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Nameless: The Physical Attraction

Book 1

When The Unstoppable Force Collides With The Immovable Object

Chapter 8

The Emotional Attraction

"F-Fa-Fate-... chan." Nanoha stuttered as reality finally sunk in. With her pride completely forgotten, Nanoha chased after her girlfriend, but stopped dead in her track when her bare foot met with the carpeted floor of the apartment hallway. Looking both ways Nanoha sighed in defeat. The only person in the hallway was her. Fate was gone. "No..."

Going back into her apartment, Nanoha dashed into the bedroom and grabbed some suitable clothes to wear, not caring whether they matched or not. All she cared right now was that her girlfriend was somewhere else other than by her side, and that really pissed her off.

Nanoha got dressed as fast as she could and combed her hair. Unlike Fate whose hair was always seemingly perfect no matter what state of consciousness she's in. Even the poofy bit seemed to stay perfectly in place… stupid sunflower.

After getting dressed and tidying up her hair, Nanoha sped out of the bedroom and out the front door grabbing hold of her car keys, cellphone, and Fate's engagement ring on her way out. Half way down the hallway, Nanoha realized that in her haste, she forgotten to lock the door. So she ran back and locked it, double checked, and continued down the hallway once again only tripping a few times.

Nanoha ran as fast as she could, her car just mere meters away from her. It was as if a switch had been flipped on. Whenever Fate is by her side, there were no doubts, and when Fate wasn't around, doubt reined her mind... but when Fate was out of her hands' reach, a feeling of possession worthy of a devil's ensnared her.

Driving out onto the road like a mad man, Nanoha flipped open her phone and hit speed dial 9, and impatiently waited for the person on the other end to pick up.

"Hello, TSAB Uminari Branch, Headmistress Carim Gracia speaking."

"Carim-chan!" Nanoha shouted as she made an illegal turn, shoulder checking to see that no cops had seen her. The sound of the older woman spitting something out made Nanoha giggle, it seems like she had caught her best friend's wife drinking tea. "Is Fate-chan at the school?"

"No... why?" Carim replied with a confused tone of voice.

"No reason."

"Okay," The sound of fingers tapping on a hardwood desk, and the sound of an angered Kansai accent told Nanoha to end the call as quickly as possible. "I will let you know if I see her, till then, good luck."

Nanoha smiled and thanked Carim saying, "You know you're the only person who would help me without asking questions."

"Well, I am greatly flattered you think of me that way." Carim's chuckling stopped when she realized what she had said. The finger tapping stopped. "Hayate, Love, Waifu, Gummy bear, Pumpkin... Love Muffin? It is not what you think. I assure you Love; it is not what you think!"

"Who's on the line?"

"Uh, I'm going to let you go now okay Carim-chan? Sounds like Hayate-chan's about ready to have a bitch fit." Nanoha said nervously, not wanting to be the cause of her friend's early demise. "Thanks for the help; I'll call you later okay?"

"Okay, hope to see you soon Nanoha. Good luck on your quest."

Just as the phone call ended, Nanoha found what she was looking for. Sitting in a park swing, head hung low, hands clasped together, and sad downcast eyes. Fate looked like life itself was over. A smile crept onto Nanoha's face when she saw the familiar golden luster of her lover's hair.

Parking her car as close as possible, Nanoha shut off the engine, pulled out her keys, gripped the ring tightly in her hands, and took deep calming breaths. Fate didn't notice her yet, so she could sneak up on her and not have Fate run away.

Getting out of her car, Nanoha walked as calmly as she could and took the swing next to Fate's. "So um, hi?" Nanoha said awkwardly. Nodding her head, Fate sat still. "Hey, about earlier-"

"Just stop, okay?" Fate pleaded, her eyes still not meeting with Nanoha's. "I don't need your apologies or excuses. Not anymore."

A sigh escaped Nanoha's lips as she scratched her cheek. Fate was proving difficult to speak to. "Fate-chan," Nanoha began, placing her left hand atop Fate's clasped hands. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said what I said, and I can understand if you hate me for it."

"I don't… hate you... per say."

"I stepped way out of line, and you were right. I was defending him." Nanoha confessed. "But, I owe him a lot... the feelings I have for him aren't of love or any of the sort. At least not anymore…" I think.

"Could have fooled me."

"Fate, look at me." Fate looked away. "Fate, please?"

"If I look at you, I'll end up crying, and I don't want to shed anymore tears over you."

Nanoha pulled back and sighed dejectedly. "Once again understandable."

"How did you even find me?" Fate asked finally meeting Nanoha's sorrowful gaze.

"The red string of fate led me to you." Nanoha replied with a charming grin, her left pinky figner raised in the air.

A giggle escaped Fate's lips, the sound a beautiful melody to Nanoha's ears. The mood surrounding the two lovers lightened to a more comfortable level, at least light enough for them to look at each other in the eye. Little by little, the happy glimmer in Fate's stunning rouge eyes returned.

"Do you really think it's destiny that keeps bringing us back together?" The question wasn't a serious one; it was more like bait for the proper answer.

Taking a small pause, Nanoha smiled at Fate and cupped the younger girl's cheek, "If my heart wasn't beating so fast right now, I think I'd have come up with a more suitable lie."

"So you're planning on lying to me?"

