AN: It's the final chapter! I can't believe the ride is over. It's always an odd sense when a story comes to an end. I hope you all enjoy and for the one reviewer who was disappointed with this story, well sorry I guess. I mean I know not everyone will be happy with what I write but at least you were civil about it and for that I thank you.

Now on to the last chapter. Enjoy!

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"You've got to be kidding." Fate deadpanned.

"I'm completely serious!"

"No, there has to be another way." The blonde continued.

"There is no other way! If we're going to get Signum back then we have to do it now!" Hayate insisted as she rummaged through a pile of her clothes, trying to find something suitable to wear.

Fate resigned to their fate and rummaged through her own pile. After their run in with Vita and her thugs, they returned to their hotel room in hopes of finding a way to get the money the red head needed. Hayate then pitched them her idea of wining the money at the black jack tables by counting cards. Fate was certain that things like that only happened in the movies, but Hayate insisted that she was capable of such a feat. With no other option left to them, they hatched a plan to beat the casino. This plan also called for Nanoha to help them. With great reluctance, Fate tracked down the auburn haired beauty. She really didn't want to get the girl that stole her heart involved in this dangerous matter, but Tea and Hayate assured her that they would make sure if they got caught that Nanoha would not go down with them. The blonde had no choice but to trust in her friends and enlisted Nanoha's help. She had been more than willing to agree to the plan and even provided them with more inside information about the casino.

"Does this look good on me?" Nanoha's voice rang through the room.

Fate turned around and her jaw dropped. Standing before her in, quite possibly, the sexiest red dress she'd ever seen was the girl of her dreams. Hayate snickered at her friend as she closed Fate's mouth.

"I think we can say that's a yes." Tea laughed as she came out of the bathroom in a black strapless number.

Nanoha giggled and turned to wait for them in the living room. She made sure to give her hips a bit more of a swing as she strutted away. Fate was more than aware of how alluring the girls butt was.

"Come back to us Fate." Tea snapped her fingers in front of the drooling blonde. It seemed to work since Fate wiped away the drool from her mouth.

"R-Right. We need to get going."

Free from further distraction, Fate and Hayate threw on their clothes and headed down to the casino. The plan was simple Hayate and Tea would head to a table and begin playing the game. Nanoha and Fate would be posing as a couple, which wasn't hard for them to play the part, and join the game after Hayate had won a few rounds. Nanoha would join the game as well and the two were going to be there helping keep an eye out for any moves the casino might make against them. Hayate wowed her friends by proving that she indeed had a gift for counting cards. Tea and Fate were beginning to think that the brunette was some kind of genius. An idiot sometimes, but a genius non the less. Hayate was on a roll, winning them close to their target amount. She only needed to win one more hand and they would be home free! Nanoha suddenly turned to Fate and pulled her down by her collar. Fate felt her face go warm.

"The pit boss is watching her."

Fate couldn't help the shiver that ran down her spine. Nanoha's warm breath caressing her ear was more than she could take, however, she had to pull it together if they were going to make it out of this situation.

"O-Okay. Get ready for plan B."

Nanoha responded by kissing Fate's cheek. Fate did her best not to faint from the affection she was receiving from her wife. Sure enough, some men in suits were whispering back and forth to each other before one of them began walking in their direction. Fate's heart hammered in her chest. Hayate was so close to winning the game. Finally, the hand was called in favor of Hayate. It was then that Nanoha suddenly fell backwards in her chair. That effectively caught the attention of the guard as he knelt down and along with Fate, helped the auburn haired girl sit up.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm afraid I had too much to drink."

"It's okay honey, let's call it a night." Fate wrapped an arm around Nanoha's slim waist and grabbed the chips they won before heading away. The guard watch them leave. He then turned to look for the brunette his boss had told him to grab but was surprised to see that she was no longer in her seat. Her winnings gone with her.

The three friends cheered in their hotel room. They got the money they needed to save Signum!

"Hayate you were amazing! You're a freaking genius!" Tea cheered.

"I have to agree with her." Fate slapped the brunette's back. "Well done!"

"Hehe, thanks guys. Now what do you say we go save our friend?"

The three nodded. Tea began to pack the money in a bag they found while Hayate grabbed something to drink. Fate and Nanoha were left alone. Fate wasn't sure what to say. It had been incredible of her to help them when she didn't even know them that well. Deciding that actions were better than words, Fate brought her wife closer to her and held her in her arms. Nanoha made no move to push her away so Fate took it as a good sign. She started off slow by kissing Nanoha's forehead. She then moved to both her cheeks and nose. The blonde's lips hovered over her wife's.

