Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[synaesthetic]

Originally Posted by Satashi

I agree with Keroko-chan on this one

Likewise.

And please write more on this fic, thanks. :3

[RadiantBeam]

Ironically enough, I was thinking of "Sisters" and Keroko's choice simply cemented it...

Okay, "Sisters" it is then. :3

[TheShinySword]

...........
S-Sisters? S-SISTERS!
G-guys but naming it that only makes me think of...

Spoiler for Sisters:

The place was packed, completely and totally. The TSAB Revue, an attempt to gain a bit more budget, was a complete success. Everyone had loved Vita's rendition of Good Ship Lollipop, Zafira's version of I'm Too Sexy (with back up vocals from Griffith and a very enthusiastic Vice), and of course Genya's weight lifting display.

After the stage had been hosed down from the cascades manly sweat Genya had shed, Hayate, the night's MC, returned to the stage. The audience sat at attention, this was the moment the program promised them.

"You've been waiting for it!" Hayate cheered, "The Takamachi sisters-"

The crowd went berserk, Nanoha Takamachi was beloved by the public and the TSAB alike, and the fact that she had a sister, well that just took the cake for everyone.

"-Is what I'd like to say were coming on next."

The crowd deflated.

"However, we do have two lovely performers in the girl's place, so please give them a warm hand."

The applause was lackluster to say the least.

The curtain went up and curiosity got the better of most of the audience. On the stage were two women, their bodies completely covered by two giant blue feathery fans, no one could tell who they were as the music started to play.

Then... as the trumpet finished it's short introduction, the blue fans folded away and two very recognizable figures were viable.

"Sisters, Sisters," Yuuno and Chrono started to lip sync. "There were never such devoted sisters."

The two men of the TSAB were clothed in long blue dresses obviously intended for Nanoha and Miyuki as a result their manly ankles showed as they glided down the fake steps prepared just for this act. That wasn't all, someone had done their make up for them, likely Vivio, as they both had matching Violet eyeshadow on and neon blue lipstick.

"Never had to have a chaperon," Yuuno folded his fan shut and rested it on his shoulder, "No sir," he winked at the audience.

"I'm here to keep my eye on her," Chrono whacked Yuuno with his fan a little harder then he was probably supposed to.

Yuuno folded his fan back out, "gracefully" moving next to Chrono as they... strutted down the steps, together they continued to lip sync, "Caring, Sharing, Every little thing that we are wearing."

Chrono smacked into Yuuno with his hip, Yuuno smacked right back. To an outsider it looked like they were playfully getting into the act, to Chrono it was him attempting to knock Yuuno off the steps for getting them into this mess.

Yuuno slid out of Chrono's way as he tried to stomp on Yuuno's foot, "When a certain gentleman arrived from Rome." Yuuno hopped over Chrono's fan as it was placed to trip him up, "I wore the dress," in revenge he bopped Chrono over the head with his fan, "And she stayed home."

"All kinds of weather," Chrono joined Yuuno through gritted teeth, "We stick together. The same in the rain and sun." They stuck their fans together above their heads, intending to represent rain, but their violent shaking seemed to represent a tsunami instead. "oooo~"

"Two different faces," Chrono covered Yuuno's face with his fan. Yuuno pushed past the fan and forced it down as Chrono attempted to pop it up again, "but in tight places, we think and we act as one. Uh huh." They both gave a knowing nod to the audience.

"Those who've seen us," The two parted for their own good, each doing an individual dance with their fans. "Know that not a thing could come between us," Yuuno seemed to be enjoying it a tenfold more then Chrono was. "Many men have tried to split it up but no one can." When they folded their fans shut again Yuuno couldn't help but throw in a little jig. Chrono whacked him again to get him to stop.

"Lord, help, the mister. Who comes between me and my sister," Yuuno looked out from behind his fan with bashful eyes, Chrono looked out with angry ones.

"And lord help the sister, who comes between me and my man!" To emphasize the point Chrono took a swing at Yuuno who defended with his fan.

A musical interlude followed. Chrono took the opportunity to attack. Using his Fan as a weapon her mercilessly attacked Yuuno, who had no choice but to remain on the defensive, his movement severely limited by his dress.

"Sisters~!"

Back and forth across the stage. It looked hopeless for Yuuno. But then he smacked shut his fan just as Chrono attacked. The result was Yuuno tugging Chrono's fan away and flinging it off the stage. "Sister don't come between me and my man."

The music ended.

The theater was silent except for Chrono and Yuuno's huffing and puffing. Then...

The place erupted into cheers and demands for an encore.

Chrono and Yuuno stared dumbly into the audience. Motionless until Hayate came up behind them and swung her arms around their shoulders, "I told you everyone loves a good drag performance."

And for everyone who didn't spend every christmas watching this particular movie

Spoiler for Sisters Sisters:

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

...........
S-Sisters? S-SISTERS!
G-guys but naming it that only makes me think of...

Spoiler for Sisters:

The place was packed, completely and totally. The TSAB Revue, an attempt to gain a bit more budget, was a complete success. Everyone had loved Vita's rendition of Good Ship Lollipop, Zafira's version of I'm Too Sexy (with back up vocals from Griffith and a very enthusiastic Vice), and of course Genya's weight lifting display.

After the stage had been hosed down from the cascades manly sweat Genya had shed, Hayate, the night's MC, returned to the stage. The audience sat at attention, this was the moment the program promised them.

"You've been waiting for it!" Hayate cheered, "The Takamachi sisters-"

The crowd went berserk, Nanoha Takamachi was beloved by the public and the TSAB alike, and the fact that she had a sister, well that just took the cake for everyone.

"-Is what I'd like to say were coming on next."

The crowd deflated.

"However, we do have two lovely performers in the girl's place, so please give them a warm hand."

The applause was lackluster to say the least.

The curtain went up and curiosity got the better of most of the audience. On the stage were two women, their bodies completely covered by two giant blue feathery fans, no one could tell who they were as the music started to play.

Then... as the trumpet finished it's short introduction, the blue fans folded away and two very recognizable figures were viable.

"Sisters, Sisters," Yuuno and Chrono started to lip sync. "There were never such devoted sisters."

The two men of the TSAB were clothed in long blue dresses obviously intended for Nanoha and Miyuki as a result their manly ankles showed as they glided down the fake steps prepared just for this act. That wasn't all, someone had done their make up for them, likely Vivio, as they both had matching Violet eyeshadow on and neon blue lipstick.

"Never had to have a chaperon," Yuuno folded his fan shut and rested it on his shoulder, "No sir," he winked at the audience.

"I'm here to keep my eye on her," Chrono whacked Yuuno with his fan a little harder then he was probably supposed to.

Yuuno folded his fan back out, "gracefully" moving next to Chrono as they... strutted down the steps, together they continued to lip sync, "Caring, Sharing, Every little thing that we are wearing."

Chrono smacked into Yuuno with his hip, Yuuno smacked right back. To an outsider it looked like they were playfully getting into the act, to Chrono it was him attempting to knock Yuuno off the steps for getting them into this mess.

Yuuno slid out of Chrono's way as he tried to stomp on Yuuno's foot, "When a certain gentleman arrived from Rome." Yuuno hopped over Chrono's fan as it was placed to trip him up, "I wore the dress," in revenge he bopped Chrono over the head with his fan, "And she stayed home."

"All kinds of weather," Chrono joined Yuuno through gritted teeth, "We stick together. The same in the rain and sun." They stuck their fans together above their heads, intending to represent rain, but their violent shaking seemed to represent a tsunami instead. "oooo~"

"Two different faces," Chrono covered Yuuno's face with his fan. Yuuno pushed past the fan and forced it down as Chrono attempted to pop it up again, "but in tight places, we think and we act as one. Uh huh." They both gave a knowing nod to the audience.

