Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[Jimmy C]

It's explicitly not referred to as "Kaiser mode" but "Adult Form".

[Keroko]

I know. But Syn does.

[Satashi]

Originally Posted by SulliMike23

Aww...buck up Syn, you know Vivio's the only gal for you. Just out of curiosity, Satashi, why did you have Syn ask that?

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

Because Syn's being replaced by canon characters and overshadowed by Vivio's loli pantyshots. (She is an OC after all)

Yupyup. Poor Syn T_T

Originally Posted by Keroko

Well, I should note that Syn was always created with the intent to have them be a NanoFate-like 'suggestive couple' (though a tad lighter on the fanservice). So unless we get a clear 'I love you' from Einhart, nothing should change on my part where Vivio/Syn is concerned.

Heck, even if we do get a yes nothing is going to change for me. They'd still be best friends.

I'm working on the Vivid Syn, but my current school has crappy rosters and doesn't really give a lot of time to work on stuff. And considering I'm also working on that 'Hayate-mama' piece I promised a while back...

Anyway, expect a full rebuilt on Syn's magical combat. A custom build close-combat device on her feet, and a fighting style more designed around the Strike Arts, but more focus on feetwork. Syn is going to be a heavy kicker.

Oh, and one more thing:

Spoiler for It's the little things...:

"What?" Syn asked.

"Nothing." A teenaged Vivio continued grinning.

"No, seriously. What. You've been grinning ever since you showed us that Kaiser mode."

If possible, Vivio's grin grew wider. "I'm taller than you now."

"I noticed."

"...." Vivio kept grinning, reached out... and patted the blue haired girl on the head.

"That's it! I'm learning transformation magic!"

Yeah I'm the one who put them together as a couple, but 'officially' they're just close friends. But they are the one couple I firmly ship, though. I don't like the idea of Vivio being with anyone else >.<

Remake of Syn's fighting, hmm? When you do that, I'll post some Vividly short shorts on Syn (with your permission of course <3) :3

Originally Posted by Evil Rick

loli pantyshots?

Quick! Someone bring Pornstar!Vivio with a season 2! O.o

XD! I did a small spoof of a season 2, but their main conflicts were solved and I can't really delve any deeper into that story unless I want to show Syn learning how to adapt to Vivio's job. That would be more about the porn than the star so I'm opting to just leave it where it stands.

...though a few shorts of that series may come out if I ever need something funny to write on.

[Satashi]

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate (Nanoha):

~**~

I was excited to say the least. Ever since my religion classes at college, church was just something that I did because it was expected of me. My father was a youth group leader, my mother was lead of the 'lady's nights', and I was normally the most active in the youth group. At least I used to be, until I moved out on my own. Back then it was a reason to get out and do things, where my parents weren't constantly keeping tabs on my health.

Looking over myself in the mirror one last time, I smiled. The vast majority of my clothes were dress-up because of the school dress code but I still had some 'Sunday best' that I wore just once a week. Currently I had on one of my favorite white dresses that had a blue design on the sleeves. A small sash was around my waist just for flare and high heeled white shoes graced my feet.

"Nanoha," Caro's voice made me look to the door and smile at the pink dress wearing Caro. A floppy pink hat was on her head, accented with a white flower, and one inch heels were covering her feet, complete with a small 'puff ball' on the top of them. "Shouldn't we leave for church?"

"Fate-chan is coming to pick us up." I informed her happily, adjusting Raising Heart to fit properly on my neck. The device gave me a good morning and I replied back mentally.

"Nanohaaaa?" Fate's voice came from the livingroom, making Caro and I walk to her. "Mou, I knocked on your bakery for like five minutes, I got worried and let myself in."

I had to stop a moment to take in Fate's attire. Instead of black, she was wearing a bright white dress that has many frills and lace splashing out all over it. Short sleeves that poofed over her shoulders met bicept-long satin gloves to cover her arms. I could tell she was wearing high heels as well, and a white frilly choker was around her neck, sporting the ever-present silver cross. To top off everything, she had on a Sunday Hat complete with a blue ribbon on it and white flowers on one side. "...Wow." I breathed out, amazed at the girl.

Fate put a hand on her hip. "I don't always dress gothic, you know."

Caro pointed at her. "But isn't that a gothic lolita dress?"

The blonde grinned. "You're as sharp as Nanoha is, you know that?" Caro seemed proud of the comparison, and Fate turned to look back at me. "You look very lovely. As do you, Caro."

"Thank you," we both replied at once before I picked up my purse and moved to leave with her. At that moment I noticed that Fate had someone behind her, and after the blonde finally stepped to teh side and pushed Erio forward, I couldn't help but smile ear to ear.

Erio adjusted the collar of his white dress shirt and went to fiddle with his tie before Fate gently smacked his hands. The young boy was wearing a suit and glossy black dress shoes as well. His face was colored like his hair and after getting complimented by Caro, could only stutter out a response.

Once outside, Fate opened the door to her car and allowed the two children in first before adjusting the seat for me. I made myself comfortable and grinned to myself while looking at Fate's car a little more. She had cleaned it since I last rode and everything shined brightly. I didn't know much about cars, but I could tell that this one probably cost more than I made in a year's time. If anything, my parents would appreciate Fate's work ethic... even if she was unemployed.

"You're grinning." Fate accused when she started driving us.

"Nya haha, its nothing." I looked out the window and smiled some more. "It is across town, off main street, the huge church there."

"You're catholic?" Fate groaned.

"What?"

"Nothing, just memories of Rome."

Caro took that moment to speak up. "You've been to Rome, Fate-san?"

"Lived there for a while. Nice place, but Japan is a lot better."

I thought about it. "So you were born in France, lived in England, then went to Rome, and now you're in Japan?"

"I was in America for a while too." Fate mused while making a turn. "Why, want to go to Rome? You have summer break soon right?"

"Next week." I paused. "Wait, I can't go to Rome!"

"Why not?" Fate smirked, one of her fangs showing over her bottom lip. "Lets go. Caro, you want to go to Rome?"

"Yes!"

I turned around. "Caro!" She sank back, but couldn't hide the expression on her face. "Mou, don't tag-team me!"

Fate opened her mouth, but closed it immediately. I could tell she held back a joke and I then realized that she hadn't once taken my hand or flirted with me. Caro was too young to really understand the girl-girl thing, but at the same time I knew that Fate was okay with hiding it. "Thank you, Fate-chan."

"So you'll go?" She smiled.

"No! Thank you for something else!" I blushed hard, realizing that I couldn't openly say it. Despite this, she seemed to understand and simply nodded, shifting gears to slow down enough to turn into the church parking lot.

"This place is huge..." Fate looked around and I grinned. True, we went to one of the largest churches in town, but I never thought much about it since I was here ever since I was born. "Where should I park?"

"The teenagers normally park near the back." I pointed and Fate followed, pulling up next to a large group of people I knew. A steadying breath was taken as everyone suddenly started awing at Fate's car and we got out at the same time. "Hey everyone," I greeted them.

"Nanoha?" They all asked at the same time while Erio and Caro filed out of the car as well.

"Uhm," I sheepishly moved to stand next to Fate. "Everyone, this is Fate-chan, Caro-chan, and Erio-kun." I turned to my friends. "These are some of the youth group." I started pointing. "Ryo, Seiji, Cye, Kento, and Rowen."

Seiji instantly moved forward, grinning at Fate flirtingly. "Hello there, Fate-san. I'll show you around, if you'd like?"

Fate's fingertips twitched lightly but she still put on a smile to die for. "Why thank you very much for the offer, but Nanoha here has already told me she will take me around to meet everyone." The turn down was soft and subtle but the rest of the guys still started laughing.

I took Fate's arm and started urging her to walk. "Well, I need to find my parents since I haven't seen them in a while. I'll see you guys in class." Fate followed and we walked together down the sidewalk to the front of the building, where we were instantly greeted by the same two men that I have known all my life. I introduced my friends again and Fate, to my surprise, gave a perfect little curtsy. I could never seem to get that down in heels without wobbling it seemed.

Once inside the building and waving to a few people, I lead the small group into the main lobby, moving to the middle-ish section where my family always sat. "Mom, Dad," I greeted them, making them look towards me and break into smiles. Hugs were given and I once again introduced Erio along with reminding them who Fate was.

"Oh," My father looked at Fate and nodded. "You were the nice young lady who brought Nanoha to the hospital. thank you again for looking after her."

Before I could reply, Fate spoke on my behalf. "Oh, really, she looks after me. she's such an Independent girl." The comment made both my parents happy it seemed and we all settled down onto the padded church bench.

"So," My mother spoke up. "Fate-san, how did you meet our daughter?"

I thought back to it and felt my cheeks color darkly. The first time I met Fate was in my store when she tried to pick me up. I didn't count the situation before that, as the memory was repressed for the most part. Not knowing how Fate would reply to that, I looked over at her and hoped for the best.

"Well," Fate began, noticing my nervousness. "I stopped by her bakery for a snack and then ran into her later that night while I was out on the town. We spoke for a little bit and the next day she was so kind as to make me some delicious cinnamon sticks for my dinner party at my house."

My father seemed impressed. "Dinner party? What do you do for a living, Fate-san?"

"A little bit of everything. I love to learn new things so I go from place to place just long enough to find out everything about it." She tilted her head to the side and smiled cutely, making me blush even more. "But I write as well. I have a few books published and that's where my main money supply comes from. I just can't sit still, if you know what I mean."

Fate writes? The news was new to me and I was curious if she was serious or not. If it were true, I just had to get my hands on one of her books.

After several moments of chatting, everyone finally started sitting on the benches and the song leader moved to the front of the room. Silence was soon achieved and he spoke up loudly, giving a page number for a song to let everyone outside know they would start services soon.

I held the book for Fate and noticed that Erio was clumsily trying to do the same for Caro. The song started and I joined in shortly, followed by my family. What shocked me the most, however, was the sudden voice ringing up beside me. Fate's voice was as smooth as silk, loud but not overpowering. Despite this, the octave range that she held suddenly became fainter as everyone began looking around to find out where the angelic song was coming from.

I couldn't help but stop singing, looking up at Fate with wide eyes as she sang. My heart almost melted at the sound, and in the back of my mind I knew that everyone was also looking at her as she sang, eyes closed and heart spilling into the hymn.

I have never, in all my life, heard a song so beautiful.

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate (Fate):

When the song was over I looked down at Nanoha to see if we would sit again or if we remained standing for another song. It was then that I noticed that not only her but many people around me were all staring. Confused, I blinked and whispered down to my girlfriend. "Why is everyone staring?"

Nanoha seemed to snap out of her trance and literally almost jumped in place. "Uhm, no reason, your voice was just... really pretty."

We all sat down on the benches again and I glanced over to the left, where Nanoha's parents were looking at me in appreciation. I gave them a smile that was returned and then looked forward again, noticing a few people turning back around as well. I knew I had a nice voice, as I've been told this many times. I had a small flash back to my past and felt a bittersweet smile come to my eyes. I wonder what he would think if he knew I was in church again, singing.

By the time I snapped out of my memory, Nanoha took my hand and pulled me along with her. Apparently the kids and teenagers were going to their Sunday school and she wanted me to tag along. We dropped Caro and Erio off at a younger class - much to my nephew's displeasure of being separated in a strange place- and I followed Nanoha and a crowd of college kids to a fairly large room that had tables in a square pattern, leaving and opening at each corner for someone to walk into the middle.

We sat down and I looked to the side as the chair to my right was pulled back as well. To my surprise, Hayate sat down and smiled at me. "Good Morning," she greeted in a pleasant tone.

"Morning," I smiled but kept my fangs hidden. She knew I was a vampire, but if she was here then that meant that there were probably other Paladins stationed in the church as well. Figures. "So where are your friends?"

Hayate shrugged helplessly. "I just started coming here so all I know is that they're somewhere in the building, in one of the adult's study groups."

"Hmmm...." I looked over at Nanoha, who was staring at Hayate, seemingly expecting her to spontaneously turn into a wolf and start biting people. I gave her a small nudge and she jumped, blushing so bad I thought she would pass out.

"Hello, Nanoha-chan..." Hayate meekly tried to start conversation. I had told Nanoha that Hayate was originally assigned to kill her, but turned on the paladins when I offered to protect her. In return, she had helped me rescue her a few days back.

"Hello Hayate-chan..." Nanoha gave an uneasy look but at least didn't look scared.

The class started shortly and I was spared playing middle-man for the two girls. I half paid attention to the man speaking and half thought about my current situation. Chrono had been tagged by Paladins and was attacked by someone who resembled my master from the past. Tea was a vampire genetically created by the Paladins who could fight evenly with my stage one self. To top it off, she turned against the Paladins and was with me when I attacked. Hayate was in the same boat, turning on her up bringing after being trained by them for so long. In the span of only two months I had made myself a target for the people I had been trying to avoid for countless years.

