Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[TheShinySword]

Originally Posted by Nya~n

You know, this reminds me of a crack fic idea discussion with a couple of friends. Now i can totally see this happening to YuNaFa

Fate: He'll know! The baby will know we're doing this! He's going to remember it all!
Nanoha&Yuuno: No it won't love.
F: But the baby book says we shouldn't be doing anything strenous during the pregnancy!
N: Don't worry, the baby book said it's alright as long as we do it right...
F: But the baby book... I'm telling you, the baby WILL know!
N&Y: no, we assure you, sweetums, they'll never know
F: YES THEY WILL *cries*

*Several months later*
Baby: coo coo
Nanoha: Awww he's so cute *reaches down to pick up*
Baby: *deathglare*
Nanoha: o___o
Yuuno: aww he's just not used to his other mommy yet, what about his daddy~ *reach*
Baby: *Die Ferret Boy Die*
Yuuno: o___o
Nanoha: I-It couldn't be
Yuuno: T-There's no way that could be it
F: TT_TT I knew it was a bad idea.

Moral of the story:Even Unborn fetuses hold grudges.

:O Page claim for Mamas and Papas (but not The Mamas and the Papas)

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

*Several months later*
Baby: coo coo
Nanoha: Awww he's so cute *reaches down to pick up*
Baby: *deathglare*
Nanoha: o___o
Yuuno: aww he's just not used to his other mommy yet, what about his daddy~ *reach*
Baby: *Die Ferret Boy Die*
Yuuno: o___o
Nanoha: I-It couldn't be
Yuuno: T-There's no way that could be it
F: TT_TT I knew it was a bad idea.

Moral of the story:Even Unborn fetuses hold grudges.

:O Page claim for Mamas and Papas (but not The Mamas and the Papas)

ha ha ha ha! Oh wow! Shiny! That was good.

Hee hee hee hee.

^_^ Shiny, you never cease to amuse me.

[Rising Dragon]

And suddenly I'm imagining a baby born with a peculiar dent in its skull, Yuuno looking mortified, and Fate screaming that she told them so, dammit!

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

And suddenly I'm imagining a baby born with a peculiar dent in its skull, Yuuno looking mortified, and Fate screaming that she told them so, dammit!

Thankfully, I'm not *that* mean...

To babies...

*Whistles innocently as several characters line up with pitchforks, spells and other assorted weapons and powers to try and kill me.*

Yeah, to babies. *RUNS*

[al103]

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

Um, no. A's Sound Stage 3, track 11 specifically has Lindy stating that she's retiring from active duty to take up desk work to be able to give Fate a proper home environment. StrikerS manga Chapter 3 shows Lindy in that desk position, identifying her not as Admiral Harlaown but in the bureaucratic job of Director of Liaisons, whatever the heck that is.

1. retiring from active duty =/= retiring
2. She is still admiral, just on post Director of Liaisons, like she was on post of ship commander before. Different post - yes, retired - hell, no!

[Rising Dragon]

It would still work in the context of the story. She is retired in the sense that she no longer fights on the front lines. But despite that retirement, she didn't let it stop her from capturing a rogue scientist and shut down a major illegal research project.

[spawnofthejudge]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

That Which is Unbroken is in Turn Incomplete

That was really really good, Shiny.

Originally Posted by Re-Hikari

but, yeah, bottom line: hi ^^

Welcome! The crack's over there *points at Shiny* the khrack's over there *points at Meister...Kha...whatever* and the *cough*spiked*cough* punch is over there. Everything else can be learned as you go.

Originally Posted by deathcurse

Once again, hello to everyone for the first time!

MOAR NEWBIES. Welcome!

I liked your offering.

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

Blood & Spirit--chapter 15

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

Blood & Spirit--Extra

I think the extra works as the thing you actually call the 'epilogue'.

I loved the fic, especially when it made my day through Winged!Lindy.

Completely unrelated: any strategies for breaking a writer's block? Specifically one seemingly induced by stress (and don't suggest removing the stress factor; I can't).

[Re-Hikari]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

*Several months later*
Baby: coo coo
Nanoha: Awww he's so cute *reaches down to pick up*
Baby: *deathglare*
Nanoha: o___o
Yuuno: aww he's just not used to his other mommy yet, what about his daddy~ *reach*
Baby: *Die Ferret Boy Die*
Yuuno: o___o
Nanoha: I-It couldn't be
Yuuno: T-There's no way that could be it
F: TT_TT I knew it was a bad idea.

Moral of the story:Even Unborn fetuses hold grudges.

:O Page claim for Mamas and Papas (but not The Mamas and the Papas)

lol, Shiny's cracks are always the best Been reading some of your stuff for a while now. Always makes the day that much better ;p

[synaesthetic]

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

Completely unrelated: any strategies for breaking a writer's block? Specifically one seemingly induced by stress (and don't suggest removing the stress factor; I can't).

When I get blocked badly, I write something else. Like, I get blocked on my original novel project, so I write fanfics. My novel is my main focus, but I get blocked from time to time. Fanfics don't really fall prey to writer's block for me because the story and world framework already exists, all I have to do is move the pieces around to my liking.

Original works I get blocked on frequently. Sadly I've been neglecting all of my writing as of late, due to the stress imposed by moving to a new city with nothing but a dream.

... not to mention the drastic change of climate and local flora has made me quite ill, and I don't have a warm place to lie down. This has put a serious crimp on the creative parts of my brain. Which is very unfortunate because I really want to start on my "Hayate Yagami, Gundam Meister of Celestial Being" crackfic. =(

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

Completely unrelated: any strategies for breaking a writer's block? Specifically one seemingly induced by stress (and don't suggest removing the stress factor; I can't).

Well... What did i do when I had writer's block? Oh yeah... Look for inspiration.

Plan it out in your head.

Write notes down.

Even if you can't turn those notes into actual fics for awhile, at least you have them so you can work it out later.

Or go back and re-read/watch what it was that inspired you in the first place.

Listen to different musics. I was listening to "Youth of the Nation" when I finished up my longest fic (Grave's New Life.).

Watch something else that can get you inspired somehow. (I had to marathon s-CRY-ed to get my muse back to me.)

