For the first time I didn't want to go to work. Laying in bed with the covers over my head, I listened to my phone repeat the upbeat song a third time before I heard my door open with soft knocking. My mom cut off my phone and sat on my bed, one hand moving to check my temperature. She informed me that I had a fever but I knew that wasn't what was bothering me. Did I even sleep last night? All I could remember were Fate's harsh words, the angry expression on her face. My chest tightened again and I closed my eyes tightly but somehow a tear still escaped. I silently willed my mother to go away but instead she stayed there, holding my hand now as I let out a small sob. My throat hurt so bad but I couldn't help it. Another sob came and I knew I was going to cry again. Did it always hurt this bad when someone you cared about yelled at you? Was this what having a girlfriend would bring me?

Saved by the Bell XIV

By: Satashi

"Did you two have an argument?" The words took Nanoha by surprise, enough so to warrant a temporary pause in the water works in favor of opening one eye to look at her mother. "Am I right?" She ventured on with a slight tilting of her head.

"How long have you known?" Nanoha winced at the sound of her own voice. If her appearance didn't give away her feelings then her scratchy tone did.

"A while, although I don't think your father has noticed yet." The mother stroked Nanoha's hand lightly. "I could tell that even you didn't really understand so I didn't press it."

"Are you not mad at me?" Slowly she sat up in bed and wiped her eyes with the fabric covering her arms. After a small sniff she looked back at her mother. "That I hid it from you?"

"Sweetie, it's okay to want to experiment at your age." Momoko sat fully on the bed now and put an arm around her daughter. "I must admit I never thought you would experiment quite this much but... We love you honey. If this is your choice then we respect it."

Nanoha sighed softly and hugged a pillow. "I don't think it matters now. We had a huge argument and... I slapped her."

"Oh my," Silence passed over them for a moment. When Nanoha didn't elaborate, she continued. "And just like that it's over? One disagreement and everything you did together is for nothing?" Nanoha held the pillow tighter. "I didn't raise my girl to be so wishy-washy."

"I know," The words came out in a whisper. "But if she hates me now what can I do?"

"Don't tell me you fell for someone who is that weak?"

"No!" Nanoha shook her head. "Fate-chan is strong!" She looked back down at her lap and softened once more. "She's a tough girl."

"So instead of sitting here moping, why don't you try and do something about it?"

"Like what?" She put her cheek on her pillow and looked over at her mom. "It's not so much as our argument that got me, it's..." With a sigh she looked in front of herself again. "It's the meaning behind it. She really hurt my feelings."

"Did you hurt hers too?"

"Probably."

"Probably?"

Nanoha reflected back, clearly seeing the hurt in Fate's red eyes while she was yelled at. "I think I might have hurt her a good bit too... It was a misunderstanding."

"So it was a trust issue?"

"...Yes."

Momoko sighed and hugged her daughter. "You can't expect things like this to be picture perfect all the time. Part of being in a relationship is arguing. What makes the relationship last, however, is how you can deal with those arguments." Nanoha looked over at her again. "You can either sit here and drown in your sorrow until you both break off this relationship or you can suck it up and try to work it out." Slowly Nanoha looked down at her lap again and hugged her pillow. Her mother stood up, kissed her temple, and told her that she would support whatever decision would be made.

Several moments ticked by before her cell phone once again rang. Reaching over to it she flipped the lid and stared at the words on the screen:

Can we talk? I'll be at the clock down town at noon -Fate

Fate pulled her jacket closer around herself and looked up at the clock tower. 'I wonder if she will come,' Her mind thought sadly as the minute hand ticked ever closer to the hour. 'She's normally fifteen minutes early...' A shiver ran down her body and her hands rubbed herself yet again, breath fogging as she breathed out.' I'm freezing...' Her name being called caught her attention and she quickly turned around. "Nano..." She saw the image of Yuuno standing before her. "...ha?"

"I'm Nanoha's representative," Yuuno greeted the frozen girl. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out his cell phone and pressed a few buttons on it before handing it to Fate. "Care to explain?"

