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Post by Serah Farron on Jul 26, 2021 11:18:00 GMT -6
I'm not an army of one
Serah giggled at Claire’s response to her quip. It really was just like when they were younger in that sense… though of course she still had to be responsible here, it didn’t seem like Claire thought she didn’t have to be. She just wanted to be free to live her life, and that was all Serah wanted to. Still, that didn’t mean she couldn’t tease her along the way, after all she had never quite had a chance like this before. Of course, it was fun, but it was also… a relief she supposed, to be able to. It was ironic, she had more responsibility than she ever had and yet her heart… had never felt more at ease about this. The woman known as Claire always deserved to be able to live a life all her own, free from anything tying her down…. And now she could. It was a beautiful thing.
So, she let Claire have her little fit, it was much more adorable see her reaction than to continue it at this point, anyway. when it came to her answers about the test though? No no, just no. She wasn’t sure if she could SURVIVE Snow having to taking a quiz Claire made for him! She didn’t hide anything from her future husband, but that didn’t mean he needed to know EVERY embarrassing moment from her life and, going by her grin it was exactly what Claire planned to use!
”Oh I do squirt! I’m not taking the test little miss, so I won’t have you spilling out all THOSE embarrassing moments! Its to much! Just do a normal life quiz sis!”
The red in Serah’s face was clear, as was the fume practically coming from her ears at the thought of it happening, more so at her likely not being able to stop it despite all this. She ultimately gave a sigh, shaking her head. Did she give Claire this much trouble when she was young?
They moved on, but Claire didn’t relent on teasing her about her love, Serah stuttered a bit shaking her head.
”Well… of course I cook for Snow a lot, but that’s not all! Theres a lot more to a relationship than just the food you know, ……does help though
She sighed but couldn’t help but laugh at Claire’s response to her becoming her teacher, she accepted it, but what made the older Farron chuckle was her response to being up front, If Claire hadn’t already said it herself Serah would have. Because of course she wanted to be in the back. What better spot to get a solid eye on all the people she could mess with? Because she knew that even before it was confirmed by Claire, she already had her hands firmly on her hips as she said it, and quite the stern Serah face going on as well.
”I’m warning you Claire, I won’t tolerate chaos in my classroom not even from my sister, not unless you want to be in a corner like your little. Besides we’ll get enough of that from the magic anyway”
Though she was stern, it wasn’t long before that sternness melted back into her warm smile. The flush of embarrassment Claire shoed no doubt speeding it along. Two could play at that game! Even if, much like when Claire was older than her, she was about as close to young Claire’s gremlin power as she was older Claire’s combat ability. She reached a hand out to pat Claire’s head with a smile.
”Just kidding~ well, as long as you behave in class sis~”
Back to the subject of Lumina Serah nodded her head in agreement with her sister. Even having not met she had Lumina pegged to a T. Well she supposed that made since, but it still showed how good Claire was at these things.
”I can safely say she’s the fiercest businesswoman I’ve ever known, sneakiest to honestly…”
Then came the subject of Lumina and Claire’s relation, at first she thought about telling a simple story, but Mog’s head peaking up in the background practically foretold another interruption if she did. Besides Claire would just see right through it.
Though even the truth was…. Going to be hard to swallow.
”In the simplest terms…. You bottled yourself so much your innermost feelings came out and gave you a wake up slap”
She gave a light chuckle at that, before turning more serious.
”the whole story is… complicated, and another reason I’m not a big gods fan, much as I’m happy to have Lumina around”
She sighed, crossing her arms and stepping around in thought.
”Mog already told you what you ended up doing as we grew up…. You buried your own wants, companionship…. Support… love, your own life… you buried everything you considered selfish, vulnerable…. deep down…. After some time, you went into crystal sleep after I…. ….. vanished, for a while. …. No, I shouldn’t lie I… over did it, my soul had to rest in you. I was comfortable there but…”
She gripped her hands on her arms tightly, a rare look of anger on the older farron’s face.
”Bhunivelze, the most high and mighty jerk of a god you’ll ever meet separated us… and those feelings. They separated and became there own form… to keep me safe”
A look of guilt crossed Serah’s face. Perhaps if she hadn’t fallen after the battle with Caius… She never would have gone through that…
”They became Lumina who, as I said gave you a wake up call, you eventually reunited but… Lumina appeared again in this world, she’s become her own person, you know? So… she’s your twin sister, our sister!”
The memories were hard to revisit, especially with how foggy they were from her being in the backseat the whole time. She didn’t know everything, but she did know enough to give that explanation. Lumina would be able to give Claire a better one if she was willing, certainly more so on the emotional side of things.
”Sorry, that must be a lot to take in… I’ve had a while to think on all of it. A really long while… but don’t worry, your both my adorable little sisters you know!”
Yes, because like Claire Lumina had regressed as well, it showed just how connected the two were even now. She wanted Claire to meet Lumina, when she could. She was relived when Claire relented on the knife being a success, even if she seemed to think there were better options. That was fine, but she would always treasure it, always keep it safe.
“I know I can count on you to back me up now”
It made her heart skip a beat, made tears begin to well up in her eyes, though she quickly took a deep breath and reeled them in. It caused a warm to wash throughout her body… happiness.
They could stand together, side by side.
”The world doesn’t stand a chance against the Farron sisters right? I know that, hehe… were going to ace it”
A moment of happiness, a moment of bliss. Time spent together like this was magical to her. Serah was always the good, well behaved girl… but that was thanks to how Claire had raised her. Her biggest rebellion had been wanting a boyfriend after all.
Oh, and the fireworks, there was that.
Her cheeks turned red at Claire’s enthusiastic praise of her. She gave a wide smile and nodded. This meant… so much to her. More than Claire probably realized right now. But that was ok. That fact… just made it all the more genuine to her.
”I’ve had a lot of practice you know! I could go into detail all day, on this… the history of our old home, I’m quite proud of my teaching abilities… Everyone else may be more effective at fighting, but this I know… it’s what I want to do in the world. I want to people able to help the youths grow. Youths like you little sis~”
She teasingly patted Claire’s head, but with a warm, bright smile on her face.
Post by Serah Farron on Jun 29, 2021 18:04:49 GMT -6
I'm not an army of one
She was not sure whether to be annoyed or proud of Claire’s response to her counter. She ALSO was not sure how to feel about the warm feeling in her chest that came from the praise given to her. Part of her wanted to squeal with glee with the rarity that had happened in recent years. But being the grown up, and now big sister that she definitely was, she refrained from doing that…. Mostly.
She could not hide the smile that formed on her face, but that wasn’t noticeable right?
”Ahem, that’s right! I did…. and you put them to very good use!”
Her teasing dwarted, she was not sure how else to respond to the praise her sister gave her. She did know her heart felt warm, things like this made the chaos young Claire would inevitably bring to her life all worth it. She underestimated just how much she missed something so simple. Just having fun with her sister, teasing each other and just… smiling. Smiling and laughing like when they were kids.
She squinted her eyes as Claire continued to counter her teasing, well… this was not going well at all was it? She supposed it was just as well, she was simply no good at teasing. Or at least she was nowhere as practiced as Claire and Lumina were. She could have her moments sure, but her sisters were masters.
That and Claire could, and did take full advantage of her younger form as a blade against her now older sister. At first it did in fact have an effect on Serah, her eyes practically marveling at the adorable movement her sister made.
But then she remembered this was her younger sister now, How Claire was before there mother passed. That she was meant to basically be her influence now.
Oh, and that she had gone hunting bombs, with Mog. Now Claire took one approach to this, attempting to reason with Claire. Mog however? Mog knew better and had already gone from a position within range of Serah, to floating right behind Claire, nodding in agreement with what she was saying, he felt naturally, that the best chance ether of them had was to make this look as good as possible to Serah.
”That’s right kupo! The Cabin could have been toasted if Claire and me hadn’t done it kupo!”
