Chasing Destiny

Spartan Training

You groan slightly as you roll onto your side, shielding your eyes from the light streaming into your room. It had been a long three days of training, and you were officially wiped out. Cloud had finally allowed you to go to bed around eleven last night, and you had immediately passed out. The sound of footsteps can be heard nearby and your eyes immediately snap open. You sit up straight in bed, glancing towards the doorway where a tall, dark-haired male is standing.

"Uh, who are you?!" you ask, holding the covers up over your chest.

"Noctis," he replies emotionlessly.

"And why are you in my room, watching me sleep?" you press.

He smirks, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Don't flatter yourself. I'm just here to check on the newbie everyone's talking about."

You tilt your head and point to yourself as he nods.

"They're talking about me?" you inquire.

"Non-stop. They want me to tell you to hurry up and get downstairs," he responds. "See you later," he adds, giving a lazy wave before he exits your room and heads out into the hallway.

You groan and rip off the blankets before slowly crawling out of bed and onto your feet. Your entire body hurt, but you didn't want to keep everyone waiting. Besides, the newest guy seemed... interesting, to say the least.

[♥]

"Nice to see you're up and moving," Sora tells you with a grin as you slowly enter the living room.

You frown as you glance around the room at everyone.

"I heard you guys wanted to see me?" you ask as you throw yourself face-first onto the couch beside Yuffie.

"Ah, so you met Noctis?" Genesis muses.

"Mhm. He seemed... nice," you mutter into the pillow beneath your head.

"He'll grow on you. SO, dear [Name], will you be ready to leave in an hour?" Reno asks.

"Where am I going...?"

"To your last stage of training," Cloud replies.

"Where?" you repeat.

They all roll their eyes.

"It's not fun if we tell you," Riku responds with a sly smile.

You groan before standing to your feet.

"Fine, don't tell me. Let me just grab some food and I'll be ready," you tell them as you head towards the kitchen.