A/N: This is a Fangrai only piece (and the first of two Halloween theme pieces for this collection). Next chapter will be a Sebusai only piece (but also Halloween themed). No smut in here, and Serah is mentioned/featured here.

Trick or Treat

Fang's been having a rough day at work on the day before Halloween, and the one thing she needs the most right now is a Lightning style bubble bath when she gets home. As the brunette is driving the only car they have as the older Farron has the next two weeks off from the Guardian Corps and the Oerban native's car is in the shop, she is surprised when her phone goes off. Once Fang is at an intersection with the red lights, she quickly checks her phone that's resting near the radio part of the car and sees that she is given just a multimedia message from her wife. The photo itself is an object inside the oven.

After noticing the change of the lights to green from red, Fang just shakes her head and continues on her path home from her job as CEO of a security firm. She'll ask Lightning for translation of the photo message later, as being safe on the road is more important than figuring out what the photo means. Deep in her heart, Fang hopes that it's the piece of news that will make her life complete, as the brunette is unable to get pregnant with the technology they have without issues. "I hope this means we're finally going to have a baby..." Fang quietly mused to herself, hopeful that Lightning was successful as the brunette insisted that she herself would carry their child if needed.

The thought of that photo would be Fang's calming force on the rest of her drive home.

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Lightning is in the bathroom, slowly setting up Fang's bubble bath for when she gets home from work. With Serah being the only person Lightning has told about being pregnant, she was advised by the younger Farron to set up the bubble bath in a way to help convey the message outside the photo message she sent the brunette 45 minutes prior. Serah was told the information the same time Lightning was as the younger Farron was the one who escorted Lightning to the appointment late in the morning. Serah was beyond happy for Lightning, and Fang by extension, as she knew that Fang was constantly trying to get pregnant but to no avail, for one reason (timing was off) or another (miscarriage).

Deep in their hearts, Lightning actually was the best option for her and Fang to get pregnant so that they can start their family. As she continues to set up Fang's bubble bath, she has a small stash of Halloween themed candy, chocolate and other snacks to help keep herself focused on her current task. Once she finishes with the set up, Lightning puts her hands on her stomach, grateful for taking the chance to help Fang in starting their family when Fang was trying to get pregnant but to no avail. With 20 minutes to spare before Fang get home, the older Farron takes a deep breath in so that she isn't as nervous or scared when she drops the news to her wife.

In Lightning's heart, being successful in getting pregnant was one treat her and Fang would love the most.

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Fang gets home 15 minutes later than usual, with the photo she was sent from Lightning being the only thing keeping her sane on the road. Suitcase in hand, the brunette walks into the home she shares with the older Farron, only to be surprised with Halloween decorations in the living room. This gets Fang to laugh a good deal considering the rough day she had at work earlier. The Oerban native had to make a very tough and painful decision involving a few of her staff for reasons that could destroy the firm if Fang made the opposite decision to the one she made at that moment.

Lightning was sitting on the sofa when she first heard Fang's keys going through the door, but quickly got up to greet her wife with a hug, before the brunette could put her suitcase down or take off her shoes and socks. "Sunshine...you're acting weird...what's going on?" Fang asked the older Farron, caught off guard by the sudden change in Lightning's mood. A part of Fang is convinced that the photo message she was sent earlier provided a huge hint of the change, but quickly shrugged it off due to the fact that she just got home from work.

"Hi Fang...I just missed you today..." Lightning replies after the hug was done, with a small smile on her face. Her eyes, however, told Fang that the older Farron was nervous, which prompted the brunette to give the older Farron a hug.

"I know you have something to tell me, Sunshine...that photo message you sent me while I was on my way home from work..."

"Oh...that..." Lightning starts, with the tone that destroys the façade greeting Lightning gave to Fang, making the older Farron scared beyond words, to the point where Lightning starts crying. Fang cringed at the tone she used when she knew that the older Farron had something huge to tell her, so she gave Lightning another hug.

"It'll be okay, Sunshine. Just tell me what's going on...it'll be okay, baby..." Fang tells her wife in a more comforting tone, quieting the tears that fell from Lightning's eyes, which put some wet spots on Fang's suit.

"Can I tell you during the bubble bath?" Lightning asks after she's stopped crying, looking into Fang's eyes with a plea. The older Farron wanted to tell Fang that way, so there's little to no intrusion.