I needed to get a step ahead of my enemies and somehow control the group of traitors who were suddenly on my side. Granted, I didn't care if Teana died, but I promised to protect Hayate. In order to get everything in line, my bank account would have to suffer a little... But then again, I had a half-off promise from my informant, and I planned on making sure to get the most out of it.

Nanoha was suddenly asked a question about the lesson going on and I came to her aid when she looked down at her bible to try and find the answer. THe teacher looked at me and smiled, asking me to introduce myself to the class since I was a visitor. After doing so, I started to partake in the conversation, even going as far to actually start teaching the instructor things that he didn't know.

After all, I've read the bible more times than I'd like to admit.

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

P.S- I'm really annoyed. I've started spelling Tea's name as "Tea" instead of "Tia" but I still constantly see "Tia". Which one should I use? @_@!!!!!!!!!!!

[itanshi1]

I thought it was teana and subaru uses tia

[Rising Dragon]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate (Nanoha):

*snip*

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate (Fate):

*snip*

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

P.S- I'm really annoyed. I've started spelling Tea's name as "Tea" instead of "Tia" but I still constantly see "Tia". Which one should I use? @_@!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll vote
A.) Nanoha this time around.

As for the spelling, it seems to be matter of personal preference, so you might as well go with whatever feels more comfortable for you.

[Nanya01]

just put up Carnival to FF.Net

[DezoPenguin]

Originally Posted by Satashi

B.) Fate

P.S- I'm really annoyed. I've started spelling Tea's name as "Tea" instead of "Tia" but I still constantly see "Tia". Which one should I use? @_@!!!!!!!!!!!

I had that problem myself a couple of months back (see the Q&A thread for details). I finally settled on "Tea" because "Teana" is the official spelling and the same katakana are used for the nickname "Tea" as are used for the beginning of the word "Teana" so from the Japanese perspective it's just a shortening of the full name, so I figured the romanization shouldn't change either.

The irony, of course, is that those katakana are for the sounds, (Ti)(a), so it's no surprise that it was romanized "Tia" and "Tiana" by the fans before the official "Teana" was discovered.

[deathcurse]

I caved in to the canon way of spelling Teana's name, although every time I use the nickname "Tea" I keep thinking of the hot beverage I much prefer Tiana, it looks prettier and the shortened form actually looks like a name, instead of something to drink.

[Nanya01]

A.) Nanoha


A vampire reading the bible? Sacrilegious! XD

Good snippet, IMO.

[SulliMike23]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate (Nanoha):

~**~

I was excited to say the least. Ever since my religion classes at college, church was just something that I did because it was expected of me. My father was a youth group leader, my mother was lead of the 'lady's nights', and I was normally the most active in the youth group. At least I used to be, until I moved out on my own. Back then it was a reason to get out and do things, where my parents weren't constantly keeping tabs on my health.

Looking over myself in the mirror one last time, I smiled. The vast majority of my clothes were dress-up because of the school dress code but I still had some 'Sunday best' that I wore just once a week. Currently I had on one of my favorite white dresses that had a blue design on the sleeves. A small sash was around my waist just for flare and high heeled white shoes graced my feet.

"Nanoha," Caro's voice made me look to the door and smile at the pink dress wearing Caro. A floppy pink hat was on her head, accented with a white flower, and one inch heels were covering her feet, complete with a small 'puff ball' on the top of them. "Shouldn't we leave for church?"

"Fate-chan is coming to pick us up." I informed her happily, adjusting Raising Heart to fit properly on my neck. The device gave me a good morning and I replied back mentally.

"Nanohaaaa?" Fate's voice came from the livingroom, making Caro and I walk to her. "Mou, I knocked on your bakery for like five minutes, I got worried and let myself in."

I had to stop a moment to take in Fate's attire. Instead of black, she was wearing a bright white dress that has many frills and lace splashing out all over it. Short sleeves that poofed over her shoulders met bicept-long satin gloves to cover her arms. I could tell she was wearing high heels as well, and a white frilly choker was around her neck, sporting the ever-present silver cross. To top off everything, she had on a Sunday Hat complete with a blue ribbon on it and white flowers on one side. "...Wow." I breathed out, amazed at the girl.

Fate put a hand on her hip. "I don't always dress gothic, you know."

Caro pointed at her. "But isn't that a gothic lolita dress?"

The blonde grinned. "You're as sharp as Nanoha is, you know that?" Caro seemed proud of the comparison, and Fate turned to look back at me. "You look very lovely. As do you, Caro."

"Thank you," we both replied at once before I picked up my purse and moved to leave with her. At that moment I noticed that Fate had someone behind her, and after the blonde finally stepped to teh side and pushed Erio forward, I couldn't help but smile ear to ear.

Erio adjusted the collar of his white dress shirt and went to fiddle with his tie before Fate gently smacked his hands. The young boy was wearing a suit and glossy black dress shoes as well. His face was colored like his hair and after getting complimented by Caro, could only stutter out a response.

Once outside, Fate opened the door to her car and allowed the two children in first before adjusting the seat for me. I made myself comfortable and grinned to myself while looking at Fate's car a little more. She had cleaned it since I last rode and everything shined brightly. I didn't know much about cars, but I could tell that this one probably cost more than I made in a year's time. If anything, my parents would appreciate Fate's work ethic... even if she was unemployed.

"You're grinning." Fate accused when she started driving us.

"Nya haha, its nothing." I looked out the window and smiled some more. "It is across town, off main street, the huge church there."

"You're catholic?" Fate groaned.

"What?"

"Nothing, just memories of Rome."

Caro took that moment to speak up. "You've been to Rome, Fate-san?"

"Lived there for a while. Nice place, but Japan is a lot better."

I thought about it. "So you were born in France, lived in England, then went to Rome, and now you're in Japan?"

"I was in America for a while too." Fate mused while making a turn. "Why, want to go to Rome? You have summer break soon right?"

"Next week." I paused. "Wait, I can't go to Rome!"

"Why not?" Fate smirked, one of her fangs showing over her bottom lip. "Lets go. Caro, you want to go to Rome?"

"Yes!"

I turned around. "Caro!" She sank back, but couldn't hide the expression on her face. "Mou, don't tag-team me!"

Fate opened her mouth, but closed it immediately. I could tell she held back a joke and I then realized that she hadn't once taken my hand or flirted with me. Caro was too young to really understand the girl-girl thing, but at the same time I knew that Fate was okay with hiding it. "Thank you, Fate-chan."

"So you'll go?" She smiled.

"No! Thank you for something else!" I blushed hard, realizing that I couldn't openly say it. Despite this, she seemed to understand and simply nodded, shifting gears to slow down enough to turn into the church parking lot.

"This place is huge..." Fate looked around and I grinned. True, we went to one of the largest churches in town, but I never thought much about it since I was here ever since I was born. "Where should I park?"

"The teenagers normally park near the back." I pointed and Fate followed, pulling up next to a large group of people I knew. A steadying breath was taken as everyone suddenly started awing at Fate's car and we got out at the same time. "Hey everyone," I greeted them.

"Nanoha?" They all asked at the same time while Erio and Caro filed out of the car as well.

"Uhm," I sheepishly moved to stand next to Fate. "Everyone, this is Fate-chan, Caro-chan, and Erio-kun." I turned to my friends. "These are some of the youth group." I started pointing. "Ryo, Seiji, Cye, Kento, and Rowen."

Seiji instantly moved forward, grinning at Fate flirtingly. "Hello there, Fate-san. I'll show you around, if you'd like?"

Fate's fingertips twitched lightly but she still put on a smile to die for. "Why thank you very much for the offer, but Nanoha here has already told me she will take me around to meet everyone." The turn down was soft and subtle but the rest of the guys still started laughing.

I took Fate's arm and started urging her to walk. "Well, I need to find my parents since I haven't seen them in a while. I'll see you guys in class." Fate followed and we walked together down the sidewalk to the front of the building, where we were instantly greeted by the same two men that I have known all my life. I introduced my friends again and Fate, to my surprise, gave a perfect little curtsy. I could never seem to get that down in heels without wobbling it seemed.

Once inside the building and waving to a few people, I lead the small group into the main lobby, moving to the middle-ish section where my family always sat. "Mom, Dad," I greeted them, making them look towards me and break into smiles. Hugs were given and I once again introduced Erio along with reminding them who Fate was.

"Oh," My father looked at Fate and nodded. "You were the nice young lady who brought Nanoha to the hospital. thank you again for looking after her."

Before I could reply, Fate spoke on my behalf. "Oh, really, she looks after me. she's such an Independent girl." The comment made both my parents happy it seemed and we all settled down onto the padded church bench.

"So," My mother spoke up. "Fate-san, how did you meet our daughter?"

I thought back to it and felt my cheeks color darkly. The first time I met Fate was in my store when she tried to pick me up. I didn't count the situation before that, as the memory was repressed for the most part. Not knowing how Fate would reply to that, I looked over at her and hoped for the best.

"Well," Fate began, noticing my nervousness. "I stopped by her bakery for a snack and then ran into her later that night while I was out on the town. We spoke for a little bit and the next day she was so kind as to make me some delicious cinnamon sticks for my dinner party at my house."

My father seemed impressed. "Dinner party? What do you do for a living, Fate-san?"

"A little bit of everything. I love to learn new things so I go from place to place just long enough to find out everything about it." She tilted her head to the side and smiled cutely, making me blush even more. "But I write as well. I have a few books published and that's where my main money supply comes from. I just can't sit still, if you know what I mean."

Fate writes? The news was new to me and I was curious if she was serious or not. If it were true, I just had to get my hands on one of her books.

After several moments of chatting, everyone finally started sitting on the benches and the song leader moved to the front of the room. Silence was soon achieved and he spoke up loudly, giving a page number for a song to let everyone outside know they would start services soon.

I held the book for Fate and noticed that Erio was clumsily trying to do the same for Caro. The song started and I joined in shortly, followed by my family. What shocked me the most, however, was the sudden voice ringing up beside me. Fate's voice was as smooth as silk, loud but not overpowering. Despite this, the octave range that she held suddenly became fainter as everyone began looking around to find out where the angelic song was coming from.

I couldn't help but stop singing, looking up at Fate with wide eyes as she sang. My heart almost melted at the sound, and in the back of my mind I knew that everyone was also looking at her as she sang, eyes closed and heart spilling into the hymn.

I have never, in all my life, heard a song so beautiful.

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate (Fate):

When the song was over I looked down at Nanoha to see if we would sit again or if we remained standing for another song. It was then that I noticed that not only her but many people around me were all staring. Confused, I blinked and whispered down to my girlfriend. "Why is everyone staring?"

Nanoha seemed to snap out of her trance and literally almost jumped in place. "Uhm, no reason, your voice was just... really pretty."

We all sat down on the benches again and I glanced over to the left, where Nanoha's parents were looking at me in appreciation. I gave them a smile that was returned and then looked forward again, noticing a few people turning back around as well. I knew I had a nice voice, as I've been told this many times. I had a small flash back to my past and felt a bittersweet smile come to my eyes. I wonder what he would think if he knew I was in church again, singing.

By the time I snapped out of my memory, Nanoha took my hand and pulled me along with her. Apparently the kids and teenagers were going to their Sunday school and she wanted me to tag along. We dropped Caro and Erio off at a younger class - much to my nephew's displeasure of being separated in a strange place- and I followed Nanoha and a crowd of college kids to a fairly large room that had tables in a square pattern, leaving and opening at each corner for someone to walk into the middle.

We sat down and I looked to the side as the chair to my right was pulled back as well. To my surprise, Hayate sat down and smiled at me. "Good Morning," she greeted in a pleasant tone.

"Morning," I smiled but kept my fangs hidden. She knew I was a vampire, but if she was here then that meant that there were probably other Paladins stationed in the church as well. Figures. "So where are your friends?"

Hayate shrugged helplessly. "I just started coming here so all I know is that they're somewhere in the building, in one of the adult's study groups."

"Hmmm...." I looked over at Nanoha, who was staring at Hayate, seemingly expecting her to spontaneously turn into a wolf and start biting people. I gave her a small nudge and she jumped, blushing so bad I thought she would pass out.

"Hello, Nanoha-chan..." Hayate meekly tried to start conversation. I had told Nanoha that Hayate was originally assigned to kill her, but turned on the paladins when I offered to protect her. In return, she had helped me rescue her a few days back.

"Hello Hayate-chan..." Nanoha gave an uneasy look but at least didn't look scared.

