PE: The Future is Hope
This is my first Final Fantasy XIII-2 fic. This is kind of a rewrite of the Paradox Ending: The Future is Hope. Since I like the SerahxNoel pairing this is how I would rather this Paradox Ending to end. This is in Serah's POV. I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy XIII-2, it belongs to Square Enix. I don't even own a copy of the game. I watched this on youtube; I leech off of other people since I don't have an Xbox360 or a PS3.
It was a shock when Snow burst in and busted Alyssa. I was really surprised to find out that Alyssa was working for Caius. When Snow took my hand and started to pull me with him, I was confused. When Hope interrupted Snow, I felt grateful. I was in a daze as Snow explained things. I was wondering what the emotions I was feeling at that moment were. I felt happy, but I also felt some kind of negative emotion too. I couldn't figure out what it was.
When Snow told Hope that he would be assassinated in three days, and that Noel was to be on guard duty, I started to have an inkling as to what role I was going to play. Then he said those words to me, holding out his hand. "Serah, come with me, okay?"
I stared at his hand and then turned my gaze to his face. A part of me wanted to say yes, I'll come with you, but another part of me resisted, and that negative feeling I had felt before came back, but this time I had a name for it. Regret. I had been through so much, and he hadn't been there with me. He didn't know me now. I was a different person than he thought I was. We had both been away from each other for so long, that we were both different. My regret was this: I couldn't love him anymore. I couldn't love him how he loved me.
I stood there, facing him in silence while I thought of these things. I couldn't bring myself to say what I needed to say when he was looking at me with such a hopeful expression. Thankfully, I didn't have to. He understood what the silence meant, and he knew my answer.
"I guess that's a no, huh?" He sighed and lowered his hand. He looked right into my eyes, studying them. "You've grown a lot, haven't you? You're more self-reliant. You've seen a lot of things, and had new experiences. And I wasn't there for them. But he was." He looked at Noel and then back at me. He smiled faintly, surprising me. "I'm happy for you. You've found someone you love with all your heart. He's made you stronger, in a way I never could have."
He turned to Noel and addressed him. "Never betray her. Never make her cry. Don't ever leave her like I did, because you'll regret it."
He then revved up his bike, and left. Noel walked up to me slowly and asked, "Are you sure?" I nodded. I made my decision, and I know it was the right one. I'm going to be at Noel's side for as long as I live. We'll always be together, because we love each other.
I'm not sure I like the ending, but oh well. Please Review! The button is just below these words, so click on it please! Anonymous reviews are now accepted!