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Needless to say, I was surprised. I hadn't expected Nanoha to answer Signum so honestly, even if I was calming her down. I knew that she'd calm down, with her head resting on my chest and me stroking her hair. I just hadn't expected her to be so honest in her answer, or for her to fall asleep so quickly. At first I panicked, afraid of who knows what. I was probably afraid that her fever had grown and that she was dying or something. That's why I was filled with relief when I felt her forehead; her fever was lower than it had been that morning. She was slowly getting better, though why she fell asleep was a mystery to me. Now that I'd confirmed that she was indeed just sleeping, my thoughts slipped to other matters. Nanoha was afraid I'd leave her? What on earth made her think that? Honestly, I wish she'd rely on me more than she does now, but she thinks that if she does then I'll leave her? She doesn't seem to realize she's anything but weak. Nanoha doesn't seem to realize that she's the reason I'm still here today. She's like a pillar of support, not just for me, but for everyone else, too.

Unsweetened Dreams VI

By:

2takuya

"Well, I got you a name," Signum muttered, a small frown decorating her face.

Fate looked up in surprise, Signum was upset, but she hardly ever let her emotions be seen by others.

"Yeah, you did great, Signum." Shamal responded, a sad smile on her face.

Just what on earth is going on here? Fate thought, glancing between the two women.

"So? You believe me yet, Testarossa?" Signum asked, a smile slowly spreading across her face as she focused her attention on the blonde enforcer.

"Signum, don't be mean," Shamal said, a small smile on her face as well. She knew perfectly well what Signum was referring to; they had planned out their conversations ahead of times. After all, it was tricky to push these two girls in the right direction; if you even tried they would pick up on it in an instant.

Fate was blushing at this point. She could tell by the look on Shamal's face that she had some sort of idea as to what Signum was talking about. "I'm not sure what you're talking about," she mumbled quietly, her gaze drifting to Nanoha's sleeping face as she attempted to avoid the conversation.

"Oh please, don't act like you're clueless. It's obvious there's something there, if she relaxes so easily with you." Signum said, her smile becoming sly again. She knew just what buttons to push, and was being flawless about it.

In response, Fate only managed to flush another two shades of red. There's no way what Signum said was right, was there? Nanoha was just the kind of person that relaxed easily around other people. It wouldn't have mattered too much to the brunette if someone else had been here to comfort her, after all.

"Ah, that assumption's wrong, Fate." Shamal spoke, a face of perfect seriousness.

What assumption? The only assumption she'd had she had thought, so Fate had no clue what Shamal was talking about. Unless- was it possible Shamal could read minds?

"No, you're speaking your thoughts aloud again, Testarossa. That's a bad habit you got there," Signum responded, obviously struggling not to bust out laughing.

Flushing three more shades of red, Fate turned her gaze out the window; anywhere she could to avoid the eyes of Signum and Shamal. "What do you mean?" She spoke quietly, her question directed towards Shamal. What had Shamal meant, that her assumption had been wrong?

"Well, I mean Nanoha wouldn't have relaxed with just anyone." Shamal responded, knowing full well Fate had been asking her. "After all, she's been on edge all day, since you left this morning. I think she had a nightmare or something, she hasn't slept since."

And Fate understood, that this nightmare had been the reason that Nanoha was so tired now. Nanoha must have been awake all day, and that must have been something extremely difficult, especially with her being sick.

"So who do you think that is, anyways, Doctor Taichi?" Signum asked, finally returning the conversation back to its main topic.

That's right; they had no idea who this Doctor was. But somehow, Fate knew. Whoever he was, he was most definitely the man that's been haunting Nanoha's dreams.

And Shamal seemed to agree, "Maybe, the 'bad doctor'?"

Fate nodded, her eyes drawn back to Nanoha's peaceful face. The brunette had been sleeping peacefully throughout the entire conversation. Somehow, the bad dreams had been warded off.

