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Hope got home and ran upstairs; he threw his bag next to his desk and disappeared into the bathroom. Five minutes later Hope reappeared from the bathroom again. Hope walked over to his desk, pulled out his chair and sat down, before reaching over to the left and picking up his bag to pull out a few sheets of homework which he had received earlier in the day. Hope eagerly finished all of his homework at around 4:40PM; he knew it took him around 10 minutes to walk to Serah's house meaning he had 10 minutes to get himself ready. Hope, quickly re-applied his deodorant, changed his outfit and fixed his hair before running down the stairs and out the front door.

Hope spent the entirety of his walk to Serah's house looking at his reflection in the windows of cars and houses, to make sure his hair was perfect and that he's clothes were straight. Hope, turned the corner onto the path in front of Serah's house, he walked up the path towards the door and pressed his finger lightly against the doorbell. Whilst he waited for Serah to answer he persistently checked his reflection in the window. Eventually Hope heard the door unlock and turned his head towards the door.

'Hope!' Serah ran out of the door crying and pulled Hope into a much needed hug.

Hope was completely dumbstruck; he didn't know what to say, so he just stood there and hugged her back. A few seconds passed before Serah pulled away from the hug and wiped the tears from her eyes.

'Come in' Serah gestured towards the door before stepping through it herself, Hope followed her shortly.

Serah's house wasn't very big, there was a large open plan living area with seating, a dining table and a kitchen and 3 doors, one leading to a bathroom and the others leading to 2 single bedrooms each belonging to one of the Farron sisters. Serah took a seat on one of the sofas and grabbed a box of tissues from a nearby table, she proceeded to take one of the tissues from the box and dry her eyes with it. Hope walked over and sat on the sofa next to her.

'Serah, what's wrong? I mean, I understand if you don't want to tell me, it's just we've been friends for years now and…'

'It's alright Hope, I want to tell you' Serah interrupted her silver haired friend.

'It all happened whilst I was at Noel's house'

We were sitting around and talking as usual and I told him I had to leave soon to get back here in time to see you, and his mood just completely changed. I asked him what was wrong and he told me

'Don't go, stay here a little bit longer'

I told him I wanted to see you but he started being really weird.

'You spend time too much time with him! I'm supposed to be your boyfriend Serah not him'

I tried explaining to him that we were best friends and have always been, but he wasn't accepting any of it.

'I want you to spend less time with him; he clearly likes you as more than a friend, why can't you see that?'

Hope's face went bright red when Serah told him that part of the story.

I tried explaining to him that I wasn't going to stop talking to my best friend just because he was getting jealous. That's when he told me that if that was the case then

'Maybe we shouldn't see each other for a while'

I shouted fine at him and grabbed my things; I managed to make it half way home before I started to cry.

Serah looked up to see Hope's face; he was silent and noticeably awkward.

'Don't worry Hope, I know you don't like me that' Serah said, smiling through the tears.

Hope felt a sense of relief coming over him that Serah was actually one of the few people who didn't think that Hope had feelings for her.

'Serah I'm sorry if I came between you and Noel, I didn't mean to' Hope finally spoke.

'Hope, it's fine it isn't your fault, it's Noel's for being so idiotic'

Hope didn't know what to say, he was never the type to talk behind someone's back so he just stayed quiet.

'You know Hope I'm not sure I want to be with someone who tries to tell me who I can and can't be friends with, but on the other hand I just want him back, I don't know what to do, what do you think?'

Hope really didn't know what to say, he was slightly hurt by the fact that Noel wanted Serah to stop speaking to him, Hope was also slightly hurt because he thought that Noel liked him. In the end he decided it was best for him just to tell the truth.

'Serah, if I was in a relationship Noel… I mean a girl' Hope's face turned red at his mistake 'and they told me not to speak to you, they would be out the door straight away because I don't want someone who is going to try and dictate or change my life'

Hope was still slightly embarrassed at his mistake and was hoping Serah wouldn't bring it up and tease him about it. Luckily for him she didn't.

'Maybe you're right Hope, he said that we shouldn't see each other for a while, maybe it would be better if I completely broke it off with him'

Hope responded with a solemn nod.

The rest of the day continued as normal, Hope left Serah's around 6PM so that she could do some homework before her sister got home. Hope spent the rest of the night completing homework and doing extra reading, whilst all the time contemplating the implications of what Serah had said. Would she really break up with Noel because Hope meant that much to her?