A/N: Hello everyone my name is Twilight Angel/Demon and this will be my first Fanfic about Final Fantasy XIII; which happens to go about my favorite pairing HopeXLight, Goddammit I freaking love this couple so damn, I've probably read over 8 stories about this wonderful couple/pairing.

Okay first of all I'm new to this and I may have read a fairly decent amount of Lightning and Hope fics to understand their personalities and behaviors, but I apologize if they are a bit OOC (Lightning out of all of them). Anyways Enjoy.

Disclaimer: This wonderful game belongs to Square Enix. Nothing I can do about it I'm afraid.

Chapter 1: Beginning of the End Part 1

It was a beautiful morning with a fairly plain bedroom with white painted walls a window with blinds and pink curtains hanging infront of it. A Dressing table of brown wood and a mirror large enough to prepare an entire family, on the table was a jewelry box, make-up laying around and two pictures standing on either side. The left one with three children standing against a wall the youngest girl wearing a white dress and hugging what seemed like a bunny rabbit, the boy looking very annoyed for just being there all beautiful dressed in a tuxedo. The eldest daughter stood there smiling wearing a white dress and pink stilettos on.

The photo on the right held a picture of a tall man with silver hair holding a woman with pink hair and beautiful blue eyes bridal style which was ironic due to her wearing a wedding dress and him wearing a tuxedo. One could clearly see that she was struggling in the photo to get loose of his grip and a blush evident on her face.

All of a sudden a shuffling sound could be heard coming from the bed as sheets being rustled.

"God I love mornings just to look at her trying to sneak out of bed it's... well just so damn cute.'

"So where you going this early?" I asked as she yelped in surprise and turned around an evident blush on her face, but her smile, damn her smile is beautiful.

"Someone has to make breakfast."

Was her reply to her silver haired husband sitting straight up with a white shirt on and yellow boxers, his jade colored eyes staring at her with his smile. She immediately turned away and said "I missed the days I could be alone, getting up on time everything was organized. I made breakfast and went to work none of this lovey dovey stuff." She said without even thinking, her husband suddenly looked at his feet sadly and said "I'm sorry..." I immediately felt guilty for what I said and leaned down tilted his head up and kissed him squarely on the lips.

'Aren't you happy?'

I thought to myself as I sat their admiring the covers but suddenly locked gazes with my wife as she planted a soft and warm kiss on my lips. I jostled at the feeling but I hope not much for her to notice. When our warm lips broke she stared me directly in the eyes her crystal blue eyes and pink disheveled hair adorning every last inch of her Goddess like beauty and she spoke "Sorry... I still can't get used to this. Even though we are married and have three children, I'm sorry" I looked at her while she was explaining with her head down, I felt sad due to me seeing her like this and hugged her as tight as I could.

'Now he thinks I hate all of this.'

After saying such emotionless words I apologized towards my husband who was merely now hugging me. We just sat their enjoying that moment and my husband merely said with a low chuckle "It's new to me too but at least we have each other, right?" I simply looked at him a shocked expression on my face due to this man acting as if I did nothing wrong. I looked at him confusion all over my face and asked "You... You're not mad?" He stared directly at me and asked with a quizzical face and tone in his voice.

"Why would I?"

I looked at my wife quizzically and trying to determine why I would be and at her, my wife but then it suddenly clicked. What she said earlier that was why she asked if I was mad. I looked her fully in the face and said "I love you and nothing will ever change that not even something you say. You're stuck with me ever since we first met and became l'cie, although we may have been different we were pulled to each other like Destiny intended too." I tried to lean forward to kiss her but was interrupted by yelling coming from the Living room. We both looked at each other and smiled planting a small peck on her cheek.

-XIII-

The Living room wasn't fancy it was fairly just as normal infact it was plain normal. A TV setting in the corner with a mat lying on the ground and one couch adorning the room. With two children sitting on the couch fighting over the television remote. A girl about 4 years old holding what seemed to be a Nautilus souvenir doll, white hair falling almost like her father's and eyes as blue like the ocean. The boy was standing holding the remote controller way over his head, he had pinkish hair like his mother flowing exactly like his father, green eyes as ruthless like his mother. He also has a scarf adorning his neck which was a present from his father.

I came walking out wearing my pink slippers and my pink gown 'cliché right?' I got over to where my son was taunting my little girl hovering the remote over her head.