Speaking of muses, make sweet, sweet love to yours.

*Taps chin* Yep. that's about it.

Or, worse comes to worse, just write shorts of anything. Keep your skills up, you know?

[Satashi]

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

Completely unrelated: any strategies for breaking a writer's block? Specifically one seemingly induced by stress (and don't suggest removing the stress factor; I can't).

Take a break from what you're writing. Personally, I watch a movie or something. Maybe even a different anime series. The way my mind works is that when I watch a movie, I subconsciously start breaking it into the Nanohaverse.

Such as the movie Jumper, I took the name "Paladins, a religious cult group set on killing all Jumpers" from there, and used it for Vampire!Fate for the "religious" group who hunt all supernatural beings such as Vampires, and Worgen. That alone gave me insane plot bunnies :3

Just step away for a bit and collect yourself. ^_^

EDIT:

Originally Posted by deathcurse

Hi everyone, after ages of lurking I've finally come up with the courage to de-lurk myself. I'm a big Nanoha fan, and the great fanfics written by many of the people here made me fall in love with the series even more!

With so much good stuff out there, I'm completely intimidated with dipping my pen into this field! So I tried to come up with something a little different to add to the fics out there already.

Here's my entrance offering, inspired by an entry on Tv Tropes about alternate character interpretations...

Spoiler for Last Wish:

Last Wish

I never loved Fate.

I make no lies about it. The truth is, the daughter that I described all the time, the one who was kind to me, who loved me above all things, wasn’t Alicia. Alicia was kind and sweet, but even at such a young age I knew she would one day rebel, one day choose a path away from me and live it happily with no regrets. Such a strong girl, Alicia.

Fate wouldn’t have.

Sometimes it angered me, how different Fate became from my precious Alicia. But during the moments when I expressed my rage, my disappointment, secretly in my heart I was glad of it. How cruel of me, to be glad that Alicia did not return!

Once I revived Alicia, Fate would die. By “would die”, I meant that I would dispose of her, of course. And how could I have borne the agony of killing a doll who looked at me with Alicia’s face and soul?

Fate loved me. She loved me so much that with one word from me, she would have willingly broken herself so that I would be happy. Did you think that I didn’t know? I knew how she felt. I knew that all she ever wanted was for me to smile at her. And yet I never did. Poorly handled, the whole mess—if only my heart hadn’t ached with every day I did not have Alicia, I could have bound Fate more tightly to me. I could have achieved enough Jewel Seeds to reach Al Hazard at last.

How hollow regrets sound, at the end of things.

“If you wish, I will protect you from anyone or anything in this entire world. Not because I’m your daughter. But because…you’re my mother!”

Even after everything, the little fool said that. Her expression entirely sincere, she offered herself to me. Going to our deaths, after the useless battles with the Bureau and the attempts of that silly civilian mage-girl to redeem her, she would throw away everything for someone who didn’t love her, who had never loved her. As I said—what a little fool.

I’ll be with Alicia soon.

“I’m not interested.”

The Admiral knew—I could see her eyes: reproachful, then sad, then relieved. I knew she understood. For a moment, we stared at each other, not villain to officer but mother to mother.

“Let’s go together, Alicia. We won’t be separated this time.”

Even though she was one of them, I knew that she would honour her unspoken promise to my unspoken request.

Take care of my daughter.

Spoiler for Author's Note:

I didn’t want to portray Precia as a sympathetic character in any way, or attempt to excuse what she did to Fate. However, even villains sometimes do small, selfless things that no one would have expected from them, and I wanted to explore that. Again, this was based off a page on TV Tropes somewhere that gave the alternate interpretation of Precia’s last act of rejecting Fate’s offer of help as ensuring that Fate wouldn’t get dragged down with her at the end.

I hope I managed to convey that!

Once again, hello to everyone for the first time!

Hello, and welcome! If you need anything, just ask. There are a lot of helpful things under my signature, including the link to our chatroom. If you're not already visiting, feel free to join in!

Don't be intimidated by the good stuff out there. Instead, try to write something better. your short was really interesting. From the first line, I thought that this would be a nice breath of fresh air from all the normal (well, normal for us) stuff out there. And I was right, it was pleasantly refreshing. You captured her perfectly, in my opinion, and I commend you for that. I can't offer any grammar help, but I will say that it did flow smoothly.

If you wrote again, I'd take a look at it ^^

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

Completely unrelated: any strategies for breaking a writer's block? Specifically one seemingly induced by stress (and don't suggest removing the stress factor; I can't).

Me...

I abandon it. For awhile, I just completely leave it alone and do something else. I listen to music, I hang out with friends and family, and occasionally I write a few shorts or start a new project to keep my skills up and my interest strong.

Then, when the inspiration comes back, I just work on it again. ^^

[Nanya01]

Well, I put chapter 4 of "Day in the Life" up on FF.Net

Chrono

Enjoy it!

[synaesthetic]

The abandoning thing doesn't work for me sadly. If I leave a story or plotbunny alone too long, I lose interest entirely. Because of this I rarely finish anything. I have to stay focused on it or I won't get past the 10k word mark.

[TheShinySword]

Ha ha ha ha. That is exactly why I've been writing like a fiend as of late. I get distracted too easily... (though I've noticed when I have a really good idea it stays with me)

When I get writers block I tend to not write. Which is actually really unhealthy for me (literally when I don't write I get sick and/or really moody). But I've never had writer's block that didn't naturally pass by. From personal experience I know a lot of authors when suffering writers block tough through it and just keep their butts in their chairs and write anyway (and then subsequently throw it away while keeping 3 lines but that's a whole 'nother story). But then again they're all on deadline as well. (on a slightly related but not quite note, if any of you should become professional authors never ever accept a multibook deal that wants the books back to back to back. It will not only burn you out it will make your family miss you because they'll never see you. Writing's awesome but if you make it your profession remember to take holidays ^^) (and in case anyone's wondering I know all that it's because I'm an author brat (aka: kid of an author))

[Nanya01]

If I ever became a professional writer...

...

I have no clue...

I've thought about it, to be honest... Never... Well, took it any further than that...