Fate took the phone and read the message sent to him by her girlfriend. "Yuuno," She stated aloud. "Please meet Fate-chan in my place at noon by the clock. Tell her I'm not ready." After re-reading the message she slowly closed the phone and handed it back to him. "She wouldn't even text me to tell me that?"

The male took the phone back and slid it into his pocket. "She wouldn't have asked me to come to you unless she thought I could help..." He trailed off as the teenager before him shivered. "Want to get some coffee?"

It only took Fate five minutes to tell the story once they were seated in a nearby restaurant. Slowly she took the mug of hot chocolate in front of her and brought it to her lips to take a slow sip of of it. "And that brings us to now," She finished lamely with a wry smile. "I was hoping to try and clear things up."

"Nanoha is really hard headed sometimes," Yuuno stated the obvious. "She won't say anything until she is certain about her words. Right now I think she sent me as a go-between."

"...She could have come herself..."

Yuuno took a sip from his coffee before answering. "She is probably too nervous to look at you." The words made Fate turn her gaze back onto him. "You really hurt her. The argument isn't the problem. Nanoha isn't one to brood over misunderstandings, I think right now she is upset because instead of simply asking her what the deal was, you went on a rampage."

"But... I saw her... she promised that..."

Yuuno cut her off gently. "Nanoha is the type of person who would listen and then explain herself. Had you just asked 'Why are you doing this?' then she would have smiled and revealed everything to you. Instead, you accused her of lying, and that was what hurt her. Not the fact that you were upset, nor the harsh words you spoke to her about. You just didn't trust her to explain herself."

Fate looked into the cup again and watched one of the mini marshmallows swirl around in it. "I know that now...But that won't change the fact that I said those things... How do I make that up to her?"

"Talking is the best way."

"But if she is avoiding me..."

"Leave that to me." Yuuno's watch beeped at him, making him check the time. "I need to go pick Hayate and then take Nanoha her lunch." Standing, he pulled the bill from under Fate's fingers and winked at her. "I'll take care of this, you just calm yourself down. You only have until tomorrow to set everything straight."

"What's tomorrow?"

Yuuno gave her a blank look. "Come on Fate, what day is it?"

"Tuesday?"

"The what?"

"Twenty-third-oh! Christmas eve!" Fate looked at him in shock. "I haven't even bought her anything yet..."

Hayate looked at the large building in front of her with wide eyes. "Wow, it's bigger than I thought it was."

"Yeah," Taking her gloved hand, the male walked up the many steps towards the row of doors and ushered the girl inside out of the cold. "I wonder if they will let us deliver to the set..." The negative answer came shortly, making the sigh out and walk away from the main desk in favor of sitting on a bench in the waiting area. "It's to be expected. Keeps fans from bothering the employees and such. I suppose we could call her-" Hearing his name being called, he looked up and waved lightly at Candy as she jogged over to him."

"Yuuno-sama," She greeted happily. "What brings you here?"

"Came to deliver lunch," He held up the small bentou. "Hayate made it for her."

"Hayate?" Her eyes turned to look at the girl next to him. "Hello."

"Hello," She smiled back. "You know Yuuno-kun?"

"I'm her T.A," Yuuno informed her. "I tutor her sometimes too."

"Oh," Hayate smiled at the girl again. "A pleasure."

"Likewise," She eyed the brown haired girl skeptically. "What's your relation to Yuuno-sama? Classmate?"

"We met a long time ago thanks to Nanoha-chan," Her cheeks colored slightly. "We're kind of... dating." She looked away, light giggle coming forth.

"...Dating...?" Candy repeated the word, eyes wide.

"Oh yes," Yuuno held up the lunch again. "Candy-kun, could I bother you to give this to Nanoha? They won't let us on the set where she is."

"Eh? Um...Yeah, okay." The American took the wrapped container and stepped back when the two stood up. Almost at once Hayate took Yuuno's hand and bowed to the blonde female.

"Thank you very much, it was a pleasure meeting you, Candy-chan." She spoke happily. "I feel a lot better if one of Nanoha-chan's friends can give it to her."

