Thanks for the reviews. Here's Chapter 3. Sorry in advance for any grammer errors. I didn't really proofread this chapter. Anyways Enjoy!
Chapter 3: Thank You
Lightning groaned as she rolled slowly beginning to wake as the sunlight shined on her though the window. She pulled the blankets over her head and inhaled deep. The thick scent that she knew belonged to Fang shot into her nose, she shivered before her eyes shot open, and she shot up right in the bed. She immediately regretted it as the light blinded her and a raging headache stormed though her head. "Shit…,"she hissed as she gripped her head tightly.
Where was she? This was not her bed. She knew that for a fact. The sheets were too dark, too smooth and smelled too much like Fang. "Fang…"She mumbled as she tired to remember what happened last night and prayed that when she finally opened her eyes she wouldn't be sitting in the middle of Fang's bed butt naked.
Her eyes slowly creaked open and she looked down to her body. She was dressed for the most part but her shirt was missing. Her eyes narrowed as she pulled the sheets up to her chest. She was going to kill Fang. She released a groan and placed her face back into her hands. What was she doing here out of all places. The sound of feet coming towards the door caught her attention and she looked up as it swung open and the devil herself walking in.
"Hey Sunshine. Finally up huh?" she asked as a grin came to her lips and Lightning's eyes narrowed and she frowned. Fang ignored the expression on her face as she stepped more into the room and Lightning looked down to her hands to see a bottle of water in one and her other hand closed tightly in a fist which was hopefully gripping some pain killers. "You slept all morning I was a bit worried. Vanille made breakfast. It's a bit cold now but still it's out there if you want any…,"She said as she sat down at the end of the bed and crossed her legs. "Got you somethin'." She said and opened her hand revealing the pills.
"Thank you." Lightning mumbled. Her throat was a bit dry so her voice came out horse and dry. She cleared her throat as she took the pills from her and the bottle of water. She popped the pills in her mouth and tried to ignore Fang watching her as she brought the bottle up to her dry lips. She downed half of it before pulling it away with a sigh. She felt so thirsty. Still Fang's eyes watched her and Lightning looked down at the sheets trying to ignore them at any cost possible. "What happened last night?" she asked. Fang released a chuckle and Lightning's eyes shot up to glare at her but her glare had no affect seeing how Fang was now looking the other way.
"You were a real handful Sunshine." She sighed as she leaned back on her hands and Lightning frowned as she watched her look down at her lap. "You were beyond drunk." She said with a roll of her eyes and another chuckle. "It was actually a really funny sight to see now that I think back on it." She said with a nonchalant shrug of her shoulders and Lightning's eyes narrowed once again.
"What did I do? Why the hell am I here?" She asked as she looked around the room before looking back at Fang who was still looking down at her lap. "And what about Serah? Does she know about this? She's probably worried sick-"
"Don't worry about it." Fang said as she finally looked back to Lightning and a small smile came to her lips. "I took care of all of that." She said with a nod of her head and Lightning relaxed a bit. She frowned and looked down at her lap. She hated when someone had to take care of her. She was independent She wanted to take care of herself. Her fist balled up a bit and Fang eyed her noticing the slow changes Lightning's body was making. She frowned knowing Lightning was about to get very defensive with her.
"I don't need you to take care of me like I'm some child Fang." She suddenly scuffed and threw her legs over the side of the bed before shoving the sheets off her and shooting up. Fang shot up as well watching, as Lightning stumbling a bit probably getting up a bit faster then her head would have liked.
"Well what was I suppose to do? Leave you to sleep in some gutter? Allow you to continue to scare poor Leah into givin' you more drinks?" She asked as her eyes narrowed. Lightning's eyes narrowed as well as she turned around to glare at her.
"Who's Leah?" She asked and Fang scuffed and rolled her eyes.
"The bartender chick!" she said as she waved her hands about.
