Author's Notes: I'm back and as promised here's chapter 4. Wow, I got 27 reviews all total for all 3 chapters that is so cool. I will be answering every single one of the reviews I got for chapter 3, right after I post this chapter. *_*
This chapter is rated M. There is cold shower content. Hehehe. ^_^ This has Yuri/Shoujo-Ai/Girl loving Girl! If you don't like don't read.
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Lightning Fingers
By
Zona Rose
Chapter 4-Lightnings Fall
Fate's POV
"Nanoha is there a reason why you're hanging on my arm the way you are? I mean I know Hayate told us to act like tourists while in the museum, but how will hanging all over me really make us look like tourists?" It's not that I didn't like her hanging all over me. The problem was I liked it too much. I needed to try and keep distance from me and anybody else around me for their sakes as well as my own sanity. I don't wont the past repeating itself.
"But Fate, we were told to act like tourists and the only way I can act like a tourist is to think I'm here with a really close friend." She pulled my arm tighter into the side of her breast and my body started to heat up on its own. Was I getting sick or do I have a fever? I had no idea why my body temperature has steadily been going up since we got into the museum.
"Yeah, but Nanoha the only ones that are acting like this are well... couples. The girls that are here with their friends aren't hanging all over them like you are me." She turned to me and as she did so she turned her upper body as well. So now instead of my arm being pressed in to the side of her breast, I was getting the full feel with her nipple pressed into my bare skin through her clothes. Why does it feel like I'm in a sauna in here? It's too damn hot.
"We're not the only ones. If you look over there, there's, Teana and Subaru and Subaru is hanging all over Teana's arm. They make such a cute couple. Then over there you have Shamal and Signum. And they look like they're having a wonderful date. And here comes Hayate with Vita. Don't they just look so cute? Just don't tell Vita I said that, she'd kill me. So you see, we're not the only two girls that are acting this way."
She was right and the more I looked around, I noticed there were a few other couples that were girls there that were acting in this way. So why did I still feel so uncomfortable and I still felt like my body temperature was going up. Now I feel like I'm about to pass out. My head feels so fuzzy and light headed.
"Nano…ha… bench." That was all I could muster before my knees started to give out on me. Nanoha's arm went from my arm to my waist to support me, carefully making her way over to a bench and we sat down, but instead of feeling better it only got worse.
Looking around the room I was trying to find the culprit. I knew what I was looking for. I just need to find it. And then up towards the ceiling in the corner, I caught a glint of metal… sure enough a drone. If there is a drone, that means he's casing this museum also.
I could feel the rage building inside of me to think he was here. What I was feeling inside must've shown through because Nanoha instead of sitting close to me moved away almost a foot. My rage was burning off my dizziness. I was able to think with a clear head. "Bardiche, I need a perimeter scan for drones."
"Yes, Sir." After a few seconds." Sir, scan detecting two drones in the area."
'Two? I can only see one. There's nowhere for it to hide in this room except for over my head and.' Tilting my head back so that I was looking straight at the ceiling. 'There you are looking right at me. No, wait, it's not looking at me anymore it is looking at Nanoha.' Then I saw a weapon was trained on Nanoha when I saw the light building-up. I moved without thinking, I put myself between it and Nanoha feeling the pain of the burn. I tightened my arms around her and then rolled us across the floor. Looking up at the closest drone, I threw a bolt at it, then as that one was falling. I threw a bolt at the second one and then covered Nanoha with my body.
After a few seconds, I realized that Nanoha was hitting my arm trying to get my attention. So, I looked down to see what she wanted and realized that I had shoved her face into my cleavage and was slowly suffocating her. When I pulled away that's when I felt the pain in my back and fell back down on top of her. This time I made sure not to fall on her face and passed out.
Nanoha's POV
I helped Fate over to a bench she seemed to be dizzy, almost faint. After I got her on the bench, she was sitting there for a few seconds when this look came over her face and then her body went rigid. Pure rage seemed to radiate from every pore of her body. Then her eyes if it was at all possible turned a bright red then opened wide and she looked up over her head.
I looked up as well to see what she was looking at and there was a round metal sphere that looked like it had a camera lens pointed at us. Then I saw this light of something and I couldn't see anymore because the next thing I knew, Fate had tackled me and then her arms became like a vice. And then we were rolling across the floor. When we stopped, I was on my back and she was on top of me.
