I have written this fanfic for a friend of mine as along with me, he ships these two character together as well. This fanfic contains minor spoilers so read at your own risk and involves fluff.

Disclaimer: I do not own Black clover or any of it's characters

Title: The space in fate

Blinking his eyes opens Finral lay in confusion. He was staring up at a white ceiling, laying flat on his back with the unwanted brightness of the lights glaring down on him. His head hurt, or more to the point, his whole body hurt, as well as areas of numbness, it was an altogether unpleasant feeling for him.

"Where am I?" He thought quietly to himself, "Why am I in so much pain?"

Trying to make sense of things he tried to sit up. A sharp pain shot from his arms to his back then to his head, he soon gave up as he held back a cry of agony. Recovering slightly, it was then he noticed the soft, yet warm weight that was on his right hand. It was strangely comforting for something that was unknown to him. Turning his head slowly so as not to cause any extreme pains, he looked to see what it was. To his surprise he saw Vanessa. She was laying with her head close to where his chest was sound asleep, her hand gently covering his own. Finral stared in surprise.

"What the hell is going on here?" He thought as he inwardly panicked.

He had woken up in a strange room, his body hurt like crazy, he could barely move and Vanessa was asleep beside him. Glancing back at her he noticed there was a slight pained expression on her face, almost as if she was still subconsciously worried about something. Her long pink hair cascaded down her back and across her sleeping face. Finral wanted so badly to brush a rogue piece away from her mouth as it was stuck to her lip, but the pain of moving just wouldn't let him.

"Vanessa?" he croaked out quietly, the dryness in his throat causing him to choke a little.

Vanessa stirred slightly.

"Vanessa?" he tried again to wake the sleeping witch.

Vanessa slowly opened her eyes but once she heard Finral's painful coughing she sprung awake. Shock and hope filled her as she looked at her injured friend.

"Finral! Your awake! Finally, I've been so worried. We all have!" she exclaimed loudly. Relief washed over her face, quickly replaced by happiness and then tinged with more worry as she fought her emotions, "Please tell me I'm not just dreaming?" she recovered herself.

Finral smiled slightly. It wasn't unusual to see Vanessa lose herself, but it was unusual to see her go through so many emotions at once. If his throat wasn't so dry he would have laughed.

"Dr...Drink..." He struggled to speak.

"Oh right of course!" Vanessa dashed to a water jug that was sat near by, sending rouge, her cat familiar who had been sleeping on her knee, flying to the floor. Hastily she poured water into a glass, almost spilling it with her enthusiasm. She rushed back to Finral, dripping water as she went, and placed a straw into it before holding it near his lips for him to drink. He blushed slightly, half out of embarrassment and half out of having a woman fuss over him. He sipped at the water slowly in order not to choke, and when he was done Vanessa placed the glass down.

"I'll go get a nurse, or a doctor, which ever I come across first. I'll be right back!" she rushed out of the room, rouge jumping onto her shoulder as she went. The glee was evident in her voice as she called for attention in the hallways.

Slowly following the finger that was moving left and right, then right to left in front of his face, Finral was still confused as to how he had gotten stuck in a hospital to begin with.

"There doesn't seem to be any damage to your eye sight, so that's good" A cheerful Owen finished.

"Glad ya happy Doc, but I'm still in serious pain here" Finral complained as he tried to sit up, and was promptly pushed back down by Vanessa earning a cry of pain.

"Well that's to be expected, you did take a serious beating you know" Owen explained.

"No I don't, that's the problem. How did I get here?" Finral asked confused.

"Short term amnesia isn't unusual in cases like yours. The trauma of what happened to you has blocked out your memory. I'll let your friend here explain what happened to you. I've got a few things to check on I'll be back a bit later to see how your doing"

"Thank you for everything you've done for me Owen. I appreciate it" Finral shouted after Owen as the doctor left the room.

"It's my job" Owen turned and smiled before vanishing round the door.

Vanessa turned to face Finral who in turn was looking at her expectantly.

"So I take it you want to know about how you got here now?" she asked him sheepishly.

"Well yeah, the confusion is killing me here" he grumbled.

"Don't even joke about that with the situation you're in!" Vanessa scolded.

"Sorry" Finral half laughed.

Sighing Vanessa knew she couldn't hide how he had gotten into this mess much longer. Besides, it would be best if he found out sooner rather than later in order for it to heal along with his wounds.

"Ok fine, I'll tell you" she pitched up her seat next to his bedside again before sitting down and taking a deep breath. Looking directly into his eyes, she began.

"Your in here because your brother tried to kill you during the royal knight exams"

Vanessa explained everything that had happened from the beginning of the fight to when Langris had been taking into custody. All the while Finral listened silently, giving no hint as to what he was feeling.

"Anyways, Langris is in custody and is suspected of having connections with the midnight sun" Vanessa breathed a sigh of relief after finishing her story, "I'm sorry I had to tell you this Finral" she uttered sympathetically whilst taking his hand to comfort him.

Finral remained silent for awhile longer before finally turning to face Vanessa again.

"Thank you" he uttered quietly, "I remember most of what happened now, though some of it is still blank" pain shot through his head as he tried to fill them in, he quickly gave up then continued, "I'd like to believe my brother wouldn't go so far as to kill me. That maybe he would have stopped before he sent the finishing blow"

Finral stopped talking and it looked to Vanessa like he was holding back tears. She gripped his hand tighter.

"I hope when all this Is over, once the midnight Sun is gone forever. Me and Langris can finally be brothers" Finral finished.

"Trust you to forgive someone that was trying to kill you not so long ago" Vanessa laughed a little.