Maybe I should.

[Nanya01]

Sorry for the double... No I'm not.

Anyway, this is part 4 of chapter 5 of "Day in the Life". I think this is a good cut-off point for the chapter... Just a bit... *Shifty shifty*

Anyway... Um... Embarrassed Vita gets embarrassed and Yuuno's not quite as innocent as we think.

Spoiler for Time Skip PT IV:

Nanoha was half tempted to skip her visit with Shamal and just find Yuuno. She didn't have anything against making sure her babies were healthy, but the check-up was so uncomfortable...

"My master."

She blinked as Raising Heart flashed. "Raising Heart?"

"Shamal-san has requested you come to the medical ward immediately. And if you see Yuuno, to please resist the urge to jump him until after your check-up. That is all."

Nanoha blinked.

After a moment, she pouted.

"Mou..."

Several minutes later, Nanoha found herself in Shamal's office, on her back and her shirt up to her chest. "Shamal..." She pouted as Shamal wasn't there, Raising Heart watching over her to make sure that she didn't go and try to leave early. "I'm cold..."

"No worries, my master."

Nanoha smiled softly at her floating gem. It was nice to have it capable of helping out around the house and float around.

Hearing a rustle of movement, Nanoha tried to turn. "Shamal?"

"I'm here." Shamal smiled. "Stay put, Nanoha. Hello, Raising Heart."

"Greetings."

"Thanks for watching Nanoha for me."

"Not a problem."

"You make it sound like I would run away." Nanoha pouted and jumped slightly as Shamal put the scanner on her belly. "S...Shamal! That's cold!"

The blond shook her head as she looked at the datapad, sighing. "For someone who strives to make sure that others don't get hurt doing stupid things, you sure complain a lot, don't you?"

"Don't like hospitals or clinics..." Nanoha muttered, causing Shamal to blink in slight surprise.

"Nanoha?"

Sighing, she closed her eyes and leaned her head back. "My father got badly hurt when I was really little. I spent a lot of time on my own. Miyuki took time to be with dad and mom and Kyouya worked to keep the house afloat." She never liked to think about what happened back then.

For a long moment, Shamal said nothing.

Then...

"Is that why you broke down when you thought Yuuno would be sent away?"

Nanoha was silent for a long moment, before she nodded. "Yeah... I... I didn't want my children to deal with the same thing that my family did... And dad managed to survive... But..."

"You don't want your children to suffer like you did, am I right?"

Nanoha nodded, sniffling. "uh huh..."

"Well then." To change the subject, and quickly before the water works started, Shamal stepped over to Nanoha. "I actually just finished talking to Vita, and she and Yuuno just got done training. If you're good and don't complain, you might catch him before he heads home."

Nanoha's eyes sparkled and she nodded. "Okay."

Shamal smiled as she continued her scans. "This will take a little longer than it did for Fate, she only had one, you've got twins and we need to check your babies Linker Cores."

"I know." Nanoha sighed, shivering slightly.

"Cold?" Shamal frowned as she nodded. "I'll try to hurry up, Nanoha, I can't scan this accurately with your shirt in the way."

"Yeah, okay." Honestly, Nanoha had heard it a hundred and one times before, but it still didn't change the fact that she didn't like it.

Shamal checked the scans carefully, noting everything about the babies and their Linker Cores; after a moment, she chukled.

"Vita's going to enjoy this after being disappointed by Fate..."

"What was that?"

Shamal smiled. "Congratulations, Nanoha. You've got two healthy little boys inside you right now."

Her eyes were wide with wonderment. "You... You can tell?"

Shamal smiled and nodded, pulling up a viewing screen for her to look at. "See for yourself."

Nanoha looked at the screen in wonderment. "...Those... They... They're growing inside of me?" She couldn't keep the awe out of her voice as she looked at the growing fetuses inside of her.

Shamal nodded and smiled as she squeezed Nanoha's shoulder. "Yes... So taking good care of yourself is important."

Sighing, the pregnant woman nodded. "I know. I know, Shamal. I... I'll try, but..."

"It's hard to sit still, I know." Shamal patted her shoulder. "Play some card games or video games if you need to."

Nanoha nodded, but flushed slightly. "Shamal?"

"Yes?"

"Um, what if... What if I want to..."

Shamal smiled and chuckled. "If you want to get intimate with either Fate or Yuuno, you're more than welcome. Just make sure to be gentle with yourself, and with Fate."

She blushed heavily as Shamal rubbed her belly gently. "You have two new lives growing inside of you, Nanoha. Your body must be rather sensitive at times, isn't it?"

Nanoha nodded and smiled at her, still blushing. "Yeah, it is. There are times I want to just jump Yuuno-kun or Fate-chan and do unspeakable things to them and sometimes, when I get like that, parts of my body are really sore and tender that all I want to do is cry. Shamal is this normal?"

Nodding, she smiled at Nanoha. "Yes, perfectly normal." She put the scanner away and pulled down Nanoha's shirt to cover her belly. "Have you been following my diet plan?"

"Yeah, with the occasional odd craving." Nanoha smiled sheepishly. For all her complaints, she was determined to do everything right to ensure the safety of her babies. "Did Yuuno-kun ever tell you about the time Fate-chan and I ate a ramen stand out of business?"

Shamal chuckled.

"No, but he wouldn't. Everytime someone tries to bad mouth you or asks how he survives it, he always comes to your defense."

She had to bite her lip to keep herself from laughing as Nanoha blushed brilliantly. "He... He does?"

"Of course he does, silly." She grabbed Nanoha's hands and helped her sit up. "Now, while I don't see anything wrong with you or Fate... I want you two to come in regularly. And by regularly, I don't mean every ten months, Nanoha." She gave a stern look as Nanoha laughed that nervous laugh of hers. "I'm serious, Nanoha. These check-ups aren't just for your health, they're for your babies as well. We have to check to make sure that they're growing normally, that you're eating right and enough of everything, and that you and your babies aren't at risk."

She blinked at that last one and paled. "R, risk?" She asked, trembling slightly.

Shamal nodded and sighed. "There's a lot that can go wrong, Nanoha, these check-ups are just going to make sure that everything goes well."