"Don't be rude to your sister!" And hit him on his head but not hard to actually pain him but merely to be a nuisance. And at the same time grabbed the remote and held it in my hands.

"Owww! Mom why'd you do that?" He was asking as he was acting about the pain. Our daughter saw me standing behind him and started running towards me calling "Mommy!" I quickly bowed down and lifted her of the ground, a smile appearing on my face as I started to spin her around laughing together.

'I freaking love that laugh.'

I thought as I came walking out our bedroom wearing a simple grey shirt with a simple black tracksuit on with my white slippers. Walking towards the ruckus of our children and Light I came into view and all of a sudden heard someone screaming with happiness "Daddy!" It was mine and Light's daughter called Vanille. She was being held by her mother and our eldest son, Ethan. He was also hugging Light which was really sneaky because the actual reason he was hugging her was to get the television remote. Light quickly realized that Vanille wanted to come and hug me, her dad and placed her on the ground, all while Ethan was still trying to get the remote from his mom.

'She really is her father's daughter.'

Thinking to myself as she ran towards her father who quickly snatched her in a humungous bear hug while Ethan was standing on the couch trying to get the remote, which he almost had if it weren't for me pulling the remote away at the last second. Ethan fell face first on the couch with Vanille giggling and said 'Way to go mommy!" I dumped the remote next to Ethan and walked towards the kitchen and asked "so, who wants pancakes?" Suddenly Vanille was screaming "Yesssss!" Ethan also lifting himself up from the spot he'd been laying on and spoke "Thanks mom!" And grabbed the remote lying next to him and started to flick through various channels. My husband set Vanille down and said "First I have to go shower after that I'll eat, alright?" He came running to me, kissed me on the lips and ran to get ready.

'I can't believe she forgot Snow's birthday again? Either that or she's intentionally doing so.'

I walked in our bedroom motioning towards the closet and picked out what I was gonna wear, layed it out on the bed and went to shower. 'I still can't believe she said yes.' The great Lightning Farron a soldier who only cared for her and her sister. A person who was coldhearted and showed me strategies on how to survive when we were still l'cie. Branded as enemies of the Cocoon and tried to wipe us out but she was there strong as ever keeping us together, keeping me together. Seems like only yesterday but infact by estimates happened 100 000 years ago due to a certain Goddess contracting Light as her Champion and whisked her through a portal, damn portals and goddesses.

Not long after that I became involved not wanting to accept that Light died, which she did not by the way. She was trapped in a paradox continually repeating itself where she always died, as to how I know. I recovered an artefact called an Oracle Drive showing me the place where Light was fighting against Caius Ballad an immortal being holding a grudge against Etro; the Goddess and in tandem Light. I was thrusted into Humanity's last chance the one to guide the world its last Hope... okay that was necessary... I think? Serah; Light's little sister who was the reason we became l'cie joined up with a Noel Kreiss; a boy from the future where the world was ending. They both travelled through time resolving paradoxes and eventually they succeeded and got to Valhalla; the place Light resided, a place where no time touched its shores.

Climbing out the shower and placing a towel on me walked to the bed getting dressed. Wait-almost forgot! Serah and Noel finally faced Caius ultimately resolving the paradox restraining Light, and although they succeeded the Chaos was released; a power capable of destroying space and time completely. Humanity was lost, not figuratively but chronologically due to time vanishing. No one aged anymore mankind and creatures alike. I'm not even sure how much time passed and although time did not exist my friends all became different except her, Light.

She awoke at the final 13 days of the world tasked by the God of Light Bhunivelze...! God how I hate that bastard. Why? Because he basically kidnapped me tortured me for 169 years or so, reverted me back into my pre-teen form for him to take control easily. After the torture he ushered me and Light into another dimension called The Ark; the only place where time seemingly existed. I and Light were both there and I wanted to tell her that Bhunivelze was a bad guy, I couldn't because he controlled all my actions. Eventually Light found out the truth about Bhunivelze trying to make people his mindless puppets in the new world he created. Although he took away Light's emotions she knew it was wrong and she admitted to Hope that he was the catalyst for anger, that and he denied to bring Serah back. Already busy with his final garment which was his shirt he thought on.

She sacrificed herself in order to save all of us trying to stay behind in the Old World, watching over the lifeless world without anyone, without hope. And finally coming to the new world we finally found each other again, even though at first Light's defensive walls were a pain in the ass I finally broke through and she accepted it, accepted me.

