Chapter 23: Sacrifices

Author's Note: Well I would like to say Im sorry about the late update. I've been recovering from my surgery and with all the school work I missed plus Physical therapy every day I have been swamped. But now school is over finals are done for seniors and I graduate next Saturday. So I am free to write

Sacrifices are the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform. When we do something we don't necessary want to do but know it must be done. Sacrificing one's life, health and happiness is no easy feat. It takes the strongest of hearts to sacrifice themselves for another. Could we have done what she needed to do?

Shamal's P.O.V Her Office:

"If you are correct about Precia-san being involved, why have Scya-san rape Takamachi'san?"

"Well that is just something we will have to figure in time wont it" Lindy-san says

"I guess your right"

I lean back into my chair and look up at my ceiling thinking. I realize how much easier my life would have been if I denied the Job offer those years ago. How I wouldn't have to have seen and done the things that I have. But when I look back at it I wouldn't have met Signum or save Fate-chan's life. Many people would have died if I didn't take the job. Sacrifices had to be made and my bliss was one of them. I don't regret it

"Shamal-san, I'm sorry all this has happened to you"

It was like she was reading my mind

Sigh "It was unavoidable. A heads up would have been nice when I took the job. But you gave me the option to transfer as soon as all this happened. It was my choice and I stand by it"

"I am glad you feel this way because I will need your help in this affair"

"Anything I can do to help I will do"

"Could you kill someone?"

Hayate's P.O.V

I stood outside Fate-chan's door just in case something happened. And just like I thought would happen, happened. I could hear Fate and Nanoha-chan arguing and yelling. I was about to open the door when a hand on my shoulder stopped me.

"Let them be" Signum told me

"How could I possibly do that with them fighting like that?"

"They need to get some things off their chest. You shouldn't interfere with it"

"What do you know that you are not telling me?"

"It is not my place to say"

"Signum I need to know"

"That may be true but it is not my right to discuss Testarossa's Past"

"Does it have to do with her Yuuno- no Scrya-san?"

"I'm don't know but Shamal may think otherwise"

'Shamal huh"

"No Hayate, you will not bother her or question her now. Not till she is ready. Go do whatever detective work you want. I won't fight you on that but don't bother Shamal right now"

"Fine *pout* but just remember you gave me permission to go all Sherlock Holmes so dont go all super protective on me"

"Understood, but if you get too deep in something serious you will tell me or I will pull you off this "case". You are not a child so I am giving you this freedom. I expect you not to abuse it. So since I know you are doing this when I call you I don't expect a lie about your whereabouts. If it wasn't for the fact I am concern about Testarossa you would not be doing this"

'Yea , Signum. You also left out the fact that I am the best at my job"

"You sound like you were hired as a Private eye"

"If you were paying me I would be, wouldn't I"

"Tch"

"I'll stop teasing but you have to give me something to work on here"

"I thought you said 'I am the best at my job""

'True, but right now as I see, it doesn't seem like Nanoha's past connects to Fate's except for her brother. It could clearly be coincidence that it was Fate's Brother"

"Then start there"

"What?"

"Yuuno Scrya. Figure out his -san was brought to this specific hospital under her request. Figure out the significance of that and maybe you will find something"

"Sounds like you could be a detective Signum"

"Don't know about that. But it was always something I thought about"

"You were the one who brought her in weren't you?"

"sigh* Yes I was but I don't want to get into it now."

"Fine Look after them will you"

"Will do"

I walked off towards the exit of the hospital. Whatever is going on its deep and I know the people who will be involved. If I was going to figure this all out I would need some help and I know exactly who to ask.

*Ring Ring*

'My phone'

"Hello" I say

"Hayate-san?"

"This is perfect timing I was about to call you"

"Haha really well I guess we should meet up then" the voice tells me

"Agreed same place?"

"Yea be there in 15"

Fate's Room

Both girls were exhausted from the day's events. Fate knew something was going on. That everything that was happening was not coincidence. She now knew the real reason why her bother wasn't home that day. She also knows it wasn't a coincidence that it was the same day as her family's attack and Nanoha's rape. Fate knows that this is just the tip of something bigger and darker. No matter how much she wanted to just run from this she knew she couldn't she owed it to her sister and father to figure it out. She knows she won't be able to deal with this alone. Luckily for her she has someone, lying right here with her.

Fate looks over at Nanoha who is lying in her bed asleep. Wondering what her day would have been like if she hadn't met Nanoha. How she wouldn't have come to hate her brother. How she could have continued to live her life fulfilling her dear sister's life. But looking over at Nanoha now she knows it was meant to happen, that this was her fate, no matter how cliché it sounded. She just had to somehow come out of it alive. No matter how much the darkness threatened to consume and break her. There was someone here giving her strength and she was willing to give it her all.

A/N: So this chapter really is a just a segway to what to come. We know that Lindy had a hand in why Shamal was place in that hospital. We know Hayate will go do her investigating. We also know she will have some help by who we will find out soon. This wasn't part of my original story I wrote but I always loved Hayate in her strategic detective mode. SO bear with me. Also as of now Fate has come to terms with what is happening but for how long can she last mentally and physically