"Those who've seen us," The two parted for their own good, each doing an individual dance with their fans. "Know that not a thing could come between us," Yuuno seemed to be enjoying it a tenfold more then Chrono was. "Many men have tried to split it up but no one can." When they folded their fans shut again Yuuno couldn't help but throw in a little jig. Chrono whacked him again to get him to stop.

"Lord, help, the mister. Who comes between me and my sister," Yuuno looked out from behind his fan with bashful eyes, Chrono looked out with angry ones.

"And lord help the sister, who comes between me and my man!" To emphasize the point Chrono took a swing at Yuuno who defended with his fan.

A musical interlude followed. Chrono took the opportunity to attack. Using his Fan as a weapon her mercilessly attacked Yuuno, who had no choice but to remain on the defensive, his movement severely limited by his dress.

"Sisters~!"

Back and forth across the stage. It looked hopeless for Yuuno. But then he smacked shut his fan just as Chrono attacked. The result was Yuuno tugging Chrono's fan away and flinging it off the stage. "Sister don't come between me and my man."

The music ended.

The theater was silent except for Chrono and Yuuno's huffing and puffing. Then...

The place erupted into cheers and demands for an encore.

Chrono and Yuuno stared dumbly into the audience. Motionless until Hayate came up behind them and swung her arms around their shoulders, "I told you everyone loves a good drag performance."

And for everyone who didn't spend every christmas watching this particular movie

Spoiler for Sisters Sisters:

Shiny, you're brilliant, never ever change. XD

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

...........
S-Sisters? S-SISTERS!
G-guys but naming it that only makes me think of...

Spoiler for Sisters:

The place was packed, completely and totally. The TSAB Revue, an attempt to gain a bit more budget, was a complete success. Everyone had loved Vita's rendition of Good Ship Lollipop, Zafira's version of I'm Too Sexy (with back up vocals from Griffith and a very enthusiastic Vice), and of course Genya's weight lifting display.

After the stage had been hosed down from the cascades manly sweat Genya had shed, Hayate, the night's MC, returned to the stage. The audience sat at attention, this was the moment the program promised them.

"You've been waiting for it!" Hayate cheered, "The Takamachi sisters-"

The crowd went berserk, Nanoha Takamachi was beloved by the public and the TSAB alike, and the fact that she had a sister, well that just took the cake for everyone.

"-Is what I'd like to say were coming on next."

The crowd deflated.

"However, we do have two lovely performers in the girl's place, so please give them a warm hand."

The applause was lackluster to say the least.

The curtain went up and curiosity got the better of most of the audience. On the stage were two women, their bodies completely covered by two giant blue feathery fans, no one could tell who they were as the music started to play.

Then... as the trumpet finished it's short introduction, the blue fans folded away and two very recognizable figures were viable.

"Sisters, Sisters," Yuuno and Chrono started to lip sync. "There were never such devoted sisters."

The two men of the TSAB were clothed in long blue dresses obviously intended for Nanoha and Miyuki as a result their manly ankles showed as they glided down the fake steps prepared just for this act. That wasn't all, someone had done their make up for them, likely Vivio, as they both had matching Violet eyeshadow on and neon blue lipstick.

"Never had to have a chaperon," Yuuno folded his fan shut and rested it on his shoulder, "No sir," he winked at the audience.

"I'm here to keep my eye on her," Chrono whacked Yuuno with his fan a little harder then he was probably supposed to.

Yuuno folded his fan back out, "gracefully" moving next to Chrono as they... strutted down the steps, together they continued to lip sync, "Caring, Sharing, Every little thing that we are wearing."

Chrono smacked into Yuuno with his hip, Yuuno smacked right back. To an outsider it looked like they were playfully getting into the act, to Chrono it was him attempting to knock Yuuno off the steps for getting them into this mess.

Yuuno slid out of Chrono's way as he tried to stomp on Yuuno's foot, "When a certain gentleman arrived from Rome." Yuuno hopped over Chrono's fan as it was placed to trip him up, "I wore the dress," in revenge he bopped Chrono over the head with his fan, "And she stayed home."

"All kinds of weather," Chrono joined Yuuno through gritted teeth, "We stick together. The same in the rain and sun." They stuck their fans together above their heads, intending to represent rain, but their violent shaking seemed to represent a tsunami instead. "oooo~"

"Two different faces," Chrono covered Yuuno's face with his fan. Yuuno pushed past the fan and forced it down as Chrono attempted to pop it up again, "but in tight places, we think and we act as one. Uh huh." They both gave a knowing nod to the audience.

"Those who've seen us," The two parted for their own good, each doing an individual dance with their fans. "Know that not a thing could come between us," Yuuno seemed to be enjoying it a tenfold more then Chrono was. "Many men have tried to split it up but no one can." When they folded their fans shut again Yuuno couldn't help but throw in a little jig. Chrono whacked him again to get him to stop.

"Lord, help, the mister. Who comes between me and my sister," Yuuno looked out from behind his fan with bashful eyes, Chrono looked out with angry ones.

"And lord help the sister, who comes between me and my man!" To emphasize the point Chrono took a swing at Yuuno who defended with his fan.

A musical interlude followed. Chrono took the opportunity to attack. Using his Fan as a weapon her mercilessly attacked Yuuno, who had no choice but to remain on the defensive, his movement severely limited by his dress.

"Sisters~!"

Back and forth across the stage. It looked hopeless for Yuuno. But then he smacked shut his fan just as Chrono attacked. The result was Yuuno tugging Chrono's fan away and flinging it off the stage. "Sister don't come between me and my man."

The music ended.

The theater was silent except for Chrono and Yuuno's huffing and puffing. Then...

The place erupted into cheers and demands for an encore.

Chrono and Yuuno stared dumbly into the audience. Motionless until Hayate came up behind them and swung her arms around their shoulders, "I told you everyone loves a good drag performance."

And for everyone who didn't spend every christmas watching this particular movie

Spoiler for Sisters Sisters:

XD Oh dear! That was funny!

[kaname08]

I agree that was quite amusing. I couldn't stop grinning while I was watching and reading the text at the same time.

I could just picture it now. (is trying hard to not LOL).

[The Guy Named Zeo]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

...........
S-Sisters? S-SISTERS!
G-guys but naming it that only makes me think of...

Spoiler for Sisters:

The place was packed, completely and totally. The TSAB Revue, an attempt to gain a bit more budget, was a complete success. Everyone had loved Vita's rendition of Good Ship Lollipop, Zafira's version of I'm Too Sexy (with back up vocals from Griffith and a very enthusiastic Vice), and of course Genya's weight lifting display.

After the stage had been hosed down from the cascades manly sweat Genya had shed, Hayate, the night's MC, returned to the stage. The audience sat at attention, this was the moment the program promised them.

"You've been waiting for it!" Hayate cheered, "The Takamachi sisters-"

The crowd went berserk, Nanoha Takamachi was beloved by the public and the TSAB alike, and the fact that she had a sister, well that just took the cake for everyone.

"-Is what I'd like to say were coming on next."

The crowd deflated.

"However, we do have two lovely performers in the girl's place, so please give them a warm hand."

The applause was lackluster to say the least.

The curtain went up and curiosity got the better of most of the audience. On the stage were two women, their bodies completely covered by two giant blue feathery fans, no one could tell who they were as the music started to play.

Then... as the trumpet finished it's short introduction, the blue fans folded away and two very recognizable figures were viable.

"Sisters, Sisters," Yuuno and Chrono started to lip sync. "There were never such devoted sisters."

The two men of the TSAB were clothed in long blue dresses obviously intended for Nanoha and Miyuki as a result their manly ankles showed as they glided down the fake steps prepared just for this act. That wasn't all, someone had done their make up for them, likely Vivio, as they both had matching Violet eyeshadow on and neon blue lipstick.

