happiness; au
It seemed to Lightning that happiness came in the simplest, least amount of words. She didn't need big, drawn-out speeches or dramatic declarations - it had come as surprising enough when Hope uttered three little words that made both her lips and heart smile.
"I love you."
They'd kept things just as simple throughout their relationship. Despite all of their differences, there was little cause or need for any dramatics, mostly because Lightning simply wasn't that kind of person. She would have gladly settled into a comfortable life with Hope that, above all, included each other.
He seemed to agree…only he felt the need to take them to the next level with four words that were clear as day.
"Will you marry me?"
And her one-worded answer came in an even easier word.
"Yes."
Despite Serah's protests, even their wedding wasn't a huge, dramatic affair. In Lightning's eyes, the point was to celebrate the fact that she and Hope were bonded forever. She didn't need anything lavish for that.
Their marriage also did nothing to dispel their quiet little happiness - if anything, it strengthened it. There were some bad days here and there, but for the most part, they found themselves in a blessed little cocoon of their own. Lightning figured it would always be like that; just the two of them.
…At least, until one evening when she approached Hope with a little piece of plastic in her hands, the corners of her lips just barely twitching in an effort not to smile as she showed him the little plus sign on the screen, proving again that happiness needed only few words.
"It's positive."