!WARNING! - This chapter touches on a rather dark and horrible topic that unfortunately still occurs to many women. Know that if you continue on, do so at your own risk. This chapter, while not necessary to be read, is still a part of the plot. This story is becoming much larger than just the original three or four chapters I had planned, and as such this was what came into my mind.

Fate was beginning to not much like the way the two women were gazing at her. The look in their eyes was almost the same as his. The excitement she had felt was now steadily being replaced by growing fear. Her body began to shake as recent memories again tormented her. She shrank slowly in her seat, flinching a little as Captain Yagami stood slowly from her chair, watching her hand caress its way over Captain Takamachi. Once again her mind was bringing up the past to haunt her.

The hand, cruel in its intent but soft in its touch slid over her shoulders, pushing the straps of the dress off.

Nanoha's eyes closed partly as the surge of arousal at her lover's touch shot through her. She bit her lip, one hand sliding under the table to slip between her legs cupping herself firmly and desperately trying to hold back. Fate's eyes watched on, but the haze of desire in Nanoha's vision clouded her to the haze of fear in Fate's.

Another hand slipped slowly south, pushing the dress down her form, revealing her naked flesh that was bare of undergarments. She flinched, closing her eyes and praying for him to be quick, knowing that her prayers would once again remain unanswered. He was never quick.

Pirates!Nanoha

By: LowFlyer1080

Nanoha let out a small moan, audible in the quiet of the room to all three women as Hayate's lips latched onto her shoulder, sucking softly at her skin. Fate's mind continued to torment her, her hands balling into fists as her nails dug into her palms, nearly drawing blood. But her body was once again betraying her as she felt herself grow wet as her eyes refused to close, watching the two captains acting in such a manner right in front of her.

A tear slowly tracked down from underneath her closed eyes as she felt her body betray her, shame and self-hatred welling up within her as his lips sucked on the sensitive spot where her collarbone reached the base of her neck.

"Mmmm, Fate. You're looking a little flushed sweetheart. Perhaps you would like to lie down?" Hayate said low and sultry as she slowly released her lover, knowing the brunette would follow her like a puppy. She slowly moved around the table, hearing Nanoha stand up behind her and move down the other side of the table.

"My cute little kitten, always so defiant of soul and spirit… and yet you still grow wet and hot with need. Face it, Fate, you enjoy this… each and every time…" his voice whispered low in her ear as a particularly hard squeeze from his hands, one on her breast and the other between her legs, made her flinch as she felt a finger slip shallowly inside her, the horrid rush of dirtiness accompanying it just as it had the last time.

Hayate reached the blonde's chair, standing behind it and letting her hands softly touch the woman's shoulders, sliding down her arms to rub her biceps lightly. She didn't pay much attention to the flinch, not knowing that it was one of fear. Nanoha knelt at Fate's side, a hand coming to the blonde's hand as her other gently rested on Fate's thigh.

The hand on her thigh gripped tightly, making her wince a little in slight discomfort as it spread her legs open. She felt his hot breath on her neck as he moved between her legs.

Nanoha frowned slightly, seeing the burgundy eyes locking with her own and the tears forming at the edges, threatening to fall down her cheeks. Something had finally managed to cut through her arousal though she was now worried what exactly may have triggered it. Hayate in returned halted her movements, noticing the look on her lover's face.

"Fate?" Nanoha called softly. The hand on her thigh moved up to stroke the side of her cheek, frowning even more as the blonde seemed to wince at the touch as though burned. What worried Nanoha even more is that Fate did not even seem to move away from it, but remained where she sat despite the now obvious fear on her face.

A hand cupped her cheek, slowly closing into a grip on her jaw and neck. She whimpered a little as she felt him enter her in one slow, agonizing motion, just as she always did. Just as he always did.

Hayate, her passion now promptly suppressed by the sudden and unexpected change in her lover's mood, moved to the other side of Fate's chair to look up at her. Wild, fearful red eyes glanced rapidly over to the short-haired captain before turning back to Nanoha. This was not something Hayate had expected. She reached out to run her hand through the golden locks as she spoke to her, trying to reassure the now very obviously scared blonde.