"Yeah," Yuuno smiled at Candy happily. "Thanks again."

"Y-yeah."

"We should get going if we want to catch the movie," He realized lightly while checking his wristwatch. "It was nice seeing you again, be sure to study over the break okay?"

"Yeah..." Candy turned and watched them walk away before looking down at the lunch she was requested to deliver. 'He has a girlfriend?' Her mind asked herself in disbelief. 'And he isn't the kind to cheat on people either... Damn it! There goes me easy A!' With a huff she stormed over to the elevator and pushed the button to go up a little harder than needed. 'If I can't get with him then there's no reason to butter up to Nanoha either.' The doors opened a little while later, letting her out on the floor where the brown haired girl was at. A few more turns lead her to the break room where Nanoha was sitting by herself, a lit cigarette in her hands but not being smoked. 'Is she still upset about the other day? Jeez, get a grip!' Walking over to her, she looked at Nanoha's back. 'There's no reason for us to be friends anymore.' Sitting the box down, she watched Nanoha look at it and then up at her. "Here, Yuuno-sama came to give you this."

"Oh... Thank you." Nanoha smiled lightly up at her.

"Yeah," Candy turned and walked away, taking five steps before stopping and looking over her shoulder. Nanoha was slowly undoing the wrapping and staring at the food without really seeing it. 'There's no reason for me to pretend to care anymore,' She told herself sternly but still found herself stopping after another few steps. 'Aw damn it!' turning around, she walked back over to the girl and sat down. "Want to talk about it?" She offered airily, trying to keep her dignity. "I've... had a few relationship problems before... Maybe I can help?"

Nanoha smiled at her fondly. "Thank you, Candy-chan. I could really use someone to talk with right now."

"Hey..." Candy lightly offered a weak smile. "That's what friends are for, right?"

Fate looked through the glass casing in front of her and scanned the various bracelets and rings kept within. 'Maybe jewelery is a bit much?' She asked herself while walking around to inspect more. 'We've only been dating for...Not even a month yet... But I've liked her for so long, it feels right to me...' A soft sigh made her move over to the necklaces. 'What would she want? Something fancy? Something casual? Would something really elegant scare her off?' Again Fate circled the case curiously. 'Something to say that I really like her and that I will be there for her, but nothing that might make her think I'm moving too fast... She's so shy still...' A glimmer of red caught her eye and made her take a few steps to the side and stare at the sparkling gems found there.

"Can I help you?" A woman spoke up, making Fate's body jerk lightly in shock. "Oh I'm sorry," The saleswoman laughed to herself. "I startled you."

"No, it's okay" Fate put a hand to her chest and took a breath.

"May I help you?" She tried again.

"Oh! Um," Fate looked back at the gems and thought a moment. "Um, you see, I need to get something for a girl. A... special... girl."

"We have a great selection of friendship charms and the like over on the other side of the store, if you would like-"

"No, um," Fate blushed, realizing this would be the first time she publicly stated her love interest. "Like, my girlfriend."

"Oh. Oh!" The woman's cheeks colored and she cleared her throat. "I'm sorry, wow, okay then..." She rubbed her hands together nervously. "Might I suggest...Yes," Moving to stand next to the blonde, she pointed at a necklace that had caught Fate's eye before. "This is a nice choice,"

Fate looked where the woman pointed and stared at the golden chain link necklace that held a perfectly cut red gem on the end of it. "Is it a ruby?" She pondered.

"A garnet," The woman informed her while taking out a set of keys to unlock the case and allow the blonde to hold it. "A simple design allows for daily wearing but it is also elegant enough to show off during formal times as well."

Slowly the girl looked at the gem, realizing that it was the same color as her eyes. "What does garnet mean?" She knew Nanoha would know the language of gemstones and she didn't want to get her something weird.

"That necklace is named 'Raising Heart'," She gave the sales pitch. "It is supposed to protect the wearer from harm and misfortune. In ancient times they used it as a protective talisman and also as a light to guide."

"...Really?" Fate looked at the sparkling necklace. "So... This would be like telling her I want to protect her...?"

