Title: Her Love

Chapter 8

Disclaimer:I do not own MGLN, but I do own Soshi-baka. And I know that everyone loves him as much as I do.(Which isn't much)

Nanoha's POV:

Thursday after school.

"Nanoha!" I turned to see Fate-chan leaning against the wall just outside of the door to my class, a happy smile automatically made its way to my face when she waved.

"What are you doing here Fate-chan?" I asked as I made my way through the throngs of students to stand at Fate-chans side.

"I thought that I would meet you outside of your class this time." She said as she pushed her self off of the wall.

"How did you get here so fast, the last bell just rang?"

"What's the point of having speed if you don't use it." She said looking down at me with smiling red eyes.

"Oh, well should we get going." I waited for her to go first in to the throngs of students, and was surprised to see the student's split for her like the proverbial red sea. "Fate-chan?"

"Come on." She smiled and made a gesture for me to walk beside her.

I nodded and moved up beside her and was met with about twenty angry glares, and the ones who weren't glaring at me were staring shamelessly at Fate-chan. So as we made our way through the isle the students made for us I glared back at all of the ones glaring at me. I also stared down the ones who had their eyes glued to my Fate-chan.

This was so much easier in middle school, when I didn't fear for my life. I looked up at Fate-chan and she didn't seem fazed, her ruby orbs were staring strait ahead. How can she be so unfazed by all of this?

After we had changed our shoes and made it outside Fate-chan sighed and looked down at me. "I'm sorry about all of that." She pointed to the school building that was behind us as we made our way to the archery field.

"It's fine. It got us through the halls faster." Even if my face is still cramped from glaring so much.

"I guess." She shrugged and opened the gate that kept the archery field fenced off. The archery field looked exactingly like what you would think it would look like. A medium sized sand pit with targets placed about five feet apart from each other. The targets sat directly across from a small shack like building, that I assumed is the archery club room.

I walked across the field and knocked on the door before walking in. "Excuse us." I called as Fate-chan and I stepped in to the shack. The first thing I noticed about the shack was that it was hot, extremely hot. It was like a hundred degrees in there. And the next thing I notice was a very muscular short man with a beard.

And by short, I mean that he only came up to my chest when he was on his tip toes. I am pretty sure that if the Keebler elves had a military commander it would be him. I wonder what Fate-chan looks like to him?

"Who are you?" The little muscle man asked gruffly.

"I'm Takamachi, Nanoha. A second year in class B." I had the strange urge to say sir at the end of my sentence.

"And I am Harlaown, Fate. Also a second year but I am in class F."

"Everyone knows who you are." He said looking Fate-chan up and down. "What does the student council want? I haven't shot anyone since last year so there shouldn't be a problem."

What does he mean by I haven't shot anybody?

"Um." Fate-chan said looking totally confused. "I'm only here with my friend. She wants to join your club."

"Ah." He said looking at me with his small black eyes, and stroking his beard. "Fresh meat. They call me Bull, I am a senior and also the leader of the archery club."

"It's nice to meet you Bull-san." I said while losing the collar of my shirt, to keep myself from sweating. What is the heat set on in here. " I was wondering if I could join your club?"

"Hold on a sec." He said as he turned and faced the other people that I hadn't noticed before. " Get your butt's out there and start shooting." They all grabbed a bow and took off out the door.

I sighed in relief as a cool breeze came through the door as the other club members opened it. I looked over to see Fate-chan smiling at the cool air too. I know that we are wearing winter uniforms but it's not that cold out yet.

"So, why do you want to join this club?" He asked after everyone but me and Fate-chan were out of the room.

I blinked. I wasn't prepared for that question so I just said the first thing that popped into my head. "So, I can shoot stuff." The instant it came out of my mouth Fate-chan began to chuckle softly, and I wanted to smack myself.

"Hmm," Bull-san looked at me and smiled. "That's a good enough reason in my opinion, welcome to the club. So do you know anything about bows?"

"Not really." You just pull back the string and the arrow fires. If I can handle Raging Heart then I think I can use a bow.

