AN: Holy crap it's been awhile. I probably caught writers block at the most inappropriate moment for this story. I apologize to everyone for the long wait, but your patience has paid off. I know you guys must've thought I abandoned this story and the thought briefly crossed my mind since I just couldn't seem to come up with anything for this chapter. However, I hate it when I read a story and then never see an update again. I don't like not having closure, regardless of how a story ends. Thus, I dug deep and wrote these two chapters for you all.
Now, since my birthday is tomorrow, I figured I'd treat all of you with the last chapter in addition to this chapter. So, what are you waiting for? Go on and read!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything!
Science Plus Magic Equals Children!
Chapter 7 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
Fate sat nervously in front of the Shiro Takamachi, Shinobu Tsukimura, and Gil Graham. Had she not been busy being intimidated by the three adults, her mind would have begun to wonder what in the world they were doing in her home. Last she checked, she'd been going to her kitchen to make some breakfast before tackling the long day ahead of her. Then, like something out of the Twilight Zone, she'd been transported from her kitchen to an interrogation room. A light was thrust in her face like she was a criminal they were trying to get a confession out of.
"Fate, it's been decided that you shall marry whom ever can get you to confess to them. In order to ensure an equal opportunity for all the girls, you will be expected to take each of them out on a date. From there it will be fair game to get that confession out of you." Shiro explained.
"Now we may have agreed to give you permission to date our girls." Gil Graham continued.
"But that doesn't mean you'll be given special privileges." Shinobu finished.
With that, the room was thrust into light and the interrogation room became her kitchen once more. Shiro then revealed a chart with a list. "Like any other boy or girl wanting to date our girls, there are rules that must be followed."
Indeed, across the chart it read, "8 Simple Rules". Fate was fairly certain she already knew what was on this particular list; however, she wasn't about to go interrupting their elaborate display. She was fairly certain if she did they'd somehow turn it against her.
"Rule number one." Shiro bellowed out, effectively jolting Fate out of her thoughts. "Use your hands on my daughter and you'll lose them after."
Fate gulped as the fear she suddenly felt. She was fairly sure Farin and Noel were brandishing weapons at her from an unknown location. Not only them but Miyuki and Kyouya Takamachi were probably also taking careful aim at her vital organs. She nodded rapidly and hoped that appeased her would be assassins. To her relief, it did. For the moment.
"Rule number two." Gil continued. "You make her cry, I make you cry."
Again, Fate nodded rapidly. She didn't want to somehow encourage anyone to take a shot at her. Not only that but she'd never dream about making any of her friends cry. If she did end up somehow managing that it certainly wouldn't be something intentional.
"Rule number three!" Shinobu went next. "Safe sex is a myth. As you've shown us, you're quite capable of getting other girls pregnant. Therefore, anything you try will be hazardous to your health."
Fate felt her face heat up so fast that she felt she might pass out. She tried her best to keep any sort of indecent thoughts of her friends from invading her mind, but once the images started flowing they could not be stopped. For the first time in her life, Fate acknowledged that puberty had finally hit her full force. She did her best to kick out images of a half-naked Nanoha straddling her on her bed…
The blonde had become lost in her imagination when a swift smack to the head rudely jolted her out.
"I don't appreciate you thinking of my daughter in such a manner." Shiro glared.
"How did he know!" Fate mentally anguished. Had she been that transparent?
"No, it's because you sighed her name." Hayate popped into the kitchen.
"Hayate! How did you get in?" Fate asked.
"Your mom gave me a copy of the key."
"Mother…"
"Now, guys," Hayate looked at the three adults in the room. "I know you're looking out for our well being but I think we'll be fine."
"But Hayate-chan," Gil began.
"No buts! Now go on guys. Fate and I got a date to get to."
"W-What?" Fate stuttered out. She figured she'd have more time to prepare for her first date, especially if her first date was going to be Hayate. She had a feeling no amount of time could prepare her for whatever the brunette mage had in store. A smack to her head halted any thoughts of how terribly a date with Hayate could go.
"I'm not that bad." Hayate smiled a little too nicely.
"How did she know what I was thinking!"
"You mumbled it to yourself." Hayate sighed. "You're really out of it this morning Fate-chan~"
"I-I'm fine."
Hayate grinned evilly. She quickly ushered out the three adults assuring them she had everything under control.
"Okay Fate-chan, now you need to be getting ready too."
"But I haven't had breakfast yet." Fate pouted.
"I'll get something ready for you. Now hurry up and get dressed."
