Internet Friends

A/N: This is a work of fanfiction. Businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The author do not own any of the characters from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Chapter 9

Hayate POV – 15/03/2015

"Goood Morning Birthday Girl! How was your beau… What the hell?!" I shouted.

I quickly turn around to shut and lock the door.

*Knock knock* Hayate, is everything alright?" Reinforce asked from the other side of the door.

"Everything is fine… (NOT!) I will calm down in a bit." Hayate replied.

"I will wait downstairs then. Please help me say hi to Fate." Reinforce said and started making her way downstairs.

"Na… no… ha… chan. Wakie wakie… It's morning…" I said as I shook Nanoha's shoulder.

As Nanoha began to stir, I shouted "You are freaking late! Overslept! Wake UUUUPPPP!" That caught both Nanoha's and Fate's attention.

Both of them jolting up at the same time, Nanoha, still with drowsiness in her eyes, Fate looking all alert, taking in her surrounding as if she was ready to strike.

"Care to explain yourself?"

"Good morning Hayate-chan. What time is it…? *Yawns and stretches* Did I oversleep? I didn't hear my alarm going off…" Nanoha replied.

"Why are you here, Fate?"

"Umm… Good morning Hayate. Can I quietly excuse myself?" Fate said while thinking of ways to escape.

"NO." I replied sternly.

"I swear, we didn't do anything…" Fate said, waving her hands defensively.

Nanoha realising the situation she got caught in, both of them cuddling in her bed… She quickly lowered her head and began to blush.

"Nothing huh… If nothing, why is Nanoha's face redder than a tomato?" I said with a smile that did not reach my eyes.

"Erm… I'm sorry?" Fate replied.

"Sorry, Nanoha." Fate said as used her hands to cup Nanoha's face and gave her a quick kiss on her lips.

With that done, she jumped up on the bed, and jumped out of the window.

"I'll see you both at the party later…" Fate shouted as she ran off.

"Damn that girl…" Hayate said as she rushes to the window.

Nanoha just sat there for a moment… Overloading…

Nanoha POV

After my brain began to function again, I got out of bed, washed up and got dressed for the day. I made my way downstairs for breakfast.

I heard kaa-san saying to Hayate-chan, "Hayate-chan, thank you for coming over to have breakfast with Nanoha. Even though it is her birthday today, the café is really busy, and I can't be away for too long. I need to go back now actually."

"No worries. She's my best friend. And I want to spend the day with her too." Hayate replied.

"Ohh, the birthday girl is finally down." Kaa-san said as she saw me walking over.

She came over to give me a bear hug, kissed me on my forehead and said, "Good morning Nanoha, and Happy Birthday! I'm really sorry that we can't be here for your birthday… The café is really busy on Sundays…." Kaa-san said while looking sad.

"It's alright, Kaa-san. There's nothing to worry about. You know I understand." I replied with the brightest smile I can muster.

"Behave yourself today at Hayate's. Don't party too crazily, okay? We will see you tomorrow for dinner together as a belated celebration." Kaa-san said, giving me another hug and a kiss on the forehead before leaving.

"So… Hayate-chan. Are you angry with me?"

"Not really… But I am angry with Fate though. Are you guys together?" Hayate asked.

"Erm… No I guess… But we do enjoy each other's company… Plus we do hold hands… and…"

I can feel the heat rising again! How many times do I have to blush this morning?

"She is the adult. She should show more restraint… You guys are not even together yet." Hayate said.

"When you put it that way… I do sound like a slut…" I said and sigh heavily.

"Nobody is calling you any names, Nanoha-chan. I'm just… worried for you. Fate needs to open up to you more first… In the end, you should be the one in the position to make decision whether to carry on, not her." Hayate said as she reaches over to hold my hand.

"I don't know about that, Hayate-chan. Think she has a pretty good hold on me, and on my heart…" I whispered.

-0-

We walked around town after breakfast, enjoying ourselves while wasting time until we need to head over the Hayate's house. Hayate-chan got Reinforce-san to try so many different outfits. She looked extremely gorgeous in all of them. I wonder how Reinforce-san can put up with that.