The class started shortly and I was spared playing middle-man for the two girls. I half paid attention to the man speaking and half thought about my current situation. Chrono had been tagged by Paladins and was attacked by someone who resembled my master from the past. Tea was a vampire genetically created by the Paladins who could fight evenly with my stage one self. To top it off, she turned against the Paladins and was with me when I attacked. Hayate was in the same boat, turning on her up bringing after being trained by them for so long. In the span of only two months I had made myself a target for the people I had been trying to avoid for countless years.

I needed to get a step ahead of my enemies and somehow control the group of traitors who were suddenly on my side. Granted, I didn't care if Teana died, but I promised to protect Hayate. In order to get everything in line, my bank account would have to suffer a little... But then again, I had a half-off promise from my informant, and I planned on making sure to get the most out of it.

Nanoha was suddenly asked a question about the lesson going on and I came to her aid when she looked down at her bible to try and find the answer. THe teacher looked at me and smiled, asking me to introduce myself to the class since I was a visitor. After doing so, I started to partake in the conversation, even going as far to actually start teaching the instructor things that he didn't know.

After all, I've read the bible more times than I'd like to admit.

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

P.S- I'm really annoyed. I've started spelling Tea's name as "Tea" instead of "Tia" but I still constantly see "Tia". Which one should I use? @_@!!!!!!!!!!!

A.) Nanoha We need more from Nanoha's POV.

[Nanya01]

Day in the Life

Chapter 18

"Waking Up"

RadiantBeam and I can really churn these out.

Spoiler for Waking Up:

Smiling as he saw his loves sleeping, Yuuno smiled softly as they slept. They needed it, after giving birth a little while ago, they so needed it. Giving a kiss to both of their foreheads, he slipped out of bed to go cook some breakfast for them. They deserved something nice.

Heading down the hall, Yuuno heard quiet murmurs and paused, gently pushing the door to the baby room open. Despite the early hour, Isamu was fully awake and babbling happily to Alicia, who seemed to be listening to whatever he was trying to say with wide-eyed intensity. Sora had been sleeping, but now he seemed content to just glare grumpily at his twin brother, who was making it impossible to sleep because of his "chat" with his sister.

Yuuno chuckled softly and stepped into the room, getting the attention of all three babies. "Hey, little guys." He whispered softly. He chuckled as Isamu turned to Sora and started making noises, Sora grunting and kicking his feet. Alicia seemed to pout at her brothers for ignoring her.

It was cute and he reached into Alicia's crib, rubbing her belly softly with his finger. She was so tiny, she could fit in the palm of his hand. He was so glad that the mistake, one of not using protection, he had with Fate and Nanoha had turned out to be so incredible.

Delighted by her father's attention since she'd been abandoned by her brothers, Alicia giggled and squirmed, reaching up to Yuuno with wide, pleading green eyes. Even if she wasn't as noisy as Isamu or even Sora, she made her wants known perfectly fine.

Smiling, Yuuno picked her up gently and held her against his body, looking at Sora and Isamu, both of whom seemed more interested in making noises to each other than wanting to be held. Which was okay. He couldn't hold all three at once anyway. He blinked as Raising Heart floated into the room. "Raising Heart, hello."

"Hello, Master Yuuno. My Master was wondering where you were at."

He smiled at the device, it was a good device. "I was going to make some breakfast, but these three were up and I needed to make sure that they were okay."

"Alright." Raising Heart said and floated over to the boys, getting their attention as they gurgled and reached up, trying to get the orb.

Yuuno chuckled. "Be careful," he warned. "They're getting faster."

"I shall keep a safe distance." Raising Heart floated slightly higher than before. "I am simply checking their vital signs."

The blond smiled briefly before he left the room, still holding Alicia. Raising Heart liked doing such things, though Nanoha insisted she hadn't programmed her to do it.

"So, what do you say, Alicia?" Yuuno smiled at his daughter. "You feel like making breakfast?"

Alicia cooed, seeming perfectly fine with the idea.

"What do you think Alicia? Think that your mothers would like a traditional Japanese or a Western one?"

Alicia grinned and kicked her feet.

"Western it is, then."

Yuuno smiled as he worked on getting the the bowls, the ingredients and a few other things. It was a little hard, but he got a small laugh as Alicia clapped her hands with a small amount of flour in them, getting him and her covered in it. "Heh, you like that, huh?" He asked as she giggled happily.

Alicia giggled again and clapped her hands together happily, entertaining herself with the bits of flour that clouded in the air while her father made breakfast, keeping a sharp eye on the girl all the while.

Putting the ingredients into a blender, he covered the top and hit the button, smiling as Alicia giggled against his body.

"You really are liking this, aren't you, Alicia?" He smiled at her as she gurgled happily.

She wiggled and gurgled happily as Yuuno chuckled. As the mixture got done, Yuuno got a small carrier out from a nearby closet and put it on the table, putting Alicia inside. "Okay, you stay here and be good, I gotta make breakfast now."

Alicia giggled but stayed put, content to play with her hands and watch her father move around the kitchen. The big humans always fascinated her.

In short order, Yuuno had a stack of pancakes, some juice and syrup all put together. "I'd suggest breakfast in bed, but this stuff's messy." Smiling at Alicia, Yuuno started to make the table, putting plates and silverware, along with glasses down. After putting the food down, he picked up Alicia. "Come on, let's go get your mothers and your brothers for breakfast."

Alicia giggled happily and clung to her father.

Yuuno slowed down slightly as Raising Heart floated to his side. "What's up?"

"Their vital signs are just fine. My master is still curious as to where you've disappeared to."

Yuuno laughed.

"Well, Alicia, your mothers are worrying too much, they'll get wrinkles at this rate." He teased, laughing as Alicia grabbed his hair, trying to tell him to stop teasing her mothers. "Okay, okay, you win." He chuckled and made he way back to the master bedroom.

"Yuuno-kun..." Nanoha pouted as she was getting dressed, being in a pair of loose pants and pulling her shirt on over her head. "Where did you go?"

Yuuno noticed that Fate was currently wrapping a robe around her body, preserving some modesty as she came over and took Alicia silently, smiling at him. "Just decided to make breakfast for my two loves."

Fate laughed softly, kissing him on the cheek. "And Alicia?"

"She wanted to come along for the ride." Yuuno grinned.

"Where are Sora and Isamu?"

"They are fine, my Master." Raising Heart spoke up. Nanoha smiled and kissed her device.

"Good girl."

"Thank you, my Master."

"Come on, let's go have some breakfast." Yuuno smiled as Nanoha and Fate nodded.

(---)

Groaning as the light hit her eyes, she opened her eyes and looked at the person who was laying on her. Smiling softly, she rubbed the back of her bed-mate's back, getting a soft moan, before the redhead in her arms cracked a blue eye open. "Hi, Agito."

"Rein... I'm still a little sore... You minx."

Rein giggled and kissed Agito on the lips. "Morning to you too."

Agito grumbled, but returned the kiss willingly enough. "You really need to stop doing this," she muttered. "I don't think Zafira believe me when I tell him you're just grabby in your sleep."

Rein gave Agito an innocent look. "But... I am grabby in my sleep!"

Agito rolled her eyes and climbed on top of Rein, grinning at her. "Well, we're both naked..." She trailed off, kissing Rein's jaw softly. "No one's going to be up for awhile."

Rein giggled and kissed Agito back. "Naughty, naughty."

"You're the one who seduced me the first time." Agito smirked at the giggling Rein.

"You never complained."

"Yeah I did. You just never listened."

Rein giggled and kissed Agito again. "When have I ever listened to you?"

Agito rolled her eyes and sighed. "Never." She murmured and reached underneath to squeeze Rein, getting the ice-using Unison Device to squeal in delight. "And I thought you always hated me when we first met."

Rein shook her head, even as she blushed. "No... I blushed when I saw you, you confused me, I didn't like it, so I got mad. Forgive me?" She asked, kissing Agito on the lips again.

Agito smirked when Rein pulled back. "Dummy," she murmured. "I forgave you a long time ago."

Rein smiled and hugged Agito, squirming as Agito's hands squeezed her. "Mmm... Agito... You..."

Agito nodded and smiled at her, kissing Rein and licking her ear. "Please? I want to be selfish before everyone wakes up."

"Sure." Rein giggled as Agito's hands started moving everywhere, getting a groan, giggle and whimpers in pleasure from the other Unison Device.

(---)

Waking up, she sat up, stretching her arms up and back, grimacing as her back popped out a few of the worst kinks in it. "Stupid kids." She muttered and smoothed her red hair down. Yawning, she smacked her lips and scratched her belly through her night shirt. Looking around blearily, her eyes came across the figure sleeping next to her. "Hayate..." She smiled and lay back down, snuggling up to her master.

Feeling Vita snuggle up to her, Hayate chuckled quietly and opened an eye. "Good morning, Vita," she said softly.

"You're awake?"

"Kind of. Just barely. I've been drifting in and out of sleep all night, honestly. Thinking."

Vita looked up and shifted slightly, blinking at Hayate. "Thinking? All night?" There was a look of concern in her eyes as she looked at her master.

Hayate chuckled. "I guess I'm still thinking about General Lenard and what he said to me." She sighed. "I'm really in a no win situation, aren't I?"

"Hayate?"

"I can't change everything. No one can. There are things I can change, but do I want to change those things because I want to genuinely help people, or because I just want to help my loved ones?"

Vita frowned softly. "Honestly, Hayate, is there much of a difference?"

"Vita?"

The small redhead shifted and sighed heavily. "You want to help people, that's good, but you wouldn't have gotten interested if the people you loved weren't so close to the events."

Vita blinked as Hayate sighed heavily and closed her eyes. "Hayate?"

"Vita, that... That's what I'm worried about. If... If these events didn't hit so close to home, would I have just turned a blind eye to them and ignored what was going on?"

Vita blinked again. She opened her mouth, hesitated, then closed it. Honestly, she couldn't think of a response to that. "It's not like that's a bad thing," she murmured. "Not noticing a problem until it effects your loved ones."

"Do I have a right to do this then?" Hayate wondered aloud. "I'm no different from the people that are causing problems, do I have a right to..."

"Hayate!" Vita's suddenly sat up and looked down at her, getting the brown-haired woman to blink in surprise. "If anyone has a right to do something it's you."

"Vita?"

The small knight took a deep breath and sighed. "Hayate, you're one of the nicest people alive. Just because you didn't take notice of something, that doesn't mean that you're a bad person."

Hayate blinked, then laughed softly before sitting up, hugging Vita gently. "Thanks, Vita," she whispered.

A part of Hayate knew her Knight was still missing the point of her worry; that she'd only gotten interested after her loved ones had been targeted. But Vita was trying her best, and it felt nice.

"Hayate, I don't know what's going through your mind, but I know that you're not in the wrong. Doing something to help people is a good thing. Just because it hits close to home shouldn't stop you." Vita smiled at her softly. "If you think that you're doing the wrong thing, talk to someone and get help."

Hayate laughed softly and hugged Vita tighter. "Thank you, Vita."

Vita smirked. "Yeah, sure. If I don't pick you up from time to time, who would?"

It had been too long since Hayate had smiled or laughed. Seeing her do both, Vita realized, was a reward all in itself.

"Hey, Hayate."

"Yes?" The brown-haired woman blinked a few times.

"Wanna just stay in bed today?" Vita asked, smiling nervously at her master.

Hayate blinked, then grinned, grabbing Vita and falling back against the bed, holding the smaller Knight tightly to her. "I think that's the best idea I've heard in awhile," she declared.

Vita giggled against Hayate and sighed happily. She liked this feeling and hoped that it would never go away, at least for today. "Thanks, Hayate."

(---)

Subaru yawned hugely, slowly opening her eyes. She groaned and rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, trying to get rid of some of her lingering sleepiness.

Always an early riser, Subaru was quick to sit up and try to get out of bed... only to yelp and be pulled back into the sheets by something firmly latched to her waist.

It took several minutes for Subaru to stop seeing pretty stars and birdies flitting around her head, and when she could think clearly again she pulled the sheets back, searching for the culprit.

The "culprit" was her girlfriend, Teana Lanstar; still asleep and clinging to her favorite snuggle-toy with all her might.

Subaru smiled and kissed Teana on her forehead. She was still a little sore from the events of last night. Subaru rubbed her butt, Teana got so grabby and rough with her.

Still, seeing Teana mumble and lean in and kiss Subaru on the top of her breast caused the purple-haired girl to sigh softly and snuggle closer to Teana. Who knew that Teana would end up being the dominant one in the relationship?

Despite wanting to snuggle, Subaru knew they had to get up. Very gently, she shook Teana. "Tea. Hey, Tea," she said softly. "Wake up."

Teana groaned and buried her face into Subaru's chest, grumbling; but Subaru persevered, and Teana slowly cracked an eye open. "What do you want?" she growled sleepily.

Subaru smiled. "Time to get up," she said.

Teana grumbled, reached behind and pinched Subaru's rear, getting a yelp from her girlfriend. "You're comfy."