Fate perked up at hearing that. She ran up the stairs to her room. If there was one thing she was certain of it was Hayate's amazing cooking. It was always a treat to eat any food she made. In that aspect, Hayate would make a great wife to someone one day. Who wouldn't want to return home to a freshly cooked dinner made by their cute wife? She would certainly feel lucky but Hayate just wasn't the girl she wanted to be with. After the disaster of the dinner the night before, she searched her feelings and came to a solid decision about whom it was that held her heart. It had been a difficult thing for her since she'd never liked anyone in that manner. Much of her early life was filled with danger; there was no time for her to enjoy being around people much less falling in love.
Back then all she cared about was obtaining her mothers love. Now though, she was more interested in obtaining a certain auburn haired girls affection. She was sure that puberty had a hand in making her more aware of her best friends growing beauty. Just thinking about her made her smile and her heart to flutter. She hadn't been sure at first if this feeling she got meant she was in love, but what else could it be? Today, she was determined to confess to her feelings to Nanoha. First she had to get through these dates without hurting her friends feelings. She was flattered that they'd suddenly wanted her. It still seemed suspicious really but she chalked that up to the fact that having the kids around was starting to affect all of them.
Thinking of the kids caused her to recall the important decision she came about them. Somehow, she'd make sure they would be born. She wasn't sure what yet but she knew she couldn't let them disappear. There had to be some method in the future that would allow for them to be born without she herself having to do the deed. If two women were able to have children then surely they'd have something for her to work with.
"Breakfast is ready!" Hayate yelled.
Fate quickly finished getting dressed and walked back down to the kitchen.
"What did you ma…Ack! Hayate!" Fate covered her eyes and quickly turned around. In her kitchen stood a very naked Hayate with only an apron covering her up. "What the hell are you doing!"
"What does it look like I'm doing Fate-chan~" Hayate made sure to press herself against the blonde's back as she whispered that into her ear. Both girls felt a cold chill run down their spines. Hayate was perfectly aware where this feeling came from. Without informing Fate, as they always did, they agreed to keep an eye on the girl's dates via a live feed through Reinforce Zwei. Thus Nanoha was watching this little display of indecency shoved upon her precious Fate-chan. Still, Hayate pushed past her fear and continued with her "seduction".
"Don't be shy~ I don't have anything you haven't already seen." She grinned.
"T-That's not the point! You shouldn't go prancing around naked!"
"But I'm doing this for you!"
"I didn't ask for this! I just wanted my breakfast!"
"Pfft. You're no fun. Fine." Fate felt Hayate ease off her back. Still she didn't turn around for fear of seeing more of Hayate than she wanted. She heard some rustling of clothes. "Alright. You can look now."
Slowly, Fate turned around and peeked through her fingers. One could never be too careful around the mischievous Hayate. To Fate's relief however Hayate had put her clothes back on.
"You know you missed out on a good show."
"I'm sure there's someone else out there who does want it."
Far away on a small planet name Mid-Childa Carim Gracia sneezed. She wondered who it was that was speaking about her.
Fate walked over to the table where her breakfast was neatly laid out. It definitely looked delicious which was good since she needed something to give her the strength to make it through Hayate's date. The brunette mage let her eat in peace while she cleaned up the kitchen.
"Thank you Hayate. That was good."
"You're welcome Fate-chan. Now are you ready for our date?"
"Did you have something planned?"
"Yup! We'll be having our date right here!"
"Eh?"
"I decided to should enjoy our date by watching a movie together."
The date seemed harmless enough. Plus she didn't have to worry about Hayate doing something to embarrass her in public. Seeing no immediate harm, she decided to agree. Hayate quickly pulled her towards the living room. She pushed Fate onto the couch while she picked the DVD of her choice.
-SPMEC-
"How dare she!" Nanoha ranted. "Putting her body on display like that in front of Fate-chan!"
Shiro, Shinobu, Gil, Lindy, Chrono, Amy, Arf, Suzuka, and Signum flinched at Nanoha's angry tone. Everyone who was in the room was doing their best to seem unassuming in front of the White Devil. They decided that it was a terrible idea to have let Hayate pick the method that decided the order in which the dates would go. They were positive that the brunette mage managed to cheat somehow. It was the only explanation as to why their lives were now in danger.
"Do you think we should move somewhere…far away." Suzuka whispered to Signum.
The pink haired knight glanced over at a fuming Nanoha who was busy denting a wall.
"I don't believe any amount of distance would save us from her."
Suzuka nodded in understanding. Nanoha was a scary being when angered.
-SPMEC-
In another part of the city, Vita and Zafira were enjoying the show. Their two captives on the other hand were not enjoying the show as they were. They knew it was only a matter of time before their respective loves would go next. To even imagine what they'd be doing on their dates was driving them crazy with jealousy.
There had to be a way to stop this madness.
