Hope Estheim hates his home life. Everything needs to be perfect and proper, and that makes him sick. He rebels against his parents and runs away from home at the age of seventeen. So what will happen when he meets Sergeant Claire 'Lightning' Farron while on the run? HopeXLight, SnowXSerah, FangXVanille, AU. Rated T for drugs, alcohol, swearing, and smoking. Rating may go up to M.

AU Hope transferred into the Imperial Academy of Eden for his childhood friend he lost contact with seven years ago. There, he slowly uncovers the many secrets and mysteries that is Lightning Farron, all while trying to reunite with his long lost friend.