"I have to, he's my brother. I love him" he answered truthfully.

"Well I hope it works out the way you want in the end" she smiled at him.

Two days had passed since Finral had first woken up. He could now sit up in bed though he was still in quite a bit of pain. Black bull members visited every so often to offer their individual support to him. Words of encouragement and well wishes from Gordon and Grey, much harsher 'hurry up and get your arse out of bed' support from Yami and Magna. Gauche offered him a look at a photo of Marie on each visit because in his words 'her angelic face was enough to cure even the sickest man'. As for Luck, Asta and Noelle, they were still away with the royal knights taking on the eye of the midnight sun though Finral was assured they to wished him a speedy recovery.

Through it all Vanessa had remained by his side. She would only leave when she needed to clean herself up or sleep, though most of the time Finral would wake to see her asleep in the same old chair beside him. She hadn't even touched a single drop of alcohol since he had woken up, which was a big surprise to everyone. Her excuse being she'd rather keep Finral company then be kicked out of hospital for drinking.

"Hey Vanessa?" Finral asked for her attention when they were alone again.

"What is it?" she asked sitting down in her usual spot.

"Why are you always here?" he asked curiously, "N..not that I'm complaining or anything!" he quickly corrected himself.

"Just keeping my partner in crime company" she laughed in response, "I wouldn't want to be stuck in here on my own, so I won't let you either. I have told the other's to keep there visits to a minimum though"

"Why?" Finral asked confused.

"The last thing you need right now is Yami and Magna's big mouths shouting off around the place. Gauche will just keep shoving pictures of his sister in your face then scold you for looking. Gordon, well let's be honest, he's to quiet" she laughed again, "As for Grey she's a sweet girl but again she's to quiet. Plus you can't resist flirting with every girl that crosses your path. The poor girl will end up running out or worse dying out of embarrassment and just a compliment could do that, and we definitely don't need two casualties in the squad. Besides the way you go on with the female nurses and doctor's in here, I'm just waiting for you to injure yourself further trying to impress them. If it were Grey the poor girl might end up hurting you more in her hurry to get out of here as well. Face it Finral you and women whilst injured, is a bad idea"

"Ok, ok, I get the point!" Finral cut her off with a sheepish laugh, then recovering continued, "Aren't you a female though?"

"Oh please, I can handle myself better then Grey. Plus I enjoy flirting as much as the next person, and you never seem to flirt with me anyways, so I'm good"

"Are you jealous?" Finral teased.

"I am not!" Vanessa answered sharply, though with a slight tinge to her cheeks.

"Well your always offering me dates and you've flirted with me a few times. So maybe you haVe an ulterior motive for staying with me here" Finral joked.

"Well I use it as a way to motivate you, don't read to much into it. I enjoy watching guys get flustered. Your nothing special" Vanessa huffed in reply.

"Ouch, right in the feels" Finral laughed.

"Well you brought it on yourself"

Silence fell for a moment as they each tried to grasp the mood of the room. Eventually Vanessa spoke again.

"Seriously though, if you hurry up and get better I'll let you take me on a date"

"Ah and she's back" Finral raised an eyebrow, "That's all the motivation I need, consider me on it. Though if we're being honest your the one asking for dates, so you should be taking me"

"Don't push it, you can show me how the real womanizer works his charms when escorting a Lady"

"What lady?"

"Do you want a date or not?!" Vanessa scolded taking offence at his joke.

Finral coward under her glare and put his hands up in defence, "It was a joke! Sorry!"

Just as Vanessa was about to berate him further, Owen walked into the room. He looked them both over and smiled.

"If your going to hurt him, can you at least wait until he's healed from his previous wounds?"

"I suppose I can" Vanessa smiled at the doctor's words.

"Cruel" Finral looked defeated, then straightened himself up just enough not to hurt himself, "Got any good news doc?"

"Actually yes" he answered.

"Really?" Vanessa and Finral both asked together looking surprised.

"Yes, you can begin rehabilitation tomorrow, we're going to see if you can walk and if there's going to be any permanent damage. From what I know, I can't see there being any problems, but it's always better to be safe. However it's still not going to be easy"

"That's ok, I didn't expect it to be" Finral answered seriously, "Asta never gave up when his arms wouldn't work, and neither will I"

Next thing he knew, he found himself in a warm embrace.

"I'm glad your finally getting back to normal. I thought I was to going to lose you" Vanessa spoke quietly from above his head as she nuzzled him into her chest.

"V...Vanessa?" Finral asked flustered.

"Sorry, I sound a bit selfish don't I? Truth is we all thought we were going to lose you. Thank goodness you're going to be ok"

"Thank you" he finally gave in.

"Well hopefully all is ok" Owen added.

"Just had to kill the mood didn't you?" Vanessa scorned.

"Just want to be realistic that's all" Owen smiled and quickly left the room before Vanessa could kill him with the look she was now giving him.

Vanessa lent down and gave Finral a kiss on his cheek leaving him more flustered and almost crimson.

"I'm off back to the hideout. I'll be back tomorrow in time for your first session!"

Vanessa was just about to rush out of the room when she was stopped in her tracks.

"Actually, Vanessa?" Finral called from behind her.

"Yeah?" she turned with a worried look on her face at his tone of voice.

"I need to talk to you about that"

Thank you for reading as you can see this is going to be as multi chapter fanfic. I think Finral and Vanessa make quite a good team. They seem closer to each other then they do to some of the other black bull members so I'm just going to expand on there relationship. Anyways please forgive any mistakes and please review. Until next time!