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Chapter 8

"Okay! Okay! How about that one!" Yuj quickly pointed out a girl as she walked pass the table that he and Vanille was sitting at. They were once again at the beach sitting at one of the tables outside of Lebreau's bar. Vanille frowned slightly as she watched the girl walk pass before she looked back down at her lap and shook her head. Yuj frowned at her expression before he grinned and waved the chick off. "Your right! She wasn't that hot." He said with a shake of his head.

It had been almost exactly two weeks since the last time Vanille had even seen Fang. To say that she missed her was an understatement but Yuj often kept her busy. He was always taking her out somewhere like to the mall or out to eat and always to the beach. He tried to help her find a new girlfriend for the most part. The more time she spent with him the less she thought of Fang. She had even begun to wait for his call to hang out.

"Come on! Come on! I know there is a hot chick around here good enough for you Vanille!" He said as his eyes scanned the busy area. "We just got to find her." He said as a grin came to his lips and he rubbed his hands together. "You'll have a few drinks together, giggle like little girls here and there, bang each other senseless which is really hot by the way and then live happily ever after!" He said as he rubbed his hands together again at his perfect idea.

"You know Yuj I do like men." She said and he looked to her quickly. She released a small giggle at his expression. He always seemed to make her laugh even when he wasn't trying to. "Actually Fang is the only girl I ever dated." She said with a small shrug of her shoulders. He nodded his head as a look of understanding over took his face.

"That's why you're not interested in these girls!" he said before a grin came to his lips. She allowed a small smile come to her lips before he began to look around. "That's cool too then! We can look for a boy and a girl for you. Which ever one you want." He said as his eyes scanned the beach once again. She bit her lip as she stared at him for a moment.

"I told you already Yuj I don't want to meet anyone new right now." She said with a playful roll of her eyes. He looked back to her with a slightly arched eyebrow. She released a heavy sigh and looked back down at her lap. "I'm really okay with being single right now…I don't want to rush into anything…not after Fang…"She said with a small shrug of her shoulders as she looked back up at him. She shrugged her shoulders with a small smile.

"But you're such a loving girl! We got to find someone for you to give all that love too!" He said with a grin. She giggled once again and he smiled softly at her face expression. It had been a while since he truly seen her smile. She had been getting better it seemed though as time went on. It was like they said, time healed all wounds.

"Well I guess I'll just have to give all my love to my friends right now." She said with a nod of her head once her laughter died down. "And that includes you." She said. He looked a bit taken back before he looked away with a shy smile. She looked up towards the sky and watched as the sun continued to go down. "I should get home before it gets too dark. Serah has been really getting worried about me when I'm not home before dark. She's like my mother now or something." She said with a playful roll of her eyes and they both stood up from the table

"Well pretty girls like you could really get hurt out here you know! All kinds of guys would want to take advantage of you." He said as he threw down a tip before they began to walk away. She quickly linked her arm with his and he looked down at her with a small smirk. She rested her head on his shoulder with a smile.

"Then I guess I'm really lucky to have a guy like you walking me home!" she said and he nodded his head.

"You sure are!" He said as he pushed out his chest to make himself seem a bit bigger. She released a small giggled once again at his weird stance and the two continued to walk down the sidewalk. "I'd never let anyone hurt you Vanille." He mumbled, his voice taking on a much serious note as he looked down at her. She bit her lip and held onto his arm tighter before she nodded her head.

"I know you wouldn't Yuj." She whispered. She looked up at him with a smile. "I'm just a bit upset that I'm just now realizing how good of a friend you are." She said as her smile grew. He returned it.

"Yeah that happens a lot. Like girls don't know how hot I am until they walk away." He said and ran his fingers though his long blue hair. He released a heavy sigh. "Then they try crawling back… But I'm like no! You lost your chance!" he said with a shake of his head. She giggled at him and he smiled as he looked down at her from the corner of his eye.

"Seriously?" she asked.

"No." He said as his shoulders slumped down a bit. "Truth is, I can't get a girlfriend to save my life." He said and rolled his eyes. She shook her head.

"Well that's their lost. They probably just don't want to date a man that looks better then them." She said and his shoulders came back up and he once again ran his fingers though his hair.

"That is so true." He said and she smiled before she reached up and pinched his cheek.

"Well as we look for someone new for me we can also look for a girl who would be perfect for you." She said and he nodded his head.

"Don't see how it could hurt." He said with a small shrug and she nodded her head before holding his arm tighter and rested her head against it.

