CHAPTER 22

NORMAL POV

Early morning the four warriors woke and packed up their gear and sat at the campfire all was silent as teh group ate their breakfast

NOEL'S P.O.V

As we sat and ate I couldnt help but having my dream run through my head over and over like and endless torment of my failure

*Noel's dream/flashback*

Noel and Serah finished their fight with Ciaus and fixed the final parodox as they jumped to 500AF. They landed on Sazh's air craft as Noel catches serah and Noel looks at Serah's footing making sure she didnt fall but also relieved tha tshe was safe and sound. Noel looks into Serah's beautiful blue eyes

NOEL- "Feeling ok?...Do you feel any pain i mean?"

SERAH- " No i feel great" Serah smiles and looks into the distance

SERAH- " Be good to see everyone again"

MOG- "Kupo!"

NOEL- "Yeah"

Serah turns and looks at the portal closing in the distance

NOEL- "The gates are closing"

Serah looks up and then looks at Noel

SERAH- "The end of our journey...hey...Noel..."

Noel turns and looks at Serah

NOEL- "Yeah?"

SERAH-"...Thank you"

Noel looks at Serah as Serah starts to see the timeline

NOEL- "Serah?... No! not now Please!"

Noel immediately grabs Serah and starts to shake her a little bit

NOEL- "SERAH SNAP OUT OF IT...NOOOO!"

Serah starts to fall backwars as Noel catches her and holds her close to himself

NOEL- "Serah." Noel wispers holding her unable to speek or think of anything

Both Serah and Noel drops to their knees as Serah dies in Noels arms (spoiler remember in final fantasy lightning returns lightning takes and fight the god benivelsua ...im bad at spelling at the moment i havent slept but anyway she brings Serah back to life)

Noel holds Serah feeling her body go cold and lifeless

NOEL- "SERAH!"

*End of dream/flashbacks

As I sit there lost in my thoughts I think bout all that had happen with me and Serah

NORMAL P.O.V

"Hey Noel you ok?" Noel looks up and see's Cloud in front of him with a slightly concern expression

"Y-Yeah im fine ...Its nothing" Noel states hoping the conversation wouldnt go any further

"Good then we should set out must I remind you all that Serah and our friends are out here?!" Lightning says all ready packed

Noel jumps up wanting to save Serah

"Yeah no time to waste" Noel says passing Lightning taking the lead

as Noel, Lightning, Cloud, and Hope starts walking Hope pulls Lightning to the side

"Hey Light?" Hope walks side by side with Lightning

"Yeah?" Lightning responds keeping and eye up ahead

"Have you notice that Noel has been very touchy on the topic bout Serah?" Hope asks in a whisper as they watch Noel keeping an eye up front

"Yes i've notice I also know that Serah has been developing feelings for Noel" Lightning says watching the sides

"What bout Snow?" Hope asks shocked

"I dont know ...personally Serah doesnt realizes she has a thing for Noel but their adventure together may have drawn them closer" Lightning says

"Like you and Cloud?" Hope asks

"Yes in a way" Lightning says blushing a little

"See your blushing " Hope says as Lightning punches Hope in the shoulder

"Shut up" Lightning states trying to hide her blush

Everyone regrouped in a small town outside the villige of the New Nefielhiem

"so any clues?" Hope asks

"not a one..." Cloud states

as everyone looks at the new town a noise in the trees catches Cloud on gaurd as he throws his sword into the trees and comes back to cloud (think of the strike raid command or Cloud saving tifa and Denzel in advent children) as a figure stands on an old church tower

"my what are strangers doing out here?" a woman that had a slim hour body with long purple hair, with deep blue eyes..carrying a big blue sword that had a Pink crystal in it that looked afuly familer but where and how...she also wore a black tank top with tight black pants and a dark blue skirt over the tights

"who are you? why have you been following us?" Lightning demands

"Me? oh you dont know me.. but you know my father though" the figure says with a smirk holding her sword on her back

"your father?" Hope asks grabing his weapon

"I dont give a Damn about who your father is who are you answer me now!" Noel snaps back

"my arent we touchy...whats your name?" the figure fly's down from the top of the church

"Noel Kriess..now you" Noel states watching the woman land on her feet

"Lola is my name im the daughter of Caius" Lola smiles putting her hand on her hip

"WHAT?!" Everyone one shouted suprised

"how? Caius died I didnt know he had a child" Noel says

"It was a day after your journey Noel that I was born" Lola says walking up to Noel running her index finger under his chin as Lightning smacks Lola's hand away standing with gunblade drawn and pointed at Lola having Lola back up away from the group

"Ii see you look just like that girl" Lola says smirking at Lightning

"What girl?..you mean SERAH?!" Lightning gets in her stance

"where is she?!" Lightning demands

"she's safe in a cell up way north oh but dont worry im taking SPECIAL care of her" Lola says grabing her sword

"besides she's alive...for now anyways" Lola says getting in her stance (think bout caius stance)

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Noel charges at Lola drawing his Howling swords and clashes with Lola's and kicks Lola back as Lola tries shooting a thunder blast at Noel but Noel backflips from the blast sliding acros the ground

"Lets go!" Hope states as Lightning and Cloud nods and starts charging

"STAY PUT!" everyone freezes and looks at Noel

"This is MY fight...Lightning...let me probe what I told you and Cloud" Noel says standing up

"Noel dont be stupid Serah's my sister besides we dont know anything bout her" Lightning looks at Cloud for support

"Lights right Noel I get you want to make a point but this is pointless" Cloud says charging his energy with that bright blue aura

"Weather its pointless to you or not I need to do this" Noel says

"Let the boy have his fun besides my targets are Cloud and Lightning for killing my father and my master" Lola stares at Cloud and Lightning

"wait who was your master?" Cloud asks keeping his stance

"who else it was Sephiroth" Lola smirks

"Wait im lost if you was born after Noel and Serah's journey then how do you look in your 20's?" Hope asks

"oh? thats easy its thanks to the power of Chaos that took over the world all those years ago where time stoped for you during those times i aged just slightly enough to wear I could grow and learn" Lola explains

"Whatever i'm your opponent" Noel charges at Lola and clashes up at her sending Lola up in the air and Noel charges after her

"what should we do?" Hope asks Cloud and Lightning looks at Cloud

"we watch..."Cloud states

"NO I refuse to sit around and do absolutly fucking nothing" Lightning goes to charge but Cloud grabs Lightnings hand

"No Light...she wants US... to her Noel is just a warm up best we stay out and study her moves" Cloud explains

"I guess your right..."Lightning says hating the idea

"besides he wants to prove to you bout his feelings twords Serah to you...would you stop a mans honor?" Cloud asks

"fine.." Lightning states

"What do you mean?" Hope asks

"You'll have to see when we find Serah" Lightning says to Hope