Her look was stern, for a moment it might have seemed as if she was wasn’t going to relent on this and put her reputation as ‘meanie miss farron’ to good use. But, in the end her expression did soften into worry for her sister, listening to her explanation once more. She ended with a light smile in fact, even like this Claire did not like being a burden to others. Well, of course she did not she had always been like then, playful or no. In fact, in the end…. Serah ended up glaring at Mog while continuing to talk to Claire.
”Though I have no intention of you getting into a situation like that again… if Mog’s with you NEXT time… he is capable of turning himself into a bow and sword form to fight monsters off…. I’d be very interested to know why he didn’t do so THIS time in fact”
The poor moogle began flailing, shaking his head in defense.
”You don’t understand, we were separated kupo! By the time we were back together Caius had already saved her, heck she was already fangirling over him kupo!”
Serah seemed to by this as she gave another sigh, causing Mog to give one of his own in relief. Turning her attention back to Claire. She was stern, but not at all mad or trying to discipline her. Claire and Mog’s efforts had managed to have the intended effect on Serah. She was just glad they were ok.
”I know I wasn’t around this time but…. Please be careful, I promise, I will be around or in contact from now on, I will be leaving Mog with you when I go with Lumina… and he had best not get separated from you again…. Stay close to her okay Mog?”
At first nervous Mog quickly gave affirmative nod. Goddrss... Serah could be scary when she wanted…
”Of course kupo!”
From there she let Claire explain where they were going to be living now, knowing it would make her feel good to take charge. It did seem Clair was every bit as interested in Caius’ companion as she was. She smiled; it was wonderful to share interests with her sister. Even if it was something so simple and obvious as this.
Besides, Serah giggled as Claire’s mature shell suffered a crack at the sight of Bennu. This made her failure at teasing Claire largely tolerable. Caius and Claire both gave the chocobo attention, Caus’ own getting a particularly good reaction out of Bennu, though it gave Claire an attentive caw as well, nuzzling against her playfully.
Caius did not get that, probably something to do with his gruffness, or the armor, or both.
Claire did shower her with praise again however, a lot of it this time which made Serah blush even as she leaned against Bennu, attempting to look cool to her sister. It was another lesson to bear, time your comebacks right. In any case Serah rubbed the back of her head and gave a shaky laugh, not used to such praise from anyone short of Snow at this point. ”Welll umm… I’ve just had a lot of practice is all, hehe….”
To Caius’ comment Serah nodded. It was true, Bennu liked traveling, but it was not like she could really help these things. If she could she’d let Bennu and the others out all the time. Heck, she would prefer it that way. Unfortunately that just wasn’t possible.
”I let them out as often as I can, but unfortunately the conditions binding them with me are…. Magicial, and it drains my energy the longer I have them out. I make sure to give him and the others time out whenever I can though, we often ride to new places to. The wilds are really something”
She was glad Claire liked Bennu, She wondered if she would enjoy seeing the others to.. well she could see later, for now Bennu would be enough!
Despite being with Bennu a while Serah herself was not a chocobo expert. That was more a Sezh and, she could only assume Chocolina thing. Because of that she still took his advice to heart and planned to make sure she gave Bennu that very treatment. She would also need to make sure she learned what the others preferred as well.
”Thank you, I appreciate the advice. I’ll be sure to keep it in mind In the future”
She really wished she had a phone… or some form of camera to record her sister’s excitement. Not even to tease her, it was just such a wonderful thing to see. Claire, enjoying life.Enjoying the wonders of her chocobo. Claire living life… Claire’s smile… her joy.
It was beautiful.
Claire seemed fine with letting it go, but Caius interjected about the idea of not teaching Claire how to summon the creatures. It was something Serah was trying to avoid because well…. The truth was Claire could not. Only she and Noel could do it this way, do to the Chaos’ effect on them, do to the journey they undertook.
”It’s not so simple… this power is pretty much…. Unique to me and a friend. It does not even work on the creatures here from what I have seen. Truthfully it’s not that I do not want to teacher her…. I can’t. The most I could do is teach her to take care of one of the creatures here herself, which I can do… if she is careful. Though… she seems pretty intent on being a mage… what do you think Claire, want me to teach you to tame one yourself? It will probably take a bit without the power I have but… I’m sure we can.. together”
On the subject of writing, it seemed she’d have to write letters. Wow she had not done that in a while…. Still, it meant Claire got the best magic training she could get, as well as ensured they were close to Lumina. That made it the perfect place to stay, she could make do with a little letter writing for that
”Got it, I’ll make sure to pick up the needed supplies next time were in a market, thanks Caius”
Apparently, Caius’ own partner would needto be seen… it must have really been something then, difficult to describe. She giggled, nodding her head.
”Then I can’t wait for the time we can see for ourselves”
It was wonderful to see Claire’ gifts well received, she was sure it made all the effort worth it for her. Truly this could not have gone better (after the disaster)
”My sister is really talented, I certainly hope your friend will allow it, I can tell, Claire’s going to love making them”
And then came the final jab of the round, one Claire employed casually among the praise she gave her. Serah did a double take in response, yeah that got her deep.
”Hey I am to fashionable! Look at me! Can’t you tell? Stylish AND suited for battle environments!”
She made the statement with a high tone; her now little sister was attacking her fashion sense! She had enough worries about that as is! Maybe if she switched around some of the colors…. No no, she was fine, this was good! She couldn’t believe she was being fashion attacked by the girl who grew up to wear steel armor and leather wherever she went….
Post by Serah Farron on Jun 19, 2021 12:15:42 GMT -6
I'm not an army of one
That was her sister alright.
Call her Lighting.
Call her Claire.
Call her Lumina.
It was all the same. Once she set her mind to something that was all there was to it, she would give it her all to see it through. That was a constant for the woman know as ‘Claire Farron’. Age? Memories? Becoming split apart? Nothing would ever be able to scratch the core of who she was…
Why did Serah accept Lumina so easily?
It would probably be hard for anyone else to get, she could not blame them for that.
But the answer was simple: She was her sister.
It was funny, Lumina would probably take a bit of offense if she said it… but she was a lot like Lighting, just not as stuffy. Serah could accept her, then and now because…. Lumina was Claire. Lighting was Claire.
Claire… was simply Claire.
For Serah it did not matter if another came in once more in the form of older Claire, she would think the same. For Claire was her sister, and they were all Claire.
Each one their own beautiful, wonderful individual. Sure, it was confusing to actually handle, but the explanation itself was simple for Serah. Explaining it though? That would be another story. She supposed the only thing she would be able to think to say was…
‘Claire is my sister, and they are Claire’
This time Claire was a magic soldier huh? She could not help but giggle. She wanted to see… just what she would become.
She wanted to see what her sister would grow into bearing wings of freedom. Something so different… so unique.
As they say, Lighting never strikes the same place twice.
Just what would she become?
”That’s right, it takes a lot of training to build up your reserves and effectively cast different spells. Think of it like a muscle, the more you train it… the more effective it becomes, understand?”
When called a dork Serah gave a huff, hands to her hips and cheeks filled with air. But an idea dawned on her. One she was sure would strike Claire quite well at this age. Oh yes~ She leaned down and paced one gentle hand upon Claire’s hair and, with a grin she returned the favor.
”Sourpuss~”
In truth, when it came to the look Claire’s eye about testing Snow Serah could only feel worried, what devilish plan did her little sister have in mind for her husband to be?
She could not help but giggle at what she suggested. In truth, what she had planned did make Serah proud. It made sense on paper. If Snow did not know her well and true, then how would their marriage succeed? Of course, Serah already knew he would easily pass such a test, Snow knew her better than anyone after all!
”Well that just seems perf… wait… not EVERYTHING right?”
Embarrassing moments, childhood crushes, the time she dressed up as a PSICOM huntress and tried to act like one of the soldiers…
Some things were better off LOCKED AWAY!
