Christmas Party
By: Vicatron
Chapter 1
A/N: This is a sequal to my last story 'Christmas Eve Dinner', I already have the first two chapters done and I plan on it being five or six chapters long. I've had this story idea for months and have been writting a sentence or two about every week, with large spaces of doing nothing inbetween them. Needless to say I keep forgetting what I write and have to reread it, so yeah. I predict this story will be finished next year with no determined date on when I upload the next chapter. Hopefully I don't forget about it and it never gets finished because the worst thing for me is I read a story online and find out it hasn't been updated in years. If you want to you can nag at me to hurry the story but I doubt it will help much. Finally I do not own Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and what not. Hope I didn't forget anything, if I did oh well.
The bed was warm, no doubt about that. So the last thing Fate wanted to do was leave it, she felt like the happiest women alive. She is married to the love of her life with a wonderful daughter, and now a retired Enforcer and about to be a certain combat instructor's assistant. While she did love her job, she loved her family more, but she did promise Hayate that she would help if the need arises.
She snuggled up into the red walnut colored hair, its sweet strawberry scent soothing her back to sleep. But a shift in the bed and the disappearance of her body pillow made Fate open her eyes.
"Oh, did I wake you Fate? I'm going to start making breakfast, so you can go back to sleep if you want."
Fate, even though groggy, had a small frown, "But I want my body pillow back." The whiney tone of Fate's voice amused Nanoha.
"So I'm a body pillow am I?" She asked her wife teasingly. To which Fate nodded her head. Nanoha giggled before she replied, "How about you use this one instead?" She lifted Vivio, who was previously clinging to Fate's back, and placed her in front of Fate where she reattached to Fate still fast asleep.
"Not as good as my previous, but this body pillow will do." She answered kissing her daughter on the top of her head.
"While you rest, I'll start breakfast. I'll wake you when it's done." She informed Fate before kissing her and Vivio.
While Nanoha would have loved staying in bed with the two she loved most, she knew that she would need to get up not only to prepare breakfast but to finish the food for the party later. As she gathered the ingredients for omelets as she imagined the party that would start in a few hours.
Lindy was to give her parents a lift from Earth along with Suzuka and Alisa. It had been four months since she last saw them, it was durring her parent's anniversary so she decided to surprise them with a gift. Since Fate was busy she brought Vivio along with her, who loved to be spoiled by her grandparents, she slept through the flight but woke up upon arrival. When she arrived at her old home only her brother and sister were there so after about two minutes Nanoha was already being pestered by her sister, Miyuki, to play with Vivio. Her brother, Kyouya, advised Nanoha to visit Suzuka and Alisa since she didn't return to Earth often and assured her it would be fine and he would watch Vivio while she was out.
Suzuka still lived in her family's mansion and was the co owner and manager to Alisa's restaurant, it wasn't large but had a friendly atmosphere. It reminded Nanoha of the diners she went to when she was younger, she enjoyed her visit to her friends' restaurant, there were few diners in Mid Chicila that had decent food. Finishing her light lunch she asked to see the waitress's manager, the young waitress asked if anything was wrong, to which Nanoha informed that there wasn't.
She was hesitant to retrieve her manager, either she was scared of Alisa, which was reasonable considering how often she yelled when Nanoha last saw her, or feared she did something wrong. After many attempts to discourage the customer, and Nanoha's determined yet friendly tone, she gave in and decided to retrieve her manager.
When Nanoha spotted Alisa exiting from the back of the restaurant her face was in a frown, angry to be disturbed and irritated that she would most likely have to deal with a complaint. But as soon as she laid her eyes on Nanoha she smiled yelling her name and hugging her. Alisa's loud voice caught many stares from those dining but she didn't care, it had been months since she saw one of her best friends.
"Nanoha, I didn't know you were coming back to Japan! How are you?" She asked excitedly glad to see her again.
"I'm great. You look like you just woke up though Alisa." Nanoha commented smiling at how wrinkled her clothes were.
