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Please forgive me if I have so many dull moments and wrong grammars in this chapter, I typed this randomly while I was drunk XD LOLz

But in my opinion, I really liked LightningXVanille (besides LightningXSerah), they're so perfect for each other ^^

I don't see any spark in LightningXFang :\ (Please don't kill mehh DX just in my opinion DX). And yeah, Don't forget to review :3

Hope yah guys like it even though I'm drunk while I did this XD

Warning: Contains yuri…don't read if yah don't like.

:My period is my excuse:

(Based and inspired by the song "Say you like me" by We The Kings)

"Okay, everyone. Take five, let's rest here". Lightning would usually do the commanding in the group. She makes the team firm and strong so perfectly. In short, she's a great born-leader. And what happens when you have a leader? You look up to him/her, right? Everyone looks up to her like she's a saint, um… well, a hardcore saint though. Everyone awes her magnificence, especially for one. She looked up to Lightning with all adoration and inspiration; she's the youngest of the group. Her name was Vanille. She's in love with her own leader.

"She's so beautiful", Vanille, who's seating underneath a tree, remarked in her thoughts as she stared at Lightning from a far. Even from a distant, the soldier girl's face is glowing with beauty. The redhead smiled dreamily as she continues to stare at the pinkette. But unfortunately, she didn't saw Fang nearby and the raven-haired woman noticed this.

"Hey, Sunshine", the tribeswoman snapped a finger in front of her friend's face. Of course, Vanille shook her head in surprise and looked at Fang with a slight pouty face. "You starin' into a distance there, sunshine. What's up?", Fang chuckled upon Vanille's unusual actions. "Never saw you like that before"

Ehhh?! Really? Vanille thought of an excuse but before she could say anything else Fang spoke first, "I know whattaya lookin' at", the raven-haired woman smirked and then pointed at Lightning, "Yah lookin' at sugar right there", Fang teased.

The young girl blushed instantly and frowned at Fang. How did she know? Fang laughed and then patted Vanille's shoulder playfully. Vanille crossed her arms as if she demands a word from her older friend, "Oh, Vanille, you're so cute when you do that", Fang remarked teasingly. Oh shut up!

The youngest girl was so shy on what Fang just noticed from her. Her cheeks turned tomatoes in an instant from the simple playful teasing. She usually joked back when Fang is teasing her even how offending it is, but teasing her with Lightning? Not a chance to say a word, she'll just stay quiet and blush.

"You like her don't you?", Fang sighed as she sat down beside her. Vanille continues to blush, can't stop showing Fang that she really liked Lightning. Well, I can't lie to Fang. And no matter what I do, she'll notice everything that I'm trying to hide. She knows me too well. The young girl sighed quietly and then looked at the tribeswoman, "Yeah, you can say that, Fang", she admitted timidly, "But please don't tell Lightning!", she suddenly raised her voice at Fang while her cheeks are flushed. I'll be dead if she knew!

Fang laughed at Vanille's expression, "Man, you really are affected by her", she continues to laugh. "First time to see you blushing like this!"

The redhead pouted and growled a bit, "Fang!", her voice sounded a bit squeaky as she insisted Fang to stop making her blush even more. Quiet down, damnit! Lightning might hear us!

Fang ceased laughing and then sighed with a smile, "Don't worry, Sunshine", she rested her left hand on Vanille's small shoulders, "Your lil' secret is safe with me", the raven-haired winked. Arghh, fine, I trust you Fang.

"I trust you, Fang", Vanille looked at the tribeswoman with demanding eyes, "I'll kill you if you'll spread that!", she barked at Fang.

The older woman laughed, "Oh you", she pinched the redhead's cheeks, "Such a paranoid, aren't we?", she then pinched Vanille's cheeks a bit harder, "Don't worry, I'll never spread it", Fang promised. "Lightning wouldn't have a clue"

The two smiled at each other and giggled a bit before standing up. Fang pinched the girl's arm playfully, "Vanille's in love", she teased, "My little lil' girl's all grown up", the woman continued to tease her.

Vanille slapped Fang's right arm and huffed. The raven-haired yelped from Vanille's slight attack and held the slapped area as she laughed. "Sunshine, you never cease to entertain me"

Then, they heard a crakling sound of grass and saw Lightning nearby, walking around as if looking for something. Fang smiled and waved at the soldier to catch her attention. "Oi ! Lightning! Lookin' for something?", Fang shouted. Ahhh! OMG! It's Lightning!

Vanille blushed instantly at the sight of her crush. Vanille! Get a hold of yourself! But alas, she still can't stop blushing. Argh, sometimes I hate myself for this.

"Fang, if we may please, we must hunt before sundown", the pinkette spoke with her usual calm voice. That voice makes Vanille melt whenever she hears it. Oh, that voice of Lightning's! It's so attractive. Fang nodded and tapped Vanille at the back to wake her up as if she knows that the redhead is off of herself again because Lightning is there. The tribeswoman walked up to the soldier with crossed arms.

