Warning: This is a yuri fic, meaning two girls are going to be paired up. Namely, Lightning and Vanille. So don't say I didn't warn you XP Also, the shotgun guy from the Versus trailers (called Laris here) will end up with Noctis. So theres mild shonen ai also. Rated T to be safe.

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy XIII cuz if I did....hehehehe

This is my first fic hehe. I really didn't want to write a fic about a game that wasn't out yet, but this is AU High School, so it should be all right. It's kind of a crossover with Versus simply because I wouldn't have enough characters to work with otherwise. However, I don't like how some of the names of some characters have not been revealed in Versus, and so I just named them according to what others on this site have named them (mostly Yuki Minamoto):

Shotgun guy=Laris

Scarred guy=Marcus

Glasses guy=Cato

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Okay, I guess I should introduce myself. My full name is Oerba Dia Vanille. No, my first name is NOT Oerba. That is my last name, thank you very much. My first name is Vanille.

I always have to clear this up because people from Cocoon take a look at my name and instantly call me "Oerba" which just annoys me to no end. In Pulse, we write our last names first, then middle, and then finally write our first names last. It's just how it is.

Okay, now that that's out of the way, I am going to tell you a little about myself. I have lived all my life in Pulse. My best friend's name is Serah, and I miss her. A lot. About two months ago, after school was out, my dad found a job here in Cocoon. I was really happy for him since he hardly liked his job down in Pulse. But then it hit me. We were gonna have to move. Me and Serah spent our last days together as much as possible. I miss her so much. No one here could replace her.

I have to admit it, Cocoon is very pretty. But its pretty in a technological way, not in a natural way. I don't find the smell of metal as appealing as fresh cut grass and pine wood. Yep, I'm a country bumpkin. And I don't like the tall buildings and snooty people in suits here. But yeah, I gotta live here now and that's that. I'm over crying and begging to my parents to let me stay, but they won't have it.

The only good thing I can think of in Cocoon is that I get to live near as well as go to school with my cousin Laris. I've got too many cousins to count but he's my absolute favorite. Whenever he came to visit, it would be like a holiday. Me, Laris, and Serah would always have so much every day he was here. We would take him shopping and he would pick out the cutest clothes for us and we picked out some good ones for him. But anyway, I really love him. He's probably my second best friend. That's why maybe living in Cocoon won't be so bad. We can probably go down to Pulse to visit our other cousins, even. So I'd get to see Serah plenty of times.

But anyway, I think Serah kinda has a crush on Laris. Of course she would. He's cute, funny, and sensitive…which also brings me to the question of his sexuality. What I mean is, I think he's gay. I don't say it to be mean, you know I love him to death! And it's not just his clothes and the way he pays attention to his hair either.

He's always pointing out cute guys. Like sometimes, on a normal day out, he'll just point out a hot guy and say,

"Isn't he cute?" or even say something like, "I think that guy was looking at me. Did you see him? He was looking at me!!" But he never says that kinda stuff when other people are around. Only when I'm there. I think he's trying to tell me that he is. I don't know….I don't mind gay people, especially not if it's Laris. I mean really, it's fine with me. Although I was kinda hoping Laris and Serah would get together. But really, if Laris likes guys it's fine with me. And who knows, he could just be bisexual. Maybe I should actually ask him, when the time is right. After all, I will be spending some time with him in our Junior year at Cocoon High. Haha. That's a funny name.

Speaking of which, tomorrow is the first day. I'm so nervous. Also, it makes me so mad!! We have to wear uniforms in Cocoon. I just got the uniforms and they're so bland and plain. The uniform is made of a plain white button-down shirt with a black tie and a knee-length plaid skirt. I mean, it's ok, but it would get tiring to wear this outfit everyday In Pulse, I could wear all the flashy cute clothes I wanted. Oh well, at least I don't have to stress about what to wear the next day, so I can live with it.

Cocoon High, here I come!

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So there you go, first chapter! It was kinda just an introduction for now. I think I'll update soon so that Lightning can make her appearance. I don't really have much of a plot in my head either, to tell you the truth. We'll just see what happens XD