"Heh heh, one second Suzuka is in the back, let me get her so we can catch up." Alisa replied evading the question and heading back to retrieve her co manager.
Eventually Alisa returned with Suzuka, Nanoha noticed that she too appeared to have just gotten up and got dress. "Nanoha it's good to see you, is Fate with you today?" Suzuka asked.
"No, Fate is on a mission, but I brought Vivio with me, she's being watch by Kyouya and Miyuki. If you want I can bring her over if you're not too busy."
"That would be great, wouldn't it Alisa?" commented Suzuka.
"Yeah, it seems she grow bigger each time we see her. How is she doing anyway?" Alisa asked her favorite mage.
"She's doing great, she even made a new friend about a month ago. They're almost inseparable." Nanoha smiled talking about her daughter.
"So what do owe for this surprise visit Nanoha?" Suzuka asked.
"Oh, it's my parents' anniversary, but they're out so I decided to drop in." Nanoha answered.
"Oh that's what I forgot." Suzuka exclaimed. "When you see then give them this, is a coupon for two free meals." See told Nanoha as she pulled an envelope out.
Conversation continued for almost half an hour before Nanoha decided to return. It was about noon so she doubted her parents would be back so soon, knowing that she headed downtown to window shop. How she missed the walks around town when she was younger here with Fate, the walks during winter when the snowfall was illuminated by the rays from the moon.
Just the thought of her wife made time pass faster, to Nanoha one minute it was ten past noon, the next it was half till two. She hurried home to find her parents entertaining Vivio with smiles on everyone's faces. "Nanoha, it's good to see you." Momoko commented at Nanoha's entrance.
"It's good to see you to mom, dad." She replied hugging her mother then father. "Here's a coupon from Suzuka and Alisa, it's good for two free meals." she informed handing over the coupon.
"We'll be sure to thank them later, won't we Shiro."
"Of course, how about we go there for dinner to thank them?" He asked his wife.
"That's a great idea, would you like to join us Nanoha?" She asked her daughter. "Sorry, but I need to back before it's tomorrow and the time zones here and there are different, so we can only stay for about another one and a half hours."
So for the next hour and a half they reminisced about their lives until it was time for Nanoha to depart, after the goodbyes and hugs Nanoha was given a box of the café's pastries for Vivio, Fate and Herself. There she thanked her mother and was then transferred to a TSAB ship along with Vivio in the blink of an eye.
Nanoha's memory ended there as she finish Vivio's omelet, now the that their omelets were completed it was time to wake up her wife and the other "body pillow" as Fate called her this morning. Just as she expected Fate was back to sleep, it was a shame to wake up Fate when she looked so peaceful, but today was a busy day and she knew it. So she pulled the covers of both of them and gave them a wakeup call.
"Breakfast time." Nanoha sang out, getting the two figures in the bed to sir. Fate stretched her arms above her head then opened her eyes. First staring at Nanoha then at Vivio, who slowly waking up and wiping the drowsiness out of her eyes, then back to her wife, a smile on Fate's face the whole time. "Good morning beautiful."
"Morning Fate, it's time for breakfast. You too Vivio." Vivio slowly rose up in the bed trying to figure out where she was until it hit her.
"It's Christmas!" She exclaimed at the realization. "Can I open my presents? Can I?" she asked her mothers.
"After breakfast Vivio." Fate answered her daughter getting up so she could give her wife a morning kiss.
"OK!" was the only reply before she shot down the stairs to the dinning table so she could finish her breakfast as soon as possible.
"Well someone is excited." Nanoha commented with alight giggle.
"It is Christmas, so what is for breakfast beautiful?" Fate asked.
"Only an omelet Fate. After all I'm sure there will be plenty of food with every coming over. I know for a fact that my parents are bringing three cakes over as well as pastries." Nanoha informed her while walking down the stairs with Fate in tow, she couldn't wait for the day to get going.
