A/N:

Hi! It's Xenocryst.

I would really like to dedicate this chapter to one of guest reader: Kumi, because your reviews for my stories motivated me to write this chapter and the next chapter after this. Thank you.

This is a short chapter, but I've already written most of Chapter 10, so it will be a faster update!

So, here we go!

Chapter 9 – I realize what I want to do.

The breathless brunette panted as she reached her apartment door, her hand grasping tightly on the doorknob. She fumbled about and reached for her keys in her pocket, realizing that she didn't bring it out, she took a deep breath and smiled before knocking the door.

Hoping to see Fate, her smile became bigger and her heart beated faster and faster. She touched her chest and gave a sad smile.

So this is what it feels to be in love…

The door opened, and Nanoha's anticipated feeling was lost instantly and was replaced by trepidation and concern. In front of her stood a woman who was taller than her by a head, had dark purple hair covering her sinister demeanor. Nanoha shivered and stepped back.

"W-Who are you?"

The woman only smirked, rendering a sort of malevolent laugh. She leaned in towards the brunette and sniffed her.

"I don't know how that thing can resist not devouring you."

Assuming the woman was a devil, Nanoha grimaced.

"Where's Fate-chan?" Nanoha stood still with as much determination as she could muster.

"Oh, you mean that useless, trash." The woman pointed inside the apartment and smirked once again.

Nanoha clenched her fist. "She's not trash and certainly not RUBBISH!" The brunette pushed the woman aside and rushed inside, turning on the lights in the process.

In the middle of the room, Fate was laid upon a pool of black blood which was still oozing from various places from the blonde. Her clothes were torn, and all her wounded and damaged devil parts were visible. The young devil was panting, and shaking, desperately holding onto to her head where her horns used to be.

Nanoha was beyond shock and she felt sick. Who could've done this to her? She looked back however there was no one. She quickly stopped questioning, as she heard the little whimper coming from her devil.

Immediately, the brunette rushed to her lover's side and helped her up. Tears rolled down Nanoha's cheeks as she carried Fate onto her bed. Laying her down softly, she ran to her first aid kit supply and carefully bandaged the girl up. Drop by drop, her tears fell as she looked at the unconscious devil, who was panting and attempting to grasp onto her blankets.

Nanoha reached over, and took Fate's hands into hers. They were cold.

The brunette bit her lips and closed her eyes, letting the water drop freely from her eyes. Fate is in so much pain, yet she couldn't do anything.

"F-Fate-chan…sorry…"

The next morning, Nanoha woke up to find her hands still grasped onto Fate's. Seeing her devil sleep, she couldn't help but realize what she had caused, because of her Fate had to suffer and suffer endlessly. She closed her eyes once again, and trembled.

It's all my fault.

Again, uncontrollable tears rolled down her cheeks, but this time instead of them falling, she felt them wiped away. The azure eyed girl opened her eyes and met with clashing burgundy.

Fate was emotionless as she said the next line. "You shouldn't of have come back."

The blonde snatched her hand back from Nanoha's and stared at her, waiting for an explanation.

"I-I need you, Fate." An honest answer accompanied by an honest blush.

Fate frowned. "No, you don't. You have friends and someone you l-l- want to be with, so enjoy and get used to your damn life."

To Fate's surprise, Nanoha smiled. "I only want to be with you for the remaining day, Fate. You are my friend, and someone I want to be with." The brunette ended her mini speech with a hug.

Despite, her wings burning, Fate smiled, enjoying the embrace.

You have no idea how happy you made me. This is wrong, I shouldn't be happy because I know you have someone else you love, better friends than me…I was never meant to be in your life. I am a devil, something enjoys death and hatred.

Fate pulled out from the embrace, trembling. The pain she was enduring was killing her and each slight touch, shocked her harder and harder. Never, had a simple touch pained her so much.

This must be because…I love her…every physical touch counts as a romantic act…

"Fate-chan, are you hurting again? Are the wounds hurting? Fate-chan."

Fate mustered a smile and got out of bed. "You shouldn't spend your days with me…"

"I want to, Fate-chan. Please let me be by your side."

Fate turned away from her lover as she felt her temperature rising. Nanoha giggled lightly, making Fate swoon at the action. "You're blushing, Fate-chan"

"I'm not!"

"You're cute."

Suddenly silence filled the room. Nanoha had said for countless times that Fate was cute, but this time there was a difference. This time, it made both their hearts (if Fate had one), beat faster and faster.

Fate decided to break the silence, with a not so clever comeback. "You're the cute one." Again, the room silenced.

"You…don't really think that do you?" Nanoha fidgeted and despite Fate facing the other way, she found the floor much more interesting.

"I-I do."

"No, you don't…"

"I do."

"You don't."

"I do…"

"Want to go on a date today?" Nanoha bashfully blurted out.

"I do…ah, What?"

"L-Like I said…a date…I haven't really gone to a proper one, so before I leave I want a romantic date…please…"

Sigh, Fate facepalmed herself, and found herself reluctantly nodding. However, in actual fact, she was scared, the only time she had ever witnessed a date was when she was tailing a couple because apparently, it was foreshadowed that the woman would get caught in a car crash.

She did, and Fate had watched the scene, right from when they were having their time of their lives to when the victim was desperately coughing out blood just to say her lover's name one last time.

Fate had consumed her soul.

(Devil 831)

The couple stood in front of the cinemas, contemplating which movie to watch. Fate, for one had never been to watch a movie, and was overwhelmed by utter excitement.

"Let's watch this one!" Fate pointed to the horror movie poster, displaying a flying like zombie devouring someone's head. "It looks like hell…"

"No way…Fate-chan, let's watch this one." Nanoha pointed to the one named "Forever and Always." Obviously a romantic love story.

Fate frowned. "That's way too cheesy, and happy. I'm a devil, that kinda stuff is like taboo."

"Fate-chan, I'm human….please Faaatee chan~" Nanoha put on her best puppy eyes and whimpered. "Fate chan~ Please"

The blonde devil gave up, and sighed. "Fine."

The pair walked into the cinemas, and thus their date began.

Chapter End.