LightningxHope Chapter 1
Sitting inside the small abandoned house that once was occupied by Vanille and Fang in Oerba.
Lightning allowed herself to relax.
She had been walking for days from Vallis Media to get to Oerba before the gang could relise where she was going.
Before Hope could...
No! Stop this Lightning! she cursed herself.
He can't be anything to you, think of the age difference! her inner voice hissed at her.
Lightning sighed removing her satchel from her leg dropping it beside the bed,
along with her gun blade in its hostle.
She removed her jacket, worn from the jorney and tossed it on the top bunk of the bed,
before getting up and making her way to the shower leaving a trail of clothes in her wake.
It was a small shower but still it was warm and had some decent soap and hair products.
She allowed the water to warm her up using the rose scented soap and shampoos/conditioner to
clean her body filling the house with sweet scented steam. The scented foam soothing the sore spots of her body.
After the shower Lightning padded quietly back into the bedroom.
Her body wrapped in a fluffly white towel, drying her hair with another.
She settled on the bed as Bhakti, Vanille's mechanical friend who seems rabbit like,
came into the room, squeked in a form of greeting before retreating back into the main living area.
By the time Lightning had dried off and found an old cream and silver sari in a draw to use as pj's,
as she dumped her dirty clothe in a pile to deal with tomorrow, it was dark.
She carefully made sure that the door of the house was secure before climbing into the bottom bunk
of the bed curling up under the soft blanket.
Hope...I miss you she though before a dreamless sleep swept her away.