Hello, faithful readers. Check out the next chapter to Mating Troubles!

Spoilers: None

Characters involved: Claire "Lightning" Farron, Serah Farron, Oerba Yun Fang, Oerba Dia Vanille. Guest starring, Lieutenant Amodar, Lieutenant Colonel Yaag Rosch, Lieutenant Colonel Jihl Nabaat and definitely the NORA group.

WARNINGS: There is a futa warning and definitely a girl on girl warning so if you don't like that, don't read. Also don't read if you do not like rape, mild incest, cursing or violence.

I don't own FFXIII, sadly.

Thanks and enjoy! :)

Serah opened her eyes and found herself snuggled against a warm body. Pulling back in horror, she screamed out for her sister only to feel strong arms wrap around her. Fighting against the hold, Serah continued shouting. When no help came, she turned wide frightened eyes to the other person and found Lightning smirking at her sleepily. Instantly, Serah relaxed and sank into her sister. "I thought…"

"I know. Would you like breakfast?"

Serah snorted. "I don't think I want you to make breakfast. We have other people in the house, not just me. If you're going to get me sick, don't make them suffer too."

"Ha ha, very funny. Come on, I have to go to work."

"Are you going to take Lebreau in for Witness Protection?"

"Yeah. She helped save you, might as well help her out too, right?"

Serah nodded. The two slid into shorts and tank tops and jogged down the stairs to the kitchen. Lightning set about taking out the materials and Serah went to cooking, mutually agreeing with her sister to stay home from school today. The smell of bacon permeated the air and moments later, Vanille and Fang were at the table, grinning widely, albeit sleepily. Serah set a plate down in front of each of them and slid another into the microwave for Lebreau before she and Lightning grabbed their plates and sat with Vanille and Fang.

"How are you this morning?" Vanille inquired softly, concerned eyes zeroing in on Serah.

"Claire, er, Lightning helped me feel better about it. I'm doig well."

Vanille grinned happily and went back to her breakfast as Lebreau descended the stairs. "You two take great care in making sure your guests are comfortable, don't you?" Lebreau yawned softly, walking to the microwave to grab her breakfast.

"Yeah." Serah replied, digging into another piece of adamantoise bacon. "It wouldn't be nice to make you sleep on a hard bed, now would it?" Lebreau chuckled and ruffled the girl's hair, sitting down across from her.

"We leave in half an hour, Lebreau. You can borrow one of my outfits. Once Snow's behind bars, I want it back."

"Alright, Lightning."

"Call me Light."

Lebreau's eyes widened in shock before a smile split her face and she continued eating. Vanille and Fang had watched the exchange with curiosity and deduced that it took a bit before Lightning allowed you to shorten her name. The two shrugged and continued eating. "Fang?" The tan woman glanced up at the soldier to find Lightning staring at her hard. "Could you take Serah to work with you?"

Silence befell the table as Lightning stared at Fang, Fang glanced between Lightning and Serah, Vanille looked to Fang, Lebreau gawked at Lightning and Serah continued eating as if nothing had happened, fighting with a gorgonopsid sausage to bite a chunk from it.

"Uh," Fang scratched the back of her neck. "I'm not sure. I mean, it's pretty dangerous out on the field, especially when tryin' to get the adamantoise out of the way of the roads and all."

"Serah's very cautious." Lightning stated evenly.

"Well, I don't see why not…" the brunette murmured.

"I wouldn't ask if I didn't know how well you could watch her." Lightning told the slightly older woman.

"Then I'll make sure to do that, yeah?"

Lightning nodded, finishing her breakfast and heading up the stairs. Serah victoriously bit off a chunk of the gorgonopsid sausage she had been wrestling with during the conversation and beamed up at Fang. "Will I get to see you take down a rabid chocobo?"

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Lebreau followed Lightning through the headquarters until the pink-haired soldier stopped at an ornate door. Lightning knocked three times and waited for the resulting 'enter' before stepping into the office. Behind a large desk covered in paperwork, sat Lieutenant Amodar, Lightning's commanding officer. The black-haired man glanced up at her and grinned at seeing his favorite soldier walking in.

"Sergeant Farron, good to see you. What can I do for you, soldier?"

"Sir, I was wondering if I could be put on the case to hunt the Bodhum Mafia."

You could practically see a light go on behind Amodar's eyes as he beamed. "Sure thing, soldier. Your sister break up with him?"

"To an extent, sir. He hurt her."

"Ah, that's why. Alright then."

"Also, sir?"

"Yes?"

"There's someone who has information on the Bodhum Mafia that needs protection." Stepping aside, Lightning revealed Lebreau and beckoned her forward. "Lebreau knew of Snow's plans to hurt Serah and tried persuading him against it. Then, she ran for help and found two women to help her fight off the four remaining men in the Mafia. Snow will be out for her blood so that no one but Serah can testify against him when he's caught."

