Water Flowers

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Chapter 1: Stand by Me

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(Y/N) was never filled with so much nervousness than right now. Of course, she understood why King Regis chose her along three others to protect Prince Noctis; but she was nervous about her fighting capabilities.

'I can't fight!', She tried to reason with the King in a fit of anxiety, but Regis turned her down with a gentle smile. That smile was enough to calm her nerves, however she lowered her head enough to the point where her gaze would only meet the steps in front of the throne.

Regis chuckled after a moment of silence passed. 'I'm sure you'll do fine,' He tried to reassure the nervous girl. 'The others will protect you if need be.'

The (h/c) haired girl said nothing else, smiling and bowing before jogging to catch up with the others.

Prompto greeted her with a hug once she caught up and introduced her to the others so she didn't have to worry about it herself. Noctis smiled at her and gave her a pat on the back.

The other two, Ignis and Gladiolus, had nodded in her direction and said basic hellos. (Y/N) nodded a shaky hello back. Soon all five of them had made their way into the car given to them and drove off, leaving Insomnia behind.

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Between the heat and the car breaking down you couldn't tell what was worse. Silently you wished you could move the heat away, but alas that was something you couldn't do. From the corner of your eye you spotted Gladio trying to get someone to stop their car so they could give them a ride. So far, unsuccessful.

From behind Noctis groaned of discomfort and annoyance.

"I think we can forget about hitching our way there, thought people were friendly outside the city..." Gladio spoke, glancing at Ignis.

Dirty blond hair fluttered slightly as Ignis's arms rested comfortably on the wheel of the car. "You can only go so far on the kindness of strangers." He says.

Gladio slightly turned around. "Gonna have to push her all the way."

From beside you Prompto frowned. "I think I already pushed myself... to the brink of death."

Quickly you leaned forward, tapping Prompto's stomach with your finger. "Stop being dramatic." You told him, lightly puffing your cheeks out at your childhood friend. Though you were used to your friend's childish antics you couldn't help but frown at him either.

"Get up." Gladio ordered while tapping Noctis's shoulder. He then kicked Prompto's foot. "C'mon car isn't gonna move itself."

Noctis moved to the left, Prompto moved to the right and Gladio stayed in the back; getting in position to push the car with their strength. Your (e/c) softened as you turned to stare at both Gladio and the Prince.

'I'm sorry...' You apologized in your head, moving your head to look over at Prompto.

"I thought the car was supposed to move us." Prompto whined.

Noctis rolled his eyes. "Wouldn't that be nice?"

"Ready? Steady... puussssshhh."

With that the car began to move. Slowly but surely. You kept checking over everyone while Ignis kept his eyes on the road.

The Prince sighed. "Unbelievable..."

You turned to look at Noctis, your hand messing with the vines growing in your hair - a habit you couldn't get rid of no matter how many times you tried. "N-No fairy tale beginning huh...?" You asked, trying to raise the mood up, even if it was for a little while.