"In a way, yes."

Nodding to herself, she turned to the woman. "I want it. How much?"

"With the Christmas sale going on, that one is only three hundred and seventy-two dollars."

Fate almost had a heart attack. "Wha-what?" The woman smiled at her simply. "I... whoa..." her mouth stayed open as she looked at the necklace and gem attached to it. Nanoha's smile came to her mind and she hung her head. "Can you... finance it if I give a credit card number?"

"Certainly."

Fate handed the woman the necklace and rooted through her purse to find her cell phone. 'Mom is going to have a fit when I tell her how much I want to spend...'

Nanoha laid on her bed boredly, staring at her cell phone. One finger went over to it and poked the device, willing it to ring. A loud song started playing at once, startling her enough to jerk her hand back and stare at it in shock. The song continued to play despite the delay in answering and slowly she reached over to it and picked it up to check the display despite knowing who it was from the tone. Fate's name greeted her and she looked at it for another long while before slowly answering it on what had to be the fifteenth ring. "...Hello?"

"Nanoha," The voice was pleading. "Please don't hang up."

Nanoha hugged her knees. "I won't hang up."

Fate took a breath. "I'm... I want to apologize. Can you meet me tomorrow? Lunch?"

The words rolled over in her head. "Yeah... where at?"

"How about the Mexican place? The one near your work place?"

Nanoha felt her lips turn up ever so slightly. "Not really the most romantic place to talk after an argument."

"Nothing says 'I'm sorry' like an enchilada?"

Fate's uneasy attempt at a joke made Nanoha soften noticeably. "Mm, I'll meet you tomorrow."

"Thank you." Silence hung over them. "I'll... let you go then."

"Mm."

"...Sweet dreams?" She ventured.

"Goodnight, Fate-chan." Nanoha slowly closed her phone and laid it next to herself. 'My chest still tightens when I speak to her... Even if she was obviously sorry for what happened...' Laying back down, she looked up at the ceiling. 'But hearing you say that you're sorry won't make me feel any better...' Her eyes closed slowly. 'I want you to say that you trust me... Can you not see that that is what this is about?'

Fate nodded to herself, staring at the door leading into the restaurant. After licking her chapped lips she took three paces forward before her name being called made her stop and turn to the side. "Nanoha...?"

"Hey," The brown haired girl ran forward slightly until they were standing next to each other. "Um, I saw you and thought I might be able to catch up."

Fate looked at the bottom side of her wrist to check the time on her watch. "...You're fifteen minutes early."

"As are you." she countered easily, making them both smile before looking away. '...Awkward.' Fate opened the door for her and allowed Nanoha to walk in first. "Thank you," She mused out of habit, long used to the girl being polite. "Two; please." She greeted the waiter, who nodded and showed her to a table near the back. "So," She hummed out while sliding into the booth and setting her purse on the seat next to her.

"So," Fate agreed, reaching out over the table and opening her hand palm up. Nanoha looked at it for a moment before slowly placing her hand on top of hers and allowing it to be held. "Nanoha, I want to say that I am really, very, so-"

"Good afternoon ladies!" An over enthusiastic waiter greeted them, making Fate's head fall forward and bang on the table at the timing. Not letting this ruin his introduction, he went on. "My name is Roberto and I will be your waiter, may I get you lovelies something to drink?"

"Sweet tea," Fate mumbled, still recovering.

"Un-sweet," Nanoha added in, looking at Fate with an amused smile. 'The story of her life.' Chips were placed on the table as well as two bowls of salsa. When they were alone again Nanoha busied herself with salting the chips lightly while allowing the blonde the mentally prepare herself once again. Her hand was squeezed lightly and she looked at the serious red eyes again. 'Are you going to apologize to me now?'

"Nanoha," Fate started, making her friend seriously look at her again and even offer the other hand to be held. Encouraging rubbing on her palms soothed her enough to take a breath. "I want to tell you, about the other day. I was out of line and I'm very so-"

"Customary cheese dip." The waiter interrupted, placing the bowl on the table out of the way of Fate's head that once again fell down and clanged on the table.

