So normally, in the beginning, I have a first person point of view before I put the title. But this time, as you can see, I didn't. That's because it's a literal continuation of the last chapter. As in, it's straight from that to this. Therefore, I thought it best to just continue on with it. And in all honestly, these two chapter had been written as though they were one chapter, but I found it best to split them into two. So, without further ado, flashback part two! Oh yeah, there's a bit of surprise at the end of the chapter!

Unsweetened Dreams VIII

By:

2takuya

"'Don't worry, I'm just going to run some tests,' he had said, carrying me down the hall." Nanoha mumbled quietly, feeling Fate's lips against the top of her head. The reminder that Fate had promised to stay with her had helped, and she was breathing a little easier again. "'They'll make you-

Feel much better," Doctor Taichi said, sly grin on his face.

Before Nanoha could argue, Doctor Taichi carried her into another room, sliding the door closed and locking it.

"I don't think we'll be bothered too much in here." He said, placing Nanoha down on one of the examination tables.

Nanoha felt relieved when he placed her down. Good, now she could walk on her own, and could leave the room.

Or she thought, anyways. At least until he climbed onto the table above her, pressing down on her.

She felt hands slide her shirt up, slowly slipping it off. It was weird; this wasn't how a check-up was supposed to be.

Then she felt the hands slide back down, trailing down her chest like some of her later visits to see Doctor Taichi.

But the hands continued down, until she felt her shorts sliding past her legs and to the floor. And soon she was naked, lying beneath her doctor.

"I knew some-something was wrong." Nanoha whispered quietly, her breath hitching in a sob. "But no matter how hard I tried, he wouldn't leave me alone."

She was shaking even more, and she knew she must look so weak. But she couldn't stop the tears that flowed from her eyes, nor could she stop the shaking that racked her entire body.

Signum, Shamal, and even Fate seemed speechless. Neither one seemed sure of what they should do, but it didn't seem to matter. Now that Nanoha had begun, it seemed like a dam had broken, and she was going to continue telling the story.

"A-and then it was l-like a blur," she whispered quietly, though they could all still hear her words. "T-there was so much pain, it was so hot."

Her skin felt like it was on fire, she was covered in sweatand there was a body pressed up against her, she could feel their bare skinand her breath seemed hitched in her throat,he wouldn't let her breath, his hand placed firmly over her mouth.

A hand was stroking her hair, breaking through the turmoil of her mind.

"You'll be just fine," A voice whispered, pleasure filling his voice. "I won't hurt you, I promise." It was Doctor Taichi, Nanoha remembered. And she remembered everything else, and what had just happened. "I won't hurt you, I promise. In fact, soon you won't even feel a thing." Deranged, he sounded completely deranged. "Doctor just needs to make sure Nanoha-san gets the right amount of care. You understand, right? It's to make you feel better."

"And I struggled, I really did." Nanoha whispered, voice cracking. Somehow, she was managing to continue, though where she found the strength was unknown. "B-but, the more I struggled, the m-madder he got."

"Knock it off!" He hissed in her ear, his hand slamming across her cheek. "You like it, I know you do." He continued, despite the whimpering leaving the child's mouth.

Nanoha shook her head. She didn't like what he was doing, why did he think that? And yet, he wouldn't stop, no matter how much she wanted him to.

His hand was firm against her mouth; he didn't want her to make any more noises.

A strange feeling had welled up inside her more than once, and it felt like she had exploded. That feeling was returning, and for some reason she couldn't help but whimper. That feeling was strangely good, though it did make her squirm.

"See? You're enjoying it," Doctor Taichi's voice whispered in her ear again as her senses exploded.

She didn't like this, whatever this man was doing to her. She knew he wasn't supposed to touch her, her mom had told her that before. And yet she couldn't do anything to stop him.

"You know what I like more than this?" He whispered quietly, his voice husky. "It's that you can't stop me. 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 Nanoha knew he was right, as he rose from above her. She hadn't listened to her mom, she had let this man touch her where she no one was allowed.

Doctor Taichi turned back around, a grin on his face. He knew that she understood. She knew that there was no way anyone would be able to learn about this now. And he'd make sure that she remembered. He'd leave a permanent scar with her, one that would make sure she would never forget.

Nanoha let out a sob, taking deep breathes. Fate had grown still beneath her, her hand frozen in Nanoha's hair. Signum and Shamal were both sitting beside the bed, shock shown all over their faces. "H-he pulled out a s-scalpel, and slid it across my skin. And h-he made an x shape, over my stomach."

