[Satashi]

Spoiler for Week pt. 3:

Day one.

That's all I could think about as I got ready for school. Day one. Put on my underwear. Day one. Brush my teeth. Day one. Get dressed. Day one...

How would she act? How would I act? I knew it was a test, she knew it was a test. we were girlfriends, but were we girlfriends? Should I treat her differnt? Will she treat me and differnt? She said she would try it for one week, but still... I don't want her uncomfortable.

But if I didn't act like she was my girlfriend, what was the point? I just don't know...

I stayed silent most of the morning. Chrono drove me to school just like always, dropping me off near the front gate just as before. He waved, I waved, he left, I walked... She was there.

Nanoha was standing there, leaning against the gates.

Before I could say anything she jogged over to me, looped her arm through mine, took my hand with her other, and smiled. "Morning!" She greeted cheerfully, tugging me closer as we walked together. "It's nice and cool in the morning, so I thought I'd wait for you, honey."

Honey!? She called me honey! Oh wow, my heart is trying to climb my throat. Calm down, Fate, calm down. "M-morn-ning." Smooth. Hayate would be proud.

"Hm?" She tilted her head to the side curiously. "Cat go your tongue, Honey?"

I swallowed. This girl was going to give me a sore throat. "Morning," I stated again, feeling my hadn being squeezed along with an expecting look. "...Darling?"

"Mm!" She agreed happily, closing her eyes and nodding. She clung to me as we walked, playing with my figners, rubbing my arm, making me blush. I was in heaven. I couldn't even lie. I had dreamed of this and now it was happening. Nanoha was cuddling me, in public, at school, where everyone could see. We were together! We were dating!

Day one.

The thought made my world crash. I had seven days. Seven days to make Nanoha happy. Seven days to make sure she knew I would take care of her. Seven days to make the test real.

She wasn't going to hold back, and I shouldn't either. If this was going to work then we didn't need barriers. We didn't need to shyly start a relationship. We had
to jump in head first and truely enjoy it. She knew this before she gave me her answer. She wasn't toying with me... She meant it.

And I fell in love with her even more.

"Darling," I spoke again, voice light and happy now. " I like that."

She giggled girlishly, something I was sure she normally held back. "Me too, Honey." She smiled again. "Hey, I made a big lunch, let's eat togehter on the roof?"

"Okay!" I nodded rapidly, blushing I'm sure.

"Great," Nanoha parted from me and took both my hands. "I'll see you at lunch then?"

"Yeah!" I smiled more.

"'Kay then," She let go of my hands and hopped back two steps, waved happily, and ran to her classroom a little ways away.

I looked to the side, staring at the shocked expressions of my schoolmates. "She's my girlfriend," I told them. "Got a problem with that?" THey shook their heads and sank back, making me grin stupidly. I always wanted to say that!

Turning to my classroom dreamily, I walked headfirst into the door and fell back on my butt. "Ow..."