Nanoha bit her lip but nodded, her eyes had a determined look in them. "I won't fail them." She rubbed her belly. "I promise."

Suddenly, Shamal smiled at her. "Good! Now, have you decided on any names?"

"Ah..." Nanoha shook her head. "Not yet."

"Well, you might want to decide, before people start giving you "suggestions"." Shamal said with a giggle, causing Nanoha to blink. "Vita, Rein and even Signum were sitting around the house the other day discussing what kind of names to give your babies."

"Moouuuu..." Nanoha groaned and rubbed her face. She just knew that Subaru would drop "hints" on what she thought was a good name too. "Thanks for the heads up."

"No problem." Shamal smiled brightly.

"Which reminds me, Vita will be thrilled." Shamal chuckled. "She was betting you'd have boys. This'll really brighten her up after Fate learned she'd have a girl."

Nanoha blinked.

"Uh... good for her?"

Shamal laughed at that.

"Indeed." She turned to Nanoha. "Well, other than that, everything looks good, so I'll say we're done here. Remember what I said."

Nanoha nodded, laying a hand on her belly.

"Oh, and..." Shamal's eyes gleamed. "Between you and me, I heard from a little birdie that Vita and Yuuno just finished training for a light snack before heading home."

Shamal had to bite back a laugh as Nanoha's eyes lit up and she practically ran out of the office. "Take it easy, Nanoha!" She called out after the exiting woman. Shaking her head she closed the door, calling up Hayate again. Boy, won't some people be surprised? She mentally giggled. "Hayate!"

"Shamal?" She blinked and looked at her watch, before looking back up. "Is something the matter?"

"Oh no... But you can start collecting on those bets now." The blond winked, causing her mistress's eyes to light up.

"Oh! What is Nanoha having?" She couldn't keep the excitement out of her voice. True, she wasn't having them, but that didn't mean anything to Hayate, she was just so happy for her friends.

Shamal laughed. "Fate's little Alicia is going to have two brothers to keep her company."

"Oh my!" Hayate giggled, smiling. "Subaru called it."

Shamal nodded. "Oh yes." She smiled, chuckling. "I say give a few days before you tell everyone though. Nanoha doesn't need to have a bunch of "suggestions" on giving her boys names."

Hayate giggled some more and nodded. "Yes, the last thing we need is for Nanoha to have to Divine Buster someone for annoying her."

(---)

Yuuno sighed as he rolled his shoulder and popped his neck by moving it side to side. "Yeesh... Vita, did you have to see if your Gigant Form could smash my best sheilds?"

"Why not?" She shrugged un-apologetically. "Your barrier survived and another blow to my fragile ego has been struck." Her eyes widened as she felt Yuuno's fist dig into her scalp as he gave her a noogie. "Oww!" She glared at him as he pulled his hand back. "What was that for?!"

"Nothing about your ego is fragile," Yuuno said with a laugh. "You're one of the toughest people I know."

Vita huffed. "You're in a good mood."

"I can't help it. Ever since Fate visited, I feel like I've been on cloud nine."

The small Belkan Knight rolled her eyes, but even so she smiled. "You're hopeless, lover boy."

He was about to say something as the hairs on the back of his head stood up. There was a danger, of unbelievable danger heading his way. And he knew that there was nothing he could do to stop it once he felt those arms wrap around his body and that soft body press against his. "Yuuuuuuno-kun!"

Vita practically jump out of her clothes at hearing that. "How does she DO that?!"

Any other person would have been completely knocked over by Nanoha's tackle; Yuuno was so accustomed to being hugged by her and Fate that he didn't even stumble. "N-Nanoha?"

That was all he had time to say before Nanoha stepped to his side, turned his head face to her, and kissed him soundly.

Vita yelped. "Hey! Hey! Nanoha! Nothing against public displays of affection or anything, but..." She blinked. "... Whoa.... you're worse than Fate..."

It probably didn't help that Yuuno kissed her back just as deeply and wrapped his arms around her, molding her body to his.

"Yeesh! Okay, okay, you two, enough!" Vita sputtered, her face as red as her hair. Idly, Vita wondered if she should start carrying a bucket full of water whenever Fate or Nanoha was around Yuuno.

Vita was thankful that the recruits had left earlier than she and Yuuno had. This display would have earned their undivided attention, no matter what she did.

...

Was Nanoha attempting to undress Yuuno?

"OI!" Vita's face was hot enough to set fire to the building. "None of that, you two!!"

Nanoha broke the kiss and blinked in slight confusion. "Huh? Vita? When did you get here?"

Grumbling even as Yuuno laughed, Vita glared at her. "I've been her before you got here and decided that you wanted to jump Yuuno and try to screw his brains out." Vita was gratified as both Yuuno and Nanoha turned as red as she was. "I'm glad Fate came by earlier, at least all she did was kiss Yuuno."

Chuckling and scratching the side of his head, the blond-haired man couldn't help but smirk at Vita, causing her to blink in surprise. "Well, to be honest, I wanted to bend Fate over the table and take her then and there."

"ACK!" Vita's face was trying to outdo her hair in terms of redness. "You... You... You did that on purpose!" She accused, pointing her finger at him, her mind full of images at that moment.

"Mouuu..." Nanoha pouted and looked at Yuuno, her eyes all watery. "And you wouldn't for me?"

Pulling her close, he kissed her on the lips gently. "For you, I would have pushed you against the wall and did many, many wicked deeds to you in front of everyone, Nanoha." He was rewarded with a blush from the two females and a kiss from his lover.

Vita rubbed her forehead. "Oi! I've got horn-dogs for best friends!"

Nanoha broke the kiss and looked at Vita again. "You say that like it's an insult."

"It was supposed to be!"

Nanoha shrugged and kissed Yuuno again.

"Dammit, Nanoha!!" If Vita turned any redder, all the blood in her body would be directed to her face.

Yuuno broke the kiss softly and hugged Nanoha gently. "Okay, Nanoha, no need to see if she'll set her hair on fire."

"Moouuu... Then maybe I won't tell you the good news." She pouted and sniffed, looking away.