Subaru blushed and squirmed, moving down and kissing Teana on the lips. "Come on, let's take a shower."

"Fine..." Subaru grumbled, blinking as Subaru picked her up off the bed, heedless of their nudity. "S...Subaru!!"

"What? Dad's not around and you and I have nothing have that everyone else in the house haven't seen already."

"But... We still smell and are sticky!" Teana said, blushing hard as Subaru opened the door and ran the two of them to the bathroom, saying hello to Cinque as the one-eyed girl stared at the two, before shaking her head.

"You two are lucky Dieci's a heavy sleeper." Cinque said as they went into the bathroom. The white-haired girl sighed. Why was everyone in this house such an exhibitionist?

...And why did Dieci keep looking so confused by all the noise when she was up and heard it?

(---)

"Nove."

Poke.

"Nove."

Poke, poke.

"Nove."

Poke, poke. Poke.

"What?" Nove snapped, finally fed up with Wendi's whining.

Wendi pouted. "I can't sleep," she said. It sucked since they had the day off, too. She and Nove were dressed in light pajamas as they tried to sleep the day away.

Nove scowled. "So just close your eyes."

"Don't be so snappy! You're having a hard time sleeping too!"

Nove grumbled and rolled over, pulling Wendi into a hug. "What's wrong, Wendi? I hate when you're upset."

Wendi blushed and hugged Nove back. "Thanks. But, it never feels right without Ginga these days."

Nove sighed and shook her head. "I know, but she's got missions, we're not allowed to do that stuff yet." It would be another six years for the both of them, barring a planet-wide emergency, before the two of them could go out and work for the TSAB.

Wendi pouted and sighed. "I know... And I know that we slept alone before so this should be easy."

Nove snorted and looked at Wendi with half-lidded eyes. "You always slept with me. You and I couldn't ever separate no matter what."

Wendi stuck out her tongue. "I never heard you complaining."

"You never listened!"

"But..." Wendi shrugged. "Now it feels different since Ginga got involved. It's like... I can't sleep well unless I'm with both of you. Is that stupid?"

After a moment, Nove sighed.

"No, because I feel the same way too."

Wendi giggled and snuggled up to Nove. "You're cute when you're embarrassed." She giggled as Nove blushed heavily.

"You... Why do you always do this to me?" Nove asked, pouting as Wendi giggled and kissed her on the lips.

"Because I always thought you were cute, looking at your little butt in those tight spandex... Seeing you fight so hard at all times, when you stood up to Teana when she had you beat..."

"You were awake?" Nove blinked as Wendi blushed hard.

"Yeah, but, I was hurting, if I tried to move, I was worried that you'd get hurt."

Nove was about to rely when a loud crash echoed through the dark room. Wendi yelped even as Nove reacted instinctively, flipping on the light and bracing for attack.

The two redheads blinked dumbly when they saw Ginga, in her TSAB uniform, sprawled on the floor. "Ow," the purple-haired woman groaned. "Jeez, I can barely even see two steps in front of me, I tried so hard not to wake you guys up too..."

Wendi was by her side in an instant, helping her up. "Gee, you scared me." Wendi pouted as she helped Ginga to the bed, stripping the taller girl of her uniform once she was on the bed, leaving her dressed in her purple panties that showed off sides of her rear. Sitting on top of Ginga, Wendi started rubbing her back, getting a moan of appreciation.

"Thanks..." Ginga sighed and closed her eyes, sighing softly. "How did you know I needed this?"

"Felt the tension all over your body, Ginga." Wendi smiled as Nove moved to Ginga's feet and rubbed them, getting the dark-purple-haired girl to squirm in delight.

"How'd the mission go?" Nove asked.

Ginga groaned just thinking about it. "Badly," she said. "I think the guy we're after must have had a clue that we were on to him and ran. I sat there all night and all I did was get bruised up by some of his thugs."

Wendi could see them, dark bruises along Ginga's neck, shoulders, and back. She traced them gently with her fingers. "Do they hurt?"

"They wound my pride," Ginga joked. "And according to my partner I'm a regular rape magnet now."

"What?" Nove asked, turning and staring at Ginga, well, Ginga and Wendi's asses, since they were the only thing to look at.

"Ginga?" Wendi stopped, startled. "What happened?"

Ginga shrugged as best she could. "Nothing much. One of the thugs got frisky in the fight, thought it'd be fun to try and pin me down and have his way with me. I introduced him to the business end of my Device and he realized it wasn't such a grand idea after all."

Wendi frowned and got off Ginga before rolling her over, causing Ginga to blink as her two sisters looked at her in concern. "What?" Ginga was surprised as they hugged her, kissing her on the lips, first Wendi, then Nove, both of them stopping after that and just hugged her softly. "Wendi? Nove?" She blinked as the two continued to give her kisses along her neck and collarbone.

Even though it felt very nice, Ginga was concerned. Her arms came up, wrapped around Nove and Wendi both, and hugged them closer. "Hey," she said softly. "What's up with you two? You aren't usually like this when I come back."

"You usually aren't nearly raped." Wendi said softly, looking up at Ginga, kissing her on the jaw.

"I'm selfish." Nove muttered, closing her eyes and not looking at either of them. "I... I can't stand the thought of not having you two being near me... Allowing me to touch you, feel you, sleep next to you."

Ginga studied her sisters quietly, her eyes softening. "You two didn't sleep very well last night, did you?"

Nove and Wendi both shook their heads.

"And I thought it was just me." She sighed. "I tried napping a little during the stake-out, but I couldn't do it. I think I know why now."

"So, what do we do?" Nove sighed and looked at the two of them. "We can't do this forever. You're going to have missions. Eventually, so will Wendi and I. What can we do?" She asked, tears welling up in her eyes. "I... I don't want to keep hurting like this."

Wendi reached out, pulling Nove into a gentle hug, so she was holding both her and Ginga. "It's not a big deal, Nove. We'll figure something out. As long as we're together we'll be fine, you know?"

Nove nodded and sighed. "Wendi, Ginga... I... I just want to sleep today, please?"

Ginga nodded and pouted at them. "How come I'm nearly naked and you two are in pajamas?"

Wendi shrugged and stripped herself and Nove down to their panties, Wendi wearing a red thong and Nove wearing yellow bikini-style underwear.

The three found themselves, Ginga in the middle as Nove, being the shortest of the three, rested on her and Wendi curled up to Ginga's other side. Reaching up, Ginga turned off the lights, before putting her arms over Nove and Wendi's shoulders, all three quickly falling asleep in the darkness.

(---)

She groaned as the light hit her eyes. "What were we doing last night?"

The bed seemed to shift, no wait, that was the person she was laying on. "Pulled an all-nighter, again..." Oh yeah, she had, hadn't she? It had gotten really late and she didn't leave, just collapsing into bed with the person that was there with her at that moment.

Lifting her head up, the dark-haired girl groaned and looked at her bed-mate. "Shamal, you really need to stop doing that."

"You didn't need to stay, Miyuki."

"What, and leave you here by yourself?" Miyuki yawned. "Please. I'd be second guessing myself the whole time. I don't like leaving you alone at night. You get some weird patients after dark."

Shamal quirked an eyebrow as Miyuki got off of her. "You know, we should be glad that Hayate's not here." Miyuki chuckled. "She might think that we're lovers or something."

Shamal laughed softly. "Please, if we were lovers, we'd be naked in bed."

"That's not always the case." Miyuki grabbed her ribbon from where she'd left it on the table, threading it through her hair expertly. "I've spent a lot of time at Nanoha's house, and let me tell you, those three spend just as much time clothed when they're in bed as they do naked."

Shamal smirked. "And your parents?"

Miyuki shuddered. "Please, don't give me mental images. I like to pretend my parents don't have a sex life."

Shamal laughed and got up and went around the room and put what few clothes she had around the office on her. "What? You don't like thinking that they have sex?"

Miyuki blanched. "The thought makes me sick to my stomach, thank you very much."

Shamal laughed again. "Do they know that?"

"We have an agreement." Miyuki shrugged. "I like to pretend they don't have sex, and they like to pretend I'm still a virgin. It evens out."

Shamal raised an eyebrow at her as she put her coat on. "You aren't?"

"Shamal, do you honestly believe that I wouldn't at least try a few things out in my life?" Miyuki asked with a raised eyebrow as she smoothed out her clothes.

Well, no, she hadn't, but...

"You don't look it."

Miyuki laughed. "I'm actually pretty mellow. I burned out all my steam during my last two years of high school."

Shamal chuckled. "Well, shall we face the day?"

"Sure thing, boss." Miyuki chuckled at her as the two left Shamal's office and went to organize the schedules for the day.

(---)

Cracking an eye open, she lifted her head, looked around, before laying her head back down and leaning into her source of warmth.

"Back in your child form, I see." Zafira muttered softly, not bothering to move.

"You're in wolf form, it balances itself out."

Zafira chuckled quietly, a rumble that ran through his whole body and made Arf grin. She wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled with a happy sigh, perfectly content to stay there all day.

"You know, if someone saw us, they'd probably want to save you," Zafira murmured.

"Why? You're a well-known martial and magical arts instructor for children." Arf shrugged against him, nuzzling her face against his fur. "If anyone saw us, they would think that I'm just a kid that you're letting hug you."

"You'd be surprised." Zafira shrugged, letting Arf snuggle closer. "A few brave souls have been so convinced that I'll eat children, they've actually come within striking distance to try grabbing them away."

Arf laughed as she lay by Zafira's side. "If anyone tried to pull me away, I'd bite them." She liked the feel of his fur, it felt nice. Especially since the two had spent all night outside in the cool air.

"Even as you are?" He chuckled as she scratched his body with her fingers gently.

Arf grinned. "I still have my teeth," she said. She shrugged. "Though..."

"Yes?" Zafira was finding it hard to think as Arf stroked his fur.

"It'd probably look less weird if you used a child form too, you know."

Zafira shook his head. "Nah, you'd freeze."

"Aww..." Arf grinned, hugged Zafira and kissed him on the head. "You do care for me!" She said in a childish tone of voice.

Zafira cleared his throat. "Well, that and my child form... attracts odd people..."

"Oh?"

"Yeah... old grannies..."

Arf suddenly rolled off of Zafira, giggling hard and kicking her legs up and down in the air. "Oh, wow! They all coo over you and pinch your cheeks?"

"Far too often." Zafira grumbled as Arf started laughing even harder. "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up."

"I'm s...I'm so...Hahahahahahaha!" Arf started rolling around on the ground. "I'm sorry, it's too funny!"

"Don't they do that to you, too?" Zafira asked.

"Haha! N-no, no one's ever... oh, man, heheheh.... done that to me!" Arf sat up, wiping at her eyes. "But seriously, Zaffy, you know I'd protect you if you ever decided to take on your child form."

Snorting slightly, Zafira got up, getting a blink from Arf. "Zafira?"

"I just want to go for a walk right now." He blinked as she jumped on his back. "Getting a free ride now?"

Arf giggled and hugged him. "Yeah... You gave them to Nanoha and Hayate, I want one."

"You're acting like a kid." Zafira rolled his eyes.

Arf suddenly grinned and leaned in close to his ear, whispering. "I can be an adult the next time we sleep outside if you want me to."

Arf thought it was impossible for wolves to blush, but Zafira proved her wrong spectacularly when his face went a deep, dark red.

"I was just kidding, Zaffy."

Zafira shook his head and started walking. "Arf..."

"Yeah?"

"The only time you'll ever get to sleep as an adult with me is when I'm an adult, too."

Arf blinked, her eyes widening as she blushed heavily. "Ah... Zaffy, are you... Are you serious?"

Zafira chuckled as he suddenly started running, getting Arf to grab his fur so that she wouldn't fall off.

"Zaffy?"

He couldn't resist. "What if I am serious?"

She'd leaned in closer. "If you are serious, Zaffy, I'll hold you to it." She took a deep breath and held on tight to him.

Zafira said nothing as he ran, enjoying the wind through his fur, the weight on his back, the person close to him. It just felt good to him.

[SulliMike23]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Day in the Life

Chapter 18

"Waking Up"

RadiantBeam and I can really churn these out.

Spoiler for Waking Up:

Smiling as he saw his loves sleeping, Yuuno smiled softly as they slept. They needed it, after giving birth a little while ago, they so needed it. Giving a kiss to both of their foreheads, he slipped out of bed to go cook some breakfast for them. They deserved something nice.

Heading down the hall, Yuuno heard quiet murmurs and paused, gently pushing the door to the baby room open. Despite the early hour, Isamu was fully awake and babbling happily to Alicia, who seemed to be listening to whatever he was trying to say with wide-eyed intensity. Sora had been sleeping, but now he seemed content to just glare grumpily at his twin brother, who was making it impossible to sleep because of his "chat" with his sister.

