Day 1

"Hey! My name's Snow! You're hot! We should go out sometime!" It started with those words.

And a punch.

The bandana wearing blonde man tumbled to the floor when a powerful fist collided with his face.

"Talk to me again and I'll make sure you won't get up so easily," threatened the pink-haired woman as she walked away, her peaceful afternoon ruined.

Before that idiot tried to hit on her, she had been enjoying an alcoholic beverage at the seaside café on her day off. She wasn't much of a drinker but it was something to do. Her commanding officer had insisted she take a day off, much to her displeasure. So, to burn time and relax, she came to get a drink. But, that didn't go so well.

The man, Snow, groaned as he climbed back up to his feet. His eyes followed the woman as she walked out of the café. "Wait! I didn't get your name!"

The woman kept walking, not once turning back around to pay him any heed.

"Well, that went well." A tan man with fiery hair snickered, walking up next to Snow.

Snow pushed him lightly, somewhat embarrassed at his attempt to talk to the pinklette. "Shut up, Gadot!"

"You've been planning to talk to her since who knows when and…when you finally do, she punches you," said Gadot, chuckling. "You should just give up. I don't think she's interested."

The blonde shrugged. "So what?"

"'So what?'" Gadot repeated with surprise. "Why do you even want her? She seems like a bitch…"

Snow pondered briefly on his friend's words, not being able to answer. Ever since he had laid eyes on the soldier a few weeks ago, she has been on his mind. Maybe it was her looks? He did find her pretty. But, she also seemed different. She seemed like a mystery.

Everyone knew who she was - a soldier - but knew nothing about her. He wanted to know more about her. She intrigued him.

"Whatever." The redhead muttered, taking a sip of his drink. "Do what you want. I think it's a lost cause, though."

Snow chuckled. "I'll prove you wrong, just wait."

Gadot raised his eyebrow before laughing. "Good luck with that."

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The pink-haired woman opened the door of her seaside home. A sigh of relief escaped from her lips. It was good to be home. Doing nothing all day was so frustrating for her. She wanted to work but no. Her commanding officer thought she needed a "break."

When she went to headquarters this morning, Lt. Amodar practically kicked her out of the building. Technically, she was "escorted" because she refused to leave. And Lt. Amodar knew that would happen. Once she step foot in his office, two massive security guards dragged her back out. It had caught her by surprise, actually. Never did she think Amodar would take such measures to make sure she didn't work. The next thing she knew, she was standing outside headquarters, the door locked behind her.

"Serah, I'm home." She announced as she closed the door.

Her sister, still dressed in her school uniform, climbed off the couch in the living room and headed over to her. "Hey Light!"

Lightning gave her a small smile before walking into the kitchen and opening the refrigerator.

Serah sat at the island that over looked the kitchen with a smile on her face. "So, how was your day off?"

Lightning stopped her search for a second and rolled her eyes, reminding herself of that idiot that tried to talk to her. "I would've rather been at work."

"Aw! Come on, Light! You need a break once in a while!" Her sister protested. "You should be glad Lt. Amodar gave you an off day."

Lightning grabbed the bottle of water that she was looking for and closed the refrigerator before looking at her sister. "He forced me to go." She crossed her arms and scoffed, "It wasn't really an option."

Serah grinned. "Then you should be happier!"

Lightning chuckled at her 16-year old sister. "Not really."

"You're such as workaholic, Light!" The girl teased.

Lightning took a sip of water and frowned, stepping closer to the counter where her sister sat. "Am not. How was school?" She changed the subject.

"It was fine. I got a really good grade on my History project!"

"That's good." Lightning smiled then playfully pointed at her sister, putting on a stern face. "You better keep it up."

Serah attempted to salute, her face beaming. "You got it, Corporal Lightning!"

"You're salute is sloppy."

Serah dropped her arm, pouting lightheartedly at her sister. "Whatever!"

Lightning chuckled moment reminded her of a time when her younger self used to salute their father when he told her to do something. Their father was a soldier - high ranking - in the Guardian Corp. Lightning looked up to him with so much admiration. She wanted to be just like him. Strong, brave, fearless. One day, her father took her to the Guardian Corp. When she saw many of the other soldiers saluting him, she decided that she was going to as well.

Her father always laughed when she did, reminding her that she didn't have to do that. That was just something soldiers did.

But, she still did it anyway.

Her small smile slowly faded.

It was such a bittersweet moment.

It had been so long since their father's death. She had only been five or so at the time. Serah was too young to remember him. He had been killed in action.

Their mother took it pretty hard. But, she managed to raise them on her own, until she got sick.

That was when the sisters were hit with another huge blow.