"Tell me if I'm going too far."

Fate's breath caressed Nanoha's lips leaving them tingling for more.

"I'm yours to take." Nanoha whispered as she wrapped her arms around Fate's neck and closed the distance between them.

It didn't take long for their kiss to go from slow and sensual to desperate and needy. Nanoha's leg wrapped itself around Fate's leg causing the blonde to grab on to the auburn haired girls firm ass. Nanoha moaned into Fate's mouth wanting the blonde to touch her more.

"Ahem."

The two abruptly stopped and turned to face the sound. Hayate and Tea stood near the entrance of the suite with grins plastered on their faces. The two girls blushed but made no attempt to untangle themselves from each other.

"Sorry, to interrupt." Tea began.

"But we have business to attend to." Hayate finished.

"R-Right. Umm, we better go." Fate said somewhat reluctantly.

"Don't worry, you can ravage Nanoha later." Tea teased.

"S-Shut up!" Fate's face was practically glowing red from embarrassment.

Nanoha giggled and kissed Fate's burning cheek.

"I'm looking forward to it." Fate said nothing. She could barely think straight at this point. "Now go save your friend."

Nanoha missed the warmth of being in Fate's arms the moment she pushed herself away, but she couldn't hold them up any longer. She dragged Fate over to her friends and the other two girls grabbed one arm each pulling the blonde out of the suite.

"Thanks Nanoha! We'll be back soon!"

Nanoha waved them off with a smile on her face. Once they were out of her sight her smile dropped. Her heels clicked against floor, echoing throughout the suite as she walked over to the couch where her bag sat. She picked it up and pulled out a document.

Annulment papers.

Nanoha had though long about this and came to the conclusion that it was the best thing to do for both of them. She couldn't and wouldn't keep Fate tied to her because of a mistake. It hurt to admit it but it was an error in judgment that Fate married her. The blonde beauty would never have looked at her twice, much less thought she was marriage material, if they'd met while she'd been sober. It was sweet of Fate to say otherwise, but Nanoha knew. This one-day of marriage was the happiest she'd ever been. She was never going to forget her first true love.

-TheHangover-

The sun was peeking over the horizon as the three girls rode out to the designated meeting point.

"Things are finally going our way!" Tea yelled into the wind.

"Heck yeah! We are awesome like that!" Hayate cheered along with her.

"Okay guys, we can't lose focus. We get Signum, drive back, get out stuff, get Nanoha, and book it back to LA."

"Got it!" The two girls responded.

"I see the spot! Show time guys." Fate turned the car off and they climbed out. Tea held the bag of money with Fate and Hayate flanking her. Vita and her thugs climbed out as well. For a moment, all was quiet. Vita stepped forward.

"The money?"

Tea held up the bag.

"Good. I want her to bring it to me." The red head pointed at Hayate.

"What? No way!" Fate exclaimed. "Just take the money and give us back our friend!"

"No! Now do as I say or you'll never see her again!"

"It's okay guys." Hayate held Fate back from charging at the short red head. "I got this."

Hayate took the bag from Tea and walked out towards Vita. Fate and Tea tensed, waiting for any kind of hostile movement against Hayate. Even if the thugs were armed, they were not about to let her get hurt. Hayate stopped in front of Vita and held out the bag. The shorter girl snatched it out of her hand and tossed it to her red head thug. The girl looked through the bag before nodding. Vita turned to Hayate.

"You caused me a lot of trouble."

Hayate laughed nervously. "Sorry about that. Really. We don't normally do stuff like this."

"I have my money but I need one more thing before I give your friend back."

Tea and Fate were about to voice their discontent at the revelation but were silenced when Vita suddenly took Hayate by the collar and began to thoroughly kiss the brunette. Seconds later, Hayate's swollen lips were released. Vita blushed. She looked shyly up at the dazed brunette.

"I want your phone number as well."

Hayate nodded dumbly. She felt Vita shove a phone in her hand but didn't remember inputting anything before she handed it back. The only proof that she gave her number out was when her phone started ringing.

"You better call me." Vita threatened although the threat seemed less intimidating with the blush that stained her cheeks. She walked back to the Escalade and climbed in. The thugs opened one of the doors and pulled out their friend. They left her on the ground as they climbed in. Not wasting another moment, they ran up to their friend and pulled the bag off from her head. They gasped. This was not Signum!

"Hey! This isn't our friend!" Tea screamed.

"Give us our money back!" Fate threw a rock towards the car.

Vita stuck her head out the window. "Not my problem! Later assholes!"

The car peeled out and took off back into the city.

