Chapter 3: The Past
A/N: I don't own anything
~Fate's POV~
"Fate, are you in position?" said a little headset in my ear
"Yea, I got this Yunno" I crouched down in the darkness of the alley
"Be careful okay…your bother will kill me if he knows that you got hurt"
"Whatever, I'll be fine" I took out one of my swords, the Wakizashi, and placed it in front of me. Then took out a gun and held it in my other hand near my left thigh.
"You know the plan right, Nanoha will take out the thugs standing guard while you charge in and capture the target." Said Yunno
"Seems simple enough for me" I replied
"Signum, Tia, and Subaru are all on standby for now. If you need help then they'll charge in and back you up"
"Well hopefully I won't need any"
"Well then…..MISSION START"
I charged into the building where our supposed target was making his business. Just as Yunno said, Nanoha was snipping anybody that was in my way, making it easier to get into the building. I started to slow down when I heard voices.
"I heard that Jail was trying to take down the government, you joining him" said a voice
"No….I stopped getting involved with him when he turned his back on me" said another voice
"Really, you and Jail…..were partners?"
"Yea, until he left me when things went bad and I had to handle myself…..never trust anybody after that"
"Well Griffith, I never really took you for someone that works with people" said a voice
"Yea….now get your shit and go….I don't like staying in one place for too long" answered Griffith
Jail….who the hell is Jail. I watched Griffith leave behind his dealer.
"Alright Yunno, Griffith and the other guy is leaving, I'm going after Griffith. I think he has some Intel on what's been going on lately" I said, barley above whisper
"Alright, I'll get Signum and them to get the other guy, Nanoha is going to back you up." Answered Yunno"
"Roger" I followed Griffith into a dark alley. The minute I looked ahead I knew something was up, Griffith was gone.
"What the he-"
Click
I felt something cold press against the back of my head. Shit, I was careless; I didn't even feel his presences. I dropped both of my weapons. I don't think I'll be able to reach my back up weapons.
"You're not as quite as you think, now turn around"
I signed, I'll only need to hold out until Nanoha can get here, then we can take him down. I turned around just liked he asked.
"Now I hop-"he paused, just staring at me, "…..is that you….Fate"
How the hell does he know my name, "….How do you know my name" I asked, voicing out my question
"Ha...haha...hahaha, you truly don't remember me. I'm your godfather" he answered
He's…he's my…godfather. I stood still; I really didn't know what to say. Hell what could I say, the dude just said he's my godfather and I'm supposed to take him down. My legs were about to give out in shock, I don't know what to do now. I could try to take him down but he still has the gun pointed at my face.
I swallowed, "...Did you know my father?"
"Did I know him…..did I know him. Haha he was my partner in crime, of course I would know him. Besides that I know I taught you better when trying to sneak up on your opponent." He answered
It seems he clearly remembers me, but I don't know a thing about him.
"Now…what are you here for" his face hardened
"Your….your under arrest for drug trafficking" I said, holding my head up.
"Oh….you got a job with the Police eh. I wasn't expecting you to turn on your own family."
I stiffened at that. Family eh…..if haven't heard that name in a while. I looked up at him, "I don't have a family anymore"
Griffith raised an eyebrow, "Then I guess I don't have a goddaughter" he put his finger on the trigger
Bang!
I had my eyes closed, waiting for the pain. But it never come, Nanoha was posted on one of the buildings with a sniper in her hand. I looked down to see Griffith griping his leg that was oozing blood. I picked up my weapons that I had toss down and walked over to him.
"Well….I guess this ended up being a nice reunion" I smiled as I knocked him out.
~xX*Xx~
I signed. I didn't know what to think about what just happen. Griffith, the drug trafficker, just happens to be my godfather and he knows my father. I walked to Hayate's office; I need to tell her about what happened during the mission.
I walked through the door,"Hey Hayate", I sat down on the nearest chair I saw
"Hey Fate, what's up", she answered as she signed some papers
"About the mission…..the target, Griffith…it turns out he knew my father" I looked up
Hayate stopped looking through her papers and looked up to meet my eyes, "Tell me more"
~Nanoha's POV~
What the hell was Fate thinking; she could have taken that guy down when she had the chance…..and what were they talking about anyway. I heard the door open and looked up to see Signum and Shamal come in.
"How did the interrogation go?"
"Not well, he said that he'll only talk to Testarossa and that's it. Won't tell us anything about his drug trafficking or what Testarossa and him talked about. However his customer is in jail since we did catch him in the act." Answered Signum
"I took a sample of Griffith's blood and finger prints for the records, I'll run some test on them later" said Shamal
"Yeah you go do that, I need to get Fate" I stood up to leave when Signum grabbed my arm
I turned to face her, "What?"
