Yuki: Well holy hell this looks simply atrocious! If you followed this story from the start to now you can really tell where TG members started getting lives. It's unfortunate really... oh well!

I know this update has been... uhh long overdue, but I assure you have I good reason for it! I dropped my laptop in the toilet. Yes, you read me right. The toilet. As you've all probably guessed by now Team GEMINI is also writing under the name of The Polaris Project. I never really specified it, but it should be easy to tell by now. TG is known for our A.D.D induced fanfiction and we'd like to keep that contained. Polaris Project is meant to be our more serious title and so far it's worked wonderfully!

New chapter of Nameless and next'll be Face Down!

Team GEMINI

Nameless: The Physical Attraction

Book 1

When The Unstoppable Force Collides With The Immovable Object

Chapter 15

Press the Reset

And so it was decided, they would all go out to a local dance club and have some fun like in the good old days before they all started to settle down. Nanoha figured she should go home and return the ring to her parents before anything else. It had been so long since she had seen her loving mother, father and little sister Ayaka, who greeted her with a great big hug when she set foot in her former place of residence.

"It's good to see you too, Ayaka-chan." Nanoha said embracing the little girl that looked so much like her.

"I missed you so much, Onee-chan!" Ayaka exclaimed with tears in her bright, blue eyes. Her arms wrapped around Nanoha's neck tighter and squeaked in surprise when her older sister picked her up and carried her. "Nyahaha, you surprised me!"

"Oh? I'm sorry about that," Nanoha mumbled slightly embarrassed. She held her little sister much like how she held her own daughter, almost never. "What have you been up to lately?"

"I've been playing with Io-chan a lot more since Uncle Yuuno's been bringing her over more often!" Ayaka said animatedly.

"Jee, isn't that wonderful?" Nanoha said almost sarcastically. "So is Vivio here today?"

"Un!"

"Oh, what about Mom and Dad?"

"They're at the café."

"You're home alone?" Nanoha exclaimed with a shocked expression on her face. Ayaka shook her head and told Nanoha that their older brother was here to baby sit while their parents were at work. "Hm okay, anyways I have to go talk to Mama and Papa, so can I leave you alone for now?" Nanoha asked as she placed her little sister down onto the ground. "I'll be back soon of course."

"Un, I'll be fine, but are you going to go see Io-chan?" Ayaka asked innocently.

"Uh... sorry, I really need to have a talk with our parents first, so keep her company for me okay?" requested Nanoha. She placed her hand on the little girl's head and ruffled the copper brown hair that matched her own. "Oh and don't tell Vivio I'm here okay?"

The child looked up at her older sister and frowned, confused of the odd favor requested upon her. "Um, okay, but why?" she asked with an uncertain tone of voice.

"Call it a surprise?"

Ayaka's face lit up instantly, "Un!"

"Now go play okay? I'll be back shortly and we can catch up." Nanoha shooed her little sister away and stood up.

She looked at her surroundings and fixated her gaze onto the stair case and smiled fondly at it. Sweet memories of the time she spent sitting on those stairs waiting for her boyfriend (at that time) to come knocking on the front door. Things were so much simpler back then and Nanoha really missed it, but now things are different. That sweet boy from before became a work oriented guy who focused all of his time into his profession, and Nanoha became cynical and as some like to say, a vigilant practitioner of pedophilia (courtesy of Hayate Gracia of course).

So much time had passed by and yet many things stayed the same. The Takamachi family household still looked the same; the only difference was that there was a new fridge in the kitchen, a large 70" HD TV with a new sound system, and lastly a dog house out back with a matching golden retriever named Bubblehead.

Leaving the stairs for the kitchen, Nanoha stood before the fridge and smiled at it fondly. The fridge has always acted as the family bulletin board. There were many things stuck on the fridge, Ayaka's perfect score test, a picture she drew, and another perfect score test. There were a few things that belonged to Nanoha on the fridge as well. There was a picture of her carrying a smiling two year old Vivio, another picture where Vivio was yanking on her hair, and a picture Nanoha was surprised to see.

