Final Fantasy AU.
Requested by my sister! I've never written a FF fic before, let alone a High School AU. I hope I did okay!

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BAMM!
Aloud noise was heard in the empty basement corridor. It made Hope Estheim jump lightly, wven thought he was the one carrying them. Thank god there wasn't any teachers or surveillance passing by, or they would've asked the little second year what he was doing going around the school with out a ticket. He bent down to take his books, and another figure bent down to help him. Oh snap the principal.
"My, my, Hope. You shouldn't be carrying all this by yourself!" he said, handing the boy a few books. "which teacher are you making this errand for?"
Hope took the books and piled them neatly on the floor before taking them up in his scrawny arms.
"I meed to take them to miss Tifa for miss Yuffie." Hope answred politly. He noticed a student he'd never seen before standing beside the principal. She was tall and skinny, with light pink hair that was was curled below her ear and that seemed to be mostly shoved on her right shoulder. She had long straight long bangs that completely hid her forehead, but only partially left eye. Her eyes were sharp and of a greyish color. She glanced quickly at Hope, top to bottom while the principal introduced her.
"Hope, this is our new transfer student who will be attending classes tomorrow. Her name is-"
"Lightning."
she blushed when she realized she'd cut the pricipal, but he paid no attention to it and let her continue after exhanging looks. He was a very good man.
"My name is Lightning Farron." she streched a hand to him. "Nice to meet you."
"I'm Hope Estheim. A-and I'd love to shake your hand, but um..." he lowered his head to the pile of books in his arms, smiling nervously.
The principle chuckled and glanced at his clock. he gasped silently and the vice president, Noctis Lucis Cealum, called out to him by the end of the empty corridor. He's a very serious man. Sharp eyes that seem to throw daggers at everyone sometimes, with a cold personality to match. He has black Spikey hair and he's almost always in a suit. It's a little hard imagining him in something else. Most female arudenta think that he's really attractive, but to their dismay the man is already married. I mean look at that silver ring on him. It's the only accesory he wears.
He glanced at Hope, smilled lightly and turned to the principal.
"Sir, we're going to be late for the meeting." he said.
"Yes, but miss Lightning here..."
"I appologize but we don't have time... Hope, could you take Lightning on a tour of the campus?"
"H-huh? Me?"
The vice-president put a hand on his shoulder before dragging a worried principle away. "We're counting on you. Here's a note for your teacher and a ticket."
"Ah, wait, sir!" Hope cried out. He stared at the ticket and the note on his pile of books, and sighed.
"W-well, I guess I'm in charge of showing you around.." he said nervously.
"Yeah. While we're at it, let me help you with that." and she took half of Hope's books no sweat. "Where should we take this to?"
"T-the library.."
"Alright then."
she started walking the opposite way to destination.
"U-um, Lightning..."
"Yeah?"
"The library's this way."
He saw her blush lightly as she walked back to him. Her head low, she muttered "You lead." in a shy tone.
Hope chukled and started walking towards two big symetrical wooden doors, with coloured glass covering half their surfaces. Lightning turned to Hope.
"This... Is the library, right?"
"Oh, I guess the principal didnt tell you."
"Then tell me."
"Okay well... Our school was built after a big Tsunami hid this town and the neighboring ones. It caused many buildings to collide together. The north part of the old school collided with a chruch, and when they decided to rebuilt the school, the principle wanted to keep the main parts of the church to create a library, since the school didnt have one yet."
"The principal has been the principal for that long?"
"I guess so."
"I see. Thanks for telling me. Should we go in now?"
"Yeah. I think miss Tifa is there." He nods, before pushing the door open with his back.
The inside was, compared to Lightning's imagination, beautiful.

There was a small corridor that lasted two steps, hiding the librarians glassed windowed offices on the right, with the counter at the left.
There was long black carpet layed out just like in a real church, while instead of chairs, it was pairs of working tables. A little further were large bookshelves, with stairs on both side, leading to a blocked second floor. There was a few more books up there, and the floor went on but you couldn't see much. Behind the bookshelves were two rooms, classroom sized, that were for team assignments, but it turned out to be one of the many meet-up places for friends during the morning, according to Hope.

