CCS+MGLN: The Shard Card
Summary: The MGLN cast returns to Earth due to suspicion of Lost Logia only to find that it was Sakura and her cards. When they arrive, Li goes crazy over all the new mages and Sakura realizes that he just has a large magic fetish. (Check!)
Tomoyo acquires magical energy when a jewel seed binds with her (without negative effects) and both she and Sakura decide to go to Mid-childa. (Check!)
Eventually they join section six and Sakura learns that she actually loves Tomoyo while noticing Nanoha and Fate's official relationship. (Check!)
This can be humorous or dramatic and you can add enemies if you want or not.
Of course Hayate and Tomoyo needs to become great friends and show everyone the power of cosplay
--Plot Thought up by Yoshilord, found on Shoujoai website
Updated Summary: As they have been fully integrated into the world that is Mid-Childa's military surrounding, SakuTomo face new challenges to their relationship as life continues on in the base among the superfluous number of lesbian couples...
Disclaimer: I do not claim much of anything about this fic, neither the MGLN cast nor the CCS cast, though I did make an OC, Kaku Mei, but even the general plot as seen above, was not mine to claim. Also, several bits of the most recent chapters have been heavily inspired by pics and fics I found floating around and so... yah.
Pairings consciously made: Sakura/Tomoyo, Nanoha/Fate, Hayate/Harem
Pairings that can also be found: Signum/Shamal, Tomoyo/Vivio (not romantically tho)...
Please, please review. It makes my day more than the ever rising hit count or the sporadically increasing number of people who Fave it or Alert it. Pretty please? Or I might sic the White Devil's cold cold feet on you... (without the body!)
Chapter Nine
"Good morning!"
Everyone looked up from their desks as Commander Hayate walked in their midst. They all saluted as one and called back, "Good morning, Commander Hayate!"
Hayate giggled and waved as she continued on to her destination, Enforcer Fate's desk. More privately, Hayate greeted, "Good morning, Fate-chan."
Fate nodded and smiled, continuing to work. "Good morning, Hayate."
"Say... you know what today is, don't you?"
Fate kept on her complacent smile, never looking up. "Your one day off this year from the looks of your clothing?"
Hayate frowned and looked down at the simple white dress she had chosen to wear today. "What's wrong with my clothing?"
"Nothing. It looks cute on you, Hayate."
Hayate grinned and one could almost see her cat tail swishing from side to side. "Thank you, Fate-chan. But really, you know what today is, right?"
"Hmmm... It wouldn't happen to be someone's birthday would it? I'd hate myself if I forgot something like that."
Hayate nodded eagerly. "It is, it is! And do you know whose?"
Fate paused in her work as if earnestly thinking about it... "Hmm... Hayate's... Oh, Nanoha mentioned something about it being Hayate's birthday... I think she was talking about that dog on that show she watches sometimes... Full Metal Alchemist, I think? I didn't know you liked dogs that much, Hayate."
Hayate frowned, now wondering if Fate was really just teasing her or if she had really forgotten. "Fate is a meanie."
At this Fate finally laughed and said, "A little teasing never hurt anyone, right? Happy Birthday, Hayate."
Having received what she wanted, Hayate grinned and scurried around Fate's desk to hug Fate, who returned it as best she could. "Fate-chan... my favorite Enforcer... so you know it's my birthday... and I should get at least a little treat for my birthday, shouldn't I?"
"But you already have the day off. You don't need much more than that, do you?"
"Not much more, no, but Fate-chan... just today... pretty please? One little squeeze?"
Fate leaned back with a frown. "Nanoha would kill me if I said 'yes' to that."
Hayate protested, "I won't tell, I promise!"
Fate suddenly realized, "You want to grope Nanoha, too, don't you?"
Hayate pouted as she pressed her index finger points against each other. "You're both so cruel... my closest friends and yet so much less willing to cooperate. Any other girl in this division-"
"Then go grope any other girl in this division. Nanoha and I are off-limits."
"Stingy."
"Committed."
"It's my birthday, too."
"Just because you're a little older does not mean you get more rights with Nanoha and me."
