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Hope knocked on Lightning's parent's room softly before opening the door. Lightning sat up slowly, yawning. "Good morning," she smiled.
He walked in, handing her a mug of coffee that she took happily. "I have a question, if you don't mind, Light." She shook her head, "No, it's fine."
"Well, what's the plan exactly?"
She shrugged, "As I see it right now, they've probably figured out Serah's missing and they're combing the 50 mile radius of the Vestige. It's standard procedure with any group. I want to make sure Serah is in the best shape she can be, before we move out. If she gets put in a situation where she needs to get away, I want to make sure she can. We'll be leaving soon, maybe in the next couple days."
Hope smiled.
"What is it?"
"Did anyone ever tell you, how great of a big sister you are?"
--
Serah looked up when the door opened, then smiled after seeing Hope.
"Hey there, do you need something?"
He shook his head, "In all honesty, I really just wanted to look around Li-well, Claire's old room."
She nodded, "I'm sure you'll find it interesting."
Hope looked around, before coming to her dresser. The middle drawer was partially open, and he took a peek. Serah, not being able to contain her curiosity, came up behind him as he pulled out a school uniform.
Serah smiled with glee, "Oh my god, its Claire's school uniform from high school!!"
Hope laughed, "Wow. You mean she actually wore this??"
Serah nodded, laughing. Hope let it fall back into the drawer before opening up one of the top drawers. He felt his face go red and turned away from Serah, it seemed he had stumbled into her underwear drawer. He heard Serah laughing and he turned back to look at her.
"Oh my god, can you believe my sister actually wore thongs! I didn't even know this! Oh man, priceless."
Serah's comments were doing nothing to help the redness that qas quickly conquering Hope's cheeks. He sat silent on his knees beside Serah for a few minutes as she raided her sister's old underwear drawer. When Serah held up one of Lightning's old bras, Hope looked at her in confusion.
"What, Hope?"
"Uh was that Lightning's?"
She nodded, "Yep, from when she was fifteen."
"Isn't a bit… on the 'small' side?"
Serah laughed, "Claire didn't look anything like she does now. Well, she was always stunningly beautiful, but she didn't really 'mature' until well after she was seventeen. I've always taken the back seat to her in looks."
Hope laughed, just as the door opened. Lightning stood in a pair of shorts and a black tanktop staring at them for a good moment. Serah quickly got up, scooting past Lightning mentioning something about Vanille.
Now Hope was left in the fragile situation of him on his knees holding a pair of her old underwear, looking like a pervert with no explanation.
"This uh," he quickly dropped the underwear, "This is not what it looks like." He stood up as she approached.
"It isn't, huh? You're kidding right? You're sitting there looking through my underwear? Are you out of your damn mind?!"
"Well, uh, it's not like it's your underwear now… heh…"
Lightning scoffed, "It's not like it looks any different now! You pervert."
Hope's face turned red, but he was snapped out of it when a slap landed on his cheek. He held it in his hand, as Lightning smirked.
"If you had been Snow, or any other man for that matter, it would've hurt a lot more, so be glad you're not." She laughed, kicking the drawer shut.
Hope looked at Lightning, "What time is it?"
Lightning glanced at the clock behind him, "About 9am, why?"
"Because I think I thought of a way you can pay me back."
"When did I say I needed to?"
"You said it telepathically. And trust me, it's nothing bad."
Lightning rolled her eyes and reluctantly agreed.
--
"You are shitting yourself, Hope. There's no way in HELL I am doing that!"
"You agreed to it though!!"His face turned sad and his green eyes pouted.
Lightning paused for a moment, cursing herself for a moment before striding into the bathroom.
--
Lightning emerged a few minutes later in a short gray, plaid skirt, a dress shirt, a long v-neck black sweater, otherwise known as her school uniform.
Hope grinned from ear to ear, and Lightning tossed a nearby shoe at him.
"This is humiliating."
"You look so cute Lightning!!"
She scoffed, "I will shove my boot so far up your as-"
Hope shook his finger, "No, no, you have to be nice. And put on your stockings. That completes the whole outfit."
Lightning sighed as she pulled up the gray stockings that came almost to the hem of her skirt, "There, master, anything else?"
He stood up, inspecting her, "Just one more thing…" He grabbed a hairband from the table, handing it to her, "Pull up your hair. Serah told me you used to wear it like that."
Lightning gave him a death glare before quickly pulling up her hair with her bangs still hanging in her face.
