Wings in the Workshop Chapter 9: A New Place


"Hmm... Nope." Lightning bit her lip and sighed in defeat, again. She closed the lid of her laptop and took a sip of her coffee. A knock on the door thankfully distracted her from the endless search for a new place to move into.

"Lightning." The door opened and Serah came in, collapsing on what was a tidy bed. "What are you doing all cooped up in here?"

Lightning spun around and frowned, she just made her bed... "Looking for a new place." Serah shot up to her feet. "You're leaving me?!"

"No. I'm getting my own place." Lightning fought back a chuckle and grabbed her cup again. "I want to have place for myself."
"For Fang right?" Sitting back down Serah smiled and cupped her hands in her lap. "So why don't you take Vanille's place?" Lightning stared at her for a moment and shook her head. "Isn't that Vanille's place though?"

"Yeah but we've been talking about her moving in, it'd save her time coming over everyday. Wanna get some breakfast Claire?" Lightning stood up and nodded, groaning as she stood up and stretched her back. "Anything is better than sitting there any longer."

Lightning looked around her kitchen, a little bewildered that a certain redhead wasn't there. Serah looked over as she grabbed a pan from the cupboards and giggled. "She's working you know. Unlike someone."

"Hey." Lightning sat down and scowled at her little sister who grabbed a few things from the fridge. "I work a lot you know. So about Vanille's place, can I have a look at it?"

"Of course. Hmm she's gonna be working for a while so..." Serah hummed to herself with narrowed as eyes as she thought. "Oh... You should ask Fang. She should have keys." Serah cracked a few eggs into the pan and added some bacon.

"Oh... Yeah, so what's cooking good-looking?" Lightning rubbed her shoulder and watched Serah go to work, she was surprisingly good at cooking, at least as long as it wasn't scrambled eggs... never again.

"Your breakfast at four in the afternoon." Lighting shared several glances between Serah and the clock. "Oh wow... It's four already. Alright I'm gonna go call Fang, back in a minute." She stood up and headed over to the couch, sitting over the armrest as she grabbed her phone and dialled the number for the brunette.

"Hey Sunshine. We got your CBR to the shop, what did you do to it?"

"Umm it isn't that bad... Is it?" Lightning winced and looked over to see if Serah was burning anything.

"Not really, we do have to replace some more parts than we thought though. It'll take a few days so what were you calling about?"

"Oh umm do you have the keys to Vanille's place?" Lightning laid back and closed her eyes.

"Planning a break in? I'd be careful that is one dangerous dia you're dealing with." Fang chuckled on the other side.

"Nope, but Serah just told me that Vanille's leaving it soon so I thought I might check it out."

"Wanna check it out tonight?" Lightning thought for a moment, the rest of her day was free after all. "Sure sounds good, you might have to pick me up though." Serah placed the plate of food on the table and balled up on the armchair as she watched her sister like a hawk.

"Alright, umm... I can be there in an hour-ish, gotta finish looking over your baby."

"Alright, thank you."

"Bye Sunshine."
"Bye." Lightning sat her phone down and looked over to Serah who looked like a hamster on coffee. "We're checking it out later."

"Yes. No naughty stuff." Serah pouted and glared at her sister who paused as she was about to take a bite of her egg. "Serah. Me do naughty stuff?"

"Yes you." Serah chuckled and flicked the tv on. "Ooh a new episode."

Lightning sat back and cast a glance over at the show and huffed. "You're still watching this show?"
"Yes. They're just about to get to the good part."

Lightning focused on her attention on the screen as the protagonist manoeuvred a giant sword with her companion as they dispatched a group of undead monsters. "Oh wow this is the second chapter right?"
"Yep. It only got released this week!" Serah squealed and threw her hands in the air, gasping as the protagonist cleaved three enemies in half with a single swing, quickly followed by her companion flipping over her and landing a heel kick to another.

"Have you read the books yet Lightning?" Serah looked over for a split second before looking back and sighing as the two warriors wrecked havoc. "Nope, I like how she fights though I don't know how effective would actually be." Serah nodded and rested her chin on her arms. "Mm I guess it wouldn't be effective against behemoths or something but it still cool that she can use that thing, it must weight a ton." Lightning took another bite of her food and continued watching. The two watched the film with commentary every now and then, followed by a debate about how the author deserved to be cast down into the deepest part of hell for the damn ending earning a snigger from Serah who proceeded to flick through the channels afterwards for a while until Fang knocked on the door.

"Hey Sunshine..." Fang looked a Lightning who looked grumpier than usual. " What's wrong?"

Lightning looked at her and huffed. "I watched Vanguard... Damn author... So are you ready to go?"

