He rolled over and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her shoulders gently and giving her a light squeeze. Lightning was asleep and couldn't enjoy the praise, Caius fell asleep with her in his arms, then both were woken rudely by a crashing noise.
Lightning jumped up, throwing the covers off and was about to make her way outside the house till Caius grabbed her by the wrist. "Stay", he said. "I'll go"
Lightning then sat on the bed with her hands clasped together as she waited for Caius, her eyes were closed as she focused on the sounds outside, it sounded like a war outside. She hesitated at the thought of looking out the window.
"Claire Farron, come out with your hands up!", it sounded like a soldier but why? What trouble could they possibly be in? On their honeymoon...
Lightning got up and slowly made her way out the home, it had to have been serious for them to call her by her real name. She walked out, guns were drawn and Caius was in custody and she assumed they some how beat him as he was worn and tired, he barely could look up.
Serah and Snow came outside to see the noise and Serah ended up running towards her sister. Snow jumped in front of his wife as one soldier drew a gun towards her face. "Lightning!", serah called for her sister.
"What's this about!?", demanded Snow.
A soldier approached him, "business", he simply said as he thrust a rob towards Snow, shocking him and sending him on his knees. "Snow!", she dropped to her knees and shook her husband.
"Get the girl... she looks familiar"
Lightning looked back towards their house as she thought about gunblade, she needed it now, this didn't feel right. Why was this happening?
"Tie them up and shoot everybody else"
"What!?" Lightning gasped just as a thousand bolts went through her body. Caius opened his eyes just barely enough to see her fall, he looked to his left at Serah laid over Snow. "What's going on!?" he ordered.
"Caius Ballad... you and your "wife" are under arrest for the damage you caused especially Ms. Clair. You are all going to pay for the destruction of Cocoon"
"What?"
"And you, I know had nothing to do with the fall of Cocoon... but", Caius couldn't catch it until it was too late and the blade was forced through his stomach that knocked the wind out of him. Then a hit over the head to knock him clean out. "You are just a hindrance to the new grand design... can't have you trying to change the timeline when we're almost done"