Tuesday, June 16, 2015

[Fanfic] To Learn Something New (ch 1)

Title: To Learn Something New
Author: Vianna Orchidia / Annasthacy Chashyme
Fandom: Final Fantasy XIII Series
Character: Lightning Farron, Hope Estheim
Rating: K
Genre: General
Disclaimer: I do not own the series and the characters, and I do not gain any profit from this fanfiction
Warning: set post-LR.
miracle /mir·a·cle/ n an unusual or wonderful event that is believed to be caused by the power of God

Little Hope Estheim did not believe in miracle. He stopped wishing upon Bodhum's fireworks at ten, when he saw the hopeful look on his mother's face as she prayed whole-heartedly. Hope always asked her what she wished for, and her answer would always be the same, year after year.

That next year, you father could come with us.

The fireworks did not work miracle.

.:.:.

As color splashed in the night sky, Hope glanced to the side, where a rose-haired woman stood relaxed, eyes locked with the fireworks their family lighted off. Her face was serene with just the faintest hint of smile. The gleam in her eyes made him choke a little, as that was the expression Nora Estheim wore during the last fireworks of Bodhum, with hands clasped together and heart wishing with the same sentence as the previous year and before and before.

Discreetly, Hope took her hand in his bigger ones. The little gesture turned the woman's attention at him, a slim eyebrow curved elegantly in silent question. He smiled weakly and asked her what she wished for.

I don't need to wish. My miracle is already here.

She was being modest, but Hope would agree with her all the same.

A/N:
So this marks the beginning of a new drabble set I decided to do. The drabble set is taken from 50 Sentences Challenge in Infantrum (bless that old forum). This time I'm doing this for Hoperai. I just hope this doesn't mean I'll abandon the AmaAnge drabble set.
Anyway, I wanted to make it clearer in the story but couldn't fit it in, so I didn't, but Hope agrees that his miracle is there because Bartholomew and Nora are also there to enjoy the fireworks. It's post-LR after all. The word family points to all the protagonist casts of FFXIII series plus Estheim family and NORA. I love the notion that they are one big family, heheh.

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