"Fate? We're sorry if we frightened you. We won't force you into anything you don't want." she said softly.

She felt a cruel hand comb through her sensitive hair, before gripping it in a fist and pulling on it, drawing her head back and sending pain lancing through her scalp and making her cry out softly.

"Nice and warm and tight. You feel so good, and you're so completely obedient Fate… And so completely wet." He said softly in her ear. She could hear the mocking malice in his voice as she felt his tongue run its way down her earlobe and over her jaw. Tears trickled their way down her cheek.

Fate, by now, was shaking like a leaf as tears began streaming unchecked down her face. Hayate and Nanoha were at a loss as concern and shame came to them both in equal measures.

"Fate, please talk to us." Nanoha spoke softly.

"You're safe with us Fate, we won't harm you." Hayate agreed.

"No…please…not again!…" came the tight whisper through her lips.

Fate's jaw clenched tight, her teeth clamped together so hard the two captains were worried she would crush them. The tears continued to fall and they strained to hear the sound coming from her throat. As it dawned on them what Fate had said, Nanoha and Hayate's faces turned to shock as they realized just what had been done to her. Hayate immediately moved to a metal tube over by the wall as Nanoha's hands completely closed around Fate's own, her heart wrenching in her chest at imagining what the beautiful blonde had been put through, a sensation she had only up until now felt when Hayate was in pain or hurting.

"Draw a hot bath in the Captain's Quarters immediately Subaru! Have Teana help you!"

"Aye, Captain!" Came the reverberating reply.

Hayate moved back over to where her lover sat now trying to comfort the obviously terrified Fate. She moved to kneel down behind Nanoha, her hand coming to rest upon the clasped ones of the other two women. Fate's eyes flitted between the two captains as she struggled to regain control of her fear.

"We will not harm you, Fate. We won't do anything you do not wish to do." Nanoha whispered, trying to comfort her even as she began to feel her own tears start to form. "Please calm down, Fate."

"Fate, please believe us. We would not force ourselves on you. Do you understand?" Hayate continued gently.

Shaking still, but beginning to reign in her emotions, she nodded hesitantly. She forced herself to take slower breaths. "I understand, Captain."

Hayate nodded as she slowly stood up, staying in as non-threatening a position as she could. Nanoha always was better with helping out people who had been traumatized and she freely let her lover take the lead here. The long haired brunette didn't waste any time. She continued to whisper soft words of encouragement and reassurance of Fate's safety to the blonde all the while keeping her hand held gently in her own. Hayate moved away a bit, her own jaw clenching as her brow furrowed. She felt anger rising in her. If she found out from Fate that Scaglietti was responsible, she'd make sure that he would never return to Mid-Chidla in one piece. As a captain of her own vessel, she was well within her rights to be judge, jury, and executioner if times called for it. Though she knew that with Nanoha here, she would also have to get agreement from her lover as she was also a captain of the Reinforce. Her arms crossed loosely in front of her, hugging herself slightly and feeling the shame at having attempted to seduce the woman against her will. Her heart ached with a dull, pulsing pain at seeing the look in Fate's eyes. It was a feeling she wasn't accustomed to…except for when Nanoha was hurt.

"Fate? Come on, Subaru and Teana are drawing up a bath in our quarters. I'm sure you'll want one now. It will help you feel better." Nanoha said quietly.

"You…you won't try…" Fate managed to whisper.

"No!" Nanoha replied, "You have our word we will do nothing to you against your will! Please Fate, let us do at least this much for you. We didn't know…" the tears that had welled up in Nanoha's eyes now began falling down her own cheeks.

The sight of this headstrong woman - captain of a ship such as the Reinforce, the person who saved her from Scaglietti's brig - down on her knees and crying in pain for her, shocked Fate. Not even her 'family' knew what had happened to her. And yet these two women, Nanoha and Hayate, were now showing genuine remorse for their actions, trying in any way they could to help her. It was a surprise to Fate; one that she could scarcely believe. She slowly nodded her assent to the captain.

