He's just my Brother (FFXV Gladiolus)

Chapter 13

"Whenever she's not with you, she hurts herself. So this is why I'm suggesting she moves in with you."

"With me... Really..?"

Ignis wants Juliet... To live with me... I don't mind at all. I'm really happy that he chose me out of everyone else but wouldn't Gladiolus be pissed off about it?

"Wouldn't Gladio be mad about it?"

"Yes he will but he obviously couldn't protect her himself. He didn't kill the man that did those horrible things to Juliet. You did. If he comes over to your house to try and take Juliet back call me secretly and I'll be over at your house in minutes. He's always working so he shouldn't be complaining about it like a child."

"Yeah I guess so... When will Juliet wake up?"

"Soon. I used a elixir so she should wake up any minute now. Juliet will still be weak and in a lot of pain. Since you're her best friend and she trusts you the most, you'll be helping her. That means when she does wake up you'll have to clean her in the bath."

"Okay- Wait what!? You do remember that I like her and me washing her while she's naked will probably give me a situation!"

Ignis folded his arms over his chest and stared at me with his green eyes. That means he's serious...

"So you would get worked up seeing Juliet naked? Then she will just have to have a bubble bath so you can't see anything. Then there shouldn't that big if a deal. But then again... You have to help her get undressed and dressed."

"See!I'll still get a situation!"

"Look Prompto. I don't care if you do or not, we're both men. Juliet needs help, and you like her so wouldn't it just make your bond with her grow stronger?"

"You're right. I need to not think about helping with those certain things and just help her get back on her feet. Oh and wouldn't the bubble bath burn her wounds even more?"

"That is true. Alright go wait for her to wake up while I make you guys some dinner. She'll be waking up anytime soon."

"Alright. I'll call out to you when she wakes up."

Ignis nodded at me and I left the room to see Juliet still resting. The elixir was working but because of all the damage that man did to her it couldn't heal everything, it could only heal her internal wounds. I held her hand and stroked her hair back out of her face. She looked like an Angel. An angel who just came back from hell. I leaned down slowly and pressed my lips on her forehead as I squeezed her hand tighter.

"P-Prompto...?"

I quickly pulled away and looked at Juliet. She finally woke up... Tears started forming in my eyes as Juliet opened her eyes. She's okay. She sat up too quickly causing her pain while looking around the room panicking. I acted on instinct and embraced her small body. I rubbed her back in slow strokes letting her calm down in my arms.

"Shh, it's okay... I'm here..."

"P-Prompto... W-Where am I?"

"Don't worry. Were at Ignis's... You're safe."

"Prompto... I-I was so scared... He said I was going to die... He did things to me that I never imagined would happen-"

I cut her off by kissing her nose. She stopped talking and looked at me before burying her face into my neck and started crying. I put a hand on the back of her head and held her closer to me and wrapped my other arm around her waist, not wanting to hurt her even more. After we sat there for 10 minutes or so, Juliet stopped crying and I couldn't help but stare at the red marks between her legs.