A/N: Wow, this story got an incredible response after just one chapter! I am truly gratefully to all for the follows and fun reviews you've given. Well, let's head into the next chapter, shall we?
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FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
by : ~Nissanity~
Chapter 2 – Say the Word
Nanoha awoke that Saturday morning with the sun shining warmly through the window next to her side of the bed. She hummed contently and enjoyed the sound of the birds chirping in the front yard just outside of it. She couldn't remember the last time she had actually allowed herself a few extra moments of peace in bed. She was usually up and out of it the second Raising Heart's alarm clock chimed, no matter what day of the week it was.
She lazily turned to face the other side of the bed and was surprised to find it empty and already made up. She sunk her head back into the pillow and sought clarity in the ceiling. She seriously considered the possibility that Fate hadn't actually returned from her latest mission after all.
"I didn't imagine that, right?" she asked herself, although it almost would make sense if it were a dream. All the unfamiliar thoughts she suddenly had about her best friend last night certainly made that a possibility. Nanoha had to wonder just how much Hayate was able to manipulate her subconscious after all.
The smell of brewed coffee beckoned to her once she had drug herself out of bed and opened her bedroom door. When she turned the corner from the living room towards the dining area, she was greeted by the unexpected sight of Fate dressed in her Enforcer uniform. She currently had Bardiche's transmitter screen up and was typing away on a report.
"Morning, Nanoha."
"Oh, Fate-chan! You scared me a little," Nanoha said breathlessly. She looked down and noticed the absence of the black nightgown. "Good, you're already dressed... I mean, wait? Why are you dressed in your uniform?"
Fate didn't take her eyes away from her screen. "I'm finishing a supplement about the last mission. I wanted to get it done before I met with Hayate and the rest of the commanders today."
"Oh, when are you supposed to meet with them?"
"In about an hour. It shouldn't last too long, hopefully."
Nanoha glanced down at the mug of black coffee sitting on the table. "Have you had breakfast yet, Fate-chan?" she asked. Even as she said it she could recognize the almost motherly tone in her voice.
Fate paused in her typing and grimaced. "No, not yet," she said weakly.
"One of these days you're going to get sick. I can already tell you lost some weight on this last mission."
"It's okay. I can just pick up something on the way. It's not a big deal."
Nanoha placed a hand on her hip. "You would find a reason not to stop. I'm making you something to eat."
Fate smiled and then returned to working on the report. There was no way she was going to win the battle with Nanoha that she had no desire to fight anyway. "If you don't mind. Thank you, Nanoha."
"How long are you here for, you think?!" Nanoha asked from the kitchen. She busied herself preparing ingredients for an omelet and toast while the skillet warmed up.
"About two weeks!" she shouted back.
"Good..." Nanoha said under her breath with a triumphant smile. She always worried herself when Fate left on dangerous missions for unknown amounts of time. Vivio helped keep her distracted and on her toes for the most part when Fate was gone, which was more often than not it seemed. Her presence was always cherished by both her and her daughter when she was back, though. She couldn't wait to see Vivio's face when she came back from camp tomorrow and found her Fate-Mama was unexpectedly home.
"Hey, Nanoha? Did you have anything you needed to do at headquarters today?" Fate then asked.
"No, Hayate said I'm banned from there this weekend. Why?"
"I was just going to see if you wanted to ride together if you had to. If not, that's fine."
Nanoha heard Fate enter into the kitchen to watch her cook again. She enjoyed observing Nanoha transform food from the mere ingredients into the delicious meals that tasted better than anything she could ever possibly make. Fate once attributed it to Nanoha's love for her and Vivio coming out in the food. Nanoha figured she was probably right.
"I have to go to the grocery store anyway," Nanoha replied. "I can just drop you off and then pick you back up when you're done with your meeting."
"That sounds like a plan. As long as you don't mind, that is."
"Of course not. Is there anything you wanted me to pick up from the store?"
"Not really. You know what I like anyway." Fate then paused and Nanoha could feel concerned eyes now studying her closely.