"Then Vivio-"
"NO!" Fate frowned, although her eyes still had that special kindness that was reserved for her closest friends. "Hayate, she does not need to be corrupted by your hands. Literally or otherwise."
Hayate sighed, her head lowered in defeat. "Not even one permissible grope on my birthday... so stingy... so very stingy..."
Fate went back to work. "Go ask Shamal-san. She'll probably be receptive."
As Hayate wandered away from the desk, Fate heard her mutter, "I already did. But I want my Fate-chan and my Nanoha-chan."
Fate watched Hayate leave the department before smiling quietly. She summoned a screen and had Bardiche connect to Nanoha.
It went through, but Nanoha seemed to be breathing a little hard and her eyes were on something else. She wasn't mad today, however, which was always a plus. "What is it, Fate?"
"Good morning to you, too. I was going to leave a message, you know you're supposed to hold calls when you're instructing."
"I'm not instructing yet. We're just doing warm-up exercises."
In the distance, Fate thought she heard an explosion. "Nanoha..."
Nanoha laughed nervously and turned to face the screen. "It's okay, really. So what's up?"
Fate shook her head, giving up for the moment. "Hayate just came to visit. She took the day off as we thought. Be on guard for a visit, okay?"
Nanoha seemed confused for a moment, before she grinned, something she rarely did when paired with the words that followed. "She tried to grope you again, didn't she?"
"Don't Starlight Breaker her for it, all right?"
Nanoha laughed. "Of course not. Hmm... I wonder if I should let her... just to keep her spirits up."
"Nanoha!"
"I'm kidding, kidding! I know, I haven't forgotten the game plan. Make sure to finish your work quickly today, all right? Enlist some help if you need it."
Fate smiled. "I'll be fine. It's light today anyway."
Nanoha nodded before she smiled at something in the distance. "Oh, I think I see Hayate coming. Ooh, cute dress. I wonder where she bought it..."
"Nanoha..."
"I'll talk to you later, okay, Fate?"
Fate sighed and smiled hopelessly. "Later then, Nanoha."
Nanoha blew a quick kiss before disconnecting.
Fate sighed and looked back at her mess of work. She hoped she hadn't just told Nanoha a lie... "Teana!"
A orange-haired girl popped her head up from a few cubicles away. "Yes, Enforcer Fate?"
Fate sent an apologetic look her way. "Can you handle a little extra work?"
Teana smiled knowingly. "I'll make room. Send it over."
Fate called her thanks before sending over the amount of reports that were past her limit if she wanted to get out at a certain time. With that taken care of, she started to bulldoze through the most important ones.
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"Karaoke song collection?"
Shamal nodded. "Check."
Tomoyo touched a button on the monitor and scrolled down a little. "Spare microphones?"
"Check."
"Hayate's favorite foods and candies?"
Shamal paused and then looked at Tomoyo. "You were in charge of that, Tomoyo-san."
Tomoyo laughed upon remembering, tactfully not mentioning that she had forgotten Shamal was not as good of a cook as she appeared to be. "Well, yes, check then. Guest RSVP?"
Shamal sighed as she ticked them off her fingers. "There's Hayate, of course. She can hardly avoid it since it's in her own home. Us four guardians- Signum, me, Vita-chan, and Zafira-san. There's you and... is Kero-san coming?"
Tomoyo nodded and smiled. "He said he wouldn't miss it for the world."
Shamal smiled upon noting that Kero's stomach was hardly going to let him pass up the chance. "Well, then there's Nanoha-chan and Fate-chan... do you think they'll let Vivio-chan go?"
"I'm not sure after the latest additions to the plan they'll want her there. Maybe she'll come with them but go home after she falls asleep. The party is bound to continue long into the night."
"Hayate-chan should have taken tomorrow off instead of today. Silly girl. She was so excited this morning."
Tomoyo smiled upon remembering. "An extra touchy."
"I'm surprised you didn't refuse her today."
"Mm, I surprised myself too, but there was something about the way she was smiling... I just couldn't help but want to take it easy. Besides, what could one day hurt?"