Both Yuuno and Vita blinked. "Good news?" They asked in unison, blinking as Nanoha slipped out of Yuuno's grasp, grinning softly.

"Yep." She giggled at them. "I went to see Shamal today." Their eyes lit up in understanding as she just beamed at them. "I'm going to have twin boys!"

Vita groaned and shook her head as Yuuno spun Nanoha around, who clung to him laughing, before the pair kissed again.

"Oh, hell, I give up."

I think that's enough for a chapter... only 4 parts... *shifty shifty*

Okay, I lied. Here's the final, FINAL part of this chapter. RadiantBeam...

Spoiler for Time Skip PT V:

"We're hoooooome!" Nanoha's voice sing-songed into the house.

"Mama!" Vivio cried happily and ran out, hugging her mother. "Yuuno-papa!"

He grinned at her and picked her up, smiling. "So, how's our big girl today?"

"I was good!" Vivio happily wrapped her arms around Yuuno's neck. "I helped Fate-mama with the laundry after Nanoha-mama left!"

"She was a great help." Fate smiled as she came to the door, pausing to kiss Nanoha and Yuuno each. They looked happy, she mused, though not too tousled up, so she didn't think Nanoha had jumped her male lover on the way home.

Either that, or they were getting better at hiding the evidence.

Yuuno smiled at the both of them. "That's great, Vivio." He smiled when she giggled. "Well, Nanoha..."

Grinning, the brunette nodded. "Come on, I'll tell them when I'm inside."

Yuuno went in first, carrying Vivio still; Fate easily stepped to Nanoha's side. "Did you two do something while I wasn't around?" she murmured curiously.

Nanoha blinked. "How come every time I look happy around Yuuno-kun, everyone assumes I jumped him?"

Fate looked at her.

"... It's not my fault he looks so adorable in that uniform! You like it too, Fate-chan!"

The blond-haired woman flushed slightly but nodded. "Mmmhmm... The way it shows off parts of his body..."

"Yeah... Or how it just shows off his eyes?"

Fate grinned at Nanoha. "So..." She smiled as Nanoha blinked at her, before she leaned forward and kissed Nanoha on the lips softly. "Did it go well at least?"

Nanoha didn't answer, instead she grabbed Fate's head and pulled her into another kiss, this one lasting a bit longer. "Mmmhmmm..."

"Must be good news," Fate said breahthlessly as the world around her spun.

"The best." Nanoha was practically bouncing off the walls now. "Though I think I might have scarred poor Vita-chan for life, I kind of overreacted when I told Yuuno-kun..."

Vivio twisted in Yuuno's arms as her mothers came in, eyes curious. "How would you scar Aunt Vita for life just by telling Papa something, Mama?"

Yuuno laughed lightly. "Vivio, let's just say that Vita saw something she might not have wanted to see, okay?"

Vivio blinked in confusion. "Okay!" She didn't get it, but she went with what she was told.

"Nanoha, what do you want to tell us?" Fate looked on curiously as Nanoha BEAMED at the three.

Nanoha grinned. "I went to see Shamal today!"

Fate raised a brow. "Okay, and?"

Nanoha couldn't contain it any longer; with a whoop she tackled Fate, laughing. "I'm going to have boys!"

Fate laughed and hugged Nanoha tightly. "That's great."

Vivio blinked and looked at Yuuno, who was smiling brightly. "Ne, Yuuno-papa..."

"Yes, Vivio?"

"I'm going to have a baby sister and two baby brothers?"

He nodded at her, still smiling. "Yep."

Her eyes sparkled in excitement. "I can't wait!"

"Did you tell Aunt Vita, too?"

Nanoha blinked.

"Well, she was standing there when I told Yuuno-kun, so I imagine she heard me..." Honestly, Nanoha had been a little too preoccupied to notice Vita at the time.

Vivio giggled. "She must be happy. She told Aunt Hayate that you'd have boys!"

"She probably did." Yuuno chuckled and stretched. "I'm going to go get changed..." He winked at Nanoha and Fate, before getting up and heading to the bedroom.

Vivio shrugged as her mothers followed her father into the bedroom. It wasn't the first time that they had done something like that. She calmly walked over to the television and sat down, turning it on. After all, Yuuno-papa needed to have some fun time with Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama and Vivio was a good girl and let them have that fun time.

[Fuyu no Sora]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Sorry for the double... No I'm not.

Anyway, this is part 4 of chapter 5 of "Day in the Life". I think this is a good cut-off point for the chapter... Just a bit... *Shifty shifty*

Anyway... Um... Embarrassed Vita gets embarrassed and Yuuno's not quite as innocent as we think.

Spoiler for Time Skip PT IV:

Nanoha was half tempted to skip her visit with Shamal and just find Yuuno. She didn't have anything against making sure her babies were healthy, but the check-up was so uncomfortable...

"My master."

She blinked as Raising Heart flashed. "Raising Heart?"

"Shamal-san has requested you come to the medical ward immediately. And if you see Yuuno, to please resist the urge to jump him until after your check-up. That is all."

Nanoha blinked.

After a moment, she pouted.

"Mou..."

Several minutes later, Nanoha found herself in Shamal's office, on her back and her shirt up to her chest. "Shamal..." She pouted as Shamal wasn't there, Raising Heart watching over her to make sure that she didn't go and try to leave early. "I'm cold..."

"No worries, my master."

Nanoha smiled softly at her floating gem. It was nice to have it capable of helping out around the house and float around.

Hearing a rustle of movement, Nanoha tried to turn. "Shamal?"

"I'm here." Shamal smiled. "Stay put, Nanoha. Hello, Raising Heart."

"Greetings."

"Thanks for watching Nanoha for me."

"Not a problem."

"You make it sound like I would run away." Nanoha pouted and jumped slightly as Shamal put the scanner on her belly. "S...Shamal! That's cold!"

The blond shook her head as she looked at the datapad, sighing. "For someone who strives to make sure that others don't get hurt doing stupid things, you sure complain a lot, don't you?"

"Don't like hospitals or clinics..." Nanoha muttered, causing Shamal to blink in slight surprise.

"Nanoha?"

