The Fallen

By CleideJam

Chapter 25: Her First Love

3rd POV

In the student council office of Uminari Academy, two brunette girls are silently watching the movement of the other. One of the two brunettes stands as her amethyst blue eyes watch like a hawk the other brunette. The other brunette slowly walks towards her favorite seat, the student council president's seat. She sighs as she leans her back on her chair and relaxes her body. Her actions are her preparation for the short story that she is about to say to her close friend. Unknown to the Kaichou, her Fukaichou is already feeling edgy at the calmness she is showing. Hayate closes her eyes shut wondering how she will begin her story.

"Hayate…chan…" Nanoha calls out to remind the other brunette that she is still waiting not-so-patiently for her. This causes Hayate to flinch at the pure venom present in her friend's tone of voice, "Wouldn't want to awaken the White Devil so I better get this started" Hayate reminds herself as she pushes at the back of her mind the fearful images of one scary Nanoha Takamachi. How exactly did Hayate witness the wrath of the White Devil? Here's the story that has become famous in Uminari Academy.

FlashBack~

The afternoon of that day is relaxing because of the cold breeze of the wind helping ease the burning summer weather. Summer break hasn't even come but the weather is totally dehydrating for the students. Some students are fortunate to have the chance to get home early while the others who are busy with their club activities face the flaring misfortune. Some of these unlucky ones are the famous president and vice president of the academy. The two has been tasked to submit the papers to the head master of the academy, Lindy Harlaown. The three of them have a short chit chat in the office of the head master.

"Hayate-chan, long time no see. Who would've thought that the Yagami heiress will have the potentials of becoming such a great leader" Lindy greets as she sees Hayate and another familiar face entering her office which is decorated in a Japanese style.

"Good afternoon, Lindy-san" Hayate greets back as she stands in front of their head master while placing the papers on the table.

"And good afternoon to you too, Nanoha-chan" Lindy greets the quiet vice president who is standing behind Hayate. "So she is the girl that Fate has been mentioning for so many times" Lindy notes to herself as she silently eyes Nanoha.

"Good afternoon, Gakuenchou" Nanoha greets back with a nervous tone somehow surprised that the teal-haired woman knows her. Well, it is rarely an incident that the head master allows a student to enter her office and an even rarer event that the head master would know your identity.

"Relax, Nanoha-chan, I don't bite" Lindy says when she notices that the brunette is getting nervous. She sends a warm smile towards the two brunettes.

"Yeah, Nanoha. Calm down. I assure you that she is harmless. And besides, if she ever bites you she'll have to face your crush-oops… I mean Fate. Ahahaha" Hayate says obviously doing her deed on purpose.

"H-Hayate-chan!" Nanoha says embarrassed that they have to show this kind of things in front of their head master. Her face is so red that Lindy thinks that Nanoha looks like an apple.

"Stop teasing her, Hayate-chan," Lindy scolds to the laughing brunette then faces Nanoha. "You shouldn't worry, Nanoha-chan. Even though I'm your head master, you could still treat me as a friend, aunt or maybe as a second mother, ne?" Lindy says and smiles at Nanoha who somehow calms at her words.

"But Lindy-san, you're already the mother of Chrono and Fate also treats you as her second mother. You can't have so many kids!" Hayate scolds to the woman being so oblivious to the other meaning of Lindy's words.

"Ara? But here I thought my daughter Fate is finally bringing a wife home. Am I not right?" Lindy says as she pours green tea into her tea cup and adds a lot of sugar cubes.

"Eh?! Lindy-san isn't bringing home a wife still too early? Besides, Fate and Nanoha haven't even confessed their feelings yet" Hayate says bluntly and smirks when she sees Nanoha blushing furiously. "Gomen, Nanoha. Once you're on the territory of one teasing Lindy Harlaown, you could never back out unless you're with one of her children" Hayate mentally apologizes as she remembers a memory of a deadly battle with the woman in front of her. Let us just say that the battle ends with a nose bleeding Hayate, a worried Fate and a laughing Lindy, "Ugh…that is one of the most terrifying yet exciting moments of my life".

"G-Gakuenchou? You know Fate-chan?" Nanoha asks trying to get rid of the idea that she can become Fate's wife, "Like that will ever happen…stop dreaming, Nanoha" the brunette scolds to herself.

"Ara. Yes, Nanoha-chan. I do know, Fate-chan for she has, at some point, considered me as her second mother and I have accepted her as my daughter" Lindy explains clearing Nanoha's doubts but she couldn't really let go of a good tease, "And I think I still have a vacant spot for another child. Would you like to apply, Nanoha-chan?" Lindy asks with a mischievous smirk. Hayate looks at the woman with an incredulous look, "Is she for real? Why would she even dare to acquire Shiro's daughter?" Hayate mentally wonders.

"Hey, why didn't you offer something like that to me?" the president asks somehow jealous but in a blunt way.

"Because, Hayate-chan, that position is only available for my two children's other half. In short, their incoming wives" Lindy says clearly giggling when Nanoha is completely blushing from head to toe, "Oh my… I better stop now or Nanoha might end up just like Hayate when I teased her with Carim" Lindy muses as she drinks her tea calmly.