"Well, we'll just have to make sure that doesn't happen." Amodar stood and held out a hand that Lebreau hesitantly shook. "We'll arrange for you to be put in a safehouse in Nautilus until the sergeant here catches the bad guys."

"Thank you, sir." Lebreau murmured, ducking her head.

"If you wouldn't mind stepping into the hallway for a moment, I need to discuss something private with Sergeant Farron." Lebreau nodded and stepped out as Amodar turned to Lightning. "Sergeant Farron, you left your team last night."

"Yes sir." Lightning didn't try to deny it because it was true.

"From the reports from the soldiers, it seems that you wrecked an entire force of robots in less than twenty minutes, yet, only when their backs were turned."

"Yes sir."

"You gave them an order to turn around and not to look back at you until the order was given."

"Yes sir."

Amodar fixed her with a hard stern look. "What aren't you telling me, soldier?"

Lightning kept quiet, unwilling to say 'nothing sir' like she wanted to. Amodar stared at her expectantly, but Lightning simply stared back silently. After a few moments, the lieutenant sighed and sat back down. "Sergeant, it is alright to tell me. This room is not bugged. Everything you say is confidential."

Lightning took a breath and began to speak. "Sir, it's just that-." She stopped when she heard a low beep and her eyes narrowed at her commanding officer. "You have a recording device under your desk that begins recording whenever you press the button."

"I don't understand, sergeant. There is no recording device-."

"I heard it beep when you pressed the button. I do not appreciate that, Sir."

Amodar was taken aback as Lightning's eyes bore into his. Clearing his throat, the black-haired man said, "My apologies, Sergeant. I just thought that it would be important for later use."

Lightning glared at him, her eyes getting thinner. Amodar nodded and cleared his throat, realizing that, if not for such amazing control, Lightning could have killed him for what he just did. "Anyway, Sergeant. I was very impressed with the reports, some soldiers deciding to praise you for letting them have a sit out from getting nowhere with those robots. Because of that, I think you've proven yourself worthy of that promotion you've been wanting."

Lightning's eyes widened in shock as she looked up at the man. "Really?"

"Yes. Congratulations. I've already put in the form and by tomorrow you will be a Second Lieutenant, right under me." Lightning beamed up at him, one of the rare times he's even seen her smile.

"Thank you, sir."

"It's the least I could do for all you've done for helping this town. Now, back to work, Sergeant. I want you in my office first thing tomorrow."

Lightning saluted and turned. "Yes sir!"

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"Serah!" Lightning called jubilantly as she strung her coat on the rack by the door.

"What is it, Claire?" Serah asked as she watched her sister practically bounce into the living room.

"I got my promotion!" Lightning told her, a smile curving her face.

"Really?" Serah gasped, jumping to her feet instantly.

"Yeah, we're that much closer to Pulse!" Serah leaped at Lightning and tackled her in a hug; the older Farron caught her easily and swung her around, laughing softly.

"Whoa, what's all the fuss about?" Fang asked, walking in from the kitchen.

"What's this about Gran Pulse?" Vanille inquired curiously, bouncing in after Fang.

"Claire got a promotion, Professor!"

"We're so close to having enough money to get to Gran Pulse." Lightning smiled down at her sister.

"Why do you wanna go to Gran Pulse?" Fang asked, sitting back and waiting for the usual answer that came whenever she asked that question. To be free of restrictions. To go out into the wild and explore. To make more money selling Cocoon products over there.

"So that we can start fresh and have a new start with our lives." Lightning replied, breaking Fang's ever growing list.

"What?" the tan woman inquired.

"Well, Claire and I… we're always talked about no matter where we go. Everywhere we go in Cocoon, everyone we pass knows our name."

Lightning broke in with a snort of disgust. "We get sympathetic looks, pitying looks, people stare down their noses at us in contempt, children look up to us in awe… we're celebrities that never wanted to become famous."

"We want to join the tribes of Gran Pulse because they won't judge us on what our parents did and we'll have to prove ourselves worthy of whatever status we gain." Serah continued. Fang stared at them in utter shock. Very few had expressed the sentiment that these two women were showing her when talking about Gran Pulse.

"That's… very insightful." The brunette stated, her throat dry.

"What tribes do you want to join?" Vanille asked excitedly.

"Well, I want to be a Yun so that I can learn better techniques to provide for Serah and myself as well as new ways to spot trouble so that I can better protect my sister from harm." Lightning clutched Serah closer to back the statement up.

"And I want to be a part of the Dia clan." Serah giggled. "So that I can learn better cooking techniques to keep Claire well-fed when she's not hunting and so that I can learn the many healing herbs for when she gets hurt out on the hunt. I've taken careful notes about the tribes in your class, Professor, but we haven't gotten into detail about the specific tribes yet."