"Alrighty then, Sunshine", Fang sighed and then readies her spear. "Let's go"

I wanna go too! Vanille stepped forward with a gleam in her eyes. Lightning noticed that the young girl wanted to join the party and halts her. "Vanille, you stay there in our base" the woman commanded. "We'll be back very soon anyways"

Vanille's happy face shifted into a disappointed one, "Well, okay then, Lightning", she nodded and sighed, "You and Fang keep safe, okay?", she smiled at them cheerfully. Damnit.

Lightning nodded and turned her back as Fang waved at Vanille as farewell, "We won't get hurt", she smiled at the girl, "Sunshine over there will kick every ass in the woods without effort", she jokingly pointed at Lightning, who's already meters away from them. "Fang, are you coming or what?", the soldier asked with an annoyed tone. Fang sighed, "I'mma comin'! I'mma comin'!", she runs after Lightning, "Can't wait, yeah?", she teased the pinkette. Lightning simply shrugged and continues to walk away. "Have fun with Hope!", she heard Fang shouted from the distant. Hope? Ew.

Awwwwww. I really wanna go with them. Vanille stamped on the ground annoyed but then just simply walked up to their base, being obedient to Lightning as she is. Fang must not tell or give Lightning a clue that I liked her, that woman will be crowfood if she does!

The young girl sat on the soft grass and sighed softly. She gazed up to the early night sky; the stars are already slowly popping from the sky. Why did Lightning wanted me stay here alone with that idiot Hope? She took a glance at Hope then huffed as she hugged her own legs. Maybe Lightning doesn't want me to get into her way because I'm weak? That's not impossible if I say so myself. The girl sighedsoftly while thinking of unhealthy negative thoughts repeatedly. Yeah, I don't want to go in her way. Her blue orbs began to go soft. But, I always wanted to be in Lightning's presence. Maybe she doesn't want me.

"Alright! I caught some fish for us!", she heard Sazh announced as he made his way to their base with some fishes in his hand. The two young kids looked at him and saw Snow walking after him. Sazh sat on the ground and groaned, "Whew! I almost got drowned by that river", Snow said with a joking tone. Sazh looked around and noticed that Lighting and Fang are missing, "Where's soldier girl and Fang ?",he asked as he searched for the missing two women.

"Went hunting in the woods", Vanille spoke with a smile. And damn, I should've been with them! But I really wished that Lightning chose me than Fang to be her hunting partner.

"Oh hot damn, those creatures in the woods gotta be careful then since Lightning's there", Snow joked as he chiseled one fish with a stick then gave it to Hope, "That girl is scary, you'll shit bricks", he added.

"Well, maybe you should be careful on about saying how scary I am while I'm gone", Lightning suddenly appeared as if on cue. Fang was walking behind the soldier, dragging a huge dead beast. Oh Snow, Lightning's gonna give you the death glare again.

"Oh shit!", Snow stood up, shocked that Lightning heard everything he described about her. "I'm so sorry, sis!" he apologized quickly.

"Tch", Lightning shrugged. "I am not your sister"

Snow panicked and swallowed the lump in his throat, nervous if Lightning's gonna punch him in the shin. But the soldier sat down besides Vanille and then glanced at her for a second before looking at the bonfire in front of them. And as we expected, Vanille fidget a bit and a blush drew across her adorable face, squealing happily inside her mind that Lightning sat beside her. And the girl even got a bonus! The soldier looked at her even just for a moment. She's sitting beside me! And she looked at me! OMG!

Fang stopped dragging the huge dead beast on the ground and touched her sore shoulders, "I dunno how Lightning killed this huge beast with one swift move, but it was awesome!", the raven-haired girl remarked and then sat beside Sazh. Well, she is Lightning, duh. Vanilled rolled her eyes and then smiled at the woman beside her. She's born to be amazing. Everything about her is amazing. The youngest girl is dreamily staring at the pinkette again.

Lightning noticed that Vanille was staring at her, "Is there something wrong, Vanille", she asked. The redhead snapped and sheepishly chuckled, "Oh, nothing at all, Light", she clumsily spoke, trying her best for Lightning to ignore her at the moment. The soldier blinked and looked back at the bonfire again. That was a close one. Vanille sighed in relief and watched Fang cut off the dead beast's skin, preparing for the main course of the night.

As the redhead tried to distract herself by watching Fang skin the beast, Lightning shifted her seat, making an accidental skin contact with the young girl besides her. And as for we know what Vanille will react, she lost her focus and blushed madly at the accidental opportunity. Gah! Lightning's skin! I felt Lightning's skin! She squealed in her thoughts. It's so soft!

The pinkette soldier noticed that Vanille's face flushed and made a confuse face, "Vanille? You're beat red", Lightning touched the redhead's face to check if she has a fever or something. "Are you not feeling well?"

