Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[yuiseppe]

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

Fic part two!

Spoiler for If It Weren't For You Meddling Kids, Part 2:

~X X X~


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"The guy's supposed to be a hotshot paranormal writer and he can't even tell when he's eating dinner with two witches, an alien clone, a vampire, and a werewolf? Lame doesn't even cover it."

Spoiler for Jinkies! An author's note!:

A/N: So, did anybody think for a minute that this was an AU when they were ordinary teenagers, or were you all on to me from the start?


Casting-wise, the girls and their Scooby-Doo roles are:


Nanoha: Fred
Hayate: Velma
Fate: Shaggy (not only because she owns the dog, but because I'd already established her as being afraid of horror movies and such in one of the omake to "Blood & Spirit")
Arf: Scooby-Doo
Suzuka: Daphne (mostly by default)


Hayate's incantation for Bloody Dagger is taken from the official subs—I have to thank Kaijo, though, because I had no idea where to find it (or even if it could be found), and he aimed me right where I needed to look.


Happy Halloween!

Spoiler for Zoinks! Can't forget the VMOT!:

Vivio's Magical Omake Theater!


"Brrr, that was scary!" seven-year-old Vivio exclaimed as the Halloween cartoon ended. She snuggled closer to Zafira, grabbing clumps of her babysitter's blue fur. "Didn't you think so, Zaffy?"


"Terrifying," he agreed. The animation quality, the voice acting, the product placement...


She didn't immediately respond, so he turned his head to look at her, hoping she wasn't too scared. Vivio, though, had an almost ferocious look, her "thinking hard" face.


"Zaffy?" she finally asked.


"Yes, Vivio?"


"Werewolves...if they bite people, the people turn into werewolves, right?"


"According to the stories of your mother's home planet, yes, I believe that is how it is supposed to work." The concept seemed very unbelievable, magically speaking.


"Then, if you bit a dog, could it turn into a person?"

hahaha I loved Zaffy's impression of the cartoon

...and of course, as deathcurse mentioned - 'you're going to be helped' *snicker*

I thought this was AU at the start - probably because we rarely get teenage Suzuka in non-AUs, but I loved the set up and detective work

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Well, I was talking with Shiny and she's busy with college apps. ("hopefully, I'll be done with this college app crap soon.")

Her birthday's in 7 days...

So, everyone, she says "hi" to you all and she hopes she'll be back soon.

I hope Shiny will be back soon too :P Happy bday in any case!

[Nanya01]

Here's part 7

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Spoiler for Slayers Nanoha part 7:

A few days later...

Blinking as the door was knocked on, Lina looked at the calendar, before shrugging. "Wonder who that is." It was almost time to make supper for her family, and she knew that Nanoha and Yuuno were going to be hungry, the poor kids had an appetite that resembled hers when she was younger. Kyouya, Shiro and Miyuki were lucky that they didn't burn through so many calories by using magic, but the younger two could still eat a lot. "Yes?" She blinked as she opened the door and saw a woman, a rather beautiful woman with green hair, in some sort of outfit, standing there and smiling at her. "Hello?"

"Mom!" She blinked as she saw Nanoha pop her head up. "This is Miss Lindy Harlaown and her son, Chrono." She indicated a boy with blue hair and a uniform as well.

Lina raised an eyebrow as she looked at her daughter and Yuuno, who was in ferret form on her shoulder. "So... Did you accidentally destroy an American military ship?" Why else would someone who looked like they were from the military bother showing up?

Nanoha turned to Lindy and smiled at her. "See?"

"I guess you were right." Lindy smiled softly at her. "May we come in?"

Lina smiled and nodded. "Sure, I was just about to start making supper."

After getting tea for her guests, Lina sat down on the couch next to her daughter and Yuuno while looking at Lindy and Chrono. "So, Nanoha, why did you bring some guests over?" Not that she was complaining, she was just curious.

"Well, um... They saw me and Fate-chan and..."

"Ah." Lina nodded at her. "That's fine." She then looked at Yuuno. "Why are you a ferret again?"

He gulped and jumped off of Nanoha's shoulder, turning back to normal. "Sorry, it's just easier to explain a ferret on her shoulder than a boy coming out of her house."

"I guess." Lina turned to Lindy and Chrono. "Let me guess, you had this really complex story you were going to tell me to keep me from being worried about her, right?"

"Well, yes." Lindy chuckled softly, at least this made things somewhat easier. "Mrs. Takamachi, I am Admiral Lindy Harlaown of the Time-Space Administration Bureau and this is my son, Enforcer Chrono Harlaown."

Nodding, Lina turned to Nanoha again. "Like I said before, did you destroy a ship or something?"

Nanoha shook her head. "Nah uh. Fate-chan and I were fighting after the Jewel Seed got sealed up and I was trying that spell you taught me and..." She blushed as she looked at Chrono, who was rubbing his arms and for the first time, Lina noticed that he had bandages on them. "Um, the Val Flare slipped a little. It didn't make anything explode, it just gave really bad burns."

Lina laughed at both that and the way that Chrono blanched from hearing that. "Well, that's pretty good. I guess I should have started you on simpler fireballs and the like." Seeing Nanoha pout, she smirked slightly. "Still, for only a few days worth of training, that's really good."

"You taught her that spell?" Chrono gasped as he looked at the woman, who grinned at him. "But..."

"It's not that hard." Lina rolled her eyes. "Just a very strong fire spell. It's not like I tried teaching her the Blast Bomb." She cleared her throat. "Anyway, Yuuno, why don't you try working that recovery spell I taught you. Nanoha, pay attention, it should help you figure out how to modify the spells I taught you" Seeing them nod, she turned her attention to Lindy. "I take it that you're here because of those Jewel Seeds?"

Lindy nodded, privately she was a little worried that someone from this world was such a powerful mage and hadn't been noticed until now. Mostly because if she was hostile or destructive, it would be pretty bad for everyone on the planet. Still, at least she didn't need to think up a cover story. "Yes. These Lost Logia, the Jewel Seeds, are dangerous things. We're not exactly sure how dangerous, but if enough of them get together, the dimensions themselves could be at risk."

Lina nodded at her. "I figured as much. That's why I told both Fate and Nanoha to only fight after the Jewel Seed was sealed up."

"Wait, you knew about them fighting?" Chrono spoke up and got a frown from Yuuno in the process. "You talked to that girl?"

Lina rolled her eyes. "Yes, I knew about them fighting and yes, I talked to that girl. What kind of mother would I be if I didn't know my own daughter's actions?"

Lindy giggled slightly. "I hope you don't mind, but we could use your daughter's help in getting the rest of the Jewel Seeds. Considering that she has experience with Miss Fate and she's a native here, I do hope you don't mind..."

"Nah, it'll be good for her." Lina smiled softly. "Though, I do have one stipulation."

Lindy blinked a few times at that. "...What?"

"I want to see the ship!"

Lindy nearly fell over at the sparkling look in Lina's eyes. "Wh, what?"

"What?" Lina shrugged at her. "You're an Admiral of some "Bureau". Considering that I've never heard of anything like that on Earth, that means that you're likely from some other world, and I want to see what the ship of an Admiral who uses magic looks like."

"Um... Sure." Lindy blinked as Lina smiled with her eyes closed and clapped her hands together.

"Excellent. We'll go after supper. You two will stay for dinner... Won't you?"

There was something about the way she said it that had Lindy on edge. "Um, sorry, I do have to keep my crew under control." She bowed slightly. "However, we do have Miss Nanoha's phone number, we can call her later and let you come see the ship then."

"Ah, okay then." Lina smiled as she stood up, along with Lindy and Chrono, who was looking at his arms in wonder. "We'll see you two around, don't be a stranger now."

As he watched Lina escort Lindy and Chrono out the door, Yuuno turned to Nanoha and whispered softly. "Your mom can be scary."

Nanoha nodded and whispered back. "Yeah, but she's so cool!"

"Yeah." Yuuno nodded as Lina looked at them and grinned, saying it was time to make supper and asking if they wanted to help. The two practically teleported, without using magic, into the kitchen to help out, causing Lina to giggle at their antics.

[Diamonds Dream]

Again I apologize for that last story, the quality checks in brain crashed last night. Won't happen again. I have now removed it from my original post, if 00-Raiser would be so kind as to remove it it his I would be delighted.

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Diamonds Dream

Again I apologize for that last story, the quality checks in brain crashed last night. Won't happen again. I have now removed it from my original post, if 00-Raiser would be so kind as to remove it it his I would be delighted.

You didn't have to go that far. The fic itself wasn't offensive or anything so leaving it up would be harmless. Well, if that's what you want me to do, I'll comply.

[Diamonds Dream]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

You didn't have to go that far. The fic itself wasn't offensive or anything so leaving it up would be harmless. Well, if that's what you want me to do, I'll comply.

I know it wasn't that bad, but I that I will come back here some day and cringe. I really can do better. If you want an example, All There Is (the single fic on my fanfiction.net account) was written sometime around midnight.

[DezoPenguin]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Well, I was talking with Shiny and she's busy with college apps. ("hopefully, I'll be done with this college app crap soon.")

Her birthday's in 7 days...

So, everyone, she says "hi" to you all and she hopes she'll be back soon.

Happy upcoming birthday to Shiny!

[Diamonds Dream]

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

Happy upcoming birthday to Shiny!

Yes! Happy birthday! Sadly I will have make a present later, I've got to babysit.

[Moczo]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Here's part 7

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Spoiler for Slayers Nanoha part 7:

A few days later...

Blinking as the door was knocked on, Lina looked at the calendar, before shrugging. "Wonder who that is." It was almost time to make supper for her family, and she knew that Nanoha and Yuuno were going to be hungry, the poor kids had an appetite that resembled hers when she was younger. Kyouya, Shiro and Miyuki were lucky that they didn't burn through so many calories by using magic, but the younger two could still eat a lot. "Yes?" She blinked as she opened the door and saw a woman, a rather beautiful woman with green hair, in some sort of outfit, standing there and smiling at her. "Hello?"

"Mom!" She blinked as she saw Nanoha pop her head up. "This is Miss Lindy Harlaown and her son, Chrono." She indicated a boy with blue hair and a uniform as well.

Lina raised an eyebrow as she looked at her daughter and Yuuno, who was in ferret form on her shoulder. "So... Did you accidentally destroy an American military ship?" Why else would someone who looked like they were from the military bother showing up?