"….Are you.…nothing…" she let go of my arm and backed away
I raised an eyebrow, I don't know what she was going to say but I think I got the meaning behind it. "I'm fine Signum, don't worry"
I walked out the door, heading to inform Fate of what Signum had told me. I was about to open the door when I heard voices inside coming from Hayate's office.
"I see….and is what he told you true, that he's your godfather." Asked Hayate
"Honestly…. I don't know. I want to trust him, but there's my memory of everything that happened 8 years ago." Answered Fate
Godfather….Griffith is Fate's godfather. That's what they were talking about. I didn't feel the need to listen to the conversation any longer so I knocked on the door to let them know I was here.
"Come in" said Hayate
I walked in and turned towards Fate, "Griffith wants to see you"
She looked at Hayate who gave her a small nod, "Okay"
We left, walking towards Griffith's holding cell, "….I overheard what you guys were talking about back there" I looked at her in the corner of my eye. She stiffened a little bit but I pressed on, "So…are you going to do anything about it. I mean he is the only thing left that connects you to your past."
"I'll….I'll think about it. However I do want to get some information about my past from him" she had a worried look in her eye.
Fate didn't want to learn about her past, but she knew she had to. Just for her to fine some more information about her life before the accident. I nodded my head, "Don't worry, I'll be nearby if you need help"
She smiled at me.
I like the way she smiles, it makes me feel calm; like I could do anything. My face felt hot, I turned away. There it is again.
"Thanks Nanoha" we had stopped near Griffith's cell when we had finished talking.
"Yea….good luck"
She laughed a little bit, "Thanks" and she went inside.
~Fate's POV~
I walked into the room and sat down in the chair across form him. "So….what did you want me for, you do know this isn't going to bail you out" I said
Griffith looked up, "I know, so since I'm gonna be locked up for a while I thought I should tell you a little bit of your past, with your father I mean"
I had a questioning look on my face, "And why would you do that"
Griffith shrugged, "I just feel like it"
I knew there was more to it than that but I didn't bother with it, "Well, thanks Griffith"
"Oji-san" he mumbled
"What"
He signed, "That's what you always use to call me….Oji-san"
Something swelled up in my chest, "Okay….Oji-san"
Griffith smiled at me.
What is this feeling, "Well, please continue"
Flashback
Fate was walking hand and hand with a tall guy with purple hair.
"Guess what Fate" asked the tall man
Fate looked up
"You're going to meet one of papa's best friends; I've worked with him for a while now, I think you'll like him." Fate and the tall man had just arrived at a house and walked up to knock on it.
"Urg…I'm…OUCH….I'm coming" A man with light purple hair came to answer the door. "Listen if you're here to sell something I-….Doc….. haha it is you, how has it been." The man retched over to give his friend a hug when he felt something in between them. He looked down to see a small blonde girl standing in front of him.
"Who is this" asked the man
"Griffith, meet my daughter Fate, Fate meet your Oji-san" the man called Doc said
"Oye I ain't no brother of yours," replied Griffith, "and since when did you have a daughter"
"Oh that's another story, besides that…..I want you to watch her for me"
"Watch her are you kidding me, what about her mother" asked Griffith
"Her mother….well things aren't really," Doc paused, struggling to find the right word, "Suitable for her to stay there"
Griffith signed, "How long"
"For about a month and a half" replied Doc
"MONTH AND A- are you kidding me Doc, I can barely take care of myself"
"Its fine Fate is a well behaved girl, she can cook and clean up after herself" answered Doc
"…And how old is she" asked Griffith
"Five"
Griffith signed again, "…Alright, but you better be back to get her"
"Of course, now here is her bag," Doc handed Griffith her bag and bended down to Fate's eye level, "Now Fate, papa is going to be gone for a while but your Oji-san will take care of you, I'll be back soon be a good girl Fate"
"…Okay papa" mumbled a small Fate
Doc smiled at his child before looking at Griffith again, "Please take care of her…she's a special girl"
"Alright, alright I'll take care of her now run off and don't forget to come back for her" replied Griffith
Doc walked out the door and took one last look before at Fate; he waved his hand as he turned the corner. Little did Fate know that would be the last time she saw her father.
"Well…come inside Fate" Griffith stepped aside for Fate to enter the house.
Fate looked around and saw nothing but white walls; nothing was really decorated in the house, just a few pictures and furniture.
"Now listen when I tell you to do something you do it, don't touch nothing unless you have permission from me understand" Griffith looked her in the eye
"Yes Oji-san"
"From then on you started to live with me; the first couple of weeks were ruff until you got one of your hands and a real gun. Haha…at first I thought you were going to hurt yourself but it turns out yo knew how to handle one perfectly, and even how to dismantle one also" said Griffith
"Really….then were you the one that taught me when I was younger" asked Fate
"Yea you got that right. After that incident I took you under my wing, you were a fast learner. I taught you five different martial arts, the art of the sword, and Ninjutsu, that's where you got your two short blades from. I bought them for you after completed your training. Before we knew it two years had pasted and you were still getting stronger." Griffith looked Fate in the eye
"I decided to call your mother; I couldn't keep you anymore since my job was getting in the way. She came and picked you up the next day, turns out you were the daughter of one of the most famous scientist, Precia Testarossa.