"Never had to have a chaperon," Yuuno folded his fan shut and rested it on his shoulder, "No sir," he winked at the audience.

"I'm here to keep my eye on her," Chrono whacked Yuuno with his fan a little harder then he was probably supposed to.

Yuuno folded his fan back out, "gracefully" moving next to Chrono as they... strutted down the steps, together they continued to lip sync, "Caring, Sharing, Every little thing that we are wearing."

Chrono smacked into Yuuno with his hip, Yuuno smacked right back. To an outsider it looked like they were playfully getting into the act, to Chrono it was him attempting to knock Yuuno off the steps for getting them into this mess.

Yuuno slid out of Chrono's way as he tried to stomp on Yuuno's foot, "When a certain gentleman arrived from Rome." Yuuno hopped over Chrono's fan as it was placed to trip him up, "I wore the dress," in revenge he bopped Chrono over the head with his fan, "And she stayed home."

"All kinds of weather," Chrono joined Yuuno through gritted teeth, "We stick together. The same in the rain and sun." They stuck their fans together above their heads, intending to represent rain, but their violent shaking seemed to represent a tsunami instead. "oooo~"

"Two different faces," Chrono covered Yuuno's face with his fan. Yuuno pushed past the fan and forced it down as Chrono attempted to pop it up again, "but in tight places, we think and we act as one. Uh huh." They both gave a knowing nod to the audience.

"Those who've seen us," The two parted for their own good, each doing an individual dance with their fans. "Know that not a thing could come between us," Yuuno seemed to be enjoying it a tenfold more then Chrono was. "Many men have tried to split it up but no one can." When they folded their fans shut again Yuuno couldn't help but throw in a little jig. Chrono whacked him again to get him to stop.

"Lord, help, the mister. Who comes between me and my sister," Yuuno looked out from behind his fan with bashful eyes, Chrono looked out with angry ones.

"And lord help the sister, who comes between me and my man!" To emphasize the point Chrono took a swing at Yuuno who defended with his fan.

A musical interlude followed. Chrono took the opportunity to attack. Using his Fan as a weapon her mercilessly attacked Yuuno, who had no choice but to remain on the defensive, his movement severely limited by his dress.

"Sisters~!"

Back and forth across the stage. It looked hopeless for Yuuno. But then he smacked shut his fan just as Chrono attacked. The result was Yuuno tugging Chrono's fan away and flinging it off the stage. "Sister don't come between me and my man."

The music ended.

The theater was silent except for Chrono and Yuuno's huffing and puffing. Then...

The place erupted into cheers and demands for an encore.

Chrono and Yuuno stared dumbly into the audience. Motionless until Hayate came up behind them and swung her arms around their shoulders, "I told you everyone loves a good drag performance."

And for everyone who didn't spend every christmas watching this particular movie

Spoiler for Sisters Sisters:

I'm still laughing at this, very well done.

[DezoPenguin]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

...........
S-Sisters? S-SISTERS!
G-guys but naming it that only makes me think of...

Spoiler for Sisters:

The place was packed, completely and totally. The TSAB Revue, an attempt to gain a bit more budget, was a complete success. Everyone had loved Vita's rendition of Good Ship Lollipop, Zafira's version of I'm Too Sexy (with back up vocals from Griffith and a very enthusiastic Vice), and of course Genya's weight lifting display.

After the stage had been hosed down from the cascades manly sweat Genya had shed, Hayate, the night's MC, returned to the stage. The audience sat at attention, this was the moment the program promised them.

"You've been waiting for it!" Hayate cheered, "The Takamachi sisters-"

The crowd went berserk, Nanoha Takamachi was beloved by the public and the TSAB alike, and the fact that she had a sister, well that just took the cake for everyone.

"-Is what I'd like to say were coming on next."

The crowd deflated.

"However, we do have two lovely performers in the girl's place, so please give them a warm hand."

The applause was lackluster to say the least.

The curtain went up and curiosity got the better of most of the audience. On the stage were two women, their bodies completely covered by two giant blue feathery fans, no one could tell who they were as the music started to play.

Then... as the trumpet finished it's short introduction, the blue fans folded away and two very recognizable figures were viable.

"Sisters, Sisters," Yuuno and Chrono started to lip sync. "There were never such devoted sisters."

The two men of the TSAB were clothed in long blue dresses obviously intended for Nanoha and Miyuki as a result their manly ankles showed as they glided down the fake steps prepared just for this act. That wasn't all, someone had done their make up for them, likely Vivio, as they both had matching Violet eyeshadow on and neon blue lipstick.

"Never had to have a chaperon," Yuuno folded his fan shut and rested it on his shoulder, "No sir," he winked at the audience.

"I'm here to keep my eye on her," Chrono whacked Yuuno with his fan a little harder then he was probably supposed to.

Yuuno folded his fan back out, "gracefully" moving next to Chrono as they... strutted down the steps, together they continued to lip sync, "Caring, Sharing, Every little thing that we are wearing."

Chrono smacked into Yuuno with his hip, Yuuno smacked right back. To an outsider it looked like they were playfully getting into the act, to Chrono it was him attempting to knock Yuuno off the steps for getting them into this mess.

Yuuno slid out of Chrono's way as he tried to stomp on Yuuno's foot, "When a certain gentleman arrived from Rome." Yuuno hopped over Chrono's fan as it was placed to trip him up, "I wore the dress," in revenge he bopped Chrono over the head with his fan, "And she stayed home."

"All kinds of weather," Chrono joined Yuuno through gritted teeth, "We stick together. The same in the rain and sun." They stuck their fans together above their heads, intending to represent rain, but their violent shaking seemed to represent a tsunami instead. "oooo~"

"Two different faces," Chrono covered Yuuno's face with his fan. Yuuno pushed past the fan and forced it down as Chrono attempted to pop it up again, "but in tight places, we think and we act as one. Uh huh." They both gave a knowing nod to the audience.

"Those who've seen us," The two parted for their own good, each doing an individual dance with their fans. "Know that not a thing could come between us," Yuuno seemed to be enjoying it a tenfold more then Chrono was. "Many men have tried to split it up but no one can." When they folded their fans shut again Yuuno couldn't help but throw in a little jig. Chrono whacked him again to get him to stop.

"Lord, help, the mister. Who comes between me and my sister," Yuuno looked out from behind his fan with bashful eyes, Chrono looked out with angry ones.

"And lord help the sister, who comes between me and my man!" To emphasize the point Chrono took a swing at Yuuno who defended with his fan.

A musical interlude followed. Chrono took the opportunity to attack. Using his Fan as a weapon her mercilessly attacked Yuuno, who had no choice but to remain on the defensive, his movement severely limited by his dress.

"Sisters~!"

Back and forth across the stage. It looked hopeless for Yuuno. But then he smacked shut his fan just as Chrono attacked. The result was Yuuno tugging Chrono's fan away and flinging it off the stage. "Sister don't come between me and my man."

The music ended.

The theater was silent except for Chrono and Yuuno's huffing and puffing. Then...

The place erupted into cheers and demands for an encore.

Chrono and Yuuno stared dumbly into the audience. Motionless until Hayate came up behind them and swung her arms around their shoulders, "I told you everyone loves a good drag performance."

And for everyone who didn't spend every christmas watching this particular movie

Spoiler for Sisters Sisters:

Heh, I had no idea what you were referencing while reading the story and it was still dern funny.

[synaesthetic]

Shiny Crack is the finest crack in all the land!

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

Heh, I had no idea what you were referencing while reading the story and it was still dern funny.

I think I got the reference, but I'm afraid to say so in case I'm wrong.