Nanoha turned to Lindy and smiled at her. "See?"

"I guess you were right." Lindy smiled softly at her. "May we come in?"

Lina smiled and nodded. "Sure, I was just about to start making supper."

After getting tea for her guests, Lina sat down on the couch next to her daughter and Yuuno while looking at Lindy and Chrono. "So, Nanoha, why did you bring some guests over?" Not that she was complaining, she was just curious.

"Well, um... They saw me and Fate-chan and..."

"Ah." Lina nodded at her. "That's fine." She then looked at Yuuno. "Why are you a ferret again?"

He gulped and jumped off of Nanoha's shoulder, turning back to normal. "Sorry, it's just easier to explain a ferret on her shoulder than a boy coming out of her house."

"I guess." Lina turned to Lindy and Chrono. "Let me guess, you had this really complex story you were going to tell me to keep me from being worried about her, right?"

"Well, yes." Lindy chuckled softly, at least this made things somewhat easier. "Mrs. Takamachi, I am Admiral Lindy Harlaown of the Time-Space Administration Bureau and this is my son, Enforcer Chrono Harlaown."

Nodding, Lina turned to Nanoha again. "Like I said before, did you destroy a ship or something?"

Nanoha shook her head. "Nah uh. Fate-chan and I were fighting after the Jewel Seed got sealed up and I was trying that spell you taught me and..." She blushed as she looked at Chrono, who was rubbing his arms and for the first time, Lina noticed that he had bandages on them. "Um, the Val Flare slipped a little. It didn't make anything explode, it just gave really bad burns."

Lina laughed at both that and the way that Chrono blanched from hearing that. "Well, that's pretty good. I guess I should have started you on simpler fireballs and the like." Seeing Nanoha pout, she smirked slightly. "Still, for only a few days worth of training, that's really good."

"You taught her that spell?" Chrono gasped as he looked at the woman, who grinned at him. "But..."

"It's not that hard." Lina rolled her eyes. "Just a very strong fire spell. It's not like I tried teaching her the Blast Bomb." She cleared her throat. "Anyway, Yuuno, why don't you try working that recovery spell I taught you. Nanoha, pay attention, it should help you figure out how to modify the spells I taught you" Seeing them nod, she turned her attention to Lindy. "I take it that you're here because of those Jewel Seeds?"

Lindy nodded, privately she was a little worried that someone from this world was such a powerful mage and hadn't been noticed until now. Mostly because if she was hostile or destructive, it would be pretty bad for everyone on the planet. Still, at least she didn't need to think up a cover story. "Yes. These Lost Logia, the Jewel Seeds, are dangerous things. We're not exactly sure how dangerous, but if enough of them get together, the dimensions themselves could be at risk."

Lina nodded at her. "I figured as much. That's why I told both Fate and Nanoha to only fight after the Jewel Seed was sealed up."

"Wait, you knew about them fighting?" Chrono spoke up and got a frown from Yuuno in the process. "You talked to that girl?"

Lina rolled her eyes. "Yes, I knew about them fighting and yes, I talked to that girl. What kind of mother would I be if I didn't know my own daughter's actions?"

Lindy giggled slightly. "I hope you don't mind, but we could use your daughter's help in getting the rest of the Jewel Seeds. Considering that she has experience with Miss Fate and she's a native here, I do hope you don't mind..."

"Nah, it'll be good for her." Lina smiled softly. "Though, I do have one stipulation."

Lindy blinked a few times at that. "...What?"

"I want to see the ship!"

Lindy nearly fell over at the sparkling look in Lina's eyes. "Wh, what?"

"What?" Lina shrugged at her. "You're an Admiral of some "Bureau". Considering that I've never heard of anything like that on Earth, that means that you're likely from some other world, and I want to see what the ship of an Admiral who uses magic looks like."

"Um... Sure." Lindy blinked as Lina smiled with her eyes closed and clapped her hands together.

"Excellent. We'll go after supper. You two will stay for dinner... Won't you?"

There was something about the way she said it that had Lindy on edge. "Um, sorry, I do have to keep my crew under control." She bowed slightly. "However, we do have Miss Nanoha's phone number, we can call her later and let you come see the ship then."

"Ah, okay then." Lina smiled as she stood up, along with Lindy and Chrono, who was looking at his arms in wonder. "We'll see you two around, don't be a stranger now."

As he watched Lina escort Lindy and Chrono out the door, Yuuno turned to Nanoha and whispered softly. "Your mom can be scary."

Nanoha nodded and whispered back. "Yeah, but she's so cool!"

"Yeah." Yuuno nodded as Lina looked at them and grinned, saying it was time to make supper and asking if they wanted to help. The two practically teleported, without using magic, into the kitchen to help out, causing Lina to giggle at their antics.

Heh. Well... more set up, but nice. I'll admit I chuckled at Lina's eyes sparkling over the thought of a magical interdimensional spaceship.

Still, I really can't wait wait for the real plot to hit again... it's been training and getting to know stuff for a few chapters in a row. A nice breather period after the Big Reveals, but... well... I really want to see a Mother/Daughter tag-team on something. Nanoha and Lina vs... well, anything at all, basically. Nothing could stand up to that, so it doesn't really matter what they're fighting.

Oh, and is Lina going to get a Device? Not like she needs one but she seems the sort who would want one anyway...

[DezoPenguin]

I thought I'd steal RadiantBeam's schtick and post a Vivio/Lutecia short!

Spoiler for Maybe This Time Next Year?:

Lutecia Alphine sighed happily as she leaned back in the lounge chair, feeling the sun's rays wash across her. Wearing nothing but sunglasses and a black, race-cut one-piece bathing suit with violet trim the same shade as her hair, she could tell that she was getting looks from plenty of other beachgoers, but she didn't even have to worry about brushing off anyone who was interested enough to make inquiries. She could just lie back and soak up the sun and relax.

The reason she didn't have to worry about shooing off amorous admirers was that her girlfriend Vivio would do it for her. The seventeen-year-old blonde was very territorial when it came to her love life. Probably some of it came with the insecurity of dating a woman who was four years older. Not that she had anything to be insecure about, Lutecia thought. A sidealong glance at how Vivio filled out her blue-and-white bikini gave solid evidence of that. Six months, two weeks, and four days, she told herself while fighting down bad thoughts.


"Pardon me, miss, but the lady and gentleman at the bar sent this over."


Lutecia looked up at the bronze-skinned waiter standing over her with a tray. He handed down a bright orange cocktail, which she managed to keep from spilling.


"What lady and gentleman?" she asked.


The writer pointed up at the tiki bar that fronted the beach. Lutecia followed his direction and saw Erio and Caro sitting together, the pink-haired summoner perched on her boyfriend's lap. Her friends waved and her, and she lifted the glass back at them, then raised the straw to her lips and took a sip.


"Hmm, not bad," she decided, liking the citrusy flavor.


"What's that called, Cia?" Vivio asked curiously.


Lutecia shrugged, taking another sip, so Vivio lifted her gaze to the waiter.


"It's a 'Sex on the Beach,' miss."


Lutecia sprayed alcohol all over herself in a classic spit-take.


"I like Caro and Erio," Vivio decided. "They have really good ideas."

[SNobleJr]

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

I thought I'd steal RadiantBeam's schtick and post a Vivio/Lutecia short!

Spoiler for Maybe This Time Next Year?:

-snip-

Spoiler for Comments:

...you almost managed to make me do a spit-take at the exact same time! That was a rather bold and, well, amusingly underhanded move from Erio and Caro, by the way. Can't help ribbing Lutecia about the jailbait wait, can they?

Speaking of the jailbait wait, it cracked me up that Lutecia kept a day-accurate countdown in her head. :D

P.S.: You accidentally wrote 'writer' instead 'waiter' once. Typos happen, but I thought I'd point it out.

[Tempy]

By that time, a Screaming Orgasm would be more appropriate.

But perhaps that writer typo wasn't a typo at all? Author cameo? I'll allow it.

Also, oh look, a continuation.

First part

Spoiler for Responsibility:

Be it bad luck or bad timing, Erio Mondial’s attempt to escape the seemingly angry Vita Yagami
was met with mostly failure. To his merit, he did manage to get a few dimensions away before the
Knight of the Hammer tracked him down. Though, that was about as far as he would go.

In what would be considered Erio’s most shameful battle, he was subdued in record time.
Added to that was the shame of being hog-tied and hanging by his limbs off of the elongated
shaft of Graf Eisen.

“Why were ya runnin’, kiddo?” Vita asked as she hauled him back to Supool, where she could catch the next transport back to Mid Childa.

“I though you were going to kill me!” Erio yelped in indignation. It didn’t help that the ropes
were biting into his wrists.

“Kill ya? Why would I kill the father of Signum’s child? That’s really weird, by the way. You’re,
what, 14? She’s as old as dirt.”

The boy grimaced, “That’s not nice to say…”

“What? I’m the same way, and unlike that titty monster, I’m stuck in the body of a child. At least
she can feasibly have a significant other; I’m kinda SOL here,” Vita’s voice lowered into a
grumble. “I either get the lolicons or guys not serious enough to stick around. I’ll probably grow
old and die looking like this…”

Erio’s grimace turned into one of sympathy. However, before he could say anything, the hammer
loli had already recovered.

“Ahh well! That’s my lot in life, I guess,” the eternal girl renewed her vigor, smirking as she
looked at the captured boy. “But man, Signum? What’s Caro gonna say? Or Lutecia? Weren’t
you seeing them?”

“Err… well, kinda. Not officially?” Erio just looked off to the side, speaking softly, “We were
just taking things slow. I totally didn’t expect Signum-san to, well…”

“Pff. Kids these days, full of vim and vigor and not much else. I thought we taught you better
than that?”

“You taught me how to dodge pink beams of befriending, not how to handle a relationship!”

“Point. That would be Fate’s job,” Vita shrugged. Oh man, the blonde was going to freak. “So
what are you gonna do when they find out?”

Run far far away and hope they don’t pick up the scent of fear. No, Fried might, and Voltaire
will be knocking on whatever door he’d be hiding behind. Or Lutecia’s bugs will hound him to
the ends of hell, with Garyuu attacking at every possibly moment. And then there’s her super
summon of death.

All happening at once.

In his mind, Erio could hear a cheerfully stupid voice singing some bizarre song about doom.

“Pray.”

