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Chapter 6 : jealousy

The next year after Light's funeral was at the same time an happy and sad one to Hope. It was sad because he missed Light very much. She was his first love and it had take him time to be ready to smile again. Belle had helped him a lot with this. In spite of her illness, the little girl was always so joyous that she made everyone smile to her. In this she was very different from her aunt. But also thanks to her, Hope's year was not totally horrible. The young man had loved very much to teach her. She was a bright student, and he always returned home with a smile after their class.

At first, Snow had wanted for Hope to come to their house to teach Belle. He don't have believed that his daughter will be able to learn ten years of grade in only one year. But he also was not ready to let his precious daughter return to her school, especially after what the teacher had told about Belle. The woman had come to their home three days after Lightning's funeral. And Snow, even now, wondered how his daughter can have bared with this woman for so long. It was clear that the woman despised Belle because of her illness. She don't have hided that she believed that Belle was the cause of every incident at school. She had also advised Snow and Serah to beat a little more their daughter to "teach her the way of the life" like she had said. After that, Snow was ready to push the woman outside of his house when Serah was more quicker than him. Never before he had seen his wife so angry, and he hoped to never see her like this. She had punched the woman square on the cheek and had yelled to her to leave their home at once and never come again. Snow was never as proud of his wife than then.

The fill about Belle's expulsion from the school was send to them. The little girl was sad about this for the whole morning, but her mood had changed as soon as Hope had come to visit them. It was then, that Serah had begin to think about an incredible idea. Like all of the other former L'cie, she loved Hope very much. She was aware of the feelings the young man had for her older sister. All of them were in vain, because there would have been no way for her sister to return the feelings. Claire was not the sort of woman who fall in love, she was so duty oriented minded. And more, Hope and her have seven years who separated them. And Claire would have been always aware of it, even when the young man would have been of age. She would have never looked at him this way. But it was an other matter with Belle. Hope was well aware of her illness, and he continued to act like if she was a normal little girl. But soon, Belle will not be a little girl anymore. In less than two year she would be fourteen years old, and Hope would be eighteen almost nineteen. If he was true to his word, and Serah was sure he would be, then in less than three years, they would have a son-in-law, who also was a close friend. Serah prayed for this to happen. Belle and Hope deserved this happiness.

Belle was very happy. She loved her life very much. She had a loving parents, even if she can't hid anything from her mother like the promise Hope had made to he. And more of it she had Hope in her life. It was for him that she had study so much during the past year. She wanted to go to school with him, spend as much time as she can with him. He had become as important to her as her father, which means a lot. The only thing who bothered her a little was the fact that this year too she had the strange dream again. She can't understand what the woman wanted her to chose, so she don't have give any answer to her. But it was her only sorrow. The voice of the other woman inside of her don't have bothered her for a long time and she hoped that she will never bothered her again. She don't liked when the other woman take the control. She always was so bitter and sad that Belle wanted to cry. But, even if the two of them where so different, there still something they both agree to wish for them. And if the other woman would help her to gain him, then Belle would gladly let her use her body a little more.

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Hope's school was so different from the only one were Belle have been. Here no one have to wear some uniform and the teacher don't pay too much of attention to their students. The first day Belle was looked like a strange animal, but it had ended the second day, and she was grateful for this. She don't have had any problem with the test for entering the school, and she was very happy to share all of her class with Hope. She was always sited near by him, must to both of their joy. The class were a little harder for her because the other woman don't have gone so far in her study, but Belle loved to learn new things. And she was good at it. Her and Hope always were on the top ten list of student. For her it was a dream coming true.

It was six months later when Belle turned twelve that she become to feel a strange feeling. Hope was always close to her, but for a couple of week he had become a little distant with her. And all of this was because of this girl. Belle don't liked her and she can't see what the other found in her. Sure she had flawless skin, bright blue eyes and red hair, but really it was nothing. She don't have any mind at all. She was so low in the list that you have to search to find her name. And she even was not in their class ! So, why does she had to come to their class each days ? Really ! Sure hope was a catch, but he was her catch, not some hair-headed girl !