"Nyahaha, nah, not this time." Nanoha said leaning in closer to Fate, their lips almost touching. "I don't think... I can think clearly enough," licking her lips, Nanoha stared at Fate with a sultry gaze, "to make one up."

"So everything you're saying is the truth?"

"Wouldn't lie to ya'."

Feeling tempted to accept Nanoha's kiss, Fate's eyes began to feel heavy, and the hunger she felt towards the older woman growing to an insatiable size. She could feel Nanoha's warm breath caress her lips, the smell of Colgate Mint tickling her nose. Fate leaned in to accept Nanoha's offer.

"Hmn," Fate moaned quietly. She was still angry at the brunette, but kiss was slowly erasing it bit by bit.

The kiss continued on for what felt like eons. The soft fluid motion of lips pressed against one another, hands joining together, fingers intertwined… it was like clockwork and second nature working simultaneously. Breathing became a problem soon though, but even with the lack of oxygen in their lungs, the two lovers continued to kiss until they could hold their breaths no longer. Nanoha was the one to break the kiss; she had a small bit of trouble catching her breath.

"Does... this mean you aren't mad at me anymore?" Nanoha asked unsure of Fate's answer. The teenager had a way with acting, so she couldn't be too sure if anything Fate said was serious or not, this was a prime example of one of those times. "Well?"

"Nanoha, I don't know how to answer." Fate confessed with a heavy sigh. Her eyebrows furrowed together as she tried to conjure up an answer, let alone a solution for the problem she had with the older woman. Licking her lips, Fate looked up at Nanoha and smiled, "I want to forgive you and forget all the things you've said, but I also want to just... y'know, break free."

"So, you don't want to be with me anymore?" Nanoha asked with an almost emotionless voice.

Scratching the back of her head, Fate shook her long mane as she said, "No I want to be with you, but... these fights are getting really annoying."

"We can fix that!" Nanoha exclaimed in a desperate plea.

"I know we can, because we get along great..." Fate looked at Nanoha thoughtfully. "You are... my best friend after all." There was a small pause, it was as if Fate herself didn't quite know whether she just spoke the truth or told a lie.

"You are too."

"But," Fate paused and took Nanoha's hand into hers, "I'm not going to lie to you Nanoha, those things you said are really bothering me. I'm giving you my all, but you're holding out on me, waiting for... him. Alicia never did that, I was her first love… and she gave me her all."

"I don't feel that way about Yuuno-kun anymore! Please listen to me!" Nanoha begged, her heart breaking in two at the thought of losing hold of Fate. "I've given up my daughter just to be with you, can't that be enough to prove I love you!?"

"Nanoha!" Fate shouted as she got up from the swing. "I never asked you to give up your child okay? Don't pin losing Vivio on me okay?"

Getting off of the swing as well Nanoha stood up to Fate, "Oh really? Because I believe the reason I lost her was because someone couldn't wait till a certain little girl was at school!"

"The fuck? Nanoha, we're all at school when she is." Fate stated. "And I have barely initiated anything sexual with you when Vivio stayed with you! It was you!"

"What!?"

"You're the one on top remember?" Fate smirked victoriously. "Plus I'm not the one that chickened out of telling Vivio that we were more than just friends."

"How was I supposed to tell Vivio that her mother was dating a teenager just a few years older than her!?" Nanoha screamed furiously. "There are things I can and can't say! And our relationship is one of them!"

Dead silence.

"So you're embarrassed to be with me?" Fate mumbled her eyes wide in shock.

"God damnit, do you have to take everything I say as something negative?" Nanoha asked losing her will to fight.

Looking away offended, Fate snarled, "Nanoha, maybe it's about time we just call it quits. If we can't fix your anxiety issues about being with me, then there's no point in struggling." Crossing her arms and looking back at the copper haired woman Fate frowned. "And don't think I didn't hear that 'was'." Nanoha flinched and carefully thought back to what she had said. "You can go back to you shitty ex-boyfriend, and I'll go back to my fiancee. Easy. As. That."

"Go ahead! Go back to that bitch for all I care!" Nanoha barked back. "I'm not going back with Yuuno-kun, I'll never do that... not again." Fate laughed out sarcastically. "Have fun with that crazy bitch!"

"Hah! We'll see about that. I bet you'll be crawling back to his side by tomorrow morning. No, by tonight." Fate smiled sweetly and began to walk away from Nanoha, her fist tightly clenched as she forced herself to walk away from the woman she loved. "Oh I will Nanoha, I will!" Fate roared out in a hysterical laughter, tears rolling down her cheeks in an endless stream of anguish. Her words were all obviously lies to mask her pain. "Plus, Alicia's way cuter than you! Oh and guess what!? She's better in bed too! So have a great life you goddamned pedophile!"

"Fuck you!" Nanoha screeched, her hand digging into her pocket fishing for the ring. She remained oblivious to Fate's breaking heart. "Here take this with you as a reminder for how stupid you are for walking away from me!" Tossing the ring in Fate's direction as hard as she could, Nanoha froze when Fate turned around and caught the ring with lightning fast reflexes.

"Don't flatter yourself." The words were swift, but painful. The look in Fate's eyes told Nanoha that she had made the worst mistake in human history.

That next morning, Nanoha woke up in a cold sweat. It was just as Fate had said.

She had woken up in Yuuno's bed.