==

Ever since their return from the doctor (and Vita’s rapid exfiltration to retrieve a certain
someone), Signum had been in a state of blissful wonder. Her hands were constantly on her
belly, as if gently embracing the precious life forming within her. For the longest time, the Knight
of the Sword knew only war and conflict, her hand dealing out death and destruction. Only
when she found her new meister did Signum know peace. And now…

Now, she was creating life.

It was a blessing Signum felt she did not deserve, yet the reality of it all was undeniable. She was
with child, a gift of life from whom could be considered a child as well. Even better, none of her
family questioned her decision to, well, copulate. Really, they were all so very supportive,
leaving Signum both relieved and confused.

“Signum?” Hayate’s voice interrupted her thoughts

“Yes, mistress?”

“May I speak to you for a moment?”

“Of course.”

“Signum, I know you are fully aware of the responsibilities of being a parent, and I won’t
criticize your choice in mates, but I’m curious: why Erio?”

Signum had an uncharacteristic blush coloring her face, looking off to the side with a wistful
expression, “I do not know fully why I feel this way, yet it is not the first time. Did you know
that I had an attraction to Scrya and Harlaown when they were younger?”

“That’s… unsurprising, considering the situation,” Hayate nodded slowly. Though secretly, her
brain was doing backflips. Signum’s a shotacon? Well, that could explain her lack of intimate
relationships with males (or females) her age…

“I made no attempt, however. I knew of Limietta’s relationship with Harlaown and Scrya’s
attention on Takamachi, so I remained distant. I thought it would fade away someday, that I
would eventually be in a normal relationship. But then…”

“Erio came,” Hayate finished the line.

Signum only nodded, before looking away in shame, “I know that my interests are… abnormal.
I know that many will say it is wrong or that I am a sick person. Maybe they’re right. I am a
sick person…”

Good grief. My kids are so troublesome…

“No, you’re not.”

Signum looked up.

“For what it’s worth, for what little our opinions may be, none of us here think that way.
Perhaps it was too soon, or perhaps Erio won’t be ready, but I will not let anyone else ruin what
you have sought for. Even if he can’t take responsibility, I can.”

“Hayate…”

“Signum, you know I love you. I could care less about what others may whisper about or what
rumors fly. What is important is your happiness. You’ve already said that this is what you want,
without a doubt, so it is now my responsibility to make sure what comes next will not bring harm
to you—” Hayate moved her hand to the swordwoman’s belly, “—or your child.”

All Signum could do was smile sadly.

===

Behold, the returning conquerer Vita Yagami, her prize still uncomfortably hanging off of her
hammer’s shaft. With the entire Yagami family collected here in the living room, Vita finally cut
her catch loose. Erio predictably fell with a help, pushing himself back up to his feet while
rubbing his sore wrists.

“I could have walked, you know…”

“Sure you could have,” was all Vita said.

He shot off a glare at the girl before focusing his attention forward. Before him, sitting on the
couch, was the woman he had… well, that was a night never to be mentioned again, though it
teased him in his dreams. A flush colored his face as the memory of what happened return, but
he reigned it in well enough.

“Hello, Signum-san.”

“Hello, Erio-kun.”

“How are you?”

“I am well, if a little… surprised.”

“Then, what Vita-san said…”

“Yes, it’s true,” Signum nodded.

The boy felt a wave of… he didn’t know what it was. Fear? Panic? Amazement? Glee? He had
never felt this way before…

But he knew why he was here. He knew what was expected of him.

“Signum-san, I…” Erio started, then stopped, trying to find the words that were stuck in his
throat. This was far more than a simple choice, with repercussions that would be with him for the
rest of his life. Still, this was something he could not run away from. He could not be called a man
if he just let this all slip away without him doing anything about it.

And he refused to be a coward.

“I will take responsibility. With everything I have, I will be the best father I can be for my
child—no, our child.”

“Then…”

Erio nodded. “If you will have me, then… we will raise this child.”

The look on Signum’s face could be described as utter joy, mixed in with overwhelming relief
and a strange glow of love. What happened that night was a fit of passion, yet something else
grew from it (other than the obvious).

“You break her heart,” Vita cut in, “I’ll break you in two.”

“They will never find the body,” Zafira mentioned

“Even if they do, it’s not that hard to make it seem like an accident,” Shamal smiled innocently.

“That’s if they can find the ashes,” Agito prepped a fireball in her hand.

What a loving family.

“Now now, no threats just yet. We’ll give him a chance first, and then keelhaul him later if he fails
to meet our expectations.”

Hayate liked the kid. He was honest, hard-working, and deserving of the love and respect from
Fate and the others. His growth was incredible, and there seemed to be no cap for his magical
development. Heck, Signum couldn’t have picked a better guy.

That didn’t mean she couldn’t mess with him for a bit.

“By the way, Erio-kun~” The Kansai girl sing-songed, “I took the liberty of informing Fate-chan.
She’s your legal guardian, after all, and you’re still considered a dependant. I should warn you,
though: Fate-chan can’t keep a secret to save her life. So, it’ll be a matter of time before—”

The phone rang, immediately picked up by Zafira. He spoke quietly, hanging up after a few words.
Just as he put down the receiver, however, it rang again. Once more, he answered it, and after a
few more words, put it back on the cradle. The Guardian Beast looked up, stern eyes bearing
down upon Erio. There was a hint of respect and a dash of pity in those eyes.

“Lutecia and Caro just called. They are looking for you.”

Erio sighed, “Fuck my life…”

Yep.

Also, new sig :3

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Tempy

By that time, a Screaming Orgasm would be more appropriate.

But perhaps that writer typo wasn't a typo at all? Author cameo? I'll allow it.

Also, oh look, a continuation.

First part

Spoiler for Responsibility:

Be it bad luck or bad timing, Erio Mondial’s attempt to escape the seemingly angry Vita Yagami
was met with mostly failure. To his merit, he did manage to get a few dimensions away before the
Knight of the Hammer tracked him down. Though, that was about as far as he would go.

In what would be considered Erio’s most shameful battle, he was subdued in record time.
Added to that was the shame of being hog-tied and hanging by his limbs off of the elongated
shaft of Graf Eisen.

“Why were ya runnin’, kiddo?” Vita asked as she hauled him back to Supool, where she could catch the next transport back to Mid Childa.

“I though you were going to kill me!” Erio yelped in indignation. It didn’t help that the ropes
were biting into his wrists.

“Kill ya? Why would I kill the father of Signum’s child? That’s really weird, by the way. You’re,
what, 14? She’s as old as dirt.”

The boy grimaced, “That’s not nice to say…”

“What? I’m the same way, and unlike that titty monster, I’m stuck in the body of a child. At least
she can feasibly have a significant other; I’m kinda SOL here,” Vita’s voice lowered into a
grumble. “I either get the lolicons or guys not serious enough to stick around. I’ll probably grow
old and die looking like this…”

Erio’s grimace turned into one of sympathy. However, before he could say anything, the hammer
loli had already recovered.

“Ahh well! That’s my lot in life, I guess,” the eternal girl renewed her vigor, smirking as she
looked at the captured boy. “But man, Signum? What’s Caro gonna say? Or Lutecia? Weren’t
you seeing them?”

“Err… well, kinda. Not officially?” Erio just looked off to the side, speaking softly, “We were
just taking things slow. I totally didn’t expect Signum-san to, well…”

“Pff. Kids these days, full of vim and vigor and not much else. I thought we taught you better
than that?”

“You taught me how to dodge pink beams of befriending, not how to handle a relationship!”

“Point. That would be Fate’s job,” Vita shrugged. Oh man, the blonde was going to freak. “So
what are you gonna do when they find out?”

Run far far away and hope they don’t pick up the scent of fear. No, Fried might, and Voltaire
will be knocking on whatever door he’d be hiding behind. Or Lutecia’s bugs will hound him to
the ends of hell, with Garyuu attacking at every possibly moment. And then there’s her super
summon of death.

All happening at once.

In his mind, Erio could hear a cheerfully stupid voice singing some bizarre song about doom.

“Pray.”

==

Ever since their return from the doctor (and Vita’s rapid exfiltration to retrieve a certain
someone), Signum had been in a state of blissful wonder. Her hands were constantly on her
belly, as if gently embracing the precious life forming within her. For the longest time, the Knight
of the Sword knew only war and conflict, her hand dealing out death and destruction. Only
when she found her new meister did Signum know peace. And now…

Now, she was creating life.

It was a blessing Signum felt she did not deserve, yet the reality of it all was undeniable. She was
with child, a gift of life from whom could be considered a child as well. Even better, none of her
family questioned her decision to, well, copulate. Really, they were all so very supportive,
leaving Signum both relieved and confused.

“Signum?” Hayate’s voice interrupted her thoughts

“Yes, mistress?”

“May I speak to you for a moment?”

“Of course.”

“Signum, I know you are fully aware of the responsibilities of being a parent, and I won’t
criticize your choice in mates, but I’m curious: why Erio?”

Signum had an uncharacteristic blush coloring her face, looking off to the side with a wistful
expression, “I do not know fully why I feel this way, yet it is not the first time. Did you know
that I had an attraction to Scrya and Harlaown when they were younger?”

“That’s… unsurprising, considering the situation,” Hayate nodded slowly. Though secretly, her
brain was doing backflips. Signum’s a shotacon? Well, that could explain her lack of intimate
relationships with males (or females) her age…

“I made no attempt, however. I knew of Limietta’s relationship with Harlaown and Scrya’s
attention on Takamachi, so I remained distant. I thought it would fade away someday, that I
would eventually be in a normal relationship. But then…”

“Erio came,” Hayate finished the line.

Signum only nodded, before looking away in shame, “I know that my interests are… abnormal.
I know that many will say it is wrong or that I am a sick person. Maybe they’re right. I am a
sick person…”

Good grief. My kids are so troublesome…

“No, you’re not.”

Signum looked up.

“For what it’s worth, for what little our opinions may be, none of us here think that way.
Perhaps it was too soon, or perhaps Erio won’t be ready, but I will not let anyone else ruin what
you have sought for. Even if he can’t take responsibility, I can.”

“Hayate…”

“Signum, you know I love you. I could care less about what others may whisper about or what
rumors fly. What is important is your happiness. You’ve already said that this is what you want,
without a doubt, so it is now my responsibility to make sure what comes next will not bring harm
to you—” Hayate moved her hand to the swordwoman’s belly, “—or your child.”

All Signum could do was smile sadly.

