A/N: Hi to all readers! This is the very first fic I'm writing that is solely based off an anime/manga. I'm not used to writing fics for anime/manga as they tend to have a restrictive feel to me. I normally write game fics (since when you play the game, you feel as though you have control and thus able to come up with more ideas for stories), and thus i tend to have quite a bit of action.
This is a long AN, but if you really want to understand what the hell i'm going on about, it is best for you to read it (ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WISH TO SHOUT AT ME)
Alright, right off the bat, but i am on of those people who believe that Nanoha and Fate are NOT lesbians (while the about 90% of the fan base believes/wants it to be so, i'll follow what the original writers want, yes, the original writers had placed MANY and MULTIPLE hints that Nanoha and Yuuno do have feelings for each other, but i would NOT go into that debate this time, so don't go telling me crap). You don't like that idea, then you wouldn't want to read my next fic i planned for this series. But this fic is focused on my favourite character in the Nanoha universe, Cinque Nakajima. No, i'm not a lolicon. It is just that Cinque has quite a bit of qualities that i like (long white hair, eye patch, mature personality despite small size).
If you read my stories before (which i highly doubt), you would know that i absolutely DETEST flames. I made that caps and bold and underline. If i still get flames, then someone must really have selective reading skills...
I do NOT speak German, and so relied on very crude translation bots. If you speak German and see problems in my words later on, you can tell me that i got it wrong. But please try to be as constructive as well (don't go shouting to my face that my translation is wrong. Tell me what can used instead)
REMEMBER, this fic is focused on CINQUE, not Nanoha. Nanoha will play an important role, since (and i agree with) one of the original makers of Nanoha had said that if Nanoha wasn't in it, you couldn't really call it a 'Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha' story'. While i wrote about Nanoha, i forgot to include Hayate and Fate. But they are mentioned later on.
There was a HUGE problem when i was writing this midway. I follow the Nanoha tradtion of naming all of my OCs after cars, however the main OC had the same surname/last name as Touma Avenir (main character from Nanoha Force). Yes, i used Avenir. I only realized it after awhile and it was too late to change the story... so i edited it to fit into the Nanoha universe. Don't shout at me if anything sounds weird.
This fic takes place shortly after Vivid (I know that the manga isn't done, so i'm basing off assumptions here)
Terminology:
Cinque uses respectful terms to call her family (she also has a sweet tooth as Genya said in the Sound Stage)
-Ane-ue = older sister (respectful formal)
-Chichi-ue = father (respectful formal)
Ginga just uses simple terms. Nove and Dieci also use this form.
-Otou-sama/san = father (semi-formal but the way they say it makes it more informal)
As a side note, Wendi calls Genya 'Papa-rin' (if you watched the anime seitokai no ichizon, you would recognize this... bet SOMEONE is feeling envious)
I took a lot inspiration from doujins that have been littered about the net. The one i like the most (and i took a lot of material from) is the 'Nano' series. It is a bunch of 4-koma gag comics that are EXTREMELY funny. You guys should find it and read it. Just google Nanoha doujin Nano and you'll eventually find it. I'm also using a lot of fan-based titles and personality traits. If you're a big fan, you'll know it when you see it.
As for that, i'll open up with a short Omake... taken from a doujin artist, it is a good way to start this fic (though i'm tweaking it in my own way):
Cinque: What? I- i can't be a magical girl (read as main girl)!
FW(me): Why not? It suits you.
Cinque: W-well... i'm not tall (she is very concerned and touchy about her height)... i'm not pretty, and i only have one eye.
FW: What? Nonsense! you're pretty enough! I guarantee it!
Cinque: B-but! I'm already 20! I can't be a magical girl-
Nanoha's hand grips onto Cinque's head like a strong vice. A murderous aura flowing out from the white devil of the TSAB.
Nanoha: Hmmm~? Did i hear you say something about BEING TOO OLD, Cinque-chaaaan?
Cinque: ... N-no...
FW: ... i should have warned her...
