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Hidden Feelings

Yagami Hayate sat at the usual bench her and her friends sit at. Today, though, she sat y herself because everyone else wasbusy and Fate and Nanoha were having their usual make out session. She sighed wistfully. She wondered when she fell in love with her two best friends. She sighed again and lost herself to her thoughts. Too lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice someone walk up to her.

"I wonder why I fell in love with Fate and Nanoha," she said to herself.

Little did she know that the person who walked up, though actually two people, was none other than Fate Testarossa Harlaown and Nanoha Takamachi, Hayate's bestfriends and secret crushes, though not so secret anymore. Before Hayate could realize they were there, they left with extremely shocked expressions. The bell finally rang, signaling the start of class and breaking Hayate from her reverie. She sighed and went to her class. As soon as she sat down, she zoned out and didn't notice the rest of the day go by. She didn't notice when her and her friends seperated on the way home. She didn't even remember taking a bath and getting in bed.

Fate and Nanoha were walking home hand-in-hand. They were both silent for a few minutes before Fate said something.

"I wonder how long Hayate has been in love with us," she said, letting go of Nanoha's hand and draping her arm over said girl's shoulders.

"I don't know but I wonder if we've hurt her. She's been out of it all day. Nothing any of us did or said could bring her out of her reverie," Nanoha said, wrapping her arm around Fate's waist.

"I don't know but if we have hurt her, what could we do to make it up?" Fate asked.

"Hmmmm..." Nanoha sighed. "I don't know but I don't want to hurt her. She's too precious a friend to lose. I never expected her to fall in love with us."

"Yeah, what should we do?" Fate asked.

Nanoha sighed and leaned into Fate. A few minutes later, they reached their apartement and went inside. They went to their room to change into more comfortable clothes and Nanoha layed on the bed, sighing. She closed her eyes and felt movement on the bed and pressure on her stomach. Opening her eyes, she saw Fate laying next to her, propped up on her elbow and holding her. Fate smiled and gazed lovingly at Nanoha, who blushed and smiled back. Nanoha snuggled closer to Fate and wrapped her arms around Fate's waist. Neither of them said anything for a while.

"Do you love Hayate?" Nanoha asked.

"Of course, but not in the way I love you. Don't you love her too?" Fate replied.

"Well yeah but it was always sisterly love."

"Yeah..."

Nanoha looked at Fate, who was lost in thought. She giggled and kissed Fate on the cheek, which broke her out of her reverie. She blushed and looked at her girlfriend. Nanoha was still giggling at Fate. She was silenced when Fate suddenly kissed her. When the kiss was broken, Fate was smirking at Nanoha, who blushed. Nanoha, still embarrassed, got up and went to the kitchen to make dinner. Fate followed her, still smirking. After dinner, Fate lay on the bed while Nanoha took a shower. When Nanoha came out, she was dressed in pink silk pajamas. Fate got up, gave Nanoha a quick kiss and went and took a shower. Nanoha got in bed and waited for Fate. She had done quite a bit of thinking while in the shower. She realized that she did love Hayate quite a bit more than a sister. But she still loved Fate more. She still didn't know what to do and she didn't notice Fate, who was dressed in her usual purple and black lingerie, get into bed with her. Fate pulled Nanoha close, which broke Nanoha's reverie.

"What's wrong? You seem lost in thought," Fate said.

"Hm? Oh, I was just thinking about what happened with Hayate today," Nanoha said, still distracted. "I realized I do love her more than a sister and possibly as a lover but I love you more."

"I've been thinking about that too and I feel the same as you," Fate replied. "What do you want to do?"

"I don't know, I just don't know..." Nanoha sighed sadly. "I love her but I love you more and I don't want to hurt her."

"Yeah, those are my feelings too. How about we talk about this tomorrow ok?"

"Yeah, ok. Night Fate-chan. Love you."

"Night Nanoha. I love you too."

Fate pulled Nanoha closer and they both drifted off to sleep.