And that's when Shamal understood. Everything had pieced itself together now. That was where the strange scar on Nanoha's stomach had come from, and why Nanoha never wanted to talk about it before.

And Fate realized why Nanoha never wanted to go to the onsen with the others. She didn't want to be questioned about that peculiar scar.

And Signum understood as well, why Nanoha had been so afraid of doctors all along. After something like that, you would be bound to have a fear of doctors. It was a wonder how Nanoha managed to be so friendly with Shamal.

And Nanoha hid her face in Fate's chest, not wanting to look at any of her friends. Doctor Taichi's words replayed in her mind over and over again, they would never want to be with her now.

"What happened to Doctor Taichi?" Fate asked quietly, a mask hiding the anger that was boiling just beneath her skin.

"A- A month later, I collapsed at Midori-ya." Nanoha mumbled quietly. "When they took me to the hospital, the doctor there found the scar. I hadn't l-let anyone know, and t-tried to treat the wound on my own. B-but the wound got infected."

Shamal drew in a sharp breath. If Nanoha had let the wound get too infected, she could have died. It was a wonder how the girl was still alive to this day.

They waiting, Nanoha hadn't answered the question, so they knew that there would be more to add.

"The p-police got called. They thought it was my parents that caused the wound. But I told the police, that Doctor Taichi had done it to me. I told them he had cut open my stomach." Nanoha whispered, her fist gripping Fate's shirt.

A moment of silence captured the room. That meant Doctor Taichi was sent to jail. For how long, would be determined by the answer of the next question.

"Did you tell them that he raped you?" Fate asked quietly, looking down at her secret love.

And Signum, Shamal, and Fate all hoped for a positive answer, that Nanoha had spilled the truth to the police. But of course, that's not the answer that they received.

"N-no," Nanoha whispered, her voice cracking on the word. "I- I couldn't tell them. I was s-so scared." By now she was crying into Fate's shirt again. She knew that would make them mad. The most obvious thing to do would be to tell someone, and yet the only reason she had finally managed to say something after all these years was because Fate had promised to stay by her side, no matter what.

Sadly, Fate could understand that. Even Signum and Shamal could understand how afraid Nanoha must have been.

That didn't stop the anger that coursed through Fate's veins though. After all, that meant this doctor was roaming free now, out of jail. And who knows what he was doing to unsuspecting little children.

But Fate soon realized how stiff she was, and how upset Nanoha seemed to be getting. Her friend had managed to curl into a small ball at Fate's side, burying her face in Fate's chest.

To Nanoha's surprise, she felt a comforting hand rubbing her back, though she couldn't tell whose it was. After all, the hand in her hair was Fate's, she'd recognize it anywhere. The one on her back, she didn't know whose hand it was.

Figuring it was Shamal, Nanoha glanced up to apologize to the doctor for probably making her fever even worse, and for crying so much. But to her surprise, the hand belonged to Signum. And any words Nanoha was about to say all latched in her throat and quickly died away.

Signum only laughed in response to the look of disbelief on the instructors face. She knew what Nanoha needed the most right now was comfort, not for them all to get angry at Doctor Taichi. After all, Nanoha would mistake it as anger towards her.

Fate and Shamal realized this as well, and Fate's hand continued stroking Nanoha's hair.

"Well, now that that's over and done, I think I should be getting back to my paperwork." Shamal said, standing from the chair beside Nanoha's bed. "Hayate informed me that I was getting a new assistant, she said he was from Earth."

Shamal's voice was strained as Hayate practically skipped through the door. Hayate skidded to a halt however, when she took in the somber mood and Nanoha crying into Fate's chest.

"Who died?" She asked, glancing at the members of the room curiously. But before anyone could answer she shrugged it off. "Well, it doesn't matter. Anyways, your assistant will be late arriving, Shamal. I thought I'd let you know."

Shamal nodded in understanding. Transport from Earth was very iffy, Earth being a low magical planet. "What's his name, anyways?" Shamal asked curiously. It wasn't very often someone was interested in being her assistant, and someone from Earth was even more rare.

Hayate grinned, knowing that Shamal was excited for this new assistant. But the news couldn't have been any worse, nearly suffocating all the occupants in the room as they were spoken. "I think he said his name was Doctor Taichi."

So, let's be honest. Who say that one coming? I'm hoping no one did, because that was a spontaneous decision, for the most part. Anyways, please review your thoughts and opinions! I was sitting in English today when I read your lovely reviews, and it brought a smile to my face! I was so glad to hear that everyone has been liking the story so far, and hopefully I can continue to meet your expectations. Anyways, review if you want Fate to beat up Doctor Taichi before he even works his first day.