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Operation: Reunite my Mamas [Closed]

The messages were sent. Hopefully, both Nanoha and Fate were on their way. For the past "week" or two, Vivio had watched as neither of her parents had even talked to each other. Even worse, it seemed like those she asked for help couldn't get through to them... or possibly didn't bother.

And after that horrible dream - a world where she was with NEITHER? She didn't want to deal with it anymore. She had to reunite her family again. And this was the only way she could think of.

Hopefully, she was expecting them to find a Barrier Jacketed Vivio waiting for them in some abandoned city setting in the Sensoriums. Instead, she chose Nanoha's house - their house. And Vivio would be hiding as, hopefully, they'd arrive and find each other.

As Vivio went and hid, she waited...

Please... let this work...

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That had been exactly what Fate had been expecting when she entered the Sensoriums. So imagine her surprise when she walked into... a strange house? Having been taken from a different point in time than her daughter, the last place she had been living before being taken aboard Stacy was.... well. A spaceship, since she was on a mission. But her home was still their apartment at HQ, so the surroundings were unfamiliar to the blonde-haired mage.

"... Vivio?" She called out as she stepped inside.

And it hadn't been more than a minute or two after Fate arrived before Nanoha entered the Sensoriums behind her... and paused, her own expectations similarly thrown off. The house wasn't something she recognized, but it did feel... home-y, in a way.

She opened the door, calling out for her daughter. "Hello? Vivio, are you here?"

That voice.

Fate, who had wandered into another room, froze in her tracks. Why was Nanoha here...? Had Fate been in her right mind, she probably would have realized this was a setup, but between all that's happened in the past few weeks, the thought didn't even occur to her.

She moved through the house, wondering why her daughter had chosen this place, ostensibly for training - and then she noticed the pictures on the walls. They were family photos, of her, Vivio, and...

...the blonde-haired girl who was standing in the room that she'd just entered.

"Fate-chan...?"

What was this?

"Nanoha..." Fate's voice was barely above a whisper as she spoke.

She wouldn't turn around. She couldn't turn around. She fixed her gaze on a point on the wall straight in front of her. If she turned to face Nanoha now, after everything that had happened(the fight, sulking, the nightmare)...

There was still a bit of stubbornness left in her. She wouldn't let herself crack now. So she took a deep breath, determined to keep her voice steady as she spoke again.

"What are you doing here?"

The sight of the girl's back sent a mix of emotions shooting through her heart: Anger and frustration at their last encounter, at Fate being so unwilling to let her do what she had to do, so unwilling to leave her alone and stop hovering...

...but also regret. Nanoha was stubborn to the end, but even she knew that she'd been a bit too harsh. And then there had been that dream, where not only had her recklessness gotten her disabled permanently, but Fate hadn't been in her life, and--

"Vivio asked me here. To help her with her magic."

"... Really?" Okay, Fate almost turned around in surprise at that. Had she missed something in Vivio's post...?

"She asked me to come here for the same reason."

"She did?" Nanoha paused. "Really? But... her post was just addressed to..."

The girl trailed off, comprehension on her face, and then she seemed to deflate, her shoulders slumping slightly. "I don't think she wanted help with her magic at all, did she."

"I think you're right..." Now things were starting to make sense. Vivio calling them both out without the other knowing, making what seemed to be a recreation of their home in the future, leaving them both alone...

"... She must be really upset, huh?"

"Looks like it," Nanoha said quietly.

"Did... either of us talk to her?" She'd just assumed that Vivio wouldn't notice that they weren't talking, given how busy everybody was...

"... I didn't." Fate had assumed the same thing... and now she felt horrible. Had she really been so absorbed in sulking that she didn't notice her daughter becoming more and more distressed over this situation?

"We must've made her really unhappy." The little hand that felt like it was gripping her heart suddenly gave a wrench - they'd hurt Vivio. She'd hurt Vivio... as much as part of her, still stressed and angry, wanted to blame Fate for being overbearing, Nanoha knew that it wasn't the girl's fault.

A pause. "Fate-chan, I... I'm sorry."

Edited 2010-02-07 05:05 (UTC)

Fate barely noticed the tears that were beginning to fall as she finally turned to face Nanoha. A small, nagging voice at the back of her head noted that she must look like a wreck... she looked paler than usual, and the circles under eyes had become even darker. And her eyes... the fight and the nightmares had taken their toll on the poor girl, and there was just a small spark of loneliness that had called out to Nanoha all those years ago.