"Fate-chan..." the name came out breathlessly. She reached out to the picture and trailed her fingertips over the familiar moment etched in paper and ink. Tears began to prick at Nanoha's eyes, and the pain of Fate breaking up with her came back. One tear rolled down her cheek, followed by another, and another. "Fate-chan..." Nanoha murmured lovingly. "Where are you?"

The photograph on the fridge was fairly recent, it was taken just a few months ago during Miyuki's wedding reception. Nanoha wore a bright, sleeveless purple dress with a few too many frills, the high heeled shoes she wore also matched the hideous dress well, the corsage she had on her wrist was a vanilla colored white rose. Miyuki felt that her bridesmaids needed to wear something ridiculous to match the unofficial wedding tradition. Nanoha had her hair down tied with a simple black ribbon near the end; her fringe was curled slightly outward, a hair clip holding it in place. She didn't wear too much make up, what need for it was there? Nanoha still looked beautiful even in such a hideous dress. Was it too obvious that Nanoha was a bride's maid?

Even though Nanoha may have looked like an unsightly purple jelly bean, her date was quite the opposite; Fate was a real eye catcher that night. Wearing a simple black tuxedo, black slacks, and dress shoes, Fate looked more like the groom at a bride only wedding. Fate had her hair up in a high ponytail, tied up by a pink ribbon that belonged to Nanoha. The young blonde haired teenager stole the spotlight from Miyuki and her new husband many times that night. The elegant sway of her ponytail, the dangerous glint in Fate's eyes when she set her gaze upon Nanoha, and the way she carried her brunette haired lover on the dance floor… Nanoha stared at that photograph nostalgically for just a bit more. The hurt she felt when Fate left her still burned every time she got even the slightest of reminders of the girl she loved. Fingertips caress the blonde's captured image once more before falling down lithely to her side.

"Mama…?" a startled voice called out quietly.

Turning around with wide eyes, Nanoha was shocked to see her daughter standing at the door way. Green eyes stared into blue and vice versa.

"V-Vivio..." Nanoha said, her daughter's name feeling awkward on her tongue.

"Um, yeah... what are you doing here?" Vivio asked. She looked absolutely terrified when she stood before her mother, she and Nanoha haven't been in the same room alone since her father took her away.

"I came to see my parents, you?"

"Papa dropped me off to play with Ayaka..."

"Oh..."

"Yeah," Vivio shifted her weight from leg to leg, fiddling with whatever she could get her hands on. "So, how's Fate-nee-chan?"

Nanoha stiffened up visibly. "So how's school?" she asked changing the topic as fast as she could.

"It's okay," Vivio replied awkwardly. "How's work?"

"Okay I guess," Nanoha said, her eyes darting back and forth from Vivio and then over to the picture on the fridge. "I gave the mother of all biology tests to my students not too long ago. The majority of my class flunked it."

Vivio laughed awkwardly, "You're such a mean teacher, nyahaha."

"No, it's their fault for talking during my class."

"How many questions?"

"Hundred-twenty…" Nanoha paused to recall the correct number. "Hundred-twenty-two."

"Wow," Vivio mouthed. She looked to the side and frowned, "So um, this isn't awkward at all..."

"Nyahaha, you're growing up too fast Vivio." Nanoha smiled softly at her daughter and crossed her arms. "You're only six years old, and yet here you are using such large words."

"I am the daughter of a librarian and a high school biology teacher; however I believe my vocabulary would be far more extensive if both of my parental units were present at the same vicinity, most preferably when they aren't pretending to care about each other."

Nanoha quirked her eyebrow and flipped her hair, "Vivio your father and I are just too different, I don't think we'll ever be together again."

"I know," Vivio crossed her arms and frowned. "You're too busy sleeping with that girl who's like what, twice my age?"

Nanoha had nothing to say.

"I thought so."

"Fate-chan and I broke up about a month ago. You won't have to worry about seeing her ever again." Nanoha told her daughter in a cold distant voice. She turned towards the doorway that lead to the back door and just before she left said, "I really wish that you won't grow up too fast, but I guess the way you're acting now is partially my fault."

"What?"