Shamal laughed. "She'll do that to you if you're not careful. She's lucky she doesn't have anyone special to her like Nanoha and Fate are with each other. She's too flirtatious for her own good." Shamal sighed. "But that's our Master."
Tomoyo leaned on the nurse's desk. "You don't seem too sorry about that. That she's your Master."
"How could I be? Hayate-chan is precious to all of us."
Tomoyo grinned. "So who's more precious- Hayate-san or Signum-san?"
Shamal fixed Tomoyo with a look. "I know what you're doing. And if it ever came to who I would save first in a battle, it would be Hayate-chan, naturally."
"Really?"
"Of course. Signum would never forgive me if I let our Master die just to preserve her life. And I can't have Signum haunting me from the grave."
Tomoyo smiled. "But if you weren't bound by duty? Who would you choose?"
Before Shamal could answer, the clinic door swung open and Vivio ran in with the look she usually had when she was bursting with news.
Shamal muttered quickly, "Don't ask questions you already know the answer to."
"Tomoyo-san, Tomoyo-san!" Vivio stopped breathless, her hands on Tomoyo's lap. "I... I got a 100 on that math test! Thank you for your help!"
Tomoyo smiled and pat Vivio's head. "Congratulations, Vivio-chan. This is your first perfect 100, isn't it? Maybe Fate-san and Nanoha-san will reward you when we get home."
Vivio grinned happily. "You think so? I hope so. But I'm still just happy. And you know what else? That lady that was here before? She's my substitute Science teacher. Since Sister Maya is having a baby now."
"Is she now?" Tomoyo glanced at Shamal, who was equally worried. "Well, be careful talking about her with Nanoha-mama, alright? She's very sensitive about that woman."
Vivio nodded. "I know. Fate-mama gave me a biiiggg lecture about that. I don't really get it but... she wants to take me away from Nanoha-mama, right? It's okay! I won't be taken! I love Nanoha-mama after all."
Tomoyo smiled. "I'm sure Nanoha-mama would be very happy to hear that."
Vivio was still grinning as she nodded. "And you know what else?"
Shamal chuckled. "There's still more?"
Vivio nodded at Shamal as well.
Tomoyo noticed the beginnings of a blush appear on Vivio's cheeks. "Vivio-chan...?"
"This... this boy that's a year older... he's in a different class but he found me during lunch... he told me... he told me..." Vivio buried her face in Tomoyo's lap and squealed excitedly. When she had calmed down enough to continue, she looked up. "He said he'd liked me for a while now and... he asked me to the end of the year dance!"
"That's great, Vivio-chan." Tomoyo paused and then asked, "And you said yes?"
Vivio shook her head, although her smile was still bright. "I told him that since I didn't really know him, I had to think about it a bit. That's what Nanoha-mama told me to do. But since we're in different classes, we don't really get much time to see each other except maybe during lunch or after school. And I go straight back to the base after school so..."
"Well, why don't you talk it over with your parents when you see them and maybe they'll be able to work out something with you."
"Mm!" Vivio grinned. "And I finished Hayate-san's present too! See?"
Vivio held up a large hand-drawn colored picture of what seemed to be Hayate groping Vivio.
Tomoyo snatched it out of her hands and stared at it amazed. The corruption was spreading... Nanoha and Fate would not be happy about this... "Vivio-chan... has Hayate-san ever... touched you like this?"
Vivio grinned. "Nope! Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama taught me about the differences between good hugging and bad groping. They said if anyone ever groped me like that, even if it was Hayate-san, that I should run away and tell them so they could punish them. I made the picture since Hayate-san isn't allowed to really grope me... I'm smart, aren't I? Now everybody's happy, right?"
Tomoyo sighed, a little relieved and glanced at Shamal, who was already shamelessly giggling.
Shamal murmured, "I don't know if Hayate will be happy or heartbroken over this... but yes, Vivio, you did good."
Tomoyo couldn't help but ask, "Vivio-chan... how did Nanoha-san and Fate-san... teach you about the differences?"
