AN: Hoping you are all enjoying the story! We are reaching the end. Awww! D: lol no worries more to come in the future. :D

I do not own Final Fantasy 13. All rights belong to Square Enix. But i'd like to think Fang belongs to me.

Lightning: "Yeah...keep dreaming. She belongs to me."

Fang: "What'd you say, Sunshine?" :]

Lightning: "I mean, she belongs to Square Enix."

D: ...We got her, Fang. ;D

Chapter 6

Fang rubbed her eyes with her free hand before blinking several times. Had she really seen what she just saw?

Lightning gave Hope's shoulder a light squeeze before shaking her head. The teen's nervous smile faded, turning into a frown within seconds.

"I'm sorry Hope. I'm not interested in you in that way. I mean, I love you, but that love is the same as my love for Serah. I love you like a sibling." She said softly.
"Oh.." His head lowered, something he did when feeling insecure.
"Sorry, Hope."
He let out a shaky sigh and gave Lightning's wrist a slight squeeze. "It's alright. I-I completely understand what you mean. I just, I wanted to tell you so I wouldn't have any regrets in life. That's all really."
"Are you going to be alright?"
"Yeah! Of course. Yeah.." Hope said trying his best not to break down. He cleared his throat and stepped away from Lightning's grasp. "I gotta go now. Forgot I had to do something. See you around, Light!"

Lightning nodded, accepting the teenager's lie, knowing he only wanted to run away and hide from her for a bit. She sighed and looked back at the show. She felt horrible for having hurt him.

"It happens, ya know?"
"How long have you been here?" Lightning asked without staring at the huntress, knowing it was her.
"Well.. since you placed your hand on his shoulder. I honestly thought you were gonna plant him a wet one."
"What?! I would never! I rather kiss yo-" Lightning stopped herself in time, clearing her throat to seal her words. Her eyes slowly looked over at the perplexed huntress. "You brought more drinks?"
"Oh yeah! Figured your buzz was disappearing. We don't want that now do we?" Fang asked, offering a brown milkshake like drink to the soldier.
"What's this? And you better not say its the Diarreah Bomb.." She said, almost making Fang burst into laughter.
"Nah, its called the Mudslide." She got a brow rise from the soldier. "Hey, its either wattery crap or mud, you choose." Lightning chuckled a bit and slurped at the straw. "Good ey? Coffee flavored and has booze, that'll keep you up and running. What more can you ask for?"
"I don't feel I should be doing this." Lightning said suddenly, lowering the half empty drink. "I mean, here I am having fun after breaking someone's heart. Maybe I should find him and comfort him."
"Whoa, the last person that kid wants to see is you Lightning. Trust me, if I was rejected by a gal I liked, I would be avoiding the hell out of her." Lightning blinked at Fang's words. Gal? As in girl? As in...she likes women? "Anyways, breaking peoples hearts or getting your heartbroken is part of life. He'll get over it eventually and he'll start liking other girls and fallin' in and out of love faster than you can say 'I'm not your sister, Snow' and you can say that pretty fast." She received a small chuckle out of the soldier interrupting her final sips of the coffee drink. "To the point, don't let that ruin your night, Sunshine. Or my night, cuz if I see you sulking I'll probably just sulk with you or spend my night trying to cheer you up.. not that I mind either one."

"Alright alright." Lightning said and shook her empty glass. "Next?"

"A very classy, Mojito for the lady." Fang said after drinking the mudslide. "Now lets see if we can finish these drinks without interruptions."

Lightning nodded and brought the glass near her lips only to be stopped, by a firm yet gentle hand.

"What is it?"
"I'd like to propose an apology and a toast.." Fang cleared her throat and brought her glass up. "I apologize for coming late and ruining the beginning of the party, Lightning. But I'm gonna make it up to you tonight, by showing you an amazing time. Now we'll wake up with massive hangovers, but I can actually say it will have been worth it because I got to spend my first night back from stasis with a beautiful woman." Lightning blushed under the light of the fireworks. "Cheers!"
"Ch-cheers." She said in return before letting the cold drink flow into her mouth.

All along Fang stared up at the show. Feeling at ease again. She honestly felt that she finally had Lightning all to herself. Lightning all the while, eyed Fang unable to believe if she heard the huntress correctly or not.

Did she just call me beautiful? Even if she did.. it couldn't have met something? Right?

AN: Beautiful? A spark has been started! Let's see where this leads. Stay with me. :D