"People told me that I should have given you up, I was only nineteen when I had you, I didn't have the time to raise a child," Nanoha chuckled softly. "I proved them wrong. I got my teaching degree and raised you, but—"

"You ended up cheating on papa with a girl who's old enough to be your little sister."

It was taking every single bit of self restraint Nanoha had to not slap her own daughter at this point. The way Vivio spoke to her so pretentiously angered Nanoha to no ends. When did her sweet little Vivio become such a back talker? She didn't raise her to act like this; she didn't sacrifice her happiness, her hopes and dreams for a girl that didn't respect her.

"Vivio, as your elder I demand that you stop speaking to me in such a way." Nanoha said with a stern voice, causing Vivio to shudder in fear. "But as your mother, I do apologize for all the wrong things I have done to you, but I will not apologize for falling in love with who I did."

"I don't care if you liked her or not!"

"Then what's wrong!? Is it because I don't want to be with your father!? Vivio, sweetie, I tried my best to make things work with your father." Nanoha placed her left hand over her heart and looked at Vivio earnestly. "But it just isn't happening! I only stayed with him for as long as I did because of you!"

"No more!" Vivio screamed out loud, her hands covering her eyes, her eyes shut tight. "No more! My papa is the nicest man ever! Don't talk about him like that!"

"Yes, your father is a good man, but he's just not the man for me."

"Why?"

"You had fun with Fate-chan didn't you?" Nanoha asked with a small sliver of hope. "You liked it when she bought you that stuffed toy."

"I threw that out."

"You liked it when she brought us to that zoo!"

"Yes, I enjoyed it only because I saw her as more of a sister," Vivio glared at Nanoha and stamped her foot down onto the ground. "Not my future mother.. father… whatever you want to call it!"

"..." Nanoha closed her eyes and breathed in deeply. "Yes, I was going to ask her to marry me. I really was serious about her."

"She's fifteen years old, Mama! Think of what people would say about me? About you!" Vivio stomped her foot again. "I don't want to be known as the daughter of a pedophile!"

Nanoha didn't know what else to say, her own daughter thought so poorly of her, what else was there to say? She was hurt beyond belief. What exactly was Yuuno saying about her?

"I would honestly prefer if you were just a lesbian, I could understand that. I'd still respect you for taking the courage of coming out, but no. You just had to be interested in younger women half your age!" tears were falling down Vivio's cheeks as she thrashed about. "It's immoral, Mama…"

Nanoha was speechless, Vivio just didn't understand. "I'm sorry for disappointing you, but I will not apologize for falling in love with who I did ever. I don't regret anything." Nanoha said with a softer tone of voice before she left for the bakery, leaving Vivio's haggard sobs behind.

"I hate you! I hate you, Mama!"

Rolling her eyes, Nanoha softly smiled. "Vivio's still a child after all." she mumbled happily.

Opening the door that led to the back exit, Nanoha took one last look at the house she grew up in and shrugged. Fond memories will be nothing but memories, but it was useless trying to relive them. Nanoha walked to her car and got in, she gripped the steering wheel until her knuckles went white, and turned the ignition key. She was running out of time, she was due back at Hayate and Carim's house in a about two hours, and Nanoha knew that when she sets foot in the Midoriya, her mother and father would pester her about helping out a bit.

Taking a turn, Nanoha frowned. "I have to give back the ring..." she mumbled to herself quietly, the sound of the radio overshadowing the sound of her own voice.

"Next up we have a song from Alichant's newest album called 'You Make Me Melt', it's her first ever English album, and it's pretty good by my books." the radio dj said with an upbeat tone of voice. "So anyways, the song is called 'Gemini', and it's the bomb diggity yo! So check it out!"

"Alicchant, humph, she can't be that good." Nanoha grumbled, her left hand moving over to the volume control to turn the sound up. "But you'll be enough to drown out my thoughts."

So what if we're apart

Baby, it's okay you'll see

The two sides of the star formation up in the night sky

An afternoon that is too loud

And a night that's full of regret

Over the night sky we are the Gemini forever in search

Nanoha felt oddly nostalgic when she heard the song, it sounded so familiar, and yet so new all at the same time. The beat was catchy and this Alichant person had a really pretty voice.

