Lightning watched from a far as Snow ran to Serah, spun her around with a happy laugh and then embraced her tightly. They finally met again after being apart a long time.

It's been a few months since she awoke in new world and it took her two weeks to find Serah. Later she found Fang and Vanille Serah found Noel and Yeul. Hope, who returned to his true age met Lightning in library. Snow was the last one, who wasn't found until now.

And now watching her sister reunite with her fiance, older Farron couldn't help, but feel jealous. If only he was alive and reborn too, she could be right now reunting with him. But he was dead a long time and because of it he couldn't reborn, so they couldn't reunite even if it was something what Lightning wanted with all her heart.

Back then she was just Claire, both sisters had childhood friend. His name was Cloud Strife he was Lightning's age and he offen spend his time with sisters. As years went by Claire found herself falling in love with Cloud. Shortly after realising this she confessed to Cloud. Her feelings were mutual and soon they began dating.

But happiness didn't last long. Claire and Serah's parents died leaving them orphans. They didn't had much money and to give her sister the best, older Farron even wanted to join Guardian Corps to get a job. Horewer before she could do that Cloud's mother took the custody over them and sisters moved in Strife's residence.

Few months later Mrs Strife couldn't work anymore and Cloud, who came of age joined SOLDER to support his mother, girlfriend and Serah. When he told her this she frowned. She didn't like that. She didn't wanted Cloud to go.

Cloud only smiled at this when Claire told him this and kissed her lips.

"Don't worry I'm going to be fine and I return I promise."

And he left. Cloud sent money and letters every month telling in letters what he was fine and missed them. But suddenly... Letters stopped coming. At first they weren't worried, Claire knew what working in military was hard work and sometimes solders barely had time to rest let alone write letters to family.

One day while Claire and Serah washed dishes after having dinner Mrs Strife went open the door. From where she was standing older Farron could see their visitor: he had spiky black hair and blue eyes. He nodded greeting Cloud's mother. And then she heard something what broke her heart.

"I'm sorry Mrs Strife but... Cloud is gone."

After these words everything was like in fog for Claire. The plate she was holding fell from her hands to floor shattering to pieces. Her legs couldn't support her anymore and she fell to floor as tears ran down her face. She didn't heard any sounds. She didn't heard what Serah was telling her didn't heard Mrs Strife crying saying to herself what it wasn't true. Their visitor left saying again he was sorry, but Claire didn't paid attention to him. There was only one thought in her mind what repeated again and again. Cloud was gone.

From this moment things became worse. Cloud's mother couldn't deal with her son's death and she died because of heart attack. Sisters became orphans again. And Claire Farron died. Lightning came instead.

So their parents death wasn't the only and main reason why older Farron become Lightning.

Cloud's death were main reason.


AN: not my best oneshot but I just had to write it down after watching some Serah\Cloud videos. Hope you liked reading this.