"Her name is Lebreau, Fang." Lightning said with a roll of her eyes. "You don't even know her name." She said as she looked around. "and where the hell is my top!" she said as she spun around to face her. Fang's eyes dropped for a minute before she looked towards the door and crossed her arms.
"The livin' room." She said with a shrug. Lightning's eyes narrowed. She didn't like how calm Fang had suddenly became. She was probably waiting for her to ask her next question.
"And why is it in there?" she asked though her teeth.
"That's where you took it off when you try to get me to fuck you!" she said as she looked back to her. Lightning felt her cheeks flush.
"Your such a lying bitch Fang!" she shot back as she turned back towards the door. "I swear if I find out you did anything to me last night I'll-" She was cut off as Fang suddenly grabbed her wrist and spun her back around to face her. She stumbled a bit almost running into the other girl. Her head was spinning and the sudden turn only increased the throbbing in her head
"You'll do what?" Fang's husky voice made her look up at her. Fang's eyes were narrowed so low she barely had them open. Her frown was deep and her eyebrows were almost touching each other as she furrowed them in. Her jaw flexing as she clenched and unclenched her teeth. Lightning frowned as she stared at her not liking the look on her face. "You'll do what Lightnin'?" she asked again as she gripped Lightning by the back of her neck and yanked her closer until they were pressed against each other.
Lightning's breath caught in her throat as she pressed back against Fang's hold but did nothing to try and break free of it. "Let me go…"She mumbled instead. The light was still causing her pain, she lowered her eyes, and they fell to Fang's lips once she began to talk again.
"You're such a selfish bitch Farron." Fang hissed and Lightning clenched her teeth at her words before she looked away from her completely. "I went out of my way last night to make sure you got somewhere save! Somethin' I really didn't have to do! You didn't want to go home which is probably where I should have took you so I brought you here yet I can't even get a simple thank you out of you!-" she suddenly stopped talking watching as Lightning tried to keep her eyes away. "Look at me when I'm talkin' to you Lightnin'." Her voice lowered as she drew closer to her.
Lightning's eyes shot up to meet hers and Fang licked her lips before she leaned a bit closer so their noses where touching. "You were horny as hell…"She said and Lightning felt her face flush as she bit the inside of her cheek. "Askin' me to fuck you while forcin' yourself on me. And to be honest with you Lightnin' I really, really wanted to but I didn't. Want to know why?" she asked and Lightning looked away from her once again. "Go ahead and ask me why I didn't take advantage of you like you so desperately wanted me to." She said.
"Why didn't you…?"She whispered barely able to finish her sentence.
"Because I care about you too damn much to do somethin' like that." She said and Lightning looked back to her. Her eyes softened slightly as she stared back at Fang. The door suddenly opened and she quickly pushed Fang away as she covered her chest.
"Oh…" Vanille said from the doorway. Fang placed her hands on her hips and shook her head slightly as Lightning's face began to turn a dark shade of red. Vanille tired not to giggle as she held the phone against her shoulder. "Serah's on the phone for you Light…but if you want I could tell her you're…busy." She said.
Lightning let out what sound like a small growl before she snatched the phone from Vanille while rushing pass her and out the room. Both Pulsian women watched her go before Vanille turned towards Fang with a small smirk. "Fang…Are you being a naughtily girl?" she asked with another giggle and a small smirk came to Fang's lips.
"Hardly." She chuckled as she ran her fingers though her hair. "But thanks for ruinin' the moment." She said and Vanille giggled again before she nodded her head and bounced back out the room. Fang released a small sigh once she was gone and allowed a small frown to come to her lips. She had gotten a bit carried away. Maybe she was being a bit too open with Lightning. She shrugged her shoulders and released a small sigh. She sat down on the bed deciding to give Lightning some time before going after her.
When she finally did she found Lightning in her living room, sitting on the sofa with her top back on. Fang eyed the back of her head and shoulders trying to see if the girl was tense or relax but with so little showing it was hard to tell. She took her chances anyways and made her way around the sofa to flop down on to it next to her. Lightning didn't move as she sat with the phone in her lap.