Hope was aware that Belle was angry with something, but for the life of himself he can't found about what she was so angry. He liked very much to have her by his side every day. She was not her aunt, but she was close, and it made something to him. He really don't wanted to fall in love with her, but it looked like if his heart don't wanted to heard him for once. Not only she was younger than him, but she also is Snow's daughter. Which means a lot of hell for the man who will marry Belle one day. He still continue to think about the promise he had made to her a year and half ago, and it always made him smile. He hoped selfishly that no one would notice how beautiful she become, because he wanted to keep his words. Even with Snow as father-in-law, it will be a good thing to him. But he was not sure that it will be a good thing to Belle too. Maybe she would fall in love with someone else before she turned twenty, maybe she would leaved him alone like Light have done. He had to let her made her own choice, but it broke his heart to think of her in the arm of someone else.

Lisa was aware of her beauty. She was not bright but she know that she can hope for a good marriage. And her choice of boyfriend was for the cuty Hope Estheim. Not only he was very handsome with his green eyes, but he was also very rich. In a word, he was perfect to her, and if she played her card very good, she can be soon Mrs Estheim. The only problem was that the man don't looked aware of her. For a couple of week she had found a lot of reason to go to his class and talk to him. But he don't have looked at her once. He seems to like the little girl better than her and she can't stand the thought. There is no way for a little girl of twelve years old to beat her. She had try to made fun of the girl, but only her close friends have followed her to this. The others loved the little girl too much to say bad things about her. How can have a child gaining so much heart without trying was beyond Lisa. Sure, the girl helped anyone who needed it, but it was not a reason to be so fond of her. And she was so plain with her pink hair and her blue almost white eyes. Really, the men can be so blind sometime. Lisa was ten time more beautiful than Belle, or so she thought.

Light can't stand it anymore. The girl had praticaly made Hope fall with her trick to attract his attention. Too much is too much ! Light would not stand it anymore. She don't understand why Belle don't have acted sooner, but now that she had found her body again she will show to this Lisa of whom Hope belong to. Really he was too nice to his own good. He was not even aware of what the girl is doing ! He can be so naive, but Light was not. If she was sure that Hope had some feeling for Lisa, Light would not have said a word to them, because he deserved some happiness. The thought of it would have break her heart forever, but she would have chose his happiness over hers. But it was not the case. Light was sure that Hope don't have any feeling for Lisa. So it was time to made her understand who the real one who was meant to be his is.

Hell, was all that Lisa can thought after her confrontation with the little girl. She would never have believed that such a young girl know such words. Never before she had felt so insulted by a girl, but at the same time she can't deny anything about the girl had said. Yes, she was spoiled and she loved to be able to buy everything she wanted. And the news the little girl had said have hit her very deep. Lisa was not aware that Mr Estheim had lost all of his money with the fall of Cocoon. She was also not aware that it was Belle's father who had give money to Hope's father to hid this fact. Without his money, suddenly Hope lost almost all of his charm to her. Finally, it was a good thing that she don't have go any further with him. Which a disappointment it would have been to her to found it out when they would have been engaged. It would have been a true hell.

Light was not very proud of what she had done, but she can't have thought of any other way to chass the girl. And if she was really in love with him, then the fact of him having some money or not would not have mattered to her. In any case, it don't mattered to Light. She had fall in love with the young L'cie he was, not with Bartholomew Estheim's son. And she will be damned if she let someone else have him. She just hoped that Belle let her go out a little more, because the girl still don't have any courage to act upon her feelings, and there is a chance that Hope would not wanted to wait for her to grow up. She know that he was a man of his words, but this promise was made to a little girl. what if he had just said that to eased her mind ? It was strange to her to remember everything who happen to Belle when Hope was close, and not be aware of the other things when he was not here. She had known they shared a powerful link, and it looked this link would only grow with the years.

Hope smiled at Belle from his hiding spot. The girl was an amazing one. He had come here to tell to Lisa that there is no way for him to share her feeling, and he had found Belle already talking with Lisa. The explanation Belle had said have made his smile. And it had take all of his control to not burst out of laughing at Lisa's face when she had heard about his father lost of money. But really, what was harder to fight to laugh at was the idea of Snow lending money to his father. Really, Belle's mind astonished him. And he loved her even more for this. The fact that she was ready to fight for him give him a warn feeling he don't had for a very long time. When Lisa had leaved Belle with a crestfallen face, Hope had fight his urge to go to Belle and hug her like he wanted. But she was too young, and he don't wanted to push her too much. He had just to wait for her to grow a little more, and then maybe he can discovered what the link they share together is really about.

To be continued.

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