Disclaimer: I do not own MGLN

Erm... I think i got a little OOC in previous chapters so I try to fix a little, but still, I think I failed? Anyways, I'm so sorry for this long wait. I have finished my major exams last week and is now completing a major project. My free time is getting lesser and lesser, so really sorry for longs waits...

Chapter 5

"Fate." Fate turned upon hearing her name and saw a familiar face standing before her.

"Yunno-kun…" Fate seemed surprised to see the librarian at her work place, seeing how far it is from here to the library.

"Why… are you here? Is it something about Arf? Did she do something?" Fate asked cautiously, afraid that her familiar got hurt or landed into some kind of trouble, again.

"Hahaha… No, it's not about Arf. I came to find you." Yunno lean his head to the side and gave his usual gentle smile. "I heard you caught a slight flu recently. I know you've recovered already, but I just wanted to check if you're okay."

Fate blushed.

"I know it's a bit late but I didn't really have much free time lately, because of this big case, but I came here as soon as I have free time!" Yunno scratched his head and continued on embarrassed.

Fate smiled. "Thank you. It was just something mild, nothing serious. I really appreciate your concern."

"Thank goodness…" Yunno signed. "Oh yes! This is something for you."

Yunno gather both his hands near his chest and a glow appeared. As the light subsided, a book appeared. "This is for you, it's a book about how to take care of yourself. I hope you don't push yourself so far again, okay? I'm really worried."

Fate was bright red. "T-tha—thank y—ou." She stuttered as she reached her hands out to receive the gift. This is the first time she had ever gotten a book as a get well gift, but still, she was happy.

As she reached out to grab it, Yunno noticed that there were some scars on her hands, and he immediately grabbed them.

"You got hurt."

"Oh, you mean this? I got slightly hurt while doing some training. But it's fine. It's just something minor."

"Even so, you should not just leave it there. What if it gets infected? Come here."Yunno said it in his as-a-matter-of-fact-tone. He put the book aside and grasped both of Fate's hand and started chanting a spell, creating a sphere of light. Fate's scars were starting to disappear, until eventually, all gone.

"There you go! As good as new!" Yunno said with the brightest grin on his face. He was very confident of his healing abitlities.

"Thank you…" Fate whisphered.

"So! Since we haven't met for so long, let's do some catching up."

Fate smiled and nodded in agreement.

Fate woke up from the amount of sleep she already had and felt… Sad? She was in her room, pitch dark, not even sunrise. She hugged herself and begin to review her dream. No, it was not a dream, it was a memory. A memory that she cherished so much. The Yunno she once knew was so gentle and kind. So carefree and happy and caring. The list could just go on forever.

She wants to know why. Why has he changed?

Yunno was still Yunno, but he felt so distant and cold now. He lost his smile. Everything Fate knows of him seems to have disappeared and yet, he was still him.

She wanted the old Yunno back but she still cannot find it in her heart to tell him. Fate could only pray in her silent cries…

Today was the day. Nanoha felt her stomach churning, making like feel uneasy. It was either the breakfast she had in the morning that was causing this, or the fact that she was going to face Chrono in just a few seconds, and for the next 6 months.

She took in a deep breath, before readying herself to enter the door.

"Captain Takamachi." Said the neatly dressed man, sipping tea into his mouth. He was very calm. Too calm indeed, thought Nanoha.

"Takamachi Nanoha reporting to duty." Nanoha saluted herself, looking right into Chrono's eyes, which he, unsurprisingly, avoided. "Please take care of me for the next… six months."

Chrono could hear the shakiness in her voice, almost to the point where she sounded scared. And Nanoha was not one to be scared.

For the next 30 minutes, Nanoha was exceptionally quiet in that room, only responding when she needed too, nothing more, nothing less, not daring to look at the man in the eye. All she wishes for is for it to be over, and that agonising pain in her heart to disappear as it was starting to grow every minute she stays in that room. But it was not an even easier task for Chrono to stay in that room too.