"You look like a classic school girl."
"And you look like a creepy goof. Seriously, wipe that grin off your face."
"Lightning! Hope! Come down for breakfast!"
Lightning marched ahead after her sister's call, and Hope followed closely behind. He reached out to grab the railing of the stairs and grazed Lightning's bottom. She quickly grabbed his hand, bending it back.
"Maybe you've forgotten, I can kill a man with my bare hands. I don't even need your damn boomerang. Touch me again, and I will end you." She whispered angrily.
"It was an accident."
"Sure."
--
As Lightning charged into the kitchen, quickly sitting down, Serah gaped at her then quickly her eyes darted to hope.
"How?" she mouthed at him.
"It was easy" he mouthed back.
Vanille was the first to say something, "Lightning, you look adorable."
"Tch."
Serah sat down beside her, "Seriously, you look just like you did in high school!"
Lightning sat in silence as her face turned the lightest shade of pink. Hope made a point to sit close to her.
--
Hope stumbled through the woods before finding Lightning looking out over a small pond on a dock. The moon was high in the sky and reflected in the water. Her hair was still pulled up and she still wore her uniform. She had made sure she kept it on to make it up to Hope.
He walked over, "This seat taken?"
He saw a slight shake of her head before he sat down. She remained silent, so he spoke first.
"You know, I wasn't joking when I said you were cute this morning."
She scoffed, and he gently put his hand on top of hers. As of the moment, he wasn't sure what they're status was. He wasn't sure if they were together, or if that had just been a one night of weakness for her. Either way, it was worth it, but she didn't seem to protest to his hand either.
"Really, Lightning, you are… You're the most amazing woman I've ever met. And it takes a lot for a fourteen year old to realize that. You're smart, tough, defensive, and when you want to, you're funny, sweet, and one of the most caring people I know. Look, I know this isn't the way you wanted your life-"
She cut him off with a very low, tiny voice, "Th-Thank you."
He smiled, "You're welcome."
She scooted over and leaned into him. He could tell she was upset, but she wasn't one who liked to talk. So he tried to comfort her without words.
He walked in, handing her a mug of coffee that she took happily. "I have a question, if you don't mind, Light." She shook her head, "No, it's fine."
"Well, what's the plan exactly?"
She shrugged, "As I see it right now, they've probably figured out Serah's missing and they're combing the 50 mile radius of the Vestige. It's standard procedure with any group. I want to make sure Serah is in the best shape she can be, before we move out. If she gets put in a situation where she needs to get away, I want to make sure she can. We'll be leaving soon, maybe in the next couple days."
Hope smiled.
"What is it?"
"Did anyone ever tell you, how great of a big sister you are?"
--
Serah looked up when the door opened, then smiled after seeing Hope.
"Hey there, do you need something?"
He shook his head, "In all honesty, I really just wanted to look around Li-well, Claire's old room."
She nodded, "I'm sure you'll find it interesting."
Hope looked around, before coming to her dresser. The middle drawer was partially open, and he took a peek. Serah, not being able to contain her curiosity, came up behind him as he pulled out a school uniform.
Serah smiled with glee, "Oh my god, its Claire's school uniform from high school!!"
Hope laughed, "Wow. You mean she actually wore this??"
Serah nodded, laughing. Hope let it fall back into the drawer before opening up one of the top drawers. He felt his face go red and turned away from Serah, it seemed he had stumbled into her underwear drawer. He heard Serah laughing and he turned back to look at her.
"Oh my god, can you believe my sister actually wore thongs! I didn't even know this! Oh man, priceless."
Serah's comments were doing nothing to help the redness that qas quickly conquering Hope's cheeks. He sat silent on his knees beside Serah for a few minutes as she raided her sister's old underwear drawer. When Serah held up one of Lightning's old bras, Hope looked at her in confusion.
"What, Hope?"
"Uh was that Lightning's?"
She nodded, "Yep, from when she was fifteen."
"Isn't a bit… on the 'small' side?"
Serah laughed, "Claire didn't look anything like she does now. Well, she was always stunningly beautiful, but she didn't really 'mature' until well after she was seventeen. I've always taken the back seat to her in looks."
Hope laughed, just as the door opened. Lightning stood in a pair of shorts and a black tanktop staring at them for a good moment. Serah quickly got up, scooting past Lightning mentioning something about Vanille.
Now Hope was left in the fragile situation of him on his knees holding a pair of her old underwear, looking like a pervert with no explanation.
