Hey!

Okay, so some of you who started watching me after I published the preview on my idea for a Highschool-fic might get a little disappointed.. haha..
I'm working on figuring out a storyline at the moment. So I've started writing on this one instead, because this one already has a basic story line that I can refer to when I write.

Anyway, this is my new fic.
And I might be back for editing later, depends on how many grammar errors you guys find and how pedantic I wanna be, herrherr.

Disclaimer:
I don't own any of the characters mentioned in this Fanfiction.
All them characters are belong to Square Enix.
Myees.

EDIT 25/5-12
I've updated it a bit, I will be doing it more I'm sure, to make the story flow together.. haha..
I'm so bad at getting it together in the first place! Gawd!

Enjoy your reading!

The sun peeked over the horizon. Showering the city of Bodhum with warm morning light. A breeze swept in from the ocean creating waves that crashed in the stretching plains of sand covering the south beaches of Bodhum.

Few were out at this hour, but that's just how she liked it. No annoying crowds to avoid, no annoying classmates who think that they know her enough to start a conversation and interrupt her training and no annoying friends who tried to keep up with her only to end up begging her to slow down. The only friend who actually where able to keep up with her was Fang, but she always slept in on weekends.

All she had to care about was herself, her pace and the rhythmical booming of music in her earphones that kept her going.

The salty stains from the waves crashed against her skin and sent chilling sensations through her flexing muscles. The breeze filled her hot lungs with cool air, steaming breaths exited her mouth in return. Sweat exit through her pores and tumbled down her flustered cheeks. Her gloved hand quickly wiped it of before resuming the fast pendulum movement her arms created as they swung at her sides.

She used to love it. Running. One of the moments when she truly enjoys herself is on her obligatory morning runs on the beach.

There was not a single soul on the beach that she could se, so she didn't have to look out for someone stupid enough to stand in her way. Relieved, she quickened her pace.

The adrenalin rush that gushed through her body made her feel like she ran in slow-motion. She could feel everything, every grain of sand underneath her sneakers, the warm sun on her skin together with the salty stains and even every little gust of wind playing through her strawberry-blonde hair.

But when she pushed her speed limit just a tiny bit more, going into a sprint, her muscles screamed in pain and her lungs burned due to the lack of oxygen. She panted heavier than she usually did, but kept going, pushing the limit just a little more. Growing more and more worried of her performance.

Worried because she had been growing weaker in the past month and didn't know why, she had been training just as much as always so there were no logical-

Whack

Her mind instantly went blank.

She didn't know what had happened, one second ago she had been staring straight forward traveling fast. And now, she was staring down at the sand that was rapidly coming closer to her face. Squeezing her eyes shut, she braced herself for impact.

With nothing to do and roommates still asleep, she had decided on going out for a walk instead of rolling around on her bed growing frustrated waiting for the others to awake. She put on a long sleeved white shirt that exposed her shoulders, a pair of jeans hot-pants and her flip flops. Taking a spin in front of her mirror, she winked at herself. Lookin' good there!

Silently giggling, she sneaked out of her room and left a note on the kitchen counter. Letting her roommates know she had went out, whenever they would wake up that is.. She furrowed her brows and shook her head. Swearing that she would probably be back before anyone even notices she's gone.

She had gone to the beach, thinking that she could stroll there for a moment before getting breakfast. At least that is what she told herself, she mostly went there in hopes of seeing a certain someone. Feeling a warm sensation spread across her cheeks, she put her hands there to feel if they were as hot as they felt.

Busted by myself! She thought and rolled her eyes. It's not like I can help it though, how can one not look up to her? She thought as she looked around to see if she was alone. Which she was.

Releasing her cheeks, she basked in the warm morning sun, letting it caress her exposed legs and shoulders. Removing the flip flops from her tanned feet she dug into the sand with her toes. The top layer had grew warm already, making her smile.

