Chapter II:

"N-No! I want a replay!" Hope whined, shoulders hunched. He turned the control stick on the controller with his thumb in frustration. "My controller wasn't working!"

Snow laughed. "Nope! I won fair and square, kiddo! Admit it; you're just not very good at this game!"

Hope pouted. "You just lucked out. Let's go again!"

"Lunch is ready, guys. Turn the game off" Serah sighed with a smile, laying the last of the plates down on the table.

"Aww, but babe..."

Lightning narrowed her eyes. "Don't call my sister that!"

Snow grinned and turned to her. "But I can, because she is my wife!"

"I can also punch you in the face. Because I am your sister-in-law."

"Guys! Food! Cold! Very hard work! All weekend!" Serah whispered harshly, pointing a firm finger at the food with every word.

"Right, right" Snow rose to his feet with a groan. "What are we eating again?"

Hope smiled and placed the controller down. He turned to look at Lightning who was arguing with Snow over who was sitting where. They'd been fighting an awful lot over nothing, but that was their way of getting along, he guessed.

He sighed in the most lovesick way, and, realising his bizarre behaviour, snapped out of it and scrambled to the table.

"This is delicious, Serah!" Hope admitted in awe, taking another mouthful.

Lightning stabbed at a lettuce leaf in frustration. "Thank you, Hope" Serah smiled.

"What else would you expect from the wife of a hero?" Snow grinned, his mouth full.

Serah frowned at him in disapproval. "Aren, eat some more, honey" she turned to her son.

Aren glanced at Lightning before shaking his head. "Light's not eating..." he muttered.

Lightning blinked. All eyes were on her now.

"Claire..." Serah whispered. "Eat something..."

The older Farron sighed and ate some of her salad. She widened her eyes when she swallowed. "Shit! This is great!" she shouted.

"Language, Claire!" Serah scolded.

"He'll learn it anyway if he's going to live in this house!"

Lightning sighed. Soon she'd have to go home, which was a shame, because she liked bothering Snow. Serah had suggested her moving in with them, but there was no way she would be the lame, single older sister who lived in her successful younger sister's basement... Or something like that...

But she wasn't really single, was she? She had Hope.

And speaking of Hope...

"Light? You okay?"

"Hm? Yeah, fine."

"You don't seem fine. You having trouble... at home, or something?" he sat down next to her, his head tipped to the side a little, similar to a confused puppy.

"Seriously, Hope, if there was a problem, I'd be coming to you first."

Hope smiled, as if he'd accomplished something mighty.

"You know, I really want to go to Oerba next weekend. Will you come with me? It's supposed to be really romantic and stuff these days, what with all of the Cie'th and monsters gone."

Lightning turned her head to look at him, and smiled. She leaned over and kissed him on the forehead. "Yeah, I'll go with you."

"G-good, because I really didn't want to be rejected..."

"Ooh~ what're you two lovebirds doing out here!?" Snow pushed the two further away from each other, making room for him to sit. "No making out on my property!"

Lightning furrowed her brow. "We're not... And I payed for it!"

Snow beamed. "Maybe so, but I live on it."

Hope grimaced.

"Come on, guys! Come on in, it's getting cold" Serah sighed from the doorway, untying her apron from behind.

Aren was gripping her leg, mumbling the alphabet under his breath.

Lightning turned back and smiled at him. "Come here, squirt" she laughed, arms outstretched. He beamed and was gladly picked up by his aunt. Lightning used Snow's head to help her get up. "Serah, I'm going to go home, 'kay?"

Serah pouted. "What? No! Stay over!"

"In this house? No way" she laughed.

Serah smiled weakly.

"Besides, I have to work tomorrow" she gave her younger sister a one-armed hug and put Aren down. "You be good for your mom, okay?" she said, tousling his hair.

"Yup!"

Snow furrowed his brow. "What about daddy?"

Silence.

Lightning finally walked over to Hope, who welcomed her into an embrace. "I'll see you next weekend, then" he blushed.

"Hopefully sooner than that, kid" Lightning flicked him affectionately on the forehead.

Chapter Two.... END!

Now that the whole 'family lunch' thing is over, I can finally focus on expanding their lives past Serah and Snow's house :P

Have a good weekend!

Shall update shortly.

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