Fang eyed her. Lightning was frowning slightly as she stared down at her lap appearing to be in deep thought. She cleared her throat and looked away from her. It was silent for a couple of more minutes before Fang looked back to Lightning. "Hey…" She said after a while giving thought to put her hand on her shoulder but decided against it. "You alright Light?" she asked and watched as Lightning's eyes narrowed a bit more.
"Did I really do those things?" she whispered and Fang frowned slightly. "Did I really try to get you to sleep with me? I don't remember…throwing myself at you…"She mumbled and shook her head. She sounded so disgusted with herself. Lightning shook her head before she turned it away from Fang. "I'm such a disgrace." She mumbled.
"Hey now don't go sayin' things like that Sunshine. You're not a disgrace." She said as she scooted closer to her. Her head titled as she tried to get a better look at Lightning's face. She cupped her chin gentle and turned her face to look at her. "Everyone has one of those days Light. It only makes you more like the rest of us." She said with a shake of her head and a small smirk came to her lips as her thumb stroked her cheek. Fang eyes drifted down as her thumb moved to stroke Lightning's lower lip. "You yelled at me and cursed at me, shoved me and threw up on my carpet but I'm not any less attractive to you then the day I took you to bed." She said.
Lightning felt her face flush at Fang's words and she watched as Fang eyed her lips still running her thumb along it and she knew the other girl wanted to kiss her and she realized how close they had leaned into each other. "I haven't brushed my teeth yet…"She whispered suddenly. She should trying to push Fang away and telling her that they shouldn't be doing this but all she could say was that she hadn't brushed her teeth yet? She felt another blush come to her cheeks when Fang chuckled.
"That's okay…"She mumbled as she leaned forward titling her head before she pressed her lips softly to Lightning's reminding the other girl of their first kiss. Lightning's eyes ran over Fang's face before she allowed her eyes to close and opened her mouth for the other girls' awaiting tongue. Fang's hand moved up her fingers barely glazing Lightning's jaw before her warm palm pressed into her cheek as she cupped it gentle.
A sudden knock on the door made them quickly pull apart and Lightning quickly rose to her feet. Fang licked her lips as she watched her. "It's probably Serah." Lightning mumbled as she faced away from her. "She's going to take me to the bar to get my car and then I'll be going home." She said with a nod of her head and Fang smirked slightly as she leaned back on her sofa and crossed her legs.
"Sure Sunshine…"She sighed.
Lightning nodded her head and it was silent before there was a second knock but still neither girls moved to answer it. Fang watched Lightning closely as the other girl stared at the ground. "Fang…"She started.
"Yea?"
"Thank you…"She mumbled and Fang arched an eyebrow in a bit of shock before Lightning turned to face her. "Thank you for bring me home with you and taking care of me…," she said with a nod of her head. Fang nodded her as well even though she appeared still in a bit of shock. She quickly shook it off before she smirked.
"Anytime. You know I'd do anythin' for you love." She said and Lightning nodded her head as she stared at her and Fang stared right back. It was as if she didn't want to leave. There was another harder knock and her name was called though the door by Serah's small voice. Vanille rushed out the kitchen and into the living room.
"What's up with you guys? Are you deaf now? Don't you hear Serah at the door?" she asked as she walked pass Lightning but slowed her pace as she noticed how the two was staring at each other. She quickly opened the door and allowed Serah in who released a sigh at seeing her sister. Lightning pulled her eyes away from Fang to look back at her younger sister.
"Didn't you hear me at the door?" she asked with a frown and an arched eyebrow.
"That's why I said but the two just stared at each other like a bunch of statues." Vanille said with a shake of her head as she crossed her arms. Fang smirked and Lightning looked away with a blush.
"Well good afternoon to you too Serah." Fang said as her smirk grew. Serah gave her a smile as she waved to her before she looked to Lightning when she began to move.
