Movie Night

Fate Harlaown was practically giddy and for many reasons. First of all, it was a Saturday night, Vivio was spending the night at a good friend's home since they had a big sleep over planned for the weekend, she had picked up a pizza and a few movies to watch, and she had a beautiful redhead waiting for her in her apartment upstairs. Barely able to contain her excitement about an evening alone with Nanoha was making it very difficult for her to think of anything else. There had been so much going for them with various issues and problems at work, finding a school for Vivio which Nanoha insisted on being very choosy about, and various financial concerns. Now that things had finally stabilized and most of the stress had faded away, she couldn't wait to spend some quality time with her lover. She got her stuff out of the car and after a bit of struggling to find the right position to carry everything, she headed upstairs.

"Perhaps in retrospect, wearing heels wasn't the best idea," she grumbled to herself as she finally made it to their floor. She passed a few of their neighbors in the hallway who greeted her like they always did since they knew both her and Nanoha well. After a bit more walking she finally made it to their apartment door. Fumbling with her various items in an attempt to find her keys, she got the door open and walked inside sitting her stuff down on the kitchen table. "Nanoha I'm home!"

"Welcome home Fate!" Nanoha's cheerful voice said from the living room.

Fate immediately kicked off her black, high heeled shoes and walked into the living room to see Nanoha sitting Indian style on the couch with her laptop in her lap. She was wearing a long, pink, button up shirt and from what Fate could see nothing else. The blonde young woman smiled from ear to ear at the sight of her. I don't think I've ever seen a more adorable sight in my life.

Nanoha looked up at her with a bright smile. "Hey, how was your day?" she asked.

Fate took off her black, denim jacket and tossed it on a chair by the window. "It was fine. I dropped Vivio off at Hayate's place and ran a few errands. So what are you doing there?"

"Checking my account."

"Everything going ok?"

Nanoha nodded. "It's going. I have to thank you again for helping Fate. At this rate we'll have enough saved to move into a real house within a few months."

Fate leaned over and gave her a light peck on the forehead. "You don't have to thank me Nanoha. I'm living here with you and Vivio so naturally I'd help you with the expenses."

"Well after factoring in both of our incomes, we can cover rent for this place as well as weekly shopping and everything with plenty of cash leftover." Nanoha leaned against Fate but then looked up toward the kitchen table. "Oh what did you buy?"

Fate smiled. "I picked up a pizza and a few movies for tonight. I thought we'd stay in and have a little date night. What do you say? You up for it?"

Nanoha looked up at her as her bright blue eyes shined. "That sounds great. We haven't had one of those in a long time."

Fate stood up. "Wonderful. Let's get ready then," she said taking Nanoha's hand and leading her into the kitchen. Fate unboxed the pizza and set the oven to preheat. She grabbed a pan from the cabinet below the sink and stuck the pizza in. She then turned around after feeling a tap on her shoulder.

"Fate would you like white or red?" asked Nanoha holding up 2 bottles of wine.

"Where did you get those? I didn't know we had wine!"

The redhead giggled. "That's because I kept them hidden for a special occasion."

"Then why bring them out now?" asked Fate putting the pizza in the oven.

"Well what occasion could be more special than a night with the person I love?"

Fate smiled and put her arms around Nanoha hugging her. "I'd prefer red honey."

"Red it is," said Nanoha giving Fate a quick kiss on the lips. She put the other bottle away in the cabinet and opened the bottle of red wine. She then picked up the movies that Fate had brought. "Quite a selection you got here Fate."

"Pick whichever one you want babe. The pizza will be done in a few minutes so I'm going to go change really quick." Fate left the kitchen and went into the bedroom. She sat on the bed and pulled her brown stockings off then started rummaging through the dressers to find something comfortable to put on. She found her favorite black tank top with a lightning bolt on the front and a pair of short gray shorts. She pulled the 2 black ribbons from her hair that were holding her pigtails in place and laid them both on the dresser then headed into the bathroom. After spending a few minutes quickly washing up, she walked back into the living room to see Nanoha putting one of the movies into the DVD player.

"I chose Tangled. Is that alright?"