===

Behold, the returning conquerer Vita Yagami, her prize still uncomfortably hanging off of her
hammer’s shaft. With the entire Yagami family collected here in the living room, Vita finally cut
her catch loose. Erio predictably fell with a help, pushing himself back up to his feet while
rubbing his sore wrists.

“I could have walked, you know…”

“Sure you could have,” was all Vita said.

He shot off a glare at the girl before focusing his attention forward. Before him, sitting on the
couch, was the woman he had… well, that was a night never to be mentioned again, though it
teased him in his dreams. A flush colored his face as the memory of what happened return, but
he reigned it in well enough.

“Hello, Signum-san.”

“Hello, Erio-kun.”

“How are you?”

“I am well, if a little… surprised.”

“Then, what Vita-san said…”

“Yes, it’s true,” Signum nodded.

The boy felt a wave of… he didn’t know what it was. Fear? Panic? Amazement? Glee? He had
never felt this way before…

But he knew why he was here. He knew what was expected of him.

“Signum-san, I…” Erio started, then stopped, trying to find the words that were stuck in his
throat. This was far more than a simple choice, with repercussions that would be with him for the
rest of his life. Still, this was something he could not run away from. He could not be called a man
if he just let this all slip away without him doing anything about it.

And he refused to be a coward.

“I will take responsibility. With everything I have, I will be the best father I can be for my
child—no, our child.”

“Then…”

Erio nodded. “If you will have me, then… we will raise this child.”

The look on Signum’s face could be described as utter joy, mixed in with overwhelming relief
and a strange glow of love. What happened that night was a fit of passion, yet something else
grew from it (other than the obvious).

“You break her heart,” Vita cut in, “I’ll break you in two.”

“They will never find the body,” Zafira mentioned

“Even if they do, it’s not that hard to make it seem like an accident,” Shamal smiled innocently.

“That’s if they can find the ashes,” Agito prepped a fireball in her hand.

What a loving family.

“Now now, no threats just yet. We’ll give him a chance first, and then keelhaul him later if he fails
to meet our expectations.”

Hayate liked the kid. He was honest, hard-working, and deserving of the love and respect from
Fate and the others. His growth was incredible, and there seemed to be no cap for his magical
development. Heck, Signum couldn’t have picked a better guy.

That didn’t mean she couldn’t mess with him for a bit.

“By the way, Erio-kun~” The Kansai girl sing-songed, “I took the liberty of informing Fate-chan.
She’s your legal guardian, after all, and you’re still considered a dependant. I should warn you,
though: Fate-chan can’t keep a secret to save her life. So, it’ll be a matter of time before—”

The phone rang, immediately picked up by Zafira. He spoke quietly, hanging up after a few words.
Just as he put down the receiver, however, it rang again. Once more, he answered it, and after a
few more words, put it back on the cradle. The Guardian Beast looked up, stern eyes bearing
down upon Erio. There was a hint of respect and a dash of pity in those eyes.

“Lutecia and Caro just called. They are looking for you.”

Erio sighed, “Fuck my life…”

Yep.

Also, new sig :3

Zim called, he wants Gir back.

Erio, fucking is what got you into this problem in the first place, I don't think you'd want that now.

Signum's a Shota-con, should have seen that coming.

Can't wait to see what Caro and Lutecia do to him... *Snicker*

[Nanya01]

Okay, that's it! I'm posting parts 8, 9, and 10 together!

...

They're all pretty short.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Spoiler for Nanoha Slayers Part 8:

"Mother?" Chrono looked at Lindy as the two walked away from that house.

"Yes?" Lindy looked at him as they turned a corner and waited for Amy to transport them back to the ship.

"I'm not sure if I trust her." Chrono generally wasn't one to make a snap decision like this, but something about that Lina woman had all his senses on edge.

Lindy nodded, she was nervous around the redhead herself, something about her was unsettling. She could feel magic around the other woman, but it was weird, sometimes it felt like it was going to swallow her whole, and sometimes it felt like it would protect her from any harm. It felt dark and violent, and at times it felt light and life-like.

And that had just been what she had felt from being near the woman for five minutes. She couldn't imagine what it was like for anyone who was around her for more than that amount of time.

How the heck did those children put up with such a maddening sensation all the time? Lindy wasn't sure, but she knew that if she was around that woman for too long, she might need to retire early.

(---)

Looking out of her window, Fate sighed softly. She should have returned to her mother, she should have. But ever since her talk with that woman, she just couldn't, not yet. She didn't hate her mother, but she didn't think she should return back to her mother until she had more Jewel Seeds to show for it. Surely her mother would forgive her tardiness if she showed up with more than just a couple seeds. She was sure of it.

So, why did she feel so empty when she thought about her own mother? Why did thoughts of her mother leave her wanting something more?

(---)

Arisa looked at Nanoha as the two of them and Suzuka walked from school. It was only a half day, so the three of them were planning on just relaxing for the afternoon. "You okay, Nanoha?" Her redheaded, well, closer to auburn haired, friend had been tired lately, not to mention her appetite had picked up in the last few days. The blonde-haired girl had never seen anyone eat so much in her life, but Nanoha had said that she was taking up some of her family's arts and was incredibly active, so she ate a lot more to compensate for how much energy she burned.

"Yeah..." Nanoha rubbed the back of her head. "It takes a lot of energy to practice my family's arts."

"Sounds rough." Suzuka patted Nanoha on the back, getting a chuckle from her friend.

"Not really, it's a lot of fun, I just wish I wasn't hungry all the time though." Nanoha pouted while her friends laughed. She was either hungry or tired these days due to how much energy magic used up at once, it was almost annoying. Her mother said that she'd get used to it soon enough and be able to deal with it, but since she was so young and her body growing, she needed even more food and sleep than she would if she was just practicing kendo.

"Well, just don't eat so much that you swell up like a balloon." Arisa smirked at her. "Otherwise you'll never end up getting anyone to like you."

"Why you!" Nanoha pounced on Arisa, elicting a yelp from the girl as Suzuka shook her head in amusement. Oh well, it was nice seeing Nanoha so energetic.

(---)

Looking at the boy as he helped her around the pastry shop, Lina couldn't help but notice how unsteady his steps were. "Junko!" She yelled at one of her employees. "Cover for me for a little bit, okay?"

"Sure thing, boss!" Lina smiled as she guided Yuuno to the back and had him sit down where she could look him in the eyes. His gaze was a little unfocused and he looked like he was about to fall over.

"You okay?" Lina frowned as he shook his head. "What's wrong?"

"I don't know... It's... I feel like something's going to eat me whole, but at the same time, keep me safe and it's making my head hurt..." Yuuno groaned, causing Lina to sigh. She had only taken him to the pastry shop today so that he wouldn't be bored.

"Alright, I think I know what's wrong." Casting a quick recovery spell on Yuuno, he blinked as she dropped her glamour on her eyes.

"Um, what?" He was startled by the sudden appearance of her gold and red eyes.

"I think I have an idea, Yuuno." Lina smiled at him softly. "You're feeling the Chaos magic that's a part of me."

"Chaos magic..?" He blinked in confusion as she nodded.

"Yes." She indicated her golden eye. "I used to have two red eyes, but I was exposed to an incredibly dense and powerful source of Chaos magic about fifteen or so years ago. I was lucky that I survived it." She shook her head, sighing softly. "My eye color was the least of my worries. My own magic was far different than I recalled it being before I was exposed to so much at once."

Yuuno nodded, that didn't sound good at all. "Um, how come Nanoha isn't affected by it?" The only reason that he hadn't noticed until recently was because of how tired he had been.

Lina shrugged at that question. "I don't know. Likely it's because she was born after I was affected by the magic, so, she's unaffected by it, simply because we're family."

Nodding, the boy thought that made sense.

"Or the Chaos magic will drive her insane and cause her to go on a violent rampage, killing thousands of people before she calms down." Lina shrugged, it was a possiblity, though, very unlikely. Blinking as she heard a soft thud, she looked down and saw Yuuno twitching on the ground. "Was it something I said?"

Spoiler for Nanoha Slayers Part 9:

Lindy sighed as she thought about the last week. Ever since they had gotten to Earth, they had just let Nanoha and Yuuno deal with the Jewel Seeds and Fate. Interestingly enough, whenever they caught a glimpse of Nanoha or Fate together, the two didn't even bother fighting each other for the Jewel Seeds like she thought they would.

"I guess that's one good thing about this." Lindy said to herself, sighing softly.

"I still don't know about letting them have free reign on this matter." Chrono shook his head, but he trusted his mother's judgment. "Anyway, Amy, have you found anything out?"

The short haired girl turned to him and nodded. "Yeah. I've got all sorts of data on Precia Testarossa, not that much on her daughter, but considering what I found, it's not surprising." Sighing, she turned to Lindy. "Admiral, are you going to allow that woman on this ship?"

"Well, I don't really see the harm, if she just wants to see it." Though, Lindy wasn't sure why the woman wanted to look at the ship, but she didn't see any harm in doing so.

(---)

Lina nodded as she saw Yuuno and Nanoha both finally complete some basic spells. Though she wasn't surprised, both of them were incredibly intelligent, made teaching them magic a lot easier. Hell, the most complicated things she had taught them had been Val Flare to her daughter and some of the more potent healing spells she knew to Yuuno.

Still, for a couple of kids, it was pretty impressive over-all. "So, how many more of those Jewel Seeds are left?"

Nanoha shook her head and looked at Yuuno. "I think there's, what? Six?"

Yuuno nodded. "Yeah, the Bureau thinks that they're in the ocean. Between us and Fate, they haven't had a chance to really activate." Though he was pretty sure if Lina hadn't been running them ragged, they probably would have gotten all of them by now. Or maybe not, Lina had been drilling them on various tactics on dealing with a superior opponent, both in power and skill.

Lina nodded and sighed softly. "Wish I had more time to teach you two some better magic." She then shrugged. "Still, between what you've learned from me and what your device knows, Nanoha, you should be okay against that Fate girl."

"Actually, I've got some ideas with your magic, mom." Nanoha smiled as Raising Heart shifted to shooting mode. "It's a little weird, but..."

"Divine..." Raising Heart intoned as Nanoha pointed to the sky. "Flame..."

Lina and Yuuno both blinked as Nanoha's magic circle appeared under her. "Nanoha, what..."

"Buster!"

Lina and Yuuno both flinched slightly from the gout of flame that erupted from the tip of Raising Heart. Even thought it wasn't pointed at them, they could still feel the heat eminating from the staff.

