things, yet be so delicate at the same time. It helped that one of her favorite professors was one of the top experts in traumatic brain injuries in the country. It was thanks to his influence that she decided on neuro as her specialty, hoping to follow in his footsteps.

She looked back at the clock. 4:45 am. Damn, she thought to herself, I could have slept in longer, we don't have the welcome conference until 8am. Sighing, she got up and went into the bathroom, and took a peek in the mirror. Two slightly puffy, but still sparking sapphire eyes looked back. Her thick auburn hair was sticking out in multiple directions, probably from all the tossing and turning she had done the night before. Well, the least I can do is make myself presentable. She wanted to look good for her first day, even if looks didn't mean a whole lot once she got to work. Well first things first, shower. "AHHHHH, cold water, cooooooold water!"

5:30am

Nanoha went downstairs into the large kitchen. Her parents owned the Midori-ya Café, quite popular for their baked goods, especially the cinnamon rolls. She knew they'd be prepping for their opening already. "Hey Mom, hey Dad!"

"Hey sweetie! What are you doing up and ready so early? I though you didn't have to be at the hospital until 8?" Momoko Takamachi straightened up from the dough she was rolling. "No that's true, but Hayate woke me up early saying there was this diner she had to try". Nanoha rolled her eyes as Momoko laughed. "Well I'm sure Dad will be teary, since it's his little girl's first day, ("Mooooooom") but who are we to get in the way of whatever crazy scheme that girl has going on now".

"Thanks Mom!" Nanoha went to give her mother a hug. "Good luck today sweetie, you'll do great! Stop by the dojo to say hello to your father, brother and sister before you go". Momoko herself was a little choked up, there goes my baby girl, off to first day as a doctor, as she pulled Nanoha into a huge bear hug.

"I will, I'll see you later!" Smiling, Nanoha walked out the back kitchen door across a small courtyard. Her father was a well-trained martial artist, and highly sought after as a teacher. He had been teaching herself, brother and sister since they were old enough to walk, in addition to those that he saw something special in. Kyoya and Miyuki had definitely fallen into the prodigy category, but she could hold her own against them. Which apparently made her more deadly than most of the population, but hey, who was she to brag.

THUMP, BANG, KYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Dear god, there they go again. Nanoha stood next to the door against the wall, off to the side as she opened it. She definitely did not want to get in the way of whatever may come flying out. Slowly, slowly….she opened the door. ZING, a shuriken came flying out. If it weren't for my training, she mused, that would not have ended well.

"Nanoha! Lightning quick reflexes as always, huh?" "Morning Dad! Hey Kyoya and Miyuki!"

"Hey Nanoha!" Miyuki cheerfully called from where she was busy pinning Kyoya against the mats. "Mmmpphh-ornin, Na-oommph- ha"

"Nyahahahaha, no mercy per usual, I see". Miyuki was not one to take things lightly. "Ohh come on Nanoha, you're the one who started that whole full power, maximum destruction thing in the first place! I'm merely taking your words to heart. The more you squirm, the worse this will be" Miyuki's face lit up with a rather scary grin as she dug into Kyoya even more. "Eeesh, I'd better leave before things get really out of hand and I spend my morning patching you two up."

"Ohh you're leaving already?" Shiro pouted at his youngest daughter. Though the head of the Takamachi family was more than imposing with his dark hair, intense violet eyes and carved frame, he was a softie when it came to his kids, especially his youngest.

"Yes Dad, meeting Hayate for breakfast before we head over to the hospital. We did promise to walk in together you know." Nanoha smiled as she remembered how Hayate called her, so excited that they both got into their first choice programs. Hayate had secured a spot in Uminari General's coveted anesthesia residency program, while she was going into the neurology residency program with hopefully the option of continuing into an ICU fellowship. Hayate made her promise they would walk in together on their first day, like they had in high school, college, and then med school. Hey it had worked out well so far, who was she to question that kind of good karma.

"Well have a good first day, can't wait to hear all about it! And tell that troublemaker to not do anything overly stupid on your first day." Shiro pulled her into a hug and kissed the top of her head. He was tearing up, thinking about how his little girl was not so little anymore. "Yes Dad, I will, I'll see you later. Later guys!" Shiro turned back, trying to secretly wipe away the tear that had formed in the corner of his eye. "Keep at it you two!" he gruffly yelled at his oldest children, so as to cover his current emotions.

Nanoha turned around into the cool breeze of the early spring morning and headed back into the house to grab her stuff. The smells starting to drift up from the bakery below her made her mouth water and stomach rumble. She called Hayate to let her know she was headed over. "This place better be as good as Hayate promised" she grumbled out loud over the protests of her stomach as she left.