I'm sorry if I confused you with Belle/Light switching personality. Keep in mind that there is a good reason behind it. You have just to bare a little more with my mad mind before everything come in place. Thanks for your kind review.
Chapter 5 : funeral
When Hope knocked at Serah and Snow's door, he was not as at ease as before. Not only he had to ask for him to teach Belle, but he also had to made the announcement he dreaded to. But he can't do it with Belle with them. He don't know why, but he was sure that Belle must to be let in the dark concerning Lightning fate. Some hours ago, he thought that he had found something important concerning Belle, but he can't remember what it was. And it frustrated him a lot. He was not subject of this sort of memory lost, even if he had wished for them during his L'cie time. But, now was not the time to dealing with it, because Serah opened the door.
As soon as they have come in, Belle made it clear that there is no way for her to go to her school anymore. Serah was not surprised by her daughter words. She was well aware that due to her illness, Belle would not have the normal childhood her mother had wished her to have. What had stunned the most their doctor was that not only Belle's body grown so fast but her mind also. It was the first case he see of it, and he was not really sure how to treat her. So, as long as she looked fine, he chose not to take her under too much medication. After all, it would be no good for her to become a junkie without any certitude to it doing any good to her.
Serah felt sorry to have leaved her daughter alone for doing a job who don't even pleased her. But, the fact were that without Light it was hard some month. And Serah's job had help them tremendously. But, on the other way she don't have as much as time she wished for Belle. Before, Serah was grateful for what Claire have done to them, but now for the first time she realised how much her sister have done to her. Light was not the one to punch in the face what she had done for Serah since their mother had die. But Serah was too young and immature to understand it when it was time. And now it's too late. And Serah was never so sad about it.
Serah was aware that Hope had a bad news to share with them. And it don't need to be a genius to understand what the new is. But, there is also something more and Serah can't wait to know what it was. She don't have seen her daughter smiling so much since a long time, and she was grateful to Hope because he have doing so. That's why she was ready to heard everything he had in mind for now. It don't have escaped her the way Belle and Hope looked at each other. They shared a secret, Serah was sure of it. But she don't think it was a bad think. Hope was a kind and carrying young man, and Belle was more mature than most of the child. If the two of them would find some way to be happy with each other then Serah would be the last one to be against it.
To say that Hope idea don't have stunned her would be an understatement. But in a way it made sens. Belle would never be close to any children because of what she is. So if it don't bothered Hope to teach her, then there is no way she give her veto to it. Life was not be so simple to her daughter, it never would be. And if Belle go to school with Hope, then it will made Serah's mind a little more at ease. And there will be no problem with Snow. Serah have him eating in her hand, and she know very well that, like her, only Belle's happiness mattered to him.
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When snow returned home, he found his wife and daugther smiling and laughing with Hope. He was glad to see Belle so happy for once. His daughter have lost most of her joy since she had begin to go to school. He knows that it was not a good idea to let his precious girl go to this school, but she looked so happy at first that he don't have the heart to refuse her. He had see his daughter losing her joy within each day. And he can't have done anything about it. That's why he was so happy about Hope's idea. If the boy was willing to do it, there is no way for him to stop them.
The dinner was very nice. Both the Villiers were aware that Hope had something to tell them, and they were also aware that there is no way for him to tell it in front of Belle. that's why Serah told her daughter to go to bed early. And as tired as she was she don't have made to much fuzz about it. Snow had lead hope to the couch and had asked if he he wanted a cafe, but as soon as Hope had seen that Belle was no longer here, he had lost his forced smile. Snow wanted to go to him and try to comfort him, but he was never good to do it. Not like Lightning. His sis had always find a way to made the boy's mind at ease. It was an amazing sight, who never had failed to stunned him.
When Serah returned after Belle had finally succumbed to sleep, she found her husband and Hope sharing an deep silence. She know what Hope would tell to them. Claire had disappeared for more than one year and half, and there is no way for Amodar to let the things the way they are. Without any news about Claire for so long, the only thing he can do now was to made some funeral to her. It made sens after all, but it don't made it any easier for the Villiers. But Serah can't help to notice that Hope had take the news harder than them. She was well aware that the young man had some feeling for her sister, but she would not have guessed that they ran so deep. Maybe it was better that Claire have disappeared like this because if she was still there Hope would still suffer like this. But she wondered what would happen when she will return. Because, if there is one thing she was sure of it, it was that her sister would return home one day.
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The funeral of Lightning Farron was surrealist for Hope. He was there with all of his former L'cie friends. Nor Dajh or Belle were there. It was Hope's idea for the children not to be there. And Lebreau had agree to take care of them, much to Sazh and the other relief. They don't have said a word to the children about Lightning death, and they have just said that they needed to spend some time together. If Dajh had believed them immediately, it was not the case for Belle. The young girl had tried to discover the truth but fortunately with no success. She finally had give up, but it was with a frown on her face that she had followed Dajh to the bar.
Amodar was there with a lot of guardians. The ceremony was a short one, but it was clear that Lightning was well loved by all of her fellow guard. She will be missed not only by her friends and family, but also by the members of her second family. The commander was not happy about what he had to do, but he don't have any other choice. If one day, Lightning come back, then he will be the first one to greet her, but until then he had to act like if she was really dead. But deep in his heart he hoped for her to be happy in her new life, whatever it was.
When they were finally alone, Hope let his tears fall. He was ashamed to let his feelings shown in front of the guardian, but not now. And it was not like if he was the only one crying. None of the former l'cie have dry eyes, but it was worst for Serah and Hope. The two of them have fall in the other arm, but it was just to share the horrible truth and pain. Snow understand it, and he was not jealous that his wife don't have seek comfort in his arm for once. Even before Serah, Hope was the closest human being of Light . He was one of the few she had confined in. And in return he had let her know about his feeling. If it was not so unbelievable, Snow would have think that they were more lover than friends. The fact were just that they were awfully close and no one can go between them.
Hope wanted to die. Until then he don't have realised fully that he would not see Light anymore. And now, the pain hurt him so much that he can't barely breath. If he don't have made a promise to Belle a few days ago, he surely would have made some mistake to escape from his pain. But, even if he was so sad, the idea of Belle don't leaved his mind. He don't know why but he felt that as long as Belle would be in his life he would not be lost. She was very important to him, and something also told him that in the future her importance to him will only grow.
When they returned to the bar to retrieve the children, all of the former L'cie were very surprised. The bar was no longer the place they have known but it looked like a hell. Apparently, Belle had chose to play there and she had involved everyone in her play. So, all of the members of the NORA have become their servant, and Belle was their queen. Deep down, Light loved it. She had understand that some time Belle would have the control of her mind, and sometime she can be herself again. But the more the time pass, the more Belle become stronger. Light have less and less to fight for, and Belle more. Maybe one day she would lost herself to Belle, but until then she would use the time when she was in control of her body to make the best of it.
As soon as she saw him, Belle ran to Hope. She hugged him like if she don't have see him for more than a few hours ago. And in a way it was true. Light don't have seen Hope for a long time, only Belle have. And even if Belle was her too, she also was someone else. Belle is someone she can have been if her parent don't have die, and Light is what she had become due to these death. In a way, Light had a second chance to live her life, but the cost of it hurt her very much. She don't have the choice but continue to live her life at it was now. And frankly, she don't know if she still wanted to become Light again. She kind of liked to be Belle. Because no matter what, Belle would have more chance to live happy with Hope, not like Light. And it changed everything to her.
To be continued.
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