"OW! That so totally hurts!" -- Charles Xavier

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The battle against the Ohm raged on, and the casualties on the ground were mounting. Injured crew members got emergency treatment in the field, which largely amounted to patching them up so they wouldn't die sometime within the next fifteen minutes. After that, they were quickly picked up by shuttle and brought back to the ship, where they were sent to a medbay that was getting progressively more crowded.

The situation was growing increasingly dire, to the point that Stacy activated one of the AI's to help out.



"Please state the nature of the medical emergency."

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"All right."

And then Nanoha tilted her head just enough to the side so that she could press her mouth to Fate's in a soft, short kiss - and little droplets of relief began to trickle down her face.

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The smile faded a little as Fate noticed the tears falling. She reached up, placing her hands on Nanoha's cheeks, and leaned closer so she could briefly press their lips together again.

"Please don't cry..." She murmured, using her thumbs to wipe away the other girl's tears.

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"I know, I know," Nanoha mumbled, wanting to cling to Fate but knowing that she shouldn't given the girl's injuries. "I'm just... everyone's safe, so..."

She'd been worried. She'd been incredibly worried. And her relief at her family being safe (and her mental and physical exhaustion from the battle) meant that it was very, very difficult to stop crying. "Fate-chan..."

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... And that tone of voice just broke Fate's heart, and there's no way she couldn't comfort the other girl after that. So, very slowly and carefully, she pulled Nanoha into her arms, trying not to wince. Her wounds hurt, but being unable to do anything to help her friend hurt even worse, so she'd just have to deal with the pain for now.

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Nanoha could tell that moving hurt Fate, and she tried to pull away ever so slightly. "No, Fate-chan--don't, you're hurt..."

"It's okay," she sniffed. "I'm just... I'm relieved. That's all."

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"Too late," Fate said, laughing a little. "And you know how I get whenever you cry... not that I mean that in a bad way, of course."

A small part of her, though, was agreeing with the first thing Nanoha said. She really shouldn't be doing this... she was sure that she'd be yelled at if a doctor decided to come around soon.

She didn't really care, though. This helped take her focus off the pain.

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She should yell at Fate. She should get out of the bed so the girl could rest her injuries. She should. She really, really should.

Instead, Nanoha just buried her face in the crook of the taller girl's neck.