Title: Jealousy
Pairing: SnowxHope
Genre: Romance and Humor (I hope)
Rating: T
Warning: None, maybe
Disclaimer: The game Final Fantasy XIII and its characters does not belong to me in any ways.
Chapter 2: Lightning
He was not jealous of sis. Ever. What was there to be jealous of?
With all that taking care of Serah after their parents died and making ends meet… Lightning was tough. They didn't just call her the steel soldier for anything. She sure knew how to keep cool and handle herself, that was why Hope was looking upon her as a role model. He wanted to be tough, she wanted to toughen him up, so they stick together… A lot. That was alright with him.
He didn't have any problems with Hope trailing a few steps after her, trying his hardest to match her long and determined pace. When he failed to do so, the boy's shoulders would droop a little, his head down and his eyes would form those adorable puppy dog eyes that no one could resist. Almost telepathically then, Lightning would slow down considerably, without looking back (!). Nor he had any problems with Hope looking at her with such admiration and longing in his eyes after she defeated a group of monster in one swift Blizt, as if she was the only light in his world. Oh no, not a problem at all.
He knew because Lightning was the leader of the group, if she went down, they went down with her. So he, without doubt, didn't feel wearier than he already was when Hope concentrated on healing sis whenever she got hit, forgetting the fact Snow was the Sentinel, consequently leaving him on his knees once too many times, exhausted from the enemies' ambush.
Likewise, he didn't feel troubled when Lightning put her hand on Hope's shoulder to praise him for his improvement longer than necessary, as well as the times she smiled at him gently, affection clearly in her eyes. And why did he have to be worried when she gave the boy her most precious knife, given to her by Serah? Well, Hope did try to kill him with it, but in the end he didn't. And hereturned it to her, didn't he?
EVERYTHING was cool with him.
"But you have to admit: Snow is the best Sentinel out there right?" He heard Hope's melodic voice. "He always takes the most beating, yet he stands strong. I wish I could be like him, you know?" At that being said, Vanille, who had been talking to him, giggled. "Well, I'm looking forward to the day you are 6ft tall and all well-built like that~~ Then you can protect me, right?"
Snow couldn't help but cracked a goofy grin at the boy's compliment (after pushing aside Vanille's flirting, again) and continued walking, his strides longer and firmer. Still... It could be nice if he actually noticed the Hybrid Flora right on the ground of his next step
-SxH-
AN: Uh oh, I'm not really satisfied with this chapter. But seriously, I couldn't seem to write a real funny story with Lightning in it, probably because she acts very mature all the times. So... I couldn't find any real flaws to put them in (Hey, I don't hate Vanille, but she has more stuff that people can bitch about).
Well, I still hope you would enjoy this chapter. Especially thanks to Midnight custard for being the only one reviewing the first chapter. Thank you for all the alert too! It would be nice if I could receive a few reviews from you guys!
Yatsuki
