This my first Final Fantasy story about Hope x Lightning pairings, I am just a beginner and I don't owe anything about Final Fantasy 13. They belong to Square Enix.

At the end of summer, Hope just turned seventeen and starts his new life studying in his senior year high. Today is just a start of the first day of school. In the morning of that day, Hope got up on his bed and brushed his blurry morning eyes and opened the window.

As he sees the shining light of the sun, he covered his eyes with his one hand as the light glares to his eyes and drops his hand slowly from his eyes and smiled, saying ''What a beautiful day.''

He then takes a bath quick and brushed his teeth. After gathering some things for school, he ran downstairs and he sees his mom eating breakfast.

''Good Morning, Hope, seems that you having trouble sleeping last night? Are you alright?'' He's mom asked, Hope nodded.

''Yeah, I am just fine mom.'' He's mom gives a small pause. ''Okay…then you should eat your breakfast and get going to school.''

Nora takes a sip of her coffee and sets it down on the table. And after eating breakfast hope walked into the front door and opened it. As he about to leave, ''Hope..''Nora said.

Hope turned his head around. ''Yes, mom?'' she stands from the chair where she was sitting. ''Come here, son.'' Nora gave him a hug, and rest her chin on his shoulder. She pulled back and asked Hope ''Is there something bothering you? You can tell me anything.''

Hope's eyes widened and then nodded his head. ''Well I kinda….'' Nora raised an eyebrow and stayed quiet. ''…I..like my teacher''. Hope felt the heat blushing all over his face. ''Miss Farron?'' She asked while she gives a small laugh.

Hope answered nervously ''Y-yes, mom, I just don't know how will I show her how I feel and i..i like her so much.'' Nora slowly lands her right hand on Hope's shoulder. ''Hope, if you want to do anything about it. Then you just going to have to follow what your heart is saying, I believe in you Hope. There is you.'' Hope smiled and said ''Thanks, mom''.

Hope has on his way to school. When gets to the gate, Vanille was waiting for him and was greeted. ''Hey there, Hope!''. Hope smirked his face. ''Hi, Vanille.''

Vanille approached him and share the good news ''You know, we were in the same class, Hope. And our teacher is going to be Miss Farron.'' Hope gasp and blushed his face red. Vanille wondered ''Hey..is something wrong?'' Hope answered shy ''N-Nothing, let's just go Vanille.'' Hope sit down on his seat in their homeroom and rested his face between his hands while thinking. Lightning is our teacher? He asked himself. How am I supposed to react around her?

Then suddenly, a tall girl with a pink strawberry locks enters the homeroom and sits on her desk chair. Everyone in the class has to introduce themselves individually. After a few minutes, Hope began his turn to introduce himself. He introduce himself shy and nervous. Lightning finds out he's different from the other students. ''Hope.'' She called his name.

''Yes, Miss Farron?'' She looks at his eyes and hope nervous about it. ''I think you should stay after class, I have to talked to you about something. And you can call me by my first name, I don't mind.'' Hope swallowed and he looks into her eyes. ''L-Light…uhm..Okay.''

After the class, the students leave the homeroom and was emptied quickly. Hope and Lightning remained in the room. Hope approached the desk and interrupted a working Miss Farron who was checking all the papers and he asked.

''You wanted to see me?'' Lightning stops from writing and turns her head up, looking at his eyes. Lightning dropped the ballpoint to the desk and leans in the chair. She removed her glasses that she was wearing during the class and said ''Yes, I have to ask you something.'' Hope wondered. ''What is it?'' She crossed her arms and said ''Was there anything bothering you regarding your behavior earlier today?''

Hope answered slowly ''I…Light..i kinda…'' She interrupted Hope's words. ''Is it a girl?'' Hope remained quiet but still answered her question ''Yes. You see…'' She interrupted hope once again. '' It's not of my business to ask about those things anymore, well we should go home now, it's getting late. '' Lightning takes hope outside the room and closed the door. When hope finally got home, he untied is tie and dropped himself on his bed, exhausted. Hope wanted to confess his feelings to his teacher. Hope did his homework and sleeps early. On the next day, at the end of the class. He leaves the room among with the other students and then a halt came to Hope. Turning his face around towards Lightning, who was sitting on her desk and once again checking all the papers. He encouraged himself and approached her. Lightning wondered what he was about to say. ''Lightning, I have to tell you something.'' Lightning widened her eyes and bit her lips.

''What is it hope?'' Hope sealed his eye shut.. ''Lightning...'' Lightning raised one of her eyebrow. ''What, Hope?''

Hope's face is turning all red and then...

''I know you have been my teacher since junior high, since 3 years ago I hid this feeling until now. Ever since that way..I love you, Lightning.''

But lightning remained quiet and asked Hope. ''Hope…did you really mean that?'' Lightning stood up from her chair, and gives Hope a big embrace and said ''Hope, I did like you since we began our journey 3 years ago, I love you too as a little brothe-''

Hope immediately put his two hands on lightning's both cheeks and kissed her. Lightning's aqua colored blue eyes widened in shock. Hope pulls his lips away from hers, creating a bridge of saliva between their lips. Lightning became quiet and said ''Hope, I…'' She hugged him and rest his chin on his shoulders. ''Hope, if you really did loved me in the first place then why didn't you tell me?''

Hope said that ''It's not the question of did or didn't, I just don't have enough courage to tell you.'' Lightning gave a short gasp and nodded her head down.

''Hope, I don't if we can keep this relationship because you are my student.'' Hope then speaks ''I don't care, we can still keep this a secret from the others.'' Lightning's words ''Hope…I don't want you to get expelled or I can get fired from this school.'' She delivers a small giggle ''You're just seventeen.''

Hope then asked ''Does it really matter?'' hope brushed her pink spiky bangs from her forehead and asked ''After the graduation...do you wanna go out with me?'' She blushed her face. '' Hope, if that's the case…'' Hope performs a final interruption.

''It's okay if you don't want to.'' Lightning looks at Hope's face and she laughs so hard until she burst into tears. Then '' I was gonna say Yes.'' Hope has overjoyed himself with happiness. The girl he likes finally accepts him. He hugged her happily and makes a short sniff on her hair, he said in his mind ''ahhh, Smells like strawberries.''

The End.

How's that story fits? I hope you guys liked it, I finished it only one night. Thanks!