Time Flies
Chapter 3
Friend Service
It was about the same time that I saw Nanoha coming home yesterday. So I thought I would meet up with her again.
"So, you're going to see Nanoha again huh?" Hayate says teasingly.
"I'm just going to see a friend Hayate and Nanoha is just my friend"
"Oh really? If you were going to see just a friend like you say, why are you so dressed up for the occasion? HUH?" she said more teasingly.
I looked over attire to see what the fussed was all about. I had on a dressy white button up on, with black slacks and dress shoes.
"I don't see what the problem is Hayate. I think I look good"
"Never mind. I have an appointment with someone that's not a love sick puppy"
"I am not"
"Are too" she sticks her tongue out before vanishing.
I do not look like a love sick puppy. Hayate was just over exaggerating as usual.
After I was finished getting ready, I made my way to Nanoha's house. A smile immediately came to my lips as I saw Nanoha in the distance and soon disappeared when I saw those girls again.
They were saying something to her as they walk behind Nanoha and Nanoha has her head down. This wasn't good. I was becoming very angry. I hurried across the street to get to Nanoha before anything else happened. I stopped in front of Nanoha. Her bangs were covering her eyes so I couldn't really tell if she was okay.
"Leave her alone or would you like to have a repeat of yesterday?" I said glaring at the two.
"No, we were just going home" They ran. Those fucking girls are really asking for it.
"Nanoha are you okay?" I said resting my hands on her shoulders.
She brings her hands to her eyes, I would guess to wipe her tears. "I'm fine" She lifts her head and smiles, but her eyes were red so I knew that she had indeed been crying. She wasn't okay.
On impulse, I hug her. "Everything will be okay" Nanoha grabs on my shirt and cries silently. "It's going to be okay"
"I'm sorry. I made your shirt all wet" She wiped the rest of her tears away.
"It's okay. It's just a shirt. I'm more worried about you. Why are those girls picking on you?" It was really bugging me. What had Nanoha done to deserve such treatment?
"It's because…" she pauses.
"You can tell me Nanoha. I won't judge you, okay?"
"I believe you. Let's just go to my house"
"Okay"
We walk the short distance to her house. We settle ourselves on pouch swing.
Nanoha takes a deep breath. "Those girls are picking on me because…I like guys"
"I don't see what's wrong with that, that would make those girls attack you"
"That's not the issue. It's the fact that there's a rumor about me liking girls as well"
"Is the rumor true?" I felt bad for asking, but I wanted to know more about the young Nanoha so that maybe I would understand adult Nanoha.
She didn't say anything. So I guess that was a yes. "Oh"
There was silence between us.
So this meant that Nanoha likes women too. That made me wonder how many woman adult Nanoha had been with before she got married to her husband?
I turn to look at Nanoha and she had a scared look on her face. Maybe she thought that I thought ill of her now that I know that she was bisexual. I didn't want her thinking that way.
"Well who cares if you like women or not. That doesn't give those girls or anybody else the right to hurt you. Stupid bitches"
Nanoha giggles. "Fate, you must don't come from around here. People don't accept LGBT people. People are very mean to you if you find out that you are" her face becomes sad. "I know that first hand"
How do your parents feel about your liking of males and females?" I was curious.
"My family is okay with it, which makes me very happy. I can talk to them about anything, but outside of home, I don't have anybody. I feel like I can't be myself around others….well others don't come close enough to me to allow me to be myself. People only come to bully me"
Nanoha looked like she was going to cry again. It broke my heart to hear the pain that she went through on a daily basis. The Nanoha I know seemed to be so strong. I guess after the years, the pain made her stronger. But this Nanoha is so fragile. She hasn't found her strength yet. So….I want to be the one to give it to her.
I placed my hand on top of hers. She looks at my hand before she looks at me.
