A/N: So another chapter has come~ woot~ :3 Sorry for the long wait, everyone~ college has been keeping me as busy as a bug. Dx I hope that I didn't lose any readers out there! Please keep reading! The best is yet to come later on in the chapters! I promise you that you won't regret reading this! Well, I'm not too sure about the whole not regretting and everything. xD;; Anywho! Please enjoy~
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To Love A Vampire
Chapter 3
By: Fate
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A few weeks have passed and I had been taking my medicine like how I was instructed to do so. Dr. Sigurd is nice even though she's my new doctor from some place that I don't even know about; she's my birth doctor, according to mother. She told me that if I just take it easy and stop being too excited then I wouldn't have any problems.
I still haven't seen that blonde yet, due to my mother's yapping of me staying put in the house and my two best friends helping out at our shop until I get better again. I feel horrible that they're doing that. I don't want them to do anything that they wouldn't want to do when they want to spend quality time together.
I bet Suzuka-chan told Arisa-chan that if she helps out, she would give her a kiss... or maybe more. Yes, I know that they are dating; they've been ever since I can remember. I'm not against them or same sex couples; it's just that it would be nice to have someone by your side.
Well, it was the beginning of high school when we were playing dodge ball and Suzuka-chan got hurt, getting sent to the infirmary by none other than Arisa-chan. Man, can she run! I couldn't even keep up! But when I did, I caught them blushing at one another and leaning in closer and closer to each other for a, uh... kiss. Stumbling through the door, I remember a pillow attacking me and then being pounced on by the great lion Arisa-chan.
Laughing at the memory, I didn't notice someone entering my room. "Having fun in your room by yourself, I see." I shrieked and fell out of bed, landing on my bottom. Did it hurt? Heck yeah it did!
My fists balled and I looked up to attack the intruder, only to find that it was Kyoya. "Onii-chan!" I yelled as I stood up to attack him. Bad idea when you're a sick little lady. He sidestepped and I ran into the wall as I stumbled on my footing, much to my liking.
"Yikes, a sick little puppy like you should rest," Kyoya stated. I just cried as I started rubbing my nose that was probably broken by now.
"You... you made the wall attack me!" I cried dramatically. Kyoya laughed and helped me up. We sat on my bed with me whimpering about the pain. "When did you get back?" I asked after a few minutes of crying in pain on my bed.
"Just got back last night; Mom told me about your little adventure, so I rushed over as soon as I heard that my baby sister got sick." I nodded halfway but pouted after hearing him call me "baby sister".
"I'm in my last year of high school now; I'm not a baby anymore, mou..."
"You're still my baby sister no matter what," He proudly admitted.
"Whatever, Onii-chan..." I pouted more, but smiled after awhile of punching his shoulder for letting the wall harass my nose. Onii-chan cares about me, of course. He hardly shows it, but I can tell that he does.
"Ouch! You pack a mean punch!"
We both laughed at his sarcasm and I was happy that he was back from college for vacation.
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"A blonde..."
I nodded.
"With red eyes..."
Nodding again, my eyes sparkled just thinking about the very being that had captured my heart.
"And yet, you haven't asked for her name?"
Sadly, I haven't gotten the chance to because mom wouldn't let me go to work. "No..." was my only reply. Nii-chan ruffled my hair and gave me the thumbs up. I blinked and tilted my head to the side; I didn't get his gesture at all.
"Oh come on! I'm going to take you to the shop to find out her name, of course!"
My eyes gleamed with joy and I glomped my brother, although weakly since I'm still recovering. Brother knows my sexuality, but he doesn't mind as long as I'm happy then he's happy.
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For the past three weeks, brother had helped me with getting to know the mysterious burgundy eyed blonde who visits our shop every now and then. I found out that her name is Fate Testarossa. A pretty name for an angel. She loves sweet more than food, which is a bad thing since considering that we need food to be healthy, not sweets.
On a side note, she loves eating pasta. That I can handle. It's weird how we've known each other for three weeks, plus those other four weeks when we've just met but never actually got a chance to talk. So all total together, we've known each other for one month and three weeks now, almost two months.