"This uh," he quickly dropped the underwear, "This is not what it looks like." He stood up as she approached.
"It isn't, huh? You're kidding right? You're sitting there looking through my underwear? Are you out of your damn mind?!"
"Well, uh, it's not like it's your underwear now… heh…"
Lightning scoffed, "It's not like it looks any different now! You pervert."
Hope's face turned red, but he was snapped out of it when a slap landed on his cheek. He held it in his hand, as Lightning smirked.
"If you had been Snow, or any other man for that matter, it would've hurt a lot more, so be glad you're not." She laughed, kicking the drawer shut.
Hope looked at Lightning, "What time is it?"
Lightning glanced at the clock behind him, "About 9am, why?"
"Because I think I thought of a way you can pay me back."
"When did I say I needed to?"
"You said it telepathically. And trust me, it's nothing bad."
Lightning rolled her eyes and reluctantly agreed.
--
"You are shitting yourself, Hope. There's no way in HELL I am doing that!"
"You agreed to it though!!"His face turned sad and his green eyes pouted.
Lightning paused for a moment, cursing herself for a moment before striding into the bathroom.
--
Lightning emerged a few minutes later in a short gray, plaid skirt, a dress shirt, a long v-neck black sweater, otherwise known as her school uniform.
Hope grinned from ear to ear, and Lightning tossed a nearby shoe at him.
"This is humiliating."
"You look so cute Lightning!!"
She scoffed, "I will shove my boot so far up your as-"
Hope shook his finger, "No, no, you have to be nice. And put on your stockings. That completes the whole outfit."
Lightning sighed as she pulled up the gray stockings that came almost to the hem of her skirt, "There, master, anything else?"
He stood up, inspecting her, "Just one more thing…" He grabbed a hairband from the table, handing it to her, "Pull up your hair. Serah told me you used to wear it like that."
Lightning gave him a death glare before quickly pulling up her hair with her bangs still hanging in her face.
"You look like a classic school girl."
"And you look like a creepy goof. Seriously, wipe that grin off your face."
"Lightning! Hope! Come down for breakfast!"
Lightning marched ahead after her sister's call, and Hope followed closely behind. He reached out to grab the railing of the stairs and grazed Lightning's bottom. She quickly grabbed his hand, bending it back.
"Maybe you've forgotten, I can kill a man with my bare hands. I don't even need your damn boomerang. Touch me again, and I will end you." She whispered angrily.
"It was an accident."
"Sure."
--
As Lightning charged into the kitchen, quickly sitting down, Serah gaped at her then quickly her eyes darted to hope.
"How?" she mouthed at him.
"It was easy" he mouthed back.
Vanille was the first to say something, "Lightning, you look adorable."
"Tch."
Serah sat down beside her, "Seriously, you look just like you did in high school!"
Lightning sat in silence as her face turned the lightest shade of pink. Hope made a point to sit close to her.
--
Hope stumbled through the woods before finding Lightning looking out over a small pond on a dock. The moon was high in the sky and reflected in the water. Her hair was still pulled up and she still wore her uniform. She had made sure she kept it on to make it up to Hope.
He walked over, "This seat taken?"
He saw a slight shake of her head before he sat down. She remained silent, so he spoke first.
"You know, I wasn't joking when I said you were cute this morning."
She scoffed, and he gently put his hand on top of hers. As of the moment, he wasn't sure what they're status was. He wasn't sure if they were together, or if that had just been a one night of weakness for her. Either way, it was worth it, but she didn't seem to protest to his hand either.
"Really, Lightning, you are… You're the most amazing woman I've ever met. And it takes a lot for a fourteen year old to realize that. You're smart, tough, defensive, and when you want to, you're funny, sweet, and one of the most caring people I know. Look, I know this isn't the way you wanted your life-"
She cut him off with a very low, tiny voice, "Th-Thank you."
He smiled, "You're welcome."
She scooted over and leaned into him. He could tell she was upset, but she wasn't one who liked to talk. So he tried to comfort her without words.
So wow... the last chapter was submitted in December. I am so so so so so sorry! I really had a time when I went through some other obsessions, but Lightning still managed to have a death grip over my life. So I brought this series back to life. Here is chapter 10, and again, I am so sorry. Forgive me?
(i tried to make up for it with some humor)

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Baaaa! Finally! After all these months you wrote the 10th chapter! XD But it's okay because I really like this chapter so I'm letting you off the hook XD