A/N: Yay~ First story. I'm going to go ahead and get all the warnings and things done in this chapter.

WARNINGS: This story contains sexual content, language, violence, and alcohol and drug use.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own FFXIII-2 or any of their characters. :(

"Hope!...Hope!"

The boy gasped at his name being yelled and opened his eyes. "What?" He eyed the brown haired boy that was hovering over him.

"Get up lazy. It's almost time for class." The brunette laughed and threw a pillow at the other boys face.

Hope yawned and pushed the pillow off him. "Damn it." He pushed his blankets off him and got out of bed. "I never sleep this late.." he mumbled as he made his way to the bathroom.

"Yeah I know. Normally its you yelling at me to get my ass up."

"Mm." The silver haired boy turned on the sink and began brushing his teeth. He then washed his face, peed, and brushed his hair. After feeling satisfied with his look, he walked back out to join his friend.

"Did you do the homework?" Hope asked as he was getting his clothes out of the dresser.

"Of course. You think I could get by without doing it? No way, not with you as my roommate."

The boy snickered and leaned against the wall. His tight blue shirt outlined every muscle. The tan pants fit his lower body perfectly. And his brown hair looked as soft cotton. He was practically perfect. This unflawed boy was Hope's roommate; Noel. He was not only his roommate, but his best friend. They got paired together their freshmen year and have been inseparable ever since. It was somewhat odd, considering the two were almost complete opposites.

Hope Estheim, was the star of his class. He had perfect grades and always did everything he could to do better in terms of academics. He volunteered at multiple places, was in various clubs and was fairly well off in finances.

Noel Kreiss, however, was very different. He was a classic jock. Playing on multiple sports teams, including, soccer, lacrosse, and swimming. He was always too busy with other things such as partying to pay much attention to his school work causing him to fail several classes. Luckily for him, Hope had agreed to help him with his school work. And because good grades are required for sports, Noel agreed.

The two now shared a lot of things. Noel convinced Hope to join the soccer team and swimming team. Hope got Noel to help out at the local Historical center. And they both spend their down time playing video games. They were the perfect roommates for each other.

"Noel you know you would have been kicked out if it wasn't for me." Hope finished getting dressed and grabbed his messenger bag, wrapping it around his body.

Noel crossed his arms and smiled. "Save the lecture. We're gonna be late."

The two walked out of their room and headed down the hall and out to the campus. Their days normally were pretty static. They both had class at 9am to 12pm on Mondays and Wednesday.

Noel had another class directly after, then would go back to the dorm until 3pm for soccer practice. Hope went to the science club until 2, then meet with Noel at the dorm. Soccer practice went until 6 then they would both come back to the dorm, do their homework, get showers and normally play games. On the weekends, Noel would normally be gone all night at parties while Hope would be in the dorm either studying or relaxing.

"Excuse me!"

The boys turned around to spot a running girl coming their way. She stopped a foot in front of them and leaned down, putting her hands on her knees and tried to catch her breath.

"You two are Noel and Hope right?" she said, looking up at them.

"Yeah, and who might you be?" Noel asked as he eyed the young looking girl.

"My name's Alyssa." The girl stood up straight and smiled cheerfully, putting her hands behind her back. "I'm the new intern here, I work for the housing department."

Both Noel and Hope looked at each other then back at the girl. "It's a pleasure to meet you Alyssa but we're going to be late for our class. Can you make it quick?" Hope said.

"Of course! I'm supposed to tell you about your new roommate. Unfortunately I seem to have forgotten her name.." the cheerful blonde tapped her finger against her chin.

"Her?" The brunette boy raised his eyebrow and crossed his arms over his chest. "You mean a girl?"

"Yep." she giggled.

Hope opened his mouth to say something but was stopped when the bell rang loud throughout the campus.

"Shit! We gotta go."

"Yes. It was nice to meet you Alyssa."
"Bye!"

The boys ran towards the large building, leaving the girl behind. They ran all the way to their classroom. Once they reached it they were both out of breath. Luckily the professor wasn't in yet so they got in the room with ease. Hope took his normal spot in the front of the room, Noel sitting right behind him.

"Are we really getting a girl roommate?"

Hope turned around to face his friend. "It appears that way. Though I'm not sure how it will work considering we only have two beds."