"Son of a bitch!" Tea cursed. "Hayate your freaking girlfriend ripped us off!"

"Hey that's not my fault!"

"Can someone untie me?" the girl they were left with meekly asked.

"Hey I know you!" Hayate smiled. "You're the girl I bought the drugs from!"

"This is your drug dealer?" Fate deadpanned.

The girl on the ground grinned sheepishly. "Hey, I'm Shario."

"How the hell did that midget confuse Signum with Shario?" Tea growled. "I swear if I ever see her again…"

Seeing as they had nothing else to work with, Fate untied the girl. It was getting late. The wedding was in 6 hours and they still had no Signum. They'd run out of time. She pulled out her phone.

"Guys, I think it's time to face the music. I'm calling Shamal and letting her know what happened."

Tea and Hayate nodded solemnly. At this point, they thought they'd be lucky to find their friend alive. They just hoped they'd be forgiven for having caused this mess. Fate dialed the number and waited for Shamal to pick up. It didn't take long. While Fate handled delivering the bad news, Hayate talked with her drug dealer. She figured she should complain about the terrible service she'd been given.

"You sold me some bad drugs!"

"What? I didn't sell you any bad drugs!"

"Yes you did! You sold me ruffies instead of ecstasy!"

"Wha? I…oh damn it. This is the last time I let Griffith help me get my stash together."

"I want a refund."

"Yeah, that's not how it works."

"Fine, get your act together at least."

Shario said nothing and watch Fate making wild hand gestures.

"You know what I don't understand?" Shario suddenly asked.

"What?" Tea growled. She didn't want anything to do with the drug dealer at the moment.

"Why do they call them ruffies?"

"Is this going anywhere?" Tea groaned.

"Hear me out! I mean why not call them floories? When you take them you're more than likely to end up on the floor than the roof."

Silence.

"Oh. My. God!" Tea startled Hayate and Shario. "I know where she is!"

She made a run at Fate and tackled her from behind. Fate was cut off in mid sentence as the phone flew out of her hand. Tea scrambled to her feet and picked it up.

"Shamal! Hi! Fate was kidding! Everything is okay! We're eating breakfast and driving right after! Bye!"

Fate smacked Tea's arm. "What the fuck! Why did you do that!"

"I know where Signum is!"

The blonde said nothing as Tea told her Signum's location. Suddenly she and Tea both made a beeline for the car. Hayate and Shario said nothing and followed their lead.

"Oh my god! I can't believe we didn't think of that!" Fate laughed in relief.

"What? I don't get it. Where's Signum?" Hayate shot confused glances between Fate and Tea.

"When we left the hotel there was a mattress impaled on a statue right?" Fate asked her.

"Yeah…?"

"When I went to look for Signum, the mattress from her room was missing."

"So?"

"Well the windows at the hotel are shatter resistant and you can't open them meaning that the mattress couldn't have been thrown from a room. There's only one way someone could've thrown that mattress from the hotel."

"Oh! The roof!" Hayate exclaimed.

Arriving at Caesar's Palace, the girls, minus Shario, took the elevator to the roof. Fate ran to the door and threw it open.

"SIGNUM!"

They ran all over the roof screaming for Signum.

"Ugh…"

"Signum!"

"Guys?" Signum croaked.

Their pink haired friend was incredibly tanned and looked extremely dehydrated. Hayate and Tea quickly helped her up.

"Don't worry, we're getting out of here and heading to…" Fate was cut off as Signum lunged at her.

"You idiots! Why did you do this!"

"Calm down!" Hayate and Tea pried the angry woman off Fate and began to explain to her everything that'd happened from the moment they woke up.

-TheHangover-

"Wow, sounds like you guys had a wild time." Signum, now in a wheel chair and with a giant bottle of water, waited with her friends for their car to arrive.

"At least now we can go home and get you married." Tea said relieved. "Oh, Fate."

Tea pointed behind the blonde. To Fate's surprise, Nanoha was waving shyly at her. Confused, but happy to see her, she walked over to the auburn haired girl.

"Nanoha. What are you doing here?"

"Here." Nanoha handed over an envelope.

"What is it?"

"The annulment papers."

Fate couldn't hide the shock on her face.

"A-Annulment? B-But why?"

"Fate... The wedding was a mistake."

"B-But I love you! I don't regret the wedding!"

"Fate, please don't make this harder than it has to be. It's sweet of you to try to make it seem like you'd still want me but…"

Fate's lips cut off Nanoha. The auburn haired girl tried to push the blonde away but found her body become weak her arms. Eventually, they had to pull apart for air.