Vivio looked at her as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Nanoha-mama demonstrated on Fate-mama." It was here that Vivio paused, spacing off as she remembered. "But it was a little confusing, because Fate-mama looked kind of happy about it... and she was making all sorts of weird sounds..."
Tomoyo let out a giggle as she hugged Vivio. "You are just too precious, Vivio-chan. Come on, let's go back to the base. Here, put this somewhere safe so you can show Hayate-chan when she starts opening her presents."
Vivio put the picture into her pack and turned to Shamal. "Is Shamal-sensei coming too?"
Shamal grinned and leaned down. "Of course I will, Vivio-chan. I'll see you later this evening, all right? So be good in the mean time."
Vivio nodded and waved as Tomoyo took her other hand and led her out the door. "Bai-bai, Shamal-sensei!"
Shamal waved as she watched them leave before turning back to the party checklist. "I wonder if Arf-san and Yuuno-san are going to come... Right now it seems Kero-san and Zafira-san are the only males attending... well, Hayate-chan probably prefers it that way. Well then," Shamal sighed as she opened up the paperwork that she still had to finish before she would allow herself to leave. "I better get this over with soon... I would hate to miss the beginning of the party I helped set up..."
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Hayate whistled a happy tune as she walked down the corridor, flexing her hands in front of her. "I think Shari-chan has gotten a little bigger, hasn't she, Rein-chan."
Rein floated out from behind Hayate and hung her head. "I wouldn't know about things like that, Hayate."
Hayate looked up at Rein and giggled. "It'd be nice if you had the same body as the first Reinforce... but you're still cute in your own way. Want to a hug?"
Rein flew up and landed on Hayate's head, as if she couldn't reach there. "I fine right now, thankyouverymuch!"
"Mou, why is everybody avoiding me today?"
"The people who don't avoid you are perfect examples as to why."
"You're a meanie, too, Rein-chan." As Hayate opened the door to her unlit residence, she stuck her tongue out at Rein.
She nearly bit through it when there were suddenly loud popping noises and a chorus of "Happy Birthday Hayate!" as the lights came on. Stunned but still conscious of herself, she quickly retracted her tongue and looked around.
They weren't great in number, unless you counted 4 Wolkenritter members, 3 Takamachi-tachi members, 2 other-worlders, and of course 1 Birthday Girl a lot (only 10 really). But to Hayate they were the most important people in the world to her, and as such, the only people she would have needed to celebrate her birthday happily.
That said, Hayate rushed forward for one giant group hug in the middle of the room, forever glad for this one night of pure-unadulterated stress relief. A moment's perversion was nothing compared to soaking in the love of her family and friends.
Tomoyo clapped her hands for attention once everyone had found seats. "For those of you who are not already aware, the dining table is stocked full of treats, sweets, as well as wholesome food. Vivio helped me prepare the food tonight, and Kero-chan has already taste tested everything ahead of time."
Kero-chan flew into the air with a thumbs up sign. "And I want to 'taste test' some more too!"
Tomoyo continued with a smile, "And as you can see lined up on the back wall is a combined collection of Hayate's and my cosplay costumes, along with a few new ones I put together recently. Everyone has already chosen to wear their favorite to start with, but once everybody has sung at least once for the birthday girl with the help of our very own karaoke machine, it is Hayate's choice as to what everyone wears, which she may change at her whim as long as it is from the collection already in this room. Hayate-chan," Tomoyo paused, blushing lightly as she added the term of affection to Hayate's name. "This is my birthday present to you. I know we haven't known each other for very long... but you've been a great help to me and I hope our friendship can continue for much, much longer."
With that, Tomoyo bowed as Hayate clapped happily. From her place, Hayate requested, "Thank you, Tomoyo-chan! I'll be sure to enjoy it. Are you going to sing first?"
Tomoyo smiled as she placed the microphone back on its stand next to the karaoke machine. "No, I reserved myself for last. And before anyone sings, Hayate-chan has to change. This is also your chance to look through the selection, so choose your 'favorite' wisely, because for every costume you make someone else change into, they're allowed to change your costume too."
