[TO LIGHT,LOVE HOPE] CHAPTER 4: STARE LIKE NO ONE DOES
"Professor Estheim what a surprise meeting you here"
The blond bob haircut woman greeted Hope
"oh hey Alyssa just call me Hope okey we're not working right now"
Said Hope who stood up and talk to her.
"Don't want to introduce me to your friends?" Said Alyssa.
"oh ya this is Fang,Snow,Vanille" Hope pointing his index finger to them one by one
"hey Alyssa nice to meet you" as usual Vanille being friendly while Snow and Sazh just wave at her with a little smile on their face but Fang just kept silent. Snow whispered to Fang right ears "She used to betrayed us" Fang nodded.
"This is Serah and Lightning" Serah gave Alyssa a smile while Lightning just like Fang stay silent well she is not such a friendly person.Alyssa eyes are on Lightning.Lightning noticed that Alyssa rolled her eyes on her.
Lightning just stay silent and dont wanna think about it.She knew that Alyssa used to work with Caius back in the old world where Alyssa used to betrayed Hope,Serah,Noel,Snow and the rest of the academia.
"Serah?? Your face was so familiar.... have we ever met before?" asked Alyssa.
"no...no I haven't see you before" Serah lied.
"Anyway Hope are you free this weekend?" asked Alyssa. Just about Hope want to answer Alyssa's question.
Lightning stood up from the chair, Hope took a glance at her for awhile.
"where are you going sis?" asked Snow.
"washroom" replied Lightning.
"I guess im free this weekend why are you asking?"
Don't know why but Lightning movement is getting faster to the washroom that only a few meters from them.
"Are you free to hangout with me..All my friends are busy"
Alyssa asked Hope with her begging eyes.
"I don't know... if I could, I will catch you later". Answered Hope.
Lightning overheard their conversation. There's a part of her felt relief when Hope rejected her quest. A few seconds later just about Lightning want to push the door before Alyssa gets in.Alyssa serious eyes are on Lightning's.Lightning felt weird why in the world Alyssa looked at her like that.Light broke the silent:
"Can I help you?"
"Yes I need you to stay away from Hope"
"Excuse me but who are you to force me to stay away from him" Lightning answered with her arms crossed.
"Look, i am literally dying just to work with him and i will do anything just to be with him, so you better stay back or i-" .
"What? Hit me? I bet you would, but can you handle the pain from the ex soldier?" . Lightning cut off her word.
Alyssa scanned her from head to toe for a while, from there Lightning can tell that Alyssa scared of her a little bit.
"urgh" Alyssa finally answered then walked towards the exit door.
"So immature" said Lightning then she gets out from the washroom and headed back to the place where her friends sat on.
They all are talking about their job in the new world.Looks like Fang and Vanille are still student.Sazh is a pilot and Dajh well of course he's still in school.
Lightning join then afterward then they continued chatting, they are also talked about future plans.
They even discussed that they should have a reunion every once a month and it looks like they all agreed.
The time has fly, it's almost midnight.
The fireworks are going to start soon.
They all gets out from the restaurant to be at the beach.
People are currently doing the countdown.
"10....9.... 8....7.....6 .... 5....4.... 3...2.... 1"
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
The fireworks are released into the sky. It's almost just the same fireworks in Bodhum.People are started to cuddle and smooching leaving Hope and Lightning staring at those fireworks.
A few moment ago they both looked at each other.Hope appeared with a smile on his face..... a really sweet smile.
"Do you remember the first time we met?"
"Sure.... How could I forgot" Lightning reciprocate that smile.
After the new year celebration everything went back to normal.Serah and Snow had already started talk about the wedding and Serah begged her sister to be the planner for the wedding.
Lightning agreed because she don't know what to do. She's like nothing to do after saving the world.Lightning started to do some research and stuff. The wedding needs to be happend next month,so lightning is a bit rush everyday she have to start work in 8 am.
She's searching for the wedding theme,buffer selection,making reservations,picking the wedding dress and stuff.
Serah made a deal with her sister that Lightning are going to accompany Serah to try out the wedding dress and Serah insist her to try out her maid of honor dress.
Lightning woke up in the morning and get ready to go to the boutique.
[MONICA FLAMINGO RESORT]
"Why are we here again?? I thought we're on vacation"
the silver haired young man complained.
He's currently in the hotel to check in.
"I thought you like this place,so that's why we're here again. To let you know this place better".
Nora said.
Hope knew that Nora was hiding something from him and his going to find out soon.
"Mom what's the big deal?" asked Hope.
"Nothing...." is only her respond.
Hope knew she was lying.Barthalomew carry out the big luggage out from the car then he gets inside the hotel knows what are they talking about, then Mr.Estheim said to his wife:
"Nora... Sweetheart just tell him whats going on"
"okey...okey ....me and your dad had discussed that you should leave all those work for a while and start to find someone to date".
Nora explanation was not enough.Hope knew his mom hiding something more.
"If you want me to find a date then why don't at our place there's planty of fish in the city... Mom there's something you dont tell me yet" Hope said to his mother with a confuse face.
"okey fine..... I saw you really close to the pink haired women, looks like both of you really comfortable with each other .The way you stared at her like no else you will stare like that.So I thought I could give you a chance for you to spend time with her more"
"Mom she's just my best friend and nothing more than......" Hope can't finished his word when he saw Lightning walk pass by the resort, she's wearing a white mini dress and black leggings with braided hairstyle and wearing a beach hat
'she looks so beautiful'
Hope thought, again he stared at her like nobody did, like he saw an angle.
"Go talk to her" Nora who saw her son started to staring at Lightning gave him a permission to go talk to her.
" ill pass I will talk to her tomorrow"Hope answered. Nora twicted her left eyebrown that said 'are you sure???' .
After a few seconds later his eyes are still on Lightning "
Maybe I should go talk to her now" Hope runs towards the transparent slide door leave Nora and Bathalomew whom smiled at each other.
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On her way to the train station Lightning suddenly heard her name called...Her head turned back to search the voices and what she saw is a man with a silver hair that's makes Lightning stopped her movement.
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FINAL FANTASY XIII: To Light,Love Hope
FanfictionFanart Cover By Hi-Hazuki. Lightning is acting not like herself ever since she re-awake in the new world including her feeling towards Hope is getting stronger. While Hope have to deal with Lightning's unexpected attitude he also have to deal with s...
