Reading this through and making tiny itty-bitty changes here and there, on the whole, not a lot to edit. Now, homecoming! Aaaah the comforts of homecooked food and the sweet kisses of our dearly beloved and... and yeah, mamas.

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Vivio liked T-Hubs well enough, 'T' as in Transition for long distance teleportation jumps.

They were always sprawling places gathering all sorts of interplanetary travellers and one could never run out of interesting things to look at. Plus, she had a childhood's worth of happy memories of Fate-mama returning from deployments in hubs like these and there were few scenes that could make such a lasting impression as the one of her parents in love and happily together.

Vivio stepped up to the teleportation circle with a sense of relief and completion. This was the last step, after this one, she would be home in Cranagan again and officially on leave. Nanoha-mama was no doubt ecstatic as Fate-mama had arrived just the week before. It would be good to see her family again.

Hayate's call reached her just when the teleportation rune began to boost up, sending a sensation of tiny electrical currents running all over her skin. Vivio tapped Sacred Heart lightly, connecting the link.

"Vivio? Can you hea- -e? The static i-hgshgsssss-bad-!"

"Hayate!" She felt her cheeks flush at the woman's voice. Hayate sounded really happy even through the static. "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that!"

"Nevermind! Do you wa-hgssshgshs- my place? I'm havi-gs- pa-hsgsssghss –or dinner!"

"Dinner at your place? Sure, I'll be over as soon as I get there!"

"-ood! See you- hgsssshgs-missed you!"

The rune came ablaze while Vivio's stomach lurched like during a freefall. The world became pitch black with flashes of gold as the powerful spell knocked out her com-link and sent her through the roads.

Her arrival went smoothly and on time. Vivio hustled through the hub as quickly as the interplanetary security checks allowed her to before hailing a taxi. She arrived at the Yagami home a little over six and near bounced up the steps to the second floor kitchen. None of the Wolkenritter seemed to be home and she found herself pitifully grateful.

Hayate walked out from behind the stove, dressed in civies of white and light blue. Vivio had always admired how the brunette could wear clothes with such elegance. It seemed as if the slight woman could throw on any boring old blouse and pant combination and still look her rank. Her dignity did not come from the lavishness of her dress but from a natural air of grace and patient strength. Vivio's pulse quickened as their eyes met. Hayate's face lit up at the sight of her.

How she had missed her! All the complications of duties and the outside world faded in the light of their privacy. Even the heavenly smell of Hayate's cooking seemed so very far away. The shadowy images of Hayate's body fluttered dangerously at Vivio's mind while the sounds of warfare dissipated, replaced by the impressions of hot skin and smooth limbs. Her body shivered at the memories. Vivio was young and the thoughts that followed consisted very little of the stuff from her childhood crush. Rhen's words flickered briefly though her mind and she couldn't help the grin that followed.

She would love her woman alright, long and good and fiercely.

Dinner was overrated anyway.

"Vivio! Welcome hommfffffff—!" Hayate's cheerful exclamation was effectively drowned out when the blonde abruptly caught her around the waist and shoved her against the wall, capturing the brunette's lips in a purposeful, determined kiss. She heaved her body against the other, arching her hips to make sure Hayate knew exactly what she had missed.

Being the sensible one, the general tried to pull away but the blonde was used to her modest antics and would have none of it tonight. Vivio kissed Hayate then, ravaged every inch of what she could kiss and reach as if The Lady herself commanded it. She attacked every weakness, pushed against every boundary as she mashed their bodies together while the brunette tried futilely to escape.

"Stop fighting me." Vivio all but gasped into the other's mouth as Hayate once again tried to push away but was rammed breathlessly into another kiss.

Surprisingly, Hayate did not stop struggling as she usually did but fought on even harder, her face only growing more and more crimson under Vivio's furious attention. Finally, when even running her hands along Hayate's sensitive flanks failed to get her anything more than an urgent, desperate plea, Vivio threw in the towel and broke away.

"What?" She growled in bewildered frustration. Hayate seemed to shrink into her arms, coughing for air in hasted gasps and near panic as she fought for words. Vivio did not understand why she had been spurned. Did she not want this?

Then, someone snickered.

The sound struck her with all the sublime grace of a starlight breaker, a tiny but significant noise which most definitely had not come from Hayate. Vivio's stomach plummeted through the floor as the world went completely silent.

"…she's your daughter alright."

Vivio spun around at the voice, blood rushing to her face and suddenly wishing for a supernova to randomly strike and obliterate her from existence. She gaped. "Mamas!?"

Fate T. Harlaown and Nanoha Takamachi were indeed sitting in the annexed living room accompanied by peaceful pot of tea. Her parents however, were acting anything but tranquil. Fate's face was buried in her hands while she sucked in air in deep, generous gulps while her body trembled in unrestrained laughter. Her face was nearly as red as Hayate's (though Vivio doubted it was due to the same mortifying embarrassment). Nanoha did not share her wife's mirth. She merely sat very, very still. Her eyes were very, very wide as her jaw was parted in a perfect o. She stared at her daughter and friend (who by extension was also her boss) as if she was seeing them for what they truly were for the first time. Her cup lay in front of her, tipped over and unnoticed.

Vivio wished for death. She wished for the sun to explode and engulf the whole system in a quick and painless inferno. She wanted to pray to all the Belkan saints to make this happen but was denied even that much since she happened to be one herself. She turned back to Hayate who looked no better for the wear.

"Wh— what… why?!" Vivio spluttered smartly, wondering if her ears had caught fire. It sure felt as though they had.

"I told you over the com-link that I invited your parents over for dinner." Hayate supplied helpfully in a very small voice. "I guess the static got it."

Vivio stood there like a fool while her brain turned into a pool of glop. Finally, Fate spoke up.

"Well, we're glad you're home Vivio," Fate quipped all too cheerfully while Nanoha made an indignant noise. Vivio wasn't sure if her mother looked infuriated or shocked, possibly both. "It's good to see that you're not wasting time to get to the important things."

The words were barely out of Fate's mouth before she devolved into another salve of hearty mirth. At this moment, Hayate's timer decided to announce that dinner was ready and Vivio whimpered pitifully when she realized that there was truly nowhere to run.