Signum let out a quiet sigh, drawing Fate's attention back to the conversation at hand. "So, this 'bad doctor' that we know nothing about is named Doctor Taichi. It's a start at least; maybe we could look him up. It's not hard to get access to Earth's records from here."

"Even if we do look him up, how do we know that there will be anything about him?" Fate asked, drawing Signum and Shamal's attention to her. "I mean, we'll find out he's a doctor, but what else? Whatever happened, Nanoha knows, so Nanoha would have to be the one to tell us what happened."

Silence filled the room after that for a few moments. Both Signum and Shamal realized that Fate was right. After all, what if nothing was reported to have happened? Then they would have looked the doctor up for nothing. And if something had been reported? They would be breaking Nanoha's trust, by looking into something about her without asking her about it first. None of them wanted to risk their friendship with the brunette, they would much rather have Nanoha tell them the truth about what happened.

The depressing air in the room did get broken, just not the way anyone was expecting it to. The silence had continued on for a few minutes, no one knowing what to say or do next.

Signum had been staring at the floor, occasionally glancing up at Shamal.

Shamal had been watching Fate, letting the words sink in and thoughts to tumble around in her head.

Fate had been watching Nanoha, though the stare was vacant, as she really wasn't focused and instead was absorbed in her thoughts.

Nanoha had been sleeping peacefully with her head on Fate's chest, and Fate had been stroking the brunette's hair.

But with Fate's thoughts occupied, her hand had slowly stopped, and instead was lying atop Nanoha's head.

Nanoha, despite being asleep, wasn't very happy with Fate's attention somewhere else, it seemed. And as a result she had begun squirming around, gaining the attention of all three women.

Somehow, she had managed to get the blankets tangled up around her legs, which all three women found quite humorous. They could all imagine what would happen when she woke up and attempted to get out of bed.

After the blankets had succeeded in trapping its prey, Nanoha could no longer move her legs. As a result, she began shifting the rest of her body, trying to get comfortable.

Soon Nanoha's head was nuzzling against Fate's left breast, her left hand resting on Fate's right breast. Her tangled up legs had managed to worm there way over to Fate as well, pressing against her legs.

Of course, Signum and Shamal found this scene to be hysterical, and were doing their best not to bust out laughing.

Fate, on the other hand, was struggling not to turn into a cherry, with how red her face was becoming. And with every time Nanoha shifted, or her nuzzling continued, she struggled not to make any noises, despite the tingling that occupied her breasts.

"And you doubted me. Geez Testarossa, you should really listen to me more often." Signum said, hardly able to hide the humor in her voice.

In response, Fate shot a glare at Signum. The glare had no effect however, as her face was ten shades of red, and the glare was hardly even a glare. "You don't know wha- aah." Fate had begun speaking, struggling to keep her voice normal, when Nanoha had decided to squeeze Fate's right breast, resulting in the enforcer to end her sentence early.

Shamal seemed to have had enough, and was laughing so hard she was gripping her stomach. Signum had managed not to laugh, though she was only a few steps away.

Fate, on the other hand, was breathing heavily, trying to ignore the pleasure she was feeling. Nanoha was sleeping, after all. On top of that, she was sick, so there's no way she knew what she was doing. Although Fate really didn't want to believe that, she knew it had to be true.

"Testarossa, are you doing alright over there? You look like you might pass out any second." Signum said, her voice cracking from the strain of not laughing.

"I'll be fine," Fate muttered, biting her bottom lip as she struggled against her over powering desires. At this point she just wanted to take Nanoha, right then and there.

Apparently this desire was written across her face, because Signum had busted out laughing at this point as well. Neither Shamal nor Signum showed signs of letting up their laughing fit any time soon, and Fate saw this as a bad thing. No one was going to stop Nanoha, who was now snuggling closer to Fate's breasts.

How on earth did we get from a serious conversation about Nanoha to something like this? Fate thought to herself, trying to distract the rest of her mind.