"Hey maybe she's hot." Noel smirked and leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms. "I won't mind sharing."

"Is that all you think about?" Hope laughed softly.

"Can't blame me can you? Plus, you know you'd do the same."

"I'm not sure about that."

They both laughed and sat correctly in their chairs as the professor walked in. He immediately started teaching. It was history class, Hope's second favorite class, his first was his science classes. The boy took out his notebook and began writing everything the professor said and wrote on the board. Every bit of information intrigued him. Even the smallest details he found interesting.

The classes always felt so short. Hope would study and review all his notes several times until he memorized and understood every part of it. He could almost always tell you about any time period and the history of it. He was the college's most treasured history expert. The boy was happy to admit his studying paid off every time. Getting A's on every test, giving great speeches, writing top notch research papers. Hope Estheim was the number one student in the college.

Half way though the lecture, Hope could hear Noel becoming bored. He's probably eager about our new roommate. I suppose I'm eager as well. His thinking was interrupted by a tap on the shoulder. He turned his head slightly to the side to see a folded up piece of paper floating above his shoulder. Grabbing the paper quietly, he placed it under his notebook.

When the professor turned his back on the class to write on the board, Hope slipped the paper out from underneath his notebook.

'If she's hot, I call her first.'

Hope rolled his eyes and wrote a response underneath.
'How do you know that she'll be into you? She might find you repulsing.'

He folded the paper back up and slid it quickly back to Noel as the teacher turned back around to face the class. It was another couple minutes until he felt another tap on his shoulder. This time, Hope didn't even look back to grab the paper. He reached back and grabbed the hovering paper. He did the same as he did with the previous time; hid the folded paper under his notebook until the teacher turned away. Luckily the lecture had just been review from the previous day.

'Hah, right. She'd have to like me. I mean just look at me.'

Hope quickly wrote a response.

'You sound just like Snow.'

He couldn't help but smile at his response as he passed it back to Noel. He waited quietly to listen to the scoff or crumpling of the paper. The loud crumple he heard made him laugh softly. The bell rang and Hope put his notebook away and wrapped his back around his body. Standing up, he turned to face Noel.

"Not funny Hope. You know I hate that guy." The brunette said as he stood up.

"I was just being honest. He would surely say something like that." He laughed softly. "Don't worry, I like you better than him. You're not as much as an ass."

"Thanks."

They both grabbed their phones after they vibrated in their bags. They read the messages in silence.

"Soccers canceled" Noel said, still staring at his phone.

"So is science club. Says because of a bad storm later."

"That's weird. I didn't see any bad weather online this morning."

Hope shrugged and put his phone back in his bag. "Let's just go back to the dorm.

"Right. Can we stop at the cafeteria and get something to go?"

The silver haired boy nodded and began walking out of the class. Both boys walked quietly. The cafeteria was about a good quarter mile from the lecture hall. Thankfully though, their dorm room was right next to the cafeteria building. Neither of the boys were out of shape by any means, but they were eager to get back and meet their new roommate. Though it confused them both why the person was a girl.

Coed housing accepted but most of the girls roomed with girls, and boys roomed with boys. And also not to mention that each room was only meant for two people. There were two beds, two closets, two dressers, two desks, and there wasn't really room to add anything for a third person.

'Maybe that girl Alyssa simply messed up the room number.' Hope thought to himself as they entered the cafeteria.

Hope got his usual grilled chicken salad with low fat honey mustard. For a side he got a bag of baked chips and a vitamin water for a drink. The boy kept a healthy diet. Of course he wasn't a health freak to the point of counting all the calories and fat he had a day. He simply knew not to overload his food with junk. He would have a desert every night and it satisfied him greatly. Hope looked down at the food in his hand and paid for it then waited for Noel. Noel paid for his things; a hamburger, chips, and a soda. They walked back to their dorm quickly.

"So, what do you think our roommate' gonna be like?" Noel asked as they walked down the hallway of the dorm building.

"I'm not sure. I hope she's like us though."

"Yeah, I wonder if she knows she's rooming with two guys.." he laughed and shook his head. "No way they could have left that out."

Hope smiled and nodded. He reached in his pocket and got out his key. When he put the key in the lock he realized it had already been unlocked. He pushed the door open slightly.

"You leave the door unlocked?" Noel said to him.

