Disclaimer: I do not own Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Fate POV

"Go Fate, live your life out of this cage."

"But-"

"Fate go," she said sternly. "Arf, take good care of her."

"Ruff!"

"Good girl. Fate, don't dwell in this past, live for your future. Everything that you could be is your choice now, don't look back."

"...but how about you? What would I-"

I heard some shouts from behind. Two familiar voices shouted, "Oi hurry up! They're getting closer," at us.

"Damn, I have to help them. Go now!" She pushed me out the door. "It's already too late for us, but you still have a chance. Live! For me, them, but most of all, for yourself!"

Arf pushed me through the poorly lit tunnel to the exit as I heard the echo of metal clash together. "I swear, I'll be back to get you." I silently swore to myself, knowing that she'd scowled me if she knew. When we reached the end of the tunnel, I noticed we were a top of a cliff with the roaring ocean underneath. I picked up my red-orange wolf companion and jumped...

"Arf, arf, ruff!" I faintly heard Arf bark and then whimpered.

"Okaa-san, I heard some barking." A little boy's voice rang out from far away.

With her ears perked up, I could hear Arf running toward the mother/son duo. "Oh my, what is a wolf pup doing here?"

"Okaa-san, it wants us to follow."

I heard the two hurriedly follow the now sprinting Arf. She nuzzled against my cheek to point me out with her bright fur. "Oh my!" The woman gasped.

"Uwahh!" The boy took off his jacket and covered me with it in attempted to warm up my cold body.

"We need to get her to a hospital." The woman proceeded to pick me up and run to her car. Her son swiftly followed with Arf in tow...

It's been nearly ten years since then. Lindy Harlaown adopted me right when I said I had no family or recollection of my past. It's better that way though, I don't want them to know about that organization. "Ruff!" A large orange ball of fluff tackled me to the floor.

"Gah! Arf! Down girl!"

"Arf, arf, arf!" The wolf responded as she got off.

"Ahaha," a chuckled from the door caught my attention. "Wow Fate, way to be energetic in the morning." Chrono, my brother older than me by two years, said amusingly.

"Onii-chan!" Irritated, I threw a pillow at him which successfully hit his face.

A muffled, "whao," came out of him. The pillow fell to reveal a smirk on his face. He then proceeded to lunge at me and put me in a head lock. "Throw a pillow at me would you?"

"Gah! Cut it out. OW! OW! OW!" I yelp out due to the fact he roughly ruffled my hair.

"Kids," Lindy's voice came from the door. "Chrono, let go of your sister and get ready for school. Fate, you too. Arf...you're okay."

"Arf!" The orange wolf barked happily.

"Yes, okaa-san." We both replied.

I put on my white dress shirt and tied the sapphire tie around the collar. My dress pants were russet colored and I threw on the matching blazer. I tied my long blond hair with a black ribbon, into a loose ponytail and headed downstairs. "Uwah! Something smells delicious." I inhaled the scent of fresh strawberry pancakes as I entered the kitchen.

"Awww, Fate why aren't you wearing a boy's uniform? Why not a girls'?" My brother complained. "I thought you'd be wearing one after junior high."

"Oh shut up, onii-chan. I don't wear skirts, besides," I nonchalantly adjusted my tie, "you're just jealous that I'm more handsome than you."

"What? You? No." He denied and turned to mother. "Who is better looking, me or Fate?"

"Oh hush up you kids and eat your breakfast. Fate, although I would like to see you in a skirt every now and then, you do look good in boy's uniform." She gave me a wink, causing me to slightly blush.

"Ugh, fine, fine. I lose." Chrono sighed in defeat.

We finished up breakfast and headed out the door. "Bye okaa-san! Bye Arf!" I shouted back at at them. Chrono waved goodbye and we headed off to school.

I Fate Harlaown have a silent promise to keep, but I would have never thought that the gears of fate would be set in motion so soon.

Nanoha POV

I laid in my bed thinking, ever since I was a child, I felt like the third wheel. My parents act like newly weds everyday and my two best friends Alisa Bannings and Suzuka Tsukimura have each other. I always tried to find a meaning in my life, somewhere where I belong, but nothing. My childhood friend Yuuno Scrya, who is older than me by two years, is sweet and I could tell he likes me, but I just don't feel that way toward him. He's like a brother, or more like a pet ferret to me. I swear, his long hair reminds me of a ferret's tail.

I got up to get ready for school, which was unusual since I always get woken up by my cellphone. I put on my white dress shirt and tied on the sapphire tie. The russet colored blazer matched the mid-thigh skirt that covered the top of my white stockings. I walked out of my room and smelled fresh baked pastries coming from our Midori-ya café downstairs. "Wow, you're up early Nanoha," my mother's voice came from across the hall.

"Okaa-san, good morning." I greeted as I approached her.

"Mmmm, Nanoha, is something wrong?," she asked concernedly.

"Hm? What do you mean?"

"You actually woke up on time and," she pinched my cheeks, "you seem really tense for some reason."

"I do?" I lightly slapped my cheeks and shook my head, "nyahaha, I don't know, I have a strange feeling in my chest."

"Hmmm? Don't tell me it's a boy."

"What? Nanoha! What's this about a boy!" I heard my father shout from downstairs.

"It's not a boy!" I shouted back, slightly red from that comment.

My mother chuckled, "oh well, come on, let's go get you some breakfast." We headed down to the café.

"Morning, otou-san," I mumbled, still a bit flushed.

"Good morning, Nanoha," my father responded as he was busily making baked goods for the upcoming day. "If it's a boy let me meet him and I'll show my fatherly love," he said coldly.

My mother lightly hit his head, "Now dear, it's Nanoha we're talking about, of course she'll tell us if she does have one." She turned to me with a smile, "right Nanoha?"

I shuddered, it was one of those looks that look calm on the outside, but screamed, 'You better or else you'll get divine punishment.' I rapidly nodded my head, "of course I will." I picked up a chocolate muffin to munch on and headed out the door. "I'm off now!"

I Nanoha Takamachi may not know where I belong, but little did I know that my life was going to change so soon.