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Originally Posted by Nanya01

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ViVid 1-10

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - ViVid 11:

"So, we're all set?" Hayate asked Chrono as the two of them, Filia and Gil were finally in the Bureau ship not long after Gil had decided to go back to Mid-Childa.

"Not quite." Chrono nodded as the ship moved from above Europe towards Japan. "We have one more stop to make."

Hayate smiled brightly as the ship got close to Japan and, a few moments later, two people that she hadn't seen in a long time appeared. "Arisa-chan! Suzuka-chan."

"Hayate!" Both of them said as they ran up to her and gave her a hug.

"Are you sure that Chrono's not the father?" Arisa narrowed her eyes in amusement. "Because, if it's Yuuno, I can handle him."

Hayate blushed and shook her head. "No, no. It's not Chrono-kun or Yuuno-kun. Besides, I'm sure that Filia-san would kill me if her husband got me pregnant."

"No," Filia said as she walked out to meet the guests, "I wouldn't kill you. I'd just punish you, make you sleep on the couch and then watch what I do to Chrono next."

"I'm not sure what's worse," Chrono muttered, "that my wife wouldn't want to kill someone who managed to seduce me or that she already knows what she'd do to both of us if she found out."

Filia smiled, and it wasn't nice. Chrono, Hayate, Arisa and Suzuka all gulped as they looked at it. "Why dear, I have no idea what you mean. After all, a Dragon protects what's hers. And if they have to pull in more stuff after they get it back, then they do."

After a few moments, Suzuka giggled at the situation. "I doubt Hayate-chan would try to steal Chrono-kun from you, Filia. Arisa-chan on the other hand..."

"I would not!" Arisa spun and glared at her friend. "I'll have you know that I don't try to steal other people's men!"

"Well, what about Yuuno-kun?" Suzuka nearly laughed as Arisa twitched at the question. "Don't you have competition from Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan and Miyuki?"

"That..." Arisa twitched and shook her head. "That doesn't matter, okay?!"

Hayate blinked as Arisa stormed off. "Is she going to be okay?"

Suzuka nodded and sighed softly. "I took it too far, but I think Arisa-chan knows that even if she wanted to, she probably couldn't get Yuuno-kun to like her as much as he likes Nanoha-chan and her sisters."

"She's upset about that?" Filia asked.

"No, it's more like..." Suzuka tapped her chin as she thought about it until the answer came to her. "She knows that Caro likely wants her and Yuuno to be together, and she wants to make Caro happy, and she wouldn't mind being with Yuuno, I think, but, he's already got three women after him."

Chrono really couldn't say anything, neither could Hayate. They both knew that relationships weren't meant to be easy to figure out, but both of them had gotten lucky with who they had.

"So, it's less that she's upset and more that she's unsure about what to do with her life."

"You put a lot of thought into this, huh?" Filia asked, getting a chuckle from Suzuka.

"Well, I read lots of relationship advice books and found some similar stories out there."

(---)

Arisa found an open room and flopped onto the bed tiredly. Even if what Suzuka said bothered her, the fact was, she really didn't want to pursue a relationship with Yuuno, not so long as Nanoha and Fate were. They were her friends, she wasn't going to try and get between her friends and someone they liked after all.

If it had just been Miyuki after Yuuno, Arisa would have declared open season already. 'Well...' Her thoughts trailed off as she thought about it long enough. If Fate wasn't interested in anyone, then Arisa probably would have went after her at least once.

The blonde groaned and slammed her face into the pillow several times. "Gah... Why do I like my best friends so much?!" It wasn't fair, damn it. Why did she like them enough to give up so she wouldn't interfere with their happiness?

"Why does everything have to be so damn complicated?" Arisa sighed and closed her eyes. Well, she needed a nap anyway and it was a long trip back to Mid-Childa.

(---)

"Sorry that took so long," Vivio bowed as she walked out of the changing room in gym clothes. "Shall we begin?" She ran to the mat where Einhart was and took a stance.

"Fine, this sparring match lasts until one of you is knocked out, gives up or I say that it's over," Tre narrowed her eyes at both girls, "begin."

Stepping back, Tre watched as Einhart rushed in, punching at Vivio's head, the younger blonde moved her right hand up to parry the attack and punched forward to try and hit Einhart. The older girl twisted, grabbed Vivio's arm and spun quickly before letting go, causing Vivio to stumble forward. "Got you!" Einhart quickly landed two strong punches into Vivio's back before kicking her away.

Grimacing, Vivio used a quick burst of magic at her feet to flip around in mid-air. Her eyes widened as Einhart was just inches from where she was. Quickly ducking the punch at her head, Vivio grabbed the extended arm with both hands, drove her feet into Einhart's side and fell backwards, pulling the girl with her, before kicking her away.

Twisting in mid-air, Einhart grimaced and held a hand out. "Blue Hadou." She snapped her hand back as a swirling mass of wind and magical energy rushed out at Vivio.