”Umm… we are DEFENTLY going over that quiz before you give it to him…”
Claire continued to insist that Snow was like there dad, the worst part was that Serah could not disprove her on it! But that was just AKWARD wasn’t it? She crossed her arms, shaking her head in denial. Nope nope she was NOT thinking about that, no way! In fact, she was just going to move on to the next subject, that is how much she did not want to think about that!
She gave a sympathetic pat when Claire was bestowed the revelation of her scariness. This unfortunately was another aspect of being Claire. She was always, understandably strict with her after mother…. Left. Of course her…. Pranks had also been quite a bit scarier than Claire realized at times. As for what she said well… ….Claire wasn’t as good with words as she thought.
Still, Claire needed her help, she was begging for it! As her sister, as her now older sister. Serah had to do everything she could to make sure Claire did not scare everyone off again. And it would begin by not causing a fire in the kitchen! Serah held Claire close to her side, pumping a fist in the air in confidence!
”Don’t worry sis, when were done there’s no way you’ll become the most terrifying presence in the room! And… you’ll be able to make socially acceptable cookies, this I swear!”
Well… part of the reason she had not told older Claire about her romantic life was because of the embarrassment, Lighting had basically become her mother figure after Mom passed away after all. But… it was more than that. It was beyond a simple matter of teenage embarrassment over falling in love.
After all… when she did finally tell Lighting about Snow….”
…..
”Right… of course, very embarrassing, for sure. Hey but… you can talk to me about them now, ok? Or anytime going forward. I… will not get mad, Big sis Serah is here~ Sure I’m not as… tough as you were, but I have far more maternal power!”
Claire seemed very much against the prospect of Serah being her teacher however, which prompted quite the grin from the older Farron. Hand over her chest dramatically she leaned in with her best mock pout.
”But just imagine it sis… I could walk you to school, and, instead of just dropping you off… I could walk you straight to class, my class. And I could put you right up front where you could see all my lessons and all the students know just who’s related to who when I assign all the homework~”
Sure, she was kidding, but that did not mean it was not quite the thought for Claire to take in. Besides… would it really be so bad? If she were her teacher... she could ensure Claire remained happy even during class.
”You know I bet I could get Lumina’s help if people start picking on you to, oh she has so many tricks up her sleeves…”
Tease bomb successfully launched~
Ah girl talk, how would Lumina feel about her talking all about her romantic life like this? Well, she was sure it would be fine in the end anyway. After all they were so lovey dovey. Why shouldn’t she spread that kind of happiness around?
”She’s definitely good for Zell, there so in love it’s almost painful with how shy they are about showing it, especially to each other. Oh, but I can tell if anything happened to Zell… Lumina would be there. And Gods help anyone who actually harms them, I doubt they could escape her fury”
There was something else though… Serah frowned. She really… should not keep that bit of information from her sister. But remembering how Lumina reacted, and all the convincing it took to get her to believe that she did in fact have a place in their family…
But Claire wasn’t like that right? If anything, she would probably be happy to have another sister to tease. And with Lumina someone more… on the same wavelength so to speak.
”Speaking of Lumina how would you feel if I said you… technically have another sister? Or I guess twin is more accurate?”
The young teacher rubbed the back of her head in confusion, trying too figure out how best to properly do so, eventually settling on trying to based on her sister’s reaction to the news. Knowing her she would probably react in…. well, she would probably assume she got adopted, or remarried.
….This was going to be so hard to explain, why did she bring it up again?
Oh right, honesty. Sometimes she wished she could be as sneaky as Fang and Vanille.
Claire seemed to understand the importance of the knife, though also chastised its lack of charm. To this Serah gave a light huff despite the serious tone of the conversation.
”Charm is important of course, but so is practicality! Besides if you gave me a dress or something, it might not fit today you know? If this gets broke I can have it fixed… and I can maintain, I can keep a memory of you with me always, I’m sure… that’s part of what you.. older you, was thinking”
She held the closed knife close to her chest, a warm smile radiating from her as she did so. If not before, it was clear just how much it meant to her now, just as much as the necklace still clasped gently around her neck. After Mog’s devious time bomb of truth Serah went to look over Claire, she went to assure that it was not as bad as Mog made it seemed, that she was a perfectly wonderful sister all grown up. She reached her hand out to hold her shoulder but…
But Claire had already begun to comment it all, and Serah frowned in response.
”Well… I’m not supposed to run in the halls you know…”
A silly comment to make, but Serah was just trying to get by. She did not want Claire to feel bad. She had not wanted her to have to reflect on actions he herself had never taken. She just wanted her to live her to enjoy her life, Serah could deal with the past. She stood there, listening as Claire reflected on those actions none the less. Mom… she missed her, even now.
Mom would have known how to handle this, she was sure. She would not have been lost like she was. Still, she felt proud of her sister, she wanted to grow, to better herself not only form what she was now, but who she became before. Despite the worries she could not help but giggle.
”That’s so like you sis… no matter the age… ok, I’m right behind you. I know… you’ll make the life of your dreams this time around, and I will be right here for you along the way”
Ah… now she approved of her becoming a teacher? Though she joked before… it meant a lot to her to hear that. Further… it would line everything up well, and she really did want to teach again. As for why she wanted to teach magic?
”Teaching magic is pretty much universal, To teach history now, I would need to learn all about this world, or at least about the area of the world were going to be living in. Do not get me wrong that is something I am eager to do but…. It takes time, perhaps I can in the future. For now…. Magic is something I can teach to help you, and other young children… does that make sense?”
Seeing Claire’s determination made her smile once more, she was so sure of herself, sure she would make it right this time. Serah could not help but believe in her whole heartedly. But it was more than that. She also felt…. She hoped it did not make Claire feel awkward but….
Post by Serah Farron on May 24, 2021 10:49:01 GMT -6
I'm not an army of one
”Hmph, that’s a lot of talk, remind me Claire which of us was the one to hunt down the monster’s with the materials you needed? Hmmm?”
Serah crossed her arms at her sister’s antics. It was not HER fault. She was used to her sister being the older, disciplinary figure in her life. She understood why now that she was an adult, but that gut reflex to react with profuse apology was still hard wired into her being, she just could not help it.
”Though you if you really want to be the big sister again so badly….”
Serah let the comment hang in the air, almost like a threat to make just that happened if Claire kept it up! Of course, in truth Serah had no idea how to do any such thing. More so she no intention of messing up her sister’s one chance at living a life all her own even if she could. But hey, she never told Claire she could not so that was enough to poke a tease to counter her antics against her. Still, she could not help but be proud of her sister despite her antics. She was working so hard, improving so quickly. Even with her cooking, where Claire would have once made a bunch of burnt charcoal, she had quickly taken to her lessons on cooking, improving enough to make the baked goods she now served Caius. It made her happy to see, happy and proud.
Claire living her life…. It was such a wonderful sight to see.
”Of course I’m grateful. Thanks for helping Claire while she…”
Serah blinked when Caius brought up the subject of Bombs. Then just as quickly as she had been praising Claire her eyes turned back to being stern as she regarded the younger Farron. The look on her face…. It would be clear she was not the least bit entertained.
”Claire… what is he talking about? Sis that’s not the type of monster you play around with me… please tell me you weren’t…”
It was equal parts sternness and worry. The thought of those types of monsters attacking her now little sister in the woods terrified her, even more without her around to protect her. But she also very much knew her sister. As a result, she knew there was also the extremely high chance she had gotten herself into such a situation. Ether way…. It made it all the better that they were leaving these woods behind. Serah sighed, she could not help but wonder what their mom would do in this situation. Chastise her? Comfort her? Check her body for wounds? She could not ask… only search her memories. She could only hope she could do half the job she and Lighting had done with her.
