Love Trouble!

Chapter 3: Childhood Memories


"Where am I?" A little girl around the age of seven said as she looked up at the tall trees around her.

Adjusting her favorite pink hat, she looked up at the yellowish red sky. She immediately had to squint her eyes when a ray of light slipped between the trees and shined into her slate blue eyes. At the sun position in the sky, it looked like the sun would set soon.

The girl bent down and soothed her aching feet. She didn't know how much time had passed since she started walking to find a way out of this big forest. She was supposed to be playing with a friend, a game of hide and seek. She thought it would be boring if she hid near her friend, so she decided to move deeper in the forest.

"Nanoha, remember don't hide too far away okay? The forest is big and you might get lost!" The words of her friend echoed in her ears.

Nanoha felt something warm forming in her eyes and lifts her little hands, angrily wiping her tears away. "I should have listened to him." She mumbled before biting her lips to stop herself from crying. After a few seconds, she starts walking again but stops when she remembered something.

Flashing that confident smile on his face, her friend said, "But if you did end up getting lost, don't wander around. Just stay in one place okay? I'll definitely find you. I promise!"

As if her friend had just said those words, Nanoha nodded to herself and decided to sit next to a big tree near her. She waited patiently for her friend, hoping he would find her soon. A gust of wind suddenly passes through her. Nanoha flinched when the cold wind touched her skin. Her eyes widened when she felt her hat fly up to a nearby tree branch.

Looking up, Nanoha climbed up the tree with branches slightly creaking from Nanoha's weight. She slowly moved towards her pink hat and held out her hand. "Got it!" She smiled when she finally got a hold of her hat.

"Nanoha!" Nanoha heard a familiar voice from a distance. She smiles when she sees her friend not too far from the tree.

"Ah, I'm over he-" Nanoha was surprised when the branch snapped. She close her eyes and waited for impact but it never came. Instead, she felt hands wrap around her.

Opening her eyes slowly, all she saw was blonde hair.

"Aww that hurts." a faint voice said. Nanoha was surprised the fall didn't hurt one bit.

She looks down and she saw a long haired blonde boy wearing a black baseball cap sitting below her. She slightly gulps nervously when she saw her friend glaring at her. Nanoha immediately stands and her friend does the same.

After brushing away the remaining dirt on his shirt, her friend instantly glares again at her. "Geez! You're such a klutz! What were you doing climbing a tree?" He scolded. "If I didn't catch you at the right time, you'd probably hurt by now!"

Nanoha looked down feeling bad for her actions. She felt tears building up in her eyes while she clutched her hat tightly. The long haired boy scratched his head when he saw Nanoha's shoulders trembling. He sighed before taking the hat from her hands and puts it on her.

"I'm sorry."

Nanoha immediately look up, wiping her tears.

"I didn't mean to yell at you like that. I was really worried about you."

Nanoha shook her head from left to right as she smiled warmly. "No, it's okay. You're right after all. Thank you for saving me."

The boy slightly blushed, immediately turning around out of embarrassment. "I-it's nothing…come on, we need to go back now." Nanoha's friend extended his hand without looking at her.

She reached out for the hand and lifted her right foot but a sharp pain stopped her from moving any further. Nanoha looked down and saw her knee bleeding. She didn't realize that a branch scratched her knee. Nanoha touched her knee and her eyes were ready to cry again when a handkerchief covers it. Nanoha looked up and saw a handsome smile plastered on the boy's face.

"Geez, don't start crying now crybaby." The boy turned his body and looked over his shoulder. "I'll carry you back. Hop on!"

Nanoha couldn't help but giggle. She climbed on his back and they started walking. "Hehe. You know you looked cool when you saved me."

The boy smirked and looked at her over his shoulder. "Haha. You have to do better than that if you want me to save you again."

Nanoha laughed. "I'm serious! You're so cool like a…prince." Nanoha whispered out the last part and her small cheeks turned red.

The boy stopped walking, making Nanoha peek from the boy's long blonde hair and she was surprised when the boys ears turned red.

"T-then just call my name when you need me."

Nanoha nods. "Okay umm..." She was about to say the boy's name, but for some reason she couldn't remember who he was. Wait what his name again?

The boy snorted and slowly looked back. "Did you already forget about me? That hurts Nanoha."

Nanoha eyes widened. The boy carrying her becomes the girl named… "FATE?"

Fate smirks.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Nanoha's eyes snapped open from her dream. She let out a yelp when she immediately falls from the bed on her butt.

Struggling to get out of her blankets, Nanoha rubbed her sore butt as she moved up to sit on the edge of her bed.