"A bath sounds…good. I'm sorry, Captain."

"Don't apologize, Fate. Never apologize. If anything, we are the ones who should be sorry." Nanoha replied, a tiny smile coming to her face as she stood up, gently helping to pull Fate up as well, an arm sliding protectively around her shoulders. "Hayate? Come on love, let's head to our quarters."

Hayate nodded and flanked Fate on her other side, walking along with them through the corridors toward the Captain's Cabin in the stern of the Reinforce. The three women moved in silence. A warning look from Hayate let the few crewwomen they saw on their journey know that questions would not be answered. It was dark out and at night the Reinforce was run with only a skeleton crew. Most of the crew just assumed the captains were trying to assist the former prisoner they had rescued and make her as comfortable as possible after a trying ordeal. Subaru and Teana didn't say anything when the three other women arrived just as they finished filling the bath with water heated in the galley. The two girls left, gently shutting the door behind them. Hayate slid the lynch bolt quietly shut, locking the door behind them as Nanoha helped the blonde over into the bathroom that was separated from the rest of their quarters.

"I'll leave you alone to undress and bathe. There's a lynch bolt on the inside of our bathroom door. Slide it across and into the locking jam on the door frame after I leave if you wish. Teana has already left a change of clothes out for you. They are there beside the wash basin." Nanoha explained gently, pointing out the bolt and the clothing. When Fate did not respond, she turned to leave.

A hand around her wrist stopped her short. At the light touch, she turned her head to look back over her shoulder.

"Thank you, Captain." The blonde whispered.

"You're welcome, Fate. And please…call me Nanoha." She replied with a small, sad smile.

A light nod was all the response offered to her as the hand released her wrist. Taking her cue, Nanoha went on her way, softly shutting the door behind her. Just a few steps out into their cabin, she heard the telltale clink of the lynch bolt slipping into place. The sound made her heart ache even more as she paused, turning back toward where she came from. She felt a presence come up behind her and unsteady arms slide around her waist. She instinctively pressed back into the embrace her lover offered, the feeling of safety and security failing for the first time to soothe her emotions. Her eyes remained on the bathroom door.

"How could someone do something like that to her, Hayate? How? How can anyone be that cruel?" Nanoha's pained voice asked.

"I don't know, Nanoha. But if I find out it was Scaglietti, that bastard had better learn how to fly. Because I'll personally shove him head-first into the muzzle of one of our bombardment-type cannons. And I won't be loading the breech with a MAGE shell either." Hayate's voice was low and threatening, and Nanoha knew that her lover would follow through with her dark intent too.

"Killing him won't erase her memories. And it won't change the past either." Nanoha reasoned quietly, even though her emotional side was in partial agreement with her lover. "We're not even sure he was the one who did it."

"I know." Hayate replied, sighing as her head rested on Nanoha's shoulder, "Damn it all to hell. I feel so horrid now."

"Me too…me too…"

Inside the bathroom, Fate leaned against the door. Her hand still gripped the handle of the lynch pin, holding it shut. Part of her mind told her that the moment she let go of it, that it would come undone and that the two Captains would come in to…

No.

No, they wouldn't do that. But why could she so easily believe that? She didn't even know them. Her eyes stared at the black iron bolt, slightly worn from use, but well oiled and taken care of. Completely unlike the rusting hinges and bars of the brig on board the Saint's Cradle. The entirety of the Heart's Reinforce was unlike the Cradle; decks well maintained and polished, doors and door locks taken care of and oiled properly, sails and rigging properly coiled and bound, paint kept looking as close to brand new as possible. And the crew…the crew was nothing like she had seen before either…each and every one of them were women. She felt…safe. A slight frown crossed her face. Pushing down the fear she slowly let go of the lynch pin, stepping back from the door. Her eyes remained on the black iron locking bolt.

It remained quietly in place.

The frown left her face and she turned around toward the bath, slowly taking off her worn and ripped clothes. She climbed into the bath, slipping down into the warm water and finally, unable to keep it down any longer, she let the pain and tears flow unchecked.

End Chapter 3

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Nanoha