Yuuno chuckled softly and stepped into the room, getting the attention of all three babies. "Hey, little guys." He whispered softly. He chuckled as Isamu turned to Sora and started making noises, Sora grunting and kicking his feet. Alicia seemed to pout at her brothers for ignoring her.

It was cute and he reached into Alicia's crib, rubbing her belly softly with his finger. She was so tiny, she could fit in the palm of his hand. He was so glad that the mistake, one of not using protection, he had with Fate and Nanoha had turned out to be so incredible.

Delighted by her father's attention since she'd been abandoned by her brothers, Alicia giggled and squirmed, reaching up to Yuuno with wide, pleading green eyes. Even if she wasn't as noisy as Isamu or even Sora, she made her wants known perfectly fine.

Smiling, Yuuno picked her up gently and held her against his body, looking at Sora and Isamu, both of whom seemed more interested in making noises to each other than wanting to be held. Which was okay. He couldn't hold all three at once anyway. He blinked as Raising Heart floated into the room. "Raising Heart, hello."

"Hello, Master Yuuno. My Master was wondering where you were at."

He smiled at the device, it was a good device. "I was going to make some breakfast, but these three were up and I needed to make sure that they were okay."

"Alright." Raising Heart said and floated over to the boys, getting their attention as they gurgled and reached up, trying to get the orb.

Yuuno chuckled. "Be careful," he warned. "They're getting faster."

"I shall keep a safe distance." Raising Heart floated slightly higher than before. "I am simply checking their vital signs."

The blond smiled briefly before he left the room, still holding Alicia. Raising Heart liked doing such things, though Nanoha insisted she hadn't programmed her to do it.

"So, what do you say, Alicia?" Yuuno smiled at his daughter. "You feel like making breakfast?"

Alicia cooed, seeming perfectly fine with the idea.

"What do you think Alicia? Think that your mothers would like a traditional Japanese or a Western one?"

Alicia grinned and kicked her feet.

"Western it is, then."

Yuuno smiled as he worked on getting the the bowls, the ingredients and a few other things. It was a little hard, but he got a small laugh as Alicia clapped her hands with a small amount of flour in them, getting him and her covered in it. "Heh, you like that, huh?" He asked as she giggled happily.

Alicia giggled again and clapped her hands together happily, entertaining herself with the bits of flour that clouded in the air while her father made breakfast, keeping a sharp eye on the girl all the while.

Putting the ingredients into a blender, he covered the top and hit the button, smiling as Alicia giggled against his body.

"You really are liking this, aren't you, Alicia?" He smiled at her as she gurgled happily.

She wiggled and gurgled happily as Yuuno chuckled. As the mixture got done, Yuuno got a small carrier out from a nearby closet and put it on the table, putting Alicia inside. "Okay, you stay here and be good, I gotta make breakfast now."

Alicia giggled but stayed put, content to play with her hands and watch her father move around the kitchen. The big humans always fascinated her.

In short order, Yuuno had a stack of pancakes, some juice and syrup all put together. "I'd suggest breakfast in bed, but this stuff's messy." Smiling at Alicia, Yuuno started to make the table, putting plates and silverware, along with glasses down. After putting the food down, he picked up Alicia. "Come on, let's go get your mothers and your brothers for breakfast."

Alicia giggled happily and clung to her father.

Yuuno slowed down slightly as Raising Heart floated to his side. "What's up?"

"Their vital signs are just fine. My master is still curious as to where you've disappeared to."

Yuuno laughed.

"Well, Alicia, your mothers are worrying too much, they'll get wrinkles at this rate." He teased, laughing as Alicia grabbed his hair, trying to tell him to stop teasing her mothers. "Okay, okay, you win." He chuckled and made he way back to the master bedroom.

"Yuuno-kun..." Nanoha pouted as she was getting dressed, being in a pair of loose pants and pulling her shirt on over her head. "Where did you go?"

Yuuno noticed that Fate was currently wrapping a robe around her body, preserving some modesty as she came over and took Alicia silently, smiling at him. "Just decided to make breakfast for my two loves."

Fate laughed softly, kissing him on the cheek. "And Alicia?"

"She wanted to come along for the ride." Yuuno grinned.

"Where are Sora and Isamu?"

"They are fine, my Master." Raising Heart spoke up. Nanoha smiled and kissed her device.

"Good girl."

"Thank you, my Master."

"Come on, let's go have some breakfast." Yuuno smiled as Nanoha and Fate nodded.

(---)

Groaning as the light hit her eyes, she opened her eyes and looked at the person who was laying on her. Smiling softly, she rubbed the back of her bed-mate's back, getting a soft moan, before the redhead in her arms cracked a blue eye open. "Hi, Agito."

"Rein... I'm still a little sore... You minx."

Rein giggled and kissed Agito on the lips. "Morning to you too."

Agito grumbled, but returned the kiss willingly enough. "You really need to stop doing this," she muttered. "I don't think Zafira believe me when I tell him you're just grabby in your sleep."

Rein gave Agito an innocent look. "But... I am grabby in my sleep!"

Agito rolled her eyes and climbed on top of Rein, grinning at her. "Well, we're both naked..." She trailed off, kissing Rein's jaw softly. "No one's going to be up for awhile."

Rein giggled and kissed Agito back. "Naughty, naughty."

"You're the one who seduced me the first time." Agito smirked at the giggling Rein.

"You never complained."

"Yeah I did. You just never listened."

Rein giggled and kissed Agito again. "When have I ever listened to you?"

Agito rolled her eyes and sighed. "Never." She murmured and reached underneath to squeeze Rein, getting the ice-using Unison Device to squeal in delight. "And I thought you always hated me when we first met."

Rein shook her head, even as she blushed. "No... I blushed when I saw you, you confused me, I didn't like it, so I got mad. Forgive me?" She asked, kissing Agito on the lips again.

Agito smirked when Rein pulled back. "Dummy," she murmured. "I forgave you a long time ago."

Rein smiled and hugged Agito, squirming as Agito's hands squeezed her. "Mmm... Agito... You..."

Agito nodded and smiled at her, kissing Rein and licking her ear. "Please? I want to be selfish before everyone wakes up."

"Sure." Rein giggled as Agito's hands started moving everywhere, getting a groan, giggle and whimpers in pleasure from the other Unison Device.

(---)

Waking up, she sat up, stretching her arms up and back, grimacing as her back popped out a few of the worst kinks in it. "Stupid kids." She muttered and smoothed her red hair down. Yawning, she smacked her lips and scratched her belly through her night shirt. Looking around blearily, her eyes came across the figure sleeping next to her. "Hayate..." She smiled and lay back down, snuggling up to her master.

Feeling Vita snuggle up to her, Hayate chuckled quietly and opened an eye. "Good morning, Vita," she said softly.

"You're awake?"

"Kind of. Just barely. I've been drifting in and out of sleep all night, honestly. Thinking."

Vita looked up and shifted slightly, blinking at Hayate. "Thinking? All night?" There was a look of concern in her eyes as she looked at her master.

Hayate chuckled. "I guess I'm still thinking about General Lenard and what he said to me." She sighed. "I'm really in a no win situation, aren't I?"

"Hayate?"

"I can't change everything. No one can. There are things I can change, but do I want to change those things because I want to genuinely help people, or because I just want to help my loved ones?"

Vita frowned softly. "Honestly, Hayate, is there much of a difference?"

"Vita?"

The small redhead shifted and sighed heavily. "You want to help people, that's good, but you wouldn't have gotten interested if the people you loved weren't so close to the events."

Vita blinked as Hayate sighed heavily and closed her eyes. "Hayate?"

"Vita, that... That's what I'm worried about. If... If these events didn't hit so close to home, would I have just turned a blind eye to them and ignored what was going on?"

Vita blinked again. She opened her mouth, hesitated, then closed it. Honestly, she couldn't think of a response to that. "It's not like that's a bad thing," she murmured. "Not noticing a problem until it effects your loved ones."

"Do I have a right to do this then?" Hayate wondered aloud. "I'm no different from the people that are causing problems, do I have a right to..."

"Hayate!" Vita's suddenly sat up and looked down at her, getting the brown-haired woman to blink in surprise. "If anyone has a right to do something it's you."

"Vita?"

The small knight took a deep breath and sighed. "Hayate, you're one of the nicest people alive. Just because you didn't take notice of something, that doesn't mean that you're a bad person."

Hayate blinked, then laughed softly before sitting up, hugging Vita gently. "Thanks, Vita," she whispered.

A part of Hayate knew her Knight was still missing the point of her worry; that she'd only gotten interested after her loved ones had been targeted. But Vita was trying her best, and it felt nice.

"Hayate, I don't know what's going through your mind, but I know that you're not in the wrong. Doing something to help people is a good thing. Just because it hits close to home shouldn't stop you." Vita smiled at her softly. "If you think that you're doing the wrong thing, talk to someone and get help."

Hayate laughed softly and hugged Vita tighter. "Thank you, Vita."

Vita smirked. "Yeah, sure. If I don't pick you up from time to time, who would?"

It had been too long since Hayate had smiled or laughed. Seeing her do both, Vita realized, was a reward all in itself.

"Hey, Hayate."

"Yes?" The brown-haired woman blinked a few times.

"Wanna just stay in bed today?" Vita asked, smiling nervously at her master.

Hayate blinked, then grinned, grabbing Vita and falling back against the bed, holding the smaller Knight tightly to her. "I think that's the best idea I've heard in awhile," she declared.

Vita giggled against Hayate and sighed happily. She liked this feeling and hoped that it would never go away, at least for today. "Thanks, Hayate."

(---)

Subaru yawned hugely, slowly opening her eyes. She groaned and rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, trying to get rid of some of her lingering sleepiness.

Always an early riser, Subaru was quick to sit up and try to get out of bed... only to yelp and be pulled back into the sheets by something firmly latched to her waist.

It took several minutes for Subaru to stop seeing pretty stars and birdies flitting around her head, and when she could think clearly again she pulled the sheets back, searching for the culprit.

The "culprit" was her girlfriend, Teana Lanstar; still asleep and clinging to her favorite snuggle-toy with all her might.

Subaru smiled and kissed Teana on her forehead. She was still a little sore from the events of last night. Subaru rubbed her butt, Teana got so grabby and rough with her.

Still, seeing Teana mumble and lean in and kiss Subaru on the top of her breast caused the purple-haired girl to sigh softly and snuggle closer to Teana. Who knew that Teana would end up being the dominant one in the relationship?

Despite wanting to snuggle, Subaru knew they had to get up. Very gently, she shook Teana. "Tea. Hey, Tea," she said softly. "Wake up."

Teana groaned and buried her face into Subaru's chest, grumbling; but Subaru persevered, and Teana slowly cracked an eye open. "What do you want?" she growled sleepily.

Subaru smiled. "Time to get up," she said.

Teana grumbled, reached behind and pinched Subaru's rear, getting a yelp from her girlfriend. "You're comfy."

Subaru blushed and squirmed, moving down and kissing Teana on the lips. "Come on, let's take a shower."

"Fine..." Subaru grumbled, blinking as Subaru picked her up off the bed, heedless of their nudity. "S...Subaru!!"

"What? Dad's not around and you and I have nothing have that everyone else in the house haven't seen already."

"But... We still smell and are sticky!" Teana said, blushing hard as Subaru opened the door and ran the two of them to the bathroom, saying hello to Cinque as the one-eyed girl stared at the two, before shaking her head.

"You two are lucky Dieci's a heavy sleeper." Cinque said as they went into the bathroom. The white-haired girl sighed. Why was everyone in this house such an exhibitionist?

...And why did Dieci keep looking so confused by all the noise when she was up and heard it?

(---)

"Nove."

Poke.

"Nove."

Poke, poke.

"Nove."

Poke, poke. Poke.

"What?" Nove snapped, finally fed up with Wendi's whining.

Wendi pouted. "I can't sleep," she said. It sucked since they had the day off, too. She and Nove were dressed in light pajamas as they tried to sleep the day away.

Nove scowled. "So just close your eyes."

"Don't be so snappy! You're having a hard time sleeping too!"

Nove grumbled and rolled over, pulling Wendi into a hug. "What's wrong, Wendi? I hate when you're upset."

Wendi blushed and hugged Nove back. "Thanks. But, it never feels right without Ginga these days."

Nove sighed and shook her head. "I know, but she's got missions, we're not allowed to do that stuff yet." It would be another six years for the both of them, barring a planet-wide emergency, before the two of them could go out and work for the TSAB.

Wendi pouted and sighed. "I know... And I know that we slept alone before so this should be easy."

Nove snorted and looked at Wendi with half-lidded eyes. "You always slept with me. You and I couldn't ever separate no matter what."

