Sisterly Love Chapter 9: Memories
"Okay guys it's been a few hours now and they haven't come back and Lightning left her gunblade in the tent some thing's up." Serah said to her friends after waiting anxiously.
"Oh come on Serah what do you think the odds are of them getting kidnapped?" Snow asked. "I mean they both can take care of themselves." He continued.
"Yeah I guess I may be overreacting." Serah said taking a seat by Snow. "So what do we do?" She asked.
"Wait." Snow replied pulling her back to lay on the grass.
"Oh poor you." Fang mocked Cid after he was done reminiscing of the past. Cid ignored it and continued to look into Lightning's eyes she felt uncomfortable with his lustful look
so she looked away. "What are you doing here?" Fang asked annoyed by his presence.
"Jihl wants me to bring Lightning to her." Cid replied looking over his shoulder to see Fang who just scowled at him.
"Then why are you telling us your life story" Fang asked sarcastically rolling her eyes.
"I'm stalling. I'm still not sure if I want my baby to be put through the likely torture Jihl has in mind no matter how sexual it may be." Cid said rubbing Lightning's legs.
"Mmmph gmmf." Lightning moaned kicking his hands away with her legs, Cid then cut the ropes around her legs and helped her to her feet. Lightning stumbled a bit as the feeling
returned to her legs. Lightning's eyes widened in surprise as Cid took out that same collar from before and clasped it around her neck.
"So you don't get any funny ideas I gotta make sure to keep you in my sight." Cid said attaching a chain to the collar to limit Lightning's mobility. Lightning hung her head and looked at
Fang. "Mmmph mmmf." She moaned to her as if telling her not to laugh, and with that Cid led her out of the cell.
"Have fun! I'll be waiting here." Fang called out to them as Cid shut the door.
Lightning was extremely embarrassed being led down and around the airship by Cid having to walk by all these males who were lustfully looking her up and down her fit and toned body.
"You know Light I was that guy who let you go back in Eden and I didn't really appreciate being kneed in the nuts I would really appreciate an apology." Cid told Lightning.
"Hey it's not funny." Cid said seeing Lightning smile around the ball in her mouth.
"Mmmgh gmmf mmmf mmmph." Lightning gave her muffled apology.
"Ha ha that's all right." Cid said chuckling and petting Lightning's hair causing her to glare at him.
"Here we are." Cid said leading Lightning into what she guessed was the bridge of the ship it was heavily guarded obviously so she won't get away easily.
He led her over to a corner of the bridge which had a few seats set up like a kind of booth type thing, Lightning sat on the left seat of the booth and crossed her legs.
Across fom her was Jihl, and Yaag, and Cid took the seat beside her to her right. Lightning nervously looked around her eyes not being able to focus on a single object for more than a
second. "Now dear no need to be so nervous you are among friends." Jihl said and as soon as she finished Lightning's flashing eyes snapped to meet Jihl's.
"Gmmmrf." Lightning growled at Jihl fiddling with her hands behind her back trying to get them free from the ropes, Cid put his hand on her shoulder to cease her struggling.
"Now hun I would like to have a little fun with you." Jihl said with a sadistic smile on her face, Lightning finally focused on Jihl.
"Now I was wondering what you were planning to do down on pulse." Jihl said looking at Lightning who was squirming uncomfortably under her gaze, she noticed Lightning's foot
jiggling nervously as she stared at the floor. I can't really say much with this blasted thing in my mouth! Lightning screamed in her mind. Stay calm Light she just wants to humiliate
you by hearing your muffled attempts at talking yeah that's all. What was I doing on Pulse? you blew up our airship you bitch! Cid then took the gag ball out of her mouth without undoing
the strap so it rested around her neck. "Ah!" Lightning gasped with her mouth finally free from the devious device, she started opening and closing her mouth to get her sore jaw
used to the motion of talking again before she attempted to, finally she turned to the older woman her eyes blazing with rage.
"What was I doing on Pulse? Are you serious? Your the one who blew up our ship and sent us to that hellhole in the first place! I guess I was just trying to survive." Lightning snarled
breathing heavily and seething with rage. "Always such a dirty mouth on you huh? that reminds me that I need to clean it out then maybe you'll learn some manners." Jihl said.
"I'll show you dirty you fuc-mmph!" Lightning was once more silenced by Cid firmly placing his hand over her mouth.
"Now now young Lightning you need to learn to be nicer and keep your head cool you do have quite a temper you know." Jihl said to the younger girl, while looking at her fingernails as
Lightning just became even more angry, she finally got fed up enough and so she bit down hard on Cid's hand.
"Ah!" he cried out releasing her mouth from his grasp. "Fuck you Jihl your just a sick sadistic cold cruel woman." Lightning yelled at her as the other people in the bridge stood and watched
the young woman yell at the top of her lungs. "Gag her." Jihl ordered Cid to shut her up as he recovered from the sudden attack and was able to get the ball back into Lightning's mouth.
"Now you better behave or I'll have to deal out some extreme punishment." Jihl warned her as Lightning sat back down and crossed her legs.
Suddenly Lightning had another flashback of her times with Cid.
Lightning, Cid, and Yaag were on there way to a mission in a far off continent of Pulse and they were in a airship sitting around waiting to get to their destination.
"You know Yaag you should smile more." Lightning stated out of no where breaking the silence.
"What are you talking about Light?" Yaag questioned the then nineteen year old Lightning.
"I'm just saying I haven't seen you smile since my birthday party last year at the office." Lightning said.
"Yeah well I was drunk." Yaag said as Lightning just shook her head.
"That's sad." She said to the older man. "Do you need a hug?" Lightning teased him.
"No!" Yaag said firmly, making Lightning cross her arms.
"Do you have a wife?" She questioned.
"No." Yaag said.
