“All nighter, you and me. First one to fall sleep buys the other dinner.”
"--Ha,” the soldier mused, head having been thrown back slightly to emphasize her enthusiasm of the challenge that the silverette dared to demand.
Azure oculus became alight with anticipation; hilarity on her countenance, palpable by her widening grin, as her gaze shifted from the ceiling, to meet Hope’s determined gander--all signs of merriment wiped from her visage as if they had never been, as the perfect somber expression took it’s place on her pallid features.
They both knew how competitive the other could be--Lighning’s stubborn nature driving her ambitious disposition, while Hope’s determination fueled his own, making the request all the more compelling. “You’re on.”