I woke up at around 2am that night

There was a scary dream that just would not let me go

Why am I here alone and shaking like this

Somebody, somebody

Will you come and save me?

A sudden pang of pain jolted Nanoha awake. The drive to her parent's café was almost automatic; she didn't really even pay much attention to where she was going. It was the song that had Nanoha on full alert now, she knew she heard that final line somewhere before, but she just couldn't place her finger on it.

(A sadness falls like the night sky in my broken heart)

It's coming from the depths of my shattered dreams

(like the rhythm that breaks through all of the unbreakable ice)

Baby, hold me in a way that won't let me leave

Nanoha was really focusing on the song now. She was dead positive that she's heard these lyrics before. The stop light turned red and she used this time to turn up the volume.

Being lost on the right path, and feeling nervous

Baby, close your eyes tight and feel the thundering beat

A hand freezing morning

And a lazy afternoon

And by this simple sound the two of us are linked forever

Now she was positive she was hearing things. The light turned green and Nanoha set off again. The song was definitely something she's heard before, but she just couldn't place where. It felt like a distant memory that she kept on trying to recall, but it just wouldn't leave the tip of her tongue.

And when i turn back to see how far I have gone

I've realized just how far from the I place I came from

During the still of night I feel like I've vanished

Somebody, somebody will you answer me

Nanoha made a left turn and waved at the nice driver who let her get in, but she couldn't dwell on the nice feeling for too long, Alichant's damned song was literally driving her mad. The lyrics were so familiar, but she still couldn't recall from where she had heard it.

(I felt a sorrow as if the sea in my heart has fallen)

Somewhere in my heart I can hear them clearly

(The old treasured rhythm that just keeps moving on and on)

Catch them quickly before I lose sight of them

"Somewhere in my heart I can hear them clear," Nanoha sang slightly off key. "Catch them before I lose sight of them,"

Her fingers tapped her steering wheel in time with the music; it was a really catchy song even though Nanoha hated to admit it.

Baby don't you cry right now

Whenever you are lonely

Just listen to my voice to pull you out from the darkness

Even if it's going to rain

Even when the night becomes day

This is the world that gravitates just around you and I

Copper colored eyebrows furrowed together in annoyance. Nanoha definitely knew she heard that line from somewhere. "This is the world that gravitates just around you and I." Nanoha repeated. "Around you and I? Could it be-...?"

Being lost on the right path, and feeling the nervousness

Baby close your eyes tight and feel the thundering beat

A hand freezing morning

And a lazy afternoon

And by this simple sound the two of us are linked forever

Making another turn, Nanoha decided to pass on the random act of kindness and let someone cut in front of her; the driver of the other car waved his hand in gratitude and honked his horn. Nanoha chuckled and continued to brood over the song.

Shot and thrown down the bird that had

A heart deeply burned by love that won't ever come true

Living without a sense of today or tomorrow

Its power to carry on slowly fading away

So now here it is resting its sore wings

And trying to ease the pain that just won't go away

I'll be here waiting when you're done your crying

And together we'll sing the song you couldn't bear to sing

Alichant startled Nanoha by starting to rap, she couldn't help but laugh at the mediocre attempt at rapping, but she still had to admit that it wasn't so bad, at least not bad enough to be called (c)rap.

"A bird shot down by love..." Nanoha hummed.

Baby don't you cry right now

Whenever you are lonely

Just listen to my voice to pull you out from the dark

Even if it's going to rain

Even when the night becomes day

This is the world that gravitates just around you and I

Nanoha could see the café that her family ran coming up ahead. The faintest of smiles appeared on her face when the familiar sign appear in her field of vision. She could see that the place was packed with many teenagers and the workers were running around frantically trying to get the orders right.

"Nyahaha, I guess I will end up helping after all." Nanoha said to herself as she parked her car.