[Nanya01]

Again, RadiantBeam and I worked on this...

Just shooting the breeze for this... It went on it's own...

Though I *did* have a fairly hard time keeping the characters... Well, IN character as well as I could...

Got quite... Eh hem... Well... yeah...

Had to actually cut OUT a good chunk of the middle...

That should tell you guys something...

Spoiler for Subaru and Teana:

"Er... Tea..."

"What, Subaru?"

"Can we talk?"

"Now?"

"... Please?"

"... Gah. Fine. No more puppy dog eyes." They sat down on the bed, still in their room before morning training. Teana studied her friend for a moment before she sighed.

"All right, what's wrong?"

"You're spending a lot of time around Vice."

"Huh?"

"Whenever you're not training, you always hang around him, talking to him and trying to get his attention..."

"I..Idiot!" Teana yelled, her face flush.

"It's not like you're denying it!"

"Why do you even want to know? How do you even know? Have you been following me?"

"No! Caro and Erio talk about... rumors get out. I was just... you know, curious."

"About...?"

"I dunno... why you like him?"

"... EH?!"

"I heard that you and him were really close. There were some rumors that you two were doing things when no one was around and..."

"IDIOT!" Teana yelled at her and jumped on Subaru, pinning her to the floor, her face red. "What makes you think I'd do something like that?! I don't accuse you of doing stuff like that with Nanoha!!"

"But... I don't..."

"Oh, I've heard you moaning out her name at night."

"Ahhhh..."

Subaru blushed brilliantly but didn't back down; a gleam entered her eyes, in fact. "Why do you even listen?"

"Because we share the same room, dummy!"

"So? If it was really a problem, you could just transfer out!"

Teana froze.

Score one for Subaru.

"It didn't enter my head, okay?"

Subaru smirked and slipped her hands up. "Hmm... Maybe Tea LIKES listening to me?"

"What... You..." Teana's eyes were wide, her face red. "What makes you think that I like listening to you moan out her name at night? Huh?"

Subaru had a funny look on her face as her hands slipped up and grabbed Teana's chest. "These do."

A loud thud echoed through the room as Teana threw Subaru off, none to gently.

"All right." Subaru stared up at the ceiling and lifted her hands in surrender. "All right, denial. I accept that."

"I'm not denying anything!"

Subaru might have believed her, but Teana was blushing bright red.

"Sure you're not, Tea. Sure you're not."

"Look! I just go to him for advice on how to be a better shooter!" She yelled at Subaru, her face flush. "I'm not trying anything else!"

"Really?"

"Of course not! Subaru, you've known me how long now? Shee! I hardly hang out with anyone other than you." Teana grumbled and frowned. Now that she thought about it, did she really have so few friends?

"You know, that's kinda..."

"Shut up!"

A long, awkward pause followed.

Finally, Teana cleared her throat. "Subaru?"

"What?"

"Why did you ask?"

Sighing, the purple-haired girl sat down on a nearby chair. "I dunno... I... I guess I just was feeling a bit upset... It's stupid."

Teana blinked, before turning her head to hide a furious blush on her face. "You... You got jealous of him over me?"

"..."

"..."

"... You know, if you like him, we can just do what Nanoha, Fate, and Yuuno do..."

"Shut up!"

"Tea?"

"He doesn't interest me like that, okay?" She huffed and looked away. "I only talk to him when I want to get some tips on how to be a better gun-mage."

"I could help you, if you wanted."

"You don't use guns!"

"I could learn! You could teach me!"

"Then how would that help me?!"

"... Uh..."

Teana rolled her eyes and sighed. "It's not like showing someone something and teaching them how to use it will help me get better at it." Really, she just wanted some tips and "Gah!" Her eyes widened as Subaru practically pounced on her with a hug, getting her pinned down. "S...Subaru?"

The purple-haired girl was frowning. She hardly ever frowned. "Tea... Do you think so little of yourself?"

"Bu..." Her eyes widened as Subaru put a finger on her lips.

"Do you think that you're not good enough, or that you can't do something simply because you haven't tried or just because you're comparing yourself to Nanoha-san again?"

"I don't compare myself to Nanoha-san!" Teana yelped defensively.

Subaru gave her a look.

Teana wilted. "Much," she muttered.

Subaru just looked.

"... Gah, okay, fine! So I compare myself to her sometimes, it's not like you don't!"

"I just want to be great at helping people, like she is." Subaru said softly. "But Tea keeps thinking that she's too weak because all she sees are triple-A and higher mages working together and can't see that she's really strong." Ah, damn, Subaru was nearly crying at the end there.

Oh, shiiitttt.

"Don't do that," Teana muttered, sitting up and wrapping her arms around Subaru. "Don't... stop crying. Come on. Please? I'm not... hell." Teana sighed miserably. "Dammit, I'm not used to seeing you cry."

"Why do you keep comparing yourself to them?" Subaru sighed at Teana as she returned the hug. "You aren't them. I don't want Tea to be anyone but Tea."

"Yeah, I get that..."

Absently Teana ran a hand through Subaru's hair before asking the question that had been nagging at her for some time.

"But Subaru..."

"Yeah?"

"Why?"

Subaru blinked at her in confusion. "Why... Why what?"

In another time or place, Teana might have smacked Subaru for that. But she was curious now.

"Why don't you like it when I try to be like Nanoha-san?" She smiled slightly. "I thought she was your hero. It can't be bad that I'm trying to be like your hero, right?"

"Nanoha-san is my hero. But, Tea's my best friend." Subaru smiled at Teana, who blinked in confusion at her. "Nanoha-san might be really nice to me and I like her but..." Subaru leaned in, causing Teana to flush brightly. "I like Tea a lot more." Before Teana could say anything, Subaru place a soft, short and chaste kiss on Teana's lips.

After several seconds, when Teana didn't immediately go on the defensive, Subaru pulled back. She knew her friend's limits, and smiled innocently. "So?"

"U-uh..." Teana could practically feel her brain short-circuiting. "D-do you ever think of kissing Nanoha-san?"

"Nope."

"... Good. Yeah. Good." Teana hugged Subaru tighter. "Uh, yeah, good. Fate and Yuuno would... probably kill you."

Subaru giggled. "Probably."

"Could you... Stop moaning out her name at night though?"

"Uh... the last time I did that... I think I was having a dream where I was trying to fight six Nanoha-san's at the same time."

Teana sweat-dropped at the mental image. "I think Pink is not my favorite color."

Subaru giggled slightly. "I always pegged you as someone who liked yellow or orange more."

A minute later, Teana blinked. "Wait..."

"What?"

"All those times you... don't tell me... you were dreaming of fighting her?"

"Well, yeah." Subaru fought back the snicker. "She's my hero, after all. She says I could surpass her someday." She grinned. "Why did you think I was moaning her name?"

Teana blushed.

"No reason!"

Subaru blinked a couple times, before hugging Teana tightly. "Eh, it's okay, Tea. I'll try dreaming of you tonight."

"Wh...Whaaaa?"

"Don't worry." Subaru was enjoying herself immensely; she wasn't half as innocent as Teana liked to believe. "We'll be fighting."

Teana blinked.

"... What kind of fighting?"

"Now that..." Teana blinked as Subaru grinned at her. "Is a secret!"

Teana would've face-faulted if Subaru wasn't hugging her. She had to wonder why Hayate let Subaru watch those animated Earth programs. They corrupted her mind. "SU...BA...RU!!"

"ACK!" Subaru was quickly pinned under Teana. Looking at her hair framing her face, her flush, slightly angry expression... "Beautiful." She couldn't help but murmur out.

Teana narrowed her eyes. "Don't do that."

"Do what?" Subaru blinked innocently, lifting a hand to absently play with her hair.

