A/N: I really love you guys! Sorry for the last confusing chapter. I shall not forget to label them now. :D I changed genres from Humor to Drama. Let's just say… I forgot the whole concept so I just decided to drop every filler, and finish the story.

And for now a shout out to Alavon, thank you for that comment, I will keep it in mind. =) Told ya I'm a newbie in this. xD ~ W.K.

The Moment I Saw You

~ W.K.

Chapter – 02

NANOHA POV

"I got accused of murder," Fate-chan said, she didn't even turned to look at us. It might've been the shocked expression that we gave her that threw her off guard. She looked down to her hands and started playing with her fingers.

After Fate-chan said those words, all of us had been engulfed into an awkward atmosphere. Little did I know that, the strong Fate-chan I know, the Fate-chan I would never want to have teary eyes, had already started sobbing.

"F-Fate-chan! P-please don't… please don't cry…" I stood up from my bed and rushed to hug her. It's so painful that she's all clouded into this miserable past… and I… I couldn't do anything about it.

"Fate-chan! Don't try to remember it if you don't want to! I'm sorry if it sort of seemed like we were forcing you to tell us!" Hayate-chan had knelt near Fate-chan and I and started to softly pat the crying blonde. "But I'll only tell you this… Fate-chan, even if you went missing for a long time, and cut connections to us even telepathically, we would never change. But, don't bottle up your problems, Nanoha-chan and I can help."

I heard soft footsteps on the stairs walking towards my door, but it didn't knock or enter. "Nanoha! Dinner's ready! Come down soon okay?" It was Mom, time for dinner. I looked at Hayate who nodded at me and went for the door.

"Momoko-san!" I heard Hayate say and closed the door. Fate-chan continued on sobbing, but it's become lesser and lesser.

"Fate-chan… It's okay… cry it all out… I'm sure it would lessen the pain." I told her and softly combed her hair with my fingers.

Fate-chan's hair is so silky, the same silky blonde hair I held in my hands years ago. Her now beautiful red eyes seem to be lonely again… she must've gone through all of these alone… I'm feeling so weak that when the time she needed me, I was not there to help her.

"Fate-chan… I'll always be here with you. You won't be going through things alone anymore. I will never let you be lonely again. I'll stay by your side for as long as you want. I don't want to see you cry." I told her as her sobbing subsided. I felt her arms hug me back and her head dig onto the space between my neck and shoulder deeper.

"Thank you… Nanoha." She hugged me tighter and held deep breathes to calm herself. "I'm so sorry… I thought I could finally say it to somebody else… and I just broke down like this." I heard the door open and Hayate went in again.

"There's time for everything Fate-chan, we can all wait until you're ready. You don't have to rush it." Hayate-chan said, and sat on my bed. "In any case, Momoko-san said, it's alright, I told them not to wait for us, but she said they would so we can all have a 'complete family dinner,' Shall we?"

"Fate-chan?" I looked at the blonde in my arms and stared into her beautiful eyes. I saw her nod and so we stood up and went down stairs.

FATE POV

"I apologize for making your regular dinner time late," I apologized. It must have been very late for their dinner now. "I'm sorry too, Vivio,"

"No, Fate-san, it's alright. I knew you have a lot to tell Nanoha-mama, so I don't really mind." She answered me, with complete honesty that made me blush. Even the—

"Even the child knows the true 'feelings' of these two, now why is there nothing happening here?" Hayate said and started pondering to herself. I looked at Nanoha who made eye-contact with me. We both blushed and looked away.

"My…" Momoko-san made this 'suspicious' expression and made the situation even harder to deny. I don't want to deny anything. I… I love Nanoha, that's why I couldn't bring her to get involved with me… even if I long for her so much.

"Well then, should we start eating now? The food is going to become cold." Shiro-san said and smiled at me. Thank you for saving me, Shiro-san, I just felt like I could get bullied by Momoko-san, Hayate and even Vivio in no time. It seems like I was that obvious.

HAYATE POV

These two… it's so obvious that they love each other, but why do they just try to deny each other's feelings? Well… after all those years, and the feeling still stayed even if they have forgotten, then must I say this is true love. Should I make my move? But Fate-chan just came back and all, I should give them time to 'catch up' if Fate-chan would allow it anyway…

But… what made them forget? Is it the distance? Is it the time? Well, even if I DO know the truth, I feel like, there's still something missing, was it honesty? Or was it something else?

The night continued as if it was as normal as any day, with just another voice chimed into the usual laughter.

"Nanoha?" I heard Fate's voice, I wonder why there is worry and a tint of nervousness in it, but it was adorable, I just smiled.

