My King (Noctis X Reader)

Chapter 9

Before Noct and I can get inside the hotel the other three boys are walking outside. I guess we were the last ones to get back.

"There you are," Ignis said, "Talcott has informed us about a royal tomb behind a nearby waterfall."

Noct nods his head slightly and turns back around, hiding any emotions he has shown a few moments ago. I stare at his back for a second, wishing I could ease his pain.

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We looked behind the waterfall to find a small cave entrance. When we entered it was pitch black and everything was encased in ice.

Lestallum is a hot place, so when I had a left with Noct I didn't take the jacket of my uniform. And I couldn't grab it before we left. I hugged myself to keep warm as we crept inside.

"Well, maybe the cold keeps the daemons at bay," Prompto said in an attempt to brighten the mood.

"Yea. Cause daemons like warmth," Gladio responded sarcastically.

"Maybe they're frozen," I suggested.

"They're waiting for something warm to pass by," Gladio spoke in a spooky voice. After he finished his sentence a group of Flan began oozing out of the ground.

"Aaaaaaaand there's our warm welcome," Prompto said.

Luckily, fighting helped me warm up slightly, but I knew after a while I'd probably freeze over. We continued walking and fighting through the cavern. Suddenly, the ground disappeared at my feet and I fell on a slide of ice. I screamed as I quickly slid down and could hear the others screaming my name. Soon I hit the ground hard and began gasping for air. As I tried hard to pull myself up I could hear the others land steadily on their feet next to me.

"Are you alright?" Ignis asked. I nodded and wrapped my arms around myself again. I was a lot colder now.

"Sh-sh-sh-should of g-g-grabbed my jacket," I said through chattering teeth. They all surrounded me to see if I was alright.

"Whoa, your starting to turn purple," Prompto gasped.

"Where's your jacket?" Noct asked. I tried to speak but was too cold to. He sighed, "Stand back," we did as he asked, slightly confused. He focused for a second and then summoned a ring of royal arms around him. A wave of heat hit me instantly like I was in the sun instead of a cold cave.

"Stay close to me, okay?" With teeth still chattering, I tried to tell him I was fine. I already knew how mentally straining it is to use the crystals magic, so I didn't want him to waste his energy like this. He seemed to know what I was thinking instantly, "It's fine. I don't mind."

I was taken aback by this. As I followed the boys through the cave I was lost in thought. Just a few days ago Noct hated me. I know I saved him, but why is he much nicer than before? I was only doing my job.

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After finding the royal tomb and exiting the cave we could see that the sun would be setting soon. Prompto and I hurried over to the Regalia but stopped when we heard Noctis grimacing in pain. I turned to see him holding his head and nearly falling to his knees. Prompto and I walked back to see if he was okay.

"You alright, buddy?" Prompto asked. 

I shook my head, "I knew you shouldn't have pushed yourself like that," 

After Noct looked more or less okay again he answered, "It's not that. I think I just had a vision.... The Meteor?"

Ignis put his hands to his hips, "You mean you saw the Disc of Cauthess?" Noct nodded, "Well, we'll worry about that later. Let's get back to Talcott.