Eight years have passed since that day I saw Amodar. I was now a freshman in the South Bodhum High School. Have I changed a lot over the years? Yea, you could say that. I had gotten much taller, and my form had filled out more. I had large breasts, but not too large. Unlike my sister Serah, I didn't wear my hair in a ponytail. I just wore it down, or over my shoulder. I didn't wear cute clothes like her either. She was more childish and sweet still, that hadn't changed at all. I wore makeup like the rest of the girls in my high school, but I kept it to a minimum, whereas, they wore caked on makeup with about five hundred layers of mascara. For me, I did one layer of black mascara, filled in my eyebrows slightly, after shaping them to delicate arches, and I wore a little bit of lip gloss. It was the simple, but pretty approach. Was I pretty? I guess so, many guys hit on me, but I didn't care too much about looking like the other girls. I wore a white tight tank top that ended just above my belly button. My belly button right glinted in the light of my bedroom. I put on a pair of short shorts, and swept my hair back, where it rested on the small of my back.

I walked out of my room and it was about 6:20 A.M. Serah had just finished her cereal. She wore her button up white shirt, with a few buttons undone to show off her cleavage, and her skirt was a little high, but not too high. She wore a few coats of mascara and some blush. She was one of those popular girls, but she wasn't mean like the rest of them; she has a kind heart.

"Hiya, Light!" she smiled. "You ready to go?"

"Yes," I told her. "After you button up your shirt a button. You're in eighth grade." I scolded. She did it, and we left.

The morning air felt cool, but not too cool. It was a nice morning. The wind danced in the trees, and the flowers had just started to open, releasing their aromas. The streets were silent in this early hour. The few people we encountered swept by like ghosts, then again, we probably did too.

We arrived at the North Bodhum station. I should probably explain why we live in North Bodhum, and yet we go to school in South Bodhum. South Bodhum has amazing schools, and the teachers do a great job at what they do, and they wont let you down. At the North Bodhum schools, the education isn't as good. Serah had been begging me many times over the years to let her go to North Bodhum Middle School. My answer was always a solid no. They don't really do much for the students, and the students end up going down a bad path, and end up getting locked up by the Guardian Corps and purged to Gran Pulse. I took my education very seriously, and I wanted Serah to take hers seriously too. She didn't realise how much it meant to me to see her succeed. For Etro's sake, I spent most of my life raising the girl, trying to make sure she didn't end up with the wrong crowd. I was nervous that I couldn't keep as close of an eye on her now that I go to a new school.

The train slid into the station silently, and the doors slid back, revealing the inviting interior. Serah and I stepped into the train and took our seat on the comfortable padded benches.

"So, Serah, how was your first week of eighth grade?" I asked her, wondering if I needed to show up and teach some punks a lesson.

"It's going really well, Sis. I've been hanging out with Natasha and Chloe more, and all of their friends." she told me. She started telling me all of the gossip of the school, like who is dating who, and who is fighting with who. I frowned to myself. She wasn't focusing on her academics.

"Tell me about your classes." I told her, sharply changing the subject.

"They are going really well. I love my history class." she told me.

"What have you learnt?"

"Well, so far we have covered how Bhunivelze created the world after he banished Mwynn to the Chaos. We also learnt about Pulse, and this other god." she said excitedly.

"Now arriving in: South Bodhum station. Connections to Eden, Palumpolum, Sulyya, and Nautilus can be made here. For connections to The Hanging Edge, Lake Bresha, Vile Peaks, and the Gapra Whitewood Forest, please have your Sanctum Military ID ready." A pleasant female voice said through the speakers in the train. I took Serah's hand and got up, dragging her out of the train, and walking towards the direction of her school. I let go of her hand and she walked beside me nervously.

"What?" I snapped. "You afraid to be seen with me, or something?"

"N-no! It's just…this girl named Natalie has been giving me trouble, and she said she was going to beat me up today." she squeaked as we got closer to the school. It was a two story tall glass complex, and within, I could see the staff milling around, mixed with some students. In the back, it had tables, and a large, grassy field.

"Well, show me this 'Natalie' girl and let's see how tough she is." I growled. We walked to the field, and a rather brutish girl came up to Serah and me.

"Ha, well look who it is. Little Miss Farron, the perfect girl." she said harshly, looking at Serah. "And who's this? Your slutty sister?"

"You better stop right there, before you regret this." I snarled, making her laugh idiotically.

"Ha! Like you could do anything, you fucking twig!" She said, swinging a fist at me. Serah jumped back in fright, and melted into a crowd of her friends. I ducked, hearing her hand go whoosh.

"No one messes with my little sister." I said, grabbing the girl's wrist as she swung at me again. She tried to wrench her arm free, but I had a grip of iron. I let go, and back handed her, making her fall to the ground. I turned around to see if Serah was alright, and I saw her eyes widen at something behind me. I predicted where the girl was going to attack, and because my calculations were correct, I caught her wrist from behind me, and flipped her over, stepping on her stomach.

"Coward! You would attack someone behind their back!" I kicked her in the side. "Only a coward does that!" I picked her up by her shirt and pushed her. "Get out of here, you pissy little shit!"

"Lightning…" Serah looked at me, pleadingly as a teacher came to see what the commotion was. I kissed her forehead and snapped my finger, disappearing with an electric sounding snap!

Okay, let me back up. I guess I should explain what I did, shouldn't I? My family could do magic because one of our ancestors came from a tribe on Gran Pulse many many years ago. She came from the Paddra tribe, which were an elite society of spell casters, led by a young seeress. When my parents were younger and full of adventure, they led an expedition to Gran Pulse in secret. They learnt a lot about my Mom's distant lineage. I hadn't told Serah that we were related to the Seeress of Paddra; Paddra Nsu Yeul. Because of that, we had been born with the ability to have some control over the elements. I was particularly skilled with lightning, which was ironic. Serah was really good with medical type magic, and wind magic. We both had a pretty good grasp of using beneficial magics. I could also control a magic called Anti-Matter, which people on Cocoon use an AMP chip for; Anti-Matter Power chip. It allows them to kinda distort gravity. Have you ever heard of the phrase, "back in a flash?" Well, I can literally use lighting to transport me, which is what I did.