”Your ok right sis… you weren’t hurt? ….thank you for helping her Caius”
The tense situation was thankfully lessened soon after as her teasing had the desired effect on her little sister. Claire became flustered so easily now! Choose the right subject and she was tripping over her heels. She would have to keep that in mind when she got uppity again. Though the thought of Claire treating someone her age to treats like this… she wanted to find a date. She absolutely did! That thought though… What if she met some troublemaker? Some Delinquent who went around causing trouble? What if the person she met dragged CLAIRE into said trouble? What if she entered a rebellious phase and dyed her hair?!
WHAT IF SHE WENT FULL CLASH AND DRESSED LIKE LUMINA?!
The girl began pacing back and forth, despite her current company. She then did a full stop, took a deep breath and turned to Claire.
”Surely we can wait a… few years until your fully grown sis…?”
She was going to all her sister’s basket giveaways from NOW on!
When the subject of her trip with Lumina came up Serah was finally able to gather herself, able to focus on a subject that DIDN’T terrify her more than a Behemoth bearing down on her. She nodded her confirmation, crossing her arms and attempting to make herself more comfortable.
”That’s right, Lumina is going on a trip there and I’m going to help her, I’ll be sure to bring you something back. Though…. Who knows Claire, when you come maybe I’ll end up your teacher~ I’ve done well enough around Provo~”
Yep she was back to teasing her sister, or she hoped to anyway, the irony of such a situation was despite herself pretty funny to imagine. An even more fun situation displayed itself to her not long after to, both Caius and Claire had taken and interest in what she said about Bennu. With a wide grin she held the crystal she had been fiddling with into the air, focusing energy in it to cause it’s activation.
”Bennu isn’t just a chocobo….”
The energy released, causing a bright flash in the area. When it dispersed what stood before everyone was… ”He’s a red chocobo!”
She made the declaration with pride, said chocobo cawing in pride as Serah announced him. What followed was she and the chocobo making a dramatic poise completely unfitting the situation. Bennu stood proudly, his chest puffed up and head raised high into the air. Serah posed with a grin leaing against him, her hands in the air as if to declare ‘yeah I’ve got one!’
See Bennu was a red chochobo, and red chococbos…. Were notoriously wild in her world. But they were also the fastest and, in her opinion strongest ones you would see!
”Bennu is one of my partners, he’s helped me out a lot!, He's the greatest chocobo you'll see!”
Looking back to her sister Serah gave a knowing grin, she had to show her place as the older one right? It certainly wasn’t out of a need to counter her sisters antics, no way!
”I don’t know, taming monsters seems like a pretty big sister thing wouldn’t you say Caius? Besides who do you think is paying for your classes sis? Maybe we should get you a job since your so grown up hmmm?”
Of course, she had no intention of actually doing so, she wanted her little sister to live her life. But well if Claire were going to act uppity, she could reflect it right back!
”It depends on what delivery methods are in Torrensten…. So far things are less… advanced than I am used to in this world. Let me know how to get a hold of you though, We’ll definitely need to know! Besides, I still have to make up for this…. Embarrassment….”
By now Serah had returned to her usual stance, hands to her chin in thought. Caius had said he had a companion, it did not sound like he meant a human. Was Caius capable of taming monsters to? But that power… well she supposed it could be different in this world? Or perhaps even just Caius’ own. Or maybe it was just a more domestic creature. People COULD tame chocobos without the power of chaos after all. Maybe it was a creature similar…?
”That’s wonderful! What kind of being is it Caius? In my world theirs many types of creatures… but for the most part Chococbos are the ones everyone can tame… is it something similar to them?”
The Wyvern’s rest huh…? She felt beyond embarrassed. All the things Claire had told her, they were nothing like what the Caius she knew would do. Caius had done no wrong here if anything he had saved her sister from being harmed. She would definitely need to stop by while she was in town and see if his group needed help with anything. She was not much, but she was pretty handy with a bow after all!
Besides…. Maybe she really would apply for a teaching position.
Post by Serah Farron on May 3, 2021 16:13:37 GMT -6
I'm not an army of one
Cleaning up had not taken to long, lucky for her stews were not the messiest of things. It was not long before she was able to return her full attention to her now little sister. Said little sister was eager to accept her offer of teaching her healing spells. Well, white magic skills in general really. She could not help the smile that came to her face in response. It was like Claire was one was her students back in New Bodhum! This time it as her turn to help Claire grow. Her turn to make sure she grew up proper! Given this was her… younger sister though… it was going to take all skills as a teacher, and all her knowledge of being a big sis like her sister was! Being a teacher again… that was a thought wracking her head. Hmmm… Maybe if she were going to be here a while, she could look into that. Teaching was her passion in life after all. Nothing quite gave her the same joy as helping young minds growing, helping them learn about the world. Of course, her greatest subject had been history, it was what she had the most skill in teaching. Maybe… if she took the time to learn about this world, she could do that here to.
She might as well make her life comfortable until her hero came right?
”Of course I will Claire, we’ll start with basic healing I think, other magic is more complicated and your still a novice right now, oh great magic prodigy~”
She giggled at the teasing she gave her teasing. She was more than happy to teach her but going to complicated with the spells would not do for several reasons. Even if Claire was such a natural she mastered everything with ease, magic still took energy, they would need to build up her natural reserves before she pulled off more complicated spells.
”Your really good at Thunder, but you can’t just cast it non stop yet right? You’ll get better with practice sis, and as you do you’ll be able to learn the more complex magic! You just have to keep to your study and practice like a good student ok?”
She had gone in teacher mode alright, she practically wanted to go on a full lesson about the fundamental uses of Cure, and supportive magics in general with Claire right now. But she refrained, there would be plenty of time for that later after all. They were together now and nothing would change that. She could help her sister grow, learn new things… she could make sure she was able to have the life she never could before. Boy free, and especially Caius free, though. It was not like there was an untaken man worthy of her sister ANYWAY, so there would not be any issue there. Of course, the girl of course failed to see the irony in this point of view on her part, it was just natural right?
Claire seemed to take very well to the nickname of witch, even stating she would become a ‘grand mage’ in the future! She could not help but giggle with delight at her sister’s antics. It had been so long…. Seeing Claire truly let go and be herself, beyond everything she had felt she needed to be. It was like a miracle. Well, she supposed it was in away. Claire could just live her life, and Serah could take care of her. Honestly… Other than her worry for her in general, Serah did not mind this. Claire deserved it after all she had been through.
Maybe… the Historia Crux was not messing with her? Maybe.. just maybe, it, or the other Yeul’s… had found a way to reward Claire for all she had done. A once in a lifetime chance to live the life she had never had. If that were the case well… she would support her sister with everything she had, she would ensure she got to experience everything life had to offer. She smiled brightly, nodding her head in agreement with her sister.
”And on to our Grand Master Mage Claire, oh weaver of our fates!”
It was fun to play with her sister like this, to encourage her use of magic. It was what she could help most with and if she were being honest magic had always been more fascinating to her than brute force anyway. Magic could do so many things that simply could not be done normally. Heal, freeze, shock… The magic of chaos allowed her to summon her monster friends to her side. Unfortunately, that was also a power she could not teach Claire, namely because she was not ‘taught’ to use it, it was a power gifted to her. One she… had no idea how to gift to anyone else. She could still use it to protect Claire though, even to help with her training or to simply have some fun!
She wondered how Claire would feel about riding a Chocobo….
As for Snow’s test? Well, she had not personally witnessed it of course, but Snow had told her. Of course, he did his best to water it down for her benefit, but it wasn’t that hard to put together.
”You…. Errr older you hated Snow at first. To be honest I never quite understand why, he is such a good man. You did always say he was a bad influence, But I never saw it. Him and the rest of NORA taught me lots of things! I suppose the test… was the journey they had together. You both came to understand, each other. That you just wanted the best for… me”
She giggled, she did have a touch of curiosity in her mind though.
”Oh my, and how would you test my dear fiancé oh great witch Claire?”
Wait… like dad? Hey wait no that sounded to weird! Why did Claire have to bring that up? Besides, it was not like she could compare it all that well…. She did not know him all that well.
”Well it’s not like I remember dad that… hey he’s not a muscle head, take that back!”