"Make comments like that when I'm mad at you."

"Why?" When Teana didn't complain, Subaru ran her fingers through the long orange strands, wondering how long it'd take the older girl to realize what she was doing.

"Because..." Teana blinked. "Because it totally shuts me down."

"Oh?" Subaru grinned.

Teana sighed, the anger leaving her face. "Because... Even when you do stupid things..."

"Tea?"

Teana shook her head. "Forget it... It's not..."

Subaru hugged her tightly. "Tea, never think that what you have to say is stupid, okay?"

"It's not that I think it's stupid." Teana took a deep breath. "I just... if I say it, I might..."

"Yeah?"

"I might be... changing things. Changing... things with us, I guess."

Subaru blinked, looking at Teana curiously. "Changing things? How?"

Despite herself, Teana smiled. Trust Subaru to be perverted in some ways and still innocent in others.

"How we are... How you look at me... How others would look at us..." Teana trailed off, really unsure of how to put this.

"Why would I look at you differently? Tea is Tea, my best friend." She smiled at her.

"That... That's just it... what... What if I want... more?"

Subaru blinked. Slowly. "More?"

"Yeah. More." Teana desperately hoped Subaru understood what she was saying; sometimes she had a way of wording things so they flew over the short-haired girl's head. "Like... more than friends... because despite everything, I happen to think of you as more than a friend..."

Subaru blinked again.

"Unless you don't want to." Hastily Teana pulled back. "We could just forget I said anything. Go back to how things were. Yeah, that might be best."

Subaru grabbed Teana's wrist. "Tea, please..."

"What?"

"You... You confuse me so much!" Subaru practically yelled out, causing Teana to blink in confusion. "There are times you're so nice, then times that you're so stern, and I get that, and then you get all nice with me and then you make it seem like you're trying to ask me out on a date, but then you go and take it back and I can't figure out what you're thinking!"

"Subaru... I..."

"Just... Tell me." There was a hint of desperation in Subaru's voice. "I want to know... Everything."

Teana swallowed. Hard. Her mouth had suddenly gone dry.

This was why she never actually said anything outright to Subaru; it wasn't her style to confess everything that was on her mind or in her heart. Acting on her feelings didn't come as naturally to her as it did to the other girl.

But dammit, she sounded so desperate.

"All right, fine. Fair enough." Teana took a deep breath. "You're my best friend, Subaru. You annoy me, and I'd hate you if you ever stopped trying to make me laugh and smile, even when I yell at you for it. You're amazingly happy and optimistic, even more so than Nanoha-san, and no matter how many times I put you down for it, if anyone else ever said the same thing to you I'd be the first person to shoot them."

Everything, Teana thought. Subaru had said she wanted everything. Well, she was damn well going to get it.

"Somewhere, something changed. I started going into fights that seemed impossible to win and ended up coming out alive because thinking of you gave me strength. You hugged me, and I wanted to hug you back. You looked sad, and I wanted to make that go away. Somewhere along the line, my brother stopped being the only person I loved with all my heart, the only person I'd willingly die for if I had to."

Subaru looked at her, her face flush. "Tea... You..." She stammered, not used to hearing such things from her best friend.

"That's why i said forget it." Teana sighed. "It doesn't matter, does it? Let's just..."

"Of course it matters!" Subaru blurted out. "Tea, if..."

"If what? If you had known you would've supported me? If you had known you would've done more with me?"

"Tea..." Subaru blinked as Teana started to get more and more upset.

"Or maybe you would have left me because you didn't feel the same and..."

Anything more Teana would have said was cut short as Subaru kissed her on the lips, fully, silencing and startling her.

It took Teana several seconds to realize exactly what Subaru was doing, and once her brain started working again she wasted no time in returning Subaru's kiss.

Maybe Subaru was kissing her just to shut her up, maybe she'd lost her mind and acted on impulse as she was prone to do, but Teana would take as much as she could get at this point.

It was selfish, and she didn't care.

After all, she could always knock Subaru out later; with any luck she could hit her hard enough to make her forget the last half hour or so.

But she'd get what she could before Subaru came to her senses.

Moaning softly as Subaru's fingers ran over her side, Teana decided, this wasn't so bad... Not at all... Heck, she wasn't even getting upset when she felt those hands slip under her clothes and start feeling her skin directly.

Logical thought reminded her that there was a reason to stop what she was doing, but logic was being drowned out by the fact that Subaru's hands felt... very good...

Very gentle, too, actually...

(---)

"Why... Didn't... You say something?" Teana panted against the bed.

"I thought it'd be better to show you," Subaru whispered.

Dazed, Teana lay limply against the bed, taking several desperate breaths to make the world stop spinning. Slowly she opened her eyes, blinking several times before she looked up at Subaru.

"Show... me...?"

Subaru smiled, lowering her head to kiss Teana lightly. "You didn't seem to be complaining, so I thought..."

"That's unusual, for you." Teana joked lightly. "I'm all sticky now..." She complained lightly.

"Wanna take a shower together?"

"My legs feel like jelly..." Teana smirked lightly. "I'd rather not go to sleep all sticky and sweaty like this."

Subaru grinned. "Okay!" She pulled her hand out of Teana's shorts and winced at the red tinge on it. "Sorry..."

Teana sighed as she saw the red tinge. "I expected that... Please, let's just shower so I can get cleaned up, please?"

Subaru grinned. "Sure... Um... You wanna tell the others about this or..."

"I don't really have anyone to tell." Teana shrugged. "You've still got your sister and father to talk to."

Had to cut out a chunk in the middle...

Hope you guys enjoyed it.

[RadiantBeam]

I started working on this, got kicked off the system by my sister, and kept working on it after I got the computer back and had a chance to open Word. It's finished and kind of short... only five pages on Microsoft, but I figure the chapters will get longer with time as the plot develops. Chapter 1 of "Sisters":

Spoiler for Sisters: Chapter 1:

Sisters

Chapter 1

She looked so beautiful, bathed in moonlight and blood.

During the weeks he had watched her, Light Christopher had learned that her skin wasn’t that white because she kept herself locked in her room all day; it was just naturally pale, and rebelled against every attempt she made to tan it. She was seventeen, four months shy of her eighteenth birthday and adulthood, and had run away from home half a year ago. She’d cut her black hair short three days ago, and it had saddened him greatly when he’d seen her walk out of the salon. Her eyes were not naturally light blue but dark brown, and only stayed that color through contacts.

She’d been young and beautiful, starting over in a new city, attempting to build a new life.

She hadn’t been Yami, though.

Against the strength of his Intelligent Device she’d crumbled, barely lasting a minute and a half. He’d known then that she wasn’t Yami; even as her strength faded, Yami had been able to match his movements, his strikes step for step. He couldn’t help it that he’d killed her; he’d just been so disappointed.

He’d been so sure this time. So sure that this one, this time, would be Yami.

His disappointment couldn’t be held back.

With a quiet sigh he wiped his free hand on his jeans before allowing his Intelligent Device to revert to its Standby Mode with only a quick beep to alert him to the change. Studying her for a moment, he shook his head and turned away.

“You keep evading me, Yami,” he murmured, sliding his hands into his pockets. “I always knew hide and seek was one of your favorite games, but I’m getting tired of looking.”

Briefly he scuffed his foot against the ground before walking out of the alley.

He left her body untouched except for the large, blood gash ripping down her chest. She wouldn’t be found until the sun rose.

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“Are you sure it’s smart to let the kid continue running wild like this?”

The question didn’t even faze Riku; ever since their leader had fallen five years ago, he’d grown accustomed to those still involved in the organization questioning his motives and actions. It wasn’t their fault, really; the years had made them used to Silver’s way of ruling, and they were still reeling from having him thrown in prison.