Vanille and Fang stared at them, slack-jawed.

"What?" Lightning demanded, the staring agitating her.

Fang shook her head and cleared her throat, saying, "Usually when someone wants to join the Yun clan, it's a male who wants to stare at the 'hot sexy women running around in barely any clothing.' It's comical because they don't know that the Yun tribe is exclusively for women."

"And it's pretty much the same for the Dia clan as well because they're dominantly female too." Vanille added.

"You two have been over there?" Lightning asked slowly.

"We were born there." Fang explained. "We're from Oerba. After the war, we were the first Gran Pulsians to come over to Cocoon."

"I was actually a member of the Dia clan before we left." Vanille added.

Now it was Serah and Lightning's turn to do their version of a slack-jawed Vanille and Fang. Translation: Lightning froze like a deer caught in headlights, eyes wide while Serah's eyes grew to the size of saucepans before shutting as she fainted. Lightning's hold kept her from hitting the floor and Fang smirked at the sight.

"I guess we shouldn't tell her that I'm part of the Yun tribe then?"

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"This is so amazing!" Serah squealed, looking down at Vanille in excitement. "I guess I should have known since your last name is Dia, but still. Or is it? You said that it's the village first, then the tribe then your name. So, it's Oerba Dia Vanille, right?"

"That's right." Vanille beamed at her.

"Oh, this is so cool."

Lightning and Fang watched as Serah practically fawned over Vanille, bombarding the redhead with all kinds of questions about the different tribes and villages and what everything was like. When the younger pinkette finally took a breath, Vanille chuckled.

"Maybe I can teach you. I'm not likely to get very far with the other students in the Gran Pulse Studies class, but perhaps after work, I can come over and teach you more about Gran Pulse. I have tons of books that could help you."

Serah turned large blue eyes to her sister. "Oh can we Claire? Please?"

"If your professor can make time then I don't see why not."

"Great!" Vanille beamed. "We'll start your lessons tomorrow after school."

Serah squealed happily and bounced up to her sister, tackling her in a hug. "This is going to be so great! I'm going to learn about the tribes and the customs and what their favorite animals are and their spiritual beliefs and how they build their houses and their history…" As Serah went on about how excited she was and Vanille added things in with her, Fang leaned against the wall beside Lightning.

"Funny how they manage to hit it off so well, yet when you and I first met, we were tryin' to kill each other."

"You weren't trying to kill me until after the fifth time I tried to kill you. I was trying to kill you from the start because I knew instantly that you weren't a Guardian Corps soldier and not as easy to take down, but you were still separating me from my sister."

"Ah yeah, I remember now."

"You know that if you had killed me, you would never have gotten Serah to calm down."

"Yeah, in hindsight, it kinda makes me feel a little guilty. I don't know how I would feel if I were to die and leave Vanille unprotected."

"I'd be pissed I let myself get killed."

"Speaking of, why did you kill your own men?"

"Because they were in my way."

"But that means that more troops need to be sent in in order to keep New Bodhum in check.

"Those men knew who I was, they recognized me and they still wouldn't let me pass. It was their own stupidity that got them killed."

Fang shrugged. "I get where you're comin' from there."

"Claire, what do you think I should learn first?" Serah called, bouncing over with Vanille right behind.

"Depends on what Professor Dia's willing to teach you."

"Call me Vanille." Vanille told her waving a hand. "I'm a private tutor now just as much as her teacher."

Lightning's jaw twitched slightly at the mention of a 'private tutor' and her hand itched to grab her gunblade. Serah noticed and put a hand on her sister's shoulder. "Claire, she's my at home teacher, okay? Don't go protective just yet." Lightning nodded and took a calming breath. "Snow called himself my private tutor around Claire before we found out that he was the leader of the Bodhum Mafia." The younger Farron explained to the two Oerbans.

"Ooh, no wonder you're itchin' to get at him." Fang winced.

"Back to the original question." Vanille clapped to grab their attention. "Let's see, we have the tribes, the land and the history, which are all broken into subcategories. For the tribes we have the customs and beliefs, for the land we have the animals, the plants and a brief overview of the ruins. We go into the ruins more thoroughly in history as well as the first Gran Pulsians, the Gran Pulsian royalty and the Gran Pulsian revolution. Anything sound good?"

Lightning and Serah glanced at each other before turning to the professor and chorusing, "The tribal customs."

Vanille nodded and beamed. "Which tribes do you want to learn about first? The Yuns and Dias are the ones I know the most about, I can't tell you much about the Calis or the Macos."

"Dias." Lightning stated as Serah squealed, "Yuns!"

The two sisters looked at each other in surprise and Serah raised an eyebrow. "You want me to learn about the Dias first?"

Lightning shrugged. "Why not learn about the tribe you want to join first?"

Serah nodded with a small smirk and nudged her sister. "Then let's get learning about the Dias!"

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