If only I can be as pretty as her. Perhaps then I will be able to stand proudly beside Fate-chan. *Sighs*

"Come on, birthday girl. Enjoy yourself a little will you. Or are we that boring to hang out with…? I'm sorry I'm not Fate." Hayate said.

"What does Fate-chan have to do with any of this? Nyahahaha… You don't have to bring Fate-chan into everything you know. I enjoy the company and I will always have fun when you are around. You know that. I was just thinking about something else…"

-0-

We finally arrived at Hayate's house for the party. Arisa-chan, Suzuka-chan and Yuuno-kun came earlier to help set things up! Wow.

They have done a really good job decorating up the living room. Everyone that I love and treasure is there… Except Fate-chan… I wonder if she is going to come.

"Thank you everyone for putting so much effort into this. I really appreciated it. Thank you so much."

Just as we were about to cut the cake, Fate-chan finally arrives.

"Sorry, I'm late. I got lost…" Fate said, looking embarrassed.

We all had an awesome time. We ate, chatted and played heaps of different games. As the party neared the end, Yuuno asked if he could get everybody's attention for a moment.

I wondered what he had in mind… He looked so nervous… He looked at me uneasily, came up to me and held my hand.

"Nanoha. I'm not sure if you have noticed, but I really do care a lot about you. I really like you and I am hoping too that we can take the next step, redefining our relationship… Would you please be my girlfriend?" Yuuno confessed.

Talk about shining the limelight and putting someone on the spot!

"Erm… Yuuno-kun…"

"She will not!" Fate shouted.

Fate quickly walked over and stood in between me and Yuuno-kun, causing him to let go of my hands.

"She will not be your girlfriend!" Fate growl at Yuuno.

"Excuse me… Who do you think you are to butt in?! I was asking Nanoha, not YOU!" Yuuno replied.

I can tell that Fate is really angry as her whole body was shaking with anger… This is actually the first time I have seen Fate-chan like this…

"She doesn't have to answer you. She doesn't like you that way. Can't you tell? Don't just go forcing your feelings on her." Fate countered.

"I think you should back off. You are the stranger here. We have all known Nanoha for years. Who do you think you are?!" Yuuno shouted back.

"I'm… She's…" Fate said.

Yuuno reached over to grab my hand again, pulling me over to him.

Fate instantly used her hand to chop his hand, causing him to lose his hold and she grabbed my hand.

"Enough." Fate snarled.

Fate-chan then started making her way to the front door with me in tow.

Signum-sensei stood in front of her, trying to break her advance.

"Testarossa, I think you need to cool down a little."

"Move away" Fate snarled, staring straight at Signum-sensei.

Signum-sensei stood her ground.

Fate-chan took a deep breath and let it out slowly…

"I promise I won't hurt her. Nothing bad is going to happen. I just need to talk to her… Alone… Now move… Please…" Fate said in a less angry tone.

-0-

Fate-chan dragged me into the cab and we headed back to the hotel. She did not speak at all throughout the journey…

This Fate-chan is different… She is beginning to scare me a little…

When we got into the room, she slammed the door once I got in. She then pushes me hard against the door, with both hands on either side of my head, trapping me there.

"Fate-chan?" I asked, wondering what is going through her mind.

Fate-chan closed in with a blink of an eye, and started kissing me roughly. There was nothing passionate about the kisses… The closest word I can think of is animalistic.

I tried pushing her away but she easily grabbed my hand, held onto both my wrists keeping it above my head, pressed against the door.

"Fate-chan… Please… What's wrong with you? You are scaring me…" I cried.

Tears just started falling.

I was so scared… so scared of this Fate…

When she heard me crying, she stopped for a moment, then buried her head to my nape.

"I'm… I'm so sorry… Nanoha. You are the one person that I wouldn't want to hurt the most… And yet… I… I'm so sorry…" Fate said as she cried.

Once she calmed down a little, she backed off… A face full of regrets…

"You should go, Nanoha. I'm sorry for behaving like this and really sorry for scaring and hurting you…" Fate apologised solemnly.

Right at this moment, my phone rang and I headed out the door.