"M-M-me? F-F-Fate-ch-chan's w-wife? Ehhh?" Nanoha asks to no one but herself in a very loud voice.

"Gah. Lindy-san, look at what you've done to her. She's totally entranced by the idea" Hayate says to the older woman with her hand gesturing towards a dazed Nanoha.

"But what I am stating will someday come true, ne, Hayate-chan" Lindy smiles and waves goodbye when she sees Hayate pushing Nanoha out of her office. Hayate stops and faces her with a smile.

"Of course, it will!" the raccoon says and continues pushing Nanoha out.

Nanoha and Hayate walks towards the student council office with smile on their faces. Hayate is smiling because she has just seen her fiancée on their way while Nanoha is smiling because of the idea that she can really be Fate's wife, "Even her second mother approves of me. Kyaaaa~! Fate-chan!" the brunette… err… inwardly squeals.

However, the smiles on their faces are wiped away when they pass by three male students chattering about a familiar band, The Fallen.

"Hey, bro. What's that?"

"Dude, this is like the hottest album today! I heard the band is really cool and even their members are beautiful! Just look at their vocalist! Shit! Such a goddess. I would die just to have her" at this statement a certain brunette flinches and twitches unconsciously.

"Oh…The Fallen, huh? I guess it's your unlucky day, my friend"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Well, I know someone who is working with the production team that handles that band and I heard that the beautiful vocalist is already taken" another flinch from one Takamachi girl.

"Taken? What do you mean? Is she married? Engaged?" images of possible suitors that Fate could have are piling up in Nanoha's mind making her feel unease.

"Not really, bro. I just heard that Fate Testarossa already has someone in her heart. You know, some kind of one-sided love" Nanoha's fists are already balled tightly and Hayate seeing this side of Nanoha for the first time watches in wonder what could the girl in front of her just do.

"Fucked it! I didn't mean about love when I said I'd die just to have her, bro. what I exactly meant is that I would die just to have her in bed. You know, fuck her? Sex? Fill her up? Something like tha-!" the guy who is saying this gets punched on the face by a very fuming and angered Nanoha.

"N-Nanoha!" Hayate runs towards her friend trying to calm her down. However, when Hayate meets the deadly, fearful and angered eyes of her friend, she knew at that moment that no one can stop Nanoha. She is just too late to control the wrath of her friend. Hayate gets pushed away by a surprisingly strong brunette. All of the other by passers stops whatever they are doing as they watch their academy's student council vice president beating up a student.

Nanoha stomps her way towards the guy, who is now slowly standing up, she has just punched and brutally grabs his collar to meet her eye level. With a growl and a very menacing look, Nanoha says,

"No one dares to say something like that to MY Fate-chan. I'll let you pass this time because there are a lot of students watching. BUT! If I ever hear a word from you talking about MY Fate-chan, I can't promise that you'll ever see that manhood of yours. YOU GOT ME?" Nanoha says with her voice full of venom and anger.

All of the onlookers and even Hayate are all shocked at the attitude of their ever polite vice president. Some of the onlookers tremble, some almost peed, some simply stare or gawk and some slowly move away as they watch the previous white angel emitting huge amount of dark aura.

Meanwhile, the guy who Nanoha has just punched and thrown on one of the corners looks at Nanoha.

"Why do you care so much?! Who are you to her anyway?! Fate Testarossa is an idol and you're just another student, Fukaichou!" the guy shouts trying to defend himself. At this kind of moment where Nanoha and Fate's statuses are compared, the brunette would definitely feel weak to the bones but not this time. Because this time, Nanoha Takamachi's dark side has awaken.

"I'm her WIFE! Got a problem with that, you pervert?" Nanoha claims loudly and shocks all of the onlookers and even the guy she has just punched. The guy simply shakes his head and runs away from the evil that is in front of him.

Hayate watches as her friend walks towards her still emitting such a dark aura, "Lindy-san… what have you done…?"

"Oh… my… the White Devil has come" the president says unconsciously.

End of FlashBack~

Back to the present, Hayate feels shivers run down on her back remembering that part of her high school life. She remembers how all hell break lose when the White Devil has awoken. "Maybe, the real reason why students are scared to enter this room is all because of the White Devil" Hayate concludes while her gaze lands on her friend who is waiting for her to say something. The kaichou swiftly rests her elbows on the top of the table and rests her chin on her palm.

"Nanoha, do you still remember Ginga? Fate's first crush" the short-haired brunette asks her friend wondering if the other brunette still remembers Ginga Nakajima. Nanoha simply nods her head. How could she forget that girl, Ginga. Ever since Hayate has told her of that story, the no-longer-foreign feeling of jealousy has always been bothering her. This has gotten Hayate shocked. If the president would remember, she has told Nanoha the information about Ginga so many years ago. But now she witnesses just how much Nanoha really cared for her friend to actually remember a short story of Fate's childhood.