"Yes, Fate-chan?" she eventually asked.
"Are you feeling any better today, Nanoha?"
Nanoha whisk froze mid-air over the bowl. "What do you mean?"
"You seemed really stressed out last night with what Hayate said."
"Oh, that. No, I'm better today. I think I was just tired."
"That's good," Fate replied with a relieved smiled. "You know, I was thinking about it this morning. Do you remember when we were kids and we talked about whether we were going to get married or not?"
"Yes, I remember."
"Well, I know you say you're too busy now, but I think you should give yourself a chance with someone in the future. You'd be a good wife."
Nanoha poured the eggs in the skillet and concentrated on not letting them cook too fast while they talked. "And what about you, Fate-chan? Are you going to be someone's wife someday?"
"Maybe? If the right person came along, I would consider it. Although it's hard to imagine it being possible with the way things are with work for me."
"That's understandable. I have the same problem, too. And well, maybe there is something to what Hayate said after all. Maybe I'm just not interested in the physical side enough anyway. That could be why it hasn't crossed my mind all that much."
Fate placed a reassuring hand on her arm. "I'm sure when the right person comes along for you, it will happen. There's nothing wrong with being picky."
Nanoha glanced down at the hand on her arm first before meeting Fate's honest and sincere expression. "T-Thanks..." she replied. She knew the response was a bit off but she couldn't think of how else to answer the statement.
"That looks great, by the way. I'll go set the table." Fate walked back out of the kitchen, leaving Nanoha to her own thoughts again. She first tried to imagine the type of person Fate would end up marrying. She guessed it would an Enforcer like herself, or someone similar whom she traveled the world with. Soldiers often found comfort in each other in more ways than just friendship after all. And having someone who understood the way she lived and could handle it sounded healthy enough.
Nanoha tried to envision her life as a married woman next and came up short. There would surely be the expectation of more children. The thought of endless text messages and phone calls checking in on her all day really bothered her. She frowned as she thought of someone impatiently waiting at home while she worked her long hours, potentially causing fights because she wasn't there enough to suit them. Her perceptions about being in a relationship all seemed to be negative the more she considered it.
By the time breakfast was prepared and she walked the skillet into the dining room, her mood had soured completely on the whole wife idea. She cut the omelet in half mostly, although she made sure to serve Fate the bigger portion on her plate. She retrieved the toast and coffee pot from the kitchen next before settling in to her usual seat. She opened up the morning newspaper and starting skimming through the headlines while Fate tapped away at her screen in between bites.
"You still read the newspaper, huh?" Fate mentioned as Nanoha turned a page.
"Yep. I like the way the paper feels and smells somehow. It's more engaging that reading it on a digital screen. Is that weird?"
"Nope. I can see what you mean." Fate pressed the exit button on the screen in front of her to shut it down. "Whew. Finally done."
"Good, because we have to go soon."
"That was incredible, by the way." Nanoha looked down at Fate's plate and was pleased to see most of the food had been eaten from it. She picked up the dishes and hurriedly rinsed them to the sink. She knew she didn't have time to wash them now and figured she could just do that when they got back.
Nanoha wiped her hands with a kitchen towel and returned to the dining room. "I'm going to get dressed really quick and then we can go."
"Sounds good. I'll be here," Fate replied. She picked up the comics section of the paper to browse over while she waited.
"Alright. See you in a few minutes, Fate-chan."
oOOOo
The windows of the newly built TSAB building shined brightly in the sunlight as Nanoha pulled the car up in front of the building. It had been two years since the JS incident when the original building had been destroyed. It had also been nearly as much time since Riot Force 6 has been disbanded.
With Fate now sitting beside her, Nanoha felt the pang of nostalgia in her stomach as she recalled those days before everyone in the group had to go their separate ways. She had to stem off feelings of bitterness that Fate's reassignment constantly sent her on different missions halfway across the universe, sometimes at a moment's notice.
