A/N: I'm extremely sorry for the late update but, my sisters and I have been busy cleaning because my dad just came home from being out to sea and my relatives are coming and I just haven't found time to write T.T... Chapter 5 will probably b delayed for a while as well due to family visiting and the rule that whenever family is over my computer time is limited *sigh* anyways, I hope you enjoy my rather short update -.-''
Weeks passed by and the trio were extremely happy. Everyone could see they were. Nobody even noticed the man that had been watching the trio the past few weeks.
"They're so naive," the man chuckled to himself.
The man wore a black trench coat, sunglasses and a black hat. He hid in the shadows, out of site of the trio.
Fate had a strange feeling as she surveyed the area, completely missing the man in black watching them from the shadows.
"What's wrong Fate-chan?"
"Hmm? Oh, I'm not...sure. It feels like someone is watching us though." she said, confusion evident in her voice and eyes.
"Yeah, me too. But I haven't seen anyone," said Nanoha.
"Well, I think we should keep a closer eye on everything just in case," said the blonde.
Hayate nodded and they decided to go home and watch a movie.
The man followed them but stayed in the shadows and made no noise.
"I still have this feeling someone is watching us," Hayate said during dinner one night.
"Same here, but who could it be?" Nanoha asked.
"I don't know but maybe we should talk to your knights Hayate, Yuuno, and my family just to be safe," Fate said.
Hayate and Nanoha agreed with Fate and decided that they would do that first thing tomorrow at Hayate's house.
The next morning, the three girls made their way to Hayate's house after calling Yuuno and Fate's family and telling them to meet at Hayate's for an important discussion. When they got there, everyone was already sitting around the dinner table catching up and waiting for the trio. Lindy Harlaown got up and hugged the three girls when they walked in and Chrono, her son, and Yuuno, their childhood friend, waved and said hello.
"Hello oka-san, nii-san, yuuno-kun. I assume nii-san told you about me, Nanoha, and Hayate?" Fate questioned her mother.
"Yes and even though I was pleasantly surprised, I believe that Hayate is in good hands and deserves both of you," Lindy said, smiling warmly at Hayate.
All three girls blushed and everyone else laughed good-naturedly.
"So what was it you wanted to talk about?" Asked Shamal.
"Well, lately, all three of us have been feeling that someone is watching. It's been going on for about three months now, but after looking around, we can't ever find anyone," Nanoha said, still blushing slightly.
"Yeah and we decided we better tell you guys about it now instead of waiting to see what happens," Hayate cut in.
"Hmmm...That does sound kind of peculiar," Signum said, intrigued. "Do you think it has anything to do with those men who tried to kidnap you, Hayate?" she asked.
"When did it start?" asked Shamal, who was standing next to her wife.
"I'd have to say right after we dealt with those men," Fate said, taking a moment to think about it.
"Speaking of which, whatever happened to them?" asked Yuuno.
"Well, after the three girls left, I went to talk to them and asked them a few questions of my own. I got Miroku to say who gave him and his men the job of trying to kidnap Hayate. Apparently, he talked to a man with a black trench coat, black hat, sunglasses and an all around creepy guy. Miroku said he had jet black hair and moustache. If I were you three, I would look out for a man of this description. We'll also keep an eye out. I also think you should have either Arf or Zafira in puppy form or Yuuno in ferret form with you guys whenever you go out," the pink-haired knight said, wrapping an arm around Shamal's waist. "As for what happened to them, they said that they only took this job for the money because they needed it. So I gave them some money and told them to get out of my sight and to never come near me or mine ever again. But I think he was afraid enough to know not to come back seeing as how Testarossa scared him crapless," she said, smiling slightly at Fate.
"Well, he tried to take away someone I love. What was I supposed to do?" she said defensively while blushing.
"Well I'm glad you scared him crapless. It makes me feel so much safer," Hayate said kissing her on the cheek.
"Yeah Fate-chan! You're our favorite protector and the best girlfriend ever!" Nanoha said enthusiastically.
"Mou Nanoha..." the blonde said, blushing harder while everyone else laughed.
Nanoha and Hayate giggled while kissing Fate on the cheek, which made her blush even harder.
"You guys are just too cute," Lindy said, smiling at her adopted daughter.
"Mou..."
Chrono grinned at his sister and winked.
"Well, that's all we wanted to say. Like we said, we figured it was probably best to let everyone know about it rather than try to deal with it ourselves," the embarrassed blonde said.
"I'm proud of you Fate, all of you. You three have grown so much since The Book of Darkness incident. You guys will get far in life together," Lindy said, beaming.
"Thanks oka-san. We should get going. We have school tomorrow and we have to eat still," said Fate.
"Will you be staying here Hayate?" Vita asked.
Hayate looked at Fate and Nanoha, who smiled and nodded.
"As a matter of fact, I think I will," she said, winking at Vita.
Vita smiled and cheered. Truthfully, she missed Hayate more than she let on, even if she is too stubborn to show her emotions.
"Well...I guess we're gonna go now. Night everyone! Night Hayate-chan," Nanoha said, kissing Hayate.
"Yeah, night everyone, Hayate," Fate kissed Hayate too.
"Ja ne!" they said as they walked out the door.
"Ja ne!" everyone else said before the door closed behind the two girls.