"Wow, I never taught her that." Lina muttered, covering her eyes.

"Nanoha, what was that?!" Yuuno gasped after the spell abated. It was pretty hard to breathe there for a bit, almost like the oxygen around them was being sucked away.

"Well, Raising Heart told me that mom's Val Flare and her Divine Buster combined could be a really powerful attack, so we worked on calculations all week and came up with this."

As Nanoha and Yuuno both got excited over the thought of that, Lina frowned slightly. 'That was no Val Flare in strength, that was closer to a Rune Flare, or even a Vice Flare.' The thought was slightly worrisome, since those were two of the strongest fire spells around, only the Blast Bomb was worse, and no human could cast that without magic amplification.

Still, the two were more mature than she was at their age, so she wasn't going to worry about it too much. "Nanoha."

"Yeah, mom?" Her daughter blinked at her and she smiled softly.

"Never cast that in enclosed quarters, okay? You might accidentally kill everyone around you."

Nanoha nodded, she really didn't intend to cast this in close quarters anyway.

Spoiler for Part 10:

Fate sighed as she looked out into the ocean. "We only have six Jewel Seeds..." What she was planning on doing was stupid, insane and a little bit crazy. At this point, she didn't really care. "Mother..." She whispered to herself. All she wanted was her mother's love again. Closing her eyes, she thought back to the past week. While it wasn't easy with the Bureau there, she managed to still get up to six Jewel Seeds. Opening her eyes, a scene of that girl in white and her mother flashed before her eyes. "Nngh..." Why did such a scene leave her feeling so cold inside?

Oh well, she was going to deal with the Jewel Seeds, get back her mother's love and then figure out what she wanted in life.

She was sure of it.

(---)

Lina blinked as she finished up shop for the day. There was a pretty large spike of magical power just outside of the city. She idly wondered just what it was that could cause such a power spike. It was larger than anything that she had felt in years.

Despite the fact that she wanted to look into it, her first priority at the moment was to finish cleaning up the shop and closing down for the night.

"Mother always said, unless the whole world is doomed in this moment, you should never leave your business unattended." Lina muttered to herself, smirking lightly. Idly, she wondered just what her friends would say about her actually settling down a bit and opening up a bakery.

"Knowing them, they'd freak out." Oh well, it was a trait that ran in the family, her father had been a traveling mercenary, her mother was a sorceress and they ran a grocery store now. "Maybe they retired?" She shook her head. "Nah, Luna would never take over that business." Besides, it had only been fifteen years, she was sure her parents hadn't quit business yet.

Lina sighed as she felt the magic hang there for a bit longer before finally abating. As much as she had wanted to go take care of it herself, well, she had to trust her daughter, otherwise the girl would never be able to deal with threats that came up on her own later.

Shiro blinked as he walked into the room, it wasn't often he saw his wife banging her head on the counter. "What's wrong?"

"Gah! I just realized how much like my sister I really am!!" Lina screamed in horror and looked at Shiro with teary eyes. "Please tell me that I'm not a horrible person that likes to torment her family just so that they grow as a person."

Mentally laughing, Shiro hugged Lina tightly. "You aren't. I'm sure that you have a very good reason for doing whatever your doing with Nanoha."

Sighing as she leaned her head against his chest, Lina nodded and hugged him back. "I think so... I felt a major source of magic flare up a bit ago. It didn't feel malicious... Not like that last time, so I just thought to let Nanoha deal with it."

Shiro nodded at her. "It's okay." He smiled softly. "Besides, it's good for her, to get such experiences now rather than when she's fourteen and acting like an airhead."

Lina rolled her eyes, pulled back and lightly punched Shiro in the chest. "I told you what I thought about magic girl animes and how stupid the characters were." Seriously, was it that hard to find a female magic girl anime character that wasn't a whiny crybaby?

"I know, you prefer mecha." Shiro chuckled as Lina crossed her arms.

"Hmph! Those guys all have the right idea! If you never give up and go forth with courage, even 1% can become 100%." It was, after all, how she beat that shard of Shabranigdo that time.

"Next you'll be saying you can pierce the heavens."

"Nah!" Lina laughed along with Shiro. "I can make a blade that can shatter them though."

Shiro stopped laughing and blinked a few times. "Oh yeah... Forgot about that."

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Tempy

By that time, a Screaming Orgasm would be more appropriate.

But perhaps that writer typo wasn't a typo at all? Author cameo? I'll allow it.

Also, oh look, a continuation.

First part

Spoiler for Responsibility:

Be it bad luck or bad timing, Erio Mondial’s attempt to escape the seemingly angry Vita Yagami
was met with mostly failure. To his merit, he did manage to get a few dimensions away before the
Knight of the Hammer tracked him down. Though, that was about as far as he would go.

In what would be considered Erio’s most shameful battle, he was subdued in record time.
Added to that was the shame of being hog-tied and hanging by his limbs off of the elongated
shaft of Graf Eisen.

“Why were ya runnin’, kiddo?” Vita asked as she hauled him back to Supool, where she could catch the next transport back to Mid Childa.

“I though you were going to kill me!” Erio yelped in indignation. It didn’t help that the ropes
were biting into his wrists.

“Kill ya? Why would I kill the father of Signum’s child? That’s really weird, by the way. You’re,
what, 14? She’s as old as dirt.”

The boy grimaced, “That’s not nice to say…”

“What? I’m the same way, and unlike that titty monster, I’m stuck in the body of a child. At least
she can feasibly have a significant other; I’m kinda SOL here,” Vita’s voice lowered into a
grumble. “I either get the lolicons or guys not serious enough to stick around. I’ll probably grow
old and die looking like this…”

Erio’s grimace turned into one of sympathy. However, before he could say anything, the hammer
loli had already recovered.

“Ahh well! That’s my lot in life, I guess,” the eternal girl renewed her vigor, smirking as she
looked at the captured boy. “But man, Signum? What’s Caro gonna say? Or Lutecia? Weren’t
you seeing them?”

“Err… well, kinda. Not officially?” Erio just looked off to the side, speaking softly, “We were
just taking things slow. I totally didn’t expect Signum-san to, well…”

“Pff. Kids these days, full of vim and vigor and not much else. I thought we taught you better
than that?”

“You taught me how to dodge pink beams of befriending, not how to handle a relationship!”

“Point. That would be Fate’s job,” Vita shrugged. Oh man, the blonde was going to freak. “So
what are you gonna do when they find out?”

Run far far away and hope they don’t pick up the scent of fear. No, Fried might, and Voltaire
will be knocking on whatever door he’d be hiding behind. Or Lutecia’s bugs will hound him to
the ends of hell, with Garyuu attacking at every possibly moment. And then there’s her super
summon of death.

All happening at once.

In his mind, Erio could hear a cheerfully stupid voice singing some bizarre song about doom.

“Pray.”

==

Ever since their return from the doctor (and Vita’s rapid exfiltration to retrieve a certain
someone), Signum had been in a state of blissful wonder. Her hands were constantly on her
belly, as if gently embracing the precious life forming within her. For the longest time, the Knight
of the Sword knew only war and conflict, her hand dealing out death and destruction. Only
when she found her new meister did Signum know peace. And now…

Now, she was creating life.

It was a blessing Signum felt she did not deserve, yet the reality of it all was undeniable. She was
with child, a gift of life from whom could be considered a child as well. Even better, none of her
family questioned her decision to, well, copulate. Really, they were all so very supportive,
leaving Signum both relieved and confused.

“Signum?” Hayate’s voice interrupted her thoughts

“Yes, mistress?”

“May I speak to you for a moment?”

“Of course.”

“Signum, I know you are fully aware of the responsibilities of being a parent, and I won’t
criticize your choice in mates, but I’m curious: why Erio?”

Signum had an uncharacteristic blush coloring her face, looking off to the side with a wistful
expression, “I do not know fully why I feel this way, yet it is not the first time. Did you know
that I had an attraction to Scrya and Harlaown when they were younger?”

“That’s… unsurprising, considering the situation,” Hayate nodded slowly. Though secretly, her
brain was doing backflips. Signum’s a shotacon? Well, that could explain her lack of intimate
relationships with males (or females) her age…

“I made no attempt, however. I knew of Limietta’s relationship with Harlaown and Scrya’s
attention on Takamachi, so I remained distant. I thought it would fade away someday, that I
would eventually be in a normal relationship. But then…”

“Erio came,” Hayate finished the line.

Signum only nodded, before looking away in shame, “I know that my interests are… abnormal.
I know that many will say it is wrong or that I am a sick person. Maybe they’re right. I am a
sick person…”

Good grief. My kids are so troublesome…

“No, you’re not.”

Signum looked up.

“For what it’s worth, for what little our opinions may be, none of us here think that way.
Perhaps it was too soon, or perhaps Erio won’t be ready, but I will not let anyone else ruin what
you have sought for. Even if he can’t take responsibility, I can.”

“Hayate…”

“Signum, you know I love you. I could care less about what others may whisper about or what
rumors fly. What is important is your happiness. You’ve already said that this is what you want,
without a doubt, so it is now my responsibility to make sure what comes next will not bring harm
to you—” Hayate moved her hand to the swordwoman’s belly, “—or your child.”

All Signum could do was smile sadly.

===

Behold, the returning conquerer Vita Yagami, her prize still uncomfortably hanging off of her
hammer’s shaft. With the entire Yagami family collected here in the living room, Vita finally cut
her catch loose. Erio predictably fell with a help, pushing himself back up to his feet while
rubbing his sore wrists.

“I could have walked, you know…”

“Sure you could have,” was all Vita said.

He shot off a glare at the girl before focusing his attention forward. Before him, sitting on the
couch, was the woman he had… well, that was a night never to be mentioned again, though it
teased him in his dreams. A flush colored his face as the memory of what happened return, but
he reigned it in well enough.

“Hello, Signum-san.”

“Hello, Erio-kun.”

“How are you?”

“I am well, if a little… surprised.”

“Then, what Vita-san said…”

“Yes, it’s true,” Signum nodded.

The boy felt a wave of… he didn’t know what it was. Fear? Panic? Amazement? Glee? He had
never felt this way before…

But he knew why he was here. He knew what was expected of him.

“Signum-san, I…” Erio started, then stopped, trying to find the words that were stuck in his
throat. This was far more than a simple choice, with repercussions that would be with him for the
rest of his life. Still, this was something he could not run away from. He could not be called a man
if he just let this all slip away without him doing anything about it.