“I was the one who gave Christopher that Intelligent Device,” he replied calmly. “Even if he’s a little unstable, I wouldn’t have given it to him if I’d felt he was a true threat to us.”

The elderly member said nothing for a moment, shifting his bad leg to slightly adjust his weight better against his cane. “You’re too kind,” he muttered. “That boy is obsessed with his past.”

“His actions are keeping the mages off our back, so be grateful for that, if nothing else.” Riku frowned thoughtfully. “Besides, if we’re going to find who we’re looking for we need his fighting skills.”

“We could just as easily pull some strings, manipulate some of our members with a higher seat in society, to get that person.”

“That requires too much time and hinges too much on too many other people. What we’re doing now works.” Riku narrowed his eyes. “Physically she matches Yami’s description, so we’re looking for her and still keeping the mages occupied.” He nodded to himself before looking up at the elder. “It works.”

After several minutes, the elder sighed.

“Silver wouldn’t have done it this way.”

At that, Riku closed his eyes.

“I’m not Silver.” He opened his eyes. “But we’ll get him back.”

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With a sigh, Takamachi Miyuki easily smacked the screeching alarm clock into submission, opening her eyes and blinking groggily. She yawned, rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, and started to sit up.

Only to be pulled back down into bed with a startled yelp and a muffled thud. She lay there for a moment, dazed, and waited for the pretty stars to stop circling around her head before she looked for the source of whatever had pulled her down. Pulling aside the blanket, she located it in no time.

Nanoha was securely latched to her middle, her arms tight around her waist and her cheek nestled against her stomach, having slept straight through the alarm. Miyuki blinked several times before she smirked. Gently, she rested her hand on Nanoha’s shoulder and shook her. “Nanoha,” she said. “Come on, wake up. Time to start the day.”

Nanoha mumbled an inarticulate reply and simply nuzzled closer, tightening her grip on Miyuki slightly. Miyuki swallowed the rising giggle; she’d forgotten how much of a sleepyhead Nanoha was. She shook a little harder. “Hey, Nanoha,” she said. “Up and at it, lazy. I’ve got to take you to Fate-chan’s.”

Another mumble and nuzzle, but otherwise Nanoha never even stirred. Miyuki raised a brow before an evil idea took root in her mind. Wiggling only slightly in Nanoha’s arms the black-haired girl slid down into her sister’s embrace, leaned down slightly, and gently blew against her neck, adding a playful nip just for the hell of it.

The reaction was instantaneous; Nanoha’s eyes snapped open and she yelped, shooting backwards in a blur of motion, and fell off the bed with a thud. Howling with laughter, Miyuki collapsed onto the bed as Nanoha poked her head back up, blushing brilliantly and glaring, one hand protectively gripping her neck. “Onee-chan!” she cried. “What was that for?!”

Wiping away her tears Miyuki sat up. “You weren’t waking up,” she replied. “I had to resort to drastic measures.” She studied her sister, amused. “You know, I used to do that to you when you were a kid and you never turned red.”

Nanoha simply glared; after a moment though, she sighed. “No fair,” she muttered, standing up. “I was having a nice dream, too.”

“I’m sure.” Amused by the whole situation, Miyuki rolled and easily sprang off the bed, being a natural morning person thanks to her training with Kyouya.

Nanoha snuck a look at the clock and groaned, running a hand through her hair as she stumbled after Miyuki, grabbing her sister’s arm as they walked into the kitchen, still half-asleep. “Why are we up so early again?” she asked.

“Because you like walking to school with Hayate-chan and Fate-chan, and Fate-chan’s house is closer to school than our apartment or Hayate-chan’s house.” Miyuki watched Nanoha yawn, gradually waking the more she moved around. “I need the extra time to drive you there, remember?”

Nanoha yawned again and released her grip on Miyuki’s arm, finally more than half-awake. “And I don’t let you drive me because…?”

“I don’t know, you like walking with them or something.” Loving her, Miyuki ran her hand through Nanoha’s hair before she set about to making breakfast. “Besides, driving you there is on my route to work anyway, so it’s a win-win either way.”

Nanoha dropped down into a seat by the table, watching Miyuki move through the kitchen as if it was the same kitchen they’d had back home. Nearly three months had passed since the sisters had left Earth and come to Mid-Childa. For Nanoha, the move had been expected of her and something she’d prepared for the moment she started middle school; it wasn’t until the very end that she’d started getting jitters.

Miyuki had come along to soothe those jitters and to help Nanoha adjust to life on a foreign planet; had been asked by Nanoha, actually, since she had no one in particular tying her to Earth. She’d settled in well enough, taking a job Lindy had thrown her way and building her own life with the path she’d chosen to take.

She didn’t seem homesick; Nanoha liked to think she knew her sister well enough to tell if she was. She never saw anything lingering in Miyuki’s eyes, never saw her hesitate or falter in regards to Mid-Childa and living with her. She seemed to have settled well, and to a certain extent she even seemed to be enjoying it. She’d even been a rock of support when Nanoha had experienced an intense bout of homesickness weeks after moving to Mid-Childa, without ever showing any signs of it herself.

Nanoha frowned.

She wanted to believe Miyuki would tell her if she was homesick; wanted to believe, desperately, that Miyuki trusted her enough to lean on her, as her sister and as a friend and equal. She wanted to believe that if something was wrong, Miyuki would tell her.

She wanted very much to believe she could support Miyuki the way Miyuki had supported her. Needed to, in a strange kind of way.

“Nanoha?”

Miyuki’s voice snapped her out of her reverie and she blinked. “Onee-chan? What’s wrong?”

Miyuki smiled easily. “You were watching me for quite awhile. Like what you see or something?” As Nanoha stuttered, she laughed. “Relax, I’m joking.”

Nanoha fought back the childish urge to growl at her and simply groaned. “Onee-chan…”

“Sorry. Can’t help it.” Setting some food on the table, Miyuki paused to ruffle Nanoha’s hair before she sat down. “Someone’s got to play around with you, Nanoha. You don’t let Fate-chan or Hayate-chan do it.”

There’s a reason for that, Nanoha mused, and wisely chose to keep it to herself. After a moment, she cleared her throat. “Onee-chan?”

“Yeah?”

“If you were homesick… you’d tell me, right?”

Miyuki blinked, looking at Nanoha with surprise. “What brought this on?”

“Would you? I’m just curious.”

Miyuki studied her quietly for a few minutes before she smiled. “Of course I would,” she said. “I probably wouldn’t even be able to hide it from you.” To close the matter, she pushed a bowl under Nanoha’s nose. “Now come on, eat. Breakfast is getting cold, and we’re going to be late at this rate.”

Spoiler for Author's Notes:

1. Why yes, there's a plot beneath the possible incest/yuri vibes. I apologize if the names seem sucky or weird, I was running low on creativity when I named the bad guys.

2. I attempted to keep the incest vibe downplayed, but the key word here is attempted; the interaction between Miyuki and Nanoha at this point is purely open to reader interpretation.

3. Originally was just supposed to be a serial killer idea, then I got a larger idea and linked it to the serial killer because it's all connected. As the story goes on, hopefully I'll be able to touch on those connections.

[Nanya01]

Very interesting...

Pretty well written. Teasing Miyuki is teasing. XD

[TheShinySword]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

I think I got the reference, but I'm afraid to say so in case I'm wrong.

The reference is the Movie White Christmas.

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

The reference is the Movie White Christmas.

I thought so.

[Satashi]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Spoiler for Subaru and Teana:

snip

Spoiler for my thoughts.:

was pretty nice. Lost a little bit of interest in the middle since it seemed to be repeating itself lot, but kept reading anyway. It was good, in character, and had some really funny moments (Like what Nanoha/Fate/Yuuno do). The ending was just "okay" because I think it as a little un needed to point out the red on Subaru's fingers. It kind of took away from it instead of adding, in my opinion.