Luckily for her, Shamal and Signum's laughing had been loud enough to wake the brunette up.

Blue eyes fluttered open slowly, her mind registering something soft and comfortable beneath her. Nanoha's instincts kicked in around then, and she snuggled closer. A strangled moan broke her out of her thoughts, confusing her. Nanoha could tell the moan had come from whatever was beneath her.

Fate felt Nanoha shifting again; and soon saw blue eyes gazing up at her. Nanoha was awake now, at least. Though she hadn't moved from the position she was in.

Signum and Shamal seemed to have realized that Nanoha had woken up as well; their laughing was slowly dying down as a result. They seemed humored in the fact that Nanoha still hadn't moved.

"Nanoha, is she comfy?" Shamal asked, her voice light, sounding almost like a mother asking if their child was alright after falling.

To Nanoha's credit, she had just woken up, and still didn't seem to realize exactly what was going on. She could have probably been on the moon and wouldn't have noticed it at this point.

"Mm, Fate-chan is always comfy," Nanoha mumbled quietly, snuggling up against Fate's breast again.

Signum was struggling to breath, as another fit of laughter overtook her. Shamal had managed to stay a bit more serious this time though.

Fate let out a strangled gasp in response though; she was struggling against the feelings of pleasure. She wasn't used to those sorts of feelings; it was like electricity was coursing through her body.

Shamal smiled in response, rolling her chair to Nanoha's bedside. "Are you feeling better now that Fate's here?"

Nanoha nodded in response, a pleasant smile on her face. "Mm, I missed Fate-chan."

Fate blushed in response, and was glad that Nanoha wasn't watching her. There's no way she would have been able to hide that blush, it only created layer number eleven of her shades of red.

Shamal spoke up again, keeping her voice as light as possible. "Nanoha, who is Doctor Taichi?"

And just like that, with a smile and a light voice, Shamal had dropped a bomb.

Fate felt Nanoha tense up on top of her; she obviously hadn't been expecting the words that came from Shamal.

Well, neither was Fate or Signum, and both of them had heard Nanoha speak the words as well.

What surprised Fate more though was that soon Nanoha began to shake lightly. It wouldn't have been noticeable, had Nanoha not been lying on top of her.

Signum and Shamal shared a glance; they obviously took the silence as Nanoha not willing to answer their questions. Fate however, had begun stroking Nanoha's hair again, willing her friend to calm down.

"It's alright Nanoha, I won't leave you," Fate whispered quietly, remembering the other fears that Nanoha had spoken. "No matter what, I'll be by your side. So tell us, please? Who is Doctor Taichi?"

And somehow, that was all Nanoha needed to hear, for the dam to break that had been holding her tears. She struggled to hide them, of course, and buried her face deeper into Fate's breasts. That only succeeded in the front of Fate's shirt to be soaked as the tears flowed down Nanoha's face.

Nanoha had been waiting forever to hear those words. When she'd tried telling her parents about the doctor, they had ignored it. They said that the doctor was a good man, because he helped people. And then Nanoha got sick, and had been sent to the hospital. And she hadn't told anyone what had happened, because she knew they wouldn't believe her, because doctors were supposed to be good. But Nanoha knew better, doctors weren't really good. And then a month later she had collapsed in the restaurant. And she'd been taken to the doctor, covered in blood. No one understood what had happened, until Nanoha told the police officers what had happened. She had told them that he had stabbed her. And then he was sent to jail, and things were left alone after that.

But never had those words been spoken, never had anyone been there to say that to her. That man had taken away something important to her, with just a few words. '"And the best part of it is. If you tell anyone what happened, they'll leave you. You're dirty now. No one wants to stay with someone who's dirty. No one will ever want to stay by your side again."'

And somehow, once again, just a few words had affected Nanoha more than ever. Something important had been given back to her. Just a few words and Nanoha began to hope. She began to hope that maybe that doctor had been wrong. Maybe there was someone who would stay by her side.

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