Fate laughed. "You are such a kid. Somehow I knew you'd pick that one."

"Most people underrate romantic comedies but I like them. Besides I think something whimsical and upbeat is perfect for tonight," said Nanoha beaming.

"Well it's fine with me. I kinda wanted to see it anyway," answered Fate heading for the kitchen. She checked the oven timer and saw that it had 10 minutes left so she grabbed a couple of wine glasses out of the cabinet and took them along with the red wine bottle into the living room to join Nanoha. The movie was just starting as Fate plopped down on the couch next to her.

"Good you brought the wine," Nanoha said taking one of the glasses as Fate poured some wine for her. "How long until the pizza is done?"

"Just a few more minutes," answered Fate taking a sip from her glass.

Nanoha drank a little from her own glass then sat it down on the coffee table in front of them. She then adjusted herself so she was laying long ways on the couch with her head on Fate's lap.

Looking down and smiling at her, Fate relaxed herself as the movie started. Shortly afterwards the oven timer went off and Fate went to stand up but was pushed back down by Nanoha who jumped up instead.

"You stay put Ms. Harlaown. I'll get the pizza." Nanoha gave Fate a kiss before bounding off to the kitchen. She got the pizza out of the oven and quickly cut it into slices with a pizza cutter. Then grabbing the pizza pan with a pair of oven mittens, she carried it back to the living room and put it on the coffee table.

"Smells good," said Fate taking a piece. Without thinking first she took a bite of the still piping hot slice of pepperoni pizza then screamed.

Nanoha burst into laughter at her lover's mistake. "Be careful Fate it's fresh from the oven! You have to let it cool first!"

"Very funny," said Fate holding her tongue out. "I'm gonna get some water."

"Hurry back you're missing it," said Nanoha laying back across the couch again this time resting her feet in the spot Fate had just been sitting. A few moments later Fate returned with a glass of water and pushed Nanoha's feet off the couch so she could sit down again. The two then sat and enjoyed Nanoha's movie selection while munching on the pizza and having more than a little wine. Once the first movie ended, they popped in another and continued to watch until they had gone through the entire stack. By they time they finished the last movie they were both full on pizza and a little drunk from drinking a whole bottle of wine. It was about 1:30 in the morning and they were both still awake but on the floor instead of the couch. Nanoha lay with her back against the sofa while Fate lay with her head on the redhead's lap.

"Say Nanoha?" asked Fate slightly slurring her words.

"What's up?" answered and equally tipsy Nanoha.

"What would you think of getting a pet?"

Nanoha looked down at the beautiful blonde woman laying on her. Fate's ruby red eyes were staring back at her expectantly. "You mean like a dog or a cat?"

"Yeah, something Vivio would like. I was thinking a puppy would be an awesome surprise for her." Fate gulped down the last bit of wine in her glass then reached up and sat it on the table.

"I don't know Fate a puppy is a lot of work and a big responsibility and you know how little girls are. Do you think Vivio is ready for that?"

"That's what I'm saying Nanoha. It would TEACH her responsibility."

"I guess you have a point there," Nanoha said starting to gently stroke her fingers through Fate's soft blonde hair.

"So what do you think?" asked Fate sitting up and looking at her face to face.

"It doesn't sound like a bad idea but can we talk about it some more when we're sober," she said giggling.

"No problem. I know how to sober up really quick," said Fate smiling deviously.

"And how might we do that?" asked Nanoha pretending not to know what her partner was getting at.

Fate practically tackled Nanoha to the ground pinning her arms back. "I'm still hungry Nanoha Takamachi and I need to be fed."

"Here we go," said Nanoha jokingly. "You only get animalistic when your drunk Fate."

"Sucks to be you then huh? You just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time because you are my prey!"

Nanoha narrowed her eyes and smirked. "Were it so easy Fate Harlaown." She wrapped her legs around Fate's waist. "If I have to go down, I'm taking you with me!" Nanoha then lifted her head and kissed Fate one last time before their "battle" began.

Thought I'd try something cute and sexy with this one. I really like Nanoha and Fate in these kinds of situations

Enjoy and review!