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Failing

1.

As the sun was setting, a small breeze blew through Garderobe. Chie walked calmly as her mind wandered into recent happenings. 'What would of happen if I had lost her?' she thought.

It had been a couple of weeks after the war that Nagi had caused and Aoi was back into working for Queen Mashiro. She was still a little weak from the accident, but she had insisted on going back to work. 'Stubborn as always' thought Chie.

'The accident…it almost took my Aoi away…'. The mere though of it made Chie shudder. She had felt miserable knowing that she was not able to protect her beloved Aoi from that mob that threw her over the cliff. She had once promised Aoi she would always be there for her, yet she had failed.

Chie had been in love with Aoi since the day she met her. Every time she remembered that day, a grin spread in her face.

===Flashback===

"Meeeaaawww"

A large cat sped past Chie as she came out of a Trias meeting, making her stumble and fall backwards.

"Ouch…" she said while trying to get up until she was hit again, but this time by a girl.

"Oh! I'm so sorry! Please, please, please forgive me." plead the girl as she tried to get up from atop a blushing Chie.

"Oh, no. Its fine, I…Its fine…"stuttered Chie, which surprised her, since she never stuttered, specially not with a girl. She was Garderobe's resident flirt after all, well, of course after Shizuru-sama.

"No I'm really sorry, I didn't see you. I was just chasing Mikoto and…did you by any chance see him?" said Aoi as she helped the other girl up.

"Hmmm…you mean the fat cat the ran into me first?" Chie said with a smirk.

"Yes…that would be him" said Aoi with embarrassment.

"He went that way…if you want, I can help you find him. Well as long as next time it's only you that bumps into me, not him." teased Chie with a smirk.

Aoi instantly blushed at the comment, "That would be great. Thanks."

Chie smiled and they started looking for Mikoto. Chie couldn't believe it. Although on the outside she remained the usual teaser and flirt, she was bouncing on the inside just from walking with her. 'She is sweet…' she thought. She had seen the girl before from afar, and she knew she was Queen Mashiro's personal maid.

"So…what's your name?" asked Chie while looking at her. 'She's so beautiful…' she thought.

"Aoi Senoh at your service" replied Aoi with a smile. "and yours?"

"Chie Hallard…at your service too," she said with a blush spreading through her face when she looked up to her. Aoi's smile was so beautiful. She felt captivated by it. She had never before felt like that with anybody. 'Is this what they call love? The butterflies in your stomach? The feeling of longing?' she thought. 'Nah, I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself…'

Her thoughts were interrupted when Aoi ran towards the garden when she saw Mikoto stuck in a tree.

"Oh no…Mikoto, how did you get up there?" Inquired Aoi while the cat just meowed.

"Hmmm…well that's not good," said Chie as she walked up besides Aoi and saw Mikoto in the tree.

"How are we going to get him?" asked Aoi.

"Don't worry, you are in the presence of Chie Hallard, member of the Trias, I will bring him to you safe and sound," said Chie with a smile. She inspected the situation thoroughly. 'Well, I can't use my robe…and if I climb I could get injured, not to mention Miss Maria yelling at me…Oh well, I told her I would get him out, then I will.'

Chie walked towards the tree and began climbing it. 'come on, come on, come on, please Miss Maria don't come to the Garden' prayed Chie while she tried to get Mikoto.

"Be careful!" said Aoi nervously. She didn't want Chie getting harmed after all…

As soon as Chie was close to Mikoto, he jumped towards her and landed on her head. The weight caught Chie by surprise and knocked her off balance making her fall down with the cat.

"Chie!" screamed Aoi as she ran towards Chie. "Oh my God, are you okay?" asked Aoi while trying to see if she was hurt.

"Ahhh….that didn't go as planned. I'm fine, the nano-machines should start working soon…I hope," replied Chie while getting up with Aoi's help.

"Chie Hallard, that was quite entertaining, too bad it's not allowed" came a voice from behind Chie as she walked.

'Miss Maria…damn it. I am so dead…' thought Chie as she spun around in surprise to find Miss Maria.

"Miss Maria…I didn't know you were here…" said Chie nervously as she unlatched herself from Aoi, whom was helping her walk since she had hurt her leg in the fall and the nano-machines were slowly working.

