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Many Worlds, One Shot Collection

Guilty Pleasures (Lightning/Hope)

Lightning prided herself on many things. Like for instance, it was very hard for someone to surprise her. Making this bet with Hope as childish as it was, she knew she would win. And when she did, she'll hold back in gloating to the young boy's face, instead giving him one of her small grins, ruffling his soft baby fine silver locks, and encouraging him to try besting her next time.

It had become somewhat of a weekly routine, a game between them and Light had immensely enjoyed these bets no matter how asinine they seemed, she forgotten who started it all in the first place. She was more than curious as to why Hope had degraded himself with the type of bets they made, wearing different clothes and costumes just to get a reaction out of her and failing miserably. She often wondered if he had a masochistic side of him that made him endure this sort of torture. In any case, she knew she was about to win again…

That is until she saw him in all his white fluffy glory.

She didn't know what she was expecting when Hope rushed head first into their little bet refusing to back down. Because he never wants to back down, something he picked up after their journey together a year ago. He never wanted to show how weak he was to her since then.

"So, what do you think Light?"

He looked so haughty and full of confidence for one wearing– what he was currently wearing. Ice blue eyes looked with total shock. She was speechless, her mouth hanging slightly ajar.

Hope looked at the strawberry blond with a bit of worry, "Light?"

"Uh…" was all she uttered, a small drip of red fluid trickled from out her nose but she didn't notice.

"Light! Your nose, it's bleeding!" Hope startled, running out of the living room to grab a handful of tissues.

He was so…so…the curly cotton softness of that white suit, the tail, oh my god! His cute small ears! That costume, it fits him so well!

Hope came rushing back into the living room running up to Light with a handful of tissue paper.

"Here, wipe your nose."

Light just nodded her head, limply taking the tissue from his hand which were into matching gloves to complete his ensemble. She put the tissue to her nose, as she soaked in Hope's full figure.

She mumbled something, trying to look as nonchalant as possible with a rosy hue on her cheeks and holding tissue to her nose.

"Huh? What did you say Light?"

"Make the noise…"

"Noise?"

She nodded in his direction, indicating his costume. Understanding what she wanted from him he kindly obliged; all the while his cheeks were infusing with blood.

"Baa-baa."

Light's face went redder and her eyes widened.

"Baa-baa, baa-baa!"

Hope could have sworn he saw a bit more blood sprout out of her nose. Though now she had tissue to wipe it clean. She was trembling as she if she was trying to hold back something within her. It was making him worried. Her face was very red.

"Baa, baa, baa ba—!"

"You're the cutest sheep I've ever seen!"

One second, he was making baby sheep noises, embarrassingly dressed in this sheep costume, the next he's engulfed between Light's arms, face pressed to an amble chest with nice cleavage and hearing the most girlish squeal to ever come out of Light's mouth.

She was snuggling him like he would often see girls who fawned over things they thought were small and cute.

His face grew warm all over again and a leer of victory spread from cheek to cheek, "Looks like I finally won a bet Light."

With a start, the older woman was brought back to the present, blue eyes staring into jade orbs. Hope couldn't help but smile and laugh a little sheepish at her look of disbelief. Seeing that she wasn't going to talk herself out of this one and knowing when she was defeated, she sighed.

She looked him in the eye with a wry smile, "So you have, and what is my penalty for losing?"

Hope just gave her an innocent smile, rubbing his hand behind his neck looking uncomfortable, "I don't have anything yet, but I do have a few things in mind."

He was safe as long as Light did not have a clue to what he did have in mind. She was going to object to wearing that cute uniform Serah made her for last Halloween for an entire week, or he could just have her do his homework, or maybe he could—

"Well tell me when you have something in mind for the week," she finally stated, effectively cutting off his thoughts. The blush on his face was slowly disappearing.

"I will, now I gotta change out of this costume. It's kind of itchy," he looked uncomfortable in the suit now.

"Wait before you go," he waited until he heard a few snapshots and his eyes spot up from the flashes of Lightning's digital camera. She stood smirking at him, "It's for a keep safe."

Was all she supplied before he left her alone. She waited until he was upstairs before looking at the pictures saved on her camera.

She smiled with a tiny blush and a girlish giggle.

He really was adorable as a sheep, it fit him so well.

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