So, I started this fic because I like Serah X Noel and I hope they will be together, and because Serah and Noel lack of fic. I thought to rich it somehow. I'm sorry if it's a bit OOC because the USA version of FF XIII-2 haven't release in the market and I don't really understand Japanese, so I haven't really in to their character, especially Noel. I only know that sometimes he can be an arrogant little bastard. Anyway, enjoy.

Warning: For you Serah and Noel haters, don't flame me, if you don't like this pairing then don't read! English is not my mother language, so I'm so sorry if there are typo's or grammar mistake. There's a chance that the rating could turn from T to M.

Disclaimer: Final Fantasy XIII-2 belongs to Square Enix, or else I put Serah and Noel end up together.

"Savior"

"Huh? What?" Noel Kreiss moaned through the agonizing pain. He's not sure with what happened before, but he remembered he's hit by a car, and after that everything went too fast, he blacked out, and when he's awake he was in… hospital?

"It's okay," a soft voice said.

"Huh?" he titled his head and saw a girl sitting by his side.

She has pink hair and the pair of nice blue eyes. She wore a white blose, blue jins mini skirt, and sneakers, and there's a beautiful liontin hanging by her neck and shoulder. She looks half worry and half happy when she looked at him.

"Where am I?" Noel managed to asked despite the innocent beauty that overwhelming him.

"We're at the hospital, ICU, you were hit by a car, I was coincidently nearby and dragged you here. Technically I called an ambulance," the girl explained.

Well, that explain the white room, this strange smell, the nurse, and the pain, Noel thought. "Oh," but that's his only response.

"How are you feeling?" the girl asked.

"I've been better," Noel mumbled. "Who are you again?" and tried to find out who she is.

"I'm Serah Farron. We're at the same college," she introduced herself. "And you are Noel Kreiss, right?" she then clarified.

"How do you know? Are you psychic or something?" Noel scoffed.

"Your ID," Serah replied.

"I see," Noel smirked. "Damn, I wouldn't make to the orientation in time," he then huffed.

"It's probably a good thing, I heard it's awful," Serah smiled, tried to cheer him. And he have to admit that her smile is really enchanting. "Well, I guess I should be going now. You'll be fine by yourself, right? Or can I help you with anything else?" she then decided that it's time for her to leave and stood.

"I guess I should say, thank you," Noel said, and Serah giggled. "And you probably want to give me your phone number. My cell is right over there, I figure we can go to a date after I heal and I pay you my gratitude," after that he strikes her with one of his flirting moves. He never failed before, girls digs him for his looks.

Serah bright face turned into awkward expression. "Sorry, no," she then politely rejected.

"Trust me, I'm cooler without this hospital clothes, the bandages, and everything," Noel tried to assure her.

Serah smiled and exhaled. "I have a boyfriend," she told him softly. "He waited right outside."

He was disappointed but he maintains his smile for the sake of his image. "That's too bad," is the only thing he can say.

"Get well soon Noel," Serah nodded and cracked her last smile, after that she exited the ICU, leaving him alone with disappointment.

2 years later…

The 20 years old Noel Kreiss sat on one of the campus bench, his bag rest at his feet and an opened laptop set on his laps. On the screen, there's a girl with very angry expression inside.

"Sweet Rin, would you listen to me for just five seconds sweetheart?" Noel forced himself to leave his boredom and face his girlfriend.

"What? None of your word will be able to make me stay! If you truly love me, come to me at once!" the blonde hair girl on the webcam yelled at him. There's a trace of ruined mascara on her eyes and cheeks, all thanks to Noel who made her cry.

"First of all," he cut. "I never like you, second of all, you suck, third, this relationship is over," he smiled annoyingly and said in a very irritating manner, leaving the girl dumbfounded. And then mercilessly he closed the laptop until it made a crack sound.

"Be careful with it! It's not even yours!" Hope Eistheim, his best friend, just arrived from buying a soda and saved his most important gadget.

"Shut up," Noel said as he watched Hope sat next to him.

"So?" Hope took a sip from the can soda.

"Rin found out I cheated on her, so does Erica and the others," Noel told him and lazily leaned deeper into the bench.

"So you just broke up with 5 girls?" Hope concluded.

"No, I just dumped 5 girls," Noel corrected the silver-blonde man.

"Your aroganism will lead you nowhere man," Hope exhaled tiredly and pulled out a book from his bag.

"Tsk," Noel ignored him.

"I know you depressed, I know you miss the… thing, but let me tell you, you won't find happiness with your current lifestyle," Hope tried to tell him carefully. Especially when it comes to the thing, it's really sensitive for both of them.

"You said I need to find a girlfriend," Noel glared at him.

"Exactly! Not girlfriends!" Hope leaved his book and nodded at Noel assuredly.

"Of course! That's what comes out from a man who's dating a woman 3 years older than him!" his best friends laughed in sarcatism.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Hope gulped another soda.

"You don't even know if you're the only boyfriend for Vanille," Noel started. Vanille is Hope HOT girlfriend who just graduated and started her career smoothly. "I mean, look at her! She's too gorgeous, too smart, and too sexy for someone like you!" he continued as he imagined the woman.

"You're only saying that because you're jealous," Hope smirked and returned to his book. But hmm, that's odd, Noel doesn't reply, it's very rare to him to not responding to Hope words. Hope glanced at his best friend and found him staring to the street, he followed his look and caught a sight of pink haired girl with side tail walking alone. "Again, only looking at the distance. And by the way she's not available," Hope mocked.

