The soldier jumped out of bed and leapt to her closet, changing her attire as quickly as her body would physically let her. Once she finally had her boots on, she grabbed her keys and sprinted out the door to her velocycle. "Here goes nothing." She prayed to Etro she was sober enough to drive and jammed the key in the ignition, the bike springing effortlessly to life. She lifted her feet and slammed on the accelerator, making her way to where she knew Lebreau would be working.
The buildings were speeding past the pink haired soldier, not caring how fast her bike was travelling or if she had ran any red lights or not. Her mind was racing, what did she even plan to say to Lebreau? Was she intending to blame her? Light had no idea, but one thing was certain, Lebreau watched the Pulsian like a hawk most of the time, so she was bound to know something.
Finally, her bike skidded to a halt in front of the bar the woman ran part time. She chucked her keys into her pocket and quickly made her way inside
"Lebreau!" she called out, sounding much more intimidating than she had intended
"Great, you too then? I've already had Fang in here having a go at me I don't want you starting on me as well; sort your own shit out." The soldier stopped in her tracks and stared at the woman
"Come again?" Lebreau put her glass down and crossed her arms
"Don't act like you got no idea what's going on, you're in here to bitch at me right?"
"What?" the woman frowned
"Jeez Farron, I thought you were meant to be smart. Fang came in here about thirty minutes ago and decided she wanted to throw an absolute fit at me cursing and shouting about how much alcohol I provided the pair of you with, it's my job! Not my fault you can't remember your lovely night together or whatever she was whinging about, so don't you even start with me cause I don'twant to hear a word of it, understand? I'm sick of everyone constantly blaming me for all their drunken mishaps, CONTROL YOURSELVES!" Light froze
"What?" Lebreau frowned
"Oh... so you weren't here to scream at me?"
"What did you just say?" the woman raised an eyebrow
"Which part are you referring to?"
"Lebreau I'm serious, what did she tell you?"
"She didn't tell me anythi-"
"Lebreau!" She crossed her arms
"Farron you're not getting anything out of me, you need to talk to Fang." Light balled her hands into fists before storming out the door and climbing on her bike yet again
"Light wait!" She could hear Lebreau calling out behind her but she kicked her stand up and took off before she could catch up, finally heading to Fang's house. She knew exactly what had happened, those awkward dreams shed had over the morning were her recaps for the night, and even though Lebreau had basically told her it was all true, she needed to hear it for herself.
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She burst into the Pulsian's house and into her dining room, finding the woman alone, sitting with a cup of tea
"Fang what's going on?"
"I'm goin' to shower, that's what's goin on" She stood up without hesitation and headed towards the hall when Light crossed the gap between them,
"Fang, out of all the time I've known you, not once have you turned down the opportunity to spar with me, and using an excuse like errands? Don't you think I know you a little better than that by now? Something's going on, why can't you just tell me?" The Pulsian shook her head and attempted to push past the woman
"Just let it go Light, seriously" As her attempts to pass the woman failed she pinched the bridge of her nose, something that seemed to be developing into a habit
"Claire. Let it go" the soldier instantly became still at the use of her real name; Fang never called her that, not usually
"You never call me that" she mumbled, watching the warrior stop in the middle of the hall
"I know"
"Nobody calls me that" Light looked up, her azure orbs meeting deep jade ones, a number of mixed emotions conveyed in just a glance. Uncertainty, doubt, fear, longing, so many feelings crammed in such a tiny space, Fang had to get out.
"I'm goin' to shower Claire. Seriously, let it go." She winced slightly, the use of her real name a second time sent a piercing cold through her chest
"When you get out, can we talk?"
"I don't know" without a second glance, the Pulsian quickly headed towards the bathroom, leaving the soldier standing there, alone.
"I know what happened" The soldier called out, watching the woman stop in the door frame of the bathroom.
"What do you expect me to say? Sorry I took advantage of you? Sorry I managed to break down those carefully crafted walls you so warily sculpt every god damn day of your life? 'Cause it's not gonna happen." The soldier was speechless; she really had no idea what to say back to the woman
"Why didn't you just tell me? I had to find out from Lebreau" The Pulsian frowned
"Last time I tell her anythin'... Look, have you ever woken up with someone you slept with, and have them look you in the eyes and tell you they have no recollection of what occurred between you?" Lightning sighed
"Fang..."
"No Light, you listen to me. Ever since we first met there was chemistry, even you can't deny that, and last night was the only chance I've ever really had to get close to you, to find out who Claire really is."
"Stop it Fang." Still the Pulsian continued
"And you know what? I did, I found out EXACTLY who she is. We talked, we kissed and we stripped each other's clothes till the both of us had nothin' left to hide."
"FANG!" the Pulsian hadn't realized the pink haired woman was completely distraught. She stood a few feet away, her eyes sparkling in a way shed never seen before. Her knees became weak and she dropped, sitting on the floor where she had stood moments ago.
"Why does this scare you so god damn much?" Fang remained motionless, watching the soldier break down in front of her
"Because, I can't afford to let people get close enough to hurt me. I just can't, I lost my parents, I've watched my friends take blow after blow in battle, I even kept my sister at a distance, because she's leaving me too, and you know what? Once she leaves I'm alone again, just like I was. If you don't let people in, you don't have to let them out either." She wrapped her arms around herself and remained on the floor
"Light, if you don't let people in, they won't get the chance to stay either" Fang cautiously took a step towards the soldier, watching her fists form
"You were right, I should have just let it go" she stood up and headed towards the door wiping her eyes furiously
"You're gonna have to have to face this sooner or later Light, we slept together, whether you like it or not." The soldier stopped and sighed leaning against the wall
"...Did you really only find out from Lebreau?" Fang mumbled
"No, I've had what I thought were dreams but were really flash backs. Plus, you kinda left this" she lifted up her shirt and showed the purple mark left on her hip, causing the Pulsian to clear her throat
"Oh uh... sorry... I get a bit um... territorial in those situations I guess?" A small blush crept over Lights cheeks and she stared at the floor,
"I'm sorry Fang, I just... I can't get my head around this. I don't understand why it's so easy for you to see right through me, why my body reacts differently when I'm around you rather than... Vanille for example." The warrior gave a feeble smile and slowly began walking towards the soldier
"So where does this leave us then?" the Pulsian stared, not entirely sure of what to think
"Well that depends, how are you feeling about this?" The pink haired soldier locked her eyes with the woman across from her and sighed
"I don't even know... I think I just need some time to think about what the hell is going on here" Fang nodded silently and the soldier grabbed her keys out of her pocket
"Well, I'll be here for a chat when you sort some of this out" Light shook her head and shifted awkwardly again
"Claire, you're pretty much my best friend, so I'll always be here for you" the soldier gave her a single nod before heading out the door and onto her bike again. It was heading on to late afternoon and she decided to head back to Lebreau's "she probably hears loads of problems, maybe she can help."
a/n: Feedback much appreciated guys ;^;