I obviously do not own Hope, FFXIII, or any of the characters listed.
The sound of moans and groans filled the air. High coughs, and a sleepless Hope woke Vanille quickly. As she turned over, Hope was fighting a sickness. Vanille put her hand to Hope's head, noticing that he was on fire. Sweat filled his surrounding, and gasping for air soon filled Hope's throat. He leaned up swiftly, almost hiting his head on Vanille's.
Hope sighed as he caught his breath. He turned to Vanille, who had a worried look on her face. "Am I sick...?" Vanille nodded, sadly. "Come on, lets go get you some medicine, and clean you up." Hope nodded as he put one arm around Vanille's shoulder, to help him up. As they got into Vanille's bathroom, Hope sat on the toliet seat, as Vanille shuffled through medicines. She pulled out a fever reducer, fever patch, and some cough syrup. She then got a red rag and wet it with cool water. She got on her knees and put the cloth against Hope's face. Hope gave her a weak smile, causing her to blush and look away.
After cooling Hope's face, she took the cough syurp and gave it to him first, then the fever reducer. After that, she lifted his silver bangs and placed the fever patch on. "That feels better..." He said, with eyes shut. Vanille giggled. "Okay. I'm running water, so strip and climb in." Hope's emerald eyes flipped wide open. "Bu-but.." Vanille shook her head, and helped him take his shirt off. His wounds looked worse. "How does my back look?" Vanille frowned. "The wounds busted open when your sickness pulled in. No worries, I'll clean them." Hope sighed and climbed into the tub quickly, turning towards the wall, as Vanille cleaned the wounds with soap and a bare hand.
After Hope was cleaned, Vanille got him to dress, and go into the living room. As they got there, Vanille gave him a cover, a pillow, and the remote. "I'll go fix food, as you get some rest. Now, don't move, I don't want your wounds to bust." Hope smirked. "So, you still care.." he mumbled, making sure Vanille couldn't hear him. As Vanille made her way to the fridge, she begain to hum a tune. "Lets waste time, chasing cars, around our heads." As she finished off a veggetable soup, she carried it to Hope and a cup of sprite. "Wow, thanks Vanille.." He mumbled out. Vanille nodded, as he leaned up to let Vanille take a place beside him. Vanille's eyes shifted towards the TV, which had the news on. According to the weather, it'd be stormy for the next few days.
Hope sighed, and frowned over his food. "I hope dad is okay.." Vanille looked up at Hope, and gave him a reasurring smile. "I bet it's not as bad as it is here. So no worries, kay?" Vanille bubbled out. Hope couldn't help but to smile at her enthusiasm. "You're right. I need to calm down." After Hope got finished with his soup, he begain to ask Vanille some questions. "So, you going to college? You said you were when we was together." Vanille nodded. "Yeah, I'm still going, just may take different classes." Hope tilted his head. "Yeah, I understand. I just can't believe I'm 17..." Hope stood up and looked at his reflection in the mirror. He still looked like he did when he was 14, except taller. He stood about 5'7 now, which didn't bother him bad.
Vanille perked up. "I know! Time flies..." She took a spot next to Hope, looking at herself. Her hair was longer, and she no longer wore pigtails, she did a half braid in the front, with her hair falling over her shoulder. "We look the same still. Just more adult like." Hope reassured her. "Yeah. I still remember that day we met. We were so young...and we watched the fireworks together." Hope smiled at the memory, but frowned when he remembered about his mother. "Thanks for being there for me. I needed you all. I'm really happy I met everyone."
Vanille smiled and walked over to her TV set. She put a CD in, and came up beside Hope. "Remember this song? We used to listen to it alot." Hope's eyes closed quickly as they found peace. "Mhm..it calmed us." Hope took his place back on the couch, and looked at the fan. "Well..only a few more days, and we'll be college bound. Our life will change once more." Hope said, as Vanille still stood at the mirror. "Lets make it a great year!" "Right!"
College chapter next? Yes. c:
R&R please!
-Silverr