I had started to get this tingling sensation. It wasn't unpleasant, but it was all over my body. Then Fate put her body over my face. A human can only last so long without oxygen, so after a few seconds, I realized she wasn't getting up, so I tapped her arm to get her attention. When she lifted up, I could breathe again and then, as I looked at her face it was contorted in pain and then she was falling back down again and before I could stop it, her head hit the stone floor.
I wiggled my body out from underneath hers when I pulled my hand away from her back. It was red with her blood. I screamed for Shamal and she was there on the other side of her already taking in the situation. I couldn't hear the conversation going on around me. All I could see was that Fate was hurt and unconscious.
I don't know how much time passed, but all of a sudden there were men there with a gurney and they were moving Fate onto it, strapping her down and being very careful of her back. I got up to follow Fate when Hayate stopped me. Shaking her head no, she pulled me in a different direction towards a side door, probably looking for debriefing on what had happened.
Hayate's POV
It's been four hours since Fate has been brought to the hospital. Shamal has not let any of us in to see her, not even me, which is really starting to irritate me. Nanoha has been acting like a caged animal pacing and twitching every time the doors opened. She's instantly outside of it, looking for information and updates on her condition.
What had attacked Fate, I had shipped back to headquarters for analysis. Shari assured me that she would have a full report by the time we get back. I just wish I knew what they were and what they were doing there. Fate seemed to recognize them and knew what to do to put them out of commission. That's why I'm irritated over the fact I can't go in and talk to her.
Vita's patience has finally met their limit. "Nanoha, if you don't stop pacing I'm going to hog tie you to the damn chair."
Nanoha turned to look at Vita as if she was about to say something, when Shamal came out of Fate's room and Nanoha made a beeline for her. Shamal saw Nanoha coming and put her hand up to stop her 3 feet away then looked at Hayate. "Hayate, Fate would like to speak with you."
I felt bad for Nanoha. This was the first time she's ever had a partner. Not only that, but on their first mission, Fate gets hurt protecting her. I'm quite sure if I know that girl well enough, the feeling of guilt is eating her up inside.
As I walked into the room, I could see that the curtain was pulled around. The only bed in the room and its occupant was sitting up. I walked around the curtain and what I saw made me gasp in surprise.
Vita's POV
After Hayate went into Fate's room, I noticed that Nanoha continued her pacing the whole time. She was rubbing her right thumb over her left palm, not only that, but she kept looking at her left hand as if something was bothering her.
Nanoha hasn't been herself. Usually it only takes a few times of threatening her life for her to stop doing something, but this time, nothing seems to be working. I'm starting to seriously worry about this girl. If this new member to our team does anything to Nanoha I will make her pay for it in full.
'What was Hayate thinking bringing in a thief? When she had ordered us to bring in a woman named Fate Testarossa a.k.a. Lightning, we thought it was to arrest her. We had no idea that she wanted to bring her into the fold. How is a thief going to make our team better? If anything she's just going to drag us down with her.'
'Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful that she saved Nanoha, but that doesn't mean I have to like her. She's been nothing but cold and indifferent to everyone, especially Nanoha. I don't think that woman knows how to be a team player, or even how to work with another person. If that's the case and she can't learn to work with a team or even a partner than Hayate needs to give up on her and just cut her loose.'
It's been almost 30 min. since Hayate went in to see Fate. How long is this going to take? I'm starting to worry that something might have happened to Hayate.
A few minutes later, the door opens and Hayate steps out. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that Hayate is a little pale. Nanoha goes rushing over to her, expecting any kind of information or news, but Hayate gives her a weak smile. I stand up and walk over so that I can hear what's going on better.
"Fate's going to be fine. She just needs to rest a little bit more. The mission will continue and she said that she will get the item we are after." Hayate had put her hands up to stop any questioning. "I can't tell you what she told me because it was in confidence. Now why don't we go down to the cafeteria and get something to eat. Fate had fallen asleep just before I left, so by the time we're done eating, hopefully she'll be awake and ready for some visitors. Okay?"
Hayate grabs Nanoha's arm and drags her away. I slowly follow behind, knowing if I don't, Hayate will do the same to me. Nanoha cranes her neck around to look at the door we are leaving behind. I was wondering what was going through her mind as we turned the corner.
Nanoha's POV
I had gotten myself a chicken Caesar salad for my late lunch, although this could almost be considered supper instead. Normally I loved the taste, but right now, nothing had a taste; not my beverage or my food. I also had no appetite at all. All I could think about was Fate was hurt because of me. It's my fault and there's no denying that point.