Hayate giggled. "But I'm the one that loves clothes. It's not like it's a punishment. All right, I'll go look. And I suppose everyone can start eating while I'm picking my outfit?"
There were cheers all around as people picked out their food and started milling around the room, finding places to talk with select others.
Tomoyo placed some light background music on as she checked to make sure the speakers and cameras were all working. Although Nanoha had protested the use of cameras, Tomoyo knew Hayate would want at least one copy of it all. And she could hardly do justice to her reputation if she couldn't produce a video to show Sakura when she returned.
"Hey, Tomoyo-chan, can you come over here for a sec?"
Tomoyo took a final look at the equipment before nodding and looking up at Hayate, who was motioning her over. As she seemed to be mulling over something, Tomoyo walked up to her with a questioning look.
Hayate held out a costume and used their bodies to shield it from the peering eyes of any onlookers. "I'm allowed to dress up Vivio-chan too, right?"
Tomoyo smiled. "That's a really cute one. And yes, you are. But you only get until 9."
Hayate looked at her, surprised. She checked her watch. "That's only two hours!"
"She's only a child, Hayate-chan. And she has school tomorrow. But that's why she's going to be singing first. Her present is really cute, too. You'll love it."
Hayate grinned, imagining what it could possibly be. "All right, I'll stick this in the reserve pile for as soon as I'm allowed to switch. Everyone else is staying later though, right?"
Tomoyo nodded. "Considering the Wolkenritter live here, that could hardly be avoided, but Nanoha and Fate agreed to stay overnight. That is, if you want them to."
Hayate huffed, almost as if offended. "Of course I want them to! And you? Is there enough room for everyone to sleep?"
Tomoyo smiled. "It's taken care of, don't worry. Have you picked out your outfit yet?"
Hayate shook her head as she placed Vivio's outfit on the rack that Tomoyo pointed out. "These are all so great... I can spot yours right away, too. When did you get involved in the costume making business?"
"When Sakura first started being my costume model." Tomoyo laughed. "And it's not a business. I don't make money off of them."
"You should! I would pay you the big bucks to make costumes for me."
Tomoyo paused mid-giggle, an idea coming to her. "Would you really?"
Hayate seemed to catch on what she was thinking of. "Yes, I'm serious! And to have already gotten everyone here to cosplay for me... you have real potential. Later, let's talk about possible job options all right?" Hayate giggled. "Nurse by day, Designer by night... Oh, Tomoyo-chan, it's going to be so much fun. Ah! I think this one's a winner."
Tomoyo looked at her choice and nodded sagely. "That's one of my favorites. It's an adaptation from one of Sakura's CardCaptor costumes. The one she wore when she caught the Thunder Card. I played down the buoyancy so you could sit in it though."
"But what about sizes? Surely all of these won't work with one size fits all? There's a big difference between Vita-chan and Fate-chan, for example."
Tomoyo followed Hayate to the changing booth, standing outside the door as if she were a guard. "If you notice, the selection is separated into sections. I looked over each one and based on who I thought would look best in them, I tailored it to their sizes and placed it in the section marked for them. There are a few repeats, for the twin allure, but most aren't replicates."
Hayate looked down at the outfit as she took off her dress. "So this one as well... you chose it for me?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Something like that. Though where you took it from was the random pile- for the loose or tight look."
Hayate sighed happily from inside the booth. "You think of everything, don't you, Tomoyo-chan. I think I'm falling in love."
Tomoyo froze at that, but calmed once she realized Hayate probably meant it as a sentiment of gratitude. "Oh, on another note, I'll be watching the booth tonight, in case anyone needs help changing. I know some of these are rather difficult to get on and off without help or experience."
Hayate chuckled. "Is that so? In that case, would you zip me up? I think I got it halfway but..."
Tomoyo parted the curtains and found herself looking at Hayate's bare back. Shaking herself out of a momentary stupor, she found the zipper and zipped it to the top. "There. Ah, that one came with accessories. Do you want to wear them? There are gloves and boots and cat ears..."
"Ooh yes please! I can't believe I didn't pick them up..."