"We will just teach you on the go." He said with a shrug. "Just hold on one moment." He walked across the small room and pulled a bow off of the rack and then he tested the string before looking back at me. "Pull the string back on this one for me." He said as he walked across the room and handed me the bow.

I did as I was commanded and pulled the string back, it resisted a little but not so much that it was hard for me to draw back.

"So how does it feel?" He asked. "Do you think that you can use it?"

"Yeah." I don't know how it should feel but it feels fine to me.

"Good now lets go out there and test your aim."He tossed me a glove and then walked out of the room leaving me and Fate-chan alone.

"So, what do you think of it so far?" Fate-chan asked as I pulled on the glove Bull-san had given me.

"It kinda reminds me of when I first got Raging Heart." I said as I smiled up at her. "I had to learn on the go and it seems like that's what Bull-san's going to do as well."

"I see, well good luck." She said as she smiled back.

"Thanks." I said as we exited the building I have officially dubbed the oven.

When we stepped out of the room Bull-san was standing in front of the wooden stand that was between the shooters and the targets. And he was waving us over. Once we were in front of him he looked at me and said. "Show me your stance."

I looked back at Fate-chan who had put about five feet of distance between us. And she must have been able to tell that I was confused because she tilted her head in the direction of one of the other club members. I watched the boy take his stance and then I tried to copy it.

I stood with my feet apart and my right arm extended with the thick end of the bow in it and I used my left hand to pull back the string. "Like this?" I asked.

"Not bad, but spread your legs more." He said. "Make your arm a little straighter and bend your left arm a little more." The next few minute consisted of Bull-san giving me directions and me trying to figure out what he wanted. "No, not like that!" He yelled and I flinched.

Maybe it isn't as easy as I though it would be, I haven't even held an arrow yet.

"Um, If you don't mind could I try and help her?." Fate-chan asked. She was probable tired of the yelling. In fact I think a lot of people were because I herd a collective sigh of relief.

"Go for it, VP. Let's see what you can do." He said with a slightly challenging smirk. "I have been doing this for years and if I can't get her to learn then I doubt you can."

Am I really that bad?

I looked back briefly to see Fate-chan coming this way. I was moving out of my bad stance when her soft voice floated over to me. "Don't. I want you to stay just like that."

After a moment of standing there and not receiving any directions I was about to ask what I was supposed to do. When something soft and warm was pressed into my back and Fate-chan's warmth and her scent surrounded me. "Fate-chan!"

"Like this." Her warm breath caressed my ear as her hand slowly ran up my arm and covered my hand. "Spread your legs a little more."

I gulped and did as she commanded. "L-like this?" I said. With a quick glance I saw that we now had an audience. The club members were watching us curiously, which caused me to blush hotly.

"Perfect." Her lips brushed the shell of my ear as she spoke and my heart beat sky rocketed. I repressed a shiver when she pushed her chest closer to my back so that she could adjust my left hand.

Is it a little hot out here or is it just me? I'm getting a little dizzy.

"Could you give me an arrow?" She called over to Bull-san. He grunted and put an arrow in her free outstretched hand. "Now once your ready let it fly." She whispered in my ear as she helped me place the arrow. She stepped back after she made a few more adjustments to my stance and I could hear the smile in her voice as she said. "Go ahead."

I aimed and then releases the arrow, I smiled when it hit about two rings away from the center.

"Not bad." I heard Bull-san say as I turned to smile at Fate-chan, she smiled back and gave me a thumbs up. "Keep practicing. The club meets every Thursday and on Tuesdays at 4:00. Don't be late."

Later At Nanoha's House.

"I didn't know that you knew about archery." I said as I handed Fate-chan a drink. We were in my room waiting for dinner to be ready. Fate-chan sat at my desk while I sat on the bed.

"I don't." She said after she took a sip of her drink and sat it down.

I blinked. "What?"

"I don't know anything about archery." She said with a smile in my direction.

"Then how did you help me?"

"I just looked at what the other people were doing and copied it." She shrugged like it was no big deal. "It didn't look too hard and I was right, it wasn't."