He was finding it very hard to focus. His mind had long wondered off while he half-heartedly briefed Nanoha. Chrono's eye wondered up and down Nanoha, he was beginning to have thoughts, courtesy of the night a few days back as his memory, once again, proved to be excellent. But before he can go too far, he would stop and bit his lips and think about Amy and the two kids.

He was mentally cursing himself for evening thinking about these… things.

How could I even think about such things! I have a wife and two children. Stop, stop, stop, stop. Damn it. How… How did I turn into such a beast?

He shook his head and quickly wrapped things up before letting his thoughts run any wilder.

As Nanoha bowed and left the room immediately.

As soon as Nanoha left, she felt the immense fear she felt before had disappeared. She does not even know fear of what. She just felt scared, and never in her life had she been this scared before. And now, she was glad it was over.

Nanoha could not even think what would happen for the next 6 months if just by this short interaction with Chrono would make her nervous, and to the extent, make her heart skip a beat despite all her denial.

"What's wrong with me…" Nanoha whispered to herself softly.

Both were just uncomfortable with the situation. Bumping each other at random hallways, unintentional mentions of each other throughout the ship and unknowing glances they gave for the other. It was ridiculous. It was sort of like a game of hide and seek. Avoiding and making sure the other already had their lunch before going to the cafeteria.

Chrono did not want to see Nanoha for every time he saw her, he started to have thoughts. He wanted to touch her. But he knew he could not let his lust get in his way of his commitment to his family. His best way to avoid these feelings is to not see Nanoha at all, maybe, he wishes, by then he will forget everything.

Still, it was in such a long time that he felt normal.

Even if Amy is his wife, he never really felt any particular urge to touch. All these years, it was as though his hormones were all gone and he was just beginning to wonder if he was just normal. Now, he knows he is, and in a way he never really wanted.

Chrono hated himself for this. All he could do now is just pray everything would pass by him quickly.

Meanwhile, Amy was happily tidying up the house, feeling great after being greeted by a wonderful surprise from her husband, which is cleaning up the room while she and the kids were away. He had never initiated to clean before, usually preferring to wash dishes to cleaning; otherwise, it would always be Amy nagging him off to do some cleaning.

She decided to just spring clean the house anyways that day. She was rumbling for things that could be thrown away, and she just so happen to stumble upon a closed medium-sized tucked away in a secluded location at the back of the storage room.

The box was sealed away with tape and there was scribbling done on the top of the box using markers. Amy looked at it more closely and saw the word, "Throw" and immediately recognized it as Chrono's handwriting.

"Looking at all the dust in this thing… He must have intended to throw it out but forgot about it for a long time." Amy giggled and curiosity seeped into her mind. "I'll just take a look at what he wanted to throw away, and maybe dig some secrets out…"

Amy took the box away into the living room and removed the tape sealing the box. She opened the lead and found a handful of items. Many of which are dusty. The first item that caught her eye was an old scarf on top of the pile. She took it out and analysed it.

The scarf was of the colour sky blue with 2 white stripes at the ends. It's not well made, with some treads coming out at the ends.

Amy realised that the scarf was most likely knitted by someone but the Chrono she knew would never have the heart away things that others put effort into making given to him.

"Maybe he's the one who knitted this and was afraid to others finding out that the great Admiral had knitting as a hobby." Amy giggled once again. "That's so cute… Maybe I'll bring this to him in office one day and teased him about it."

Amy put the scarf aside and continued her cleaning, unknowingly to the misery that will soon follow.

Author's notes: The chapter i think, will come out late because despite just finishing my exams and project, i have a series of tests coming up next month. Time is really tight for me, I don't even have the time to take a break. Hope you all understand, but I'll try my best.=) Thank you! Please R&R! =))))))))))))))

By the way, hope you guys don't mind if this chapter a slightly shorter than the previous ones, cause I have a hard time planning this chapter out and the flow seems slightly weird to me? I did try my hardest to write this chapter, wish you all enjoyed my hard work! =D