"Wait here, I'll go get them for you." Tomoyo hurried back to the rack and bent down to pick up the box of accessories. She hurried back and parted the curtains a bit to offer the box. "Here you are."
"Thank you, Tomoyo-chan." Hayate surprised Tomoyo by kissing her on the cheek as she took the box.
Tomoyo stood stunned outside the booth as Hayate rustled around inside. She realized that Hayate was actually a very sweet girl underneath that perverted façade. Tomoyo smiled softly.
"Okay, I'm all done I think." Hayate pulled back the curtains and stepped into the open before twirling in front of Tomoyo. "How do I look?"
Tomoyo gave her a professional up-and-down look before murmuring, "Hold still, I'll just fix this..." Tomoyo leaned over, almost too close to Hayate as she adjusted the cat ears so that they wouldn't fall off. Leaning back, she smiled and nodded. "You're all set."
Hayate cheered and hugged Tomoyo, an action that Tomoyo was relieved didn't upset the cat ears in the slightest. Hayate tugged Tomoyo's hand toward the buffet as she called out, "Okay, I'm ready now! Let's start! Oooh, wine!" Hayate let go of Tomoyo to pick up a wine bottle, smiling with appraisal. "This is one of the good brands too... rich and yummy... Signum! Come drink with me!"
Signum started across the room, where she had been talking with Shamal about her outfit. She sighed and muttered quietly, "Why did she single me out like that?"
Shamal smiled and nudged her towards Hayate. "We all know you're a wine enthusiast, Signum. Go help her pick out the best one."
"The one that's already open, of course." But Signum walked over to their Master, a half-filled wine glass in her hands.
Once everyone was settled in sporadic seats again, Vivio took front stage. As Hayate had a front row seat, she was able to see every detail of Vivio's Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon outfit. Hayate was still quietly squeeing in delight as Vivio unfolded her picture masterpiece and showed Hayate.
Hayate was stunned as Vivio explained proudly, loud enough for everyone to hear, "I drew this for you today, Hayate-san. Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama said it would be the end of the world if you ever became a loli-groper, so I drew this so you would always remember to stay on the side of good. Because Hayate-san is a hero to me, not the cause of the end of the world."
Hayate wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry at Vivio's sentiment, wondering if she really understood the other meaning to her words. Regardless, she outstretched her hands, and Vivio obediently hugged Hayate before giving her the picture.
Hayate was still looking at it when Vivio announced the title of her song, "Kokoro Oasis," explaining that it was from the show Bleach, being the character song for Nel Tu.
Hayate was just a little fascinated, more so amazed, as Vivio matched the tone of the original perfectly. Which she would have never suspected from sweet little Vivio.
After all was said and done, Hayate clapped harder than all the rest and had set the picture on the table beside her (placed there specifically for the purpose of receiving gifts) before hugging Vivio again.
Next up was Shamal, who had dressed as Faye from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. She smiled as she offered Hayate the small wrapped box that was her gift, watching her open it as she explained, "You've always watched over us and cared about us more than any other Master that we can remember. You treated us as humans, I dare say, equals, and for that, there is no gift in the world that can measure up to it. But for your birthday, I hope this protective amulet will suffice."
Hayate gasped in soft amazement as she pulled out the necklace, readily running her fingers over the large pendant. "I can feel... part of your life force in it... Shamal-"
Shamal held up a hand and shook her head. "No harm came to anyone in the making of that amulet, though I did make it myself. Now then, my song is "Natsu Machi" from the show ARIA the Natural. Please enjoy."
Unlike Vivio's song, Shamal's choice was quite soothing in nature, and matched the singer's character profile. Even still, Hayate excitedly hugged Shamal when she had finished.
Third on the list was Nanoha, who seemed to take pleasure in switching things up again with a rather... explosive song. She also made no grand speech about her present, which was merely an envelope with a small note, a coupon perhaps, which she gave to Hayate without fanfare. Even still, Hayate's eyes lit up with glee while Nanoha introduced her song, "Get Along" better known as the opening to the first season of Slayers. Few wondered if it was because of Nanoha's slightly revealing Sailor Mars uniform.