"I-I..." She had to pause and take a breath to steady her voice; that's how badly it was shaking now. "I'm sorry too."

The girl shook her head, her auburn ponytail swinging, and Fate could probably tell that Nanoha was more of a wreck now than she had been when they'd fought, through stress and lack of sleep... but she managed a sad little smile anyway.

"Why are you apologizing? Don't apologize. It was my fault."

"But I upset you..."

The more rational part of Fate's brain was agreeing with Nanoha at the moment. It really wasn't her fault. She was just concerned for Nanoha's health...

"And I shouldn't have gotten that angry..."

Edited 2010-02-07 06:36 (UTC)

"Fate-chan!" Nanoha frowned, crossing the room quickly to take the girl's hand, holding it in both of hers. "Don't apologize! I said things I should never have said - not to you."

"You were just trying to help."

"But I had to have done something wrong, right? To upset you that much..." Fate muttered. Nanoha might notice that she's gripping her hand tightly, almost as if she was afraid Nanoha would let go.

She knew it was silly, and that most of it was caused by Nanoha's stress... but she wouldn't let the other girl place the blame solely on herself.

Fate, Nanoha's going to squeeze your hand right back. "It'd be nice if you didn't... you know, hover all the time. If you let me do what I need to do. But... I know you just wanted to help. I can't blame you for that."

And now, Fate, she'd let go of your hand--

--but only to throw her arms around you. "I'm so sorry."

"I--" Fate had been about to respond... but then Nanoha hugged her. And suddenly, it was like a huge weight had been lifted off of her. The loneliness that had gripped her just after the fight, which had only intensified after her nightmare, was quickly disappearing.

"I forgive you, Nanoha. Of course I do..." Fate said, voice shaking as she wrapped her arms tightly around the other girl. "And I'm sorry for hovering all the time. I just... don't want anything to happen to you..."

This, of course, reminded her of Nanoha's last words before she had stormed off after their fight. Her promise to use the Blaster System if things really got bad...

Her arms squeezed sharply, almost to chide the other girl. "Stop apologizing! If you do it again, I'm going to get mad, okay?"

"I know why you do it." And yes, it did make her irritated sometimes, but... she couldn't fault her for caring too much.

"Okay, okay. I'm--" Fate caught herself before she could apologize again. "I won't do it again."

She was silent for a moment, trying to figure out how to bring up what was bothering her now. The last thing she wanted was for Nanoha to get angry again, but...

"Nanoha... can I ask you something?"

Edited 2010-02-08 04:49 (UTC)

"Huh? Of course you can, Fate-chan."

She tilted her head to the side before resting it against Fate's shoulder.

"The last thing you said to me, before you left the Sensoriums..." Fate pulled back a little, moving her hands up to place them on Nanoha's cheeks.

"I know my worrying is one of the things that caused this mess... so I won't tell you not to use the Blaster System if something happens. Just..." She leaned forward a little, pressing her forehead to Nanoha's. "Try not to overdo it, okay?"

Edited 2010-02-08 05:08 (UTC)

Nanoha paused, closing her eyes, even with Fate so close. She knew where Fate was coming from on this, she knew what the upper levels of the Blaster System could do to her, but... there were more important things to consider.

"I promise I'll only use it if I need to. And I'll use it only as much as I need to."

A little smile. "I won't do anything too stupid."

Edited 2010-02-08 05:22 (UTC)

"Thank you." Fate said, returning the smile.

She knew there were more important things too, which is why she didn't tell Nanoha not to use the Blaster System at all. She didn't like that mode, but sometimes that much force was necessary.

Nanoha's hand trailed slightly down, grasping at the "shirt" of Fate's plantsuit by her shoulder, pulling the other girl a bit close, and she momentarily averted her eyes. It felt nice not to be fighting anymore.

"Erm... Fate-chan, so... there's something I've really been missing for a while, you know? So--"

And without further ado Nanoha threw her arms around the other girl, pressing her lips to Fate's.

Fate really missed this too. Any surprise she felt at the sudden kiss quickly disappeared as she returned it, one thumb stroking Nanoha's cheek.