The older Farron sister gave a huff, hands on her hips as she countered. Snow was not a muscle head. Sure, he could be a bit… hot headed… and tended to rush into things without thinking. He beat up anyone who made fun of her…
But that was different! …right?
To the second part of what Claire Serah tapped her chin in thought. She then without missing a beat nodded her head in confirmation.
”Well yeah, your always scary, even when we were the age you are now…. I remember back when were kids, gods help anyone who picked on me, hehe, and all without messing up your hair sis! Can you really blame guys for being scared of you?”
Somehow, she doubted her sister would be any less protective of her now. Still… she at least didn’t have to worry about protecting her, and she could enjoy the life she had been gifted, the life she always deserved. Maybe…. If such a thing she could remain, maybe when Snow came…. They could live here to. Maybe.. just maybe NORA could come to. They could all be one big happy family again.
That was Serah’s selfish wish, was it wrong to want it?
…No, a wish shared could not be a selfish one. It was not selfish if everyone involved would want it. If nothing else… she knew it was not for her and Snow.
Serah caught the blush of her sister, she wanted to impress Caius badly here… though she could tell she simply wanted to know. It was so cute… precious really but also wonderful to see. This was something else she could share with her sister, so of course she would share all she needed to know, When she was done Claire would become a master of baked goods! Her chocolate chip cookies would be mouthwatering, her cakes would have the towns begging for more? The star like glow in Serah’s eyes said it all, she would not stop until it was so!
”Sister stick with me, I’ll make you a baked sweets goddess!”
Really liked sweets huh? Oh sure, Serah pretended like she was falling for it, nodding her head, though the grin that came with that nod practically screamed ‘your sister knows when you’re lying Claire’ Still despite that she let it stew, one of her many teacherly powers, put it on without actually saying anything. Course she already knew what was going on, but it was none the less fun to tease her sister this way. Gosh, was teasing going to be a major factor in their relationship now? It felt like she was dealing with a somehow more impowered Lumina,
Penning her dreams on her…. Well, she supposed that is all her sister would have been able to do. At least seeing her succeed Claire could see her dreams done in a sense, She could see it happen. Still despite that…
”I’m glad you can now Claire, in later years I felt guilty that you were never able to, you know… who knows Serah, maybe I’ll end up one of your teachers hmmm?”
In a movement that could only be described as ‘Lumina’ Serah placed a finger to her chin, the rest of her palm curled and a wide grin across her face as she leaned forward. She was not sure how Claire would react to her being a full-time teacher for her, but it was entertaining to see none the less. Though it would make things a lot easier to…
She was liking the thought more and more if she was being honest.
She wanted to say ‘Oh he’s way more reliable than Caius’ When Zell was brought up, but it would be a lie. Not because Zell wasn’t as loyal or as brave as they came, but because she couldn’t deny how dedicated Caius had been to Yeul, for every Yeul but two he had been the most reliable person in the world, She did not like Caius, she didn’t think she ever could.
But to call him disloyal would a horrendous lie on her part.
”Well I’ve only met him a few times in truth, but he’s definitely the reliable type, he reminds me of Snow in some aspects. Lumina has nothing to worry about with him at her side, that much I am certain of. A brave hero type you know? That is the kind of boyfriend he is for her! And you can just feel the love between them you know? It’s really romantic~”
There went that fate, all sealed up… poor Lumina.
”Well if it helps you definitely nailed down the cool part sis…”
It was of course in this moment that Mog flew by with his own cheeky remark.
”Cool and stuffy kupo!”
This time Serah did in fact grab a hold of Mog before he got away, and winding him up she had but one thing to say.
”Time for classic karma Mog, time for a Mog Toss!”
She let go, and the moogle went flying like on so many treasure hunts before, karma was such a cruel mistress. The thought of Claire ‘trying’ not to bankrupt her, along with the thought of just being a bit above board was practically enough to traumatize the pinkette on the spot. She could practically feel her savings flooding down the drain.
At least… Claire meant well… maybe…
”Well…. It’s complicated, you didn’t teach me to hunt monsters no, one of my other friends, his name is Noel taught me some while we were journeying together. You did teach me to defend myself though, you and Snow both. Oh and you gave me this…”
She pulled out a familiar switch blade knife, the one Claire had gifted to her. To this day she made su
re it was well maintained and, after using it to expunge that foul parasite form her sister got it thoroughly clean. ”It’s not as effective as Mog or my magic sure, but it’s like you… older you taught me, have to use every option at your disposal. Besides… a gift from you is precious…”
She trailed off for a moment at the memory. At one time…. It had been all she even had from her sister. It made it one of her most precious keepsakes, truly probably the most important.
”Careful sis, keep grinning like that an the townspeople might confuse you for an imp~”
Once more she reassumed that knowing ‘Lumina’ pose. Really, both her sisters really rubbed off on her, didn’t they?
Claire seemed to assume they would not spend time together solely because of her boyfriend, unfortunately that had not been the case, the memory of which made Serah downcast towards the ground. But she was not about to spill the beans. Despite the feel she gave off she nodded in agreement with her sister.
”It’s nothing sis, of course we spent lots of time tog…”
”No way kupo! No truly valiant moogle could let this slide kupo!”
Mog came flying back in, posing dramatically in the air between the two.
”Mog don’t you dare….
But the moogle simply gave a spin, then shook it’s head.
”No can do kupo, how are you two supposed to have a real start if all you do is make it seem like she was perfect kupo! She can’t not fall back into certain habits if she doesn’t know kupo!”
Serah shook her head desperately, denying was said with fire.
”Lighting was perfect Mog! How could you…. You didn’t even know her like I did!”
Despite Serah’s angry words however Mog simply continued without missing a beat.
”From what I’ve gathered you ended up becoming rather cold towards Serah kupo, you went so deep down the hole of protecting her, of her growing up just right… it was all you focused on, without actually focusing on her. You even joined the military with that goal in mind. Your relationship became so distant kupo…. Well, I agree with you on Snow though”
Serah flailed, trying to grab at Mog once more, but the moogle smartly floated just out of view. Ultimately the older Farron slumped, clearly, they were not memories she liked revisiting. Her words stopped then, at least until her sister responded to the actions that had just taken place.
Post by Serah Farron on Apr 22, 2021 17:10:36 GMT -6
I'm not an army of one
She was as likely to live this down as Hope was to take up body building, the pure raw embarrassment would chase her through Claire alone for months and hang on to her for even longer. She had let her dislike of Caius Ballad cloud her judgement on the matter, to the point she had not bothered to check if they were one and the same. He would probably get a good laugh out of it if he were around, she was sure. The level of done on her almost victims face said it all. He could not blame him for thinking Claire was in danger ether, what kind of maniac just shot a bunch magic arrows at someone out of nowhere like that? Well… Her Fiancé, but he would also have been right unlike her, Hero’s were good like that! She was lucky the man seemed to accept her apologies at the very least, she was not sure what else she could say if he had not. What else could she say? ‘Hey at least my arrows didn’t actually pierce you!’ ? Well the least she could do was answer the question he had when he came.
”It’s like Mog said, she should be rounding the corner any…”
Annnd Speak of the pixie devil and she shall appear! It was at that moment Serah really felt the pressure. Yep that was right despite Serah now being the older sister, Claire’s dissatisfaction none the pierced her like a knife through the gut. She became notably sheepish as the younger girl called out to her. She lowered her head in shame as Claire approached and, as if triggering her memories of the old days Serah instinctively muttered:
”Yes mam….”
She would however quickly shake herself out of that form, she was the older one now! Wrong or not she could not just go reeling to her sister’s advances. Besides, she had meant well with this. She did not mean to attack an innocent person. She thought she was attacking Caius Ballad, literal scourge of her and her sister’s lives. Still, Serah had dressed up nicely and every, and she had practically ruined her meeting with the man. She felt guilty about that, the shame keeping her silent as the two conversed at first. Though it kept racking at her even as Claire gave the man her gift. Finally, it was too much, she had to give… some explanation, right? She did not want to scare her sister but… She did not want her to think she was just some wild brute ether. Crossing her arms, she looked to the ground, this time not out of shame, but from recalling the pains of memory past.