Fate pushed open the passenger car door. "I'll message you when we're done. I really appreciate the ride, Nanoha."
"No problem, Fate-chan. I have Raising Heart on me. Just let me know."
"Okay." Fate gave her a grateful smile before exiting the vehicle. Just before she shut the door, Nanoha could heard someone's voice shouting from across the parking lot.
"Fate! Hey, you made it!"
Fate paused in the open doorway to look for the person calling for her. She soon spotted one of her fellow Enforcers. "Hey, Ginga! Yeah, we got here just in time. Did you get my supplement to your report?"
"I did, thanks." Once Ginga had made it to the side of the car, she peaked inside and waved at the driver. "Hey, Nanoha! It's good to see you again."
"You too, Ginga. How are things?"
"Better now that we're back for a while. How's my sister doing here with you?""
Nanoha smiled genuinely and nodded. "Subaru's doing really well. She misses Teana a lot, though."
"Yeah. She mentioned that last night when we talked. But Teana's in good hands with me and Fate now."
"Well, I won't keep you guys. Fate-chan, I'll see you in a while. Just message me when you're ready."
Ginga rose back up from the car. Nanoha saw her place her hand on Fate's arm. "Did you need a ride, Fate? I can give you one after the meeting. That way Nanoha isn't tied up waiting until you are done."
"Oh? Um... Yeah, that could work," Fate replied. She bent down to look in the car again. "Is that alright with you, Nanoha? You can go do what you needed to do today instead."
Nanoha smile as sincerely as she could, although she knew she was forcing it a little. "Yes, that's fine. I can do some shopping for Vivio in that case."
"Perfect!" Ginga said happily. "Hey, I think I still owe you lunch, too. Maybe we'll just make a day out of it, if you're free?"
Fate glanced back into the car again as Nanoha shifted the car into drive. "You should go and fun today, Fate-chan. We will just meet back at the house later."
"Are you sure?" she asked her with somewhat reservation.
"Of course. You rarely have any time off. You should make the most of it."
"As long as we can stop by my house after the meeting so I can change?" Fate requested to Ginga.
"Yep, not a problem. I guess it's a date then!"
Fate gave Nanoha one last smile and shut the passenger door. She then added a wave goodbye to her through the window before crossing in front of the vehicle. Nanoha watched Ginga slide her arm through Fate's as they walked towards the entrance of the building. She continuously eyed the two as they entered through the front doors of the headquarters and into the lobby.
"What the hell is wrong with me?" she muttered. She attempted to squash some of the mixed emotions now brewing inside of her. She did feel a sense of happiness that Fate was slated to go out with the beautiful blue-haired woman. Ginga was one of the few women that rivaled Fate's natural attractiveness and had a friendly enough personality as well. She had to admit that the two did look well-matched standing next to each other.
She then considered where the sense of lonesomeness was stemming from now that she had lost her companion for the day. She eventually came to the conclusion that it was because she simply missed her best friend. She knew it was silly that she was so concerned with a few missed hours with her on her first day back, though. She had the next two weeks to look forward to spending with Fate now that she was home.
As she steered the car out of the parking lot, Nanoha took a deep breath and tried to relax. She resolved to be happy for Fate and to just carry on with her normal day as usual. She set her sights now on the grocery store and then the mall afterward to buy new clothes for Vivio.
The Enforcers continued their journey through headquarters with Ginga's arm still tucked through Fate's. She finally slid it away as the walked into the conference room for their meeting to discuss the latest mission. Hayate, Signum, and Vita were already seated around the large rectangular table in the middle of the room. Teana sat at the opposite end with seats reserved for Fate and Ginga next to her. Carim Gracia, one of the top officials with the Saint Church, was also present. Chrono Harlaown, Fate's step-brother, had also made an appearance at the meeting as well.
Signum caught the affectionate gesture Ginga was bestowing on Fate when they walked in. She glanced over at Hayate to gauge her reaction. She found the brunette was staring wide-eyed at the two as they walked in and took their seats next to each other.