"Let's go." She mumbled as she walked pass her and all three girls watched. Serah frowned as she turned her attention back to Vanille who frowned as well before both girls looked to Fang who shrugged her shoulders and looked away from them. They looked back to each other before Serah said a quick goodbye and chased after Lightning.
Vanille closed the door before she turned around and put her hands on her hips as she looked to Fang. Fang looked away from her. "Don't sit there and act like you didn't do something Missy. I know you did." She said as she walked over to her. "What's going on with you and Light huh?" she asked as a smirk came to her lips. "You two together or something?" she asked. Fang chuckled and shook her head.
"I highly doubt it's that far." She said and looked down at her crossed legs.
"But there is something there right?" she asked.
"I hope so…"She mumbled and Vanille squealed and clapped her hands together.
"You and Lightning would make a cute couple Fang!" she said with a grin. Fang chuckled.
"Thanks Vanille" she said with a small shake of her head.
Lightning slammed the door shut as she got into the passengers side of the car and Serah quickly got in the drivers seat and started the car as Lightning looked out the window. Serah frowned slightly as she glanced to her while starting the car. "Getting drunk Claire…? That's not like you…,"She mumbled as she began to drive off. Lightning closed her eyes and leaned her head against the window. "What's going on with you?" she asked and looked to her once more.
"Nothing. Serah I really don't want to talk about this right now." She said. Her head was still banging and the pills didn't seem to be helping at all. She just wanted to think back to the kiss she had shared with Fang moments ago. Why had she let the other girl kiss her in the first place? Why did she enjoy it so much?
"Well I do Claire!" Serah's voice quickly pulled her back out of her thoughts and she sighed. "I'm worried about you…,"She whispered and Lightning frowned slightly. She didn't want Serah to worry about her. That was the last thing they both needed.
"You don't have to Serah. I'm fine." She said.
"Are you lonely?"
Lightning quickly looked to her sister for the first time sense they got in the car. "What?" she asked as her eyes narrowed and a frown came to her lips. Serah frowned as well and her worried eyes pulled away from the road to look at Lightning once more.
"I asked if you were lonely. You haven't been with someone in a long time Claire and both Snow and I know it was you that came home yesterday and then left and I guess from there you went to the bar and got drunk." She said as she looked at her with a sigh and Lightning's eyes hardened as she glared at Serah and clenched her teeth.
"I am not lonely Serah." She hissed though her teeth and Serah frowned as she nodded her head.
"But Snow said-"
"Well Snow can mind his own damn business." Lightning snapped. If Snow had told Serah about the underwear, he found in the hall she was going to kill him. It is not that she would have minded that her sister would know she had someone over. It's just that with the description of the underwear Serah will know that it had been a woman Lightning had over. Lightning doesn't wear lacy either and not their mother before them. It must have been a Farron thing. "And besides you too should have enough respect for me and do that in the privacy of your own room Serah. Not in the kitchen." She said
Serah sighed and slumped in her seat a bit as she turned her attention away from Lightning. Lightning watched her for a moment wondering if the other girl was going to keep trying or if she was done talking. The long lasting silence let her know Serah was done and she sighed as she turned her attention back towards the window.
The rest of the ride home was silent. Serah began to make dinner as soon as they walked into the house and Lightning took more painkillers. Snow was called in to stay late for work so dinner was only the two Farron sisters. Like the car ride it had been mostly silent. Serah doing most of the talking for them before getting up to scrap her plate.
"Tomorrow is Hope's birthday."
"What?" Lightning's eyes widened slightly as she looked up from her dinner plate to look at her younger sister who was washing the dishes. Serah looked to her as well.
"Don't tell me you forgot." She said with a small frown.
Shit.
She had forgotten. She was too caught up with thinking about Fang for the past couple of days she had completely forgot about Hope and everyone else for that matter. She sighed and pushed her plate away while rubbing her temple. Her headache had left her from this morning but she still felt like crap and the idea of her forgetting Hope's birthday only made it worst.