"Sure thing. Anything for you, Sunshine. Anything for you." Fang responds with a smile on her face, cheering up the older Farron's spirits.

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The dinner Lightning cooked for Fang and herself was legendary in the Oerban native's eyes, as Fang always loved Lightning's cooking, although the brunette fared well in the kitchen on her own right with Yun and Oerban cuisine. Fang saw that Lightning had more food on her plate than usual, which gave the Oerban native another clue with translating what the photo that the older Farron sent her actually. This alone both terrified Fang and made her happy at the same time. Once finished with dinner, Fang decided to clean the dishes. "Let me do the dishes, Sunshine. Just get the rest of the bubble bath ready for us..." Fang tells her with the signature smirk on her face. To her surprise, Lightning lets the brunette clean the dishes so that she can finish the set up for their bubble bath.

30 minutes after washing the dishes, Fang puts the now clean dishes on the dish rack so that they can air dry. Upon getting to their bathroom, the brunette is floored by the theme shown before her. As Halloween is their favourite holiday, Fang gets a laugh out of the baby ghost and baby bat figurines that are scattered all over their bathroom. There even was a baby pumpkin near the sink, which the baby pumpkin was facing the tub. "You should undress and get in first, Fang..." Lightning calmly tells her wife with a gentle smile on her face and just a bathrobe on, knowing that the brunette had a rough day and should get in first. At first, Fang was hesitant to get into the bathtub first, but after the water and bubbles soothed her aching muscles, the Oerban native was beyond grateful for her wife's foresight.

Much to Fang's surprise, Lightning was hesitant to join me. "Sunshine...you know how much I don't like to take these bubble baths by myself..." the brunette starts in her teasing tone, sporting the signature smirk on her face. This action prompts the older Farron to take off the bathrobe and join Fang in the bubble bath. As usual in their bubble baths, Light was seated in front of Fang, due to the brunette being taller than the pinkette. "Light...I mean, Claire...I know you have something to tell me...what is it?" Fang asks her wife, prompting the pinkette to place Fang's hands to her waist as they were on her breasts. After a few minutes and several deep breaths, Lightning faces her wife at last so that she can tell the Oerban native the news from earlier in the day.

"Fang...uh...um...I know that you've been trying to get pregnant so that we can start a family of our own, as you didn't want me to get pregnant...but after the last miscarriage you had, Serah and I went to the doctor for advise and he said that I should try to get pregnant, so that we wouldn't have to adopt..." Lightning starts, but pauses as she has to take yet another deep breath to continue.

"Claire...you mean to tell me that you're trying to get pregnant so that we can start a family?" Fang asks her wife, confused by what she just learned, but remained calm so that her wife can continue with the story, and some type of confirmation of what the photo message meant when Lightning sent it to her earlier.

"With the photo I sent you...and what you saw when I was eating more food, and the theme of this bubble bath although it's not Halloween for another few days...I went to get the treatments to help us and..."

"We're having a baby, Sunshine? I hope you are, as I don't want to be tricked like this..." Fang cuts her off, a tint of anger in her voice, causing Lightning to cry once again.

"I am, Fang. Serah came with me to the doctor today. The treatments were successful in me getting pregnant, Fang. 11 weeks along..." Lightning finished her confession with tears in her eyes, only for them to be wiped away by the brunette, with happy tears falling from her emerald eyes, thankful that the older Farron helped them in their situation.

"We're both gonna be mums, Light...I'll be a great mother, and you will be a great mother too, Claire..." Fang tells her with a smile on her face, holding Lightning's waist a tad tighter than usual, to hug their unborn child.

The couple enjoy the remainder of their bubble bath in pure bliss - Lightning gave Fang a treat the brunette wasn't expecting - a child they will soon call their own. Fang vowed to give Lightning exactly what she wanted, when she wanted. "This announcement is my kind of treat..." Fang muses, causing Lightning to chuckle, making the brunette smile her best smile, knowing that their struggles are finally at an end.

Fang's rough day had the best ending to it, and she wouldn't want it any other way...it was thanks to the risk Lightning took.

FIN

A/N #2: I have a stand alone Fangrai one shot coming soon (don't know when it'll be posted as I have to write it first) which is a FFNet exclusive piece that I will be dedicating to the awesome Socially Introverted as it won't fit with the theme of this collection due to it have some sad moments here and there.