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Chapter 44:
Straddling the woman's chest, Lightning just smiled as she bent down and gently started to dig her thumbs into the shoulder muscles. Hearing a loud groan from under her, Lightning just had to laugh a little as Vanille just seemed to fall into a comfortable setting.
"Dear goddess... how the hell are you good at this and so many other things? It isn't natural." Vanille moaned out as Lightning shook her head as she continued to bear down on the tense muscles that Lightning couldn't help but take some minor solace in the fact that she was at least glad that she was making amends for what she caused.
"I did sports for a long time... and had muscle strain frequently when I was with Dysley... so I learned to soothe my muscles without drugs..." Lightning said as she could see Vanille's eyes close as she groaned out in enjoyment. Something that just caused a slight laugh in Lightning. "Plus, again I used to give my sister them like all the time because she likes to avoid stretching before she starts to practice swimming or running. Even before a tournament she would still refuse it."
'I mean you say it like it isn't a common thing. What isn't common is that you would do it with your topless sister with hot oils... that is super weird. Especially given your family history. But I mean at least you have this super hot unrelated girl under you right now... try and cop a boob. Those puppies look so perky... I bet she doesn't even need a bra.'
Shaking her head a little, Lightning just turned back towards the issue at hand enjoying the way that she was at least bringing some comfort to Vanille. A feat that just made her feel a lot better for what she did. Groaning happily Vanille just felt like she should enjoy this situation even better.
"I'm sorry still by the way for what I did to you..." Lightning whispered as she laughed a little at the sound of an extra groan coming from Vanille.
"I was fine until this... but just remind me to surprise hug you more if I can get more of these. It is so great." Vanille spoke with a smile as she enjoyed feeling Lightning's hands slide down her back further. A smile just growing as she could feel the same calming and muscle relaxing gesture to be just so perfect that she didn't want it to be ruined.
'Yup... nothing between her girls and your bed besides her top... which you could totally convince her to take off. Just need to say it will make the contact feel so much better. Or you can continue playing ignorant of you wanting to get between those two orbs of happiness and just motorboat them. And touch her butt... just grab it like it is a tree in a hurricane.'
Shaking her head again Lightning just smiled as she climbed off of Vanille who let out the first pleasure lacking groan as she rolled onto her back to just stare at Lightning who started to crawl further into the bed.
Shifting a little to stare at Lightning, Vanille took stock and wasn't sure what was happening. "I was joking Light. I wouldn't do that... intentionally at least." Vanille said softly as she could see Lightning taking a deep breath. One that she knew was clearly down to her trying to maintain some sort of composure, that she knew was a little bit of a joke to her but she also knew that there was no real reason to not take Light's actions seriously because of her history of seemingly snapping at the drop of a hat.
"Light... are you feeling okay? If you want, I'll move... or even get an orderly to help you." Vanille said softly as she could see Lightning just taking a few more deep breaths. Standing up and walking away from Lightning just in case the taller woman did snap a little and put her in harm's way. She knew that in her experience that a lot of harm could happen in these small rooms.
"It isn't that Vanille... it is just the voice is getting super annoying right now and I can't block it out as much as I normally do." Lightning said as she took some deep breaths as she started to lay on her side. Feeling a little confused as Vanille took the seat by her head quickly followed by the simple moving it up and resting it down on her lap.
Light didn't know why but there was a strange amount of comfort in the gesture. It was a near perfect thing for her, but at the very least right now she was going to feel fine. Even if it was a case of her being confused as to why it was making her calm down.
'Seems like our heart skipped a beat. Welp that is settled. You are super gay. Maybe we should go and search for some presents in this closet... maybe talk with the nice faun by the lamp post. I mean what is the worst that will happen? Besides a less than favourable comparison to a certain ice queen... might even get to kill a lion.'
Enjoying the silence, Lightning just took a deep breath as she listened to the soft humming coming from Vanille. Spinning around Lightning just stared at the ceiling. She was suddenly content with the day as is. Even though she didn't have a single thing to do due to the fact that Yuna was off today and most of her stuff was optional... the only real way to make things even better was if she went out for a run but this was a very close second in her opinion.
'Yup... totally gay.'
"Um Light... I have to ask... is it the good kind of annoying or the kind I should really tell the orderlies about for everyone's safety... yourself included." Vanille asked tentatively.
"Just the annoying me kind. It doesn't really get to the wanting to harm people level very often. Just right now it is reciting jokes about closets..." Lightning muttered as she could see Vanille bending her head down to just stare into Lightning's eyes. A smile being ever present. Something that just caused Lightning to respond in kind. She had no idea why but just a smile was something that just made her feel better.