So what if we are apart

Baby it's okay you'll see

The two sides of the star formation up in the night sky

A noon that is way too loud

And a night that's full of my regret

Over the night sky we are the Gemini forever in search

We are gemini searching so far

We are gemini searching so far

It was just as the song had ended Nanoha realized why the song sounded so familiar. It was Fate's song. It was the song her former lover had written and sang for her, only this version of it was changed slightly, but it was still Fate's song...

"And there you have it folks! Alichant's 'Gemini', apparently this song was written by her loh~ver." the radio Dj chuckled with a sly "haha" at the end. "We'll be hearing quite a few collaborations in this CD. Alichant and her mystery lover seem so happy in this CD!"

Nanoha ground her teeth together, eyebrows furrowing together angrily, "Just say it. It's Fate isn't it?" Nanoha pounded her fist onto her steering wheel. "It is you isn't Fate? You're with her aren't you?" Punching the wheel again, Nanoha seethed angrily, "Fine, two can play it that way."

A tear rolls down her cheek.

"Stupid Fate-chan..."

She cried.

"Stupid-... stupid!"

She thrashed.

"Why!? Why!?"

She screamed.

"I was so stupid, why did this happen?"

Nanoha lifted her head up from her steering wheel and wiped her tears away on her forearm. She forced a smile on her face and got out of the car. Wiping her eyes one last time, Nanoha headeded towards the doors of the Midoriya

Once she was within the family bakery, Nanoha was greeted by the familiar scent of freshly baked bread, coffee, and many other delectable sweets. With a smile on her face, Nanoha walked the route that would lead her to the cash register where her mother or father would most likely be. A teenager with shaggy blue hair wearing roller-blades whizzed past her carrying a tray with what seemed to be a chocolate milkshake. Nanoha got out of the way just in time before the teenager tripped over herself.

"Itta-ta-ta!" the teenager groaned, her free hand rubbing her sore bottom, but oddly enough the milkshake stayed securely on the tray. The teen placed the tray down onto the ground and turned her head to glare at Nanoha, "Watch where you're goin' bu-..."

Nanoha grinned at the teen; she looked to be about the same age as Fate. "Going where?" Nanoha smirked. "I'm here to see my parents, so if you could excuse me." The teen looked at Nanoha with a flabbergasted gaze.

"Shiro, we have another order of cinnamon and raisin bread." Momoko told her husband.

"You got it! One order of cinnamon and raisin bread comin' right up!" Shiro replied with a hearty laugh. A tall dark brown haired man walked over to Momoko with a big grin and a plate with the ordered bread. "One order of cinnamon and raisin bread as ordered."

Taking the plate, Momoko smiled at her husband and handed the plate over to the teenager. "Here is your order, that will be 470yen," Momoko said to the teenager who produced the money right away. "Thank you, please enjoy your snack."

"I will thank you."

Nanoha approached the cash register and smiled at her mother, "Hi Mama."

With her mouth dropping open and an excited screaming coming out, Momoko threw her arms around her daughter's neck, forcing the twenty five year old woman to lurch forward. "Nanoha! Nanoha! It's been so long! How have you been Sweetie?"

"Urk, I've been b-better!" Nanoha said with difficulty. "Mama, I can't breathe!"

"Oh I'm sorry!" Momoko apologized as she quickly let go of her daughter. "It's just been so long!"

Rubbing the back of her neck bashfully, Nanoha reached into her pocket and pulled her clenched out, "I have something to give back to you," she said with a more timid tone of voice. "We broke up." Nanoha unclenched her fist and within it was a simple little ring. "I didn't even get a chance to stop her."

"Nanoha..." Momoko placed her hand over her daughter's cheek and used her thumb to caress her daughter's soft skin. "I'm sorry to hear that."

"Nah, it's okay. I didn't think it would work out anyways."

"Why? You two were so cute together!" Momoko gasps out.

"Cute? Aha, nah."

"Yes cute!" Momoko protested. She released her daughter's cheek from her hand and placed it over the instead. "You keep this for now, you'll never know if you two might get back together."

A fleeting smile appeared on Nanoha's face as she wrapped the ring in her hand, "Thank you Mama, but I really don't think she'll be coming back anytime soon."