"Of course you didn't Hallard, now if you don't mind, I will take you to the nursery and then to my office, understood?"

"Yes Miss Maria…" said Chie. She gave Aoi and apologetic look and said to her "sorry, I guess our date is cut short, but I had fun."

Aoi blushed again at the teasing comment. "No, thank you Chie-san. I hope you get well soon."

Chie smiled and said "Chie is fine, no need for honorifics, and I might get better if you come visit me once in a while…"

Aoi smiled and said " I definitely will, Chie."

Miss Maria then took Chie to the nurse's office and to her office. She was then scolded for "Ruthless behavior."

===Flashback Ends===

'I remember that day clearly' Chie thought while she sat at a bench on the garden looking at the very same tree where she once fell down trying to help Aoi. 'My Aoi' she thought.

She remembered Aoi had indeed gone to visit her sometimes and later on Chie had taken Aoi on dates and pretty soon they had started dating. Chie remembered the day she had asked Aoi to be her girlfriend.

===Flashback===

"Well, well, well, somebody is in love" teased Nao as she sat on the sofa across from Chie. They had just finished a Trias meeting and they were all relaxing. Nao had seen Chie's behavior lately, and it screamed "I'm in Love!!!" to anybody who knew her.

"Shut up Juliet, you are just hating on Chie cause you can't get anybody for yourself" said Shiho.

"Don't call me Juliet!" said Nao as she threw a pencil to Shiho.

"Aww…you will pay for that…Juliet" said Shiho as she wrote Nao's name again in her 'maki maki' book.

Chie just looked on to the scene before her and commented with a smirk "well, you two love birds will have to excuse me, but I have a date to get ready. If you guys are planning on doing anything when I'm gone…well, just make sure you lock the door okay? After all, we don't need any innocent girls walking in on you two and get scarred for life."

Chie left and heard the girl's unison scream of "CHIE!!!" as she closed the door.

Chie was really nervous about the date she had with Aoi. She had decided to ask her to be her girlfriend, and although she was pretty sure Aoi was also interested in her, there was always that doubt that made her nervous.

Chie got ready and waited for her outside the Palace. She was nervous and then she saw her. Aoi was beautiful. She wore a flowered dress that fitted her figure perfectly. Chie was astounded and was left without words.

"I'm taking your expression as a compliment. Thank You, you look nice too," said Aoi with a smile.

'She is amazing,' thought Chie and quickly said. "Oh, sorry, I…You…Amazing." stuttered Chie. She blushed and took Aoi's hand as they started walking towards the park. Chie had prepared a picnic for them and she hoped to make it romantic. They arrived at the park and Chie sat the picnic up. They ate and then relaxed.

'What if she says no? Maybe she'll think I'm taking it too fast? What if she doesn't lov-" Chie's thoughts were cut short when Aoi spoke up and said "Chie, this was amazing, thank you." Chie smiled and all her doubts were erased when she looked into Aoi's eyes. There was nothing there that was not love.

"Aoi, there was something I've been meaning to ask you…" said Chie while taking Aoi's hand. "I hope I'm not moving too fast or anything but I wanted to know if-" she was cut short when Aoi kissed her. The kiss was filled with passion and love. Chie was surprised at first because she couldn't believe what was happening. She had never kissed lips sweeter than hers. Aoi's lips were like a sweet honey she couldn't get enough of.

She whimpered when Aoi pulled back to look her deep in the eyes. "Yes," she said with a smile, "I will be your girlfriend, only if you are mine."

Chie smiled. "Only yours. Always and Forever. I promise to protect you and be with you always."

Aoi smiled and leaned in to kiss her girlfriend again.

===Flashback Ends===

'I promised I would protect her, but I failed.' thought Chie. She couldn't stand the risk of losing Aoi.

'That damn letter. Why did it come so soon? Why can't I have some more time?'. Chie looked at the letter she held in her hands. It was addressed to 'Major Chie Hallard'. She couldn't believe that so much time had passed. 'I don't want to lose her…' She opened the letter and reread it for what seem the thousandth time, and once more, it brought tears to her eyes.

A/N:

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my first ever FanFic! I love this couple and I don't think they get enough fan love :( so I will give them some :)

Please review it if you want me to continue. Aren't you curious as to what's inside the letter? And why she could lose Aoi? Please review! Arigato!