"Are the jokes funny? I suppose they wouldn't be if it is being annoying." Vanille spoke as she bit her lip as though she was in deep thought. Something that in Lightning's experience that it didn't really track, but she supposed that anything could happen.
She just would rather if the voice in her head would do the seemingly impossible and just listen to her. Light knew that on paper that it wasn't a hard thing to get. But she also knew that it was going to be hard for her to ever find.
Hearing a crack of thunder, Lightning just smiled as she could see Vanille jump a little. Something that just made her laugh as the woman took a few deep breaths. "Sorry... it just took me off guard. It is pretty close though." Vanille said as Lightning just continued to chuckle at the woman she was laying on.
Feeling Vanille lightly bat at her arm, Lightning just took the time to sit upright and move so her back was pressed against the wall. "You aren't afraid of lightning and thunder are you? Because I figure a suicidal person who likes burning wouldn't mind it." Lightning said as she could see Vanille just shaking her head.
"No I'm not afraid of it. It really did just catch me off guard. Back when I was in the orphanage... it was our only real source of entertainment after dark and the lights were turned off. We'd try and find how far the strikes were. I might not be as good at math like some of the other kids who naturally figured it out... but I was taught a few tricks so I could join in." Vanille said as she stood up and quickly walked over so she could stare out the window.
"So you can't read... you can't do math..." Lightning began as Vanille just chuckled at her. Something that was causing a minor irk to Lightning but she also knew that she practically did start it.
"What part of school wasn't an option is a thing that Cocoon born find so hard? I'll tell you what I can do, I can tell plants apart, which parts are edible and which would be the healthiest to eat... something that I know Cocoon born find hard. And I've always been super good around animals which again Cocoon born and even a number of Gran Pulse Born find hard." Vanille said as Lightning just shook her head. She knew from the defensive nature that Vanille was trying to justify her reasoning to be there, but it didn't really matter to her.
"I can tell plants apart on theory. As for animals... they weren't really allowed in my house because they make people unnecessarily emotional according to my father. But when I was in the cage and Dysley had me... a few rats unknown to him were in the room. They seemed nice." Lightning said as she could see a flash of light filling the room.
Just a smile growing as she could hear Vanille tapping her finger against her leg. It was something that was an appeal to her just in the sense that the woman was just so content doing this one thing over anything else.
"Animals don't make people emotional... they are adorable and make everything in life seem better. Especially chocobos. They are just so cute when they hatch... but plants are kind of easy once you get the knack. Mushrooms are the hard ones when it comes to plants. But that is just because the ones that cause death can look like any of them." Vanille said as she smiled at the loud clap filling the silence. "And it seems like the storm is heading away." Vanille said with a smile as she laid back down on the floor. Just enjoying the ceiling as she looked over and could see Lightning laying on her side.
"Fungi... mushrooms are a fungi not a plant. Mushrooms grow on dead things... and sometimes living things to get their nutrients... plants make their own." Lightning said with a smile as she could see Vanille just rolling her eyes.
"I don't have a school education. I know the important things in life. Like which berries can kill people and which are delicious and healthy." Vanille said with a smile as she took some solace in the sight of Lightning shaking her head.
Hearing a knock on the door Lightning just frowned as she spoke up. "Come in." She knew that she didn't really want anyone else to come into her room, but she also knew that it was best chance they really had that if it was someone looking for Vanille she'd might be left alone for a while.
'Are you sure that we want her gone? I mean... we could watch her shake her ass a bit... maybe jumping jacks... you know get her nice and sweaty... personally I like tha-... I mean I hate that idea. Yeah... hate it.'
"If you hate it I don't think we should." Lightning chuckled as she could see the door opening to reveal the twins walking in with a slight look of apprehension on their face. Something that if she had to admit, it was warranted, she just wished that they didn't come back to her room.
"Relax you two. It is heading away. But I'm sure Light wouldn't mind if you came in and waited it out with us." Vanille said as Lightning just started to grumble. "Just you know... don't get too close. The topic of discussion is foraging."
'You know... I thought we'd want her... but this inviting people in is making me rethink that. Why do the hot ones always have to have something fundamentally wrong them? Maybe we can train her like a dog and teach her to not invite people in here.'
As Vanille spoke, she patted the ground next to her, she couldn't help but smile as Palom quickly took the seat next to Vanille so he was between her and Lightning as though he was trying to force Porom to be as far away from the pink haired woman as she possibly could be.