"I love you Nanoha Takamachi."

"B-But.."

Fate kissed her again. "No buts. From the moment I met you, I knew. I want to spend the rest of my life with you Nanoha and if you'll have me I want you to marry me."

Nanoha couldn't help but cry. Fate hugged her closer and rubbed her back soothingly.

"I'll sign the papers for now, but only because I want to us to get married the right way. What do you say?"

"Y-Yes!" Nanoha hiccupped. Fate chuckled and kissed her now fiancé lovingly.

"Hey! Love birds! We have a wedding to get to!" Hayate screamed at them.

The pair broke apart and giggled. Fate took Nanoha's hand in her own and led her to the car.

"We need to pick up Vivio from her sitter before we go." Fate told Tea who had taken the wheel.

"Fate I can't just leave! I have my apartment and job and…"

"You don't need to worry about anything. I'm going to take care of you from now on."

"I-I can't ask you to do that for me."

"I'm not asking." Fate said firmly. "I'm doing this because I want to and I want my fiancé to live with me."

"Fiancé!" They were all shocked considering Fate had supposedly been married not even a day ago.

"Drive already. We still got a wedding to get to."

Tea floored it to Nanoha's apartment. Luckily it was on the way out of town. Fate paid the baby sitter while Nanoha packed what little she wanted to take of her belongings. Fate assured her that they'd return for the rest of her things since it seemed like her fiancé had more than a few things that had sentimental value. Fate paid off the landlord to keep the place in tact while they were away. She was going to spare no expense to make Nanoha happy.

With that taken care of, the four girls plus their two new passengers booked it to LA. While they were still in Vegas though, Hayate called for their wedding outfits to be delivered to them. A van pulled up along side them on the highway, tossing the bags to Fate. It must've been an interesting sight to see the blonde standing in a moving car catching flying packages from a van. It was smooth sailing for them all the way to LA. They did have to pull over on the side of the road and were forced to dress since they'd never get another chance to. They were cutting it close at it was. Fate did however; force them to hold up towels so Nanoha could dress in privacy. She wasn't about to let random strangers oogle her fiancé when she hadn't even had the chance to do so. Their dressing out of the way, they scrambled to the door of the Yagami mansion where the wedding was being held. The guests inside were startled at the sudden appearance of the four girls and a stranger with a baby.

"We're here!" Hayate announced. "Let's get these two married!"

Signum, Fate, Tea and Hayate stood in front of the alter waiting for Shamal to make her big entrance. Nanoha was seated next to Precia and Lindy. To say the two were shocked when Fate introduced the girl as her fiancé was an understatement. The fact the girl also had a daughter just added to their already confused minds.

"So Nanoha, where did you meet our daughter?" Precia began.

"In Las Vegas. Umm, we met while I was working." She wasn't about to tell them that she worked as a stripper. Not yet at least. She didn't want them to hate her already.

"And you're engaged?" Lindy asked skeptically.

"Fate wouldn't let me say no." Nanoha said with a blush. Precia and Lindy were once again shocked with the revelation. That didn't sound like their daughter. "And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't happy about it." Nanoha smiled lovingly at the ring on her finger. Fate wouldn't let her take it off no matter how much she protested.

Seeing the way Nanoha spoke about their daughter was all they needed. Carim was a nice girl…oh, who were they kidding? The only reason they were putting up with that blonde banshee was because Fate seemed happy, but from what little they saw of Fate's interaction with Nanoha, they could tell it was different. Nanoha returned the love their daughter gave to the auburn haired girl and the way they glowed while in each other's presence…it reminded them both of their own happy marriage. Their questions ceased as the wedding march began to play.

Everyone's attention was directed to the blonde in the white gown being walked down the aisle by Gil Graham.

"Congratulations." Fate whispered to Signum. "She's beautiful."

Signum puffed up at hearing that. She was finally getting married to the woman of her dreams. Shamal reached the alter before Signum had a chance to fully appreciate her soon to be wife's appearance. Gil held out Shamal's hand to which Signum took.

"I'm sorry we were late." Signum whispered to the older man.

Gil winked and patted her arm. "Vegas." Was all he said before going to take his seat.

Shamal took her place at the alter, both her hands were lovingly held by Signum. The priest began the ceremony but Signum wasn't paying any attention to the words.

"I'm sorry about putting you through this."

"What happened? Is that why you're so tan?"

Signum sighed. "It's a long story, but I want to promise you that I'll never do that to you again. I love you Shamal."

Shamal could feel her eyes become misty.

"I love you too."

"You may now kiss the bride."