"Don't say that no-"

"Ahem!" both Momoko and Nanoha jump up in surprise, they had been holding up the line.

Nanoha scratched the back of her head and bowed. She turned back to her mother and said, "I don't have anywhere else to be, so want some help?"

"Oh that would be lovely!" Momoko opened up the door that allowed access into the work area. "Look who's here to help us!"

Shiro poked his head out from the kitchen and smiled brightly, "My little girl!" he shouted gleefully as he ran up to Nanoha and wrapped his arms around her. "How have you been? So did you propose? Did'ja? Did'ja?"

"Yes, but it didn't go as planned."

"Why?" Shiro's face suddenly became serious.

"We... broke up?"

Shiro let go of Nanoha and turned around, his shoulders slumped, "I'll kill that brat."

"W-Why?"

"She hurt you didn't she?" Shiro growled.

Nanoha felt a chill run up her spine when her father turned to look at her. "N-No she didn't! She left many flowers and a letter when she broke up with me!"

"So she did break up with you!" Shiro roared angrily. "I'll kill her!"

"Papa, no!"

"No one breaks my little girl's heart and gets away with it!" Shiro screamed, his hands grabbing hold the butter knife nearby.

"Papa, no! Not in public!" Nanoha shouted frantically. "Mama help!"

"Ara? Shiro, down. Fate-chan will come back before you know it!" Momoko said with a reassuring smile. "She is still young after all."

Stopping his rampage, Shiro placed the knife down onto the counter and crossed his arms, "True, which brings me to another topic," his hazel nut brown eyes squinting in Nanoha's direction. "Why were you with such a young girl?"

"I-I don't know? I thought she was she was in her twenties when I met her." Nanoha walked over to her father and looked up at him pleadingly. "And will you please stop shouting about Fate-chan? I don't want people to start thinking I'm gay."

"But you are, aren't you?" Shiro questioned with a confused look on his handsome face.

"Shii!" Nanoha hissed her finger over her lips. "I. Am. Not. Gay!"

"But you sleep with other women."

Nanoha felt eyes on her back; she slowly turned her head and saw that many people were in the line. "N-N-N-No...!"

"Don't deny it." Momoko hummed happily.

"I am not denying anything!" Nanoha shouted with a desperate look on her face. "Can we just drop the subject!? This is so embarrassing!"

"Fufufu," both Shiro and Momoko laugh.

"Urk," Nanoha froze in her spot and glowered at her parents. "You two are doing this on purpose aren't you?"

"Well you never come to visit anymore, you father and I just miss you Sweetie." Momoko explained, her eyes not leaving the people in line. "Here you go; I hope you enjoy your meal."

"You're mother is right, Nanoha." Shiro added. "We're happy to see Vivio so much, even more so recently, but it just doesn't replace the feel of seeing our own little girl."

Nanoha looked down at her shoes and over to the clock that read 3:52pm. "I'll help out for about an hour, but after that I'm heading back to the house. I promised I'd play with Ayaka for a bit."

"Okay that sounds dandy!" Momoko said with a graceful smile.

"So where do you need me?" Nanoha asked.

"Hm," Shiro looked around his store and grinned. "Subaru, come here for a second!" The same blue haired teenager from before rolled up to Shiro and saluted him. "Subaru I'd like you to meet my second youngest child, Nanoha. She's Vivio's mother." Subaru nodded her head and sent a weary stare in Nanoha's direction "And Nanoha, I'd like you to meet Subaru. She's my newest worker, but she's one of my best. These roller blades of hers are making things so much faster."

"If she doesn't stop falling over herself." Nanoha mumbled to herself with a snicker.

Subaru stomped her foot and glared at Nanoha, "I heard that!"

"Hm?"

"Anyways, Subaru, when Nanoha worked for the café part time she was our best waitress." Shiro proudly patted his daughter's back. "Nanoha, I leave Subaru in your care."

"Roger." Nanoha replied with a playful salute.

After Shiro returned to the kitchen, Subaru looked down at Nanoha and scoffed. "Don't think just 'cuz you're the boss's kid, I'll be nice to you."

