III:
"Serah... Can you get dinner started...?" Lightning groaned, her voice muffled through the kitchen table. She couldn't take it. So much work...
"Yep, need any help on your homework too?"
Lightning groaned and lifted her head. "...I doubt you could help. Thanks for the offer, though..."
Serah patted her older sister on the head lovingly. Lightning scrunched her face up and banged her forehead back onto the table.
"Sorry..." she sighed.
"It's alright..." Serah smiled. She leaned over and peered at one of the pages of homework Lightning had spread out on the table.
"Come on... I'm sure it's not nearly as hard as it looks!" she encouraged.
Lightning turned her head to see her younger sister.
Serah beamed, trying to find the definitions of most of the words on the page in her brain.
"Come on, Claire, you can do it!"
Lightning smiled pathetically, reaching her arm around Serah's neck. "To do it, I need food..."
Serah started to laugh. She clutched Lightning's hand and cupped her own cheek with it, nuzzling it like she used to do to her mother's.
She knew Lightning wasn't her mother, but it felt good to feel someone's warm hand on her face again.
Lightning was distant most of the time. The only time they spoke was after school, and it was mostly just idle chitchat that lasted a few minutes. On rare occasions, they would speak before school as well.
Lightning retracted her arm. She looked forward and inspected one of the worksheets.
She straightened, grabbed her pen and smiled. "Alright, let's give this a go..."
Serah grinned. "Right! I'll go get dinner ready!"
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Oh Lightning... I just want to hug you and hug you!
This chapter's a little bad. I've been trying to figure out something...
Since it's just flashbacks, it's pretty easy to make something up, but I've just been having MENTAL BLOCK!!!
Reviews would be much appreciated ^^
Thanks for reading!