Thinking that she should cherish such a rare moment of peace, she closed her eyes and breathed in the salty ocean air. The smile never left her lips. She loved the salty ocean air, it made her feel refreshed, alive. She chuckled at herself. So cheesy..

Her ear twitched, a weird tapping sound grew louder. She narrowed her brows, trying to decipher the sound. It kinda sounds like-...

Whack

She fell to the side, her arms pulled up to her chest in shock from the impact. A squeak escaped her lips in the process and melted together with a groan from whatever or whoever hit her.

She could feel a bigger and heavier body collapse on top of her smaller frame. The body on top of her panted heavily, chest expanding and falling quickly. The moment probably lasted for mere seconds, but to the redhead, the awkward moment felt like it would never end. Worst part being her not knowing what to do more than just lay there awkwardly and wait for a reaction while thoughts rushed through her head.

A blind person? Was her first thought.

No wait, that's absurd... why would a blind person be out running...

What if it's a pervert?

Just as she was about to wiggle herself free, she felt the other person twitch before getting up briskly. "Heavens, stupid beach and it's bloody sand getting everywhere..!" A husky voice grumbled. Recognizing it, she looked up to the person whom the voice belonged to, her eyes widened.

"Lightning?" She said, more shocked than she had intended.

Truth was that she was shocked though, she had seen Lightning on her runs before dodging hordes of people without effort. So she was indeed shocked that Lightning had pummeled straight into her, she's just one person, she was standing still and she was actually quite small..

Didn't see me standing here?

Lightning was to busy brushing sand of off her face without it getting in her eyes to even look at the person she had knocked over. But when said person called her name she looked up quickly and removed her earphones.
Nooo.. let it not be someone I know.. She prayed.

On the ground sat a petite, redheaded girl. She was covered in sand and her pigtails were all messed up. She stared back at her with an expression Lightning interpreted as.. shock? Surprise? Didn't really matter and was not very odd since she had just been knocked over..

She narrowed her eyes in thought, where had she seen this redhead before?

The girl grew nervous under Lightnings gaze, she nervously patted her chest and legs to get some of the sand off before pulling her knees up to her chest and waiting for Lightning to make the next move. Lightnings azure orbs diverted from the redhead as she mulled, the girl took the opportunity to take in her idols appearance.

She had a pair of black sweatpants with a brown tank top on her upper body and white sneakers on her feet. Her cheeks were flustered and together with her panting and the pain in the smaller girls left shoulder suggested that she had been sprinting when they collided.

"Vanille, right?" Lightning suddenly asked, pointing a digit at her. Snapping back to reality, her eyes shot up to meet Lightnings' azure ones. It took some time but Lightning finally placed the girl within her mind, she recognized her from school.

She nodded silently.

"You're a friend of Serahs.." Lightning said scratching her chin in thought.

The girl nodded again.

Vanille was not at all surprised that Lightning had trouble recognizing her. Vanille had been friends with Lightnings sister for years, but never spent any time talking to the older Farron sibling. Also, she had heard from Fang and Lebraeu that Lightning was really bad with faces and names that didn't directly affect her, mostly because "she's a stuck up brat who doesn't give a damn" according to Fang. But every time she said that she would always tilt her head and smile, saying "but I wouldn't want her any other way!".

Their relationship gravely confused Vanille.

Silence grew between them, and realizing that they stared at each other made Lightning look away trying to find something else to look at, but her gaze ultimately ended up on the ground at her feet. She knew Serah would scold her if she didn't treat Vanille nicely, judging by how much Serah talked about her Lightning figured they were good friends.

"Sorry." Vanille twitched. She had heard a lot about her from the younger Farron, so she knew that the older Farron rarely apologized. The sudden apology would had thrown her off her feet had she not already been sitting on the ground.

"Pardon?" She managed after relearning how to speak.