"Who are you calling a kid?" Nanoha growled. "I'm twenty-five."

Subaru visibly faltered and looked at Nanoha with a peculiar look, "You twenty-five? You gotta be kidding me."

"Okay you listen here kid, say what you like, but if I tell my father that you're disrespecting me it'll be your job." Nanoha barked back. She had a victorious smirk on her face when Subaru shrunk down to her will. "Now be nice and let's just get along okay? I haven't worked in the café for years." Nanoha added with a cheery smile.

"U-Un..."

"Nanoha, order up!" Momoko said with a happy tone of voice. She missed her daughter's presence so much it would often bring tears to her eyes. Even though she had her daughter's child with her almost every day, it just didn't feel right. It was like her own little girl was gone only to be replaced with someone else that didn't resemble her in the least bit.

Heading over to her mother, Nanoha patted the teenager on the head and grinned at her, causing Subaru to blush.

"H-Hey, I'm sorry for the way I talked to you. I should have shown more respect." Subaru bowed her head in apology. "I'll be in your care, Sempai!"

"Nyahaha, alright, alright." Nanoha chuckled.

Maybe it was the smell of the freshly baked goods or the smile of all the satisfied customers, but Nanoha found herself feeling more at ease. Her break up with Fate felt like a long distant memory when she roamed the tables taking orders, it was like working here made all her troubles disappear.

And then it happened.

"Well folks by popular demand we'll be playing more from our lovely Alicchant Now remember her album "You Make Me Melt," drops next week, so get them while they're red hot-hot-hot!" the Dj chuckled and added, "Not like they'll ever stop being red hot! That I as long as Alicchant's lovely face is plastered on the cover. Ahaha! God she is hot." The Dj said the last bit in a more subdued tone of voice. "Anyways, here's "Gemini," thanks to caller floods!"

Nanoha felt like gagging.

"This song is so catchy huh?" Subaru asked Nanoha, her eyes staring up at the speakers. "What do you think Nanoha-sempai?"

Seething, it took everything Nanoha had to mutter, "Yeah. Great."

"Uh, you okay?" Subaru mumbled quietly, her eyes showing genuine concern.

Nanoha took a deep breath and sighed. She turned to look at Subaru and smiled at her gently, "Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry for worrying you."

As Nanoha walked away a heavy blush crawled onto Subaru's face as she stuttered, "N-N-No pro-problem!" Nanoha gave the blushing teenager a simple backhanded wave and sauntered away.

Thirty minutes passed by quickly and the café never seemed to lessen in patrons, it actually got busier! The teenagers that worked for the Midoriya were running around trying to get to the people who were at the tables, while Momoko struggled to attend to the people lining up for their orders.

"Holey-Moley!" Shiro shouted out gleefully, "This place is packed up like a can'a sardines!"

"I haven't seen this place so full since Fate-chan worked the register." Nanoha added with a smirk.

"We sold so much that day we had to close down for a day just so we could restock our ingredients." Momoko quipped up with a smile. "You should get her to come help out again."

Nanoha loved her mother, but sometimes the woman could be such an airhead, "Mama, we broke up remember? I don't know where she is."

"Then look for her."

"I've been trying, I believe me when I say I have." Nanoha looked away shyly. "I still love her. I never wanted her to go in the first place."

'Aww.' Both Shiro and Momoko thought at the same time. The married couple looked at each other and smiled. The same thought had crossed through both their minds once more, 'Our little girl's in love.'

A shapely young woman in her late teens or early twenties walks into the café. She had long purplish hair that resembled lilacs with smell of them, too. Subaru rolled up the woman and gave her a tight bear hug.

"Gin-nee!" the hyperactive teenager shouted ecstatically.

"Hello there Subaru." The woman said, patting the teenager on the top of her head. "How's my little sister doing?"

"Fine! I met Shiro-san and Momoko-san's daughter today!" Subaru said with a big grin. "She's over there with Shiro-san." Subaru added, her finger pointing towards Nanoha. "I think she's your type."

Feeling eyes on her, Nanoha looked around and saw Subaru pointing at her. She gave the teenager a quick nod of her head and turned back to her father.