I smile. "I'm a firm believer of being yourself even if people don't like you as a person. It does hurt when people hate you without even knowing you, but there's always going to be people like that. But more importantly, there are people how love and care for you regardless of what you choose in life. Don't let those people bring you down Nanoha. You can't let them defeat you and make you feel less than what you are. You are an amazing girl Nanoha and if they can't get pass you liking girls and aren't willing to see the real Nanoha….to see the amazing Nanoha that I see right now, then they are bad people. You don't need them as your friends"
Nanoha begins cries. I thought I said something wrong, but before I could apologize, she hugged me.
"Thank you Fate. Thank you so much."
I couldn't help, but smile and put my arms around her. "You're welcome"
Nanoha smelled so good. I unconsciously hugged her a little tighter to bring her and her heavenly scent closer to me. I can't….I can't hold her longer. She might think I'm a creeper or something. Must…let…go.
I let her go after my internal battle and looked her in the eye.
"If it makes you feel any better, I'm a lesbian. So if you ever need someone to talk to, you can come to me. I want to be your friend"
She smiles. "I would like that very much"
"And as your friend, it's my duty to protect you from those girls and anybody else. Sadly, I can't help you while you're in school, but I can walk you to and from school"
"You really don't have to do that Fate?"
"I want to. Besides, I don't want to see you cry again"
Nanoha blushes. She was so cute. "Thank you"
"So when should I pick you up tomorrow?"
"At seven"
~0~
"Fate, you know you didn't have to dress up like that, right?"
"Why not? I have to make sure everyone knows not to mess with you"
"But to dress like that?"
I looked over my attire. I wore a black bottom up with black slacks and black sunglasses.
"I don't see what's wrong with what I'm wearing" First Hayate then Nanoha. What's wrong with what I'm wearing?
"You look like a bodyguard"
"So? I have to let everyone know that I'll kick anybody's ass if they touch you"
She giggles. "You're funny Fate, but could you beat up the whole school?"
"I can and I will. Do you think if I walked like this, I would scare everyone?" I poked my chest out and stuck my arms out as if I had big muscles.
Nanoha seems to laugh even louder.
"Hey, what's so funny?"
"You. Stop playing or we're going to be late" She dragged me along.
"I thought it would scare them" I mumbled.
~0~
Nanoha and I finally make it to the school gates.
"Are you ready?"
She nods.
Here goes nothing. We walk inside the gate. It seemed that everyone stopped their conversations to look at us.
"Who's that with the gay freak?"
"Is she a Lesbo too?"
"Is she the freak's girlfriend?"
The other students kept on whispering. I looked to Nanoha, who seemed to be affected by what everyone was saying. Her head hung low.
I placed my arm around her shoulder and pulled her close to me. She looked at me with a confused look and I just smiled and nodded at her letting her know that I was there for her. She returned the smile and placed her arms around my waist as we continued to walk towards the school building.
Then I saw those girls that I beat up and they looked scared as shit.
"T-that's the girl that tried to kill us for messing with Nanoha" They said as they ran off.
That got other people talking. And I took of glasses off and glared at everyone on both sides of us to let them know not to mess with my love. They seemed to look scared and I smiled internally.
Suckers.
We stopped in front of the school.
"I'll pick you put after school. And tell me if anyone messed with you and I'll deal with them properly" I said loud enough for everyone to hear as I glared at the crowd from the corner of my eye before turning my gaze back to Nanoha.
"I will. See you after school" She was about to walk off, but I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close to me. "Fate, what are you doing?" She whispered with a blush on her cheeks.
"Marking my territory" I said before leaning in a little. "I won't do it if you don't want, but I think it would help the situation"
Keep telling yourself that Fate. You know you just want to kiss her. No, kissing her would make the others more scared. Yeah, that's it.
"Is it okay?"
"S-sure. If you think it will help"
My heart beat was beating like a drum at a crazy rock concert. I was finally going to kiss Nanoha. OMG!
A blush appeared on my cheeks as I leaned in completely and sealed Nanoha's lips with mine. Wow. I was kissing Nanoha. Another one of my wishes had been granted.