”I rushed in the way I did because…. Back in my world, in my time…times? The Caius I knew brought ruin to mine and my sisters’ lives…. Especially my sisters, It was his plan that shattered all my friends lives. Even defeating him just…”
She clenched her teeth, shaking her head as if trying to reject the memory. They tried so hard, she and Noel got so far… and all of it was playing right into his hands. All of it was just what he had wanted. If it wasn’t for Light she wouldn’t even be….
…..
”It’s no excuse for almost harming an innocent person, my sisters right. But I hope that at least explains why I acted the way I did. Caius… He’s really strong, not the kind of guy you can hesitate against”
Even with the aid of Noel and the monster allies that lent them strength they were barely able to defeat him. He was not a man to be underestimated, or to be allowed to his own devices.
As for what was going on? Well Serah could explain that well enough, composing herself she brought a hand to her hip and smiled.
”Were moving, Staying in a cabin in the middle of nowhere…. Is not the best thing for someone Claire’s age. She will get a lot more out of town life I think… plus she’ll be closer to her classes and can make friends!. One of my own friends is letting us stay at her place so were just moving our things there now”
She paused, thinking things over in her head. At least Claire had still been able to deliver her surprise to Caius. But she still had to make things up to her for all this trouble. He owed it to her. Besides…. She deserved a reward for how well she was doing with her Thunder magic to! She turned to her sister and gave her a grin while patting her head, she would have ruffled it, but she could see the work she had put into her appearance, she had no intention of ruining it.
”I’m sorry I almost ruined everything Claire… Tell you what, to make up for it I’ll take you for a ride on Bennu ok?”
That would probably thrill her sister the way she was now, being able to ride a chocobo, and not just any old chocobo, but a red one! As she made the offer, she brought out his crystal, allowing it to shine in the light of day before she giggled. She remembered the fight where Bennu joined her, he was rowdy then… and had been since, such a crazy chocobo, but he kept his passengers safe none the less.
”You deserve it anyway, you’ve been doing a wonderful job mastering Thunder”
She could not help but giggle at Caius apologizing to HER. Of all things… she should be the one begging him for forgiveness after all this.
”It’s fine, I’d hardly say I deserve a sweet treat after all this anyway! though…. You should enjoy te treats my sister made for you, she put a lot… and I do mean a LOT of work into them”
Several burnt batches, one fire, and the time she just poured the sugar in… Claire was not a natural at this, but she had learned and improved greatly. The treats she had made for this were treats more than worthy of being enjoyed by the ones they were made for. She hoped Caius did just that. Ah introductions of course. The man was no more than a mercenary, yes it was a far cry from what she had been so worried about. The pinkette sighed once more in embarrassment.
”I’m Serah Farron, the youn… older of us siblings, I’m a teacher, currently unemployed… as well as the guardian of…”
She stopped a moment, tapping her chin before turning to Claire with a smile.
Post by Serah Farron on Apr 20, 2021 14:13:43 GMT -6
I'm not an army of one
Though Claire was not currently home she was not far off, in fact she was close enough that Mog, who had been traveling with her for safety flew a bit ahead to check on the cabin, make sure no intruders were about that could put Claire in danger. This had resulted in in the moogle now sitting to the side of the cabin from where Caius was currently knocking. In his mouth he had a corn cob pipe decorated with a clock on the end. His head was leaned down in an ominous (for a moogle) fashion. For a small time, he simply sat there, at least until a rumbling began to be heard from the cabin. At this point Mog, who with his keen observation skills had determined that this was not in fact the Caius Serah so loathed leaned up and, blowing a bit of smoke from his pipe gave Caius a ‘cool and calculated’ warning….
”You might want to move kupo”
This was all the moogle would say on the matter, the only other warning Caius would receive on the matter being the rather loud sound of energy gathering on the other side of the door. After that? Well…
A volley of magic arrows would pierce through the door, flying wildly forward, though if Caius had heeded the ‘wise’ moogle’s advice he would of course be no worse for wear. Though this would not be the last of the troubles the Dragonblade leader would face. No having noticed that her arrows had not actually impacted anything other than the door a pinkette would come out with a flying kick, right towards Caius depending on where he was at the time! Whether she had impacted anything or not the woman would proceed to pump her fist in the air in victory, a wide smile on her face.
”Yeah take that Caius you purple haired jerk! That’ll teach you to mess around with my sister!”
This celebration would continue until she caught sight of the person, she had attempted attack. She would stare at the man in confusion, scratching the back of her head in thought. When had Caius been blonde? She was fairly sure he had a weird lack of facial hair to. This man though had both. Unprompted she proceeded to walk around him, looking him over. This was so weird. It wasn’t a disguise clearly, and if it wasn’t a disguise…
Oh god, she had attacked an innocent person!
She quickly offered a hand to Caius if he had fallen, mannerisms having become worried and nervous about what she had done.
”I am so sorry! I thought you were… someone else, dam… I wish Claire said what you looked like…. No, that’s no excuse, this is my mistake. I just hope I didn’t hurt you, It’s a good thing I’m not that strong I suppose…”
Mhm, keep telling yourself that Serah.
Once she was able to calm herself down Serah sighed, crossing her arms.
”Well now I just feel bad… I have been planning that ambush since she mentioned you. Well, since your clearly NOT the immortal jerk I was thinking of I should thank you for helping my sister before I was able to get home. It means a lot”
There was no telling what might have happened if Claire had only had Mog to protect her, specially with her sister now lacking any training in weaponry. Now that she knew it wasn’t just Caius Ballad using her she was very grateful for the man’s assistance.
”If your looking for Claire she should be here in just a second, Mog here was with her and AHEM…. Should still be with her…”
The glare from Serah caused the moogle to sweat, waving its’s stubby hands franticly.
”Kupo! She was right behind me, she’s rounding the corner now kupo!”
All his excuse got him was a continued glare from Serah, causing him to fly off back to wherever Claire was, even if it was walking into the area herself.
The older Farron sighed once more, shaking her head.
”Again, I apologize for attacking you Caius…. wow that feels weird to say”
Post by Serah Farron on Apr 18, 2021 17:16:55 GMT -6
I'm not an army of one
She could only pat her sister’s head with a smile as she imagined the potential results of a booby-trapped chest, she could not help but a giggle a bit at the prospect of one of the traps getting one over on her sister, teenage form or no. But of course, in practice it would be to much of a risk. She would have to make sure Claire at least knew Cure before she was left on her own again. Knowing how her sister was at this age... she would be careful, but that curiosity would still be there, so she would need to be able to recover herself.
”Don’t worry sis, I know a bit of healing magic I can teach you, you’ll need more than just thunder based spells after all! You have a way to attack, but you should have a way to recover to”
So, the next chance she got she would do just that. Claire was probably having a lot of fun for now just knowing the bit of magic she had now, she would need time to master it is use anyway. Speaking from experience however the more she could learn the better off she would be if she did run into trouble. If she needed someone for the more physical aspects of combat however… Well with Snow not here they would have to find someone else for that. Though if she was being honest…. The idea of Claire sticking with magic made her feel a lot better, she would have no issues if Claire were still in her older, experienced form… but she was not, at least not as far as combat was concerned. Because of that if Claire were going to get into trouble, she would prefer she was able to defend herself without coming to harm. It helped that magic tended to be so flashy it was sure to keep her interest.
…..She never thought the day would come when she was the more combat experienced sister…. This whole situation was crazy.