"Wow, she's pretty."

"I know huh?"

A smile appeared on Subaru's sister's face when Nanoha went to work the tables. "One moment okay?" she said as she headed towards Nanoha.

"So that's one chocolate milkshake, two straws, and the Midori-special?" Nanoha asked the customer, her pencil pressed against the note pad jotting down the order.

"Yeah, thank you." the customer said with a grin on his boyish face. He quickly turned to his date and asked, "Anything else you might want? It's my treat."

The young man's date shook her head and said, "No, I'm fine."

"Okay, well then, I'll be back with your order soon okay?" Nanoha confirmed with a smile on her face.

Subaru's sister smiled as she attempted to wave to the copper haired girl, "He-!"

Someone had accidentally spilled their water on the ground just as Ginga passed by. Everything went in slow-motion after that. Lavender eyes were shut tightly, bracing for the impact that never came.

"You okay Miss?" Nanoha asked with concern.

"Y-Yes, thank you." Subaru's sister said with hesitation. She looked up at the waiter and smiled, "My name's Ginga."

"Nanoha." Helping the other woman back up to her feet, Nanoha nodded her head walked back to her father to hand in the order leaving Ginga behind her without a second thought.

Ginga walked back to Subaru with a slight blush tinting her cheeks, "You're right she is pretty."

"I told you so, Gin-nee!" Subaru grinned. "Aren't you glad I called you?"

"Yes I am thank you Subaru." Ginga thanked the teenager. She turned her attention back to the aloof copper haired woman and sighed happily. Nanoha had her back turned towards them, her eyes locking with Ginga's. "What do you think my chances are?"

"Well," Subaru crossed her arms and began to think. "I overheard Momoko-san and Shiro-san talking about how Nanoha-sempai got dumped."

"Ah, so she's single I presume?"

"Yep, I say you go for it Gin-nee."

Nodding her head, Ginga walkedover to Nanoha with her best smile. She was mere feet away from the copper haired girl when she had slipped on a wet spot caused by a mop. With a squeal of fear, Ginga tightly shut her eyes and awaited for yet another impact and like before, she had been caught.

"S-Sorry about that " Ginga apologized. She raised her hand to grab hold of her catcher's shoulder but found said shoulder to be quite large and soft. "Huh?"

"You take dojikko to the max lady." Nanoha smirked, her hands on her hips as she glowered at Ginga. "Think you can get your face out of my cleavage and your hand off my left boob?"

Ginga quickly pulled herself away from Nanoha and stammered, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!" The purple haired girl blushed furiously when Nanoha's deep frown remained the same. "I-I sho-should get going "

Nanoha sighed and crossed her arms, "You're either going to give me your phone number now or stalk me later. I'd rather you give me your number and address now so I can pick you up at around 8ish tonight." Without thinking, Ginga pulled out a tissue and a pen, and began to write down her phone number, address, and three sizes. Baffled by the odd numbers Nanoha saw on the tissue, she said, "Thanks for the extra information?"

"What?" Ginga asked with a questioning look on her pretty face. Nanoha pointed at the tissue and made Ginga blush heavily. "I-I didn't mean to, I'm-I'm not too used to doing stuff like this "

"Really?"

"Yeah, this is the first time I've ever tried flirting with someone," Ginga sighed heavily and tore the unneeded portion of the tissue off, "And I'm failing horribly at it."

"Can't disagree with you there," Nanoha grumbled with a side glance.

"You don't have to accept it if you don't want to, I heard you got out of a relationship recently and I-oh gosh, I shouldn't be doing this "

Ginga crumpled up the tissue and attempted to put it into her pocket but was stopped by Nanoha, "Nah, it's okay. My girlfriend and I broke up like last month. She's already dating someone else I think." Ginga blushed at their close proximity. "I'll be taking that," Nanoha said grasping hold of the crumpled up tissue. "And I'll be seeing you tonight."

"But why?"

"Well, how can I refuse a girl who's been trying this hard?" Nanoha said with a proud grin, "Plus you're really cute, so there's no way I can refuse you now."