When Hayate got up in the morning, she decided to go ahead and confess to Fate and Nanoha. She had no idea they already knew because of her tendency to speak aloud to herself when she's lost in thought. Shamal was in the kitchen making breakfast for Hayate when she got downstairs. Signum and Zafira were doing the normal, Signum asleep on the couch and Zafira, wolf form, asleep on the floor. Vita was who knows where. All-in-all, it was a typical morning in the Yagami household. Hayate smiled at her family and remembered how she first met her knights. It was during the Book of Darkness incident. Her legs were still paralyzed and she was in a wheelchair.

"Breakfast is ready!" Shamal said, startling Hayate.

"Ok," Hayate said, shaking her head.

She sat down with everybody and ate. After she ate, she finished getting ready for school. When she left for school, she saw Fate and Nanoha walking towards her. She grinned and ran up to them. They smiled at her when she reached them and she felt her heart skip a beat. They have such breath-taking smiles, Hayate thought.

"I have something to tell you guys later," Hayate said.

"About what?" Nanoha asked.

"You'll see!" Hayate replied, winking.

"Eh?" Fate said, eyes wide.

Hayate giggled at Fate's expression and Nanoha just looked confused. Hayate ran ahead of them. She stopped and turned, grinning.

"Come on! You guys are gonna make us late for school!" she yelled.

"Haihai!" Nanoha yelled back.

Fate shooke her head and looked at Nanoha, who shrugged but grinned. Hayate was waiting for them at the corner, hands on her hips and tapping her foot.

"Jeez, you guys are such slowpokes!" she said, giggling. "Come on!" she said again, grabbing their hands and pulling them along.

Ever so slightly, both Fate and Nanoha squeezed her hand. They looked at each other and smiled before turning back to Hayate. It looked as if she didn't notice. Nanoha laced her fingers with Fate's free hand and leaned into her.

When she felt that subtle squeeze in her hands from Fate and Nanoha, her heart soared and her hope grew. But she acted like it didn't happen. She didn't want her heart broken if her friends rejected her. She could only hope there was room for her because she didn't want to choose between her two most important friends. She loved them equally. Only one thing scared her about confessing to them, the thought of being rejected and hated by them. She didn't want to lose them forever. She couldn't bear the thought. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, opened her eyes, grinned and looked at her friends. They were holding hands and smiling at her. When they finally made it to school, Hayate let go of their hands and spun on her heels to face them.

"See you at lunch! I'll tell you guys what I have to say then!~" she said, running off to her class.

"O-ok," Fate said.

Nanoha just nodded. It just so happened that the two had the same class, so they walked in, holding hands. After they sat down, their friends, Suzuka and Arisa, came up to them.

"Hey guys, what's withthe mischevious smiles?" Arisa asked, holding on to Suzuka's hand. They had started going out recently because they realized their feelings for each other.

"Oh, no reason..." Nanoha said, winking at Fate, who giggled.

Arisa and Suzuka looked at one another, then back at the giggling couple. They both shrugged and sat back down to wait for class to start. When class finally did start, Fate and Nanoha were talking through their mind link.

So, what are we gonna do about Hayate? The blonde asked.

Hmmm...well, do you wanna try a three-way relationship? Nanoha replied. We both love her more than we should right? We also love each other too. Why not try it?

Hmmm...Ok, we can try it.

Ok! Let's tell her before she tells us what she has to say. With that said, they both grinned at each other and returned their attention to the teacher.

Half an hour later, the two couples were on their wat to the bench they usually sit at for lunch. When they opened the door to the roof, the first thing they saw was a bunch of men around their bench and in the middle was Hayate, scared and visibly shaking.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" The Ace of Aces yelled.

"GET AWAY FROM OUR HAYATE!" The Lightning Mage yelled at the same time as Nanoha.

"'Our Hayate?'" Suzuka asked.

Nanoha and Fate blushed. Arisa giggled but was soon silenced when Hayate suddenly screamed.