CHAPTER 2
"Strum Falken"
*BOOM*
The figure dodges the arrow that came from a long distance.
"Back up, huh." Murmured that familiar figure as she hastily try to escape the scene.
"Testarossa!"
A deep voice shouted. It was from a knight Fate knew for years, a great ally. The knight rushed to Fate as fast as she could. "Hang in there! The medic's going to be here soon."
"S-Signum-" Fate, exhausted from enduring the unbearable pain, uttered her last words as she collapsed.
*THUD*
Signum flew as fast as she could, but she wasn't able to catch Fate as Fate fell on the ground.
-•-
A dark room. Everything is pitched black.
A figure, so nostalgic, appears in front of the blonde girl who appears to be dejected.
"You are a failure. No matter what you do, you'll never become Alicia!" These voice, the voice of someone Fate yearned for so much, so nostalgic, but brings nothing but pain, piercing through like a sharpened spear.
"I never loved you!"
"I never loved you!"
"I never loved you!"
Words that echoed throughout the entire place repeatedly as Fate was unable to do nothing but listen to it over and over. Fate had no choice but to cry as those words pierce through her heart time and time again.
"I NEVER LOVED YOU!"
"YOU ARE A FAILURE!"
Fate was frightened as she saw the face from where the voice was from. The person she used to call mother, someone she used to held so dear. Fate could only cower as she remembers that dark past. Until a warm light came and appeared. The once pitch black room is now being enveloped by the warm light, and Fate's pain was healed, almost like in an instant.
"Fate-chan! Fate-chan! Fate-chan!"
Fate's eyes slowly open. A white room, medical machines all around, the smell of anesthetic, a beeping sound, and a figure of a woman.
"U-Uh...N-Na...no...ha...?" Fate tries to utter the name of the woman in front of her, clasping her hands so tight, and desperately repeatedly calling out her name.
"Fate-chan! Fate-chan! Fate-chan!" Nanoha repeatedly crying out as she grasps Fate's hand tighter.
"N-Nanoha, it hurts." Fate tried to smile as she greets Nanoha.
*THUD* The chair fell onto the floor.
Relieved to see Fate awake, Nanoha suddenly stood up with excitement. "Mou~ What do you think you're doing, idiot!" Nanoha tries to wipe out the tears that filled up her eyes moments ago.
Fate tries to sit up from the bed. "I'm sorry, Nanoha. I didn't intend to worr-"
*HUG*
Fate was interrupted by Nanoha. Nanoha, all of a sudden, hugged Fate as tight as she could. "Don't make me worry too much like that! Seriously! I didn't know what to do!"
"I'm sorry. I won't, again." Fate returns the hug.
"Promise?" Nanoha asked in a cutesy voice as she puts her face in front of Fate.
"Yeah, I promise." Fate replies, as their face closes each other.
Their lips touch.
*CHIG* The door suddenly opens.
"Nanoha, you should take-" The brunette with a red crossed hair lace enters and awkwardly stops. "-a rest."
*STARTLE*
The two suddenly try to get away from each other as soon as possible.
"I-I'm s-sorry for bothering. I should leave.'"
*TACK*
"H-A-Y-A-T-E-C-H-A-N" Nanoha spoke as she grabbed Hayate by the arm.
"Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. Why do I see some sort of black aura behind you Nanoha?" Hayate tries to joke her way out of the situation. Whether there really was a dark aura or not, well...
"Oh, so you've come to, huh, Testarossa." As Signum enters the room together with a short red-haired girl.
"Ooh!" Exclaimed Vita. "Glad to see you okay now." As she walks near Fate. "Hey, hey! Listen to this. Signum carried you all the way to the medics. She was panicking a lot, and tried to rush the medics. She even threatened to hurt them! You must have seen her face. It's been a while sinc-"
*TONK*
A fist landed on Vita's head.
"Don't say any unnecessary things." Signum tries to be cool, but her face was bright red. "It's only natural to be concerned for a friend."
"Pfft."
"Friend? Bwahahahah" Vita burst up laughing. "It doesn't fit you!"
*TONK*
Yet another fist landed upon Vita's head.
"A-anyway, everyone was really worried about you. You were unconscious for a week, you know. It's glad to see you're okay now. Well, we won't be bothering you too much. We'll be taking our leave. Hayate says with a smile on her face.
Hayate's eyes widen up as she turned around and opened the door. "Tch, they're here already." Hayate's face suddenly turned bad as she murmurs as she left the room with Signum and Vita.
A man with glasses enters the room where there is now only Fate and Nanoha.
"I'm glad to see you've woken up. I've come here to pick you up." The man in glasses speaks with great pride.
"Can't you see she's still recovering? You got to-" Nanoha tries to argue with the man.
"We need her testimony of the attack that had occurred, and it seems to me that Agent Harlaown has recovered already."
"Y-You!"
"It's okay Nanoha. I'm fine now."
"But Fate-cha-"
"It's part of my work. And besides, my body is fine now. My wounds have healed." Fate tries to persuade Nanoha.
"I'll be there soon. Give me a few minutes." as Fate turned to the man with glasses.
"Very well then. I'll be waiting at the lobby." The man walks away.
*THUD* The door closes.
*SCUFFLE*
Fate changes her clothes.
"Hey." Nanoha calls Fate with a concerned look. "Take care of yourself, okay?"
"I will." Fate responded.
And for one more time, the two kisses before they left the room.
-•-
Some place.
*TIK* *TIK*
Sound of water droplets can be heard. The tunnel was dark, and full of leaking pipes.
*TAK* *TAK* *TAK*
Footsteps can be heard. The footsteps stopped. There's a huge door in front of the figure.
*CHHHH*
Small debris falls down as the door suddenly opens. Inside was a huge space, but it was filled with computers and gadgets. It was still dark, nonetheless.
"So, someone saw you, huh." A cutesy voice suddenly spoke from the center of the room.
"Yeah, it was my mistake. Backups suddenly arrived." Replied the voice similar to Fate's. "I'm sorry. I'll be sure to clean it up."
"Don't worry about it. We'll just have to hunt whoever saw you down. It's just as easy as that." A deep male voice came from someone else.
"Yeah, we'll just have to do that."
-•-