"So, where does that factor into your plan?" Signum asked her quietly.
"Shit..." Hayate whispered as she gawked at them.
"That's why you shouldn't meddle, Hayate," Vita grumbled at her.
Hayate pounded her fist on the table. "No! I'm not wrong!" All chatter in the room immediately ceased. Everyone's attention turned to her at the head of the table after her outburst.
Vita blocked her face with her hand in sheer embarrassment for her. "Oh my godddd," she groaned.
"No, I'm not wrong... to want to start this meeting! Now that... everyone is here," Hayate awkwardly announced.
Signum shook her head and opened up the hard copy of the report in front of her. "Ridiculous."
Carim gave Hayate a few wayward glances before clearing her throat and starting the meeting. "That's a good idea, Hayate. Well first, thank you all for coming. As you all know, the Enforcers were sent to administrative world No. 9 in response to the..."
Ginga leaned over to whisper to Fate. "Hey, my family is having a get-together this afternoon. Want to come?"
Fate returned Ginga's imploring look tentatively. "I'm not sure if I can. I promised Nanoha we would spend some time together."
"Come on, it'll be fun," she replied playfully and bumped her on the shoulder. "I promise I won't keep you too long."
"Well... Alright, I'll go."
oOOOo
The time read 9:06pm when Nanoha set the book she was reading down and clumsily poured herself another glass of Merlot. It was becoming increasingly difficult to follow the plot half a bottle of wine in while attempted to relax on the couch. It had been ages since she had drank more than just a beer and was finding that her tolerance was non-existent, although she couldn't say she minded that so much at the moment.
Her first real day off by herself had dragged on quite a bit until she discovered the dusty bottle in the back of the pantry. She had considered a light pasta dish for dinner, but the thought of eating alone didn't seem like it would be all that much fun. Drinking alone, though? Now that was a whole other story.
The front door to the house unexpectedly opened and then shut soon afterward. Nanoha could hear shuffling in the refrigerator in the kitchen next. She figured it was Fate coming home, but she ensured Raising Heart was still around her neck just in case. She set her wine glass down and rose from the couch just as Fate entered into the living room with a freshly opened beer.
Fate pointed the bottle down towards her wine glass on the coffee table. "I wonder who's winning at this point."
"You've already started tonight, too?" Nanoha asked. She sat back down on the couch after feeling a bit unsteady on her feet.
"Yeah. There was a party at the Nakajima's and I had a few drinks there. It was getting out of control so I left." Fate joined Nanoha on the couch and picked up the book between them to read the back cover. She then set it down on the coffee table.
"Is that any good?" she asked.
Nanoha shrugged carelessly. "I have no idea. I can't even remember what it was about now. So... how was your date with Ginga?"
Fate met Nanoha's glassy eyes with a bit of curiosity at the sight. She had only seen Nanoha really intoxicated one other time in their lives, when they were both in a TSAB training course with Hayate. The future commander had the brilliant idea to sneak in a bottle of wine to celebrate their acceptance. The three were drunk after one glass each, mostly due to the fact that their bodies were exhausted and none of them had ever had consumed a drop of alcohol before.
"I don't know if it was a date with Ginga, exactly. We went out to lunch and then spent time with her family afterward."
"Sounds close enough to a date to me?"
"I'm sorry about today, Nanoha. I know we had talked about spending it together."
"It's okay, Fate-chan. I really do understand. I want you to have a life outside of this house, too."
"Okay," she simply replied and took another sip of her beer. She recalled leaving the party in the cab when she found Ginga to be a lot more affectionate with her the more she drank. Fate wasn't exactly unhappy with it, but she knew if she hadn't left the house when she did things may have progressed in a way she wasn't prepared for just yet.
"Are you going to see Ginga again soon?" Nanoha then asked.
"Possibly. We haven't really talked about it."
Nanoha placed her hand on Fate's knee affectionately. "Well, you should. You looked really happy with her this morning."
"You think so?" Fate asked.