A tall, long haired woman appeared behind the counter. She gasped when she saw Hope.
"I thought I heard voices! It's you Hope!" she smiled brightly.
She turned Lightning. "Who's your friend? Oh, don't tell me she's your girlfriend Hope!"
The students both blush. Hope is the first one to raise his voice.
"N-no! Lightning is..!" he stops talking, realizing that his voice echoed a bit. "Lightning is a transfer student. S-she's gonna start attending classes tomorrow."
Lightning nods, still blushing lightly. "Nice to meet you."
The woman smiles back warmly. "It's always great to see new faces around here. I'm Tifa, me and my friend Cloud are the ones in charge of the library."
"They're much more than friends." Hope whsipered to her.
"I heard that." Tifa scolded him with a playful tone.
Hope chuckled as he put his books on the counter. Lightning did the same and heard someone's steps from the computer rooms. She turned and saw a tall blond man, with eyes probably as sharp as her, framed by glasses.
Tifa smiled at him. "Cloud, have you met the transfer student?"
He took his glasses off and slid them in his shirt pocket. "No. Is that her?"
Cloud had a somewhat deep and clear voice. He also had spikey hair like the vice-president and his looks were about on the same level, according to female students. He often wore a buttoned shirt with simple jeans, and when it was cold he would have a light jacket. One of his trademarks that makes him attractive was that he was as silent as he was strong. And he didn't talk much, so I'm sure you know what I mean.
Lightning nodded. "Pleasure to meet you."
Cloud stepped to the counter in front of her. "Likewise. I hope you like it here at the academy."
"Thank you."

They exit the library, ans Hope shows her a few shortcuts around the school. When they arrive on the first floor (the principal showed her from the top to bottom, passing the 2nd and 3rd floor first), they bump into a few students in the stairs. It was a boy carrying a girl. Lightning recognized her and skipped a few steps to join her, shouting her name.
"Serah!"
The boy lifted his head. He was Noel, Hope's good friend. Serah was his good friend too, but they didn't talk much. They just had alot of simliar classes.
Noel was half a head taller then Hope, brown hair that stopped inthe middle of his neck, with long bangs that hid part of his forehead. He wasn't as smart as Hope, but Noel was more of the physical type. With the Hope's help, he had notes that were a little above average.
Serah was just as tall as Hope, with light pink hair like Lightning, part of it cut short with the rest tied into a curly tail on the side of her head. She had bangs a little shorter than Lightning, and she was a little skinnier than her too. Serah's really pretty and smart, friends with everyone but she passes barely in sports, because she has many health problems. It's not the first time she's fainted in class. Judging by their clothes, They were in gym class.

Hope hopped to Noel's side. "Is she okay?"
Noel nodded. "Yeah, she just needs to lay down."
"Do you want help? We're heading to the second anyways."
"I'll take her." Lightning said firmly. And before Noel could say anything, she had taken Serah from his arms. "Where's the infirmary?"
"Hold on, we'll get there." Noel said, lifting a hand.
"Noel, come on." Hope sighed

When they let Serah lat down in a bed in the infirmary, Noel came closer to Hope.
"Who is she anyways?" he whispered to him.
"Lightning is a transfer student."
"Oohh.."
Serah opened her eyes and saw Lightning.
"Light? Am I dreaming?" she said in a weak voice, trying to smile.
"No Serah, I'm here." she said, smiling back. Hope caught a glimpse of that and turned away, blushing.
Noel stepped towards them.
"You know the transfer student, Serah?"
Serah giggled as Lightning helped her sit up. "We're sisters."
Eyes widened. "Oh."
Serah turned back to Lightning. "Im so happy you're here... But where are you living?"
"Im staying in an appartement with our aunt. I'll move out when I'm 18 though."
"Light... You know you can come live with us..."
Lightning lowered her head, and shook it.
"No, you know I can't do that."
"Light..."
"I am going to attend this school though. So I'll see you tomorrow, Serah." the girl smiled before dragging Hope out of the room. She took a deep breath and turned back to Hope, who was lost in all this.
"Got anywhere else we should go?"
"Um... The reception, the cafeteria and the Gym."
"Wasn't there a gym on the second?"
"We have two gyms. A small on on the second, with a dance room beside it, and the gym on the first is bigger, with the musculation room beside it."
"I see... By the way, Hope.."
"Yes?"
"You know about this school alot..."
"Well, my father was the one to draw rhe blueprints." he said, walking forward. Lightning joined him.
"Your father huh... You must be proud of him"
Hope shuddered, but Lightning didn't seem to see. He laughs quietly. "Yeah..."

Finally done! It was hard to write with school and all, but I'll try to update another chapter tomorrow.
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Thanks!