FFXV: Growing Pains (Ignis X Reader)

Chapter 108 - Inner Struggles

Your heart seemed to be racing as fast as the boat. While your spirit was soaring as high as the seagulls that were flying through the sky as they seemed to lead the way to Altissia. And it was all because you had never been so excited from feeling so much power as you held onto the boat's helm. Your fingers seemed to vibrate from the engines as they propelled the boat through the water.

You couldn't help but to grin as you let yourself get total engulfed in the moment. And when you did a quick glance at your dad. You saw an approving smile as he stood beside you. The sight made you beam back at him before you looked back at the water ahead. You couldn't help but to remember the last time you felt this excited. It had been when you were heading home after being gone for three years.

And as you thought about it, you couldn't help but to get excited all over again and shout it out. "Whhhoooooo hoooooooo!"

Your dad simply chuckled before he joined you when you yelled again as you flew past the Angelgard island. "Whhhoooooo hoooooooo!"

Your shouting caught the attention of a fishing boat that was right by there. The two people onboard, lazily looked over at you from under their ball caps. You smiled back at them as you waved at them. But instead of them waving back. They both gave you a stern look. Which made you quickly look ahead again.

"Their not very happy, are they?" You said with a grin as you kept your eyes forward as you neared the rock formations that made up the entrance to Altissia.

"Well they are trying to fish." Your dad replied with a smile. "And shouting only tends to scare the fish off."

"Ooopps." You half laughed as you grinned.

Your dad just smiled at you. At least until he saw a certain small rock formation come into view. Then his smile disappeared as he remembered what he had found in that so-called rock island. The images of that day started flying through his head as he recalled seeing the hidden dock inside. Then the rows upon rows of stolen cargo that seemed to completely fill the place to the brim.

Then he felt his heart start to race again as he remembered seeing all the almost perfectly preserved corpses that where scattered everywhere. He hadn't seen anything like that since the Niflheim mission. Then he dropped his gaze as he remembered coming across Camelia's husband and daughter. They were laying there on the floor only a few feet away from their assailant, who had ultimately taken their lives. Only to have his life taken by Tracy herself.

"Hey dad." You said as you tried to distract him from his thoughts. "How about we eat at Weskham's place tonight? I know how much you love his lasagna."

Your dad slowly started to smile as he looked up at you. "That does sound tempting. But I think your godmother would prefer us to dine with her tonight."

"Perhaps tomorrow then." You said with a smile as you slowed the boat down as you turned into the main gate entrance.

Your dad half smiled at you. "Perhaps."

Then he glanced back at the rock formation one more time before he looked ahead of the boat. Can I really do this? Am I really ready to face her again after everything that's happened?

"It's a date then." You said back to him with a smile.

"Huh?" Paul replied as he looked at you.

"Dinner....tomorrow....at Maagho." You said with a slight smile as you slowed the boat down to a steady speed as you drive across the waterway as you headed for the main gate entrance.

"Right." Your dad absently replied as he tried to refocus back on the present.

You slightly dropped your gaze as you started to get worried. Because it looked like this was going to be just as hard this time as it had been when the two of you had gotten back from Tenebrae after dropping off Luna before heading home. And as you reached the gate and slowly the boat down to a complete stop by the gate, it didn't seem to be getting any better. Especially after the guards saw your dad and gave him a huge smile.