Laying down properly as to just calm down and think about calming herself further, Lightning frowned as she could see the female twin walking towards her bed. She wasn't sure what it was about and was debating if she should just scream that she doesn't want people to be in her room except Vanille but she knew that she couldn't, at least not towards either of the twins.
"Do you mind if I sit with you Light?" Porom asked as Lightning sighed as she started to sit up and push herself towards the corner of the bed. She couldn't help but smile faintly as Porom took a seat with a frown as she tried to push herself a little closer to Lightning. "Sorry about our intrusion though Light. Just... thunderstorms bring back bad memories for me. And Palom doesn't exactly exude comfort right now as he is trying to baby me a little." Porom spoke trying to at least explain some of her annoyance as Lightning just rolled her eyes at the explanation.
It just felt like it was lacking, but Lightning had known stranger things. At least from what she remembered of her past they seemed strange to her. She just had no idea as to how or why they seemed strange when they were told to her.
"It's fine. Just don't make it a habit of coming in here." Lightning said as she pulled her knees up to her chest as she just wrapped her arms around them. She could almost feel the room starting to get cramped for her liking, but she knew that it was going to be fine for a while longer. It wasn't even going to be that long before dinner was ready and then she knew that she could at least kick them out then and it wouldn't be viewed as something strange.
'Hmmm... personally I say we snap and just toss the three of them around. I mean they've got to weigh what... a couple dozen pounds? Probably more... but you can carry your ego and me around all the time... and when it comes to what's her face you really don't mind carrying a cross.'
As the light flashed into the room, she just smiled as she could hear the same tapping from Vanille as she could see Porom relax a little as she slide back towards the wall. Rolling her eyes a little more, Lightning just used one hand to reach onto the nightstand she had to grab the book she took out last night just so she could read something to distract herself and the voice.
Cracking open the book to where she was last night, she was about to read as the thunder filled the room followed by the bed shifting as the preteen jumped at the sound as it echoed through the room. Just shaking her head, Lightning glanced up to see Porom just using her good arm to hold onto her shoulder. Lightning wasn't even sure what comfort that was meant to bring, as she looked over towards Vanille and Palom she could see they were just talking softly.
'Light, we aren't going to be able to actually enjoy the book right now. Cup your hands over the little shit's ears...'
"What? That doesn't make sense." Lightning said as she could hear a scoff from the voice as though it was just offended at the question which to the pink haired woman it just made sense that she should ask it.
'Light, so help me Etro if you don't do it I'll let more crazy slide past. Just cup her ears gently and repeat after me.'
Fearing the voice a bit from the threat, Lightning gently lowered the book down next to her as she moved a few feet to do as the voice had requested. As she held onto the side of the child's head and took a deep breath just dreading what was to come next.
"The past can't harm you Porom. The thunder is just sound... like..." Lightning began as she took a deep breath, "This isn't my idea but it is just like saying 'peanut butter pickles' just louder." She couldn't help but feel defeated drastically as she could see Porom just barely restraining the giggle. But at the very least she felt a little better at the fact that she seemed to be a little bit better.
'I can't believe you actually said that... but it seems your mother's trick she used on you and Serah still works... I wonder what else works? Maybe we should try being spineless around your father and good things will happen... but I suppose we can't do that...'
"Not that that doesn't help a little... but what was that?" Porom asked getting the attention of the rest of the room. Something that just made Lightning groan a little as she slid back to the corner she was previously sitting in.
'I'm not coming up with an excuse here... it isn't worth my greatness... but I suppose time to get a throne built. I'm thinking skulls... or gold for material right now... or what about golden skulls?'
"The voice just didn't want you panicking because it thought it would distract me from reading so it got me to use a trick my mother used with my sister." Lightning sulked as she picked the book back up and started to flick to where she left off.
'Like that you just ruined my badassery... shame on you Light. Shame.'
"Sweet Light's going to read!" Vanille sung out as she jumped up onto the bed between Lightning and Porom causing Lightning to groan internally once more. "Can you read out loud? I hope it ends happily like the one about the Count..." Vanille sung as Lightning just took some deep breaths.
'Gonna need to respond Light... I suggest the language one but you never do what I want.'
"I wouldn't say as happy... but it is about vampires... but it is from the same century." Lightning said as she winced at Palom climbing onto the bed by his sister as well as though they were just as interested.
'You chose wrongly... have fun... I'm going to see if your insecurities of our opera singing career would mind donating for my skull throne.'
Author's Note:
And another chapter for you guys... hope you liked it.