"Nice memory, Takamachi" Hayate smirks when a faint blush creeps onto Nanoha's cheeks. She smiles at the thought of how Fate is lucky to have someone as caring as Nanoha, "Fate is so lucky! I wish Carim would somehow be as caring as Nanoha to me! Mou! How I wish she'll be more expressive of her feelings" the poor brunette mentally whines but remembers the matter in hand at that moment.

"Listen, Nanoha. Ginga might be Fate's crush in her childhood but there is one certain person that Fate has always loved from the very beginning and up until now. And that person is Fate's first love" Hayate says in a tone containing warning and nostalgia. Nanoha tilts her head to the side in wonder, "From the very beginning up until now? This person is that important to Fate-chan…" the taller brunette ponders in her mind as she slowly loses the strength to continue her one-sided love story.

"I see…and who is that person, Hayate-chan?" Nanoha asks getting eager to know who could have captured Fate's heart for such a long period of time. Hayate simply smirks at Nanoha's attitude.

"You see, Fate has this so-called 'Sister Complex'" Hayate begins as she uses her two fingers to symbolize quotations. Nanoha nods her head knowing fully what the word means, "You mean Fate-chan is in love with her twin sister?" Nanoha asks and acquires a quick nod from Hayate.

"Well…not that kind of love between two lovers but Fate's first love is her twin sister, Alicia Testarossa. You see, when I met them I would always witness such romantic scenes with them just like…"

FlashBack~

In the middle of a small garden, kids from different elite families are playing and chatting. One of these kids is a very handsome looking blonde girl. Almost everyone gathers around her to have a look and admire her proud stance and her incredible strength and agility. Ever since Fate Testarossa was a kid, she has been showing up incredible abilities and knowledge just like how her father expects her to be.

"Hey! Look! Isn't that the famous Fate Testarossa?" one of the kids shouts gesturing towards Fate's location, along with her twin sister and her close friend, Hayate Yagami. Fate sends them her beautiful smile sweeping some kids off their feet and bows her head at them as a sign of respect.

"Hey! Aren't you the worthless blonde of the Testarossa family?" one certain big kid points at Alicia Testarossa who simply hides behind Fate's back. The big kid is about to reach for Alicia but a tight grip from Fate's grasp stops his action.

"Hey! No one calls my princess worthless! Take that back!" Fate shouts as she glares at the big kid sending shivers down his spine.

"G-Gomen, Fate! Gomen, Alicia!" the big kid apologizes and quickly scurries off away from them.

Meanwhile, Hayate watches at how protective and sweet the twins are to one another.

"Are you alright, Alicia?" Fate's voice is full of concern and worry that Hayate rarely sees. Fate is even caressing Alicia's cheeks and searches for any bruise or scratch on Alicia's beautiful face.

"I'm fine, Fate. Don't worry and please, don't call me a princess while we're in the public, my prince" Alicia says and sends Fate a warm smile making the younger blonde blush.

"Sure, princess" Fate simply says as they gestures them to walk towards the main house.

End of FlashBack~

Hayate ends her story and looks at a dumbstruck Nanoha who is simply letting her jaw hung. Hayate sweat drops at the weird reaction of her friend. She tries to wave a hand in front of Nanoha's face to bring her friend back.

"Nanoha~ Yoohoo~" the president says a bit louder and hopes that Nanoha would snap out of it.

"H-Hayate-chan…please don't tell me that until now Fate-chan still loves her sister" Nanoha's voice sounds depressed and she seems like she is losing her own game.

"You know I can't tell you that, Nanoha. Fate simply loves her sister to the point that…" Hayate gives the other brunette a comforting pat on the shoulder.

"Point that?" Nanoha gives her friend a questioning look, her brow rising.

"To the point that she has sacrificed her own happiness for her" Hayate simply replies with the memories of Fate's sufferings clouding her mind.

"What do you mean?"Nanoha wants to know more, learn more on the blonde that has taken her heart with her in Europe.

"Well…I think that is a story for another time, Nanoha. Now that I've answered your question, do you think you can grant a request of mine?" Hayate says in a very pleading tone that almost surprised Nanoha if it isn't for the smirk that Hayate has at that moment. But Nanoha is such a nice girl that she fells for Hayate's trap thinking that her friend really needs that request.

"Uhn! Anything for a friend, Hayate-chan" she complies happily with a cheeky grin. Her cuteness causes Hayate to blush, "Oh my…Nanoha is such a cutie" the mischievous brunette shakes the thought out of her mind as she unfolds to Nanoha her simple request.

"Ahh…you see…the event in Fate's band…" she begins and trails off hoping Nanoha won't mind.

"What about it?" blue eyes gazes at Hayate in wonder after hearing Fate's name.

"Will you join the event, Nanoha? And be Fate's date?" Hayate quickly says and crosses her fingers hoping and praying that Nanoha would accept.

"What?" shocked, Nanoha says the first word that enters her mind. Her friend must be kidding. She can't join that event at all. The event will occur in Europe and she is a thousand of miles away from that place. And she can't skip school because she has council duties to finish. She looks at Hayate once again earning a nervous raccoon for a sight.

"Hehe"

A/N: Will the brunette do Hayate's request? Til then readers! Thanks for reading.