"Well maybe if you actually smiled you could get all the ladies." Lightning said grinning as she could see Yaag getting more frustrated.
"Tell that to Cid he doesn't smile either." Yaag said gesturing to the other man sleeping in the corner.
"I have but he doesn't listen, he's stubborn." Lightning said looking towards Cid.
"Then that makes you two a perfect match then." Yaag stated watching Lightning's mouth open in astonishment.
"I am not stubborn!" She argued staring at Yaag. "Yeah well anyway I think if you smiled more you could get Jihl." Lightning said looking out the window.
"What makes you think that?" Yaag asked the young girl.
"Nah never mind I was just saying what I thought. Jihl's not your type anyway." Lightning said.
"How so?" Yaag asked as Lightning turned to face him.
"Her breasts are to big for you." She said smiling, as Yaag gave her a blank stare. "That's what I thought. Anyways I kind of think she might be a lesbian." Lightning added.
"Really." Was all Yaag could say.
"Oh yeah you should see her in the girls shower." Lightning said laying back on the couch in the cabin of the airship. "Night." Lightning said letting out a yawn before drifting off to sleep.
Lightning snapped back to reality as Jihl was just saying something.
"Take her back to her cell." Jihl ordered as Cid stood Lightning up. What was the point in that? Lightning thought as Cid led her back to her cell by the chain leach around the collar she
wore. During the walk back Lightning had some more time to daydream about the memory she was having.
Lightning's eyes fluttered open to see that Cid was shaking her bare leg to wake her up. "I'm up I'm up." Lightning said drowsily sitting up and rubbing her eyes.
"Why'd you wake me?" Lightning asked groggily looking Cid in the eye.
"Well were here. It's time to go to work." Cid explained as Lightning layed back down on the couch.
"Well I'm calling in sick today." Lightning said bringing her left arm to cover her face, Cid fought to suppress a smile at Lightning's antics and at that moment Lightning moved her arm and opened
her eyes to see a smile on Cid's face and instantly Lightning's eyes lit up. "Cid your smiling!" She squealed as she shot up to look at him.
"What's going on in here is something dying?" Yaag asked as he walked into the airship upon hearing Lightning's squeal.
"No but guess what just died?" Lightning asked running over to Yaag.
"What?" Yaag asked cautiously.
"Cid's emo personality, he just smiled." Lightning said smiling herself.
"Really?" Yaag asked surprised, Lightning nodded her head quickly in response her eyes shining with happiness.
"Okay then let's get to work." Cid said walking past the two and out of the airship, Lightning, and Yaag followed him out. Their mission was to inspect a local village that was apparently harboring
l'cie that they were ordered to kill. Lightning didn't like the idea of mercilessly killing people but it was what she had to do to protect Cocoon. The three of them walked to the edge of the village
and hid behind some of the bushes that lined the village. "Okay we want to do this quickly and quietly. No need for unnecessary attention it could get ugly that way." Yaag said.
"Okay I'm going in." Lightning told the others as she made her way unnoticed to a house that she pressed her back up against, she peeked around the corner to see that not a lot of people were out.
Lightning slowly made her way to what they scouted out to be the base of operations, she looked through the window to see that there were a lot of people inside. Lightning closed her eyes as she
crouched down and planted the explosive charges on the house. Next she had to sneak into the house and steal the documents of what the terrorists attack points would be on her homeland.
Lightning carefully opened the door making sure not to make a sound and slipped inside, while Yaag and Cid went about their part by taking out the patrolling l'cie who were acting like civilians.
Lightning quietly moved down the hallway and to the stairs leading to the basement where the l'cie were gathered no doubt discussing their next attack. Once there she slowly peaked in on them
to see they were gathered around a table with some maps on it. "Yaag we have a problem." Lightning contacted him through her ear speaker.
"What is it Light?" He replied.
"Um...their kind of surrounding the documents I need." Lightning informed her superior as she moved out of sight just as one of the l'cie looked her way.
"Okay wait it out and hopefully they'll break away from it soon." Yaag ordered Lightning.
"Yes sir." Lightning said quietly as she went back up the stairs, and went to check the other rooms in the house which held nothing valuable other than some spare gil and potions.
After a couple moments Lightning heard footsteps coming up the stairs "Shit!" She thought as she drew her sword. As soon as the person entered the room she shot him right between
the eyes, the shot muffled by a suppressor attached to the gun. Lightning wasted no time in fleeing the room and heading back downstairs to see the l'cie had left room and were in other places
in the house. She quickly but quietly made her way to the table that they were surrounding earlier only to find nothing was on it. Lightning heard someone running towards her on
the dirt floor so she waited a few moments until the enemy was close enough and back flipped over his head so she landed behind him. Lightning quickly drew Blaze Edge and swiped at the man but
he was able to duck and land a kick on her midsection sending her back into the wall knocking the air out of her. The man slowly walked towards her as Lightning played possom pretending as though
she were struggling to get air back in her lungs. When he was close enough Lightning knocked him to the ground with a sweep kick and followed it up by scooping up her sword and plunging it into
her assailant's chest. Then a door to her right was opened and Lightning switched her sword into gun mode and shot the unsuspecting man in the head killing him instantly. She then searched
the two men to find the documents she needed on each of them, Lightning then made her way back outside unseen and retreated to a safe distance at her Cid, and Yaag's meeting place.
Lightning arrived to see the two men already there waiting for her. "Hello boys." Lightning greeted as she approached the two men.
"Hey how did it go?" Cid asked embracing Lightning in a hug, which she returned before responding to the man's question.
"It went good except for a couple of blindside attacks." Lightning said with a wave of her hand as they broke the hug.
"Good now let's see some fireworks." Yaag said as Lightning took out the detonation switch and sadly pressed the button causing it to explode.