Hi, i've never done this before. I wanted to see how hard it was :P go easy on me.
Vanille knew she was dreaming. As she laid her eyes upon the pink haired beauty before her she could almost hear time itself screeching to a stop. The older woman smiled at her. It took Vanilles breath away. Lightnings hand came down to caress the side of Vanilles face, a move that made her shudder. "Why was her hand so cold.."
It was at that moment that the young woman's eyes shot open. Despite the fact that her face had moved from the animal skin she had been sleeping into a cold pile of dirt, there was still warm sweat lining her forehead.
It was rather rare that she was awake before her partners. Looking around she still saw everyone sleeping in their makeshift beds in the form of a circle around a fire that had gone out hours previous. Everyone except for one person in particular... The sun had still not risen, but the sky was light blue and pink on the plains of the Archylte Steppe. Vanille stood as quietly as she could and made her way to a small lake that was near their camp.
Kneeling at the water's edge she cupped some of the cool water and splashed it against her face. The dreams she'd been having for the last few weeks were growing more common. Biting her lip, Vanille closed her eyes. All she could see were those piercing blue eyes staring back at her. She indulged in this for a while.
Lightning Farron. Vanille couldn't help but smile. From the very moment she laid eyes on Lightning she found that she couldn't take them off. She was so enraptured with every movement she made. The way she fought so fluidly, strong and efficient. She had a cold exterior that Vanille was confident she could crack, had she the opportunity to do so. There were times she had seen this lapse in Lightnings persona, usually whenever Serah came up. There was so much passion there, so much love to be had. She sighed and stared out towards the horizon. The sun was just making its first appearance, reflecting off the lake and making Vanille squint. "I'm gonna do it.." She muttered to herself as she turned and headed back for camp.
People were stirring at camp. Vanille met eyes with Fang, who said nothing but obvious releif rushed over her face. Vanille didn't think she was gone that long, but it hadn't gone unnoticed by her childhood friend. She knew Fang got uneasy when she was out of her sight. She half smiled and sat next to her, muttering a low apology. It appeared everyone was waiting for the lookout to come back. The leader.. The unequivocal focus of Vanille's little world.
It was then that she appeared into the small clearing. "We need to get going, we're already behind.." She spoke it as a command before heading off first onto the trail. Vanille sat transfixed staring after her, her stomach swimming uneasily. To her, Lightnings words flowed out like a beautiful symphony. Snow, Sazh and Hope began groggily after her wordlessly. It wasn't until then that she realized that Fang was staring at her, a smirk growing more pronounced on her face.
"What?" Vanille asked shortly, getting to her feet and starting off towards the others. Fang got to her feet too and walked alongside her.
"You know exactly what." followed by a low chuckle.
Vanille felt her face flush and narrowed her eyes. She began walking faster. This only amused Fang more, as she was practically stomping away from her like an angry child.
She felt Fangs hand grab her arm and she came to a stop. "I don't like seeing you like this, Love"
Vanille just stared down at her feet.
Fang smiled softly down at the girl, "Just.. Be yourself. I don't think I've ever seen you say more than three words to the girl before. How do you expect her to notice you?"
Vanille only nodded. She knew Fang was right. It just seemed every time she opened her mouth around Lightning her throat closed up before any sound came out. She would definitely have to work on that.
"Why don't you go after her tonight when she takes watch? It wouldn't kill her to have some company anyways, she says about three words a day total" Fang snorted.
Vanille shuddered, "I.. I dont know.."
"Well, think about it.. Come on we better catch up"
They started off at a quicker pace.
Thinking about it, she hadn't really been herself lately. Ever since the dreams started it felt for the first time in her life that she was really missing something. She always had companionship in Fang, her whole entire life, but she was growing up. She needed more. She longed to have someone hold her. Smirking to herself, she knew who that someone was.
As they were catching up to the rest, they had noticed a few of the team were engaged in a fight. An Uridimmu pack, easy prey. Vanille watched Lightning fly through the air, performing a spectacular backflip while shooting and killing one of the feral creatures. Her mouth slightly gaping open, she shook her head and regained her focus. Grabbing her binding rod from the pelt it hung from behind her, she gripped it tightly and decided right then and there that she would make a point to talk to the spellbinding woman. Alone. Tonight.
It was a long day. They had made a lot of progress though, almost reaching the mines. The sun hung low and the sky grew darker by the minute. There was a good amount of commotion as the camp was set up hastily. Fire being started and the smell of the days kills starting to cook. Furs being laid out for beds for the night. Hope complaining about a scraped knee he's gotten earlier. Snow's barking laughter as he told Sazh a rather tasteless joke.
All of this noise was lost on Vanille. She sat near the makeshift fire pit on a boulder and watched the flames shoot up chaotically. Her heart hadn't regained its full regularity since she decided she was going to put everything on the line tonight. She sat, going over in her head several different things she could try making conversation with, usually disregarding them.
She broke her gaze from the fire and looked up lazily. She had not realized how dark it got. In the distance she saw a red cape walking away from the fire, off into the trees, gone. She gasped. This was it, now or never. She only realized she was on her feet when she heard Fang's voice in her ear.
"Go on.. " she spoke lowly, "Be yourself, tell her how you feel."
Vanille took a deep breath and began moving her legs, not looking at Fang. Fearing she would lose her nerve. She started walking way from the camp. This would not be something she would face later.