Wendi stuck out her tongue. "I never heard you complaining."

"You never listened!"

"But..." Wendi shrugged. "Now it feels different since Ginga got involved. It's like... I can't sleep well unless I'm with both of you. Is that stupid?"

After a moment, Nove sighed.

"No, because I feel the same way too."

Wendi giggled and snuggled up to Nove. "You're cute when you're embarrassed." She giggled as Nove blushed heavily.

"You... Why do you always do this to me?" Nove asked, pouting as Wendi giggled and kissed her on the lips.

"Because I always thought you were cute, looking at your little butt in those tight spandex... Seeing you fight so hard at all times, when you stood up to Teana when she had you beat..."

"You were awake?" Nove blinked as Wendi blushed hard.

"Yeah, but, I was hurting, if I tried to move, I was worried that you'd get hurt."

Nove was about to rely when a loud crash echoed through the dark room. Wendi yelped even as Nove reacted instinctively, flipping on the light and bracing for attack.

The two redheads blinked dumbly when they saw Ginga, in her TSAB uniform, sprawled on the floor. "Ow," the purple-haired woman groaned. "Jeez, I can barely even see two steps in front of me, I tried so hard not to wake you guys up too..."

Wendi was by her side in an instant, helping her up. "Gee, you scared me." Wendi pouted as she helped Ginga to the bed, stripping the taller girl of her uniform once she was on the bed, leaving her dressed in her purple panties that showed off sides of her rear. Sitting on top of Ginga, Wendi started rubbing her back, getting a moan of appreciation.

"Thanks..." Ginga sighed and closed her eyes, sighing softly. "How did you know I needed this?"

"Felt the tension all over your body, Ginga." Wendi smiled as Nove moved to Ginga's feet and rubbed them, getting the dark-purple-haired girl to squirm in delight.

"How'd the mission go?" Nove asked.

Ginga groaned just thinking about it. "Badly," she said. "I think the guy we're after must have had a clue that we were on to him and ran. I sat there all night and all I did was get bruised up by some of his thugs."

Wendi could see them, dark bruises along Ginga's neck, shoulders, and back. She traced them gently with her fingers. "Do they hurt?"

"They wound my pride," Ginga joked. "And according to my partner I'm a regular rape magnet now."

"What?" Nove asked, turning and staring at Ginga, well, Ginga and Wendi's asses, since they were the only thing to look at.

"Ginga?" Wendi stopped, startled. "What happened?"

Ginga shrugged as best she could. "Nothing much. One of the thugs got frisky in the fight, thought it'd be fun to try and pin me down and have his way with me. I introduced him to the business end of my Device and he realized it wasn't such a grand idea after all."

Wendi frowned and got off Ginga before rolling her over, causing Ginga to blink as her two sisters looked at her in concern. "What?" Ginga was surprised as they hugged her, kissing her on the lips, first Wendi, then Nove, both of them stopping after that and just hugged her softly. "Wendi? Nove?" She blinked as the two continued to give her kisses along her neck and collarbone.

Even though it felt very nice, Ginga was concerned. Her arms came up, wrapped around Nove and Wendi both, and hugged them closer. "Hey," she said softly. "What's up with you two? You aren't usually like this when I come back."

"You usually aren't nearly raped." Wendi said softly, looking up at Ginga, kissing her on the jaw.

"I'm selfish." Nove muttered, closing her eyes and not looking at either of them. "I... I can't stand the thought of not having you two being near me... Allowing me to touch you, feel you, sleep next to you."

Ginga studied her sisters quietly, her eyes softening. "You two didn't sleep very well last night, did you?"

Nove and Wendi both shook their heads.

"And I thought it was just me." She sighed. "I tried napping a little during the stake-out, but I couldn't do it. I think I know why now."

"So, what do we do?" Nove sighed and looked at the two of them. "We can't do this forever. You're going to have missions. Eventually, so will Wendi and I. What can we do?" She asked, tears welling up in her eyes. "I... I don't want to keep hurting like this."

Wendi reached out, pulling Nove into a gentle hug, so she was holding both her and Ginga. "It's not a big deal, Nove. We'll figure something out. As long as we're together we'll be fine, you know?"

Nove nodded and sighed. "Wendi, Ginga... I... I just want to sleep today, please?"

Ginga nodded and pouted at them. "How come I'm nearly naked and you two are in pajamas?"

Wendi shrugged and stripped herself and Nove down to their panties, Wendi wearing a red thong and Nove wearing yellow bikini-style underwear.

The three found themselves, Ginga in the middle as Nove, being the shortest of the three, rested on her and Wendi curled up to Ginga's other side. Reaching up, Ginga turned off the lights, before putting her arms over Nove and Wendi's shoulders, all three quickly falling asleep in the darkness.

(---)

She groaned as the light hit her eyes. "What were we doing last night?"

The bed seemed to shift, no wait, that was the person she was laying on. "Pulled an all-nighter, again..." Oh yeah, she had, hadn't she? It had gotten really late and she didn't leave, just collapsing into bed with the person that was there with her at that moment.

Lifting her head up, the dark-haired girl groaned and looked at her bed-mate. "Shamal, you really need to stop doing that."

"You didn't need to stay, Miyuki."

"What, and leave you here by yourself?" Miyuki yawned. "Please. I'd be second guessing myself the whole time. I don't like leaving you alone at night. You get some weird patients after dark."

Shamal quirked an eyebrow as Miyuki got off of her. "You know, we should be glad that Hayate's not here." Miyuki chuckled. "She might think that we're lovers or something."

Shamal laughed softly. "Please, if we were lovers, we'd be naked in bed."

"That's not always the case." Miyuki grabbed her ribbon from where she'd left it on the table, threading it through her hair expertly. "I've spent a lot of time at Nanoha's house, and let me tell you, those three spend just as much time clothed when they're in bed as they do naked."

Shamal smirked. "And your parents?"

Miyuki shuddered. "Please, don't give me mental images. I like to pretend my parents don't have a sex life."

Shamal laughed and got up and went around the room and put what few clothes she had around the office on her. "What? You don't like thinking that they have sex?"

Miyuki blanched. "The thought makes me sick to my stomach, thank you very much."

Shamal laughed again. "Do they know that?"

"We have an agreement." Miyuki shrugged. "I like to pretend they don't have sex, and they like to pretend I'm still a virgin. It evens out."

Shamal raised an eyebrow at her as she put her coat on. "You aren't?"

"Shamal, do you honestly believe that I wouldn't at least try a few things out in my life?" Miyuki asked with a raised eyebrow as she smoothed out her clothes.

Well, no, she hadn't, but...

"You don't look it."

Miyuki laughed. "I'm actually pretty mellow. I burned out all my steam during my last two years of high school."

Shamal chuckled. "Well, shall we face the day?"

"Sure thing, boss." Miyuki chuckled at her as the two left Shamal's office and went to organize the schedules for the day.

(---)

Cracking an eye open, she lifted her head, looked around, before laying her head back down and leaning into her source of warmth.

"Back in your child form, I see." Zafira muttered softly, not bothering to move.

"You're in wolf form, it balances itself out."

Zafira chuckled quietly, a rumble that ran through his whole body and made Arf grin. She wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled with a happy sigh, perfectly content to stay there all day.

"You know, if someone saw us, they'd probably want to save you," Zafira murmured.

"Why? You're a well-known martial and magical arts instructor for children." Arf shrugged against him, nuzzling her face against his fur. "If anyone saw us, they would think that I'm just a kid that you're letting hug you."

"You'd be surprised." Zafira shrugged, letting Arf snuggle closer. "A few brave souls have been so convinced that I'll eat children, they've actually come within striking distance to try grabbing them away."

Arf laughed as she lay by Zafira's side. "If anyone tried to pull me away, I'd bite them." She liked the feel of his fur, it felt nice. Especially since the two had spent all night outside in the cool air.

"Even as you are?" He chuckled as she scratched his body with her fingers gently.

Arf grinned. "I still have my teeth," she said. She shrugged. "Though..."

"Yes?" Zafira was finding it hard to think as Arf stroked his fur.

"It'd probably look less weird if you used a child form too, you know."

Zafira shook his head. "Nah, you'd freeze."

"Aww..." Arf grinned, hugged Zafira and kissed him on the head. "You do care for me!" She said in a childish tone of voice.

Zafira cleared his throat. "Well, that and my child form... attracts odd people..."

"Oh?"

"Yeah... old grannies..."

Arf suddenly rolled off of Zafira, giggling hard and kicking her legs up and down in the air. "Oh, wow! They all coo over you and pinch your cheeks?"

"Far too often." Zafira grumbled as Arf started laughing even harder. "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up."

"I'm s...I'm so...Hahahahahahaha!" Arf started rolling around on the ground. "I'm sorry, it's too funny!"

"Don't they do that to you, too?" Zafira asked.

"Haha! N-no, no one's ever... oh, man, heheheh.... done that to me!" Arf sat up, wiping at her eyes. "But seriously, Zaffy, you know I'd protect you if you ever decided to take on your child form."

Snorting slightly, Zafira got up, getting a blink from Arf. "Zafira?"

"I just want to go for a walk right now." He blinked as she jumped on his back. "Getting a free ride now?"

Arf giggled and hugged him. "Yeah... You gave them to Nanoha and Hayate, I want one."

"You're acting like a kid." Zafira rolled his eyes.

Arf suddenly grinned and leaned in close to his ear, whispering. "I can be an adult the next time we sleep outside if you want me to."

Arf thought it was impossible for wolves to blush, but Zafira proved her wrong spectacularly when his face went a deep, dark red.

"I was just kidding, Zaffy."

Zafira shook his head and started walking. "Arf..."

"Yeah?"

"The only time you'll ever get to sleep as an adult with me is when I'm an adult, too."

Arf blinked, her eyes widening as she blushed heavily. "Ah... Zaffy, are you... Are you serious?"

Zafira chuckled as he suddenly started running, getting Arf to grab his fur so that she wouldn't fall off.

"Zaffy?"

He couldn't resist. "What if I am serious?"

She'd leaned in closer. "If you are serious, Zaffy, I'll hold you to it." She took a deep breath and held on tight to him.

Zafira said nothing as he ran, enjoying the wind through his fur, the weight on his back, the person close to him. It just felt good to him.

Some of these people just can't keep their hands off each other.

[Satashi]

Because I can.

Spoiler for Blindfolded!Syn:

"Come on," Vivio's gentle words were encouraging yet still had a playful ring to them. Arms outstretched, she held Syn's fingertips in her own while walking backwards. "Keep walking."

"I don't like this," Syn stated the fact yet again. Her eyes were closed, covered by a blindfold that just so happen to double as one of vivio's large fluffy ribbons.

Vivio giggled and took a step back faster, making Syn speed up. "But its good to learn trust."

"I trust you."

"Then why are your hands shaking?"

Syn snorted. "Maybe because I'm blindfolded."

"But I'm your eyes." Vivio smiled again, enjoying the look on Syn's face when she made her turn for no reason.

"And you're a clumsy oaf." Syn rolled her head from side to side since her eyes were currently unable to display her annoyance.

"I'm not clumsy!" The blonde defended herself with an indignant huff. Glancing behind herself, she made sure Syn wouldn't trip over a root sticking out from the ground near a large tree. Leading her friend away from danger, she started up again. "You're the one who trips over her shoelaces."

"Oh it happens once and you tease me." Her fingertips curled tighter on Vivio's. "What about when you were trying to sneak cookies to our room during the sleepover and tripped right infront of Nanoha? Spilled them all over the floor."

"She scared me! It's not like I do it every day!" Despite her words, she still managed to mis-step, foot slipping on the still damp grass from yesterday's rain.

"Vivio!?" Syn moved forward, trying to grab the girl's wrist as the fingers suddenly left her palm. As they fell together, she felt arms wrap around herself and was pulled so her head would fall agaisnt her friend's chest. "What was that!?" Ripping off her blindfold, she instantly stopped her shouting.

Vivio rubbed the back of her head ruefully, wincing as she felt a knot swell on it from where she had landed on a rock. "Ow..."

Syn sighed. "Stupid girl, why did you pull me against you if it would make you hit it harder?"

Gingerly touching the sore spot, Vivio answered with a pain filled voice. "I was worried you might hit your forehead on the ground since you couldn't brace yourself...Ow... is it swelling?"

Syn looked at her friend a moment before leaning over and very gently placing her hand on the blonde's hair. "...Yeah, come on, lets get you to Shamal just in case its serious."

"... Nanoha-mama is going to scold me."

"Probably..." Syn gave Vivio a smirk. "Hey... Thanks."

"Oh shush, you would have done it for me."

"...Maybe." The two grinned at each other.

[SulliMike23]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Because I can.