"Why would you help me if you weren't sure you could do it?" I asked.

"My reasons for helping you weren't very noble." She said after a moment. I looked into her wine eyes and saw something flickering there. It was hot and possessive and filled me with a strange heat but as soon as I noticed it it was extinguished. And Fate-chan was gazing at me passively again. She reached for her drink and took another sip through the straw.

"Fate-chan?"

"Hm." She hummed because she still had the straw in her mouth.

"How do you feel about Alisa-chan and Suzuka-chan?" I asked.

"What about them?" She asked after she put her cup down.

" What do you think of their relationship?" It's the only way I can think of to get confirmation. Does Fate-chan think that being gay is wrong or does she accept it?

"Hm." She crossed her legs and leaned forward while folding her hands in her lap. "I think that it is fine. Love is love no matter who it is with. It is actually nice that they are together and that they don't care who knows about it." Those piercing red eyes found mine as she asked. "What do you think of it?"

"Me?" She nodded. "I think that it is great. I'm glad that they are together, they seem so much happier now. I am happy for them." I smiled. At least now I know that she isn't opposed to that type of relationship. I guess that means that I can go on the offensive, just like Soshi.

"Girls, dinner is ready." My mom called from down stairs.

"We should head down." I said. We both stood and began making our way down stairs.

"It has been awhile Fate-chan." My mother said as she laid the food down on the table.

"Yes it has. How have you been, Momoko-san?" Fate-chan asked as she sat down across from my dad.

"I have been well. How are Lindy and the others?" Mom asked as she took her place across from me.

"Mother is busy but happy." Fate-chan said with a smile as she put an assortment of food on her plate. "And it seems like Chrono will be proposing to Amy any day now."

I smiled. "It seems like he is finally getting serious about it."

"If mother had anything to say about those to would already be married and have about seven kids." Fate-chan said with a glance in my direction.

"While we are on the subject," Dad said with a smile, " Fate is there anybody you like?"

"W-what?" She glanced briefly in my direction before blushing.

"I want to know who the lucky guy is, because I consider you one of my own so I am going to have to meet this guy." Dad said with a wicked grin. "What's his name?"

"T-there is no guy, honestly." Fate-chan looked my way for help, and I looked away. There is no way I am going to have him question me. Sorry, Fate-chan.

"Oh, come on. You can tell Uncle Shiro. Who's the guy?"

"There isn't a guy to tell you about." Fate-chan said in an attempt to convince him.

"Fine, if your that against telling me I wont ask again." I heard Fate-chan sigh in relief. "But tell me how far have you and this guy gotten?"

Fate-chan and I both choked at the same time. "Dad!" I managed to get out after I could breath again.

"You don't have to be embarrassed. Your mother and I were young once too."Dad said with a chuckle. "I remember one time when your mother and I were still in high school. I went to the gym to watch your mother practice. And once everyone had left we used the spring board to..."

I want to die. I glanced over at Fate-chan too see that she was bright red from the story that I was blocking out. No one wants to hear about the glory of their parents sex lives. It's just gross and wrong.

"And we conceived Nanoha in a similar way." My mother said once dad had finished his story. "Except the spring board was a horse saddle."

Horse saddle! And there went my appetite.

Fate-chan looked at me with wide eyes that screamed please help me. I looked down at her plate to see that she was half done.

"Once we finish our food we can get away!" I thought to her.

"Right." I looked into determined red eyes before I looked down at my food. With one last glance at Fate-chan I began downing my food with a determination only seen in eating contests or on animal planet.

"I'm done." Fate-chan and I called out at the same time moments later.

"Well you two must have been hungry." My mom said thoughtfully.

"I was." Fate-chan said with a relieved smile."Thank you for the meal."

"Would you like some dessert?"My mom asked.

"No!" Fate-chan said quickly. "I'm stuffed, and I should be getting home. It's a school night."

"Yeah, we wouldn't want to make Lindy-san worry." I said. "I'll walk Fate-chan to the door."

"Okay, I hope you come by again soon Fate-chan." My mom said with a smile. Yeah not likely after the story you told.