And he refused to be a coward.

“I will take responsibility. With everything I have, I will be the best father I can be for my
child—no, our child.”

“Then…”

Erio nodded. “If you will have me, then… we will raise this child.”

The look on Signum’s face could be described as utter joy, mixed in with overwhelming relief
and a strange glow of love. What happened that night was a fit of passion, yet something else
grew from it (other than the obvious).

“You break her heart,” Vita cut in, “I’ll break you in two.”

“They will never find the body,” Zafira mentioned

“Even if they do, it’s not that hard to make it seem like an accident,” Shamal smiled innocently.

“That’s if they can find the ashes,” Agito prepped a fireball in her hand.

What a loving family.

“Now now, no threats just yet. We’ll give him a chance first, and then keelhaul him later if he fails
to meet our expectations.”

Hayate liked the kid. He was honest, hard-working, and deserving of the love and respect from
Fate and the others. His growth was incredible, and there seemed to be no cap for his magical
development. Heck, Signum couldn’t have picked a better guy.

That didn’t mean she couldn’t mess with him for a bit.

“By the way, Erio-kun~” The Kansai girl sing-songed, “I took the liberty of informing Fate-chan.
She’s your legal guardian, after all, and you’re still considered a dependant. I should warn you,
though: Fate-chan can’t keep a secret to save her life. So, it’ll be a matter of time before—”

The phone rang, immediately picked up by Zafira. He spoke quietly, hanging up after a few words.
Just as he put down the receiver, however, it rang again. Once more, he answered it, and after a
few more words, put it back on the cradle. The Guardian Beast looked up, stern eyes bearing
down upon Erio. There was a hint of respect and a dash of pity in those eyes.

“Lutecia and Caro just called. They are looking for you.”

Erio sighed, “Fuck my life…”

Yep.

Also, new sig :3

Heh, Erio's got a lot of explainin' ta do

Well, physically speaking Signum is 19, so there's only a 5 year gap. Though considering how Erio looks at 14, can it really be considered shotacon?

[spawnofthejudge]

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

Maybe This Time Next Year?

At some point, everyone will be doing whatever they can to get Shadows-Lulu to spit-take.

[Nanya01]

So... Here's part 11.

Parts 1 through 10

Spoiler for Nanoha Slayers Part 11:

Fate looked at the nine Jewel Seeds she had in her possession. "Not enough." Her mother wasn't going to be happy with this.

"Fate..." Arf looked at her, causing the small blond to blink in surprise. "Do we need to do this? Do we really need this?" As smart as Fate was, she was being an idiot. "Why don't we run away?"

Fate smiled softly at her familiar. Such a good girl. "It's okay. You'll see." She just needed to find a way to... "Arf?"

"Yes?"

"Get in contact with that woman..." Fate closed her eyes as she thought about it. "Her daughter... I want to face her."

Arf blinked but nodded, wondering just what Fate had in mind.

(---)

"A challenge?" Nanoha blinked as she talked to the girl on the phone. "Um, sure, I don't mind." Honestly, it was more than she had thought that she'd get from the other girl.

"Good. I'll see you at the beach where the Bureau interrupted us the first time in an hour."

Nanoha blinked a few times as she looked at her phone after Fate hung up. "Mom, Yuuno-kun, I need to go somewhere, wanna help?"

(---)

Arf, in her wolf form, looked up as Nanoha, Yuuno and Lina came into the area. She tensed upon seeing Lina, but the redhead just smirked at her. "Fate, they're here."

The blond girl walked out from behind a large rock, pointing her device at Nanoha, her eyes were soft, but determined. "I want to face you, a one-on-one fight to the finish, winner gets all the Jewel Seeds."

Nanoha nodded as she called up her Barrier Jacket and both girls floated into the air.

Lina shook her head. "Kids..." She let loose a sigh. Oh well, she hadn't been much different when she was younger, who was she to judge?

(---)

Nanoha looked at Fate.

Fate looked at Nanoha.

It seemed like that was all that they were doing to those just watching with their eyes and no other senses.

To those looking with magical power, the two were crackling with magical energy that was barely being held back and on a hair trigger.

"Photon Lancer." Four yellow balls appeared around Fate's body.

Nanoha's eyes widened for a moment. "Raising Heart..."

"Alright." Her device swapped to shooting mode as she pointed the tip at Fate.

"Fire!" Fate yelled, her four spheres launching at Nanoha at high speeds. They were fast, strong, and powerful.

"Divine Flame Buster!" Nanoha yelled, a pink circle appearing under her as a shearing white-hot jet of magical fire blasted from the tip, engulfing the shots, making them detonate prematurely, before crashing against a shield that Fate hasitly threw up at the last moment.

On the ground, everyone had to flinch away and cover their eyes from the bright light that lit up the sky. It was like a second sun was in the sky.

'Wow, and people said I had a knack for overkill.' Lina chuckled to herself as the attack abated.

Fate lowered her arm and the shield as the attack finally ended. "What?" She trembled slightly, panting slightly, that had been a lot of effort to stop that attack, but even so, the heat was incredible, almost as if she was in a blast furnace. Heck, she could feel the heat on her skin directly.

...So why did she feel a draft? And why was that other girl blushing and looking away?

"Um, Fate-chan... Look down..." Nanoha pointed and Fate blinked, doing just that.

"Eeek!" Fate blushed and threw her hands over her now naked body as the remnants of her clothes turned to ash and faded away.

On the ground, Yuuno had to turn away, his face bright red. "I thought Barrier Jackets were stronger than that."

Lina rolled her eyes at him. "Probably, but something hot enough to be felt from fifty feet away is probably hot enough to turn clothes to ash." She then giggled while Fate used that moment to reform her Barrier Jacket. "Plus it's funny."

Yuuno would have said something about how Fate's hair and skin should have burned up before her clothing did, but he figured that it was just because Fate or Bardiche regulated more defensive magic to keeping her basically safe, well, other than her dignity. If he was a pervert, he would have enjoyed the sight of Fate naked in front of him, as short as it was.

Fate was blushing and trembling slightly in anger. "...You did that on purpose."

"Um, not really." Nanoha sweat-dropped heavily, before throwing up a shield as several lightning bolts crashed against it. "Sorry!"

"Scythe Form."

Nanoha's eyes widened as Fate materialized right in front of her, her scythe smashing into Nanoha's barrier, causing it to crackle. Grimacing and with one eye closed, Nanoha looked at Fate as a pink circle appeared under her feet. "Sorry, that won't work."

"Axel Bolt."

Fate's eyes widened as she was covered in pink lightning, sending her flying away with a loud crackle.

Nanoha smiled. "Good job, Raising Heart." It was just a Mono Volt that she had mixed into her own barriers if someone got close. She giggled at the way Fate's hair was all poofy now. "Sorry."

Fate closed her eyes as a yellow magic circle appeared under her feet. "Thunder... Rage!"

Nanoha's eyes widened as a smaller circle appeared in front of Fate before she punched her device through it, causing a powerful magic strike was launched, crashing into her barrier, before exploding and kicking up dust, though how that was possible, the girl wasn't sure. When the dust cleared, Nanoha gasped as she saw several golden orbs around her.

"Fire!" Fate yelled her command out.

Nanoha closed her eyes and tapped the red gem of Raising Heart. "Digger..." She flew backwards towards the ocean, a line of lightning crackling from the sphere to her finger tip. "BOLT!" She snapped her hand forward, the lightning crackling forward and around the bolts, causing them to detonate prematurely.

Fate grimaced, and from the way that the girl in white was going, it didn't look like she was going to stop anytime soon. "What is she?"

In truth, Nanoha felt a major headache while she was doing these spells. It wasn't that it was hard, it was the fact that she was running more massive calculations faster than she should have been able to. Even with Raising Heart there helping her out, she could feel her mind getting a bit foggy. She wished that she had more time to work on these spells than she had.

(---)

Lina frowned slightly. "...She's going to lose."

"Who? Nanoha or Fate?"

"Yes." Lina nodded, not answering Yuuno's question.

The boy looked at her in confusion before looking back up. From what he had seen, Nanoha was in the driver's seat.

...

So why did he feel like Nanoha was going to lose at the current way things were going?

(---)

Fate grimaced as she dodged more Divine Shooters, before finally being forced to block them. After they crashed into her barrier, she saw that Nanoha had more volleys ready. "Not this time... Photon Lancer!"

"Fire."

Several yellow bolts raced out, colliding with Nanoha's pink shots, causing them to detonate and create smoke between the two of them.

Nanoha grimaced as she felt her arms and legs get pulled to the sides as binds wrapped around her arms.

(---)

"Lightning binds?!" Arf gasped as she saw what was going on. "This isn't good!"

"Nanoha!" Yuuno looked like he was about to do something when he felt Lina's hand on his shoulder. "But..."

"This is her fight." Lina smiled softly. "Let's just trust her, okay?"

The two were silent, but they nodded before turning back to the fight.

(---)

"Photon Lancer... Full Power." Fate grimaced slightly, this was straining her magic to its limits, but she would do it, and win. "Fire!"

She watched, panting slightly as her full attack strength closed in before exploding. "Got her." She closed her eyes and tried to catch her breath. She made a mental note to get more training when this was over, she was burning through too much magic at once.

"Divine... Buster!"

Fate looked up, gasping as Nanoha fired a powerful energy beam.

"Defensor." Bardiche spoke up as Fate threw up her hand and a golden barrier blocked the shot, but like with the Flame Buster before, the effects were causing her clothes to tear and shred.

Grunting from exertion and grimacing as she was being slowly pushed back, Fate wondered just what Nanoha had done to get so good in such a short amount of time. After the attack ended, Fate panted heavily, before blinking as she was bound up.

"This is the end, Fate..." Nanoha said softly. "Raising Heart taught me this variation of Divine Buster... It glows with an awesome power! Full Power! STARLIGHT BREAKER!!!"

Everyone, even those on the ship off the planet, stared wide-eyed at the new attack as Nanoha fired down, blasting through Fate and causing a small tidal wave to be created in the process.

Lina chuckled after the attack ended. 'Definitely my little girl.' It might have been interesting to test that against a Dragon Slave, but she didn't think that the landscape around them would survive.

[Moczo]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

So... Here's part 11.

Parts 1 through 10

Spoiler for Nanoha Slayers Part 11:

Fate looked at the nine Jewel Seeds she had in her possession. "Not enough." Her mother wasn't going to be happy with this.

