A/N: I sincerely apologize for not posting a chapter yesterday! I was away from my computer so to those of you I disappointed I'm sorry! However, as a special treat I will be posting this chapter, as well as chapter 5 today to make up for yesterday. Again I'm so sorry! D: I hope you enjoy3
Refresher:She quickly pointed it at Snow and pulled the trigger, and without hesitation released a bullet into his body.
-Lightning's House-
"Alrighty, I'm gonna try and heal up the cuts on your back a little." Vanille said as she placed her hands on the girl's shoulder blades. She closed her eyes tightly as a flash of green light appeared. Vanille opened her eyes to see the bleeding had stopped and the cuts were now half healed scars. Merely raised bumps on her muscular back. Serah let out a moan and closed her eyes then leaned her body back into the cold water.
"I'm gonna get you a towel and your clothes I'll be right back okay?" Vanille quietly said as she stood up and walked out of the bathroom into her and Claire's room. She pulled out a light blue v neck shirt and some shorts and a pair of underwear for her to wear. Just as she walked out in the hallway towards the bathroom she heard her phone ringing. She walked into the bathroom where Serah was still laying half submerged and set her clothes down on the counter next to the sink.
"Serah I'll be back in a minute.", Vanille said as she walked out of the bathroom. She quickly pulled a towel out of the closet in the hall and picked up her cell.
-A few minutes before the phone call-
Fang was walking around drunk as her usual nights went. The strong toned wild looking female not taking note of any hoots and whistles she was receiving from the horny passerby's in the neighborhood. She was heading home, to Snow and Serah's house. For the past few weeks she had been switching between Serah's and Lightning's house. This week was Serah's, and she had no intention of screwing things up with her.
She pushed her key into the door and quietly twisted it open. The house was dark and quite just like it always was when she arrived late at night. She thought everyone to be asleep until the soft muffled voice of Snow was heard. He was panting loudly and then a feminine sounding grunt followed then silence. Great, I walk home to them fucking upstairs. Fang scolded herself as she quietly shut the door.
Just as she began walking up the stairs she heart a gunshot followed by a heavy thud on the floor. Fang immediately grabbed her spear and ran up the stairs towards Snow's room. Thrusting the door open she saw the strong man lying on the floor clutching his side and Lightning Farron standing with a gun clutched in her hands.
"Fang..", she said weakly as her body fell to the floor still clutching her weapon tightly in her shaking hands.
"Farron..", Fang whispered as she slid her spear behind her and ran over Snow's dying body and picked Lightning up taking note of her broken fingers and wrist. "Farron what happened? Where's Serah? Why aren't you home?", Fang was pushing her with questions as she held her bare shaking body close.
Lightning pushed Fang off her and quickly grabbed her clothes off the ground getting herself dressed.
"God dammit Lightning quit moving, let me help you I'll take you home.", Fang pleaded as she followed Lightning down the stairs. "Let me help you get dressed.", Fang pushed Lightning's body up against the wall and viciously took her clothes from her hand and began dressing her. Lightning closed her eyes and slammed her head against the wall. She was still angry, her heart was pounding tightly in her chest and her vision was getting more and more blurry with every breath she took.
"Farron take a deep breath aye?", Fang said after sliding on Lightning's bra and underwear. "We need to get you back to Vanille.", The girl ran her hand through her wild hair as she walked into the kitchen and picked up the slender phone dialing a familiar number.
-Present time, Lightning's house-
"Hello?", she answered sweetly into the speaker as if nothing was wrong.
"Vanille?", Fang replied seeming distracted.
"Fang? What is it? Is everything okay?", Vanille pressed, dreading another tragedy.
"You heard from Farron recently?", Fang questioned.
"Claire? She.. Went out a few hours ago.", Vanille replied, not wanting to tell her the truth.
"Oh yeah? Know where?", Fang sounded suspicious as she asked, as if she already knew the answer to her question.
There were a few moments of silence in which Vanille heard the soft clinking of metal against metal.
"Fang, what's going on?", Vanille re-directed the conversation.
"Be there soon hun.", Fang replied ending the call immediately.
Vanille's heart was pounding as she held the phone close to her chest. Does Fang know what happened? Is Claire with her? Why is she coming over? There were a million questions running through the girl's mind as she heard Serah calling her name.
"I'm coming Serah hold on!", Vanille said as she kissed the speaker of the phone and gently squeezed the towel in her hands.
"Vanille!", Serah called again from the bathroom.
Vanille walked in and quickly unfolded the towel in her hands and headed towards Serah. "I'm here. You okay?", she asked holding her hand out for Serah to take.
"I'm fine, I just wanted to get out.", Serah said as she took the other girl's soft hands and lifted herself out of the bathtub, which was now filled with blood-tinted water. .
"You're gonna have to see Claire for your ankle, she's the better medic, but until she gets back I'll just get you a pack of ice.", Vanille calmly told Serah gently wrapping her up in the towel. She winced a little as she turned back to the bathtub to empty the water.
Vanille gently traced her hand down Serah's back against the raised scars. Closing her eyes tightly and wiping the images from her head of her wife being tormented. Upon opening her eyes again she grabbed the shirt from off the bathroom counter and gently slid it over Serah's head then gently pulled it down her.