I'm very excited that my family offered to invite Fate for dinner, seeming as it's almost Halloween and we're celebrating a little early like usual, for the heck of it. I gave Fate our address and directions just in case she got lost. I couldn't wait to see her, to see Fate again. I know that I've just last seen her two hours ago at our shop, but it wasn't enough! I needed to see her more! For some reason, I don't know why, but deep down I want to see her. To be by her side. Like she belonged in my heart.
Some people would ponder if it's love they feel when they can't keep that person out of their mind, but me... I don't even know what I feel. I mean, my heart is always racing abnormally even without her there, so I can't tell if I love her or not. But the month, almost two, that we have spent together can't be replaced by anything, I can tell you that much. She just makes me happy.
I rushed into the house as I dropped the food supplies on the counter table and ran up the stairs into my room. Skipping like a four year old, I made my way to my closet and picked out some outfits that I couldn't bring myself to wear on special occasions, only when mom would ask or rather threaten me if I didn't wear them.
The store should be closing soon and my family would be home in about half an hour. Fate would also be here in my house! Eating dinner with us. Maybe I can show her around while we wait for mother to cook dinner.
As I went about going through my closet, I stumbled upon this dress that I haven't even touched once after I got it for my 15th birthday. Taking it out, I inspected it closely. It looked nice and it would still fit me. Walking to my body mirror, I twirled in circles with the dress pressed onto my front. The dress consisted of blue with white frills on each ends of the chest top and the bottom hem of the dress. It was simple but also cute in a way.
"This will do~" I nodded to myself and set the piece of clothing on my bed. Trotting down the stairs, I was just in time before the door bell rang. I stared at it. My family has the key to our house. Unless...
A gasp came and I panicked. 'Fate? Ah! What do I do? I haven't even gotten ready yet!' Running around in circles, I slapped my cheeks with both hands and glared at the floor. 'Now's not the time to be nervous! You can do it, Takamachi Nanoha!'
Opening the door as slow as I can make it go, I saw blonde tresses and opened the door as fast as I could without thinking. "Fa–"
Staring back at me was none other than Arisa Bannings. "...te?" Her eyebrow lifted up and smiled all too knowingly.
"I take it you thought that I was Fate." A blush came to my cheeks as I was caught half yelling Fate's name. 'How embarrassing!' Seeing Arisa shift in place, I tilted my head and saw Suzuka's head popping out from behind her.
"Ah, hello Suzuka-chan~"
"Hi, Nanoha-chan..."
"What's wrong?" She just shook her head. I offered them inside and we settled in the living room. "So tell me, what are the two of you doing here exactly?" As I waited for them to answer, the door bell rang once again.
Excusing myself from the living room, I made my way over to the front door and answered it. There I found Fate dressed in a black spaghetti strap with dark jeans. She looked rather gorgeously hot. What caught my eyes were the cross necklace around Fate's neck and a small golden triangular bracelet on her right wrist along with a weird looking ring that just looped around her right marry finger lovingly. I averted my eyes, feeling like I was staring at her for a long time and moved so that she can walk in.
"Hi," was all that I got from her, even if it was only a simple word of greeting, it still made my heart melt. 'Wait...' I looked up at her and was confused.
"Aren't you going to come in?" Tilting my head to one side, I waited for her to answer. She only smiled and scratched her cheek.
"Can I come in?" She asked and I could see that she was shy about entering my house. Who wouldn't be? I'm nervous with just the thought of her coming!
I nodded and smiled. "Yes, you can come in." Upon saying those words, she stepped into my house and sighed in relief. Hopefully my blush isn't that noticeable.
"Outside is hot." I saw Fate pulling on her top for some air and quickly looked away. It was warm outside, but I wouldn't say that it was hot. Maybe it was because she's wearing dark clothing? Speaking of clothing...
Looking down at my outfit, I was still in my school uniform. "Ah! Oh no! I'll be right back, Fate!" I stumbled upstairs into my room where my dress was lying on my bed waiting to be worn. Stripping off my clothes, I hastily put the dress on and zipped the back. Smoothing the dress down from all sides, I took a deep breath and nodded.