"That's not blue at all!" Rio protested as she watched Vivio counter with two energy blasts, the first one caused Einhart's attack to dissipate and the second one went right for the floating girl. Rio tilted her head as she saw Einhart suddenly grab the magic attack out of mid, hold it for a moment before launching it back at her with more power and speed than Vivio has used in her attack. "How'd that work?"

"It's a counter," Tre said as she watched Vivio take the hit and go sprawling across the gym floor. "It's not the easiest thing to learn how to do, but once you learn how to catch magic attacks that are coming at you, you can counter any attack, with some exceptions, that comes your way."

"Really?" Corona blinked as she looked at Tre. "Sounds like it's hard."

"It is." Tre nodded. "It's easier to learn how to use barriers and shields as a fighting style than to use most counter-based attacks. I never managed to learn it myself." She wondered how Einhart managed to learn to do even one counter-style attack. "Typically, you channel your magic into what's being used against you, grab it, and then return it with some of your magic."

As she watched Vivio jump away from a diving kick from Einhart, Corona wondered what the trick to counter magic was and if she could learn even the basics of it.

Ducking under a right cross from Vivio, Einhart grabbed her still extended fist, planted her feet firmly and pushed upwards, lifting Vivio off of the floor and putting pressure on her shoulder as she pushed up. "GAH!" Vivio winced before remembering a trick she had been taught for this situation. Ignoring the pain, she swung her body and wrapped her legs around Einhart's neck and pulled, causing Einhart to let out a grunt as she was flipped over and slammed onto her back. "Give up! I got you."

"Do you?" Einhart asked and Vivio's eyes widened as Einhart pushed off the ground and stood up with a grunt. "Take this!"

"Waaaah!" Vivio let out a cry as Einhart started to spin, and spin, and spin, going faster and faster with each rotation. "Waaa...aaaaa....AHHHH!"

Corona and Rio both winced as they saw Vivio's leg hold loosen up and Einhart grab her legs, shifting Vivio so she was no longer on Einhart's shoulders, but instead was being held out as Einhart gripped her ankles.

"GO!" Einhart let out a yell and let go of Vivio's ankles, sending the girl flying and crashing across the gym into a heap. "Waaauuuhh..." Einhart wobbled as the room spun around her a few times. "I don't like the dryer anymore..." She muttered before falling to her rear end.

Vivio shook her head as she sat up. "Oww..." It wasn't often she felt an attack, and even that one didn't really hurt her, but being dizzy never helped anyone. Looking at Einhart, she suddenly rushed at the downed girl. "Stop this one!"

Einhart shook her head and gasped as Vivio rushed in close and created a large sphere of magical energy. "Oh cr..."

"Divine Buster!" Vivio yelled as she punched forward. Sure, it wasn't as powerful as her mother's version, and it wasn't even pink for crying out loud! But she still knew how to do it.

Einhart let out a cry as she crossed her arms, blocking as much of the attack as she could. Even though she was blocking the attack, she was still sent tumbling end over end for a few feet. "Nnngh..." Standing up, she gasped as binds wrapped around her body. "This is..?"

"The end!" Vivio yelled as flames spiraled around her fists. "Flame... Sphere..."

"Okay!" Tre suddenly appeared behind Vivio and put her in a headlock. "You finish that attack, Vivio, and you'll be cleaning all damages you do to the gym by hand."

Vivio pouted and nodded as she powered down, "so, I won?"

"I would say so," Tre nodded as she let Vivio down.

Nove shook her head at the results. "Ixpellia, is that what she was like in the past?"

Ixpellia shrugged at the redhead. "I never met with Olivie Segbert myself, however, all tales did say that she was an unstoppable fighter."

Vivio rubbed the back of her head nervously. "Eh heh... I would have lost if it wasn't for the Saint Armor."

As the binds around her vanished, Einhart frowned softly. "Am I not far enough yet?" That thought didn't bother her as much as it should have, though. She would have been more bothered by the thought of the Saint Kaiser being weaker than her.

After all, even if Vivio was better than her right now, Einhart knew that the fight was still pretty close. "Vivio..." She walked forward and bowed to the blonde. "Thank you for the match. Might I ask for a rematch at a future date?"

"Sure!" Vivio's eyes sparkled as she looked at Einhart. "When and where?"

"We would need some training grounds, but I would like to have a re-match in a week, if that is okay?" Vivio nodded, smiling happily. "Until then, Vivio."

Nove smirked as she watched Einhart walk off. "Good job, kiddo." She walked up to Vivio and ruffled her hair. "Don't slack off. Einhart won't."

"Of course!" Vivio squeezed her right hand into a fist and nodded. She couldn't wait for the rematch.

I see Arisa and Suzuka are in a complicated position for getting someone for a relationship, with the whole getting beween Earth and Mid-Childa all the time (and keeping the TSAB secret on Earth).

Now, the death feeling will continue to assaul Caro if Vivio's friends to take adult forms too...

[Imagine Spot] Caro tries to learn the shapshifting trick only to end just a little higher, if not lower, than before[/Imagine Spot]

Oh! It has been some time I've seen a pure Divine Buster in this fic.