The Next Morning…

Serah released a small sigh as she walked down the hall. She stopped in front of her sister's slightly creaked door. She gave it a small knock before pushing it open. Lightning sat on the bed with her gun blade in hand polishing it. She glanced up at her younger sister and watched as she stepped more into the room and closed the door with a smile.

"Morning Serah." She said and turned her attention back towards her gun blade.

"Morning." She sighed in return before she jumped up on her sister's bed. Lightning glanced over her shoulder at her and Serah smiled. Silence filled the room as neither sisters spoke. Serah continued to stare at Lightning with a small smile while Lightning kept her attention on her gun blade.

"Was there something you wanted?" she mumbled after a while.

"Not really." Serah sighed as she rolled onto her back and looked up at the ceiling. Lightning nodded her head and the silence returned. Serah looked back to Lightning. "You've been going to see Fang a lot over the past two weeks. You two sleeping together already?" she asked and Lightning's eyes snapped up at the question before she quickly looked over her shoulder at Serah.

"No! I'm not a whore Serah." She said as her eyes narrowed and Serah quickly sat up.

"I never said you were! I was just asking…Snow said he caught you two in the kitchen once and you was all over each other and that was before everyone found out you two was sexually hounding after each other! I just thought seeing how your both single now you'd be going at it like bunnies." She said with a small shrug in the end.

"No…We haven't…"Lightning mumbled and looked away with a small blush. "I want to take it slow and she agreed…"She mumbled and turned her attention back towards her gun blade. "I just feel so bad about Vanille…"She mumbled and her eyes softened a bit. Serah nodded her head.

"I would too. I mean she was so in love with Fang and then you came and just took her away from her." She said with a small shrug of her shoulders.

"That's not what I did!" She yelled back at her. "Why are you even talking to me about this? If it's to make me feel even worst about my feelings for Fang then you can stop because its not getting any worst then this." She said and Serah shook her head with a small frown on her lips.

"That's not the reason. I don't want you to feel bad about how you feel towards Fang. I just want to know if your feelings for each other are real of if its just lust. Did you ever think about that? I mean they were so sudden. What if Fang broke up with Vanille over something that just turned out to be physical attraction?" she asked with an arched eyebrow. Lightning turned back away from her, looked down at her blade, and stared down at her reflection in it.

"It's cross my mind…"she mumbled and Serah nodded her head. "That's another reason why I wanted to wait. For the past two weeks all we've done is hung out, talked and nothing physical happened at all. I like spending my time with her alone. Just the two of us. She has a way with…I can't explain it." She said and looked over her shoulder at Serah who nodded with a small smile. "It may have started out that way but its different now…really different." She said.

"Glad to hear it." Serah sighed as she got up to her feet and Lightning nodded her head as she watched her. "Are you going to go see her today?" she asked and Lightning nodded her head once again. "Tell her I said hi." She said with a smile before she turned and walked towards the door. Lightning sighed as she watched her go before turning her attention back towards her gun blade.

Later that Day…

Fang sighed as she cut the water off and stepped out of the shower. She quickly dried herself off before wrapping the towel around herself. She took another and began to dry her hair as she stepped out of the bathroom. She slipped on her nightclothes, which consist of baby blue boy shorts and a white beater before lying back on the bed. She stared at up at ceiling and frowned slightly.

She closed her eyes and ran her fingers though her still wet hair. "I wanna go home." She groaned as her eyebrows knitted together. She opened her eyes once again and looked to the door at the sound the key sliding though it before it unlocked and opened. She quickly sat up and a smirk came to her lips as Lightning stepped into the room. "Hey." She said as her smirk grew and she eyed the other girl. Lightning only nodded her head towards her.

"Serah says hi." She said as she stepped more into the room and sat down on the bed next to her. Fang nodded her head as she laid back on the bed. "Thinking about coming home anytime soon?" she asked as she looked down at her lap with a small frown. Fang watched her intensely before she looked back to the ceiling.

"I have actually. My hotel bill is really startin' to get a little bit out of hand." She chuckled and Lightning nodded her head. "But every time I pack my things I just think of how bad I hurt Vanille and I chicken out." She said with a small shrug of her shoulders. Lightning nodded her head once again. "How is she by the way?" she asked.

"Good." Lightning said and looked down at her. They stared at each other in a comfortable silence before Lightning looked away. Her eyes darting across the room and to the large window. "She's been spending a lot of time with Yuj. I think he kind of likes her." she said and Fang nodded her head as she continued to watch her. "Does that make you feel some kind of way?" she asked.

