Sisterly Love Chapter 4: Sisterly Love
Lightning was waken up by the sound of a crackling fire. She quickly sat up but regretted doing that action from the sharp pain throughout her whole body. Lightning rubbed her eyes attempting to
get the sleep out of her eyes before looking around her to find she was in a tent. The pinked haired women looked out of the entrance to see a lone figure sitting by a fire. Lightning groggily got up
and silently made her way over to the person when she noticed it was her little sister Lightning wrapped her arms around her in a weak hug, she would have liked to hug her tighter but it would
hurt her body to do it. "Lightning?" Serah asked as she rested her head back on her sisters shoulder.
"Yes Serah." Lightning responded her voice still hoarse from the collar and to add to it she now had a sore throat. Serah turned around to face her before smiling a smile that lit up the night sky.
"Lightning!" Serah squeeled as she hugged her back tightly, Lightning coughed and replied.
"Hey not so tight I'm hurting here!" she said while smiling a rare smile, Serah loosened her grip and leaned back to look her in the face.
"Whats wrong with your voice?" she asked as Lightning fidgeted uncomfortably.
"Well um when they were holding me captive they put this very tight collar on and..." Lightning stutterd out.
"It's okay you don't have to talk about it." Serah said seeing Lightning didn't want to tell her. "Here I think your wondering where this is." Serah said as she handed Lightning her precious
Blaze Edge. Lightning took it and smiled while loking it over, "You took good care of it." she stated as she checked every detail of it.
"Of course I did!" Serah said, after that they sat in silence for a few moments. "I missed you." Serah said her voice uncharecteristcly quiet.
"I missed you too." Lightning replied her voice just as quiet. "Thank you Serah. If it wasn't for you I would never of made it out alive." Lightning admitted looking at the ground.
"It wasn't only me." Serah said looking up at her "I had help from Snow, Vanille, Fang, and your boyfriend Sazh." Serah teased and giggled whn she saw her sister blush furiously.
"He's not my boyfriend Serah! were just good friends!" Lightning defended herself while Serah giggled at her denial.
"Then tell him that, you can't keep this up Light, he really likes you." Serah said while seeing Lightning's eyes go back to stare at the ground.
"I can't." Is all Lightning could say on the subject. She then looked to see her sister shivering, she then took off her white vest and put it over Serah's shoulders.
"Not really dressed for the weather huh?" Lightning teased her, while ruffling Serah's hair.
"Ha! thats funny look at you! your half naked out hear with your short mini-skirt and sleeveless turtleneck look it doesn't even reach your waste." Serah said smiling as Lightning blushed.
"Well your still young." Was Lightning's only defense.
"So are you Lightning, your young twenty-one isin't an old age." Serah said cossing her arms into a playful pout, Lightning just laughed at her younger sisters antics. After what seemed like hours
of silence of the two just sitting there watching the fire Serah finally asked a question that was on her mind. "Are you gonna go after Jihl?" Lightning turned to face her
"Why would I go after Jihl?" Lightning deflected the question with her own.
"Well I saw the tape of Jihl kidnapping you so I thought you would want revenge." Serah explained as Lightning turned back to face the fire.
"I don't know." Was her answer "Right now I just want to be here with you." she continued watching the flames dance under the night sky.
Serah left it at that and snuggled into Lightning's lap like a small child would with her mother. Both of them were content with the moment and just sat there Lightning sitting and leaning against
a tree by the fire and Serah in her lap watching the fire. After about half an hour Lightning looked down at Serah and asked "Serah are you awake?"
"Yeah when is your voice going to get better it must hurt." Serah responed as Lightning looked up at the stars and let out a sigh.
"I don't know but I'm started to get sick of this sore throat, and sounding like I'm sick." Lightning said as a shooting star went by. A few more moments of silence went by before Lightning asked
Serah "Were you hurt at all?" Serah looked up at her before mumbling out a no. "You should go to sleep." Lightning stated as she noticed Serah getting more tired.
"No I wan't to stay up and talk to you." Serah argued "And I want to know what they did to you." She continued as she watched Lightning and saw her eyes darken.
"I'd rather not Serah." Lightning said as Serah shifted.
"Come on Light!" She argued.
"No Serah I don't want to look weak infront of you." Lightning said looking deeply into Serah's eyes. Serah took the hint and left it at that.
"I guess I'll just have to get Sazh to ask you." Serah said grinning as Lightning ounce more blushed and looked away.
"Serah I'm not gonna say this again. He'.." Lightning said slowly while glaring at her little sister before smiling and ounce again embraced her in a hug, and Serah did the same
as they fell asleep in that position hugging by the fire under the starry night sky.