Everyone cheered for the newly married couple. The reception was in full swing after that. Everyone was enjoying the food, music, and the alcohol of course. Fate was getting some drinks for Nanoha and her mothers with the help of Hayate when she felt a tap on her shoulder.

"Fate, are you avoiding me?"

"Oh Carim." With everything that had happened, Fate had forgotten all about her. She decided to try to be nice to her. "Have you met Hayate? Shamal's sister?"

Carim ignored Hayate's outstretched hand and hit Fate's shoulder. "Why haven't you returned my calls!"

"Well you see we…"

"And I don't want to hear any more lies about where you went. So tell me what the fuck is going on!" she screamed, effectively grabbing everyone's attention. Tea, who had been with her girlfriend Subaru, maneuvered them so she could be close in case Fate needed any help.

"Fine. We didn't go wherever the hell I told you we went. We went to Las Vegas."

"Oh, Las Vegas huh? Why would you go there?"

"Because my best friend was getting married and that's what we wanted to do."

"That's not what you do!" she jabbed her finger into Fate's chest angrily.

Fate was beginning to grow incredibly angry with Carim. She had been trying to be nice before breaking up with the girl but her patience had run out.

"Oh yeah? Then why did I do it? Huh? Cause I did it!"

By now Signum and Shamal had stopped their dancing and were waiting in case they needed to jump in.

"You know what? Sometimes I think that the only way you're happy is when I'm unhappy. And I think that sometimes in a healthy relationship, the other partner should be able to do things that make them happy too. But not for you huh? No, god forbid I'm happy when I'm with you!"

"That is not how this works!" Carim screamed in her face.

"Oh no? Good! Because whatever this is isn't working for me!"

Tea smiled at the words Fate uttered. She was finally breaking up with that undeserving woman.

"Oh really? Since when has this not worked for you!"

"Since you fucked that bartender on your cruise last June!"

Slap!

No one breathed. Everyone was trying to decide how to react to Carim slapping Fate across her face.

Bam!

Someone else made up their mind because Carim then found herself on the ground with a bloody nose. She looked up at the person who'd hurt her. A shiver of fear shook her body. Cobalt blue eyes glared angrily at the blonde on the ground.

"How dare you lay your hands on her!"

Nanoha hauled up the stunned girl by the collar and cocked her arm back, prepared to deliver another blow. It was then that Hayate and Tea reacted. They stopped Nanoha before she punched the living daylight out of Carim. As much as they wanted to see the other blonde get what was coming to her, they also didn't want Nanoha to be charged with assault and battery or worse since the girl looked about ready to kill. Tea and Subaru escorted out Carim while Fate calmed down her fiancé. She kissed the auburn girl tenderly, touched that she'd defend her like that.

"Thank you."

"I-It was nothing. I just couldn't stand seeing her treat you like that. She didn't deserve you."

"Finally!" Precia cheered. "Nanoha, you're the first person to do something like that for my daughter. I welcome you to the family."

Cheers erupted as everyone went back to partying the night away. Fate introduced everyone to Nanoha and her new daughter Vivio. Her parents couldn't be happier that not only were they getting a new daughter, they were also grandparents! Alicia kept sending dagger towards Fate during the party because Ginga started to pester her about proposing.

As the night dragged on, Tea, Fate, Hayate and Signum found their way to a secluded part of the lawn. They sat around a fire, beers in hand, enjoying each other's company. Fate held a sleeping Vivio in her arms while they talked.

"Thank you guys." Signum smiled. "I don't think I'll ever forget this trip."

"I think the ruffies did a good enough job of doing that for us." Tea sniggered.

"Very true." Signum chuckled. "But still, I want to thank you guys for everything you've done."

"It's what friends are for." Fate smiled.

"That's right." Hayate said. "Plus some of us came back with more than just part of our memories."

It seemed that Hayate had been texting the Mob boss since they left Vegas. They were worried about Hayate's safety but she kept assuring them it would be fine.

"Oh," Signum pulled something out of her coat pocket. "I found my camera with pictures from that night."

"What! No way!" Hayate jumped up. "Are there pictures of how I ended up in the hospital?"

"Yeah."

"Delete them." Tea said seriously.

"What! No!" Hayate tried to take the camera from Signum but the older woman pulled it out of her reach. "Come on Signum! Don't delete them!"

"I have an idea." Fate adjusted Vivio and huddled over by Signum. "Let's look through them once and then we'll delete them for good. Deal?"

"Alright." Tea and Hayate relented.

"Very well." Signum turned the camera on. "Here we go."

"Oh my god!"

"Awesome!"

"Delete them already!"

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