"Not really." She mumbled. Lightning looked back to her.

"What do you mean 'not really'?" She said and Fang slowly sat up as she shrugged her shoulders. "I mean they could possibly start dating. She's your ex. You have to feel something…right?" she asked as her eyebrows knitted together. Fang arched an eyebrow at her. Why was she suddenly starting to panic?

"Well if they hook up good for her. He's a good guy I couldn't wish for her to be with someone better." She said as a small smirk tugged at her lips. "Did you think I was goin' to realize that I still loved her now that she's gettin' close with someone else and then run off to be with her again?" she asked. Lightning frowned and her eyebrows knitted together again as she looked away from her.

"No."

Fang chuckled and shook her head at her. "Lig-Claire." She said and Lightning quickly looked to her at the use of her real name. A small shiver ran down her spine at the serious look in Fang's eyes. "Like I said before…That's not goin' to happen." She said with a shake of her head. Lightning only stared at her for a moment before she looked away and her eyes lowered to the ground.

"I like it when you call me Claire." She mumbled and Fang smirked.

"I like it too." She said with a small chuckle. Lightning looked up at her and her eyes fell to her lips. She leaned over and pressed her lips to Fang's lightly who returned the kiss by opening her mouth for her. Lightning took in a shape breath through her nose as her tongue met Fang's who scooted a bit closer to her.

There was a sudden knock on the door and Lightning pulled away quickly. Fang sighed with a roll of her eyes. "You should get it." Lightning sighed as she looked down at her lap. Fang shook her head with a small frown before she got up and went to the door. Lightning watched as she looked though the peek whole.

"Who the hell does everyone know my damn room number." She mumbled as she unlocked the door and swung it open. "What's up Yuj? We were just talkin' about you." She said with a small smirk as she stepped side to allow the younger boy in. He stepped inside and smiled to Lightning who only nodded her head before he looked back to Fang. "How did you know where to find me?" she asked as she swung her door closed and crossed her arms.

"Snow." He said with a nod of his head. She rolled her eyes.

"Should have known. I wonder who possibly told Snow?" she asked and looked over to Lightning who looked away with a look on her face that clearly said she was guilty. Fang chuckled and shook her head before she turned her attention back on to Yuj who was also looking at Lightning. "What can I do you for Yuj?" she asked and he looked back to her quickly before swallowing hard.

"I like Vanille." He said and she arched both eyebrows with a small smirk.

"Do you now? I would have never guessed." She said and glanced to Lightning again who rolled her eyes this time. He glanced to Lightning as well. "Why are you tellin' me this?" she asked and he pulled his eyes off Lightning again to look back at Fang. He swallowed hard again and balled up his fist slightly. She frowned at the look on his face. "Wait. Your not about to start swingin' at me like Hope are you cause I'll drop you right now." She said and narrowed her eyes a bit.

"No!" He said with a shake of his head. "I just wanted to come here and let you know that I'm going to try and get Vanille to date me." He said with a nod of his head. She slowly nodded her head as well wondering why everyone thought that this was information she needed to know. "And-And I don't want you to be mad at me…I still want us to be friends and I know you probably still have feelings for Van-"

"Okay stop right there." She said as she held up her hand to silence him. "I'll tell you the same thing that I told Light here." She said and pointed over at her. Lightning frowned slightly. She didn't want to be dragged into any conversation that involved Fang and Vanille. "I no longer have romantic feelings for Vanille. I don't think I have for a while now. I care about her dearly as a friend though. The only person that I have romantic feelings for now is Lightnin'." She said.

Yuj nodded his head as he looked over to Lightning for the third time. Lightning blushed slightly before she looked away with a small frown. He smiled softly at her before he looked back to Fang and grinned. "Okay." He said and nodded his head. She smirked and nodded her head.

"Okay?" she chuckled.

"Okay." He said and nodded his head, his grin growing if possible. "Man that feels like a weight off my shoulders." He said with a sigh as he shook his head. She chuckled and shook her head as well before she patted his shoulders.

"You have my blessin' Yuj. I want Vanille to be happy and I think you can do that for her.," she said and he smiled as he nodded his head.

"Thanks Fang. I'll definitely make her happy." He said and she nodded. He walked towards the door. "See ya Light." He said as he waved back at her with a grin before he waved to Fang and disappeared out the door. Fang sighed and shook her head before she looked back to Lightning.