Okay, Fate. A week or two of stress and fighting and being lonely, isolating oneself in one's office to do work...

...have really taken a toll on Nanoha. Which would be the reason she pushed you up against the wall of the house (their house?), one arm wrapping around your waist and the other coming to your hair.

~~Nanoha so bold.~~ Okay, that surprised Fate a little, but she only pulled back for a second to take a quick breath before pressing her lips to Nanoha's again. Her hands were on the other girl's shoulders now, slowly curling into fists as she gripped the fabric of her plantsuit.

This was something she'd sorely, sorely missed, and Nanoha took a fast, deep gasp of air when Fate broke off the kiss before returning to it with renewed vigor, fingers curling through Fate's hair and one hand sliding up her side to reach to her collar... with the clear intent of loosening the seams of the plantsuit and pull it down.

In fact, she was just going to go ahead and skip to the "loosening the seams" part.

Vivio was curious. Had her mothers arrived? Did they meet?

Were they talking?

It got the better of her and she had to run in and see.

Finding the room they were in, she went to open her mouth, hoping to say something just in case their meeting went south...

And she just stared in awkward silence as she saw her mothers. Together. Acting as if they were... well... fighting? No, not fighting - Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama were kissing.

Whatever they were doing? It was causing poor Vivio's face to turn red in embarrassment.

Part of what made Nanoha as good as she was in combat was her spatial awareness; she could feel when someone was nearby even if she was busy fighting someone else. Now, while she was certainly not fighting with Fate right now, she couldn't help but feel eyes on them...

...and so froze with her hand loosening Fate's plantsuit, turning her head just enough to see the girl watching the two of them.

"V-Vivio...?!"

... This wasn't happening.

This can't be happening.

A split second after noticing the room's third occupant, Fate turned away with a surprised yelp, quickly trying to fix her plantsuit. Oh god this was worse than that mistletoe incident...

Just give Fate-mama a minute to freak out, guys, then she'll be able to talk again.

"U-Um..." Vivio stammered, watching her parent's reactions. Well... it was a lot better than watching them fight.

"Erm... is... is everything okay?" Vivio asked

Nanoha's hands were still on Fate, but they were (for the moment) forgotten. "Uh, yes! They're... they're just fine! Everything's fine, Vivio!"

"...we, um, didn't know you were in here."

"Oh... um... yeah, I..." Vivio began, before sighing, hanging her head and letting her shoulders drop.

"I'm sorry I lied to bring you two here, but... when you two weren't talking to each other and Nanoha-mama wasn't around with Fate-mama, I knew something was wrong. I wanted to listen to what Rein-chan and Matt and Dr. McNinja had told me, but..." she shook her head. "...I couldn't. Not after a dream I had..."

"Vivio..." Fate turned as soon as she was sure her plantsuit was straightened, all traces of her embarrassment gone. "We should be the ones apologizing. Your mamas were acting stupid. We didn't realize we were hurting you too..."

She knelt down in front of her daughter. "You can forgive us, right?"

Edited 2010-02-10 04:49 (UTC)

"Fate-mama's right," Nanoha moved, crouching right besides the blonde woman and reaching up to put a hand on the girl's shoulder. "I was being stupid. You're the most important thing in the world to either of us."

Vivio looked to her parents, both whom were very apologetic in what they were saying...

...then nodded and hugged the both of them.

"I don't want to lose either of you..." Vivio said.

Fate wrapped one arm around Vivio, the other slipping around Nanoha's waist. "You'll never lose us. Nanoha-mama and I will always be here for you."

"We're not going anywhere," Nanoha agreed, her hand coming up to cup the back of Vivio's head, fingers running through the girl's golden hair as the three of them embraced. "That's a promise, okay?"

Vivio nodded as she allowed her parents to hug her. "Okay..."

She was happy. She had her parents together again, and that's all she ever wanted. "Again, I'm sorry I did what I did..."

"It's okay, Vivio." Fate said, smiling down at her daughter. "You wanted to help us... and it worked. Nanoha-mama and I were being pretty stubborn, so we might still be avoiding each other if you hadn't done this."

"I think we'd definitely still be doing it," Nanoha said with a sigh as she ruffled her daughter's hair.

"The last thing we need right now is to be apart, right?"

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