"No. I locked it. I always do."

They stepped inside and set their bags down. Hope looked around the main room and frowned. Nothing was out of place or missing. 'This is odd...Maybe our new roommate is here already.' He looked around again and shook his head to himself. 'No, there's no extra things here yet.'

"Hey... is the shower on?"

Hope turned towards the bathroom and listened. "I think it is?"

Both of the boys looked at each other and walked slowly towards the bathroom door. Sure enough they could hear the water running loudly. Noel pressed his ear against the door.

"There's definitely someone in there" he whispered.
"Think it's our roommate?"

The brunette shrugged and continued to listen. He noticed that the water had stopped and he moved off of the door.

"What..."

Before Hope could finish his sentence, the bathroom door opened. In front of them stood their new roommate. Both boys flushed at the sight before them. The girl, well woman, was in a black bra and matching black underwear. Her skin was slightly tanned and flawless. The soft pink hair she had fell was slightly dried. It was pushed to the side and it fell right between her boobs. The damp bangs were pushed to the side, revealing her striking aqua eyes.

They both stared at her. Both from embarrassment and in awe. If Hope thought she was beautiful, then Noel surely did as well. It didn't register to them that they were staring.

"Uh, excuse me?"

Hope come to and stepped out of the way, grabbing Noel's arm and pulling him away as well. The girl stepped out of the bathroom and walked into the main room. Noel pulled Hope into the bathroom.

"Dude did you see her!" He ran his hand through his hair. "She's a total babe."

"She is attractive, I will admit."

"And.." He walked over to him and smirked. "Did you see her belly button ring? Total turn on. Wonder if she's got any others."

"Noel be reasonable. Don't start thinking about that. We don't even know her name."

Before they could continue their conversation the girl came back and stood in the doorway. The two turned and looked at her.

"Was there any luggage in the hallway?"

Both of them shook their heads. She was still in her underwear and bra. "Damn." The pink haired girl crossed her arms. "They told me it would be here by now."

"You can borrow a shirt or something if you want." Noel said.

She looked him up and down then focused on his face. "Thanks." She walked back out to the main room.

Noel followed after her, then Hope after him. The brunette walked over to his dresser and went through his messy drawers. After a minute he found a plain dark blue shirt and handed it to her. Hope watched from the bed as she slipped it on over her head. It was just long enough to cover her underwear. Noel put a hand on his hip and looked at the girl.

"So, I take it you're our new roommate?"

"What gave you the hint?" She stared at the brunette and crossed her arms.

Noel grinned. "Well, we've seen you half naked, but how about a name?"

"Lightning." Her voice was somewhat harsh.

"Interesting name... I'm Noel."

She looked at him for a second then over to Hope who was sitting on the bed. "What about you?"

"Hope. Pleasure to meet you Lightning. If you don't mind me asking, why did you pick this room? As you can see there's only two beds."

"The girl at housing told me that there weren't any other rooms available. She told me I could be in here with you two." She uncrossed her arms and put one on her hip. "I hope that won't be a problem."

Noel laughed softly. "Of course not."

"Right. Well i'm going to make some tea."

Lighting walked out of the room and into the small kitchenette. As the silence came, so did the realization that it was raining outside. The raindrops hit the window forcefully, making a tapping sound. Hope got off the bed and looked out the window. The sky was darker than normal for it only being two in the afternoon and dark storm clouds floated slowly in the sky.

"Wow.. I guess it really is going to storm." Hope said, looking up at the sky.

"Huh, weird. It was nice and sunny when we left class."

Hope turned to look at his friend that had moved next to him, also staring out the window. They heard Lightning finishing making her tea when the lights flickered. Both ignored it and continued looking out at the sky. Once the girl was finished, she walked back into the main room. The soft taps of her feet made both of the boys turn around.

Hope's cheeks turned a light pink as he watched her walking towards them. He had tried to suppress the thoughts, considering he didn't know anything about her. But he couldn't deny that she was very attractive. He surely wanted to get to know her well. The boy watched his friend out of the corner of his eyes. He was watching her too. Lightning's mouth opened up slightly to say something, unfortunately before she could say anything, the lights flickered out. The sound of the computers shutting off and the lights filled the room.

A/N: So before each chapter I'll give you the warnings for the content. So look out for that, and thank you for reading!