I'm back. Unfortunately, I have spend my vacation at enjoying the sea and the sun and I don't have write anything. But now, I know how this story will end, so just hope for me to find what will happen in between.

Chapter 2 : worries

Serah can't fight the bad feeling she had since Hope had asked her about her sister's whereabouts. Surely, since the death of their parents, Claire was not the most open person Serah have know. Quite the contrary. And if Serah was glad that Claire had take the matter of her happiness in her hand when they were younger, she since had regret it a lot. Particularly since the time when they all were L'cie. When Claire had accepted her relationship with Snow, Serah was overjoyed. And in her joy she had failed to notice how her sister was unhappy. Because it was it. Something was eating her since this time, and Serah don't have wanted to break their understanding by bothering her sister about her problem. And, in fact, there is a few chance for Claire to open to her.

In the last couple of months, Claire had shut everyone out of her life. It was even worst than the time before the L'cie incident. Even Hope can't have break through this. And it had hurt a lot the young boy. Serah was not blind and it was easy for her to guess about Hope's feeling toward her sister. She had found it cute. After all, there is nothing wrong about it because there is no doubt in Serah's mind that the feelings were one-sided. It will be so laughable to think otherwise. Hope was the little brother Claire never had. And she had done a very good job to boost his ego. Hope is no longer the same scarred and angry boy he once was, thanks to Claire.

Serah felt like crying. She had no idea were to search her sister. She hoped that Claire had found someone to herself, like she had guessed for some time. She even had talk about it with Claire one afternoon they have spend together. But her sister harsh deny was betrayed by the fierce blush who had shown. Serah had just guessed that Claire was not ready to talk about it, but she don't have doubted that in due time her sister would open to her, like she always had. But, leaving everything to run with her lover is so not like Claire, that Serah, in spite of her hope, can't consider it for too long. Something had happen to her sister and she can't do anything to help her. And this fact broke her heart.

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Snow is looking at his wife with the little Belle in his arm. It looked like if he finally had won her heart. Or at last at some extend. She still throw her toy to him, but now she let him take her in his arm and made her laugh. This little girl was born to laugh, there is no doubt about it. She had such a wonderful laugh. It's a shame that she had this illness. Snow will freely give a part of his life to save her from this horrible fate. Belle had become to be as precious to him as Serah is. He, Serah and Belle are now a real family, and Snow will fight for them against anything or anyone. And that's why he is so sad to not be able to help his wife in her grief.

Lightning at first was very against his relationship with Serah. It had take time, and the fact that they all have become L'cie, for becoming close to Lightning. After the end of Orphan, Lightning had agree to let them marry, and she had looked happy for them when their wedding day had come. It was the last time Snow had saw her smiling. After that it was like if she had a big burden on her shoulder all the time. Snow was not an idiot, in spite of what Lightning said, and he don't have dared to ask her what is wrong. But he was very aware that something very wrong had happen to Lightning.

It was not like his "sis" to date so much men for such a short time. If it won't be so far fetched, Snow would have said that Lightning was trying to forget a man. But who could have been this man ? Lightning don't have date anyone until she began to date a man per day. Maybe he was one of her fellow soldier who was killed during the fall of Cocoon, but something in him told him that it was not true. And it had made him angry with her, because she not only ruin her reputation, but also hurt Hope a lot.

If Lightning was his sis, then Hope was his little brother. Of course he won't say it aloud, but the feeling is still there. He was very fond of the boy, even before knowing that this particular boy was the one the woman he can't have save had asked him to return home. He don't have see the hate and the grief of the boy until their fight in Palumpolum. He really don't know what had made the boy change his mind. One thing he had said or done, but he was just glad that Hope had forgive him. And now, Lightning was hurting him, and Snow don't have known what to do. He loved them both and don't have wanted to chose one side. And he regretted it. Maybe if he had talked to Lightning, she would not have run away from them.

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Hope don't know what to do anymore. Serah can't have helped him. There is nothing he can do anymore, and it made him angry with himself. He felt more useless than before. Even when he had lost his mother he don't have feel so lost. Or at last, it was the same pain to him, but for a different reason. His mother was his everything when he was younger. His father was not often at home because of his work, and the task to raise her son was on the hand of his mother. When he had lost her during the purge, he had felt like if his world had suddenly stopped. Only his hate for Snow, and Vanille's words, had made him move when the fate had guided all of them to the Fal'cie. After that it had take him a lot of courage to become stronger and overload his hate for Snow. And all of this was thanks to Light. Without her he would have let the Sanctum kill him as soon as they have landed to Pulse. But she don't have let him down, even if her words still hurt him now. That's why he was so angry to not be able to go to search for her.

Even if he don't understand her anymore, he still wanted to be there for her, like she was so often to him. But he still is a young boy, and he was never so angry with this fact. He have known for a long time that his crush for her is very hopeless. She is seven years older than him, and she can have every man she wanted, like she had show from the past months. He was not angry with her for searching for someone of her own. She deserved it. But the paint was still there when he saw her with a man. Sometime, he wished that she will wait for him. Wait that he become of age. But it was just a wishful thinking. Who would want a boy when there is so much handsome and wonderful men outside ?

He just felt some regret to have avoided her the couple of months before her disappearance. But he can't have take much anymore. He had made sure to leave his home at hour when he was sure that Light was working. And he had lived his life in a fog, waiting for the announcement of Light's engagement to a wonderful man. Only then, he could have let go of his unrequired feelings for her. But it was not what had happen. He don't have expected her to run away with someone. But he will wait to learn that she live an happy life to let go of his feelings. It was his only hope.

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Belle was wondering what she can do. Both of her parents were sad, and there is nothing she can do to help them. She don't liked to see her dad and mom crying. And she is not happy with her aunt Claire to made her parent so unhappy. If she was more old then she would hit her to made them lost their laugh. She loved when her mom was laughing at her dad's doing. So, she do the only thing she can think about at this time and walk to her mom to give her a hug. She was very glad when her mom smiled to her. There is not a lot she can do, but if she can made her mom and dad stop crying, then she was glad of it.

Lightning wanted to tell her sister to not be worried for her. But she still can't talk. And she doubted that "mommy...bobo." would be of a big help. She must find a way to return to her real self. She can't stand to be hugged and talked as a baby by Snow. The man needed to become an adult, and she will show him one day. She, for once, feel lost. And she was afraid about her future. She can't stay like this, she must find something to do. There is no other choice.

Belle was happy. Her mom and dad were now like their real selves. And today the nice man had come to visit them. Belle loved very much the man. He had told her that his name was Hope, and she loved this name. For her two years old self, he was perfect. So nice and giving her wish to run to him to hug him. Since the time her parents were so sad, Hope had often come to visit them. And Belle hoped that he will continue to do so for a very long time.

Lightning was worried. She lived with Serah and Snow for nearly six months and she found herself to have some memory lost. Sometime she wake up in a different place of the last one she remembered. Something is happen to her. She know it. But she don't know what to do about it. Fortunately, she still know who she really is, and there is no way for her to forget it. She just hoped that Serah don't found of her lapsing, or else she would send her to the doctor. And Lightning really hated the doctor. But it will surely pass, like the headache have passed. There is nothing to worry to much about.

To be continued.

I hope you have liked it. It was a sad chapter to write, but I felt like if it was needed. Let me know what you thought of it. I will try to post an other chapter next week. Until then, I wish you all a good day.