And yet, so much of the song fit Nanoha well that Hayate was laughing before Nanoha had finished. Although, as if expecting this, Nanoha took it in stride, continuing to dance in place a little and making a few gestures to match the lyrics as she sang.
Fourth was Fate, who seemed to have given a gift very similar to Nanoha's, which oddly seemed to delight Hayate even more. Her outfit was that of Naga's from the Slayers OVAs, which made Hayate wonder why Fate had chosen it as her favorite, conservative as she was, but she made no complaints when halfway through her song the top fell loose, although Fate chose that moment to turn her back, having fixed it by the time she was facing the audience again. Fate's chosen song was, like Vivio's, a little seemingly out of character, but it seemed to make Fate's "cool meter" jump up by several points. It was "Lost My Music" from the series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Although it didn't exactly match her relationship with either Hayate or Nanoha at the moment, as it was just a song for fun, no one really noticed or cared, and she did keep her eyes on the birthday girl for the sake of respect. Also, the sight of Fate bouncing up and down with the music mesmerized Hayate completely, something not lost on Nanoha in the slightest.
For number five, Kero-chan volunteered himself, although he had only put on a cape in his full-body form as his costume. Hayate didn't really care, although secretly she wanted another girl to go on stage. Kero's gift was an intricately beautiful light show, complete with heatless flames.
As for his song, he chose what he said was a masculine song, and from the music, nobody may have been able to tell, but Hayate wondered if he knew that the original "Angelus" song from Inuyasha.
But even still, Hayate thanked him and Zafira had remained in his humanoid form to dress as, oddly enough, Kaname from Vampire Knight. He gruffly gave Hayate a book titled, "How Not to Get Slapped for Doing Stupid Things," which made Hayate giggle, though she already knew most of what it said through experience. His song was called "Rain" as sung by the VA for Zangetsu from Bleach.
Seventh was Vita, blushing all the while as she shoved a fluffy pink bunny into Hayate's arms, which Vivio wanted for herself but Nanoha held her back. She explained shortly that it wasn't as good as the one Hayate had first given her so long ago, but she hoped it would mean as much to her as the gift had meant to her back then. Upon realizing that it was handmade, Hayate responded that she would indeed treasure it, kissing Vita's head before Vita could squirm away.
Vita was dressed in a black maid uniform courtesy of He is My Master and her song of choice was "Heart Moving," an ending theme of the Sailor Moon franchise. Hayate couldn't help but wonder if Vita meant a little of what she sang, for there was something impossibly intriguing about the way she looked at Hayate as she went along with the lyrics.
At long last, only three people had not sung- Signum, Tomoyo, and Hayate herself, the latter of whom was already itching to sing at this point. But she cheered as Signum went on stage dressed as Rurouni Kenshin, which, while not remarkable, made Hayate think that the wearer made it ten times sexier than normal.
Signum's gift was a limited edition body pillow with a picture of herself in a kimono on one side, and herself without the kimono on the other. Her blush was enough to set her whole body on fire it seemed, but Hayate was inwardly a little sad, thinking of Vivio's gift and feeling just a little cheated. Signum made no attempt to match the same pitch as the original when she sang "Prisoner of Love" from the drama Last Friends, but it still turned out very well.
Tomoyo took a deep breath as she walked on stage once more. Her own outfit was, ironically enough, that of a character in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle that shared her name. And the song she chose was an original with no lyrics to post on the screen as the others had. However, she pulled up a screen and revealed that she had recorded Sakura's half of her duet earlier for this moment. The song was titled "Anata to Ireba" and she sang it perfectly in sync with Sakura's voice emitted from the screen.
When Tomoyo had finished and sat down, Hayate stood up and made a speech of her own. "Everyone... thank you so much for tonight. I think I can say with confidence that this has been my best birthday ever and I'm so very glad that I could share it with you all. While I know we'll be together for much longer after this, I just want you to know that you're all near and dear to my heart." Hayate grinned and flipped through the song selection. "With that, allow me to finish off the first round with 'Innocent Starter!' (MGLN first season opening)"
The rest, as they say, is history... faithfully recorded by none other than Tomoyo. Many drinks were had that night, especially so after the male guardians and Vivio had gone back to the Takamachi residence to sleep. All the food had been eaten as well by the time they started dropping off to sleep.
