Well guys, I haven't been posting too many chapters as of late, but this one shot just came into my mind. I think I will finally share it with you. I hope I get both of their characters down right and that you guys will enjoy it. This is my second Final Fantasy XIII one shot so please read and review, everyone counts.

Tred Carefully

Hope looked at Lightning as she stare at the crystal structuring. Her hair so radiant in the pale light cascading threw the crystals. They were leaving the Gapra Whitewood. Their goal was still to take down the Sanctum. Hope's goal of killing Snow was still permanently glued into his conscious, but right now he was just happy he had someone to convince him in going along the path he had chosen.

Hope flicked the knife out of his pocket. The one that Lightning has given him. He rubbed his fingertips along the detailed blades and smile. He looked up to see Lightning, but she was already far above him. The structure above them she could not just jump, the woman had to use nimble skills to first climb the structure.

Hope watched in awe at how powerful her upper body strength was to keep her from falling from such height. She grunted as she jumped up and grabbed an extension line. She pulled herself up and began to walk the line.

The boy's eyes widened. He saw something he could never fathom. From 20 feet above the air she spotted a pair laced underwear. The boy blushed as he stared at her nimble body moving across the line. Many thoughts began running threw his mind. He stared, his eyes unable to move from the site. He never imagined Lightning in such a way. "That Light could even dare to… no." He thought. Of course he and his friends had seen pictures. He was a teenager and he had gone through puberty. He still was a teenager and Lightning was wearing no ordinary underwear. She was wearing… lingerie.

"Light…" Hope blushed unable to get the thoughts out of his head. Dreamy eyes glued to the woman.

"Hope." Lightning murmured softly.

"…"

"Hope!" She yelled a bit annoyed.

The boy snapped out of his trance and looked at Lightning who was up to the platform they were trying to reach. She had reached the elevator button up top and was sending it below to pick up the young mage. Hope blushed viscously. He tried to hide his face by looking down, hoping that Lightning hadn't caught him or the perverted look on his face.

But on top of the platform Lightning's face turned bleak as soon as Hope left her sight. She had looked downward as Hope was staring at her. The woman had saw the perverted look on his face. The way he was ogling her with his eyes. She dreaded every minute of it. She didn't want to think about what was going inside in the head of that boy, or any other guy that would look at her in such a perverted way.

She frowned at the fact that she had allowed herself to open up to Hope so quickly or more so to letting him see her panties. She bit her lip in self-embarrassment. She palmed her forehead. "Dammit Clare!"

Hope appeared trying to look as conserved as possible. But he was trembling at bit when he came face to face with Lightning. "Hey Light."

"Hope." She murmured coolly. The soldier looked over to the line above their heads. "I think there's another switch up there."

Hope turned scarlet and looked to Lightning. "It looks pretty high up."

Lightning pushed Hope towards the line hanging above the entire Gapra Whitewood. "Tred carefully Hope." She muttered coolly, revealing a dark smirk. "I wouldn't want you to slip."