I excused myself from the table saying I had to go to the bathroom. They probably knew what I was doing, but let me go anyways as my destination was a certain blonde's hospital room.
Nothing was going to stop me from going into see how badly I screwed up and how bad she was hurt all because of me. It wasn't just the guilt that was bothering me. I had to apologize to her for dropping the ball.
In no time at all I was outside her door. I knocked gently just in case she was awake. In that way, she would know someone was coming in. I didn't want a repeat of yesterday after all. I just hoped it wasn't loud enough to wake her up if she was still sleeping. I waited a few seconds and opened the door and stepped into her room. My heart was racing. Was this anticipation? Fear? I wasn't sure.
The curtain was still pulled around her bed, so cautiously I moved around the opening and inside next to her. Fate was lying on her left side with her back to the window. So quietly, I moved around so that I was in front of her.
The sight before me took my breath away. The way the sun was shining on her yellow hair made it look golden and radiant. The woman sleeping before me looked like a goddess. This humble human was being drawn to her like a moth to a flame.
Before I knew what was happening, my lips were touching hers in a gentle kiss. The sensation I got from the kiss was extraordinary. It started slowly at my lips and spread to my face, head, and then down my body. I was on fire from head to toe and I had no desire to put it out.
The next thing I knew, I had a hand behind my head pulling me closer to deepen the kiss. After a few seconds, the tip of her tongue was sliding across my lips looking for entry and I opened to her willingly. Her tongue caressed and stroked every part of my mouth almost as if she was memorizing every nook and cranny of it.
Her other hand found its way to my back and start pulling me down onto her bed. As I wanted to be as close to her as she wanted me to be, I willingly crawled on to her bed. I was starting to feel lightheaded when I realized that I needed to break the kiss so that I could get much needed oxygen. So gently, I pulled away. We were both panting heavily.
After catching her breath, instead of recapturing my mouth, she moved to my chin and then my jaw and slowly made her way down my neck to my collarbone. Then she started to suckle on the skin just below the collarbone. The sensation was exquisite. It was like she was trying to suck my blood through my skin and if she were a vampire, I would happily give her every last drop just to be a part of her forever.
While I was distracted with what her mouth was doing, her hand on my back had found my bra clasp and had it undone and was now unbuttoning my shirt. After her hand had removed the last barrier hiding my breasts, her mouth left my collarbone and captured my nipple. These feelings were like nothing I'd ever felt before. No one has ever touched me so intimately, at least not that I can remember. The sensations that she's creating are traveling through my body down to my vagina causing it to throb and pulse. Not to mention that I'm getting wetter and wetter by the second.
I wanted her hands all over me, caressing me, touching me, plunging deep inside me, but I didn't know how to convey this to her because for some reason I couldn't talk. So my left-hand looked for her right hand and finding it, I brought it to my crotch to tell her what I wanted.
As her mouth moved from one nipple to the other to give equal treatment, her hand was undoing my pants. Once they where undone, her hand slipped underneath my panties slowly caressing through my curls as she made her way to my core. She gently moved them back in forth almost like she was asking permission to go further. In answer, I opened my legs wider so that she would have easier access. Fate lifted her head up so that she could look into my eyes to see my pleasure as she goes to bury herself inside of me.
I could start to feel her finger moving and then she froze. Within seconds Fate's hand was removed from me. The hand that was behind my head was now at my back pulling me towards her and her right hand had pulled the sheet up over me to cover me. My face is now buried in between Fate's neck and shoulder. Just in time to hear the curtain being shoved out of the way.
I moved my head, just slightly so that I could see who had walked in and standing there was Hayate with one of those smiles as if she knew exactly what we had been doing.
"Well, well, looks like you're healed enough to be able to comfort your partner. If that's the case, then I guess you're ready to get to work now… aren't you Fate?"
'Was it me, or did Hayate sound a little bit more stern than she normally does?' If it was at all possible, Fate seemed to stiffen even more than she was. That's when the words that Hayate had said came back to me healed enough. 'What did she mean by that? Fate is nowhere near healed enough to do this job.'
"Don't worry this job will get done. I've never failed to do a job before and I'm not about to start now. I'll be ready within the hour then we can move-out." Fate sounded angry, almost like her abilities were being put in to question. "Now, if you don't mind, I need to talk to Nanoha about something."