Nanoha turned to look at the blonde, sharing a moment by themselves, as the rest talked as if they possess a world of their own.

"Vivio how is it with Einhart? Getting a long better than ever?" I asked the heterochromatic child as she started answering me in such honesty and excitement. Nanoha and Fate still continued on to looking at each other, before a very unusual question has popped in.

"How is… Yuuno?" Fate asked. I felt Nanoha waver from her seat, as if in discomfort. Ah, right, Yuuno did confess to her today. Then that would really make her feel a bit awkward.

"Yuuno-kun? Still the same as ever, he's working in the Infinity Library at Mid-Childa, although he does his paperwork in the campus." Nanoha answered avoiding Fate's gaze. Was it to escape from the understanding red orbs watching her actions like a hawk?

"I see…" Fate answered and looked at Vivio, and then back to Nanoha. "Tell me…what's wrong?" Nanoha turned to look at Fate in a surprised manner, that even Fate got surprised.

"I… I'm fine, Fate-chan, don't worry about it." Nanoha said and stood up to clean the dishes. Fate stood up to follow her but I stopped her.

"Fate-chan let me do it. You're the star guest tonight, no work is needed for you to do, go bond with Vivio." I told her as she turned to look at Vivio, who just gave her a smile, too smug. It's almost like Nanoha's.

"Well then, I should go and do that." Fate smiled at me, and went on to talk with Vivio. I walked over to Nanoha and helped her wash the dishes. Her washing them and myself wiping them dry.

"Nanoha-chan, tell me?" I told her, and notice her hands gripping the sponge a bit tighter.

"How… should I say this? It's like, I feel so confused, and happy, and doubtful at the same time." She answered on continued on. Doubtful? Why?

"That's hard. Is it something you really don't want to share anybody?" I told her as we continued on to our task.

"I don't know… how I would tell, Fate-chan that, Yuuno-kun confessed to me, without telling her I love her." The brunette told me, I'm a bit shocked that she still wanted to conceal her feelings for her best friend, but in this case, and then I will make my move. Well, this is just a small help, so I hope they appreciate it.

-ooo

This night was very long. A lot of talk and catching up happened. But there's still this small tension that was present in the whole atmosphere. It was as if someone is concealing something, and that would be Nanoha-chan and her worry about Yuuno-kun. But what is Fate-chan hiding? Is she caught up in something? As a friend who worries for her friends to death. I should never let this happen again.

"Fate-chan?" I called to my blonde friend as she watched Nanoha sleep. She looked at me her eyes filled with sadness, but she still smiled. "I know something's bothering you. I also know that you just can't say it out of the blue. Is it danger?"

"Yes. Hayate, you haven't changed, always on the spot huh?" She told me and chuckled a bit. A tear dropping from her eye.

"You just disappeared, doesn't mean we'll change you know. Nanoha-chan searched for you, everyday, everywhere. And you were just in the same school, at the other building. Goodness gracious." I told her and face palmed.

"I didn't actually leave city, for who knows how long I disappeared. I was just… here, not showing myself. It was actually hard, I wanted to see her. But I decided not to…"

"Cause it means danger?"

"Exactly. Hayate, I don't know what I'll do… I don't know…"

Oh dear. If they're going crazy for each other. Well… I'm going crazy for the both of them.

"Well then, let's get some sleep then?"

-ooo

NANOHA POV

I heard the soft chirping of the birds. I figured it should've been morning. I softly opened my eyes scanning my surroundings, and feeling a bit crowded.

"Deciding on skipping class again today, sleeping beauty?" my blonde, beloved, not that she knows it, told me. I blushed and covered my face with my blanket.

"Did I fall asleep earlier than you did yesterday?" I asked her, I probably did. I probably.

"Yes you did." She told me and smiled, so radiant… yet so distant.

"Fate-chan!" I heard mom call from downstairs, with Onee-chan opening the door at the exact timing.

"Onee-chan! You look worried what's wrong…?"

"Fate, last night… you're mother got caught up in an accident." Oneechan said as she stretched out her hand. "A female with long orange hair, together with a short haired girl with bluish violet hair is downstairs right now, and asked us to give this, to you."

I saw Fate's hand shiver, her eyes filled with anger, as she looked at the letter with her name on it.

"Fate-chan… what's wron—"

"I'm sorry, Nanoha." She told me, and dashed downstairs.

A/N: Don't think I've forgotten it! Quite a short chapter I know. I apologize… BUT! This is to signify I haven't forgotten those who are looking forward to this story. I will update soon, hopefully X3 ~W.K.