"Shut up, I know," Noel punched his shoulder lightly without averting his gaze from the girl.

"She's saved your life and you don't have guts to properly thank her, even just to say hi. I doubt she knows you exist! She probably thinks you're dead since the accident," Hope scolded him, he's so out of patience when it becomes to Noel behavior towards Serah Farron-his classmate.

"Why does she look so sad?" Noel whispered quietly (or he thought so). Serah's head pinned to her shoes, her shoulder and hands weakened by her side, and her expression looked so lonely.

"Of course you don't know," Hope returned to his book.

"Supposedly you know?" Noel looked at him with that 'you smart ass' look. Serah already disappeared behind the trees and the college buildings.

"She's the most favorite gossip for girls in my class. From the rumors I heard , she's the only one left from her family, her sister disappeared 2 years ago, right before she entered the college, and a year ago her fiancée was missing until now," Hope told him, leaving Noel jaw dropping.

"Why don't you tell me?" the brown haired man can't believe what his best friend just said.

"You don't ask," Hope lifted his shoulder, he could care less. "She used to be very pretty and one of the campus princesses. Many said that she smiled delicately and beautifully, it's enchanted. But her fiancée shook off anyone who tried to get close to her, and now when he's gone she never smile again, and when she does, it's cold, and thanks to him she have no one to talk to. I feel pity about her," he then added.

Noel was about to opened his mouth to say how he still support Serah when a ring comes from Hope cell phone.

"It's Vanile, she's here. I'll see you tomorrow," Hope read the message, put his book and his laptop inside his bag, and stood up. He then waved at Noel and walked away.

"Have fun," Noel waved lazily at him. Hope probably right, he was just so lonely and jealous of him.

After that he decided to leave too. Not to his boarding house, it's still too early for that. He wants to come to that place.

Fifteen minutes later he arrived at his favorite spot when it comes to his bad day or when he thinks he needs to give a thought of few things. It's the river bank under the bridge, right outside the campus border. People rarely coming here, mainly because of the ghost rumors under the bridge, and the others thought that there's nothing very interesting here. For Noel, this place is mystically calming him, the view is also pretty, he can quietly gaze towards people who cross the bridge without being scold because they feel annoyed with his behavior, he could also see the city from the distance, the sunset, and the sunrise.

"Cloudy huh? For the first time I think I come here at the wrong time," he mumbled to himself as he lie down to the grass and gaze upon the dark sky. He exhaled and inhaled, his mind filled with Serah Farron and Hope stories about her. He wants to do something about her sadness, it's true that he adores her smile, and from all the girls who have relationship with him he oddly cares about her the most even though he only looked and watched her from the distance. And, he's mad at her for having a boyfriend-a fiancée, maybe because he's jealous and she rejected him in the first place, that's the only reason why he still hold any conversation with her until now and why he becomes… playboy. But he never mean any harm for her.

But what can he do for her? He comes from a wealthy family, but he doesn't sure if that's help, after all he conflicted with them, especially his father. He's not smart, nor he diligent. He have good looks, but that probably unhelpful too. And what he's only good at already taken from him. So does that mean he have no good traits?

"Gah," desperately he rolled on his side, towards the bridge. "Huh?" then he quickly amazed with what he's looking at right now. He probably comes here just in time. There's only one people standing on the side of the bridge, her face look so sad and she desperately looking at the river under her, she's hauntingly beautiful, and most importantly, she have pink hair with side tail. Speaking of the devil, it's Serah Farron herself. Noel sat up, tried to figure out what is she doing there. Then suddenly his heart feels like stopping when she closed her eyes, released her grip from the bridge, and jumped into the river. "What the hell!" Noel stood up quickly, leaved his bag behind and ran to the river bank. He stopped for a while only to locating Serah body. Fortunately he quickly spot her head when she comes to the surface for only a seconds and come back under the water. He took a deep breath and jumped himself.

The water feels so cold around him, the current is pretty strong, and it's so dark down here and it scared him because he can't see clearly and find her. But eventually he found her sink slowly into the bottom of the river. He quickly swim towards her and lured his right hand to capture hers, he succeeded. After that he reposition himself and get a better grip towards her body, then he swim swiftly to the surface.

"AH!" he gasped for air. Then without wasting time he dragged himself and her to the river bank. "What the heck are you doing! Come on, stand! Fight yourself!" he yell at her as he climbed onto the grass with her securely in his arms.

"You!" he was so relieved when found out that she didn't passed out. "I see you, in my dreams," she murmured as he put her down next to his bag which he leaved before.

"Yeah, save it for later!" Noel released his grip. He is actually scared, he can feel it when they touched, she got extremely high fever. "Serah!" he kneeled again and hold her shoulder when her eyes begin to unfocused and she suddenly started to shake violently.

"I… I…" the girl poorly tried to talk.

"It's alright," Noel opened his bag in haste and pulled out his sweater, he then carefully put it on her. "We're going to the hospital," he told her and without second thought he put his arms under her knees and on her back, and lifted her in bridal style.

"No…" Serah pushed him and tried to get off from his embrace, but it's no use, she's too weak.

Noel ignored her and still ran to the street with confidence builds within him. Yes, from now on I will definitely protect you! He thought loudly.

So what do you think? Leave me review okay, and I'll see you at the next chapter.