Walking down the stairs, I overheard Fate talking with Arisa and Suzuka. 'Eh? Fate's talking like she knows them. Weird...' Upon seeing me, Fate stopped talking and just stared at me. I felt my cheeks burn and looked away. "W-well? How do I look?" I shyly scratched my cheek and moved my hands in front of me to clasp them together so that my shaking would stop.
"You look beautiful." A smile came with those words and my heart leaped up into my throat. I bowed my head slightly and embarrassing said thank you. She just kept smiling, which didn't help at all.
"A-anyway," I cleared my throat before continuing, "What were you guys talking about? I'm sorry that I didn't introduce you guys before I dashed up the stairs."
"It's no biggie; we introduced ourselves to one another already. Don't worry about it Nanoha," Arisa spoke for the group. Nodding, I sat down next to Fate, across from Arisa and Suzuka. "Fate here was telling us about how you two met and what had happened after that." There was a little hint of something when she said that, but I just couldn't place it because the door bell interrupted my train of thought.
Standing up, I excused myself again and went to the door. Pausing right before I touched the doorknob, I tilted my head. 'Wait... who could it be? My family wouldn't even ring the bell and I don't know anyone else who would come this evening. So who...' Shaking my head, I opened the door and found no one in sight. I even walked outside to check to see if it was one of the kids next door, but I saw no one or heard any movement. 'Weird...'
Walking back to the living room where the three were chatting away again, I sat down. "So who was at the door? You took awhile." Arisa gave me her attention.
I shook my head. "I'm not sure."
"What do you mean you're not sure?" Arisa sounded worried. Blinking in confusion, I just shrugged.
"I don't know. When I opened the door, I didn't see anyone. It was like there was no one there to begin with." As I finished my sentence, I saw the three look at one another from the corners of their eyes, even though it was a small movement, I didn't miss it. "It's probably some little kid pulling a prank. Don't worry about it." Waving my hand to tell them that it was nothing to be worried over, they nodded and smiled.
Smiling back, I pulled some strands of hair behind my ear. "Is anyone thirsty?" I was already on my way to the kitchen before hearing their responses. Grabbing four cup glasses and setting them on the tray, I poured water inside and walked back to my seat.
"...I see," was the last part that I managed to catch when reaching close ear proximity. Setting the tray down, I smiled for everyone to take a glass. Drinking it was refreshing since it was a little warm today. Almost everyone in the room let out a content sigh.
After awhile of chatting away, my parents and siblings came back from work. We ended up convincing my two best friends to stay for dinner and it ended up turning into a small party. Mom's food is great as always. Grabbing Fate's hand, I asked if she wanted a tour around the house. She didn't give me a reply or complaint, she just followed me. 'This will be easy!'
We went through the whole house besides upstairs of course. Waiting for Fate's question was agonizing since she didn't say a word besides nodding to the places that I have shown her. I wanted her to ask me about my room! But it'd be too embarrassing if she did ask though.
Sighing, I led her back to the kitchen, but before doing so, she grabbed my wrist, making me halt and turn back to look at her. "Since we still have time," looking through the open door to the kitchen, Fate continued, "would you do me the honor of showing me your room?" 'YES! She asked! Oh gee, this is exciting but embarrassing!'
Squealing in my head, I nodded and smiled brightly. "Sure, Fate; I would love to show you my room." Grabbing her hand again, with a small blush this time, we walked up the stairs that seemed to have taken a long time to reach the top due to my mind getting cloudy. Stepping on the peak of the stairs, I inhaled deeply. "Well, here we are. My," opening the door slowly and walking in, "room."
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A/N: Well, well, well~ Nanoha is so bold dragging Fate everywhere. I hope that I still have every one (yes, it has to be bold, underlined and italicized!) of your interests, those who read, review, favorite, or just glance at my stories. Please continue to support me! Thank you Lance58 for messaging me. You made my love for my readers who are patiently and not patiently waiting for my updates grow.
This is a little present to everyone for following me and my stories and I hope to improve so that I will meet your expectations. As I've stated before that college is taking my time away from you lovely readers, another conflict is also arising. I have auditioned into a film and I might be busy if I get casted! I sure hope that I do get the part. It would be awesome to show everyone what I can do and not just write NanoFate stories. xD Please continue to read my stories even if you can't review, every reader will always be my number one reader.
~Fate