With Lightning's hand on Vanille's flushed face, the redhead felt like there's steam coming out from her ears. Calm down, Vanile. Just calm down. The girl inhaled a bit to calm herself down, but unfortunately, she can't stop blushing. Oh why is this happening to me?

The soldier's face shifted into an even more confused face, "You got even hotter", she informed, "What happened ?", the pinkette even pressed her palm a bit harder on the redhead's forehead. Stop it, Light!

Finally, Vanille gathered all the strength to pull out her face in the soldier's hands and manages to smile at the woman, "Uh, I think I need to rest for a bit", she said sheepishly, "I'll be skipping dinner, guys", she smiled at her friends as she stood up and went towards a nearby tree.

Everyone had the same faces, shocked and confuse. "What's with the redhead?", Sazh asked as he looked at Vanille. Snow raised his shoulders, "Beats me", he answered with his usual tone. Fang smiled to herself, she knows why.

Lightning narrowed her ice blue eyes as she tried to observe the youngest girl. She then looked at the cooked fish near her. The soldier thought about something for a moment and then took the cooked fish. Lightning stood up and walked away with the food.

"Now where yah goin'?", Sazh asked Lightning. The soldier ignored his question and continues to walk away. The rest of the group saw Lightning walking up to Vanille, they figured out that she's gonna confront and check Vanille up.

Great job, Vanille! The redhead praised herself sarcastically. Me and my badly made excuses! She sat underneath the tree and leaned her back against the tree as she tried to relax. I don't know what's happening to me when Lightning's near me. I'm afraid that she'll notice this.

"Vanille?", Lightning called out. Holy shit! Did Lightning follow me here?!

The redhead panicked and shifted her seat into a more comfortable position and looked up to the incoming soldier girl. "Yes, Lightning ?", she tried to keep her cool but her voice still sounds a bit jumpy. Oi, great, my voice gets weird whenever Lightning is talking to me.

Lightning went up to the redhead with a cooked fish on a stick by her hand. The soldier girl gestured Vanille to take the food from her hand and eat it. Is Lightning giving me the fish?

"Eat", Lightning simply commanded.

B-but I skipped dinner for me to escape from you because I'm acting all weird and you followed me here! Lightning, you're a tease. Vanille blushed and looked at Lightning. Why did she even follow me here?

"Vanille", the soldier's tone turned a bit solid to make it sound demanding. "Eat"

Vanille got no choice but to heed her leader's command. She took the cooked fish from Lightning's hand and nodded. "Thank you, Lightning", Vanille looked away, trying to hide her blush from Lightning.

She's expecting the pinkette to leave her, but instead, Lightning sat beside her. Vanille shivered upon Lightning's actions. If she'll move any closer, Vanille will faint. "What's the matter Vanille?", Lightning asked softly. "Is there something wrong?"

Random excuses randomly spawned into Vanille's head, trying to find a good excuse that can fool Lightning even for a bit. She panicked in her mind and then something just go 'ting!' in her mind. I got it!

"Um, I have my period just this morning", she chuckled sheepishly and held her stomach, "And my tummy hurts a bit", Vanille added, "But I'll be fine", she assured. Period? Seriously, Vanille? That's the stupidest excuse ever!

The soldier narrowed her ice blue gaze; it's making the redhead's heart beat fast from fear.

Oh, crud. I knew it's the stupidest excuse ever! Vanille screamed in her thoughts while she's faking a smile. I'm so dead.

The young girl was expecting Lightning to insult her, hit her, or shrug away from her. But instead, after a moment or so, Lightning sighed and looked at the young girl softly, "Ah, yes", she spoke calmly, "Periods always hurt, especially on their first day", the soldier shifted her sitting position to face Vanille a bit, "And it can make a girl go moody for sometimes", Lightning added. The stupidest excuse worked?!

Lightning took something out from her small bag, it was a canteen. She gave it to the girl and stood up. "No wonder you were acting a bit odd, Vanille", Lightning flashed Vanille a small smile, "You eat well", she said before leaving the girl.

Vanille sat there without blinking, still holding the fish on a stick and Lightning's canteen. She was completely dumstruck. Eh? Did I just saw… Did I saw Lightning smiled at me? Oh my God! A blush drew across the redhead's face instantly at the thought of Lightning just smiled at her.

"Call me when your abdomen is aching", she heard Lightning, who's already meters away from her. "And I'll be there to cease your pain"

Call me? To cease your pain? Am I dreaming?! Vanille is having another blushing trance as she watched Lightning walk towards others. I really can't believe on how concern Lightning was about me. She giggled to herself and then looked upon the starry night. She then took a bite on the fish and eats away while she daydreams about things with Lightning. After eating, the redhead's eye lids felt heavy, trying to tempt her to sleep right on the spot.

"Well, this place seems safe enough to sleep on", Vanille mumbled to herself and shifts into a comfortable sleeping position. She hugged Lightning's canteen as if it was a teddy and drifted to sleep with a smile on her face. She's absolutely romantic. Oh, Lightning.