"Nanoha, are you okay up there?" a voice coming from downstairs caught Nanoha's attention.

"I-I'm okay mom!"

After a few minutes, Momoko answered, "Okay, check your butt for a bruise before you come down!"

Nanoha raised a brow. It's like falling off her bed was a natural thing for her mom. "Yes~"

Nanoha sighed. That dream, if I'm not mistaken, it's a dream about a friend I met in my childhood days but I don't remember much on how he looked or what his name only boy I know and remember when I was little is Yuuno-kun. Nanoha smiled as she remembers a certain blonde boy with glasses. "I wonder what Yuuno-kun doing today? Probably busy exploring the world."

Nanoha's smile faded when she remembers Fate's face. Why did that girl appear in my dream? Could it be… Nanoha shook her head from the possibilities. Nanoha thought that maybe the boy is Yuuno, but she started doubting herself since her memories and that dream is a bit hazy when she tried to remember the boy's face. From the little information her mind was giving her, the boy's face didn't match that of Yuuno's. But it's also possible that Fate dressed up as a boy when she was still little.

Nanoha imagined the boy's face again. The boy she remembered was carefree, kind, honest and always smiling. He would raise his voice sometimes, say hurtful things and could be a little rough but for some reason, for Nanoha, his words and his hand that he always extended to her was always warm and kind. He acted like a real boy, but that didn't stop Nanoha's doubt that it might be Fate. Her best luck was the color of his eyes, but no matter how hard she thinks, she couldn't remember them.

Nanoha cursed at her limited memories about the boy and slapped both her cheeks in frustration. "No, Yuuno-kun is my first boy childhood friend…maybe?" Nanoha started to doubt her answer when she remembered her mom and Fate's mom are childhood friends. Nanoha angrily scratch her head. "I'll just have to ask mom."

After changing from her pajamas to her uniform, Nanoha went downstairs to their kitchen. "Good morning mom." Nanoha kissed Momoko's cheeks before sitting down at her usual seat.

"Morning sweetheart. Why are you up early today? Do you have tennis practice?" Momoko said as she put some eggs and bacon on the table before looking at the blue racket that was sitting next to Nanoha's chair.

"Yep! I'm meeting up with Suzuka-chan today." Nanoha replied absentmindedly as she munches on the slice of bread in front of her.

"I see. Are you okay Nanoha? " Momoko looked worried as she stared at her daughter.

Nanoha met her mom's gaze and smiled nervously. "I'm okay mom, nyahaha." Nanoha's laugh slowly faded away when Momoko raised a brow in disbelief. "You don't believe me huh?"

Momoko smiled as she sipped her coffee.

"I'll take that as a no." Nanoha sighed and fidgeted a bit.

Momoko knew that Nanoha only acted like this when she wanted to ask her something, so she helped her. "Do you want to ask me something Nanoha?"

Nanoha smiled shyly as she scratched the back of her head as she thought of what to say next. "Weeeell… um, do you remember the boy I played with while I was little?" Nanoha blushed immediately as she said it.

Momoko raised a brow. She was curious why her daughter suddenly wanted to talk about her past when she never brought it up before. "Why do you ask?" Momoko covered her mouth to stop the light giggles that came out when her daughter pouted and puffed out her slightly red cheeks.

"Geez mom! Just answer me."

Momoko laughed. "Are we talking about your first love?"

Nanoha choked on the bread she was eating and blushed furiously as she looked at her mom with big eyes. Nanoha didn't know it was love, but now that she thought about it, he might be her first love. "First love? H-how did you know?"

Momoko smiled and playfully narrowed her eyes. "You just told me." Nanoha smacked her head on their wooden table causing Momoko laugh. "I'm kidding. You're my daughter Nanoha, so of course I know everything about you even the things you're not aware that you feel."

Nanoha unconsciously sighed.

"What about it?" Momoko asked after Nanoha fell silent.

"Well I suddenly dreamed about him last night and now that I think about it, I can't remember his name. I thought it might be Yuuno-kun, but even though I can't remember much on what he looks like for some reason, I know it's not him."

Momoko hummed after sipping her coffee. She smiled when her daughter looks at her curiously. She can see worry in her eyes. Nanoha is the type of person who can't stand it when she can't remember the things she wants to know. "I thought this boy was your first love, so why can't you remember his name? And here I thought you two were inseparable."

Nanoha smiled. "I knew it. I was just over thinking things. It's Yuuno-kun right?"

Momoko chuckled. "Well both of them have blonde hair."

