[Junkedcat]

Originally Posted by Satashi

A before work short:

Spoiler for Bad dreams:

I stirred lightly from my sleep, groggily wondering why my best friend was jerking so much. Again I felt the covers pulled and felt Fate's leg kick out. Turning to look, I saw the blonde on her back, both fist clenched with handfuls of sheets. Tears streamed down her cheeks freely, making me instantly crawl over to her and turn on the lamp above our bed. “Fate-chan?” I tried softly, shaking her. “Fate-chan, wake up. Fate-chan.” My words worked and her eyes snapped open as she sat up so fast I fell back away from her. Sharp gasp of air were taken as dialated red eyes scanned the room until resting on me. “Fate-chan...”

“Nanoha...” She swallowed thickly. “...A dream...?”

“Are you okay?” I moved forward again and put my hand on her shoulder. “You were jerking in your sleep... you wet the bed.” I finished lamely, getting a shocked look. “Go change,” I whispered to her, softening my gaze and touching her cheek. “I'll take care of the sheets.” She slowly nodded and got out of bed in favor of new clothes. Once she was out of my sight I turned on the lamp on my side of the bed as well before throwing the cover off and pulling the sheets into a wad. I made quick work of the bed and replaced the cover that was thankfully okay. Now finished I looked back over at my friend who was sitting at her desk looking down at her lap in a mixture of emotions. “Fate-chan.” I knelt down in front of her. “Want to talk about it?”

Fate rubbed her eyes, wiping away light tears. “I had a nightmare,” she stated the obvious. “Scaglietti capture me...” She looked down at her lap. “I was put in one of those tubes...”

“Fate-chan...” The worst possible thing for her happened in her dreams that night. No wonder she was terrified. “I know something that will help.” She looked at me again, face so sad I wanted to join her crying. “Close your eyes.” She did as I requested and I slowly leaned forward, kissing her lips gently. Fate allowed the action for several seconds before finally pulling away and bringing two fingers to her mouth.

“You... kissed me.”

“Not just any kiss,” I informed her in a soft whisper while picking her up to carry back to the bed. “A magic kiss. It will prevent any bad dreams.”

Fate blushed darkly as I laid her down. “I'm not four, Nanoha.”

Sliding in the bed next to her, I reached up to cut off both lights before cuddling her. "Maybe not, but I'll still protect you." I pulled her to my chest and kissed her hair.

Ever so slowly Fate put an arm around me and relaxed. That was the first night that we slept arm in arm... But Every night after I found gentle eyes and an open invitation for an embrace from her.

And from then on, we shared a special good night kiss that only the two of us knew about.

A girl with so much nightmare material needs something to sleep through the night. Every one of your shorts just builds pieces to add to the girls relationship. Their kind of like legos.