Sighing, she closed her eyes and leaned her head back. "My father got badly hurt when I was really little. I spent a lot of time on my own. Miyuki took time to be with dad and mom and Kyouya worked to keep the house afloat." She never liked to think about what happened back then.

For a long moment, Shamal said nothing.

Then...

"Is that why you broke down when you thought Yuuno would be sent away?"

Nanoha was silent for a long moment, before she nodded. "Yeah... I... I didn't want my children to deal with the same thing that my family did... And dad managed to survive... But..."

"You don't want your children to suffer like you did, am I right?"

Nanoha nodded, sniffling. "uh huh..."

"Well then." To change the subject, and quickly before the water works started, Shamal stepped over to Nanoha. "I actually just finished talking to Vita, and she and Yuuno just got done training. If you're good and don't complain, you might catch him before he heads home."

Nanoha's eyes sparkled and she nodded. "Okay."

Shamal smiled as she continued her scans. "This will take a little longer than it did for Fate, she only had one, you've got twins and we need to check your babies Linker Cores."

"I know." Nanoha sighed, shivering slightly.

"Cold?" Shamal frowned as she nodded. "I'll try to hurry up, Nanoha, I can't scan this accurately with your shirt in the way."

"Yeah, okay." Honestly, Nanoha had heard it a hundred and one times before, but it still didn't change the fact that she didn't like it.

Shamal checked the scans carefully, noting everything about the babies and their Linker Cores; after a moment, she chukled.

"Vita's going to enjoy this after being disappointed by Fate..."

"What was that?"

Shamal smiled. "Congratulations, Nanoha. You've got two healthy little boys inside you right now."

Her eyes were wide with wonderment. "You... You can tell?"

Shamal smiled and nodded, pulling up a viewing screen for her to look at. "See for yourself."

Nanoha looked at the screen in wonderment. "...Those... They... They're growing inside of me?" She couldn't keep the awe out of her voice as she looked at the growing fetuses inside of her.

Shamal nodded and smiled as she squeezed Nanoha's shoulder. "Yes... So taking good care of yourself is important."

Sighing, the pregnant woman nodded. "I know. I know, Shamal. I... I'll try, but..."

"It's hard to sit still, I know." Shamal patted her shoulder. "Play some card games or video games if you need to."

Nanoha nodded, but flushed slightly. "Shamal?"

"Yes?"

"Um, what if... What if I want to..."

Shamal smiled and chuckled. "If you want to get intimate with either Fate or Yuuno, you're more than welcome. Just make sure to be gentle with yourself, and with Fate."

She blushed heavily as Shamal rubbed her belly gently. "You have two new lives growing inside of you, Nanoha. Your body must be rather sensitive at times, isn't it?"

Nanoha nodded and smiled at her, still blushing. "Yeah, it is. There are times I want to just jump Yuuno-kun or Fate-chan and do unspeakable things to them and sometimes, when I get like that, parts of my body are really sore and tender that all I want to do is cry. Shamal is this normal?"

Nodding, she smiled at Nanoha. "Yes, perfectly normal." She put the scanner away and pulled down Nanoha's shirt to cover her belly. "Have you been following my diet plan?"

"Yeah, with the occasional odd craving." Nanoha smiled sheepishly. For all her complaints, she was determined to do everything right to ensure the safety of her babies. "Did Yuuno-kun ever tell you about the time Fate-chan and I ate a ramen stand out of business?"

Shamal chuckled.

"No, but he wouldn't. Everytime someone tries to bad mouth you or asks how he survives it, he always comes to your defense."

She had to bite her lip to keep herself from laughing as Nanoha blushed brilliantly. "He... He does?"

"Of course he does, silly." She grabbed Nanoha's hands and helped her sit up. "Now, while I don't see anything wrong with you or Fate... I want you two to come in regularly. And by regularly, I don't mean every ten months, Nanoha." She gave a stern look as Nanoha laughed that nervous laugh of hers. "I'm serious, Nanoha. These check-ups aren't just for your health, they're for your babies as well. We have to check to make sure that they're growing normally, that you're eating right and enough of everything, and that you and your babies aren't at risk."

She blinked at that last one and paled. "R, risk?" She asked, trembling slightly.

Shamal nodded and sighed. "There's a lot that can go wrong, Nanoha, these check-ups are just going to make sure that everything goes well."

Nanoha bit her lip but nodded, her eyes had a determined look in them. "I won't fail them." She rubbed her belly. "I promise."

Suddenly, Shamal smiled at her. "Good! Now, have you decided on any names?"

"Ah..." Nanoha shook her head. "Not yet."

"Well, you might want to decide, before people start giving you "suggestions"." Shamal said with a giggle, causing Nanoha to blink. "Vita, Rein and even Signum were sitting around the house the other day discussing what kind of names to give your babies."

"Moouuuu..." Nanoha groaned and rubbed her face. She just knew that Subaru would drop "hints" on what she thought was a good name too. "Thanks for the heads up."

"No problem." Shamal smiled brightly.

"Which reminds me, Vita will be thrilled." Shamal chuckled. "She was betting you'd have boys. This'll really brighten her up after Fate learned she'd have a girl."

Nanoha blinked.

"Uh... good for her?"

Shamal laughed at that.

"Indeed." She turned to Nanoha. "Well, other than that, everything looks good, so I'll say we're done here. Remember what I said."

Nanoha nodded, laying a hand on her belly.

"Oh, and..." Shamal's eyes gleamed. "Between you and me, I heard from a little birdie that Vita and Yuuno just finished training for a light snack before heading home."

Shamal had to bite back a laugh as Nanoha's eyes lit up and she practically ran out of the office. "Take it easy, Nanoha!" She called out after the exiting woman. Shaking her head she closed the door, calling up Hayate again. Boy, won't some people be surprised? She mentally giggled. "Hayate!"

"Shamal?" She blinked and looked at her watch, before looking back up. "Is something the matter?"

"Oh no... But you can start collecting on those bets now." The blond winked, causing her mistress's eyes to light up.

"Oh! What is Nanoha having?" She couldn't keep the excitement out of her voice. True, she wasn't having them, but that didn't mean anything to Hayate, she was just so happy for her friends.