Nanoha looked confused and pouted. "What do you mean mom?"

Momoko sighed and ruffled Nanoha's hair. "You're really not good at remembering things huh? Well, I guess I can't blame you since you were still a child the last time you saw her."

Nanoha raised her brow at her mom's words. She paused to think when she caught something that her mom said. "Her?" She giggled a little. She thought her mom made a mistake. Nanoha fell silent when Momoko's smile widened.

"I thought you would be happy to see her when I agreed with Lindy to let you girls meet, but I didn't expect you two would fight on your official reunion after many years of being away from each other."

Nanoha' s eyes widened from the confusing information her mother was giving her.

She waved her hands rapidly to stop Momoko from saying more. "Wait, wait. Why are we talking about Hala- I mean Fate-chan now?"

Momoko tilted her head to the side. "I thought you wanted to know her name so I said it. I knew from the moment I saw you together when you two were still little, that Fate-chan would be your first love."

Nanoha couldn't believe it. The prince that she always thought was Yuuno was actually Fate Harlaown. "B-but he's a boy and Fate-chan is a girl. I don't understand. I remember Yuuno-kun being my only male childhood friend."

"Do you remember? When you were still little, we constantly moved to different places. At that time, we didn't have the Midori-ya café and your father was the only one working for us. Since your father's work needed him to move constantly to different places, we we're afraid about how it would affect you…"

Nanoha listened quietly as her mom smiled and looked in the distance as if she was reminiscing on certain things.

"I was worried about you since you couldn't make friends if we constantly moved around. When we stayed in a rural area in Mid-childa, I find out my childhood friend was living next to us and that she had a daughter the same age as you. You and her daughter Fate easily got along the first time you saw each other. You two were inseparable. You always follow wherever Fate-chan went and would cling to her shirt. I guess the reason why you thought she was a boy is because she acted and dressed like a boy at that time. " Momoko laughed.

"Then what about Yuuno-kun? I remember playing with him when we were still little." Nanoha asked looking more confused.

"Don't tell me you're mixing up your memories about them? You met Yuuno-kun after we moved again. Yuuno-kun is 5 years older than you and even though you two were close, the sparks in your eyes were different from when you were with Fate-chan."

"So Fate-chan is my prince?" Nanoha whispered to herself.

"Your prince?" Momoko chuckled when she heard what Nanoha said.

"I-Its nothing!" Nanoha immediately stands, her face turning bright red when Momoko nudged her arm as she smiled playfully.

"So you gave her a nickname? That's cute!" Momoko covered her mouth when Nanoha glared and pouted at her.

"Mom, I'm straight and you know that!"

"But you're first love is a girl." Momoko gave her a poker face.

"That was because I thought she was a boy!"

"You don't know yet, but you might just fall in love again with-"

"Mom!" Nanoha whines.

"Fine, you're no fun to tease." Momoko laughed and pat Nanoha's back lightly, making her cheeks form a deeper shade of red.

"I'm going now mom." Nanoha picked up her things before walking to the front door when Momoko stopped her.

"Nanoha, Fate-chan is not as bad as you think she is. She is still that honest and kind kid you always knew."

Nanoha sighed. It felt like her mom knew what happened between her and Fate and sounded as if she was saying she did something wrong. "Okay I'll talk to her. Later mom." Nanoha smiled as she opened the front door.

xX~*~Xx

Nanoha absentmindedly walked towards the train station when a blue car slowed down and moved close to her. The car window slowly moved down revealing a smiling Lindy. "Good morning Nanoha-chan. Are you going to school now? It's still early."

"G-good morning Lindy-san. Um, I have tennis practice today so I need to go to school early."

Lindy saw the blue racket hanging on Nanoha's right shoulder before looking back at Nanoha. "Ah, so you're good at tennis? That's nice."

Nanoha blushed while scratching the back of her head nervously. "Nyahaha. I'm still a beginner. My friend is way better than me." Nanoha unconsciously looked inside Lindy's car, which Lindy caught her wandering gaze.

"If you're looking for Fate, she is out jogging before going to school today. Fate has her own car so I don't take her to school."

Nanoha blushed again and waved her hand. "Ah no. I didn't mean it that way."

Lindy couldn't help but laugh when she saw the panic look on Nanoha's face. "I'm sorry. Looks like I made you uncomfortable. Hop in. I'll give you a ride to school." Lindy smiled as she pat the seat next to her.

"Eh? B-but...umm...it's okay. I'll ride the-" Nanoha stopped when Lindy covered her face and cried.

"How can I face your mom now if I can't even give you a ride when I see you?"