"Yep. You have my seal of approval to date her."
Fate couldn't help but laugh at Nanoha's candidness in her intoxicated state. "Thanks. I think she does like me like that. But I left before anything could happen between us tonight."
Nanoha's face fell a little and she pulled her hand away. "Why?"
"Nothing's changed since yesterday. I'm still not really in a position to start trying to date someone."
"What about something casual with her then?"
She smiled nervously at the thought. "Oh, I don't know about that, either. I wouldn't know what to do exactly."
"What to do?"
"Well, yeah..." Fate's face soon became a bright red. She picked at the label on her beer bottle that was resting on her thigh absently. "You know... About what we talked about last night?"
"Oh! The sex thing?!" Nanoha blurted out. Fate's eyes shot over to Nanoha on the couch. She could even feel her ears now growing hot.
"Y-Yeah, that."
"Ooh, I'm not sure how to help with that," Nanoha said with a regretful shake of her head. "I bet she won't care, though. She doesn't seem the type to worry about how much experience you have."
"It think it would be good to at least know what I was getting into before it happened."
"Well... You're a girl, so you should know what girls like, right? You can start there."
Fate placed the beer down on the coffee table slowly and then sat motionless while she gathered her courage. She could not believe she was about make such a major confession to her best friend. Thankfully, all the alcohol helped curb her inhibitions enough to let her spill her secret.
"I don't know much about that part either..." she admitted.
Nanoha's sat in stunned silence and gaped at her. Her eyes darted across the room as she tried to grasp just what it was exactly that Fate had told her. "Wait, never?!" she finally exclaimed.
"Well it's not like I've had much of chance to try! I'm not going to do that in bed next to you, of course. And then I'm always on missions where I'm sharing quarters with other people. Or I'm too tired and just want to sleep instead if I'm ever alone."
"Oh my god..." Nanoha whispered. She may not have been interested in having sex with someone else, but that certainly never stopped her from taking care of herself.
"So now you can see why I don't want to rush into anything with anyone," Fate then added.
Nanoha hummed while she considered the situation and what she should do to help Fate in it. She spotted the remote on the table and suddenly had a crazy idea. Fate watched Nanoha scroll through the guide on the satellite like she had done the previous evening.
"What are you doing?" she asked when she noticed her getting into the higher channels.
"Well, it's not perfect, but I think this might help." After a few minute's search, she found the adult pay-per-view channels in the guide listings.
Fate's eyes once again shot over to Nanoha in sheer disbelief. Never in a million years could she have imagined that she would suddenly be watching an adult movie with her. She grabbed her beer again from the table and downed the remainder of it. She then rose from the couch to get another from the fridge. Nanoha brought up the information on each movie and tried to find one that didn't look too god awful.
"We don't have to do this, you know?" Fate said as she sat back down on the couch with her new drinks in hand. She had brought two bottles back with her, just in case she needed the extra one.
"I don't mind. It could be fun," Nanoha replied. She finally found a movie that looked somewhat watchable and selected it. In her tipsy state, she accidentally purchased the channel's day pass for $29.99 verses the single movie selection. She shrugged it off knowing this was a one time occurrence anyway. The poorly produced movie soon began to play and terrible synthesized music filled the room. Nanoha turned down the volume significantly so that they could talk over the scenes on the screen.
Fate buried her face in her hands when the first scene started playing. The dialogue could only be described as mediocre at best, as was the two actresses' acting skills.
"Two women at an office, huh?" she mentioned. She watched one actress start to undress the other between the splayed fingers over her eyes.
Nanoha picked up her wine glass and finished the remainder in one drink. She then poured herself another glass and noticed she was nearing the end of the bottle. "Not the most original plot, that's for sure."
After a minute, Fate and Nanoha's heads simultaneously turned to the side when the two women on the screen moved into a precarious position together on the desk. Loud, forced moans soon followed and echoed across the living room walls. Nanoha choked on her wine and grabbed for the remote to turn the volume down even more. She then glanced over at Fate again. She found her frozen on the couch, staring dumfounded at the scene.