Lightning rolled her eyes and sighed. "Tch.." She reached down and waited for Vanille to take her hand. "I said I'm sorry." She repeated while desperately avoiding eye contact, a light pink hue spread on Lighnings cheeks. Vanille, still bemused, slowly took her hand and let herself be pulled off the ground. Not noticing the change of colour on her companions face.

"Okay.." She said slowly. "I forgive you!" She exclaimed, her bemused expression exchanged with a genuine smile. It was not visible, but her smile made the Farron relax, she had been really tense from the first moment the girl had started staring at her weirdly.

Silence grew again.

Lightning didn't know what to do. This redhead was staring at her all fascinated, almost like she studied her every move, swaying back and forth like some curious kid with her hands clasped together behind her back.

Was she waiting for her to say something?

Do something?

And what in any case?

She grew uncertain, and over the passing moments, she also grew nervous. She desperately tried to look at anything other than the redhead.

Vanille found the situation incredibly amusing. She almost giggled when the older Farron girls eyes kept darting everywhere. Not only that, but her expression changed slightly over time. Her usual stoic expression that Vanille ha seen most of changed, her eyebrows narrowed slightly and her mouth grew tense with a slight frown.

Vanille could not understand why she had not taken the time to speak with Lightning before, she was sure that the older Farron was really nice once you got to know her. She had friends, so she had to be at least a little bit nice in some way. Serah had told her that Lightning was very caring, and used to be very affectionate. She never told her why she stopped being affectionate though, just that she grew to become seriously overprotective.

She hadn't had a thought about speaking with Lightning until a few weeks back. ...okay maybe about a month or two back or so..

She had seen Lightning on her runs several times before-

...and no, it wasn't only because she used to look for her so much that she eventually learned which times a day she went for her runs...

- anyway, she had seen Lightning on her runs before and gradually a interest had stirred within her. The silent Farron was so different from everyone she knew, and it bemused her how they were able to share some of their friends with each other yet never really speak with one another. Sure they had exchanged words, but before they had mostly spoken above each others heads rather than having an actual conversation.

Lightnings eyes shot back to meet Vanilles green orbs, making the younger girl jump and innocently smile as a warm sensation once again spread from her neck to her cheeks.
Busted.. She thought, amused as the older girl crossed her arms to distance herself from her.

Lightning didn't quite know how to handle this. This girl was staring at her all funny. She crossed her arms to soothe herself and was thinking of ditching the redhead and just continue her run. But her muscles and joints already hurt, which killed the lust to continue.

A weird, grumbling sound filled the silence between them. Vanille, who's attention had been straying again immediately shot back to look at Lightning. She had her hand on her stomach, narrowed eyebrows, eyes squeezed shut and her cheeks usual pale tone was exchanged with a steady growing pink. Vanille giggled, earning her a glare from the older girl. She cleared her throat.

"Sorry." She hummed. "I was just about to go buy some breakfast, and it sounds like you're kinda hungry to, so.." Her voice trailed of, internally she doubted Lightning would ever accept the offer and therefore she was hesitant to ask, was it really a good idea?

"My treat." Lightning suddenly said, pulling Vanille out of her internal debate. With widened eyes she looked at the older Farron sibling. Her heart fluttered an her cheeks grew warm. The girl she had admired, looked up to and kinda idolized, for some time now had offered to treat her for breakfast.

What? What? What? Lightning thought. Why are you blushing? She looked away, again, in search of something other to look at. This girl was strange, to say the least.

Vanille snapped out of her shocked and bemused state and smiled hesitantly.
"I.. I c-can really pay myself, you don't have to..."

Oh god no, not with the stuttering! Please! Vanille swallowed, embarrassed by her sudden nervousness she decided to stay silent and await Lightnings response.

Lightning rolled her eyes at the girl.

"What would you like to eat?" She asked, ignoring Vanilles stuttering statement. She strode off towards the stairs, not waiting for Vanille to reply.