Nanoha smiled awkwardly. "Umm Lindy-san, please don't cry as if my mom already passed away. She is still alive you know?" Nanoha sighed when Lindy didn't stop crying. "Fine. Please take me to school Lindy-san."

Lindy immediately stop and smile like a kid.

"Nanoha-chan, what do you think about my daughter?"

Nanoha was taken aback by the sudden question. Lindy didn't talk to her for a while, so she thought it would be like that throughout the whole ride. "Ah well...I think she is a nice girl."

"You're talking about her body right?" Lindy laughed when Nanoha blushed at what she said. "Haha. I see you're still easy to tease Nanoha-chan." Lindy controlled her laughter when Nanoha didn't react to her teasing. "Sorry, I think I said too much."

Nanoha immediately looked up and shook her head. "No it's okay. Um, d-does Fate-chan remember me?" The question immediately slipped from her mouth before she could stop herself.

Lindy looked surprised by the question, but it didn't distract her from driving. "I'm surprised you remember her being your childhood friend."

Nanoha played with her fingers. "I thought she was a boy until mom told me earlier."

Lindy laughed. "You didn't know? Well that girl was not always like that, but when she was 6 years old, she started dressing and acting like a boy. I thought she would get over it when she reached her teenage years, but even though she dressed up like a girl, one day she came to me saying that she was a lesbian." Lindy laughed at the memory.

"Were you disappointed that she turned out liking girls?" Nanoha asked before she could think about the words she just said. What are you saying Nanoha? She mentally scolds herself.

Lindy's eyes softened and her lips turn up in a smile "I wasn't disappointed. I was surprised, but I accept Fate for who she is. As her mother, I just want to see her happy."

Nanoha nods before looking out the window, watching the buildings as they passed by. "I wonder why she started dressing up like a boy."

"It's probably because of me."

Nanoha was surprised when Lindy replied to her. She immediately covered her mouth when she realized she just said what she thought out loud. She was about to apologize when Lindy raised her hand to stop her.

"Don't worry. I've always wanted to talk about this with someone. You see, when Fate was still 6 years old, I was carrying a baby boy. Everyone was excited and happy about the still unborn child inside me. Fate and my husband were so happy they even made a play room for him. Even though it had only been 5 months since I found out I was pregnant, Clyde would always make a fuss when I moved around to do some household chores. Fate would always touch and rest her head on my belly as she talked to her little brother. It was all perfect," she paused as a sad expression came across her face, "but one day I felt a sharp pain in my stomach and the last thing I saw before I passed out, was blood flowing between my legs. When I woke up, I was already inside the hospital and the doctor told us the sad news. I was depressed and crying the whole night when I found out my baby died inside me."

Lindy sighed at the memory that happened after that. "I stopped eating properly and would only sit in my chair while staring in a distance, but at that time, I didn't notice Fate was affected by my actions. One day Fate stood in front of me dressed up as a boy and you know what she said next?" Lindy chuckled as she stopped in front of the school. "She said, 'don't cry anymore Mom because from now on, I will live as a boy for my little brother. So please return to yourself Mom!'" Lindy and Nanoha laughed.

"What kind of decision is that?" Nanoha asked as she wipes a tear away from laughing so much.

"Well Fate is kind of random at times, but her words at that time helped me move on." Lindy eyes widened as she noticed the time. "Oh you should go now. I hope we could talk again sometime."

Nanoha smiled and nods. "Yes, thank you for giving me a ride Lindy-san and it was fun talking to you'" Nanoha closed the door and was about to walk away when Lindy called out to her .

"Nanoha! I hope you and Fate will become friends again." Lindy winked just before she started to drive away.

xX~*~Xx

After the bell rang that would signal the start of lunch, Nanoha and Suzuka walked through the path going to the school's cafeteria. As the two walked, some guys would approach Nanoha asking her to have lunch with them, while some asked her if she was free that weekend. Nanoha, in response, would always smile and politely decline each and every one of them.

After ordering their food and finding a vacant table outside the cafeteria, Nanoha slumped down on her chair and placed the rose she received from one of the boys following them on the table. She sighed and played with the spoon of her strawberry parfait.

"Looks like more boys asked you out today huh?" Suzuka smiled as she starts eating her food.

Nanoha sighed as she remembered the love letters she got today and the hate letters from the girls when she checked her locker earlier that day. "…and it becomes worst everyday." Nanoha grunts.

Suzuka giggled. "That is because you, my friend, are the ace player of our tennis club and most importantly you're single and beautiful. You can't blame them from trying to ask you out."