Claire was jealous of Snow? No, jealous she would call someone other than her sister her hero. Well, she could not help that could she? That was just how he was to her. Snow was there for her emotionally when no one else was, he did more than just protect he, he supported her, helped her strive to grow and be better. With Snow she had always been able to spread her wings in whichever direction she wanted. He was her hero in so many ways, there was just no one else who could fill that role, not in the same way. Claire of course had her own place in her heart. Claire was so many things, Claire was her second mom, Claire was her big sister. Claire was her savior. So many things, things her sister was unlikely to understand right now. She was being such a diva about it though, she could not help but find it cute. So instead, she leaned down to her level and brushed back her hair a bit with a smile. She was so worried about being the big sister, yet it was something that came natural to her. The role of the caretaker, the mother, the big sis… it was as natural as Lighting had been at it. Though perhaps just a bit less grumpy. After all, Claire had raised her, it was only natural.
”Well it’s like you said sis, this is the you that matters right? I guess you’re going to have to stick to your magic training so you can be my heroine hmmm? Oh whatever will I do without the witch Claire to save me?”
Oh yeah, Serah could tease to. It was also her way of encouraging her younger sister. She did not want her in danger sure, but she knew how Claire was. Danger found her or she found it. So, the best she could do was keep her safe and make sure she could defend herself. She was going to test Snow huh? She couldn’t help but in vison how it would go in her head, She giggled at the idea.
”When it comes to some things… you just never change sis”
She would let the implication of her words hang in the air as she continued her brief giggle fit. It was just so adorable. It was also ironic because if Claire hadn’t regressed she could absolutely follow up on that statement in full.
”Oh I don’t know great heroine Claire, can you really stand up to a true blue hero? He’s all muscled and cool and strong… mmm~ you might want to train first~”
Serah blinked in surprise. Claire wanted…. To learn how to cook? But that was her thing! Cooking had always been her thing. But… she could not deny the fun they would have together. She always enjoyed what little time she could get with her sister. Besides if she was going to have to be on her own some she DID need to learn how to. She did not want Claire having to ask strangers to make food for her, to dangerous.
”Ok, I’ll teach you, but I’m going to keep the best secrets for myself, I am the cook of the family after all, can’t have you stealing my spot~”
Ruinaga to the face, that was Caius’ destiny. He really needed to stop trying to give his mortal enemy advice, whatever twisted joke it was that he was playing. On top of that he had apparently been around for a long time? Why was he even bothering with her now younger sister? It was not like Claire was a threat to him as he was now.
”It’s been close to a year now, Since I woke up here. For a while I was alone, I made a few friends, met an old one. Then I fought…”
She notably paused in her words recalling the harrowing fight she had with the possessed Lighting just a few months prior. Her face twisted in fear of the memory of that gruesome, horrible fight she and her friends were forced into. It was the only way to save her, she knew that. But it did not make it any less painful. The memory of struggling against her, having to strike her down and pray her will was strong enough to last. She could not help but wonder. Was this there fault? Had they harmed her body so much that… whatever this was had to take place for to go one?
Was it…. Her fault?
”Yeah… We’ll find the perfect place for you, promise”
Lucky for Serah the subject would soon be shifted to Lumina, it was kind of funny, Claire essentially standing here and complementing ‘herself’ as they ate the dinner she made. She almost wanted to pop the bubble just to see how she’d react!
”She is very successful, she even has her own airship! I am going on a trip with her soon or… that was the plan. Given recent events… well, we’ll just see how things go”
At the question of who Lumina’s partner was Serah gave a wide grin. The thought of Claire teasing Claire was far to sweet for her to resist, specially when Lumina would still understand why. Plus well, someone had to keep pushing that romantic relationship along or they’d be in the grave before they confessed fully!
”Oh no see, I just help Lumina.Her partner is her boyfriend, his names Zell, I can definitely take you to meet them both sometime!”
Yep yep, that was going to be SO fun to see later!
Despite everything, even if she were younger now her heart warmed to know that her sister was proud of how she had grown. It meant everything to her.
”You at least had good taste in armor though, if nothing else you were always a fierce sight before your foes… not really that cute, Besides I HEAR some people like the big strong type, as for your dresses… given what I’ve seen of this world.. there’s all kinds of material you could use to make your styles sis, we can buy them of course, but please don’t bankrupt my savings…”
The thought of what she had built up doing odd jobs and teaching just vanishing before her eyes practically made the girl weep inside.
”I can also, if you like hunt some monsters from time to time, have one of the local shops handle turning them into the materials you need, Just have to remember not to toast the furs in the process…”
It was so nice seeing her sister like this. Enjoying herself, enjoying life. It was something she had not seen even in recent times completely. Her eyes were fixed on having fun with her hobbies, with the things she loved. There was nothing she could have wanted more for her dear sister; it brought a brightness to her own features as well.
”It’s so nice being able to do things together…”
She let it slip out without thought and did not correct herself. She was to absorbed in the bliss of that moment, of enjoying her time with her sister. As they finished there meals Serah took the bowls up with a smile and went to clean them, a time that would conveniently give Claire the chance to throw a question at there friendly neighborhood moogle regarding that wording, or anything else she might have on her mind!
Post by Serah Farron on Apr 11, 2021 14:21:34 GMT -6
The fact Claire was interested in the treasure chests thrown about did not surprise her. Even adults they both opened every treasure sphere they could see. Claire was a weird mix of protective and mischievous at this age. Of course, as she grew older and stuck to her goal of raising and protecting her that part of her gradually faded away. She had a feeling that, since she did not have to worry about her protection now... she would probably see that side of her sister flourish more if she stayed like this. One might expect her to be worried about what her sister could get into, and she was. But she was happier that after all this time her sister could let loose and live her life. She could be herself and marvel at the things around her the way she had made sure Serah could. It helped that she absolutely wanted to go on a treasure hunt with her.
”That’s right! Here their actual chests! Usually leftover from transports and abandoned, well... that is what I have been assuming anyway. You must be careful though, some are booby trapped! So you’ll have to be careful if you’re looking to mess with people sis”
Serah seemed to take the news of her marking much better than she expected, she was relived at that. Her only intent had been to reassure her sister after all. Though the real surprises for her was how well she spoke of Snow. It took a long time for Lighting to warm up to Snow, to trust him. In the beginning she hated him, did not want her to have anything to do with him. For Claire to speak so positively of him now from the start… She even wanted to meet him! It just warmed her heart so.
”Knowing Snow, He’s probably already trying to find a way into this world to get to me. Considering what he’s been able to do before… I have no doubts you’ll end up seeing him eventually”
Serah’s only reaction to the implications of what Claire stated, of a different Snow than the one she knew showing up, was a brief frown crossing her face. It was there for no more than a moment but likely caught by the eagle-eyed younger sister. She crossed her arms and forced a smile in that moment, nodding.
”Oh I’m sure it will work out, he always finds a way, He’s my hero”
A reminder was given, one she already thought about before, of how selfish her want Snow to be here was. Taking from his world, his time. Nervously she rubbed her arm as she thought about it. Was it right for her to wish for such a thing? Was it right for her to wish that any of her friends to be here? She could not help but feel everything would be so much easier to deal with if she could rely on them. Was it wrong of her? Was it..?
…..
No
Then a smile spread across the pinkette’s face, and she shook her head in denial of what Claire said. For anyone but Snow perhaps it would be selfish of her to want it. But the connection she and Snow shared was special. If one of them were not there life just wasn’t the same. She knew she would do anything, everything to be with her again. She knew Snow would do all that and more. To Serah she knew he would cross time, cross worlds… cross anything he had to in order to get to her again. She would do the same. That was just the kind of love they shared.
”If it was anyone but Snow… you’d probably be right, but that man would go to the ends of the earth and beyond for me, I’d do the same for him… see it’s not selfish sis because… there’s no where we’d rather be than with each other”
She smiled warmly, confident in that statement, confident that there love could transcend anything, even the situation they now found themselves in. They would always find there way back to each other.
The end of the world could not keep them apart, this would not ether.