"Why does that not look like it would feel good at all?!" Fate suddenly exclaimed.
"Probably because it doesn't!" Nanoha replied as they watched the actors now almost assaulting each other on the screen.
Fate shook her head in utter disbelief. "I can't imagine doing that to someone."
"I guess we can chalk this up to what shouldn't be done with a woman. We probably aren't the intended audience for this anyway."
"Probably not." Fate took another long drink of her beer and then settled into the couch further. She and Nanoha continued watching the two have sex more as if it were a bad documentary than an adult film.
Nanoha suddenly giggled. "Nyahaha! Maybe we should play a drinking game? Every time they use the f-word we have to take a drink."
Fate glanced down at her extra beer on the table and hoped it would be enough. "Sure, why not?"
"Oh, yeah! That's right, fuck me baby..." one of the actors immediately moaned after the proposed game. Nanoha and Fate both laughed and took a drink.
By the time the first scene was over, Fate's beers were gone and Nanoha had finished her bottle of wine. They were both now swaying on the couch unsteadily. A new scene started on the screen right after the last one ended.
"How many of these are there?" Fate asked warily. An actress with long blond hair appeared on the television next. She was sitting alone on a couch in a well-lit living room.
"Three, I think."
They then watched a copper-haired woman walk into the room and sit down next to the blond on the couch. The irony of the situation did not escape their attention one bit. Nanoha glanced over at Fate and met her eyes momentarily before they both looked back to the screen again.
The progression in the new scene seemed a bit slower than the first one had been. Nanoha pointed at the screen when the blond took the other woman's breast in her hand gently. "Ooh, that probably feels good..." she mentioned.
"I would think so," Fate replied and took a mental note. Even though she had already figured that part out mostly, it was somewhat helpful to actually see someone doing it to someone else. They then watched the blond abruptly squeeze the other woman's nipple hard and pull on it.
"Ahh, don't do that!" Nanoha shouted and recoiled a bit. "Jesus, that couldn't have felt good!"
Fate looked over and saw Nanoha covering her own breast with her hand, almost as if she herself had felt some pain with the action. She felt the air escape her lungs at the sight and let her vision linger much longer than she normally would have. Nanoha felt Fate's eyes on her and turned to find her lost in a drunken daze while staring at her breast. When Fate snapped out of it and met Nanoha's gaze, she became concerned that she would be upset with her for looking at her like that.
"Um... Here, Fate-chan," Nanoha said and reached over to grab Fate's hand. The blond's eyes grew wide when her hand was pulled across the couch and placed on top of her breast.
"N-Nanoha...?"
"It's okay to massage it if anything. And if you are going to play with that, be gentle about it." Fate nodded at the instructions and did as Nanoha said, squeezing her breast lightly in her hand. She brushed her thumb across the top of it a few times and was surprised at the immediate response she got.
Nanoha took a sharp breath and looked down at the hand now fondling her. She hadn't expected it to feel so good since it was just on top of her clothing. Fate removed her hand when she heard Nanoha's gasp and worried she might have been too rough with her.
"Oops. Sorry, Nanoha," she said.
"N-No, it felt good. Don't worry about it," she assured her. She looked away to the floor and considered what to do next. Her judgment was certainly impaired at that point. She wasn't sure if she should just go to bed now or stay awake and see what happened. She also had to wonder if it really would be so bad if Hayate won the battle this time around. She was human after all and there was nothing wrong with liking being touched by someone else. There was also the possibility that Fate may be interested in this just as much as she was.
A tentative glance was sent across the couch again. Fate was silently staring at the television, although it didn't seem like she was actually registering what was happening on it anymore. She was chewing her bottom lip and seemed completely bewildered about what had just happened and what to do about it. Nanoha stared at her in profile and couldn't remember a time when she looked as cute as she did right now.
Nanoha made a decision. She hoped it wouldn't be one she regretted later.