Their mother died of a rare illness when Lightning was only 15 and Serah was 12. After that, they were left with no one. They had no grandparents, no aunts or uncles. No family, just each other. It wasn't until the Child Services Agency came knocking on their door when Lightning knew she had to do something. They wanted to put them in a foster home. But, there was no guarantee that they would be able to stay together. So, that was not an option. But, Lightning knew they couldn't live by themselves without some type of money. Sure, her mother left her money but it was only enough for a short period of time. Realizing she could not support both her and Sereah and go to school at the same time, at 15, she dropped out of high school. She lost so much. Her friends, her star status on the track team, and any dreams she had after high school. She gave it all up for her sister. And not once did she regret it.

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Day 4

"Hyaa!" Lightning shouted as her blade pierced the monster's body.

She glanced around, noticing that the remaining monsters began to surround her. She smirked, flicking the purple blood off her gunblade and splattering it on the concrete. She charged towards the monsters in front of her, her blade ready to strike.

Suddenly, a rain of bullets tore into the monsters, killing them instantly. Lightning twirled around only to see the monsters around her were shot with more bullets.

"What the hell!" She muttered as the monsters dropped to the ground in a bloody purple heap.

"Hey!"

Lightning's eyes shot up, seeing a familiar man hovering towards her in an aerobike.

That guy from the café.

Her irritation rose. This was the second time she has seen this guy this week. Well, that wasn't entirely true. She has seen him around for a few weeks now. Of course, she never gave any indication that she had noticed him. She just simply ignored him when he and his little crew stared at her from a distance. That was her answer to men who try to hit on her. To ignore them. She didn't have time for that. Most of the time, it works. They would usually get angry since most of them think that they can pull any girl. But, with this guy, her coldness didn't seem to work.

He still attempted to ask her out, and, to get him to go away, she punched him. If being a bitch didn't make him disappear then a punch would surely do it, she thought. But, here he was, floating down to her, grinning madly.

Wait. Why was he here in the first place?

"What the hell to you think you're doing!?" She yelled at him in frustration.

Snow landed his aerobike in front of her and hopped off, beaming proudly. "Well, that's not a good way to thank someone who saved you."

Lightning clenched her fist, angry at his misunderstanding of the situation. "You didn't save me, you idiot! I had everything under control!"

"Didn't look like you did. You were surrounded, you know?" Snow added.

"You think I didn't know that?" She sneered, clutching her gunblade tighter. "No one asked for your help."

The sounds of shoes hitting concrete caused the two of them to turn at the source of the noise.

"Hey Snow!" Gadot yelled as he, and three other people ran towards Snow.

"I see you took care of those monsters, boss!" The one with the younger boy with the blonde hair exclaimed, giving Snow a high-five.

Lightning glanced at Snow, raising her eyebrow after hearing the boy's words. "Boss?"

Her voice caught their attention causing Gadot to look over at her, his eyes wide once he realized who she was. "Woah! You're the girl who punched Snow!"

"And who are you?" Lightning questioned with annoyance, crossing her arms.

The man could feel Lightning's threatening aura so he decided to answer the woman's question. "My name's Gadot." He pointed to the youngest boy who had blonde hair and wore baggy clothes. "This is Muqui." Next, to the blue haired man."Yuj."And lastly, to the woman. "And Lebreau."

Snow raised his fist as if on cue. "And we're NORA!"

Lightning stared at them, raising her eyebrow. She heard that name before - NORA. To her understanding, it was a group of teenagers trying to be a 'neighborhood watch' for Bodhum. What a joke. It was the Guardian Corp's job to watch over Bodhum, not a job for some wannabes.

Not wanting to deal with them longer, Lightning walked away. She's had enough with this foolishness. With no more anymore enemies to eliminate, her job was done.

"Hey! Wait up!" Snow shouted chasing after her.

The woman huffed before turning around and sending him a death glare. "I recall telling you that if you ever talked to me again that I would make you experience more pain than you did before."

Snow backed off a little, remembering the black eye he received from her. "I just want to know your name."

Lightning rolled her eyes. He was so persistent. Maybe if she gave him her name, he was would stop bothering her. It was worth a shot. "Fine. Lightning Farron. Now, leave me alone." And with that, she walked away.

Snow blinked. "Lightning…" He smiled. "I like it."

A/N: Hi, so this is my first Light/Snow fanfic. It is set like before the game but, instead of Snow liking Serah, he likes Lightning. Also, the 'Days' don't refer to the Thirteen Days like in the game. It's just a way of letting you know how much time has gone by.

And, don't forget to review and let me know what you think!

Thanks!
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