"Fate..." Arf looked at her, causing the small blond to blink in surprise. "Do we need to do this? Do we really need this?" As smart as Fate was, she was being an idiot. "Why don't we run away?"

Fate smiled softly at her familiar. Such a good girl. "It's okay. You'll see." She just needed to find a way to... "Arf?"

"Yes?"

"Get in contact with that woman..." Fate closed her eyes as she thought about it. "Her daughter... I want to face her."

Arf blinked but nodded, wondering just what Fate had in mind.

(---)

"A challenge?" Nanoha blinked as she talked to the girl on the phone. "Um, sure, I don't mind." Honestly, it was more than she had thought that she'd get from the other girl.

"Good. I'll see you at the beach where the Bureau interrupted us the first time in an hour."

Nanoha blinked a few times as she looked at her phone after Fate hung up. "Mom, Yuuno-kun, I need to go somewhere, wanna help?"

(---)

Arf, in her wolf form, looked up as Nanoha, Yuuno and Lina came into the area. She tensed upon seeing Lina, but the redhead just smirked at her. "Fate, they're here."

The blond girl walked out from behind a large rock, pointing her device at Nanoha, her eyes were soft, but determined. "I want to face you, a one-on-one fight to the finish, winner gets all the Jewel Seeds."

Nanoha nodded as she called up her Barrier Jacket and both girls floated into the air.

Lina shook her head. "Kids..." She let loose a sigh. Oh well, she hadn't been much different when she was younger, who was she to judge?

(---)

Nanoha looked at Fate.

Fate looked at Nanoha.

It seemed like that was all that they were doing to those just watching with their eyes and no other senses.

To those looking with magical power, the two were crackling with magical energy that was barely being held back and on a hair trigger.

"Photon Lancer." Four yellow balls appeared around Fate's body.

Nanoha's eyes widened for a moment. "Raising Heart..."

"Alright." Her device swapped to shooting mode as she pointed the tip at Fate.

"Fire!" Fate yelled, her four spheres launching at Nanoha at high speeds. They were fast, strong, and powerful.

"Divine Flame Buster!" Nanoha yelled, a pink circle appearing under her as a shearing white-hot jet of magical fire blasted from the tip, engulfing the shots, making them detonate prematurely, before crashing against a shield that Fate hasitly threw up at the last moment.

On the ground, everyone had to flinch away and cover their eyes from the bright light that lit up the sky. It was like a second sun was in the sky.

'Wow, and people said I had a knack for overkill.' Lina chuckled to herself as the attack abated.

Fate lowered her arm and the shield as the attack finally ended. "What?" She trembled slightly, panting slightly, that had been a lot of effort to stop that attack, but even so, the heat was incredible, almost as if she was in a blast furnace. Heck, she could feel the heat on her skin directly.

...So why did she feel a draft? And why was that other girl blushing and looking away?

"Um, Fate-chan... Look down..." Nanoha pointed and Fate blinked, doing just that.

"Eeek!" Fate blushed and threw her hands over her now naked body as the remnants of her clothes turned to ash and faded away.

On the ground, Yuuno had to turn away, his face bright red. "I thought Barrier Jackets were stronger than that."

Lina rolled her eyes at him. "Probably, but something hot enough to be felt from fifty feet away is probably hot enough to turn clothes to ash." She then giggled while Fate used that moment to reform her Barrier Jacket. "Plus it's funny."

Yuuno would have said something about how Fate's hair and skin should have burned up before her clothing did, but he figured that it was just because Fate or Bardiche regulated more defensive magic to keeping her basically safe, well, other than her dignity. If he was a pervert, he would have enjoyed the sight of Fate naked in front of him, as short as it was.

Fate was blushing and trembling slightly in anger. "...You did that on purpose."

"Um, not really." Nanoha sweat-dropped heavily, before throwing up a shield as several lightning bolts crashed against it. "Sorry!"

"Scythe Form."

Nanoha's eyes widened as Fate materialized right in front of her, her scythe smashing into Nanoha's barrier, causing it to crackle. Grimacing and with one eye closed, Nanoha looked at Fate as a pink circle appeared under her feet. "Sorry, that won't work."

"Axel Bolt."

Fate's eyes widened as she was covered in pink lightning, sending her flying away with a loud crackle.

Nanoha smiled. "Good job, Raising Heart." It was just a Mono Volt that she had mixed into her own barriers if someone got close. She giggled at the way Fate's hair was all poofy now. "Sorry."

Fate closed her eyes as a yellow magic circle appeared under her feet. "Thunder... Rage!"

Nanoha's eyes widened as a smaller circle appeared in front of Fate before she punched her device through it, causing a powerful magic strike was launched, crashing into her barrier, before exploding and kicking up dust, though how that was possible, the girl wasn't sure. When the dust cleared, Nanoha gasped as she saw several golden orbs around her.

"Fire!" Fate yelled her command out.

Nanoha closed her eyes and tapped the red gem of Raising Heart. "Digger..." She flew backwards towards the ocean, a line of lightning crackling from the sphere to her finger tip. "BOLT!" She snapped her hand forward, the lightning crackling forward and around the bolts, causing them to detonate prematurely.

Fate grimaced, and from the way that the girl in white was going, it didn't look like she was going to stop anytime soon. "What is she?"

In truth, Nanoha felt a major headache while she was doing these spells. It wasn't that it was hard, it was the fact that she was running more massive calculations faster than she should have been able to. Even with Raising Heart there helping her out, she could feel her mind getting a bit foggy. She wished that she had more time to work on these spells than she had.

(---)

Lina frowned slightly. "...She's going to lose."

"Who? Nanoha or Fate?"

"Yes." Lina nodded, not answering Yuuno's question.

The boy looked at her in confusion before looking back up. From what he had seen, Nanoha was in the driver's seat.

...

So why did he feel like Nanoha was going to lose at the current way things were going?

(---)

Fate grimaced as she dodged more Divine Shooters, before finally being forced to block them. After they crashed into her barrier, she saw that Nanoha had more volleys ready. "Not this time... Photon Lancer!"

"Fire."

Several yellow bolts raced out, colliding with Nanoha's pink shots, causing them to detonate and create smoke between the two of them.

Nanoha grimaced as she felt her arms and legs get pulled to the sides as binds wrapped around her arms.

(---)

"Lightning binds?!" Arf gasped as she saw what was going on. "This isn't good!"

"Nanoha!" Yuuno looked like he was about to do something when he felt Lina's hand on his shoulder. "But..."

"This is her fight." Lina smiled softly. "Let's just trust her, okay?"

The two were silent, but they nodded before turning back to the fight.

(---)

"Photon Lancer... Full Power." Fate grimaced slightly, this was straining her magic to its limits, but she would do it, and win. "Fire!"

She watched, panting slightly as her full attack strength closed in before exploding. "Got her." She closed her eyes and tried to catch her breath. She made a mental note to get more training when this was over, she was burning through too much magic at once.

"Divine... Buster!"

Fate looked up, gasping as Nanoha fired a powerful energy beam.

"Defensor." Bardiche spoke up as Fate threw up her hand and a golden barrier blocked the shot, but like with the Flame Buster before, the effects were causing her clothes to tear and shred.

Grunting from exertion and grimacing as she was being slowly pushed back, Fate wondered just what Nanoha had done to get so good in such a short amount of time. After the attack ended, Fate panted heavily, before blinking as she was bound up.

"This is the end, Fate..." Nanoha said softly. "Raising Heart taught me this variation of Divine Buster... It glows with an awesome power! Full Power! STARLIGHT BREAKER!!!"

Everyone, even those on the ship off the planet, stared wide-eyed at the new attack as Nanoha fired down, blasting through Fate and causing a small tidal wave to be created in the process.

Lina chuckled after the attack ended. 'Definitely my little girl.' It might have been interesting to test that against a Dragon Slave, but she didn't think that the landscape around them would survive.

"This Device of mine glows with an awesome POWER! It's mild computerized voice tells me to grasp VICTORY! Now take this! My love, my anger, and all of my FRIENDSHIP! STARLIIIIIIIGHT! BREAKEEEEEEEER!"

... sorry, couldn't resist.

[Kaijo]

When we talked a little about it on IM, I used:

"This staff of mine glows with an awesome power! It's pink grip tells me to befriend you! Take this! My love, my friendship, and all of our expended magic! STARLIGHT FINGER!"

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

I thought I'd steal RadiantBeam's schtick and post a Vivio/Lutecia short!

Spoiler for Maybe This Time Next Year?:

Lutecia Alphine sighed happily as she leaned back in the lounge chair, feeling the sun's rays wash across her. Wearing nothing but sunglasses and a black, race-cut one-piece bathing suit with violet trim the same shade as her hair, she could tell that she was getting looks from plenty of other beachgoers, but she didn't even have to worry about brushing off anyone who was interested enough to make inquiries. She could just lie back and soak up the sun and relax.

The reason she didn't have to worry about shooing off amorous admirers was that her girlfriend Vivio would do it for her. The seventeen-year-old blonde was very territorial when it came to her love life. Probably some of it came with the insecurity of dating a woman who was four years older. Not that she had anything to be insecure about, Lutecia thought. A sidealong glance at how Vivio filled out her blue-and-white bikini gave solid evidence of that. Six months, two weeks, and four days, she told herself while fighting down bad thoughts.


"Pardon me, miss, but the lady and gentleman at the bar sent this over."


Lutecia looked up at the bronze-skinned waiter standing over her with a tray. He handed down a bright orange cocktail, which she managed to keep from spilling.


"What lady and gentleman?" she asked.


The writer pointed up at the tiki bar that fronted the beach. Lutecia followed his direction and saw Erio and Caro sitting together, the pink-haired summoner perched on her boyfriend's lap. Her friends waved and her, and she lifted the glass back at them, then raised the straw to her lips and took a sip.


"Hmm, not bad," she decided, liking the citrusy flavor.


"What's that called, Cia?" Vivio asked curiously.


Lutecia shrugged, taking another sip, so Vivio lifted her gaze to the waiter.


"It's a 'Sex on the Beach,' miss."


Lutecia sprayed alcohol all over herself in a classic spit-take.


"I like Caro and Erio," Vivio decided. "They have really good ideas."

They only do it so they don't feel guilty about having a sex life while Lutecia's stuck in eternal limbo.

Originally Posted by Tempy

By that time, a Screaming Orgasm would be more appropriate.

