A Friend's Secret((Lightning))

[Stella Nox Fleuret]

The moon hung high over the city. It was another day come and when the night time started. Every one was either gone home or traveling the streets at night with no where to go. Stella knew the teenagers of this city liked to travel the roads at night and show off their vehicles....But alas, Stella preferred to walk. It helped her in a lot of ways...For one she was able to keep that little trim figure. And there was another; it helped her clear her head. The reason she had no car was that her father preferred to travel in one of his limos. But most of the time that was not the case. This would be a time when Stella was still living with her father before she moved in with Noctis.

And she was younger...Only two years younger. She had not even fought Noctis yet. So they still had no idea that their lives would bump into each other again. She was on her own right now. After leaving her house that night from the fight she had with her father. Just to ease off the grudge she was holding...And she held that grudge against her father for years! And so far no one was there for her. She was the only 'kid' in her family....Yes her father still thinks of her as just a kid...A kid that knew no better. Her father usually kept a close watch on Stella. He had dispatches all over the city to protect her from enemy lines....Meaning Noctis family....

Stella walked out of a store after she purchased her favorite drink. Coke...She loved the taste of it. And she hardly ever drank it. Seeing that she had to keep that little figure. She was surely growing up fast. But too fast so says her father...He is protective of her and yet he beats and yells at her....There has to be some one out there for Stella who understands her for her....And cares less who or...what she is....Would she ever find a friend? She became fond of her music and her journal....And not to mention her lap top at home. She was a grad student. So she stayed home alot on the computer in her room.....And since her father was filthy rich....She had no job....So she was pretty lonely at times.....Stella was minding her own business and walking back to her home....She felt a bit better after getting a coke.....

[Lightning]

Lightning was back again. One reason was to get away from Cocoon’s problems, the Sanctum and their army SPICOM. She was tired of all the pointless fights she took part in everyday but that was the fate of the l’Cie and to complete their focus, however, she decided long ago not to abide by any orders.

Now she will start making her own decisions as an effort against becoming a tool like the Sanctum and the SPICOM were now. She would carve her own path from now and follow her own orders regardless what anyone else might say. As long as they didn’t stand in her way she wouldn’t consider them as enemies.

Lightning found the course she wanted to take, this way she wouldn’t regret her actions instead she would find strength and resolution in them. She was once torn between two ones that lied in front of her. One to complete her focus she was given as a Pulse l’Cie and destroy Cocoon, or save it by going against the fal’Cie that turned her. Two choices but she could only follow one…

Serah’s request was to save that world yet Lightning didn’t know how her sister could forget about everything the world did against her. If it was up to her she wouldn’t think twice about destroying it but because of her sister she decided to grant her wish and save it.

However, Lightning decided to keep this for herself, she wasn’t sure if she could trust the others, especially Snow. Maybe Hope but there was no need to burden him with this. He was already under a lot. Turned to a l’Cie and lost his mother was more than any kid could take, but he found the strength he needed and took his anger out on Snow just like she did at times.

To her Snow was to blame how can he play the hero when he couldn’t save anyone? He was never one to followed the rules and alwats acted just like a kid. That was one reason why she disliked Snow. He was arrogant and irresponsible how could she trust him with something important or with anything. To her he was all talk, nothing more.

Lightning sighed why did she have to bring Snow’s name up? No she came here to forget about her worries at least for one night. Tomorrow she would deal with what would come but tonight there was no need. Aimlessly she walked down those streets without the slightest idea of where they might lead her.

Hours seemed like minutes to her and she was only brought back when she saw someone she recognized or thought she did. ‘Stella?’ But what was she doing out at night? “Didn’t think I would see anyone I knew tonight… Stella right, we met once remember?”

[Stella Nox Fleuret]

“Didn’t think I would see anyone I knew tonight… Stella right, we met once remember?”

Walking down the lonely street. She had no idea who she would run into....She looked around for a trash can and threw her empty coke can in the bin.....Then heard that voice....Lightning?

"Lightning? What are you doing in this world...? Haven't you caused enough problems on your home world already?" Stella didn't want to be mean....But that's how she saw Lightning...Evil. No one has told her the truth about what really happened...Maybe she would find out tonight....Cautious....She backed away from the l'Cie.....Pretty much from what her father told her, she knew about Cocoon.....Not much....she's never been....She had enough problems of her own to deal with...A secret that no one can know....Not even Noctis.....She would never see him again though....Her father made it so....She was forbidden.....((This is before Stella and Noctis has a loving relationship))......

Damn why did she have to think about him....? He was her enemy....There was no chance of them being together.....He would probably find out about her secret....Hell she tried to stay away from him.....If her father knew about it her seeing him, it would all be over....And her secret would be out.....Her secret was like a cancer in her life.....It was small....But it could grow bigger and consume her body...."I'm sorry....I just have a lot on my mind...."