"Good kid huh?" she chuckled as she moved back to the bed. Lightning nodded and watched as Fang flopped down on the bed next to her. Fang sighed as she laid down before she looked over to Lightning and patted the pillow beside her. Lightning removed her boots before lying back on the bed next to her. They sat in silence for a few moments before Lightning looked over to Fang once again.

"So when are you coming back to the house?" she asked. Fang chuckled.

"Didn't you just ask me that?" she asked as she turned on her side towards her and Lightning's eyebrows knitted together as she looked away from her. Fang chuckled as she watched her.

"No." She sighed before she felt Fang run her fingers down the side of her neck. She closed her eyes and allowed Fang to unzip her turtleneck a bit so she could run her fingers along her collarbone. "It's just the others are starting to miss you…Like Snow needs someone to watch Football with and Serah keeps asking when your coming back." She said and heard Fang chuckle lightly in her ear.

"I think you're the one that misses me." She said.

"I didn't say that." She said.

"I didn't say you did." She shot back with a small chuckle. Lightning quickly looked back to her with a glare and Fang continued to run her fingers along her neck. "Your stubbornness is one of your best qualities you know." She said before she grunted as Lightning hit her in her stomach. "It's cute." She went on with a small laugh only to have Lightning hit her in the stomach again. She chuckled. "You can hit me as much as you like, my stomach's as hard as rock sweetheart." She said as her fingers traced Lightning's jaw line next.

Lightning pushed her back on her back by her shoulder before quickly sitting up and straddling her. Fang chuckled as Lightning held her wrist down. "You ability to never shut up is one of your best qualities." She mocked as she glared down at her. Fang only chuckled again as she stared up at her.

"Like you could ever really top me." She snorted and leaned up slightly as Lightning's eyes narrowed down into slits.

"Is that a challenge?" She asked.

"You bet your tight ass it is. Just tell me you miss me and I'll pack my things up tonight and be home in the mornin'." She said and sat up a bit. Lightning stared down at her for a moment before she bent down slightly and pressed her lips to Fang's for the second time in the pass hour. Fang returned it before tugging her lower lip into her mouth and sucking on it gentle. Lightning released a small moan as she released Fang's wrist and slip her hands up to lace her fingers with Fang's. They pulled away moments later breathless. "Say it." Fang said her voice a bit huskier.

Lightning ignored her as she kissed down her jaw and to her neck. She nipped at the skin and Fang inhaled sharply as her back arched a bit. She gave Lightning's hands a small squeeze as Lightning licked over the area she bit before sucking on it gently. She felt Fang's neck vibrate as a small moan worked its way up her throat. She gave her neck once more small kiss before pulling away and looking up at Fang again.

Fang opened her eyes that she had closed to look up at Lightning. She licked her lips slowly and watched as Lightning's eyes traveled over every inch of her face and neck. "You're beautiful Fang." She said. Her sudden statement caused Fang's eyes to widen in shock and a small almost unnoticeable blush to creep to her cheeks. She quickly turned her head away in hopes of hiding it from Lightning. "And I want you. All of you." She said.

"You can have me." She said with a small chuckle before she looked up at Lightning. "Cause I want you too."

"I didn't…"She trailed off with a small sigh as she released Fang's hands and sat up completely. "I didn't want to have you physically if your heart still belonged to Vanille." She said finally and her blue eyes shot down to Fang's chest were she knew Fang's heart laid. Fang frowned slightly as she watched Lightning eye her chest, her heart, as if it was telling her something important. "But after that, your conversation with Yuj…It made me realize something…I the one that has your heart don't I Fang?" she asked and looked up to meet the emerald eyes that had been watching her tensely as she talked.

"What do you think Sunshine?" she asked. Lightning allowed a small smile to come to her lips and it caused Fang's heart to beat a bit faster. Lightning then nodded her head and tossed her leg over Fang to get off her. Fang quickly sat up as she watched her sit on the side of the bed and put on her boots. "Wait a second. Where you goin?" she asked as she sat up even more.

"I have to go. Serah made dinner." She said and Fang's chin dropped slightly as she watched Lightning get up from the bed.

"You're really leavin' me? Come on Light!" she said as she scooted to sit on the end of the bed. Lightning opened the door and turned around to face her.

"I miss you Fang and I want you to come home." She said as another small smile came to her lips. Fang's eyebrows went up slightly before she slowly nodded her head. Lightning returned it. "See you tomorrow morning." She said and Fang slowly nodded again before she watched Lightning walk out of the room and close the door silently behind her. Fang smirked slightly as she flopped back on her bed.

"Looks like I'm comin' home."

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