Ignite My Heart (Ignis X Reader)

Chapter 16

We spent the rest of the day driving around and finishing any unfinished business we had here in Lucis. As Ignis pointed out there would be no going back once we head for Altissia. I watched the scenery around us quickly flash by as Ignis increased his speed. Unfortunately, it was clear we would not be making it to Cape Caem before sun fall. Ignis eventually pulled over to the side of the road and took out the map. We all looked over his shoulders which made him slightly annoyed.

"There should be a haven along this beach not too far from here. We will stay there for the night,"

"Camping again?" Prompto whined.

"Prompto, what have I told you about whining?" I asked.

"That if I did it again you'd hit me," he answered quietly, getting ready to flinch.

I nod, "You get a warning this time," I tell him, trying to be nice for once.

We stopped on the side of the road and took a flight of steps down to the nearby beach. We walked along the shoreline, being guided by the light of the moon and the flashlights clipped to our belts. The beach was small and a bit rocky, but we managed to make it to the haven safely. We set up camp like usual. I helped Ignis with dinner while the other three boys played Kings Knight on their phones. After dinner was done and we had finished eating I sat on the cooler, talking with Ignis as he leaned against his cooking set up, sipping his Ebony. We talked about our adventure so far and stories from our pasts in Insomnia.

After about an hour of small talk I fell silent and stared down at my feet, "Y/N?"

I sighed and tried to collect my thoughts. Finally I asked, "What will happen after Altissia?" I didn't look up at him. Something in my gut told me this was wrong. That we shouldn't go to Altissia. I wasn't sure why though.

Ignis made a thoughtful sound before speaking, "I'm not certain. I'm sure we'll figure that out once we're done there," he paused, "Why do you ask?"

I looked over towards the fire and watched as Gladio read his book and the other two boys played around together with Prompto's camera. I took a deep breathe and tried to put all of my thoughts into words, "I just have this feeling something bad is gonna happen. And I just..." I sighed. I felt as though this was the end. Like we were near the end of our journey and that we would have to go our separate ways.

And I had still felt bothered by my feelings for Ignis. I don't know what it is, but I just can't shake this awful feeling. I can't stop thinking about him. No matter how hard I tried that handsome, bespectacled man would always crawl his way back into my heart.

I heard him place his mug down on the table, and then he knelt down in front of me. His closeness made my heart pound, "You've been acting rather strange the past few days," Ignis pointed out, "Is something the matter?" I looked at him in sorrow. I wanted to tell him everything, but I felt so scared that no words would come out. I just shook my head slightly and looked down at my feet.

He sighed. Ignis reached out his gloved hand and gently brought my face up so that our eyes could meet, "You and I made a promise. If I let you worry about me than I can worry about you," I stared right into his green eyes and he just stared back into my E/C ones with confidence. Why was he like this? Why did he have to seem so unfazed by everything? It must be nice being able to hide your true emotions from the world. Then again, when we made that promise, I saw nothing but a world of pain behind that confident face. Maybe he doesn't feel so lucky about it.

I remained silent and Ignis continued, "I really do care, Y/N. You can tell me anything and I'll try to help," I thought for a moment. Maybe I could be a bit vague about my problem.