Nanoha closed her eyes tiredly and scoops a spoonful of her parfait. "Suzuka-chan, all I want is a peaceful high school life and I'm not in the mood to deal with them today."

Suzuka raised a brow and observed her friend's face. "I noticed earlier today that you didn't look like yourself when we we're practicing. What's wrong?" Suzuka sounded worried making Nanoha feel bad about it.

Nanoha sighed. She thought that if she were to tell Suzuka what was bothering her, she would have to tell her everything that happened and it all included what Nanoha called the "Fate incident". Suzuka knew what happened at the train station and she also knew how much she was upset about what happened, but telling everything now…she was kind of hesitant. Well it's not like she didn't want to tell Suzuka what happened, but she would prefer to sort out her thoughts first. But with Suzuka's determined eyes that told her she wanted to know everything now, she realized she didn't have that much of a choice.

So Nanoha told everything that happened since Fate and her mom came to visit them at the Midori-ya café, up to the dream she had last night and the talk she had with her mom. She decided keep the part about the talk she had with Lindy a secret.

Suzuka blinked in disbelief, her eyes wide as she covered her mouth from shock "…You mean the person that took your first kiss is Harlaown-san?"

Nanoha felt her brow twitch. She clearly heard Suzuka emphasize the word "first kiss". Nanoha blushed a nice shade of red as those words made her remember that night. "S-Suzuka-chan, not so loud and do you really have to emphasize the first kiss thing?"

Suzuka smiled. She was glad her friend could talk about that incident without freaking out. "Huh? I wonder who was the one shouting over the phone about how mad she was that someone took her first kiss? I thought you would never get over it when you continued to repeat the word first kiss over and over again." Suzuka raised a brow and smiled when Nanoha gave her a death glare. Nanoha wanted to say more to counter what Suzuka said but she couldn't think of anything good to say, so she just ended up angrily eating her food.

Suzuka laughed at how childish her friend was acting. "But still, it's amazing that Harlaown-san, the most popular girl in this school, is suddenly part of your life after that romantic encounter. I mean who would think that her mom and yours are actually friends? That is a nice turn of events. You two must be destined for each other." Suzuka clasped her hands together and tilted her head slightly with an innocent smile on her face.

When the name Harlaown-san was mentioned, everyone near Nanoha and Suzuka turned to their table as if curious as to what they are talking about. Looking embarrassed, Nanoha lean forward and lowered her voice. "Suzuka-chan, I'm straight and we are sooo not destined for each other."

Suzuka didn't look affected by Nanoha's outburst and kept eye contact. She opened her mouth to speak, but was immediately cut off by Nanoha.

"And don't give me that Fate pun! It's not funny." Nanoha sighed exaggeratedly and leaned back in her sit. Feeling annoyed at the moment, she didn't care as she glared at anyone who tried to eavesdrop on their conversation and gave out an aura as if saying mind your own business. People knew better than to irritate the glaring girl further, so they went on with their own business.

Calming down a bit, Nanoha tiredly rest on her arms and looked at her friend. "Suzuka-chan, don't tell me you're reading manga again? I don't think that is even called a romantic encounter."

As if thinking, Suzuka tapped her chin. "Really? I thought saving you from the train was a romantic thing…"

"I think you should really stop hanging out with Hayate-chan. It's bad for you."

Giving her friend a rest with her teasing, Suzuka went back to the real topic. "So is Harlaown-san the reason for your bad mood?"

"Well yeah. I feel bad for what I said yesterday. I judged her even though I really don't know much about her other than she is a player…and there is that dream too." Nanoha mumbled the last part absentmindedly.

"I think you know her more than what you said. She is that boy you dreamed of right?"

Nanoha looked shocked. "How did you know?"

"You just told me."

Nanoha slammed her head on the table. I can't believe I fell for it again.

"You're easy to read Nanoha-chan. I just thought it's weird that you're worried about that dream you had. I guess the real reason why you looked down is that you found out that your first love is Harlaown-san right?"

Nanoha nodded once. "Yeah, although I can't remember much on her physical features. It's just that she is not the person I used to remember…"

"Well just like you said, you don't know much about her. People change after all, but still, why don't you give her a chance and get to know her? I think your parents would want to see you two become friends again."

Nanoha sighed. She couldn't believe their talk was getting serious. "You're right. I guess I should apologize…" Nanoha suddenly pause and looked pass Suzuka making the girl curious.