Also, it remind me of a Tea/Subaru doujinshi :3

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for my thoughts.:

was pretty nice. Lost a little bit of interest in the middle since it seemed to be repeating itself lot, but kept reading anyway. It was good, in character, and had some really funny moments (Like what Nanoha/Fate/Yuuno do). The ending was just "okay" because I think it as a little un needed to point out the red on Subaru's fingers. It kind of took away from it instead of adding, in my opinion.

Also, it remind me of a Tea/Subaru doujinshi :3

Hee hee. Yeah, kinda what I was going for... the doujin that is...

And I'm a bit of a stickler for details, as much as I can when I can remember at any rate.

[RadiantBeam]

Didn't help that the middle of it got rather heavy.

[Grand Phoenix]

Originally posted by Nanya01

Spoiler for Subaru and Teana:

snip

If this were on Fanfiction, I'd favorite this. Makes me want to shove my growing pile of unfinished work to side and crack open a shell that contains a similar idea of sorts. Curse my slowness! X__X

But ah, you don't want to hear me complain. This is the FFT! So here's a little something-something I've just pulled out of the oven over at Fanfiction. Please tell me what you think, I got rather brave with the dirtiness and wrongness of it all (BUT IT FEELS SO DAMN RIGHT!)

Have You Heard the Word? PART THREE!
Link:http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4738673/...Heard_the_Word

Just have Part Four and a possible epilogue and then I'm finished. I haven't had this much fun with a chapter since typing out "What's In A Name".

[Saharet]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Again, RadiantBeam and I worked on this...

Just shooting the breeze for this... It went on it's own...

Though I *did* have a fairly hard time keeping the characters... Well, IN character as well as I could...

Got quite... Eh hem... Well... yeah...

Had to actually cut OUT a good chunk of the middle...

That should tell you guys something...

Spoiler for Subaru and Teana:

"Er... Tea..."

"What, Subaru?"

"Can we talk?"

"Now?"

"... Please?"

"... Gah. Fine. No more puppy dog eyes." They sat down on the bed, still in their room before morning training. Teana studied her friend for a moment before she sighed.

"All right, what's wrong?"

"You're spending a lot of time around Vice."

"Huh?"

"Whenever you're not training, you always hang around him, talking to him and trying to get his attention..."

"I..Idiot!" Teana yelled, her face flush.

"It's not like you're denying it!"

"Why do you even want to know? How do you even know? Have you been following me?"

"No! Caro and Erio talk about... rumors get out. I was just... you know, curious."

"About...?"

"I dunno... why you like him?"

"... EH?!"

"I heard that you and him were really close. There were some rumors that you two were doing things when no one was around and..."

"IDIOT!" Teana yelled at her and jumped on Subaru, pinning her to the floor, her face red. "What makes you think I'd do something like that?! I don't accuse you of doing stuff like that with Nanoha!!"

"But... I don't..."

"Oh, I've heard you moaning out her name at night."

"Ahhhh..."

Subaru blushed brilliantly but didn't back down; a gleam entered her eyes, in fact. "Why do you even listen?"

"Because we share the same room, dummy!"

"So? If it was really a problem, you could just transfer out!"

Teana froze.

Score one for Subaru.

"It didn't enter my head, okay?"

Subaru smirked and slipped her hands up. "Hmm... Maybe Tea LIKES listening to me?"

"What... You..." Teana's eyes were wide, her face red. "What makes you think that I like listening to you moan out her name at night? Huh?"

Subaru had a funny look on her face as her hands slipped up and grabbed Teana's chest. "These do."

A loud thud echoed through the room as Teana threw Subaru off, none to gently.

"All right." Subaru stared up at the ceiling and lifted her hands in surrender. "All right, denial. I accept that."

"I'm not denying anything!"

Subaru might have believed her, but Teana was blushing bright red.

"Sure you're not, Tea. Sure you're not."

"Look! I just go to him for advice on how to be a better shooter!" She yelled at Subaru, her face flush. "I'm not trying anything else!"

"Really?"

"Of course not! Subaru, you've known me how long now? Shee! I hardly hang out with anyone other than you." Teana grumbled and frowned. Now that she thought about it, did she really have so few friends?

"You know, that's kinda..."

"Shut up!"

A long, awkward pause followed.

Finally, Teana cleared her throat. "Subaru?"

"What?"

"Why did you ask?"

Sighing, the purple-haired girl sat down on a nearby chair. "I dunno... I... I guess I just was feeling a bit upset... It's stupid."

Teana blinked, before turning her head to hide a furious blush on her face. "You... You got jealous of him over me?"

"..."

"..."

"... You know, if you like him, we can just do what Nanoha, Fate, and Yuuno do..."

"Shut up!"

"Tea?"

"He doesn't interest me like that, okay?" She huffed and looked away. "I only talk to him when I want to get some tips on how to be a better gun-mage."

"I could help you, if you wanted."

"You don't use guns!"

"I could learn! You could teach me!"

"Then how would that help me?!"

"... Uh..."

Teana rolled her eyes and sighed. "It's not like showing someone something and teaching them how to use it will help me get better at it." Really, she just wanted some tips and "Gah!" Her eyes widened as Subaru practically pounced on her with a hug, getting her pinned down. "S...Subaru?"

The purple-haired girl was frowning. She hardly ever frowned. "Tea... Do you think so little of yourself?"

"Bu..." Her eyes widened as Subaru put a finger on her lips.

"Do you think that you're not good enough, or that you can't do something simply because you haven't tried or just because you're comparing yourself to Nanoha-san again?"

"I don't compare myself to Nanoha-san!" Teana yelped defensively.

Subaru gave her a look.

Teana wilted. "Much," she muttered.

Subaru just looked.

"... Gah, okay, fine! So I compare myself to her sometimes, it's not like you don't!"

"I just want to be great at helping people, like she is." Subaru said softly. "But Tea keeps thinking that she's too weak because all she sees are triple-A and higher mages working together and can't see that she's really strong." Ah, damn, Subaru was nearly crying at the end there.

Oh, shiiitttt.

"Don't do that," Teana muttered, sitting up and wrapping her arms around Subaru. "Don't... stop crying. Come on. Please? I'm not... hell." Teana sighed miserably. "Dammit, I'm not used to seeing you cry."

"Why do you keep comparing yourself to them?" Subaru sighed at Teana as she returned the hug. "You aren't them. I don't want Tea to be anyone but Tea."

"Yeah, I get that..."

Absently Teana ran a hand through Subaru's hair before asking the question that had been nagging at her for some time.

"But Subaru..."

"Yeah?"

"Why?"

Subaru blinked at her in confusion. "Why... Why what?"

In another time or place, Teana might have smacked Subaru for that. But she was curious now.

"Why don't you like it when I try to be like Nanoha-san?" She smiled slightly. "I thought she was your hero. It can't be bad that I'm trying to be like your hero, right?"

"Nanoha-san is my hero. But, Tea's my best friend." Subaru smiled at Teana, who blinked in confusion at her. "Nanoha-san might be really nice to me and I like her but..." Subaru leaned in, causing Teana to flush brightly. "I like Tea a lot more." Before Teana could say anything, Subaru place a soft, short and chaste kiss on Teana's lips.

After several seconds, when Teana didn't immediately go on the defensive, Subaru pulled back. She knew her friend's limits, and smiled innocently. "So?"

"U-uh..." Teana could practically feel her brain short-circuiting. "D-do you ever think of kissing Nanoha-san?"

"Nope."

"... Good. Yeah. Good." Teana hugged Subaru tighter. "Uh, yeah, good. Fate and Yuuno would... probably kill you."