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha
5ive
chapter 1
What a Family is
She lifted the large bag up and placed it onto the counter. It was hard for her size, but she still liked to do small things like these. She wasted no time, reaching into the bag she just placed onto the table counter, and taking out a small box. Looking at it, she simply smiled. Next was to boil water. Putting the kettle on, she opened the small box, pulling out a small bag of tea leaves. Preparing good tea was something she liked to do, mainly for the reason she likes tea. While she was preparing the tea pot, her mind slowly wandered onto other things. After all, preparing a pot of tea was something she had done almost every single day that she doesn't even register it as an action, but merely as routine to her as breathing.
Her mind went back to just a few years ago, where the infamous end of a mad scientist made her life change forever. The mad man in question, was sort of her father. She created her, to be precise. She and eleven of her sisters. Built as combat cyborgs, they were known as the 'Numbers'. Yes, they were the enemy of the TSAB of Mid-childa. They represented evil and chaos. They nearly destroyed the world. Yet they managed to find salvation. At least some of them.
In the war against the TSAB, they lost one sister, Due. Killed after completing her objective of assassination. Uno, the first sister, Tre, the third sister, Quattro, the fourth (though in terms of age, fifth), and Sette, the designated number seven, were locked up in prison together with their father, Jail Scaglietti, the mad man. But she wasn't all upset that her family was locked up. She and the other sisters found new places where they could fit in.
Sein, the number six, became a church Knight, though how she actually manages to complete her duties as a Knight is quite puzzling. Well, she wanted to do it of her own volition. The twins Otto, number eight, and Deed, number twelve, had gone off to live on their own, though they were technically under the authority of the Church, and they were usually seen in places like parks and museums. They were the quiet duo who rarely spoke. And from time to time, they would pop by over to have a chat, or go over to the church to offer help as volunteers.
That left Nove, number nine, Wendi, number eleven, and Dieci, number ten. They were adopted into the family of their former enemy, the Nakajimas. Subaru and Ginga Nakajima were the prototype combat cyborgs whom the 'Numbers' were based off from, and they were called 'type-zero'. They were 'rescued' from their lab many years ago and adopted into the Nakajima family. Now three of the numbers were adopted into the family as well. Oh wait, one more. Herself.
"Cinque, are you making tea?"
She turned in response to her name, and saw Ginga standing there, taking off her military jacket. That's right, she's Cinque. The fifth combat cyborg, though technically born as the fourth. She is the eldest of the 'free' Numbers, and constantly looks after her younger sisters. It was noted that the Numbers in jail were born with the doctor's genes within them, and they were dead loyal the their father. Sette was an exception, since she did not have the doctor's genes, but due in part to her design, she was sent to jail. Cinque managed to get a deal where Sette would be allowed to be retrained to reintegrate back into society. The other numbers, herself included, were not extremely loyal, which allowed them to be released.
"Yes, would you like some tea, ane-ue?"
She offered. Ginga smiled and nodded.
"Sure. It was a tough day at work."
Ginga walked over to the counter, and spotted the large brown bag. She looked inside and took out certain food items.
"You did groceries by yourself? You could have waited till either I or otou-sama returned."
"I wanted tea, so I thought of doing the groceries as well."
"I see. Well, do you have the receipt? I'll get otou-sama to reimburse you."
"It's not that much."
"You paid with your pay-check, right? Weren't you planning to get something for Nove's birthday?"
She winced at that. In her rather mad desperation for tea, she completely forgot. Ginga seemed to get the message, and giggled, patting the shorter cyborg on the head.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure otou-sama pays you back. Oh yes, since you left early, you missed out on this report. You need to hand it in to your superior tomorrow."
Ginga pulled out a screen in the air, displaying a whole report. Cinque glanced over to the report, while pouring the hot water into the kettle.
"Ah, is that about the Territorial war? They were saying something about 'demons' attacking them."
"It might not all be unfounded."