"I guess that means you didn't get him anything huh?" Serah asked. Lightning looked down at the table and shook her head. "Hey it's alright. I'm sure if you go out now you can still get him something." She said as she moved towards the table. Lightning sighed as she closed her eyes for a moment. She knew exactly what she wanted to get Hope but now it was too late.
"I had this gift picked out already but it's Sunday and its already half pass seven." She said as she looked to her watch. Her frown increased. "The store is closed. They close at six on the weekends." She mumbled. She released another heavy sigh. "What did you and Snow get him?" she asked and Serah smiled.
"One of those high powered air scooters." She said with a small shrug of her shoulders. Lightning arched an eyebrow.
"You really went all out." She said as she rose to her feet and Serah nodded her head.
"Snow really wanted to get it. He thought Hope would love it. He wasn't going to get for him no matter what I said." She said with a small chuckle. "I'm just worried about what we'll get him next year." She said and watched as her sister cleaned her plate with a small nod of her head.
"I'm going to go out. See what I can find." She said as she rubbed the back of her neck. "Hope is such a hard person to shop for though. I don't really know what a teen boy wants." She said and looked up at her younger sister. Serah gave her a small smile in return.
"He really likes you Lightning and really looks up to you. I'm sure he'll like whatever you give him." She said. Lightning gave her a small smile before she looked away and nodded her head.
"Alright. I'll be back later." She said before walking out the kitchen.
"Happy Birthday Hope!" the room cheered. Hope sat in the middle of the sofa. His face flushed and his bangs falling front of his eyes. He was clearly embarrassed with all the eyes on him. His father patted him back his back with a laugh and Snow did the same from the other side. "Hey let's open gifts now!" He said with a bright grin and Hope nodded his head silently. "Hey cheer up! Your fifteen now! You're a man!" Snow said. Hope nodded his head once again.
Lightning sighed with a frown as she watched from the corner of the room as everyone surrounded Hope with their gifts wanting him to open their gift first. Snow being the most persistent as he dragged the big wrapped box over to sit in front of Hope. "Try not to look so happy." Her shoulders slumped a bit and she looked over to watch Fang walk up to her and lean against the wall next to her. A long small wrapped box in her hand.
Lightning frowned as she eyed it. "What did you get him?" she asked and looked back to her face just in time to watch a smirk come to her lips and amazement enter her green eyes.
"Wait and see." She said and Lightning sighed as she looked away from her. Fang eyed her. "Where's your present?" she asked and Lightning frowned once more as she looked down towards the ground. She was hoping someone would forget to get him something but everyone had brought something even all of NORA and they barely even talked to Hope. She was also hoping that Fang would be one of the people to forget as well.
"I forgot…,"She mumbled and Fang's eyes widened as she ached an eyebrow.
"What?"
"I said I forgot and it's all your damn fault." She hissed as she glared at her. Fang released a small chuckle as she moved closer.
"and how is it my fault you forgot Hope's birthday?" she asked. Lightning face suddenly felt flushed and she bit the inside of her cheek.
"Because you-… When we…I could have-" Fang chuckled at Lightning's lack of being able to form a complete sentence.
"Oh I see." She said with a nod and Lightning looked back to her. "This is my fault because you decided to get drunk yesterday instead of going out to get Hope's gift and the day before that you was to busy fucking me am I right?" She asked as she turned towards her and leaned her side onto the wall. Lightning's face turned a darker shade of red if possible.
"Yes… and don't say it like that with all these people around…"She mumbled and glanced around the room. Fang nodded her head and licked her lips as she eyed her.
"Why not? It's the truth." She said with a shrug.
"Fang please." Lighting said as she looked back at her. The two stared at each other.