"Oh thank you so much….um"
"Just Griffith" he answered
"Well, I appreciate you looking after Fate for so long. I don't know what would have happened, she's been gone for two weeks" said Precia
Griffith held a confused face at that comment, "Don't you mean years Testarossa-san"
"Oh no, no, I would have notice that if she was gone for two years"
Griffith held a worried look in his eye, he had taken care of Fate for a long time, he wasn't so sure if her could trust the woman yet. Griffith grabbed a pen and paper and wrote something on it before the woman left with Fate. "Wait"
The woman turned around, "Here let me give you my number, if you need help with Fate just call me anytime" Griffith handed her the paper he wrote on.
She took it, "thanks for watching over Fate, now come on Fate say bye"
"….Bye Oji-san"
Griffith smiled; she was always shy even when they got to know each other.
"After that, life went on like it always does the thing I didn't know it was going to end so soon. Two weeks before you birthday you called me, I thought you just wanted to meet up like we usually do but then you told me something I didn't expect to happen"
"Yo" Griffith said over the receiver
"Oji-san, mama isn't moving and she looks blue and feels cold" (A/N: I don't know how dead people look and I hope I never do)
Griffith froze, "Fate I want you to put two fingers on her neck and see if you feel something beating" Griffith was grabbing his jacket and running to his car
"I don't feel anything Oji-san" answered Fate
"Fate I want you to get out of the room….NOW" yelled Griffith, "I'm coming right over"
"Wait a minute, did you even know where we lived" asked Fate
Griffith chuckled, "No but I put a tracking device on your backpack when you came and met me last time"
"Stalker"
"Hey I did it to protect you. You never know when one of my clients might have come after you, and I feared that's what happened to your mother" said Griffith
"Fate…where are you" shouted Griffith
"Over here Oji-san" said a seven year old Fate
Griffith rushed over to check on Fate, once he knew that she wasn't harmed he went to check on her mother who was, just like Fate said, lying there unmoving and cold to the touch. Griffith checks once again for a pulse, not finding one he decided to call 110(A/N: don't really know if that's the right number to call for help)
"It was conformed that your mother die a natural death but I wasn't so such. However I decided to leave it alone, after all you did just lose your mother. The funeral was held a week before your birthday, I couldn't come due to some….work issues. But if I knew what would have happened on that day then I would have stayed with you"
"Do you know what happened" asked Fate
"No when I got there the police were everywhere, I couldn't get to you unless I was going to get caught by the police so I left"
Flashback End
"And so that's what started me working here at the organization," said Fate, talking to herself, "Say…what's my father's real name"
"Oh…I left that part out didn't I. I always just called him Doc but his name is-"Griffith was cut off when two men in black suits came into the holding cell
"Sorry to interrupt but we're here to take Griffith Lowran in to our custody" said black guy #1(A/N: sorry if I offend you but didn't know what else to name them)
"I'm in the middle of an interrogation you can't just bust up in here" I yelled, plus I want to find out who my father is.
"We are the FBI, we have the right to take over from here" black guy #2 said. He grabbed Griffith by the arm and jerked him up and pulled him towards the door.
"Thank you for your consideration" said black guy #1
"Consideration….this ain't no consideration, I'll show you some consideration by kicking your ass" I shouted
They started to walk out the hall and I followed him, "Wait Oji-san you haven't told me who my father was" I yelled down the hall
Griffith just smiled when he looked at Fate, "You'll figure it out yourself, don't worry about it" and then he was gone.
I know what this feeling is now, I grabbed my chest, it's love
~Nanoha's POV~
I heard almost everything that Griffith told Fate, I felt bad that I was spying on them but I felt like I needed to hear this since she is my partner. I saw fate fall on her knees as the FBI agents took Griffith away to their agency. I walked up to her and bend down to her eye level.
"…Fate, don't worry…we'll find out who your father is"
She looked up at me. All she could do was cry, and I held her until she could cry no more.
A/N: YYYYEEEESSSSS…finally its finish, man I had a bunch of test that came up so that was the reason why this was late (Bullshit…..i was just lazy to make the next chapter) but this was fun. And I want to thank all the people who reviewed my story: Lance58, DivineDualWielder, Guest 1, Guest 2, Redmoon21, and FrostyAsian. Thanks so much you guys and I hope you keep reading. Hopefully next chapter is going to be more interesting.