Suzuka looked over her shoulder. Not too far from them, she saw Fate and some girl talking on the walkway back to the campus. Even though the two could not hear what they were talking about, it would seem that the two talked animatedly while walking. The girl suddenly stops and rubs her eyes, its looks like something was caught in the girl's eyes. The two stopped and Fate moved as if trying to check the girl's eye. Since the girl was blocking their view from Fate, it would seem that a simple blow in the girl's eye look like she was giving her a kiss. Lifting her head, Fate smiled and brushed away the girl's hair causing the girl to blush from the action. Fate's smile widens before she leaned down again and gave the girl a light kiss on the cheek.

"Isn't that Itou-san? I never thought she liked Harlaown-san…"

Suzuka looked back at Nanoha and saw the different emotions swirling through her friend's eyes as she stared at Fate. She never saw that kind of expression before, but when she tried to look closely to figure out what they meant, it was replaced with anger. She could hear Nanoha mumbling some things as she angrily ate her food again.

Suzuka blinked. She reached for her phone and dialled a number. When her phone starts ringing, she looks back at Nanoha making sure she is still stuck in her own world.

"Helloo~" an energetic voice answered her.

"Hayate-chan, Nanoha just told me everything. So I guess you where right…they do know each other."

xX~*~Xx

"Of course I'm right. I have many sources you know? A good source told me that they spotted Fate and her mom in Midori-ya café talking to Momoko-san and it looks like their parents are really good friends. I never expected that Fate-chan and Nanoha-chan would be connected somehow." A mischievous smile spread across Hayate's lips. "It's an unexpected turn of events, but this has definitely made things easier for me. Now that they know each other, I guess I can now execute my plan to make those two friends." Or more. Hehe. Hayate laughed evilly as she said the last part inside her head.

"You know Nanoha-chan wouldn't like your idea if she finds out. Anyway, why are you so eager to let those two get to know each other?"

Hearing Suzuka's question, Hayate smiled as she adjusted her binoculars. I have a feeling that Nanoha-chan can change Fate-chan. Hayate shook her head. She almost spilled her plan to her friend. If she did, it wouldn't be as fun anymore. "It's fun that's why." Hayate hummed feeling satisfied with her answer.

"Whatever you say. I bet you saw what happened so I won't tell you anymore. Talk to you later. Bye!"

Looking through her binoculars, Hayate laughed when she saw Suzuka wave at her even though she couldn't see her. She put her phone in her pocket so she could hold the binoculars more firmly. She adjusted it so that she was looking at Fate. It would seem she noticed Nanoha from where she was standing since she was staring at her. The girl beside Fate tried to get her attention when she started spacing out. She did eventually get Fate's attention, but before the two left, Fate glanced back at Nanoha again and smiled. It was not the usual charming smile she flashed to every girl. It was surprisingly a simple smile.

Hayate raised a brow at this and chuckled to herself. "I guess Nanoha already has an effect on her, huh?"

Hayate moved closer to the railings on a balcony to observe more when someone kicked her butt making her shout in shock and fear… fear of falling down to a gruesome death. Hayate sighed in relief. I thought I was going to die. She looked back ready to curse whoever did this to her, but she was confused when she didn't see anyone. "Who did that?" Hayate looked from left to right but she didn't see anyone. She looked down and saw a glaring red head girl. "Oh so it's only you Vita-chan. If you're there, you should just stand up-" Hayate bit her tongue when Vita's right foot kicked her shin.

"You mean speak up right? How many times have I told you to never make fun of my height!" Vita glares more and cross her arms together. She grins and feels satisfied as she stares at Hayate's hurt face.

Recovering from the pain, Hayate shouted through gritted teeth, "What was that for?"

Even though Hayate raised her voice at Vita, the girl didn't flinch. She just raised a brow. "That's what you get for being an idiot! I won't allow anyone to insult my height!" She deadpanned. Vita's eyes twitched from anger.

Hayate inhaled deeply to control her anger. "Heh. No wonder people tease you about your height. You always act like you're in grade school and kick people around for no reason! We are on the 5th floor for goodness sake! I thought I was going to die there."

"I don't want to hear that from a pervert like you that uses her binoculars to watch people below. You deserve it."

"What did you say?" Hayate and Vita glared at each other before both simultaneously looking away from each other with crossed arms.

"Fighting again?" a mature voice said. "You two kids are giving me a headache."

The two girls immediately looked at the sliding door. A pink-haired girl leaned on the door frame as she crossed her arms together. The girl smile looking very amuse at the two girls.

"I'm not a kid. She is!" Hayate and Vita said simultaneously pointing at each other. The two glared at each other and started their mental fight again.