"Seven returned from the Academy on a weekend and said she'll meet us at the mall."

I spoke as I came in the room my husband busy putting on his last sneaker. "What's the occasion?" I asked at him walking closer to straighten out his striped buttoned shirt. "You did forget. Well I'll give you a hint and if you figure it out I'll tuck in the kids tonight." He said with a happy grin on his face. I asked with a furrowed eyebrow "Really?" He simply replied "Yeah. Okay so if you get this right you are a certified genius; Snow only falls once a year." Looking at Hope with a goofy grin plastered on his face was... well... cute. I stared up at the sky tapping the fingers on my chin trying to figure it out and.

BANG!

"It's his birthday!" Escaped a voice unlike what I had earlier, it was more frightening. Hope looked at me with a smile and said "He's married to your sister the least you could do is try." I huffed in anger because I knew he was right and mumbled "Fine..." My husband came closer with his face an amused grin on his face and said "What did you say...?" I looked at him annoyed and spoke a bit harder "Fine." After saying it her husband simply laughed and said "Well, are we gonna go and buy him a present?" Hesitantly I nodded and replied "Yes... But let me get ready first." He smiled and gave me a kiss against my lips and walked out the room saying "Don't worry I'll finish up with breakfast."

After he left the room I walked over to my closet and picked out my clothes which consisted out of a light pink shirt, a fully white jacket and orange jeans with red heels and my blue handbag which was always my first choice. I strode over to the shower picking up my husband's towel "He can be such a child." I mumble to myself while picking it up. When I finally reached the shower I took of my clothes and got in.

-XIII-

Hope was sitting at the Kitchen table with Ethan and Vanille all of them enjoying the pancakes Lightning made and the ones Hope made when he came out of the room.

"Are you two enjoying it?" Asked Hope at his two children seated at the table happily eating their pancakes. Vanille was the first to answer with a very excited tone "Yes! It's better than mommy's." I brought my face closer to Vanille and whispered "Don't let your mom hear that." Suddenly Light came in and asked "Hear what?" Ethan briskly replied "That you're a bad cook mom." I turned and looked at Ethan than back at Light sending me a death glare and I could only muster a weakly smile and said "Ethan's lying." Vanille looked at her father and nodded in acceptance "Ethan's the one lying." Ethan looked at his dad and Vanille exclaimed "Hey!"

Light looked at Ethan who was now going defensive mode, being wary of his mother who could poke him for lying. Me and Vanille giggled at Ethan's predicament all while Light walked over to us promptly kissing me on my cheek, I held out her plate of pancakes and she got seated as well. "So what are we doing today before Uncle Snow's birthday?" Everyone's demeanor in the house suddenly changed, Vanille who was giggling a second ago looked very scared while Light adopted a very annoyed look and Ethan looked bored as hell.

'Damn! I forgot again.'

I stared at Hope and feeling bad she mumbled to herself "Why don't we go and buy Snow a present..." My husband suddenly flicked his head my way and asked "Huh?! Did you say something, Light?" Great, now there's no going back "Why don't we go out shopping? We can buy a present for Snow." I said it as plainly as possible but the expression on Hope's face was clear shock and confusion. "Why are you staring at me like that?" I asked questioningly at my husband whose face adopted a small smile. Then out of nowhere Vanille biting down on a pancake said.

"Uncle Snow's scary."

"He's annoying."

Voiced Ethan after Vanille's statement. Me and Light only laughed at their statements and I finally spoke up "Uncle Snow may be scary and annoying but he's still family. And do you guys hate Serah?" Light was the first to speak "Well... He is married to my younger sister so I'll go. What about you two? After all you're older sister kind of likes Snow so she'll be there." Vanille and Ethan's shared a meaningful look and said "Seven's gonna be there?!" I simply nodded and watched how Ethan and Vanille's features lit up into happy expressions. That's when I stood up motioning to take everyone's plates and spoke "Okay, Ethan, Vanille why don't you two go and get ready. After that we can go and buy a present for Uncle Snow, the sooner the better, right?" Both kids suddenly ran towards their respective rooms when Vanille was in her room she called for her mother to come and help.

My wife stood up rolling her eyes and then went to help Vanille and as I wanted to ravish in the peace a shout came from Ethan's room "Dad! Can you come and help?"