"I will." Fate-chan said with a smile as she stood up. "Thanks again."

The walk to the door was silent until we closed it behind us an we were outside. Once we were outside we both sighed in relief. Our eyes met and we both began to laugh.

"That was interesting." Fate-chan said after we had stopped laughing. "But I have to say I never want to do that again."

"Same here. That was more than I ever wanted to know about my parents." I said with a shiver.

"But I had fun today." She said with a warm smile. " I guess that I will see you tomorrow at the dance meeting."

"Yeah, good night." How do I go on the offensive? I at least have to make it obvious that that is what I am doing.

"Good night." She said with a wave as she began to walk away.

Offensive. "Fate-chan!" I called out. She stopped and turned around and I quickly made my way to where she stood on the side walk.

"What is it, Nanoha?" She asked as she looked down at me.

"Will you stand still for just a minute?" She nodded but looked confused. I gathered all of my courage and leaned up and planted a kiss on her cheek. My lips lingered for a few seconds longer than a friendly kiss before I pulled away.

Fate-chan stood there with a deep blush on her face and an adorable confused look on her face. "Good night, Fate-chan." I quickly turned around and went back into my house.

I hope that was good enough.

Friday after school.

"So do you think that we will be in this meeting for a while?" Suzuka-chan asked as we made our way through the empty school halls to the dance meeting. Hayate-chan was walking beside me and Suzuka-chan and Alisa-chan were behind us.

"Most likely, Fate-chan sent me a text a minute ago saying to plan on being there a while." I said as I looked back to see Alisa-chan and Suzuka-chan holding hands.

Suzuka-chan sighed "Then could you two wait just a second while I nip a small problem in the butt before we get there?"

"Um sure." We stopped in front of a door labeled janitors closet and Suzuka-chan grabbed Alisa-chan's hand and pulled her inside before quickly shutting the door.

I looked over at Hayate-chan who just shrugged and went to lean against the wall on the opposite side of the janitors closet door. After a moment I followed and leaned against the wall as well.

It was quite in the hall for the first few minute Suzuka-chan and Alisa-chan were in the closet and then things got loud. There were a few loud moans and what sounded like someone panting something in English. Then there was the sound of something or someone being banged against the wall repeatedly and then a high pitched scream of satisfaction.

My eyes widened and I looked over at Hayate-chan who was blushing from head to toe. "Did they just...?"

"I think so." Hayate-chan was staring at the door waiting for them to come out.

After a few minutes Suzuka-chan came out, her clothes were as neat as always and her hair was laying in perfect waves down to her shoulders, then a few seconds later Alisa-chan came out and she looked like a train wreck. Her hair was a mess, her shirt buttons were done up wrong, and her skirt was hiked up way too far to be considered decent.

Alisa-chan's wide blue eyes were glued to Suzuka-chan like she was some goddess on earth. And Suzuka-chan just looked at me calmly and said. "Okay, we can go now."

What's the phrase I'm looking for here? Oh yeah it's always the quiet ones. I wonder what she is like when they are at home?

"Um, Alisa-chan you might want to fix your self up a little." Hayate-chan said once the shock wore off.

"Um, yeah." Alisa-chan turned around and quickly fixed her self up before turning around again. "Okay I'm ready."

"We should hurry up. We don't want Fate-chan to wait for too long." Suzuka-chan said as she began to walk again.

I began to follow with a sigh. I haven't seen Fate-chan since last night, I wonder what this meeting is going to be like?

Hi, everyone. My updates are going to happen less often because school is starting back up for me tomorrow. I think that I will be able to update every other day but I'm not making any promises. What I want to do is update this story one day and then Agents of the TSAB the next but it all depends on how much work I'm going to have to do for school.

Yunno was Yunno. In one of my previous chapters I said a blond boy was running towards the school but that blonde boy was not Yunno. That "boy" will be appearing in the next chapter at the meeting.

Thank you everyone who reviewed, I hope that this chapter has lived up to your expectations. And if not please tell me why in a review.

~Shaitenshi