Hayate turned and all, but dragged Vita out of the room. After the door closed, I relaxed into Fate. I hadn't realize that I had tensed up upon seeing, Hayate. After what felt like a minute or two, I started to snuggle up to Fate, but she remained tense and stiff. I looked up at her with questioning eyes, wanting to know if she was all right.
Fate moved the covers and got out of bed. She walked over to the window looking out. I was surprised as I looked at her. I noticed the wound was nothing more than a large red spot on her back. 'Was she not that badly hurt? But all that blood. I know her wound was severe. How did it heal so fast? Is this what Hayate meant about Fate being healed enough? There is so much I don't know about her, but I want to know everything. Please open up to me.'
She looked like she was struggling with something, but it didn't take long for me to find out what was bothering her. "Nanoha what just happened between us, it can never happen again. I'm sorry if it seems like I've led you on with what just happened, but I don't want anything to happen to you. The closer you get to me the more in danger you'll be in. I'm sorry. Can you please leave so that I can get ready?"
I was stunned. This woman who almost made love to me just a few minutes ago and like a light switch she changed from a warm, passionate woman to someone who's cold and calculating.
I was too numb inside to say anything. So slowly I took that sheet off from me and started to redress myself. I didn't know what to say or do other than what she had asked of me. After I looked presentable enough to leave the room, I looked back at her one more time. There was something I needed to tell her.
"I don't know if it's the right thing to tell you or not, but no matter what you say or do to push me away… I will always be there to help pick you up if you need me. Because you see, since our fight two days ago, I've been falling for you and I don't know how to stop myself."
With that said, I turned around and walked out the door looking to find a place to be alone so that I could cry my heart out.
Fate's POV
As I heard her walk out the door and heard the click, the finality of what I had just done caused my knees to give out on me and I crumbled to the floor.
'Why does it hurt so much to protect the one you care for? No, that's not right I love her and I fell in love with her the moment I saw her.'
'Why must I suffer year after year, only to find my salvation within reach, but I still have to push her away to keep her safe from what I am.'
'What I was made into against my will.'
Hayate's POV
As true to her word, Fate was ready within the hour. If it was at all possible it seemed that she had reverted back to her old cold as ice ways. I felt sorry for Nanoha. If it was at all possible, I will do my best to help bring out the true Fate within; the one from before that crazed maniac Jail Scaglietti got a hold of her.
'Is this woman really the teenaged girl we found in his laboratories? The same one that almost made me crippled when she lashed out. It took years of surgeries and rehabilitation to get me back up and walking again. I'm the only one that knows that she was responsible for that. I don't even know if Fate remembers that we saved her.'
"Oi, Earth to Hayate. It doesn't look like she had an easy time getting it. It seems like she ran into some resistance." Vita looked like she was about to jump all over Fate about what happened inside the museum, but Signum stopped her before she could make a move.
True enough I could see Fate coming towards us, but it looked like she'd been in some sort of scuffle. "What happened? You should have been able to avoid the guards and detection from the cameras."
"I ran into some little friends. It seems they were after the same Lost Logia I was. I tried finding out who they were working for, but all I got was that they needed to find as many Lost Logia as possible. By the sound of it, it didn't sound like they wanted to work for this person, but it seemed like they didn't have much of a choice."
"Do you think they're going to become a problem in future missions?"
Fate looked like she was really considering my question. She almost had a faraway look in her eyes. "I hope not, after all they're just kids."
Author's Notes: Well this is the end of chapter 4 hope you enjoyed. While I was away my Muse was telling me that chapter 4 and chapter 5 were not complete and I had to add too both of them. So I'm glad that I didn't post chapter 4 before I left, (like I was thinking of doing) or I'd be doing a revise. I was hoping to get this chapter posted when I got home, but that was not meant to be.
For those of you who have been looking for some answers. I hope I was able to clarify at least one connection to Fate. Many more answers about Nanoha and Fate will be answered in the next chapter. I hope you can wait.
I'm sending out a big Thank You to all of those that have reviewed so far. I leave out a plate of virtual cookies in hopes to entice more reviews. *_* Please review I went through review withdrawal while I was away not fun. -_- I can't wait to answer all of chapter 3's reviews that I received. I look forward to more on this chapter too. Points down to review, button. *Point* *Point* *Point* *Point* *Point* ^_^
In Love & Light,
Zona Rose ~*
Updated 6/7/2011