Tomoyo was first to wake up, being that she woke up at the crack of dawn, and set out a glass of water and some hangover medicine on the freshly cleared table for any that might need it upon waking up. She made sure blankets were secure around those who had made it to beds as well as those who had fallen asleep on the couches.
Last of all, Tomoyo walked upstairs to Hayate's 'room' where she spent several moments looking at the picturesque scene of Hayate lying flat on her back with Nanoha curled up on one arm and Fate curled up on the other. Tomoyo was glad all had quiet smiles on their faces, especially considering they had fallen asleep mid-changing, leaving the three in very loose yukatas, absent of the decorative robes that were usually worn over them.
Tomoyo was about to pull the blanket over them all, since it had been kicked to the foot of the bed during the night, when she saw Hayate's hands start to sneak down to groping level. Tomoyo wondered how she had not had enough with the night that Nanoha and Fate had already allowed her, but an idea came to her as she looked at the scene.
With an almost evil smile, Tomoyo carefully took hold of Hayate's hand, which instantly latched onto hers, and moved it upwards so that it was underneath Fate's neck. The movement, oddly enough, made Fate moan slightly and throw an arm in the valley of Hayate's breasts, incidentally parting the loose yukata even more. After finishing on that side, Tomoyo moved Hayate's hand upward as well before situating Nanoha's hand so that it mirrored Fate's. Tomoyo fixed things up a little more before pulling the blanket over her handiwork. Well, most of it at least.
She was about to leave it at that when she thought a small note would be in order. Once written, she stuck it on the headboard in a way that Hayate would be able to see it when she woke up. That done, Tomoyo walked to the door, giggled quietly as she looked back, and walked downstairs.
Hours later, Hayate woke up from an extremely pleasant dream to find a bit of pressure on both of her arms. Looking from side to side, she found herself looking down Nanoha and Fate's clothing fronts, for it was the perfect position for it. As the urge came over her, Hayate tried to sneak her hands to grab the beautiful mounds... but yelped when her hands for once refuse to obey. With a frown, she wondered what the problem was, as Fate and Nanoha were hardly heavy enough for Hayate to have trouble moving her arms underneath their bodies to sneak around to the front.
She looked around Fate's head and stared as she found cuffs around her wrists, tying her to the bedposts. She tested her feet, and found that they were similarly tightened. As she struggled against them, Nanoha mumbled and Hayate felt her hand grabbing... a flush crossed Hayate's face at this turnabout of events. She looked around, wondering who had done this and that was when her eyes fell on the handwritten note flittering with the strength of the A/C.
Hayate-
Happy Birthday from the depths of my heart. I hope you enjoyed yourself, because I certainly enjoyed tying you up.
With Love,
Tomoyo-chan
P.S. You can find the key for your hands in between Nanoha's breasts, and for your feet, in Fate's. I hope they're in a helpful mood when they wake up.
Below the writing was a picture of Tomoyo making a peace sign.
It started out as a soft whimper, but when Fate started tracing shapes on Hayate's chest, evidently still asleep, Hayate shouted in a mind-link directly to Tomoyo, wherever she was.
"TOMOYO! IKEZU!!"
Nanoha and Fate began to stir.
A/N: Ah, this was fun. :3 All the songs I listed can be listened to via Youtube using the keywords available (such as the song title or the series). I tried to be diverse but I ended up doubling a few. Hum... and I didn't consider the idea of Tomoyo/Hayate (Tom/ate?) until this chapter. May be interesting development while Sakura is away. (although I would never dream of really separating those two after working to put them together. Still... funness, in a way that only a crossover can produce. :D Oh and about the yukata-kimono thing, I'm probably wrong on the naming, but most kimonos I've seen have a white inner thing with the decorative one over it (unless you're ecchi and only wear one of them). As always, please review!
