A/N: This is the direct sequel to "Trick or Treat" if you're wondering. A Fangrai only pairing, which is a fluffy as it can be and mentions most of the FF XIII trilogy cast.

Slice of Life: Cooking

It's been four weeks since Fang found out that Lightning was successful in getting pregnant, give or take. The brunette did everything and then some for her wife, which helped in the older Farron's pregnancy thus far. It even strengthened their marriage, one can say. On a few instances, the Oerban native defended her wife when people were looking at them oddly, especially when the food cravings kicked in and Lightning was found to eat the most peculiar combinations of food anyone has ever seen, which was why Lightning fell in love with her several years ago and why Serah felt to this day that they were perfect for each other, and when their child was born, the kid would be the luckiest child alive. Snow knew in his heart that his sister-in-law made the right choice by being with the Oerban native, while Hope begged them to get together when they did. Vanille threatened something out of the ordinary to both women if they didn't get together after the day they finally did.

The married couple felt like making Thanksgiving dinner for the family and made sure to include the Farron-Villiers family, along with Vanille and Hope, who were recently engaged, along with Noel and Yeul to the affair this year, after years of Serah and Snow hosting the honours and the younger Farron doing almost all the cooking. Even Sazh's family and the NORA Crew were invited to the feast. Lightning is, surprisingly to some, on par in the cooking with Serah, and some might argue that the older Farron was the better cook between the Farron sisters. However, this was the first time that the Yun-Farron couple hosted Thanksgiving at their home as either Serah and Snow or Hope and Vanille hosted the affair at their respective places in the past. Lightning and Fang wanted to host it this year because of the news of their finally getting pregnant after several failures of trying in the past. They included Noel and Yeul as a friend of Serah's was a friend of Lightning Farron's.

The older Farron was at the stove multitasking with varying foods as she's known to do, humming a favourite tune of hers to herself to keep her focused on the Thanksgiving meal that she and Fang are making at the moment. Lightning was too into her task to notice a pair of strong but loving arms circle her waist, causing her to lean into the touch. Fang's chin rested itself onto her left shoulder, with the brunette admiring her wife's cooking abilities and keeping the older Farron company. "Hey there, Sunshine..." the Oerban native announced herself at last to the older Farron, causing the pinkette to nuzzle into her neck, taking her eyes off the varying foods on the stove for a moment, just to enjoy the moment she has with her wife. Knowing the art of cooking in the kitchen, one can take their eyes off the food for one moment before things can get out of hand, causing a huge mess in the kitchen, which was something that the brunette took note of after a few moments passed.

Wisely, Fang took one of the cooking utensils out one of her wife's hands to make sure that the foods on the stove weren't overcooked, while keeping the right hand around her waist. Lightning took her left hand and interlocked their fingers around her womb, causing the baby to make its first movement. Both women chuckled after feeling its first kick, knowing that the baby is as healthy as it can be at this stage of their pregnancy. It was this action from their unborn child that caught Lightning's attention, as she finally saw that she took her eyes off the food that she and Fang were making for Thanksgiving. A sigh of relief was exhaled when the older Farron saw that Fang was helping her with cooking the food, as the food was being made to perfection by the couple's standards. Fang even added some Pulsian seasoning to a few of the dishes so that Vanille and herself wouldn't complain about the quality of food that will be served.

"Do you know when the others are coming, Fang?" Lightning asked, suddenly remembering that they have guests coming in the early evening for the annual Thanksgiving meal.

"'Round 3 or 4 hours, love..." the brunette replied, with a gentleness that made the older Farron melt whenever she heard that tone.

"You want to help me finish the cooking?"

"I'd love to, Sunshine..." Fang started, before dropping to her knees, so that she can talk to their child. "Hello there, Little Sunshine. This is your mama here. Your mum and I can't wait to meet you soon. You're already perfect to us...and just know that we'll always love you..." the brunette finished her chat with their child, ending it with a gentle kiss to the womb, causing the older Farron to blush a bit before the Oerban native got back up to help her wife finish cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Once the overall food was done and the stove was turned off, Fang carried the older Farron back to their bed so that the pinkette can take a well deserved nap for her efforts. Upon returning to the kitchen, Fang made the exact food combinations that Lightning was eating up to this point in the pregnancy, to show the older Farron how much she meant to the Oerban native, and to say thank you for taking a risk to help them start a family they've always wanted.

Thanksgiving at the Yun-Farron household was a huge success. Everyone marveled at how well the food was made, while Vanille and Yeul were beyond happy to hear that Lightning was successful in getting pregnant...with the Farron-Villiers family also helping Fang with the food combinations for Lightning, especially Snow, which was very surprising to the older Farron, given their prior history. Hope was also happy for them, just as much as Yeul and Vanille - Lightning is an older sister to him and her pregnancy gave him and Vanille hope to one day start a family of their own. As for Noel - he was the luckiest man in the world. Having good friends and a girlfriend like Yeul in his life, this was his best Thanksgiving yet. To Sazh's family and the NORA Crew - this was heaven to them: good food and better company, two things they would want in their lives above all else in the world right now.

For Lightning and Fang - they were thankful that everyone took to their news of expecting a bundle of joy very well. That, and they made a vow to cook together whenever they time to themselves, for this made them bond together more than ever before.

Lightning was more thankful than ever for her wife, and to Fang, the same is true in reverse - the Pulsian was grateful for the Cocoonian native.

FIN

A/N #2: Next chapter is the Sebusai Thanksgiving tale!