She could only chuckle at Claire’s surprise. Of course, she knew her sister, they were siblings, she knew everything about her older…younger? Sister! The response she gave was a knowing wink, grinning at how well she knew her. As for her academic talents going to waste well… to that Serah had a nice little surprise for her sister, one she would likely get a thrill from.
”You’ll be glad to know… In the current time I am a teacher! I even have my own students I’ve been teaching for a while now, I think I’m quite good at it!”
One could tell by her smile, Serah was immensely proud of her work. Proud she was able to influence young minds and help lead them down the right path. Help them grow up into the people they wanted to be. She teaches them about the past, to help them face the future!
”We’ll work together now, side by side… we’ll have to in this new world”
Yes, Serah knew better than anyone just how capable Claire was, how resourceful. Her mention of an affinity for Thunder magic caused Serah to glare in Mog’s direction, the moogle’s only response an innocent whistle, Serah sighed, then chuckled at his antics.
”I can teach you some things to, you know! But I would hardly consider myself a master. Let’s spend some time together, ok? Me and Mog will help you find the perfect school for you once we’ve caught up!”
Getting back to the cabin Serah would quickly begin attending to her pot, her ingredients gathered she would begin working on her meal before long the inviting smell of it all wafting all throughout the area. Mog was already a victim of the aroma! As she worked her magic her magic she listened to Claire continue speaking of ‘Cauis’ He had a gunblade now? Weird… maybe he needed a replacement once his dragon chaos heart thing got blown up? Joining some guild though sounded… not at all like the man she met. The Caius she knew worked alone, using his own power to protect Yeul and make his goals a reality. Maybe being beaten by her and Noel had taught him a lesson in team work? Well, at least the name of the guild fit the guy. Fighting that dragon was… well, chaos! She wouldn’t bring any of her worries up though, she didn’t want to ruin Claire’s fun. Even if she was getting a little… to attached for her tastes.
”Well I do know something LIKE a Adventuers guild, the two leaders go on trips all the time.. oh that reminds me! She gave me a gift, for you”
Serah pulled out the key she had gotten from Lumina, holding it out for Claire to see, then placing it in her hand.
”So Claire, how would you like us to have our own place while we figure everything out? My friend in that guild, Lumina is her name, gave this to me, she said I could let you use her home so you have somewhere… better than this cabin to stay in, somewhere closer when I'm working with her to”
And she wanted to give Caius a gift? Oh sure she’d give Caius some of her food alright! Lace it with some slime essence and behemoth fang while she was at it, give him a real taste of how she felt about…
She took a deep breath, no, no, this was Claire’s gift, it would not do to ruin it for her. Maybe a mandrake instead?
Claire was right though, the guy was DEFENTLY a lost puppy.
”Of course Serah, I’d be happy to tell you everything I know! As for a shirt well… that might take a bit more time”
Do not think about Caius Serah, just think about it as time with your sister. Wonderful… beautiful time with her sister….
Post by Serah Farron on Apr 9, 2021 6:19:49 GMT -6
Serah rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment at Claire’s playful statement. In truth she had been running around a lot in recent years, always chasing after and trying to help her sister. She wanted to stand at her side more than anything. She did not think that would be achieved because the Historia Crux had a bad since of humor but well… here they were.
”Well to be honest… I do still run around quite a lot..., I swear it's like I open up every chest I see”
She smiled, giggling right along with her sister. It was the kind of thing she had always wanted to be able to do with her sister. Just stand around and talk with each other, enjoy each other’s company. Lighting had been an amazing influence for her, she made her the woman she was today. But she couldn’t deny that she could have done a bit better on the emotional side of things, Serah wouldn’t have called it neglect (because she was far to kind to) But she certainly wished they could have had more time together, just the two of them. She knew well it had all been for her but that just made her feel guilty. To know she was the reason her sister was never able to have a life of her own? It pained her.
Well, giving Snow glares like she was about to get him with the hilt of her gunblade was all her, but past was past.
If there was one thing Serah was certain of though, it was that Claire was an amazing older sister. For all her flaws she had taken care of her, raised her, saved her life. To their world Lighting was a savior, but she had always been one to Serah.
Snow was her hero; they both were her saviors. She would hear no argument on that, and just to set the record straight and alleviate the doubts her sister had? She would get started on their communications.
”You saved my life, you know…. I ended up getting marked”
She let that hang in the air for a moment, there was only really meaning to be discerned in this context from being ‘marked’ She would let her sister reach that conclusion before she continued. As she signaled for them to begin there walk back, she would continue once Serah did.
”I finished what I was ‘supposed’ to do…”
Those words contained a heavy, HEAVY dose of sarcasm behind them. Those memories were not the most pleasant for her. At least her dream was nice.
”And I was frozen… but you and Snow refused to accept that for even a minute. You went on your own journey. You both went through so much, all so you could save me”
She looked down at her sister, her face was serious but emotional. It was clear recalling those memories was a mixed bag.
”So if theirs one thing you never have to doubt, it’s whether you were a good big sister, you don’t have to let it influence you now, but I don’t want to leave the wrong impression… you were an inspiration to me Claire, your why I’m like this today… I’m sorry this must be way to much to put on you at your current age”
She rubbed the back of her head, but then a crafty grin replaced those serious features. She knew just the way to lighten things up.
”Oh but I’m afraid you already gave Snow your blessing, and theirs no take backs in this family~”
She gave a giggle, before doing a playful spin. One she should add she did in perfect sync with Mog and in no way had they been practicing a lot before she went off with Lumina.
No, totally not.
The more information she got on the Caius Claire met the more concerned she became. She could not deny that part of her was worried for Caius as well, even if the brunt of it was on her sister. Yeul did not remember him? That was a worrying prospect. They had met many versions of the seeress on their journey, but everyone knew Caius in some form. He was her guardian after all, her protector through all time. The only one he left was the one from Noel’s time, but from what Noel told her and from what she had seen herself he had been there to. So why? It was a sad fate, one she wouldn’t wish on even that man who had caused so much pain in her own life. Maybe if she got a chance she could… help him?
”I see… your right, it’s definitely important to be honest with each other”
She crossed her arms and sighed as Claire made her peace. It was not a bored sigh of course; it was one of understanding. She was after all talking to the person who had been through what she spoke of, she did not want Claire to get the wrong understanding of herself, it was why she had told her that story. But she was not going to lie and say everything was perfect ether. That would do more harm in some cases.
”You kept to your promise to dad more than you did mom’s wishes by a landslide that’s for sure…. For a long time at least. I do not want you to misunderstand though… it wasn’t like you didn’t want to; I think… you felt like you couldn’t. It was just the two of us and you did not want to put the troubles of the world on me. So instead… you put everything on yourself. You uh… kept doing that by the way, it was a really hard habit for you to break even a little”
She was apologizing? She did not have to do that. Serah had always wanted Claire to have a childhood. She had always wanted her to be able to experience what she never could. Because of that she couldn’t help the warm giggle that escaped her lips.
”Trust me, your more similar than you think… I forgot how silly you are about things, then and now.. Claire.. I’m the adult now, in any case… you will always be my sister, guess I’m just the older one now”
As haunting of a prospect as that was for her, she would not that to Claire, no she only got the bright smile that showed the confidence she had in this route.
”Yeah your silly… I’ve wished for so long that you could have the same childhood you let me have. Oh but... were sticking to mom’s words this time ok? Me and you… together, right?”
But please gods do not let her fall for Caius!
As they approached the cabin once more Serah stretched and placed her ingredients neatly against it’s wall. She would get them out first and then put the rest away neatly once she was done cooking. She looked back to her sister and Mog with a bright smile, full of the hope she had for the future, of the excitement she had for coming days.
It didn’t show the god awful worry that her sister had gotten the hots for that brooding idiot!
”Who’s ready to eat?
The moogle spinned in the air with excitement, after all Serah’s food was better than any restaurant!
”I’ve been waiting on it all day kupo!”
Yes they were together again, one big, happy family.