"How's that?", Vanille asked pivoting the girl on her good foot and grabbing the underwear next.
"I'm ready to just to go to bed Vanille.", Serah admitted with a yawn as she lifted her legs one by one to get on her underwear. Vanille slid them up completely and Serah adjusted them afterwards. She watched as the young orange haired girl grabbed the pants then placed her hand on them to stop the process. "I don't feel well enough for those, I just want to go to the couch.", Serah said faintly.
Vanille simply nodded and began to drain the bathtub of water then picked Serah up and carried her over to Claire's bed. Serah had a small protest as this happened, complaining that she wanted to be in the living room to talk to Claire when she got home. Vanille quickly hushed her and begged her not to worry. She laid her down and tucked her in as tight as she could then stayed with her until she fell asleep, which only took a few short moments. Vanille exited the room and quietly shut the door behind her, then headed over to the kitchen and filled a small plastic bag with ice. She quietly inched her way back into Claire's room and placed the bag gently on Serah's ankle over her sheets. She exited the room quietly leaving the door cracked. The orange-haired woman walked into the living room and sat at one end of the couch and covered herself in a warm fuzzy blanket with the small flicker of her fireplace still going. Vanille was beginning to doze off.
After a few moments of fighting to stay awake Vanille leaned her head back against the sofa and closed her eyes. The instant she felt herself falling into a relaxing sleep there were more loud bangs on the door. Vanille shot her eyes open. She quickly moved off the couch and ran to the door hearing Fang begging her to open it on the other side.
"Took you long enough aye?", Fang said calmly as Vanille opened the door. Without even a moments hesitation Fang strode in carrying the older Farron girl in her arms. She gently placed her on the large chair next to the couch.
Serah emerged limping from the bedroom at this point, rubbing her eyes as she did so. "What's going on?", she asked wearily. Her eyes bulged open when she saw her bloody sister sitting on the couch. "Claire!", Serah cried as she attempted to rush over from where she was standing, tripping in the process and nearly tumbling over on Lightning. Luckily Fang caught her just moments before the impact and placed her back down on the couch.
"Easy Serah. We do-..", Fang stopped short as she took note of the bruises all over Serah's face. Understanding quickly that both Farron sisters had fallen victim to the same crime. The two stared at each other for what felt like ages. Fang was lost for words.
"I got her.", Vanille said gently pulling Serah out of the awkward situation and back towards the other end of the couch. "Just stay here."
Fang tightly closed her eyes and clenched her fist, angry that she hadn't arrived at the house sooner to prevent all the night's events. "Vanille I need you right now. She's got a deep stab wound, and you're the only one here with enough medical experience to do anything.", Fang demanded twirling on her heels to face away from the couch, trying to hide her anger.
"Fang what.. How did this happen is she gonna be okay?", Vanille whimpered on the verge of tears falling to her knees in front of Claire's limp body.
"I'll explain later Vanille, just get her healed.", Fang replied angrily, not even bothering to look at anyone else besides Claire.
Vanille lifted up her wife's shirt and gazed at the bruises and took note of the deep stab wound that nearly punctured her lung. The blood was still flowing freely from it. She closed her eyes tightly as tears fell down her cheeks. Vanille gently placed her hand over the bloody mess and felt Claire's body twitch beneath the touch of her fingers. She concentrated hard as the room filled again with a flash of green light, this time brighter than the one before.
Vanille slowly removed her hand and gazed again at her wife's toned stomach. Wiping off the blood there was again just a raised scabby bump.
"Is she gonna be okay?", Fang asked, still blankly staring at Lightning's closed eyes.
"Yeah..", Vanille sniffed back in reply still wiping blood.
Fang glanced up from Lightning's face to her sister's.
"Serah let me take you back to bed. You need to rest.", Fang said, not wishing for the young sister to witness such a tragedy again.
"No! I'm staying here she needs me!", Serah replied trying to get up again.
This time Fang caught her and gently picked her up before beginning to carry her back to Lightning's bed. "I don't need you or anyone else getting hurt tonight.", Fang blankly said setting the girl back down in her bed. "Just please go back to sleep. Everything's gonna be okay. Your sister's safe now Serah.", Fang calmed the young girl as she forced her to lay down and covered her in the warm blankets again.
"Fang no! She needs me!", Serah pleaded trying to push against Fang.
"Darling she's asleep, nothing you can do. She won't even know you're there. Vanille and I will get her cleaned up and bring her in bed next to you okay?", Fang promised winking at the end.
Serah was defeated. Getting up and running that short distance pained her body in so many places, and deep down she knew Fang wouldn't let her leave the room again. In reply Serah gave a weak nod and rolled over closing her eyes.
"Thata girl.", Fang smiled gently kissing Serah's cheek before walking out into the hall and shutting the door.
End chapter 4! :D
p.s. reviews are lovelyyyy, and to explain, Lightning was with Snow at the beginning of Chapter 1 to trick him into thinking she wanted to be with him. She wasn't ever gonna have sex with him. It was just a trick so that he would feel comfortable around her and his defenses were down. I tried to stick with theme that only people close to Lightning would actually call her Claire.