Sparks
Chapter 1
Realisation
Nightime. Oerba. 400 AF. It couldn't be more relaxing than this.
Noel was looking up at the sky. He noticed that Serah was getting exhausted from all the running around, running into a monster everywhere they went. He proposed that they set up camp on the sandy shore.
Serah had fallen asleep after dinner, and Mog had decided to sleep too. He had the night all to himself.
Fortunately for them, they didn't have any monster encounters. The future Oerba was far more peaceful than the Oerba of the past.
After about a half-hour of looking at the stars, he lowered his eyes from the stars and set his eyes to Serah's sleeping figure instead.
She looks so peaceful.
He stopped looking at Serah and looked at his hands. He was reminded of Yeul. He missed her terribly. He just wanted to catch her in his embrace once more. He wanted to stroke her pink hair and look into her blue eyes-
That's not Yeul.
That's Serah.
Suddenly, his mind drifted to Serah. He had completely forgotten about Yeul and imagined the figure he was holding as Serah. Was he... in love with her?
He tried to perish the thought. But he couldn't. In his head, he held her close, and never wanted to let go. He'd say, "I love you, Serah. I always have". And she would say "Noel... I love you too." And their lips would meet in an everlasting passionate kiss.
He realised that he was deeply, and madly in love with her that night.
He stood up on his feet, and walked up to her sleeping figure. He lay down on the ground and held Serah in a tight embrace.
He never wanted to let go.
The next morning, Noel woke up first. He jumped when he realised that he was actually hugging Serah. He got up and left her sleeping figure to get something to eat.
Serah woke up as soon as Noel left, and found a sleeping Mog snuggled in her arms. She smiled at her little companion as she woke him up, telling him that we couldn't sleep all day.
"But I'm sooo tired, kupo! I need more sleep, kupo!" Mog protested, waving his wand at Serah. "I know that, but we need to move on if we're to change the future. Right, Noel?" Serah turned round to see that her companion was nowhere to be found.
"Noel?"
She turned around to see if he was near the schoolhouse, and as soon as she turned round, she saw Noel with a dead animal in his arms. Breakfast.
"Sorry, I went out to get us something to eat." Noel said, smiling.
Serah smiled back at him. And they then settled to eat breakfast, leaving Mog to get some more rest.