Ginga closed the screen as Cinque poured two cups of tea. Ginga settled on a bar chair by the counter, while Cinque had to quite literally climb onto the chair. Ginga looked at Cinque's rather tedious endeavour with some thoughts, and she finally decided to voice one of them.
"Don't you think it would be better to get your body modified? There are some very good engineers and doctors who specialize in cyborg repair and modifications."
Cinque smiled politely and shook her head.
"This body is quite sufficient. For one, it helps me with infiltration missions. Two, it is easier to move about in dangerous situations. Three, it can help me get discounts."
Ginga had to pause to think about that third reason.
"And lastly... this is the body my father gave to me. Though he may be a criminal, this is the body i was born into. Denying it would be denying myself. Besides, i'm a criminal myself. This is a sinner's body, and it is why i will continue to live in this body, to carry the weight of my sins."
Cinque stared into her tea. Staring at her own reflection, she could not help but feel rather literal with her words. Her right eye was damaged beyond healing or repair, leaving her handicapped. That was many years ago, against a Belkan knight called Zest. Zest was a brave warrior, and fought to protect his comrades, namely Ginga and Subaru's mother, and Lutecia's mother. Cinque lost her right eye and covered it up with a black eye patch ever since. A sinner's body indeed.
"You're bearing alot for such a small body though."
"Maybe..."
That night, the entire Nakajima family gathered in the living room, watching a television variety show. Genya Nakajima, being the man of the house, had decided that weekend nights, the time when most of the family gets time off, would be spent as family nights. And it was also decreed that certain nights they would watch variety shows taken from channels from Non-administrated Planet 97, Earth. For some odd reason, Genya liked them. Wendi was, as usual, grabbing Nove and making the latter pissed. Subaru had just returned from her job as a special disaster management rescue elite member, and she had a certain smell of burnt rubber about her. Though Subaru has her own place, she tended to come over from time to time to check up on the rest of the family. Nove had sent her immediately to take a shower to cover the smell.
Nove and Subaru were very similar due in part that Nove was actually designed from the Type Zero prototype, which was Subaru, having near identical facial structures and similar voices, though their personalities were worlds apart. Subaru was friendly, warm and open to everyone whilst Nove was more hostile and easily provoked. Still, the sisters all got along very well and they often relied on each other for many things. However it wasn't always like that. When they were enemies, Nove had always tried to tackle Subaru, due to the fact that during the war, Subaru, who was mere rookies back then, had managed to damage Cinque to the point where the older cyborg was crippled, and unable to participate in the final battle.
Maybe if Cinque was present, the battle would have been different, certainly harder for the TSAB, namely the Riot 6 members, to accomplish their goals. Cinque had been praised by Jail as a cyborg who could stand toe-to-toe with an over-S rank mage. Though probably exaggerated, Cinque was certainly no pushover. Working with Ginga as a front-line mage, Cinque had seen quite a number of conflicts in the years she began working for the TSAB. And in most of those battles, Cinque had proven herself countless number of times, taking charge of troops, rushing over target positions in record speeds.
She had infiltrated enemy camps, taking out enemy commanders and slipping out unnoticed. By right, Cinque should have gotten a couple of medals, but due to her status as a war criminal, even gaining the trust of her superiors was a hard issue. Cinque didn't actually want her sisters, Nove, Wendi, and Dieci, to enter the TSAB military, but certain circumstances prevented that. Nove was dead loyal to Cinque, and followed anyway. Wendi, with nothing better to do, went along as well. Dieci had somehow signed up without anyone noticing till she appeared on the front-lines.
Nove, Wendi and Dieci worked together with the emergency response rescue squadron, and also working at times with the 108 battalion, meaning they often worked with Subaru and Genya. Cinque wanted her sisters to get a proper education, since the other sisters, Otto, Deed, and Sein, were all getting an education from the church. Nove flat out refused to if Cinque wasn't going for it. Wendi, on the other hand, simply waved it off as being too bothersome. Cinque looked up from her report to the commotion at the coffee table. Nove was threatening to send Wendi flying out of a window if the latter didn't stop bothering her.