"Fate-chan...?" she began and slid closer to her on the couch. Fate glanced over at her out of the corner of her eye.
"Hmmm?"
Nanoha reached over and grabbed her hand again. "Do you want to practice on me a little more?"
"Do you want me to?"
"You can if you want to."
Burgundy sought clarity and assurance in the set of sapphire eyes in front of her. "And you're sure about this, Nanoha?"
"Yes. I want to know more too, honestly."
Fate nodded and continued where she had left off. She watched Nanoha's expression change in front of her the more she relished in her touch. Fate eventually set her eyes on the the set of lips quivering slightly in front of her. "Nanoha... Can I try kissing you?" she asked her after a moment.
"Yes. That's fine."
Fate leaned forward slowly and brushed her lips against hers. Memories of their kiss on the bridge flooded her mind, her first and only one in her life so far. She never imagined her second would be with the same person, let alone anything else past that point.
Nanoha raised her hand to Fate's cheek to reassure her that her touch was welcomed and to pull her deeper into the kiss. Fate's hand continued its explorations and eventually made its way under Nanoha's shirt. Her fingertips traced the lace on her white bra and sought her erect nipple under the cloth.
Nanoha pulling away slightly. "We can take it off," she said breathlessly. Fate used gentle hands the remove the top garment first and placed it on the floor. Nanoha reached behind her back to unclasp her bra for her. She couldn't help but notice both of their hands were shaking a little bit in their nervousness.
When Fate slid her bra off her shoulders, Nanoha become unintentionally self-conscious. She crossed an arm over her stomach and looked away to the floor with a blush now creeping onto her face. She had been naked in front of other people plenty of times before, but never in an intimate situation like the one she was currently in.
"Do you want to stop?" Fate asked her when she noticed her flustered expression.
Nanoha met her eyes again and shook her head. "No, not at all. Sorry, I'm just nervous."
"Me, too."
Fate brought tentative hands back up to Nanoha's bared body and kissed her again. Their breathing became increasingly ragged as their lips began moving more hungrily against each others. Nanoha's mind started to become fuzzy the more her heart raced in the alcohol-fueled exchange. She eventually guided Fate down to lay on top of her when she couldn't sit up any longer.
"Oh my god..." she groaned when Fate moved her mouth away and found the sensitive areas on her neck instead. She entangled her hands and fingers in her blond locks. Fate eagerly began to explore more of the skin underneath her.
Nanoha couldn't suppress her moans when Fate took her breast in her mouth next. She closed her eyes and found it increasingly difficult to focus on what was happening. The overwhelming sensations coupled with all the wine soon caused her to start seeing double. As she felt the room start to spin, she looked down and saw Fate moving away from her breast at the same time. Her forehead came to rest against Nanoha's chest soon afterward.
"Are you okay, Fate-chan?"
Fate's head swayed unsteadily. "Yeah... Sorry, I'm just really drunk."
She pulled away from Nanoha and crashed against the back of the couch unsteadily. She placed her hand over her eyes and willed the room to stop spinning. She knew what just happened between her and Nanoha had caused the alcohol to hit her a lot harder than it normally would have.
"Can you make it to the bedroom?" Nanoha asked in a half-slurred voice, although she wasn't even sure if she could herself at that point.
"I can try," Fate replied without moving. Nanoha was the first off the couch and stumbling towards the bedroom after turning the television off. Fate followed behind her shortly afterward. The two collapsed onto their respective sides of the bed without changing their clothes or turning off any of the random lights that were still on in the house.
"We're kinda sad right now," Nanoha mentioned with her eyes squeezed shut.
"Yeah, we can't hold our alcohol at all." Fate lowered her leg to the floor to act as an anchor in her spinning world.
"Let me know if you get sick, okay?"
"God, what just happened, Nanoha?" Fate groaned.
Nanoha sighed heavily. "We'll talk it about tomorrow. Just sleep for now."
"Okay."
"I'll see you in the morning, Fate-chan."
"Um-hmm... Good night, Nanoha..."