But perhaps that writer typo wasn't a typo at all? Author cameo? I'll allow it.

Also, oh look, a continuation.

First part

Spoiler for Responsibility:

Be it bad luck or bad timing, Erio Mondial’s attempt to escape the seemingly angry Vita Yagami
was met with mostly failure. To his merit, he did manage to get a few dimensions away before the
Knight of the Hammer tracked him down. Though, that was about as far as he would go.

In what would be considered Erio’s most shameful battle, he was subdued in record time.
Added to that was the shame of being hog-tied and hanging by his limbs off of the elongated
shaft of Graf Eisen.

“Why were ya runnin’, kiddo?” Vita asked as she hauled him back to Supool, where she could catch the next transport back to Mid Childa.

“I though you were going to kill me!” Erio yelped in indignation. It didn’t help that the ropes
were biting into his wrists.

“Kill ya? Why would I kill the father of Signum’s child? That’s really weird, by the way. You’re,
what, 14? She’s as old as dirt.”

The boy grimaced, “That’s not nice to say…”

“What? I’m the same way, and unlike that titty monster, I’m stuck in the body of a child. At least
she can feasibly have a significant other; I’m kinda SOL here,” Vita’s voice lowered into a
grumble. “I either get the lolicons or guys not serious enough to stick around. I’ll probably grow
old and die looking like this…”

Erio’s grimace turned into one of sympathy. However, before he could say anything, the hammer
loli had already recovered.

“Ahh well! That’s my lot in life, I guess,” the eternal girl renewed her vigor, smirking as she
looked at the captured boy. “But man, Signum? What’s Caro gonna say? Or Lutecia? Weren’t
you seeing them?”

“Err… well, kinda. Not officially?” Erio just looked off to the side, speaking softly, “We were
just taking things slow. I totally didn’t expect Signum-san to, well…”

“Pff. Kids these days, full of vim and vigor and not much else. I thought we taught you better
than that?”

“You taught me how to dodge pink beams of befriending, not how to handle a relationship!”

“Point. That would be Fate’s job,” Vita shrugged. Oh man, the blonde was going to freak. “So
what are you gonna do when they find out?”

Run far far away and hope they don’t pick up the scent of fear. No, Fried might, and Voltaire
will be knocking on whatever door he’d be hiding behind. Or Lutecia’s bugs will hound him to
the ends of hell, with Garyuu attacking at every possibly moment. And then there’s her super
summon of death.

All happening at once.

In his mind, Erio could hear a cheerfully stupid voice singing some bizarre song about doom.

“Pray.”

==

Ever since their return from the doctor (and Vita’s rapid exfiltration to retrieve a certain
someone), Signum had been in a state of blissful wonder. Her hands were constantly on her
belly, as if gently embracing the precious life forming within her. For the longest time, the Knight
of the Sword knew only war and conflict, her hand dealing out death and destruction. Only
when she found her new meister did Signum know peace. And now…

Now, she was creating life.

It was a blessing Signum felt she did not deserve, yet the reality of it all was undeniable. She was
with child, a gift of life from whom could be considered a child as well. Even better, none of her
family questioned her decision to, well, copulate. Really, they were all so very supportive,
leaving Signum both relieved and confused.

“Signum?” Hayate’s voice interrupted her thoughts

“Yes, mistress?”

“May I speak to you for a moment?”

“Of course.”

“Signum, I know you are fully aware of the responsibilities of being a parent, and I won’t
criticize your choice in mates, but I’m curious: why Erio?”

Signum had an uncharacteristic blush coloring her face, looking off to the side with a wistful
expression, “I do not know fully why I feel this way, yet it is not the first time. Did you know
that I had an attraction to Scrya and Harlaown when they were younger?”

“That’s… unsurprising, considering the situation,” Hayate nodded slowly. Though secretly, her
brain was doing backflips. Signum’s a shotacon? Well, that could explain her lack of intimate
relationships with males (or females) her age…

“I made no attempt, however. I knew of Limietta’s relationship with Harlaown and Scrya’s
attention on Takamachi, so I remained distant. I thought it would fade away someday, that I
would eventually be in a normal relationship. But then…”

“Erio came,” Hayate finished the line.

Signum only nodded, before looking away in shame, “I know that my interests are… abnormal.
I know that many will say it is wrong or that I am a sick person. Maybe they’re right. I am a
sick person…”

Good grief. My kids are so troublesome…

“No, you’re not.”

Signum looked up.

“For what it’s worth, for what little our opinions may be, none of us here think that way.
Perhaps it was too soon, or perhaps Erio won’t be ready, but I will not let anyone else ruin what
you have sought for. Even if he can’t take responsibility, I can.”

“Hayate…”

“Signum, you know I love you. I could care less about what others may whisper about or what
rumors fly. What is important is your happiness. You’ve already said that this is what you want,
without a doubt, so it is now my responsibility to make sure what comes next will not bring harm
to you—” Hayate moved her hand to the swordwoman’s belly, “—or your child.”

All Signum could do was smile sadly.

===

Behold, the returning conquerer Vita Yagami, her prize still uncomfortably hanging off of her
hammer’s shaft. With the entire Yagami family collected here in the living room, Vita finally cut
her catch loose. Erio predictably fell with a help, pushing himself back up to his feet while
rubbing his sore wrists.

“I could have walked, you know…”

“Sure you could have,” was all Vita said.

He shot off a glare at the girl before focusing his attention forward. Before him, sitting on the
couch, was the woman he had… well, that was a night never to be mentioned again, though it
teased him in his dreams. A flush colored his face as the memory of what happened return, but
he reigned it in well enough.

“Hello, Signum-san.”

“Hello, Erio-kun.”

“How are you?”

“I am well, if a little… surprised.”

“Then, what Vita-san said…”

“Yes, it’s true,” Signum nodded.

The boy felt a wave of… he didn’t know what it was. Fear? Panic? Amazement? Glee? He had
never felt this way before…

But he knew why he was here. He knew what was expected of him.

“Signum-san, I…” Erio started, then stopped, trying to find the words that were stuck in his
throat. This was far more than a simple choice, with repercussions that would be with him for the
rest of his life. Still, this was something he could not run away from. He could not be called a man
if he just let this all slip away without him doing anything about it.

And he refused to be a coward.

“I will take responsibility. With everything I have, I will be the best father I can be for my
child—no, our child.”

“Then…”

Erio nodded. “If you will have me, then… we will raise this child.”

The look on Signum’s face could be described as utter joy, mixed in with overwhelming relief
and a strange glow of love. What happened that night was a fit of passion, yet something else
grew from it (other than the obvious).

“You break her heart,” Vita cut in, “I’ll break you in two.”

“They will never find the body,” Zafira mentioned

“Even if they do, it’s not that hard to make it seem like an accident,” Shamal smiled innocently.

“That’s if they can find the ashes,” Agito prepped a fireball in her hand.

What a loving family.

“Now now, no threats just yet. We’ll give him a chance first, and then keelhaul him later if he fails
to meet our expectations.”

Hayate liked the kid. He was honest, hard-working, and deserving of the love and respect from
Fate and the others. His growth was incredible, and there seemed to be no cap for his magical
development. Heck, Signum couldn’t have picked a better guy.

That didn’t mean she couldn’t mess with him for a bit.

“By the way, Erio-kun~” The Kansai girl sing-songed, “I took the liberty of informing Fate-chan.
She’s your legal guardian, after all, and you’re still considered a dependant. I should warn you,
though: Fate-chan can’t keep a secret to save her life. So, it’ll be a matter of time before—”

The phone rang, immediately picked up by Zafira. He spoke quietly, hanging up after a few words.
Just as he put down the receiver, however, it rang again. Once more, he answered it, and after a
few more words, put it back on the cradle. The Guardian Beast looked up, stern eyes bearing
down upon Erio. There was a hint of respect and a dash of pity in those eyes.

“Lutecia and Caro just called. They are looking for you.”

Erio sighed, “Fuck my life…”

Yep.

Also, new sig :3

D'aaaaw, I feel kind of bad for him, in a way. He's really doing the sweet, right thing, taking responsibility and deciding to stay by Signum's side.

...

The threats against his health if he broke Signum's heart were still hilarious, though.

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Originally Posted by DezoPenguin

I thought I'd steal RadiantBeam's schtick and post a Vivio/Lutecia short!

Spoiler for Maybe This Time Next Year?:

Lutecia Alphine sighed happily as she leaned back in the lounge chair, feeling the sun's rays wash across her. Wearing nothing but sunglasses and a black, race-cut one-piece bathing suit with violet trim the same shade as her hair, she could tell that she was getting looks from plenty of other beachgoers, but she didn't even have to worry about brushing off anyone who was interested enough to make inquiries. She could just lie back and soak up the sun and relax.

The reason she didn't have to worry about shooing off amorous admirers was that her girlfriend Vivio would do it for her. The seventeen-year-old blonde was very territorial when it came to her love life. Probably some of it came with the insecurity of dating a woman who was four years older. Not that she had anything to be insecure about, Lutecia thought. A sidealong glance at how Vivio filled out her blue-and-white bikini gave solid evidence of that. Six months, two weeks, and four days, she told herself while fighting down bad thoughts.


"Pardon me, miss, but the lady and gentleman at the bar sent this over."


Lutecia looked up at the bronze-skinned waiter standing over her with a tray. He handed down a bright orange cocktail, which she managed to keep from spilling.


"What lady and gentleman?" she asked.


The writer pointed up at the tiki bar that fronted the beach. Lutecia followed his direction and saw Erio and Caro sitting together, the pink-haired summoner perched on her boyfriend's lap. Her friends waved and her, and she lifted the glass back at them, then raised the straw to her lips and took a sip.


"Hmm, not bad," she decided, liking the citrusy flavor.


"What's that called, Cia?" Vivio asked curiously.


Lutecia shrugged, taking another sip, so Vivio lifted her gaze to the waiter.


"It's a 'Sex on the Beach,' miss."


Lutecia sprayed alcohol all over herself in a classic spit-take.


"I like Caro and Erio," Vivio decided. "They have really good ideas."

I was wondering what was going on until the waiter named the drink . I loved the simplicity of the second to last line, we really don't need anything more to vividly imagine what hilarity Lutecia's spit-take would look like .

I feel like maybe Vivio should have had some kind of reaction at the end though, like maybe a smirk, or a twinkle in her eyes, or something, to show her amusement?