Signum sighed and called their attention again as she walk back inside the room. "Hey! You two stop fighting already. It's not good if students saw the student council members fight."

The two paused for a second before following Signum inside. Hayate and Vita sat on the couch leaving only a small space between them.

"Hmm, what's this? You guys are surprisingly silent today." A short haired blonde girl appeared while holding a tray filled with snacks and tea.

"Shamal thank you for bringing the snacks. I was getting hungry," Vita said.

Shamal smiled and gracefully arranged the food before sitting on the couch herself. Vita mumbled a 'thank you' when the girl give her a glass of orange juice as she knows she doesn't like tea.

Picking up her own cup of tea, Signum looked sideways at Hayate who was still sitting silently. "So, what happened to you? I know Vita can't control her temper, but you? You know better than to fight back. You don't usually do that." Signum smiled when Hayate sighed and drank from her own cup of tea.

Hayate closed her eyes and put on a serious face. "…because nothing fun has happened lately."

Signum raised a brow and stared blankly at Hayate "Fun?"

Hayate stood and dramatically looked out of the window looking all sad. "If we don't make our scene more fun, no one will want to read our scenes anymore. As the supporting characters we must do our best so the author will give us more scenes!"

"What an idiot!" Vita immediately added.

Shamal giggled before clasping her hands together. "Ah that's right. Starting today, the teachers thought of combining the PE classes of two sections depending on their year level. The teachers said it's to improve the students' social skills and would allow them to interact with new people. I also heard class 2-A and class 2-D will have a joined PE class." Shamal winked when Hayate's ears perked up and she slowly looked back with a cat like grin on her face.

"Class 2-A? Isn't that our class?" Vita thought a loud after thinking about why Shamal would mention their class even though she is not part of it.

It's kind of weird that she happily announced it since Shamal and Signum are 3rd year students and part of class 3-F. Vita glanced between Shamal and Hayate as she noticed the two were talking mentally as they stared at each other. Something is wrong here. She shrugged the idea when Hayate moved to her messy desk and pounded her hand lightly on it.

"Finally they accepted my proposal! Now I can really start my plan. You did a great job Shamal!" Hayate smiled evilly as she confidently said this. She gives Shamal a thumbs up and the girl returned it with a victory sign.

"Proposal? I never heard of such a thing." Signum stood with her cup of tea still in her hand. She was curious about all this plan talk, but it never showed on her stoic face as she calmly sipped on her tea again as she stared at the brown-haired girl.

Hayate grinned and cleared her throat. "Well this was more of a suggestion so I didn't tell all of the members of the council, but I asked the teachers why not and try to combine the PE classes. And since Shamal is good at persuading people, I only told her my plan and asked for her help."

Signum closed her eyes and sipped her tea again. "Hmm...I see, but I still don't see why you would do this."

"I bet she just wants it for her own entertainment," Vita said in a matter-of-fact tone.

Hayate nodded without thinking. "Yes, it's for my own- wait it's not like that! I'm doing this so Fate and Nanoha can spend time together!" Hayate immediately covered her mouth when she unconsciously said her plans.

"Takamachi and Harlaown? Why do you want to group those two together?"

"Are you trying to play cupid again Hayate? Don't tell me you forgot the last time you did that with Fate. She was really mad that you tried to set her up with a girl who turned out to be one of her obsessed fans."

Hayate laughed awkwardly and gulped nervously. "D-don't worry. I bet she won't protest much with this one and it will work out somehow ahaha."

Coughing awkwardly, Hayate put on her serious face. "Anyway, Misaki-sensei, our only PE teacher wasn't feeling well again today. I heard she suddenly collapsed before she got inside the school grounds. She is resting now at our clinic because of a heat stroke."

"Again? I wonder why this school accepted her as a PE teacher. Misaki-sensei always looked pale and weak." Vita sighed.

"As part of the student council since there won't be any available teacher to fill in Misaki-sensei's class today, we will handle it. Is that clear?" Hayate said in her serious mode. Everyone nodded without question and dispersed when they heard the bell, signaling classes would start again.

Hayate smiled mischievously, already forgetting her serious face from earlier. "Let the games begin." Hayate murmured as she walk back to class.

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"Everyone, make sure to pass your assignment in tomorrow. If everyone doesn't have anymore questions, I'll see you tomorrow." The students stand and bow as the teacher makes his way out the door. After he closed the door behind him, the bell rung signaling the last class for the day.

Students stood up immediately starting to chat with their friends. Everyone seems excited about the new arrangement of their PE class.

"Yey P.E. class!" Hayate said as she stands up.