"Thank you," Nanoha smiled at him and removed a hand from Fate's to try it out. 'I think this alone is enough for me to forgive the argument.' She bit the chip and chewed it before finally going back to the recovering Fate. 'Okay... Please tell me what I want to hear, Fate-chan...'

"About the other day," Fate picked back up, looking over at her yet again. "When I yelled at you; I had no right to- thank you for the drinks-" She told the waiter as he put them on the table. "I had no right to go off like I did. What you do is your business and I'm sorry I said such a crude thing about what you like doing. Nanoha, please forgive me for being jealous."

"I forgive you," She replied softly, almost sadly.

"And," Fate went on, gripping the girl's hands when she moved to pull back. Licking her lips again, she tried to prepare herself. "For the real apology... Nanoha...I'm sorry I didn't give you a chance to explain yourself. This is my fault and could have been avoided if I had only asked you some questions instead of just assuming things." Looking at the table, she missed Nanoha's eyes light up. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry I didn't trust you more. I...can't really explain it other than me just being stupid. I was jealous at just the thought of someone else seeing you in a provocative way. I couldn't deal with it so I... I'm sorry. For now on, I promise, with everything," She looked up. "That I will take your word on things and just trust you to...Why are you crying?"

Nanoha pulled back one of her hands and wiped her eyes. "I'm sorry, I just... I'm so happy..." Her other hand was let go and Fate made her way around the booth to sit beside her and offer a hug which was taken. "I was scared you wouldn't... know why I was upset..."

"Come on," Fate tried to sooth her, hugging the girl tightly. "I'm not a guy, you know." She closed her eyes and rested her cheek on Nanoha's hair. 'Thank god she sent Yuuno to talk to me so I'd see all angles...' After kissing her hair she smiled down at her. "Really, Nanoha... I'm sorry. Please, can you forgive me for being so insensative?"

"If you'll forgive me for hurting you?" Nanoha sniffed again, looking up into red orbs. "I'm sorry, Fate-chan. I went a little overboard too..." Moving lightly, she kissed Fate's cheek. "Did it hurt?"

"You slapped my other cheek," Fate told her softly, getting a cute look and a kiss on the other cheek.

"Wait a second... I'm left handed, it had to be the first side..."

"I lied, I just wanted another kiss." Fate revealed, making Nanoha laugh lightly to herself and bury her head against Fate's chest. "So... Are we okay? Can I make it up to you any other way?"

Nanoha looked up at Fate and gave a lopsided smile. "There's one thing..."

"Anything."

"Buy lunch? I left my wallet at home."

Fate looked at her for a few seconds before laughing and touching their foreheads together. "Yes, you silly thing." The intimate moment ended slowly and Fate moved back to her side of the booth. Moments passed happily as they battled over nipping chips and the cheesedip before their waiter came back for their orders. Fate smiled brightly and looked at the menu while talking. "I'd like the number four combo, the number seventeen off the lunch menu, a side of rice and beans for that as well, and a combination chimichanga with the cheese sauce over it please. Oh, and could we get some more chips too please?"

The waiter scrambled with the order, keeping his comments to himself, then turned to Nanoha. "I'd like the lunch special, please." She told him simply.

"Are you sure about this?" Fate asked lightly as she looked around the bakery. Nanoha hummed and pulled her behind the counter and through the door into the kitchen. "Wow, big place..."

"We bake a lot at once," Nanoha told her happily, urging her to follow up the stairs. "Come on, my house is upstairs."

"Excuse the intrusion," She sang out softly, looking around. Despite being a relatively small house on top of the bakery Fate was surprised to find how open and homey it was. "Should I take off my shoes?" She pondered.

"Nah, we run up and down so much from the downstairs to our house we can't bother with it most of the time. You'll get used to it." Peeking around a corner, she pulled Fate along with her. "Mommy, Daddy," She greeted them happily with Fate in tow. "Ah! Onee-chan, Onii-chan!" She hugged her siblings happily. "Home for Christmas?"

"We are," Her brother nodded happily. "Oh, you have a friend over?"