Spoiler for Blindfolded!Syn:

"Come on," Vivio's gentle words were encouraging yet still had a playful ring to them. Arms outstretched, she held Syn's fingertips in her own while walking backwards. "Keep walking."

"I don't like this," Syn stated the fact yet again. Her eyes were closed, covered by a blindfold that just so happen to double as one of vivio's large fluffy ribbons.

Vivio giggled and took a step back faster, making Syn speed up. "But its good to learn trust."

"I trust you."

"Then why are your hands shaking?"

Syn snorted. "Maybe because I'm blindfolded."

"But I'm your eyes." Vivio smiled again, enjoying the look on Syn's face when she made her turn for no reason.

"And you're a clumsy oaf." Syn rolled her head from side to side since her eyes were currently unable to display her annoyance.

"I'm not clumsy!" The blonde defended herself with an indignant huff. Glancing behind herself, she made sure Syn wouldn't trip over a root sticking out from the ground near a large tree. Leading her friend away from danger, she started up again. "You're the one who trips over her shoelaces."

"Oh it happens once and you tease me." Her fingertips curled tighter on Vivio's. "What about when you were trying to sneak cookies to our room during the sleepover and tripped right infront of Nanoha? Spilled them all over the floor."

"She scared me! It's not like I do it every day!" Despite her words, she still managed to mis-step, foot slipping on the still damp grass from yesterday's rain.

"Vivio!?" Syn moved forward, trying to grab the girl's wrist as the fingers suddenly left her palm. As they fell together, she felt arms wrap around herself and was pulled so her head would fall agaisnt her friend's chest. "What was that!?" Ripping off her blindfold, she instantly stopped her shouting.

Vivio rubbed the back of her head ruefully, wincing as she felt a knot swell on it from where she had landed on a rock. "Ow..."

Syn sighed. "Stupid girl, why did you pull me against you if it would make you hit it harder?"

Gingerly touching the sore spot, Vivio answered with a pain filled voice. "I was worried you might hit your forehead on the ground since you couldn't brace yourself...Ow... is it swelling?"

Syn looked at her friend a moment before leaning over and very gently placing her hand on the blonde's hair. "...Yeah, come on, lets get you to Shamal just in case its serious."

"... Nanoha-mama is going to scold me."

"Probably..." Syn gave Vivio a smirk. "Hey... Thanks."

"Oh shush, you would have done it for me."

"...Maybe." The two grinned at each other.

What was Vivio gonna show Syn?

[itanshi1]

this - > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFzkzsCQhdw

[Nanya01]

Posted Support to FF.Net just now.

[Satashi]

Originally Posted by SulliMike23

What was Vivio gonna show Syn?

Nothing, was just a training exercise for them since they're partners.

[SulliMike23]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Nothing, was just a training exercise for them since they're partners.

Oh...for a moment or two I thought she was gonna surprise Syn with something.

[Nanya01]

...

We just got this done...

In one day...

Wow...

RadiantBeam and I are proud to present...

Day in the Life

Chapter 19

Magical Lyrical Babysitters

... Yeah, we went there. XD

Spoiler for Lyrical Magical Babysitters:

Sighing as she gripped the dimensional phone, she knew that she needed to, she put this off for far, far, far too long...

Pushing the numbers, she waited as it rang a few times for the person on the other side to pick up.

She just hoped that it wouldn't be as bad as she feared.

"Hello?" The voice on the other end spoke up.

"Hello. Arisa, it's me, Nanoha."

"Nanoha?! Where have you been, girl?! The last time I heard news about you, it was that your parents and your sister moved to Midchilda to help you out."

"Ah, yeah... You know that Yuuno-kun got Fate-chan and I pregnant, right?"

"Oh yeah! Now I remember, Kyouya mentioned something about that. Why didn't you call me sooner?! I would have loved to come and help out!"

"We had a lot of help, but thank you, Arisa." Nanoha smiled, her friends in high school really could be counted on to help out a lot.

"Yes, well, that was months ago. So, when are they going to be born? I wanna come and see them. Maybe I can give that punk a few hard hits for getting you pregnant too."

Nanoha sweat-dropped, that sounded like Arisa. "Well, ah..."

"Nanoha? What's wrong? You sound nervous."

"Arisa, if I said that Fate-chan and I had the babies nearly a month ago, would you forgive me?"

A long, long moment of silence. Then.

"WHAT?!!"

Nanoha yelped, yanking the phone away from her ear as Arisa exploded on the other end. "To be fair," she said weakly, "I really was worried about what you'd do to Yuuno-kun if you saw him."

Wincing, Nanoha knew that she should have called sooner, she really had no excuse for not going home, or at least finding someone who could get Arisa and Suzuka to Mid-Childa by the time the babies were born. "I suppose... Arisa, I'm sorry, everything was so new to me that I forgot to tell you." Heck, when she told her parents and Miyuki that she was in a relationship with Yuuno, she had only done so because she and Fate had a couple days off and managed to find a ship that was close enough to Earth that they could relay off of it and warp down to her home world.

"...That's no excuse, Nanoha. Why couldn't you call me? You even brought those students of yours to Earth and spent time during a mission to see me, Suzuka and your family."

"I didn't know back then. Fate-chan and I had a feeling, but it wasn't much to go by. That's why I didn't mention it then." Nanoha sighed. "Arisa-chan.... I'm sorry. A lot of things happened very quickly when I found out, not all of them good. With everything going on, I just... I completely forgot about you and Suzuka-chan. I'm sorry."

There was a moment of silence on the other end, before Arisa sighed heavily. "Why is it so hard to stay mad at you?"

"Because we're friends and you'd hate to be mad at me for so long?" Nanoha said softly, smiling even though Arisa couldn't see it.

"I love you, you silly girl. I guess that's why I can't stay mad at you. But you and Fate-chan better bring those children of yours to Earth so we can see them soon, or I will get upset."

Nanoha laughed softly. "We will. Soon," she promised.

"And bring Yuuno, too."

"Oh?" Nanoha raised a brow.

"Yes! I still have to give him a few hits for getting two of my best friends pregnant, even if they wanted it!"

"Nyahahaha... I'll see what I can do, right now, Fate-chan and I are getting ready for a date with Yuuno-kun."

"Oh? What for?" Arisa sounded very interested.

Nanoha smiled, even though her friend couldn't see it. "Yeah, Yuuno-kun's such a sweet-heart, and Fate-chan and I thought we should do something nice for him tonight."

"Oh really?" Nanoha could almost hear the smirk in Arisa's voice.

"What?"

"That's ALL you're planning to do tonight with those two?"

"Honestly, Nanoha, I would be more surprised if you didn't. But, enough of that. When you get here, you're so going to give me details!"

Nanoha's eyes widened as she blushed. "A...Arisa-chan!"

"Consider this your payment for not inviting me to see the babies born."

"B-but..."

"Don't try to act like you don't have a sex life when you have two lovers and just gave birth! I expect full details, and no skimping!"

Nanoha whimpered as she just imagined Arisa's grinning face. "Can't I just tell you over the phone?"

"Nope! You're telling me when you get here! I want to see you and Fate-chan and I want to see your faces as you blush and stammer through it."

"Arisa-chan!" Nanoha gasped, blushing suddenly.

"One, I'm curious. Two, I want to see those kids you and Fate-chan had. And three, I miss you."

Nanoha sighed. "Oh, fine," she murmured. "But don't you have a sex life of your own?"

There was a long, pregnant pause on the other end of the line.

"Arisa-chan?"

"Um, sorry, Nanoha-chan, I need to do something, I'll call you later, bye." There was a click and Nanoha blinked as she held her phone away from her ear. Why had Arisa been like that?

Nanoha blinked again and looked at the phone with confusion as it hummed in her hand before she shrugged and hung it back up.

"I wonder what that was all about..."

(---)

Cinque blinked as she went over what Genya was telling her and Dieci. "They want us to do what?"

The older man nodded and took a drink of his coffee silently. "Yes. Nanoha and Fate asked me if any of my daughters would like to baby-sit Vivio, Sora, Isamu and Alicia for the night." He pointed at Dieci who shivered slightly. "It might do you some good too, to see that those babies aren't going to blow you up."

"But, dad!" Dieci protested, getting a shake of Genya's head.

"I'm asking you and Cinque both to watch over them."

"And Subaru, Nove, Wendi and Ginga are out right now." Cinque shook her head and looked at Dieci.

"Actually." Genya shifted in his seat to lean forward. "I might be able to use this."

"Huh?" The two looked at him in curiosity.

Genya nodded and smiled softly. "If you two can prove to take care of children, especially Nanoha's and Fate's children, I might be able to help you two get out of protective custody quicker."

"Are you trying to get rid of us?" Dieci asked softly, getting a shake from the older man's head.

"No. But I would like it if you two could have a real chance to live your own lives without needing supervision at all times."

Cinque nodded quietly. "That's a good point," she said. "We can't do much right now... not that I'm complaining, but a little freedom would feel wonderful."

Dieci whimpered. "B-but... her boys... Starlight Breakers.... pink...

Genya smiled. "They're only babies, Dieci. Even if they wanted to blast you, they'd need to wait ten years or so before they can learn."

"Who knows?" Cinque shrugged. "Maybe they'll like you."

"Or they'll blast me."

"Or maybe you'll like them."

"Or get blasted by them."

Genya chuckled softly. "Or you'll like getting blasted by them."

A moment later, he was forced to clean the jelly off of his face that his two wards had thrown at him. "I deserved that." Genya admitted with a chuckle. Still, it was good to see them react like that, it meant that they were closer to being their own people.

Despite herself, Dieci hugged him. "Thanks, Dad," she murmured before stepping back, looking at Cinque.

Cinque raised a brow. "Yes?"

"Let's go." Dieci sighed. "At least death by Starlight Breaker is relatively quick."

Cinque chuckled lightly and got up. "I'll make sure that she'll be okay with watching them."

"At least they can't wander around yet." Genya chuckled softly. "Just wait till they can start walking."

Dieci paled. "What happens when they start walking?" she asked weakly.

Before Genya could reply, Cinque grabbed Dieci by the collar of her shirt and pulled her out the door, kicking it shut behind her on the way out.

Genya started chuckling softly. "Ah, Dieci, good luck." He meant it too.

(---)

Dieci squirmed as Cinque basically dragged her towards the Scrya-Takamachi-Testarossa home. "Hey, Cinque, you can let go now."

"No."

"But--"

"Nope. I know you, Dieci. You'll run the minute I let go."

Dieci deflated at that. "I can't help it," she pleaded. "They scare me."

Cinque shook her head. "Dieci, please, they can't hurt you. They can't do anything more than gurgle, cry eat, drink, and mess their pants."

"I'm sorry, but... Their mother blew me up, okay? Blaster 1 Excellion Buster... I still have nightmares about it!" Dieci whimpered as Cinque continued to drag her down the street.

"That's why you need this."

"Huh?"

"You need to get over this. You've recovered, but not enough. Be around the kids, relax, have fun with them. They won't do anything to you, Dieci, not yet at least."

"Not, yet?" Dieci whimpered as Cinque stopped dragging her as they stopped right in front of Nanoha's home. "What do you mean?"

"Wait until they decide to spit up all over your clothes." Cinque smiled softly as Vivio opened the door.

"Ah, Dieci! Cinque!" Vivio grinned at them. "You're early. Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama are still getting ready."

"Yes, I apologize for that." Cinque chuckled and pulled Dieci to her side. "I had to come early, or Dieci would have tried to hide under the bed where I couldn't reach her."

Vivio blinked, looking at Dieci curiously. "You can fit under the bed?"

"If I try hard enough," Dieci grumbled.

Vivio giggled at her. "We should try it sometime then." She led Dieci to her siblings' room, getting a gulp from the taller girl as she walked Dieci right up to Isamu's crib.

"Ah..." Dieci seemed to pale and sweat as Vivio grinned at her. She didn't notice that, all she noticed was the wide-awake devil-spawn grinning at her. She expected, any moment, that the baby would open its mouth and blast her with a pink beam or something.

Isamu looked up at her curiously for several minutes, his blue-green eyes flickering, before he squealed and kicked, reaching up for Dieci, making grabby motions with his hands.

It took all of Dieci's willpower not to jump. "What's that mean?"

"Means he wants to be held." From the doorway, Yuuno chuckled. "Isamu is very loud when he wants something."

Taking a breath so she wouldn't tremble, Dieci reached in and gently pulled the baby out slowly, as if she were afraid Nanoha would appear, glowing pink and blasting her for touching her kid.

After all, it happened once already.

Even if Dieci was scared out of her mind, Isamu knew how to do this right. He giggled and curled closer to Dieci, grinning up at her as his eyes sparkled, his tiny hands gripping her shirt.

Vivio started giggling as Isamu gurgled happily. "He likes you, Dieci!"

"Ah..." Dieci started to smile as she rubbed her finger up and down the baby's back. "He... Is pretty cute."

