Final Fantasy AU ④

Autor's Note:

Herow! Here is the 4th chapter! Thank you all so much for your reviews! Enjoy! -skyrim symphony this time ;)-

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Hope rushed through the hallways. He was running like a freak, and thank god not too many students were in school right now, because he looked really retarded.
When he got to the principal's office, he was panting hardly. The principal smiled at him from behind his desk and invited him to sit down. Hope settled his bag against the chair and sat down, his head slightly lowered.
"Good morning grandpa."
"Good morning Hope. How did Lightning like the school yesterday?"
"I think she liked it...But it's her first day so.."
"Yes, let's see how that turns out eh?"
Hope slowly moves his hands to lift himself up. "Is that all you called me for?"
The principal takes a smal enveloppe from a locked drawer. He hands it to Hope.
"This is the code for your next plans. And the check for your appartement."
Hope hesitates before taking the enveloppe. "So it's from father."
The principal nods with a bitter expression. But Hope was too busy reatraining his emotions to see that he felt remorse on his face.
"Thank you grandpa."
He walks silently out of the room. He sits on a bench nearby passes a hand through his hair, sighing with his eyes closed.
"Feeling okay little man?" a deep voice said beside him.
He turned and saw Snow with a protective hand on Serah's shoulder.
"Oh, good morning you two." he greeted them with a forced smile. 'Oh man, I Hope they don't notice. Ahah. Wait no! Not the time for mental puns!'
"G'morning little man, have you seen Light?"
Hope titls his head. "Light? O-oh you mean Lightning. Is that how you call her?"
"Yeah, she didn't like it at first, but now she doesn't seem to mind." Serah giggled.
"I see... Well I came to school with her, but I was called on so she's probably with Vanille and Fang."
"Alright. Thanks little man!"
"Don't work too hard, Hope." Serah put a hand on his shoulder, seeing the bags under his eyes.
Hope blushes, but can't restrain a warm smile.
"Will do." he laughed.
Seah nodded and joined Snow who was already at the end of the hall. "I'll see you later then! We have science this morning!" She waved.
Hope waved back and stood up.
"Guess I'm going to type that report to..." He shivers to the words. "Dad.."
He picks up his books and heads to the library.

"Hey Hope!" Tifa glows at him, but her light dims down when she sees the bag under his eyes. "Didn't get much sleep again, huh?"
Hope passes his fingers below his eyes. "Are they that obvious? I did get some sleep, y'know."
Cloud's head appears from behind a bookshelf. "Do you need the second stage again?"
Hope nodded. Tifa sighed and opened the door behind the counter. The only way to get up there was some circulate old wooden stairs (but that is now replaced by metal ones of the same design.) that leads there. Hope paced behind the counter and went up the stairs, Cloud and Tifa making sure no one sees him do so.
Tifa then locks the small door and the passageway to the second floor.
"Be sure to close the door, and text us if you need anything!" she said silently.
"Geez Tifa, you sound like my mom." she said with a grin.
Tifa's heart throbbed to the words, soon replaced by a racing heart and a warm smile. "I try my best."
Hope laughed before heading upstairs. When they heard the sound of a door closing, Tifa buried her head in Cloud's chest.

When the bell rang at the end of second period, Hope grabbed his books and before standing, He turned his head to the girl beside him, Yeul.
She was Noel's childhood friend. Her health was even more fragile than Serah. Unlike her, Yeul can't participate in gym class. She had super long silver-like hair, with green eyes because she's part albino. She can faintly see colors and shades. Sometimes she even has to wear these tacky sunglasses because she has to protect her eyes.
"Yeul, ar you coming to eat with Serah today?"
she simply nods. Yeul doesn't talk much, she's very silent and reserved, so when she says something, you better listen.
"Cool. Meet up at the table then?"
she nods again.
"Alright. See you."
Before he's out of her reach, Yeul tugs on his shirt.
"Yes?" he says, turning around.
"Are you... Not sleeping well again?" she said with worry.
Hope chuckled, and pat her head. "Just a little work, don't worry." he said before zooming out of the class.
"It doesn't look like a little..." Yeul muttered to herself.

When Noel and Yeul got to the table, Caius pulled out a chair for Yeul.
"I swear you two are like a small fragile flower's bodyguards."
Yeul blushed to the words. So did Noel.
"Don't be ridiculous." Caius scoffed at her, with the same pokerface. He never showed emotion unless either Noel or Yeul was involved. Those three were unseperatable.
He was a third year like Lightning and had long Purple hair that stopped at the middle of his neck. They were all brought up on his head by a bandana, looking a little like a porcupine's spikes, but smaller and in purple. Caius was good in academics and sports, just the most perfect student you'd find. He was single, but he never showed interest in anything, or anyone at all except Yeul, but then again, it's her sister. As for Noel, it was another story.
"Oh, here comes Light and Snow." Fang said, ingoring Caius's stern words.
"Hey! Sazh is with them!"
Sazh. That black tall dude who was exactly average in everything. One thing to remember about him is this; he's extremely lucky. He can win almost every poker game he plays with anyone. Russian roulette? He'll be the only one left alive to tell the story. The only thing he excels at is basketball. Not even Snow can't beat him so that has to say something. His notes are extemely average, but then again he's really lucky so multi-answered questions tests are the easiest thing for him.
"Ey Light, how you liking your first day?" Fang shoots at her.
Lightning turns her head to Yeul and Caius. "Who're you guys?"
"Oh, they're Caius and Yeul! Noel's childhood friends."
"You must be Lightning. I heard about you from Snow." Caius said, lifting his eyes from the book he was reading.
"Oh, you two have the same class?" Lightnin asked him, sitting down.
"We just live inthe neighborhood, So the four of us walk to th bus stop together in the morning ans such." Noel answered for him.
Lightning scoffed. "Must be hard to see Snowflake's face first thing in the morning."
That got a laugh out of everyone, except for Snow.
"Hey, I didn't know people called you 'Snowflake'!" Sazh laughed loudly.
"They don't! Cut it out, Light!" he snapped, blushing.
Lightning gave him a mocking glare. "Oh why not, Snowflake?" she accented that last word, to make it sound a little funny. Even Caius reacted to that.

Author's note:

Sorry the chapter is so… I dunno, even I feel that something is missing, but I only had a few hours and I

wanted to update today escpecially. It was around 1AM that I finished this chapter so I know about the errors. About the people that are OOC, you'll see.

Please review and tell what you think! Should I speed it up or is it fine this way? (You can tell me to slow down too, y'know.)

Alright, thank you!

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