Shamal laughed. "Fate's little Alicia is going to have two brothers to keep her company."

"Oh my!" Hayate giggled, smiling. "Subaru called it."

Shamal nodded. "Oh yes." She smiled, chuckling. "I say give a few days before you tell everyone though. Nanoha doesn't need to have a bunch of "suggestions" on giving her boys names."

Hayate giggled some more and nodded. "Yes, the last thing we need is for Nanoha to have to Divine Buster someone for annoying her."

(---)

Yuuno sighed as he rolled his shoulder and popped his neck by moving it side to side. "Yeesh... Vita, did you have to see if your Gigant Form could smash my best sheilds?"

"Why not?" She shrugged un-apologetically. "Your barrier survived and another blow to my fragile ego has been struck." Her eyes widened as she felt Yuuno's fist dig into her scalp as he gave her a noogie. "Oww!" She glared at him as he pulled his hand back. "What was that for?!"

"Nothing about your ego is fragile," Yuuno said with a laugh. "You're one of the toughest people I know."

Vita huffed. "You're in a good mood."

"I can't help it. Ever since Fate visited, I feel like I've been on cloud nine."

The small Belkan Knight rolled her eyes, but even so she smiled. "You're hopeless, lover boy."

He was about to say something as the hairs on the back of his head stood up. There was a danger, of unbelievable danger heading his way. And he knew that there was nothing he could do to stop it once he felt those arms wrap around his body and that soft body press against his. "Yuuuuuuno-kun!"

Vita practically jump out of her clothes at hearing that. "How does she DO that?!"

Any other person would have been completely knocked over by Nanoha's tackle; Yuuno was so accustomed to being hugged by her and Fate that he didn't even stumble. "N-Nanoha?"

That was all he had time to say before Nanoha stepped to his side, turned his head face to her, and kissed him soundly.

Vita yelped. "Hey! Hey! Nanoha! Nothing against public displays of affection or anything, but..." She blinked. "... Whoa.... you're worse than Fate..."

It probably didn't help that Yuuno kissed her back just as deeply and wrapped his arms around her, molding her body to his.

"Yeesh! Okay, okay, you two, enough!" Vita sputtered, her face as red as her hair. Idly, Vita wondered if she should start carrying a bucket full of water whenever Fate or Nanoha was around Yuuno.

Vita was thankful that the recruits had left earlier than she and Yuuno had. This display would have earned their undivided attention, no matter what she did.

...

Was Nanoha attempting to undress Yuuno?

"OI!" Vita's face was hot enough to set fire to the building. "None of that, you two!!"

Nanoha broke the kiss and blinked in slight confusion. "Huh? Vita? When did you get here?"

Grumbling even as Yuuno laughed, Vita glared at her. "I've been her before you got here and decided that you wanted to jump Yuuno and try to screw his brains out." Vita was gratified as both Yuuno and Nanoha turned as red as she was. "I'm glad Fate came by earlier, at least all she did was kiss Yuuno."

Chuckling and scratching the side of his head, the blond-haired man couldn't help but smirk at Vita, causing her to blink in surprise. "Well, to be honest, I wanted to bend Fate over the table and take her then and there."

"ACK!" Vita's face was trying to outdo her hair in terms of redness. "You... You... You did that on purpose!" She accused, pointing her finger at him, her mind full of images at that moment.

"Mouuu..." Nanoha pouted and looked at Yuuno, her eyes all watery. "And you wouldn't for me?"

Pulling her close, he kissed her on the lips gently. "For you, I would have pushed you against the wall and did many, many wicked deeds to you in front of everyone, Nanoha." He was rewarded with a blush from the two females and a kiss from his lover.

Vita rubbed her forehead. "Oi! I've got horn-dogs for best friends!"

Nanoha broke the kiss and looked at Vita again. "You say that like it's an insult."

"It was supposed to be!"

Nanoha shrugged and kissed Yuuno again.

"Dammit, Nanoha!!" If Vita turned any redder, all the blood in her body would be directed to her face.

Yuuno broke the kiss softly and hugged Nanoha gently. "Okay, Nanoha, no need to see if she'll set her hair on fire."

"Moouuu... Then maybe I won't tell you the good news." She pouted and sniffed, looking away.

Both Yuuno and Vita blinked. "Good news?" They asked in unison, blinking as Nanoha slipped out of Yuuno's grasp, grinning softly.

"Yep." She giggled at them. "I went to see Shamal today." Their eyes lit up in understanding as she just beamed at them. "I'm going to have twin boys!"

Vita groaned and shook her head as Yuuno spun Nanoha around, who clung to him laughing, before the pair kissed again.

"Oh, hell, I give up."

I think that's enough for a chapter... only 4 parts... *shifty shifty*

Okay, I lied. Here's the final, FINAL part of this chapter. RadiantBeam...

Spoiler for Time Skip PT V:

"We're hoooooome!" Nanoha's voice sing-songed into the house.

"Mama!" Vivio cried happily and ran out, hugging her mother. "Yuuno-papa!"

He grinned at her and picked her up, smiling. "So, how's our big girl today?"

"I was good!" Vivio happily wrapped her arms around Yuuno's neck. "I helped Fate-mama with the laundry after Nanoha-mama left!"

"She was a great help." Fate smiled as she came to the door, pausing to kiss Nanoha and Yuuno each. They looked happy, she mused, though not too tousled up, so she didn't think Nanoha had jumped her male lover on the way home.

Either that, or they were getting better at hiding the evidence.

Yuuno smiled at the both of them. "That's great, Vivio." He smiled when she giggled. "Well, Nanoha..."

Grinning, the brunette nodded. "Come on, I'll tell them when I'm inside."

Yuuno went in first, carrying Vivio still; Fate easily stepped to Nanoha's side. "Did you two do something while I wasn't around?" she murmured curiously.

Nanoha blinked. "How come every time I look happy around Yuuno-kun, everyone assumes I jumped him?"

Fate looked at her.

"... It's not my fault he looks so adorable in that uniform! You like it too, Fate-chan!"

The blond-haired woman flushed slightly but nodded. "Mmmhmm... The way it shows off parts of his body..."