"Hey wait up!" Vanille grabbed her sandals and ran after her, putting them on when she had caught up to the taller girl. "Why?" She asked.

Lightning replied without turning around to face her.

"Because Serah is not going to be happy if I don't make it up to you. What do you want to eat?"

"Oh..." She sounded more disappointed than she even knew she were.

Lightning felt weird when she heard the disappointment in the younger girls voice. She stopped and turned halfway so she could look at her redheaded companion. Vanilles attention had been wandering again as she mused over the strange disappointment. She therefore didn't notice the older girl stopping and walked straight into her arm. Uttering a faint oomph.

"Oh! Didn't see you there, sorry!" She smiled up at Lightning. "So clumsy..." She added and poked the side of her head with her balled fist and stuck her tongue out.

Lightning shook her head. Bemused about most about this girl. "It's okay." She said and turned back around to resume walking. Vanille followed happily.

"What about over there?" Vanille suddenly asked, pointing towards a minor cafe. Lightning shrugged and followed the girl as she skipped up to the entrance.

Slowly shaking her head, she sighed.
You'll have to look long and hard for someone more strange than this girl..

"-s she serious?"
Lightning looked up from her magazine. "Wha-?"

Serah had rushed through her open door mid-sentence and held up her phone, apparently reading a text message.
They locked eyes. Serah stood there with amusement and surprise written over her face.

Lightning, sitting in an armchair relaxing with a magazine about sports equipment, stared back at her with a puzzled look on hers.

"Is she serious?" Serah repeated, slower this time, almost chuckling in disbelief.
Lightning raised an eyebrow. "Exactly who is serious about what?"
Serahs smirk grew into a smal disbelieving smile. "Vanille. About you treating her for breakfast?"

"Oh." Lightning stated and turned back to her magazine. "Yes, yes she is." She replied casually.

Serahs jaw dropped. When Vanille told her, she thought her friend had told her about a dream or something forgetting to mention that it actually was a dream that she spoke of, not that it actually happened. Such kindness was not like Lightning at all. Not to friends, and certainly not to someone whom she only know the name of, Serah wasn't even sure Lightning could spot Vanille in a crowd.

"L..Light?" Was all she managed, jerking an eyebrow in surprise. The smile never leaving her face.
Lightning tilted her head and looked back up at the younger Farron. "Yes, Serah?"

Serah slowly shook her head from side to side, still having trouble to believe what she just learned. Serah stood in silence and observed her older sister as the latter flipped page after page, eventually stopping to read an article about the latest weight training machines.

"Was it a date?" She suddenly thought out loud. Lightning snapped her head around and stared at her.
"What? No." She stated briskly. "You know I don't do dating.." The last word she spat out, clearly disliking it's meaning.
"Ligh.. just because you had an awkward first date doesn't mean all dates are-..."

"Tch." Lightning cut her off, rolling her eyes she looked back into her magazine. "I did it because I ran into her and accidentally knocked her to the ground. To say sorry."
"To say sorry?"
"Yes."
"Really?" Serah asked, almost disappointed.
"Yes, really."
"Hmm.."
"Ergh..."

Lightning shut her magazine and uncrossed her legs, putting the magazine on her thighs and finally crossing her arms.
"I know that you would had been upset with me if I didn't make it up to her. She looked like she hurt when she fell over."

She wasn't planning on telling her sister about herself face-planting the beach anytime soon.

Serahs' face straightened as she thought for a moment. "Yes, I would be very disappointed in you." She said, meeting Lightnings gaze again. The older Farron nodded in agreement.

"And you know we're not talking about that stupid date.."
Serah smiled at her and turned around. "I know Light. I appreciate it though, what you did for Vanille, she seemed happy that you had breakfast with her." She said as she walked out of the room.

Happy? Why? All I did was buy her a crepe.. Lightning though. Shrugging it of, she recrossed her legs and went back to reading her magazine.

Pzzt!

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