"H-hello," Fate bowed to him deeply. "My name is Fate Testarossa, a pleasure."

"Oh," Shiro nodded at her. "Testarossa-san, the girl Nanoha always bakes for."

"Hi," She waved meekly as Nanoha pulled her down to sit next to her on the couch.

"Everyone is here," Nanoha mused a little nervously. "So, um, I...we... have an announcement to make." Nanoha rubbed her hands together in front of herself as she chose her words. "Everyone, Fate-chan here is the reason I got my job as a model as you all know...and she has helped me along every step of the way." She looked over to Fate. "I want to let you all know..." She took her girlfriend's hand. "Fate-chan is very special to me."

"Okay..." Her father blinked.

"It's..." She tried again at the confused looks on the male members of her family. "Well, you see... we're kind of..." She looked at Fate for help and blushed. Leaning forward, she kissed the girl soundly, shocking everyone, including her girlfriend. "...Like that."

"Whoa!" Kyoya stood up and paced, running a hand through his hair. "I don't come home for a few months and...A model!? Tatoos!? A girlfriend!?" Pacing some more, he tried to absorb it all. "Wow..."

Fate felt Nanoha's hand grip hers so tight it almost hurt. A glance over at her face made her realize exactly how nervous she was in admitting this, despite the best attempts at trying to be strong. 'She's changed so much since we met,' She realized fondly. 'From always needing someone to push her along, to pulling people with her...' Encouraged, Fate scooted a little closer to Nanoha and smiled at the family. "I will take really good care of her, so please give us your blessings."

"Approved," Momoko simply smiled. 'If my daughter is going through an experimental phase then I'll gladly help her along the way until she finds out exactly who she really is.'

Miyuki nodded happily at her. "Definitely approved! Nanoha, you have to tell me all the details later!"

Kyoya and Shiro looked at each other. "Did you know?" The younger one asked pleadingly.

"No idea," he replied before both looking over at them. A slap on his knee later he leaned forward to inspect Fate. "Don't think that just because you're a girl I'll let you off easy. I want her home at a reasonable hour each night, and keep your hands to yourself, you hear me?"

"Darling." Momoko pinched his side not so discreetly, making him lean back and cross his arms.

Finally Kyoya sighed. "I should come home more often." With that he looked at her and gave a thumbs up. "Approved."

"Thank goodness." Nanoha hugged Fate tightly. "See? If we stick together, we'll overcome things."

"Those were my words." Fate whispered back to her, leaning forward for another kiss which was hid from everyone else by a well placed cushion brought up by Nanoha.

"I'm home," Fate called out happily as she closed the door behind herself. Sounds of scuffling came from her bedroom and shortly after a speeding orange bullet rounded the corner. Sounds of clicking came as the puppy left the carpeted floor and met the tiled entryway and she slid right by Fate when she tried to stop and ended up sliding into the wall. "Aw, poor thing," Fate scooped up the dog and kissed her forehead. "Did you hurt yourself?" Instead of a reply, several licks to her face came paired with movement of feet as Arf tried to get closer. "I missed you too. Were you a good girl today? I bet you were a good girl today." She blew on Arf's face, making the dog try to eat the moving air several times.

"Welcome home," Precia greeted her. "Merry Christmas Eve."

"Merry Christmas Eve, Mom." Fate put down Arf and walked over to her. "Here,"

"What's this?" Precia took the offered white cardboard box.

"Nanoha and I made it together." She explained while walking to the kitchen to open it.

"Oh, thank you!" Precia took out the miniature Christmas tree shaped cake that had her name written on it neatly in red above the green frosting. "How sweet," She hugged her daughter happily. "So you got everything straightened out then?"

"Yes," Fate smiled and hopped up to sit on the counter top. "I was worried over nothing. Once I explained how sorry I was for hurting her trust she forgave me and it was that simple."

"Did you learn your lesson?" After looking at the cake one more time she went back to making dinner.

"Very," The girl blushed darkly. "I will never make that mistake again..."

"I hope not," Precia smiled to herself. "I don't know what I would do if you were crying on Christmas."