I could tell that Nanoha was a little shy about the kiss. It started with slow soft pecks, before our lips were practically glued to one another. I could hear the many gasps coming from the students, but I didn't care. I was trying to make a statement. I wanted everyone to know not to mess with Nanoha, but I also wanted them to know that yes Nanoha was gay and so what? She's a teenager like everyone else and being gay doesn't make her any different. I wanted them to know that we were proud even if it was wrong in their eyes.
I would have stayed glued to Nanoha's lips if school wasn't starting soon. When I pulled away, Nanoha looked dreamily at me. I was seriously scared that she was going to fall over or something. I held her by the shoulders to steady her.
"What time should I pick you up?"
"A-at…..Three." she said in a slur.
Wow was it that good? That just made me feel even giddier, but I couldn't show it. I had to keep my scary persona up.
"Okay. See you then baby" I said before walking off.
I walked coolly. Jumping at people a little to keep the fear up. All I wanted to do was jump for joy. I had kissed Nanoha and God I wanted to do it again. Must…keep….mean…mode…on.
Finally, I made it past the school gates and just as I did, I'm sure there were hearts and stars in my eyes. I was in Nanoha La la land.
"I kissed….Nanoha" I giggled to myself. "I kissed her"
~0~
I arrived at the school at the time that Nanoha told me to come. I put my mean mode back on and like earlier this morning, the school grounds were quiet. No one said anything and I glared at them all.
Nanoha stood there waiting for me at the place that I left her. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah" I placed my arm around her before my started walking towards the school gates.
Once clear from everyone, I let Nanoha go…..reluctantly.
"So how was our act? Did it help you?"
"Actually it did. Word about you beating up those girls got around really quickly, so everyone kept their distance. For the first time, I actually had a peaceful day a school. Thank you so much Fate. I feel I can finally breathe since I've meet you"
I felt myself blushing, but I also had the urge to cry. No one had ever said such nice things to me, but Nanoha or my mom. But whenever Nanoha says it, her words always have a different effect on me. It sort of melts me into a puddle.
"You're welcome. It makes me happy that I can help"
"I think it's great to have my own personal bodyguard" She puts her arm around mine. "Are you also a maid to? Would be go to the store for me to get a slurpee for me if I asked you to?.
"Stop taking advantage of my services. There was only being your friend and beating up people in the job description. There was nothing about being your personal servant"
Nanoha started laughing and contagious as her laugh is, I began to laugh to. It was moments like these that I loved the most, but just being with Nanoha made everything about life special.
Nanoha and I made it to her house in no time. We stopped in front of her door. It was like neither one of us didn't know what to say.
I laughed nervously.
"So…"
"Thanks for today Fate. You've really helped me in the three days that I've known you"
"You're welcome. That's what friends do. They help their friends when they are in need"
"I guess you're right" She smiles. She brings her hands to her lips and runs them across her lips.
She must have been thinking about the kiss from earlier. I was too. I mean it was my first kiss and on top of that, it was with the person I loved.
"About that kiss Nanoha, I'm sor-"
"No, don't apologize. It was for the sake of the plans, but still…..it was my first kiss"
I gave Nanoha her first kiss? Yes! But then again, I feel guilty as well.
"I'm sorry that I took your first kiss. I'm sure you probably were saving it for someone better"
"No, it's okay. I didn't mind it at all. It was great actually. I guess you should think of it as a thank you for helping me"
"Thanks. I feel a little better now that you've said that"
"Well, I should go. But since it's the weekend tomorrow, would you mind hanging out?"
"No, not at all" Any day with you is a good day.
"Great!" She practically shouted. "Could you come early in the morning? Say around eight?"
"Yeah" I wondered why so early. Well I don't care as long as I get to be with Nanoha.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow"
"See ya" She walks in the house.
What a day this has been, but at least it was spent with Nanoha. That kiss was the best and I automatically went back into my day dream as I walked home.
Once inside, I made my way slowly into my room. I noticed Hayate there, but all I cared about was Nanoha.
"You know….you look like an idiot, right?"
First kiss on the 3rd day. Whoo hoo. Thanks for reading and please review.