-SPMEC-
Hayate found the movie she wanted and popped it into the DVD player. She quickly made her way to the couch and took a seat next to Fate. The two watched the movie but made no attempts to get closer. Fate had never actually seen the movie Hayate had chosen despite the DVD being in her home. Hayate watched Fate from the corner of her eye. She was waiting for Fate to drop her guard so that she could put her next move into action. Hayate was under no illusion that Fate would be having her dates with Suzuka and Signum. She knew that Vita and Zafira were probably watching her date along with Arisa and Shamal. There was no way the two blondes would allow their love interests to make it to their dates since they were more than likely fearing what the two girls would do if Hayate had been willing to walk around in the nude for Fate. They would not take any chances when it came to their loves.
With this in mind, Hayate planned everything carefully. She would do whatever she could to push not only Nanoha's but Arisa and Shamal's buttons in order to spur them into action. Really, she was doing all her friends a favor. She was single handedly getting them into long lasting relationships although with Shamal and Signum it wasn't really necessary. Still, she enjoyed messing with the blonde haired woman. It was almost as fun as messing with Nanoha, but with less chance of death.
The brunette smirked in satisfaction seeing the blonde engrossed in the movie. Slowly, she moved closer to the blonde mage.
-SPMEC-
Nanoha had shoved everyone out of the TV's way and was holding it like her life depended on it.
"Stop getting closer to her!"
They'd thought about telling Nanoha that yelling at the TV wasn't going to do her any good but it was a high possibility that she'd ignore them. They instead concentrated their efforts in trying to catch a glimpse of the action despite Nanoha blocking most of the screen.
-SPMEC-
Vita and Zafira were too engrossed in watching their master work that they failed to notice their captives had made a rather stealthy escape.
-SPMEC-
"H-Hayate?" Fate was extremely confused. One minute she was watching a high-speed chase full of explosions and next thing she knew she was on her back with her brunette friend on top of her. Hayate said nothing and smiled sweetly at the blonde mage. Slowly, oh so painstakingly slowly, Hayate lowered herself towards Fate. The blonde was frozen. She had no idea what was happening. Why was Hayate doing this?
"I-I have to stop her! Nanoha will never forgive me if I let her continue!"
"H-Hayate! I-I can't…" Fate did her best to try to wiggle out of the brunette's hold.
"Just trust me Fate-chan. I promise nothing bad will happen."
Something about the way Hayate said that made Fate stop struggling. She could tell by looking at Hayate's eyes that she was being sincere. She nodded. Hayate smiled and continued move her lips closer to Fate.
-SPMEC-
"That's it!" Nanoha was not going to stand there and let Hayate claim those lips! Fate was hers and no one else's! Children or not, she would not allow Hayate to seduce her. "You can't have her Hayate!"
Everyone took cover behind a well-placed couch as Nanoha donned her barrier jacket. They knew it was against the rules to interfere but the rules be damned if their life was in danger! No one in the right mind would try to get in the way of the White Devil. Without wasting another second, Nanoha blasted a hole in the ceiling of the Takamachi home and took off towards Fate's home.
"Should we be do something?" Shinobu asked.
"I think it's best to leave it to Hayate-chan and Fate-san to deal with her." Gil answered. Honestly, those two were probably the only people that would be able to hold their own against the White Devil without dying in the first few seconds of a Starlight Breaker.
"It's probably be..st…t…." Shiro had begun to speak but then suddenly fell face first into the floor. A cloud of smoke filled the room and soon after, the rest of the occupants in the room, minus Suzuka and Signum, fell into a deep sleep. The two girls took off their gas masks and turned their attention back to the TV. Fate had left the apartment and only Hayate remained. Not too long after however, Nanoha burst through a wall demanding to know where Fate was.
The two girls chuckled. Hayate's plan had worked. Sometimes, it was rather frightening how well the brunette mage could predict people's actions. They knew they no longer needed to worry about their friends and instead set to work placing the people they'd just knocked out in more comfortable positions.
Not a moment later, Arisa and Shamal burst through the door.
"Don't do it Suzuka! I love you damn it!"
"Signum! If you ever want to have sex again I suggest you…what are you doing?"
Arisa and Shamal had had every intention to burst through the door and sweep their loves off their feet. The last thing they expected to see was Signum and Suzuka moving bodies around the living room.
"We can explain." Signum quickly said.
"But first," Suzuka sauntered up to Arisa. "I believe you just confessed to me, my dear Arisa-chan."
"Y-Yeah….so…?"
Arisa was cut off by Suzuka's soft lips over her own. Arisa had dreamed of this moment for as long as she could remember. She couldn't be happier. She finally got the girl of her dreams!