"...Thanks." Looking at her lap, she smiled to herself. "You're the best, mom. I can't thank you enough for everything you've done for me lately."

"That's what mothers are for." She replied in kind while moving to hug her daughter again. "Are you hungry?"

"Starving," Fate replied happily. "What are you making?"

"Prime rib, but it will be another hour or so before it's ready."

"Let's cook together." Fate hopped off the counter and reached up to take out her pigtails in favor of one centered ponytail so her hair would stay out of her way. "And what have I told you about cooking with your hair down? You could get it hung on something." Fate pulled Precia's hair back lightly, using her other hair band to set it in a sloppy high ponytail. "There."

"Thank you," Precia bumped her to the side with her hip and grinned when her daughter returned the favor to get enough room to start cutting the laid out vegetables. "What are your plans for tomorrow?"

"Well," Fate blushed. "I was thinking..."

Saved by the Bell Collectible Card Game!

Card: Mother Daughter Bonding

Name: Precia Testarossa, Fate Testarossa

Hobbies: Watching movies together, Fate trying to explain her online games, Precia trying to explain simple board games, eating dinner together, Talking.

Interest: Teasing each other.

History: Before her twin sister and father died in an accident, Fate and Precia didn't spend a lot of time together. Being more of a "Daddy's Girl", Fate normally chose to be with her father for activities. This lead her to become somewhat of a tomboy; ignoring make-up and other things that most girls liked to do. Although she took an interest in massaging and chiropractic studying, it wasn't until a misunderstanding with her mother did the two actually start spending serious time together. Starting off small, they mother-daughter combination spent time eating dinner together instead of in separate rooms like before. Just like a snowball effect, the two started relying on each other more and more to get over the loss in family. When Fate finally re-arranged her room it was Precia who held her that night crying in her new bed. The first step of getting over the loss of her twin was made with her mother's help and in turn it was Fate who was there for her mother when she finally cleaned up her room and donated most of her husband's clothes to charity. Keeping little things to remind them of their lost ones, the girls recovered their lives and found best friends in each other.

Quote: "KNOCK mom!" "You should have locked your door!"

Diary Entries:

Dear Angel Wings,

Well, I knew it would happen sometime, although I really wished it wouldn't. Our first argument. I know I'm writing this on Christmas Eve, after we resolved everything, but this is our diary so I still want to record my feelings. I can't really write exactly how much it hurt me when everything happened but I know that my world came to a grinding halt. Kind of silly huh? After everything that happened I just collapsed in tears. But after a day of thinking and planning out what I was going to say, I managed to clearly get my feelings across to you. You accepted my apology and even gave me one back even though I didn't really expect one from you because this was all my fault. You're so understanding... I just wish I realized that sooner instead of going off the wall when you could have simply told me what was going on. To tell the truth my chest still gets really tight when I think about it. I hurt you, that will stay with me a while. I hope your Christmas present can make up for it. I can't wait to give it to you tomorrow.

Tonight was really awkward and fun wasn't it? We finally told your family and even got your parent's approval. Your dad scares me. I always get you back at a decent hour don't I? Well, the only time we've been out at night I got you home rather late... And it's not like I don't keep my hands... Wow, this is embarrassing. I promised myself I would never scratch something out but this is really tempting. Anyway, I'm happy we are in the open now. I hope this upcoming year will give us a lot of excitement, starting tomorrow at Christmas. I'm going to cut this off here and go watch a Christmas special with Mom. I'll see you tomorrow, Angel wings.

-Butterfly.

A/N: Sorry for the delay and short chapter. I got struck with a nasty bout of food poisoning that kept me in bed for the better part of four days. This chapter was originally going to cover Christmas as well, but because of the long delay already, I broke this into two parts. After this, gasp!, we will get back to actual time lapses and school again. I hope you're looking forward to it as much as I am writing it. Also, a very deep thank you to all the reviewers. For the first time I broke 200 reviews on a story and I can't begin to tell you how much that means to me. So this is dedicated to everyone who took the time to review and keep me going. Thank you guys.

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