"Nove, you shouldn't treat your sister like that."
Subaru stated, drying her hair with a towel as she walked towards the refrigerator. Subaru pulled out a bottle of milk and drank it without waiting.
"Shut up, i don't want to hear that from you! And why are you here when you have your own place? You're practically draining our food supplies!"
Nove shot back, and Subaru simply smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of her head in an apologetic manner. It was true, however, that out of the entire family Subaru had the largest, if not monstrous appetite. Teana once told Cinque that during the Ixpellia case, Teana stayed over at Subaru's place and was surprised that Subaru ordered CRATES of food from catering services. Not boxes, CRATES.
"Nove, Subaru is your older sister. You need to treat her as such. Besides, we're family, and she is welcomed back anytime."
Cinque reminded her younger sister as she reached over to the side table and took her cup of tea. From her position on the sofa to the table, it was quite the reach. Nove gave Cinque a puppy eyed look in attempt to draw some sympathy, though Cinque was someone who would never budge when it would come to her family members.
"Don't give me that, Nove. I'm not going to fall for that this time."
Nove hung her head low, unable to get out of this one. Cinque had already told her multiple times, but Nove was someone who could not change her habits easily. And though she doesn't feel like punching Subaru's lights out, she still doesn't have the habit of addressing Subaru as 'onee-san'. Well, in Nove's defence, no one but Cinque actually calls the older of the Nakajima sisters as an older sister. It was due to Cinque's rather unique personality, somewhat owing to her original donor of genetic material. Cinque never knew her original donor, but it could be said that she felt certain dispositions at times that really never made any sense.
Cinque had worked with Ginga on the front-lines on numerous occasions, and they trusted each other for support. Such work had made Cinque close to Ginga, and being the eldest of the 'free' numbers, Cinque felt that she was responsible for all of the other numbers, and had to work hard to support her sisters. Even if it meant sucking up to superiors. Cinque had also found the idea of having a stable family life style was something she had been missing out, and tried hard to fit in. Actually, more than trying hard, Cinque had to easiest time, next to Wendi, to ease into her life of relative comfort. Nove, of course, had to try to reconcile with Subaru and Teana, and while Subaru and Teana, more of Subaru actually, were quite happy to be friends, Nove was still uncomfortable with the entire arrangement for a whole two month period.
Now they go on shopping trips, exchange some fashion tips, and sometimes Nove and Subaru stay up late playing games in Subaru's apartment, since Ginga would normally scold them if they were caught playing in the living room. Wendi would sometimes join them in their fun, though Wendi sleeps early, and tires out very easily. Dieci, the quiet one of the family, just goes around reading and doing the housework. Maybe doing a sketch or two but she still prefers doing housework.
"Now now, it's been awhile since we all got together. Why not we all go out for dinner for a change?"
Ginga suggested heartily. Everyone immediately lit up and agreed, though Genya was a different story.
"But my show!"
"Otou-sama, you can watch your shows anytime. It's been awhile since we went out."
Ginga smiled her usual 'you-don't-want-to-piss-me-off' look at her own father, before grabbing him by the collar and pulling him away. The Nakajima family went out of the house happily, while dragging a rather sad, and crying Genya along. Of course, Genya was to pay for the dinner.
A/N: In the doujins, i'm bringing out how Ginga really acts like the disciplinary force in the family. Note that in the Nakajima family, Dieci is the one mainly in charge of housework. Ginga would help out as well if she has time. The entire family is meant to have a rotational schedule for housework, but Dieci likes doing it. Cinque also helps out in the kitchen from time to time, and in the sound stage, Teana wondered how Cinque would be able to reach the counters and shelves with her height. Subaru replied that Genya made (yes, he made) two step up platforms for Cinque to use (Subaru also said that they were Cinque's new 'treasure'). In the doujin the artist joked about it and changed it to Genya making a pair of tall platform boots.