"Hayate, you seem really happy. I bet you're responsible for making our PE class a joined class." A blonde girl yawned and leaned back in her chair. She didn't seem interested at all with the new changes of the PE class.

"It's a nice idea right? Everyone seems happy about it!" Hayate smiled cockily and was already mentally praising herself.

"I guess, but it sure helps being the granddaughter of our school principal huh?" Fate smiled playfully before yawning again.

Hayate glared and observed Fate's bored look. "Hey! You don't know how many times I've suggested this thing to them." She defended. "Give me some credit will you?"

"Okay, you did a good job Yate-chan." Fate teased.

Hayate instantly frowned at the given nickname and the way Fate said it was really irritating. Hayate's hand swiftly moves without her noticing and slaps Fate on the back of her head. Instead of a glare she was expecting, Fate just laughed out loud.

"Fate-chan, you don't seem to like the idea. Don't you want to meet new people?" Hayate questioned. "It's good to see new faces in class, you know?" Hayate gave a pout when Fate's expression didn't change.

"Well I already know a LOT of people and if there is more fans in the other section, I don't think I'll ever be happy about this…but I guess meeting new faces is nice. I'm already fed up with yours." Fate chuckled when Hayate punched her arm playfully.

"You're so mean."

Fate raised her hand as if to surrender and smiled playfully. "I'm sorry," she half-heartedly said.

"Don't say sorry if you do it half-heartedly." Hayate glared at her, but it only made Fate laugh.

"Hey you two. Don't just stand there. We're the only ones left here," Vita said as she tapped her foot impatiently by the door.

"Ah sorry Vita-chan. Come on Fate-chan." Hayate grabbed Fate's collar and dragged her out the room.

"Hey, hey. Stop pulling me. It's embarrassing! I can walk by myself, you know?" Fate wiggled her way out from Hayate's grip and readjusted her shirt. She was about to say something but stopped when she realized Hayate didn't wait for her and the two left her behind.

"Hurry up Fate-chan! I bet you will love our new PE class." Hayate waved her hand causing Fate to sigh as she watched the energetic girl.

Fate grinned as she walked faster. 'We'll see about that.'


AN: so that's the end of chapter 3 phew haha. sorry for the delay in posting it i hope everyone love the new chapter. it was really hard to write what you picture out in your head haha anyway its 7800+ words in this chapter yey i think thats the longest chapter i made.

once again i want to thank everyone for taking their time to read and review my stories... please review again haha. thank you for my favorite beta reader Sammie-Chan89 she edit my stories even though she was really tired just so i can post it right away so i think everyone should thank her ^_^V. i see some people thank me in her latest update for sperm donor lol thanks guys i'll bug her some more so she can post a new update haha ^_^.

just a quick explanation to avoid confusion since i don't know how to put it in the story: Nanoha and Fate spend their childhood together for only 3 months since nanoha's family move again so thats the reason why her memories about Fate is a bit hazy.

Anyway as a bonus i made a two short omake for you guys hope you like it and to give you guys a little preview please look forward to a fun next chapter with Vita starting it off... and now on with the omake! *bow*

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Omake: Questions

Nanoha: Fate-chan, can I ask you something?

Fate: Sure.

Nanoha: *blushing* Umm...I just want to ask when did you find out you like girls?

Fate: When? Hmm, I don't remember exactly when, but I remember when I was younger there was this beautiful girl next to our home. I would always follow her every movement and every time I saw her, I just couldn't take my eyes off her. I was glad when we became friends and was more glad that my room was near her room. We would chat from our windows without thinking about the time.

Nanoha: …

Fate: and then one time when I accidentally look through my window I feel a tingling sensation when I saw her-

Nanoha: That was when you realized you loved her?

Fate: -changing her clothes! Ahaha. My heart was beating so fast and I was sweating a little as my eyes were glued to her creamy skin… *dramatic pause while looking into the distance* that was when I realized I actually preferred girls all along.

Nanoha: …No, I think you're mistaking the day you found out you're actually a pervert with the day you realized you like girls.

Omake 2: Money!

Suzuka: by the way I'm curious… why where you standing over the yellow lane that night anyway?

Nanoha: oh that? *giggles* I saw something sparkling and when I look closer I saw a coin… I thought it's a waste to just ignore it so I pick it up and- Suzuka-chan why are you staring at me like that?

SUzuka: …I can't believe you almost died just because of a coin *facepalm*

Nanoha: hey don't underestimate the power of a coin! Every money start from a single coin!

Suzuka: sigh… no wonder you have lots of it.