Yuuno laughed.

"He's shaping up to be a womanizer." Nanoha glided to her male lover's side. "He watches Yuuno-kun and learns."

"How many times do I have to tell you and Fate I've never been a womanizer or a flirt during my high school years?"

Nanoha giggled as she hugged Yuuno. Turning, Dieci got a good look at Yuuno, who was dressed in green dress clothes and Nanoha, who was dressed in an orange dress, some make-up on her face, her hair done up in such a way that Dieci found herself blushing softly at the smile she was getting.

"Nanoha-Mama! Yuuno-Papa! You two look good!" Vivio's eyes sparkled as she looked at them. "Is Fate-mama done yet?"

"Fate-chan had to help me." Nanoha chuckled nervously. "I'm not good with make-up or dressing up."

Isamu gurgled and got Dieci's attention again, making her blink as he reached up and played with her hair; not tugging it, but running his tiny fingers through it, feeling it. He giggled softly.

"Flirt," Nanoha murmured. "Better watch out, Vivio, he'll go after your friends when he's old enough."

"Nah uh!" Vivio stuck her tongue out, her eyes widening as Fate walked in, in a yellow dress, her hair rolled up above her head, rolling down her back as she had a touch of make-up on her face. "Wow! Fate-mama!" Yuuno and Nanoha turned to the blushing woman and smiled brightly at her.

"Wow, Fate-chan, you look prettier than me." Nanoha gushed as she gripped Fate's shoulders, smiling happily.

Fate chuckled, then looked at Yuuno. "What? No comment?"

"I'm resisting the urge to say anything." Yuuno's lips twitched. "If I do, Nanoha might claim I really was a flirt in high school."

"Nanoha-mama says Papa is just really shy," Vivio whispered to Dieci and Cinque.

Cinque nodded and smiled lightly at them. "You three, go on your date. Vivio and Dieci will help me make sure your babies are taken care of."

The three nodded and after making sure that the two and Vivio could get in contact with them at any time, plus emergency numbers to Shamal, Lindy and Momoko if needed, the trio finally set out for their dinner date.

"So, Dieci..." Cinque smirked. "You going to hold him all night?"

Dieci blinked, before looking down. Honestly, she'd gotten so accustomed to holding Isamu that she'd completely forgotten about him. He was so quiet.

And asleep too, by the look of it.

"Wow! Even Nanoha-mama has to sing to Isamu to get him to sleep." Vivio's eyes sparkled softly. "He likes you, Dieci." Then again, her brothers and sister seemed to like everyone who looked at them.

Cinque chuckled softly. "And you were worried about a pink explosion."

"You never know," Dieci muttered, but somehow she doubted any pink explosion would hit her anytime soon, at least from Isamu.

(---)

"Do you think that Dieci and Cinque will do okay?" Fate asked her lovers as she squeezed Yuuno's hand tightly while Nanoha walked on the other side of Yuuno, resting her head on his shoulder as they walked into the restaurant.

Nanoha nodded softly, smiling. "Yes. I'm sure that they'll be alright."

"I'm surprised that you trust them so easily." Yuuno commented, getting a shake of Nanoha's head.

"Not that I trust them easily, but I'm willing to give them another chance. I've got some devices at home recording everything, just in case. And mom promised to check in on them over the night."

Fate chuckled. "No pulling the stops with your kids, huh?"

Nanoha smirked. "Nope."

Yuuno shook his head as the three were led to a corner table. "I think they're good kids. I'm sure that our children will be safe." Still, he had called Vita up to check in on his children at times, just to be safe.

He believed in second chances too, but they were newborns, and he was just a little worried as a new father.

(--)

Dieci watched curiously as Isamu snuggled against her, yawning slightly. "You always said he was so lively," she said to Vivio.

Vivio giggled. "He gets sleepy at night. Sora gets more active, and Alicia pretty much stays the same. It's just how they are."

Cinque nodded and slipped off to check on the other two babies.

"Um, Vivio..." Dieci knelt down to look the little girl in the eyes. "How come you can forgive me so easily? After what I and Quattro did to you, I've always wondered why you can just forgive me for hurting you."

Vivio shrugged. "You didn't want to hurt me. I remember. You kept asking Quattro about it when she was setting up the tests."

"Yeah, but..."

"You regretted hurting me." Vivio grinned. "It's easy to forgive someone who feels regret."

Dieci smiled, tearing up and hugging Vivio softly. "Thank you. I wish we hadn't met that way."

"Me too." Vivio said as she hugged the brown-haired cyborg gently, both of them making sure not to harm Isamu. "But, I'm glad we met. Because you and all your sisters are really, really cool."

"Thank you," Dieci murmured, then blinked when Isamu snuggled even closer.

Vivio giggled. "See? Even Isamu likes you, and he's just a baby."

Dieci smiled softly and stood up gently. "What does your parents do at night?"

Vivio shrugged. "Talk, go to bed, try to get Sora or Alicia to go to sleep..."

"Busy?"

Vivio nodded as Dieci blinked. "It's hard on Nanoha-mama some days. She just wants to sleep in but she doesn't because Sora or Isamu wants her attention..." She pouted slightly.

"Vivio, are you okay?"

Vivio nodded. "Uh huh. Cuz Nanoha-mama always asks me to help her and always thanks me for helping her."

Dieci smiled. "You like helping with your brothers and sister, huh?"

"Uh huh." Vivio nodded. "They make a lot of noise, but they're fun to play with." Her pout returned. "Though Nanoha-mama keeps teasing, saying Isamu will start flirting with my friends when I'm not looking..."

Dieci chuckled and blinked as Cinque walked into the room, two baby carriers with her, one holding Alicia and the other one Sora. "Cinque?" She blinked as the shorter cyborg pulled out some bottles and formula.

"We're going to need to feed them sooner or later... How does your mother do it, Vivio?"

"Both Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama breast feed."

The two cyborgs looked at her silently.

"What?" Vivio blinked in confusion.

"We can't feed them that way." Cinque muttered softly. "Know how to make this?"

Vivio shook her head. "No..."

Vivio thought about it for a moment.

"Well... when it's just me and Papa, he makes them a bottle... since he says that breastfeeding is a girl thing, and I'm still too young to do it."

At that, Cinque and Dieci both blushed.

Suddenly Vivio's eyes widened and she pointed at Dieci. "Maybe you can do it!"

"Ah... No, I can't..." Dieci sweat-dropped as Cinque looked torn between laughing and falling over.

"Why not?" Vivio pouted at her.

"Uh, because I can't... Cinque, help please." Dieci looked at her older sister pleadingly.

"Why can't you?"

Dieci looked at Cinque, but the woman just smirked.

"B-because, my body isn't built that way... the Doctor created me to be a certain age, and when he did that it threw off some of my more... normal... body functions..."

Cinque was snickering.

"Plus, I, uh... don't know how to."

That did it. Cinque started roaring with laughter.

Vivio blinked at her. "Don't know how to?"

"No, uh... No, I don't know..." Heck, she wasn't really certain how everything worked anyway. She knew some of the basics, but that was about it.

Cinque started laughing harder, she was glad that she put the babies down before Dieci started talking, otherwise they would have been dropped to the ground, which was no good.

Vivio scratched her head. "Huh... Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama just open their shirts up and put the babies up to their chests."

Dieci coughed. "Yes, well... I can't do that."

Twitching feebly, Cinque swallowed her laughter. Oh, but her ribs ached, and her poor lungs.... "Why don't we just give them a bottle?" she choked out. "If Yuuno's done it, I'm sure they won't even notice the difference."

Vivio nodded as the babies started squirming and crying softly. "I think they're getting hungry."

Cinque nodded and went to the kitchen, Vivio following her.

"Hey, what about me?" Dieci asked as Cinque turned back and smiled at her.

"Just make sure that they don't try to eat you." She laughed as Dieci paled heavily.

Dieci swallowed hard.

"... They won't eat me... They aren't big enough yet... I think...."

Plus they didn't have teeth yet, so the worst they could do would be to gum her fingers off.

Idly, she wondered and put the tip of her finger in Alicia's mouth, the girl seemingly trying to suck something out of her finger.

It was tickling her softly, getting a small giggle out of the brown-haired girl.

At Dieci's giggle Alicia paused, looking at the older girl curiously. She released Dieci's finger and grabbed onto it with her hands, giggling as she played with it gently, and seemed delighted when Dieci let out a soft laugh.

"Well, aren't you just a regular charmer?" Dieci murmured as Alicia giggled again. "You put your brothers to shame."

It was a good thing that they couldn't understand what she was saying, otherwise the boys would be very jealous.

In the kitchen, Vivio smiled happily. "They sound happy."

Cinque nodded, though she really wished that she knew what she was doing with the formula. "This stuff is messy."

Vivio nodded, both of them were covered in powder and liquids as they tried to make some formula for the infants. "Yuuno-papa has an easy time with this."

It wasn't so much that it was hard; it was actually quite easy. It was just extremely messy, mainly because of their inexperience. Vivio had helped Yuuno make a bottle from time to time, but he'd done most of the hard work.

Eventually they got three bottles made and out to the babies, feeding them and getting them to stop crying softly.

"Keep their heads up." Vivio said, remembering Yuuno's words. "They don't have good neck muscles yet."

"Okay," Cinque and Dieci said dutifully, holding the babies carefully in their arms as the little ones latched onto the bottles, sucking hungrily. Their cries faded away and they stopped squirming, even going so far as to lean back against their respective babysitter as they fed.

After they were fed, the babies started squirming more, causing the three to blink before Vivio's eyes widened. "Oh! They need to be burped!"

"Burped?" Cinque and Dieci asked her as Vivio put Alicia on her shoulder and patted her sister's back gently.

Vivio nodded. "Yeah, because once they eat they have a lot of gas building up inside them and they have to let it out," she explained.

"Oh," Dieci murmured, while Cinque nodded.

"Well, that's what Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama say all the time after feeding them, anyway. It helps them feel better."

Cinque and Dieci started patting Sora and Isamu's back softly, all three babies burping softly, before spitting up slightly, and messing up the clothes of all three girls.

"...so that's why Nanoha-mama always has a towel." Vivio pouted softly.

Dieci nodded before grimacing slightly as something came to her senses. "I think this one needs a diaper change."

Vivio blinked. "Uh... I don't know how to."

Dieci paled at that. "You don't?"

"No... Nanoha-mama or Fate-mama do it, or Papa when they're too busy."

Cinque sweat-dropped, heavily as the two looked at her. "I never changed any diapers before."

"One of us has to do it." Dieci said as the three babies started squirming and crying.

"Uh... I know where the clean diapers are!" Vivio said as she put Alicia back down into her carrier and ran to get new diapers.

Cinque looked at Dieci as the taller girl whimpered. "...We should change them in the bathroom."

"Why?"

"Tile floors, easier to clean up."

"You think it'll be that bad?" Dieci asked weakly.

"No."

Dieci sighed with relief.

"I know it'll be that bad."

Dieci grimaced, she didn't want to think about it.

(---)

Dieci was right, she didn't want to think about it. She was in the bathroom, cleaning up the room, being very thankful for paper towels and disposable diapers as she threw the last of the mess into the garbage bag, got up, and left the house, throwing it into the garbage can outside in the alley way. "Disgusting." She shuddered, went back to the house and started washing her hands and arms, scrubbing hard. She looked at Vivio, who was slightly pale, her eyes wide. "Your parents do this all the time?" Seeing her nod, Dieci shook her head. "I suddenly have more respect for any parent with babies."

"Amen," Cinque said reverently. She'd never been particularly religious, but that whole experience deserved a prayer of thanks for survival.

Vivio blinked.

"It isn't that bad, usually..."

"I have never seen a mess that horrible and smelly before." Dieci whimpered. She wasn't sure if she wanted to do that ever again.

Vivio yawned softly.

"Go to bed." Cinque ordered her.

"But, I need to take a bath, and I always bathe with Nanoha-mama or Fate-mama..."

Sighing, Cinque grabbed Vivio's hand and led her to the baths. "Will you be okay, Dieci?"

The taller girl nodded. "Yeah, just don't fall asleep."

"I won't, I won't. Keep an eye on the kids, all right?"

Dieci smiled. "Yes, mother."

Cinque chuckled.

(---)

Hours later, Nanoha, Fate and Yuuno found themselves at home, laughing softly as they walked into the house. "Shhh..." Fate smiled as they slipped their shoes off.

The other two nodded and looked into the living room, smiling as they saw Dieci and Cinque there, sleeping on the couch as they sat up, leaning on each other with Vivio on their laps, sleeping soundly, Alicia, Isamu and Sora in their carriers around the floor, half-empty bottles of water on the table.

Nanoha smiled softly. "You know, I think we made a good decision."