"Hey sis!" Snow called over to them suddenly and Lightning tensed as they both turned to look at him. "Hope wants to open your gift next!" He said and all eyes turned to her. She looked to Hope who smiled softly to her and nodded his head. She opened her mouth to say something before she closed it and looked to her sister who was frowning slightly at her. She had to tell him that she didn't have a gift for him.
"I um…-"
"Well don't keep us waitin' Sunshine! The suspense is killin' me!" Fang said as she gave her a shove forward with the box. Lightning tensed as it pressed more into her back and Fang leaned forward. "Take it." She mumbled and Lightning slowly reached back and took the box from Fang's hand. "Now show him what you got him!" she said and stepped back from her. Lightning looked over her shoulder at her before looking down at the box.
"Fang…" she whispered.
"Go ahead." Fang said and pushed her forward once again. Lightning glanced to her once again before she walked over to Hope and held out the small box. Hope smiled as he took it and looked up at her.
"Thanks Light." He said and she nodded her head as she looked away. He gave it a small shake. "What is it?" He asked as his small smile turned into a large grin excitement in his eyes. She looked over to Fang who shrugged her shoulders with a small smirk on her lips. Lightning turned her attention back to Hope and gave him a small smile.
"open it and find out." She said and he nodded his head as he glanced up at her before gripping the paper off and opening the box quickly. He gasped and his eyes widened at seeing the survival knife. "Lightning…"He said as he pulled it out and held it up for the rest in the room to see. Her eyes were wide slightly as well at the sight of it. "Thank you so much Lightning." He said as he looked up at her before he jumped up out of his seat and wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.
"Um…your welcome…"She said and patted his shoulder. "I just thought…seeing how you liked mine so much…"She said and looked to Fang. She almost looked like she wanted to laugh making Lightning glare at her.
"I love it. Thank you." He said and she nodded her head as he pulled back from her.
"Okay who's next!" Snow asked as he looked around before his eyes fell on Fang. "Hey Fang how about you! Come on a show us what the mighty Gran Pulse woman got for our boy Hope!" He said and patted his shoulder roughly, as Hope sat back down next to him his eyes still on the blade in his hands.
"What did I get for Hope huh?" she asked as she stepped forward and put her hands on her hips. "I'll tell you what I got for Hope. Respect!" She said and nodded her head. Hope looked up at him and she gave him a smile. "Now that you're a man. You got my respect now. No more treatin' you like a kid. No more callin' you kid. How does that sound?" she asked and his smile grew as he nodded his head.
"Thanks Fang." He said and she nodded her head again.
"That's it?" Snow asked with an arched eyebrow. "That's lame Fang!" He said.
"Shove it Snow ball. My respect is somethin' important and it's somethin' you don't have yet!" she yelled back at him. He pouted. "And you won't have it until you grow a brain in that empty head of yours." She said before she crossed her arms. "And I think all of hell will freeze over before that happens." She said with a roll of her eyes.
"Whatever!" he said and waved her off before turning his attention back to Hope. "Open me and Serah's gift next!" He said as he pushed the big box towards him and Hope nodded his head and stood up.
Lightning sighed as she moved back over to her spot next to Fang. "Thank you…,"she whispered and Fang nodded her head. Lighting sighed as she looked down towards the ground. "It seems like I'm saying that to you a lot lately." She sighed as she crossed her arms and leaned back against the wall. "But you didn't have to do that." She said and looked over to her.
"And I wouldn't have if I didn't want anythin' in return." Fang whispered as she moved closer and Lightning released a small breath when she felt Fang breath against her ear. Her eyes flicked up to the others who were all to busy watching Hope try out his new air scooter. She turned her head slightly but didn't care to look at Fang.
"What do you want?" she asked. Fang smirked before she shrugged.
"Just small kiss." She said as her smirk grew. Lightning finally looked over to her with an arched eyebrow. Fang chuckled lowly. "What can I say? Your lips are addiciting..."She said as her eyes lowered a bit and Lightning swallowed a bit to hard for her liking. With the look Fang was giving her she knew she was in for it.
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