After a few minutes Ethan came out wearing a blue jean with a buttoned shirt and a green jacket in his hand. While Light and Vanille came out their room with Vanille wearing a blue dress with white sneakers on, could only be Light. I walked over to Vanille with Light coming out behind her simply ruffling Vanille's hair. Ethan came walking behind me and said "Dad, isn't it time for us to go?" I turned around and looked at Ethan and nodded while saying "So, Light are you guys ready?"

'He looks dashing in that white buttoned shirt with his usual beige and yellow jacket on, with blue jeans and black sneakers.'

"We can go anytime." Suddenly Vanille yelped and ran towards her room Hope and I simply looked at each other knowing very well what she forgot her doll; it was a gift from Hope's dad Bartholomew a souvenir from Nautilus he bought for her and a new PSQ (PlayStation Quad) for Ethan. He bought a new car for Seven as well and I never could've imagined that Bartholomew Estheim would approve of me and Hope's marriage when our age gap was so hugely apart. "Vanille, are you ready?" I asked out at our daughter coming out the room holding her doll and stating "Ready!" Then my husband spoke "Alright let's go!" With Vanille equally excited behind him while Ethan and I simply sighed.

-XIII-

New Bodhum Mall was by far the largest mall in the entire area, the only place where you can get anything for anyone. With its three story high structure housing every type of store ranging from essentials to necessities. The best place to spend your money like there's no tomorrow. Luckily the Estheim family wasn't very poor, all thanks to Hope being the CEO of his own company called Regen Industries; the most advanced medical mogul, funding labs for creating new ways to help mankind. All while Light stayed home much to her dismay, she still wanted to be a soldier or go in that profession, but after Seven's birth became impossible as her demeanor completely changed to pure motherly instinct.

"Whoa...! There are many people here today." Said my wife as she was holding Ethan's hand, and me piggybacking Vanille on my shoulders. I replied "Yeah... Does everyone know that it's Snow's birthday?" Light simply snorted and said "I wouldn't be surprised. Do you remember their wedding? Serah's party three years back?" I simply smiled and replied "Yeah, you were pretty pissed due to their being more people than necessary." Suddenly Vanille was squealing on top of my head and exclaimed "That day smoke came out of mommy's ears!" And Ethan also chimed in "She looked as if she was gonna kill someone, preferably, lame dad." The last part of Ethan's sentence came out as a whisper and although neither I nor Vanille could hear Ethan was smacked on the head very mildly.

"Owww!"

As I smacked Ethan's head I promptly heard giggling coming from Vanille and a low chuckle escaping my husband's lips. "Let's go." I stated at my family who followed along with Vanille and Hope still laughing and Ethan rubbing his head. We soon arrived at a sports shop selling everything to surfboards and snowboards. You see New Bodhum can get very cold and so it's the perfect place to surf in the summer and sliding in the winter on the slopes. "So, what do we get for Snow?" Hope asked as he sat down Vanille who started running around the store with her brother. I walked over to Hope and asked as casually as I can "Didn't he want that new gloves and surfboard?" Hope started to stare at me in a surprise manner and asked.

"You remember?"

I stared at my wife completely baffled 'How in hell did she remember what he wanted?' And all of a sudden a smile appeared on my face as I asked playfully "You really do care about him?" And the next moment I felt a pain on my left arm as Light punched it and sent a death glare towards me replying "Watch what you say! I'm still older then you, kid. Now come on let's get this over with." I could've swore I saw a small smile on her mouth before she turned around. But what shocked me next was her question "Are you mad...?" I questioningly asked as we were walking through the store "Why?" Light abruptly stopped and turned around looking me directly in the face and asked "About the punch and kid thing?" I quickly grasped her in a hug and said "Never..." Weird enough she didn't even try to break free. I breathed in her sweet aroma when she spoke.

"I am glad. You are my Hope and I never want to lose you, ever!"

Little did I know that Fate was cruel and that Hope would become a victim of its clutches? I'm coming so please wait for me.

To Be Continued

A/N: Things are just getting started! The world and everything will change. I just hope Lightning can stop it all, save Hope. The Savior has returned to save one person her Hopeful Light.

Well I wanted to try a One-Shot but that didn't work, please R&R and also this story is far from done. Thanks for Reading.

Preview: "E-Etro...?"