"Yeah... Or how it just shows off his eyes?"

Fate grinned at Nanoha. "So..." She smiled as Nanoha blinked at her, before she leaned forward and kissed Nanoha on the lips softly. "Did it go well at least?"

Nanoha didn't answer, instead she grabbed Fate's head and pulled her into another kiss, this one lasting a bit longer. "Mmmhmmm..."

"Must be good news," Fate said breahthlessly as the world around her spun.

"The best." Nanoha was practically bouncing off the walls now. "Though I think I might have scarred poor Vita-chan for life, I kind of overreacted when I told Yuuno-kun..."

Vivio twisted in Yuuno's arms as her mothers came in, eyes curious. "How would you scar Aunt Vita for life just by telling Papa something, Mama?"

Yuuno laughed lightly. "Vivio, let's just say that Vita saw something she might not have wanted to see, okay?"

Vivio blinked in confusion. "Okay!" She didn't get it, but she went with what she was told.

"Nanoha, what do you want to tell us?" Fate looked on curiously as Nanoha BEAMED at the three.

Nanoha grinned. "I went to see Shamal today!"

Fate raised a brow. "Okay, and?"

Nanoha couldn't contain it any longer; with a whoop she tackled Fate, laughing. "I'm going to have boys!"

Fate laughed and hugged Nanoha tightly. "That's great."

Vivio blinked and looked at Yuuno, who was smiling brightly. "Ne, Yuuno-papa..."

"Yes, Vivio?"

"I'm going to have a baby sister and two baby brothers?"

He nodded at her, still smiling. "Yep."

Her eyes sparkled in excitement. "I can't wait!"

"Did you tell Aunt Vita, too?"

Nanoha blinked.

"Well, she was standing there when I told Yuuno-kun, so I imagine she heard me..." Honestly, Nanoha had been a little too preoccupied to notice Vita at the time.

Vivio giggled. "She must be happy. She told Aunt Hayate that you'd have boys!"

"She probably did." Yuuno chuckled and stretched. "I'm going to go get changed..." He winked at Nanoha and Fate, before getting up and heading to the bedroom.

Vivio shrugged as her mothers followed her father into the bedroom. It wasn't the first time that they had done something like that. She calmly walked over to the television and sat down, turning it on. After all, Yuuno-papa needed to have some fun time with Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama and Vivio was a good girl and let them have that fun time.

That's very cute ^^! I was secretly hoping she'd have either twin boys or twin girls !

EDIT: You ninja'd me by posting the fifth part before I clicked on "reply" Aww, it was also cute ^^ It's good to see that the relationship between those three can actually work out without any of them playing favorites and loving each other equally. Great job ^^!

[RadiantBeam]

RadiantBeam...

That's my name, don't wear it out!

[deathcurse]

Okay, here's the beginning of something that hopefully won't implode on me

ANGEL
Is second-best really good enough?

Spoiler for Angel: Prologue:

Angel
Prologue: Horses Midstream

“Fate.”
“Alicia. What are you doing here? And after so long too…I’m honoured.”
“You’re so much more sarcastic in our dreams. How come I’m the only one who gets the hard treatment?”
“No reason. Are you in trouble or something?”
“I can’t call on my twin sister just because I feel like it?”
“…Is everything okay? You feel odd—”
“I love you, Fate. Always have.”
“Alicia!”

“Fate!”

Fate woke, disorientated. She panicked until thick fur placed itself under her outstretched hand, Arf’s low whine in her ear. Relaxing under the concerned licks, Fate turned towards the voice.

“Hayate?” Puzzled, Fate asked, “What are you doing in my room?”

“We’re in the living room,” Hayate said. Metal creaking meant that Hayate was in her chair and shifting around. “Can you get up? We were watching a movie and you suddenly fell off the couch. I can’t reach you, the table’s in the way.”

Slowly sliding upward, Fate followed the length of Arf’s leg up, stopping when Arf barked a warning. Table in the way—Fate carefully edged herself out and sat back on the couch, wiping the sweat from her forehead. “I just had the weirdest dream…Alicia was there.”

A pause, then Hayate said tightly, “After five years of nothing, not even coming to see you in the hospital after the accident—what did she want now?”

Fate winced. The truth hurt, and stirred up all that messy stuff better left sealed away. And she couldn’t tell Hayate exactly why Alicia was never around, although it shouldn’t have been impossible for her twin to find a few hours here and there to visit, really. “Actually…she was kind of snarky, then she said that she loved me.”

Whatever Hayate was about to say in response to that got cast aside when a loud noise erupted in the room. Fate clung to Arf, feeling the vibrations of her snarl, and felt that warm tingle in her skin that she never thought she’d feel again.

Magic.

An outward shockwave knocked Fate against the couch, and she heard Hayate scream in a crash of metal and wheels. Zafira barked, growling, and Fate hoped that he was protecting his mistress. She grabbed the metal stick propped up against the chair arm—her muscles still remembered hours of drilling, even if—

The chaos stopped.

“Testarossa?” A cold voice demanded.

Fate searched her memory to place that familiar voice but unfamiliar tone. Ah. “Nanoha.” Why would her sister’s friend be here, and away from Alicia’s side?

“Your sister’s dead,” Nanoha said bluntly.

Part of Fate’s mind shut down, but the rest of her remained oddly calm. She knew what Nanoha wanted. “I can’t help you.”

“What? You have to—you’re the next Angel! Why won’t—”

Fate held up her stick, and Nanoha went quiet. Oh, Fate didn’t have to look to know the metal rod well; the entire length of white shaft to red tip.

Figures that Alicia would never have told her friends about her blind, crippled, useless sister.

A long, tense pause hung in the air.

“We’re fucked,” Nanoha said finally.

Spoiler for Author's Note:

I know that some of them, especially Nanoha, seem OOC, but that will be explored as the story goes on. This plot-bunny seized me and took off, so it's still very much in the rough.

Comments welcomed, begged for! I'm also looking for a beta, since I've never written a multi-chapter fic before, so the help will be cherished! If you liked the prologue, please contact me. Otherwise, enjoy!