[Don't take it personally Lightning, but Serah's first reaction is to flinch and take a step back out of her reach. Which is understandable really. Last time she'd tried to come into physical contact with her sister she'd ended up lying on the floor on her back.]

[That said, that tone of voice is so, so very different from what she's slowly getting used to hearing. So she looks at her older sister carefully, trying to figure out just what's going on.]

Lightning?