Signum walked up to Shamal and gently took her hand in hers. The pink haired warrior then leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on the blonde's cheeks. She looked positively adorable with the blush that adorned her face.
"It was part of Hayate's plan to get Nanoha and Fate to confess to each other."
"I think I'm going to need you to explain to me what's going on."
Signum nodded. "I'll explain everything, but first, I need your help with erasing their memories." She gestured to the sleeping people in the living room. "Oh and we need to find Vita and Zafira to help erase anyone else's memories who know about this incident."
"Okay, I definitely need an explanation now."
"I'll give it to you as we work." Signum sighed. It was a long story after all.
-SPMEC-
"Hayate!" Nanoha burst through a wall that lead her to the living room. Hayate was sitting calmly on the very couch she'd assaulted (in Nanoha's mind) Fate. "Where is Fate-chan!"
"Calm down Nanoha."
"How can I be calm when you kissed her! I lover her and you're trying to take her from me!"
Hayate became calm despite the dangerous levels Nanoha's magic was climbing to.
"Well I can tell you she doesn't like me. It's why she didn't let me kiss her." What Nanoha didn't know was that Hayate hadn't been attempting to kiss Fate. Instead she'd whispered to the blonde some very important information.
"W-What?"
Hayate stood up and turned off the TV.
"She's waiting for you at the bridge." She said no more and instead got to cleaning up the wreckage Nanoha created. It was the least Hayate could do for Fate after all the trouble she'd caused.
Nanoha wasted no time in flying to the bridge to find the blonde mage. Sure enough, Fate was there over looking the ocean. Nanoha's breathe caught in her throat as a gust of wind played with Fate's hair.
"Wow."
Hearing Nanoha's voice, Fate turned and smiled at the auburn haired girl.
"Nanoha."
"Fate-chan?"
Fate closed the distance between them and pulled the girl into a hug.
"Nanoha…"
Not wanting to ruin the moment, Nanoha hugged her back just as tightly. It almost felt like a dream.
"Nanoha…I've been doing a lot of thinking lately."
"About?" Nanoha whispered against Fate's shoulder.
"Us."
Nanoha's heart skipped a beat.
"What about us?"
"I've been thinking how you're the only one I want to stand beside. The only one I want to be by my side. The only person who makes me feel like I'm on top of the world."
"Fate-chan…"
Fate pulled back slightly to look into Nanoha's cobalt blue eyes.
"I don't know what the future will hold for us for sure, but if you'll have me, I want to spend that future with you. I…I love you, Nanoha."
Nanoha was sure she stopped breathing. It was only when Fate gently press her lips against her own that she came back to her senses. She clutched the blonde mage tighter in happiness.
"I love you too Fate-chan. I love you so much…" Nanoha began to sob in happiness.
"Shh, it's okay now Nanoha." Fate soothed the girl she loved. This moment was something she'd never forget.
"Congratulations!" Four cheerful voices rang out.
The two girls pulled back from their embrace to see the four girls from the future land in front of them.
"Girls?" Nanoha asked confused.
"Our work here is done." Corona said. "We do apologize for all the trouble we caused." She bowed and the other three girls followed her lead.
"I don't understand." Nanoha was more confused than ever.
"Nanoha-san, we are not actually Fate-san's children." Caro said with a smile.
"You're not?" she couldn't help but feel disappointed that Vivio was not hers and Fate's. The little girl had grown on her.
"No but Vivio is still yours." Lutecia answered.
"Cia-chan! We're not suppose to reveal things from the future!" Vivio admonished. She smiled shyly at her parents. "W-Well I am your child but…well you'll see."
"Why did you all do this though?"
"Because Hayate-san told us to." Corona sighed.
"She gave us a mission to ensure you and Fate-san would start dating." Caro answered. "I know it seems like a silly reason to do all this, but you'll see in the future why we couldn't really say no."
Nanoha sighed. "Somehow it sounds like something she'd do."
"We really are sorry for all the trouble." Lutecia reiterated. "We're just glad nothing got too messed up."
"Well we need to get going. Our time here is over." Vivio spoke up. "It was nice seeing you Fate-mama, Nanoha-mama. I'll see you soon."
"Good-bye girls!" Fate and Nanoha waved.
The girls floated into the air. Then, in a bright flash of light, they were gone. Back to where they belonged. It had been a crazy few days for everyone involved, especially for Nanoha and Fate. Still, thanks to this incident, the two girls were finally able to confess their feeling for each other. Otherwise, it would have taken them years of dancing around each other to finally get them together. All this thanks to a certain meddling brunette commander. The future never looked brighter.
AN: Quickly, to the epilogue!