Subaru giggled. "Probably."

"Could you... Stop moaning out her name at night though?"

"Uh... the last time I did that... I think I was having a dream where I was trying to fight six Nanoha-san's at the same time."

Teana sweat-dropped at the mental image. "I think Pink is not my favorite color."

Subaru giggled slightly. "I always pegged you as someone who liked yellow or orange more."

A minute later, Teana blinked. "Wait..."

"What?"

"All those times you... don't tell me... you were dreaming of fighting her?"

"Well, yeah." Subaru fought back the snicker. "She's my hero, after all. She says I could surpass her someday." She grinned. "Why did you think I was moaning her name?"

Teana blushed.

"No reason!"

Subaru blinked a couple times, before hugging Teana tightly. "Eh, it's okay, Tea. I'll try dreaming of you tonight."

"Wh...Whaaaa?"

"Don't worry." Subaru was enjoying herself immensely; she wasn't half as innocent as Teana liked to believe. "We'll be fighting."

Teana blinked.

"... What kind of fighting?"

"Now that..." Teana blinked as Subaru grinned at her. "Is a secret!"

Teana would've face-faulted if Subaru wasn't hugging her. She had to wonder why Hayate let Subaru watch those animated Earth programs. They corrupted her mind. "SU...BA...RU!!"

"ACK!" Subaru was quickly pinned under Teana. Looking at her hair framing her face, her flush, slightly angry expression... "Beautiful." She couldn't help but murmur out.

Teana narrowed her eyes. "Don't do that."

"Do what?" Subaru blinked innocently, lifting a hand to absently play with her hair.

"Make comments like that when I'm mad at you."

"Why?" When Teana didn't complain, Subaru ran her fingers through the long orange strands, wondering how long it'd take the older girl to realize what she was doing.

"Because..." Teana blinked. "Because it totally shuts me down."

"Oh?" Subaru grinned.

Teana sighed, the anger leaving her face. "Because... Even when you do stupid things..."

"Tea?"

Teana shook her head. "Forget it... It's not..."

Subaru hugged her tightly. "Tea, never think that what you have to say is stupid, okay?"

"It's not that I think it's stupid." Teana took a deep breath. "I just... if I say it, I might..."

"Yeah?"

"I might be... changing things. Changing... things with us, I guess."

Subaru blinked, looking at Teana curiously. "Changing things? How?"

Despite herself, Teana smiled. Trust Subaru to be perverted in some ways and still innocent in others.

"How we are... How you look at me... How others would look at us..." Teana trailed off, really unsure of how to put this.

"Why would I look at you differently? Tea is Tea, my best friend." She smiled at her.

"That... That's just it... what... What if I want... more?"

Subaru blinked. Slowly. "More?"

"Yeah. More." Teana desperately hoped Subaru understood what she was saying; sometimes she had a way of wording things so they flew over the short-haired girl's head. "Like... more than friends... because despite everything, I happen to think of you as more than a friend..."

Subaru blinked again.

"Unless you don't want to." Hastily Teana pulled back. "We could just forget I said anything. Go back to how things were. Yeah, that might be best."

Subaru grabbed Teana's wrist. "Tea, please..."

"What?"

"You... You confuse me so much!" Subaru practically yelled out, causing Teana to blink in confusion. "There are times you're so nice, then times that you're so stern, and I get that, and then you get all nice with me and then you make it seem like you're trying to ask me out on a date, but then you go and take it back and I can't figure out what you're thinking!"

"Subaru... I..."

"Just... Tell me." There was a hint of desperation in Subaru's voice. "I want to know... Everything."

Teana swallowed. Hard. Her mouth had suddenly gone dry.

This was why she never actually said anything outright to Subaru; it wasn't her style to confess everything that was on her mind or in her heart. Acting on her feelings didn't come as naturally to her as it did to the other girl.

But dammit, she sounded so desperate.

"All right, fine. Fair enough." Teana took a deep breath. "You're my best friend, Subaru. You annoy me, and I'd hate you if you ever stopped trying to make me laugh and smile, even when I yell at you for it. You're amazingly happy and optimistic, even more so than Nanoha-san, and no matter how many times I put you down for it, if anyone else ever said the same thing to you I'd be the first person to shoot them."

Everything, Teana thought. Subaru had said she wanted everything. Well, she was damn well going to get it.

"Somewhere, something changed. I started going into fights that seemed impossible to win and ended up coming out alive because thinking of you gave me strength. You hugged me, and I wanted to hug you back. You looked sad, and I wanted to make that go away. Somewhere along the line, my brother stopped being the only person I loved with all my heart, the only person I'd willingly die for if I had to."

Subaru looked at her, her face flush. "Tea... You..." She stammered, not used to hearing such things from her best friend.

"That's why i said forget it." Teana sighed. "It doesn't matter, does it? Let's just..."

"Of course it matters!" Subaru blurted out. "Tea, if..."

"If what? If you had known you would've supported me? If you had known you would've done more with me?"

"Tea..." Subaru blinked as Teana started to get more and more upset.

"Or maybe you would have left me because you didn't feel the same and..."

Anything more Teana would have said was cut short as Subaru kissed her on the lips, fully, silencing and startling her.

It took Teana several seconds to realize exactly what Subaru was doing, and once her brain started working again she wasted no time in returning Subaru's kiss.

Maybe Subaru was kissing her just to shut her up, maybe she'd lost her mind and acted on impulse as she was prone to do, but Teana would take as much as she could get at this point.

It was selfish, and she didn't care.

After all, she could always knock Subaru out later; with any luck she could hit her hard enough to make her forget the last half hour or so.

But she'd get what she could before Subaru came to her senses.

Moaning softly as Subaru's fingers ran over her side, Teana decided, this wasn't so bad... Not at all... Heck, she wasn't even getting upset when she felt those hands slip under her clothes and start feeling her skin directly.

Logical thought reminded her that there was a reason to stop what she was doing, but logic was being drowned out by the fact that Subaru's hands felt... very good...

Very gentle, too, actually...

(---)

"Why... Didn't... You say something?" Teana panted against the bed.

"I thought it'd be better to show you," Subaru whispered.

Dazed, Teana lay limply against the bed, taking several desperate breaths to make the world stop spinning. Slowly she opened her eyes, blinking several times before she looked up at Subaru.

"Show... me...?"

Subaru smiled, lowering her head to kiss Teana lightly. "You didn't seem to be complaining, so I thought..."

"That's unusual, for you." Teana joked lightly. "I'm all sticky now..." She complained lightly.

"Wanna take a shower together?"

"My legs feel like jelly..." Teana smirked lightly. "I'd rather not go to sleep all sticky and sweaty like this."

Subaru grinned. "Okay!" She pulled her hand out of Teana's shorts and winced at the red tinge on it. "Sorry..."

Teana sighed as she saw the red tinge. "I expected that... Please, let's just shower so I can get cleaned up, please?"

Subaru grinned. "Sure... Um... You wanna tell the others about this or..."

"I don't really have anyone to tell." Teana shrugged. "You've still got your sister and father to talk to."

Had to cut out a chunk in the middle...

Hope you guys enjoyed it.

I'm amazed.. I randomly read this short because of the RARE Sub/Tea and I liked it. Even though the plot was rather simple, it worked and there wasn't just a Theatre-like dialogue like I feared. Both Subaru and Teana were really in character as well and the tiny spec of humour made it for me.

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for my thoughts.:

Also, it remind me of a Tea/Subaru doujinshi :3

WHERE?! WANT!!! O.O

Originally Posted by Grand Phoenix

Have You Heard the Word? PART THREE!
Link:http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4738673/...Heard_the_Word

*bows* THIS IS DELICIOUSLY F*CKING RANDOM I LOVE IT |3