"Yep you however..." Fang looked at the pyjama's lightning was still wearing and grinned. "I never thought panda's could be so cute." Lightning blushed and looked down. "Serah!" The pinkette looked away and back to the tv, avoiding the glare Lightning was giving her. "Sorry Fang, I'll be back in a moment." Lightning hurried up stairs and came back down moments later in a jacket and jeans. "Come on, you finally get to ride my GSX. Thanks Serah, I'll bring her back later." Fang waved and walked outside, closely followed by Lighting who hesitated to climb on the back. She wrapped her arms around Fang and pressed herself against the woman's back. "All good back there?" Lightning took a deep breath and nodded. "Yeah, it's just a little weird being back here is all." Fang looked her shoulder. "Do you wanna drive?"

"No thanks, I wouldn't want to take it away from you."

Fang chuckled and watched the small blushes work they way across her cheeks. "You know, I don't mind if it's you." Lightning's face turned red and she pressed herself against Fang and gave her a playful jab in the back. "Just get driving you."

"Yes Ma'am." Fang gave her a salute before starting her bike. "Don't worry your CBR will be back in your hands soon though, so wanna tell me what actually happened to it? We've picked enough bullets out of it I'm surprised it didn't explode."

Lightning looked around as they zoomed through the city towards Vanille's place. The area they were passing through looked nearly as flash as the place Fang lived in, just where did Vanille work?

"So umm I got dispatched on a mission to apprehend a group of bank robbers and well I got caught by some machine gun fire, unfortunately they missed me and shot the CBR." Lightning narrowed her eyes and snarled, damn criminals, the least they could do is shoot straight. She had gotten them back after stopping their vehicle, by shooting the tires out and sending the incapable driver and the other wanna be robbers to a stop. "Let's just say they won't be missing any more." A chill went down Fang's back and sent her hair standing on end. "Ah okay, what did you do, do I need to call a police officer?" Lightning smiled way to happily as she gave her answer. "Broke all their fingers and maybe some other things, a few ribs I think, and maybe also a jaw. Also Fang... I am a police officer."

Fang smirked as they came up towards Vanille's apartment building. "And are you going to arrest me officer?" Lightning turned as red as a tomato and punched Fang in the back. "Gauh... Madwoman! I'm driving, if I crash we both go down." Lightning tried to hide the smirk that tugged at her lips and looked away, unable to do so. "You deserved it Fang." Fang chuckles as she pulled into the garage, parking the bike before looking back. "I'm sorry, can you kiss it better." Lightning nodded and leant over, planting a quick kiss against Fang's lips before hanging getting off the bike. "Gonna show me my new place?" Lightning extended a hand and held Fang close as they walked.

The elevator was rather short Vanille only lived on the fifth floor unlike someone... It was a similar layout to Fang's apartment however it was cast in a more earth brown colour scheme with that fake wood stuff on the floor. Fang took a seat on the couch and watched Lightning as she looked around. "Is there anyone else living here?" Lightning looked over to Fang who was resting her hands on the back of the couch and watching her. "Nope, well other than me, nope." Lightning opened the fridge and grabbed out two beers. "So what are you going to do with your place?" Lightning sat down beside her and took a sip. of her drink.

"Well probably sell it. Lebreau will probably move in with Tifa anyway. I'll let her know once you've decided. If it's okay with you having me around that is?" Fang looked at Lightning and bit her lip, her fingers curling around her beer, it was kinda cute when how she showed she was nervous. "Of course. I've lived with Serah and Vanille for months now. At least I get to do the kissing now." Fang chuckled and relaxed. "You mean face eating?" Lightning nodded and looked Fang a little more now, unintentionally staring too much. "What's up Sunshine?" Fang leant over, bringing herself close to Lightning's face. "Thinking about doing some face eating are we?"

Lightning snarled and looked away. "Nope, just thinking how you look silly with your smile." Fang shifted a little and frowned. "You don't like my smile?" She did her best puppy dog eyes, earning a chuckle from the pinkette. "I love your smile." Lightning pulled Fang close and kissed her again, this time gently pulling on Fang's lips, earning a moan from the tanned woman. "You know Vanille has a really, really comfy bed." Lightning rolled her eyes and let herself grin a little. "Does she now?"


A/N - Hello Everyone and I would firstly like to say Happy new year! I feel like doing these more for some reason, that could be my new years resolution... Anyway important news would be that if you haven't already the first chapter of RWBY RWBY Blitz just got reposted and it is brand new and completely rewritten from scratch and better than the original, so please go and read it and let me know what you think, and of course the same here would be nice. Please Enjoy and review. Thank you!